Chapter 64

"The black sky hangs low, beautiful stars follow—"

"Bugs fly, bugs fly, as long as you are with me—"

The ceramic little girl in a small red dress held the Toy Bear's hand, walking together through the school hallway.

The crisp, gentle Childhood Rhyme echoed throughout the school.

The playground, the classroom, the swings—they seemed to be everywhere.

Tonight's moonlight was beautiful, and the sky was dotted with stars.

The school Security Guard was patrolling with a flashlight when he suddenly saw a little girl in a red dress appear ahead.

"Little one, nighttime is for sleeping. Did you come out to use the restroom?"

The man walked over with his flashlight. The light flickered, and he couldn't see Xiao Wan's face clearly, but he noticed the Toy Bear beside her.

The Toy Bear's body was bright red, and it stared at him with a smile on its face.

He raised his flashlight, and his entire body froze in place.

The Toy Bear was alive... it was moving... and it was still smiling.

The Toy Bear suddenly extended a finger and placed it to its lips: "Shh—"

Then it turned, took Xiao Wan's hand, and swaggered out the other way, humming the Childhood Rhyme.

The tall and short figures passed right through the wall and left.

The Security Guard froze for a moment, then his legs went weak, and he fainted from fright.

At this very moment, the hospital had already been surrounded by the police.

The massive hospital was still brightly lit, but not a single person could be seen inside.

Zhang Miao had already made arrangements on the way; the cordon was already set up, and the police were stationed there, not letting anyone in.

"Let me in, my dad is having surgery! Why are you police surrounding the hospital? If something happens to my dad, can you take responsibility for that?"

"Let me in! I need to see my mom one last time."

"My child is sick, let me in to see the doctor, hurry!"

Many people were gathered at the hospital entrance, trying to break through the cordon.

The leader pulled out his pistol, stood forward, and stared at them aggressively: "Some special situations have occurred inside the hospital. For your safety, no one is allowed to enter now."

The other police officers also stepped forward, blocking everyone outside.

No matter how they pleaded or cursed, they remained unmoved.

"For our safety? What does that mean? The hospital is fine, why won't you let us in?"

"Is there some kind of contagious disease? Then why didn't your people wear protective suits when they went in?"

"Or are there criminals? Let us in, hurry! I need to see my mom one last time!"

Everyone remained persistent; after all, the hospital looked calm, there were no gunshots or explosions, it was just a bit quieter than usual.

It didn't look like anything major had happened at all.

The police leader's brows furrowed, and he didn't back down: "Enough. Police business doesn't require explaining so much to you. You only need to know that the hospital cannot be entered now. In five minutes, the cordon will expand by one hundred meters, and everyone must retreat."

This was an order.

He was the leader of the police team; others didn't know, but he knew clearly.

What was happening in the hospital now was far more terrifying than a terrorist attack; it was a ghost, and a large-scale one at that.

An entity capable of wiping out thousands in an instant. If he let them in, it wouldn't be seeing their mom one last time—it would be them and their mom going down to join the queue together.

The cordon expanded one hundred meters outward around the hospital. Even a dog within this range had to be isolated; the Mandarin Duck Robe doesn't need to explain its actions!

On the side of the hospital, by the courtyard wall.

Three officers were on guard.

The cordon was already up, and generally, no one would be foolish enough to go inside, and they couldn't stop those who really dared to anyway! So, they were basically slacking off here.

One of them had a cigarette in his mouth, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "It's getting less and less safe. Heard about what happened at Huilong Community the other day? Thousands have died in the days since, and although the authorities have locked it all down, plenty of news still leaked out."

"Yeah." The person crouching in the corner, who was monitoring the surroundings with equipment, couldn't help but complain: "I heard someone say their friend died inexplicably at home, head cut off, body twisted. It seems like it was done by a ghost, and even we aren't qualified to know why."

"Let me tell you, in this world, it can be summarized in one sentence: disaster strikes from the heavens while sitting at home. I heard the ghosts are reviving."

After the last person spoke, the other two showed a flash of surprise, but it quickly returned to indifference.

Such things had long since spread through the police station, and recently it had been intensifying. Every time it appeared, it was a large-scale, bizarre death; it wasn't hard to guess it was caused by some mysterious power.

"Listen, the hospital is clearly quiet, but everyone disappeared within a minute, and from time to time, screams and strange sounds come out. If this isn't a horror event, what is?"

"Sigh, we're okay at dealing with criminals, but to deal with this kind of thing, we really need professionals."

The three chatted while keeping watch.

As for the people who mysteriously disappeared in the hospital, the higher-ups would naturally send people in.

Suddenly.

The three seemed to hear some music, very crisp and sweet.

Immediately, they turned their heads and saw a little girl holding a red Toy Bear appearing on the road.

As they moved, the streetlights on both sides of the road began to flicker incessantly.

"The black sky hangs low—bright stars follow—"

The Childhood Rhyme wasn't loud, but it echoed clearly in their ears.

The three frowned, and one immediately stepped forward: "Little sister, you can't go in here. Are you alone? Where's your mommy?"

He tried to use the moonlight and the streetlights to see Xiao Wan's face clearly, but found it impossible.

The harder he tried, the more blurred his vision became.

Xiao Wan tilted her head to look at him and let out a giggle.

She ignored him and continued holding the Toy Bear's hand, walking forward.

The police officer hurried forward to stop her, but he didn't expect that as they walked.

The originally small Toy Bear grew larger and larger, with flames overflowing from its body.

Ghostly blue flames permeated its body, and its fur was filled with eyeballs.

The officer was startled, pulled out his pistol, and fired: Bang, bang, bang—

The two police officers behind him were the same; they were so scared they didn't even have time to put out their cigarettes, raising their pistols to fight.

Zhang Yi gave a cold smile, his gaze fixed on the countless performers within the Infernal Domain.

He extended his tongue to lick his lips. The taste of fear... compared to human fear, the fear of a ghost was even sweeter.

He reached out, lifted Xiao Wan onto his shoulder, took a step, and instantly entered the hospital.

As for the three police officers, they were already stunned with fear.

"Quick, report it! A bear, burning with blue flames, has entered the hospital."

(End of chapter)