The building was silent.

As if no one was really there.

Suddenly—

"Town Leader!" A voice rang out from the other side, very shrill, and it was even hard to tell if it was male or female. "They're over there!"

Jiang Cheng and the others immediately looked in the direction of the voice, and found it was the little loli girl and the tall man's hiding place.

The tall man, whether intentionally or for some other reason, was actually squatting in a small crack in the rock, which left most of his body exposed.

He was spotted by a figure standing outside the window.

Not only that, but after being discovered, the tall man seemed completely flustered, and in the end... he actually stood up in a baffling way.

This exposed the little loli girl next to him as well.

Many shadows were crowded around the broken window outside, peering inside.

Fortunately... at least they looked like people.

The leader was a sturdy man who looked to be in his forties, tall and strong, not much shorter than the tall man. His curly blonde hair was eye-catching, and he carried a submachine gun on his back.

After the tall man and the little loli girl were discovered, there was no point in Jiang Cheng and the young master continuing to hide.

Everyone outside had a torch in their hand. Now that they knew someone was inside, they only needed to search, and there was no escape.

Moreover, judging by the size and physique of these people, they would definitely be at a disadvantage if a fight broke out.

Seeing a few more people come forward, the blonde man's eyes lit up, and he immediately explained to everyone that he was the acting town leader of Black Stone Town not far away.

He had come here after seeing the lighthouse lit up, knowing that someone else must have arrived.

After hearing the word "else," a light flashed in Jiang Cheng's eyes.

The blonde man who claimed to be the acting town leader was very polite. They stood outside the door and had no intention of barging in with their numbers.

Jiang Cheng, the young master, and the others didn't bother to be polite either, and the two groups talked through the window.

"What do you mean by 'else'?" the young master asked. "Have you seen people like us before?"

"Yes," the blonde man nodded, then sighed and said, "But you guys are really unlucky, getting lost and wandering in here."

The little loli girl interjected, "What's wrong with this place?"

"This place..." The blonde man seemed to have thought of something, and his expression became very frightened. After a few seconds, he continued, his voice very low, "In short, this is an ominous place. Everyone who enters here will be cursed."

"What kind of curse?"

Behind the blonde man, a strangely dressed person stepped forward, and the people on both sides made way for him, their expressions very respectful.

"Their light will be taken away, and they will fall into eternal darkness. You will crawl through winding, rugged ruins, and swarms of vipers will surround you, gnawing at your remains. You will feel the pain, but you will not die. Your soul will be forever trapped in your body, watching it rot, unable to do anything. You can only prostrate yourself at its throne, begging for forgiveness from it. The former betrayers use blood..."

The chanting tone lingered, like a wandering poet from centuries ago. It was impossible to tell the gender of the strangely dressed person with the naked eye. His whole body was shrouded in a black robe, covered with strange patterns.

As Fatty stared at the patterns, a strange scene occurred. He actually saw the patterns moving.

They coiled around like snakes, rolling into a ball, rushing towards him.

But just before they reached his face, everything in front of him disappeared.

The strange man must have been a wizard or a priest, and his words were like a prophecy, with a pale, powerless, and mysterious beauty.

After the strange man finished speaking, the young master and the little loli girl both had thoughtful expressions.

Only Jiang Cheng glanced at the unfathomable strange man a few more times, then turned to look at the blonde man who claimed to be the acting town leader, and then, sticking his neck out, said, "Come on, translate."

The blonde man was stunned, and after a long while, he opened his mouth, "I think I've already said..."

The young master interrupted the conversation between the two. First, he glanced at the strange man, then turned to look at the blonde man, "Do you mean we are the betrayers?"

The blonde man nodded. "That's right. Anyone who enters this building will be seen as a betrayer and cursed."

"Betray who?"

The blonde man was silent again. Obviously, he knew the answer, but he didn't dare to say it.

It seemed that saying the name of that thing was a blasphemy that would bring bad luck to himself.

"Okay," the young master didn't continue the topic, but asked, "Now tell me about you. Where did you come from?"

"Black Stone Town," a young man holding a torch replied, "We are all people from Black Stone Town."

Fatty had felt that these people were speaking strangely before. Not only did their voices sound awkward, but even looking at them...

The next second, his pupils trembled, and he finally realized the problem.

The words these people were saying... didn't match their lip movements!

It was like watching a foreign film dubbed in his native language.

But the fear and impact it brought in reality were unprecedented. Fatty's subconscious reaction was that these people weren't people at all, they were all ghosts.

Or they were already dead, puppets controlled by ghosts.

He tried to remind the doctor without alarming the others.

But before his trembling hand could touch the doctor, the latter naturally grabbed his arm, then gently squeezed it.

Fatty immediately stopped trembling.

The young master thought for a while and continued, "Then..."

"Why is your city floating on the sea? And you can't see it during the day, only at night..."

The tall man suddenly spoke, his voice like someone whose voice hadn't finished changing, which was very uncomfortable to listen to.

Before he could finish speaking, the little loli girl kicked him in the knee.

The situation instantly became tense.

The city that had suddenly appeared was definitely strange, and the people who came were even more bizarre, but questioning them so bluntly would probably cause trouble.

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

Once...

"That's right," the blonde man exhaled a long breath, then looked at the few people in front of him and slowly said, "Our town is indeed floating on the sea, just as you saw, and it will only appear at times like this." He paused, then continued, "Because we, like you, are cursed by it."

After ordering the tall man who was following her to shut up, the little loli girl couldn't help but ask, "Have you also entered this building?"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the blonde man and the people who came with him darkened, and the eyes darkened along with them.

It was difficult to describe what kind of state this was, but Fatty could feel a deep sense of powerlessness and despair from them.

After a dozen seconds, the blonde man raised his head and said in a hoarse voice, "We built this building."

The little loli girl's eyes flickered. "Why?"

"To... survive."