freenovelworld Chapter 304 New Life
Chapter 304 New Life
Chapter 304 New Life (25)
This was the first time Lu Jinzhao had evaded a mission at this station.
Unlike yesterday, when she couldn't observe the changes in Ning Jianwei and others' destinies in real time, today Lu Jinzhao also chose to be exempt from the mission, so she could make judgments at any time by observing herself.
Her method of judgment was based on the shadow puppet made from Xiang Liang's human skin.
She had stored a lot of cards on it, but since entering the platform these past few days, one of the cards she had stored on it has disappeared due to the continuous weakening of her destiny. If she still has one less card even if no one does any tasks today, then it means that this method is useless.
Besides that, what Lu Jinzhao cared about even more was her right hand, the hand that had been integrated with the ghost bone.
On the first day after entering the platform and watching the video, she experienced a sudden, intense pain in her finger bones.
The pain, as if her bones were being crushed bit by bit, was so intense that even she, with her superhuman physical abilities at the time, couldn't stop trembling.
The pain did not disappear afterward, but it did gradually lessen.
Lu Jinzhao didn't think it was a good thing, because the abnormalities never stopped.
Rather than the bone pain gradually subsiding, it's more like the nerves in my right hand are slowly dying, or perhaps being controlled by the demon bone.
At first, it was just that one knuckle, but slowly, the pain spread to the palm and then gradually eroded the other fingers.
Now, she can hardly feel any pain; her entire right hand is just numb. At the same time, she is also unsure of how far this abnormality has spread.
Fortunately, she can still control the shadow puppets, and her fate has not been affected.
If she weren't on the platform, she would have even wanted to cut open the skin of her right hand to see what was wrong with the bones inside.
The most obvious changes in her body were observed in the past few days.
In short, it means that the body temperature has risen, the heart rate has increased, and the person is more like a living person.
But this also brought some troubles. For example, she would feel sleepy at night on the platform. Her five senses gradually returning to normal also meant that pain was returning and her bodily functions were approaching those of an ordinary person. She had become accustomed to using her body as a tool that could be consumed, but that was definitely not possible now.
In the past, excessive blood loss wouldn't have had a significant impact on her, but now, she's unsure what the consequences might be.
She must take better care of her body.
Time seemed to fly by on the platform this time; even as they stood downstairs waiting, the sky gradually changed as they chatted.
As the mission time drew to a close, the "punishment" for Jiang Ting's failure to complete the mission began.
Originally, this punishment would have been enough to kill her, but she was written into the family genealogy by Lu Jinzhao and accepted the protection of Lu Jinzhao and the family genealogy, so the punishment was redirected.
A chilling, ghostly aura, somewhat familiar to Lu Jinzhao, enveloped the family genealogy. The shadow puppets she carried seemed to sense the impending danger and clung tightly to her skin. [Tan Meng] even expanded its skin to try and cover Lu Jinzhao. This was not because it had developed its own consciousness, but because Lu Jinzhao instinctively sensed the crisis and began to react.
A name on the family tree would certainly be enough to protect Jiang Ting from a ghost attack anywhere outside the Death Platform, but this is the Death Platform, and the punishment comes from the mission. Lu Jinzhao is not sure how much of a help this name will provide.
The moment the mission time expired, the family genealogy in Lu Jinzhao's hand suddenly trembled. Despite the absence of wind, it turned the pages on its own, and the open page landed directly on the page with Jiang Ting's name written on it. The ugly handwriting of that name was visibly being erased by an invisible force.
A name written in a family tree will slowly fade away over time even if left untouched, but it will disappear faster when the tree protects the owner of that name.
But the speed at this moment can no longer be described as fast. In just one second, the name Jiang Ting seemed to have been cut in half and disappeared in half.
The family tree in her hand seemed to be being pulled by something, as if it would slip out of her grasp the next second if she didn't exert any force.
Lu Jinzhao frowned, not only because the name had vanished too quickly, but also because of the sense of familiarity she felt from this power.
It was just like the dangerous aura that made her hair stand on end when she first entered the platform for ticket inspection.
She was deeply impressed by it.
By now, she no longer felt such intense unease and fear at the sight of the hand nearing her ticket checker, but at this moment, feeling the slightly stinging, dangerous aura, she suddenly recalled the heart-pounding feeling she had experienced the first time her ticket was checked. When Jiang Ting's name completely faded from memory, Lu Jinzhao was prepared for the aftermath, but she hadn't expected things to end so abruptly.
Nothing happened. When Jiang Ting's name disappeared, the guiding force on the family tree also disappeared.
The sense of danger lingered for less than a second before quietly receding, and Jiang Ting herself still looked tense, unaware of what had happened.
what happened?
According to Lu Jinzhao's original plan, a name alone should not be enough to completely offset the punishment for not completing the task. She was even prepared to use a card, but now... it's over just like that?
Is it because the necessity of the task has decreased?
Even if you don't do the quest, the impact on the ghost won't be too great, so the backlash from the quest isn't strong.
Or is there another reason?
It is impossible to determine the exact number of deer today.
But if it's really what she thinks, then it's probably not a good thing.
"Time's up," the fortune teller suddenly spoke, looking at the others: "How are you all feeling?"
Have you experienced any changes in your body?
As soon as she finished speaking, two people present looked visibly worse.
"It's no use!"
The speaker was a special-grade official from Anning City.
"The props I brought from Platform A have malfunctioned. I checked this morning that they were working."
After she finished speaking, another person countered with a sense of wishful thinking, "What if it expires before the mission deadline? Shouldn't we wait and see what happens in the next period of time?"
"It seems so." Some people agreed, but others still looked conflicted and uneasy.
Jiang Ting quietly approached Lu Jinzhao and Lin Lin. Her tension and fear from before had dissipated considerably because she knew she had survived.
Lu Jinzhao really saved her life. Even though it was Jiang Ting's own choice, she still felt a sense of relief when everything was settled. Now, she quietly walked to the two of them and said in a very low voice, "I feel like something's not right?"
Lu Jinzhao didn't reply, she just looked at her.
Jiang Ting is now the only "ordinary person" among them, without any supernatural powers. Lu Jinzhao believes that keeping her around allows him to observe in advance what will happen after their destinies disappear.
Now, Jiang Ting whispered in her and Lin Lin's ears, "I feel like I've become more energetic!"
what?
Jiang thought for a moment and then said, "It feels like I've gone back to the time when I wasn't working."
In recent years, due to her work, she often stayed up late and inhaled a lot of dust, so her health condition was actually worrying, especially her lungs and respiratory tract. But now, she actually feels that her breathing is much smoother.
"When did this happen?" Lu Jinzhao asked.
"It wasn't very noticeable a few days ago, but it's really noticeable now," Jiang Ting replied earnestly.
My body felt more energetic, the fatigue caused by qi deficiency gradually subsided, my breathing became smoother over the next few minutes, and even my hearing seemed to improve a little.
She felt she was getting better and better.
(End of this chapter)