You are my wife, don't doubt it!

I don’t know where he went to steal the food. There shouldn’t be any in the cafeteria.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines through the glass window and softly falls on the carpet.

Wait, what time is it now?

The girl raised her head and looked at the glass window... and the wall clock next to it.

It’s already come to this point.

Yu Luying did not forget the family dinner in the evening, but the alarm clock failed to wake her up.

There's no way. The inexplicable insomnia last night was really damaging to my health.

Wait, the smell of meat in my mouth... Could it be that this kid has already started eating? ?

An uncomfortable feeling involuntarily surged into the girl's heart.

You went to the banquet without inviting me? You went to meet my elderly parents alone without telling me. What does that mean?

Yu Luying started to put on her clothes.

When it comes to attending a banquet, no matter how reluctant you are, since you have agreed to attend, you should dress formally.

But it was too late now, and he was in a hurry to settle the score with Xiao Yao, so he couldn't care less.

Where was it in the afternoon? I forgot. I think the 27th floor was the VIP banquet hall...

As for Xiao Yao, he went to the restroom which was farthest from the private room and close to the stairs. After taking care of his personal problems, he lingered for a while. He still couldn't figure out what Grandpa Yu was up to, but he now had a very bad premonition.

Now we can't continue according to the old man's arrangement.

Xiao Yao washed his face again and just walked out of the bathroom when he heard the sound of the elevator stopping.

He saw a tall girl in a tracksuit, track pants and sneakers coming out of the elevator.

Yu Luying came up to Xiao Yao as soon as she saw him, but her tone was very unfriendly: "Are you taking a break from eating halfway?"

"I didn't... I just forgot that today is Friday, and your grandfather didn't blame me... Why did you come so late?" Xiao Yao was a little incoherent for a moment.

"Did you deliberately leave me alone and come early? What do you want to do?" Yu Luying didn't respond to Xiao Yao's words at all.

"No, it was your grandfather who sent a car to invite me here," Xiao Yao said truthfully, "They said you were already here, so I didn't think much about it. After all, he is your grandfather, right? Oh, right! If you don't believe me, you can ask Shen Jie!"

"It seems like you and that old man get along pretty well. How was your talk?" Yu Luying was still aggressive, totally unlike her usual gentle and reserved self: "What price did that man offer for you to leave me?"

Xiao Yao had to admit that he didn't like Xiao Pingguo very much.

"Why don't you listen to me today?" Xiao Yao was also a little impatient and raised his voice: "Your grandfather didn't offer any price for me to leave you... No, your grandfather didn't offer a price to make me leave you... No, your grandfather never mentioned the matter of letting me leave you, you've made me so angry - he wanted me to leave Shen Jie."

"..." Yu Luying listened to Xiao Yao's defense, her face uncertain. After seeing Xiao Yao finish speaking, she was silent for a while, and her tone softened a little: "So, the old man asked you to come to dinner just for this?"

Xiao Yao shook his head quickly, not daring to hide anything. "There's nothing to hide. Your grandfather even hoped that I could stand on the side of a friend... boyfriend and speak well of him in front of you. He's old, and he said that he really hopes to reconcile with you and your mother in his lifetime."

"You were bribed by that old man just like that?" Yu Luying raised her eyebrows, as if she was joking, but also as if she was not joking.

That's your grandfather, you keep calling him this old man or that old man!

"What do you mean by bribery? Am I selling my soul for a meal? Money, yes, he gave me money, but I didn't take a penny, and I never thought about taking a penny. I agreed to it from a family perspective, thinking that it would be a good thing for you and your grandfather, because I think it is the right thing to do, something that can make the future better."

"Yes, you are the noblest." Yu Luying threw down these five words and turned away.

? What is this girl doing?

Xiao Yao was confused and had no choice but to follow.

Yu Luying pressed the ↓ button on the elevator for a long time, but the elevator was slow to come. Xiao Yao kept pestering her, so she simply pushed open the fire door and walked down the stairs.

Xiao Yao had no choice but to continue following Yu Luying.

Just when Xiao Yao and Yu Luying were both very angry, the lights in the stairwell suddenly went out.

"Hello! Hello? Ah Hum!" Xiao Yao said loudly.

Yu Luying stomped her feet twice.

The power went out? Xiao Yao had a bad feeling in his heart.

No, why is it dark outside the window? It's only what time now. Is it a black sticker?

Yu Luying walked to the window, reached her hand into the darkness outside, and then was startled.

The dark green filter covering the retina and the huge black moon hanging in the sky...

This is... this is...

"Woo-woo-woo-woo-" The sound of trumpets came from the distance, which reminded Xiao Yao of the doomsday trumpets in "The Revelation of John".

As he thought about it, the hilt of the sword and the grip of the shield appeared in his palms, and metal armor began to surround his body, appearing and condensing out of nothing.

"Oh no, it's Shadow Time!" Before Yu Luying realized what was happening, Xiao Yao had already used his sword and shield to help her block a claw attack from the darkness. He then grabbed the hilt of the sword with his backhand, thrust it to the right, and stabbed the sneak attacking human-shaped shadow through and through.

"I think they are coming for us again, be careful!" Xiao Yao called out to Yu Luying.

"I didn't bring an axe!" Yu Luying answered anxiously.

"Where's your pumpkin carriage? I'll protect you. Let's hurry up and evacuate. Corridors and stairwells are the worst places to be in. We'll be attacked everywhere. I've been fooled before in Shen Hongsheng's palace."

"..." Yu Luying tried again, but nothing happened. She shook her head: "Maybe it won't work indoors."

"Then we can only kill them one level at a time. You follow behind me."

When you see a cockroach, it means there are countless cockroaches in the shadow, and the same is true for shadow.

In the bottomless stairwell, Xiao Yao could feel that countless shadows were stirring.

……

……

……

But a second before that moment came, Shen Jie was still playing on the beach, trying to get rid of the depression in her heart.

To be precise, playing in the sea.

The glow of the setting sun dyed the sea surface golden. At the beach, there was an extremely thick rope, one end of which was tied to a floating rope on the sea surface, and the other end extended to the beach.

There were probably dozens of people holding the thick rope and standing or floating in the shallow sea, welcoming the impact of wave after wave with laughter and joy, as if they were playing a collective tug-of-war game with the sea.

"Qingwei, hold on tight!" When the hairtail saw Shen Jie being torn to pieces by the waves, he called out with some concern.

Yan Xiao mocked, "Take care of yourself first. Qing Wei has better physique and more strength than you."

This may not be true, but Yan Xiao said it, and he said it.

Shen Jie's small leather shoes were placed under a white lighthouse, where there were many shoes. Because there was a concrete floor, there was no sand or water.

At this moment, she was half floating in the sea, holding on to the thick rope tightly, as if she was grabbing a life-saving straw.

The girl's face was ashen, she didn't scream or laugh, and her eyes looked a little scary.

Her hair was all wet, with a few strands sticking tightly to her forehead. Her black collar and short-sleeved shirt were wrinkled and limply stuck to her chest and arms. Under the setting sun, the pure black clothes shone with a dazzling light.

A wave bigger than the previous one came, and there was a cry of surprise from the crowd.

Several people even began to flee towards the shore.

Shen Jie closed her eyes, took a deep breath in advance, and let her body lie slightly on the water, ready to meet this violent impact.

...

……

.........

The wave of impact did not come for a long time, and the girl opened her eyes amid the screams of the cutlassfish.

The huge wave stopped just a few meters in front of him, and the wall of water showed amazing visual oppression at this distance.

But it just stayed there, its shape completely solidified, as if it had frozen.

"What's going on? It's coming again?" The hairtail shouted. His voice should have been drowned out by the waves, but the cessation of the sound of the waves made his voice seem extremely clear.

There was even an echo.

The entire sea surface was completely solidified, with waves and tides frozen there, like a frozen planet, showing this horrible and weird scene.

Shen Jie wiped her forehead and eyes, let go of the thick rope, and floated on the stagnant sea.

Only then did she realize that it was completely dark. The setting sun was still quite a distance from the sea, but as soon as she closed her eyes, it had completely disappeared - in fact, it was already as dark as midnight.

The only source of light came from the huge black moon above, which cast a cold light, dyeing the entire sea, the entire beach and the entire world with a layer of dark green light.

"Shadow time..." Shen Jie murmured.

"Let's go ashore first!" Hairtail shouted, pulling Yan Xiao and swimming towards the shore.

"Woo-woo-woo-woo-" The sound of a winter horn coming from somewhere reminded Shen Jie of the Apocalypse of John.

"Woo--Woo--"

The girl came ashore, her feet wrapped in white printed stockings gently stepping on the beach. Her wet black dress made a "swish" sound as she moved.

"Should we fish out the squad leader, Brother Long and everyone else first?" Daiyu said while hugging Yan Xiao, who was still in shock and wearing a bikini.

Shen Jie hesitated for a moment and said, "No need. Based on our experience last time, the shadows will not harm people who are unaware of the shadow time. Moreover, when time resumes flowing, they will feel as if nothing has happened - unless we really move them."

"Okay." Hairtail nodded and said, "What should we do now?"

"What the hell is going on?" Yan Xiao finally spoke in a tearful voice, "Why is it so dark? What is the shadow time you are talking about?"

"So, why did Yan Xiao come in as well?" Shen Jie looked at Hairtail.

"I don't know," said Daiyu, "either she has the same physical abnormality as me, or is it because I was holding her hand just now?"

The people in the sea were still soaking in the water without moving, the tourists on the beach and the people in the summer camp beach volleyball group also maintained the postures they had before entering the shadow time, and a volleyball was suspended in the air - the human-shaped shadows all over the mountains looked like materialized humans, and only the light in their eyes could make people identify them.

They did not attack Shen Jie, Daiyu, and Yan Xiao, and of course, they did not attack other passers-by. Instead, they all ran in the same direction - the Saint Ai Hotel.

"Can anyone explain it?" Yan Xiao asked.

"There's no time to explain." Shen Jie looked around and made a decisive decision: "Hairtail, you and Yan Xiao stay where you are and don't move. Slowly explain to Yan Xiao. I'll follow them to the hotel to take a look."

"No!" Daiyu expressed strong opposition: "Sister-in-law, you stay here with us and wait for the filming time to end."

Even a fool could see how dangerous it would be for one person to rush into so many shadows - since the shadows had no intention of attacking the three people for the time being, waiting and watching was obviously the safest and most prudent strategy.

"No," Shen Jie shook her head and said, "Since they are all running towards our hotel, they must have a clear goal. Many campers are still in the hotel. I must follow them to see."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Shen Jie, Daiyu said, "Then Yan Xiao and I will go with you."

"No, it's too dangerous!"

"It's dangerous for us to stay here," said the hairtail. "If a shadow appears to attack us, even if there are only one or two, we won't be able to resist."

Shen Jie thought that what Daiyu said made sense. Although Daiyu hadn't awakened the fortress for so long, he had gone to the mirror under the bridge with Xiao Yao, Yu Luying, and the priest to level up many times. He should know how to protect himself next to the fortress messenger, but Yan Xiao...

"Woo-woo-woo-woo-" the sound of the horn continued, and it became more and more urgent and louder.

Shen Jie was still hesitating.

"Woo-wu-wu-"

Chapter 312: Shooting?

2023-08-28

Xiao Yao suddenly hugged Yu Luying and spun her around.

Yu Luying was startled and was about to scold him, "How can you still be in such a good mood at this time?", but a claw had already hit Xiao Yao's vest, but fortunately it failed to penetrate the armor.

Xiao Yao and Yu Luying groaned at the same time, then used their elbows to push away the shadow that was rushing towards them from behind, turned around, and stabbed it with the tips of their swords, finishing it off.

From the 27th floor to a position close to the 23rd floor, every step was difficult, which reminded Xiao Yao of "Beach Landing".

I don’t know if it’s because of the lack of exercise recently, but he’s a little weak.

This battle was more difficult than climbing stairs in Shen Hongsheng's skyscraper. At least it wasn't so dark there, and there was no need to guard against accidental injuries to teammates.

In order to avoid accidental injury, Xiao Yao had to keep a certain distance from Yu Luying. Even so, the narrow stairwell still prevented him from moving around.

A group of ice arrows shot towards the group of shadows downstairs.

"Hah!" Xiao Yao made a sweeping attack and knocked down the three or five shadows that were rushing in the front.

"Haven't you eaten yet?" Yu Luying shouted.