Chapter 8

Gu Mo didn't know whether he felt fear or disgust, or perhaps... he was afraid of that disgust.

After all, it was really hard to tell—

Was it a direct feeling of fear, or simply fear because of the disgust...

Of course, he didn't want to discuss this meaningless question. Anyway, he absolutely didn't want to be touched by those things, even though he knew it was all his mental hallucination and imagination. Just thinking about that disgusting flower-like mouth and the various sticky liquids...

Damn! Even if it's fake, after such a disgusting experience, he would definitely not be able to eat for several days!

Today was already bad enough. He couldn't find that restaurant, and he didn't know if it was his fault. He would probably have to eat those ordinary, unappetizing foods... If he couldn't eat for several days, it would be like he was being driven to death...

"I finally understand why most mentally ill people's conditions get worse and worse..."

Gu Mo clenched his teeth and ran forward frantically. The monstrous creatures behind him were ferocious and relentless, their roars shaking the heart, and the black aura and oppressive pressure radiating from behind him made his hair stand on end.

Relatively speaking, he still knew that this was all a hallucination, but he still felt such immense pressure... It's easy to imagine how terrifying the nightmare must be for those with severe conditions, who completely accept their delusions as reality and have a thoroughly distorted worldview.

For them, it's like living in a completely broken and twisted world, full of real and tangible dangers.

And because everything comes from their own hearts and imaginations, there is no escape, no way to avoid it. They would gradually be driven mad under the increasing mental pressure.

—Would he end up like that in the future?

"Roar!!"

The low growl behind him was right next to him. Gu Mo, whose thoughts were somewhat scattered, instinctively turned his head and saw a huge, blood-red mouth looming over him, the flower-like mouthparts writhing, filled with sharp teeth and surging mucus...

Damn!

His face turned slightly green, and he felt so nauseated that his entire scalp tingled. Despite already being at his limit, his speed miraculously increased, and his feet seemed to leave a brief afterimage, allowing him to pull ahead by a body length.

—Just in time to let the abyssal mouth behind him bite into thin air!

In front of him was a railing. Without looking back, Gu Mo didn't slow down at all. He accelerated, ran, and jumped, grabbing the top of the railing and flipping over it. Inside was the school, but he didn't have time to think too much. After all, outside was wide open, and it would be impossible to avoid the chase on the wide road.

His feet landed steadily, and the slight impact was absorbed by a slight bend of his knees. He took a deep breath and ran again. Fortunately, he found that his physical strength seemed to be quite abundant, and he didn't feel tired at all, as if he could continue running for a while.

Maybe it's because of the adrenaline, he thought. It's like playing a VR game; when the information received is very realistic, it can already deceive the brain to some extent, causing the body to have a stress response.

The angry and urgent growls still came from behind, and the monstrous creatures were quickly closing the distance, despite the brief gap he had created—

The scent of a living being made them greedy and violent, unable to remain calm, and they desperately wanted to devour anything they could catch...

"Roar—!!"

Suddenly, more fierce roars came from ahead. Gu Mo, who was still running and paying attention to the creatures behind him, instinctively looked forward and was immediately shocked.

A black and a white fierce dog, not particularly large but with fur that seemed to glow with energy, appeared out of nowhere. Their momentum was astonishing, and they were no less formidable than the ferocious monsters, perhaps even more so.

However, they seemed to be on the opposite side, not with the monsters. The two dogs, like black and white lightning, rushed past Gu Mo and pounced on the monsters behind him, charging into the crowd with a clear target.

It was like a flash of lightning, so fast that it was beyond the human eye's ability to capture.

Gu Mo couldn't see what exactly happened, but he heard the continuous tearing sounds, followed by black blood splattering everywhere.

The monstrous creatures were torn apart, their limbs ripped off, and their bodies shattered...

Damn, where did these dogs come from?!

"Come over here!"

A low voice called out from ahead. Gu Mo, who was still in shock, turned around and saw a high school student with a cold and stern expression, wearing a dark blue high-collar coat and dark blue wide-legged pants, with a spiky short haircut, waving him over.

Without hesitation, Gu Mo quickly moved closer.

He had many questions, but at this moment, they weren't too important. With such disgusting monsters behind him, it didn't make much sense for his delusions to create another mysterious person.

In fact, Gu Mo felt a bit relieved—至少现在不用和那些牛鬼蛇神亲密接触了—同时，他反而有些好奇起来。

他想看看自己这次失控的思维到底会暴走到什么程度，接下来的臆想和脑补又会如何展开……坦白地说，这是一个很奇特的想法，甚至让他有一种自己当前的精神分裂成了泾渭分明的两部分的奇异感。

毕竟他认定眼前这一切都是自己的精神思维所虚构的场景，而同时他又在好奇接下来会怎么发展，因为他也不知道……这也就是说，他下意识地觉得自己的意识有一部分已经不属于自己掌握了，所以才控制不住自己的想法和思维。

—这不就是分裂感的来源吗？

“你是谁？为什么会出现这里？”

气质冷冷酷酷的深蓝色高中生迅速上下打量了一下眼前这个人，语气有些怀疑地问道。特级咒物所涉重大，这个人明显也不是这所高中的学生，晚上突然出现在这里，不能不让他有所怀疑。

“我？”顾墨眨了眨眼睛，认真地开口说道，“我只是晚上饿了，出来吃夜宵的。”

话里话外，都带着一股我只是出来打酱油的味道。

没毛病，就是这么一回事。

“吃夜宵？”

这个高中生的眉头顿时挑得老高，这片区域都是属于这所学校的，周围不说前不着村，后不着店，但的确没有什么商业街……然后，这人却说自己来这里吃夜宵？

“路过这里不行吗？”顾墨耸了耸肩，摊了摊手。

“……”

“……”

高中生紧皱眉头，他仔细辨认这人脸上的表情，总觉得哪里不太对。当然不是说不能在晚上出来吃夜宵，也不是说不能从这里路过，但偏偏这个时候出来，偏偏要挑这里路过，就多少带了一丝嫌疑。

而且最重要的是，对方明明看上去是一个毫无咒力的普通人，身上完全没有咒术的力量和气息，但是……这表现哪里像普通人了？

在脱离险境后，迅速冷静下来，速度快得明显不正常，而且看上去表情过于镇定，语气太有底气，还面不红气不喘的……

简直从表情到动作，浑身上下都充满了疑点！

要知道，普通人在一般情况下是看不见咒灵的，这往往意味着他们一旦被卷入这种特殊事态中，都会极度震惊恐惧，无法接受。毕竟过去的世界观被粉碎，理智被冲击到摇摇欲坠，整个人都麻了……

可是眼前这个人呢？

尽管刚刚面对咒灵时，也是转身就跑，但真的看不出他有多惊恐绝望的感觉，因为普通人被卷入这样的特殊事态中，哪有可能表现得这么发自内心的淡定？再怎么粗神经也不至于这么离谱才对。

唯一的可能解释就是，这人不是第一次面对咒灵，那么很可能本身就是咒术界的人……既然如此，硬是要装成普通人的样子，在这个时候出现在这里，嫌疑难道还不够大吗？

此时此刻，另一边的动静已然消失。

却是两条凶猛的大犬已经干脆利落地解决了问题，三下五除二地将那几头咒灵撕得粉碎，整个过程用时都不到十秒钟。

拳头微微握紧，高中生转头看向不远处的教学楼，果断地作出决定，他沉声开口：“这里太危险了，你跟着我！”

特级咒物还在大楼里面，拖下去的话可能会出问题，他没有时间在这里和对方扯皮，仔细盘问也不现实，所以干脆直接一点——这人不是要装成普通人吗，那他就把对方当普通人来对待，眼下这里这么危险，还是让对方跟着自己比较好。

明面上是保护对方，实际上却是能够将这人放在身边随时看着，防止在自己看不到的地方，搞些什么小动作。

至于有没有危险……

这个念头在脑海里一闪而过，紧接着就被黑衣高中生pass了，反正自己的老师肯定就在附近。

“哦，好啊……”

顾墨从善如流地点点头，随便怎么样都行，反正他已经是躺平了。

只不过顾墨答应得那么快，却让以锐利目光死死盯着他的高中生愣了一下，后者本来以为对方会各种找理由推脱的，结果这么爽快实在是出乎意料，都给他整不会了。

短暂的沉默了一秒钟，他咬了咬牙，迅速转身向那边的教学楼飞奔而去：“跟我来！”

顾墨紧随其后跟上，稍微觉得有点吃力，对方的速度的确有点快，不过教学楼也不远，要跑的距离也不算长，倒没有什么压力。他紧紧吊在对方的身后，一边打量着这个神秘的冷面少年，一边好奇地开口问道：

“说起来，小哥你叫什么名字啊。”

“……伏黑惠。”

冷面少年沉默了一下，才回答道。

伏？这个姓氏有点少见啊，顾墨看着冷面少年头上的字体从问号，变成了更为具体的显示——

“伏黑惠（97%）”。

他扯了扯嘴角，努力地回想自己这段时间里有没有接触过这方面的相关信息。

都说“日有所思夜有所梦”，还有句话说“人不能想像没见过的东西”，简单来说就是道破了人类想象力的本质，也说明了想象力也是需要逻辑的，不管是脑洞暴走，还是发散思维，亦或者是看似莫名其妙的做梦……

其实往往都是在这之前，接触过有关方面的信息，不知不觉在意识深处留下了一定印象的缘故。

只是一时半会儿实在是想不起来，顾墨想了想，又开口问道：“刚刚的那些东西是什么？我还是第一次看见这种东西。”

“……”

“……”

这个时候才想起要装作一无所知，是不是迟了点？而且这演技未免太拙劣了一点儿……伏黑惠心中腹诽着，明明就是淡定到不得了，却偏偏要装作自己是第一次见到奇怪东西的普通人。

努力地吸了口气，他沉声说道：“这些是咒灵，由普通人散发出的咒力聚合在一起的生物，你可以把他们看作是人类溢出的负面感情构成的诅咒……”