Chapter 1 Shadow

Li Yelai found himself in a strange space, with thick fog all around, and through the fog he could see the twisted and dim light spots outside.

The air around him became increasingly sticky, trapping him in place and making it difficult for him to move.

"Here we go again." Li Yelai felt sad.

He entered this dream again.

Every once in a while over the years, he would enter this strange dream.

In the distance, a twisted dark figure was approaching him continuously.

As always.

Unlike the last time, the black shadow was getting closer and closer to him.

How many years has it been? He still hasn't given up.

Li Yelai could even vaguely see the twisted body of the black shadow through the thick fog, with countless tentacles spreading and twisting from behind it, and blurred faces or strange limbs appearing and sinking on it. In the deeper light and shadow, there were four thick chains that stretched out and dragged the black shadow tightly, restricting its progress.

As the shadow approached, the huge suffocation that seemed to sink into the sea seemed to kill him, until the eyes were completely dark.

There were fragmented sounds around his ears, like chanting screams, like mournful whispers.

The words were obscure and mysterious, and the voice was neither male nor female, but Li Yelai understood the meaning.

'Where are you? '

In an apartment in the old city of Border City No. 3, a handsome young man suddenly woke up from his sleep.

The dream just now put a great burden on his body.

Li Yelai's body trembled and spasmed, and he struggled to sit up, suppressing the discomfort of nausea, and quickly grabbed the items on the bedside table.

Among them, there were talismans, Buddha statues, crosses, voodoo dolls, and even some paper money.

"All the soldiers who are fighting are marching forward in formation"

"Amitabha"

"Hallelujah"

"Hurry up and pray"

He panted hard and chanted a prayer.

Maybe it really worked, or maybe it was psychological comfort, Li Yelai's mood eased a little. His violently beating heart gradually stabilized.

At this time, the bedroom door was suddenly pushed open, and Li Yelai was startled and trembled.

But he saw a young girl in pink pajamas, with fluffy hair but still beautiful, standing in front of the door.

That was his sister, Li Yunyan.

"Did you have that dream again?" Li Yunyan yawned and asked.

"Can't you knock on the door? There is no sense of boundaries at all!" Li Yelai immediately retracted his frightened look and nodded reluctantly in response.

This strange dream has been haunting Li Yelai for many years.

At first, he could only see a figure swaying in the dream from a distance.

As time went on, the dark figure was getting closer and closer to Li Yelai.

But he couldn't move, and could only watch the black shadow approach step by step.

But the doctor in the clinic couldn't tell what the problem was, so he could only prescribe some drugs to help Li Yelai sleep.

"Are these pre-disaster metaphysical props really useful?" Li Yunyan pointed at the talismans and Buddha statues in Li Yelai's hand and asked, "Do these immortals have to fight before they save you? What the hell are these paper money?"

"I suspect that the black guy may be the legendary Black Impermanence. Paper money may be able to bribe him." Li Yelai said seriously.

He didn't know if these things were useful.

These were things Li Yelai found in the antique shop where he worked.

However, this business is very complicated. A CD full of learning materials from the pre-disaster era 70 years ago can actually be sold for 3,000 Giant City coins?

Li Yelai said he couldn't understand it. Maybe this is the power of knowledge?

"You have to believe in the wisdom of the sages." Li Yunyan said, "The Master does not talk about strange things."

"I understand. This sentence means that Confucius does not want to talk, and the person who uses strange power to beat him is unconscious." Li Yelai thought seriously and said, "You want me to learn from Confucius and beat up that black shadow? In fact, I have this idea too."

Hearing Li Yelai's understanding.

Li Yunyan widened her eyes, and a question mark seemed to appear on her head.

And Li Yelai took the opportunity to ask, "Sister, have you noticed any changes in my bedroom?"

Li Yunyan glanced at the bedroom and was a little confused: "Are there any changes? What furniture did you buy again?"

Li Yelai looked at the ceiling. The twisted black shadow seemed to be the remnant of the night. It was not dispelled by the sunlight through the high wall, but was entrenched on the ceiling, and the tentacles hanging down twisted on the wall. But the little sister didn't seem to notice anything.

He knew that his illness was getting worse.

If it was a mental illness, then he had begun to hallucinate.

If not, it means that the monster has really come from the dream to reality!

In any case, he can't stay at home any longer.

So, Li Yelai looked at the black shadow twisting and gradually disappearing on the ceiling, and said calmly: "No."

He did not tell his sister about the strange scene he saw.

After stuffing the Buddhist beads and cross into his backpack, he put on his backpack and left the apartment.

He was worried that if he stayed at home, his sister might be in danger.

No one knew what would happen when the black shadow really found Li Yelai.

He had to rush to the nearest security office as quickly as possible.

That was the safest place he could think of.

If the black shadow really appeared, let it taste the power of modern technology.

However, Li Yelai also knew that this journey would not be peaceful.

Because every time he had this strange dream, his luck would be very bad for a period of time.

This was also the main reason why he believed that the black shadow really existed. How could there be a mental illness that brought such bad luck to people?

Now, after he left the apartment, he had to be careful of the bad luck that could appear on the street at any time.

However, just as he walked out of the apartment, he heard a shout.

"Xiao Ye."

Li Yelai turned around and saw a middle-aged man with gray hair in a suit, waving to him not far away.

That was Dr. Wang in the clinic that Li Yelai often went to. They are old acquaintances.

"I was just planning to go upstairs to see you." Doctor Wang approached and smiled kindly.

Li Yelai felt a little strange and uncomfortable.

But he still responded: "Doctor Wang, I had that weird dream again."

"It's just right, I'm looking for you for this too." Doctor Wang smiled kindly: "Go upstairs to talk?"

The sense of disharmony that Li Yelai felt became stronger and stronger, and he felt that he didn't want to, or didn't dare to let Doctor Wang into his home.

So he said: "Let's go to the hospital to talk."

Doctor Wang was stunned for a moment and smiled: "Okay, I'll drive."

Drive? Li Yelai forced a smile and nodded.

Then, the two got in a black car and drove out of the apartment.

The two didn't say a word on the way.

Only the broadcast from the radio in the car echoed.

'Yesterday, a serious criminal case occurred in the old city of Border City No. 3, and the murderer is still at large. Anyone with clues can call'

Listening to the radio broadcast, Li Yelai in the back seat hugged his backpack tightly and looked at Dr. Wang in the front seat silently. But he silently pressed the number he just heard.

When the car suddenly drove into a private underground garage, Li Yelai felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart.

So, Li Yelai said palely: "Is Dr. Wang still alive?"

The middle-aged man in the driver's seat paused, but did not turn around and said calmly: "You actually saw it? Obviously, the voice, appearance, and body shape have not changed. How did you see it?"

He was a little surprised, but not much, more mockery and malice.

Yes, that sense of disobedience and uneasiness came from this 'Dr. Wang' himself, he is not Dr. Wang at all!

Is someone pretending to be Dr. Wang to approach himself and his sister? And he can imitate so similarly?

After realizing this, Li Yelai didn't dare to let him stay near the apartment.

This is also the reason why Li Yelai got in the car with him. He couldn't let his sister who was still in the apartment be in danger.

When the middle-aged man admitted it, a huge fear spread throughout Li Yelai's body, making his body a little weak.

He seemed to be really involved in some terrible incident.

"Why are you looking for me?" Li Yelai hugged his backpack tightly and asked with a trembling voice.

"I am being chased very closely, and I need a new skin and identity, and your skin is very good." The middle-aged man turned his head to look at Li Yelai, showing a cold face and smiled: "But, since you know that I am not Doctor Wang, how dare you get in the car with me?"

Skin? Identity? Li Yelai's body trembled more and more, how weird is this?

Is it to take off someone else's skin to replace someone else? There are really monsters in this world!

But the fear drove him to quickly reach out and open the seat belt of "Doctor Wang", and gritted his teeth and said: "No, it should be, how dare you let me get in the car?"

The middle-aged man was stunned, and the next moment, he found that the brakes failed, and subconsciously turned the steering wheel, but directly pulled the steering wheel off.

Under the middle-aged man's shocked and horrified gaze, the vehicle instantly lost control and crashed into the garage wall.

Yes, this is Li Yelai's "bad luck"! It is the negative effect brought to him by the strange dream!

Specific effect

Anyway, last time, he insisted on going to work after having a nightmare.

As a result, the bus would stall for no reason just after one stop, and no matter how the driver operated it, it could not start.

Reluctantly spent money to take a taxi, but it broke down before the starting price was opened.

Riding a bicycle, the bicycle tire burst directly.

Walking to work, walking into the alley, a half-person-high potted plant on the balcony of a house next to him suddenly fell on his head.

He narrowly avoided the potted plant, but stepped on a loose sewer manhole cover.

After finally walking on the street, he would encounter billboards blown down by the wind or mud trucks sliding out of control.

It seemed that the whole world was against him!

If Li Yelai had not been more or less used to bad luck, he would be highly alert every time he had a strange dream.

Be alert to any possible danger, otherwise he would have been killed long ago.

From a certain perspective, Li Yelai is a vehicle killer!

Therefore, Dr. Wang, who was more or less aware of the situation, did not dare to let Li Yelai get in the car.

This was also the main reason why Li Yelai knew that the man in front of him was not Dr. Wang.

After he said he had a nightmare, he still dared to let him get in the car. Do you still want the car?

The moment the vehicle hit the wall, the front of the car instantly deformed and twisted, and the airbag suddenly popped open. Dr. Wang was trapped in it.

Li Yelai, who had grabbed the handle and fastened his seat belt in advance, quickly regained consciousness.

He immediately opened the back door of the car and climbed out of the smoke-filled car with his numb body.

Since his bad luck was so terrible, the people traveling with him would also be in danger.

This is also how Li Yelai deals with this "Doctor Wang".

No matter what kind of monster you are, eat my lucky E first!

However, before Li Yelai could get away from the car, he saw the garage door not far away slowly closing.

And from the twisted and deformed car behind him, the malicious laughter of "Doctor Wang" came out.

With a crisp sound of "swoosh", the deformed car door was neatly cut open.

A figure walked out, it was "Doctor Wang"!

His face seemed to be torn off, revealing the red body and eyeballs. It was disgusting and terrifying.

He looked at the pale Li Yelai and showed a terrifying smile: "Fortunately, the face is not injured."

Li Yelai was horrified, facing the fear of the monster.

He reacted, and he took out objects from his backpack one by one.

It was the talisman, Buddha statue, cross, etc.

"When facing the enemy, all the soldiers march forward in formation"

"Amitabha"

"Hallelujah"

"Hurry up and obey the command"

He held the objects one by one and prayed hastily, hoping that these objects could protect him and drive away the monster in front of him.

This was originally a prop for him to deal with the 'black shadow', but now it was used to deal with the monster in front of him.

However, 'Doctor Wang' was not affected at all, and he approached him step by step, with mockery in his eyes.

Although the accident that just happened surprised 'Doctor Wang', he was already beyond ordinary people, and a mere car accident could not hurt him much. And when he entered this garage, he was already invincible. This is the hunting ground he prepared.

Here, he will carefully peel off Li Yelai's skin and replace his life from now on.

As for praying? It made 'Doctor Wang' laugh. How can illusory faith fight against gods?

"Don't be afraid. It was Dr. Wang who died in this accident. I will live as you and take good care of your sister. By the way, your sister is also very beautiful." He showed a malicious smile. Even the bloody face can feel the unbearable and vulgarity in it.

When he heard the last sentence, Li Yelai's terrified face froze.

In fact, he is not a brave man in many cases, and he never chooses dangerous jobs.

He still has concerns and reasons not to die.

And now, this skinned monster not only wants to kill himself, but also wants to hurt his sister?

Never allow it!

So the terrified face turned into tyrannical and fierce!

Angry Li Yelai, after discovering that these objects are of no use at all.

Angrily dropped all the objects and took out an axe from his backpack.

"Fuck, you don't want to drink a toast!"