Any strange phenomenon is dangerous, but a strange phenomenon that can unleash a domain of strangeness is extremely dangerous.
Just like the Ghost Mother that Xia Tianqiong encountered before, its ghostly domain could isolate the entire apartment building, and no one could escape, not even make a phone call.
This is just the simplest kind of ghost realm.
The most powerful ghost realm is a self-contained world, evolving all things, like a small world.
Such a mysterious domain can engulf tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of people at once.
Each time such a strange realm appears, it means the death of a large number of humans.
Unfortunately, the cat demon's magic was a self-contained, mysterious realm.
Xia Tianqiong sat on the bench, staring intently ahead.
The cat demon opened its arms, and a red light emanated from its body, expanding outwards from it.
From a distance, a hemispherical red light curtain rapidly expanded and enlarged, and anyone enveloped within it instantly disappeared.
Through the red light screen, one could vaguely see the scene inside, which appeared to be a large complex of ancient buildings.
"Xiaoya, run! Mr. Xia, let's go together, this strange thing is very dangerous."
Guo Sheng jumped up, turned and ran, not forgetting to call Xia Tianqiong along.
"It's too late!"
The spherical light curtain spread extremely quickly; Xia Tianqiong had barely finished speaking four words when the light curtain enveloped him.
Guo Sheng and Liu Ya hadn't run two steps before they were also engulfed by the light screen.
The light curtain continued to expand and spread, soon extending beyond the Starry Night Plaza.
Wherever it went, pedestrians, drivers, and people in buildings all disappeared.
It was as if they had vanished from the face of the earth.
About ten seconds later, the light screen stopped, spanning three or four blocks, and tens of thousands of people disappeared.
This is destined to be a major event that will shock the whole country and even the world.
Xia Tianqiong only felt a flash of red light before her eyes, and the scene changed instantly.
What used to be a spacious Starry Night Square is now an endless expanse of Hui-style architecture.
As far as the eye can see, there are white walls and black tiles. The rows of gable walls are of varying heights and are arranged in a staggered manner, like a traditional Chinese ink painting of Jiangnan, classical and full of poetic charm.
Standing on the cobblestone street, you get the illusion of traveling back to ancient times.
However, the streets were filled with panicked and screaming people, ruining the beautiful scene.
It's not their fault.
Some people are eating at home, watching TV shows, and just as they're about to pick up some food with their chopsticks, their eyes suddenly wander here.
Some people were squatting on the toilet, their pants not even pulled up, when they suddenly appeared in the middle of the old street. What was most unsettling was that there were many people around, including several familiar neighbors.
Someone was driving and stepped on the gas, about to overtake another car, when suddenly, they found themselves in an ancient courtyard. The person thought they had died in a car accident and had arrived in the underworld or traveled back to ancient times.
A total of 60,000 to 70,000 people were scattered throughout this ancient architectural complex.
Just as everyone was in a panic, voices came from the sky.
"The cat-and-mouse game has officially begun."
The sound was thin and sharp, like a cat's meow, or like a woman's voice. "Each round lasts for 15 minutes. In the first 15 minutes, the mouse hides. In the next 15 minutes, the cat catches the mouse."
Everyone looked up at the sky and couldn't help but scream. Some children and women even cried loudly in fright.
All that could be seen were two enormous eyes, hanging above the pale red sky.
The deep blue pupils, with their slender, upright openings, weren't human eyes; they looked more like a cat's eyes.
Everyone who looks at it feels like they are being watched, which is extremely uncomfortable.
That's not even the scariest part.
As soon as the cat demon finished speaking, everyone in the ghost realm changed.
Most people grew a bunch of black, fuzzy, triangular ears, their mouths protruded, and their incisors grew rapidly, protruding from their mouths. Their hands also became thin, long, and sharp, like rat claws.
It looked like a rat that had come to life.
A small number of people had orange-red triangular ears, two sizes larger than those with black ears. These people did not have protruding mouths, but three white whiskers grew from each cheek. Their hands had also turned into claws, only with longer and sharper nails.
These people look like cats, and bear some resemblance to cat demons.
"First round begins, mice, get out of there and hide!"
The cat demon's voice was full of mockery and excitement, as if it couldn't wait to start this cat-and-mouse game.
After it finished speaking, everyone present who had turned into cats suddenly went black and could see nothing.
This immediately caused panic and screams.
Those who had turned into rats were unharmed, and they even discovered that the eyes in the sky had closed.
"Section Chief Guo, I can't see either."
Liu Ya was a little flustered, but after all, she was a member of the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs and had seen many strange things, so she didn't scream.
Guo Sheng frowned and stared at the eye in the sky. "Don't worry, you've turned into a cat-person. According to the game rules, it's the rat-person's hiding time now, so the cat-person has to lose their sight. After a quarter of an hour, when the cat catches the rat, their vision should be restored."
He is more experienced and calmer.
"Section Chief, do we have this strange information in our database?"
"No."
After careful consideration, Guo Sheng gave a somber answer.
Although the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs has a history of thousands of years, supernatural occurrences have not been frequent in the past, with only one or two occurring every few years or decades. The information they currently possess about supernatural occurrences is also relatively limited.
He suddenly looked at Xia Tianqiong, "Mr. Xia, this strange creature is extremely dangerous. If we act together, we can help each other. What do you think?"
Xia Tianqiong was examining the hands that had turned into rat claws. He originally wanted to refuse the other party, as he had a clear goal in coming here and there was no need to get involved with the officials.
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