Chapter 701: Chapter 632: Why Is the Mask Here?
Consecutive blows of misfortune made Zuo Bai’s scientific mind start to become a bit unscientific, beginning to believe in metaphysics and fate.
In short, Zuo Bai began to believe in "Destiny"!
Zuo Bai pondered as he pushed aside the last tuft of dense grass stalks.
A small, relatively deep area suddenly appeared, completely shrouded in the shadow of towering trees. The ground was covered with a thick layer of decaying leaves, making it an excellent hiding spot.
"I’ll hide here for now..."
His mind slightly relaxed, and his tensed nerves were just about to unwind.
However, just as he lifted his foot to step into this shadowy area.
His raised sole suddenly froze in mid-air, as if frozen by invisible frost, nailed firmly and wouldn’t come down no matter what.
All the blood and mechanical lubricant in his body instantly solidified.
A bone-chilling cold exploded from his crotch, shooting up his coccyx to his skull, freezing even his intracranial chip to a halt.
The bluish light of the electronic eye suddenly contracted, its pupils shrinking to a dangerously sharp point in the dark.
All optical sensors went into overdrive, unblinkingly focused on—the deepest part of the shadow, an inky darkness.
There, a person stood silently.
Or perhaps, a... shadow.
The figure was tall and seemed to blend in with the surrounding darkness.
The meticulously tailored black suit outlined a slender silhouette, draped by a thin cape of mysterious material that rippled eerily in the shadows without wind.
At the location of the chest, a lone playing card badge was pinned to the left lapel, shimmering with a cold light.
Following the card badge upward, he saw a stark white, smooth bone mask catch his eye, emitting a cold, corpse-like glow in the dark.
The mask’s surface was devoid of any texture, only two hollowed-out spots embedded with a pair of crimson eyes.
Like gems soaked in a sea of blood, the black-and-white Hook Jade rotated silently like tadpoles, each transformation seemingly ready to pull the viewer’s soul in.
At this moment, those sinister eyes were gazing with interest at Zuo Bai, who had unwittingly intruded, their gaze filled with a spine-chilling playfulness.
[Mask]?!!
In the instant of eye contact, the brief, humiliating, completely toyed-with memory of death in the sewer surged back to Zuo Bai’s mind like a floodgate opening.
He indeed wanted revenge against [Mask].
But now was absolutely not the time, not when he was seriously injured, with an egg shattered and bleeding, having just escaped the Night Watcher’s clutches, and utterly weak.
So, why was [Mask] here?
Could it be coming for me...?
This thought sent Zuo Bai’s heart rate skyrocketing to the limit, the CPU in his head running wildly grew faintly hot, and strands of scorched black smoke even emerged from his head.
Amidst the extreme shock and heightened alertness, a moment of realization, like lightning, suddenly struck through Zuo Bai’s chaotic thoughts.
"Speaking of which... It seems like my life started having endless misfortunes from the day I met [Mask]!"
Zuo Bai had never thought about this before, because he had always only believed in science.
But tonight, he began to believe in destiny.
His mind, always confined by the shackles of scientific thought, was freed.
In other words, past scattered clues, like a puzzle, began to be interpreted under a new mindset.
"Indeed, meeting [Mask], was the first true ’death’ in my life, the beginning of misfortune!"
"Then, I made a comeback, furiously seeking revenge against [Mask]... Only to be struck directly by [Destiny] midway."
"After that, resurrected and found again, treated as cargo, hitting the transformed Night Watcher Feng Yuhuai, and Feng Yuhuai was initially because of [Mask] that I pursued him."
"Tonight, Feng Yuhuai drove me into the bushes, forcing an encounter with [Mask] again..."
The more he recalled, the more he thought, this conclusion grew more unshakeable,
"Every single misfortune is like a domino, and the one who toppled the first piece was [Mask]!"
"[Mask] is the mastermind dragging me into the whirlpool of misfortune!"
This interpretation is not scientific at all but very "destiny"!
"Gulp."
Zuo Bai swallowed his saliva with difficulty, his mouth dry.
He mobilized all his facial muscles to force out a model-friendly smile, explaining with utmost sincerity:
"Misunderstanding, purely misunderstanding, I’m not here for you, really, sorry for bothering."
"You continue staying, I’ll leave right now, don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone you’re here."
As Zuo Bai spoke, he cautiously lowered his foot and retreated into the bushes.
Never before in his earlier life had Zuo Bai’s words sounded so charming, but recently being around [Destiny] "both hearing and seeing", his personal refinement improved unbelievably.
Despite his crotch still seeping blood, Zuo Bai maintained an appearance of "benevolent and kindly", even his voice merged with twelve points of gentleness.
However, [Mask] in the shadows didn’t seem inclined to accept this sentiment.
"No need."
A cold, indifferent voice unceremoniously interrupted Zuo Bai’s friendly negotiation.
Compared to Zuo Bai, [Mask]’s tone was somewhat impolite.
Zuo Bai’s heart tightened sharply, thinking [Mask] was going to make a move against him.
The next second, his strained breath suddenly relaxed.
That indifferent voice sounded again, faintly:
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