Talismans

Despair!

The unconscious clicking of his tongue pulled Luo Di back to reality.

He then realized that he had actually boarded the bus, and that he had even sat in the last row by the window, as was his usual habit.

There was no view outside the window; the bus was speeding through a long tunnel.

The bus was completely empty.

The only person in the driver's seat was a driver whose body was wrapped in bandages, as if he had been severely burned, and his hands seemed to be tightly bound to the steering wheel.

Due to the limited field of vision, Luo Di could not observe the whole picture, nor did he rashly get up to check on the driver's condition.

He finally managed to get on this non-existent bus, intending to reach his final destination. He wouldn't jump off midway or interrupt the driver; he would simply wait quietly and continue to pretend to be an ordinary person.

"Is this the requirement to go to a nursing home? It's really too demanding to be required to do this much."

In less than five minutes, the bus gradually slowed down.

We haven't even left this long tunnel yet, but we've already arrived at our destination.

Sizzle!

The car came to a stop, and the front door opened.

The red lights inside the bus simultaneously illuminate, indicating that the final stop has been reached.

The driver, covered in bandages, remained seated in the driver's seat, motionless, quietly waiting for the passengers to disembark.

Since only the front door is open, Luo Di needs to walk to the driver's side to get off the bus, a process that could very well involve contact.

Luo Di still didn't take out the Zombie Blade from his backpack, but pretended to be an ordinary person and walked towards the front door empty-handed.

When you get to a position almost parallel to the driver, look to the side.

Through the gaps in the bandages, it was clear that the driver had not only suffered severe burns, but also appeared almost like a mummified corpse, extremely aged.

The eyeballs that weren't covered by the bandages were almost shriveled and stared straight ahead, not looking at the passengers getting off the train.

Just as Luo Di stepped off the car, snap! The driver suddenly ripped the bandage wrapped around the steering wheel.

Hearing the noise, Luo Di instinctively prepared for battle.

The expected attack did not come. The driver simply raised his desiccated arm and pointed to the front of the windshield, as if indicating the direction Luo Di should go.

La!

With his other hand, he simultaneously flipped the high beam switch.

The pitch-black tunnel in front of us was now fully illuminated, and the exit of the tunnel was about fifty meters away.

However, the semi-circular exit was blocked by the nursing home's gate and walls, making such a scene impossible in reality.

"Is this already a [Corner Space]?"

Having escaped a false alarm, Luo Di got off the bus and first turned his head to the back of his head.

The tunnel lights at the rear of the bus were completely turned off, shrouded in darkness. Trying to escape back would likely result in being swallowed up in a "Physical Corner".

This darkness is still spreading, and if you don't enter the nursing home within a certain period of time, you will be swallowed by it.

"There is no way back. Anyone who comes here has only one path: to go to a nursing home."

Luo Di did not stay where he was, but walked at a normal pace toward the nursing home gate at the end of the road.

When they had just covered half of this fifty-meter-long stretch of road,

Boom!

The bus behind us started moving again.

This bus is made with all-new energy technology, driven by multiple motors, and can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 5.1 seconds.

Luo Di was left with only two choices.

1. Rush towards the nursing home at full speed and pass through the iron gate.

2. At the moment the bus rushed towards them, they unleashed all their strength, leaping and rolling to avoid the impact.

As the bus began to accelerate, he made his choice in his mind. Although the first method was the safest, Luo Di hated the feeling of being "passive" and didn't want to be led by the nose by others.

He turned around and faced the bus that was speeding towards him.

A wave of heat emanated from his back, and the muscles in his legs were completely tense. Luo Di's focus had reached an unprecedented level.

25m

20m

15m

10m

Just before Luo Di was about to jump to the side.

He suddenly felt a strange movement coming from his chest pocket, and even felt a glint of light shining through.

Yu Ze the Peace Talisman that Ze gave him actually untied itself and quickly floated toward the bus, it drifted into the window at a very tricky angle and stuck to the driver's head.

Sizzle!!

The bus came to a complete stop, less than half a meter away from Luo Di.

Just as he was marveling at the wonderful use of the Peace Talisman, footsteps came from inside the bus, which shouldn't have been occupied, as if someone was about to get off.

[Ten minutes ago]

Anna's gaze had barely shifted for less than two minutes when Luo Di disappeared from the bus stop.

She sprinted forward immediately, her enormous size and incredible speed startling the waiting crowd who scattered in fear.

Arriving at the metal bench where Luo Di had just been sitting, they looked around but couldn't find him anywhere, not even a trace of his presence.

"Excuse me, did you notice someone here just now? A young man with black hair and yellow skin?"

The people waiting around shook their heads; they were all scrolling through videos or chatting with friends, and it was hard to notice an ordinary young man like Luo Di who didn't attract much attention.

Anna barely needed to check the surveillance footage to confirm that Luo Di had succeeded; the incident, which had been delayed for six months, was still in effect, and they had made the right bet.

But here comes the most crucial problem: only Luo Di entered.

"Yu Ze!"

Anna immediately called out that name; he was the only hope that could reunite the team.

"Don't worry, don't worry~ I'm here, I'm here!"

Yu Ze jogged over unhurriedly, plopped down on the metal bench, and then took out two fingers to touch the spot where Luo Di had just sat.

"Oh, it's still a bit hot! Is my fellow villager running a fever?"

Yu Ze pulled out a Yellow Talisman from his clothes, which were somewhere between Taoist robe and a casual shirt, and drew something on it with the two fingers that had just touched the chair.

After finishing the drawing, use all ten fingers in unison.

With remarkably skillful technique, the Yellow Talisman was transformed into a paper bird and tossed into the air.

The paper bird came to life quickly after leaving Yu Ze's palm and flew into the alleyway at an extremely fast speed.

Yu Ze's attitude also changed, becoming unusually serious, "Follow me!"

At a command,

The two sprinted out at the same time.

Anna ranks 30th in speed at the city's First Middle School. Although her large size and skeletal structure may affect her speed to some extent, she is by no means slow.

They quickly caught up with the paper bird.

But Anna noticed that Yu Ze was running at the same speed beside her, seemed unusually relaxed, and didn't even have a proper running posture. It seemed that he could move quickly simply by touching the ground with his toes.

The two weaved through the alleyways.

They ran for more than twenty minutes before finally stopping.

Before me lay a dead-end alleyway devoid of any surveillance equipment, piled high with household garbage, stinking and damp.

Anna was panting heavily and hadn't had a chance to ask what was going on next.

A strange sword was already in Yu Ze's hand, which he aimed at the wall full of garbage in front of him and slashed diagonally.

Buzz!

The walls and the trash were intact.

A strange cut was revealed, as if some space had been cleaved open.

The strange sword in Yu Ze's hand also disintegrated and disappeared as space was cleaved open, and he then made an inviting gesture.

"Miss Anna, come quick! This crack could heal at any moment."

"Okay," Anna said as she ran over, asking, "Did you cut open Corner Space?"

"If you want to get a job in the capital, you'll need some special skills, right?"

The two stepped into the gaping hole and were instantly inside the bus.

Seeing the driver with the Yellow Talisman already affixed to his head, Yu Ze got out of the car with a look of relief. "Phew~ I didn't expect to use the Peace Talisman I gave you so soon."

Not bad, fellow villager. You actually managed to fool the other party with pure disguise.

You have to understand, the other party is a very sophisticated Pseudo-Human; it's not easy for you to fool them.

Luo Di wasn't surprised to see the two getting off the bus. He had long recognized Yu Ze's special qualities, so this encounter was only natural.

The only thing I didn't expect was the Peace Talisman stuck on the driver's head, as if Yu Ze knew something bad would happen today and gave it to the two of them.

Luo Di pointed to the driver with the talisman stuck to his finger, "Does this thing always trigger at dangerous moments?"

"It can only prevent some minor things like this. If you encounter real trouble, you'll still have to rely on yourself. With your abilities, it doesn't matter whether you use this or not."

"Thanks."

"Why are you being so polite?"

Things suddenly got interesting. I never expected that such an interesting Pseudo-Human would be born in this kind of marginal city. My fellow villager, you have a great eye! You even managed to pick someone who was practically winning the lottery.

Be careful now, something that can create such a large-scale "Corner Space" and even retract itself is very difficult to deal with.

The opponent's skill level is high enough to participate in the Crevice screening and they would likely win.

"Walk."

Luo Di turned his gaze to the front, and the team officially headed towards the 'non-existent nursing home'.