On the other side, Su Yan had already led his group to their destination: a restroom where an incident involving Demons and Monsters had recently occurred.
The crowd of nearly a hundred people behind them packed the corridor outside the restroom, making it impassable.
Pointing to the restroom in front, the door of which he had locked from the outside, Su Yan said to Li Duanda beside him, "It’s this restroom. There’s something eerie about the mirror inside. It seems to be connected to somewhere, and strange, unknown creatures can appear from it. For instance, a Trash Rabbit as big as a kangaroo—have you heard of it?"
As big as a kangaroo? A Trash Rabbit? Li Duanda frowned slightly. He thought for a moment, finally concluding, I’ve never heard of such a creature.
It wasn’t just Li Duanda. The people in the corridor began to talk amongst themselves, and soon, many were saying they hadn’t heard of it either.
This thought also occurred to Li Duanda, and he asked Su Yan curiously, "Student Su Yan, how did you know the unknown creature you encountered before was called a Trash Rabbit?"
Su Yan raised an eyebrow. He hadn’t expected Li Duanda to be so perceptive. Then, with a calm expression, he said, "How else would I know? I’m the one who named it Trash Rabbit. After all, that rabbit looked incredibly muscular, yet it couldn’t even withstand a single punch from me. If that doesn’t make it trash, what does? Trash Rabbit—it lives up to the name."
Su Yan offered a reasonably plausible explanation for Li Duanda’s skepticism. As for whether the other man believed him, Su Yan couldn’t be bothered.
Seeing Su Yan’s explanation, Li Duanda, though finding it a bit far-fetched, didn’t press the matter further, feeling it was sufficient. He even complimented Su Yan, "Trash Rabbit... I must say, you do have a knack for naming. It sounds quite catchy."
Just then, the sound of rushing water suddenly came from the tightly locked restroom. SPLASH, SPLASH, SPLASH...
The sudden sound of water immediately made everyone present tense up.
"Why would there suddenly be the sound of water?"
"Could there be someone inside?"
"How could there be someone? The door to this restroom has been locked from the outside all along!"
"If there were really someone inside, they would’ve been cursing up a storm and climbing out the window by now."
"Which means... another Demons and Monsters incident might be happening inside..."
Hearing this, some people in the crowd lost their composure. They began to have second thoughts, silently retreating a few steps, torn over whether to stay and watch the spectacle.
Suddenly, there was a loud BANG!
Li Duanda, who had been beside Su Yan just moments before, had somehow already reached the restroom door. He violently kicked it open, then strode in without a hint of fear, as if he owned the place.
Seeing this, Su Yan followed him in, along with several leaders from the Education Bureau whose Creature Levels were as high as Legendary Level. Following close behind them, Flower Fairy An Shihua and her devoted fan, Qin Yao, also went inside.
Upon entering the restroom, Su Yan instinctively surveyed everything inside. Other than a faucet that was continuously spraying water, nothing else seemed out of place. So, it seemed no unknown creature had emerged from the mirror just now. As for the constantly spraying faucet and the mirror above the washbasin, they appeared normal at first glance. However, Su Yan felt an underlying sense of wrongness, a hint of eeriness. I wonder if it’s just my imagination. After all, I personally witnessed unknown creatures crawling out of the mirror before, a scene that still vividly lingers in my mind.
Li Duanda, who had been the first to enter the restroom, stood inspecting the mirror over the washbasin, a puzzled look on his face. "Strange," he muttered, "I don’t sense even a trace of Demons and Monsters." He then poked the mirror with his finger. It felt solid and unyielding. No matter how he looked at it, it seemed to be just an ordinary mirror. It was hard to imagine unknown creatures crawling out of it.
Li Duanda, finding it highly unlikely no matter how he considered it, turned and asked Su Yan, who was behind him, "Su Yan, are you sure a Trash Rabbit came out of this mirror?"
As Su Yan was about to confirm, a commotion suddenly erupted from outside the restroom.
"Holy shit! What the hell is that!?"
"Are you a fucking idiot? Those are clearly Demons and Monsters! Why the hell aren’t you running?"
"Chairman Li, get out here, quick! Something big is happening outside!"
Upon hearing the shouts, everyone inside the restroom quickly rushed out. The scene that met their eyes petrified them instantly. They saw, inside the floor-to-ceiling windows of the tall building opposite the restroom, an enormous unknown creature as tall as an entire story.
"A creature living *inside* glass... H-how is that possible!?"
"What is that! Is it a statue!?"
"Chairman Li, you’re so knowledgeable about Demons and Monsters—have you ever seen a creature that lives inside glass?"
The provincial Education Bureau leaders, who had just emerged from the restroom, couldn’t help but ask Li Duanda after seeing the gigantic creature inside the floor-to-ceiling window. Li Duanda first inspected the gigantic creature inside the glass, then shook his head. He had never seen it before, didn’t know what it was, and had no understanding of it.