The first thing Zhou Changqing saw was a pair of hooves.
The hoof looked like a goat's, but the legs were extremely strong. Looking upwards, one could see a body made of mud that looked like a pile of mucus, with a terrifying mouth with sharp teeth on its body. Further upwards, there were numerous tentacles that looked like branching branches.
The creature was like a moving tree, trembling slightly. It seemed unaware that Zhou Changqing had photographed it, and just stood there.
Zhou Changqing didn't know where its eyes were or whether it noticed him. The moment he saw the creature, he felt his brain boiling, as if someone was pouring boiling water over his head, making him unable to think.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Valerie looked back and saw Zhou Changqing standing stiffly in place, so she poked him with her finger.
It was not until then that Zhou Changqing came to his senses. He suppressed the discomfort and nausea and held Valerie's shoulder.
"We have to get out of here as soon as possible, there is a problem here."
As he spoke, he scanned the doorway with his camera.
The next scene made him feel a surge of regret.
Because outside the police station, there are all these monsters.
They gathered like ants smelling fallen ice cream, piling up outside the police station, and several of them had already entered the house.
Clang——
The glass door made a loud noise and then shattered. From the camera, we can see that a monster hit the door. Its body was scratched by the glass and was covered with wounds, but there was no blood, which made it look even more terrifying.
"what happened?"
Valerie didn't see the creatures. She stared at the broken door, confused.
"Come with me."
Zhou Changqing used the camera to check the room and found that there were no monsters in the corridor. Thinking that the police station should have more than one exit, he dragged Valerie towards the inside of the police station.
When he came to the corridor, Zhou Changqing turned around and took a picture of the situation in the hall. He happened to see the monster that looked like a black tree grabbing the female police officer hiding at the front desk. Its tentacles penetrated into her body and tore her to pieces in an instant. Invisible flesh and blood splattered on the walls and the ground. Only the camera could see it.
Zhou Changqing finally understood what Lu Ban meant when he said not to stop the camera.
These monsters can only be captured with a camera.
Zhou Changqing thought that maybe such monsters could be seen everywhere on the streets before, but they were completely unaware of them.
The people in this city know this and stay indoors after dark.
He used the camera to shoot the front, and the bright corridor now looked very gloomy, because Zhou Changqing saw bloody handprints all over the wall, which showed the torture and pain these victims had suffered.
The bright corridor appears bloody and gloomy under the camera.
Valerie didn't know what was going on. She only felt a depressing atmosphere. This feeling also permeated Zhou Changqing, causing her to shut her mouth and not say anything more.
Zhou Changqing took a look and found that the doors of all the rooms were not closed. He quickly found an office. It looked like it had been through a battle. The cabinets and tables were overturned and documents were all over the floor.
However, Zhou Changqing's goal was not to investigate what happened here, but the gun on the ground.
He picked up the shotgun that might have been left behind by the previous police officer who fought the monster and checked the ammunition.
Zhou Changqing had been to Africa before to assist in construction. It wasn't as safe there as it was in China. Bandits and some armed elements would often harass those working on the construction sites, so he learned how to use guns. Although he never actually used a gun to fight anyone after returning to China, he did get a certification after all.
He picked up the magazine and put it in his pocket, then heard a clanging sound.
Looking outside, Zhou Changqing's camera captured the monsters squeezing into the corridor.
"What happened?"
Valerie was confused. Looking at Zhou Changqing picking up the gun, she felt that things seemed to be becoming very serious.
The empty police station was scary enough, but the sound coming from outside was like something sticky and thick rubbing against the smooth walls, which was impossible to ignore.
But when Valerie looked outside, he could only see an empty corridor.
"These monsters can only be seen with a camera. I advise you not to look at them."
Zhou Changqing had been exposed to the magic of the Kingdom of Night and knew very well that in this situation, knowledge is pollution. Those who are always ignorant are always happy, and the more they know, the more unfortunate they are.
People like me would feel extremely uncomfortable when seeing the images in the camera, and people like Valerie would probably go crazy on the spot if they saw them.
However, even so, Valerie seemed to be in a bad mood.
"monster?"
She asked back.
"Here you go. Do you know how to use it? Turn on the safety here and then pull the trigger. Don't point the gun at anyone."
Zhou Changqing gave some brief instructions and handed a police pistol to Valerie.
"This city has probably been taken over by monsters. They are walking on the streets and are very dangerous."
After explaining again, Zhou Changqing picked up the camera and rushed out of the house with Valerie.
He ran all the way, while using a camera to take pictures of the road ahead to confirm it.
Zhou Changqing looked ahead and saw a half-open door at the end of the corridor, which seemed to be the parking lot of the police station.
He quickened his pace, and Valerie behind him didn't understand why, but she also became nervous.
Just as Zhou Changqing ran to the end of the corridor, he pushed open the door.
The cars in the parking lot were parked quietly, without any sound.
Raising the camera lens, Zhou Changqing saw that countless monsters were lurking in the parking lot. They seemed to have been there for a long time, with countless tentacles spreading out.
Zhou Changqing couldn't help but look up at the starry sky. Countless bright lights were spinning and shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye, like a huge vortex, as if it was going to absorb Zhou Changqing's consciousness.
That was not the starry sky, Zhou Changqing immediately came to his senses.
This is the abyss.
He raised his gun and was about to break through.
But in an instant, Zhou Changqing's world started spinning.
He saw himself and Valerie being pulled up by an invisible force, and great pain followed.
Zhou Changqing felt a little pain in his buttocks, but it soon went away.
Because he saw his butt flying in the sky.
When his consciousness fell into the end, he saw Valerie's body covered in blood and disappeared from mid-air.
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"Is she all right?"
Scott glanced in the direction where Valerie and Zhou Changqing left while packing up the barbecue.
"Don't worry, I've had arguments with her countless times, and she'll come back soon, crying and begging for my forgiveness."
James answered as if he knew it all and didn't take it to heart. He finished the can of beer in his hand, threw the can into the trash can, and burped.
He glanced at the corner of the street and suddenly saw a figure walking towards him.
When the light from the street lamp illuminated the other person's face, James discovered that it was his girlfriend Valerie who had left him earlier.