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  The building was silent, not a sound to be heard, as if no one was there.

  Suddenly—

  "Town Chief!" A voice rang out from the other side, sharp and pierg, so much so that it was hard to tell whether it was from a man or a woman. "They're over there!"

  Jiang g and the others immediately turo look in the dire of the void saw where the loli girl and the tall man had hidden.

  The tall man, whether iionally or for some other reason, was crouched in a smaller stone crack, which caused most of his body to be exposed.

  This was just the right spot for the figure outside the window to spot him.

  Not only that, but after being discovered, the tall man seemed pletely flustered, and in the end... he strangely stood up.

  This caused even the loli girl o him to be exposed as well.

  Outside, many shadows pressed up against the broken window, peering inside.

  At least, it looked like they were human.

  The leader was a muscur man in his forties, with a t physique simir to the tall man. He had striking golden curly hair and a crossbow on his back.

  After the tall man and the loli girl were discovered, the cealment of Jiang g and the Young Master became meaningless.

  Each of the people outside held a torch. Sihey already khere were people i was only a matter of time before they came in to search, with no way to escape.

  Moreover, judging by their size and strength, it was clear that in a fight, it would be their side that was at a disadvantage.

  Seeing a few more people emerge, the golden-haired man’s eyes lit up. He quickly expihat he was the ag town chief of Bckstoown nearby.

  They had e here after seeing the lighthouse light, knowing that more people had arrived.

  Upon hearing the word "again," Jiang g's eyes fshed.

  The golden-haired man, ag like a responsible leader, did not barge in but instead stood outside, waiting. Jiang g and the Young Master did not pn to be polite either, and the two groups began talking through the window.

  "What do you mean by 'again'?" the Young Master asked. "Have you seen people like us before?"

  "Yes," the golden-haired man hen sighed. "But you are unlucky. You got lost and ended up here."

  The loli girl interrupted, asking, "What’s wrong with here?"

  "Here..." The golden-haired man seemed to recall something, his expression turning fearful. After a few seds, he tinued in a low voice, "In any case, this is an ominous pce. Anyone who enters will be cursed."

  "What kind of curse?"

  Behind the golden-haired man, a strangely dressed individual stepped forward. The others parted to make way, all expressions respectful.

  "Yht will be taken, and you'll fall iernal darkness. You will crawl through the winding and rugged ruins, surrounded by a swarm of vipers that gnaw at your broken body. You will feel pain but will not die. Your soul will be trapped in your body, watg it rot but uo do anything. You only crawl beh its throne, begging for fiveness from it, just like the betrayers who used blood..."

  The strange man's voice had a ting tone, like that of a poet from turies ago. His entire body was covered in a bck robe adorned with straterns.

  As the Fatty stared at the patterns, a strange se occurred. He saw the patterns move, twisting like snakes, rolling up into a mass, ing straight at him.

  But just before it reached his face, everything vanished.

  The strange man seemed to be a sorcerer or a priest. His words felt like some sort of prophecy, pale yet mysterious in their beauty.

  After the strange man finished speaking, the Young Master and the loli girl wore ptive expressions.

  Only Jiang g looked at the enigmati for a moment longer before turning to the golden-haired man, asking with a raised , "e on, transte."

  The golden-haired maated, then slowly opened his mouth. "I think I’ve already said..."

  The Young Master interrupted their versation, gng at the strange man before turning back to the golden-haired man. "What you’re saying is, we’re the betrayers?"

  The golden-haired man nodded. "Yes, anyone who ehis building is sidered a betrayer and will be cursed."

  "Betray who?"

  The golden-haired man fell silent again. It was clear he khe answer, but he was too scared to speak.

  It seemed that even uttering the name of that entity would be a form of bsphemy, bringing misfortune upon him.

  "Alright," the Young Master stopped pressing the issue and asked, "Now, tell us about you. Where are you from?"

  "Bckstoown," a young man holding a torswered. "We are all from Bckstoown."

  Earlier, the Fatty had felt something strange about these people. Not only did their speech sound awkward, but even their movements seemed...

  In the moment, his pupils trembled, and he finally noticed the problem.

  What they said didn’t match their lip movements!

  It felt like watg a dubbed fn film.

  But iy, this brought an overwhelming sense of fear and shock. The Fatty instinctively felt that these people were not human—they were all ghosts.

  Or they had already died and were being trolled by ghosts as puppets.

  He tried to alert the doctor without drawing attention.

  But before his trembling hand could touch the doctor, the tter naturally grabbed his arm and gave it a gentle squeeze.

  The Fatty immediately stopped trembling.

  The Young Master thought for a moment and tinued, "Then..."

  "Why does your city float on the sea? And why is it invisible during the day, only visible at night..."

  The tall man suddenly spoke, his voice sounding like it was still in the middle of puberty, making it very unpleasant to hear.

  Before he could finish, the loli kicked him sharply on the knee.

  The situation instantly became tense.

  That suddenly appearing city must have some mystery, and the people who came were even stranger. Questioning them so directly might cause trouble.

  After all, no one knew whether the people outside were friends or foes.

  Once—

  "Yes," the golden-haired man sighed deeply, looking at the others before speaking slowly. "Our town is indeed just like what you’ve seen—floating on the sea, and it only appears at times like this," he paused, then tinued, "Because, like you, we are all cursed."

  After the loli girl ordered the tall man to be silent, she couldn’t help but ask, "Did you ehis building too?"

  At these words, the golden-haired man and his panions all darkeheir eyes dimming with a deep sense of helplessness and despair.

  It was hard to describe the state, but the Fatty could feel it—there was an overwhelming sense of powerlessness and hopelessness ing from them.

  After several seds, the golden-haired man finally lifted his head and rasped, "This building... is one we built."

  The loli girl was stunned. "Why?"

  "To survive."

  (End of the Chapter)

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