Chapter Nine, Penetrating the Illusion

Xiao Wang exerted all his strength to break free from the pull of the diner. Although he could only free one hand, he resolutely grabbed the female server's pant leg.

But he knows that no matter where he steps into, it is not a hot pot restaurant there

In an instant, they went mad, surrounding the table, crashing into it, and even as the scalding soup splashed onto their bodies, they ran wildly without feeling a thing

With a cold laugh of disdain, he did not know when he took out a transparent foam pouch from his bosom, from which he extracted a moon-white crystal and forcefully smashed it against the large door in front of him

Yet in the eyes of Xin Nan, there lay an indescribable profound darkness, swirling with various particles of mist, and his intuition told him that it was far more terrifying than a hot pot restaurant

A tearing sound!

Night, 9:30

Brother Li

Soon, the call was connected, and a woman's voice came through on the other end

It never occurred to him that someone would discover his little quirks

Crouch down and cover your ears

Just as Xiao Wang and Old Li fought for this precious moment, when they were still two meters away from the grand entrance, the two vermilion doors began to slowly close, as if mocking them

Regardless of how much he wishes to save those among them, at this moment, retreating and dispersing the crowd is the necessary course of action

With this thought, his hands plunged into the void

As Xiao Wang was silently shouting this phrase in his heart, he suddenly caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye of a diner leaping into the air, lunging towards Xin Nan and Yan Yu in front of him

But unfortunately, this is reality, not some fairy tale.

However, the young man frowned, his head!

Too fast

In any circumstance, entering a ritual of which one is unaware is irrational and dangerous

The young man in the gray suit felt an unprecedented sense of trouble

Are you unable to do anything either?

Dressed in a police uniform, he instinctively leaped up and elbowed the diner.

Yan Yu acted immediately as instructed

In his forties, the now less robust Old Li drew the baton from his waist and struck it fiercely against the head of a diner. However, there were too many of them, each possessing strength akin to that of monsters, and soon Old Li was overwhelmed. Many other diners and waitstaff, who were also parasitized, bypassed him and charged forward.

Run! Protect the students

In the hot pot restaurant, the four of them sat at the corners of the table. Xin Nan and Yan Yu arrived first, so they instinctively took the seats closest to the door. Xiao Wang sat in the middle, while he took the seat furthest inside.

A young man in a gray suit ascended to the third floor and gazed at the elegantly decorated hot pot restaurant.

The secret ritual summons projections from the spiritual realm, which at this moment are entirely illusory. Although there exists only a thin veil separating it from the material world, to make contact requires a sufficient force in both directions. One must penetrate the material world with spirit, and penetrate the spiritual world with matter

... ...

A certain essence has finally been revealed at this moment

I do not want to die

Yan Yu, still wearing the uniform of the Second Experimental Middle School of Yangcheng, suddenly had red eyes

He cannot simply turn around and leave

Immediately, her gaze became resolute, and she decisively rushed to the entrance of the hot pot restaurant

The red lines on it strained to straighten, and then issued commands to the stiff waiters and diners.

You can provide the spiritual power needed to penetrate the membrane from the material world, but the two children and the police you mentioned are unlikely to be able to offer you such strength, so the success of the ritual is already a certainty

Run

Run! Don't waste time.

Old Li and the other person almost simultaneously got up, hurriedly pushing aside the waiters and diners who were still falling, and fled for their lives

At this moment, a cold figure inexplicably flashed through Xin Nan's mind

After ten seconds, the young man was astonished, as if something had flashed by in the void behind him, and then the scene in the hot pot restaurant before him abruptly changed.

The invisible barrier shattered with a sound, and the secret ritual that had not yet succeeded abruptly revealed itself in this moment.

It is faster here, and there are no stairs; jumping down is the only way to survive

What are you standing there for! Run!

Night Blue, have you encountered some trouble? How could you have the time to think of calling me

She may be hoping that hardship will bring some miracle

In such a scene, with such a strange atmosphere, has someone conducted a transcendent ritual here

The young man in the gray suit named Ye Lan nodded slightly. Although he was reluctant to admit it, it was often the case in their line of work that they encountered difficult, and even unmanageable, situations.

Thus, among the four innocents, only Xin Nan and Yan Yu arrived at the door

To enter or not to enter

Outside that window, the night seems to be just the same, and one can even see a certain building across the way, adorned with lights.

But at that moment, it seemed as if a loud explosion occurred beside his ear, and intense ripples emerged successively from the illusory scene before him

Everything appears to be very harmonious and enticing

Xiao Wang felt a sharp pain, and as he reached out to pull the waiter’s arm, it dislocated. His face instantly turned pale, but he bit his lip, the only sound he made was:

Run! Run! Don't look back!

The young man withdrew his foot, rubbed his brow, took out his phone, and dialed a number.

Under immense force, the pants were torn apart, and the waiter stumbled and fell to the ground, instantly tripping several diners.

His body acts faster than his thoughts

If I were to die, she would be sad, wouldn't she? Then she would truly be left all alone.

Although the monster in the kitchen was immersed in pleasure, it still sensed this scene

Taking a deep breath, he turned around and was about to leave

At least a third-order case

Various scenes seem to be severed on the chain of time, leaving only memories that continuously flash back and transform

He tentatively took a step forward, clearly the entrance to the hot pot restaurant was right there, and he indeed stepped into some "place"

Xiao Wang's face was still shrouded in fear; he was young, having just joined the workforce for less than a year. How could he not be afraid of death?

Leave! Withdraw from within a one-kilometer radius, and I will immediately coordinate with the police to evacuate the crowd

Li Ge widened his eyes

The waiters blocking their way were indeed still "falling," having lost their master's control, merely heads! They could be pushed away with a slight shove!

Who made me a police officer

Xiao Wang turned around and saw that the two fastest monsters were less than one meter away, while they were still at least five meters from the entrance of the hot pot restaurant

A tearing sound.

At this moment, another waiter with a head of hair resembling '!' had to run past Xiao Wang and rush towards the two individuals

Yelan could not help but hesitate for a moment

... ... good

After suppressing his thoughts, he let out a low grunt of difficulty

The mercury fulminate salt provided by a certain student who wishes to remain anonymous has exploded

The tone on the other end of the phone became considerably serious, resolute!

Yet, despite being bound by an excessively intense pain, it still reacted immediately

Minister, I have encountered a secret ceremony that has attracted projections from the spiritual realm. Currently, there are two children and two police officers trapped inside, and the situation is extremely critical, but I am unable to enter.

First, a boy and a girl entered the hot pot restaurant, and then the scene abruptly shifted to them eating hot pot, with two police officers sitting beside them.

The spiritual world generates nodes here, forming a field

The monster in the hot pot restaurant probably never expected that Xin Nan had such a trick up his sleeve

Little Wang, who had fallen to the ground with the diners, wore a bitter smile on his face as he watched the retreating figures of Xin Nan and Yan Yu

At this moment, as he started to run, he inevitably fell to the back. Hearing the commotion behind him, his instinct for survival compelled him to glance at the window next to the third floor. He did not run alone; instead, he shouted to Xin Nan and the others.

Without hesitation after speaking, seize the opportunity to grab Yan Yu's hand and rush outside

The expression on Xin Nan's face changed dramatically: "Don't! It's even more terrifying outside!"

Regardless of whether the officiant ultimately loses control, what will emerge at that time will be a fourth-order existence, a rank that you cannot withstand. I will summon others.

Ah!

As he saw that he was about to be caught up, Old Li glanced at the three people ahead, then looked at his companions. In despair, he sighed and suddenly turned to confront the frenzied diners and monsters.

With a loud bang

After that, the two police officers disappeared again, transforming into a boy and a girl sitting at the table. The girl rolled her eyes and then fainted on the table

He arrived at the entrance of the hot pot restaurant, and through the screen, he could see the nearly full diners in the hall devouring their food ravenously, with waves of aroma continuously spreading as they ate

Because this must be them, they are still alive

If this continues, we will soon be caught up with

Yan Yu's tears finally flowed down, unable to hold back any longer, she exclaimed: "It is so difficult!"

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