Rena did not know that Lin Sanjiu had scanned through the windows of the building with her higher consciousness. Lin Sanjiu had already seen the fight between Hannie and Lin Sanjiu.
Even though Lin Sanjiu saw Rena taking the attack head-on, Lin Sanjiu couldn't do anything. The lobby of the first floor of the bank was so dark that she couldn't even see her own fingers in front of her. Hence, Lin Sanjiu's scan wasn't very clear. At every moment, she had to be on high alert to guard against any possible attacks from Derik.
Lin Sanjiu heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Rena struggling to get up from the ground. Then, she turned her attention back to her surroundings.
She had been in the bank for quite some time now, but not only did she not see any sign of Derik's ability, she didn't even know where he was.
Ever since Lin Sanjiu entered the lobby of the bank, all the windows and doors seemed to have melted into the darkness. If she didn't see the windows in her scan, she would have thought that she had been thrown into another dimension. However, no matter which direction she walked in, even if she walked straight for a few minutes, all she could see was darkness. She couldn't find the door that she had entered from.
This was the real reason why she couldn't go and help Rena.
Lin Sanjiu couldn't help feeling a little anxious. However, at that moment, the higher consciousness scan in her mind suddenly shook twice without warning. Then, it went black. When it lit up again, the scene in front of her had changed.
At that moment, there was a warm orange light a few steps away from her. Compared to the surrounding darkness, the orange light was a little eye-catching.
Under the orange light, a family of three was sitting upright. They looked as if they were taking a family portrait. They had a slightly stiff smile on their faces.
This was a very normal family. The father was a middle-aged man with a gentle face. His petite wife was hugging his arm. In front of them was a boy of about eight or nine years old. He was fidgeting in his chair absent-mindedly. He seemed to be impatient to sit with his parents and take a photo.
However, the environment they were in was too abnormal.
In the pitch-black lobby of the bank, only this strange light illuminated the family. It was within their reach. It was an excessively thick darkness. A small circle of light was surrounded by a pitch-black darkness. However, the family did not seem to notice it at all. The mother reached out and patted her restless son on the shoulder. Then, the family of three adjusted their expressions. They looked up together and smiled.
He was looking directly at Lin Sanjiu.
She shivered uncontrollably.
As if they were summoned by something, more and more people appeared in the scanning range.
Not all parents with children, but young couples, groups of friends, or elderly couples with grandchildren; everyone looked full of life and reality--except for the fact that their circumstances were not quite right.
Everyone was immersed in the thick darkness, but their expressions were very happy. It was as if he was taking a walk in the park or drinking tea at home.
"Are they duoluozhong?" Lin Sanjiu couldn't help asking in her mind, but Mrs. Manas naturally couldn't answer that question. She only reminded him worriedly, "Don't try to show off. Be careful. Even though your higher consciousness form is strong and can change its shape, it doesn't mean that you are immune to all attacks. "
Indeed, any attack that dealt high damage was equally effective against Lin Sanjiu. If Derik had used a series of Ripple Spheres instead of "Mount Tai Crusher", Lin Sanjiu would probably be in a wounded state.
She cautiously kept her distance from the people around her. She walked a few steps along the corner, planning to observe her surroundings.
However, even such a simple action became very difficult in just a short span of two to three minutes.
More and more people gradually appeared from the darkness. Some of them were in groups of twos and threes. Some of them were family members. Some of them seemed to be friends. Some of them were whispering to each other. Some of them were motionless. The number of these people kept increasing, and very soon, the limited space was filled to the brim. There were figures standing in every corner. It was almost impossible to walk around without bumping into these strange people.
As more and more people appeared, Lin Sanjiu gradually became more and more nervous. She stared at the scanning range of her higher consciousness, afraid that she would miss the slightest movement. However, to her surprise, after some time had passed, these people did not seem to have any intention of attacking her. These people didn't seem to have any intention of attacking her.
Lin Sanjiu wondered. "What are they doing?"
When the number of people in her scanning range reached two to three hundred, Derik's voice suddenly rang out from nowhere. It reverberated in the spacious space formed by the four walls. It was as if his voice had been amplified by a loudspeaker. It was so loud that it hurt her ears.
"Welcome to my domain. I call it the House of Refinement. From now on, I advise you to follow the rules of this space … Perhaps, you might have a chance to survive. "
"Rules? What rules? "
Just as Lin Sanjiu was in a daze and was about to write something, Derik's voice stopped with a swoosh. There was no more sound. Then, the two people standing not far from Lin Sanjiu moved.
It was a young couple holding hands. The two of them looked like students. Suddenly, they turned their heads. Suddenly, they turned their heads and looked at Lin Sanjiu expressionlessly. Then, they took a few steps forward and stood in front of her.
"You have ten seconds," the taller boy said calmly and numbly. "Find out who is Derik between the two of us."
Lin Sanjiu was startled. Before she could react to the question in her mind, she heard the girl beside her start counting down, "10, 9, 8 …"
Every second passed by quickly. In the blink of an eye, Lin Sanjiu had already counted to 4. However, she still had no clue what would happen after the countdown ended. In a moment of desperation, Lin Sanjiu pointed at the girl.
Regardless of which one she guessed, there was a 50% chance of success, so she might as well make a wild guess.
The girl, whose nose was pointed at by the finger bone, froze when she reached "2". Then, she smiled.
"Am I right?"
Before Lin Sanjiu could retract her hand, she suddenly felt a black shadow appear in front of her with a gust of wind. It was heading straight for her eye socket. She was caught off guard and dodged to the side in a fluster. The black shadow brushed past her temple with great force.
At this moment, the girl's voice rang out, "You guessed wrong."
The taller boy, who attacked Lin Sanjiu, did not reveal his original appearance. When he saw that Lin Sanjiu had dodged his attack, he reached for a long knife behind his waist and thrust it forward. He aimed for Lin Sanjiu's internal organs. After the girl finished her sentence, she took two steps back and disappeared into the darkness.
At this moment, Lin Sanjiu had calmed down from the attack from the taller boy's long knife. Relying on her strong body, she raised the back of her hand and hit the back of the knife. She had secretly put in a lot of strength into this attack. As expected, a few cracks appeared on the back of the knife. Then, the knife broke into a few pieces and fell to the ground with a clatter.
"This kind of attack isn't as good as when we fight outside!" Lin Sanjiu said in her heart. She made a feint with her left hand, as if she was going to attack the taller boy's abdomen. When the taller boy dodged to the side, Lin Sanjiu's right leg followed him like a shadow and landed a kick on his waist.
Lin Sanjiu did not continue fighting after her successful attack. She took a few steps back. She did not forget that she was in a strange situation.
However, after the taller boy got up from the ground, he pounced on her again as if he could not feel any pain. Just when Lin Sanjiu was about to counterattack, she heard another voice from the darkness beside her, "You have ten seconds to identify who is Derik."
Lin Sanjiu was shocked. When she turned around, she realized that the family of three who had taken the family portrait had already arrived beside her. Everyone had a calm expression on their faces. One could even say that they were gloomy. The little boy opened his mouth and counted, "Ten, nine …" (To be continued.)
PS:
Thank you, Lady Manman, Lotus, for purifying my words!
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