Black Night

[Villa Bedroom]

Don't expect a comfortable environment in a long-abandoned wooden villa like this. Just having a closed space that doesn't leak wind or rain is enough.

Not a ray of light could be seen outside the window; some unknown darkness enveloped the night.

No investigation or experimentation is needed; simply staying indoors is enough to sense that venturing outdoors on such a night is certain death.

"Sleep Time"

The bedroom was also covered with similar text.

"It seems like we'll be targeted by some kind of terrifying life form if we don't sleep at night? Let's just go to sleep and stop doing anything else."

"Mmm." Mia, who was always acting crazy, had already gone to bed and fell asleep the second after responding.

Luo Di looked at the Girl inside the tin bucket, intending to take her out and place her on a relatively comfortable bed.

However, she was "rejected" by the other party. The Girl seemed to really enjoy staying in the tub, to the point that some of her skin was stuck to it.

Luo Di didn't insist; in fact, it was more convenient this way, as he didn't even need Wheelchair.

And indeed, just as Mia said, after absorbing the blood of the gods, the Girl became only about fifteen years old.

The metal bucket was placed at the head of the bed, and the three of them stayed as close together as possible to avoid any accidents.

Just as Luo Di closed his eyes, suddenly...

A fierce wind is blowing!

The already fragile wooden house creaked loudly in the wind, and the glass windows shook violently, with cracks already appearing on them, threatening to break at any moment.

Considering that if the window is broken, the room's airtightness will be compromised, and something from the outside might break in.

Luo Di quickly got up and removed some wooden planks from other areas of the villa, intending to completely seal the windows.

Just as he rushed to the window to secure the wooden planks...

Snap!

The window shattered.

Some of the small shards of glass even got into Luo Di's face.

But such superficial injuries were nothing to him; he barely felt them.

Strangely, the wooden plank wasn't installed; it was just held in his hand. Or rather, Luo Di just stood there, frozen in place, completely motionless.

Without the barrier of windows,

Luo Di could see directly what was happening outside the window.

In the pitch-black night that should have been empty, he saw something so much that he stopped blinking.

The wind was very strong.

The entire wooden villa was creaking and groaning.

Amidst the various noises, Luo Di also heard a strange sound, a sound that was both like footsteps and like wriggling.

He looked in the direction of the sound.

In the depths of darkness,

There seems to be something even darker than darkness itself.

By comparison, a rough outline can be discerned.

Like a person,

It was walking from a distance, neither stepping on the ground nor flying in the air... as if it were coming "up" from a very deep place, seemingly from a completely different dimension than Luo Di.

On the way to the other party.

Even though Luo Di tongue was sealed and suppressed, it trembled slightly. A strong sense of crisis swept over him, but he couldn't look away or retreat from the window.

The darkness had fixed him here, stripping him of control over his body.

Those who have not yet fallen asleep will be blessed by darkness.

Luo Di did not sit idly by and wait for his death.

His consciousness was once again immersed in the Blood Bible in the Planting Room, reading it quickly and trying his best to understand its contents.

Both their consciousness and body were under immense pressure.

Blood flowed from all seven orifices, and his vision was stained red.

Before darkness descended, Luo Di successfully fell asleep with his eyes open, no longer absorbing the darkness from the outside.

He just fell asleep standing up.

In the darkness,

A dark arm emerged, its surface covered with strange symbols and billowing thick black smoke.

When such an arm reached through the window, the entire villa was stained black, even the room previously used to summon the Blood Lotus Seed Head was covered in darkness.

Her arm gently landed on Luo Di's shoulder.

Penetrate the skin to examine the brain.

Once he was sure the other person was asleep, he stopped and withdrew his hand, taking the darkness with him.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of dark eyes opened in the room, staring at the other two.

Both the Girl in the Barrel and Mia on the bed were asleep.

Once this is confirmed,

Darkness stripped away,

The wooden house returned to its original state, the arm withdrew from the darkness, and gradually disappeared into the distance.

In a dream.

Strange symbols, indescribable in words, outlined the words "the next day" in Luo Di's mind, emphasizing the issue of time.

These symbols then combine to form the city name "Winsleme," seemingly emphasizing this important location.

The symbols disappeared.

Call!

Luo Di suddenly opened his eyes and sat up, his back already soaked with cold sweat.

Looking around, he realized he had slept all night amidst the shattered glass. When he saw a few slivers of white light filtering in, the weight that had been hanging over him lifted.

"You must go to sleep on time after nightfall. I almost got killed. You must pay attention to this in the future."

Luo Di got up, brushed the shards of glass off his clothes, and looked out the window.

The fog seemed thicker than yesterday, with visibility reduced to less than five meters, and there was a constant feeling that something dangerous was lurking in the Thick Fog.

Combining the words seen in the dream with a sense of unease, I felt a sense of unease.

"We absolutely have to get into the city today, otherwise, a similar danger to last night might occur. Mia! Let's prepare..."

Luo Di suddenly realized that Mia, who should have been lying on the wooden bed, was gone, and even the iron bucket was gone; he was all alone in the bedroom.

He quickly imagined all sorts of unsettling scenarios.

After all, someone like Mia, a psychopath and serial killer, is entirely capable of doing extreme things. Besides, their "cooperation" actually ended yesterday.

Realizing this, Luo Di immediately went downstairs as fast as he could, hoping to catch up with the remaining scent.

However, before he had even finished descending the stairs, Luo Di smelled a certain odor.

An incredibly rich aroma of meat, mixed with a hint of firewood, filled the air. This unexpected deliciousness made his stomach rumble.

Normally, this would be a good thing, since Luo Di barely ate anything yesterday and his body was already overexerted.

But the aroma of meat only fueled Luo Di's imagination, leading him to conjure up even more horrific scenarios.

Move to the kitchen.

The wood ignited into a large fire under the stove.

A huge Iron Pot is simmering the source of deliciousness.

Mia, wearing only denim overalls, was humming a song while cooking the food in the pot. She picked up a piece of meat with blood still in it and chewed it. After tasting it, she added more seasoning.

Luo Di already had the baseball bat in his hand.

Just as they were about to get closer, they discovered that the iron bucket was placed next to the stove, Girl was still sleeping inside.

Mia's voice came through. "Do you want to kill me, Luo Di? Did you think I'd stew this little sister while you were asleep?"

"Without..."

"Don't deny it, this is perfectly normal logic for a serial killer. However, I would never lay a hand on my own comrades."

The fresh meat and vegetables were all found in the basement, and it'll be ready to cook soon! Get ready to try my cooking skills!

Half an hour passed.

Luo Di let out a big burp; his hunger was finally gone. Mia, sitting opposite him, picked up the Iron Pot and drank the remaining broth in one gulp.

The two confirmed through conversation that they both dreamed of "the next day" and "Wenslaim City" last night.

"I'm absolutely not going down the sewers... there are dangerous things down there. I suggest we just walk down the railway tracks; at our full speed, we should be able to reach the city quickly."

"As long as we can get into the city, that's fine."

After confirming the route into the city,

Carry the iron bucket and your luggage.

Gaa!

The two pushed open the wooden door of the villa side by side, and just as they were about to step out, they suddenly pulled back.

They all saw something in the Thick Fog, something that made them extremely uneasy.

What Luo Di saw was his family, a family of three standing indistinctly, or even floating... waving at him, calling him to come over quickly.

What Mia saw, however, was an old woman with wrinkled skin all over her body and eyes exactly like hers.

Just as Luo Di broke out in a cold sweat, Mia had already closed the wooden door.

"How about we try the sewers?"