"Everyone, pay attention."
Long Er, while patrolling, touched his earpiece and said, "The BOSS has started moving. While maintaining distance, everyone also needs to observe their companions' actions."
"Understood." The voices of the others came through.
Not long after, someone shouted into the earpiece, "Brother Long, hurry! Someone's dead, at the end of the corridor."
Long Er rushed over quickly, the second victim.
"Damn it!"
He slammed his fist against the wall.
Silent fear, like a plague, spread through the communication channel.
Long Er examined the body; the fatal wound was clear.
It was an instant death caused by pure physical force, without any external wounds.
"You come out!"
Long Er roared down the corridor, but only drew deeper silence.
No one answered.
Everyone could be the killer, and everyone could be the next victim.
The atmosphere was oppressive, suffocating.
Every echo of a footstep was like a heavy hammer striking the heart.
Occasional glances exchanged between companions were not of trust and encouragement, but of undisguised vigilance and suspicion.
Trust was completely gone.
In just a few minutes, another call erupted in the communication channel.
Another person died!
This time, in a dilapidated room, the victim's heart had been directly ripped from his chest by immense power, and the walls were splattered with shocking bloodstains.
The third!
Soon, four victims appeared.
In a corner piled with discarded junk, the person's head had been flattened, leaving only traces of pure violence.
The survivors were completely panicked, pushed to the brink of collapse by the pressure!
Fear, like a tide, gradually engulfed their reason.
"No... this can't go on!"
The Windbreaker Woman's voice rang out in the communication channel, "We'll be killed one by one by it. We must gather together again. Even if we die, we'll know who the BOSS controlled."
This suggestion, like a lifeline, immediately received a response from everyone.
"Agreed! Rendezvous in Room 14."
Driven by fear, the remaining survivors cautiously approached and regrouped.
Everyone's face showed fatigue, as well as fear and wariness.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, the Windbreaker Woman keenly caught a hint of something unusual.
There was a faint smell of blood on Long Er.
"First, examine the bodies."
The Windbreaker Woman was deep in thought, and everyone began to examine their deceased companions.
"Sure enough..."
The Windbreaker Woman looked at Long Er.
"What's wrong?"
Long Er was confused.
"They were all killed by overwhelming force. Among those present, who could do that besides you?" the Windbreaker Woman said calmly.
"You suspect me?"
Long Er frowned.
The Windbreaker Woman said in a deep voice, "This suspicion is very reasonable, after all, anyone could be the BOSS."
Long Er fell silent.
"And..."
The Windbreaker Woman hesitated.
"Just say it," Long Er said. "Compared to having no clues, your suspicion of me is at least a lead."
The Windbreaker Woman nodded, "Among those present, only the two of us can move freely. If we're talking about who the killer is, our two suspects are probably the greatest, right?"
Long Er frowned, then finally nodded.
"Wait, there's something!"
Suddenly, a Martial Artist pointed to the body on the ground.
"What's wrong?"
Long Er immediately rushed over.
The Martial Artist pointed to his companion's body, his voice filled with delight, "Look, he has something in his hand."
The Windbreaker Woman stepped forward and pried open the corpse's stiff fingers.
In his palm, there was a small, dark gray, torn piece of combat uniform fabric.
"Whose combat uniform is missing a piece?"
Although the Windbreaker Woman asked the question, her gaze was fixed on Long Er.
Everyone checked, and finally, all their eyes locked onto Long Er's waist.
"What's wrong?"
Long Er looked down blankly at the area under his left armpit.
"Huh?"
He was instantly shocked.
The combat uniform under his left armpit had a tear, and its shape and pattern perfectly matched the piece of fabric in the corpse's hand!
Long Er frowned.
The Windbreaker Woman approached and placed the fabric piece onto Long Er's combat uniform.
Indeed, it fit perfectly!
"Brother Long, it's you!"
Everyone's voices almost blurted out.
The blankness on Long Er's face instantly turned into immense shock and disbelief. "How is that possible? No..."
The Windbreaker Woman sighed helplessly and warned, "Brother Long, it's quite obvious. You killed them."
"I... was possessed by the BOSS?"
Long Er's pupils contracted, and his face instantly turned pale.
"How is that possible? I... I don't feel anything at all, nothing is wrong, I'm very clear-headed!" Long Er checked his hands; there was no blood.
"Brother Long..."
The Windbreaker Woman sighed silently, slowly creating a safe distance.
"No, it's not me!"
Long Er suddenly looked up, the humiliation of being slandered erupting like a volcano.
"I didn't kill them!" He practically roared, "Xiao Zi, you believe me, I... I'm really clear-headed!"
"Brother Long, the facts are clear."
The Windbreaker Woman waved her hand, and everyone surrounded Long Er.
"Xiao Zi, even you don't believe me?"
Long Er clenched his fists, agitated, "You know the situation with BOSS possession, there's almost no resistance, but I'm very clear right now, I'm really clear-headed, believe me!"
The Windbreaker Woman calmly said, "Brother Long, we can't understand BOSS-level creatures. Perhaps, you might not even know that you've already been..."
"Pfft!"
Before she finished speaking, blood splattered.
The Windbreaker Woman looked down; her chest had been pierced by a huge spear.
"Long... Brother Long..."
She collapsed into the blood, disbelieving.
Dead silence, absolute dead silence!
Everyone was startled by this sudden slaughter, including Long Er himself!
He stared blankly at his arm, still splattered with fresh blood, as if it wasn't his own limb at all.
"No... how could this be!"
Long Er retreated, stumbling in disbelief.
"I killed Xiao Zi!"
His voice was hoarse and broken, filled with unprecedented panic, "I... I killed Xiao Zi?!"
Extreme self-reproach and immense panic almost tore him apart.
"Long Er!" Someone roared.
"Brother Long, calm down!"
"While you can still control yourself, suppress it immediately, give up resistance, and let us control you. This is the only way to save yourself and to save others!"
Everyone spoke at once, quickly dispersing to their positions.
"Control me?"
Long Er looked up, a hint of anger appearing on his face.
His eyes flashed with a wild light!
The
I knew it
you are extremely dangerous
and guarded expressions on his companions' faces, combined with immense grievance and isolation, completely shattered his remaining sanity!
"It's you, you're slandering me!"
Long Er's voice became strange, like the wail of a wounded beast mixed with hysterical fury.
"I understand!"
"It's not me! It's you!"
"Among you... one of you, no, or several of you are controlled by the BOSS, and you want to frame me, push all the blame onto me, and make us fight amongst ourselves, right!"
Once a thought is born, it grows wildly.
Long Er's expression became distorted and twisted, and his hostility towards all his companions reached its peak.