Lin Sanjiu swung her [Vibroblade]. The extension design that the Garden of Eden Laboratory had installed on the blade was extended to its maximum. Lin Sanjiu felt that the two-meter-long blade felt hollow under the dim light. Lin Sanjiu had no idea if she had hit that thing or not.
Legend had it that a tall, featureless man would appear from time to time in Europe during the Middle Ages. Even now, there were still occasional witnesses. The people that the man followed in the forest or saw him in the middle of the night were said to have disappeared forever.
Of course, this was just a legend and it didn't fit the facts.
… Because the truth was that it wasn't a man.
Lin Sanjiu had dropped the [Ability Polishing Agent] on the floor when she was startled. The bottle rolled back and forth, causing the lighting to be very unstable. Amidst the flickering light, Lin Sanjiu abruptly stopped swinging her dagger. The tall man had disappeared.
She was surrounded by the forest and it was pitch black. He could disappear into the forest if he turned around.
Lin Sanjiu didn't know when he would sneak up to her.
Lin Sanjiu stared at the direction where he disappeared. She quickly crouched down and touched the bottle of Ability Polishing Agent with her trembling fingers. She didn't dare to stay any longer. She turned around and ran back the way she came from.
It was not that it was safer to come here, but when she accidentally glanced at the forest on the hillside in the distance, there was an oval white object at the top of every tree.
Even though it didn't have any facial features, it was still a face. Of course, trees didn't have faces.
They were tall men all over the hills, standing shoulder to shoulder, looking at her in silence.
Lin Sanjiu's [Defense Forcefield] glowed brightly after she was startled. It lit up her upper body, but her legs were still shrouded in darkness. Lin Sanjiu couldn't care less about controlling the intensity of her Higher Consciousness. She activated her [Defense Forcefield] to the maximum and ran forward with all her might, feeling the burning sensation in her lungs.
There was only one main road connecting Bamboo Grove Mountain Scenic Area to the train station square. A few hotels and most of the residential buildings were built on both sides of the main road. Lin Sanjiu ran down the mountain and passed the convenience store. The cardboard figure was nowhere to be seen. When she was almost at the foot of the hotel, she braked and stopped.
Amidst his heavy breathing. Lin Sanjiu narrowed her eyes and observed the surroundings. She did not dare to miss the slightest movement.
The lights in the hotel building were all out. The window that Chen He had poked his head out from earlier was still open. However, there was no one in the dark room.
Old Cloth Shoe, Chen He. Perhaps there were more things spying on her, and they could be anywhere.
In the dark, Lin Sanjiu couldn't see her surroundings with the help of a bottle of sanitizer. Furthermore, her head was throbbing with pain. It seemed to be a sign that his Willpower was about to hit rock bottom.
Without this little bit of protection, she did not know what she would do.
It seemed to her that she was breathing so heavily that she might have heard it from the other street, but everything but herself seemed to be deaf and mute.
"Douglas, I don't know if you have realized it," Lin Sanjiu tried her best to keep her voice calm. As she spoke, she slowly took a step forward. "… You're actually dead. You died in the electronics store. I, I can give you a proper burial … "
Her mind was so muddled that she even remembered the lines from the television dramas, "I can give you a proper burial or burn joss paper for you. You can rest in peace, right? "
It was still quiet. Lin Sanjiu didn't know if Douglas could hear what she said — if he was still in the hotel building.
Lin Sanjiu listened attentively.
The darkness was like a thick fog that covered everything. There was no sound at all. Her heart skipped a beat. She took the opportunity to run. She planned to leave this area first.
However, she didn't expect that she would slow down after taking a few steps.
There was a small object made of white cloth lying on the ground not far in front of her.
When Lin Sanjiu saw it, she felt as if a huge burden had been lifted off her shoulders. She felt much more relaxed.
"Why did you leave it here?" Lin Sanjiu panted. She bent down and picked up the Teru Teru Doll. She didn't dare to slow down for even a second. "It's fine as long as I can get it back!"
With the Teru Teru Doll, she didn't have to worry about running out of Higher Consciousness. Lin Sanjiu suddenly had a goal in mind. She dashed back to the train station.
Just as she expected, when she was about to enter the station square, she saw a white light coming from the entrance of the station. The lights in the station were still on!
It became the only lighthouse in the dark. It was a human instinct to stay close to light. Lin Sanjiu instantly felt more at ease.
She somersaulted and leaped over the ticket barrier. She deactivated her [Defense Forcefield] the moment she entered the platform. After all, her Higher Consciousness was precious. If she ran out of it, she might faint on the spot.
The platform seemed to be the same as before, quiet, empty, and devoid of people. There was a red light on the time display above her. It was only six o'clock in the evening.
Just when Lin Sanjiu was thinking about where to find a ladder to hang the Teru Teru Doll from the ceiling, she suddenly noticed something strange.
"It's not that I'm being paranoid …" She slowly turned her head.
Douglas was standing in the darkness outside the glass wall of the train station. He was looking at her with a smile on his face.
He raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the ticket barrier. His smile widened. Then, he nodded at Lin Sanjiu and walked toward the entrance of the platform.
He was wearing that old pair of cloth shoes.
"Douglas wants to come in, just like the group of teachers and students..."
Lin Sanjiu's hair stood on end. For a few seconds, her body froze and she couldn't move. At that moment, a strange white light suddenly appeared on the other side of the platform. Then, without any warning, there was a rumbling sound. A train seemed to have sensed that someone was on the platform. It came out from the darkness on the other side of the tunnel.
Lin Sanjiu stared blankly as the train stopped on the platform. Then, it opened all the carriage doors.
The carriage was exactly the same. The green leather seats, the fluorescent lights … She could even feel a gust of cold wind when the doors opened.
"Should I go?"
Just as the thought rose in her mind, she heard a click from the ticket barrier. A humanoid shadow appeared behind the corner and landed on the ground.
"Let's go!"
Lin Sanjiu didn't have time to think. She plunged into the familiar carriage. (To be continued.)
PS:
Thank you, Doomsday Fragrance, for another pink gift (Did I forget you last time?) YashaI27's pink gift, MoLly's pink gift, Nausica's another perfume pouch, Peach x3's protective amulet, Yaoyao King's pink gift, Wood x4's fish's pink gift, Yuki no Lotus's protective amulet, Zi Han's protective amulet, Little White Wall's protective amulet, Bee1031's protective amulet! I think I missed some … Remember to tell me!
"Everyone seems to have been scared by me for the past two days. So many pink gifts and gifts. Are you trying to bribe me so that the female lead will die sooner?
Don't worry, she will die in the afternoon!
How could I comfort the readers with the news of the female lead's death …
"After she dies, I won't be scary anymore …"
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