Reminded by Donna's past warning about the potential beasts lurking in the mountain, Mary grew anxious right away. She hurriedly wiped her hair and changed into her clothes, then stepped out of the bathroom and went over to the window to investigate outside. All she saw was a dim forest, with only a few dim lamps below by the mansion illuminating the nearby ground. However, under the faint glow of these street lamps, everything in the vicinity appeared even darker.
Perhaps she heard wrong.
Thinking this, Mary shook her head and was about to leave when suddenly, she heard urgent knocking at the door.
"Thump, thump, thump."
"Who is it?"
"It's, it's me, A'Xie...…"
"A'Xie??"
Hearing her friend's voice, Mary froze for a moment. Nonetheless, she went to the bedroom door and opened it, only to see her friend, the cute and petite Asherica, standing with a ghostly expression and an unsettling gaze.
"What happened? What's wrong, A'Xie?"
"I......…I don't know…"