It didn't take long before a shadow swiftly approached the Teaching Building from the distance.
Lin Yi's eyes lit up: "The opportunity is here! Let's go!"
He took the lead, hastening his steps and darting into the stairwell. Seeing this, Li Huiyuan followed closely behind.
"By the way, just in case—let's hold hands!"
"Alright!"
The two clasped hands as they entered the stairwell. Once they reached their position, Lin Yi patiently waited for the light outside to grow dim.
Within half a minute, the light outside the stairwell began to fade.
At the same time, a chilling breath started to slowly seep into the stairwell...
"Shhhh... Shhhh..."
Space began to subtly distort, and the Nocturnal species compressed within the layers emitted sharp, hoarse growls. They resembled a mass of water lilies slowly surfacing from the depths, squirming, twisting, and crawling darkly, inch by inch emerging at the end of the stairwell...
