The heat emitted by the notebook in his arms dispelled the coolness of the early autumn night.
Jason was surprised to see the words that suddenly appeared in front of him.
[Attained beginner level of Graphical Reiteration!]
[Attained novice level of Protection from Evil!]
[Obtained a ‘Certificate of Night Watchman’!]
[Fulfilled the oath of a night watchman in public and gained recognition of people around you (no fewer than 10 people)!]
[To determine a pre-completion of the inauguration of a night watchman. Yes/No Spend 5 points of Satiety for the completion of the inauguration of a night watchman?]
[Determined that Satiety is insufficient, unable to complete the inauguration of night watchman!]
“I need to take a short break.”
Bondy immediately waved to a constable, who was standing on the side.
A moment later, a carriage stopped in front of Jason. And for the purpose of a precautionary measure, in addition to the constable maneuvering the carriage, there were two other constables, as well as a detective.
No one objected to Bondy’s arrangement.
In fact, after witnessing that bizarre yet magical, behind-the-scenes incident that took place just moments ago, their respect for Jason, once again, went a notch higher.
To a certain extent, it might even be a kind of… fear.
Fear derived from the unknowns of the mysterious side.
Jason sensed the change.
But he did not give any further explanation.
After all, in terms of the mysterious side, he was merely a newcomer, who could not be any newer than what he was.
Or, to be more precise, he was a rookie.
After returning to the singles dormitory and thanking the detective and constables for escorting him back, Jason locked all the doors and windows. He pulled himself together and conducted a thorough check around the room before lying down on the bed.
The moment his head met the pillow, the tiredness of exhaustion drowned Jason like waves of tidal water.
The next moment, Jason fell into a deep slumber.
The eerie and cold chill made Tik, who was in a comatose state, shudder. Then, soon after, he woke up with a start.
Subconsciously, Tik wanted to sit up.
But it was only until then that realization hit him; not only was he gagged, but he was also tied up.
Both his hands were bound behind his back. A rope ran from his wrists to his fingers, keeping him firmly tied up. Then, the rope extended to both his ankles and once again, the rope was pulled tightly, forcing his body into a reverse curve shape.
There was no need to speak of sitting up at all.
Wanting to move a little was already extremely difficult for him.
Tik was perplexed. But, then, his mind regained clarity. When the memories surfaced, Tik’s expression became exceptionally awful.
He recalled the scene from earlier on: a huge dark shadow suddenly crashing into the carriage and grabbing the horse in one fell swoop. It had bitten off half the body of the horse. Then, Tik himself was picked up by the monster…
“I’m going to end up like Panke, Kurtz, Joffe, and Tahr?”
Tik also knew a little about the once-in-three-days cycle and information about revenge for Kalina.
It was just that it had never crossed Tik’s mind that he would be put through all these encounters.
He thought he had kept everything sufficiently hidden.
There was no way anyone could have known about that incident.
Or rather, those who knew were already dead!
Suddenly, Tik’s face changed.
He thought of the mysterious side!
He thought of the people from the mysterious side who were rumored to be able to converse with the dead.
Since the other party was able to facilitate “activities of the dead”, could it be that they were also able to communicate with the souls of the dead?
The more he thought about it, the greater his fear grew.
The more he thought about it, the more scared he felt.
Tik could not help shaking all over.
And at that moment, a low sneer suddenly rang from behind Tik.
“What is causing you to fear?”
“What are you afraid of, again?”
The voice was dripping with sarcasm.
Tik wanted to say something loudly, but, with his mouth gagged, all that could be heard were sounds of inexplicable whimpers. Positioning his body into the shape of a bow, he tried to flip over so that he could directly face and pray to that person who knew his secret.
But, the very next moment, he was trampled by a boot that stepped onto his back and pinned him down to the ground. Tik’s entire being was just like an earthworm about to be cleaved into two. He tried his best to arch his neck up. His eyes were filled with imploration and tears were flowing ceaselessly.