His arm was torn off at the elbow. But Chen Xiao couldn't find his severed arm anywhere in the room!
Even more horrifying was his face… the muscles in his cheeks had been ripped open, leaving a bloody mess, and especially his eyes. Both eyeballs were gone, leaving only two gaping, bloody holes…
His thighs, as well as his chest and abdomen, had a lot of muscle tissue torn away, as if they had been eaten by some ferocious beast, exposing the bare white bones...
Chen Xiao had never seen anything like this before… He had only occasionally seen similar scenes on the TV program "Animal World," except that scene involved the carcass of an antelope that had been torn apart and devoured by a pride of lions!
His first reaction was to punch the first female waitress who rushed in on the back of the neck, knocking her unconscious and stopping her screams. Then, Chen Xiao quickly dragged her out and blocked the doorway, preventing the people who were trying to squeeze into the office from hearing the noise.
He first blocked Bai Cai's view with his body, then grabbed Ya Ya and covered Ya Ya's eyes with his hands.
"Get out! Everyone get out! No one is allowed in this room! Now!!"
Chen Xiao tried his best to make his voice sound stern—even though he was also scared, having never witnessed such a bloody scene in his life. His legs felt weak, but he gritted his teeth and persevered, trying to infect everyone with his composure.
"Get out! Get out!!"
Bang!
Chen Xiao kicked the door shut, finally shutting out the bloody scene behind him.
Only Xu Ershao. He rushed behind Chen Xiao after hearing the scream and saw the scene inside. He was now leaning against the wall, vomiting uncontrollably.
He vomited up all the barbecue, champagne, and other food residue he had eaten that night. But looking at the remnants of the barbecue and thinking of the bloody corpse in the office, Xu Ershao vomited even more violently.
At this moment, Chen Xiao saw Xiao Qing's eyes. Xiao Qing's eyes were weak, and her face was as pale as paper—clearly, she had also seen the bloody scene inside.
"Quiet! Quiet!!"
Amidst the chaos, Chen Xiao first handed the female waitress he had knocked unconscious to the others, then gently supported Ya Ya's shoulder...
At this moment, everyone is standing in the hall of this luxurious villa.
There are thirteen people left in total. Chen Xiao himself, Xu Ershao, Ya Ya, Xiao Qing, Bai Cai, and eight staff members (originally there were eleven staff members, minus the two who went missing and the deceased manager).
"We're in trouble." Chen Xiao's first words were blunt: "I can tell you all now that communications on the island have been cut off! We need to stay calm! Everyone needs to calm down! There might be some kind of huge, aggressive wild beast on the island that we haven't discovered yet. I don't know what it is, maybe some kind of large bird of prey, or something like a wild lion, tiger, or wolf..."
"That's impossible!" someone exclaimed immediately. It was a staff member on the island: "This island is only so big. When we were developing it, we surveyed every inch of the land. There's no way there could be any large wild animals here."
Everyone else also expressed their doubts.
"The reality is undeniable." Chen Xiao gritted his teeth: "Your manager is dead! His body is inside! Anyone brave enough, go see for yourself before you doubt what I'm saying! Also, we still have five people missing! My three friends and two staff members here, their fates are unknown!"
Just then, Chen Xiao paused, and before he could continue, a chilling sound came from outside...
"Awoo..."
The shrill sound was like the howl of some wild beast. It sounded somewhat like a wolf, but it was even sharper and more shrill than a wolf's howl! Moreover, when the first howl came, it seemed to be quite far away. Judging from the location, it seemed to be coming from a mountaintop a little further away.
But then, after the first howl, similar howls echoed all around the villa area! Some were long, some short, some shrill, some ferocious…
Howls echoed all around, some soft, some loud, some near, some far!
When the first scream rang out, everyone froze. But as screams followed, chaos quickly erupted! Some women immediately burst into tears of fear, while others screamed in terror.
"Quiet! Quiet!!"
Chen Xiao ran to the door first and slammed the door leading from the villa lobby to the outside shut!
Then they quickly turned on all the lights in the lobby.
With all the lights on and the area brightly lit, and comforted by the light, people's emotions calmed down a little, as human nature naturally yearns for light.
"Everyone quiet down!" Chen Xiao kicked a male waiter who was screaming wildly to the ground, then grabbed him and yelled, "Shut the hell up! You're a man! Not a woman!"
Darkness, night, and the fear of the unknown—these are all factors that can be very psychologically agonizing. However, with Chen Xiao's strenuous pulling, the male staff member finally calmed down a bit and roared fiercely, "Does anyone object?!"
Naturally, some people objected—Chen Xiao looked to be only eighteen or nineteen years old. Many of the staff were older than him; was it really appropriate to let such a young upstart be in charge?
Without saying a word, Chen Xiao walked directly to a coffee table in the hall, raised his fist, and smashed it down! The thick solid wood coffee table was smashed with a single punch, leaving a large hole!
Although his superhuman strength has diminished, Chen Xiao can still deliver a punch like this.
"Is there anyone else who objects?" Chen Xiao tried his best to make his expression look as ferocious as possible.
Upon seeing the large hole smashed in the coffee table, those who wanted to object immediately shut their mouths.
"Everyone, listen to my orders!" Chen Xiao pointed at a staff member in front of him: "You, I need you to answer a few questions for me."
Although the guy was a little apprehensive, he still got satisfactory answers to Chen Xiao's questions.
First, there are indeed no weapons on this island. After all, this is a resort, not a military base. The security guards do have stun batons. Second, communication on the island is cut off, but fortunately, the power is still guaranteed—there's a generator set and batteries in the villa's basement to ensure normal power supply. At least, lighting, television, and air conditioning can all be provided. Chen Xiao confirmed several times that the generator is located in a sealed basement and shouldn't be damaged.
Third, with communication cut off, the only way to contact the outside world is to send someone out by boat. However, given the current situation, Chen Xiao really dared not risk letting everyone leave on the small yacht... Once they left the land and encountered danger on the lake, the situation would be out of control.
According to staff, fresh food is delivered by boat to the island every day by local workers. The delivery time is around noon – that is, about ten hours later, someone will arrive by boat.
The most important question: the map.
Chen Xiao later forced himself to endure the fear and nausea and returned to the office that was like a killing field, where he finally found a map in a drawer.
This is a topographical map of the island at that time, showing the buildings and terrain.
Regardless... Chen Xiao hadn't given up on rescuing his missing companions. Whether it was Lu Xiaoxiao, Jin Buhuan, Teacher Monica, or the two missing staff members...
After a quick analysis, Chen Xiao made a decision: temporarily reject the idea of everyone taking a boat and leaving overnight!
Because the yacht was too small, and it was... an open-top! There were no sealed cabins, so you could only sit on the deck... Given the suspicion that there were flying birds of prey here, it was too risky.