Chapter 141: Human Nature (Part 1)

Koro approached the fat man, staring at him intently for a long moment before turning back to the others.

“It seems, as Wesford said, that there is a killer among us. Then who was beside him just now?” His tone was icy.

Everyone looked at one another, each claiming to have no memory of it.

“Then who let out that scream?” Koro asked again.

“It was... me...” Under the watchful eyes of the group, a trembling woman dressed like a noble lady stepped forward.

Koro fixed his gaze on her, but finding nothing suspicious, he shifted his attention back to the corpse.

“The blood in this body has stopped flowing, which means he’s been dead for some time. So, the killer must have struck during the earlier commotion.”

He then looked around at everyone. “To prevent the killer from striking again, we should stay together. Only then can we ensure everyone’s safety.”

Everyone agreed with Koro’s suggestion; after all, none wished to die inexplicably.

They gathered tightly, sitting in silence, the atmosphere growing heavier.

When people have nothing to do, their minds begin to wander, especially under such circumstances. Each person started to speculate who the killer might be.

Just as they all formed their theories, a loud crash echoed from upstairs.

In moments like these, anything can be mistaken for hope. Curiosity gripped everyone.

Yet the unknown also stirs a primal fear, so when the sound first rang out, no one dared to move rashly.

They watched one another’s expressions, waiting for someone to take the lead.

Koro understood immediately that this noise was Wesford’s doing, meant to lure them upstairs.

Though aware of this, he also knew that if they didn’t investigate, the sound would gnaw at their minds, driving them to find out what had happened.

“Let’s go see together,” Koro finally said after a pause.

He believed that as long as they stuck together, the killer wouldn’t have a chance to strike.

So, everyone huddled close and cautiously made their way upstairs.

Suddenly, all the lights in the ancient castle went out, plunging them into endless darkness.

The darkness shattered their last psychological defenses.

“Ah!!!”

Chaos erupted as they ran wildly through the castle, screaming, the panic reaching a fever pitch.

The four agents’ desire to kill flared—were these people all mentally deficient?

After some time, the lights flickered back on.

As everyone gradually calmed down, they discovered another victim.

He lay in a corner, a fresh wound on his head bleeding profusely, evidently dead only recently, and no one was near him.

Koro examined the body and swept a cold glare across the group, his anger finally breaking through.

“Were you all raised by pigs? It was obvious someone did this deliberately, and you ran around like fools! What’s the difference between that and committing suicide?”

His words cut deep into everyone’s ears.

Under certain conditions, human negative emotions can amplify each other—anger and fear, for instance.

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