Chapter 520 The Dark Man
"Haah...haah..."
It was almost impossible to run anymore, and every time I took a breath, my lungs felt like burning pain. In this deserted city, on the deserted streets, there is only a girl running desperately, and behind her is a huge, terrifying steel monster. Its steps were slow and steady, like a predator teasing its prey, always following the girl.
"Haaaah...!"
Finally, the pain reached its limit. The girl stopped and gasped for air. Her legs, as slender as a deer, began to tremble. However, the footsteps behind him continued to approach, with no intention of stopping.
"Charlie......Asie......"
Calling her friend's name, the girl gritted her teeth and her heart beat as fiercely as if it was about to burst.
Why would this happen to me?
She accompanied her friend who had been worried about her home, but on the way, her friend suddenly screamed and a strange black monster appeared from behind her. The girl at that time was completely stunned by this scene. Fortunately, the monster did not intend to harm her friend. For it, her right eye seemed to be more valuable.
So the girl made up her mind to lure the monster away from her friend, but...she didn't expect that the monster was so terrifying.
Not to mention...
What on earth is this place?
The girl raised her head and looked around. At first glance, this place seemed to be a foggy city, but when the girl tried to open the door and hid in the building, she discovered that the door here could not be opened at all. It was not locked, but just looked like a door. Just rocks. So the only thing the girl can do is run, run, keep running.
Lure the monster away and prevent it from harming your friends.
But what to do next?
“——————!!!”
Just when the girl was thinking hard, suddenly, the beast-like roar came again. She turned around and saw that the terrifying steel monster had arrived not far behind her. It opened its claws and glared at the girl fiercely. , let out a greedy howl.
"Golden Eyes...Give me...!"
"Stop joking!"
Her whole body was shaking, and fear had almost made the girl's consciousness blur. However, she still clenched her fists and roared loudly in the face of the monster.
"I won't lose to you!"
"Boom!!"
However, at this moment, suddenly, a black shadow fell from the sky and landed heavily between the girl and the monster, startling the girl.
"Huh?"
The girl raised her head in surprise and saw an extremely tall figure wearing a black trench coat and a wide-brimmed hat standing in front of her. He was holding a dark cane in his hand and his back was facing her.
who is he?
This scene at this moment made the girl's brain confused. She wanted to say something, but she couldn't say anything. At this moment, the steel monster also saw the pitch-black figure, and opened his hands again - it's funny to say that when she first saw it, the girl was terrified by the opponent's huge steel body, but now this pitch-black tall figure... The large figure was even a head taller than the monster, so that from the eyes of onlookers, the monster seemed not scary at all.
"Then it depends on whether you have this ability!"
Hearing the monster's roar, the black figure also snorted coldly. Then the girl saw him clenching his cane and suddenly paused. With a heavy sound, dark flames instantly burst out from the ground.
That's...what?
Staring at the black flames in front of her, the girl's eyes widened in horror. She didn't know why, but just looking at the flames made her feel shivers and chills. Her body, which had been hot from running so hard just now, seemed to have become extremely cold at this moment, as if someone had poured cold water on it.
Not only that, she also saw a strange shape made up of red and black arcs from the flames.
That’s…………
It was obviously the first time I saw this strange pattern, but a word suddenly appeared in the girl's mind.
Destined death.
It is the end of death and destruction that is far away, even the gods are afraid of, and the fate of everything will be burned up...
The girl's consciousness ended here, and the next moment, she fell into deep darkness.
When the girl regained consciousness again, it was already early morning two days later. Beside her bed was the landlady of the apartment.
From the landlady, the girl learned a fact.
Two days ago, someone knocked on the landlady's door. When the landlady came out, all she saw was the unconscious girl and her friend. The girl had been suffering from a high fever. Even if she asked a doctor to see her, the conclusion was that she only had a high fever. Fortunately, the girl has regained consciousness, but her friend is not so lucky.
Unconsciousness.
This is the only diagnosis that the doctors can make. The girl's friend does not have a high fever or any symptoms. He is just lying in bed, sleeping like a sleeping beauty, that's all.
This news was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the girl. Why did she wake up but her friend did not?
What is all this about?
Wasn't everything I saw that night just a dream?
Of course the girl doesn't want to believe this fact, but reality is reality after all.
On the first day, the girl took care of her sleeping friend.
The next day, doctors known as famous doctors came to my friend's house one after another.
On the third day, even the famous doctors with great reputations could not wake up their friends from the coma.
On the fourth day, the girl spent the whole day in her room thinking about what happened that night, the steel monster chasing her, the dark city and streets, and the god of death who appeared in front of her. Then, the girl finally discovered something.
That... God of Death, I have seen it before, and more than once!
That's right, although she didn't see the other person's face, the girl will never forget that height!
If I remember correctly, the first time was in the Thames River. I fell into the water and the other party rescued me. At that time, before I had time to say thank you, the gentleman disappeared without anyone noticing.
Then the second time was in the Master Academy. At that time, he was standing in the shadow under the tree in the atrium, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a black windbreaker, and holding a dark cane in his hand. At that time, the girl once thought I said hello to him, but I didn't have time because I was busy with class.
The third time was that night, on that dark street... Although the other person's back was turned to him, he was dressed in the same dress and holding a cane. The important thing was his height...!
Thinking of this, the girl immediately made a decision.
No matter what, you must find him. Maybe from him, you can find a way to revive your friend!
Then, there is only one way.
I once saw him in the Master Academy. Although I don't know what he is doing there, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will go...!
Thinking of this, the girl calmed down, put on her clothes, and left the apartment, preparing to go to Shuo Academy——Then the girl stopped.
Because she could clearly see that dark, tall figure standing there under the shade of a tree not far from the street, staring at her silently.
"………………"
The girl's mood suddenly became a little complicated, just like the kind of person who had just made up her mind to travel across mountains and rivers to find someone, but as soon as she left the house, the person was waiting outside...
However, she still took a deep breath, then faced the other person's gaze and walked towards the black figure step by step.
So tall.
Although she had met him several times, this was the first time she had observed him at such a close distance during the day. Just standing in front of the latter, the girl felt a strange sense of oppression, as if he was standing in front of her. He is not a human being, but more like a very large animal such as an elephant. People can't help but want to keep a distance from him.
However, as a lady, she certainly would not lose her etiquette.
"Hello, sir, I am Mary Clarissa Christie. Please allow me to solemnly thank you for saving me from danger several times."
"Haaah..."
However, what surprised Mary was that when faced with her words, the other party just sighed silently.
"You can indeed see me."
"Huh?"
"Come with me, let's walk a bit."
After saying this, Duanmu Huai turned around and walked forward, while Mary hesitated and followed him.
The two of them walked along the river bank without speaking for a while. After an unknown amount of time, the man finally spoke.
"How are you feeling?"
"Huh? Thanks to you, I'm fine. It's just Charlie..."
"Charlie?"
"Ah, yes, it's my friend, Charlotte Bronte. She is still sleeping... She has been seen by many doctors, but she still hasn't woken up."
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows.
"You haven't woken up yet?"
"Yes, please forgive me for being rude, and please help me if you can..."
"No problem."
To Mary's surprise, Duanmuhuai nodded quickly.
"Take me to see her."
"Okay!"
She didn't expect to get the permission so smoothly, and Mary was very happy. Soon, she brought Duanmu Huai to her friend's house. But what surprised Mary was that when she came to her friend's house, she was responsible for taking care of her friend. The maid only greeted herself and showed no reaction to the man beside her.
"Don't worry, it's just a little cover-up. I don't want others to pay attention to me."
Although she didn't know what was going on, Mary didn't have time to think about these strange problems now. She brought Duanmuhuai to the room where Charlie was sleeping, and Duanmuhuai finally saw the sleeping beauty.
"I see..."
Staring at the sleeping girl lying on the bed, Duanmuhuai narrowed his eyes and stared at her for a moment, then he turned his head and looked at Mary.
"Tell me everything that happened to you that day."
Then, Duanmu Huai spoke.
(End of chapter)