Chapter 18：Follow My Lead! (1/2)

Yes, this was indeed strange.

The average joe couldn't possibly stay sane in front of such a shocking scene and while under the presence of that terrifying monster, yet not only Calvin managed to react on time. He even made some actions that led to the survival of the group. Just what was going on? What was he?

”She's right...”

”In the first place, how did you even know that there was a monster coming to get us? Yes, we all heard those footsteps, but what if the owner of those footsteps only wanted to pass by the room?” Ray spoke while staring at Calvin with his eyes that couldn't believe what just happened.

Everyone also stared right at Calvin at this moment.

Calvin shook his head and smiled, ”You guys are thinking too much. The owner of those footsteps shouldn't be just passing by. Remember where we are right now. When we climbed up that scaffolding before entering this room. Didn't you guys see that there was only a dead-end beside this room?”

”In other words, this room should be the final room in a long corridor. Since the owner of those footsteps deliberately came here to inspect. There's a high chance that he'll enter the room.”

Calvin swept his gaze at the others, there was a confident light in his eyes that seemed to have convinced the others.

But Philip was unconvinced, ”That's just a chance! There's no way for sure to know that it will definitely happen! For you to know that the owner of those footsteps would certainly enter this room. You must be an employee of Fivecent sent here to stir up some trouble!” He pointed a finger at Calvin.

Calvin furrowed his eyebrows.

'I see... A misunderstanding brought by a lack of knowledge... I can't really complain, this is quite convenient for me...'

Calvin closed his eyes for a moment.

Before Calvin became the great traitor of humanity...

He was a spy sent by humanity to observe the movements of the invaders.

As a spy, he had experienced countless sticky situations where he had to bullshit his way out of survival.

In other words, if Calvin claimed second in the way of bullshitting.

No one would dare to claim that they were first.

Calvin had long mastered the art of bullshitting.

Opening his eyes once again, he calmly stared at Philip and said.

”Didn't I tell you guys earlier?”

”I play video games as a hobby.”

”Huh? Video games?” Philip was quite confused. He was also an avid gamer, yet he couldn't understand how video games were connected to the incredulous situation they were in.

”Hmmph...” Calvin softly snorted, ”If you think of this place as a scenario in a video game and if we follow the warnings that the custodians said before the start of this nightmare. Everything would be so easy to take...”

”In other words, think that what you are seeing in this place isn't real.”

”If you do that, then the traumatizing and gory things won't be so scary anymore.”

”But that does not mean that I want you guys to treat this like a real video game...”

”If I am going to make an analogy, then let's just say that this is an augmented reality game!”

”In short, what you are seeing here isn't real, but being captured by those madmen have real-world consequences...”

Calvin promptly explained.

Philip fell into deep contemplation.

But soon, he frowned, ”What you said makes sense, but if we think of this as a game. The starting point shouldn't be that dangerous! Yet, what is going on? Why did we meet such a terrifying monster so early in this game?”

Calvin nodded his head, ”To be honest, I also want to hear the answer to that question. But I do have an idea as to why.”

”Why?”

Philip turned to look at him.

The others did the same, as well as Medea.

Calvin momentarily glanced at Medea and said, ”It should probably because of the blunder that Rose made earlier.”

”Her blunder? Could it be because of her scream?” Scarlett who was silent the whole time spoke up.