Yeshah was browsing through creepy information on his computer when a pretty hand holding a half-eaten apple reached out to him, urging him to take a bite.

After returning home that day, Liu Yuneng slept for a few more hours, clutching her head as she slowly regained consciousness. She felt no discomfort but her head was heavy and painful, as if she hadn't slept for days. Yeshah had taken her to the hospital for a checkup, but there was nothing unusual.

As for her abduction by the creepy entity, Liu Yuneng was completely unaware. She only remembered covering her ears and then losing consciousness, with no memory of what happened afterwards.

Yeshah was happy to see her in this state, without the horrible and painful memories. He was now extra gentle with her, and their relationship became even closer, almost like a live-in couple.

While staring at the terrifying and creepy images on the eerie website, Liu Yuneng was not scared at all, happily crunching on her apple. Her courage had grown since Yeshah had brought her along, and she even found the creepiness somewhat appetizing.

Yeshah recalled all the actions and words of the creepy broadcast, feeling something was off. The guy had pretended to be a fitness coach one moment, and then went on to harm people at the mall radio station, acting like a lunatic.

Most creepies were obsessed with certain things or objects, and would not stray too far from that obsession. But Yeshah couldn't figure out what the obsession of the creepy broadcast was. Could it be...

He looked at the head-worn microphone placed on top of the computer case. It was something he had taken from the creepy guy. Yeshah didn't throw it away, but brought it home instead.

"Boss, I'm hungry. Can you make me something to eat?" Liu Yuneng interrupted his thoughts.

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Yeshah wanted to keep her away, just in case the microphone had some issues that could harm her.

"Sure!"

Liu Yuneng happily pinched Yeshah's face and went to the kitchen, which had just been fixed up a few days ago, to make food for her little man.

As Liu Yuneng disappeared into the kitchen, Yeshah turned his attention back to the microphone in his hand. He tried to figure it out, but couldn't understand what was special about it.

"Should I take it apart?" A thought came to him, and he began to exert force with his hand. He had recently discovered that his strength had increased, surpassing the limits of humans.

"Don't...don't..." A familiar voice echoed in his mind, startling Yeshah. He fiercely threw the microphone to the ground, ready to transform into a werewolf.

It was the voice of the creepy broadcast! "Is it not dead yet?" In the kitchen, Liusi Yuning poked her head out curiously and asked, "Ye Sha, what's going on?"

"Boss, you stay in the kitchen and don't come out!" Ye Sha didn't turn around but cautioned her.

Liusi Yuning obediently retreated back into the kitchen, as she trusted Ye Sha's judgment and continued cooking.

"You're not dead?" Ye Sha shouted at the microphone on the ground.

"No...it's not...it...I..."

The voice didn't come from reality but from within Ye Sha's mind, as if someone was speaking from inside his body.

"Then who are you?" Ye Sha continued to question, feeling slightly more relaxed as he didn't have any danger warning.

"I am...the microphone...the microphone..."

Under Ye Sha's persistent questioning, he finally learned the whole story.

This microphone wasn't strange in itself but was an object that had been infected by a strange force and gained its own will.

The strange man had been a fitness enthusiast who had never managed to obtain a coaching certificate, and his obsession had been with this microphone from the beginning. After the fitness club incident, the strange man had become infuriated and transferred his obsession onto Ye Sha, which is why he was able to leave the gym and pursue him all the way to the mall.

The microphone was not something that belonged to the strange man initially, but it was something he had picked up. Its true form was that of a giant monster that only used brute force to kill.

The power to drive people to suicide using broadcasts, manipulate Liusi Yuning with the black mist, and drive plastic monsters to kill were all abilities of the microphone, and the strange man was merely its user.

"You're so scary, I can't let you stay!" Ye Sha frowned after patiently listening to the microphone's fragmented words. The microphone's abilities were indeed powerful, but they were also very dangerous, and he didn't feel confident enough to defend against its sneak attacks.

"I...am a tool...a killing...weapon...I need to attach...to someone else...to use...my power..."

As if sensing Ye Sha's wariness, the microphone hastily explained itself. However, its fragmented tone was really annoying!

"How do I believe you?" Ye Sha had a plan to deal with it. "You don't want to be eliminated by me, so you must pay some price, right? You made me feel so nauseous before!"