Embers Ad Infinitum

Aino's body suddenly stiffened.

Then, like an ostrich, she shrank back again and lowered her head.

"Fake, it must be fake..." She muttered as she moved the mouse and clicked continuously on the latest portable computer to change the scheduled operations of the game.

An eerie wind penetrated the hotel lobby, and the light from the electric light above became increasingly dim, with the feeling that it would go out at any moment.

"It's fake, how could there really be a ghost..." Aino kept comforting himself, but refused to make any response and still focused on the three electronic devices.

She behaves as if she can be obsessed with one thing and forget about the changes around her, then nothing will happen.

In the dim and flickering light, black shadows appeared on the wall of the hotel lobby.

They twist and move, but have no corresponding physical existence, as if they appear out of thin air.

Aino's body shrank even more, and she forced herself to focus on the drama, novels, and games.

Suddenly, she felt a cold air blowing on the back of her neck, making the hairs there stand up one by one.

Aino almost stood up and ran screaming outside the hotel, but she finally "controlled" herself and made a choice that no normal person would make:

She was still huddled there, watching the series "concentratedly", playing games, and reading novels, even though she felt someone lingering behind her, and the cool air on her neck was blowing quietly and continuously.

"Hallucinations...are all hallucinations..." Aino encouraged himself while forcing himself to forget the changes in reality.

…………

In the "Wild Pigeon" bar, the bloody corpse caused quite a commotion.

Although most of the customers here are ruin hunters, because Tarnan is so well protected by the "Machine Paradise" and the urban ruins in the surrounding area have been explored for many years, the hidden danger is not too great. Many of them I have never seen real killings and such horrific corpses.

In this regard, they are very different from the townspeople of "Hongshiji".

Suddenly, chaos spread like a plague. Those playing cards, playing mahjong, bargaining, and waiting to dance all stood up, or shrank into corners, gathered together, and discussed in a panic. Something happened, or they mustered up the courage, many people walked towards the door area in groups and looked at the mutilated body.

Bar owner Cai Yi's status as an "intermediate hunter" was not accumulated slowly through various small tasks and time accumulation. After a brief panic, he calmed down and carefully examined the corpse in front of him.

After a few seconds, he said in a deep voice:

"He's from the 'Mountain Fox' bandit group."

He identified the deceased.

At the same moment, Jiang Baimian confirmed his judgment.

"After the 'Mountain Fox' bandit group left, they were attacked?" She asked herself, "Yes, they left only after the wind suddenly blew and there was a banging sound."

It seems that the problem has arisen since then.

Cai Yi retracted his gaze from examining the corpse and looked at the team of ruin hunters ahead:

"Why are you back again? Did you sense the danger?"

He felt that this hunter team had discovered some clues and made a prompt decision to return the same way, thus successfully avoiding the fate of the "Mountain Fox" bandit group.

"We'll be back as soon as we walk." Shang Jianyao replied quickly.

Then, he imitated the sinister tone of the hotel proprietress Aino:

"I suspect that I encountered a 'ghost hitting the wall'."

Everyone in the bar stiffened when they heard it. Some people couldn't help but move closer to the door, trying to escape and find the robot guards.

Jiang Baimian glanced at it and reminded:

"If you go out blindly now, you'll probably be like him."

She pointed to the body on the ground.

Immediately afterwards, she expressed her judgment:

“I suspect that the high-level ‘unintentional person’ from the southwest mountainous area came to Tarnan.

"The wind outside, the knocking sound just now, and how we got lost are all caused by hallucinations."

Not only did this speculation fail to calm down everyone in the bar, it actually made them a little more nervous:

Previously, ten members of the Robot Guard disappeared while exterminating this "higher careless person"!

This shows that facing this terrible enemy, the robot guards are not so safe!

Relatively speaking, no one has ever encountered a ghost before. They don't know if the robot guards will be affected by ghosts. Anyway, they habitually believe that robots are not afraid of this.

Cai Yi looked up at the ceiling and tried to calm down:

"Is this corpse also an illusion?"

His wife and children were upstairs, and he had to determine the situation and respond as soon as possible.

"Let me confirm." As soon as Jiang Baimian finished speaking, Shang Jianyao took her place, walked to the body and squatted down.

He took out the rubber gloves and put them on, then pressed his hands on the body.

Then, he used this as a fulcrum to do a handstand.

Handstand... Bar owner Cai Yi was a little dumbfounded, as were the nervous guests.

What kind of confirmation is this?

Could it be that letting blood flow into the brain can effectively improve intelligence?

Bai Chen saw that the surface of the body had only sunk, and Shang Jianyao had not sunk directly into it, so he turned his head to Jiang Baimian and said:

"it is true."

She didn't know when she had pulled out her gun, "Ice Moss" in one hand and "United 202" in the other.

Jiang Baimian said "hmm", and while watching Shang Jianyao stand up, he looked at the bar owner Cai Yi:

"Do you have a grenade gun here? I plan to put a 'flare' outside to see if the robot guards can react."

Regardless, robots are certainly better at seeing through illusions than humans.

At the same time, Jiang Baimian also wanted to inform the people of the "Mirage Dragon Sect" Nan Keguan,

In this regard, she felt that Zhou Yue, the seemingly unreliable Guanzhu Zhou, might be more reliable than Li Zhe from the "Melting Pot Sect" and Mike from the "Glory Balance".

Try to leave professional matters to professionals.

Cai Yi was stunned for a moment:

"Why use flares?

“Just call the Robot Guard directly.

"Afraid of being disturbed?"

Uh... Only then did Jiang Baimian realize that he was accustomed to the ecological environment of other dusty places such as Yecao City, Hongshiji, and Shuiwei Town. For a while, he failed to adapt well to Tarnan. He forgot that not only was there a wireless base station, And almost every place where people live has wired telephones.

In this regard, Tarnan is more technologically advanced than Pangea.

"Can you call Guanzhu Zhou at Nankeyuan?" Jiang Baimian quickly recovered and asked.

Cai Yi nodded:

"I have a phone book."

"That's troublesome." Jiang Baimian replied politely, then turned his head to look at Shang Jianyao.

After the two looked at each other, they each shook their heads.

Jiang Baimian was not sure whether what Shang Jianyao wanted to express was the same as hers. Anyway, she wanted to say:

This is the most populous street in Tarnan, and there are people everywhere. She can't find the "higher careless person" based on the electrical signal.

From this point on, human consciousness should have similar problems.

"Is there anyone still on the street now?" Jiang Baimian asked in confirmation.

Shang Jianyao answered truthfully:

"many."

"Yeah." Jiang Baimian said that this was also his answer.

Cai Yiwei, who couldn't understand their conversation, shook his head invisibly:

"I'm going to make a call."

As soon as he finished speaking, a whistling cold wind blew in from above the two wooden baffles, giving him a swooshing feeling.

The next second, the chandeliers and wall lamps in the bar became dim at the same time, as if there was a problem with the voltage.

Long Yuehong's heart tightened and she looked up, her pupils suddenly dilated.

Everyone in the bar, including the three people he had beaten before, all stooped slightly, and their eyes became extremely cloudy and bloodshot.

"Heartless"!

They all became "careless people"!

Long Yuehong suddenly raised her hands holding the gun.

At the same time, he heard the team leader remind the bar owner Cai Yi:

"careful."

Cai Yi turned around slowly.

His eyes were bulging and also cloudy.

Long Yuehong could hardly control her conditioned reflex and almost pulled the trigger.

At this moment, Shang Jianyao's voice sounded happily:

"If you turn off the lights and can't see, will it be fine?"

"Ah?" Long Yue glanced out of the corner of his red eyes and found that Shang Jianyao had been standing next to the power switch at some point.

…………

Nan Ke Guan.

Zhou Yue relied purely on the strength of her feet and waist and abdomen to leave the futon and stand up.

She patted the white robe on her body and said to the "dream inducer" next to her:

"Phelps, I need to go out for a while. Please bring me my Bagua Mirror."

The "Dream Inducer" had black hair and blue eyes, and was obviously a mixed race.

He answered first:

"Yes, Master."

Then, a little aggrieved, he added:

"Master Guan, I am Zhen Lian."

"...Zhen Lian, yes, Zhen Lian." Zhou Yue forced a smile, "In addition to the Bagua mirror, there are also talismans, sacks, and, by the way, a flashlight."

This strange combination surprised Zhen Lian and the others, but they didn't dare to ask more questions. After all, the viewer looked a little anxious.

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