Chapter 44 Choose I give you two choices
The sky gradually turned dim.
Li Ming stood in the ground parking lot of Chuncheng, watching the sun slowly set in the west.
"Do you think the reason why the Faceless Man doesn't appear during the day is because there is the sun?" Li Ming recalled the information about the Faceless Man that he had seen at the beginning, and suddenly murmured,
"I saw that his talent includes E-235 light source tracking. Does this mean that if the light source is too strong, they will not be able to find their prey?"
"That makes sense." Jiang Huai fell into thought, "If that's the case, we should try to avoid contact with shadows."
"It's a good suggestion, but not very realistic." Li Ming shrugged regretfully after hearing this.
The sun is about to set, and the city is full of shadows at night.
Li Ming started walking towards the nearby building. As he walked, he waved to his companions behind him and said, "Let's go, Jiang Huai. Let's find a map first."
On the way back and forth on the highway, he had already told Jiang Huai the information about the "Unowned Territory" in a vague way. Fortunately, he did not encounter the disaster derivatives during the day, otherwise he would have to make up how he discovered it.
The difference between the two fields is really huge.
The academy area is where even approaching the school wall will be surrounded by monster security guards. And this area is more like trapping passing travelers together and watching them suspicious of each other.
Jiang Huai was stunned at first, then he ran to Li Ming and sighed:
“There are really few people.”
"After all, it's been almost a month since the disaster." Li Ming sighed. Along the way, they watched the lights that they used to ignore slowly go out, and watched the prosperous cities of mankind fall into silence and darkness.
The country's power supply system can no longer sustain itself for much longer.
"And in this situation, we encountered a monster that is sensitive to light sources." Li Ming looked helpless and complained to the person next to him, "I think we attracted it by turning on the lights last night."
“That makes sense.”
Jiang Huai nodded and answered seriously: "But if you don't turn on the headlights during a rainstorm, the vehicle won't be able to move forward normally."
"Huh?" Li Ming blinked belatedly.
Was he targeted here?
Li Ming originally just wanted to lament that the flashlight he had turned on last night had caused them a lot of trouble, but when it comes to the headlights of the off-road vehicle...
He remembered that Cui Wanwan had taken the initiative to smash an incandescent lamp.
The intense light stimulation should be able to force the faceless man to retreat temporarily. Li Ming quickly told Jiang Huai his speculation, and Jiang Huai fell into deep thought.
He subconsciously praised: "You really thought of everything."
"It's just that I have more ways to get information than you do." Li Ming turned his head away with a wandering look. Of course, it would be better if the readers of the comic forum would stop doubting his identity.
Li Ming considers himself a normal human being.
After turning three corners, the city library of Spring City finally appeared in front of the two people. It was fully funded by the government, and the main body consisted of a two-story building, equipped with a reading room, exhibition hall, coffee shop, etc.
From where Li Ming was at that moment, he could just see the coffee shop behind the floor-to-ceiling windows on the third floor of the library.
"It's even more exaggerated than what I saw in the travel brochure..." Li Ming opened his eyes wide in surprise and said excitedly, "The scale of this library is almost comparable to that of a shopping mall."
"It's a characteristic of Spring City."
Jiang Huai answered calmly while flipping through the travel brochure. But when his thoughts returned to reality, he found that Li Ming had already run towards the stairs leading to the library hall with curiosity:
"Jiang Huai, remember to keep up!"
Jiang Huai was stunned standing there. He recalled what Li Ming had said to him this morning, and muttered with a strange look in his eyes: "It seems that Li Ming is not someone who dislikes the unknown..."
How come you have limited your activity area to Shanghai so early?
Jiang Huai was filled with doubt. He looked at Li Ming's figure getting farther and farther away, and finally compromised and took steps to catch up with him, shouting:
"Li Ming, don't run so fast."
There were a wide variety of books everywhere. The number of books on the first floor alone was comparable to that of their school library. Li Ming bent down and browsed the sign of Chuncheng Library, and his heart became more and more excited.
"That's so cool." Li Ming exclaimed with shining eyes, "The government officials in Chuncheng are really innovative in combining commercial activities with public facilities."
But his words did not receive a response from Jiang Huai.
Li Ming stood up subconsciously. He looked doubtfully at the road he came from, looking for the other person's figure, and whispered: "Jiang Huai, did you see me?"
The library was silent, with only his voice echoing in the air.
It's over.
Li Ming suddenly thought to himself: He should have guessed that this would happen. It was all his fault that he was so curious that he lost his composure for a moment.
It was already dusk.
The setting sun cast its last rays of light on the earth, and the trees, buildings, roads and other scenery were all covered with a golden coat.
Li Ming ran restlessly, but his running speed was obviously not as fast as the setting sun.
In the silence, his heartbeat became more and more intense.
That doesn't make sense, he just went up one flight of stairs. Jiang Huai couldn't possibly not keep up... Li Ming stood in front of the library door with an anxious look on his face, looking at the place where they had just talked:
Could it be that he has encountered space-related talents again?
"Huh?" A puzzled voice suddenly came from behind.
"Jiang Huai, where have you been?"
Li Ming turned his head subconsciously and shouted angrily. But soon his expression became blank, and even his hands and feet froze in place.
A strange young man tilted his head in surprise after hearing this.
"Jiang Huai?"
The young man recited it in a slow, inquiring tone. But soon, he chuckled and commented, "It's a very tongue-twisting name, not very easy to remember."
Isn't this name hard to remember? Li Ming looked at the other person with vigilance.
"Don't be nervous, I'm here to find a map, too." The strange young man smiled and shook the book in his hand, saying regretfully, "It's just that there are too many good books, I just can't help but continue reading."
"Yeah." Li Ming nodded, pretending to be calm.
He wanted to tell himself that he was just another traveler who was trapped in the 'rainy night' like them, but in fact his eyes were more powerful than he thought.
A faceless man, but not just a faceless man. The Eye of Truth said so.
The sun has set.
The last ray of warm light dissipated in the sky, and the long dark night finally reached the earth.
The monsters that dwell in darkness gradually emerge from the shadows during the day where the sun cannot reach them, and their eyes are first focused on where the light is.
In the dim library, Li Ming couldn't see the other person's face clearly.
Li Ming didn't even dare to take out the flashlight in his backpack. He pretended to be calm and said to the other party: "It's dark now. We can't find it on the map. Why don't we go back to our own homes and look for it ourselves--"
"How about turning on the light?" the young man interrupted with a smile.
Then Li Ming suddenly heard several mechanical collision sounds. He instantly realized that the disaster in front of him also had a flashlight on him. What was going on?
Without time to think, Li Ming reached out to grab it: "You are not allowed to open it for me!"
"Um?"
The young man stared blankly at his empty palm and asked hesitantly, "Why can't I open it?"
"Don't you know it yourself?" Li Ming said angrily as he stuffed the light into his bag. "Don't you know how much trouble will arise if someone notices you turning on the light?"
Li Ming would rather be targeted by one monster than by a bunch of monsters.
"Okay, then let's continue looking for the map?" The young man clapped his hands happily, as if he didn't understand Li Ming's hint.
Li Ming's face instantly turned pale after hearing this:
Damn it, he probably won’t be able to get rid of this thing.
Li Ming walked towards the second floor of the library with heavy steps. Because he couldn't see the road clearly, his footsteps were intermittent. But when he thought that he was being targeted anyway, and the other party was obviously in the stage of learning and imitating...
Isn't this just free labor?
So Li Ming said confidently: "You go look over there, I'll wait here. We must find the map tonight."
"Ah?" The monster said in a confused tone, "What map do you want?"
"A national map. It would be best to find out if there is a direct route to Lingcheng." Li Ming replied solemnly, "Of course, you can bring anything else you think is valuable."
The monster blinked after being told so many things at once, tilted his head in confusion and asked, "Lingcheng? What is Lingcheng?"
"It's the famous historical capital in the south."
Is there really anyone who doesn't know about our country's special economic zones? This is too unrealistic... Li Ming covered his face helplessly after hearing this: "Forget it, why don't you just find all the maps for me."
"Oh, okay." The monster nodded.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes... They were still standing there staring at each other.
"Why don't you leave?" Li Ming couldn't help but ask after seeing this.
The monster said bluntly: "I was worried that you would run away."
Li Ming: “…”
Li Ming smiled with difficulty: "Don't worry, even if I run, I will wait until I get the map."
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"Li Ming, where are we going?"
Jiang Huai asked hesitantly. Li Ming in front of him was walking so fast that he almost couldn't catch up. He just hoped that the other party would pay attention to him behind him.
But is this something Li Ming would do? Jiang Huai felt confused.
The streets are extremely dark at night.
In Chuncheng, only the main street lights were still on, and the other streets were in a dead silence. They bypassed the streets with lights still on, avoided the streets with flashing lights, and walked towards the unknown ahead.
"Find a place to sleep." Li Ming answered in a serious tone.
Is that such a simple reason? Jiang Huai sensed something was wrong. He recalled his whereabouts today. He and Li Ming first wandered around on the street for a long time, then went to the city library. After finding a map in the city library, he immediately prepared to go...
Hmm? Ready to go to bed?
Jiang Huai subconsciously searched his pockets, but they were empty. But he knew that if he and Li Ming really found the map, he should have a backup copy of the map in his pocket.
Li Ming is a very thoughtful person.
He knew that the two of them would be separated sooner or later, so he prepared many things in a way that would allow for them to survive. Two maps, two water storage barrels, two sets of lighting tools, two sets of...
But now, he encountered the situation that Li Ming had guessed.
Jiang Huai thought absentmindedly: Although he wanted to resolve the current incident as soon as possible and return to the original route to find Li Ming, but when he thought of the "thousands and thousands of Jiang Huai" that Li Ming had spoken of...
Well, let's take a look at the situation?
After making up his mind, Jiang Huai looked up, ready to continue to talk to the other party, but this time Li Ming's trace had disappeared. He subconsciously felt bad, and then walked forward quickly.
However, a dazzling light suddenly flashed before his eyes.
Jiang Huai instinctively covered his eyes. After a very short, strong light stimulation, he saw a strange woman in camouflage clothes holding a bright flashlight, standing in front of him.
There was a muddy puddle of black shadow at her feet.
The black shadow's clothes had not yet transformed, but they were exactly the clothes Li Ming was wearing today.
"Human?"
The strange woman whispered calmly, "It's amazing that there are still humans who actively approach light sources."
Her words were slow and unhurried, without any emotion involved, and sounded very sarcastic.
"I don't think I did anything wrong." Jiang Huai was immediately displeased. He looked at the other person angrily and said, "I don't accept your ridicule. I didn't even see your light, let alone approach you."
“Haha.” The strange woman sneered, “All the disasters attracted by my light say the same thing.”
The atmosphere between the two people suddenly became tense.
But before the conflict could develop further, a rapid gunshot rang in Jiang Huai's ears. In the blink of an eye, the woman who had just been arguing with Jiang Huai suddenly fell to the ground, and red blood flowed out of her body.
A woman who looked the same as the one who fell to the ground hurried out of the alley. She picked up the flashlight and first checked the integrity of the flashlight, and then finally looked at Jiang Huai and said:
"Sorry, this is me from yesterday. I was in a bad mood that day, and the replica copied this."
Jiang Huai was shocked: "Huh?"
Cui Wanwan didn't say much. She calmly pierced the chest of the corpse with a military glove, took out the heart that was as black as black mud, and explained:
"The longer you stay in this realm, the more realistic their imitations become. Because their true forms are shadows, lighting is useless to them in this state."
The dark heart slowly dissolved under the light and fell to the ground.
Jiang Huai's heart suddenly sank when he saw this.
"Don't trust anyone here, including you and me." Cui Wanwan said calmly. The next second, the dark muzzle of the gun was pointed at Jiang Huai's chest.
Cui Wanwan said in a cold tone: "I won't let you leave here, because that will only create another me from yesterday."
"Now--"
"I give you two choices: either stay with me until tomorrow morning, or be killed by me on the spot."
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