novelsite Chapter 4 makes its official debut.
Chapter 4 makes its official debut.
It took Jiang Xingni more than an hour to reach the village. As darkness fell, Jiang Xingni ignored the system's real-time updates and headed towards his chosen location.
As soon as Jiang Xingni got out of the car, he could already smell the strange odor in the air.
It wasn't the chill unique to the air in a northern winter, but something else entirely, carrying a putrid, rotten smell, but upon closer inspection, it vanished, as if it were all just her illusion.
The entire village was unexpectedly quiet, perhaps because the strange and eerie atmosphere had drawn the protagonist's group away?
Jiang Xingni finally reached her destination, and the system's announcement exploded in her mind: 【…Wait, the main characters are right behind you!】
"How did you know?" the system asked in disbelief.
Jiang Xingni doesn't have time to answer the system's questions right now.
She could guess that the main characters would come to this place, but Jiang Xingni didn't expect them to arrive so quickly.
—She originally wanted to choose a few high-class outfits for her entrance.
"I understand, I understand..." She said it not to the system, but in front of everyone.
The black-haired, golden-eyed girl seemed to be talking to something, speaking slowly as she turned around to look at the four people in front of her.
The moment the words were spoken, the last ray of light was swallowed up by the low mountains beside the village, plunging the entire village into an almost chaotic blackness.
"The Ghost Realm has descended." Xiao Jiming narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice.
He didn't need to explain; the main characters were all aware of the situation. But what they were most concerned about right now was the girl of unknown origin in front of them.
Anyway, when they were fighting against the monsters, they thought about the possibility of encountering the arrival of the ghost realm. Now it's just that what they thought in their minds has become a reality.
But this girl—they never imagined that such a strange and unusual girl would appear in such a remote village.
The last ray of light fell on her. Even though the Ghost Realm had descended and her entire vision was plunged into darkness, Xiao Jiming could still clearly see her bright golden eyes—the gold seemed to shimmer with stars.
The girl of unknown origin wore a smile, despite being surrounded by monsters and facing an unfavorable situation. She calmly looked around.
"Finally found you..." Jiang Xingni said, his gaze falling on Xiao Jiming. "The protagonist of the story."
The situation was urgent, and Xiao Jiming didn't have time to think about what Jiang Xingni meant by "the protagonist of the story." As the team leader, he was the first to step forward, meet her gaze, and speak rapidly: "Are you a superhuman?"
Jiang Xing's smile deepened; this was the purpose of her visit.
If you want readers to believe that you have superpowers, what could be more direct than showing your face in front of the main characters?
Of course, Jiang Xingni wouldn't be foolish enough to say that his special ability is "the Eye of Truth".
The girl answered in a lighthearted tone, "I can see the truth of this world."
[The comic has been updated!]
There was no need to worry about anything else. The moment the system finished speaking, Jiang Xingni suddenly realized that the scenery in his eyes had changed.
If before, she saw the world as if shrouded in a fog, now that fog has been removed, and she has never seen the world so clearly.
Physical darkness could not obstruct her vision at all; Jiang Xingni could clearly see the figures hidden in the darkness.
Or rather, shadow puppetry.
Based on Jiang Xingni's experience, it is clear that each shadow puppet is made of human skin.
She blinked, but the pale golden specks in her vision did not disappear. They gathered on the shadow puppets, on the main characters, and even formed golden tracks in the air.
Good news: She has superpowers.
The bad news: she doesn't know how to use her special ability.
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In the real world, Rong Zui is a long-time fan of "Nameless Land".
She started following the manga from the beginning of its serialization, and even had heated arguments with others on the forum, firmly believing that new main characters would appear in the new storyline.
Therefore, when Rong Zui saw the pop-up message "The comic you're following, 'Nameless Land,' has been updated!" during the water class, he quickly clicked on it.
The new episode picks up where the previous one left off, with the main characters arriving at Xishan Village, the location where the internet celebrity went missing.
They first conducted investigations and interviews, had a big argument and almost came to blows in front of ordinary people, and finally Song Juexiao discovered something was wrong—the entire village was made up of shadow puppets.
Just as Song Juexiao was about to offer a reminder, the shadow puppets turned their heads toward the main characters, staring straight at them with familiar smiles.
Pei Zhaoye's hair stood on end instantly. Ignoring the argument that wasn't over yet, he grabbed Xiao Jiming and ran.
Song Juexiao brought up the rear, removed his mask, and sang a short but urgent chant towards the shadow puppets that were chasing after them.
However, the chanting did not stop the human skin puppets for too long.
"There are too many. This shouldn't be the number of strange creatures a Class C anomaly should have." Xiao Jiming ran ahead to clear a path for them, avoiding densely populated village areas.
"The Ghost Realm." He Jingtong's face held a hint of mockery. "Xiao Jiming, don't lead us down a dead end."
A mysterious realm? That's a new concept.
Rong Zui continued to scroll down with great interest. The four main characters were not only running away, but also tried to fight back.
However, Song Juexiao's voice could only affect them briefly for a few seconds.
He Jingtong could kill a few with his knife, but there were simply too many shadow puppets. It would be difficult for him to eliminate so many shadow puppets by himself, and he might even be worn down and killed by them.
He also tried to kill them with spells, but neither fire nor ice could harm them in the slightest.
The passage of time in the comic is very obvious. The color tone gradually darkens as the protagonist runs, until the last glimmer of light fades away, and endless darkness, seemingly from nowhere, envelops the entire village and the protagonist group.
Turning the page again, the full-color comic book almost made Rong Zui shout out loud during her water class.
—No other reason than that the newly introduced characters are just too good-looking!
The girl had a faint smile on her face. Her long black hair curled slightly, draped over her shoulders, and fell down her back. A scarf covered the lower half of her face, making her golden eyes stand out even more.
As brilliant as the stars.
This was the first thought that popped into Rong Zui's mind.
In the darkness, her eyes were the only light.
"We've finally found you... the protagonists of the story."
"I can see the reality of this world."
After the new character finishes reciting this line, the newly updated storyline comes to an end.
But Rong Zui still felt it wasn't enough. She was a typical reader who judged by appearances, and now, Jiang Xingni had successfully become her new wife.
She kept refreshing the page, trying to recall the image.
Then she refreshed the page and discovered the accompanying Easter egg storyline.
The Easter egg is located in the shopping mall.