Excessive ferocity due to caution

"Damn it, why are there people everywhere?!"

The black cat's fur stood on end.

The moon was dark and the stars were faint; the shadows of people were like a tide.

More and more security personnel appeared from a distance, running in the cold and bleak twilight, rushing towards Zhao Yi and his group!

The black cat's sharp claws tore open the arm of a security guard in front of it, but the next moment, its hind leg suddenly exploded in a spray of blood!

The black cat let out a miserable howl and barely landed. Its body was enveloped in black energy, which quickly corroded it, leaving it covered in wounds!

It kept using its ghostly power to dispel the black energy on its body, causing its hair to fall out and its flesh to be covered in blood!

"Squeak!"

The black-haired rat screeched wildly, and its eerie green eyes underwent a strange change, with odd shapes condensing in its pupils!

The security monster that was attacking the black cat in the distance was sliced ​​into many pieces in mid-air and scattered on the ground!

But soon, more monsters transformed by the 2188 Building came to attack. After the black rat used this ability three times, a lot of blood flowed from its eyes, and its whole body swayed and could not stand steadily.

"It's over..."

"We're going to die here!"

Zong Haisheng looked at the strange monsters that were constantly closing in on him, and then at the white-dressed female ghost who was already injured in many places and the two cat and mouse on the ground who could no longer fight for a while. He felt a sense of despair!

At this moment, they were less than two hundred meters away from the exit!

The mission failed at the last minute!

"Damn it... I was so close!!"

Zong Haisheng was furious and slammed his fist into the ground!

If the entertainment company hadn't sealed his powers, he could have slapped all those trashy monsters in the 2188 Building to death!

But now, they've become fish on the chopping board!

"Mr. Zong... calm down."

A gentle voice, trembling slightly, reached Zong Haisheng's ears, causing the furious Zong Haisheng to shudder and his mind to cool down considerably.

He looked at the pretty girl beside him and took a deep breath.

"Miss Liao...please don't be afraid, I will protect you."

Zong Haisheng clenched his fists, cautiously scanning his surroundings.

Although he has lost his power, he will still stand in front of Liao Hongqiao immediately if she encounters danger.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zong, I really shouldn't have brought you in..."

Liao Hongqiao was filled with deep remorse.

Zong Haisheng's tone, however, was extremely serious:

"Please don't apologize, Ms. Liao."

"I came here voluntarily."

"It's none of your business."

Seeing Zong Haisheng blocking her way like cannon fodder, Liao Hongqiao didn't feel so scared anymore.

Oh.

Mr. Zong, that stubborn fool...

When did I start being able to give her this sense of security?

Liao Hongqiao stared at Zong Haisheng's back, somewhat lost in thought.

She suddenly remembered...

Unbeknownst to her, Zong Haisheng had been accompanying her on her wanderings for many years.

The number of security monsters around them was increasing, and the group was trapped in a corner. The three black cats were working hard to recover their injuries and strength, preparing for a final desperate fight!

The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder, a scent that seemed to carry the scent of death.

Everyone knows that once lit, they will be completely detonated!

"In a moment... I'll fight my way out for you, and you can escape in the chaos!"

At the critical moment, the battered black cat whispered.

Upon hearing this, the black-haired mouse scratched its ears and cheeks, squeaking:

"Old cat, what the hell are you spouting?"

"We'll go together!"

The black cat's gaze grew increasingly cold:

"Now is not the time to act impulsively; we should leave as many as possible!"

"If there's no bloodshed here today, none of us will escape!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp sound wave came from the 13th floor of the office building, and the security personnel immediately became as if they had been injected with chicken blood, ready to take action!

At the critical moment, another terrifying aura came from not far away, causing all the monsters to turn around and look at that direction.

Under the thin night fog, a burly, dark figure appeared.

It gripped a rusty broadsword tightly in its hand and walked towards the crowd!

It turned out to be Qu You Si, who should have been sleeping!

"How did it get here...? Isn't it supposed to be unable to move?"

Black Cat and the others exclaimed in surprise.

"Waaah..."

A monster, formed from a security guard, suddenly attacked Qu You Si!

puff!

Almost instantly upon engaging in combat, it was torn in two by Qu Yousi, scattering a large amount of blood!

Qu You Si's fighting prowess intimidated the other monsters, but urged on by the guy on the thirteenth floor of the building, they still charged towards Qu You Si regardless of the cost!

Slightly——

A crisp sound of bones cracking rang out as Qu You Si crushed the head of the monster charging at the front with one hand, using its corpse as a club to smash the other monsters that rushed up!

In an instant, blood rained down!

"Walk!"

Although they didn't know why Qu You Si had suddenly come back to life, the group was not going to let such a good opportunity slip by!

They quickly took advantage of the chaos and ran towards the main gate!

A mere two hundred meters, if they hadn't been stopped, would have been a mere half-minute walk!

As the group approached the main gate, the security personnel there were on high alert, armed and looking menacing!

"quick!"

The black cat meowed loudly.

Among them, the three with the weakest physiques also gave it their all. As long as they got over that hurdle, they would successfully complete their participation in the entertainment company's supernatural movie ahead of schedule!

100 meters...50 meters...

Just as they were about to leave, something unexpected happened!

A huge, blood-stained axe suddenly pierced through the barriers of air and distance, flying towards the crowd!

The axe hadn't even arrived yet, but the killing intent was already there!

The howls of vengeful spirits came from above, making the scalps of the fleeing group tingle!

"Get out of the way!"

At the critical moment, the white-dressed female ghost Liang Jing waved her hands, and the two ghosts and the three people were pushed away!

However, while they dodged the axe's direct attack, they were unable to evade the malevolent energy lurking above!

The axe landed on the ground, and the crowd was thrown back by the powerful force, landing several meters away in a sorry state, leaving long trails of blood on the ground!

Because Zhao Yi had adjusted his posture before landing, his bones were not damaged, only a large piece of his skin and flesh was scraped off.

But Liao Hongqiao and Zong Haisheng weren't so lucky!

Both of them had some kind of fracture.

They endured the excruciating pain as they got up and turned their attention to the direction from which the axe had come.

A similarly burly man strode towards them!

Its skin was bright red, and it looked exactly like Qu You Si!

"Grass!"

"It's the Axe Man, we're doomed!"

The black cat let out a strange cry.

Under the control of the person on the thirteenth floor, the axe-wielding man rushed towards the group at high speed, his body exuding an explosive power, like a train!

However, it hadn't run more than a few steps when it was knocked over by Qu You Si, who was rushing from another direction!

"babble!"

Qu Yousi made a strange sound.

Behind it, Zhao Yi and the others saw that a ghost infant was living in the blood hole in the heart!

Its body is being rapidly corroded by the strange power emanating from Qu You Si.

"It lets us run first!"

The female ghost gritted her teeth and said.

Zhao Yi didn't say much. He reacted the most decisively, immediately getting up and running towards the main entrance of the 2188 Building!

Zong Haisheng helped Liao Hongqiao follow behind Zhao Yi.

The black cat and the black mouse also headed towards the door.

Liang Jing turned around and looked at the ghost infant who was fighting fiercely with the axe man. After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and rushed towards the ghost infant!

"You little rascal, I'm here to help you!"

She went completely mad, fighting the axe-wielding man alongside the ghost baby!

The black cat and the black mouse exchanged a glance, their eyes flashing with malice as they looked at the guards at the gate!

"Rat! Let's kill them!!"

The black rat revealed its ferocious nature. It squeaked once, and its eyes, which had just stopped bleeding, began to bleed again!

Just as the two pale-faced security guards at the entrance were about to make their move, their bodies were suddenly sent flying and cut in two in mid-air!

Large amounts of black blood gushed from their wounds, but the security guard whose body had been severed did not die. Instead, he turned into a terrifying monster and crawled toward the group!

Having done all that, the mouse was exhausted and unable to fight any longer. It said to Zhao Yi and the others:

"Get around them!"

"They have no legs, so they're very slow!"

At that moment, the black cat was also risking its life to split open the head of a security guard at the 2188 Building, turning his brain into a mess!

After dealing with the security guards at the main gate, the black cat turned around and shouted loudly at the ghost baby and Liang Jingyi:

"Don't linger!! Let's go!"

Upon hearing the black cat's cries, the white-skirted female ghost and the ghost baby immediately joined forces to force back the axe-wielding man, and fled in a sorry state toward the main gate!

The axe-wielding man roared and gave chase, but with the axe no longer in his hand, he couldn't stop the white-skirted ghost and the ghost baby!

At that moment, a violent energy fluctuation occurred inside the 2188 Building. A dreamlike ripple spread across the top floor of the building, and then something terrifying inside... awoke!

A white-shelled, black-hearted demonic cloud drifted out from there, with countless tentacles extending from it, flying towards the ground!

The tips of the tentacles suddenly pierced the brains of the security personnel, continuously feeding them something. Then, the security personnel began to undergo bizarre changes, turning into walking flesh and blood monsters!

This scene gave the people at the door goosebumps!

Unfortunately, it was too late.

With the arrival of the ghost baby and the white-clad female ghost, everyone left the 2188 Building together.

The files in their hands turned into white light and disappeared into their bodies. Looking back, they could still vaguely see the ghosts inside the 2188 building staring at them with cold, murderous eyes, but they no longer made any moves.

Zhao Yi and the other two felt their power return to their bodies, which proved that they had successfully completed their filming.

The starlight was dim and the night breeze was slightly chilly.

Qu Yousi collapsed to the ground, his limbs broken, and his eyes finally lost their luster.

Zhao Yi turned Qu You Si over and carefully lifted the ghost infant, whose body was almost charred, out of the bloody hole in his heart.

Its entire body was completely corroded by the black energy, and it had reached the end of its life.

"Thanks."

Zhao Yi said.

The ghost baby was no longer able to speak, and with a few weak fingers pointed at its mother's corpse.

Zhao Yi understood and carefully placed the ghost baby on the chest of Jiang Youyou's corpse.

It stirred slightly, then curled up in the arms of its mother's cold body, its face peaceful as it closed its eyes...

The female ghost in the white dress turned her face away and let out a cold sigh.

"Let's find a place and bury the little rascal and its mother."

The group carried the ghost baby and Jiang Youyou's corpse to a nearby suburban mountain and buried them.

"It inherited its mother's courage and kindness, but it also inherited the suffering its mother endured."

Liao Hongqiao's eyes were slightly red.

Hearing the story of the little rascal, she felt a little sad.

Among the crowd, the little rascal was actually the one who should have come out the most.

Zhao Yidao:

"How ironic."

"Inside the 2188 Building, ghosts are more human-like than humans, and humans are more ghost-like than ghosts."

"Well...except for that bastard Meng Cunhua."

After burying the little rascal, everyone parted ways, and Zhao Yi also received a system message.

Those who had worked with him held him in high regard, and the entertainment company sent him an email saying they were conducting a valuation and post-production on the film, and would send it to him in a few days.

Zhao Yi rode in a private car, heading towards the abandoned city with a refreshing night breeze blowing...

...

An unnamed location, a senior executive at a certain company.

A middle-aged man in a suit and tie held a pen in his hand, carefully examining the documents in front of him. From his furrowed brows, it was easy to see that something was troubling him.

He drank a cup of tea and then paced around the office with his hands behind his back.

Finally, he made up his mind, went back to his seat, crossed out the name on the document, and replaced it with another name.

...

[Film: 2188 Building]

[Starring: Lee Seung-ryong (crossed out)]

Starring: Zhao Yi (revised)

[Important supporting characters: Li Chenglong, Liao Hongqiao, Zong Haisheng...]

[Extra: ...]

Post-production: ...

【…】

...

After revising the document, he quickly took it to another office and handed it to an elderly man with white hair but a very energetic appearance.

After looking at it, the old man adjusted his glasses and smiled:

"Offending the Li family at this time is probably not a good choice."

"You've been in the company for so long, but you still haven't learned to bow."

The middle-aged man said calmly:

"dislike."

Please grant my request.

The old man pondered for a moment, then slowly said:

"Feng Nan, I won't forcefully interfere with your decision, but I have a good impression of you, so before that, I've decided to try to persuade you again."

"The current situation of the entertainment company is not optimistic. The two lords are already on the Immortal Path and have disappeared without a trace, their fate unknown. The company is lacking in many resources... The entertainment company now is like a sick tiger. In order to deal with the crises coming from the Fifth Federation and the Skull Church, every decision you make will be related to the life and death of yourself and the branch company..."

"At this critical juncture, it is not a wise choice to offend a wealthy and powerful ancient family for the sake of a promising individual."

Pungnam Province:

"Their people cheat, it's pointless."

The old man raised an eyebrow and said:

"But they paid."

"You didn't give me enough."

"That's quite a lot."

"few."

The old man looked at Fengnan with some surprise:

"You weren't this greedy before."

Feng Nan said expressionlessly:

"No one has ever cheated here before."

The old man chuckled.

"All right."

"Since that's the case..."

He took out ink and stamped it on the document.

PS: First update, 4000+ words