"So you’re saying the security guards you sent to the Death Building were essentially ’flower pots’?"
"That’s one way to understand it; they are all meant to nurture flowers."
As the Monster spoke, Bai Sinian, who had been unresponsive until now, staggered forward, his eyes bulging, pupils filled with blood silk, "You knew everyone would die, yet you tricked everyone into going there?"
"If it weren’t for your cowardice and your master’s willingness to act as a ’flower pot’ for you, do you think a piece of trash like you could have survived until now?" The Monster thought Han Fei was brought by Bai Sinian, and his eyes filled with malice as he looked at Bai Sinian.
A delicate fist fiercely smashed into the Monster’s face; Bai Sinian gasped for air, his body continuing to grow taller as if there was no limit.
Han Fei still had some questions left unanswered, so he had Yinglong pull Bai Sinian aside for now.
"Do the security guards you send to the Death Building have any special marks on them? Or do they need to go through some kind of training in advance?" Han Fei’s real purpose was to infiltrate the Death Building under the guise of a security guard; he couldn’t afford any slip-ups.
"The security guards at the Death Building would wear cursed security uniforms, which retain the spirits of their previous owners. Passing the spirits’ test is just the first step, you also need to drink a drop of the Death Building Manager’s blood." The Monster didn’t dare resist Han Fei; he knew how easy it would be for Han Fei to kill him.
"The Manager’s blood?"
"I’m not exactly sure whose blood it is, but I know that the blood hides some kind of eggs. As long as one drinks the blood and doesn’t scatter their soul, the eggs will crawl into the depths of the soul. From that moment on, the security guard becomes a qualified ’flower pot.’ They will be tormented by the pain and desires brought by the eggs, go insane, lose their own personalities, and become what many residents refer to as Outsiders."
The Monster paused briefly before adding, "There are also a few who can withstand the abnormalities brought by the eggs after drinking the blood, but once the eggs are swallowed, the end is already destined."
"After swallowing the eggs, what noticeable changes will their bodies undergo?"
"Firstly, their personalities will become cruel and brutal; more like animals and insects rather than humans, barely rational, and very fond of killing." These traits mentioned by the Monster matched the Outsiders Han Fei had seen; he could easily act out a similar character, perhaps even more wildly than a typical Outsider.
"Physically, there will also be some changes, the most obvious being that the place where the eggs reside will slowly develop butterfly wing-like eerie patterns. These patterns can’t be removed and will accompany the ’flower pot’ for the rest of their lives."
"After the eggs enter the body, about how long will it take for the patterns to appear on the skin?"
"It varies from person to person; for some, it only takes a few hours, for others, it could take over a month." Han Fei couldn’t verify what the Monster was saying; the butterfly patterns were indeed problematic.
"Does everyone in the Death Building have butterfly patterns?"
"No, the situation in the Death Building is very complicated." The Monster dared not speak recklessly; he seemed to be concerned about triggering some kind of curse, carefully choosing his words, "The Death Building is the most terrifying building in this area, the danger is multifaceted. Aside from the Manager, whom no one has ever seen, there are many other terrifying things inside, beyond your imagination."
"I am curious, why do so many horrifying things specifically gather in the Death Building?" Han Fei couldn’t understand this point.
"I don’t know, but once when I went to retrieve some broken ’flower pots,’ I heard a resident of the Death Building say that a room inside seemed to show the other side of a nightmare..." As the Monster was halfway through this sentence, his body suddenly seemed to freeze, then his fatty tissue began to tremble violently, and a faint black mist emerging from his skin like ropes laden with blades directly tore his body apart.
The ugly face was full of disbelief as his eyes widened, but he could no longer utter a word.
The black mist streamed directly out of his mouth, shattering his skull.
The stench permeated the air, and as the black mist ensured the Monster’s soul scattered, it thinned into a faint fog and dispersed into the surroundings.
Big Evil joyously devoured the black mist, while Han Fei’s complexion looked somewhat poor. He saw a faint "death" character on the rapidly decaying heart of the Monster.
As the Monster’s soul scattered, the "death" character also vanished.
"Is this the Death Curse of the Death Building?"
The Monster had inadvertently triggered the Death Curse, and there was much that Han Fei had not had the chance to ask.
"Its strength counts as quite strong among medium-scaled Grudges with the power to maintain sanity. Indeed rare. No wonder the Death Building valued it," Yinglong said out of professional habit. He had moved in front of Han Fei when the Monster triggered the Spell, "The Death Building wouldn’t curse someone lightly, only when it truly values them. As far as I know, the Death Curse has many types, and this one must be the most basic."
All the grudges in the room gathered near Han Fei, while Bai Sinian stared blankly at the bloodstains on the floor.
He remembered a lot, and now understood why he became . He wanted to avenge his master and colleagues, but the killer was already dead.
"Hey, you don’t think this guy was the mastermind, do you?"
Han Fei patted Bai Sinian’s shoulder, "The real Monster that killed your master should still be within the company. Your boss was just an intermediary."
Bai Sinian was still wondering what an intermediary was, while Han Fei had already led the others to the elevator entrance.
Inside the Security Company lurked a Level-F task, indicating the presence of a large-scaled Grudge within, at least on the level of a Beast Alley Doctor Personality type of Ghost and Monster.
"The surface-level boss is dead, and the other side must know of our existence by now. Let’s go and meet it face to face next," the residents of Happiness Residential Community and all the teachers from Yimin Private Academy were around. The power at Han Fei’s side, although not enough to contend with the Death Building, would have no problem leveling a Security Company.
"Flying the flag of a Protector God while engaging in filthy acts of human trafficking, they treated the residents of the street as commodities and goods, never truly intending to manage the street well." Han Fei pressed the elevator button, and the blood-stained elevator doors slowly opened.
"What are you going to do?" Bai Sinian stood transfixed beside the Monster’s remains, watching Han Fei and the Grudges willing to follow him.
"Yimin Street needs a new Protector God, a true Protector God." Stepping into the elevator, Han Fei waved to Bai Sinian, "Come with us."
"The Death Building is so terrifying. Protecting Yimin Street means opposing the Death Building. After we kill the boss, where do we find a new Protector God?"
"No need to search," Han Fei said with a smile, standing amongst all the Grudges, "He has already arrived."