Chapter 22 The Pursuit Problem
Chapter 22 The Pursuit Problem
"boom--!!"
In that instant, a chill ran through my brain like an avalanche.
Lin Yue's blood was completely frozen.
I still saw it!
This evil spirit was displayed before him in its complete form for the first time.
Its legs were long and thin, like two awls stuck in the ground. Its whole body was covered in blood, and its bones were twisted and broken, as if it had just experienced a serious car accident and then strangely crawled out of the pool of blood.
Those hideous eyes rolled upwards at an almost extreme angle, revealing neatly arranged, rotting eyelids underneath.
A bloody mist swirled around him, and a powerful malevolent intent shot out from his eyes, directly into Lin Yue's gaze.
Evil spirits all carry something similar to an aura of fear.
The moment I faced this monster.
Lin Yue felt as if her brain had been raped. Everything she saw was spinning and twisting. Ordinary flowers, grass, trees, and wood seemed to be corrupted by evil, twisting and screaming wildly in place, uttering delirious words that made her heart stop.
The ground was rotting like flesh and blood, and the stench of death filled the air, so strong it felt like it could crush one's lungs.
The peaceful world has become bizarre, grotesque, and terrifying.
Countless fears materialized and surged intensely into Lin Yue's mind.
It took less than 0.5 seconds.
Lin Yue's will was distorted by the attack; sweat poured down her back, and her legs trembled uncontrollably. Only one thought remained in her mind: "Run! This is a monster! I have to run, run with all my might! If I get caught, I'm dead! I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"
Fortunately, the 1.5 points of willpower that far exceeded that of ordinary people came into play again, driving the distortion and madness away from the brain.
He felt as if he had been doused with a bucket of cold water, and instantly sobered up.
The terrifying anomalies returned to normal; the plants could no longer speak or laugh, but simply stood silently in the shadows.
They weren't stepping on rotting, filthy flesh, but on a hard cement floor.
Everything that just happened was fake.
Lin Yue's face was pale, as if she had survived a disaster.
He felt incredibly fortunate. If he hadn't snapped back to his senses so quickly, he probably would have become a madman driven by fear, running wildly until he died.
The feeling of relief had just passed.
His eyes blazed with fury as he took two steps to walk around the car blocking his way.
This piece of junk actually popped up at this critical juncture.
The unexpected incident disrupted all plans, leading to a series of disastrous consequences and causing the mission, which was finally about to end, to take a sharp turn for the worse.
The evil spirit had already begun to slow down, seemingly about to give up the chase.
This happened after they made eye contact.
Another frantic pursuit began.
"Clusters, clusters, clusters—"
The speed was even faster than before.
It was obvious that the balance between the human and the ghost, who had been running at a steady pace, had been broken a few minutes earlier.
This forced Lin Yue to increase her speed as well.
He heard the chilling footsteps behind him.
"Tap tap tap tap tap—!"
His legs were moving incredibly fast.
Both sides are now running at the maximum speed that ordinary people can achieve.
Lin Yue's already meager energy reserves were being drained away like a flood.
But at that very moment...
He suddenly heard a soft sound in his ear.
"bite--"
"Goal achieved: 5000-meter night run."
"Complete the mission - Body Training (1)".
"Congratulations, host, you have received 3000 RMB, Wen Ning's favorability +5, and free attribute points +0.1."
"bite--"
"Host detected attempting a special reward."
"Current mission progress: 5013 meters / 10000 meters".
"Please keep up the good work, host."
The mechanical system prompts were meaningless to Lin Yue.
He simply didn't have the extra energy to deal with this.
This evil spirit is chasing us too closely.
It was so tight that it felt like if you relaxed even a single toe, that thing behind you would pounce on you and kill you.
Ahead, a young man was running frantically, his face full of anxiety.
Behind them, an unseen ghostly figure sprinted wildly, radiating an aura of terror.
Right there on Huailou Street, the two sides began the most thrilling chase.
Question: Xiaoming's speed is 8 meters per second, and Xiaohong's speed is 9 meters per second. They start running from a starting point 20 meters apart on Huailou Street. How long will it take Xiaohong to catch up?
Depend on!
Lin Yue quickly shook her head, interrupting her thoughts.
What the hell am I thinking?
Is now the time to work on second-grade math problems?
That would have to be at least a fourth-grade question. Second-grade questions are so easy, what's the point of doing them?
"Clusters clusters clusters clusters—"
The footsteps were rapid, like the sound of a machine gun.
After making eye contact.
The ghostly figure running behind them began to accelerate uncontrollably.
Lin Yue could only further push her muscles to increase her speed.
The old method where only those in front would accelerate and then the ghost would follow suit is no longer valid; in fact, it has been reversed.
Once transformed into a ghost, one will automatically accelerate, and Lin Yue, if she doesn't want to die, will be forced to increase her speed as well.
I don't know what will happen if the running ghost catches up with me.
But Lin Yue knew that if she relaxed even slightly, this evil spirit would immediately rush up and kill her.
Therefore, we must not stop.
Keep running, run until you die.
Even if you run yourself to death, you have to get up and keep running.
The human and the ghost were extremely fast.
In no time, they had run more than a kilometer.
After running this far.
Lin Yue suddenly spotted a familiar figure ahead—the bespectacled man from before.
This uncle, however, had somehow acquired a bicycle and was leisurely riding it for exercise.
So that's where he came from.
Lin Yue also exclaimed that she was unlucky; if she hadn't interfered, this person might have been the one being targeted.
Hearing the sound of footsteps fleeing for their lives behind them, the uncle instinctively turned around.
Ordinary people cannot see evil spirits.
He turned around and saw Lin Yue, who was running so hard her whole body was red and sweat was billowing like smoke.
I saw familiar faces and that desperate running style.
The middle-aged man's eyes widened in surprise, and he asked loudly, "Young man, what's wrong with you?"
However, Lin Yue had used all his strength to run at this moment and had no extra energy to answer, not to mention that he didn't want to talk.
So she simply ran past the bespectacled middle-aged man like a gust of wind.
The madly running shadow behind him completely ignored the middle-aged man who had stopped there, passing straight through his body like a transparent phantom. It now seemed to be targeting Lin Yue.
The ghostly figure passed through his body.
The man suddenly felt a chill and shivered all over.
But the chill came on quickly and went away quickly, so I didn't pay much attention to it.
What truly surprised him was something else entirely. Turning around quickly and following Lin Yue's retreating figure, the middle-aged man couldn't help but exclaim, "That young man runs way too fast!"
If Lin Yue heard this, she would definitely yell at him.
Screw you, how about we switch places? Maybe you're even faster than me!
The workers and employees are practically exhausted from running around!
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