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
I stood up and held Medeline in my arms. The girl was still crying; her face was hidden in my chest. She hadn't noticed that we were surrounded by a bunch of zombies, maybe even her mother.I stepped back as they all approached us at once. Only then did Medeline raise her tear-stained face.She looked up at me, then turned her head to the side. As soon as she saw what was around us, she tightened her arms around me."I'm scared, Uncle," she whispered in a trembling voice. Her former stern demeanour was gone. Perhaps because she felt I was the only one who could protect her now. She hid her face in my chest again, because the zombies' faces were very frightening.I just kept quiet because I couldn't say anything to calm her down. Her eyes moved from left to right, watching them one by one. One of my arms was supporting the little girl's body, and one of my hands was now holding the wand.I gripped the wand tightly and poured all my energy into it. Moments later, a line of light appeare
I looked up at the sky, it was getting dark, and the area was very quiet. Even though it was on the side of the road, not a single vehicle passed by. I'm sure the people in this area don't have the courage to go out anymore.I was exhausted from spending so much energy using magic. I looked down at the girl in my arms. She was fast asleep, with her head on my shoulder."It looks like I should go home and rest."I turned and walked towards the border. In the distance, there was a group of policemen pointing long guns at us. They were all wearing hats and bullet-proof vests. In front of them were bullet-proof glass shields. It seemed that the security was tighter this time than when I had entered this afternoon.I let out a long sigh, relieved that I could finally get Medeline out. If it hadn't been for that boy, I'd probably have stayed inside and found out what was going on during the hunt.All the police were ready; their long guns pointed at us. Even their index fingers were ready t