Classic revival of infinite games

Chapter 13 2.2
Creepy shadows look very strange.

Normal shadows in reality are divided into solid black umbras in the middle and blurred shadows around them, so the edges of the shadows seem to be softened, for example, under the sun at this time, the leaves are full of your own shadow.

But the shadows of these buildings are not only squirming, but also have clear and sharp edges, like black paper-cuts.

This situation made Ye Man immediately realize that there is a supernatural phenomenon in this dungeon, and she needs to avoid or fight against it.

She observed for a while, and found that the edge of the shadow was always squirming, but the range was acceptable, and it would not exceed the shadow of the building itself too much.

So, she decided to boldly continue to walk in the town, that is, this small square, trying to see more information.

"Search as much information as possible about this strange city." Ye Man set a small goal for himself.

After all, she understands that under these squirming shadows, there must be a supernatural force that is difficult for humans to fight, so the best way to fight it is to collect as much information as possible before it erupts, and speculate on key words, so that you may be able to obtain A ray of hope for the future.

During the gathering of information, she took care not to step on any shadows or let her own shadow touch them.

Each house does not have a house number, but it has a house number with the surnames of different foreigners written on it.

"Schneider", "Schumacher", "Schmidt", "Baker"... Ye Man carefully memorized the appearance and house numbers of these houses.

As she approached, the shadow seemed to fluctuate more frequently and rapidly.It was originally surging like a wave, but as soon as she got close, it would tremble wildly.

Shadow seemed excited by her approach.

And as the sun gradually tilted, she felt that the dormant monster was about to come out.They are gradually elongated due to the tilt of the sun, the range of shaking is obviously increased, and the dancing is becoming more and more joyful.

In the building, the only shadow that is still normal is her original landing point - Otto's hut.

So she looked around and hid in Otto's cabin.

She locked the door outside the garden, and suddenly caught a glimpse of some discarded old-fashioned straight-handled umbrellas under the trees in the garden.

Among them, most of the umbrellas have potholes on the edges, and some have broken ribs, and the original owner discarded them in the grass at will.

"There are rags to pick up!" Ye Man was a little happy, "Thank you for the gift from Otto's House."

She opened these umbrellas one by one, and chose an umbrella with a complete canopy.Although a rib on the top of this umbrella is slightly broken, it does not affect its smooth deployment.

She took the big umbrella back to the room.

Straight-handled umbrellas are always safe because they can be used as sticks, especially if you have very few items in the house.

Although such a stick may not be effective in dealing with supernatural forces.

"Yes, it's better than nothing." Ye Man firmly believed.

When she got back into the house, she heard the dull ticking of the clock again.She checked the time, it was 4:50pm.

The night came faster than expected, and at 5:30, I saw the dim sunset.

Then at about 6:00, only the afterglow of the sunset was left in the sky.

The six tall street lamps in the center of the square turned on automatically, and the light from the street lamps spread dimly and feebly into the night.

Ye Man drew the curtains.The curtains have only a thin layer of cloth, which is somewhat transparent.

She sat in a corner by the window, staring out the window and downstairs.

She saw the shadow waves of the elongated buildings becoming more and more turbulent, and it was already difficult to see the shape of the original buildings from the shadows. They were shaking crazily, like the surface of black boiling water.

Finally, when the afterglow of the sun was gone, the pools of black boiling water erupted.

Tens of thousands of small shadows shaped like black tadpoles are the only bare umbras, gushing out like water droplets and steam, scurrying densely on the ground covered with street lamps, and their trajectories are irregular, which makes people feel uncomfortable. I feel hairy.

Then she saw that in the nearby buildings, there was also a dim yellow light like a street lamp, but there was no one in the window.

A small building opposite opened the door, Ye Man remembered, it was Schumacher's house.

No living person walked out of that door, but a figure stepped out from the shadow of the building.

This shadow is exactly the same as the shadow of densely packed tadpoles, only the dark umbra, with clear and sharp edges as if cut by a knife.

It looked like an adult man wearing a felt hat, with some large items in his arms.

Shadow walked to the center of the square and unfolded the items in his arms. It turned out that there were two small saddles, one high and one low, and a tool box. He sat on the lower small saddle.

Many doors on the opposite side opened one after another, and the number of people gradually increased. Some people walked to the square and sat on the higher horses. The man in the felt hat began to shine his shoes.

Many figures walked into Baker's house, and those who came out seemed to be chewing something with their mouths. The shadow of the large round object looked like pie or bread.

In Schmidt's shop, there seemed to be no sound of tinkling and loud knocking.

A group of figures that looked like ladies and housewives, dressed in classic whalebone dresses.They swayed their inflated skirts, gathered at the door of Schneider's store or entered and exited the store, and they seemed to be whispering together.

The world of shadows is going on in an orderly manner. The first floors of many houses look like shops, and many people come and go, bringing and taking away goods.

If it weren't for the frightening tadpole-shaped shadows that are still shuttled back and forth, this picture would even look a little warm.

Just as Ye Man was concentrating on observing the street, her desk lamp suddenly flickered a few times by itself, and then turned on by itself.

Not the dim yellow light of the surrounding houses or street lamps, but bright and menacing, pale light.

The rampaging black tadpoles still seem to be on the rampage erratically, but there are fewer and fewer tadpoles around her house.

The figures on the square suddenly stopped their actions.

The contours of the shadows changed, and she felt the shadows in the entire square turn their faces.

Without saying a word, Ye Man took out the black cloak made by Aunt Li in the infinite backpack, and threw it on the desk lamp to cover it.

The light from the desk lamp was blocked, and the whole room was plunged into darkness again.

Most of the figures turned their heads back and went about their business.

However, the shoemaker in the center of the square stopped his shoe-shining hands, stood up slowly and left.

The customer shadow behind him waved his arms aggressively, but he was unmoved and walked straight to Baker's house.

A tall, thin and long shadow of a man came out from inside. He wore a chef's hat and held a baking spatula with a long handle and a small blade.

Then they split up and went to other shops to knock on the door.

The Schmidt family stepped out of a burly and muscular figure, with tight muscles in the outline.He held a huge hammer in his hand.This is a blacksmith.

From the Schneider’s house, where there were many female guests, came out a figure who also looked like a woman. She was dressed in an ancient European long dress and held two large, sharp-edged scissors in her hands. The scissors were almost half the length of an arm.This is a seamstress.

These figures with obvious professional characteristics held their tools and surrounded Otto's residence step by step, like a black mountain of dark clouds, carrying the coercion of the coming rain.

(End of this chapter)