Hear the Animals’ Thoughts, Fight for Survival

Lin Zhiyu, a 25-year-old night-shift clerk, can hear animals’ inner thoughts. Her weird gift makes others see her as a jinx. One night after work, she hears a covered beast’s hungry thought: *I’m hungry. I want meat*. She warns her colleagues to hide, but no one trusts her. Her ex-boyfriend Fang Zekai is caught flirting with her by his girlfriend Su Manqi, once Zhiyu’s best friend. Su Manqi livestreams to accuse Zhiyu of fearmongering and gathers everyone in the lobby — exactly what the sneaking monster wants. It killed the gatekeeper, stole his memories and mimics human voices to lure victims. Emergency services dismiss Zhiyu’s call as a prank. A rescue captain arrives with only one teammate. The beast escapes its cage, turning the market into a hunting ground. The exhibition owner tries to push Zhiyu to the monster to save himself, but the captain saves her. Relying on her special ability, Zhiyu helps the group avoid the beast’s traps. Su Manqi still blames Zhiyu for the disaster and incites survivors to sacrifice her. The beast attacks when they open the door. Reinforcements arrive, and Zhiyu learns the monster fears bright light and loud noise. She lures it into a trap with searchlights and firecrackers, bringing it down. Just as they think the crisis ends, the exhibition owner, mutated by the beast’s blood, becomes the mastermind. He controls shadow creatures, poisons the water, plants bombs and turns Su Manqi into his spy. Fighting side by side with the captain, Zhiyu confronts Su Manqi in an attic. When Zhiyu tells her the owner plans to feed her to the beast once she is useless, Su Manqi betrays the villain.