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nTranslator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

nThe black gate was only about a dozen meters high.

nLin Sheng moved slowly and warily, breathing softly while listening to the sounds around him.

n*Thump…*

nSuddenly, there was a dull sound like that of a bell, coming from Blackfeather City.

nLin Sheng stopped at once.

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n*Thump… Thump… Thump…*

nThe thuds rang on for five consecutive times before they died off.

nLin Sheng stood still, listening carefully to the changes around him.

nAfter a few minutes, nothing happened. He raised his sword again and gradually moved forward.

nSoon he passed through the gate again, and the view ahead was clear.

nIt was filled with decaying blackened buildings and streets. Unknown pieces of black rags drifted in the wind while a lone direction sign stood by the side of the road.

nLin Sheng did not approach the direction sign but went straight to the right side of the street without hesitation.

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nHe felt some roughness as he stepped on the street’s hard gravel.

nOn the right side of the street, the main road was paved with rough cobblestone and flanked by broken black stone buildings that looked like they had been burned.

nMost of these buildings were two or three stories high. They did not look like shops but more like ordinary houses or cottages.

nStone lamp posts stood at intervals on the main road.

nTo Lin Sheng’s surprise, the lamp posts were actually emitting a pale yellow light. Within their square lampshades, the candle flames flickered in the cold wind.

n“But it wasn’t like this before…”He recalled what the street looked like the last time he was there. The lamps were not lit at that time.

nFeeling like something was amiss, Lin Sheng quickly looked for a place to hide.

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nGlancing around, he soon found a row of buildings on the right with holes in its broken windows and doors. He could easily get in and hide there for a while.

nHowever, those holes frightened him just as much. Who knew what dangers lurked inside?

nThere was nothing else on the empty and deserted street.

n“I’ll wake up if I don’t go on…” Lin Sheng summoned up his courage and took his sword. He followed the planned route, walking forward.

n*Tap… Tap…*

nThough he tried to tread as softly as he could, his footsteps still echoed across the street.

n*Hiss…*

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nSuddenly, a slight noise came from the front as if someone was whispering in his ear.

nLin Sheng quickly found a broken window and got in.

nHe proceeded to crouch down and hide behind a wall.

n*Hiss… Hiss…*

nThe sound was closing in…

nIn the middle of the street, a huge shadow of two stories tall was leisurely wriggling its way through the neighborhood, its long tail trailing behind.

nCountless ant-like black insects were crawling all over the huge shadow. Lin Sheng could not see its face clearly as it was completely covered by the black insects.

nNevertheless, beyond the insects, Lin Sheng saw a human silhouette on the upper part of the huge shadow.

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nThe creature was flicking its forked tongue, and the three pairs of black eyes on its face looked like holes in a rotten tree.

nIts eyes were now scanning around greedily.

nLin Sheng slowly and silently peeped through the crack in the window.

nHe swallowed hard and dared not move.

nThe monster wriggled past him quickly. It possessed the form of a human on top and that of a python at the bottom, and its long, thick tail was covered with smooth black scales.

nThe cobblestone on the street rubbed against its scales, creating the hissing sound that Lin Sheng had just heard.

nSome of the pieces of debris in front of the monster were easily crushed by it.

nLin Sheng dared not make a sound.

nOnce you were targeted by a monster of this size, it was hard to escape.

nThe hissing faded away, but Lin Sheng was too afraid to budge.

nThe size of the monster frightened him. Once you were discovered by such a monster, you would have no chance of survival.

nHe did not get up until the hissing was completely gone for quite some time.

n“Young man… have you seen my Justin?”

nSuddenly, a trepidatious female voice traveled from behind Lin Sheng.

nLin Sheng was startled. He immediately stood up and turned around, raising his sword to strike.

nThat was when he found himself in a shabby living room.

nAt one corner of the room, in a doorway leading to the other room, a pale woman was standing there.

nThe woman seemed to be in her forties, appearing haggard and anxious.

nHer eyes were sunken with dark circles and heavy bags under them. She was wearing a gray cloak, similar to that of a nun’s, and it covered her head.

n“Young man… have you seen my Justin?” the woman repeated.

nLin Sheng was alert, but he was relieved. It was the first time he had met anyone who could speak in his dreams, and it gave him a faint sense of security.

nHe had remained alone for too long in that deathly stillness, which made him feel a little on edge, but he finally met someone to communicate with.

nLin Sheng narrowed his eyes, making sure that there was no obvious hidden weapon in the woman’s hands before he moved a little closer.

n“Hi, I don’t know who you’re talking about. But if you can give me some clues, perhaps I can help you find him.”

nHe answered slowly and clearly, in the same Blackfeather City accent.

nThe language used in his dream world was Ancient Rehn, which he got from the memory fragments. At first, he felt a little awkward speaking the language, but he quickly became proficient.

nThe woman’s focus now fell entirely on Lin Sheng.

n“Are you sure you can help me find him?”

n“If you can provide me some clues and help,” Lin Sheng replied cautiously.

n“Can you find Justin if I help you?”

n“I think so, maybe, maybe…”

n“When? When can you find him? Now! Now! All right!! I need to find Justin now, now!!! Now!!! Now!!!” The woman was going berserk and getting closer.

nShe started to flail her arms wildly, her eyes turning redder and redder.

nAll of a sudden, her head exploded!

nThe woman’s head exploded like a balloon.

nA stream of sand-like black fluid spewed forth from the explosion. The fluid gathered in black lines on the ground, hissing softly, and the next moment, the fluid sped toward him.

nThick masses of black lines filled the room in an instant, rushing madly at him from all directions.

n“F*ck!” Lin Sheng did not have time to think. He turned around and jumped out of the window.

nThe next second, countless black lines rushed frantically out of the window, chasing him.

nLin Sheng fell over and rolled on the ground. When he looked back, his face turned pale. He instantly got up and ran for his life.

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