The oil lamp on the desk and the fire in the fireplace exude warmth and brightness.
The light that peeked out of the shelter stretched a rugged black shadow into a long and narrow space, with the "children" and brother and sister Jimmy huddled outside. If something strange came, it would be the first to pass through the barrier formed by them.
They will remain in the cave until Lu Li's body and soul are completely integrated.
The figure on the bed was sleeping soundly. Anna sat beside the bed and gently stroked the soft back of the black cat lying on her lap, although she couldn't feel it.
This peaceful atmosphere continued, and at a certain moment, Anna turned her head and looked at the figure on the bed.
"What time is it."
Lu Li opened his eyes and looked at the alarm clock on the desk beside his bed, unable to see clearly.
"Two o'clock."
Anna let go of the black cat and let it jump back onto the bed, its tail raised and gently stroking around Lu Li's head.
Lu Li raised his arm in response, and when he retracted it a little faster, his arm fell back on the bed weakly, leaving the illusory arm still raised in the air.
Fortunately, Lu Li rarely turned over when sleeping, so he didn't have to worry about accidentally turning over and his soul leaving his body.
"Better." Lu Li answered the concerned Anna.
It's a little slower than expected. It took me a whole day to get my body and soul to fit together better. It will take at least ten days of rest to fully recover without worrying about my soul being separated.
Anna fed Lu Li some warm water that had been boiled and placed by the fireplace, and the latter fell asleep again.
It was already approaching morning when Lu Li woke up again. There was no sign of Jimmy, his sister, and the "children" in the cave. There were only occasional sounds of playing outside.
Anna took care of Lu Li to wash and eat, then put him into a lounge chair, extinguished the oil lamp, and took him to the entrance of the cave to relieve his depression.
The rain had stopped last night, and the temperature was much colder than yesterday, as if it had entered late autumn. Both Lu Li and Jimmy were covered with thick blankets in the lounge chairs, and the fireplace in the cave behind them had not been turned off.
The sea was calm in the distance, but it was difficult to see the ships anymore. It seemed that they were on an isolated island in the deep sea, rather than next to one of the most prosperous ports in the past.
The black sun in the void is strange and indescribable. Even if you look at it, the counter will neither rattle nor whisper.
Anna told him that at dawn, the strange fog receded again, as if following some kind of agreement.
The radio next to Jimmy also mentioned the strange fog several times. They said that the strange fog was tending to lightless nights and becoming the norm. More coastal cities were attacked by the strange fog, and people had to retreat far away.
The interior of the ocean.
Humanity's retreat could not change anything. Because they discovered that the strange fog was approaching inland - the fog last night had crossed Sugard Mountain and was only a dozen miles away from Watch Town on the back of the mountain!
There are tens of thousands of original residents and Belfast citizens who fled there.
The radio said that the Exorcist Alliance is trying to eliminate the culprit who created the strange fog, but no results have been received yet.
After last night, many cities were attacked mysteriously, and the survivors managed to escape with the news. The worst was the smaller villages and towns. There was no news about them and they were completely wiped off the map.
Weirdness is gradually replacing human beings' original position and becoming the new master of this land.
Only the top of the cliff in the elm forest maintained unbroken peace for the time being.
Listening to the radio, Lu Li took a nap.
The process of merging body and soul made Lu Li sleep more, and he was often sleepy like an old man.
Whenever this happens, Anna will carefully take down the black cat from his lap and pull the blanket to her neck.
Remi would sometimes say with a smile that they were like an old couple, full of warmth of taking care of each other and relying on each other.
While Lu Li was resting, Anna left the Elm Forest and returned to the city.
This place has completely turned into a dead place, at least Anna has not seen any trace of survivors.
She found all the things she might need from the grocery store on the street that was not affected by the fire, separated out half of the cans, and took the rest back to the top of the cliff.
Four boxes of cans, thirty pounds of kerosene, several bags of sand and charcoal, and brand new tools in wooden boxes.
After storing the cans and kerosene in the cellar, there was no room for anything else, so Anna had to temporarily pile them next to Jimmy's brother and sister's wooden house. When Lu Li woke up, she and Remi would build a woodshed behind the wooden house to store tools and firewood.
Now they lack nothing except deep sea stones.
The fall of Belfast, the third day of life on the cliff top of Elm Forest.
Today is Monday.
In the early morning, the businessman arrived as promised.
It walked to the top of the cliff, and 25 boxes of cans were piled in front of the "children's" wooden house.
I don’t know how it came to the top of the cliff with a can that could slowly load a carriage.
In addition to the transaction content, the merchant also brought the "Investigator Weekly" and the investigator's salary.
As a senior investigator, Lu Li's weekly salary is 1,400 shillings. However, in infected areas, shillings have become meaningless, and survivors will only exchange things for things. Therefore, the salary is changed to 140 investigation points.
Infected area - this is what people call the land invaded by weirdness. Except for the Eden-like Lennon Islands, the Allen Peninsula, and the Main Continent, all coastal areas of the Savage Land have been shrouded in weird fog and weirdness is rampant.
If marked on a map, the ocean seems to be shrouded in darkness, and the claws of darkness are extending towards the land from all directions.
"Is it safe here?"
Anna took the newspaper. Lu Li did not read the news immediately, but asked the businessman.
"Investigation Point 140."
The price of knowing is a week's salary.
"Can."
The voice of the businessman under the dirty scarf sounded: "The forest occupies this place, the weirdos confuse your humanity, and the deep sea stone blocks your humanity. Until your humanity is so strong that they cannot cover it up, only beings from the other world can set foot here."
"How to prevent the existence of the other world?" Anna asked with a frown.
"Can't stop it."
Existences in the other world usually appear as projections, such as evil spirits. Since they are projections, they are not subject to any restrictions.
Windows can keep out storms, but they can't keep out the cold.
Lu Li knew this, and what he paid attention to was an unfamiliar word revealed by the businessman: human nature.
"What is human nature?" Lu Li asked.
"100 investigation points."
"Why is this so cheap?"
"It won't be a secret anymore, soon."
"Can."
human nature.
You can also call it life, soul, and hope. It represents everything that is opposite to darkness, death, and despair.
It is incompatible with the monsters, and is also regarded as food and fuel by the monsters. So when a world has it, it also means it has a disaster.
When a weak young deer breaks into the dark forest, countless coveting eyes will light up in the forest.
It is the source of weirdness infecting the world.