Chapter 158 158 Fate Two

Leaving Zhou Xingtong and the other girl behind, Li Cheng颐 continued back.

The rain gradually grew heavier.

The ground began to glisten with moisture, reflecting the multicolored lights of the surroundings.

*Whirr.*

Suddenly, a piece of plastic packaging paper was blown over by the wind from a distance and stuck to the side of Li Cheng颐's shoe.

He lowered his head, lifted his foot, and shook off the packaging paper.

Then he looked up again.

The street in front of him was no longer wet.

Instead, there were the quiet, dimly lit steps of the Tranquil Shop.

'The lights are off?'

Li Cheng颐 narrowed his eyes, staring intently at the door of the Tranquil Shop.

The doors and windows that had been blown off not long ago had now been repaired.

But through the glass, he could see that the inside of the shop was dark, no longer as brightly lit as before.

Only the advertising sign hanging outside the supermarket was the only source of light in the surrounding area.

The sign clearly read: 24-Hour Convenience Supermarket.

'I don't remember that sign being there before, do I?' Li Cheng颐 frowned.

He had been in and out of the Tranquil Shop many times, but this was the first time he had seen this sign.

He looked back.

The street behind him was completely shrouded in a layer of gray-black mist.

The pedestrians and vehicles had all disappeared, and the whole world seemed to have frozen at that moment.

Inhale.

Li Cheng颐 didn't rush up the steps.

The situation seemed completely different from last time, and different from before.

He scanned the green belts on both sides.

Two purple-red small flowers caught his eye.

'Good, they're still here!'

Relieved, Li Cheng颐 quickly took out the Life Cloak given to him by Rainbow Candy from his pocket.

This thing looked like an ordinary silver metal ball, only the size of a fist, and could be carried anywhere on the body without being heavy.

He had thought it could be used repeatedly, but after getting it, he realized that it was a one-time use item.

However, Rainbow Candy had custom-made multiple sets in advance.

The production and manufacture of this thing took a long time and was very expensive.

Rainbow Candy only had three sets left, and now she had given one to him.

After learning that this thing cost tens of millions and had to be ordered from Weibang Energy, Li Cheng颐 had a deep understanding of Rainbow Candy's generosity.

Secretly noting this favor, he finally borrowed it.

Confirming that the Jie Mao Fei Lian were still there, Li Cheng颐 breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly rushed to the green belt on the left and reached out to touch the purple-red petals.

A trace of cool floral fragrance poured into the back of his hand.

A sense of security rising from the bottom of his heart relaxed his tense mood a little.

After the two flowers, the collection rate successfully reached completion, reaching 100.

The mysterious flower language he had been dreaming of was finally in his hands.

Li Cheng颐 suddenly felt unreal, but before he could experience the effect of the new Flower Scale Armor.

*Poof.*

Suddenly, a huge vibration came.

Li Cheng颐 quickly ran to the right, away from the shop entrance.

Then, without hesitation, he withdrew the Guanghui Force Field, completely closed it, and pressed the Life Cloak in his hand against his chest.

Silently, the Life Cloak quickly melted, turning into a layer of colorless viscous liquid, quickly covering his chest, and then flowing and spreading towards his limbs.

At this time, all the scenery behind him faded away, shrouded in black mist.

In the mist, a huge bulge was slowly pushed out, as if some behemoth was constantly approaching in this direction.

Li Cheng颐 reached out and touched the nearby Jie Mao Fei Lian one last time, afraid that the collection rate completion just now was his illusion.

Although he only touched two flowers, there were two more further away, out of reach.

But once again receiving the Evil Flower feedback that the floral fragrance was full, he felt relieved.

Immediately, he quickly fell down, his whole body lying horizontally on the outside of the green belt.

The Life Cloak wrapped around him, and began to transform its overall color and pattern towards the green belt.

In just two seconds, he was completely embedded in the gray-white stone platform of the green belt with floral patterns.

The power of the Life Cloak lies in the fact that it not only simulates the environment, but also simulates the hardness, temperature, and even the patterns of the disguised material.

At this time, Li Cheng颐 was like being swallowed by the stone platform of the green belt, equivalent to staying in the cavity inside the stone platform.

Inside the cavity, all the scenes outside the Life Cloak were reflected in the hat mask he was wearing.

It was a one hundred and twenty degree ginkgo leaf-shaped field of vision.

The whole Life Cloak was indeed the right size. Although it was a little tight, and the bottom was a little stuck, it was good enough as long as it could save his life.

*Boom.*

Another loud noise came from outside.

This time, the sound was much, much closer.

Li Cheng颐 was horizontally embedded on the outer side of the green belt stone platform, but because the image was transmitted by the Life Cloak, his vision could see the many situations at the entrance of the Tranquil Shop.

The unknown area shrouded in black mist.

From the bulging darkness, a familiar, tall figure was walking out.

The figure was black all over, with a head like a crocodile, without eyes, nostrils, or ears, only a ferocious black mouth.

It was Crocodile Head!

And it was a Crocodile Head that was stronger and taller than last time.

Judging by the size alone, this one was at least three meters tall.

Soon, there was more than just one.

A Crocodile Head entered the shop and walked into the darkness to the sound of a *ding-dong* welcome.

The second one came.

Then the third one.

The fourth one.

One after another, the Crocodile Head figures kept entering the Tranquil Shop.

Li Cheng颐 felt his scalp tingle just watching.

These Crocodile Heads were extremely fast and powerful. If he wasn't careful and got touched, it would result in a fracture at best, and serious injury at worst.

In this environment.

Even if he used the ultimate Titan Sunflower Flower Scale Armor, he probably wouldn't be able to survive the flash time and return to reality.

Fortunately, these monsters didn't seem to notice him.

The effect of the Life Cloak was truly amazing!

No wonder Rainbow Candy could rely on it to survive several dead ends in a row.

Li Cheng颐 waited quietly. The Life Cloak could last for three hours. As long as these Crocodile Heads didn't find him, he could escape safely when the time came.

Now that the Jie Mao Fei Lian collection rate was complete, he could not only have new flower language, but also choose a new flower god position and obtain the next main flower.

Time passed slowly.

Inside the Tranquil Shop, the Crocodile Heads couldn't find any traces. After a while, they filed out again and returned to the black mist one after another.

Soon, they all returned to the bulging black mist.

At this time, the lower right corner of the field of vision inside the Life Cloak showed that five minutes had passed.

Li Cheng颐 felt a little stuffy, his chest was stuffy, but he still didn't move.

At this time, the best way was to wait until he could leave.

Time flowed by bit by bit.

*Ding-dong.*

Suddenly, the glass door of the Tranquil Shop opened again, automatically making a soft sound.

But clearly, no one was entering or leaving in his field of vision.

*Ding-dong.*

*Ding-dong.*

*Ding-dong.*

Not only that, but the automatic glass door seemed to be going crazy, constantly opening and closing, closing and opening.

It was as if invisible people were constantly going in and out.

Watching this strange scene, Li Cheng颐 was glad that he hadn't moved rashly just now.

The Life Cloak was indeed extremely effective, perfectly avoiding a huge danger.

He waited for a while longer.

Finally, the automatic door closed one last time and didn't open again.

*Da da da da*

Suddenly, a series of small footsteps came from the black mist.

"Where... where is this!? Is there anyone there?"

Li Cheng颐 was stunned. Someone came in at this time??

He didn't move, anything could happen in the dead corner. Instead, he continued to wait.

In a few seconds.

A somewhat familiar young woman walked out of the black mist.

Light golden hair, crystal earrings, a white low-cut top and a super short skirt, and a chocolate complexion with a very high degree of identification...

'Zhou Xingtong's friend!?'

Li Cheng颐 really didn't expect that when he finally decided to leave the Tranquil Shop, he would encounter such an accident.

The chocolate girl's face was horrified, and her pimpled face was like it had been applied with white foundation, much whiter than her previous complexion.

She was obviously scared.

After brushing the Tranquil Shop for so long, Li Cheng颐 thought that no new people would enter this dead corner anymore.

Unexpectedly.

*Ding-dong.*

Just as the chocolate girl walked up the steps, the glass door of the Tranquil Shop automatically opened.

The lights inside also slowly brightened.

Clearly, Li Cheng颐 saw that the lights in the shop had just turned on, and it had been dark before.

But the chocolate girl acted as if she didn't see it. As soon as she saw the lights in the shop, she rushed towards the door like she had seen a savior.

Before long.

She entered the shop, and the glass door automatically closed.

*Poof.*

The lights went out instantly.

Everything quieted down, and there was no more movement.

Li Cheng颐 sighed in his heart. He didn't dare to move in this kind of difficulty in the Tranquil Shop. Even if he reminded the woman, the final result couldn't be changed.

The dead corner didn't care where you were, it could pull you in anytime, anywhere.

Gradually, his vision began to blur and distort.

Obviously, this flash was about to end.

*Ding-dong.*

Suddenly, a sound came again.

Li Cheng颐 tried hard to look in the direction of the shop door.

In the black mist, a tall man in black clothes was walking into the shop, carrying a black suitcase.

Soon, he came out.

The suitcase in his hand was slowly seeping blood. Leaving a blood line on the steps.

At the last moment, Li Cheng颐 vaguely saw the man enter the black mist.

*Poof.*

His whole body completely broke away.

Standing on the sidewalk again.

*Hiss... Huff...*

Taking a deep breath.

Li Cheng颐 turned his head and looked at the entrance of the self-service bank.

There, Zhou Xingtong was holding two cups of freshly bought milk tea, looking around, as if looking for something.

He knew what she was looking for.

Unfortunately, her friend might never come back.

Even he, at his current stage, couldn't get through the Tranquil Shop with that level of difficulty, let alone an ordinary person.

Sighing in his heart, Li Cheng颐 felt a faint sense of guilt. If it wasn't for him, perhaps the difficulty of the Tranquil Shop wouldn't have continued to be so high. If it was just the initial difficulty, perhaps that girl could have survived.

But now.

He pulled his hat and walked over slowly.

"Zhou Xingtong."

"Ah!? It's Brother Cheng!" The girl recognized Li Cheng颐 and showed a slight look of surprise.

"I saw you and your friend chatting here just now, so I didn't bother you," Li Cheng颐 said. "Can you tell me, what's your friend's name?"

"The one in the white dress?" Zhou Xingtong asked. "Her name is Qiu Chen'ai. Do you think she's pretty, so you want to get to know her?" She joked slightly.

"Qiu Chen'ai, I'll remember that," Li Cheng颐 breathed out. "Then I'll go back first."

"Okay, let's chat again when we have the chance. I'll go find my friend first. It's strange, she was just here, saying she wanted to drink milk tea..." Zhou Xingtong said with a strange expression.

Li Cheng颐 didn't speak, he just turned around and sent a short message to Rainbow Candy, asking her to help check Qiu Chen'ai's information.

People should be responsible for their actions.

This was not only a principle of being a person, but also a guideline he had adhered to for two lifetimes.

(End of chapter)