Why is my anime art style so weird?

A faint smell of formaldehyde lingered in the air, further intensifying the terrifying and eerie atmosphere.

"Xu, Xu Ming, shall we go in?"

The little piglet clung tightly to Xu Ming's trouser leg, trembling with fear.

Xu Ming patted its little head and led the way inside.

Upon entering the storage room, the smell of formaldehyde seemed to become even stronger, making one feel nauseous.

Xu Ming held his breath and walked inside.

As Xu Ming passed by the shelves containing strange specimens, he felt uneasy. He felt as if the specimens in the jars were still alive, secretly watching his every move through the tinted glass.

Xu Ming quickened his pace and, based on his previous memory, arrived at the location where the safe containing the slides had been stored.

A box came into his view.

The box was covered in a lot of dust and cobwebs, and looked quite old.

The box is engraved with strange images and distorted, eerie characters.

After a moment's hesitation, Xu Ming used a crowbar to pry open the lid of the box.

Inside was a key and a piece of yellowed paper.

Xu Ming reached into the box and took out the key and the paper.

This key is almost identical to the music box's spring, except one is gold and the other is silver.

Xu Ming had a sudden inspiration. He placed the two keys together and applied a little force...

click!

With a soft click, the two keys instantly came together as one.

Xu Ming put away the key and hid it close to his body, then picked up the paper.

He felt the color of the paper was somewhat unusual. It didn't resemble the pale yellow that comes from being left out for a long time; rather, it looked more like the brownish-yellow of tanned sheepskin.

Xu Ming subconsciously rubbed the paper with his fingers. A strange, smooth sensation came from his fingertips, as if he were touching a girl's skin.

Xu Ming's expression changed slightly; he had realized a terrifying answer...

Suppressing his discomfort, Xu Ming slowly unfolded the paper, revealing writing in black ink:

At 1:00 PM,

Knock on the door 13 times.

You can then use the key to open the door leading to the opera house.

Then a line of blood-red writing appeared.

Watch out for the shadows!

The handwriting at the beginning is delicate and strong, and seems to have been written with a fountain pen.

The handwriting that followed was thick and messy, as if the situation was urgent and the writer had bitten his finger to write it down.

A shadow instantly fell over Xu Ming's face.

Chapter 195 The Dark Tide

Swish!

A strange sound suddenly came from behind me, as if countless insects and snakes were crawling on the ground.

The three of them quickly turned around, only to see an incredibly terrifying scene.

A strange, dark shadow crawled on the ground, surging and roaring like a tide.

Every shadow it touches on the ground along the way will merge into the shadow, and with each shadow it merges into, the shadow grows stronger.

When the shadowy figure entered the storage room, it covered almost half of the room's area.

Xu Ming quickly picked up his phone and pressed the shutter button.

Click!

After a soft sound, purple-gold lightning instantly filled the entire room, a huge magic circle swirled and circled in the air, and mysterious runes flickered like starlight.

The dark shadow vanished instantly, as if melting away ice and snow.

However, before Xu Ming could even rejoice, the shadows of the surrounding objects began to twist and deform again, slowly converging together, seemingly about to turn into black shadows once more.

Xu Ming's expression changed drastically.

"Come on!"

The three of them then quickly ran out of the storage room.

"Xu Ming, where are we going?"

The little piglet sat on Xu Ming's shoulders and asked nervously.

Xu Ming glanced at the elevator that was getting closer and closer, his mind racing.

At this rate of speed, they'll probably be swallowed up by the dark figure before they even reach the second floor, leaving them nowhere to escape.

"Let's take the stairs down to basement level 1!"

Xu Ming immediately shouted.

He put Erina and the piglet into the Hyakki Yagyōshō (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) and then ran towards the emergency exit.

Bah!

Xu Ming forcefully slammed open the door to the emergency exit, revealing a dilapidated, pitted staircase in front of him.

The walls were made of cement covered in moss, and the stairs didn't even have handrails.

Whoosh!

The shadowy figures gathered again and surged forward like a tide.

The situation was urgent, leaving him no time to think.

Xu Ming gritted his teeth and rushed down the stairs.

The stairs were uneven, and the ground was covered with smooth moss. Xu Ming almost fell several times.

Fortunately, he was quick and didn't fall.

He stumbled and struggled his way down from the 3rd floor to the basement.

Suddenly, a group of black humanoid figures made of shadows surrounded them.

Behind him, the sound of rushing water grew louder and louder, and the tide of shadows seemed about to catch up.

Xu Ming pursed his lips, picked up a crowbar with one hand, and summoned Erina and the little piglet.

A fierce battle is inevitable!

In the real world, the strange man charged at Baiyin, who immediately rolled away to barely dodge the man's attack.

The strange man raised both arms, and when Baiyin saw this, his heart sank.

His two arms transformed into several tentacles made of black mist, reaching out towards Bai Yin.

Silver scrambled and rolled to dodge his attacks.

But Bai Yin was ultimately just an ordinary person with normal physical abilities, and soon the tentacles wrapped around his ankles.

'not good! '

Bai Yin exclaimed inwardly.

An irresistible force swept over, dragging the silver towards the strange man.

Immediately afterwards, countless tentacles made of black mist emerged from under the tattered cloak and surged toward Bai Yin, as if they wanted to burrow directly into his body.

Bai Yin was immediately alarmed and struggled desperately.

But how could he, a mere high school student, possibly resist the existence of extraordinary power?

Kaguya, I'm sorry, I might have said something I shouldn't have…

Just when Baiyin was almost in despair, a familiar figure rushed out from the door on the screen, followed by a purple-gold flash that illuminated the entire projection room.

laugh!

The strange man was instantly engulfed in flames and quickly turned into ashes, which drifted away in the wind.

We're saved...

Feeling the tentacles binding him loosen, Baiyin immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't just stand there! Turn off the projector right now!"

Xu Ming rushed out of the door and shouted anxiously.

Suddenly, a strange sound came from inside the door on the curtain, like the tide crashing against the shore as it begins to rise.

Soon, a black tide surged out from the door.

Ignoring the soreness in his body, Bai Yin got up from the ground, rushed to the projector, and yanked off its power.

The image on the screen suddenly disappeared.

A faint, unwilling roar came from inside the door.

The tide that had already rushed out of the gate was unwilling to give up and surged towards Xu Ming, but this little bit of water without a source was quickly extinguished.

Xu Ming didn't care about getting dirty; he plopped down on the ground and started panting heavily.

"What...what was that just now?"

Bai Yin asked, panting heavily.

"Who knows? Anyway, it's not a good thing."

Xu Ming answered while panting.

The two rested for a while, then slowly stood up.

Xu Ming showed Bai Yin the key and the human skin paper.

Bai Yin breathed a sigh of relief.