Chapter 25: You Can Only Stay in Africa for the Rest of Your Life
His eyes burnt as he peered around the dark hotel lobby. The thick stone pillars accentuated the difference in height, and the huge crystal lamp on the ceiling was turned off but still reflected light off its surroundings.
Under such light, it was still strangely magnificent, despite the eerie and empty atmosphere.
Many silhouettes were in the lobby of the hotel. They were of irregular shapes: tall, weird, long, and narrow. Their bodies were piled up like messy black lines.
Yibei has seen these figures before. In fact, most of the shadowy figures he saw were like this. Each time, whenever he caught a glimpse of them, they would disappear instantly.
However, they showed no signs of disappearing, and there were so many of them!
Some of them phased through the stone pillars, some submerged themselves in the walls, and some emerged from the ground. Whispers could also be heard being shared among the shadows.
He couldn’t make out the murmurs. They were broken up into sentences: sharp, manic, and insane.
However, as soon as Yibei made his presence known, all the murmurs fell silent, and he felt eyes on him.
It was silent and awkward for a long time, and Yibei waved at the strange figures.