INSIDER Chapter 102

Cao Wenwen felt an unprecedented panic and fear because of the intense gaze of the powerful and invincible man in front of her.

Fear enveloped her like a dense net, imprisoning her body and soul.

There was nowhere to hide, nowhere to escape.

Lu Chu was still dazed, held in Seven’s embrace.

Because of Seven’s presence, his emotions subconsciously relaxed, and he allowed himself to fall into a state of bewilderment.

Seven’s eyes, devoid of any emotion, stared at Cao Wenwen. The hand that had just vanquished the female ghost reached out to her.

“You didn’t have to die this early,” the imposing and terrifying man said.

Cao Wenwen was so frightened that her legs trembled, almost losing control of her bladder. Her body disobeyed her, her face a mix of tears and ruined makeup, dirty and unsightly. But she had long since stopped caring about her appearance, only worried that in the next moment, she would turn to dust like the female ghost.

Her mind was clearly muddled, her brain a foggy mess.

All she could now confirm was the reason for the mysterious man’s fury—because she had pushed Lu Chu in a moment of life and death.

“I… I didn’t mean to!” she screamed, her voice trembling as she tried to explain herself. “I was just… too… too scared… My hand shook, yes, my hand just shook!”

“I… I’m sorry! I’m sorry!” She turned her gaze to Lu Chu, crying and repenting for her actions. “Please forgive me… I didn’t mean it. In that situation, I was just too scared…”

Lu Chu looked up at her, seeing her crying miserably, but he felt no sympathy.

Because if Seven intended to kill her, it meant that at that critical moment, she harbored malicious intent.

Seven would not be wrong.

Not wanting to hear more, Seven made a grabbing gesture with his hand in the air, preparing to end her life.

Instantly, Cao Wenwen felt herself controlled by an invisible force. Her feet left the ground, her neck tightly strangled, causing her to involuntarily lift her head. She clutched at her neck, trying to ease the dizzying sensation of suffocation. The process of gradually dying was excruciating; soon, her eyes began to roll back, her feet kicked and thrashed, saliva dripped from her mouth, her face flushed red, and choking sounds escaped her throat.

Her vision darkened…

Death drew nearer.

However, the next moment, the three horrifically dead bodies in the kitchen suddenly reanimated without warning. Their mutilated, bleeding bodies rushed out of the kitchen, rapidly moving towards the hallway where Seven stood, attempting to stop him from killing Cao Wenwen.

“Danger!” Lu Chu, clinging to Seven’s shoulder, saw the three swift bodies behind him and immediately whispered.

Seven had already sensed the commotion behind him but did not turn around, maintaining his stance of controlling Cao Wenwen with spiritual power. He made no extra movements, merely furrowing his sharp, handsome eyebrows, and the three bodies behind him suddenly exploded from the abdomen, blood splattering everywhere, staining the entire hallway from the floor to the walls, even the ceiling, a vivid red.

However, not a drop of the splattered blood landed on Seven or Lu Chu.

The organs scattered from the explosion, a head rolling around, its eyes fixed on the controlled Cao Wenwen, muttering obsessively, “My… prey… I’ll… kill her…”

Then, this head too was shattered into a bloody mess by a mysterious force.

“So I said, she didn’t have to die this early. But now—” Seven’s tone was as cold as ever, his eyes turning even colder and more profound, “—it’s too late.”

Cao Wenwen completely stopped breathing.

With a look of disgust, Seven flung her body aside. Her still-warm corpse turned to ash before touching the ground, leaving no trace of its existence.

Seven easily picked up Lu Chu, causing his feet to leave the ground. Instinctively, Lu Chu wrapped his arms around Seven’s broad shoulders.

Seven carefully carried Lu Chu, stepping over the blood and shattered corpses, walking calmly to the other end of the hallway, only setting Lu Chu down when they reached a clean spot.

Seeing that Seven had brought him to the entertainment room door, Lu Chu knew he was meant to continue the game.

“The main boss seems to have a strong grudge against Cao Wenwen,” Lu Chu said to Seven, instead of immediately knocking on the entertainment room door.

The words of the rolling head had clearly conveyed the message of the entity controlling them.

Lu Chu couldn’t be sure if the thing relentlessly hunting them was the spirit they had summoned but failed to dismiss. However, he could sense its boundless hatred towards Cao Wenwen.

What had Cao Wenwen done to make it so resentful?

If it was just asking forbidden questions during the game, the spirit might want to kill her, but this inexplicable hatred was strange.

Lu Chu believed that besides the game they played today, something else must have happened, something he had not yet uncovered.

“It’s almost over,” Seven said, smoothing Lu Chu’s furrowed brow.

Lu Chu laughed at this: “Isn’t that considered a spoiler?”

Seeing Lu Chu’s smile, Seven’s eyes softened a bit: “Yes.”

If you say so.

.

Seven hadn’t disappeared, indicating he intended to stay with Lu Chu.

Lu Chu looked at him: “Won’t you be discovered?”

“No,” Seven replied, “Others can’t see me.”

“I see.” Lu Chu nodded in understanding.

As a powerful soul with his spiritual power restored to its peak, Seven could decide who could and couldn’t see him with a mere thought.

Looking at the gruesome scene in the hallway, Lu Chu sighed and pushed the entertainment room door.

—As usual, it wouldn’t budge.

Lu Chu knocked on the door.

Someone inside heard the knocking and approached the door.

“Is anyone there?” Lu Chu called out.

“It’s Lu Chu! It’s Lu Chu!” Tang Shizhe’s excited voice came from the other side. “Wait a moment, I’ll open the door for you!”

Soon, the sound of the doorknob turning could be heard, but before the door opened, there was a sudden pause.

Moments later, the voices of men and women arguing erupted inside.

“Why won’t you let me open the door?!” Tang Shizhe’s voice.

“Do you want us all to die? If you want to die, go die alone. Isn’t it better to stay quietly in the room until dawn? Don’t you want to live?” Another male voice, unfamiliar.

“You think we’re safe in here? Those people in the kitchen wouldn’t open their door either, and what happened to them? You know very well! Open the door, let Lu Chu in!” Gao Yong’s voice.

…

Clearly, those inside were arguing over whether to let Lu Chu in.

Regarding opening doors, those locked inside always found it hard to be convinced. They always felt safer inside their room, even if real danger lurked outside. They would still instinctively confine themselves in their small, enclosed space.

The argument continued without stopping, until suddenly, Chen Hong shouted, “Everyone, quiet!”

The crowd quieted down. Seeing this, Chen Hong continued, “Let’s vote. There are ten of us here. Let’s vote to decide whether to open the door.”

Tang Shizhe said, “Alright, the minority follows the majority.”

Listening from the hallway, Lu Chu laughed at the idea of others voting on his life.

In reality, he was the one who would save them.

As expected, Tang Shizhe, Gao Yong, Du Yangnan, Chen Hong, and Chen Hong’s girlfriend all voted to let Lu Chu in.

Three people voted against it, and two hesitated but ultimately voted to let Lu Chu in.

The three others were surprised: “Why?”

The two answered, “He seems very powerful.”

Especially when he kicked the headless female corpse.

Such a sense of security.

With a click, the door opened, but Lu Chu did not step inside. Instead, he addressed the group: “Do you really think staying in the room is safe?”

The group fell silent, the bloody facts already proving—no place was safe.

Initially, they were terrified by the sudden appearance of the headless female corpse. Later, the three hiding in the kitchen were also brutally killed in what they thought was a safe, enclosed space.

“There’s no safe place here,” Lu Chu said. “So don’t think you can safely wait until dawn in any spot. Finding a way to escape is the right move.”

Those who supported opening the door were convinced and stepped out of the room.

Tang Shizhe gasped at the sight of the mutilated corpses at the end of the hallway: “This… this…”

The others were equally horrified, having never seen such a gruesome scene before.

Lu Chu explained, “They turned into zombies, like the headless female corpse, and attacked us.”

Gao Yong stammered, “So who… who killed them?”

Lu Chu glanced at Seven, floating casually with his arms crossed, and answered, “I did.”

His lover killed them, so he did.

Totally reasonable.

Tang Shizhe exclaimed excitedly, “M-magic attack?!”

Lu Chu calmly replied, “Physical attack.”