I raised my other hand to strengthen my grip on the stick. Then I slowly tried to climb onto the rock.I looked down at my lower body. My brow furrowed as I noticed something strange."Wasn't part of my body in the water earlier? Why isn't it wet?" I was pretty sure my feet had felt cold when I was in the water earlier, but when I came to the surface, there was no trace of it. My shirt and trousers were dry—not wet at all.Curious, I crouched down and dipped my hand into the river water in front of me. It felt like my hand was in the water, cold and wet. But when I pulled it up, it was not like when our skin comes into contact with water.I repeated this, but this time I picked up the water with my hand. But it was like a mirage that was not real, like a shadow that could not be touched.I wanted to find out more, but the sound of birds chirping stopped me. I turned my head towards the starving birdlet and let out a long sigh."I have to give this birdlet something to eat first." I st
I was still silent as I stared at the wand in my hand. I want to start training, but I don't know where to start. And also if I should chant some spells like the ones I saw in the film.[DO YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO USE THIS WAND?][YES] [NO]I gasped as a quest suddenly appeared in front of me. With a little hesitation, I pressed the 'YES' button. Why, as if the system understood what I was thinking.[ANCIENT SPELLBOOK][PRICE: 2,000,000 COINS][YES] [NO]My mouth fell open when I saw the amount of coins I had to spend to buy a book. However, since I really wanted to practice, I did not feel bad about spending so many coins.Not long after I pressed the 'YES' button, an ancient book floated in front of me. I caught it. I looked at the cover of the book until I finally decided to find a comfortable place to read it.I sat cross-legged under a tall, lush tree with the book in my hands. I placed my wand on my right side so that I could easily use it if I wanted to practice.I looked at t
The crack grew wider and wider, and slowly, the atmosphere around me changed to a burning paper-like effect.I lowered my hand when my surroundings had completely changed. I turned around to see the surroundings. I recognised this place, it was the backyard of my house. The fish pond, the fountain and the pavilion in the middle of the pond were familiar sights to me.I look up at the dark sky above and then down at the watch on my wrist.20.33 1 June 2024.The watch was working again, which meant that I was currently in my original world. If I was not mistaken, I had been on the street on the same day at around half past eight in the evening. This meant that I had been in Smoky Hollow for over 60 hours.It felt like I had been in Smoky Hollow for days, but I had only been in this world for an hour.I quickly put my wand in my inventory when I heard footsteps coming from the direction of the main building."Hey! Who are you?" There was a shout from behind me. Then came the sound of a
I drove Olivia to the office even though I was on holiday. I did it because I didn't want anything bad to happen to her. I could have asked Vasco to drive Olivia, but for some reason, I decided to do it myself. I wanted to make sure that nothing bad happened to Olivia along the way.Midtown was completely deserted, just like during the virus pandemic a few years ago. Earlier that morning, the city government had ordered a lockdown of the area where the bodies had been found, as well as the area around the hospital.I remember when it was really chaotic. Midtown was like a ghost town. Not just this city, but the whole country and even the world. Many people had died from the deadly virus, and now the city was experiencing it again.I looked at Olivia. She looks upset. Several times I heard her sigh, like someone with a lot on her mind. Could she be like this just because of this death case, or is there some other problem? Whatever it was, I had no right to ask and pry into her affairs.
I chuckled in annoyance as the sound of a ringing mobile phone interrupted my concentration.Nevertheless, I got up from my seat and picked up the phone, which I had placed on the desk.I frowned as I realised it was Olivia. I'm sure it's something important, because she's not someone who's used to bothering me when it's just an ordinary problem."What is it. Oliv?""Sir. Have you seen the news?""What news?" I asked as I grabbed the remote from the table and pressed the 'ON' button."It's really a disaster, sir. The city is in chaos."Olivia continued to speak, but my senses of sight and hearing were focused on the television in front of me. Just as Olivia had said, the city was indeed in chaos. There were riots and fires all over the place. The picture of the situation was from above, it looked like the news reporter was taking pictures from a helicopter. People were running because someone was chasing them. Some people were walking slowly and had pale faces. Could they be the peo
"What is that, sir?" a nurse, already wearing full PPE, asked me after I handed her a box of neutralising potion. After visiting the police guarding the border, we visited a hospital.This was the original hospital where the bodies of the victims of the mysterious murders were kept before being transferred to the central hospital in the city. Although the bodies are no longer here, the hospital is still closed because the city government fears that it still has reserves of the virus."This is a neutralising potion, Miss. After drinking it, the body will be immune to the poison."The woman looked at the potion bottle carefully, then held it out to me."I don't know what you mean by giving me something like that. You'd better go home before the police take you away. Don't aggravate the situation with nonsense like this."The nurse looked very angry. She turned to leave, but I quickly grabbed her hand."Miss. I'm not offering this potion for profit. You can check for yourself in this hos
I turned and walked slowly towards the south. The sword was in my right hand, and I held it tightly. Increasingly, I could smell the strong smell of blood in my nose. Still, I was desperate. I continued walking in the direction the smell was coming from.My steps suddenly stopped when I saw what was in front of me. I immediately searched for a large tree to hide behind. I saw a group of infected humans eating the body of a human. I was a little hesitant because normally I only fight creatures, but this time I had to fight a former human.My stomach felt queasy and the contents almost came out as I watched what they were doing. I took out an arrow and aimed at them. But there was a little doubt because they were originally humans like me."Can I kill them, Newt? Weren't they originally humans too? They're not creatures that exist in Smoky Hollow."[The energy I felt from them was creature energy. They are no longer humans, Master. They were originally humans, but they have died, and th
I stopped my steps when I heard the sound of sobbing. I sharpened my hearing to find the source of the sound. Slowly, my feet moved in the direction the sound was coming from.I pushed through the weeds, which were almost as high as me, and as I entered, the sound of sobbing became more pronounced."Who are you?" A girl screamed, looking shocked and frightened, when she saw me. She was dragging her behind with a pale face and a terrified expression.I took a long breath. I was sure the little girl had just experienced something traumatic that make her so scared. I could even see her body and lips trembling."I'm not a bad person." I approached her slowly to ease her fear, trying to give her a gentle look to calm her down.But it seemed the little girl couldn't quite trust me yet. She even seemed to reflexively shy away when I tried to approach her. I looked down at her arm. There was a scratch there. If it was a zombie scratch, it would be extremely dangerous for the little girl."Her