Chapter 461 Mi Descends from the Sky, Furious and Ferocious!
A white BMW sped along the deserted elevated road, with a pitch-black rain curtain outside the window swallowing everything, the raindrops pattering against the car body.
Inside the car, the warm yellow light illuminated Su Xiaoyan's slightly pale face.
"Ya Ya, isn't something wrong here?"
Su Xiaoyan couldn't help but hug her arms tightly, her voice carrying a hint of barely perceptible panic. Her gaze went through the windshield, which the wipers had barely cleared for a moment before covering it with water droplets again, and looked into the seemingly endless darkness in the distance.
If she remembered correctly, several cars had clearly entered the elevated road before they turned onto the ramp.
But now, in all directions, apart from their lonely car, there are no other moving lights to be seen.
In such heavy rain, do those cars really dare to risk their lives by speeding with their lights off?
Even if it's going very fast, it shouldn't disappear without a trace in just half a minute, leaving no trace even the taillights, right?
Moreover, why are there no cars coming from behind? Could it be that the ramp has been closed due to an emergency?
Ya Ya, who was driving, also frowned, clearly sensing something was wrong, but the navigation still showed a clear green line indicating the route was clear, with no warnings of accidents or road closures.
Perhaps the rain was too heavy, and everyone was driving very slowly, or perhaps they found the nearest exit to go down?
She spoke to comfort the somewhat uneasy Su Xiaoyan:
"The weather forecast said it was just thunderstorms, and showers come and go quickly."
"No matter what, it can't be more terrifying than a typhoon five years ago, right?"
She deliberately brought up the past in an attempt to distract Su Xiaoyan.
I remember back then, before the typhoon had even officially made landfall, the government was already on high alert and closed all the provincial highways, national highways, and elevated roads in advance.
It's kind of funny, but the girls were shopping at Jiuguang Department Store when they realized they couldn't get a taxi at all. It was raining and windy, so they planned to have a coffee at Starbucks and wait for the rain to subside before taking a taxi home. But somehow, they ended up going to their usual bar to have some fun.
"Yan Yan, do you remember when Zi Hang called you to pick him up from school? And you, without giving him a chance to speak, just rambled on and on before hanging up?" Ya Ya teased.
Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoyan's beautiful face immediately showed a hint of embarrassment.
She has always been rather carefree. That night, her husband worked overtime and got drunk, spending the night at her best friend's house. It wasn't until the next day when he returned that the housekeeper, Aunt Tong, told her that her son had also not returned home the previous night.
But what exactly did Zihang do that night?
Su Xiaoyan began to try to recall, but found that her memory of where her son went that night was extremely vague, and she had no recollection at all.
Indeed, drinking can lead to trouble!
"By the way, I drank a bit too much that day. How did Zihang get home?" And clearly, it wasn't just her; her best friend Ya Ya couldn't remember either.
All I remember is that after that day, Zihang became even less inclined to smile.
It's like transforming from a small iceberg into an entire glacier.
"I don't remember either. Aunt Tong said he didn't come back until the next morning, and he was soaking wet." Su Xiaoyan frowned slightly, unable to recall anything more.
She later asked Chu Zihang why he didn't take a taxi home that night, and whether something had happened.
Chu Zihang only mentioned that something unexpected happened, but refused to elaborate on what that unexpected event was.
As for Su Xiaoyan, the mother, seeing that her child was healthy and still lively, she didn't intend to blame her. In addition, due to her own personality, she didn't press the matter further.
After all, Chu Zihang was so smart and independent from a young age that it was heartbreaking. Even though his parents were unreliable, he was able to take good care of himself and even take care of his parents who were always causing him trouble.
Maybe he just stayed overnight at the house of a close classmate.
The two chatted about the past, and then they talked about that typhoon. It seemed that the most luxurious car in the city at the time, the Maybach worth nearly ten million yuan owned by the chairman of the Black Prince Group, was totaled on the day of the typhoon, and the accident happened on the elevated road.
At this point, both of them felt that it was a bit unlucky to talk about this in this setting, and they both chose to keep quiet.
The only sounds inside the car were the pounding rain and the engine, making the atmosphere even more oppressive.
To dispel the unsettling silence and the ever-growing chill of the rainy day, Ya Ya reached out and turned on the car stereo.
Her playlist is full of timeless classic songs, perfect for playing on rainy days.
Soon, a melodious and nostalgic prelude began, and a gentle female voice echoed in the small space:
"No experience with love~ First discovery today"
I want to meet him from afar.
That joy was so fresh.
I had a sleepless night—a shadow appeared in my mind.
Why did you ask him to meet?
A beautiful impression, like first love…
Lin Zhimei's "First Love".
The familiar melody startled Su Xiaoyan slightly, and she subconsciously thought of the man who had long since faded from her memory.
Chu Tianjiao, her first love and also her first husband.
To be fair, he was undeniably handsome, the kind of good-looking man who could turn heads on the street, and he had a silver tongue that was incredibly good at charming people...
Unfortunately, he's all show and no substance; he's a smooth talker who's completely useless.
When they divorced, he vowed that he would make something of himself in the future and then marry her back in a grand ceremony with eight sedan chairs.
And what was the result?
It's been so many years since the divorce, and I've never heard from her. I've never contacted her; it's as if she's vanished into thin air.
Fortunately, she hadn't had high expectations of that man to begin with, so she wasn't disappointed.
Listening to this song now, and recalling that brief period of youth that felt like being enveloped in rainbow bubbles, I can't help but feel a little sentimental.
She was indeed too young; she was so easily deceived into marriage by sweet words and a pretty face.
Fortunately, Zihang is a thousand times better than his unreliable biological father.
He is tall, handsome, academically excellent, self-disciplined, mature, calm, and reliable, and he doesn't like to eat braised intestines.
Now he's even found a girlfriend as beautiful and sensible as Xia Mi; they seem like a match made in heaven.
Thinking of Xia Mi, Su Xiaoyan couldn't help but smile slightly, and the unpleasant memories that had been stirred up in her heart faded away a little.
Ya Ya, who was standing next to her, didn't expect the first song to be "First Love." She was worried that her best friend would be reminded of the time she was deceived by a scumbag. She wanted to change the song but felt it would be too deliberate, so she brought up Chu Zihang and Xia Mi again, saying that looking at how affectionate they were and how reluctant they were to part, she could tell at a glance that it was their first love.
Su Xiaoyan couldn't agree more.
The two of them continued their conversation, one praising his future daughter-in-law and the other praising someone else's son. As they became more engrossed in their chat, their attention inevitably drifted away from the road conditions.
It was this momentary distraction that prevented them from noticing a dark figure that had appeared in the middle of the rain-shrouded road ahead.
It was a person wrapped in a wide black cloak, with rainwater constantly flowing down the folds of the fabric. The cloak's hood hung down high, covering most of the face, with only two points of golden light, like will-o'-the-wisps, clearly visible in the shadow of the hood's brim!
The posture and the atmosphere were exactly like a vengeful spirit that had stepped out of a low-budget horror movie set.
The two oblivious women in the car, before they even realized someone was blocking their way and could react, had already acted on their bodies before their brains could process it.
"ah--!"
A piercing chorus of screams erupted inside the car. Startled, Ya Ya in the driver's seat went blank and completely forgot that she was pressing the accelerator. Instinctively, she slammed the accelerator down instead of the brake!
"Boom boom boom—!!"
The BMW engine let out a deep roar, and the car's speed suddenly increased!
"Bang--!!!"
A deep, solid thud resounded, the car jolted violently, and the white BMW crashed into the black figure blocking its path like a wild horse.
The immense impact sent the dark figure flying backward like a kite with a broken string, tracing a pathetic arc through the rain before crashing heavily onto the slippery pavement a dozen meters away, bouncing up and falling again, splashing water everywhere.
The dark figure lay prone on the ground, its eyes slightly wide, its ferocious expression carrying a hint of disbelief.
However, before it could figure out what had just happened, the roar of the engine came from afar again.
The screams continued; Ya Ya's mind was still blank. Although she had released her foot from the accelerator, she still hadn't remembered to press the brake.
Driven by its momentum, the white BMW charged towards the black figure that had just landed!
"Bang!"
The bumper slammed into the head of the shadowy figure that had just raised, the tires mercilessly ran over its body, and the car lurched violently again.
After rushing for dozens of meters, Ya Ya finally stepped on the brakes after being reminded by Su Xiaoyan.
"Squeak—"
The screeching sound of tires rubbing against the wet pavement filled the air as the white BMW slid along the road for a short distance before finally coming to a stop in the middle of the road with a close call.
The two women inside the car were jolted forward by inertia, then pulled back into their seats by the seatbelts. They gasped for breath, their chests heaving, their faces pale, staring at each other in shock.
"Just... just now... did we... hit someone?" Ya Ya's voice trembled uncontrollably, her hands gripping the steering wheel were icy cold, and her knuckles were white.
Su Xiaoyan swallowed hard and nodded.
Although it's unclear why someone would be standing in the middle of an elevated road during such heavy rain, the person was wearing what looked like a raincoat, so perhaps they were an unfortunate passerby whose vehicle had broken down and they were trying to flag down a car for help.
And they actually hit someone and ran them over?!
Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Ya Ya's mind was in turmoil, filled with fear and guilt. Her hasty reaction just now was a prime example of a road hazard.
But now that the car has come to a stop, her intelligence and reason have regained control. She suppressed her fear and panic, and with trembling hands, restarted the car, which had stalled, and slowly moved it to the emergency lane on the side of the road.
Only after doing all this did she pick up her phone and dial the police.
Su Xiaoyan also realized what was happening, and with a pale face, she took out her phone to call 120 for emergency medical assistance.
It's impossible for them to flee the scene of an accident; they're not that cold-blooded and irresponsible.
However, whether it was calling the police or the emergency services, all I got was a busy signal; I couldn't get through at all.
"What's going on? No signal?"
Ya Ya tried repeatedly in a panic, her forehead covered in cold sweat, but the signal bars on her phone screen remained empty, displaying only a glaring red cross.
Su Xiaoyan was in the same boat. Just as she failed again and subconsciously looked up at the rearview mirror, her movements suddenly froze.
In the rearview mirror, amidst the rain curtain tinged red by flashing taillights behind the car, a dark figure slowly rose from the ground and walked slowly toward their vehicle!
"Ya Ya, look, look! He... he doesn't seem to be dead!" Su Xiaoyan felt a surge of relief upon seeing this and pointed to the rearview mirror, shouting to Ya Ya.
Upon hearing this, Ya Ya immediately looked at the rearview mirror.
However, upon seeing the approaching figure clearly, the initial joy in her heart was replaced by even greater horror.
He's not dead? And he can still walk freely? How is that possible?!
Their speed just now definitely exceeded 100 kilometers per hour!
Being hit hard and sent flying, then run over, how could a normal person possibly stand up again?!
Moreover, Ya Ya could clearly see that the eyes gleaming under the hood of that figure were golden!
Are these eyes that humans can possess?!
As the eerie figure approached, all the scenes from horror movies and ghost stories that Ya Ya had ever seen instantly flooded her mind.
A chill ran from her tailbone along her spine and spread throughout her body in an instant, making the hairs on her body stand on end!
At the same time, a flash of lightning illuminated the dark earth.
Su Xiaoyan, who had been patting her best friend's arm, gradually stopped.
Because she was horrified to discover that the lightning seemed to illuminate more than just the injured.
Amidst the torrential rain, more and more figures draped in identical black cloaks emerged from the darkness.
They walked in silence, their steps equally stiff and heavy, converging on the lone white BMW.
Su Xiaoyan couldn't see their faces clearly, but their pairs of golden pupils, burning brightly in the darkness, were like will-o'-the-wisps, making her feel as if she were falling into an abyss.
"What, what are these things?!" Su Xiaoyan's voice trembled as she felt her tongue chattering.
"I don't know, but it's definitely not human!"
Ya Ya's voice trembled with fear as she realized that not only was her phone out of signal, but the car stereo, which had been playing music just moments before, was now completely silent, leaving only a crackling electrical noise as if it were being severely interfered with.
Everyone knows that things are in grave danger right now!
The instinct for survival overwhelmed everything. Without hesitation, Ya Ya suddenly shifted gears and slammed the accelerator to the floor!
"boom!"
The BMW engine roared again, the tires spun and spun on the wet road for a few moments, and then suddenly shot forward!
If you hit someone, you should call the police; if you hit a ghost... no, if you hit one of these unknown ghostly things, you should run for your life first!
She's not some big-breasted, brainless female supporting character in a horror movie who only knows how to fight amongst herself; she's very shrewd!
The moment the white BMW roared off like a startled wild horse, the dark mass of people surging behind it reacted immediately.
Their originally stiff and slow pace suddenly accelerated, and from a distance they looked like blond-haired people riding black ghost fire, rushing over at a speed that completely defied the common sense of physics!
Su Xiaoyan stared intently behind her, her beautiful face drained of all color: "Ya Ya, they've caught up! They're so fast!"
Upon hearing this, Ya Ya glanced at the mirror and couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine.
She glanced at the speedometer; it was well over the highway speed limit. Were these guys a bunch of Usain Bolts injected with cheetah blood?!
She dared not be careless in the slightest, pressing the accelerator even harder, trying to shake off the group of strange pursuers.
However, no matter how fast she accelerated, even to nearly 150 kilometers per hour, those black ghostly things clung to her like a persistent leech, relentlessly following behind, and even getting closer and closer!
Even more frightening is that some individuals, who were going particularly fast, had already caught up to the side and rear of the car!
Su Xiaoyan kept her eyes on the back. As the distance closed, she finally saw the true faces of the pursuers and was instantly terrified, tears welling up in her eyes!
That wasn't someone wearing a raincoat.
They were clearly monsters with blue faces and fangs, resembling evil spirits!
Ya Ya also saw this horrifying scene through the side mirror, and her heart almost jumped out of her throat.
The monster that caught up slapped the white BMW with its clawed hands, making rapid, muffled thuds and leaving black handprints, as if urging them to stop and pay compensation.
But in this situation, who would dare to stop?
Ya Ya gritted her teeth and almost pressed the accelerator pedal into the engine compartment!
She saw a faint light appearing in the rain in the distance, and a glimmer of hope rose in her heart.
bright!
Drive to a place with light; there should be a tollbooth there, and it should be safe there!
She shifted gears recklessly, pushing the car to its limit, trying to reach the light before being completely surrounded by the monsters.
However, the hope lasted for less than ten seconds.
Just as they seemed to be getting closer and closer to the light, the road conditions ahead suddenly changed.
The once smooth road surface has become dilapidated, covered with cracks and deep potholes, as if Jotaro was once beaten up here by Dio carrying a steamroller.
The metal railings on both sides were also twisted and broken, as if Jotaro had been knocked away and crashed headfirst into the railings, with the broken metal strips grotesquely piercing into the air.
At the end of the road, where the light came from, stood an even taller and more suffocating black shadow, silently.
The specific details of the figure were not visible; all that could be seen was a tattered black cloak fluttering like a flag in the gale.
With ambushes ahead and pursuers behind, and the road conditions so bad, this is practically a dead end!
The wheels rolled wildly over the uneven ground, the violent jolts causing the two women inside the car to shake violently, forcing the BMW to slow down continuously.
Finally, in front of a huge crater that looked like it had been smashed by ten Yamchas, Ya Ya had to slam on the brakes!
"Squeak—"
Due to excessive force and the slippery ground, the car drifted the moment it came to a stop, and ended up uncontrollably blocking the middle of the road.
The worst thing happened: after this series of extreme maneuvers and violent bumps, the car completely stalled and could not be restarted!
"Get moving, you stagnant car!"
Ya Ya turned the key in vain, listening to the futile hum of the starter motor. Her face was ashen, and tears streamed down her face.
Su Xiaoyan, having given up all hope, opened her phone to leave a final message, urging Chu Zihang to bring Xia Mi home and give her a big, fat grandson.
Outside the car window, those blue-faced, fanged monsters had already surrounded them, their dense golden pupils gleaming in the darkness, their throats emitting chilling, low growls.
"I'm sorry, if I take a taxi home myself, I won't be a burden to you."
"What nonsense are you talking about? I took a shortcut and ended up on a dead end. What's it to you?"
Just as the two sisters huddled together, apologizing to each other in their seats, a clear, sweet voice, yet carrying an undeniable, cold authority, suddenly rang out, echoing across the eerie elevated road filled with torrential rain and monster roars:
"Get out of my way!"
The next second, under the astonished gazes of Su Xiaoyan and Ya Ya, a beam of bright moonlight radiating a cool glow suddenly slashed out from the void, transforming into a crescent moon that seemed to be in reality!
The light was like sunlight piercing through the darkness, dawn quietly sweeping across the horizon, precisely sweeping over the monsters surrounding the white BMW.
There were no screams, only a soft hissing sound like mud being crushed.
Those cloaked, blue-faced, fanged monsters, the moment the bright moonlight touched them, exploded like cow dung stuck with firecrackers, bursting into a sky full of stinking, sticky black mud!
Su Xiaoyan hugged Ya Ya tightly, her beautiful eyes wide open, her heart pounding wildly.
Just as she was wondering if she was hallucinating from excessive fear, and thought the voice sounded so much like Xia Mi, she saw the air violently distorted and rippled where the blade flashed in front of her.
Immediately afterwards, a slender figure stepped out from the distorted air with calm and elegant steps.
White high-top canvas shoes, knee-high socks adorned with a few cartoon patterns, a plaid pleated skirt that hides endless beauty, a clean and tidy white shirt, and long, flowing black hair that still moves smoothly even in a storm...
It really is Xia Mi!
But at this moment, she was completely different from the sweet and well-behaved girl she was at the aquarium!
She held a simple, antique-style Japanese sword in her hand, standing tall and straight in front of the white BMW. The wind whipped her long hair and skirt, but it couldn't make her slender body move or sway even a fraction.
Even the torrential rain seemed to be stunned by her heroic figure, automatically sliding to both sides, not daring to touch her in the slightest!
What a valiant and heroic battlefield goddess!
Just as Su Xiaoyan and Ya Ya were so shocked that they were about to call out Xia Mi's name, an unexpected yet reasonable figure silently appeared beside Xia Mi, also blocking the white BMW.
The boy was tall and straight like a pine tree, with a cold and stern face and sharp eyes. He had an exquisite women's chain bag slung over his shoulder, and his raised right hand was burning with a crimson flame. He looked like a knight guarding a sweetheart!
Upon seeing this person, Su Xiaoyan and Ya Ya could no longer suppress their emotions and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:
"Zihang?!"
(End of this chapter)
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