“Mayor! Mayor!” A shout came from the back of the group.
The golden-haired man turned around. The person who shouted was a man in a leather coat. He carried a bag of an unknown material on his shoulder. Shuriken-like items were stuck in the bag. The edges shone coldly. Jiang Cheng and the rest turned to the man.
The man looked worried and pale. “Mayor.” He didn’t even acknowledge the travellers. His eyes were fixated on the golden-haired man. “Listen!”
The crowd instantly quieted down. Jiang Cheng and the others held their breaths. They didn’t notice or hear anything. However, the citizens of Black Stone Town were affected, and the atmosphere was weird. Slowly, the golden-haired man seemed to sense something, and his eyes narrowed into a line.
“How… Why did it arrive so soon this time?” A man next to the golden-haired man said. He looked so scared.
“It is here…” The golden-haired man suddenly announced.
The Loli girl patted the tall man’s hand on her shoulder as if comforting him. Then, she shot an accusatory gaze at the golden-haired man. She didn’t like those who liked to scare others. She felt that it was very dumb. “Who is coming?” The Loli girl asked evenly, “Please clarify yourself.”
However, the golden-haired man was too flustered. He didn’t look at the girl but at the young master, “We have to go now. Look after yourself. And!” He turned around as he shouted, “If you want to remove its curse, you have to make sure that the light of the lighthouse doesn’t go out. Once when the light from there is relit will its anger be appeased! Then, you’ll have the chance to survive!”
When he said that, the people around him had already disappeared. Only spots of light in the dark remained. The lightspots looked like they’d be consumed by the darkness at any time.
Fatty thought back to the fear on the golden-haired man and the citizens’ faces. It didn’t feel like they were acting. He subconsciously wanted to get the Doctor’s opinion. However, when he saw the Doctor, he started to worry.
Jiang Cheng looked at the city on the sea calmly. The city lights danced in his eyes. However, to Fatty’s confusion, the city reflected in Jiang Cheng’s eyes was much clearer than what he saw. Fatty was stumped.
Jiang Cheng suddenly moved his gaze and caught Fatty staring at him. Fatty finally reacted. His first reaction was to swallow nervously.
“Tsk,” Jiang Cheng stared at him and mocked, “I knew someone was staring at me when I was sleeping. This time, I’ve finally caught you!”
Fatty almost cried, “...Doctor, can you be more serious?” He pointed at the sea, “Did you not hear the man? We’re cursed. If the lighthouse dies out, it’s over for all of us.”
At that moment, the young master walked over. After a moment’s hesitation, he asked, “Did you hear any voices earlier?”
The Loli girl walked over and held the tall man’s hand. Due to their height differences, the girl had to raise her hand in the air to accommodate the man. The tall man realised that the travellers were exposed because of him, so he arched his body and moved about carefully like a cat. He curled up behind the Loli girl as if no one could see him if he did that.
Fatty stared at the strange duo. An inappropriate thought appeared in his mind. The Loli girl appeared to be holding a pet and not a human.
The Loli girl looked at Jiang Cheng, Fatty and the young master. She shook her head. “Neither did I.”
However, based on what they saw, the golden-haired man and the citizens were clearly frightened by some sound. They escaped before finishing their words.
“It’s probably not a specific fear of a sound,” The young master said, “It’s something that made the sound.” He paused as he glanced at the sea. “Didn’t you hear him? It’s… coming…” The young master was a gifted storyteller. He was relaying a simple thing, but it was very convincing. “Therefore, the thing he mentioned was the important thing.” He sighed in relief, “It might be related to the source of the curse.”
“So, what do we do now?” Fatty asked, “Do we keep the flame in the lighthouse on like what they said?” After that, Fatty paused and looked at the rest. He lowered his voice, “But those people feel so strange. They might be ghosts trying to trick us.”
A city that suddenly appeared on the sea. A group of citizens came to visit with torches. An unknown curse. An empty and ruined cathedral. And… It.
These elements would make a good story.
Everything that had appeared overturned their understanding. Based on their knowledge, everything that appeared in the mission had to have happened in real life, but these…
“Should we go back first?” Fatty suggested.
Just as the trio aimed to walk towards the hidden door, the tall man who dragged the Loli girl paused. She turned around with confusion to look at the obedient man. The man’s hand that held her tightened that it even hurt her slightly.
The next second, the man knelt down and leaned close to her ear, “Big Sister… The sound that they mentioned… I heard it.”