novelraw Chapter 125: Its Powers
Chapter 125: Its Powers
Xiao Gui'an, or rather the [Writer], simply watched quietly as Xu Zisheng and the others safely stepped through the door.
Regarding the utilization of the [Literary Star] hierarchical status power, Xiao Gui'an currently had no way to fully master it.
Previously when disciplining that B-grade ghost, it was because he had just unlocked this powerful fantasy hierarchical status.
If the situation hadn't been critical, leaving him no room for hesitation, Xiao Gui'an wouldn't have attempted to leverage the [Literary Star] hierarchical status while portraying the [Writer].
Even Xu Zisheng and the other bystanders found it overwhelmingly heavy and difficult to endure, let alone Xiao Gui'an who possessed the hierarchical status itself.
The distant, ancient power flashed by momentarily—just enough to briefly free Xu Zisheng and the others from the oppressive pressure of the shadow overhead.
The [Writer]'s gaze was profound as he floated in the air. Though he didn't belong to this world, his eyes always seemed to try preserving shadows reminiscent of old acquaintances.
Xiao Gui'an had achieved his goal, so in the next second, the elegant young figure formed from soul power vanished into thin air.
He didn't immediately return to Xu Zisheng's side.
Instead, he worked hard to adjust his emotions, pulling himself out of that lonely, indifferent state.After calming his emotions somewhat, he concealed his aura and carefully drifted nearby in an intangible soul state, wanting to see what exactly the monster overhead was.
That heart-palpitating feeling was brought to him by this immensely massive presence before him.
The eerie, terrifying shadow in the sky seemed to have also detected that fleeting aura, though it didn't understand what it was.
The enormous figure, entirely composed of twisted black threads, slightly bent down, its hollow, lifeless eye sockets scanning around.
It blocked the already oppressive space even more tightly, as if trapped in a narrow cage.
Those terrifying ghosts prostrated on the ground, trembling with fear.
The hierarchical status sealed deep within Xiao Gui'an's soul—if he didn't use it himself, others couldn't detect it, not even its aura could be captured.
He was an 'anomalous entity'.
The immensely massive humanoid shadow extended a hand, one pressing against the snow-covered dilapidated building, while the other hand sifted through the ghosts, searching for Xiao Gui'an's traces.
Xiao Gui'an floated in a corner, watching as that twisted, eerie figure touched a lantern-holding ghost, then, as if venting anger, directly crushed it.
Blood and fluids splattered, the withered ghost instantly burst apart, shattered flesh and blood slowly dripping from the shadow's large hand, staining the already snow-covered ground blackish-red.
As it moved, faint sounds of clashing iron chains could seemingly be heard.
Not revealing any flaws was for the best.
Xiao Gui'an didn't plan to continue watching, but the massive shadow monster directly reached out.
Its hand continuously compressed and elongated, then crossed over most of the orphanage, grasping the high clock tower at the center. Black threads wrapped around the hour and minute hands.
The black threads tightly entangled the clock hands, then, as if using great force, slowly pushed the hands forward, adjusting the minute hand by five minutes.
[...War...ning]
[...Detec...ting...]
[...Resi...sting...mer...ger...]
Then, Xiao Gui'an watched as the surrounding scenery continuously transformed under the power of rules. Everything that had disappeared was reshaped once more, and Xu Zisheng and the others reappeared before his eyes.
The shadow slowly faded away, vanishing from sight, but in reality, it hid in the darkness, peering.
It seemed intending to more accurately locate Xiao Gui'an, who had leveraged the [Literary Star] hierarchical status, when it appeared later.
Was time reversing?!
Was everything going to repeat again?
Xiao Gui'an's eyes widened slightly. Due to the peculiarities of both the Proxy System and himself, he existed both within and outside the power of rules.
Thus, the rules could, under certain circumstances, sweep his soul power back to the previous scene, but couldn't alter the related memories within his soul.
If it happened again, he would only handle it more skillfully.
The second time, that aura disappeared even faster.
In this instance, was that the power to manipulate time?
Or was it time acceleration and deceleration?
Whichever it was, both seemed like formidable authorities.
"Boom—"
Seeming somewhat annoyed and impatient, the immensely massive figure heavily slammed its hand down, directly turning one of the ghosts into a pool of blood.
"Yah... ah..."
Xiao Gui'an heard it emit a few hoarse sounds resembling a child's cries, buzzing in his ears, thick and sticky like mud.
Hesitating for a moment, Xiao Gui'an, who hadn't left immediately, subsequently witnessed how the prostrate, trembling ghosts were torn apart and killed by the massive shadow.
Some were crushed into debris by the shadow monster, some had their bodies directly punctured, and others were grabbed and put into its mouth to be chewed.
The ghosts, who were just predators moments ago, had become objects of wanton slaughter before a stronger monster.
Xiao Gui'an didn't have the energy to watch further. Transforming into a wisp of smoke, he returned to Xu Zisheng's room.
Although Xu Zisheng had returned to his room, he remained highly vigilant.
Only when he detected that familiar aura and looked up to see the dark mist floating nearby did his constantly anxious heart finally settle.
He had noticed the [Writer] sir's weary state.
What he needed to do now was not disturb the other.
The last Cursed Child let out a small sigh of relief, slowly closed his eyes, and finally began calmly organizing the information collected that night in his mind.
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Real World.
Just as Xiao Gui'an had guessed, [Gui Yi] was indeed being monitored by the Horror Investigation Bureau personnel.
Many people in white coats with protective suits over them moved about the simple rented room.
Several different instruments had been placed beside the game pod.
As for Xu Zisheng, who had accompanied him these past two days, everyone subconsciously overlooked him, no one noticing his disappearance.
If the authorities investigated intentionally, they could easily discover that [Gui Yi] was also one of the people who went to the factory that day.
But there was one puzzling point: most people fell into comas at the same time.
However, [Gui Yi] wasn't like that. He seemed to have sensed something amiss, even able to return home and enter the game pod.
It was unknown whether he possessed information they weren't aware of.
They would absolutely not let go of any potentially hazardous clues!