An Unusual Life Beginning with Evil Spirits-Chapter 109 : The Lost Hour

Volume 3: High School Arc - Mirror Game
Lu Haochen still tried to dodge, but I grabbed his wrist.
"This is not a place for ordinary people like you. Go, leave quickly, and don't get involved with me again."
As I spoke, I tried to drag him away, but unexpectedly, he suddenly shook off my hand.
"Liu Yunyan, make yourself clear. Who exactly are you people? Why are you gathering here?"
Seeing the suspicion in Lu Haochen’s eyes, I could only shake my head helplessly and lower my head to glance at the watch again.
There were less than two minutes left.
"Lu Haochen, you have less than two minutes. If you want to know the truth, you might face endless fear, so it’s better if you remain unaware of some things. As your classmate, I advise you to leave within two minutes."
In an instant, I understood Lu Haochen’s situation and roughly deduced the abilities of the Taoist in the Surface World.
Judging from his behavior and the silver powder in his hand, and recalling the electromagnetic cluster soul I saw in the hospital earlier, it was likely that the monks and Taoists in the Surface World could only deal with such things to a limited extent.
They had no idea about the existence of the APP, let alone the presence of anomalies.
So, as his classmate, I still advised him to leave.
"Two minutes… you mean something is going to happen after midnight?"
Lu Haochen glanced back at the people in the factory and then turned back to look at me.
"Liu Yunyan… from that so-called anomaly you used just now, I know now that you're not a normal person. From our conversation, I also gather that something dangerous might happen at midnight, but I still have one question."
I lowered my head and glanced at the watch… and couldn’t help but start to feel… dude, are you stupid?
"Less than a minute left. Lu Haochen, if you don’t leave now, it’ll be too late."
Lu Haochen frowned, took a deep breath, and nodded.
"Alright, I’ll go, but I’ll need an explanation from you afterward."
With that, he turned to leave, but at that moment, a ringtone suddenly came from his pocket.
He took out his phone as he walked out.
The moment he unlocked it, I saw something that should not exist on an ordinary person’s phone.
Honkai APP…
"What is this?"
Lu Haochen hadn’t even reached the door.
His steps suddenly halted.
His eyes swept over the phone, and he froze, then turned to glance at everyone in Factory Building No. 7.
At that moment, everyone’s eyes were on him, and his final gaze landed on me.
He slowly raised the phone and showed me the screen.
"This is the reason you came here… isn’t it?"
This guy got pulled in.
I helplessly rubbed my forehead and shook my head.
At this moment, Lu Haochen was still calmly flipping through the information on the phone.
Then, he returned to my side and looked at me.
"What does this APP do? Why does it want me to stay here? You came because of this too, right?"
"Yes. And congratulations, starting today, you’re a beginner player."
I looked up at Lu Haochen.
It seemed like this classmate’s days were numbered.
Lu Haochen said nothing, scrolling through the phone’s contents while time ticked by with his every movement.
I stopped paying attention to him and raised my hand to check the watch.
Time moved forward little by little.
Less than twenty seconds remained until midnight…
The atmosphere in the factory grew tense.
"I think I understand the situation now… looks like I’ve fallen into a huge mess."
Less than ten seconds left.
Lu Haochen said this beside me.
And now… the atmosphere in the factory became increasingly tense.
Four beginner players, two intermediate players, and three advanced players were all alertly scanning their surroundings… oh right, and this idiot next to me, like me, had entered a high-difficulty round on his first try.
"If you understand, then stop talking. Save it for after we leave the factory."
I rolled my eyes at the idiot beside me and looked down at the World Watch, which showed less than five seconds until midnight.
At the same time, Lu Haochen was scanning the area and asked,
"What kind of game is this exactly?"
"Ask again if you manage to walk out of this factory alive…"
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The hand of the World Watch pointed to twelve o’clock.
In that instant, the scene around us suddenly became hazy.
The next second…
I stared dumbfounded at the sight before me.
"This… what’s going on!?"
"How did we end up in the courtyard?"
"The time… it’s already one o’clock?"
"I remember it was just midnight?"
The four beginners cried out in surprise, and at that moment, the blonde youth Yaocheng and that Xiang Wei sprang into action without a word and immediately turned to run!
Xu Han and Jiang Yulong also reacted suddenly.
Jiang Yulong shouted angrily at the four beginner players,
"Run! What are you standing around for!!"
It seemed… what I saw wasn't an illusion.
All of us were suddenly transported out of the factory the moment midnight struck, and the time had jumped directly to one o’clock?
Where did that missing hour go?
No… there was no time to think.
Xu Han and Jiang Yulong quickly caught up with the two ahead, and Xu Han didn’t forget to shout back at me as she ran,
"Move!!"
I ran without hesitation, and behind me, Lu Haochen frowned but followed me closely.
Then came the four beginners.
What exactly had happened in that lost hour just now?
However, there was no time to dwell on it.
Our group, which was supposed to have nine people but had become ten, dashed out of the factory.
At the front were the blonde youth Yaocheng and Xiang Wei, followed by Jiang Yulong and Xu Han.
Then came Lu Haochen and me, and finally the four beginner players.
I thought something would surely happen along the way, but in fact, nothing did.
The ten of us charged straight out of the factory and reached the street.
At that moment, the people waiting for evacuation on the street saw us rushing out.
The vehicles immediately started up without any unnecessary words.
The car doors were already open.
Jiang Yulong turned back to look at me and Lu Haochen and shouted,
"Sister Liu, get your guy in the car quickly!"
An extra car had been brought this time, driven by Jiang Yulong himself, to avoid awkward situations like a few days ago when three grown men had to squeeze into the backseat.
I jumped into Shan Xuelin’s car without hesitation, while Jiang Yulong and Xu Han got into the other vehicle.