The alleyway was poorly lit, and there was a lot of debris piled up deep inside. From a distance, in the dim light, it looked like a bloated black shadow, dark and dangerous.
Moss, a dense, dark red patch, clung to the wall, appearing like viscous bloodstains in the shadows, leaving mottled marks on the grayish-white wall.
The stench and musty smell crowded the sense of smell.
Faintly, there were intermittent, fragmented sounds inside, like murmurs or the strange noises of the wind.
The chilling wind it stirred up blew across my body, making me shiver.
Qin Tan's gaze fell on the long-haired white cat next to the trash can at the alley entrance.
Its fur was as white as snow, without a single blemish. Its golden cat eyes were vertical. The moment it met Qin Tan's gaze, it arrogantly raised its chin, like a cat princess surveying her territory.
When the cat saw Qin Tan, it didn't run away immediately.
Qin Tan was surprised.
She examined the cat's fur and condition; it was clean and beautiful, unlike a stray, and she didn't think she needed to pity it.
She glanced one last time at the dimly lit alleyway she didn't want to go near, and then decisively left.
There have been several murders in this old town recently, and the killers have not yet been caught.
She quickened her pace considerably, alarm bells blaring in her mind, her shadow stretching long in the twilight.
Qin Tan didn't stop, but she heard a cat meowing approaching.
The other party caught up with them.
A gust of wind blew behind him, and then a heavy object pressed down on his back. Qin Tan staggered and almost fell.
She turned her head and met the cat's golden eyes.
At such close range, Qin Tan inexplicably sensed a hint of grievance in those cat-like eyes.
"Meow~"
The soft, sweet meows of the cat softened Qin Tan's heart.
This is the first animal to approach me in such a long time.
She hugged the cat tightly, and the moment her fingers touched its fur, a jolt of electricity ran through her, sending goosebumps down her spine.
That feeling didn't hurt; it was quite peculiar.
Before Qin Tan could fully grasp the situation, a loud bang came from the alleyway that Qin Tan had been trying to avoid.
Something hit the ground.
as well as……
Qin Tan could clearly hear the sound of a huge object wriggling out from inside.
Even without looking, Qin Tan could tell that what was inside was enormous, and its body, dragging on the ground, was extremely sticky.
The murmurs grew louder.
An eerie tone rose and fell in Qin Tan's ears.
Those voices must have come from beyond the heavens, telling a story of chaos she couldn't understand, yet trying to take root in her mind.
Danger!
The eerie déjà vu in his mind made Qin Tan's body tense.
Instinct was screaming at Qin Tan, who grabbed the cat and ran.
In the instant she turned around, what she saw out of the corner of her eye was terrifying.
What exactly is it?!
She was screaming inside, her legs were so weak she didn't dare stop.
In a fleeting glimpse, what came into view was a huge, spherical mass of blood-red polymer, which looked like a skinned monster.
That thing was at least three meters tall, as huge as a small mountain, covered with countless fleshy tumors, leaving disgusting stains wherever it went.
The tumors were pressing against each other, causing thick blood vessels to rupture and flow with dark blood.
The moment Qin Tan saw the other person, the monster crawled even harder.
It emitted an excited shriek, and in an instant, the surface of the tumor burst open, blood splattering everywhere, and crimson eyeballs squeezed out from inside.
Those eyes darted around frantically, each one fixed on Qin Tan with a greedy look, like someone seeing delicious food.
All of this made Qin Tan wish she had gone blind.
"Hungry……"
"I'm so hungry, give me some food, I'm so hungry..."
gibberish...
Countless bizarre sounds rushed in, like a singer's chant or a child's crying.
Although it was a different language, Qin Tan could understand its meaning.
As she ran, Qin Tan's breathing became increasingly rapid, and her throat felt dry and had a metallic taste of blood.
Her hands were trembling slightly, and fear made her pupils dilate.
Qin Tan did not notice that the cat in her arms had turned a sharp light into its golden eyes at that moment.
"What the hell!"
Qin Tan cried out in her heart.
Even without turning back, he could still sense that thing was hot on his heels.
Something unseen reached out its forbidden limbs towards her, trying to grab Qin Tan. This feeling of being watched made her scalp tingle.
There are not many residents in the old town now. What made Qin Tan despair was that when he finally encountered a big man, the man just looked at him strangely, as if wondering why he was running for his life.
She mustered her courage and turned around, only to see the monster brush past the big man, who was completely unaware.
Could it be that only I can see that thing?
This realization devastated Qin Tan even more; at this moment, she felt exactly like the unlucky one chosen in the story.
Gurgle, gurgle.
That was the sound of a tumor squeezing.
The foul stench, growing longer in the wind, lingered repeatedly in my nostrils.
A shadow seemed to be looming overhead.
Qin Tan quickened her pace again, and a whooshing sound came from behind her. She lunged forward, rolled on the ground, and got up. She saw a pool of red and white rotten flesh where she had just been standing.
Those were the marks left by the monster spitting out its eyeballs, which then exploded upon hitting the ground.
Qin Tan's face was deathly pale.
She didn't notice that as she ran away, the cat remained perched on her shoulder, completely still.
Seeing the fleshy bullet shoot out again, Qin Tan's eyes widened in fury.
She struggled to her feet, wanting to run again, when suddenly the cat nuzzled her cheek.
"Meow..."
The soft fur soothed Qin Tan's fear.
In an instant, another surge of electricity swept through.
As if she had gained wings, her body became much lighter. The world Qin Tan saw was changing, and the movements behind her were keenly detected by her ears.
That thing is about to catch up with me.
An idea popped into my head.
Strangely, Qin Tan's panic subsided, and her heartbeat gradually stabilized.
With a powerful leap, he easily jumped several meters away.
Qin Tan didn't have time to think about what strange changes had occurred to her body.
Vehicles, streetlights, stone blocks, and even tiny insects flying in the air—her powerful dynamic vision captures all the information in front of her, and her brain is working at high speed.
She leaped up and successfully landed on the streetlight.
On the eight-meter-high streetlight, Qin Tan only had the balls of her feet in contact with the metal. She was half-squatting, with her hands hanging naturally in front of her, like a wary cat.
The real cat on her shoulder had its long tail encircling Qin Tan's neck, forming a thick scarf.
She lowered her head and looked at the monster.
The other party had caught up to the street lamp, and its huge, rotting body was climbing up the lamp.
The metal is corroded, and the streetlights are swaying.
Staying here won't solve the problem.
Qin Tan exhaled and remained calm.
She guessed that the changes in her body came from the cat.
Its vision, hearing, sense of smell, jumping ability, and even its reflexes are all synchronized with the white cat's.
She didn't know if this was good or bad, but she knew that if she wanted to survive, she had to rely on this equally strange power.
Breathing returned to normal.
She looked around and saw that there was only one tobacco and liquor store in the old town, and the owner was currently watching TV inside.
It's a palace intrigue drama.
Qin Tan listened to the sounds coming from the phone and made her judgment.
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