pertwk Chapter 9 Dragon Servant
Chapter 9 Dragon Servant
Upon seeing Li Jiu and Tang Mubai, her expression remained largely unchanged, as if she had no recollection of being knocked down the steps by Tang Mubai.
But when her gaze fell on the watermelon in Tang Mubai's hand, a chillingly greedy light suddenly burst forth in her empty eyes.
She swallowed hard, then slowly stood up.
She took a few steps and then entered the blind spot of Li Jiu and Tang Mubai's vision.
"Where is she?" Tang Mubai asked instinctively.
Li Jiu, however, had already realized the problem, and his scalp instantly tingled: "Oh no, she's coming up!"
The stairs are to the left of the reception desk, and the buffet restaurant is just a short walk up the stairs.
The way out of the buffet restaurant was right next to the stairs. By the time Li Jiu realized what was happening and wanted to charge forward with Tang Mubai, the girl's head had already emerged from below the level of the stairs.
As she walked, her body swayed dramatically from side to side, like a very restrained spring-like person, climbing the steps one by one.
She had no one in her sight, only a fanatical obsession with watermelons.
An inexplicable chill instantly enveloped the two of them. Li Jiu felt a chill run down his spine, his heart pounded, and he snatched the watermelon from Tang Mubai's hand with lightning speed, tossing it aside.
The girl, like a dog chasing a frisbee, completely ignored the two of them and pounced out like lightning.
This scene was witnessed by a waiter standing at the restaurant entrance.
The waiter's eyebrows shot up, his anger flaring. He stood with his hands on his hips and charged aggressively at Li Jiu, his finger almost poking Li Jiu's nose: "You! You! You! You!! I've put up with you for so long! Throwing your chopsticks while eating is one thing! Taking food with you is another! But now you're littering food everywhere!"
Her voice trembled with anger: "Give me your names! Your buffet privileges are revoked immediately!!"
Tang Mubai was shocked: "Huh?! Am I going to be canceled too?!"
Li Jiu had no time to waste arguing with the waiter; he quickly grabbed Tang Mubai and ran off, saying, "I'm so sorry, I'll come back tomorrow to explain!"
Tang Mubai also realized what was happening and didn't dare to linger for a moment. He quickly followed Li Jiu to pick up the suitcases left at the restaurant entrance and then ran towards the guest room area without looking back.
"Hmph!" The waiter, still angry, turned to look at the girl who was lying on the ground eating a dirty watermelon, frowned, and went over to pat her on the shoulder.
"The food on the ground is dirty, don't eat it."
The girl, disturbed from eating, turned her head fiercely, about to lash out, but then seemed to sense something, and the fierce look in her eyes disappeared, replaced by an obedient nod.
She silently got up, carefully ate the watermelon clean, and then swayed away.
As she passed the entrance of the self-service restaurant, she seemed to sense something, paused slightly, and then glanced inside.
She saw that Old He was surrounded by watermelons, and he was eating watermelons instead of eating any other food. At that moment, her body trembled slightly with extreme desire, and the greedy light in her eyes was almost overflowing.
But when she saw Old He and Professor He chatting casually, she felt as if she had seen something terrifying, and her greed was instantly suppressed by immense fear.
Finally, she slowly walked away from the restaurant entrance, following the direction in which Li Jiu and Tang Mubai disappeared, and swayed her body as she walked over.
As soon as the girl walked away, the waiter's anger vanished instantly, replaced by a cold indifference.
She quickly pulled a miniature walkie-talkie from her pocket, lowered her voice, and reported concisely and clearly: "'Dragon Servant' spotted. The target has shifted from the restaurant entrance towards the guest room area."
……
In the narrow corridor of the guest room area of the Mushroom House.
Li Jiu and Tang Mubai dragged their heavy suitcases along the carpeted aisle, making a dull thud as they walked.
Tang Mubai, panting heavily, belatedly realized, "...So, she wasn't after us, she was after the watermelon?"
"I think I understand the warning about watermelons in the Mushroom House rules now..." Li Jiu spoke quickly, his face serious. "So, it means that all the staff at the Mushroom House actually knew about the existence of someone like this girl!"
"What are you trying to say?"
"The rules say you can contact the front desk in any situation! Let's call now!" Li Jiu said, reaching for his phone.
Just then.
"Da...da...da..."
A series of extremely discordant footsteps suddenly rang out from the corner of the corridor behind them. The sound had a slippery, dragging quality, which was particularly eerie in the silent corridor.
Tang Mubai's body trembled, and he almost jumped up: "Holy crap, Li Jiu! Is that thing catching up with us?!"
"I didn't eat any watermelon. If she came chasing after watermelons, then she's definitely after you," Li Jiu said. "Didn't you just say you had some kind of invincible whirlwind? Why don't you go and guard her one-on-one?"
"You think she's LeBron James and anyone can guard her?" Tang Mubai retorted, "Stop kidding me, aren't we fast enough to run like the Wind and Fire Wheels?"
"Stop taking out your crappy phone! Run! Run now!!"
"Oh right! What's our room number again? I haven't checked it yet!" Tang Mubai asked anxiously.
"1-406! I've seen it!" Li Jiu replied quickly.
"406? This is 2-404! We should be able to get there by going downstairs—Holy crap!!" Tang Mubai had only said a few words when the footsteps behind him seemed to get closer. He immediately jumped up, grabbed his suitcase, and dashed down the stairs. "Never mind, never mind, let's charge! Let's charge!"
His fierce and powerful demeanor made Li Jiu wonder if it was really him who had tripped him up not long ago.
Li Jiu didn't dare to delay and immediately grabbed his suitcase and followed.
He also knew that Tang Mubai's invincible wind and fire wheels were just a slip of the tongue. After all, when facing someone whose biological information was completely unknown, no one would choose to fight head-on if they had the option to escape.
The two tumbled and scrambled down the stairs, immediately spotting room number 1-406, and swiped their room cards.
With a beep, the door unlocked.
Just then, the girl who was still swaying as she walked seemed to have suddenly caught a whiff of something exciting and rushed out.
"hiss--!!"
A sharp, almost tearing sound suddenly erupted, and the girl completely abandoned her previous stiff and swaying posture. Her body was like a spring that had been compressed to its limit, suddenly released, and she crawled along the ground on all fours in a completely inhuman way!
"Oh my god! Hurry up and come in!" Tang Mubai was so scared that he was scared out of his wits. He pushed open the door and dragged his suitcase inside.