April 6th, rain.
"My students and I dug shovel-by-shovel until we finally opened up the underground tunnel."
"This place has a civilization of an entire world. Now that we've reached this stage, no matter what the current situation is or what the future holds, my students and I can die without regrets.
"But what about Cai Yong and the child? I can't let them die like that.
"Something is wrong with the students, but I'm getting more and more clear-headed. I feel like this world is not just a problem with the magnetic field. Perhaps there are other existences affecting us. This is the first time I've thought about this problem.
"Are there ghosts in this world? I asked Cai Yong, and she told me that there are no ghosts in this world. Ghosts are things that science can't explain yet. Science is the courage of mankind.
"Cai Yong can still say something like that in such a situation. She's my wife after all.
"Tonight, I want to sleep next to the child. That will make me feel at ease."
—
April 19th, rain.
"It's not easy to survive in this underground palace, but I've given all the good food I've prepared to Cai Yong. She and the child are doing very well." com
"It's not easy to prepare food. We can only do it at night, or else it'll be stolen by others.
Although they're all my students, I have no choice. My child has to survive. I'm sorry, but that's my determination as a father.
"Thankfully, everyone is still here. With a team of 29 working together, we'll definitely be able to get out."
—
April 27th, rain.
"Since we came down, it's been raining every day. The food is moldy, but Cai Yong is in a good mood. She seems to have gained weight and is even cuter.
"We've been discussing the child's name for the whole day, but we still have no idea.
"At night, the five of us sit around the fire. For some reason, the darkness here seems to be able to swallow the light. Even when we burn the bones, clothes, and other things, the fire can't light up. It can only light up a small round area before us.
"Cai Yong told us to keep our backs to each other and not face the darkness. Everyone agreed, so the five of us kept our backs to each other.
"Cai Yong encouraged me and everyone else at the same time.
Everyone likes her and respects her. They treat her like an angel. I'm happy, but I'm also sad.
"Cai Yong is mine, and so is the child."
—
April 30, rain.
"We successfully survived the night, but Shao Yiwen can't take it anymore. She kept nagging. Last night, she slept back-to-back with Him for the whole night. She was eaten."
"Who is he?"
"I was very confused, but Evin's left arm and her entire back were bitten off by those things. Her internal organs flowed out from the wound, and her intestines fell to the ground. Her back was full of bloody holes like a hornet's nest, and there was a dense amount of pus oozing out."
"But we can't stop moving. We have to continue moving and find the exit."
"Xu Xiangdong has also become very strange. He keeps saying that he found an important document and scribbled some random symbols in his notebook. He even said that this is the language of the Elven Kingdom."
"My other student, Duan Xuemin, disagreed with him. He even wanted to hit Duan Xuemin."
"He's completely gone mad. He doesn't know what happened, but his eyes suddenly went blind, leaving only two black holes. He said that 'He' was always by his side and that he could even feel his breathing."
"If we continued to bring him along, it might be dangerous for Cai Yong, the child, and Xuemin."
"We convinced him to stay and take care of Shao Yiwen, and then secretly got rid of him. Although it was very unrighteous, if we continued to insist on this little bit of righteousness, it would only destroy more things."
"Now it's only me, Cai Yong, and my student, Duan Xuemin, left."
—
April 27, rain.
"It's still raining, and it hasn't stopped. The three of us still haven't found the exit. To be honest, it's a little hopeless."
"But I can't show it in front of Cai Yong and the child. I joked with Xuemin and asked her if she had any food. She cried in fear."
"She even said something about not eating her, not eating her."
"Why would I eat her? Silly child, very good at joking. Cai Yong was amused. When Cai Yong smiled, I felt very hopeful."
"I put my hand on Cai Yong's stomach, and the child was kicking me. This is my first child. No matter what, I have to protect him and let him live."
"I love him."
—
April 28, rain.
Xuemin was gone.
—
April 29, rain.
"It's only me and Cai Yong left. A piece of flesh was bitten off my calf, but I don't feel any pain at all."
"I'm in a daze all day. Cai Yong said that it's caused by long-term claustrophobia and malnutrition. Moreover, the rainwater is very sticky and smelly. After drinking it for a long time, it really makes me want to vomit."
"But Cai Yong is fine. I can't see any discomfort at all. Her stomach is very big."
"She's about to give birth. Her hands and feet are very swollen, and it's very inconvenient for her to walk."
"Cai Yong and I have silently written many names for the child, but we haven't decided yet. I hope to have a daughter, but Cai Yong wants a son."
"If it's a daughter, it will definitely look like Cai Yong."
"I've thought of more than ten names, but Cai Yong only said a boy's name. I don't really like it, but as long as she's happy."
(More than ten names were listed below.)
"Cai Yong and I have been rushing towards a certain destination. It's very strange. Where exactly are we going?"
—
May 1, rain.
"A lot of the flesh on my legs has disappeared. I can already see the bones clearly. I can't walk anymore. I can only crawl on the ground.
"I crawled until I was covered in mud, but Cai Yong didn't despise me. She kissed me and dragged me along."
—
Lin Jie flipped to the next page expressionlessly, but the blank horizontal grid woke him up from his thoughts.
That's it … Lin Jie continued to flip. On the last page, he found a piece of paper that was almost completely dyed red with blood. Lin Jie reached out and touched it with his finger. He could feel the indentation on the tip of the pen.
He took a deep breath and held up the notebook to the oil lamp. Through the light, the extremely red scribbles reflected in his eyes.
—
"We're here. We're here. Cai Yong and I have finally arrived."
"But, is this … is this hell?" “
Rotten flesh covered the sky and the ground, forming a huge palace. All kinds of strange creatures, including the broken limbs of humans, covered the place before our eyes. When we stepped on them, we could hear the sound of flesh and blood. "
"Countless pairs of black and red eyes filled the entire palace. The moment we stepped in, they stared at us."
"Small tentacles were like baby wrists and wriggling maggots, swinging around aimlessly."
"A giant piece of flesh that looked like a baby was connected to countless spiderweb-like flesh tubes. It was placed inside a transparent yellow liquid bubble."
"They were demons … Demons! I pulled Cai Yong and ran as fast as we could, but the tunnels made from organs and flesh seemed endless. "
"The whole world was covered in red. They were all kinds of strange humans that had been sacrificed. Their limbs and facial features intertwined and twisted randomly. They were like endless whirlpools."
"They're still talking non-stop, calling my name. They're alive. The people with feet are chasing us, the people with only human skin are chasing us, and some of them are twisted into strips with twisted facial features … They're surrounding us."
"There was also the dead Ol 'Chen and all my students. They were all tattered …"
"We couldn't stop, or we'd become them."
"But Cai Yong fell down. She was about to give birth."
"I helped her give birth, but the child wouldn't come out. He wouldn't come out no matter what! I was so useless. Child, why didn't you come out? Why did you make your mother suffer so much pain … "
"Cai Yong was in so much pain. My heart was in so much pain."
"So painful, so painful, so painful …"
"I was covered in blood. So was Cai Yong."
"I finally found her. The child came out. He was a bloody mess. He could not stop crying, but he did not look like me at all. He did not look like Cai Yong either."
"… He looked like the baby inside the transparent yellow bubble."
"But this was my child, my only child."
"I couldn't find Cai Yong, but I had to leave with the child. This was my destiny as a father."
"Just as Cai Yong guessed, it was a boy. His name was Lin Jie. The medium's introduction. "
—
After finishing the notes, Lin Jie leaned against the counter and stared at his own shadow in the dim light.
In this empty bookstore, Lin Jie felt like he had returned to the time before Mo En arrived. He had returned to three years ago when he first stepped into the bookstore, or perhaps … it was even further back in time.
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