[There has been almost no change here for so many years. I wonder if he is still here? 】
[It’s time for me to leave, this place is no different from Belfast.]
[To replenish some supplies, I plan to continue heading west and visit Xingchen Town, which was also our home.]
The short letters silently tell Aunt Mary's thoughts and whereabouts.
Star Town is located to the west of Sugard Mountain, only fifty miles away from Himfast.
"It's getting dark, we'd better set off tomorrow morning."
Anna looked out the window, the street was getting dark, and the dormant darkness was about to break out.
They were looking for a room in the hotel where they could rest for the night. Anna found the attic, which luckily had not been ransacked. Except for an oil lamp and a few candles, there were bedding piled in the corner - someone had made a floor in the attic.
Before the outside world was completely shrouded in darkness, Anna found wooden boards and nailed the windows shut. She released the aura of resentful spirits without reservation to warn of the approaching weirdness.
The low, narrow attic made people feel safe inexplicably. At least Celica Dallaire no longer trembled, and her heartbeat was no longer so clear.
Lu Li put down the oil lamp and sat next to him.
Anna opened the can and gave it to Lu Li. After a pause, she opened another can and handed it to Celica Dallaire.
"Thank you..." Celica Dallaire stiffly took the can.
The not-so-rich aroma of meat filled her nose, but it made Celica Dallaire swallow her saliva. She glanced at Lu Li and saw that he wasn't paying attention to her, so she grabbed a piece of meat and put it into her mouth.
"Well..."
Celica Dallaire groaned and covered her sore cheek.
The gauze soaked with canned soup slowly oozed blood.
"Chew less," Lu Li said to her.
The location of the wound is very bad, and the conditions are limited, so it may take several months to heal.
"Um."
Celica Dallaire nodded and slowed down her chewing speed slightly, but she still ate quickly.
After dinner, Lu Li gave the floor to Celica Dallaire, who needed a rest.
It is not convenient to light a fire for heating in the attic. Fortunately, the cold wind is blocked outside, so it is not too cold in the attic.
As time passed, Lu Li, who was leaning on the low cabinet, gradually fell into sleep. And Celica Dallaire, who was supposed to be asleep, slowly sat up.
She stared at Lu Li's sleeping face, and her heartbeat became uncontrollably clear again. She stretched out her palm and gently touched the face that she longed for.
The aura of resentful spirits that shrouded the attic spread out and entangled around Celica Dallaire.
Reluctantly, she took back her palm, and her long and narrow shadow moved away from her body under the oil lamp.
"I didn't expect you to be jealous." Celica Dallaire recovered her body and whispered to Anna.
"It was your body that touched him." Anna said coldly.
The projection is still lingering next to Celica Dallaire, and if she does anything, Anna will instantly possess her.
"But you are in control." Celica Dallaire looked at Lu Li. "You do have a good sense... you are just, kind, and will lend a helping hand to survivors you have never met. It is unimaginable that such things exist in the apocalypse.
Species nature…”
She had not believed the stories Anna told until she became a part of the story.
Feeling the coldness around her, Celica Dallaire smiled: "Okay, I won't talk about him anymore."
Anna nodded slightly, and her eyes suddenly fell towards the nailed window.
Between the wooden boards, a scarlet eye peered maliciously into the attic.
The next moment, the eyes in the gap between the wooden boards disappeared, and there was a faint sound of something being torn apart from outside.
Anna dispersed her invisible hand and looked at Celica Dallaire again.
Celica Dallaire guessed what was happening outside and was a little envious of Anna's power: "According to the story, you will go to Star Town tomorrow to get the third letter, and finally go to Aunt Mary's house in Himfast
Got the last letter."
"When the time comes, as promised, I will let you go."
"Thanks."
Celica Dallaire licked her wound. It hurt, but she couldn't hide her hope.
Celica Dallaire, who was temporarily out of control, lay back on the floor. She had been preparing for today for several days, and had been manipulated by Anna for a long time. She needed to rest.
Anna's breath protected the two people in the attic.
Although there were still strange noises downstairs or in the street, they did not come close to the attic.
Celica Dallaire had no doubt about the dangers surging in the darkness of the mist. Without Anna, she would have been instantly eaten by the incoming strangeness.
Maybe Mr. Lu Li is too.
Noble character is like a beacon guiding lost ships in the dark, but it is fragile and worthless.
…
Early the next morning, Lu Li woke up in the cool air.
Anna took off the wooden boards on the window. The fog had just left, and the mist enveloped the deserted streets.
Celica Dallaire opened her eyes soon after. She should have woken up a long time ago. She quickly got up from the floor without even stretching.
When it gradually became light outside, they left the attic and headed to Star Town.
Today's Star Town is the same as most villages and towns on the Allen Peninsula. Almost all residents have evacuated to Himfast, and there are looted messes everywhere.
However, because it is not far from Himfast, passers-by occasionally pass by, and some residents who do not want to leave their homes live here.
The latter are easy to identify. Those houses whose doors and windows are boarded shut and with thick curtains on the second floor usually have residents hiding in them.
Wandering around half a circle in Star Town, Anna took the lead in discovering Aunt Mary's mark.
It's still the second floor of the hotel, with dusty letters on the windowsill.
[It's still there, just not the same as before.]
[But I still miss it...]
[There are not many supplies left. I walked around and gained nothing except my mood.]
[I think maybe I should go back to Himfast and stay there. Even if a disaster occurs, I will be buried with this city.]
[Anna, Lu Li, I hope you won’t see this letter. If you do, I apologize to you for chasing my mark several times.]
"Himfast...has Mary Poppins gone back?"
Anna lowered her eyes and said.
Follow it all the way, and finally point to Himfast.
It just so happens that Celica Dallaire's destination is also there.
…
Himfast.
On the outskirts of the city of art, tree trunks stripped of branches were made into wooden walls that stretched as far as the eye could see.
Although crude, this is the fastest way to build a wall that can surround a city.
Anna descended as she approached Himfast, gathering all her aura. Except for the suspicious black robe, no one would have thought that she was a wraith.
But before they had gone too far, something unexpected happened: Celica Dallaire fell.
Blood oozed from her jaw again, and her hands were scratched by the rough stones on the road. To make matters worse, her legs were injured.
Anna said it was a bit serious and Celica Dallaire could not walk independently and needed someone to carry her.
