Fang Xingzhou was indeed too drunk, staggering with unstable steps, only able to walk with the support of the man beside him. However, his tolerance for alcohol was good, showing only a flush on his face and unsteady footing, without other obvious signs. Those eyes hidden behind plain glasses shone exceptionally bright.
The man beside him appeared familiar to him, perhaps a kind-hearted colleague happened by chance, showing no overly intimate actions, only chuckling softly about something, likely teasing Fang Xingzhou’s poor alcohol behavior.
Fang Xingzhou also laughed, but his smile didn’t reach his eyes. The two approached the door, Fang Xingzhou stabilizied himself by the door frame and fished out keys from his bag.
And at that instant, the temperature around plummeted, a familiar, strange scent filled the air, evoking associations with something related to death. The man who wasn’t drunk got goosebumps all over, instinctively turning to look.
A voice exploded, “Close your eyes! Don’t look!!”
He paused, his attention diverted, looking towards the source of the voice to see a tall man with a scar on his cheek running towards him, his face twisted as if something extremely horrifying was about to happen, shouting, “Run!”
He was somewhat bewildered.
He didn’t notice a tentacle slithering from the shadows like a snake. All of its suckers were open, revealing sharp fangs glowing with cold light, undoubtedly capable of instantly shredding an adult into pieces!
In the blink of an eye, the tentacle surged from the ground and pounced on the unsuspecting man like lightning.
Li Xuan had no chance to stop it, breaking out in a cold sweat, his retina already prepared to look at a gory scene.
One second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds.
……
The predicted scene of death did not occur, and a brief silence fell among them, only the sound of blood drops hitting the ground remained.
Fang Xingzhou grasped the tip of the tentacle.
The fangs, which hadn’t had time to retract, scratched his palm, and blood stained the tentacle’s surface.
The man beside him stared at the tentacle as if he had seen a ghost, shaking uncontrollably, unable to withstand the shock of directly confronting the monster’s true form, soon rolling his eyes back and slumping down along the wall.
Li Xuan let out a sigh of relief, rushing over to prop up the unfortunate man and had him taken to the hospital by the driver.
Unexpectedly, Lu Jianchuan did not pursue further, paralyzed by Fang Xingzhou as if he was holding his biggest weakness, unable to move at all.
His eyes were bloodshot, his handsome face revealing a dangerous charm, staring fixedly at his lover that is ten footsteps away, his mouth twitching slightly as if struggling to contain something.
The vocal system seemed overly inadequate, producing sounds beyond the human capacity, with only a few syllables barely recognizable by human ears.
“Love… mine… eat him… tear apart… digest… only… mine…”
Li Xuan instinctively stepped back, clutching his built-in earpiece to quietly notify nearby colleagues to immediately put Xiangxing Street under martial law.
It was deep into the night with no pedestrians around, making the martial law operation smooth. Li Xuan cautiously approached Lu Jianchuan, trying to communicate with him.
Then, Fang Xingzhou, still standing by the door, suddenly spoke.
His voice was a bit slurred due to the alcohol, not too loud or soft, sounding quite gentle at first listen:
“Xiao Lu (little deer).”
This call caused Lu Jianchuan to tremble, he fell silent for a few seconds, his expression gradually became painful. His features twisted, the blood in his pupils slowly faded, replaced by the black and white of human eyes.
Li Xuan watched this scene, stopping in his tracks without continuing forward.
He changed his mind, making a bold decision not to approach this special asset on the verge of losing control, quietly retreating to leave space for Lu Jianchuan and Fang Xingzhou.
Soon, only the wind remained.
Fang Xingzhou was still holding the tentacle, as if grasping their precarious relationship.
Alcohol completely clouded his judgment, he failed to notice anything wrong, as if Lu Jianchuan was always like this, with a monstrous horror hidden under beautiful human skin.
He even tugged at the tentacle, pulling Lu Jianchuan towards him bit by bit.
“Come, here,” he said.
Lu Jianchuan moved towards him in compliance, the tentacle had already retracted all its fangs, becoming soft like a tongue, affectionately licking Fang Xingzhou’s wound and secreting a healing mucus.
” Xingzhou…” he found back his human voice, it was hoarse, filled with deep grievance and fear, “Do you not want me anymore?”
Fang Xingzhou didn’t speak, only silently waiting for his lover to approach, his left hand holding the restless tentacle, his right hand hidden in his pocket, firmly gripping the sharp scalpel.