Calamity of Tomorrow
Chapter 705 705: 703 Peeping (Thanks to the alliance leader of 'Aolan Milk Powder Health' for the reward)

In the following days, the Mysterious Lady stayed by Zhou Bai's side, watching him play games, engage in online arguments, and enjoy anime, novels, and movies... Although she initially didn't understand any of it.

Repeated physical adjustments and evolution had greatly developed the Mysterious Lady's brain, making her intelligence far surpass that of ordinary people.

As she watched, she gradually learned some of the languages and characters displayed in the videos and online, finally getting an idea of what Zhou Bai was often doing.

Yet she still didn't understand why Zhou Bai was doing these things, she simply chose to trust him.

For several days, the Mysterious Lady squatted beside Zhou Bai, watching him lie from day to night, from night to morning, constantly fixated on the screen in front of him, indulging in content regardless of sleep or food.

Christina inside his Sea of Consciousness couldn't bear to watch anymore.

Christina, "Zhou Bai! How long are you going to play? Get up already!"

Zhou Bai, "No rush, I'll be done after this round."

Christina was furious, "This is the one hundred and twelfth time you've said that!!"

Zhou Bai, "Tina, do you know what my dream is?"

Christina, "Huh?"

Zhou Bai, "This life right now is my dream, where I get everything I want without putting in any effort. I once believed I could live like this forever."

Christina, "…"

But in the days that followed, no matter what Christina said or how she persuaded him, the Zhou Bai before her might as well have been glued to the bed, with his eyes only for the screen, as if to make up for everything he had missed.

And all this time, the Mysterious Lady quietly waited by Zhou Bai's side, fully trusting him.

The Mysterious Lady also noticed two other men and women in the house; they entered the room several times a day, either to bring meals or to sweep, mop, and clean up, taking care of Zhou Bai's current needs like robots.

It was only after Zhou Bai introduced them that the Mysterious Lady realized the two were Zhou Bai's parents, Zhou Bai's parents who had joined the Heavenly Demon.

'Have Zhou Bai's human parents sought refuge with the Heavenly Demon?'

'Is this why Zhou Bai is seeking the Heavenly Demon?'

'No, Zhou Bai has become a mutant, and with his pride, he would not linger over human familial affection.'

'Zhou Bai must have some purpose for staying here.'

The Mysterious Lady felt hostility toward these two Heavenly Demons; in her view, they clearly had ulterior motives for using Zhou Bai's parents.

However, out of trust for Zhou Bai, she didn't say much, just observing them warily as they cooked and did housework. At first, their actions were normal, like those of a regular person.

But as time passed, the Mysterious Lady felt they became increasingly strange.

…

A day later, the Mysterious Lady tilted her head, scrutinizing the woman mopping the floor, feeling something odd about her.

The next moment, she spotted the woman's peculiarity — no matter what she was cleaning, her eyes were fixed on Zhou Bai, her head even turning to monitor his position while dusting a corner, splitting her attention between watching Zhou Bai and sweeping the trash off the floor.

'She has been watching Zhou Bai before, but not with such obvious gestures.'

The Mysterious Lady frowned and grew cautious internally, yet she did not attack proactively.

Following this, the couple's attention seemed to intensify; the Mysterious Lady often heard footsteps outside the door, as the man and woman pretended to casually pass by the room, their gazes slipping through the open door and sweeping over Zhou Bai lying on the bed.

At first, it was just a casual glance when passing by, but eventually, whole heads were turning toward Zhou Bai's direction. No matter which way the bodies moved, their gazes always clung to Zhou Bai on the bed, an inhuman aura continually emanating from them.

Xuannv frowned deeply, "Zhou Bai, are they surveilling us?"

Zhou Bai responded nonchalantly, "It's fine, they just want to take a longer look at me."

But then, Xuannv realized that the situation seemed to get more serious.

As the artificial sunlight dimmed, signaling the approach of evening, the whole room grew darker and darker until the lights went out completely.

In the quiet, dark living room, two silhouettes stood eerily still.

It was the man and woman; they occasionally stood in front of the room's door, expressionless, their eyes fixated on Zhou Bai.

At first, they would stand for a few minutes before leaving.

Days later, their standing time had extended to several hours.

In the darkness, the two looked like puppets, their eyes unblinking as they stared at Zhou Bai on the bed, their inhuman aura growing more intense.

From their enlarged eyes, Xuannv felt an inexplicable sensation of being watched. Even though they were right in front of her, she was plagued by the unnerving feeling of being covertly spied upon.

Xuannv: "Zhou Bai, this is... too strange, they must be under Heavenly Demon's control, observing us, right?"

Zhou Bai smiled, "They're just concerned about me, wanting to keep an eye on me, nothing to worry about."

Xuannv nodded, looking at the couple in front of her; she suddenly noticed a few specks of dust settle on the man's eyeballs, yet he remained motionless, like a lifeless corpse.

Xuannv couldn't help but say, "How long are you going to watch?"

Startled as if they were frightened, the two suddenly moved, running back to their room like puppets.

But Xuannv could see that even as they ran toward their room, their heads were still turned toward Zhou Bai on the bed.

Xuannv felt the situation becoming eerier with each passing day, and then today...

Xuannv sat next to Zhou Bai, hugging her knees to her curled body.

And opposite her and Zhou Bai, the man and woman stood at the head of the bed, mouths slightly agape, their lifeless gaze fixed on the two on the bed.

Facing that pair of cold eyes, the sensation of being watched grew stronger.

Xuannv felt as if behind those cold gazes, countless people watched them.

She frowned, irritated by the relentless scrutiny, and confronted the stare, "Have you had your fill?"

The two figures hurried away again, but after more than half an hour, that sneaking feeling of being watched returned and was even more intense.

Xuannv looked around the room but found no sign of the couple. Then, on impulse, she looked out the window and saw two heads peeking over the sill, staring at Zhou Bai on the bed.

Xuannv closed her eyes, suddenly overwhelmed by a familiar feeling, "…Could it really be Zhou Bai's parents… Remarkably similar."

At that moment, the screen in front of Zhou Bai started blinking, and Xuannv looked over, noticing a line of text jumping across the screen.

With the limited understanding she had developed of the text over these days, Xuannu could barely make out its meaning.

"Escape now?"

"Escape now! Escape now! Escape now! Escape now! Escape now! Escape now! Escape now!"