Everyone has awakened, but I am the only mortal!

Su Bai turned his head to look at the person next to him.

Old Zhou was dozing off, and the father on the other side was holding his child with his head down. Although his face could not be seen, it could be roughly guessed that he was also resting with his eyes closed.

He glanced back at the people behind him; no one was eating.

But the chewing sound gradually became clearer, from being barely audible to becoming increasingly distinct.

So close, it felt like it was right next to my ear.

Su Bai was the first to notice.

Next came the two mutants, and then Ma Jun…

One by one, all sixteen people present were awakened by this eerie sound.

Like Su Bai, everyone initially observed and confirmed each other's identities.

When they realized the voice didn't come from any of them, everyone broke out in a cold sweat and turned deathly pale.

It was daylight.

Su Bai's gaze fell on the pile of hair that had fallen out of the monster's arms.

Her hair was blown by the wind and swayed gently, like seaweed that seemed to have a life of its own.

But there was no wind at that moment.

The chewing sound... His gaze fell again on the man who had transformed from a monster into a human. Was it coming from him?

The person wasn't close to them, but the crunching sound was like bones being gnawed right next to their ears—piercing and chilling, making their eardrums ache and sending shivers down their spines.

Everyone woke up, but no one dared to make a sound.

Su Bai glanced at the two superhuman men fighting the monster; they had their eyes closed and were not moving.

Su Bai gritted his teeth, turned around, and closed his eyes, trying to ignore the chewing sounds around him.

In a daze, sleepiness washed over me.

In the silence, the chewing sounds gradually faded, and he heard Old Zhou ask him, "Do you want that hair?"

Su Bai casually asked, "Are you bald?"

After a brief silence, the voice softened and became gentler: "Are you hungry? There are cookies hidden under those hairs. You can go and get them before anyone notices."

The more Su Bai listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

When Lao Zhou asked him if he wanted his hair, he didn't realize something was wrong. But when Lao Zhou's voice was very soft, Su Bai realized something was wrong.

That wasn't Lao Zhou. How could Lao Zhou speak in such a gentle voice and encourage him to go to his hair?

And how did Lao Zhou know there were cookies under his hair?

Therefore, the person he was talking to was not Lao Zhou at all.

"Hurry up and get it!" 'Old Zhou' was still urging him.

Su Bai didn't speak. The chill crept up his neck, seeping into his bones, making him shiver.

Enveloped in the cold air, Su Bai gritted his teeth and said, word by word, "You said that cookies can choke you."

"..."

...dead silence.

The next second, Su Bai suddenly opened his eyes, and his drowsiness vanished instantly.

As the chill dissipated, the chilling chewing sound echoed clearly once again.

He broke out in a cold sweat and turned his head to look at the real Old Zhou.

Old Zhou was munching on something with his head down when he noticed someone watching him and looked up. He looked puzzled, moved his lips silently, but didn't make a sound: "Did I disturb you?"

Su Bai understood, but did not respond.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Old Zhou pointed to his ear, then to Su Bai, and silently said again, "You can still sleep at a time like this?"

Su Bai spoke calmly, his voice eerily so: "I'm a vegetarian, I won't fight it for it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the chewing sound abruptly stopped.

Old Zhou: ......

Everyone:...

The air seemed to freeze for a moment.

Perhaps it was because Su Bai spoke first that nothing happened, or perhaps the chewing sound was so irritating to the eardrums.

The next second, a man in the crowd completely broke down, jumping up and screaming, "Stop chewing! Stop chewing—!"

He rushed towards the man curled up on the ground like a madman and kicked him hard.

The man remained motionless, enduring the beating.

Everyone's attention was drawn to it.

Only Su Bai stared intently at that clump of hair.

It was slowly growing longer, like countless thin snakes, swimming towards the man on the ground.

Only then did everyone realize that their hair was moving.

Screams erupted instantly, and some people scrambled backward, shouting in terror, "Monster! It's a monster!"

Compared to the panic of others, Old Zhou calmly stood up, and didn't forget to pat Su Bai on the shoulder, saying with a regretful look, "If it weren't for the apocalypse, and the fact that hair can be transplanted onto people on its own, this business would definitely be very profitable."

Su Bai glanced down at the clump of hair that was growing wildly and exuding an eerie black aura, and replied in a nonchalant tone: "Worry about it growing on your head first, then you'll be even balder."

Old Zhou: "..."

He instinctively covered his head, took a half step back, and muttered, "Pah, pah, pah, you jinx!"

Everyone: "..." One second they were scared out of their wits, the next second they were so speechless by these two that even their screams stopped for a second.

The clump of hair seemed to be angered as well, and its growth accelerated suddenly, wrapping around the man who had been turned back into a human after being transformed into a monster. At the same time, the emotionally agitated man was also entangled by the hair.

He desperately tried to break free of the hair wrapped around his legs, but the hair seemed to have a life of its own, first binding his legs, then his outstretched hands. Realizing he had lost his freedom and was powerless to resist, the man looked at the crowd in terror and cried out for help.

The hair was wrapped tightly around his limbs, neck, and even crawled into his mouth and nose, leaving only his eyes filled with fear visible.

Most people surrounded Ma Jun. Ma Jun looked at the two superhumans and found that they had furrowed their brows but did not make a move. They were just staring at the clump of black hair with solemn expressions.

Ma Jun gritted his teeth and didn't step forward.

In that blink of an eye, more and more hair appeared, wrapping around the man's eyes, and together with the man who had previously turned into a monster, they were entangled into a cocoon by the hair.

The pupa was still moving, but the man's cries for help could no longer be heard.

The crunching sound rang out again, clearer and more piercing than before, mixed with the rustling sound of hair rubbing against flesh, making one's scalp tingle.

Some people were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground, their limbs trembling.

Some people covered their mouths tightly, not daring to make a sound, for fear of being targeted by that hair.

Old Zhou also dropped his joking expression, shrank his neck, and leaned closer to Su Bai, muttering, "This hair is scarier than that horse-footed monster. If you implant it, won't it suck people dry?"

Su Bai's gaze was fixed on the constantly wriggling clump of black hair, and he added in a nonchalant tone, "A head of 'living hair' makes more money."

Old Zhou: "..."

As soon as Su Bai finished speaking, the clump of black hair suddenly stopped, and the chewing sound abruptly ceased.

Immediately afterwards, strands of black hair emerged from the black cocoon, and as if they had a target, they slowly spread toward the crowd. The speed was not fast, but it carried an indescribable eerie and oppressive feeling.

It is choosing its next target.

The crowd was so frightened that they retreated in a tight huddle, barely daring to breathe.

This time, however, everyone hid behind two superhumans.

The two superhumans, however, did not dodge and stood calmly in place.