Invade the World

   Chapter 431 Silent City

   November 13, 1999, 19:25.

  Tonight, the breeze is bright and the moon is bright, and the night is sultry.

   In contrast, the fate of this city has been deeply immersed in the fog of anxiety and panic; it is not far away from slipping into the dark abyss.

   When Xu Xiangyang walked through the streets of the downtown area, he felt quieter than usual, as if he was walking alone in an alley.

   This is not an illusion, because Jinjiang City is now under martial law, and it is handled in full accordance with the relevant procedures of wartime military control.

   The number of citizens who fell into a coma, or lost their ability to take care of themselves because of their hallucinations, was still growing, and exceeded 300,000.

   This number is so huge that it is impossible for the government to hide it. With the power of Jinjiang City, it is even more impossible to deal with and arrange the victims reasonably. Therefore, in order to avoid large-scale chaos, everyone had to be confined at home.

  Victims are temporarily cared for by their families, with community autonomy and regular patrols within the security area. If all members of a family have collapsed, or only children and the elderly are left, the hospital will be considered for treatment.

   Such an approach will obviously have various negative consequences after the fact, but it is now a coping strategy of last resort.

   "300,000 people..."

  Xu Xiangyang sighed softly.

   In this world, there is no one who does not feel sorry. Even a person with a happy family and a harmonious life cannot never feel regret.

Maybe it’s someone you had a crush on when you were young; maybe it’s a former close friend who has not seen each other for a long time and has only a few memories left; Why didn't I accompany him (her) more then...

  Nunshen is using his abilities to manipulate and play with everyone's minds, but from Xu Xiangyang's point of view, many people may have to thank him instead.

  Besides, with the original situation of "Line", even if it controls them to die or go crazy, it is difficult to stop them, but now they are just going crazy - and they have given everyone a beautiful dream, and if you are optimistic, you will earn it.

   Of course, the reason why the gods do this is just out of willfulness; how far this willfulness will continue to go, and whether it will change into a new wayward way, these are unknown. The consequences of such willfulness may be very serious.

   "Are you Xu Xiangyang?"

   When he reached the intersection, a man in a white mask who was standing on the edge of the blockade trotted over.

"it's me."

  Xu Xiangyang nodded.

   "Okay." The other party didn't continue to ask questions, and he didn't mean to verify his identity. He probably thought that he was the only one who would stroll around on the street at this time.

"follow me."

   Maybe because he was wearing a mask, the other party's voice was muffled. As he spoke, he walked towards the side of the road.

  Xu Xiangyang followed behind him, circled a few times, and quickly walked down an alley into a narrow block with few people.

   "…is the haunted house here?"

   After more than ten minutes before he found his way, Xu Xiangyang couldn't help but ask.

"um, yes."

   The other party answered without turning his head, and his voice was dull.

"yes."

  Xu Xiangyang looked left and right for a while, and then asked:

   "However, I don't think there are many people here. If the haunted house is nearby, shouldn't people be arranged around and sealed off?"

  “…”

  For some reason, the masked man walking ahead didn't seem to have any intention of answering. Xu Xiangyang sighed, thinking that this guy was too cold, so he stopped talking and followed him silently.

  …

   Nov 13, 1999, 19:53.

   The man who was walking ahead to guide Xu Xiangyang, suddenly stopped when he was about to reach a certain intersection.

   "What? Are you there yet?"

  Xu Xiangyang looked left and right, but did not see any place that looked like a haunted house. It looked like an ordinary alley, located in the corner area between several residential buildings.

   Also, there is no one around. It was very quiet around. Can't even hear the cat meowing.

  The man wearing the mask did not speak. After standing on his feet, he turned around slightly stiffly.

  Xu Xiangyang heard a strange "hoho" sound, like the sound of a bicycle tire being punctured and hissing and leaking - he quickly recognized that the strange sound was coming from the other side's mask.

   "…Is something wrong?"

   He blinked.

The man put his hand to his mouth and took off the mask suddenly, revealing a **** mouth - this is not an exaggeration, this guy's mouth is far more open than ordinary people can do: his chin is completely dropped. When it came down, it almost fell to the neck cavity, and a mouth turned into a pitch-black hole, covered with sharp teeth that were crooked, like stalactites hanging upside down in an ancient cave;

   His hands were like noodles, hanging down from the cuffs as if they had no bones.

  Xu Xiangyang covered his mouth.

   "Likes and dislikes..."

   The other party didn't care so much, and jumped up directly. His movements were as agile as an ape, and he could also jump on the wall to change the angle and increase his strength by rebounding, and gave an amazing howl from his deeply open mouth.

  “…”

  Xu Xiangyang still covered his mouth with one hand, frowned, and raised the other hand casually—

"boom."

   The monster that jumped into the air lost control over its own body and fell from mid-air, making a dull echo.

   Lying on the ground, he was still twisting his limbs, trying to get up; however, he could only squirm on the ground.

   "Oh, what the **** is going on?"

  Xu Xiangyang sighed and walked to the other side. He only glanced at it, but he felt that he didn't see it, and couldn't help shaking his head.

   Of course he couldn't have not noticed this guy's anomaly, but he just felt that the matter had come to an end, so he should come and have a look, even if he had to face the trap, or else there would really be no clues at all.

   But… no pitfalls.

   This guy is the only one.

  Xu Xiangyang kicked the opponent's head.

   "Hey, who asked you to come here? Don't pretend that you don't understand, you can speak. It should be a possessed person who retains human consciousness?"

The possessed person raised his head, and his blood-red eyes stared at him fiercely, looking fierce, but he was covered in mud and ash and could only arch around like an earthworm on the ground, but it was only ridiculous. .

   "Ah, I forgot. You don't even have a mouth, so you can't speak at all."

  Xu Xiangyang tapped on his hand, a little distressed. After realizing that there was no way to obtain new information, he walked directly past the other party.

   "Oh, what the **** is going on?"

  Xu Xiangyang murmured as he continued toward the end of the alley...that is, the depths of the city.

  …

   Nov 13, 1999, 20:12.

   In the dark street, Zhou Xingjian was in contact with people, making calls one by one, with a solemn expression on his face.

   "How are you, have you been in touch?"

   "No, he can't be found anywhere."

   A group of people huddled beside the dim alley, busy in circles, a bit like ants on a hot pot.

   "The entrance to the haunted house has disappeared."

On the empty street, a huge bronze Buddha statue seemed to come to life, rushing towards the people at the intersection, completely contrary to the silent impression of the statues standing still in the shrines in the temple, full of violent and terrifying images. Imposing manner; the pavement made of bluestone slabs underfoot is shaking violently.

If it wasn't for the citizens staying at home, Li Hengshu wouldn't have done it. Even if ordinary people couldn't see it, the scale of the "ghost Buddha" was too large compared to ordinary evil spirits. It's easy to have an earthquake-like effect.

"again?"

   "Yes...this is the third transfer."

   Captain Li looked into the distance, he immediately put down his hand, jumped off the shoulders of the ghost Buddha, and came to Zhouxing Fitness.

   "We can't catch up. Maybe Xu Xiangyang has already entered?"

   He made a guess.

   "How did you get in?" Zhou Xingjian asked rhetorically, "We have been deploying people to monitor the vicinity of the entrance, and we haven't seen any trace of him at all."

   "Originally, it was a place that only he could enter. Maybe it was through some kind of 'way' and 'way' that we couldn't discover. After all, our opponent is the goddess."

   Zhou Xingjian was silent for a moment and sighed softly.

   "If that's the case, we won't be able to use the things we have prepared here. I didn't expect that one day we would pin our hope of saving the entire city on two minors."

   "There's no way, even if Zhu Qingyue is not a **** match, she is also a character closely related to the goddess. Xu Xiangyang, who has a close relationship with her, seems to be the only one who may come into contact with the haunted house..."

   "No, not the only one. We can't give up yet."

   Zhou Xingjian interrupted him.

   "The target is a haunted house whose entrance moves randomly throughout Jinjiang City. This is indeed another unique example. We lack experience and lack of means... But that doesn't mean we can't find it."

   "Okay, let's continue."

  Li Hengshu agreed very succinctly, he jumped on the shoulders of the ghost again, and walked away with a loud "bang rumbling".

  …

   November 13, 1999, 21:45.

  Xu Xiangyang has already defeated the thirteenth possessor.

   After they met themselves, they prepared exactly the same routine: first, they disguised themselves as official people who contacted them, then took themselves to a remote corner, and then exposed their true bodies and tried to eat themselves.

   It feels like someone is behind the scenes; but it is a poor performance that even elementary school students may not be fooled. As a result, I have come here several times, and I really don't understand the intention of the behind the scenes.

   He sighed, kicked aside the possessor who fell into a coma after being forcibly channeled, and walked out of the alley.

  According to the current situation, there is nothing to ask from this group of minions; since they all appear randomly one after another, it is difficult to find clues from them.

   Xu Xiangyang's destination was the entrance to the haunted house that Zhu Qingyue told him. According to the class leader, this entrance position may be shifted again, so he must hurry up.

   But the problem is... he couldn't find that place at all! The official said that he would come to pick him up, but now there is no one to see.

   Of course, what Xu Xiangyang cares about now is actually not this matter.

  The surrounding environment is too quiet.

  At first he thought it was because of the martial law in the city, until he began to search the houses around him with his psychic ability, only to find that there was no one inside.

   Then, Xu Xiangyang expanded, expanded, and expanded his abilities, but he was never able to find a living person other than himself.

   "The whole Jinjiang City...I'm the only one left?"

   But how is this possible?

  Unconsciously, he walked to the commercial street in the city center. The roads that used to be crowded and noisy on weekdays are now empty and empty, except for the sound of the wind blowing the doors of nearby shops from time to time in the distance, and the sound of "dong dong" beating on the wall.

   It was broad daylight, but Xu Xiangyang couldn't help but fight a cold war.

  The sun in the sky is dazzlingly bright, and the reflections of the forest road trees and telephone poles falling on the road bricks are neatly arranged on both sides of the street, extending infinitely towards the end of the road.

   He felt like a ghost, a homeless, homeless, lonely echoing among the ruins of the city...

   A sudden thought appeared in Xu Xiangyang's mind:

   "—Is it possible that I have entered a haunted house?"

   (end of this chapter)