A World on the Brink of Destruction

Before leaving the hall, Bai Zhi had pondered this question in his mind more than once.

What kind of world lies beyond these heavily isolated Apartment or lobbies?

The Floor Administrator gathered in this hall all had skin that was pale from not being exposed to the sun for a long time, indicating that this condition had not just appeared overnight, but had existed for a long time.

Who built all of this? And who is orchestrating it all? Bai Zhi believes the answer to this question might be found in the outside world, which has been hidden from view all along.

The hall is structured in a semi-circular shape, with the Unique exit located on an arc directly opposite the center. Such places are off-limits to others; heaven knows how many man-eating Monster lurk at this Unique exit.

However, with the entire hall in chaos, everything guarding the area was drawn away, and Bai Zhi entered the passage without much effort.

This is a long, secluded passage about ten meters long. There are a dozen or so clear tire tracks on the hard cement surface. Above are old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs. Under the illumination of the overhead Lights, Bai Zhi's shadow is stretched very long behind him.

"This is a passageway prepared for humans... Are the people who transport those ingredients from the outside world every day really humans?"

Frowning slightly, Bai Zhi hurried along the passage. The further he went, the more humid the air became, and he could faintly hear the sound of wind coming from ahead.

About three minutes later, Bai Zhi reached the end of the passage. The journey was surprisingly smooth, without any accidents or unexpected events.

However, the closer he got to the exit of the passage, the Lights overhead became. By the time he actually arrived at the exit, he was already in complete darkness.

Fresh, slightly damp air filled my lungs; it was pitch black outside, and a light drizzle was falling from the Tian Kong.

Bai Zhi stopped at the exit of the passage, caught a few drops of rain in his hand, glanced at them, and then stepped out of the passage.

"The rain washed away the tire tracks..."

After staring at the puddle for a moment, Bai Zhi decisively gave up and looked around with a slight frown.

In the hazy darkness of the night, a dozen long, dark buildings stood in all directions, like a dozen tombstones standing quietly on the earth, while further away, they all blended into the inky night.

--No streetlights, no moon, no light.

"... So what kind of strange world is this?"

Standing in the rain, Bai Zhi's brows furrowed deeply.

Just as he was hesitating whether to risk venturing out into the darkness to explore the surrounding area, a long, drawn-out Bell Sound suddenly rang out in the sky above the city.

Midnight arrived silently.

The Bell Sound seemed to awaken something. After the Bell Sound rang from an unknown source, two enormous Blood Moon slowly rose from the darkness, about several kilometers to Bai Zhi's left front.

"This thing..."

Turning around and looking up at the two slowly rising Blood Moon, Bai Zhi's expression involuntarily turned serious.

That wasn't the moon at all; it was a pair of enormous eyes!!

Through the suffocating darkness, he could vaguely see that beneath those eyes, countless thick tentacles seemed to be constantly writhing and twisting, these tentacles intertwined and entangled together, a sight that made one's scalp tingle involuntarily.

Due to the angle, Bai Zhi could only vaguely see the outline of the upper body of this behemoth, but even this upper body alone was roughly estimated to be at least a thousand meters tall. The tall Apartment Building around it, which looked like tombstones, seemed as small and ridiculous as children's toys in front of it.

"... Is it a world like hers, a world ravaged by Anomaly and on the verge of destruction?"

Reaching out, Bai Zhi gently pressed his slightly throbbing head, then squinted, staring directly at the enormous, nightmarish figure.

"However, this world is much better than hers. Her world has been completely destroyed, leaving only her as the lucky survivor, while in this world, there are still humans living here..."

Bai Zhi's mind raced, and he had roughly deduced some of the situation in this world... although it wasn't of much help.

"... What exactly is the identity of those people living in Apartment? For the sake of the continuation of their race, it wouldn't be surprising if they made some insane choice... Sacrificial lambs to be sacrificed?"

Looking at the enormous figure in the distance, and then glancing at the dozen or so Apartment Building around him that resembled tombs, Bai Zhi shook his head almost imperceptibly.

There are over a dozen buildings in sight alone; what about in other areas?

And who knows how many Monsters, several kilometers long, exist in this world?

"... This is a world that has fallen into despair."

Before the enormous figure could turn its gaze in his direction, Bai Zhi vanished without a trace.

The Shadow Guard's existence time is one hour. Here, existence time refers to the maximum interval of existence of the Shadow Guard before it is destroyed and destroyed. Just before the one hour was up, Bai Zhi returned to room [504]m•hetushu•com•com.

However, the moment his figure appeared in room [504], he couldn't help but shiver.

I don't know why, but the whole room felt like Ice Storage at minus ten degrees Celsius, the temperature was frighteningly low.

"Hiss... Holy crap, what exactly did you do in the room while I was away?"

Flustered, Bai Zhi took off his rain-soaked coat and, shivering, asked the person sitting on the bed wrapped tightly in the blankets.

"About ten minutes ago, several Eerie Thing with their own air conditioning entered the room... They turned the room into this state, and even after they were all driven out, the temperature didn't rise."

Hugging her knees and wrapped in the blanket, the Night Owl spoke dryly.

"You opened the door?"

Bai Zhi looked slightly puzzled as he tossed the wet clothes far aside and changed into dry ones.

"No, the little boy doing his homework in the poster opened the door."

The Night Owl sighed.

"That brat is such a troublemaker, always causing me problems... so I gave him a beating."

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