A gasp echoed sharply on the staircase.
Immediately after, the sound of frantic scrambling followed.
Pan Yue was the first to flee, followed by Li Yibai, who, clutching 007, attempted to bolt upwards.
Just as Pan Yue had scrambled partway up, Keke, who had closely followed, grabbed her. "We don't need to be scared! He can't kill anymore. Don't you remember? A ghost can only kill one person a night!"
Upon hearing this, Pan Yue hesitated and stopped. The panic on her face didn't lessen, and she didn't head back down. Instead, she watched Li Wentao below from a distance.
Although Keke spoke bravely, her body honestly followed Pan Yue up a few more steps; it was clear she also didn't want to get too close to what was below.
007, being tugged along by Li Yibai, also symbolically climbed a few steps before stopping not far from Gu Mian, looking down.
Gu Mian was now the closest person to Li Wentao. He hadn't moved.
