Blood's Silence

　　The shrill scream lasted only a short time before it completely subsided.

　　Ning was the first to rush upstairs, followed by Liu and the others.

　　But as they stepped onto the second floor, they suddenly stopped.

　　A look of shock and disbelief appeared on everyone's faces.

　　"No, it can't be…"

　　Beidou's voice trembled, and his legs shook.

　　In front of them, the bloodstains that had been splattered on the floor… had completely disappeared, not even a single speck of blood could be seen!

　　It was as if… everything that happened this morning was a figment of their imagination!

　　"Look!"

　　Just then, Yan let out a sharp cry, pointing to the room at the end of the corridor.

　　Everyone looked over and saw that a large amount of scarlet blood was slowly seeping out from the doorway, extending all the way to the corridor outside…

　　The wind blew in from the open louvered window at the end, carrying a sickening smell of blood!

　　"Damn…"

　　Liu managed to spit out two words from his mouth, and his hair stood on end.

　　The others looked no better.

　　Ning stared at the louvered window, his eyebrows furrowed.

　　He distinctly remembered that when he went up to check Wang's body this morning, he closed that window and locked it.

　　No matter how strong the wind was outside, it was absolutely impossible to open that window.

　　Moreover, the lock could only be opened from the inside.

　　After coming down from the second floor, Ning had been staring at the door to the old woman's room, and she had never come out, so it was impossible for her to have opened the window.

　　At that time, they were all searching for Yamo on the first floor, so it was impossible for any of them to have opened that window.

　　If that was the case… who opened that window?

　　Could it be…

　　Wang, who was already dead?

　　The thought flashed through his mind, and Ning felt his hair stand on end.

　　But unlike the others, he didn't shrink back in fear, instead, he… took a step forward, walking towards the door that was constantly seeping blood.

　　Seeing Ning's action, the people behind him opened their mouths, not knowing what to say…

　　Damn…

　　Why was this guy named Ning so bold?

　　Wasn't he afraid of… something behind that door?

　　"Ning, are you crazy?"

　　Beidou shouted, but Ning completely ignored him and continued walking towards the louvered window at the end of the corridor.

　　Suddenly, another person squeezed out from the crowd.

　　It was Liu.

　　He ran to catch up with Ning.

　　"Brother, wait for me…"

　　As Liu followed Ning, the other three temporarily suppressed their fear and gritted their teeth and followed!

　　Reaching the end of the corridor, Ning's first action was to close the louvered window and lock it again.

　　After doing that, he slowly opened the door to the room at the end, under everyone's terrified gaze.

　　As the door opened, Yan vomited on the spot!

　　"Ugh—"

　　The others also took a step back in fright!

　　Inside the room, Yamo's body, soaked in blood, was hanging in mid-air, her stomach was hollowed out, and her internal organs were gone, leaving only bloody bones…

　　Yamo's neck, as if broken by force, was twisted 90 degrees, a strange smile hung on her face, and she was staring straight at them…

　　No one dared to meet her gaze.

　　Except for Ning.

　　He came to the spot below Yamo's body and carefully observed it, his eyes becoming increasingly sharp.

　　"The method of death is almost identical to Wang's, it was done by the same person."

　　"Was it the old woman on the second floor?"

　　Ning turned his head and glanced at the old woman's room, remembering the old woman's words, and suddenly his pupils constricted.

　　Could it be…

　　"Wait, didn't you guys notice… Wang's body is missing!!"

　　Beidou suddenly pointed to the bed behind Yamo's body, his voice trembling with fear.

　　Everyone looked over.

　　Indeed.

　　Wang's body, which had been lying on the bed, had disappeared.

　　The bloodstains on the bed were also completely gone.

　　So… where did her body go?

　　Bang!

　　Ning suddenly closed the door, glanced at the blood on the door, and said calmly:

　　"Let's go downstairs."

　　Xue beside him widened his eyes:

　　"Go downstairs?"

　　"Then, then Yamo's body…"

　　Ning shook his head and said calmly:

　　"Don't worry about it, it will take care of it."

　　Hearing this, everyone's hair stood on end.

　　As they followed Ning downstairs, they asked:

　　"Bro, who is your 'it'?"

　　Ning replied without looking back:

　　"The thing that killed them."

　　"Is it… the old woman on the second floor?"

　　Ning didn't answer.

　　They returned to the villa's living room, and everyone was dreadfully silent.

　　Fear… had engulfed everyone like a tide.

　　In this way, until dusk, Liu finally couldn't bear the suffocating atmosphere and got up and said in a low voice:

　　"I'm going to cook."

　　Ning also stood up.

　　"I'll go too."

　　"For the time being… no matter what you do, don't act alone."

　　After that, he ignored everyone and went into the kitchen with Liu.

　　As for Yan, it seemed that after she learned that the ghost thing in the villa used the knives and forks from the kitchen to kill people, she didn't dare to step into the kitchen at all.

　　In the kitchen, Liu saw that no one else had come in, so he lowered his voice and asked:

　　"Bro, you want to go to the third floor tonight?"

　　Ning, who was taking meat from the refrigerator, was startled and then laughed without turning around:

　　"Looks like you're not as stupid as you appear."

　　"Rough on the outside but fine on the inside!"

　　Praised by Ning, Liu scratched his head awkwardly.

　　"Bro… I have one thing I don't understand."

　　"Why can't we go to the third floor during the day and have to wait until night?"

　　"That place… should be very dangerous, right?"

　　Whether it was the villa owner's warning before she left or the intuition in everyone's hearts, it told them that… the third floor was incredibly dangerous!

　　Moreover, the iron gate leading to the third floor was locked with an iron lock.

　　They didn't have the key.

　　Ning, while searching for something in the refrigerator, said:

　　"It is indeed very dangerous… especially during the day."

　　Liu was stunned.

　　After being prompted by Ning, he suddenly understood!

　　"Bro, you mean… that ghost thing that killed people is not the old woman on the second floor, but… on the third floor!"

　　"During the day, it rests on the third floor, and at night, it comes out to… hunt?!"

　　Ning nodded slightly.

　　"That's right."

　　"The old woman should be a normal person, she was used as bait by the ghost thing in the villa… to lure people."

　　"Moreover, I have a very bad hunch… but this hunch can only be verified tonight."