"No one knows where the road is."

"But there is always one person, who goes ahead of everyone."

—————— excerpt from "The Past of Trials * The Beginning"

Unscrewing the rusty faucet, the scarlet rust water flowed briskly like blood in the dim moonlight shining through the window.

The water flowed into the white porcelain basin with the paint peeling, splashing all over the place.

There is water.

Lu Ziye was slightly excited, this was the second gain he had obtained after nearly two hours of cautious exploration.

No one can explain why the tap of a building isolated in the forest is as unbelievable as if you were being pulled into this world in a dream.

The building has five floors, and he carefully explores every corner, after all, the price of any negligence can be a living life.

Aside from some snacks such as bread found in one of the rooms, the water source here is the second harvest.

But there's no denying that it's a life-saving freshwater resource.

To move in this world, their bodies also need to be replenished with food and fresh water.

The sound of water in his ears was still ringing in the hula, and the light voice made Lu Ziye shake his head and come back to his senses.

With the sound of flowing water, the entire silent building in the darkness seemed to come to life for a while.

The sound of running water traveled far in the darkness and eventually dissipated at the other end of the long corridor of the building......

After the initial scarlet rust of sewage flowed through, the water gradually cleared.

Under the dim moonlight shining in from the window, the shadow of Lu Ziye, who was standing in front of the faucet, was reflected on the wall where the faucet was located.

The difference between the white tiled wall and the white plaster wall with a height of more than one meter above the ground has been widened.

This difference between the front and back also divided Lu Ziye's shadow into two, cutting it into two parts......

Lu Ziye stretched out his hand and walked through the current.

On his hand, there was a faint white light attached to it, and the water rushed through the palm of his hand, but it did not completely touch his skin.

[Water temperature 8 degrees Celsius; pH7.1; Dissolved oxygen 6.1...... The comprehensive evaluation is Class II drinking water. The aquatic microbial indicators are lower than the conventional standard, there is no specific energy, ordinary people can barely drink, and some individuals may have a slight effect after drinking. 】

A brief message flowed through Lu Ziye's heart.

Removing the strange energy attached to his hands, he dared to let his skin really come into contact with the water.

In this world, it never hurts to be cautious.

Lu Ziye, who was a little more relaxed, lowered his head and wanted to throw some water on his face to relieve the fatigue of leading the team and guarding for a day, but in the corner of his eye, the shadow on the wall showed a creepy change-

Originally, Lu Ziye's hands were washed under the water stream, but now, as if they were surrounded by another pair of hands, like lovers, they gently put on Lu Ziye's two arms, and changed and intertwined together with Lu Ziye's hands that were washed and rubbed in the water.

On the wall, four shadow arms are entwined together, you have me, I have you, no distinction between each other.

Someone behind it? Of course, no one, everyone is waiting for their good news in the forest not far away.

Moreover, Lu Ziye did not feel the weight of the entity attached to his body.

It's just that with the strange changes in the shadows, Lu Ziye can feel that there seems to be some real touch on his arms.

It was as if someone really grabbed his arm, gentle and lingering......

At this moment, Lu Ziye's hairs stood up, and dense small bumps stood up and down his body.

Time flows slowly, and the space is instantly silent.

The "rustling" sound of the leaves in the forest outside was infinitely amplified at this moment, and Lu Ziye's mind couldn't help but recall the high-altitude overlooking layout of the entire building, and in the darkness of the corners that had been already explored by him, it was now as if malicious eyes had been condensed again.

"Ho ho ho ho ho~"

The sound of the air flowing through the narrow space was like the whisper of the devil.

Fear is rooted in loneliness and grows rampantly in his marrow.

Alone, facing this world full of malice......

Suddenly encountering this strange and special situation, after the initial few points of surprise, Lu Ziye closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Between the slight movements of the heart, the special energy flow rate in the body is slightly faster.

While suppressing the violently beating heart, it also suppressed the wanton fantasies in his mind.

"Don't look, don't be afraid, don't think ......"

Lu Ziye meditated softly, trying to strengthen his belief.

Even though he is already recognized as the number one in strength among the survivors, he is still just an ordinary person......

After surviving every life-and-death escape in the dark night, he returned to the warm sunshine of the real city and was still that harmless second-rate college student.

He should have been afraid.

However, the more scared you are, the more alone you are, the easier it is to see these strange phenomena.

If we let our imagination go with fear, then this strange phenomenon may no longer be limited to shadows and shadows......

Rather, he will appear in the world in a way that can cause real and terrifying things to his body.

There are already several people who have been swallowed up by this shadow, and Lu Ziye doesn't want to be the next name to lose contact.

Forced to calm his mind, Lu Ziye no longer paid attention to the changes in the shadows, and washed his hands by himself.

However, when he lowered his head and was about to pour the tap water on his face, in a trance, Lu Ziye seemed to see that the tap water flowing out of the faucet was no longer clean and thorough, but ...... Bright red and sticky blood.

When he raised his head slightly, he stared at the water again, but it turned into normal clear water again.

Sighing helplessly, Lu Ziye lowered his head again and threw the water on his face.

"Goo Dong ~ Goo Dong ~"

After swallowing a few mouthfuls of water, feeling the coolness flowing down the esophagus into the body, Lu Ziye's depressed mood seemed to be much better.

Casually flicking the drops of water from his palms, he looked up and swept over the quiet building that crawled in the darkness.

The silent building was like a beast waiting by a trap, and the wriggling darkness in the corner exuded greed for the flesh of the living.

Everything appears malicious in the darkness.

This is the most instinctive fear of human beings.

However, this may be the most suitable place for them to hide temporarily in the past few days, at least in Lu Ziye's exploration, they did not find any tricky monsters such as human-faced spiders and giant centipedes lurking in ambush.

It may not be a warm home, but compared to the savage primeval jungle, steel and cement can always make these original urbanites more at ease.

Can you call the big guy in......

……

"Brother Midnight hasn't come back yet......"

"I'm so hungry, where can I eat?"

"Woo woo woo...... Why are we, the world's 7 billion people, in such a situation as dozens of us as possible? It's not fair! It's not fair! ”

"I want to go home mom...... I don't want to dream anymore, it's not fun at all. ”

"Here they are...... Here they are......"

"Who can take Cheng Rui, a madman, away...... I really can't stand her anymore! ”

"My stomach hurts a little bit......"

"Well deserved! Who made you drink that dirty water? ”

In the dark forest, a group of urbanites dressed in modern clothes seem to be out of place in this savage jungle.

The days of the flight had left everyone's faces filled with heartbreaking unease, and they carefully surveyed everything around them with rat-like eyes, back to back.

After a long time, the pressure of silence and the darkness of the environment weighed heavily on everyone's hearts.

A faint shroud of light barely shrouded everyone's huddled bodies, protecting everyone as much as possible in the middle of the night, but it couldn't dispel the fear in everyone's hearts.

The middle-aged man with round-rimmed glasses seemed to be unable to bear the grievances any longer, and after a long time of trembling and worrying, he suddenly stood up and pointed out to some of the people behind him.

"Why? Why do we have to wait for news from the midnight of the landing every time, aren't you also capable? Aren't you gold? Aren't you silver? You...... You, you, you! Aren't you a star level one level higher than Lu Ziye? You've got a starter pack! You all have extraordinary abilities! Why is it that every time we encounter battles and explorations, we can only wait for the news of landing in the middle of the night! But if you have a little effect! If you get your power by another person, we won't have to live like rats like we do now! ”

"Why! Why is it you who get the power? ”

"Why! Why not me! ”

"Rubbish! It's all rubbish! ”

……

[Current number of survivors: 17.] 】