The person outside likely isn't an activated monster, but more like someone the production team sent early on. They chose the exact moment the monster appeared, specifically to scare them by knocking on the door.
Otherwise, how could it be so coincidental that as soon as the electronic voice ended, the person outside started banging on the door?
Mu Qiu voiced her speculation and comforted Shu Ran:
"Sister Shu Ran, you don't need to be too afraid. Since we're all staying in this room together, no monster will charge in, and we won't be the first to get massacred.
In other words, we're still safe for now, and we've already gotten new information—someone has acquired the archive card and must know what it looks like.
At the confession meeting in the second hour, we can follow this lead and focus on the most suspicious person."
Shu Ran nodded while covering her mouth, holding back her tears, and then hid behind the curtain without moving. Trying to save face, she suggested:
