In the alley just now, she didn't feel dead air, she could tell that it was an illusion.

But now, in her eyes, this is clearly a dead city.

"It's so strange, I could still see people just now, why is there no one now?" Qiao Mu asked curiously.

Su Qinglime was silent, and as the two walked into the depths of the city, her face turned pale.

"Lime, if we can't get out...... Qiao Mu said halfway through his words, and suddenly stopped when he saw her expression.

"What's wrong with you?"

Su Qinglime clenched his hand, her gaze wandering over the surrounding houses.

Just as she opened her mouth to say something, Qiao Mu's expression suddenly became solemn.

"Someone's coming."

Su Qingming's heart sank, how could there be anyone, this is obviously a dead city that can't die anymore.

She raised her eyes and looked in the direction where the tree was looking, and around the corner in front of her, a woman seemed to appear out of thin air, running out of disheveled clothes, and came straight towards them.

"Help me!" The woman ran and begged for help.

Su Qingling subconsciously wanted to get closer to feel her life and death, but was pulled to her side by Qiao Mu.

"Don't let her touch it."

"What's wrong?" Su Lime was puzzled.

Qiao Mu shook his head while dodging with her, "I don't know, but it doesn't feel good." ”

Hearing this, Su Qinglime fell silent and obediently followed Qiao Mu to dodge left and right.

The woman kept talking about help, but for a long time she didn't see anyone chasing her out.

"You stand first." Su Qinglime suddenly met the woman's gaze and said word by word.

Hearing this, the woman's movements slowed down, as if her voice could be heard, and she stood still.

Qiao Mu looked at her incredulously, then at Su Qinglime, and said, "Can you still do this?" I didn't even think I could talk to her. ”

Su Qingling looked at the woman and said in a low voice, "I also tried, but I didn't expect her to really hear it." ”

"What's going on here? Why are you asking us for help? Su Lime asked.

After a while, the woman reacted, slowly turned her head to look at the dead city, and said slowly: "There are ghosts...... There are ghosts here! Everybody, everybody died in an instant, I was fine at home, I saw my husband and children fall to the ground, and then, all the people on the street disappeared, I went knocking on the door from house to house, and no one responded......"

As she spoke, she looked at Qiao Mu and Su Qinglime in fear: "You are also alive!" Why, what the hell is going on! ”

Seeing that the woman was about to lean over again, Qiao Mu pulled Su Qinglime behind him and raised his voice to scold: "Don't move!" ”

The woman was stunned for a moment, and stood quietly

in place.

Suddenly, Su Qingling let go of Qiao Mu's hand and walked out from behind him.

She rarely does this, but each time she has her own reasons.

Qiao Mu looked at her in bewilderment, and saw that she was staring at the woman fixedly.

After a while, Su Qinglime said in a dumb voice: "No, only the two of us are alive, you are already dead." ”

The two people who heard this were stunned, and Qiao Mu's heart fell hard, and only stabilized when he saw the woman's gradually chaotic expression.

"Nope! I didn't, I didn't die! The woman glanced down at her body.

As far as she could see, her body was becoming gray inch by inch, and even festering in some places.

"What's going on! Don't, don't turn out like this......" The woman bent down in a panic to hold down the festering place, trying to stop the decay of the body.

Seeing a person die in front of his eyes, or such a disgusting way of dying, Qiao Mu looked away in discomfort.

Su Qingling had long been accustomed to seeing all kinds of deaths, and just calmly watched the woman go crazy.

"They're all dead! The whole city is dead! The woman suddenly stopped, slowly straightened up and looked at them, "It's you!" You've done harm to the whole city! You opened that door! ”

The two of them looked at her sharply, what was she talking about? What door?

"We live well inside the door, why! Why come and ruin our lives! You're the ones who hurt us! Damn you! "The woman's exposed body is festering and can even smell the stench, but the skin on her face is still delicate.

Seeing her suddenly rush over, Qiao Mu grabbed Su Lime behind him.

He understood.

This woman, this city, is virtual to the people outside their door, but to this woman, this city is real.

They open the door, and the world inside the door is suspended.

And the woman's consciousness still exists, she is between two worlds, and stubbornly guards this door, treating everyone who opens it as a murderer.

Qiao Mu wanted to explain to her, but the woman had long since lost her words, and quickly approached them.

"Give them back to me! Give me my body back! The woman's voice was hoarse.

Qiao Mu stepped back with her movements, only to hear the woman's voice getting more and more poignant.

When he looked up again, he was already surrounded by people with gray faces, and each of them stared at him and Su Lime.

"You hurt me...... Why did you open that door......"

"Close the door! Get out! ”

……

The voices in my ears grew louder and louder, filled with resentment, accusations, and swearing.

They stubbornly walked forward, and the woman kept the same distance from them, looking at them from a short distance.

In front of them were unrepeating faces, complaining why they had opened the door and why they had killed them.

"I didn't, I didn't hurt anyone...... Qiao Mu buried his head forward, and muttered in a low voice in his mouth, for fear that he would fall into their way.

On his side, Su Qinglime's eyebrows frowned slightly, and his face was full of discomfort.

They can not listen to a man who says they have destroyed a city, but now that they are being indoctrinated by hundreds of people chanting mantras, it is hard not to doubt themselves.

Despite knowing that none of these people are real, these faces are truly terrifying.

"Arbor ......" Su Qinglime's footsteps slowed down, and he called Arbor's name blankly.

Qiao Mu stopped abruptly and shook her hand hard, "Lime, wake up!" ”

Su Lime was in pain, but reacted in hindsight, and never lowered her head all the way.

Just because they don't look forward doesn't mean those people can't do it.

Gradually, everywhere in sight was people, they were surrounded by a group of people, and their arms could even feel the coldness of the body belonging to a certain face next to them.

Qiao Mu couldn't help but shudder, and gritted his teeth stubbornly.

Suddenly, Seki's voice rang in his ears.

The seventeenth gate needs people with courage, and facing difficulties is the biggest advantage of him and Su Lime.

Isn't that the difficulty right now? What is there for him to be afraid of?

Qiao Mu suddenly stood still in place, holding Su Qinglime in his arms, and letting the crowd around him crash into his body.

"I didn't kill you! You are not dead! Qiao Mu explained in a loud voice. The people around him apparently didn't listen to him, and approached them on their own.

"Dare to do it! If we hurt someone, we can bear the consequences, and if we want to kill them, we will listen to them. Qiao Mu looked directly into the woman's eyes, "But if you don't kill anyone, please let us in." ”

At the same time, outside the seventeenth gate.

Gong Yuling didn't know how many times he had looked at the time, seeing that the time was passing by hour by hour, the two people at the door still didn't move.

"It's going to get dark." Gong Yuling furrowed his eyebrows and looked at them worriedly.

Cheng Lingsu turned his head to look at the entrance of the cave, which was originally bright and now extremely dim.

The sun is setting.

"Wait, trust them." She gritted her teeth and looked at the door, her fingers curling up unconsciously.

Seeing that it was already dark, Cheng Lingsu couldn't wait.

"Wake them up, we're going to get out of here."

If you don't leave, Cheng Yuan is coming,

Their lies will also be quickly exposed.

Gong Yuling stepped forward very cooperatively, and just took a step, he was dragged by Guan Wenfei again.

"Wait, I'm sure Yayoi will stall for us, we have to believe them."

Hearing this, Gong Yuling and Cheng Lingsu glanced at each other and nodded slowly.

——In the illusion, the woman obviously didn't expect Qiao Mu to stay awake at this time, and the faces around her disappeared for a moment.

"I want to enter the door to save people, without malice, and without killing anyone."

Qiao Mu looked at the disgusting woman seriously, and there was no trace of abnormality in his expression.

The woman circled around him suspiciously, and said in a dumb voice: "You said you want to save people?" ”

Qiao Mu nodded.

"Then why don't you save me!" The woman's face became sad again, and she glared at Qiao Mu with angry eyes.

This time, Qiao Mu did not retreat, let her approach step by step, and slowly stated the facts: "Because you are not in danger, but we are in danger." ”

If it weren't for Su Qingling to tell that this was a dead person, the woman in front of her might not even give them a chance to explain.

What kind of attacks they will receive is even less known.

"There is no danger...... But I've become like this...... You said...... You say I'm dead! The woman muttered to herself, and finally looked up at Su Lime.

Su Lime was dumbfounded.

Fortunately, Qiao Mu took over the topic in time.

"You can't be like this, this is your territory, you can be more beautiful than just now, you can do whatever you want." He soothed the woman in a soft voice.

The woman lowered her eyes hesitantly, and at some point, her fingertips became white and tender, and her fingertips crossed the festering wound, and the festering places became white and flawless.

Seeing her appearance, Qiao Mu let out a long sigh of relief.

At the moment when the woman's body was fully recovered, the city in front of him disappeared before his eyes, and in his place was a dim room lit with the pearl of the night.

"You're awake!"

Cheng Lingsu let out a long breath, and was just about to ask something, when he heard a commotion coming from the entrance of the cave.

"That's him! He kidnapped us! If it weren't for the girl next to me, I would have died! ”

The voice was familiar.

Cheng Lingsu listened to a few more words, suddenly realized something, and dragged the two people on his side with his backhand, and the five of them entered the seventeenth gate together.

(End of chapter)

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