Chapter 121

Returning to the restaurant, Lin An silently looked at the human skin in his hand, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Human skin shedding: ordinary white Props.

Props effect: unknown cause, the epidermis can shield part of mental power detection.

As thin as a cicada's wing, its size is roughly that of an adult human, about 1.7 meters.

"Brother Lin, why hasn't our mission been completed yet? Didn't we already figure out what happened here?"

Gao Tian was puzzled; he didn't want to stay here for a moment.

Lin An put away the human skin in his hand and pondered briefly.

"We only figured out the cause of the human-faced crabs and the marrow-sucking spiders, as well as the origin of the spider eggs."

"The mission isn't completed yet; it must be because of this skin."

"If we could find the owner of this skin..."

"That's my skin."

Suddenly, a strange voice that was neither male nor female came from outside the shop.

Upon hearing it, Lin An instantly spread his mental power wildly outward, pointing the blade in his hand toward the direction of the sound.

"Power explosion!"

"Judgment Eye!"

Like water, the golden spiritual energy flowed into his body, and his power surged to the limit.

Just from this alone, it is enough to make Lin An treat him with Safety.

Pale blue mist rose, and his eyes locked on.

Undetectable, his perception sensed no one at all!

Vigilant.

Gao Tian reacted slightly slower; his composite bow snapped open in an instant, ready to shoot at any moment.

"Who!"

Lin An let out a low shout, his heart somewhat shocked.

This was still the first time he encountered a situation where his mental power completely failed; since entering the fourth level, his mental power has been suppressed everywhere.

"Don't be nervous.."

The shop door pushed open, and a figure slowly walked inside.

It was a person composed of countless thousands of tightly packed spiders.

"I mean you no harm."

The voice was strange, like male and female voices intertwined, making it impossible to tell the gender.

Each time he spoke, tiny spiders fell to the ground, then crawled back up from his feet onto his body, like quicksand.

Lin An remained silent, merely staring at it with icy cold eyes.

An unknown monster suddenly appeared before him, yet claimed to have no ill intent?

He wouldn't believe it even if beaten to death.

He clearly remembered those human corpses in the back kitchen.

Seeing Lin An's distrust, it anthropomorphically spread its arms to show it had no hostility.

"The skin in your hand is indeed mine."

"But it's from when I was alive."

"Don't worry, I won't attack you."

"From the moment you entered, I have been secretly observing you."

The voice shifted a few times, finally becoming an awkward male voice.

"How about it? Interested in joining me for a cup of tea?"

"I can tell you what happened here."

Inside the yellow bus.

The boy in the red jacket struggled to repeat what he had just said.

"There are six people on that bus!"

"Six people are six people—what's the problem? Our bus can't hold that many."

The buzz-cut boy was somewhat puzzled; he couldn't figure out why the guy in front of him was startled.

However, he didn't notice that the faces of several people in the car instantly turned pale.

"Glug."

Swallowing his saliva, the sturdy-built boy sitting on the rice bag stiffly turned his head to look at the blue truck beside him.

"Before we set out, we had a total of 16 people."

"Subtracting Lord Lin An, senior Gao Tian, and the little girl outside, we still have 13 people."

The buzz-cut boy gave him a sideways glance, completely oblivious to the eerie atmosphere inside the car.

"This isn't nonsense; where can't I do math?"

"We have seven on our bus, six over there—doesn't that exactly make thirteen?"

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

Silence fell inside the car.

In the end, it was the boy in the red jacket who broke the silence.

"We lost one person; it should be twelve then."

"That bus has one extra person..."

This time it was Cun Tou's turn to stay put; he followed the crowd's gaze to the blue-skinned truck nearby, his whole body icy cold.

Could it be... that not that many people were on that truck? You remembered wrong!

He only felt a chill down his back, a strong unease rising from his heart.

We first got on that truck, but later, when there wasn't enough room, we ended up in this one.

So, there really was an extra person...

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone stared at each other, fear uncontainable in their eyes.

That extra person... who on earth could it be?!

They clearly remembered that everyone was acquainted; when they moved the supplies, they were all together.

Bang!

The blue truck nearby suddenly shuddered, then its engine roared.

The vehicle started; through the window, only a male student sat upright in the truck's cab, then he numbly gripped the steering wheel.

The sound woke the few people inside the bus.

Where are they headed?!

Several people hurriedly pressed against the window to watch the moving truck, their hearts filled with shock.

Once the truck started, it immediately turned around; the accelerator of its roaring engine was floored, speeding to the limit.

The driver, familiar with the route and responsible for driving, spoke with a trembling voice.

Study... Base! They're heading to the base!

That's the way back to the base!

The truck screamed toward the highway, its wheels kicking up rain mixed with specks of red.