On a silent, deserted highway.
Li Yao stood alone in the middle of the road, her slightly panicked and uneasy gaze constantly watching for any movement around her. Yet not only was there no movement, the silence was eerily unnatural. She could not hear a single vehicle nearby, nor could she see a single pedestrian. It was as if she had become lost and accidentally entered a world forgotten by everyone.
Her mental fortitude was far stronger than that of an ordinary person, but as time passed, the unease in her heart rapidly intensified.
Fear gradually welled up inside her, bit by bit devouring her reason.
More than three minutes had passed since she sent out the distress signal.
The rescue she had imagined never arrived. There was not even the slightest response.
Under these circumstances, only two paths lay before her: either remain here and wait for rescue.
Or drive onward. Perhaps something favorable would happen ahead, but she might also draw close to some terrifying presence and die on the endless highway before her.
"I can't keep driving forward. I'll try going back." Li Yao gritted her teeth, gathered her courage, and prepared to return to the car and turn around.
But when she turned her head, her expression immediately froze.
The car that had been beside her just moments ago had vanished.
She was not mistaken.
The road was completely empty. Her car was gone.
"How could this happen?" Li Yao's voice trembled slightly.
Before rescue arrived, such a change often signaled something extremely bad: the supernatural was right beside her.
Overcome by fear, Li Yao felt that she could not stay here any longer. She even suspected that the ghost was somewhere around her.
Without any warning, she suddenly turned around and ran back as if