Luo Dong could no longer retreat. Small cracks appeared on the bus windows. Gao Ming’s corpses would soon enter the bus.

“The fuck am I supposed to do?” Luo Dong had no idea what happened at Everlasting Apartments. However, if he were given a chance to choose again, he would never have entered Prosperity Neighbourhood. Luo Dong entered the driver’s booth and took the seat. He twisted the key that was left in the ignition. The growl of the engine mixed with Gao Mings’ growls.

More Gao Mings congregated around the bus. They tried to stop Luo Dong from driving the bus away.

“They are all crazy. If this is the future, I’d rather be a ghost!” Luo Dong stepped on the pedal and gripped the steering wheel. The normally shy programmer was like a demon at that moment. He drove the bus and ran over the corpses!

“Move! Move!”

Luo Dong didn’t want to kill, even if they were corpses that had already died. He didn’t want to harm anyone, but he had no choice. The bus was like a wounded beast. Caught in the corner, it exposed its sharp jaws. The glass shattered. The headlights flickered in the dark, like light spots fighting against fate.

Luo Dong’s mind was blank. He gritted his teeth as he drove deeper into the dark. He had no idea what was waiting for him, but that was the only thing he could do then. The horrible-smelling wind blew into the bus. The summons from the bottom of Luo Dong’s heart grew louder like something was awakening.

The rain of corpses continued. The walls of the tunnel changed. A large blood capillary pierced through the corpses. It was like a dragon surging through the walls and floor.

“These things are trying so hard to stop me. This only proves that I’m on the right path!” Luo Dong’s eyes were bloodshot. He had to survive for himself and his family.

The bus accelerated. It didn’t take long for Luo Dong to move more than a hundred meters away. At the end of the thick capillary, there was an open altar. The capillaries connected to the bottom of the altar as if they were part of the same thing. The black cloth that previously covered the altar fell to the ground. A strange figurine sat inside the altar. Luo Dong could see it clearly, but once he moved his head away, he would forget the appearance of the figurine.

The picture was of Gao Ming’s family of three. Gao Ming sat beside the table, looking at the birthday cake. Gao Ming’s parents stood far at the corner of the living room. Gao Ming’s body turned from black-and-white to colour, while the reverse happened to his parents.

“This picture appears unfinished. There should be someone else standing in this picture between Gao Ming and his parents!”

He turned the picture around. A message was written on it.

“Don’t worry about us, and don’t come to find us. From today onwards, you’re the new parent. Take care of the key, and do not come back to this place.”

The message carried no meaning for Luo Dong, but the Life Face on the puppet slowly opened its eyes. The pattern of the blood city appeared on its trapped body. The consciousness that was forced to slumber was slowly waking up!

A drop of blood oozed out of the puppet’s heart. It fell to the ground. The face looked pained.

Luo Dong tried to pull the nails out of the heart, but as he touched the nails, his fingers started to wilt. Black lines tried to drill into his body. Luo Dong changed tack. He took out a knife and cut off the flesh.

“I’ve tried my best. The rest is up to it.”

Luo Dong focused on driving. He didn’t notice the blood that dripped to the ground had started to change. Meat fragrance floated on the air. Soon, bloody shadows appeared in the seats of the bus.