The Uncanny Valley Traveling Guide

Chapter 44

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In city c, Bai Jingxing pushed up his rimless glasses and carefully observed the scene around him.

The lights above the head went out, and many broken wires poked out from the broken ceiling, like exposed meridians and blood vessels, and blue sparks burst out from time to time.

He was in a shopping mall—a deserted shopping mall.

He didn't know the specific area here, nor did he know what Happy Dawson's intention was in teleporting him here. He just stood there, calmly and rationally watching the rows of shelves stretching out in front of him. The tiles on the floor should have been smooth, but now they were in a mess with all kinds of merchandise smashed all over the floor.

Bai Jingxing's back showed the brilliance of the long bow and quiver. His left hand held the small scaly shield blessed by the magic spring fairy's mead, and his right hand calmly and gently pressed the trigger of a crossbow, raising it The legs move forward.

He should be walking in the food area at this time, because the air is full of the stench of rotten soybean paste and cheese, and glass bottles are smashed on the ground under his feet, and the contents inside are splashed everywhere. Perhaps because of the passage of time and the dim lighting, these stains, which may come from cans or condiments, have all turned black and dried up, sticking firmly to the ground.

Bai Jing walked past one row of shelves and then another, his steps so light and silent that only the disturbed air knew he had been there. He went to the puffed food and candy section again. This was originally a paradise for children. However, now, its shelves were knocked upside down. There were remnants of trampled biscuits and chocolate chips everywhere, and smooth and colorful candies rolled everywhere. It's everywhere, and it's growing on the floor.

"Cadbury snaps..." Under the dim and gleaming incandescent light, he looked down at the wrapping paper and muttered unconsciously.

"It turns out to be Cadbury chocolate chips..." Bai Jingxing thought funny in his heart, "If these snacks hadn't been too long ago, I would really like to taste what chocolate chips tasted like hundreds of years ago..."

The old members of Baiye Fengdu all know that their leader loves snacks, especially sweets. As early as the early days of Bai Ye Fengdu's formation, he suffered from hypoglycemia due to long-term irregular eating habits. Although he has long since stopped doing it, his sweet habit of eating sweets has remained. According to his own words, eating sugar helps clear the mind.

Looking at this extremely wide shopping mall, even if Bai Jingxing closed his eyes, he could imagine a scene from it: a prosperous town, with leisurely shopping people coming and going, with a constant flow of people choosing their favorite products. Suddenly, something unexpected happened. People seemed to be greatly frightened, and they fled to the exits in a hurry. People were crowded, bumped into each other, and even stepped on. They knocked over the shelves, knocking over their dazzling array of merchandise, and then...

He suddenly looked up and saw a huge map taped to the glass of the window in front of him.

Bai Jingxing walked over quickly. At this time, he heard a ticking sound from the communication device.

He Qin's deep and magnetic voice came from inside: "How's it going? Is everyone okay?"

Wen Zheliu: "It's relatively safe for now."

Xi Ling: "Yeah."

Chen Feiluan: "It's safe for now."

After a pause, Li Tianyu said: "It's okay, I'm in the hospital."

Bai Jingxing continued: "It's okay."

The companions all reported their locations one by one. Although they were scattered in four different towns, fortunately, they were all peaceful and nothing went wrong.

Bai Jingxing continued to read the map. As mentioned above, he should be on the underground floor now. Counting from bottom to top, the first floor is the entrance hall, the second floor is clothing, and the third floor is many discount stores... According to his current route, maybe Is it time for him to find a way out

He wiped the dust on it with his hand and suddenly found a line of small scrawled words.

"In any case, remain quiet and calm and do not disturb people's enjoyment."

Bai Jingxing pushed up his glasses again. What is this? Is it a reminder of the current scene

He reported the city area where he was based on the coordinates. Fortunately, there were three companions assigned to City C. Apart from him, Du Zijun and Xi Ling were all here. While he was thinking, he casually listened to his teammates talking in low voices. When he heard Li Tianyu cut off half of his words, he felt a subtle thump in his heart.

She was the first to encounter those things.

The communication channel was silent. He kept pointing his fingers and connected the other two people in succession. After waiting for a moment, he asked softly: "...Li Tianyu?"

There was no answer, only the intermittent hoarse breathing coming from the other end that was obviously different from the others.

Bai Jingxing frowned. He had already exchanged coordinates with Du Zijun and Xi Ling. If nothing unexpected happened, the shopping mall he was in should be at the hub of the entire town. After Du Xi received it, they both sent a clear symbol. Planning to rush towards him. Smart and capable teammates are here to save worries, but Li Tianyu is only good at actual combat. Li Rong seems to protect her so well that after taking her to the top 100 in Melancholy City, her current level is not as good as Some cautious newcomers.

If she folded here...

Bai Jingxing's eyes suddenly froze. He stared at the blurry reflection on the window glass, always feeling that something was wrong.

... The shelves behind him didn't seem so close to him at first, right

It is true that Bai Jingxing's special physique allows him to perceive some unknown things, but he has never really seen anything. For example, with Xie Yuanyuan, he actually completely ignored him at the beginning, but Bai Jingxing's always sharp intuition reminded him: there seemed to be someone there. That's why he was able to discover Xie Yuanyuan's existence.

What's going on now

On the surface, his expression remained unchanged, and he just pursed his lips calmly, but in fact, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

Because this time he clearly saw that within the few seconds he was thinking, the shelves behind him moved several steps toward him without leaving any trace, and had already covered the position of the wrapping paper he just saw on the ground. !

What do they want to do

Bai Jingxing knew that at times like this, he couldn't panic. He used a small shield to tap the side of his leg regularly - a regular rhythm is a very simple psychological hint. It represents the person's emotional stability and peace of mind at this time. This was also his competitive battlefield in the past. A commonly used method.

He pretended to have spotted the target, and then walked there slowly and slowly. In the peripheral vision on both sides of him, he could feel that these shelves seemed to be restlessly alive, slowly and silently but firmly surrounding him, as if they were trying to engulf him with their shadows.

In the unnatural silence, his forehead and temples were soaked with cold sweat. The coldness brushed his neck like an unknown hand, causing goosebumps to appear uncontrollably all over his body.

... Find the exit. Even if you can't find the exit, you can't stay in this place for long.

He turned a corner and then a wall pillar. Seeing that he always kept a distance from them, those unknown things in the dark seemed to be a little anxious, so gradually the shelves running across the center of the aisle and blocking the place began to appear in front of Bai Jingxing. The display stand... everything was silent, but he was sweating more and more, and the fingers holding the small shield were trembling slightly.

This is like a psychological siege. As long as he shows a slight flaw, he will face the end of being fatally hunted.

His heart began to beat wildly at the same time, because just now, with his peripheral vision, he caught a glimpse of a pale and bloody arm stretching out from under the long, thick dark tablecloth. It supported the display stand like a paddle in the water. It also scratched across the ground, leaving a dazzling blood mark before quickly shrinking back.

If Bai Jingxing turned back at this time - if he dared to do so, he would definitely see dense bloody fingerprints on the route he took, all chasing him.

In order to pretend that nothing had happened and avoid these moving shelves, Bai Jingxing had to temporarily change the direction of his search for the exit, but fortunately he was smart enough and his memory was good enough. He remembered that as long as he bypassed three more cargo areas, he could find a way to go upstairs. Even if he couldn't break down the door and get out, he could do the next best thing and avoid these damn things...

He paused.

He walked around another corner, and a dim yellow light suddenly came into view, and his nose immediately smelled an extremely strong smell of blood and stench.

What appeared in front of Bai Jingxing seemed to be a fresh food area set up in a shopping mall. Freezers and dinner plates containing steaks were everywhere. They exuded a strong smell of decay, but not a single fly dared to visit this place. In the center of all the stalls, under the dim yellow light, stood a dark and slender shadow quietly.

Bai Jingxing's heart beat wildly at that moment. At the same time, he noticed that the ghosts hiding under the shelves and booths behind him had also stopped chasing. They seemed to have sensed something, and they crowded in place and refused to move forward. Chased.

He looked back subconsciously, and his lips instantly turned purple. Countless unwilling ghosts scrambled to poke out half of their pale and twisted bodies from under the shelves and booths. Their bloody faces were filled with resentment, and their dark eyes were staring at him. In the light that alternated between bright and dark, this A scene scarier than any horror movie.

Anyway, stay quiet and calm…

He turned his head stiffly and looked ahead. As long as he walked through this corridor, he would see the stairs leading up to the second floor on the opposite side.

"The surroundings are already blocked by those shelves. You can break out, but it will consume too much... This is just the first night. Unless it is a last resort, it is best not to get into trouble with anyone who is gathered together when you are not sure. Conflict…”

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He knew very well that he couldn't give up here. Bai Jingxing's face was as stiff as a wood carving and clay sculpture. He stepped slowly, and the muscles all over his body tensed up. The lead that lightly hooked his little finger, the smooth and cold handle of the shield, and the weight of the longbow and quiver were the only things he could feel now.

He walked over without looking away, his heart beating slowly against his chest. The excessive fear made him feel like his soul was out of his body, but he became extremely calm in an instant.

"Those things behind me don't dare to come over. Compared to the ghosts who can only hide below and chase their prey by moving shelters, this thing in front of me is probably a bit more important..." Saliva accumulated in his mouth, but now he can't even He didn't even have the courage to swallow. Just walking - walking with all his concentration had already used up all the courage he had accumulated in the first half of his life. "If I ignore the scene prompts whose authenticity has yet to be confirmed, what chance will the attack have of winning? If I kill it, will other ghosts attack me?"

The distance between Bai Jingxing and the figure gradually shortened. With the help of his peripheral vision, he vaguely saw that it seemed to be an extremely pale creature dressed in black. Its face was thin and long, completely pale, with no facial features. Only two red dots were placed on the left and right of the eyes with blood-colored handwriting, and a blood-red arc was curved in the position of the mouth. It stood motionless, facing forward with this simple, stiff, and terrifying smile.

The moment Bai Jingxing approached it, it suddenly asked: "Guest, do you want meat?"

This sound was smooth and weird. It suddenly sounded in an environment where a pindrop could be heard. It made people choke on their breath!

Bai Jingxing didn't know what he was thinking, but at this moment, his mind was blank. Only his subconscious was desperately warning himself: You can't answer, get out of here quickly, you can't answer!

He continued to move forward step by step, each step as precise and precise as a robot. Bai Jingxing gradually moved away from the location of the black shadow, the stairway, the stairway... He just wanted to go upstairs now...

"Guest, do you want some meat?"

The voice sounded not far behind him again - it was following him!

Bai Jingxing's vision turned black, and he almost jumped up and ran out in an instant, or turned around and rushed over to smash its simple brain with his shield until blood spattered everywhere!

... However, he once again saved himself with his amazing self-control.

His intuition has never been wrong once. It has given him an advantage in countless battles and games, so this time, his intuition will definitely not be wrong either - he cannot mess with this thing, and he cannot mess with it!

He then walked forward, slowly. This time, he didn't hear the question again. He kept walking, and the chills on his body gradually subsided. The door handle of the stairwell was already within easy reach, and even the light reflected by the vertical strips of glass inlaid on the door could not be seen. It was clearly visible that Bai Jingxing carefully raised his arm, making the sweaty skin on his palm adhere to the door handle inch by inch...

Within ten seconds of holding his breath and concentrating, he suddenly felt a biting coldness on his back!

Bai Jingxing raised his eyes, and a dying roar burst out from his throat.

The ghost in black clothes and white face was clinging to his back, its elongated neck stretched forward, and on the long and thin face without any facial features, the blood-red smile was looking at him through the reflection on the glass!

"Guest, do you want some meat?"

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