Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 241 Mission: 02-1 The Deadly Claw
In the evening, Nero's cell phone rang.

The annoying ringtone interrupted the soothing piano music, making Nero frown while cooking. However, Nero had few contacts in this world, so this should still be an important matter.

She turned the stove to low heat, walked over and pressed the on button.

An unfamiliar number. Nero wondered who knew his phone number. Before he could speak, a slightly frightened voice came from the microphone.

"Help, help!"

There was no need to think about it now, it was Lu Mingfei. It was obvious that he was in danger, but the source of the danger was not clear.

Could it be Xia Mi? Is she so impatient? Nero had just let Xia Mi know about Lu Mingfei by pretending to gather information, but before even half a day had passed, he'd already taken action?

Without thinking too much, she immediately closed the air valve and pulled out the Yama Sword.

The heavy rumble of the elevator crashing nearly shattered Lu Mingfei's eardrums, but even more so, his bones. The building had two underground garages, and Lu Mingfei was now crashing down at the very bottom, along with the entire elevator. The impact and vibrations ripped through Lu Mingfei's frail body, nearly tearing him apart.

The lights were completely out, shattered glass scattered across the floor. In the pitch-black darkness, Lu Mingfei, still hearing the lingering roar, heard someone speak softly behind him.

"You're going to die, brother."

The voice was melancholy and lonely, coming from a young boy. But the problem was that when Lu Mingfei walked into the elevator, he saw very clearly that he was the only one in the elevator.

So where did this talking boy come from?

"Ghost!!!"

Lu Mingfei screamed and rushed out, his head slamming hard against the closed elevator door. With stars in his eyes, he turned back in great fear, trying to get a clear look at the ghost that was about to take his life.

Or... was he actually dead? Did the falling elevator carry him all the way to the underworld?
The sparks flickering in his eyes swayed and solidified into two golden lights in the darkness. They were a pair of golden pupils shining in the darkness.

But apart from that, Lu Mingfei couldn't see anything, so the boy with golden eyes picked up the phone that Lu Mingfei had dropped during the fall and turned on the screen.

A beam of light ripped through the darkness, and Lu Mingfei saw the boy's face clearly. He was only thirteen or fourteen years old, dressed in black, his clothes as boxy as if he were attending a funeral. A faint sadness on his face made him look less like a ghost taking lives and more like the god of death leading people to heaven.

"Has the Death God business expanded to China?"

At this critical moment, Lu Mingfei, his teeth trembling, couldn't help but blurt out a silly joke: "You guys are quite up to date and have changed into suits."

"I'm not the Grim Reaper." The boy lowered his eyes and said calmly, "The one knocking on the door outside is me."

As he spoke, heavy pounding sounds actually came from outside the elevator, as if a vampire that had been buried for a thousand years was pounding on its coffin. Lu Mingfei was terrified and scrambled to the inside of the elevator, shrinking into a corner.

"You actually trust me so much?"

At this time, the boy showed a surprised expression: "Maybe I was lying to you. The person knocking on the door outside might actually be a firefighter who came to rescue you."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Lu Mingfei replied in a trembling voice, "It seemed like everyone in the neighborhood had disappeared before I entered the elevator. Who would help me call the police and firefighters?" Besides, the elevator had just fallen when the firefighters arrived at the scene. How could this be possible?
"So, who are you?" Lu Mingfei took a breath and asked again, "I remember clearly that I was the only one in the elevator!"

The boy tilted his head and said, "Didn't I tell you? You are my older brother, so I must be your younger brother."

"Brother? You mean... I actually have a twin brother who didn't survive, and his ghost has been following me?"

The chilling slapping sound continued. The elevator door, half-destroyed in the fall, creaked and seemed about to be pried open.

"Exchange?" asked the boy who claimed to be Lu Mingfei's younger brother.

"what?"

Lu Mingfei was stunned when he heard this question. This word suddenly made him feel an ominous premonition, as if as long as he said these two words, something irreversible would happen.

More terrifying than "death".

But what could that be? The most terrifying possibility would be that Lu Mingfei would no longer exist in this world. But does it really matter whether Lu Mingfei exists or not?
To him, it seemed like the end of it all.

"time is limited."

The boy glanced at his phone, sighed, and handed it to Lu Mingfei: "As expected, you will still refuse. Then, just work hard to survive."

His figure disappeared like a bubble, leaving only his voice echoing in the elevator: "Don't die, brother. I hope we can meet again next time."

The next moment, the banging on the door suddenly intensified, mixed with harsh scraping sounds and low roars. The ghostly boy hadn't lied to Lu Mingfei. The thing outside the elevator was truly aiming for his life!

How to do?
The shrill sound was like someone frantically tearing at the elevator door with their fingernails, and the moment it opened, Lu Mingfei would be torn to pieces. The noise pierced Lu Mingfei's eardrums like needles, making it impossible for him to calm down and think. He trembled, holding the only light in his hands, as if waiting for death to come.

Where is the chance to survive?

Lu Mingfei's eyes fell on the phone in his hand, and that mysterious string of numbers quietly surfaced in his churning mind. His trembling fingers moved slowly, typing in those numbers that seemed to have magical power one by one.

The phone still had more than half of its battery left, and the signal was a bit weak, but it was enough for a call. Lu Mingfei pressed the call button hard and put the phone to his ear.

The cold reminder tone seemed to last for a century. In the dim light, Lu Mingfei held his breath and stared at the elevator door in front of him.

——It seems to have been torn open!

Lu Mingfei knew almost nothing about the person represented by that number. He had no idea who they were, whether they could come to his rescue, or even if they truly possessed some incredible power. But at this moment, this unfamiliar number, which Lu Mingfei had memorized by heart, was his last straw in this series of bizarre events!

Soon, a brief notification sounded over the speaker, indicating that the call was connected. Lu Mingfei didn't hesitate and shouted at the top of his lungs.

(End of this chapter)