bookbashuk Chapter 25 Hand Crowd, Human Crowd
Chapter 25 Hand Crowd, Human Crowd
Lu Dan's hair stood on end instantly, and before he could react, the big face suddenly shrank back.
Immediately afterwards, a series of metallic tearing sounds exploded.
The once sturdy metal ventilation ducts became as fragile as wet toilet paper at this moment.
Countless pale arms, some even covered in lividity, surged in from all directions of the maintenance opening like a burst dam, tearing the narrow escape passage to shreds.
Lu Dan had no time to think; the instinct for survival drove his limbs, and he frantically crawled backward in the narrow tube.
The sheet metal in front was being peeled away layer by layer, and those arms, like wildly growing vines, frantically grabbed at the spot where Lu Dan had just stopped, their fingertips scraping across the sheet metal, sending sparks flying.
Lu Dan gritted his teeth, his elbows and knees aching from the rough metal, but he dared not stop.
Each time he spun backward, several ghostly hands brushed past the tip of his nose, and some even touched his chest, leaving scratches.
retreat!
Refund again!
If we retreat to the fourth floor, there might still be a glimmer of hope.
Just as he was desperately trying to crawl backward, a bone-chilling cold suddenly came from behind him.
From behind, which served as our escape route, an enormous hand suddenly appeared. This hand was outrageously large, with eerily gray skin, and was covered with countless blinking eyes.
It penetrated directly through the back of the pipe wall.
A large hand gripped Lu Dan's waist, and the unparalleled strength tightened instantly, so much so that Lu Dan could hear his ribs groaning under the unbearable pressure.
"Boom—"
The ventilation duct completely collapsed.
As the feeling of weightlessness washed over him, Lu Dan was forcibly pulled out of the pipe by that large hand, along with countless pieces of gravel and sheet metal, slamming heavily onto the ground.
"Bang!"
With his back hitting the ground, his internal organs churned violently, and he almost choked on his breath.
Before he could recover from the excruciating pain, in his clear vision, a burly monster covered in hands was looking down at him.
Hundreds of arms reached out at the same time, grabbing Lu Dan's limbs, torso, neck, and even hair.
He was like a rag doll about to be torn apart by five horses, held down by hundreds of hands and slowly lifted into the air.
......
Outside Building B, in the world of teaching.
The night was deep, and the streetlights cast a pale glow as hundreds of students in neat school uniforms walked toward the dormitory building in the distance.
Their smiles were uniform, their footsteps were uniform, and even their breathing was uniform.
Lin Xiaoxiao, Bao Ping, and Zhang Kai were swept up in the massive crowd, involuntarily moving forward. The smiling students around them, though not attacking them, were as hard as iron, making it hard to breathe.
"Are these people crazy? Why are they pushing?" Zhang Kai tried to push aside a student next to him, but found that the student didn't move at all and instead bumped into him, causing him to stumble.
Just then, a muffled loud bang suddenly came from the direction of Building B behind us.
The students around them, who had been looking straight ahead, paused for a moment, but then resumed their mechanical behavior as if they were oblivious to everything happening behind them.
Lin Xiaoxiao turned around abruptly and saw that the exterior wall of the first floor of Building B looked like it had been blown up. The originally smooth beige wall was instantly covered with spider web-like cracks, followed by large chunks of bricks and stones falling down, and dust flying everywhere.
Amidst the swirling dust and scattered bricks, a huge, human-shaped crater was clearly visible.
"Holy crap, what's going on?" Zhang Kai stared in disbelief, instinctively wanting to rush over there.
"Don't move!" Gao Ping grabbed Zhang Kai's arm, staring intently at the human-shaped crater. "There's probably someone 'renovating' inside the building."
"Renovation? Who's doing this violent demolition in the middle of the night?" Zhang Kai was completely bewildered.
"Who else could it be?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked gravely. "People are under so much psychological pressure these days. I bet it's the school security guard who hasn't shown up yet. He's using this method to relieve his stress. He must be under a lot of psychological pressure."
"Uncle?" Zhang Kai's eyes widened instantly.
Just as this idiot was about to go against the tide, he was forcefully pushed back by the surging crowd of students around him.
Looking at the dense wall of smiling people in front of her, Lin Xiaoxiao felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
These students seem to be programmed; no matter what, they will not change their course.
Lin Xiaoxiao bit her lip and lowered her voice: "The security guard is under too much psychological pressure. We need to hurry up and follow the flow of people to the dormitory. That's the best way to relieve his pressure."
"Listen to Teacher Lin!"
Bao Ping supported Li Mu with his left hand and held Zhang Kai with his right hand as they walked towards the dormitory building.
Lin Xiaoxiao helped Su Ke, who was standing next to her.
Like fallen leaves in the ocean, the group stared intently at the broken walls, yet their bodies were helplessly swept along by the crowd, heading towards the dormitory building in the darkness.
......
The Otherworld, the corridor on the first floor of Building B.
Lu Dan's current state can only be described as being on the verge of collapse.
Hundreds of hands restrained every inch of his joints from all directions, the immense grip almost crushing his bones into powder, the bones groaning and creaking.
The excruciating pain surged through his cerebral cortex in waves. Lu Dan opened his mouth wide, wanting to scream, but there was almost no air in his lungs, and he could only make suffocating "whoosh" sounds.
Just as Lu Dan's consciousness was about to dissipate due to the excruciating pain, an extreme chill suddenly erupted from his left ankle, flowing through his blood vessels and throughout his body.
The "roommate" who had been lurking in the shadows was clearly aware of the host's inevitable demise.
If Lu Dan dies, she will also vanish.
But this time, she wasn't trying to help; she wanted to take complete control.
The black resentment instantly stained the whites of Lu Dan's eyes, and his pupils dilated in an instant. His pained and distorted expression suddenly became stiff and eerie.
Give me your body.
A cold female voice exploded in Lu Dan's mind, and then Lu Dan felt his soul being squeezed into a corner, and his control over his body was rapidly slipping away.
With evil spirits demanding his life from the front and a female ghost attempting to possess him from behind, Lu Dan's remaining willpower erupted with astonishing resilience at this moment.
"Dream on!"
He roared inwardly.
The power of the evil spirit erupted outwards, and a black shockwave suddenly exploded outwards from the center of Lu Dan.
The hundreds of ghostly arms that were gripping him tightly were suddenly jolted by the explosive force, causing their hands to go numb and their hands to loosen for a moment.
This is a golden opportunity! Lu Dan was thrown to the ground like a tattered sack.
Without a moment's hesitation, he pulled a potent adrenaline syringe from his pocket with trembling hands, plunging the needle mercilessly into his thigh. With a forceful push of his thumb, the pale yellow liquid instantly injected into the muscle.
My heart skipped a beat, then began pounding wildly at 200 beats per minute. My body, which had been on the verge of collapse, seemed to be fueled; all the pain vanished in that instant, replaced by a sustained surge of excitement.
Lu Dan sprang up from the ground, his eyes bloodshot.
His gaze settled on the open space in front of the teaching building. There, a group of dark figures moved about like zombies.
Lu Dan took the gamble and sprinted wildly, charging into the shadows.
The monster roared angrily from behind, and countless arms stretched out again.
However, just as these ghostly hands were about to touch Lu Dan's back, they suddenly stopped, hovering in mid-air, their fingertips trembling but daring not to fall.
Because Lu Dan was currently clinging tightly to several shadowy students, perfectly blending himself into the group leaving school.
You made the right bet!
Lu Dan was panting heavily, his heart pounding in his throat.
Using the shadows as cover, he skillfully weaved through the dense student ranks.
Lu Dan rushed out of Building B with the flow of people. A huge figure was standing in the shadows below Building B, with countless hands clinging to the door frame, staring intently at his departing back.