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Chapter 125 The time has come

"Uncle" and "aunt" were like two machines on an assembly line, their movements were uniform, and they all looked towards the room on the second floor, showing a scary smile.

At that moment, a biting chill ran down Ji Chunzao's back, and at the same time she figured something out:

As expected, we can no longer stay in this home!

He hadn't done anything to himself before, but he didn't hurt her for some cat-and-mouse reason, but it was only a matter of time. If you don't dare to leave your room and run away because you're afraid, you're putting your head like a camel in the sand and asking for death.

——It’s too late, she can’t count on her friends to save her!

Thinking of this, Ji Chunzao no longer hesitated, stood up and ran down the stairs.

At this time, the girl couldn't help but feel grateful for the adventure she had had during this time.

If she were still the timid and ordinary person she was before, she would be so frightened that she couldn't move when she saw something scary. Not to mention running away in time, she wouldn't even be able to figure out what happened, and she would just be killed in a daze.

Jichunzao ran away and jumped, but Jichunzao didn't look back during the process. Even if she doesn't need to observe with the naked eye, her sacrificial ability can serve as a function similar to "eyes". She can clearly "see" the actions of the two people in the kitchen behind her.

Sure enough, when Ji Chunzao ran to the door, pulled down the handle and pushed the door open, the "uncle" and "aunt" who were sitting at the table eating in the kitchen immediately stood up with inhuman movements.

"boom!"

Without even having time to change her shoes, the curly-haired girl wearing slippers rushed out of the door. At the same time, she slammed the door shut and continued rushing out along the road without looking back.

Not more than ten steps after he ran out, there was a muffled sound behind Ji Chunzao, the door was knocked open with a terrifying force, and then someone let out a huge, inhuman roar:

"Ji-chun-zao!"

Perhaps because he was running, the sound was rapidly distorted and deformed in Ji Chunzao's ears, as if coming from along a long and twisted spiral speaker channel;

And when she glanced back from the corner of her eye, she was even more horrified: in her panic-stricken vision, Ji Chunzao discovered that the two people behind her... were really twisting and deforming!

The shadow cast by the body flows on the ground. The body is as tall as a giant, and the limbs twist like a snake that has eaten a spring, and then quickly shrink back.

Then...is that still human? Or did you see it wrong?

Ji Chunzao didn't look back, nor did she think about observing carefully. She didn't even have time to have the sad thought that "one of her relatives suddenly inherited a monster one day" - she just opened her legs, quickened her pace, and tried to make herself run faster. .

Run, run, even if you are out of breath, the cold air flows from your mouth into your lungs, causing pain...

Ji Chunzao didn't dare to stop.

If she could perform at this level anytime and anywhere, she would definitely not have failed the 400-meter test in physical education class at school.

But what can an ordinary person do in front of monsters?

Compared with warriors who have the power to strengthen themselves, kings have the power to control monsters, and priests have the right to interpret knowledge and the perception to have mysterious connections with some alien creatures.

She can even communicate with the "Predator King" operating on the other side of the deep universe, so as long as time and conditions permit, Ji Chunzao can play a role on the battlefield that exceeds that of ordinary people in plain clothes.

But the problem is...

Ji Chunzao herself remembers clearly that it took her most of a day to summon the predator king for the first time. She didn't even have time to eat or sleep; the second time took dozens of minutes. Even if she summoned the big octopus now, If you come over, there will definitely be no time to save yourself, and you have to concentrate and concentrate on this process - so there is no need to even try.

Therefore, when she faced a crisis, the way she resisted and escaped was no different from that of a real ordinary junior high school girl.

Then, almost desperately, she realized that there was no hope of escape.

Then, more than ten seconds later, Ji Chunzao's uncle caught up with his niece from behind.

"pain……!"

The uncle opened his hand and grabbed the girl, as if he wanted to grab her hair. Ji Chunzao's ability allowed her to see his movements clearly without looking back, so she subconsciously jumped forward to avoid the attack.

She did escape, but her whole body suddenly lost her balance during the sprint and fell forward.

Ji Chunzao used his hands to support his body to avoid being disfigured. As a result, his palms were bruised by pebbles, and his knees were also bruised.

It hurts... The girl's eyebrows were wrinkled and she lay on the ground unable to stand up for a while.

The pain interrupted her escape journey, but her thinking did not stop, but this only made Ji Chunzao feel more desperate.

Is there no other way?

Suddenly, the view in front of Ji Chunzao was blocked by shadows.

A pair of thick boots appeared in front of her, belonging to a very tall man.

"Miss, are you okay?"

There was a roughness in the man's voice, as if his vocal cords had rubbed against gravel, but it had an indescribable solemnity and heaviness.

Ji Chunzao raised his head and saw the other party's face.

The man was wearing a black coat, which looked like a raincoat, covering his whole body; his hair was as densely growing as seaweed, messier than her own, but the length of his hair was very short; the man looked to be fifty years old. , thick eyebrows, sunken eye sockets, drooping eyebrows, and scars and scars all over his face.

He has a sad face, which can even be called ugly if you insist on it - almost like Quasimodo in Hugo's novel, but when he stares at others without saying a word, there is something hidden in it. The solemnity and majesty are eye-catching, like the kind of saint who weeps for the suffering of the world.

"Don't...don't stay here, there are monsters behind..."

Ji Chunzao said with difficulty that she didn't know this person and just hoped he could escape quickly.

"Ok, I know."

the man answered. But he had no intention of running away, but leaned over to help her up.

Ji Chunzao noticed with sharp eyes that the other party was wearing a pair of black plastic gloves, like a worker working in a seafood processing factory.

After helping Ji Chunzao up, the man walked forward and passed her. The girl passed by him and stared at the other person's back in surprise.

But she didn't say anything to stop this person's behavior, because she was already keenly aware of the other person's unusual behavior.

Logically speaking, the appearance of a man here is a strange thing in itself. We can only think that he is related to the changes that happened in her home - "uncle" and "aunt", or more directly, he is here. resolved or witnessed.

And thinking about it from a more intuitive perspective...

Ji Chunzao felt it.

She felt a rising "sense of strangeness" from the other person, as if he was incompatible with the world; moreover, this sense of strangeness was different from the alien creatures she had seen before.

……How is this going?

Ji Chunzao pressed his chest and tried to calm his breathing.

She decided not to run away yet.

If no one stopped her aunt and uncle, she wouldn't be able to escape, so she decided to observe them for a while longer.

In fact, at this time, the two people had already pounced on them like wild beasts - it is not an exaggeration to say that they were "beasts". Everyone's mouths were wide open, saliva was flying, pupils were red, and their eyes were full of terror. of fanaticism.

"My beloved brothers and sisters, please stop here."

The man's actions were so unexpected. He didn't hurt his uncle and aunt, nor did he make any defensive moves. He just... opened his arms and hugged them like his own relatives and friends.

His movements were clever and powerful, but even so, he was still inevitably hurt by the manic couple.

Their hands and nails scratched deep blood marks on the man's face; they opened their mouths and tried to bite the man's throat, but were unable to be stopped by the heavy raincoats - the couple, one on the left and the other on the right, tried their best with their two heads. The ground shook, trying to tear the fabric of the raincoat off, making a tooth-breaking "crunching" sound.

But even so, the man remained calm, hugging them quietly and with strong arms, as still as a mountain.

This process lasted for tens of seconds. Then, the movements of uncle and aunt followed a trend visible to the naked eye, from violent to quiet. The red eyes gradually lost their original ferocity and became dazed, as if hearing a lullaby. Like a swaddled baby, he gradually closed his eyes.

"He, they..."

Ji Chunzao couldn't help but be surprised as he watched this scene happen.

"Your relatives are fine. They are just too tired and have temporarily passed out."

To a tall man, Ji Chunzao's uncle and aunt were like oversized toys. He gently set the couple aside.

"You'll wake up in a few hours."

"Is that so..."

Ji Chunzao was not completely relieved, but after hearing what the other party said, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"what is the problem?"

She raised her head and stared into the other person's eyes.

This person...is undoubtedly an insider. His actions, the way he spoke, all proved it.

"They were influenced by this town."

The man's tone was still calm and calm, and he had no intention of hiding anything.

Meeting Ji Chunzao's gaze, the man raised his right hand, placed it on the heart of his left chest, and bowed slightly to her, as if to express respect to the superior.

"The closer they are to the center of the storm, the more serious the impact will be. Their mental structure will be distorted and become heterogeneous."

It's okay that he didn't explain. This explanation made the little girl's head even more dizzy.

Ji Chunzao held his forehead and couldn't help but raise his hand.

"Wait! I, I don't understand what this means at all... Was it made by alien creatures?"

"Matlyoshka... they are not powerful enough to do such a thing. But 'that thing' that drew them here can."

"what?"

"God Pillar."

"God...pillar?"

Ji Chunzao felt that he must have heard this word somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

"It's inside you now, miss."

The man's voice was deep and serious.

"I am here for this, and many people will gather in this town for it. The time to wake up has arrived."

(End of this chapter)