As the sun set in Ox City, not a single trace of light could be seen. Be it the buildings or the street lamps, none of them were lit. It was as if the entire city was engulfed in darkness, giving off an indescribable sense of oppression.
Lei Dong and the others skillfully took out some wood from inside the supermarket, lit it with a lighter, and made a simple bonfire.
The appearance of light made everyone subconsciously heave a sigh of relief.
However, the world outside the supermarket seemed to be getting darker and darker. They could barely see their fingers in front of them, as if they were wrapped in a thick black fog. Even the street in front of the supermarket could not be seen clearly.
Lei Dong sighed and said, "Ox City seems to be getting darker these past few nights. Once night falls, those damned things will come out. Everyone, stay close to the bonfire. Don't act alone."
The others also nodded with lingering fear. Obviously, the experience of the past few nights had left a deep impression on them. The omnipresent, irresistible fear had penetrated deep into their bones.
"It's very dark outside now, and those damned things are hiding in the dark. It's very dangerous." Lei Dong looked at Zhao Yao and said, "The other teams probably won't act rashly in such a dark environment. Let's spend the night here and wait for them."
Just as everyone looked at the increasingly oppressive darkness outside the window, Zhao Yao took out a light ball out of nowhere. It was Fish Ball, who was glowing under Yuan Yuan's invisibility.
Zhao Yao took out Fish Ball and walked toward the entrance of the supermarket step by step. He said, "Don't panic! I've prepared a super high-power 360-degree searchlight. No matter how dark it is, it can also guide the way for others. "
Everyone looked at this scene in surprise. The light ball in Zhao Yao's hand was getting brighter and brighter, as if Zhao Yao had brought it out of the supermarket. The whole street instantly became as bright as day, and the white light pierced the sky, allowing more than half of the city to see it clearly.
"It's so bright."
"I suddenly don't feel so scared anymore."
On the other side, Zhao Yao took out the light ball and said to Fish Ball in his mind, "Are you done with the customers? Come and help me out then. "
Fish Ball said unhappily, "There are still people waiting to light my clock. I'm very popular now."
"Okay, okay, just treat it as overtime. I'll give you double the money." As Zhao Yao spoke, he stopped and turned to look at everyone. "Then I'll put the light source here. Is that okay?"
Lei Dong nodded dumbly along with the others. He felt that the atmosphere was a little different from a few days ago. Shouldn't everyone be huddled around the campfire, frightened by the ghostly things in the dark and unable to sleep?
Lei Dong couldn't help but say, "It won't attract other apostles, right?"
"Just lure them over and kill them," Zhao Yao said. "Look at the dark circles around your eyes. You haven't slept for a long time, right? Hurry up and sleep. I'll keep watch tonight. "
A few minutes later, Lei Dong and the others looked at Zhao Yao, who was leaning against the entrance of the supermarket with his eyes closed, drooling and snoring.
After all, they were still in the dangerous Ox City, so they couldn't sleep too deeply. As a result, Zhao Yao's snoring woke them all up.
Dongzi whispered, "He seems to be asleep."
Lei Dong said hesitantly, "I don't think so? I've heard of a state of alertness that only the aces in the army have. They can instantly enter a deep sleep, but they will wake up at the slightest movement. The Headless Horseman might be in this state now. "
At this moment, Zhao Yao suddenly laughed from afar. "Hahahaha, remember to come again, boss."
Dongzi said helplessly, "He seems to be dreaming."
Lei Dong wavered. "Forget it, I'll keep watch tonight. You guys sleep first."
Dongzi said helplessly, "This snoring is too loud. I can't sleep."
At this moment, the light that was as bright as day suddenly dissipated, and the entire supermarket fell into darkness once again. Because of the light from the fish balls, the others didn't keep the bonfire lit, so it had long been extinguished.
Now that the light had suddenly entered the darkness, everyone could only see pure darkness, and they couldn't see anything at all.
The sudden darkness made everyone's hearts tighten. Lei Dong shouted, "Don't panic! Everyone stay where you are and don't move! "
However, at this moment, the sound of running footsteps came from the darkness. Lei Dong said angrily, "I told you not to move! All of you stay where you are! "
However, the footsteps in the darkness did not stop. Lei Dong was so angry that he was about to shout again, but Dongzi's voice came faintly. "Boss, this is the sound of leather shoes. None of us are wearing leather shoes."
Following Dongzi's words, the sound of leather shoes in the darkness instantly stopped, and everyone held their breath.
Lei Dong tensed up, because he heard the sound of leather shoes stepping on the floor. It seemed to have stopped not far from him.
Lei Dong gripped the gun in his hand tightly, sweat dripping from his forehead like water droplets. It was quiet all around, and only the heavy breathing of his comrades could be heard.
"That's not right. There's no strenuous exercise. Who's panting so loudly?" Lei Dong was suddenly shocked because he felt that the panting seemed to be getting louder, as if it was right beside his ears.
A creepy feeling rose from the bottom of his heart. He suddenly raised his right hand that was holding the gun. Just as he raised the gun, the sound of footsteps rang out again, and this time, it was moving away from him.
Following the sound of footsteps, a second, a third, and more and more footsteps sounded. It sounded as if dozens of people wearing leather shoes were running around them.
However, this supermarket was just a convenience store. How could there be so many people running around?
Amidst the pitch-black darkness, everyone felt their hair stand on end as they listened to the sound of footsteps echoing in all directions amidst the silence.
"It's a ghost!"
"The ghost is here."
"Everyone, come closer! Don't get caught by them! "
Just as everyone was getting more and more nervous, light came again, instantly illuminating the entire supermarket. With the arrival of light, the footsteps immediately retreated, as if they had disappeared into the darkness outside.
At the entrance of the supermarket, Zhao Yao grabbed Fishball and slapped him a few times. He said angrily, "Didn't I tell you to be on duty today? Why did you fall asleep? "
Fishball said while drooling, "I'm already awake, Little Yu. I'll go to bed after lying down for a while." As he spoke, the light on his body slowly dimmed again, as if it was going to go out again.
Zhao Yao quickly shook Fishball, making it brighter again. As he shook, he said angrily, "Useless thing, even a light bulb is stronger than you."
Fishball was furious. "That's enough, Zhao Yao. I'm warning you! Don't shake me anymore, or I'll … "
Zhao Yao snorted coldly and shook even more violently. The Fishball in his hand was shaken so much that it became a blur.
Fishball became brighter and brighter, and after a while, he spat it out. Even the thing he spat out looked like it was glowing.
Zhao Yao shook the invisible Fishball, looked at Lei Dong, who was a little embarrassed, and said, "I didn't fall asleep just now. I was just pretending to be asleep. But if there's any movement, or if someone is malicious to me, I'll wake up. Believe me, I've practiced."
Zhao Yao was talking about his strength of five cats. Indeed, if someone was malicious to him, or if there was any movement, he would wake up, just like a cat pretending to be asleep.
Lei Dong nodded awkwardly. "I believe you."
Zhao Yao looked at the soldiers who had all woken up and said in surprise, "Why are you all awake? Oh, did those guys wake you up? "
As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows and looked in the direction where the footsteps had disappeared. He scolded, "What's with the noise in the middle of the night? Don't they want to sleep? They have to go to work tomorrow! Get over here and apologize! "
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