Everyone has awakened, but I am the only mortal!

"Damn it, your grandpa can't stand it anymore!"

Old Zhou resorted to his old trick, rolling up his sleeves and ready to rush forward, his eyes filled with rage.

Su Bai reached out and grabbed his arm. The force wasn't strong, but it carried an irresistible power.

Old Zhou, his face full of defiance, struggled to break free: "Su Bai, let go of me! Today I'm going to beat him so badly his own mother wouldn't recognize him!"

Su Bai spoke calmly, his voice serene: "Don't fall for his tricks."

With that, Old Zhou stopped struggling and looked at Su Bai with a face full of confusion: "What do you mean? What trick is he playing now?"

Su Bai didn't answer him, her gaze returning to Li Wei, her words piercing his thoughts: "You're stalling for time. As soon as the lights go out, Hei Zi will be the first to die today, and once he's dead, you'll be safe for another day."

A faint smile played on Li Wei's lips as he remained silent, but the smugness in his eyes betrayed his true thoughts.

Su Bai pressed on, his tone laced with understanding: "Or rather, as long as someone dies, you can achieve your goal, and that goal is ultimately related to getting out, isn't it?"

This time, the smile on Li Wei's lips vanished completely, his face instantly darkened, and the coldness in his eyes replaced all pretense.

Clearly, Su Bai guessed correctly.

Those present immediately understood what was going on.

Su Bai's deduction was correct.

Li Wei spoke indifferently, his tone cold and cruel: "Even if you guessed right, so what? You can't stop him, you can't save Hei Zi, you can only watch him die. Similarly, you can't do anything to me, unless you can kill the monster."

He paused, then chuckled softly, his gaze sweeping over the father and son in the corner, his tone laced with provocation: "Don't you already know who the monster is? Su Bai, are you still going to protect them both?"

Faced with Li Wei's questioning and arrogance, Su Bai remained calm and composed, as if he had expected this outcome.

Luo Zheng and Zheng Yi exchanged a glance and strode up to Su Bai.

Luo Zheng said in a deep voice, "Before the lights go out, let's kill that father and son now!"

Su Bai gently shook his head, his tone firm: "No."

Ma Jun, who had been hiding behind Su Bai and trembling all over, suddenly jumped out, his eyes bloodshot, his hair disheveled, and he was completely insane.

He pointed at Su Bai, roaring hoarsely, "What kind of time is this?! You're still protecting them?! Are you with the monster too?!"

Su Bai glanced at him indifferently, her tone calm yet tinged with coldness: "So what if it is?"

"Good! Very good!" Ma Jun was completely enraged. He grabbed the wooden chair next to him like a madman and rushed towards the father and son in the corner.

In the blink of an eye, he swung the wooden chair high into the air, and with a whooshing sound, slammed it down heavily on the heads of the father and son.

"Bang--!"

With a loud crash, the wooden chair shattered into pieces from the violent impact, scattering fragments all over the floor.

But the father and son remained motionless, sitting quietly in place, as if the heavy blow had nothing to do with them.

Only the father, who had been silent with his head bowed and his face mostly hidden, slowly raised his head.

His expression was blank, his eyes were empty, and his face was expressionless, like a soulless mannequin.

As his mouth slowly opened, a piercingly sharp sound, like a baby crying, suddenly burst forth, piercing the eardrums and striking straight to the heart.

Everyone then realized what was going on.

No wonder this father never speaks; now I understand.

Startled by the sudden cry, Ma Jun staggered backward, his legs going weak. His eyes were filled with extreme fear, and he kept muttering, "Monster...monster...it really is a monster..."

The others instinctively covered their ears, their brows furrowed. The sound was so shrill it sent chills down their spines, as if it were about to pierce their eardrums.

Only when the father slowly closed his mouth and the piercing cries completely disappeared did the group slowly release their grip, the eerie echo still lingering in their ears, leaving them with lingering fear.

Luo Zheng turned to look at Su Bai, his tone full of doubt: "What do we do now?"

"I'm not protecting them," Su Bai explained calmly. "It's that you can't kill them. Instead, you'll be killed by real monsters for killing people indiscriminately and violating the rules of the other world."

Luo Zheng paused, his eyes filled with even greater doubt.

But he knew that Su Bai never spoke without reason, and if he said that, he must have his reasons, so he didn't ask any further questions.

After Su Bai finished speaking, he turned to look at Li Wei: "I've been wondering why, since you know who the monster is, you didn't take action yourself, but instead kept stalling and deliberately reminded us to kill them? It must be because of what I just said. You weren't sure if they were the monster's true form, so you didn't dare to test the waters yourself and wanted us to die for you."

Li Wei remained silent, his expression as cold as ice, but a fleeting look of panic in his eyes betrayed his thoughts.

Old Zhou, trembling with rage, roared, "You beast! You're not even human! You just stood by and watched us go to our deaths to save your own life!"

Li Wei, embarrassed and annoyed by the scolding, retorted to Su Bai, "And you? Don't you also know so much, yet you didn't tell anyone? What's the difference between you and me?"

Having witnessed too much of this cold-heartedness in the apocalypse, Luo Zheng and Zheng Yi were not swayed by Li Wei at all; instead, their gazes toward Li Wei grew even colder.

The one who reacted the most was still Ma Jun.

Overwhelmed by the fear of death, he impulsively took action, thus pushing himself to the brink of death.

As soon as the light goes out, the black piece will die; he will definitely die because he violated the rules.

All the hatred and despair were instantly vented on Li Wei.

With bloodshot eyes, Ma Jun, like a wild beast out of control, lunged forward, grabbing Li Wei's neck tightly with both hands, and roared, "If you want me dead, I won't let you live! Let's die together, neither of us will leave here alive!"

Li Wei struggled desperately, scratching wildly with his hands, but he was thin and weak, how could he possibly be a match for Ma Jun, who was all muscle?

Within seconds, his hands fell limply to his sides, his eyes widened, his face turned bluish-purple, and his breath grew weaker and weaker.

No one stepped forward to stop them.

The two of them, one ruthless and cunning, the other insane and brutal, were now just fighting like dogs, and everyone else just wanted to watch coldly.

Just then, Su Bai said to Luo Zheng, "Li Wei can't die! We need him; only with him can we get out of here alive!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Zheng did not hesitate at all. He lashed out with the leather whip in his hand, striking Ma Jun's arm heavily.

"Snap—!"