Chapter 1907: Taste
On the way to the library.
For some reason, the mist across campus grew increasingly dense, until they could only see the stone path beneath their feet.
World Investigator Marui also felt increasingly uneasy,
as though countless ill-intentioned eyes were peering at her from within the surrounding fog. She could even occasionally glimpse tongue-like tentacles extending out before rapidly retracting.
If she was not careful, she might be dragged into the mist by a tentacle that suddenly shot out...
A fear that directly affected her soul made her instinctively move closer to Han Dong, keeping the distance between them within one meter as much as possible.
She remembered nothing about herself, having even forgotten Truth and her abilities... The only person she recognized was Mr. Han Dong before her, and she only wanted to find clues related to the Yellow Robe King.
Even Though she seemed somewhat older than him, this young teacher always gave off an exceptionally dependable feeling.
As long as she stayed close to him, Marui felt much more at ease.
They followed the stone path for who knew how long without encountering a single student... When the fog before them finally dispersed completely,
Marui froze abruptly. The fear accumulated within her surfaced all at once, and her body even began trembling faintly.
A gigantic monster that could not be described with ordinary words emerged from the fog.
Its mud-like skin flowed incessantly,
and, as though it had caught their scent, uneven gaping mouths grew across its surface. Every mouth was covered in dense, pea-sized eyeballs.
All the mouths merged into an abyssal maw and suddenly swallowed toward them.
The sight frightened Marui into instinctively seeking support, and she tightly clung to Han Dong's arm.
However.
The sensation of being devoured never came, and