Curse

Something's not right...

Although Luo Di only stayed in this studio apartment for less than two days, and despite all the furniture being arranged the same, he could intuitively sense a sense of unfamiliarity, as if this was not an apartment at all.

Most importantly, the lights in the whole house were much dimmer than before I went to sleep.

Luo Di wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he immediately reached into the backpack through the zipper opening to confirm that the class monitor was still inside.

But the Zombie Blade, which should have been placed with the class monitor, was nowhere to be found.

Luo Di's memory couldn't be wrong; he definitely kept both items together in his backpack, ready to draw his knife at any moment should danger arise.

"The knife is gone, but the squad leader is still here?"

Luo Di searched the house thoroughly but couldn't find the Zombie Blade, but he had a vague idea of their current predicament.

Since there was nothing unusual or clues inside the house, he quickly moved to the apartment door, unlocked it, and pushed it open.

According to the Corner Law, the entire city must maintain a high level of visibility at all times, and even when doors are opened at night, strong lights will immediately illuminate the area.

But there were no glaring lights in front of them, only Thick Fog.

The Thick Fog even spread into the corridors of the entire apartment building, reducing visibility to no more than ten meters.

Due to the unique circumstances of our country, this level of Thick Fog is unlikely to occur in urban areas.

The meteorological bureau can predict Thick Fog weather in advance and intervene in it through scientific means. At least during the eighteen years that Luo Di lived, there was never a fogfall in Jupiter City.

However, that's not all that's strange.

Fragments of paper and copper coins are scattered in the corridors of the apartment, and the door of every house has a crooked or incomplete word "" on it.

Based on these anomalies and Luo Di's investigation into the missing youth, some valid conclusions have been drawn.

This is not reality.

From the moment I encountered the Red Envelope this morning, something must have been spreading within me. And sleeping was a turning point, or rather, a trigger, that fully activated that substance permeating my body.

The place I am currently in, or rather, the place where my consciousness resides, should be a "special dream" created by Pseudo-Human, and it even incorporates characteristics of Corner Space, so it cannot be regarded as an ordinary dream.

Waking up is by no means easy.

If I die in my dream, I will likely disappear like the previous four young people.

The Zombie Blade wasn't in my backpack, and because I was in a dream, I couldn't bring in physical items, but why...?

Luo Di unzipped the zipper again to check and confirmed that the "squad leader" was inside.

"Was it because of the pituitary gland that they all entered the dream together? Zombie Blade also has a pituitary gland, why didn't it come along?"

For some reason,

Although it was the first time Luo Di had encountered such a situation, and he had even lost his important weapon, he did not feel too nervous or uncomfortable. Instead, a smile flashed across his face for a moment.

Moreover, this was the situation he wanted to achieve; from the very beginning, he wanted to enter the game as a "victim."

Whether or not a knife exists doesn't have a significant impact.

Luo Di only needed to make sure one thing: he gently closed his eyes and pressed his tongue against the roof of his mouth.

Despair!

As the tongue snapped, familiar Hell Symbol immediately surfaced from the depths of Luo Di's memory, and a searing heat spread throughout his body, proving that his connection with hell was completely unaffected.

However, he doesn't use this power directly right now; he just needs to confirm the connection stability.

"I should still bring a knife. Without a knife on me, I feel like something is missing."

He returned to the kitchen of the apartment and took out the largest kitchen knife. Only by gripping the handle tightly could he have the most direct sense of immersion; otherwise, it would be difficult to arouse the emotion of killing.

But just as Luo Di picked up the cleaver, he vaguely felt something was wrong with his body, and the cleaver felt much heavier than usual.

He spread out his palms and carefully examined his hands; his arms seemed to have become thinner.

[Pluto City, Investigation Division, Autopsy Room]

Four male corpses, whose features were no longer discernible, with skin covered in marble patterns and an overall pale white color, were placed alternately on the autopsy table.

Marco Rubio, the trainee investigator in charge of receiving Luo Di and also the youngest officer in the precinct, is here.

There's also Marco's teacher, a senior investigator in charge of his "growth" during his apprenticeship. He's an Italy with a cigar in his mouth, and his appearance and attire give off a Mafia vibe.

"Mr. Como, is this really a good idea?"

According to the information provided by Jupiter City, Mr. Di has never handled any "curse-related" cases. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to deliberately withhold information and let him get involved alone?

Moreover, his mental state is not very stable, making him more susceptible to being completely eroded by this kind of mental curse.

He might even become a more dangerous entity than the event itself.

Smoke rings were exhaled.

Como looked at the four emaciated, almost fleshless corpses before him and said softly:

I've read the information.

A young man who survived the "Fourth Middle School Incident," achieved "World Connection" under extreme conditions, and even killed a perfect Pseudo-Human, is fully qualified to go to the capital and work for the World Bureau.

But his mind went awry, and this awry could bring unpredictable risks.

The Anomaly Event specifically arranged for him, as well as the deliberately incomplete clues provided, were all orchestrated by the bureau.

If someone goes insane because of such a common curse, then he is indeed not usable, much less the country. Once he goes to a real corner, he will inevitably be turned against us. It is not a bad thing to eliminate such a hidden danger in advance.

However, if he can independently resolve such curse-like events targeting the mental level, it is enough to show that his mental state is no longer problematic and that he possesses the strength expected of a Connector.

Furthermore, this would also provide an opportunity for him to establish contact with our bureau.

"The teacher is really strict. I wonder how that guy is doing. It's going to be very difficult for him to kill that Pseudo-Human with the remote curse all by himself."

[Youth Apartment]

Luo Di walked through the passageway covered with paper money to the apartment elevator, intending to go downstairs to check the situation.

Bite!

When the elevator doors opened, Luo Di's body trembled slightly, and he almost swung the kitchen knife to chop it out.

Inside the elevator car were four young men with bowed heads, gloomy faces, and wide-open eyes. They were the four missing young men that Luo Di had watched the videotape on.

Indeed, they were all handsome.

Not only that, they were all dressed in the groom's attire, although they were slightly different, but all with a red theme.

The four young men simply stood there, showing no apparent inclination to attack Luo Di.

However, one of them kept his index finger on the door open button and waited quietly, as if they had come to meet Luo Di, the "fifth person".

They will continue to wait like this as long as he doesn't go up.

As if drawn by something, or perhaps because he himself wanted to see the person behind the scenes sooner, Luo Di walked into the sedan chair with a bewildered look on his face.

The young man beside him immediately moved his finger, sliding it across the cold elevator buttons, moving upwards until he finally touched the button at the top.

[33]

Luo Di clearly remembered that the first time he rode an elevator, the highest floor was only 32.

However, he did not attempt to escape and instead followed the four people to the so-called top floor.

Bite!

The elevator, which reopened, took us directly to the rooftop area of the entire apartment building.

The Thick Fog that permeated the entire apartment building happened to stay only at the edges, without spreading here.

Luo Di followed the four young men dressed as grooms out of the sedan chair. As he stepped onto the rooftop, a cold wind carrying paper coins blew in his face.

After a brief period of visual obstruction,

Five wooden benches had appeared on the spacious rooftop, along with a film projector placed behind them, and a large screen made of some kind of leather that had been propped up.

The four young men quickly took their seats at a jog, leaving the middle seat empty.

The movie is about to start.

When Luo Di's attention was drawn to the scene, the elevator behind him had already disappeared, and there was no exit left on the entire rooftop.

Moreover, he could clearly feel something draining from his body.

During the elevator ride to the rooftop, Luo Di had already lost 6 kg.