Inside the campus, flames shot up into the sky.
The bomb could not cause any harm to the ghosts. The dormitory building collapsed completely, rocks flew everywhere, and the road was shaking, which slowed down Lu Yanli's escape.
"The bomber is here again!" Jin Fugui wiped the dust off his face, "Will this guy ever stop? How many evils has he committed?"
Lu Yanli: "Stop talking, let's go. Where is the school gate?"
Jin Fugui was bewildered: "I can't go out at night."
On the other side, the man wearing a hood and a mask detonated the bomb again.
"I don't quite understand, what is his appeal? Does he just want to kill people?" According to news reports, Jiang Yu put another small flag on the map.
This means that the bomber has destroyed another place.
In addition to the residential buildings, there is a school. However, the venue next to the school that was originally used for cultural festivals was not damaged.
"No, have you noticed?" Ximen Yuan pondered for a moment, "The frequency of explosions has decreased a lot recently, and the range is not so dense."
"Could it be because the bombs are running out?" Di Ying said.
Ximen Yuan: "This possibility cannot be ruled out."
Jiang Yu shook his head: "He used homemade bombs. Even if they were used up in a short time, it would not be difficult for him to make another batch with his ability. Moreover, most of the places where he made the explosions were residential buildings. These places do not even need bombs. A gas can, an old piece of furniture, or even a broken wire can cause an explosion."
"All I can say is that he took the initiative to reduce the frequency of explosions for some reason."
As soon as the words fell, the taskers noticed that the building they lived in was shaking.
Gravel and dust fell down with a crash.
"Oh no! Run!"
Jiang Yu never expected that the man would actually attack Jiang Bai and the others.
For this reason, his previous inference has to be overturned.
Lu Yanli did it on purpose.
After he met his future self, he was warned by his future self that he had to attend the cultural festival. Therefore, he slowed down the frequency of the explosions.
This way, by the end of the month, the number of people who can participate in the cultural festival will be greatly reduced. He will be safer.
What's more, the red figure in his eyes is still there.
Lu Yanli suddenly sighed.
As expected, his biggest enemy is himself. After his future self clearly raised this question, he knew that the only person who could help him solve the evil spirit hidden in his eyes at this moment was himself.
He couldn't let the ghost see him in the future, or he would die. He couldn't let himself at this moment be unable to rest. So, wasn't he the only one left who could be sacrificed
He looked down from the rooftop and saw the group of people running away screaming. It was an emergency and everyone could only take important items with them. One of them was holding the atlas.
That person is Jiang Yu.
Lu Yanli ran downstairs quickly, and while doing so, he kept throwing small bombs downstairs to force them to disperse.
The flames shot up into the sky, lighting up half of the night sky. Soon, sirens sounded.
The police are here.
In just a few days, the police station and the hospital in the town were all messed up by him. If we were to ask who the police hated the most at this moment, he would definitely be ranked first.
Lu Yanli did not run away. He quickly went downstairs, hid in the dark and followed Jiang Yu quietly.
"who?"
In the chaos, Jiang Yu got separated from the others. He ran towards the main road and soon realized that someone was following him.
Just as he was about to turn around, he felt a pain at the back of his head and was knocked to the ground unconscious.
After a long time, Jiang Yu slowly opened his eyes.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he was startled to see that the street beside him had completely turned into ruins. He was lying in the ruins, surrounded by a lot of bloody body parts, and the stench of rotten and burnt flesh went straight into his nose.
Wait! The atlas is gone!
"Brother Jiang! You are here!" Several taskers came running over from a distance. "The explosion has finally stopped, but the police still haven't found anyone."
Jiang Yu said: "I understand."
Now, how could he not understand that it was all done by the murderer of the bombing, and he just wanted to take away the album.
Taking into account the time difference between the explosions at school and where they lived, Jiang Yu deduced that the man must have gone to school first, and when he found that Jiang Bai did not have the virus, he returned and took action.
Damn…
Jiang Yu pursed his lips and made up his mind: I must, I must catch this man.
"Let's go back first." Jiang Yu brushed off the dust on his body and stood up. The back of his head was bleeding. Qiu Zhi, who followed him, asked, "Do you want to get a bandage first?"
Jiang Yu shook his head: "Go back first, we have to discuss some things."
The house that the tour guide gave them for free was bombed, but because the incident happened suddenly, the cash that many people had with them was left at the scene and turned to ashes long ago. As a result, their food, clothing, housing and transportation became a big problem for a while.
The reunited task force had to consider life issues first.
Fortunately, there were too many fatal accidents in this town, and many jobs were vacant. They could do other jobs first, and it was a good opportunity for them to integrate into the life of the town.
"It's over, it's over, what should I do now?" Jin Fugui kept muttering, "They have all turned into ghosts, and I can't get out of the school at night."
"If we can't get out, let's hide somewhere else first." Lu Yanli said.
"It's a good thing you're here. Hey, Mr. Jiang, to be honest, we are the ones who are holding you back this time." Jin Fugui said as he ran, "I should have stopped him just now, that brat..."
"You don't have to thank me." Lu Yanli dodged a small stone that flew out of nowhere. "Did the principal tell you anything else?"
"No more. Should we go hide in the teaching building?"
"It's better not to. If you can find an open space, do it. According to what you said, it will be safe after daybreak. It's very easy to be surrounded in a building, and it will be even more difficult to escape if you are forced to go up to a higher floor."
"But..." Jin Fugui looked back and ran even faster in fear, "They are catching up!"
Behind him, a group of young boys and girls walked slowly forward.
Although the frequency of steps is not fast, the gap between the two is getting smaller and smaller.
"You, you wait for me, don't leave me." Jin Fugui saw the figure in front of him moving faster and became even more panicked. "I'm telling you, if... if we can't perform, we'll all die."
"What do you mean?" The figure in front was indeed slower. He reached out to grab him and ran forward desperately.
"Do you know why the people in this town invited me to perform?" Jin Fugui took a deep breath and explained, "Because the Emperor's Sacrifice is a song that can bring people back to life. Therefore, they are not afraid of death at all."
"Resurrection?" Lu Yanli sneered.
"Don't disbelieve me, look at them, aren't they alive and kicking?"
"If it's like this, it would be better to just die."
"You don't have to say that. I've been trying to find the source of this song." Jin Fugui sighed, "These two songs are incomplete, so I don't dare to sing them. Once these two songs are complete, I heard that we can find the tomb of God based on the songs, where there is a real way to immortality."
"You told me the secret just like that?"
"Isn't it... that all the people in the troupe are gone? I have to recruit more. How about it? Are you interested in coming?"
"No."
As they were talking, the teenagers behind them got closer and could already smell the cold and decayed aura coming from them.
what to do
what to do?!
Of course Lu Yanli could leave Jin Fugui behind and leave, he just needed to run faster than Jin Fugui. But... the other party had a secret that he needed, and he couldn't let the other party die.
Jin Fugui was also afraid.
Almost... just a little bit, he would be caught by Jin Cancan who had turned into a fierce ghost.
He doesn't want to die! Why is he desperately looking for the two songs? Isn't it just to survive
"In fact, it's not that there is no way out." Jin Fugui decided to take a gamble, "Just now, Yuanbao sang the song Heavenly Sacrifice."
"He didn't finish singing." Jin Fugui's lungs were burning, and he ran while saying, "Yes, it's the Eight Sacrifices Song. Although I don't know what the use of singing the Eight Sacrifices Song is, but it is said that these two have to sing together."
"You haven't tried it?"
"No." Jin Fugui smiled bitterly, "This is what my master told me. Otherwise, I wouldn't know. I don't know whether he has tried it or not. But he has passed away..."
"Then you give it a try." No matter how bad it can be, how bad can it be
Hearing this, Jin Fugui tried harder to calm his breathing. He took a deep breath and sang with some difficulty a song that Lu Yanli was very familiar with.
Behind him, the eyes of the young men chasing him gradually became dull and their steps slowed down.
"It really works!" Jin Fugui was surprised.
As soon as he stopped singing, the boys and girls' eyes gradually turned white, and Jin Fugui was so scared that he had to continue singing.
Only Lu Yanli saw it clearly.
As he sang, a green glow gradually appeared on Jin Cancan's body, and when he stopped, the light disappeared.
It seems that this song is not simply suppressing their alienation, but... restoring them to their original state
As an ordinary person, Jin Fugui saw everyone singing, so he did not hide. Instead, he listened carefully, hoping to remember the song.
As he listened, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
At the other end of the town, Lu Yanli, who had received the atlas, suddenly stopped.
In his original timeline, he also encountered this group of taskers and kept his identity secret under an alias. However, he did not live in the school, did not experience the evil spirit hidden in his eyes, but experienced the cultural festival with the taskers normally.
Later, he was on the verge of death at a cultural festival and made a wish to return to the past.
Now, the past him entered the school and made friends with the opera troupe. Most of the people in the town were injured because of him.
Logically, he should be relieved, but why does he feel vaguely uneasy now
Jin Fugui is still singing.
The people in front of me have changed.
Originally, their appearances had returned to their normal appearances before they died. As Jin Fugui sang, the skin on Jin Cancan's face fell off bit by bit, and green fluorescent bacteria grew back.
A look of spirit gradually appeared on Huo Gang's face, and he slowly squatted on the ground and burst into tears.
The oriole's neck stretched a little bit, with clear rope marks on it, and he fell to the ground.
The same thing happened to the others, who gradually recovered to their pre-death state.
Jin Fugui didn't dare to stop, he could only keep singing. Running for a long time made his throat dry and now his throat hurt a lot, but he couldn't stop.
You can't listen before dawn.
There are less than three hours left until dawn.
Lu Yanli suppressed his annoyance and his mood began to become abnormal. He knew that this song really could not be sung as it was not meant for living people to listen to.
He sat farther away from Jin Fugui, staring at the horizon silently.
Suddenly, he paused.
At the end of the dark road, a red figure walked towards them.
As soon as that figure appeared, he felt a strong sense of danger. The hairs on his body stood up and his heart beat fast.
"Quick! Let's go!"
Without even a second thought, he took Jin Fugui with him and ran away.
There is no doubt about it, this is the evil spirit that once hid in his eyes, and now it has come out.
Why did it come to find him? Was it because they were once the same person, or because of this song
Lu Yanli had no idea and could only keep running.
Jin Fugui: "Hey, hey, the song isn't finished yet, be careful of them..." He turned his head to look, and the things that were left behind had already returned to their original state, lying on the ground without any movement.
This time, he said nothing and continued to run away.
At the entrance of the town, Lu Yanli was sitting in a small wooden house.
The bloodstains in the room had been cleaned up long ago, but perhaps due to psychological effects, he could still smell the strong smell of blood.
There was an album in front of him, but this album was the one he had just drawn. If someone compared it with the other one that was taken away, they would find that the contents of the two albums were basically the same.
Now under the alias of Jiang Bai, the atlas in his hand was snatched away by Jiang Yu and his gang. Another of him was chasing the taskers. He could not easily run in front of the taskers, lest the evil spirit find him.
So, how should he hand this atlas to himself in the present timeline
Lu Yanli was a little troubled.
In another world he didn't know
"New mission. Enter a place called Psychic Town within half an hour and spend the cultural festival in the town. Remember, you must conceal your identity and mission, and blend into the town as a native. Do not reveal your identity to anyone. Do not reveal your identity to yourself or the townspeople. There are already some taskers in the town, and you must not reveal your identity to them. You can only return to your own world after the cultural festival is over.
To enter, just repeat the name of the town three times in your mind. "
"Strange, what's going on with this mission? It's very strange. There has never been a mission that requires a mission within half an hour." A young girl repeated her inner voice and muttered to herself, "Should I post it on the website?"
"No, no, no, I can't. The mission seems to say that it must be kept secret from everyone. If I release it, it will be considered a violation, right?"
“In this case…” The girl hesitated for a moment, then closed her eyes and silently recited the name of the town.
Across the country, many people closed their eyes and began to recite silently.
In the present world, in a corner of the ocean, on a deserted island, the shadows of a group of buildings slowly emerged from the void, and it looked like a small town.
A small town surrounded by mountains.
It’s just that the shadows of the buildings are too faint and hazy, and if you don’t pay attention, you might think it’s an illusion.
However, on a deserted island, no one will find it.
Soon, many figures emerged from the shadow of the empty town. These figures did not even look at each other and quickly dispersed.
"It's almost dawn." Lu Yanli looked up at the horizon.
A hint of paleness emerged.
Just as Jin Fugui said, it was impossible to escape from this school at night. They ran for a long time last night, but they did not see the shadow of the school gate. They just kept circling around the campus. Now, there was only a ray of light on the horizon, and they turned around and saw the school gate.
"Let's go." Lu Yanli urged.
Jin Fugui wiped his face and said, "Okay, wait for me."
After a long run and singing, Jin Fugui's voice was almost broken. He closed his mouth and tried to secrete a little saliva to moisten his throat.
I must drink seven or eight bottles of water when I get out, he thought.
This time, it went very smoothly. The two of them walked out of the school gate and turned back inadvertently, and Lu Yanli broke out in a cold sweat.
He was dressed in red, standing at the school gate, staring at himself.
Then, the red figure turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared.
Who did it go to
Lu Yanli couldn't think too much.
After the two escaped, Jin Fugui found the nearest store and drank three bottles of water in one breath. Lu Yanli was also tired and exhausted, but his mind was still clear.
"You said that we must finish the show, otherwise something bad will happen." Lu Yanli asked Jin Fugui, "Now that your troupe is gone, where can you find people?"
The latter was in a daze, his children all left him overnight, he was a little confused, thinking that everything was a joke, a dream. Jiang Bai's words instantly brought him back to reality.
He opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but found that he could no longer speak.
"What's wrong?" Lu Yanli asked.
Jin Fugui tried to speak again.
It was not an illusion. His throat was burning with pain and he could only make breathy sounds. After several unsuccessful attempts, Jin Fugui anxiously gestured with his hands.
"You...you can't speak?"
Jin Fugui nodded repeatedly.
He suddenly thought of something, and anxiously went back to buy paper and pen from the shop owner, then ran back to write something for him to see.
[Now that all the members of the troupe are gone, I am speechless. You are the only one who has heard of the Emperor's Sacrifice.]
[Can you sing?]
Seeing that Jiang Bai didn't say anything, Jin Fugui's round face was filled with panic in an instant. He looked at Jiang Bai earnestly, constantly gesturing with his hands, and pretending to kneel down and beg.
[Please, you've been listening for so long, you must be able to remember it, right?]
[We have to perform this play, otherwise the people in the town will not let us go. To put it bluntly, they are so unscrupulous because they know that the dead can be resurrected during the cultural festival.]
[If you don’t want to sing, then I’ll go find someone and you can teach them, okay? You don’t have to go in person.]
Lu Yanli looked at the string of pleading words that Jin Fugui kept writing down and nodded: "Okay. I'll take note of it."
He had a good memory. He remembered the songs sung by Lan Zhiyu before and Jin Yuanbao and Jin Fugui later.
Jin Fugui breathed a sigh of relief.
"Strange, when did so many strangers appear in this town?"
After a night, the task force members planned to look for accommodation again, but the tour guide was long gone, many residential areas had been bombed into ruins, and the hospital was already full, so some empty rooms were requisitioned as wards.
So, they have nowhere to go now, and they could have looked for a short-term job, but suddenly found that there were many more competitors
These people looked like taskers, but also not like them. No matter how hard we tried, we couldn't tell who they were. It seemed as if they were locals.
It's getting more and more complicated.
The people in the town were not very welcoming to the first group of taskers, but were very happy to accept the second group. This group of people wanted to integrate into the town, so they were very concerned about the indigenous people and quickly gained a foothold in the town.
The second group of taskers knew each other's identities, but none of them would expose each other. They just pretended not to know and even began to listen to the content of the tasks of the first group of taskers.