Xiyuan Road is an old road that has existed since the founding of the People's Republic of China. It is most famous for its antique trading market.
At first, this place was just a small commodity distribution center. Then one day, a local man resold a batch of real goods here, and the market for selling fake goods suddenly became popular. Later, the official cracked down several times, and there were also
It was closed for a long time and only reopened recently.
But as soon as it opened, something happened.
Half past two in the morning.
Five embarrassed college students were hiding in front of the No. 44 convenience store at the corner of Xiyuan Road. The pale white light in front of the store shone on their faces, making them look even paler.
"Hua Chen is dead, really dead!
That New Year picture can eat people."
After a short break, a girl carrying a black schoolbag couldn't help but cry. She was frightened to the extreme, but she still suppressed her voice when she cried, as if she was afraid of attracting something.
The five of them are all students from the Department of Archeology of Kyohai University next door.
I heard about the Xiyuan Road Antique Market from my professor three days ago, so I came over to take a look out of curiosity.
But something happened at this glance.
One of them, a student named Hua Chen, found an old object in front of a stall. It was a New Year painting carved from a stone slab. With the historical level of several people, they could immediately judge the authenticity of the object. After confirming that it was authentic,
Later, several students pooled their money and bought the slate New Year painting from the vendor.
At the beginning, several people were very happy, thinking that this time they would make a small profit by picking up the missing items.
But no one thought that this was the beginning of the nightmare.
On the first night after buying the New Year paintings, one person was missing among them. The living people seemed to have evaporated, suddenly disappearing.
After that, several people started searching, and then they saw a scene they would never forget.
The 'New Year's picture' that they brought back in a crude way 'ate' the leader Hua Chen in front of them. The sound of chewing still echoes in their minds, making them unable to even go to school.
Dare to return.
"I'll go back at dawn. No, I want to go abroad! I don't believe that ghost can catch up with me after I go abroad."
"Stop being delusional, haven't you looked at the time? It's been a few hours, and there's no sign of the sky getting brighter at all. And there's this old street. We haven't run out for so long. We've been staying in this place.
If you spin around, you won’t be able to get out at all.”
A burly boy couldn't help shouting under the influence of fear and crying.
This boy’s name is Wang Kun, and he is Hua Chen’s friend.
He originally came here to play with his girlfriend tonight, but he didn't expect that the ambiguous feelings didn't develop enough and his girlfriend lost it all. The first person to 'eat' the New Year pictures was his girlfriend.
"Stop making noise, be careful of luring that monster over."
Another boy wearing glasses interrupted the quarrel. This boy's name is Guan Peng, a senior in the History Department. He and Hua Chen organized this event together. He was also the first to discover the previous mural, but somehow it didn't work.
They didn't expect to encounter such a thing. They encountered monsters that were only seen on TV and novels.
Looking back now, I mentioned that the professor at the Xiyuan Road Antique Market had specifically warned them not to come over at night. It was a pity that he didn't listen at all at that time.
"Fear and anger can't solve the problem, we have to find a way to survive!"
Guan Peng looked at the physical education student Wang Kun. He had the best physical strength among these people. If he caused trouble, everyone would definitely finish it together.
Fortunately, Wang Kun is not stupid. He knows more or less the scenes in horror movies. Just now, he was just an explosion of fear to the extreme. Now he has calmed down.
"With so many of us missing together, the school will definitely not sit idly by and ignore it. As long as they report it to the country, we will be saved."
"That's right! Just because we can't solve the problem doesn't mean the country can't solve it." Another girl also said.
As soon as these words came out, everyone's emotions were finally stabilized.
This is trust in the country.
"What we have to do now is to collect as many useful clues as possible. When people from the country come over, we can submit the clues."
As he spoke, Guan Peng quickly took out his mobile phone from his backpack.
"what are you doing?"
Tang Jingjing looked at Guan Peng's movements and asked in confusion.
The place where a few people were standing was the only place with light nearby. It was a pity that the convenience store was closed, otherwise they would have run in and asked for help. People who dare to open a convenience store in such a place must know something that outsiders don't.
A clue may be a chance to survive.
"I'm looking for my cell phone. I took a photo of the 'New Year picture' before, and I plan to ask the professor for help when I go back to school. Now I need to find it. When people from the country come over, I can also submit this clue.
give them."
"ah!?"
As soon as these words came out, several people nearby who had just relaxed became nervous again.
"found it."
While talking, Guan Peng took out his phone and turned to the page where he took pictures before.
The strange thing is that the "New Year pictures" photo he took before disappeared at some point, and was replaced by the tickets that several of them bought when they entered the park.
The group purchase tickets have a real-name list. The first person who purchased the group purchase was Jiang Xin, who is Wang Kun’s girlfriend. The second person was Hua Chen, the senior who was eaten by the New Year painting monster in front of them. Now, the first two names
All turned gray-white.
This gray-white color is the same as the color of disconnection in the game. Seeing this picture, Guan Peng's expression suddenly became ugly.
Kill list?
Why did the 'New Year's Painting' photo turn out like this? When he escaped, his cell phone was kept in his bag. It was impossible for anyone to touch it, not to mention that Guan Peng also set a lock screen password.
"What's wrong?"
Sensing Guan Peng's expression, Tang Jingjing, who was closest to him, immediately stretched her head over.
At first glance, her face changed.
Because the third name is exactly her!
"Aren't you looking for photos of the New Year pictures? Why did you turn out the receipt?" Tang Jingjing said with a trembling voice. She still had the last bit of luck in her heart, hoping that the guess was wrong.
"I have never taken a photo of a receipt. This photo was taken from the New Year painting."
Guan Peng's hand was holding the phone tightly. It could be seen from the veins on the back of his hand that he was not at peace either.
stuck
Just when several people were panicking, the door of the convenience store behind them suddenly opened.
A young man wearing a peaked cap poked his head out of the store. Maybe he didn't expect there to be customers outside so early. He was stunned for a moment before he spoke.
"welcome."
When the panicked people saw a living person appearing, they immediately rushed into the convenience store as if they were grasping at straws.
The young man who did this thought he had encountered a zero-yuan purchase, and was so frightened that he backed away.