Chapter 24：The Benevolent Father (1/2)

'Why is the benevolent father here so early? We're not supposed to meet him until we got that Security Access Keycard for the Security Room!' Calvin's figure visibly trembled.

He threw a glance at the newbies and found that all of them were frozen in fear.

Jane held her mouth with both of her hands as she desperately suppressed the scream that threatened to burst out of her throat at any moment.

Scarlette's knees trembled like a sieve.

Even Hugo, a man whom Calvin considered as someone not bad was shaking out of primal fear.

When they first arrived at this mental asylum, Calvin judged that these newbies were akin to a newborn calf, unafraid of a tiger, and ignorant of the dangers of this facility.

However, right at this moment.

Their ignorance didn't become an obstacle for them to see how incredibly dangerous this middle-aged man was.

What's more, behind the middle-aged man was the mountain of corpses that they saw earlier from the second floor.

”I-It's over...” Philip uttered in terror.

His knees went weak and Hugo hurriedly supported him, so that he wouldn't collapse and create a commotion. Medea bit her lips, this young maiden who managed to maintain that cool expression on her face couldn't maintain it anymore.

Her pupils were constricted into needles as she stood there with her shoulders trembling with intensity.

Even Calvin wasn't spared from the fear.

But he immediately recovered as he gnashed his teeth and surreptitiously glanced at Rose who stood beside her.

Handing over the small notebook to Rose, he audibly whispered, ”It's over for me... That person right there is the absolute monster in this asylum. There's no way for us to escape unless one of us volunteers to become the sacrifice. I can't expect you guys to do that, right? That is why I will go...”

”Come down the stairs and go to the left corridor upon my signal. Once you are inside the left corridor, hide in the bathroom, and open this small notebook. Do not proceed further in the corridor without going into the bathroom and opening this small notebook. Do you understand?”

Calvin had an unusual look of seriousness on his face.

Rose's face went pale, but she didn't hesitate to take the small notebook with her trembling hands.

”Wha... What are you planning on doing?”

The other newbies clearly heard what Calvin had said.

Scarlette turned to look at him and asked with this incredulous tone of voice.

”There's no time for me to explain! Just know that this person standing right there is an absolute monster that we can never escape from! The only way that some of us can survive is to sacrifice someone! Save the majority by sacrificing the minority... I will be the sacrifice. The small notebook contains all the instructions that I need you to follow...”

”Understand?”

Calvin swept his gaze at the newbies.

”B-But... How can we just let you...? How can we just let you sacrifice yourself like that...”

Jane spoke up.

It was clear from her trembling body that she was incredibly afraid, yet she still spoke up.

Calvin felt warm in his heart.

”That's... That's right... Didn't you say earlier that we are a team? We can't just give you to that monster and let you die!”

Even Rose whom Calvin regarded as arrogant and hypocrite spoke up for him while biting her upper lip.

Nicholas gnashed his teeth, ”C-Calvin... We won't allow you to sacrifice yourself!”

”That's right! How can we just leave you alone!” Philip even stood up for Calvin.

Medea stared right at him with this urging look on her face, while Hugo furrowed his eyebrows.

He could detect how dangerous the middle-aged man was, and he knew that there was no way for them to fight and win against him even if there were hundreds of them swarming him at once.

Calvin's solution made sense and it was the best solution available.