Chapter 796: Journal II-The Mermaid in the Swamp
After the little girl asked her question, she assumed a stance as if she was ready to dissect anything at any moment. Her smile was still innocent and sweet, but her sharpening motions and stitched-up face made her appear incredibly eerie at that moment. The flickering candlelight danced incessantly, while she extended her crimson tongue, eagerly licking her lips.
“What do you want to ask…” This scene scared Xu Shuhan to her core; as a Zombie, she found herself retreating… In fact, if she hadn’t been pinned to the table, she would have tried to escape even in her turkey form.
“Hee hee, a smart choice,” the little girl said, still using a child’s voice, but her laugh was chilling.
“As if I really have a choice…” Xu Shuhan couldn’t help but mutter inwardly.
The little girl smiled and licked the blade, tossing out her first question, “Why did you come here?”
“Is that your question?” Xu Shuhan found no reason to hide it and replied immediately, “I came to find someone.”
“Looking for someone… hee hee… Every year, people are brought into this black forest, but no one has ever come out alive… This is a closed world, a world belonging to that person. Our stories spread outside, luring more people here… The person you are looking for will also be trapped here, and in the end, that person will weave a story full of lies for him… And you, you will be the same.”
The little girl eyed Xu Shuhan eerily, her lips moving as she spoke.
That look made Xu Shuhan feel as if the girl was deciding where to make the first cut…