Throne of Shadows

"Annie, Annie, are you there? I heard the reply, Annie..." Begobird yelled in vain, with Christina and Dongchen standing beside him.

"Be careful, don't let go." Dongchen's eyes were bloodshot as he couldn't help thinking about yesterday's voice.

"I know." Christina responded, protecting the rear.

The empty room was constantly echoing with Begobold's call to the little angel.

In the weird and depressing atmosphere, the surroundings were foggy again.

"Dad, I'm here, come and catch me, it's fun."

"Annie..." Walking forward with confused eyes, Begobird walked faster and faster: "Annie, don't run, dad is here."

The sound of pattering footsteps suddenly stopped, and Dongchen and Christina looked at each other across the empty ground, their eyes full of horror.

"I don't know, I've been watching the back, and I didn't notice when he left." Christina's pretty face turned pale. She couldn't accept this scene of sudden disappearance for no reason.

Pulling the sword out of its sheath, Dongchen cut a strip of cloth from his clothes, and Dongchen used it to tie himself and Christina.

"No matter what, don't let go."

Beads of cold sweat slipped from their hands, Dongchen held Christina tightly, and walked forward while calling out the names of little angels and scientific monsters.

until……

Bang!

"Who are you, come out for me." The empty left hand was still holding a strip of cloth, but Christina was gone.Dong Chen glanced around with blood-red eyes, and the sharp sword in his hand left marks in the air.

Dongdong's heart beat like a drum, and his companions disappeared one by one, making Dongchen feel terrified.

"Come out, come out..."

"Annie, Christina, Begobird..."

As the saying goes, days feel like years, but Dongchen is now feeling like years.

The dark and empty room is full of huge plumbing equipment, and you can't hear anything except your own footsteps and heartbeat.

His eyes searched around with the speed of light emitted by the lighting flashlight, and after an unknown amount of time, Dongchen found a ray of light in front of him.

The door, the open door.

Looking at the slightly opened door in front of him, Dongchen's head stopped turning: "Didn't the door close just now?"

Thinking back to the door that was suddenly closed shortly after entering, Dongchen closed his eyes and bit his lip firmly.He remembered the decision he had made.

"No matter what it is, since he doesn't appear, he must be afraid of us. As long as we are careful, there shouldn't be any major problems."

"No big problem?" Clenching his hands mockingly, Dongchen walked out with his eyes open angrily.

The warm sun shines down from the sky, and the ground is clean without a trace of dust.

Dong Chen turned around, and the door at the back was quietly locked, as if it had never been opened.

"Whoever you are, what do you want to do? I will, I will find you. Annie, Christina, Baby Bird, wait for me."

Holding a sharp sword in his hand and walking up the steep slope steadily, Dong Chen's eyes and pupils suddenly widened.

In the bustling town, crowds in twos and threes are passing through the streets, and hawkers pushing carts are selling fruits along the street.A girl standing on the window sill picked up a watering can and sprinkled a canopy of drizzle.

Tranquility, peace, and a thriving image came into my eyes, and it didn't look like it was dilapidated before.

Dongchen walked slowly on the street, and the crowd around him pointed at him from time to time.

"Look, that guy's dress is so weird, he's not from us."

"Yes, look, he is still carrying a sword. It should be an ornament, he looks handsome."

........................

Bang!

There was a slight collision, and Dongchen touched the place where his shoulder hit, and turned his head suddenly: "There is a sense of touch! Are they real people?"

A young man who staggered, almost fell, and collided with Dongchen looked back angrily: "Don't you have eyes when you walk?"

The sharp sword that was drawn slowly gleamed coldly in the sun, and the young man's face changed drastically: "You...what do you want to do?"

"If you are real, then what am I?"

A sword slashed without hesitation, and Dongchen's body was drenched in blood, feeling the familiar warm liquid.Dongchen walked slowly towards the side of the street.

"Kill, kill... Hurry up, call the police, kill..."

The peddler who couldn't help but retreat, felt the coldness coming from the wall behind him, and put his hands on his head in horror: "No...don't kill me..."

puff!

Bleeding from the sword, he turned around silently.

Dongchen left a trail of blood on the street until a little boy appeared in front of him.He held a familiar object in his hands.

a ball.

"Would you like to play ball with me?"

The little boy looks very sunny, with short golden hair floating slowly.

got windy.

The bloody long sword slowly raised up, and the little boy didn't seem to be afraid at all: "Do you want to play ball with me?"

"Who are you? Where are Annie and the others? Answer me, or else..."

bang bang bang bang...

The ball slowly fell to the ground, and there was a series of sounds.The little boy disappeared, and just as Dong Chen finished speaking, he disappeared like the wind, leaving only a leather ball rolling to Dong Chen's feet.

Picking up the ball in front of him with blood-stained hands, Dongchen glanced around with a ferocious face: "Come out, come out for me..."

No one responded, as if suddenly there was no one on the street, dead silent.Dongchen broke into a house and found that there were still food on the dining table, a half-bitten pizza was placed on the table, and a piece of beef was stuck in the knife beside it.But what about people?

The bedroom, the toilet, the kitchen, Dong Chen, who searched the house all over, looked at the dining table in the living room angrily, and chopped it down with his sword.

"Man, where did he go?"

Searching from house to house until the sun went down, Dongchen didn't find a single person, even the person he had beheaded before lost his shadow.

The blood-stained outer shirt was dark red and black, like an endless mockery.Dongchen held the sword, stood in the middle of the street, raised his head to the sky and roared frantically.

The moon rises.

The cold light fell, and the town seemed to change in an instant.

Without the warmth and peace of the day, only a barren and desolate place remains.

The night wind whimpered across the hinged leaves, and a window frame fell to the ground with a bang, splashing a cloud of dust.Dongchen knew it because it had fallen once.

"Next, it should be..."

A series of screams came from all around, and Dongchen's eyes instantly swept to the corner of the street, where the ground melted like cream.

A black shadow the size of a wild boar climbed up.It has a pitch-black back shell, scarlet steel teeth with pale green liquid in its mouth, and two flapping wings, like steel knives.

The scientific name of this monster is the Corrosion Beetle, and it is a type of Zerg that survived.In addition to being able to bite with mouthparts, it can also spit out strong corrosive liquids. Just look at the alloy floor to know how dangerous they are.What's more, in addition to these, this monster also has unique skills.The two blade wings behind it can carry its fat body for a short-distance impact.

This is a terrible bug, and what's more terrible is that this thing is not one, but a group.

The beetle took off.