The darkness engulfed everything further, and even a powerful Flashlight couldn't illuminate very far.
Blood-stained White Sash occasionally floated through the air, and the remaining four members of the Big Dipper Team felt a chill of fear and trepidation.
Especially He Tao, who is currently the weakest member of the team, is afraid that she will be the next one to die, so she chooses to stick close to Xiao Yu.
Feng Tianyu shared the same thought. Although he was strong and healthy, his physique was of little use in Supernatural events. He wished he could carry Xiao Yu with him and hope that she could warn him before danger struck.
"Damn it! We're just newbies, why would Big Dipper release such a Supernatural event to us!" Ye Zhuxing complained under his breath.
His complaints are meaningless because Big Dipper does not follow the rule of "newcomers doing low-difficulty tasks and seniors doing high-difficulty tasks".
The group ran to the rooftop, where there was a door. Ye Zhuxing grabbed the door first, pushed it open with all his might, and rushed inside.
The other three followed closely behind.
Looking out from the rooftop, it was pitch black all around, without a single ray of light; it didn't seem like the real world at all.
They were all somewhat confused; what should they do next?
To be honest, they probably shouldn't have left that room and wandered around; it was a somewhat irrational and impulsive decision.
Why did almost no one object at the time? Xiao Yu frowned, a strange sense of unease flashing through her mind, too quick to grasp.
Suddenly, a sound like a steel ball hitting the ground came from behind. Xiao Yu froze on the spot, her whole body tense, and her hair stood on end.
The sound grew closer, as if something was slowly approaching them. Xiao Yu's forehead was covered in cold sweat. She instinctively wanted to turn around, but forcibly stopped herself from doing so.
Two rapid breaths came from her side and then quickly disappeared. Out of the corner of her eye, Xiao Yu saw that He Tao and Feng Tianyu were stiff, their faces ashen, their expressions ferocious, and they were still looking back. They had been scared to death!
What did they see?
Ding-a-ling--
The clear, ringing sound of the Hexagonal Copper Bells echoed around, clearly indicating that Ye Zhuxing had also noticed the deaths of He Tao and Feng Tianyu.
Xiao Yu immediately covered her ears, hoping that the bell would do something.
But thinking of Ye Zhuxing's personality, she felt a little hopeless. During the last mission, she had seen that this man was impulsive and loved to show off, and he was also quite lucky to have met a friend who was willing to protect him in every way.
Ye Zhuxing's irrationality led to his friend's death. He then tearfully took the Hexagonal Copper Bell from his friend's hand, swearing to bring his friend back. He used this as an excuse to act profound, world-weary, and as if he had a story to tell. Xiao Yu was already fed up with this self-righteous man!
However, Ye Zhuxing possessed a Supernatural Item, and neither Huo Xun nor Xiao Yu dared to truly express their dissatisfaction with him. Although the Hexagonal Copper Bell's power was weak, it was a deadly weapon for ordinary people like them.
Pfft--
The annoying bell stopped ringing, Ye Zhuxing's head inexplicably split in two. However, he was still alive. The two cerebral cortexes at the wound were still contracting and writhing rhythmically. Crimson blood mixed with some viscous liquid dripped down little by little, even forming thin threads.
The two eyes gradually moved apart, as if some inexplicable force had forcibly pried open his skull, carefully observing his brain structure.
Xiao Yu was stunned by what she saw. All her companions were dead, and she couldn't be bothered to maintain her usual cool persona. Her aloof face was now filled with panic.
"Heh, heh..." Ye Zhuxing, Ye Zhuxing to life, let out a mournful cry of despair. He didn't want to die!
Becoming an employee of the Beidou Organization can indeed be unsettling, but it also allows one to see another side of the world—a supernatural side where danger and beauty coexist.
Having obtained a precious Supernatural Item after participating in only two missions, Ye Zhuxing's ego inflated considerably. He started to see himself as the chosen one, fantasizing about using the Big Dipper to grow stronger step by step, eventually turning the tables on the mastermind and taking control of the organization.
His head had been split in two, yet he could still think of so many random things. Some unknown force was maintaining Ye Zhuxing's life, and the worms parasitizing his brain were also clearly exposed.
Half-illusory and half-real, it seems to be a worm formed from the aggregation of pure Supernatural power. The tiny tentacles on its body surface have been integrated with the nerve tissue of its brain. It trembles from time to time, emitting Supernatural fluctuations, as if it is conveying some kind of signal.
Perhaps sensing a different Supernatural aura, the worm, like a cell undergoing mitosis, "gave birth" to another completely new worm, which drifted towards the direction where the Supernatural aura was strongest.
There's a parasite in nature that lives on snails, causing them to go against their nature and run towards danger. The parasite in the minds of Big Dipper employees is somewhat similar.
When Hu Jiu tried to remove the worm Ye Zhuxing's brain, it was as if some mechanism was triggered, and the worm self-destructed, destroying Ye Zhuxing's brain in the process.
Xiao Yu, standing to the side, had no idea what was going on. She only saw her teammates die one after another in bizarre ways, including the self-important Ye Zhuxing. The "precious" Supernatural Item, the Hexagonal Copper Bell, was completely useless, serving neither a defensive nor a defensive purpose.
After that, Xiao Yu watched as the bell "floated" right in front of her.
Jingle--
She lost consciousness.
She felt as if she had fallen into a sweet, dark dream. Since becoming an employee of the Beidou Organization, she had never slept so soundly, as if the Sword of Damocles had been taken from her head.
Buzz--
Xiao Yu was jolted awake by her phone vibrating. Still a little groggy, she opened her eyes to find herself lying in bed, back in the room where the three of them had temporarily rested in the Haunted House, except that she was alone in the room.
"Is anyone home?" Xiao Yu stood up and called out a few times, but received no response.
She mustered her courage and opened the door. The hallway was empty, and it was no longer dark outside. Everything was still the same as the Haunted House had been.
Xiao Yu didn't dare to go out. Instead, she fell into deep thought, her mouth dry. The previous experience was unforgettable. All six of her teammates had died tragically. She didn't think that what she saw was just an illusion.
But how can one explain everything before her eyes? Is she in a hallucination or in the real world at this moment?
It's heartbreaking to discover that I can't tell the difference, I simply can't.
Xiao Yu glanced down at her phone, her pupils suddenly shrinking to pinpoints. Her fingers swiped across the screen, but she couldn't find the black icon...