Chapter 272 - Three Arrows (2/2)

Zhang Heng put aside his bow and handed back Li Shengyue’s card.

It wasn’t until a minute later before she snapped out of her fear. She s.n.a.t.c.hed the card defensively from Zhang Heng.

“Zhang Heng?!”

Li Shengyue was surprised to see that her rescuer turned out to be Zhang Heng.

“Wait. You know me?”

“I don’t know you, but I know that the creature was here for you.”

The events that had taken place tonight had gone beyond the realms of everything she knew. She began shaking each time the thought of what happened crossed her mind. Despite the stammers and stutters that she couldn’t control, she still tried her best to narrate whatever she knew to Zhang Heng.

“After the finals were over, they moved up the library’s closing time to six in the evening. In the afternoon, I wanted to come here to read, and I saw a kid around seven to eight years old standing outside. He told me that he wanted to enter the library to read some comics. However, he couldn’t get past the turnstile and seeing the librarian wasn’t around, I unlocked the turnstile and let him in. I saw him heading to the comic area on the second floor. So, I told him to look for me on the seventh before he exited the library. “While I was reading, he came up, walked toward me, and asked me a question. He asked if I knew a certain Zhang Heng. He also told me that this person is a student here. I told him that there were thousands of students, and I couldn’t possibly know every single person here. Immediately, his face darkened the moment he heard what I said.

“I have never seen such a terrifying face on a kid. He had the look of a killer in his eyes! After that, he didn’t say a word and left me alone. I was struck by fear, and I lost the mood to read. Around ten minutes later, I decided to leave the library, and I descended to the second floor to look for him. However, he wasn’t there anymore.

“In fact, I searched the entire library, but he was nowhere to be found. I thought he must have followed someone out, and just to be safe, I hung around until the closing of the library. Before I left, I went to the toilet. That’s when I saw something in the mirror. I saw…”

Li Shengyue’s voice was trembling.

“You saw the wall melting into black liquid?”

Li Shengyue nodded vigorously.

“The black liquid dripped on my shoulder and slithered onto my face. I felt that I was suffocating, and my survival instincts kicked in, telling me to get out of this place. When I tried to move my leg, I found that I was paralyzed. It was an awful feeling! Soon after that, I pa.s.sed out. When I woke up, I found myself tied up here.”