Chapter 1 The First Guest Huh... Huh... Sakori tried hard to think...
Huh… Huh…
Sakeri tried hard to make her breathing more even, but her long-term sedentary life did not give her physical strength better than that of a normal person.
She had never run at such a high intensity before, and she barely managed to hold on.
The sound of horse hooves hitting the ground could be heard continuously not far away. At the closest point, it was only separated from her by a wall.
It was as if the horse's hooves were not stepping on the ground, but on her fragile heart. Sakerui felt as if her heart was about to jump out of her chest.
——I can’t run anymore.
If I had known earlier, I should have ridden a horse, otherwise I wouldn’t have been caught up now!
But earlier, she hadn't expected the tower to react so quickly.
Maybe it was because the time was almost up, so the security was extra tight, she thought.
For the first time, Sakeli discovered that his physical fitness was so good that he could even continue running after hearing the sound of a whip breaking in the air around a corner.
This time, I absolutely must not be caught!
The terrain of this alley is very complex, and the houses built with cheap materials are also strange. At this midnight, it is quiet, with only the shouts of the search team.
The doors and windows were closed, and no one came out to take a look.
People in the slums always have their own survival wisdom.
Sakori felt that he was really reaching his limit. After running around a corner, he stopped, looked left and right, and hid himself behind a pile of wood.
I can’t run anymore, I really can’t run anymore.
The horses in the search party had a very developed sense of smell, and she had been caught more than once because they had sniffed her out.
If it weren't for the herbal remedy that masked the smell, he would have been caught long ago.
What now? Pray that the group will find her before the search party?
Sakeri didn't know what else to do. He looked up helplessly at the bit of night sky that appeared between the cracks in the wood.
It’s a beautiful night, with stars embellishing the silk of night.
When she looked at the stars, it seemed as if the stars were also looking at her.
It was so beautiful that it made her soul tremble.
"Ding-ling——" A crisp bell sound suddenly pierced the quiet night.
Sakeli was suddenly shocked!
…But no search party was attracted by the ringing of the bell.
She immediately realized that this must be some kind of mysterious phenomenon.
Because the bell was hanging on the door, and the door was appearing on the wall where there was definitely no door before.
The search team's voices were close at hand. "Hurry! If we can't find anyone tonight, no one will escape punishment!"
No choice!
Sakuri reached out and grasped the door handle.
It seemed that this door had no lock at all. The handle was just a decoration. She just pulled it lightly and the door opened.
The orange-yellow light was warm, and she saw that the floor was pure white without any gaps, and a plush carpet was laid in front of her.
It is completely different from the dark and quiet slums at midnight.
Maybe it was the warm lighting, or maybe it was the faint sweetness and innocence of the incense that came from nowhere...
In short, Sakori came in almost defenselessly.
It wasn't until the door, which seemed to have no lock at all, closed automatically that she felt the fear that should have come long ago.
——Even if I get caught by the search party, it’s better than getting involved in a mysterious phenomenon of unknown origin!
How could she have thought this was a better choice just now?
Sakeri turned around and tried to pull the door handle, but this time, she couldn't open it as easily as before.
This is very normal. If you can't find the node of the mysterious phenomenon and don't have enough energy to break the barrier, of course you can't get out.
However, this does not mean that she will be trapped here until she grows old. After all, no one has been able to survive in this mysterious phenomenon for so long.
If you can't get out, you will die.
Sakeli was so cautious that he didn't dare to move another step, and he didn't even dare to look around.
She guessed that some part of this mysterious phenomenon had the function of guiding emotions, and even allowed her to completely ignore the unknown horror just now.
Her peripheral vision swept across the ground inch by inch.
She saw many, many shelves, just like those in every small shop, they were against the wall, not many in number.
Most of the shelves were filled with things, but Sakori didn't have time to take a closer look because a sound was heard.
In mysterious phenomena, nothing happening is not necessarily a good thing, but if something does happen, it is most likely a bad thing.
Sakeli stood where he was, withdrew his gaze and stared at the carpet, as if he could see a mourning boat flower on the carpet.
“Woo-woo—”
The deep voice appeared again, this time, closer to her.
Sakeli finds joy in misery, because he has to locate the place by sound wherever he goes.
She heard the faintest sound of pads rubbing against the floor; the thing was coming towards her.
She silently grasped the dagger in her sleeve, the uneven secret patterns on the leather handle being held in her palm.
But she didn't find the opportunity to unsheathe her sword.
First, a long, thin black tail appeared at her feet, and then a paw resembling a cat's paw stepped on the carpet.
No, it just looked like an ordinary black cat.
Instead of letting down his guard, Sakeli became even more nervous.
In mysterious phenomena, everything that is normal is the most abnormal.
The black cat glanced at her, flicked its tail, and turned away.
After taking two steps, he realized she hadn't caught up with him, so he turned his head to look again.
…Does she have the option of not following?
Sakori had no choice but to follow, letting the black cat lead her to an unknown place.
Walking out of the place where I just came in, there is a long corridor with a concave wall. There are countless grids on the wall, but these grids are empty.
As we walked down the corridor, the black cat disappeared in the blink of an eye.
It would be a lie to say that she wasn't afraid. She had never encountered any mysterious phenomena in her short first half of her life, and it was a coincidence that she knew anything about it.
Calm down, not all mysterious phenomena are malicious. If they are well-intentioned, then at least she won't die in a miserable way.
She heard the sound of turning pages.
Since entering the mysterious phenomenon, Sakeli has hardly raised his head, for fear that he will see something he shouldn't see and then be bewitched to death.
But now, the sound of turning pages penetrated her ears, causing her to look up uncontrollably.
Perhaps, from the moment she stepped into this room, her body no longer belonged to her.
At this moment, Sakeli forgot his fear, his sadness, and all his anxieties.
It was like a hand gently opened her head, gently brushing every wrinkle on her brain, and flipping through her memories and emotions.
...read through her thin life like turning the pages of a book.
She thought of this metaphor, but still couldn't wake up.
From then on, her consciousness was divided into two halves, one half screaming at her to wake up, and the other half sinking into what she saw.
She saw a book, a painting, the ultimate in indisputable and irresistible beauty.
——It can’t be a human being, it can’t be beauty from the human world.
Her life was dull and boring. Most of her memories were books piled up in the tower. The scenery she had seen most was the silent night sky with stars and the sea of sad boat flowers growing silently outside the window.
Books written by humans once said that these two scenes were the most beautiful in the world, but now, she felt that neither of them could compare to what she had seen.
She was a little dazed.
Like drinking a glass of wine and almost drowning.
The book turned another page.
The person who was flipping through the book finally stopped flipping through the pages and the book was closed.
She felt empty, as if all her thoughts and feelings were enclosed in the book.
The only remaining consciousness is thinking.
Ah…if this mysterious phenomenon pretends to be a store, then the being flipping through the books must be the store manager.
The store manager looked at her as if he had just noticed that there was another person in the room.
It was really strange. The store manager was sitting on the sofa, and when he looked over, he was actually "looking down" at her.
Sakeli was almost suffocating. The gaze left her nowhere to hide. An invisible tide surged towards her from an unknown source, wanting to drown her in God's gaze.
--god.
Humans often define beauty in terms of strength. The most beautiful person in the world is the strongest person in the world.
Then there is an existence that surpasses the stars, an existence of such beauty...
——Isn’t he a god?
"What do you want?"
Is that God speaking?
The ignorant soul tried to struggle out of her body. Her pain was self-evident, but she heard every word clearly.
It wasn't like human speech at all, the sounds coming from her throat. Each word was like a motto, stuffed into her head by the hand that was caressing her brain.
She was not allowed to not understand.
At this moment, a scorching heat came from the palm of her hand, and the secret pattern seemed to be carved into her hand bones. The severe pain briefly made her wake up.
She thought of the most important key point.
"I want--"
Sakori finally saw it all clearly. She used so much force in her palm that the secret patterns on the leather tasted blood and began to take effect.
The blood still did not stop flowing, and the part of blood that was not absorbed by the secret pattern flowed down the fingers and dripped onto the floor.
A drop of blood stained the pure white floor and disappeared in the blink of an eye, as if it had been eaten by the floor.
Her brief moment of consciousness was about to be eaten away.
But she seized the last chance and forced herself to speak.
"I want the book you have in your hand."
Time seemed to stand still. After she said this, the invisible tide showed no sign of stopping and pushed her into the deep sea.
The soul was squeezed and deformed by the deep sea, and the body lost the ability to speak.
...Failed...?
It was as long as a century, or as short as a breath.
The black cat appeared out of nowhere: "Deal done."
As He spoke, the tide suddenly receded from her, and the waves of the deep sea pushed her soul upward and upward.
Until the soul lands on the sunny beach.
The book floated lightly from the store manager's hand, and Sakeli subconsciously reached out and grabbed the thin spine.
The hand that gently stroked her brain closed her head again and slowly left, and consciousness and emotions returned to her closed mind again.
She saw that the store manager seemed to smile.
Before Sakori could say anything, the manager and the cat disappeared, and the entire store disappeared, as quietly as they had come.
The night is quiet and the stars are silent.
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