Hall F, where Hu Jiongmi was located, was left behind by the reincarnators. They were getting closer to another hall. There was no sign in front of the third hall. Its sign was inscribed on the outer wall and it was a huge T.
Exhibition Hall T was very high and it was four times higher than ordinary exhibition halls. If there was no light then a person could only see darkness when raising their head. It was as if there was no ceiling at all.
During the day, it was full of tourists watching a huge bear. The bear had been lying prostrate on the ground but the strange thing was that the protective measures around it werenât ordinary iron railings or glass doors. It was an acrylic container that was around four metres in length, width and height. The container was sealed and contained water but it didnât fill the entire container. It made the bear look like a specimen, not a living creature.
At the time, Fu Guangbo had felt the scene was a bit creepy and asked Gao Yao and one of the tourists. The answer he received was that the bear was extremely aggressive and special care was needed.
This container was located in the centre of Hall T and it could be seen as soon as they entered. The light ghost floated in front of Xiao Li and the light from it allowed him to see the container at once.
There was a hole in the middle. It was an irregularly shaped hole. The liquid in the container penetrated through the hole and flowed all the way into the depths of the darkness. There was nothing in the container.
Gao Yaoâs flashlight shone in the direction the water stains had disappeared in but saw no shadow of any creature. The interior of the hall was very quiet and Gao Yao could hear his heartbeat.
The bottom of the container had a line of numbers engraved: K, 3199.
Xiao Li came to the container and traced the shape of the edge with his hand. Then he suddenly looked up and asked, âGao Yao, were you told the security process you need to follow if you discover that a creature has escaped from an exhibition hall?â
âAh?â
Xiao Li explained, âFor example, do you need to report it to the leaders, find someone to catch it, etc?â
Gao Yao bowed his head and thought about it carefully. âNo, it doesnât say. The leader only told us to enter and patrol these exhibition halls. They didnât say anything about what would happen afterwards.â
Zhao Yiyan added, âThere was no such situation the previous times. Today is special…â
It was fierce.
âIt seems that President Sun never thought of letting you go out alive.â Xiao Li lowered his head and mused. âNo normal company leader wouldnât explain this. Well, they mustâve known for a long time that this would happen and deliberately hired some people to act as snacks. So these creatures will be restored during the day? Is this a type of time-space conversion or is there a team to clean up the mess? K and number, is this something stolen from the SCP?â
His last few words were spoken in such a low voice that Shen Chenzhi standing beside him couldnât hear it.
Gao Yao wondered, âWhat?â
âNothing, I was just thinking.â
Gao Yao didnât care about this either. He looked inside the dark, empty hall and muttered, âThen we have to capture the thing here…â
âNo no, I donât think so.â Fu Guangbo didnât know what was wrong with these security guards and he watched them in a vigilant manner. He spoke the next move that normal humans would think of. âOur duty is just to come in and take a look around to see that everything is okay. Weâve come in. Now we will go out and head to the next place. Then we will spend the night safely. There is no need to look for it at all!â
âYes, it is just the same as before. It doesnât matter if the creature has gone out and is walking around.â Zheng Yi agreed. âWe will go out immediately.â
Gao Yao was dissatisfied. âHowever, the duty of a security guard also includesââ
He was interrupted because his colleague Zhao Yiyan hit him on the shoulder.
âB-Brother Gao, look over there. There is a head.,â Zhao Yiyan told him in a teary voice. From the depths of the darkness, there was the sound of something rolling back and forth.
Hiss, hiss.
There was also the sound that things made when they were burned. Along with this sound was a head. It was a smooth head with no hair and no eyebrows. It had round eyes and a big mouth. It was hanging two metres high in the air and looked down at the crowd. Beneath the head was the headâs body.
At first glance, the hands and feet were behind it. However, looking closely, they would find that the head was actually at the back. It was rotated 180 degrees. Xiao Li took a step forward and found that the monster was bald all over its body. It was three metres tall, had a big stomach and relatively small limbs. He looked up at the monster.
The monsterâs head was slightly at an angle and it looked like a senior hunter. The neck made a loud noise like the bones were misaligned and then…
It started to scream wildly. âAhhhhhhhh!â
The sound was like a magic sound that caused the abyss to howl. It made everyone present cover their ears.
Ye Zeqing shouted, âWhat did you do to it?!â
Xiao Li also raised his tone. âI didnât do anything!â
He wouldnât carry the blame!
As it screamed, the monster started to try and bend its neck. It sat on the ground and vomited. A round, white ball-shaped object popped out of its mouth and rolled to the ground. It was an off-white rubber object. There were five or six identical balls scattered along the path it travelled. The liquid left from the monsterâs mouth was highly corrosive. It melted small holes into the floor around it. Regardless of this, the monster stood up and touched a ball, its actions urgent.
âR-Run!â Gao Yao and the others didnât care. They threw their flashlights and ran to the door.
âHercule?â Ye Zeqing threw a pen at Xiao Li. âArenât you hurrying?â
Xiao Li observed the monster. âIt is spawning…â
âAre you sure it isnât vomiting out its prey? I think it looks like our predecessors.â This humanoid monster triggered Ye Zeqingâs horror and he was nervous. âDonât care about it. Letâs go.â
Xiao Li shook his head. âIt is very nervous about these eggs.â
Ye Zeqing exclaimed, âThen it will use your body to feed its eggs. This type of mother is very aggressive. She can swallow you in one bite. Or do you want toââ
As they were talking, the monster had already touched the egg. Then she smashed the wall supporting the hall on one side and screamed excitedly. Her eyes locked on Xiao Li who hadnât left the exhibition hall yet and she spat out fluids.
Xiao Li pushed Ye Zeqing to the right. âDonât worry.â
Ye Zeqing realized he was thinking too much. After all, the one in front of him was Moriarty and Hercule. It was double hardcore. Ye Zeqing retreated but Shen Chenzhi, standing beside him, grabbed Xiao Liâs hand.
The young man narrowed his eyes at the monster rushing toward them but Xiao Li stopped him. âI want to experiment with an idea.â
He had this idea since seeing the halls.
âHuh?â
Xiao Li told him, âYou take them out. I will come.â
The monster bared her teeth and rushed toward Xiao Li. Xiao Li looked at one of the eggs that had rolled into a corner. He bent down to avoid the monsterâs bit and ran to the right of the container.
The monsterâs liquid dropped onto a corner of Xiao Liâs coat, corroding a hole in it.
Xiao Li personally demonstrated what it meant by a flirtatious run. He used the container and the stairs to shake the monsterâs gaze. Then he grabbed the lightbulb with his hand and signaled for it to turn off. The small lightbulb was nearly transparent and at first glance, it looked like a round white object in the darkness.
Xiao Li whispered to the light ghost. âBe quiet. No matter what happens, donât scream. Iâll get you back.â
The light ghost wondered. âWhy? What is it?â
âQuiet.â
Then he reached out and pushed the lightbulb like a bowling ball, attracting the monsterâs attention. The lightbulb didnât know what was going on. It was very wronged and scared but it had to listen to Xiao Liâs words.
The monster treated the lightbulb as an egg and wanted to touch it. Then Xiao Li pounced like a tiger to pick up an egg and he ran outside.
Hall F on the other side.
Hu Jiongmi had been waiting for a long time.
The outside of the hall was a candy factory. There were various types of candies hanging and colourful wrappers hanging from the ceiling like lights, creating a dreamy atmosphere. However, at night, it wasnât dreamy.
In the endless darkness, under the candy chandelier, there were countless silicone dummies. They were dressed uniformly in black suits and sat down, staring at the door with hollowed eyes. They were like ugly dolls placed on the counter one after another. No one wanted to buy them and they could only stay here day after day.
They were all avatars of Hu Jiongmi. Its real body was hidden among the over 1,000 silicone dummies. Hu Jiongmi mixed in with a pile of silicone dummies and waited patiently and immobile until the door of the exhibition hall was pushed open.
Xiao Liâs figure appeared at the door. He didnât come in and he seemed to be observing the scene inside. Moonlight spilled in from the entrance of the hall and fell onto the faces of the silicone dummies. Each of them was lifelike and facing Xiao Li.
The moment the door open, the broadcast that Hu Jiongmi set up rang through the venue. âHercule, welcome to my factory.â
âYouâve always prided yourself on being smart and thinking you can cope with everything. Thatâs why you still came here despite knowing there is a trap. So why not play a game with me?
âThe rules of the game are simple. I am here, among the thousands of âmeâ.
âFind me, grab me and Iâll give you the candy you want.
âYou have an hour to complete this game. Trust me, you donât want to know the cost of losing.â
After the broadcast, Hu Jiongmi saw the expression of the person at the door change. Xiao Li raised his eyebrows and spoke to the thousands of silicone dummies inside. âI really want to play this game with you but I canât. It is because I have a friend who wants to play with you.â
The silicone dummyâs expression didnât change but it sneered in his heart, âEven Hercule has started to do the âmy friendâ trick. Hercule just doesnât dare admit that the friend is himself. Still, as long as he entered this Hall F, how can Hercule escape the game?â
Before Hu Jiongmi finished thinking, it saw Xiao Li pull out something from his pocket. It was a white ball. Then Xiao Li made a throwing gesture and threw the ball into the centre of the stadium. This was the egg of the bald monster. This thing was quite flexible. It fell to the ground and bounced back and forth a few times before rolling into the piles of silicone dummies.
Hu Jiongmi was stunned.
âAhhhhh!â
Xiao Li agilely jumped to the side and a giant screamed as she rushed into the hall, chasing the ball. Bald monster 3199 gave a high-pitched scream as she started to indiscriminately search for her egg.
The silicone dummy in the pile, â……â
Wait, Hercule really had a friend? What the hell was this? Then it immediately comforted itself. Never mind, this was just a big, stupid being.
Hu Jiongmo was extremely strong and resistant to a beating. It had been pulled out from the aquarium without any distortion. It could still be used after being dried and pinched so this game wouldnât be affected at all.
It would open up a mechanism to catch this silly, big being. Hu Jiongmi was still while the broadcast rang out again. âYou huge, ugly monster. Shut your mouth, stop the destruction and leave the factory.â
The monster froze for a moment. After stealing her baby, this wicked thing dared to complain first?
Hu Jiongmi continued, âOtherwise, you will be locked upââ
The next thing happened so quickly that Hu Jiongmi couldnât stop it at all. The monster seemed to understand the insult and stepped on a silicone dummy before spitting on it. This was a provocation.
Hiss.
The special silicone dummies werenât afraid of water or fire but under the monsterâs saliva, they quickly shrank into a black melted clump, emitting blue smoke into the air.
Hu Jiongmi: !!!
Itâs doppelgangers!
The monsterâs eyes showed a look of hatred as she grabbed the egg. Then she started to wantonly destroy all the silicone dummies. More fumes spread due to the corrosion and it would see reach the area of Hu Jiongmiâs real body.
…Damn! The next second, Hu Jiongmi jumped with an agility that didnât match a silicone dummy. It only hated that it didnât have four legs as it staggered to its feet quickly and ran to the entrance of the hall.
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