The hand had distinct knuckles. Its fingers spread wide, and the middle finger rested right on a joint in the giant prawn's spine.
The hand moved, pressing down as if searching for something in the prawn's spine.
The giant prawn suddenly lurched forward and bumped into the boy. It dodged to the side, only to hit someone's body with its back.
Suddenly, there were many more people around.
I didn't sense any yin energy.
The giant prawn was surrounded by the people who had appeared. They did nothing, simply crowding into the elevator car until it was hard for the giant prawn to breathe.
Only the giant prawn's breathing could be heard. The others were silent. I couldn't hear them speak or even sense their breathing or body heat.
The giant prawn was terrified. It struggled nonstop, forcing broken screams from its throat.
It darted this way and that through the crowd, trying to escape.
I felt its hand hook around something.
The giant prawn had no time to make sense of it. It was too terrified, acting purely on instinct.
Clothes... hair... skin...
I could feel what the giant prawn was touching.
There were also some hard objects, like necklaces, earrings, and watches...
Something was wrapped around the giant prawn's fingers.
Bang!
The giant prawn slammed its back against the hard elevator wall.
It thought of the hand from just before.
A hand had appeared where no hand could possibly be.
The giant prawn was so startled it nearly jumped.
Ding—
The elevator doors suddenly opened.
It toppled backward and landed hard on its backside.
Crackle, crackle—
An electric buzzing sound came from inside the elevator.
The light on the elevator ceiling flickered a few times, then came back on. It gradually grew brighter, illuminating the entire interior.
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