Today, I Have Yet to Become a Doll

The serpent seemed to smell the blood inside the house. Its head tried to squeeze in, but failing that, its body slammed violently against the outer wall! Loud booms echoed!

Each tremor made it difficult for Pan Xiaoxin and Cheng Weicai to stand.

The two practically rolled and crawled before finally making it back to the kitchen, then slammed the door shut without taking a breath!

Even with the door closed, they didn't dare relax. The old man and the child continued to brace themselves against the door with all their might, afraid the serpent would break in!

Bai Youwei sat, frowning, her eyes glancing coldly at the man on the floor.

So far, they still knew nothing about him. Name, age, identity… all unknown. The man appeared frightened out of his wits, but he was actually quite cunning, not revealing any important information.

Either he genuinely knew nothing, or he had some other motive…

But now, they were all in the same boat. She couldn't think of any reason for them to harm each other.

Bai Youwei pondered, gently stroking the rabbit in her arms.

Her first time using "One-Tenth of Me" went smoothly, but the power didn't last. A few dozen small monsters had used up more than half the charge. With the little that remained, she wasn't sure if it could kill the giant beast outside.

If it didn't work, she could only use the doll…

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel that the props she had were quite underwhelming. Too many defensive ones, too few offensive ones!

While she was worrying, the crashing sounds suddenly stopped.

Although the noise stopped, everyone remained tense, not speaking or moving, wary of the serpent that might barge in at any moment…

In the silence, sounds became distinct.

The slithering, scraping sound grew fainter.

The tremors weakened.

It was moving away…

Everyone exchanged glances, finally letting out a sigh of relief.

—They were temporarily safe.

"Weiwei?" Shen Mo's voice came from outside the door. "Are you alright in there?"

Hearing this, Cheng Weicai finally relaxed completely. He reached out and opened the door, seeing Shen Mo and Tan Xiao standing outside. Both were covered in blood, Tan Xiao especially so, seemingly injured.

Seeing Bai Youwei's skirt half-stained with blood, Shen Mo was startled.

"Where are you hurt?" Shen Mo asked, walking over.

"I'm fine." Bai Youwei shook her head slightly, then asked with a frown, "What about you two? That huge monster came over just now. Did it find you?"

"No, we caught a small monster and lured it away." Shen Mo's gaze passed over her, landing on the man under the counter for two seconds. "…The smell of blood is too strong here. Let's talk somewhere else."

Bai Youwei seemed to understand, glancing faintly in that direction. "Yeah… let's change places. The smell is making me nauseous."

They left the restaurant, not going far, just turning into the shop next door, a similar establishment.

Tan Xiao, uncomfortable from his injury, didn't mind the dirty tables and chairs and sat down heavily. He then lifted his shirt, revealing his wound.

A large patch of skin from his lower back to his side was torn open. The wound wasn't deep, but the surface area was large and bloody. The friction against his T-shirt caused a burning pain, so he lifted the shirt to his chest.

Bai Youwei looked at it and asked, "How did this happen?"

"It bit me while we were running." Tan Xiao said dejectedly. "Me and Mo Ge were following that monster, and we didn't expect it to suddenly turn around! It spotted us immediately. Luckily, we dodged quickly! …But its teeth still grazed me. Sigh! So unlucky!"

"Unlucky? You're lucky you weren't swallowed alive!" Bai Youwei retorted.

She then asked Shen Mo, "Why did it suddenly turn around? Does the monster's movement have a pattern?"

Shen Mo frowned and replied, "It encountered another 'serpent,' that's why it suddenly turned."

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