Invade the World

  Chapter 25 Showdown with Ghosts

  ...I don’t know what it is, but it’s definitely not a human being, she thought.

  Because no one can move in that way. The old man in the tunic suit seemed to exist in an old old photo, and even the things around him were slightly distorted, shrouded in a layer of unclear gray.

  After the street lamp goes out, only the dim moonlight can barely illuminate the eaves, and every corner is like a creature lurking in the dark. The usually ordinary alleys turned out to be so gloomy and terrible at night.

  If you are an ordinary person, you might be paralyzed on the ground when you see the scene just now. Fortunately, it is not the first time that Lin Xingjie and Xu Xiangyang have witnessed weird scenes beyond common sense.

   "You... don't you know him?"

   Lin Xingjie asked in a low voice.

   "Yes." Xu Xiangyang nodded with a heavy expression, "I wanted to discuss this with you. I saw him on the second floor of that house, the day I met Shi Hui and the others that morning."

   "Later, later?"

  "I never saw him again, even when he broke in..." Xu Xiangyang replied with a frown, "I even thought it was a mistake."

   "I don't think so."

   Lin Xingjie sighed.

  "Do you remember when we ran out? At that time, we ran away because of strange movements from the upper floors."

   "However, those few people stayed there." Xu Xiangyang touched his chin, "They didn't have time to escape."

   "So, did they meet a ghost? That ghost... is the old man standing there now? Is it because the door can't be opened?" She remembered what happened at that time.

  Actually, this guy came just right, and I still want to get revenge on him. Lin Xingjie thought to herself that it was because of this guy that I could not escape at the time.

  "Who knows, this answer may only be clear to the person concerned."

  The two faces of the teenager and the girl are stuck together on the cold window glass, looking a little funny. They were looking desperately in the direction of the alley.

  However, the old man just stood there without any movement. Xu Xiangyang naturally didn't dare to let go of it, but still quietly breathed a sigh of relief, turned his attention back to the conversation between the two, and continued:

   "So, if you want to find that group of people, remember to call me next time."

  "It might be difficult to ask the truth from them." Lin Xingjie said, "If I didn't think it was wrong, the situation of the three people is very wrong now, maybe they can't even understand people."

"…What's the meaning?

  "Didn’t you see this afternoon, Xiao An ate the scene where the bugs attached to Yan Mingjun’s body were eaten?"

"Ok."

  Xu Xiangyang nodded. He actually thought about it for a while before remembering the name of that yellow-haired bastard.

   "Not only him, that Wang Nana was also entangled in that kind of weird bug, and...she may be dead now."

  Lin Xingjie told about the dream about Wang Nana some time ago and the discovery of wild dogs that may have swallowed her body in the original place.

   "Ah! It turns out that the wild dog that chased us that day turned into that ghost look because of eating Wang Nana's body—"

  Xu Xiangyang suddenly realized for a while, and at the same time he felt shuddering. He then glanced at Lin Xingjie somewhat dissatisfied.

   "Such an important thing, are you telling me only now?"

  "Ahem, you just told me about this old man."

   Lin Xingjie was a little embarrassed.

  The real reason she couldn’t speak: the cannibals attached to people → Xiao'an would eat this kind of monster, which obviously shows that it is a more powerful monster → and the self who can summon and control Xiao An is just like...

  Because of this connection, Lin Xingjie failed to tell the matter in time. Although it was a ridiculous reason, for her now, compared to the idea of ​​revenge or the truth of the incident, her only friend's view of herself was more troublesome for her.

  "These people were possessed by insects when they came out of the house, and there are ghosts like old people in that place..." Xu Xiangyang touched his chin, "Does this mean that the latter can manipulate the former?"

  "I still don't understand the relationship between the two." Lin Xingjie shook her head, "but that room is really weird, including the dream I had, and the discovery of Xiao An, all happened after that."

   "Wait, wait a minute, it won't be the two of us—"

  Xu Xiangyang widened his eyes, thinking of the miserable scene he saw on the street this afternoon. In case it happens to myself...

"Impossible." Lin Xingjie immediately shook her head, "Actually, I, or Xiao An, can smell their scents, probably because to Xiao An, they are food. And neither you nor me have this kind of smell, so Do not worry."

"That's good."

  Xu Xiangyang said. However, he soon discovered a new problem:

"In this way, after everyone went to that house, there was a certain kind of'change' in their body. Those three hapless eggs were possessed by bugs, and you met Xiao An, and only I didn't change anything... "

   "No, Xu Xiangyang, have you forgotten what is special about yourself?"

"what?"

   "You can see Xiao An, can't you? There are scenes of worms possessing creatures, which most people can't see."

"I see."

  Xu Xiangyang nodded.

   "However, since Shi Hui and the others are possessed, but we are not, it means that the situation we encountered is different. In this way, my situation should be the same as yours..."

  "Are you trying to talk about superpowers?"

  The girl’s beautiful eyes narrowed, she looked at Xu Xiangyang’s profile as if she had discovered something interesting, and she seemed to be in a very happy mood.

   "Oh~ Do you really care about this kind of thing?"

   "Me, I just think logically..."

"Yeah, I know, I know everything." Lin Xingjie patted his shoulder grinningly, "Don't worry, student Xu Xiangyang, I believe you will soon be able to awaken your cool superpowers! You want it! What? Spit fire or put ice?"

   "It's too mediocre. It's best to use teleportation, flying, or invisibility..."

  Xu Xiangyang subconsciously said what was in his heart, only to realize that he was fooled when he saw the girl's face with eyebrows curled up at the joke.

   "Haha, classmate Xu Xiangyang, it is a good thing to have a dream, but I think it is better not to use the invisibility technique?"

   "...I didn't have any bad thoughts."

  Xu Xiangyang couldn't help but mumble.

"It's weird, people didn't say that you were going to get bad thoughts, or did you already have thoughts in this area?" Before Xu Xiangyang could continue to refute, Lin Xingjie turned her head and stopped looking at him, and continued self-consciously." If you hide yourself without saying a word, what should I do if I can't find you someday?"

  Xu Xiangyang was taken aback.

   "Don't get me wrong, I mean I finally saw a chance to become a good student..." Lin Xingjie covered half of her hot face, "I don't know if I can continue without your help."

"Of course you can." Xu Xiangyang replied very seriously, "Your brain is very smart, as long as you study hard, you will be successful. I am a witness, and you have to trust my judgment. I think the teachers should be very fast too. Notice your change."

   "Hmm~ It doesn't matter what other people's affairs are." The girl blinked, her black jade-like pupils still gleaming in the dark, "I think you are still more motivated."

"Yes?"

   "Of course. I think you can be a teacher now. You are patient and easy to understand when giving homework, and you are also good at encouraging people. I don't think other people will be more suitable for me."

   "If I have the ability to be invisible, I will definitely be the first to tell you, and I won't leave casually. Is this the head office?" Xu Xiangyang shrugged, "I have said that I am a friend, I will definitely help to the end."

   "Won't leave casually... Means to be invisible and wander around me all day?" Lin Xingjie's expression was weird, "Forget it, it feels a bit disgusting."

  So what do you want! Xu Xiangyang finally resisted the urge to shout out this sentence.

  ...

  The two chatted for a while of irrelevant nonsense, but the atmosphere was a bit enthusiastic, and they almost left the old man still in the alley behind.

  However, just then, there was another small "cracking" noise in the room.

The light bulbs above their heads flashed rhythmically, and the faces of the two of them flickered for a while; there was an abrupt and miserable howl behind them, and the young girl shivered with fright, and then Xu Xiangyang reverberated. It turned out to be a disc. The movie machine is not turned off yet, and a horror movie is playing right now.

  Xu Xiangyang was about to get up and shut it down, but the sound of a short circuit sounded again, the light and the TV screen went off again, and the living room was dark again.

  With this sound, the scene around the old man standing in the alley was like a roll of broken tape projecting on the screen, distorting the light and flickering at the same time, it was close to Xu Xiangyang's home in a blink of an eye.

  At this moment, even Lin Xingjie found out: The old man had no eyes, only two black holes on his face, but with that kind expression, he still seemed to be smiling and watching the person in front of him, looking even more eerie and weird.

"...He should know that we are here." Lin Xingjie whispered, "I heard Wang Nana said that it is said that all the people who stepped into that house were dead. I think whether or not the people who entered were possessed by bugs, haunted houses. I didn't want to let it go. So, this time I will send real ghosts to the two of us survivors to claim their lives."

   "It makes sense."

   Xu Xiangyang murmured.

   "Speaking of it, since there are such rumors, it means that someone has gone in before? What about these people? Are they possessed by worms and awakened by a certain ability like you to survive, or are they finally given to by ghosts..."

  "Who knows." Lin Xingjie replied indifferently, "The most important thing at the moment is that he is approaching. This old man is here for both of us."

"…Yes."

   "Hey, do you want to escape?" she asked, "Or say...you want to try it?"

  If she was the only one in the past, Lin Xingjie would probably choose to do it directly.

"What do you think?"

  Xu Xiangyang turned his head and watched his friend's cheeks appear more transparent and white in the moonlight.

  There is no fear or hesitation on that young and beautiful face. Just as Xu Xiangyang looked at her subconsciously, she was also looking at herself, her clear eyes were like a deep pool, quiet, so deep that she couldn't see the bottom.

   "I listen to you." The black-haired girl replied decisively, "Whether it is me or Xiao An, I listen to you."

   "...then please."

  Xu Xiangyang took a deep breath and replied in a low voice.

  He knows that time is pressing, and he has no time to look forward and backward, and he needs to make a decision as soon as possible. Now that Lin Xingjie said so, he would go to give orders.

  But what he didn't expect was that his friends were braver and more decisive than he thought.

  Almost the second after hearing Xu Xiangyang’s decision, the black-haired girl stood up without saying a word. She pushed out the door and strode down the steps, a series of neat movements, as if she had been prepared.

  Xu Xiangyang was taken aback, and hurriedly walked to the door.

Under his stunned gaze, Lin Xingjie was dressed in a hazy moonlight, and the long hair behind her was fluttering with the rustling night wind. She stood in the center of the dark alley with her hands in her trouser pockets, facing the approaching people without changing her face. ghost.

  This scene is almost like a scene in a painting.

   "Lin Xing..."

  He subconsciously wanted to call her name, but saw the girl stretch out a hand towards the sky, opening her mouth to mute something.

  In an instant, a muddy current that was deeper and darker than the night, poured into reality from another world, and rushed forward surgingly.

  (End of this chapter)