Chapter 54 (1/2)
Chapter 54: Go After It!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“What you’re saying is that in the real world, the city I’m living in, there’s a monster?” Even though Zhang Heng had experienced supernatural phenomenons these past months, he still found the old man’s story inconceivable.
“Mm… Not exactly, the specifics are not completely accurate, but the essence about it is about right.” The old man pulled out a packet of w.a.n.gzi QQ soft candy. It would seem his mouth would just not stop. “But don’t worry, after losing the Alkiz’s wors.h.i.+p, it’s in the weakest it has ever been. In my heyday, dealing with this kind of low-life pest is just a matter of snapping my fingers.”
“What about now?”
“Now… I just found someone to help me, didn’t I?”
Zhang Heng turned to a street per the old man’s instruction. “…that sounds very rea.s.suring.”
“Relax. Even though my strength has depleted quite a bit, there are two of us and one of them. In terms of numbers, we are at an advantage.” The old man said encouragingly, as he wolfed down the candies in his hand. At the rate he ate, it would be a miracle if he survived diabetes.
“I still don’t understand why a Papua New Guinean monster come all the way here?”
“Its original believers, the Alkiz, are all dead. If we compare it to an economy, while it has escaped from the prison of time, the Papua New Guinean market has now split up. Unable to mingle inside but desperate to recover its strength, it needed to find new believers. And so it was forced to leave and eventually followed a couple to China.
“I was in Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Airport when I came across the monster. That dumba.s.s had been locked up for too long and was completely out of touch with society. Thinking that since there were so many people there, he would try his luck. But 99% of the people who went to the airport never stayed long, and while it may have been able to fool the indigenous 20,000 years ago, it wouldn’t work now. The monster spent half a month there, managing to convince two cleaners – they were elderly women, where one of them offered the remainder of her time to the monster as a sacrifice. The other one remained undecided. Then, when it saw me, it ran away!”
The old man s.h.i.+fted in his seat, settling in a more comfortable position. “Ever since we last met, I have been busy taking care of this matter. I’ve been going after it for nearly two months now. Tonight, with your help, we can probably solve this problem. Otherwise, I’m afraid sooner or later, this guy will find you.”
“Why?”
“Because the ‘Time Anomaly’ you have on you poses a fatal attraction to it, and because you are my representative. We had friendly relations for these past two months. I’m 100% sure that that thing wants to get even with me.” The old man answered. “Turn left at the intersection in front, take the side road, but don’t take the overpa.s.s.”
Zhang Heng was quiet as he tried to process the old man’s words. After a while, he said, “Did this world go crazy after you found me, or has it always been this insane?”
The old man gave his driver a meaningful smile. “You are a smart guy. You already know what the answer is. You just need to continue to play the game to find the answer. There are some things in this world that unless you see them with them your own eyes, it would be very hard to believe… Stop the car over there, I can feel it nearby.”
Zhang Heng stepped on the brake and the Audi A6 slowed down until it came to a halt in a damp looking tunnel.
About 2.8 km long, it was located in the center of the city. The construction site had been sealed off to reduce noise to its surrounding areas. There were few cars in the tunnel at this hour, and Zhang Heng had not spotted anything suspicious so far. He was just about to speak when he saw the old man placing a finger on his lips.
Zhang Heng turned off the engine, and the whole world was once again immersed in complete stillness. After about half a minute, loud clattering footsteps came from the roof of the tunnel. It was getting closer and closer, then stopped abruptly!