Facing an Ancient God for a Year

On one side, he seemed to be describing the horrifying scene from just now, Liu Yi looked so close to crying.

So soon?

It had been no more than half an hour since he had left.

And listening to his description, that scene sounded somewhat hellish.

But Fu Qian was more concerned about the speed.

He looked around and inexplicably felt that compared to earlier, the fog seemed to be getting thicker, even giving off the sensation of being alive.

Clearly, that group was becoming increasingly affected.

Then there was Sister Ox-head from earlier.

As for why Liu Yi was unaffected, Fu Qian guessed it must be because of that book.

When he was flipping through it, she happened to see, and then the Worm of Erosion appeared within her.

Although she showed no abnormalities, like himself, she was already a parasite host.

Of course, to say so was a bit imprecise.

Looking at Liu Yi’s words and actions, being parasitized was not an issue, but in fact, he was on the side of the parasite.

There was a fundamental difference between the two, one could not generalize.

Actually, talking about this made Fu Qian quite puzzled, as with the current information, it was very difficult to determine what factor had caused such a big difference.

Because of different types of pests?

Liu Yi’s was the silent and pervasive type, while his own was more blunt and straightforward?

It still felt somewhat lacking in persuasion.

“What really happened to them? It’s impossible for so many people to sleepwalk together, right? Could it be a prank to scare me?”

Although frightened and afraid, Liu Yi still tried to understand the situation with common sense.

“This is not funny at all!”

“A prank, do you think you’re Truman?”

Fu Qian gave her a glance, expressionless.

But if it wasn’t a prank…

Liu Yi’s face unconsciously turned even paler.

“Also, a friendly tip, you’d better cover your mouth.”

Fu Qian gestured.

Cover the mouth?

Why, is the fog poisonous?

Liu Yi was somewhat puzzled, but seeing that Fu Qian didn’t seem to be joking, she subconsciously covered her mouth.

And in the next moment, a deep and melodious cry rang out.

Oh…

In that instant, Liu Yi couldn’t help but scream, and the next moment upon realizing, she clasped her hands tightly over her mouth.

“Don’t look.”

Fu Qian coldly reminded her.

Although he was still unsure by what means Sister Ox-head influenced others, the counselor’s fixed stare was vividly etched in his memory.

“Then… what exactly is that thing?”

Having somewhat regained her composure, Liu Yi asked in a low voice while covering her mouth.

“Can’t you tell? It’s a cow.”

“Does the school raise cows?”

“Maybe, after all, scalpers are everywhere these days.”

Fu Qian had no interest in explaining too much to her.

…

“What should we do next?”

Even if a bit slow to catch on, a series of anomalies had made Liu Yi realize something incomprehensible was happening, and she couldn’t help but look to Fu Qian for an answer.

“From what I can see, I suggest finding a place to hide.”

Fu Qian pointed around.

“Outside is no safer than inside, I suggest you find a secluded safe place to hide, at least until it gets light tomorrow.”

“Also, not ‘we,’ I will act alone.”

“Why?”

Liu Yi was visibly startled, looking around in fear.

“There’s danger everywhere, shouldn’t we stick together even more?”

“We shouldn’t…”

Fu Qian shook his head and turned to leave.

The experience at the school infirmary a while ago gave him a vague feeling that staying unaffected in this bizarre and hallucinatory environment came with a huge cost.

It was best not to stay too close to other pests, not to mention his situation was especially unique.

Giving her a couple of friendly tips was already going above and beyond.

Hey!

Unexpectedly, Fu Qian really did just up and leave, and Liu Yi was clearly anxious.

Hesitating whether to chase after him or not, at that moment rapid footsteps came from ahead.

The next second, a figure burst out of the thick fog and quickly closed in.

Another one?

This sudden scene even made Fu Qian a bit curious.

The newcomer was wearing a black T-shirt and seemed to be a student too, but with a tall stature, and much calmer than Liu Yi, currently staring at the latter with a stern expression.

“Don’t make a sound… you’ll kill all of us!”

Startled by the sudden appearance of someone, Liu Yi was clearly scared, but fortunately, he maintained a hand over his mouth and immediately braked.

“Is it just you two who are still normal?”

Before Liu Yi could speak, the person in the black T-shirt scrutinized both Fu Qian and Liu Yi’s faces twice and asked in a deep voice.

“Yes.”

Liu Yi nodded subconsciously, then suddenly realized something.

“Other places are also…”

“Right.”

Before she could finish asking, the person in the black T-shirt pointed behind him.

“I came from the direction of the dorms, and the scene there is simply indescribable!”

He paused, choosing his words carefully.

“What’s the situation here?”

“I don’t know, it’s just that everyone suddenly stood up straight and stopped talking…”

Liu Yi indicated towards the old teaching building behind them, his voice slightly trembling.

Standing without speaking…

The person in the black T-shirt fell silent for a few seconds.

“That’s still manageable, but at the dorms right now… everyone is catching rats with their hands.”

“Catching rats?”

Liu Yi was somewhat bewildered for a moment.

“Yes, rats with two legs and no hair, I could even see the veins underneath their skin…”

The person in the black T-shirt took a deep breath.

“They just suddenly appeared, and yet those people weren’t afraid at all, just silently catching them…”

“Some have even chased them down to the basement. I followed and took a glance. A part of the floor had collapsed, revealing a huge space underneath, just like an underground structure.

It smelled of damp decay, and the rats were coming out from there.”

“When I left… some had already gone down.”

“Barefoot…”

“Stop talking!”

Just listening to the person in the black T-shirt’s description made Liu Yi break out in goosebumps, and he didn’t even dare to think about the scene.

Could it be that every place has different anomalies?

Fu Qian looked out into the boundless thick fog, wondering how many more beings like Sister Ox-head were out there.

“As of now, it seems no place is safe.”

Seeing that the two of them were silent, the person in the black T-shirt spoke again.

“We need to find a hidden place to take shelter.”

“Why not just run outside?”

This person surprisingly shared Fu Qian’s idea, and Liu Yi instinctively asked.

“I tried… I couldn’t find the way.”

The person in the black T-shirt had a grim expression.

“Every time I get close to the edge of the school, the direction becomes extremely disoriented.”

This…

“Not far ahead is the school clinic, if I remember correctly, there are no hospital beds there, it should be empty at night.”

The person in the black T-shirt spoke rapidly, clearly having already had an idea.

“I suggest we can hide there.”

…

Liu Yi was clearly at a loss, instinctively turning to look at Fu Qian.

To his surprise, the latter turned and walked away.

“You’re going the wrong way.”

Witnessing this, the person in the black T-shirt was somewhat a mix of surprised and angry, and he couldn’t help reaching for Fu Qian’s shoulder.

“The clinic is not that way!”

“I know.”

Fu Qian sidestepped to avoid him.

“I just don’t accept your suggestion.”