Chapter 245: "Illusionary World of Despair: Lin Xiao's Breakthrough"
Lin Xiao walked into the dark and gloomy forest alone. The fog around her was as thick as ink that could not be dissolved, like an invisible hand trying to strangle her tightly. The moonlight struggled to penetrate the layers of branches and leaves, casting mottled light and shadows, but it seemed so weak and powerless under the cover of the fog.
"What the hell is this place!" Lin Xiao couldn't help cursing, her brows twisted into a knot, her eyes full of fear and anxiety. She moved her feet carefully, and every step seemed to be on the tip of a knife. The dead branches and leaves under her feet made a "crunching" sound, which seemed particularly abrupt in this eerie silence of the forest.
Lin Xiao wrapped the worn cloak tightly around her body, which fluttered in the wind, as if it would be torn at any time. Her hands were so nervous that she tightly grasped the slightly rusty dagger, and her palms were full of sweat, so that the hilt of the dagger became a little slippery.
"Woo——" A low and long wolf howl came from afar, and the sound echoed in the forest, as if it was a call from the depths of hell. Lin Xiao's body trembled violently, and his heart instantly rose to his throat.
"Oh my god, I can't be so unlucky! There are wolves in this wilderness!" Lin Xiao's voice was trembling with fear. Her legs involuntarily quickened her pace, and her heart was beating wildly in her chest, as if it was going to burst out of her chest.
Suddenly, a gust of cold wind blew past, and Lin Xiao couldn't help but shiver, and his teeth began to chatter uncontrollably.
"Why is this wind so weird!" Lin Xiao muttered, his lips turning slightly purple.
At this moment, a huge gray wolf suddenly jumped out from the shadows, and its agile figure instantly blocked Lin Xiao's way. The gray wolf's eyes flashed with a faint green light, like two green gems, which were particularly eye-catching in the darkness. Its fangs were like sharp daggers, shining coldly in the moonlight, and the saliva in its mouth kept dripping, pulling out long silk threads.
"Oh my god!" Lin Xiao was frightened by this sudden scene and screamed. Her face turned pale as paper in an instant. She subconsciously took a few steps back, her back pressed tightly against a thick tree.
"Don't come over! Don't come over!" Lin Xiao raised the dagger, his voice trembling uncontrollably, and his body trembled continuously.
However, the gray wolf was not scared off by her threats. Instead, it pressed forward, making a low growl in its throat, and the sound seemed to announce Lin Xiao's fate.
A trace of determination flashed across Lin Xiao's eyes. She gritted her teeth and shouted, "Let's fight! The worst that can happen is that I die!"
After that, she took a deep breath and rushed towards the wolf. Just as she was about to engage in close combat with the wolf, a strange sound suddenly came from the forest. The sound was like someone whispering, or like some mysterious spell, spreading in the air.
Lin Xiao's footsteps stopped instantly, and an inexplicable fear surged in his heart.
"What the hell is this?" Lin Xiao's voice was filled with tears.
At this moment, the gray wolf seemed to be disturbed by the strange sound. Its movements became slow and a hint of confusion appeared in its eyes.
Lin Xiao took the opportunity to take a breath and secretly thought of a countermeasure in his mind.
"No, we can't just sit there and wait to die!" Lin Xiao bit his lip and looked around with a firm gaze.
Suddenly, she found a big tree not far away, and there seemed to be a hole in the trunk.
"Maybe I can hide there!" A glimmer of hope ignited in Lin Xiao's heart. He looked at the still confused gray wolf again, turned around and ran towards the big tree.
She ran breathlessly, and the wind whistled in her ears.
"It's almost there, it's almost there!" Lin Xiao encouraged himself in his heart.
Just as she was about to run to the big tree, she was suddenly tripped by a protruding tree root and fell forward.
"Ah!" Lin Xiao screamed and fell heavily to the ground.
Just as she was struggling to get up, the gray wolf seemed to have woken up from its confusion and pounced on her again...