Buzz buzz buzz—
Ma Xuan reached out from under the covers and gently picked up the phone on the bedside table.
He glanced at the incoming call display and the time on the screen, slightly furrowed his brow, and answered the call.
As soon as the call connected, a strange chewing sound came through, causing Ma Xuan to freeze in surprise.
He quickly adjusted the volume to maximum, pressing his ear against the receiver to listen carefully.
Immediately, it was as if he had been propelled by a spring, suddenly sitting upright in bed.
He heard dozens of mouths and teeth crazily chewing and swallowing from the other end of the line, the sound like dozens of mouths gnawing frantically at the same frequency right by his ear, involuntarily causing goosebumps to rise on his skin, his heart faintly gripped by fear.
Ma Xuan cautiously made no sound, quietly pressed the record button, then sat silently on the edge of the bed, listening intently to the sounds on the phone.
