Stronger with Crimson Modifier

Chapter 325 - 319: Script [4]

Immediately after, the power within its body froze once more, as if a pause button had been pressed.

Hu Qi then reached out, picked it up, and placed it on his shoulder. In a flash, he vanished from the street.

As a second-tier city, Qingyin City had a vast number of bus stops.

Over a thousand, at the very least.

Normally, finding that specific bus stop from the image in just a few short hours would be an almost impossible task.

However, for Hu Qi, this was no challenge at all.

After all, during the Demon Soul’s recent scan, he had taken in nearly every nook and cranny of the entire city.

At this moment, he knew the city better than anyone who lived in it.

The moment he saw the image, he knew the bus stop’s exact location.

It was still a while before midnight, however, so Hu Qi decided to grab a bite to eat first.

Although he could replenish his energy by absorbing Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy...

...the experience always lacked a certain human touch.

As a self-proclaimed "foodie," Hu Qi much preferred to savor the wonderful taste of food with his own mouth.

...

The night grew deeper.

Not a single star could be seen in the sky.

A darkness as thick as ink enveloped the city, threatening to swallow everything whole.

At the entrance of an office building.

Guo Wei pushed open the cold glass door, her legs as heavy as lead.

The moment she stepped outside, a bone-chilling cold rushed at her like a surging tide, and she couldn’t help but shiver.

She instinctively looked up at the pitch-black night sky. A freezing rain fell like a flurry of fine needles, stinging her face as it hit.

"That damn bastard, he’s really something else! Making me work overtime every single day!"

Guo Wei couldn’t stop herself from muttering curses under her breath.

’Of course, she only dared to vent her frustrations like this behind his back.’

’After all, as a recent college graduate, she was already pretty lucky to have found a decent job like this.’

’It was just that the company was still in its startup phase, and the number of employees was pitifully small. Including the boss, there were only four people in total.’

’One of them was a relative of the boss who was an employee in name only, and the other one had taken the day off, so she was the only one left working overtime.’

’Ugh, when will these days ever end? Oh well, at least I get paid for this. Compared to people who work overtime for free, my situation isn’t so bad.’

Guo Wei comforted herself, then reached into her pocket and pulled out her phone.

She glanced at the time. The screen displayed [11:37].pr

’I hope the last bus hasn’t left yet.’

At that thought, she quickly pulled a black folding umbrella from her backpack and opened it.

She pulled her thin jacket tighter, trying to ward off some of the cold, then took a deep breath and started toward the bus stop across the street.

Her black high heels made a CLICK-CLACK sound on the wet pavement, which seemed exceptionally jarring in the silent midnight air.

Because it was late at night, the temperature was low, and a light rain was falling, there were almost no pedestrians on the street.

Only the dim, yellow streetlights stood silently by the roadside, casting a hazy glow.

At first, Guo Wei didn’t feel anything was out of the ordinary.

But as she left the office building and stepped into the thick darkness, the surrounding silence seemed to magnify. Scenes from horror movies she’d seen began to surface uncontrollably in her mind.

It was as if every terrifying scene was about to play out in real life.

Fear stalked her like a shadow, making her heart pound and her pace quicken.

Fortunately, the bus stop wasn’t far from her office, just across the street.

When she hurried into the shelter of the bus stop, the oppressive feeling of being enveloped in darkness finally began to recede, and she let out a long sigh of relief.

The reason for her relief was that she wasn’t alone at the bus stop.

There was someone else waiting for the bus too.

He was an ordinary-looking Young Man, dressed in plain clothes. At first glance, there was nothing special about him.

He was leaning against one side of the shelter.

As if sensing her arrival, the man looked up, his gaze falling upon her.

Seeing him look at her, Guo Wei realized her flustered entrance might have been a bit ungraceful.

A flash of embarrassment crossed her face. She gave an awkward smile and asked politely,

"Excuse me, has the last bus come by yet?"

"No."

The Young Man replied flatly.

Then he looked away.

Seeing this,

Guo Wei felt it would be awkward to say anything else.

She glanced around and noticed the bus stop’s bench was broken, so she couldn’t sit down.

So, she stood off to the side, took out her phone, and started to kill time.

「Time trickled by.」

Before long,

the low rumble of an engine broke the silence of the rainy night.

From deep within the curtain of rain, two dim yellow lights appeared.