Zongman: The post-2D era

Under the dim light, the water-stained ground reflects distorted light and shadows, as if every drop of water is telling an unknown story.

The compartment door creaked, as if something was stirring inside, and the scream seemed to still echo in the ears, making people's heart palpitate.

"Isn't it Miss Hanako from the restroom?"

Matou Sakura clenched her fists, while Feng Feng stood in front of her, step by step going deeper into the unknown fear.

Feng Feng shook his head, denying Sakura Matou's joke about "Miss Hanako", and his eyes became extremely serious.

He slowly walked towards the faucets in the toilet and turned them on one by one. Instantly, there was a buzzing sound from the faucets, and water gushed out uncontrollably, but it did not fall to the ground, but seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, forming whirlpools, spinning and disappearing into the air.

In the dim toilet, the light became bizarre under the refraction of the water, and those whirlpools were like portals to another world, swallowing up everything.

The water droplets splashed, drawing silver arcs in the air, and finally disappeared into the endless darkness.

There was an indescribable tension and uneasiness in the air, as if the whole world had lost its balance at this moment.

Feng Feng stared at the whirlpool that was constantly swallowing up the water, frowning, and tried to explain everything in front of him in a way that Matou Sakura could understand.

“Look, if you compare the world to a painting,” he said, gesturing in the air, “then in a normal painting, the green that represents life and the blue that represents water stay where they should be — on paper.”

"But now, it's like someone accidentally painted the back of the paper. The green of life and the flowing blue of water have penetrated the paper and seeped into the shadows where they shouldn't exist."

His words echoed in the air, along with the hum of water being swallowed up, as if the entire toilet had become a huge, out-of-control canvas.

Feng Feng's words made Matou Sakura pale, and she asked him: "If the green representing life and the blue representing water in the colored school painting show through to the shadow on the back of the paper, then is there a color representing people?"

Feng Feng nodded solemnly after hearing this. His eyes wandered around the dim toilet, as if he was looking for something.

He spoke slowly, his voice low and powerful, "Every person and every object has its unique color and position in this painting. If green represents life and blue represents water, then humans may be the warm and complex orange-yellow color."

As he spoke, he pointed at a mottled mirror in the toilet. Their distorted figures were reflected in the mirror, as if they were also caught up in this color change.

"Look at the mirror. Are the edges of our shadows beginning to have a faint orange-yellow tint? It's like... it's like someone accidentally dipped the brush in too much paint, allowing this color that shouldn't belong to the shadow to quietly seep in."

In the school, students screamed in panic one after another!

Chapter 937 Noragami

Friday, January 22

"Shihua is a variety of abnormalities caused by human negative energy, but just leave it to me to kill it."

Yatoshin stood next to the principal, pointing at the door and giving a thumbs-up.

Yukine took the photos of the missing students, flipped through them and paused on the photo of Matou Sakura, exclaiming, "It turns out that the eldest daughter of the Matou family is missing."

"No wonder you're willing to spend so much money, but that young lady should have a man named Feng Feng by her side..."

Yato's eyes flashed, and he pulled Xue Yin along with him like two gusts of wind, rushing into the school gate in an instant, shuttling through the tree-lined avenues of the campus, with the branches and leaves drawing hurried shadows behind them.

After a while, they came to a quiet classroom. Through the half-open window, they saw Sakura Matou curled up in the corner, holding a talisman tightly in her hand, her expression nervous but determined.

Beside her, a blurry figure was emitting a faint light. It was Feng Feng. He was concentrating with his eyes closed, forming seals with his hands, and devoting himself to the battle to suppress Shihua, as if he was isolated from the outside world.

Matou Sakura's eyes were full of trust, and she whispered, "I won't leave alone. With Feng Feng here, Shihua will definitely be able to resolve the problem."

Seeing this, Yato raised a confident smile and patted his chest gently: "Don't worry, Xue Yin and I are experts in Shihua, just leave it to us. You and Feng Feng, you should retreat to a safe area first."

As he said this, he winked at Xue Yin, indicating that they should persuade her together.

Sakura Matou frowned slightly, her eyes moving back and forth between Yato and Yukine, finally fixing on Feng Feng's face. The two's eyes met, full of doubt.

Feng Feng slowly opened his eyes, with a vigilant light flashing in his eyes. He slowly stood up, stood in front of Matou Sakura, and said in a deep voice: "Why should we trust you? Shi Hua is very important and cannot be lost."

After saying that, he stood side by side with Matou Sakura, staring closely at Yato and Yukine in front of them. The atmosphere was as heavy as ice for a moment.

Seeing this, Yato raised his lips slightly, with a sly look in his eyes. He gently patted Yukine's shoulder and said, "Go, Yukine, find the monster that caused the time transformation, kill it, and let them see our strength."

Xue Yin nodded, and her figure flashed, like a deer jumping in the woods, and she quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor outside the classroom.

Seeing this, Matou Sakura frowned and said anxiously: "You'd better leave quickly, it's very dangerous here!"

Feng Feng looked around with sharp eyes and said in a deep voice: "There is no smell of monsters here, Yadou, what is your purpose?"

Before he finished speaking, a gust of cold wind blew by, and the candlelight in the classroom flickered slightly, but there was nothing else unusual.

A mysterious smile appeared on Yato's lips, quietly waiting for Xue Yin's discovery, and the shadows of the trees outside the window seemed to be peeping at all this in the dark, adding a shadow of the unknown to the tense atmosphere.

Yato puffed out his chest confidently and looked at Matou Sakura and Feng Feng with a firm gaze: "Believe me, Yukine will definitely find the monster that caused the time transformation and kill it."

"When the time comes, you will understand our strength. The principal has already promised that as long as I can solve this crisis, all the teachers and students in the school will become my believers."

Upon hearing this, Matou Sakura and Feng Feng looked at each other. The doubts in their eyes had not completely disappeared, but they began to focus more on guarding against Shi Hua.

At this time, the sound of the wind outside the classroom seemed to be more rapid. Sakura Matou's hands, which were tightly holding the talisman, trembled slightly. Feng Feng closed his eyes and concentrated again, strengthening his perception of the surrounding environment.

The two stood side by side, like two indestructible barriers, guarding the tranquility that was about to be swallowed by darkness.

Just as Yato took a step forward, suddenly, Yukine's rapid and slightly panicked cry for help came from afar, piercing through the tranquility of the campus like a thunderclap.

His eyes suddenly became solemn, and the confident smile on his lips was replaced by sternness.

Matou Sakura and Feng Feng looked at each other, and without saying anything, they immediately took out a bottle of water from their backpack and threw it hard at Yato.

Yato reached out and caught it steadily, the bottle still carrying their anxious body temperature.

He uncapped the bottle and took a gulp. Drops of water slid down his chin and dripped onto the dry ground, where they were instantly absorbed without a trace.

At this moment, the air around seemed to freeze, even the wind stopped breathing. The light in the classroom began to distort, cracks in the ground spread quietly, and the land, as dry as a dead tree, seemed to be longing for water. This was a precursor to the "dry water" period.

Matou Sakura and Feng Feng stood back to back, talismans flashing in their hands, concentrating on guarding against the impending unknown threat. The air around them trembled with their nervousness.

Yato and Yukine traveled through the distorted campus space, as if they were in an endless desert. Every step they took was in the void, and the land beneath their feet was so dry that it seemed to absorb all the moisture.

Yato licked his cracked lips. The bottle of water was already empty, but it could only temporarily relieve his thirst.

Their eyes were blurry, their steps were staggering, and the scenery around them was as unpredictable as a mirage.

Xue Yin walked unsteadily, and suddenly, he stopped and pointed ahead: "Master Yato, look!"

In front of him, Feng Feng's figure appeared and disappeared in the distorted light. His eyes were empty and a strange black aura was wrapped around his body, which was very different from his usual calm appearance.

Yato's heart trembled. Could it be that Feng Feng was the monster that caused the "dry water"? The air around him seemed to solidify, and it was so oppressive that it was suffocating.

Yato and Yukine had only been at the school for half an hour, but it felt like walking in the desert for three days, surviving only on a bottle of water that Matou Sakura and Feng Feng had thrown to Yato.

The weirdness of the "dry water" time transformation made the two people tired, and the confused state made Yadou guess that Fengfeng was a time-transforming monster, and he wanted to kill him to solve all problems.

Yato was held tightly by Yukine. As he was hesitating, a bottle of water cut through the air and landed steadily in his hands with the eagerness of Matou Sakura and Feng Feng.

Matou Sakura's voice penetrated the distorted space with unquestionable determination: "Take it and leave quickly! This is not something you can handle!"

Feng Feng's eyes were complicated. He spoke slowly, his voice echoing in the dry air, with a hint of inexplicable meaning: "Yadou, do you... know "Noragami"? "

"According to legend, the Noragami wanders on the edge of the human world and the divine realm, neither human nor god. Are you one of them?"

Yato was stunned. The water in the bottle reflected a dazzling light in the sunlight, reflecting the surprise that flashed across his eyes.

"Of course, I prefer an anime called Noragami. Have you met a girl named Ikki Hiyori?"

"Do you know when you began to exist in this world, and whether you exist in someone's dream?"

The surrounding scenes seemed to be still at this moment, and Feng Feng's words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples.

Chapter 938: The Netherworld Heian-kyō

Saturday, January 23

"I'm so thirsty. What does the dream you talked about mean? Is this really the underworld Heian-kyō?"

Yatoshen stood beside Fengfeng, pointing at the black and white world outside the school gate and frowning.

Yukine pondered for a moment while holding the photos she and Matou Sakura had taken with a drone and said, "It seems like we have entered a world of black and white landscape paintings."

Yato's eyes flashed, signaling Yukine to prepare for battle. On the tree-lined avenue outside the school gate, luxury cars left a trail of hurried shadows and stopped on the roadside.

Feng Feng stands tall and straight, like an ancient pine tree that has gone through wind and frost but has become more resilient, standing quietly in front of the school gate.

The afterglow of the setting sun, like an ink painting, cast a faint black glow on him, but it also reflected the calmness and depth in his eyes that should not be underestimated.

The mafia members in black suits filed out of the luxury cars, their steps in unison, like shadows in the night, quickly forming a battle formation, exuding an aura of inviolability.

The leading woman, wearing a well-cut black suit, had a graceful figure but revealed an unquestionable majesty. She said, "Sakura, the head of the Sheqi family, greets the son of alchemy!"

She walked forward slowly, and every step seemed to step on everyone's heartstrings. When she and Feng Feng met eyes, sparks flew and the air seemed to freeze.

Sakura Matou slowly stretched out her white-gloved hand and gently held Feng Feng's slightly rough big hand. At that moment, even the air around them seemed to stagnate.

Feng Feng raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Ying with deep eyes, and asked in a low voice: "Why did Yuan Zhisheng, the head of the Sheqi Eight Clan, send you here?"

Before he finished speaking, Yato at the side suddenly blew a sharp and frivolous whistle, attracting the attention of people around him.

Yukine frowned, and without saying a word, she clamped Yato's neck with one hand and pretended to drill into his head with the other hand, muttering: "Be quiet, idiot!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Yato's eyes, then a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and he closed his mouth obediently.

Feng Feng's face was solemn. Before he could speak, Ying had already gently raised her hand, with one palm erected in front of her chest. Her posture was dignified and elegant, as graceful as that of an ancient noble.

"Feng Feng-kun, the head of the family, His Excellency Yuan Zhisheng, ordered me to come here to confirm the true reason for this strange phenomenon - the colorization."

Her voice was clear and firm, and every word seemed to carry an irresistible force. "At this moment, I sincerely invite the four of you to come to Genji Heavy Industries to discuss and solve this mystery."

In the afterglow of the setting sun, Sakura's eyes sparkled with sincerity and determination, as if she could see into the abyss of people's hearts, making people involuntarily follow her footsteps.

Feng Feng frowned, and glanced among the Mafia members who were lined up neatly and invited him at the same time. Their eyes revealed an unquestionable determination.

Matou Sakura stood beside him, staring at the woman also named Sakura with hostility, and said firmly:

"Feng Feng and I are only preparing to solve the problem of the school. If your headmaster Yuan Zhisheng wants to see him, he can ask him to come to the school in person. We will never step out of the school gate to go to the so-called Yuanji Heavy Industry."

The afterglow of the setting sun elongated her figure. Her eyes flashed with an inviolable light, which formed a sharp contrast with Sakura's sincere gaze opposite her. The air was filled with a tense atmosphere of swords being drawn.

Feng Feng stood helplessly between the two women named Ying. Their verbal confrontation was like a sharp blade, drawing invisible cracks in the air.

Just when the atmosphere was tense to the extreme, the roar of an engine broke the silence. A dazzling sports car cut through the afterglow of the sunset like a black lightning and stopped steadily in front of Feng Feng.

The car door slowly opened, and a man dressed in casual clothes but with a noble temperament walked out. His eyes were deep and complex, as if he could see through everything in the world.

He walked straight towards Feng Feng, his eyes lingering on him for a long time before he slowly spoke with a hint of disbelief in his voice: "Feng Feng? I always thought... you were dead."

These words were like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, stirring up waves and shocking everyone present.

Feng Feng slightly turned his head and winked at Matou Sakura, indicating that she and Yato should invite the woman named Sakura to come to the school for a detailed discussion.