"Ah Jun? Ah Jun? Are you alright? "
There were so many beauties around the oak forest but the first to arrive was Uncle Dan.
Uncle Dan held Gu Jun and inspected the bleeding wounds on his shoulder and stomach. "Thankfully, the wounds are not deep …" The two wounds were not the only cause for concern for Gu Jun. Everyone could see that he was covered in wounds. His body was covered in mud and leaves, it was hard to tell what kind of torture he had gone through.
"Well, that's a bit greedy." Wu Shiyu went to help him up. "If only I'd known this would happen."
Deng Ximei looked at him silently, her eyes were filled with concern.
"I'm fine …" Gu Jun allowed them to carry him to a clean spot that was covered with a surgical cloth. Uncle Dan and the other medical members of the team, Sammy Walter and Galina Sokolova, immediately started to tend to his wounds. They injected him with morphine, cleaned, stitched and bandaged him up.
At the same time, he listened to Lou Xiaoning explain what had happened. His memory fragments were correct. Three hours ago, after he left Little Huili's room, he descended into madness. Then, he used an unknown spell to summon an unknown giant black bird outside the Psychology Building. He rode on it and ran away.
Wang Ruoxiang, who was at the Spell Department, saw the footage and confirmed that it was not Byakee.
Peacock and the rest confirmed that it was not the Nightmares.
The large black bird traveled at an alarming speed. However, the command central did not do that. Instead, they used the satellite to track the bird's movements. When they found out the black bird had entered the forest at the northern part of Eastern State, they immediately sent out the One to search for it.
The satellite had already locked onto a certain area. With Wu Shiyu and Deng Ximei's help, the team soon found his trail and arrived at this crucial moment.
In that case, Gu Jun knew that he had arrived at this forest earlier than expected. He had only woken up after resting for several hours by the pool.
Or maybe that witch had spent a few hours to gather her power and cast it here.
Her power allowed Gu Jun to see that the sky above the forest was dark but now the sun was shining down.
"Hey, by the way, what was that?" Lou Xiaoning asked as she studied Gu Jun with her left eye, "You look quite energetic."
Everyone was pleasantly surprised when they heard that. Gu Jun's condition was like a rollercoaster ride to their hearts. Before, he seemed to have gone mad, but now he seemed to have recovered.
"It does feel different …" Wu Shiyu used a sterile tissue to clean Gu Jun's face. She rolled her eyes, "Erm, I don't know, it's a good change, right?"
Everyone knew Wu Shiyu was not one to run out of words. Even when faced with a situation that others thought was a mess, she had her own unique perspective.
If even she could not explain it, then the situation must be too messy.
"It's complicated …" Gu Jun said. He could not talk about the mysterious signal and the strange feeling for now. "But I don't think I've lost my mind … That was a cultist, not my sister, not a member of the R'yleh Cult. It was a witch. Her goal was to consume me. She worshiped a thousand faces …"
He shared the information that he had just learned and it was relayed back to the command central through the military radio. Elder Tong and the rest were listening. They were happy that Gu Jun's stress level seemed to be recovering and that he had won.
"Another cult organization?" Tong Ye asked. This was not good news but it was not that surprising. After all, there had always been a lot of cult organizations.
"I have no idea whether it is another organization or not." Gu Jun voiced his opinion, "There is a high chance that there is a witch behind this incident …"
But this witch was too powerful. She was different from normal cultists. She was more like a demon like the Son of Misfortune.
Gu Jun looked at the black mud around him and the twisted oak trees. His hair stood on end.
'Is it over? Just like that? '
No, the witch did not 'come' to this world, nor did she disappear. This time, they might have only defeated a small shadow, but it was this small shadow that could casually create the 520 children with Tourette Syndrome and the tragedy of the oak tree collapse …
'How did she do that? 'Gu Jun was confused.
Furthermore, the shadow of the witch could come again. 'I've found you'. Was he like an anchor, a key, a connector? Just because of his existence, like a flower attracting bees, this witch from another space was attracted to him ….
By then, Deng Ximei and the rest had picked up his backpack, Carlop's equipment and Wu Shiyu's watercolor.
Gu Jun's heart skipped a beat. The strange feeling appeared again. It was not strong, but with so many people around … it might have affected the signal's reception.
'I have to get to the bottom of this signal. This should be what the witch is after. I have to get to the bottom of this before she comes again … or else there might not be a second chance … '
With that in mind, Gu Jun waited for Uncle Dan and the rest to finish bandaging him up. They prepared to leave the place and return to the base. Gu Jun pushed himself up to grab his backpack, especially the watercolor. He said, "Guys, I need to leave for a while. Do not follow me. Trust me, do not ask for the reason."
Uncle Dan, Lou Xiaoning, and the rest frowned. But Gu Jun did say that, and he did lead them here.
"Leave him be." Tong Ye's voice came from the walkie-talkie. "This kid, it's so hard to even take a vacation."
"Then be careful." Wu Shiyu saw her painting in his hands. 'Is it because of the signal?'
"Okay." Gu Jun nodded and limped into the forest.
But something told Wu Shiyu that something was not right. She hesitated. Watching him walk away, her heart was suddenly filled with anxiety.
She was reminded of his reluctance on the first night he visited her home, the sweetness and worry. She chased after him. "Dirty-minded Jun!"
Gu Jun stopped moving and turned back to look at his lover. He could not help but plant a kiss on her forehead. He held her hand and said, "Wait for me, I will be there soon."
He waved at Deng Ximei and the rest who were looking back at him quietly. He took one last look at Dirty-minded Yu and continued to walk into the forest. Stepping on the dried branches and mud, he occasionally glanced at the watercolor in his hands, searching for the source of the signal.
He didn't know how long he had been walking beside the trees and the mountain stream. Gradually, the strange feeling became clearer.
The watercolor was a painting of the sky. It used vibrant colors and lines to outline the moving clouds, air and nothingness. At that moment, in his eyes, the scenery in the painting really started to move, turning into a ball of indescribable chaos …
"If you can hear us … we … are good people …"
Gu Jun saw the split cross appear on the painting again. Suddenly, the painting glowed brighter and brighter until it was blindingly bright.
'What's happening … What's happening … '
For some reason, his arms began to tremble slightly, but he immediately understood that the two hands he used to hold the drawing paper had disappeared. His hands had melted into the painting … Was it another dimension? No, it was the painting, the painting was connected to another dimension, another world.
"No, it's the symbol!"
Just as Gu Jun let out a gasp of surprise, he saw the symbol in the painting glowing brightly. A strong suction force pulled him in.
In the blink of an eye, his entire person disappeared from the watercolor painting. The paper floated to the ground, and the forest returned to its tranquility.
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