The pitch-black night sky was like a huge curtain, blocking all the light.
Chen Ge sat on the scooter and opened his palm. The cold raindrops fell into his palm.
"Looks like it's going to rain."
The buildings on the side of the road looked blurry. It was not even midnight, but there was no light in the residential area.
"Do the people in Eastern Jiujiang sleep early?"
Chen Ge noticed this. He parked the scooter at the bus stop and took out his phone to look at the time.
"It's not midnight yet. Normally, those things only become active after midnight." Chen Ge did not carry a raincoat or umbrella. He was worried that Yan Danian's comic would get wet. "Should I wait here? Or should I move on before the rain gets any heavier? "
After giving it some thought, Chen Ge decided to move on. "When the rain gets heavier, I'll find a place to hide. I can't spend the whole night waiting for the hearse to show up. Going to the old house where Jiang Long imprisoned Xiao Bu's mother should be my priority tonight."
Chen Ge was a very decisive person. Once he made a decision, he would act immediately.
At this moment, he was the only car on the entire road, but he did not panic at all.
"Route 104 is the longest bus in Jiujiang and has the most stops. It's also the only bus that goes from Western Jiujiang to Eastern Jiujiang. When the city opened this route, it was to strengthen the connection between Western Jiujiang and Eastern Jiujiang.
"Now that I think about it, of all the routes, only the last bus on Route 104 will have an accident. The culprit probably wants to use this bus to bring the ghosts and lingering spirits from Western Jiujiang to Eastern Jiujiang, or they want to sneak something from Eastern Jiujiang to Western Jiujiang."
Chen Ge had no idea what the culprit in Eastern Jiujiang was planning to do, but from his previous contact with them, the culprit appeared to be planning to turn Eastern Jiujiang into a Specter's playground. They had even built a residential area outside of Li Wan City just for the Specters.
"Eastern Jiujiang is much more dangerous than Western Jiujiang. I can't let my guard down."
The deeper they went into Eastern Jiujiang, the darker the street lights became. The twisted light not only failed to bring warmth and security, but it only added to the anxiety in their hearts.
The buildings on the side of the road were very common, but at this time, there was an indescribable strangeness to them. It was as if the people living in them were not living, but something else.
When passing a T-junction, Chen Ge stopped.
He stood under a stop sign for Route 104 and looked left and right. He tried his best to remember, but he could not remember which way to go.
After completing the black phone's Trial Missions so many times, in order to escape in times of danger, he had developed the habit of memorizing the nearby roads no matter where he went.
After his previous visits to Li Wan City, he had already memorized the route, but when he followed the route in his memory, a route that was not in his memory appeared before his eyes.
"Did I remember wrongly? Or have I already entered the area of influence of the out-of-control door? "
He took out his phone and opened the map navigation, but his phone couldn't locate him.
"Looks like I've also encountered the situation that Doctor Pei described."
It was the same situation, but Chen Ge's method was completely different from the patient's. He parked the e-bike by the roadside, carried his backpack, walked to the nearest shop, and knocked heavily on the closed shutter door.
"Such a crazy knocking at midnight, and not a single person in the building came out to see what's going on?"
Chen Ge turned back to look. The buildings in his sight were blurry, and the darkness was like a stampeding beast charging from afar, ready to swallow everything, including Chen Ge.
"If the out-of-control door is left open for a long time, the strange and despairing world inside the door will overlap with the world outside the door." Chen Ge had only heard about it from Meng Nan; he had not seen it himself, so he could not be sure.
"Never mind, there's no point thinking about it." Chen Ge pulled open the zipper of his backpack. He was about to take out the hammer to test the reaction of the residents behind the door when something suddenly drove toward him from the darkness.
The car looked old like it hadn't been maintained for a long time. Instead of calling it a bus, it looked more like a coffin that was moving on the road.
"Route 104?" Chen Ge looked at the bus that drove out from the T-junction, and his pupils narrowed.
At the same time, the black phone that he kept in his shirt pocket vibrated.
Chen Ge took it out of habit and swiped the screen.
"Congratulations, Specter's Favored! Congratulations for triggering the two-star Trial Mission — The Hearse!
"Do you wish to accept the mission?
"Warning! If you give up on the mission, the scenario will never be unlocked! "
Looking at the message on the phone, Chen Ge chose yes without hesitation.
"The hearse carrying the dead is on its way. If you do not leave in one hour, you will be trapped on the bus forever!
"Mission Requirement: Take the bus on Route 104 to Li Wan City after midnight and get off safely.
"Mission Hint: After completing this mission, a new Trial Mission will be unlocked!"
After three seconds, Chen Ge put the black phone away. After reading the mission details, he confirmed his suspicion. Among the first few Trial Missions given by the black phone, the Hearse mission should be the key to connecting Western Jiujiang and Eastern Jiujiang! After completing this mission, the black phone might update me with a more difficult Trial Mission that needs to be completed in Eastern Jiujiang!
Chen Ge carried the backpack and returned to the bus stop. He looked at the bus that was slowly approaching like a coffin, and his eyes narrowed. There should be a Greater Red Specter in Eastern Jiujiang. Looks like after completing the Hearse mission, the black phone will update me with a four-star Trial Mission.
Taking a deep breath, Chen Ge was ready. He stood alone in the dark, and his expression was serious. The Hearse mission is a new beginning. I can't be careless.
The cold wind caressed his sleeves, and his hair was wet. Chen Ge looked at the approaching bus, and one of his hands slowly reached into his backpack.
The rain was getting heavier.
The gloomy bus finally pulled into the bus stop. Chen Ge's heart started to race, and he heard the announcement coming from the bus.
"It's finally here."
Chen Ge looked at the passengers on the bus who had their heads lowered. He took a few steps forward, but before he could step out of the bus stop, the bus drove past him. It picked up speed and sped away from the bus stop, flying into the distance.
Looking at the departing bus, Chen Ge took a long time to react.
"It's not letting me get on?"
The mission requirement on the black phone was to take the bus to Li Wan City and get off safely, but the bus did not plan to let Chen Ge get on.
If he did not take the bus, he would naturally fail the mission. Chen Ge did not expect that to happen.
To avoid failing the mission, Chen Ge grabbed his backpack, rode Fan Cong's e-bike, and chased after the bus.
"There's still someone who hasn't gotten on!"
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