Sylvia's POV:
When Hobson was still panicking, I quickly turned into a wolf and ran through the door.
All of a sudden, a shrill sound rang in the air. It was so loud, almost as if it would pierce my eardrums. It sounded like the screams of a thousand bats.
That was probably Hobson's special power.
Unable to withstand it anymore, I returned to my human form and squeezed my ears shut. But the shrill noise seemed to pierce through my brain and crush my soul.
I closed my eyes and tried comforting Yana in my mind.
Poor Yana was terrified.
"Sylvia, your ears are bleeding," she said in a tremulous voice.
"Yeah, but I'm okay." My palms were stained with blood, and I felt something warm flowing out of my nose. I realized it was my blood. My eyes became hot and dry as if they were about to bleed too.
Just then, the long, shrill noise faded. But I was bleeding profoundly.
"Catch that werewolf!"
Hobson roared. As soon as he gave the order, all the vampires sleeping in the castle awoke at once.
I didn't dare to stay there any longer. I desperately ran forward.
The originally closed doors were wide open now as if the caged beasts inside were eager to eat their prey
At that moment, all the lights in the corridor lit up at once, and about two seconds later, they all turned off again, leaving me in pitch darkness. The lights turned on and off over and over again.
However, I tried my best to remain steady and run out of the corridor.
All of a sudden, Ellis appeared from the stairway. I had scribbled on her face, but despite it, she looked terrifying. Her fangs protruded as she glared at me. "Don't try to run!"
I slapped hard on her forehead. "Get out of my way!"
The sudden attack caught Ellis off guard. She seemed to have twisted her neck and couldn't turn her head back to its original position.
"I will bite you to death!" She cried.
It was the wall.
The entire castle had turned pitch black. At first, I saw lights flashing. Now, darkness enveloped us.
I had left the last piece of my candle in Hobson's room.
Fortunately, I had explored the layout of the castle before.
Therefore, instead of going upstairs right away, I made turns to confuse the vampires chasing me.
Then, I went up to the fourth floor and rushed directly to the wall leading to the attic.
Based on my memory, I quickly fumbled on the wall, following the sound I had memorized in the darkness. Soon, I touched the protruding place on the wall.
Without any further ado, I pressed it hard.
The next moment, the wall parted open.
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