Excessive ferocity due to caution

Where their eyes fell, the ground in the center of the town cracked open, and a giant lighthouse about 100 meters high shot out from below!

The lighthouse is shaped like a four-sided pyramid from bottom to top, with a highly penetrating light source at the very top.

It radiated a blood-red light, illuminating the entire town!

As soon as they could see, the trial participants in the town discovered that the scarlet light could actually penetrate obstacles!

Some walls and buildings that should have blocked the red light should now be backed by black shadows.

but!

The red light emitted by this giant lighthouse penetrated everyone and everything, enveloping every corner of the town!

"Brother Yizi... I have a bad feeling."

Qin Bai's throat moved slightly.

My eyelids keep twitching.

Zhao looked around at the dark figures, but they remained motionless.

But a strong, eerie aura was already emanating from him!

It was completely different from its previous lifeless appearance!

"Are they... going to come back to life?"

Zhao Yi did not answer Qin Bai, but looked into the distance once again.

Below the light source at the tip of the giant lighthouse is a striking number – 3.

3?

What does that mean?

Does it refer to the time period or the number of times?

His gaze returned to his surroundings, to the black figures.

Their appearance is definitely not without reason, and it is definitely not without threat!

Zhao Yi spent a very short time carefully observing the dark figures in the vicinity.

They mostly communicate with each other.

Some of them struck up a conversation.

Some are walking.

Some animals had just left the house, then turned back, looking back at their home, as if someone was calling them.

A picture flashed through Zhao Yi's mind, and he suddenly looked at the lighthouse.

The blinding red lights there suddenly began flashing extremely rapidly!

Zhao Yi suddenly moved in one direction.

No need to speak.

Qin Bai followed closely behind.

Having just reached the target location, Qin Bai asked nervously:

"Brother Yizi... what did you discover?"

Zhao Yi shook his head:

"I have some guesses, but I'm not sure..."

"Let's stand here for now."

...

In the distance, along three other paths radiating out from the center, there were also many trial participants.

As they watched the lighthouse light up the sky, a strong sense of foreboding filled them, and they wanted to find somewhere to hide.

However, the red light can penetrate all obstacles, leaving them with nowhere to hide or avoid!

In an instant, these trial participants quickly chose some relatively less shadowy spots to stand in, vigilantly observing everything around them!

At the slightest sign of trouble, they will retreat immediately!

Some of the bolder trial participants continued forward.

They wanted to get closer to the constantly flashing lighthouse to see what was going on there.

On the road where Zhao Yi was, some other trainees had also run to a spot on the street where there were fewer shadows and stood still, looking extremely nervous.

Especially the red light above the lighthouse, flashing incessantly and faster and faster, like the Grim Reaper's call...

Qin Bai looked at the dense shadows around him, sweat beading on his temples.

After hesitating for a moment, he asked Zhao Yi:

"Brother Yizi, should we switch seats?"

"There are just too many dark shadows around here. I'm worried that if they move, we'll be surrounded and won't have anywhere to escape!"

Zhao nodded and said:

"I think what you said makes a lot of sense. I can't be 100% sure that my position is safe."

"So if you want to change your perspective and see how things are going, do it as soon as possible."

Seeing Zhao Yi's completely unmoved expression, Qin Bai coughed dryly and said awkwardly:

"Since Ichiko-san is standing here, I'll stand here too..."

Once a person is consistently right or wins, others will naturally feel safe and compliant towards them.

Because such people are either incredibly meticulous and have sharp eyes, or they are chosen by heaven and have incredible luck!

beep--

Just as Qin Bai was carefully observing his surroundings, the lighthouse suddenly sounded its horn.

In an instant, the lights changed.

It transformed from a blood-red hue into a dark and malevolent eerie green.

All the trial participants illuminated by the light were frozen in place, unable to move an inch!

They were terrified and kept trying to activate their various abilities and items!

But it was all in vain!

The green light was so eerie that it could even seal away the cursed items they had obtained in the Abyss!

Under the cold green light, all the trial participants looked so serious.

At that very moment, the many dark figures scattered throughout those small towns began to move!

Those who wanted to interact started interacting, those who wanted to walk started walking, and those who wanted to splash water started splashing water...

All the strange, motionless shadows suddenly came to life!

Qin Bai stared intently at the dark figures that kept walking around him, almost touching him several times!

Whenever these dark figures approached him, he could hear eerie whispers coming from within.

He couldn't describe what those sounds were, but they had a profound impact on his mind, almost driving him into an unknown madness!

Fortunately, these dark figures did not touch him, allowing him to escape unscathed!

Reason returned to his body, and the terrifying illusions before Qin Bai's eyes gradually faded.

His clothes were soaked with cold sweat.

Qin Bai focused his attention on the few trainees standing in the middle of the street at a distance.

A dark figure strolling along the road walked straight toward a motionless trial participant!

It's like a melancholy poet, head down, hands in pockets.

Nobody in the town called it that.

So it simply passed right through a trial participant.

Qin Bai recalled his recent experience and felt immense fear!

At the critical moment, Zhao Yi's voice suddenly rang in his mind.

"Do not 'watch'."

"Dilate your pupils, blur your vision."

"Otherwise, you'll likely end up like him!"

This sudden reminder made Qin Bai's hair stand on end. He hurriedly tried to dilate his pupils as much as possible, blurring his vision, and shifted his attention elsewhere.

"Hehe... Hahaha... Lululu..."

The trial participant who was pierced by the shadow made a sound that was both crying and laughing, which sent chills down everyone's spine!

Qin Bai vaguely sensed something growing on that person's body.

It kept shaking.

It was ferocious and eerie.

Eventually, the person's voice stopped being human.

puff!

Finally, his figure blurred into a faint black shadow, and he walked aimlessly toward the lighthouse...

PS: First update.