Coincidence?
There weren't that many coincidences in the world.
Any kind of coincidence was just a result of meticulous planning.
After Bloody Mary pretended to be the dead and spread the news, Kieran decided to clean up all the unstable factors in East Sector 7.
It was natural that the high school where Ed Wong went missing was the top priority.
Being able to make a Herder go missing meant that the place was a lot more dangerous than normal.
Bloody Mary, on the other hand, had its findings.
It wasn't that Bane wasn't meticulous enough.
It was just that Bloody Mary's talent determined its search to be different from Bane's.
Just like how Kieran was unlocking his strength again and again after he healed the dead's body to perfection.
His Spirit was still at B +.
However, his Strength, Agility, Constitution, and Intuition all shot up to C +.
Feeling the abnormally powerful body, Kieran quickly used the breathing method from [Dawn Knight Body Tempering Art] to adjust his condition.
It wasn't the first time Kieran encountered such an unusual situation.
He knew what he had to do.
More so, purging a large number of dead and unlocking his strength in the shortest time possible was part of his plan.
…
The school was quiet at night.
Without the lively and youthful atmosphere during the day, the quietness was enough to scare a common man.
The school and the library were magical places.
Day and night were two completely different things.
The feeling of emptiness, darkness, and quietness was terrible.
This was especially true when they entered certain special rooms.
As a freshman in high school, Li Jiajia had already investigated the rumors in this high school.
For example, the disappearance of the 13th step, the moving creature model and so on. Li Jiajia had already tried them one by one, but … the results left her disappointed.
Just like the rumors in the past.
Fake! Fake! Everything was fake!
However, Li Jiajia didn't give up.
She wanted to get in touch with the mysterious world.
She wanted to borrow the power of the mysterious world to change her life.
So, she came again tonight.
A few days ago, she heard that three freshmen went missing while playing a supernatural game.
No one knew if they were alive or dead.
The police came to investigate, but nothing was found.
This was really good news for her.
She meant no harm to the missing people.
She even hoped to prove herself, find them, and save them.
Li Jiajia carried the necessary equipment and climbed over the wall. She followed the shadow of the wall and avoided the security guard's line of sight. She walked into the classroom of Grade 1-4.
This was the classroom where the three freshmen were.
Li Jiajia carefully came to the podium and began to take out the props she had prepared.
A small bottle of crow blood.
It was a mirror that had been taken from a makeup box.
Also, nails.
There were hundreds of messy fingernails of different sizes.
Li Jiajia spread the nails densely on the mirror, then poured the crow's blood on it.
She looked forward to the next scene.
Her black almond-shaped eyes were wide open in the dimly lit classroom. Her hands were pressed against the edge of the table, and her knuckles had turned white from nervousness.
Ten seconds.
Twenty seconds.
Thirty seconds.
…
Suddenly!
A beam of light appeared.
"Ah!"
The nervous Li Jiajia jumped in fright. Her ponytail bounced as she jumped. Her eyes looked in the direction where the light came from, but all she could see was white. She could not see anything at all.
"What are you doing?
Why aren't you home in the middle of the night? "
The security guard shone his torchlight at Li Jiajia, looking displeased.
After moving the torchlight away, Li Jiajia's sight returned to normal. She looked at the security guard and unconsciously made up an excuse.
"I forgot to grab my book, so I came back to get it."
"Get your book?
You are a student of Grade 1-4?
Why haven't I seen you before? "
The security guard looked at Li Jiajia in confusion.
"I have a common face, normal people wouldn't recognize me after seeing me."
Li Jiajia was glad that her bag blocked the security guard's sight. Otherwise, she would have been expelled from school again, just like the previous few times.
In order not to repeat the same mistake, Li Jiajia quickly went to a seat, took out a book from the drawer and grabbed her bag.
Throughout the whole process, Li Jiajia blocked the security guard's sight.
"I-I'm a little scared.
Can you send me out of school? "
Li Jiajia tried her best to show a timid expression.
"I really don't know what to do with you kids.
"Come with me."
The security guard sighed helplessly.
After that, the security guard turned on his torchlight and walked out of the school.
"Remember to come to school less at night next time."
The security guard said as he walked.
"Why?
Isn't it safe? "
Li Jiajia brushed him off.
"Em.
A student was killed here before — before I came here, a student forgot to grab his book and went back to school. In the end, his blood was sucked dry and he died.
So, the school increased from one to three security guards, and they even installed some surveillance cameras. I saw the two of you in the surveillance cameras. "
The security guard hesitated for a while before nodding.
"Blood was sucked dry?
Hold on!
Did you say two? "
Li Jiajia felt like she had heard of this before, but she quickly reacted to the situation.
She came here alone.
Although she had invited her friends before, the result of the invitation was that she was not only alone when she explored the mystical realm, she was also alone during normal times.
"Yes, two."
You and this quiet kid beside you. "
The security guard even used his torchlight to point at Li Jiajia.
Li Jiajia's breath skipped a beat.
Then, she turned around.
But …
There was nothing beside her.
She even swept her hand over the spot, but there was still nothing.
"Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
Li Jiajia asked.
"No way.
How could I see wrong?
Last time, I told him there was someone beside him, but he didn't believe me. In the end, he died.
Now … you still don't believe me.
"Are you going to die too?"
The security guard shook his head. His tone suddenly turned heavy, his pace slowed down, and the light from the torchlight in his hand suddenly disappeared.
However, with the moonlight from the corridor, Li Jiajia could clearly see the security guard's face stiffen and turn green.
His originally good-natured face instantly turned ferocious.
Li Jiajia unconsciously took a step back.
However, the security guard continued to press on. He lowered his head and looked down at Li Jiajia, asking word by word, "You like red? White? Or blue? "
Li Jiajia had no intention to answer, she turned around and ran.
However, the seemingly stiff security guard was extremely fast.
A few steps later, he caught up with Li Jiajia.
He even forced Li Jiajia into a corner.
"You like red? White? Or blue? "
The security guard asked again.
"I like black!"
Li Jiajia said loudly.
At the same time, she took out the talisman that she kept in her pocket.
It was a talisman carved on a piece of wood. The strokes were like dragons and snakes, and although Li Jiajia couldn't tell what the words were, it gave off a sense of mystery.
"Evil spirit, back off!"
Li Jiajia shouted loudly with the talisman in her hand.
The security guard stood there blankly.
"It works …"
"Wrong!
Wrong answer! "
Li Jiajia was overjoyed when she saw the talisman that she bought with a high price worked. She couldn't help but heave a breath of relief, but the security guard suddenly shouted madly. A sharp knife appeared in his hand out of nowhere, and he stabbed at Li Jiajia.
"Aaaargh!"
Li Jiajia screamed when she saw the sharp knife coming at her.
She wanted to dodge.
However, without any training, she couldn't dodge the knife.
All she could do was let the sharp knife stab her body.
Instinctively, Li Jiajia closed her eyes.
But …
She didn't feel the pain she expected.
Li Jiajia opened her eyes.
Then, she was stunned.
She wasn't in the school corridor anymore, but in a cold and damp basement with a torch. She could even hear water dripping from afar.
The walls and floor were made of bricks, and the cracks were filled with moss. Her finger was pressing on a patch of moss, and it felt slippery.
When Li Jiajia wanted to move her hand away, she realized she couldn't move at all.
A heavy restraint made it impossible for her to even twist her neck.
What happened?
Li Jiajia thought.
She remembered the security guard's unusual behavior and the last stab.
But how did she get here? Li Jiajia had no memory.
Dak, Dak, Dak.
Just when Li Jiajia was thinking, a series of footsteps sounded.
Li Jiajia wanted to see, but the restraint prevented her from moving. All she could see was a man in a hood.
Then, she was lifted up.
Then, she was put down.
She wanted to ask, but the restraint prevented her from speaking, but she could hear.
"Zazas, Zazas, Nasnaszas …"
Incantations?
Li Jiajia reacted instantly.
These incantations were different from the ones she had studied before.
It was really effective!
She could clearly feel the floor behind her getting hot. Light started to shine and it shot up to the ceiling.
A square-shaped magic array appeared on the ceiling.
There were complicated patterns inside the circle, and it looked like flowing liquid.
Without any explanation, Li Jiajia could feel the wickedness of the magic circle.
It was an instinctive feeling of disgust.
It was like looking at a dead body or a dead rat.
She wanted to run away.
This time, she could move.
The binding force disappeared as soon as the magic array appeared.
But …
The moment Li Jiajia was able to move and see her surroundings clearly, she was dumbfounded.
She was surrounded by people!
Translucent people!
And her?
She was no exception.
Lowering her head to look at her translucent body, Li Jiajia shifted her gaze to the only cloaked person.
"What are you doing?
"Stop!"
"Stop!"
Li Jiajia shouted loudly.
However, the man turned a deaf ear and took out a sharp knife.
A very familiar knife!
Just like the knife in the security guard's hand!
However, Li Jiajia was sure that the man in the hood was not the security guard.
She saw the security guard among the translucent crowd.
His face was dull, his eyes were lifeless, and he stood there like a walking corpse.
Step by step.
The man in the hood walked towards Li Jiajia.
Li Jiajia wanted to dodge, but the restraint appeared again when the man raised his hand.
"As my sacrifice."
"As a witness to my immortality."
"You should be honored."
A voice came from under the hood.
Li Jiajia couldn't tell the age of the person through the voice, but she was sure it was a woman.
Unfortunately, the woman before her eyes didn't have the gentleness of a woman.
All she had was ruthlessness and cruelty.
Li Jiajia couldn't tell what was going on with the translucent people around her.
She couldn't tell whether the woman killed her or not.
But she was sure she was going to be killed soon.
"Save me!
"Someone save me!"
Li Jiajia, who was tied up, prayed helplessly.
The woman in the hood heard her prayers and laughed coldly.
"Praying? Does it work?
If it worked, they wouldn't have had to die.
And you?
You wouldn't have had to die. "
Li Jiajia looked at the woman angrily when she heard the words.
As expected, the people around her were killed by the woman.
"Don't look at me like that.
Isn't that how reality works?
The strong preys on the weak!
I'm stronger than you, so what if I kill you?
More so, I gave you a choice!
Remember that color? "
The woman asked in a mocking tone.
"It determines how you will die.
Will you be stabbed to death, or will you bleed to death, or will you drown to death?
See how merciful I am?
Too bad you chose black. "
"Black?
What color is that? "
"Night? There are stars and the moon. "
"Thick fog? But it will also disperse. "
"The abyss? There are living beings that live. "
"So black isn't pure enough."
"You've chosen darkness. That means you're hopeless."
The woman laughed maniacally as she spoke, raising the sharp knife in her hand and thrusting it at Li Jiajia.
Right at that moment …
Dong!
Dong Dong!
A heavy and powerful knocking sound came from the ceiling above her head.
Some dust mixed with pebbles fell to the ground just like that.
The position of the magic array was on the verge of collapse.
Then, under the horrified gaze of the woman in the hood, the seemingly sturdy brick ceiling collapsed just like that.
KABOOM!
The bricks and stones poured down like a waterfall.
Li Jiajia's translucent body didn't suffer any damage. She looked up blankly and saw a black figure flying down from the bricks and stones.
Looking at the longsword that shot out like a meteor, Zhang Xuan's eyes widened.
She saw the blazing flame engulfing her vision like a dragon's breath.
She saw the cloaked woman trying to dodge but she was also tied up on the spot. She was stabbed by the sharp sword and engulfed by the flame.
"Aaaargh!"
"Black!
The impure black! "
The cloaked woman screamed in a frenzy.
Her voice was getting weaker.
Until there was no more sound.
Li Jiajia saw the black figure walk over, pull out the sword, and pick up the sharp knife. She clearly heard —
"The night is beautiful because of the stars and the moon!"
"Only when the thick fog disperses can we welcome the sun!"
"There is life in the darkness of the bottomless abyss!"
"Everything that is pure is the sublimation of the self —"
"Black is no exception."
He shook the filth off the sword in his hand.
Kieran turned around.
Inside the underground secret chamber, flames were rising, radiating in all directions.
Countless translucent bodies surrounded the chamber, glaring like tigers.
It was black.
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