The yin energy in the distance kept gathering, gradually making its presence known.
Even with my back against a tree, I could feel the yin energy expanding in that direction.
The chaos on campus was gradually subsiding. There were only so many people who had taken their own lives, and this wasn't a disease that spread through the air. Gu Yan was hunting down targets who fit her criteria. Anyone who wasn't a target, of course, had no reason to kill themselves.
The panicked crowd slowly stopped running and looked around, still shaken.
I peered out from behind the tree and saw several people sprawled on the road.
They were covered in blood. I had no idea how many had killed themselves and how many had fallen and been trampled during the chaos.
My little sister whimpered weakly in my arms like a kitten.
"It's okay. It's all over." I patted her back and pulled out my phone.
Many students were crying, and many others were frozen in shock. Some had their wits about them and began trying to help once the chaos stopped.
I looked toward the place where the yin energy was gathering and called Wu Ling.
The phone rang three times, but no one answered.
That wasn't normal.
My heart sank. I'd already had my suspicions, and now I felt even more uneasy.
Gu Yan was making a major move. Her first targets were her own fans, perhaps to build up her strength. That meant her real targets had to be her enemies.
The ghost who had killed her was already dead, thanks to Nantian. Her hatred had long since shifted to all her haters and Nantian's fans.
Was she going to kill all her haters in one fell swoop, or was she planning to go after