Chapter 1117 - Dancing in the Dark (2/2)

“Is that so… alright then…”

David heaved a sigh of relief. Of course, he was aware of the possible fact that unknown beings might arrive upon realizing someone took away the slate. The reason why he was here was that he had decided to leave with them. On the surface… he seemed to be doing it for the sake of ‘reporting the recent series of grave attacks on the moon bases’, but in fact, he had made up his mind to make a run for it. Facing the unknown beings, David wasn’t willing to stay any longer. As for the rest, good luck to them.

David sank into deep thoughts and didn’t notice the strange glint in Dr. Martin’s eyes. Dr. Martin narrowed his eyes, gazed at David, and spoke with a smile.

“But before that, Mr. David, we have something that needs your help in order to avoid the unknown beings finding trouble with us.”

“What is it, Dr. Martin?”

Upon hearing Dr. Martin’s words, David returned to his senses quickly and asked with a smile. Dr. Martin didn’t respond immediately. Instead, he strolled toward the black slate before turning to David. For some unknown reason, David suddenly felt his heart pounding. But before he reacted, the silent black slate shone abruptly, releasing a mysterious halo that expanded to the surroundings.

What happened!?

David stared blankly on the spot as the halo passed through his body. He lost his senses immediately and couldn’t move at all. Not only that, but he also felt his clear vision blur as though there were a thin layer of mist before his eyes.

“Dr. Martin, what’s going on!”

David used almost all of his strength to yell as he gazed ahead frantically. In an instant, the world around him changed. The pitch-black shadows in the surroundings distorted and squirmed like conscious creatures that constantly bulged. At this moment, David heard some terrified screams, but didn’t turn around to check out the situation. Instead, he glared at the man before him. Dr. Martin maintained his smile, stood beside the black slate, and extended his hand to gently harass it.

“It’s nothing, Mr. David. I just hope you and your subjects can fulfill your duties in helping us resist and eliminate the unknown beings, that’s all.”

Dr. Martin said and spread his arms apart.

“Don’t worry, all your sacrifices will not be for naught. I represent the nation in paying the highest respects to you.”

Dr. Martin said and saluted the military commander before him. Then, he made a hand gesture and the strange guards clad in iron barrel-like armor took over the black slate, turned around, and left along with Dr. Martin.

“Wait. Damn it. What are you trying to do! You…!”

All of a sudden, a slippery touch from below disrupted David’s screams. He lowered his head in shock, only to discover that his shadow had turned into some sort of black mud that climbed up his legs. At the same time, he heard blood-curdling screams from the outside.

Where are the guards? Damn it, how are the rest doing? Are they in the same predicament as me? What exactly is this?

David struggled with all his might to break free from this mysterious presence to no avail. The black mud-like presence clung onto his body and he couldn’t budge at all.

“Guards! Guards! G——”

However, that was the end to his screams of despair because at the next moment, the ice-cold, mud-like presence climbed up his body and drilled into his wide-opened mouth. Then, his consciousness was completely cut off.

The world had changed entirely.