The clear whistle fell. Just as the two of them looked at each other in shock, a woman's voice suddenly sounded in the hall, "Back off!"
Even though they had no idea what was going on, they could tell that it was Magus' voice. Before they could say anything, Qing Jiuliu and Ji Shanqing leaped backward with the thick glasses in their hands. As soon as they landed on the ground, their eyes were already on the spot where they were standing a moment ago.
The man with thick glasses didn't seem to understand what was going on, so he seized the opportunity to struggle. Caught off guard, Qing Jiuliu almost lost his grip on the T-shirt. Just as the T-shirt was about to slip out of his hands, he hesitated for a moment before he lunged forward and reached out to grab the T-shirt.
At the same time, Magus' next order rang out, "Ignore him! Get out of the lobby! This is bad — "
Qing Jiuliu, who was retreating hastily, felt his heart skip a beat. Ji Shanqing, who was standing beside him, shouted, "Who is it? Help us! "
However, Magus' next order wasn't directed at them. "Don't move! I will never allow you to go down there! "
Apparently, she was talking to Lin Sanjiu.
Both of them looked at each other. They didn't understand what Magus was talking about, but they didn't dare to waste any time. They ran for the exit as fast as they could. The man with the thick glasses was still flailing his legs while he yelled, "Lunatic! Let me go! " It was not unreasonable for him to shout like that. Apart from the two people who were running for their lives, there was nothing else in the hall. It looked as if they had suddenly had a fit of hysteria.
"Why are you running? Let me go," the man with the thick glasses struggled, slowing down Qing Jiuliu. He had lost his blood and had no strength left, so he couldn't struggle much. However, when he deliberately tripped Qing Jiuliu and almost caused him to fall to the ground, the latter's eyes reddened.
Just as he rushed out of the lobby, Qing Jiuliu immediately pinned him to the ground. His fingers gripped the man's neck tightly, and a trace of hostility flashed across his eyes.
Ji Shanqing, who was running in front, turned around when he heard the noise. She rushed over and grabbed Qing Jiuliu's arm. "There's no time. Let him go —"
"That's exactly what this brat is planning!" Qing Jiuliu shouted without raising his head. Suddenly, he felt Ji Shanqing's fingers sink deep into his skin, and the thick glasses under his hand stopped moving in a daze.
At this moment, the whistle tore through the air. It was like it was following them. The sound was so clear and sharp that it numbed the ears. It was so loud that it did not even sound like a whistle.
Along with the voice, a strong gust of wind that came out of nowhere suddenly blew at them from behind. Qing Jiuliu squinted his eyes and raised his head. He was stunned by what he saw.
The air in front of him was torn apart.
A twisting and throbbing crack slowly appeared in the air. What was revealed from the tear was an impenetrable darkness. Finally, Qing Jiuliu knew where the whistle came from.
The air between the heavens and the earth flowed into the crack at an incredible speed and was sucked into it. When the air flowed through the black crack, it made a sharp whistle-like sound. The crack grew bigger and bigger. More and more air flowed into the crack, and the wind grew stronger. Soon, the whistle turned into a sobbing sound.
It was as if it had a black hole-like suction force. When the crack gradually expanded to the length of half a person, the few of them felt that they were already on the verge of collapsing into the crack. They could not even stand properly, let alone escape. The grass, soil, stones, statues in the fountain, flagpoles in the front yard … Heaven and earth seemed to be distorted. Everything that they could see with their naked eyes was being sucked in one after another. He pounced towards the fissure from mid-air, and then quickly disappeared into the dark space within.
"Hold on tight!" Ji Shanqing, who was thrown out of the room, yelled in the howling wind. His face was distorted by the strong wind, and he had no idea whether his voice could be heard by the others or not. He could only try his best to squat down, his hands gripping the lamppost tightly as he struggled to move towards the next lamppost in the opposite direction.
Together with the pair of thick glasses, Qing Jiuliu grabbed onto an SUV that was quivering violently in the wind. The car looked as if it was jumping up and down, as if it could leave the ground and fly into the air at any moment. Qing Jiuliu looked around and his eyes fell on a fountain not far away.
It was a fountain that was half a meter deep in the ground. The fountain was made of marble and was connected to the ground. It was impossible for it to fly. If they could hold on to the edge of the fountain, they might have a chance.
"Go there!" he roared, but his voice was swallowed by the roar of the wind. He raised his voice and yelled again, "Go to the fountain!"
Everything in the surroundings was swept up by the strong wind. For a moment, he had no idea whether Ji Shanqing could hear him or not. However, the thick glasses, who was standing next to him, heard him. He struggled to crawl toward the marble fountain.
Qing Jiuliu panted as he inched toward the front of the car.
Among the three of them, Qing Jiuliu was the closest to the crack, and he was holding onto the door handle that was facing the crack. If they wanted to get to the fountain, they would have to go around the front of the SUV and rush to the other side from the back. However, Qing Jiuliu soon realized that it was too difficult to do so.
After holding on to the rearview mirror, there was nothing between the front tire and the other side of the car that he could hold on to.
The distance that was usually only one or two seconds seemed like a chasm between life and death. The swaying of the SUV was getting more and more intense. Qing Jiuliu had no choice but to duck his head to avoid a large flower pot that brushed past his head. When he turned around, he saw that the flower pot couldn't resist the gravitational pull. When it got close to the crack, it broke into pieces and fell into the deep black hole that was half the length of a human.
He didn't know when the SUV would follow in the footsteps of the flower pot. Gritting his teeth, Qing Jiuliu lunged forward and grabbed on to the front tire. He glanced around and an idea came to him.
If he wanted to go around to the other side of the SUV, he didn't have to take the risk of grabbing the smooth front of the car.
He grabbed the tire with one arm and reached under the car with the other. When he found something that he could hold on to, Qing Jiuliu quickly loosened his grip and fell under the car — almost at the same time when he managed to hold on to the tire. The crack widened slightly, and the wind doubled. The SUV was shaking so violently that it felt like it would fly away at any moment.
Qing Jiuliu panted under the car and fought against the strong gravitational pull with all his might. Little by little, he moved to the other side of the SUV. The veins on his forehead were bulging. The man with the thick glasses was lucky. He had already left the SUV and was crawling forward, almost touching the marble pool.
Just when Qing Jiuliu peeked his head out of the crack and before he could heave a sigh of relief, he felt his body tremble. He suddenly felt his body shake, and then the world spun around him. His body was enveloped by a sense of weightlessness. Blood rushed to his brain, and as his vision turned black, he realized that he had finally been sucked into the crack along with the car.
"Qing Jiuliu!"
Ji Shanqing turned around, and his face paled immediately. He shifted his gaze, and his eyes lit up again. He shouted, "Let go of me!"
Qing Jiuliu didn't think much and let go of the SUV. However, due to the strong gravitational pull from the crack, he didn't fall to the ground. Instead, he flew backward along with the SUV. Just when he subconsciously let out a long cry, the darkness in between the crack was already very close. The darkness in between the cracks was already within reach. In the next second, his body slammed heavily against the car and slid down to the ground.
Qing Jiuliu wasn't the only one who fell. The things that were swept up by the strong wind fell to the ground as the wind stopped.
"Now!" Ji Shanqing straightened his body and shouted as he ran, "Hurry up and get back to the hotel!"
Qing Jiuliu couldn't help but turn around to look at the sky. She immediately understood why the wind had suddenly stopped. The crack was not even the size of an adult. When the SUV crashed into it, it naturally blocked the entire crack. When she looked up from the ground, it was as if the car had been pulled by an invisible string. It was as if the SUV was being lifted into the air.
However, just as the two of them took a few steps forward, the sound of steel being twisted in the air made their hearts skip a beat. This brief moment of peace only lasted for less than three seconds before the SUV started to distort at a speed visible to the naked eye. The part of the SUV that was blocking the crack was sucked in deeply, and a sharp, ear-piercing sound rang out. It reminded them of the flower pot that had been crushed by the suction force. Qing Jiuliu's face darkened.
At this time, they were still several hundred meters away from the hotel.
If the SUV could hold on for another three to five seconds, they would be able to escape. Once they entered the hotel, they would be safe. After all, no matter how strong the gravitational pull was, it didn't seem to be able to uproot the entire building.
Although the combat power of both of them wasn't very high, they were still posthumans. To them, the distance of several hundred meters could be covered in the blink of an eye. In the blink of an eye, both of them had already pounced on the pillar in front of the hotel entrance.
The sharp twisting sound of the SUV in the air was getting louder and louder.
"Don't come in!"
Just as Magus shouted, the SUV was completely engulfed by the deafening roar. Before the two of them could touch the pillar, an invisible force burst out from the hotel and pushed them back a few steps. It was Magus' higher consciousness. At this time, the car in the air had completely disappeared, and the suction force of the fissure once again distorted the sky and earth. As the fissure was bigger this time, the wind was even more violent than before, and it immediately swept the two of them into the air without grabbing anything.
"What are you doing?!" A familiar female voice rang out faintly. It sounded flustered and exasperated, "Hurry up and grab this thing!"
As soon as Lin Sanjiu's voice rang out, a long and huge shadow suddenly appeared from the window on the upper floor of the hotel. The two of them didn't even need to aim for the black shadow as it was sucked straight toward the crack. Qing Jiuliu and Ji Shanqing each grabbed one of the black shadows. Only when they caught the black shadow did they realize that it was a bone whip that Lin Sanjiu had released.
The amount of air that flowed toward the fissure only to be swallowed by the black hole increased. Even Lin Sanjiu, who was in the room, was barely holding on despite the excruciating pain. The bone whip, which was stretched taut, actually began to move closer to the fissure with a screeching sound.
"Do you know," Qing Jiuliu suddenly turned his head and forced a smile at Ji Shanqing, "This way of dying is really regrettable." "Cut the crap!" Ji Shanqing immediately raised his voice, "You caught it!"
Just as his voice faded away, Magus' voice suddenly rang out, "I'm going to put both of you into the fountain now. Hold on tight!"
As soon as he said that, Magus' voice suddenly rang out, "I'm going to put both of you into the fountain now. Hold on tight!"
As soon as she said that, the bone wings that were sucked in by the wind were lifted into the air by a force. Even though Magus was forced to move because of Lin Sanjiu's actions, when she moved, it was still a relief to both of them. Slowly and steadily, the bone whip moved away from the crack. Even though Lin Sanjiu was in excruciating pain from the tug-of-war, she managed to put both of them safely into the fountain. They landed right next to the man with the thick glasses.
Leaning against the marble wall of the fountain was equivalent to hiding in an underground pit. For the time being, both of them were no longer in danger of being sucked into the crack. Just as they sat down, an agitated female voice rang out in the hotel. It was Lin Sanjiu, who had questioned Magus loudly.
"Listen up, I'm only going to say this once," Magus' voice sounded agitated for the first time. It was as if she was holding back the urge to kill all three of them, "This thing is called a dimensional crack. Once it appears, there's nothing we can do except wait for it to disappear!"
Ji Shanqing and Qing Jiuliu looked at each other. Both of their faces were still pale. After a short pause, the grand prize raised his voice and asked, "Then, why didn't you let us into the hotel?"
"No one knows what the dimensional crack is. But based on the past, it's highly likely that it will move with posthumans. If that thing enters the hotel, the entire hotel will collapse. If that happens, even I won't be able to escape!" When Magus said that, her anger was clearly directed at Lin Sanjiu, "Are you trying to kill us all?!"
Ji Shanqing quickly turned his head, and his expression immediately lightened. The crack was closing up, and the black hole was getting smaller and smaller. It was about to disappear completely. Ji Shanqing pushed Qing Jiuliu away, his voice full of relief, "Look, it's almost gone!"
Magus fell silent.
Under the dim moonlight, the crack finally disappeared completely. The only thing left was the inky blue night sky and the sound of the wind.
"Sh * t," Magus said softly.
Ji Shanqing froze for a second. In the next second, the sky above the fountain was torn apart again. Unbeknownst to him, the crack had moved to the top of their heads. From the length of an arm, it gradually grew bigger. The airflow suddenly changed its direction. From the bottom to the top, it was sucked into the crack. This time, since they were all sitting in the fountain, there was almost no space for them to grab.
Ji Shanqing knew it was futile, but he still grabbed the edge of the marble tile with his hand. He closed his eyes and heard Lin Sanjiu's heart-wrenching scream coming from the direction of the hotel. At that moment, he suddenly felt the figure beside him move.
Qing Jiuliu was being sucked up!
Ji Shanqing's heart skipped a beat. He quickly opened his eyes. Just as he expected, Qing Jiuliu's body tumbled and floated into the air. However, he wasn't the only one.
Clutching the thick glasses' neck tightly, Qing Jiuliu seemed to have intentionally leaped into the air. The thick glasses let out a whimper, but it soon weakened due to the loss of blood. Ji Shanqing blinked his eyes in bewilderment. Then, he suddenly realized what Ji Shanqing was going to do next. His face turned pale.
With a series of painful wails, the thick glasses' body was firmly stuck in the arm-length crack. The wind stopped for the third time.
"One of the posthumans has already merged with the dimensional crack. He won't be following us anymore. Hurry up and drag him up!" Qing Jiuliu roared the moment he landed on the ground.
"You caught him too!" Ignoring Magus, Lin Sanjiu threw her bone whip at Ji Shanqing.
"Let's send him off first," Qing Jiuliu took out a crumpled cigarette with trembling fingers and put it in his mouth, "... Just in case this guy can't hold on for long."
PS:
The telecommunication network in this residential area is down today. I'm wearing a cap (without washing my hair) and holding a laptop in my hand. I'm writing a post in a corner of McDonald's in a wretched manner... Since I've been working so hard to update, please forgive me for not writing a thank you list because my 30 minutes is almost up...
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