Her gaze seemed to penetrate the mist and rolling buildings and land on the dark and silent sea.
Just now, a disturbing and throbbing breath spread ashore from the deep sea.
This breath even affected the material. The tea in the water cup on the desk rippled and flames flickered.
Anna couldn't describe what it was, but she only felt that her soul was trembling.
The feeling of uneasiness begins to deepen, something bad is approaching——
Anna thought and her eyes fell back on Lu Li.
There were only 15 seconds left before the agreed time. When Lu Li woke up, she would take him to leave Belfast immediately.
The time scale seems to be extended, and every second seems to be as slow as a minute.
Anna, whose heart had long since cooled down, felt a strong emotion called fear for the first time in a long time.
Her hands were even trembling slightly, as if she was afraid of the breath leaking from the deep sea, or she was uneasy about the coming danger.
10,9,8,7……
At this time, the distant church bells suddenly sounded in the distance.
Church bells scattered throughout the city rang, mixed together, and echoed rapidly over Belfast.
These densely reverberating bells are full of oppression and urgency, and people are forced to wake up from their deep sleep, terrified and not knowing what is happening.
The children's cries sounded first, but the barking of dogs seemed to have disappeared and never appeared.
3,2,1!
One minute was up, and the rope broke in an instant. Lu Li, who fell naturally, was supported by Anna, who leaned back on the chair and softly called him to wake up.
Breathing began to resume and the heart began to beat again.
But Lu Li showed no sign of waking up.
Anna's breath gradually became sadistic.
His soul has not returned...
Pa--pa-pa-pa--
There was an intensive slapping sound from the window.
Cluck cluck cluck——
The counter on Lu Li's wrist sped up due to Anna's breath.
Anna barely suppressed her emotions and turned her head to look out the window.
Wow——
The curtains were opened, and many black spots lying on the windows appeared.
Those are carrion beetles as big as fingernails. They are folding their transparent wings, opening their carapace and flying again, but every moment new beetles hit the window.
They are escaping...
A thought emerged in Anna's mind.
"Lu Li..."
He called Lu Li in a low voice again, as if he was sleeping, and Anna, whose uneasiness deepened, no longer waited.
She is going to the refuge of Elm Forest, which may be the only safe place at the moment.
After picking up Lu Li, Anna thought of something before leaving, and her strength swept up the sculpture and the black cat, rushing out of the corridor and onto the street like a strong wind.
It's not just beetles, seagulls, bats, and insects that fly like locusts in the fog. Those creatures that are not yet extinct flee the ocean in droves and fly toward the top of the mountain.
The horrifying scene of doomsday made Anna hesitate for a moment. Can the refuge site protect Lu Li? Maybe it would be better to escape to the back of the mountain and away from the deep sea? But thinking of Lu Li's efforts to build it, Anna put aside her doubts about the refuge site.
No matter what, she will always be by Lu Li's side.
Anna came to the street and attracted people's attention. Many people who were disturbed by the sound of the bell ran onto the street and screamed in horror when they saw this scene.
Ignoring them, Anna hugged Lu Li, took the sculpture and the black cat, and flew off the ground toward the elm forest.
The obscure atmosphere coming from the deep sea is changing everything in the city. Large numbers of creatures are dying, and insects are falling like raindrops on a stormy night.
The sound of the sanity counter on Lu Li's wrist was becoming more frequent, and this time it had nothing to do with Anna - it all came from the breath of the deep sea.
Even the black cat began to become weak, and the sculpture curled up at some point.
The strange fog dissipated at some point. Anna turned her head and looked at the top of the mountain. What happened there was dissolving the strange fog that shrouded the city.
The familiar feeling of disgust reminded Anna of the ancient statue fragments obtained by Lu Li.
However, what may have spread throughout the city at this time may be the fragments of ancient statues owned by the investigators.
This allowed Anna to no longer have to worry about the thick fog that blocked her vision, but it also allowed her to see extremely terrifying things happening.
At a certain moment, a sharp sound broke through the air from above, which was more piercing than the bells echoing everywhere.
Anna looked towards the direction where the sound of breaking through the air came from. A few seconds later, a fishing boat dozens of meters long fell from the sky, carrying strong winds and crashing into the street dozens of meters away.
The building was easily crushed by a metal fishing boat several times larger than it, and was reduced to rubble. Even Anna couldn't resist the howling wind, and it rolled and flew more than ten meters away.
In the half of the houses that had not yet collapsed, citizens could be seen crying in despair.
Anna suddenly understood why Lu Li kept using ants as a metaphor for humans.
Whether they are investigators, night watchmen, or ancient demon slayers, their powers can do nothing in front of this apocalyptic scene.
When one side can easily overwhelm the other on the battlefield, plots and strategies will be meaningless.
This scene was not accidental, because more frightening sounds sounded one after another.
Next, there was a "boat rain" in this area.
Ships that were tens of meters or hundreds of meters long crashed to the ground. Whether it was a wooden house, a single-family house or a sturdier building, they were as fragile as the building blocks built by children. The shaking of the earth and the deafening sound that echoed everywhere covered it up.
The sound of bells and the cries of people.
Anna had already left the area before the stormy fishing boat crashed down, pursed her lips, and flew rapidly across the roof like an arrow.
The dark and silent elm forest at night was right in front of her. The moment she rushed in, Anna felt peaceful, as if the existence in the deep sea could not affect this place.
The consciousness of the forest lingered around Anna and Lu Li, and it was no longer full of hostility.
Only then did Anna have time to look back.
The light on the top of Sugard Mountain began to gradually dim, and the thick fog once again swallowed up the bustling city called Belfast, shrouded in flames, smoke, and bells.
Flying along the muddy path in the forest, Anna landed on the top of the cliff in front of the refuge two minutes later.
A simple log cabin was built next to the cave. Anna saw the monster-like Jimmy on the lounge chair in front of the door, and the illusory figure Remy in a white dress.
They were obviously watching what was happening in the city in the distance, and Anna's arrival surprised them.
"I thought you had left... What happened to Mr. Lu Li!" Remi covered her mouth and exclaimed.
"We'll talk about it later."
Anna left a message and took Lu Li into the refuge.
He put Lu Li on the bed and just used the oil lamp to light the second oil lamp when Remi's shout suddenly sounded outside the cave.
"Miss Anna, I suggest you come out and take a look."
Remy and Jimmy stared at the sky, and Anna walked out of the cave and saw a strange scene.
Above the deep sea, not knowing how far away from here, a black sun hangs high in the sky.
The mist cannot cover its body, and a slender, pure black thread extends into the sea.
The moment I looked at it, countless whispers of chanting mixed with singing echoed in my mind.
Anna remembered what Lu Li said to her a few hours ago.