There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game-Chapter 676

Chapter 676: Chapter 577: Even if You Can Fly, There’s Nothing You Can Do about It Chapter 676: Chapter 577: Even if You Can Fly, There’s Nothing You Can Do about It The elders often say black cats are malevolent, unlucky.

Whether it’s truly malevolent remains to be seen.

But when a black cat transformed from a fierce ghost stares at you, the feeling is genuinely chilling.

“Stop staring at me.”

Xu Shuo said somewhat helplessly while beating eggs.

He simply took out his laptop, placed it on the dining table, and then searched for a video titled “Re-employment and Social Integration Study Guide After Twenty Years of Sentence”.

He played the video for the bride-to-be.

The duration was one and a half hours.

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“You need to familiarize yourself with this world as quickly as possible, so watch these videos first.”

Black Cat obligingly jumped onto the dining table, squatting in front of the laptop, curiously watching.

With no ghost staring at him, Xu Shuo cooked dinner much faster, adjusted a sweet tomato egg drop soup, then added meatballs and greens.

He planned to make tomato noodles, something light for the evening would be good.

However, the noodles needed to wait for Xu Xi to come back before adding them, otherwise they would clump together if left too long.

Judging by the time, Xu Xi should be almost done with her run and back soon.

The two lived in an urban village, having moved there a few years ago, surrounded by an old-style primary school, a budget shopping mall, and a vegetable market, creating a very strong atmosphere of daily life.

Xu Xi’s running route was essentially a few laps around the urban village.

Xu Shuo turned off the heat, covered the pot to let the soup steam, then walked to the dining table to observe the bride-to-be learning how to integrate into a new society.

“Do you understand it?”

“Meow meow meow.”

“If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask me later.”

“Meow.”

“Does maintaining this state consume your power?”

“Meow meow, meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow…”

Xu Shuo: “…”

Bride-to-be: “…”

Maybe it’s best to forego this sort of communication.

Although Xu Shuo could sense the general meaning behind Black Cat’s expressions, such long strings of meows were still somewhat of a challenge for the average person.

After watching Black Cat study for a while, and checking the time again, he turned to scald the noodles.

But at that moment.

Xu Shuo’s action of adding noodles suddenly stopped.

His dark pupils turned sharp and icy.

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In front of the old primary school street.

Half-past five was the time when the older students were let out of school, and Xu Xi, on her final circuit, watched as the primary school students pushed and shoved, heckled and laughed.

She then passed by the vegetable market, and remembering that the fridge at home was out of supplies.

So, Xu Xi stopped to buy three potatoes, two carrots, and several green onions from a roadside stall.

These were ingredients that could be stored for a longer time.

Carrying the items, she didn’t continue running, but instead let her rapid breathing slow as she walked back home.

As she passed through a narrow alley, she subconsciously glanced over, only for her body to freeze instantly!

Xu Xi’s pupils dilated slightly.

Evening twilight bathed everything in a red glow yet it wasn’t dark.

But this alleyway was pitch-black, not letting any light through.

Deep within the alleyway, as if in another dimension, there was a contorted silhouette with grotesque posture, sharp fangs, and barbs, gutting the person on the ground.

The strong smell of blood and decay hit her in the face.

It was strange.

Before she saw these things, she didn’t smell or hear anything out of the ordinary—the hustle and bustle of the market was no different than usual.

But now, the world’s human noise disappeared from her ears.

Her vision filled with images of blood and chewing, and that person, with bloodshot eyes, looked at her, sending out hoarse, desperate, pleading cries for help.

Just then, the monster seemed to notice her.

Blood-red eyes from the darkness looked over.

Rationality told Xu Xi that she should leave the scene immediately.

But her feet as if rooted to the ground, couldn’t move an inch.

The cries for help resonating in her mind were like a curse, echoing endlessly amidst a cacophony of gibberish, even inciting in her an indescribable fury!

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This isn’t normal!

Xu Xi’s face remained expressionless, the only sign of shock being her slightly dilated pupils.

She watched helplessly as the monster pierced the man’s chest with its massive claws before ripping out his gory heart and tearing and gnawing at it in front of her.

The man was wailing for help in her direction.

This isn’t normal!

He should have been long dead.

This isn’t normal!

Why can’t she leave?

Not until the monster slowly straightened its tall back, having devoured all the flesh and blood on the ground, did it turn its blood-red and violent gaze toward her.

At that moment, Xu Xi suddenly snapped back to reality!

She quickly turned her head toward a tall building not far away, and with an effort as if she had to muster all her strength, she lifted her hand and made a difficult gesture.

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Inside the building.

The person with the binoculars was taken aback, and asked his companion subconsciously, “Why is she standing there still?

What does that mean, is she signaling for help?”

“Pull up the surveillance from that area.” The person next to him took out a tablet and started operating it.

“Wait!

Look—”

The person with the binoculars had just uttered a cry of surprise when his entire field of view was filled with blackness.

Thinking it was an issue with the binoculars, he put them down to inspect them but found no problem; when he lifted them to resume watching, the alley had returned to normal.

But the girl who had been standing at the mouth of the alley had disappeared.

“Damn it!

Quick, notify Captain Zheng!”

The officials responsible for surveillance were struck with horror!

…

Xu Xi had always known that someone was watching her.

But her brother had said it was all right to let them watch, as it could provide her with some protection.

Yet, in this situation, Xu Xi felt that even if those people could fly, it would probably be too late for them to get there—the darkness had already swarmed towards her!

But Xu Xi suddenly found herself in an embrace.

A young man in a white shirt had grabbed her arm from the side and spun around to stand before her.

“Brother…”

Xu Xi only had time to cry out in alarm.

Boom!

The oncoming darkness slammed into them both, then spread out to the sides, pushing away in waves as the thick air around them became suffocating, making it difficult to breathe.

A cacophony of noises rose up around their ears.

Rustling and bustling, overwhelmingly noisy!

It was like the voices of people quarreling in the marketplace, combined with shrill shouting, babies crying, the friction of traffic roaring past, and the incessant, irritating noise of car horns and bicycle bells!

The relentless voices were like a flood breaking into Xu Xi’s mind, and she even heard noises from other life forms, with unique melodies and eerie tones.

But none of this should exist!

Xu Xi was feeling agitated, an unusual emotion she had never experienced before.

Just then, a glow appeared upon her.

The babble that had filled the air vanished in an instant, as if a tight grip on her heart had been released, and her breathing began to ease.

Xu Xi suddenly came to her senses.

Looking down, she saw the young man tying a white four-petaled flower with a string and hanging it around her neck.

“Wear this and stay close to me.”

Xu Xi, recovering from shock, looked up at him and noticed that his appearance was somewhat different from usual.

He looked much like he did in high school.

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Xu Shuo touched her hair with his hand and lifted a comforting smile, “Are you hurt?”

Xu Xi shook her head silently.

The tumultuous darkness flowed around them while a semicircle of light encased the two; monsters seemed to claw and howl outside the barrier, yet this stark island of calm brought her peace.

Xu Xi tightened her hold on his clothes and rested her head against the young man’s chest, her restlessness subsiding into calm.

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