When exactly did the strange changes begin?
It was probably around two months ago, or perhaps even earlier. Jiang Yetong herself wasn’t entirely sure. After all, she was just an ordinary female university student who had lived in Shanghai since childhood, finished the college entrance exams, and had only recently stepped into the university she had long dreamed of as a freshman.
Enrollment, military training, volunteering to be class monitor…
She had thought the next four years would pass peacefully in university, until that night when, as the class monitor, she accompanied a classmate suffering from acute gastroenteritis to the city hospital and only returned to campus in the early hours of the morning.
On the way back to school, Jiang Yetong witnessed a scene so bizarre that it remained vividly etched in her memory even now.
It was a car accident… No! Jiang Yetong didn’t know if it could even be called a car accident. The taxi that had stopped in front of the crosswalk had its entire windshield shattered, but it didn’t look like it had been hit by another vehicle. It seemed more like it had been smashed by some kind of blunt object.
The taxi’s low beams were still on, and the door was open, but the driver’s seat was completely empty.
That stretch of road happened to be in a blind spot between streetlights. Even with her hand stretched out, she could barely make out the outline of her fingers. At both ends of the road connected by the crosswalk stood two children who looked about ten years old. Their figures were hidden in the darkness, and from time to time they let out clear, bell-like laughter.
Jiang Yetong vaguely saw them kicking something round back and forth across the crosswalk, making sounds like they were playing with a soccer ball.
At first glance, anyone would have assumed they were just two mischievous kids kicking a ball on the road.
But just as Jiang Yetong turned on her flashlight and was about to go over and properly lecture them, one of the children’s kick went wrong. The “ball” that should have gone toward the other child lost control and rolled with a gulu gulu straight to her feet.
Jiang Yetong instinctively looked down. The beam of her flashlight fell upon the ball.
She saw it clearly — it wasn’t a ball at all. It was a round, human head. The expression of terror on its face was still fresh and vivid!!
Jiang Yetong could no longer remember how she made it back to school that night. Her mind had gone completely blank. Her survival instinct forced her to keep running.
Even when her lungs felt like they were about to explode, even when she had twisted her ankle and every step sent waves of piercing pain through her body, she absolutely could not stop. She just kept running and running…
It was from that night onward that Jiang Yetong belatedly realized the world she had been living in safely all this time had already changed drastically.
The first sign was silver, which had previously only been used as an industrial material or for making jewelry for rich wives, suddenly experiencing a massive price surge!
“You mean… bizarre creatures have also started appearing on Earth now?!”
Bai Tang’s beautiful eyes widened in shock, nearly popping out of their sockets.
All things considered, it had only been a little over two months — less than three — since she had transmigrated to this hell world. In the short time she had been gone, what the hell had happened to Earth?!
“Mm…”
Jiang Yetong nodded, her face turning pale as she recalled something.
At first, the bizarre incidents didn’t happen frequently. The government was still trying to control the situation, spreading the death toll caused by bizarre creatures across various categories like missing persons, car accidents, and fires. They blocked all eyewitness reports online and officially labeled them as rumor-based urban legends.
All of this was done to suppress public panic as much as possible.
Only when the impact could no longer be contained did they reluctantly issue a national emergency announcement. They stopped trying to hide anything and used the most straightforward language to tell people how to survive when facing bizarre creatures.
[Our lives have been invaded by a group of beings that cannot be explained by current science. For ease of understanding, we will collectively refer to them as “Bizarre Creatures.”]
[Daytime is safe. Bizarre creatures only appear at night. When the moon rises, please stay home unless absolutely necessary. Do not go outside!]
[ Bizarre creatures follow certain patterns when killing. If you encounter one, you must stay calm and think carefully. Try your best to avoid their killing patterns. Also, do not feel fear — it will make you look delicious in their eyes!]
[Do not attempt to use items related to traditional Chinese supernatural beliefs such as “peach wood swords,” “raw glutinous rice,” or “black dog blood” against them. We have tried countless times, and they have no effect!]
[On the contrary, we have discovered that the metal “silver” has a suppressive effect on bizarre creatures. If possible, keep silver items at home and wear silver jewelry when going out.]
[Furthermore, no matter when or where, courage will always be your strongest weapon when facing bizarre creatures!]
“Ah… The current price of silver is almost on par with gold meow.”
The girl’s sigh contained far too many emotions — fear toward the bizarre creatures, and confusion about what the unknown future would bring.
Bai Tang’s heart clenched violently.
The Earth she once knew was no longer safe. Did that mean her parents…
No, no, no! Her dad was still so healthy, and her mom was still young. Nothing would happen to them!
According to what Jiang Yetong said, the average monthly death toll from bizarre creatures in each city was around one hundred. That number wasn’t actually high — it was even quite low. It didn’t even reach half the number of deaths caused by car accidents, drowning, and other accidents combined.
From this, it could be inferred that the number of bizarre creatures appearing on Earth wasn’t large, and their overall strength was relatively weak. They were probably only at the Wandering Soul level and didn’t possess large-scale destructive capabilities.
The government’s series of actions were more about preventing problems before they occurred.
Earth had over seven billion people. Her parents were so ordinary — they wouldn’t be that unlucky! Bai Tang gritted her teeth and forced herself not to think about the worst-case scenario.
“Senior Bai Tang… are you okay meow?”
Noticing that Bai Tang’s expression had changed, Jiang Yetong immediately panicked. She didn’t know what to do with her hands and feet.
“I’m fine. Keep going. How did you all end up in this world?”
“Well…” Jiang Yetong clenched her fists. “Senior Bai Tang, do you know Shen Xinghe?”
Shen Xinghe?
The name sounded vaguely familiar. Wasn’t that the human boy she and Theresa had personally buried?
“Mm. Was he one of your original companions?”
“Mm…” The girl lowered her head slightly.
When people are young, they often think too highly of themselves. When disaster strikes, they always believe they are the future saviors who can save the world.
“I met him, along with the others, under a Tieba thread titled [What should we do to protect ourselves if bizarre creatures take over in the future?]. His avatar seemed to be a fan-made image of the protagonist from some horror novel. His reply to the thread was…”
[Only the bizarre can deal with the bizarre. We must control the bizarre — even become bizarre!]
“So you all planned to summon a bizarre creature and try to control it?!”
Bai Tang was stunned.
This idea was way too ahead of its time!
If it weren’t for their bad luck, just based on their courage alone, the five of them plus one cat would have definitely become the protagonist group chosen by fate!