Irene's decision to turn and run was a bit unexpected for Yu Sheng. And the little doll's two short legs were indeed quite fast—but unfortunately, she was only 66.6cm tall now.
A sixty-centimeter-tall doll, with her two short legs moving so fast that they left afterimages, was still just that. And before she could reach the door, the frame on her back got stuck on the leg of the chair next to her—she had originally wanted to crawl under the chair, but forgot that she was still carrying something on her back.
Yu Sheng took two slow steps and caught Irene, who was still struggling in mid-air.
"Don't hold a grudge like this!" Irene waved her arms and kicked at the air. "And I was trying to wake you up! Although I admit the method was a bit too creative, you still woke up in the end, right! Hey, let me go…"
"I didn't say I was going to do anything," Yu Sheng smiled and interrupted Irene, casually putting the little doll on the ground. "I just wanted to tell you not to bite so hard next time. With my recovery ability, it still hurts after such a long time. You're taking this a bit too far with the retaliation—of course, it would be even better if you didn't bite at all."
Irene was stunned for a moment, quite surprised. "Ah, you're not angry?"
"Nonsense. I'm not ungrateful," Yu Sheng pursed his lips and turned to walk out the door. "Now go get ready. We should set off for that valley."
Irene stood on the ground in a daze. Seeing Yu Sheng walk away, she hurriedly chased after him. "Have you remembered all the 'features' over there?"
"Crystal clear."
…
"I think this place is actually quite peaceful now," Xu Jiali sat behind the window, eating the pancake that Li Lin had bought back in the morning, his eyes looking at the street outside, quite emotional. "It's so nice. It's much more comfortable than the lawless star zone, and there are no angel cultists on the street…"
"Compared to the combat intensity when you were on a field mission, it's definitely comfortable here," Li Lin sat next to Xu Jiali, holding a cup of hot soy milk and sipping it. "Just treat it as a semi-vacation. Anyway, the mission is just to stake out. If something incredible happens, the bureau will naturally send reinforcements."
"But I see that 'Little Red Riding Hood' has been nervous all along," Xu Jiali looked up at the window. "She's just a child, but she's as tense as a tightened spring—I was the same when I first came out of the 'platform'."
Not far outside the window, on the roof of a nearby building, a girl in a dark red coat was hiding in a corner, paying attention to the movement on the street. She had a ham sausage in her mouth, and the shadow of a wolf pack was flickering in the air beside her.
As if she had sensed the gaze on her, "Little Red Riding Hood" looked up警惕地 at the window where Li Lin and Xu Jiali were. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, she nodded lightly, glanced at the street again, then took out a few notebooks and pens from the schoolbag next to her and began to write her homework with her head down.
The wolf pack continued to monitor the situation on the street on her behalf.
Li Lin looked at the dark red figure on the roof not far away and couldn't help but mutter, "I often hear the name 'Fairy Tale,' but this is the only member of the organization I've ever seen in person… she looks underage, right? And she's out doing such a dangerous job?"
"More than half of the members of 'Fairy Tale' are about her age, and they are almost all from the same place," Xu Jiali sighed. "They are all unlucky children."
Li Lin was surprised when he heard this. "All of them? Why…"
"Because children are more likely to fall into 'fairy tales,' and the adult members of the organization often find it difficult to survive in 'fairy tales'," Xu Jiali waved his hand. "If you're really interested, go to the archives and check the information yourself later. Don't ask her about this in front of her."
Li Lin sensed something from his colleague's attitude. He said "oh" thoughtfully and temporarily put his attention back on the peaceful old street outside.
"It seems that nothing will happen today," he let out a slight breath and continued to sip his soy milk.
Xu Jiali: "I'm not full. Where are your instant noodles? I'll take a pack."
"Under the bed in the inner room—boil the water yourself. The kettle is in the kitchen. The water dispenser in the living room is not working well, and it doesn't produce hot water. By the way, make me a pack too."
…
Yu Sheng looked at Irene standing at the door with a look of suspicion on his face. "This is your preparation?"
Irene stood on the shoe stool on the inner side of the entrance, trying to puff out her chest to make herself look more powerful. She was holding a kitchen knife from the kitchen in her hand—the kitchen knife was very large, and the handle was not suitable for a small doll's palm, so she had to hold the handle with both hands to hold it steady.
"I'm just being prepared. It's more reassuring to have a self-defense weapon. When we really fight, you can just watch my super magic power."
Hearing the doll's confident bragging, Yu Sheng's face twitched. "Then you might as well take a fruit knife. It's easier for you to hold."
"A fruit knife has no momentum."
"With your height, you won't have any momentum even if you're holding a dragon-slaying sword!" Yu Sheng said with a helpless face. "I'm telling you, don't break it when you get there. I quite like this knife. It's very good for cutting meat."
"Alright, alright, you're so long-winded. Why are you so worried," Irene held the kitchen knife with both hands and rolled her eyes at Yu Sheng impatiently. "Hurry up and open the door. Let's at least confirm what the situation is on the other side."
Seeing this, Yu Sheng didn't say anything more. Instead, he turned and grasped the handle of the main door, and at the same time, he checked the things piled up at his feet.
That was the food to be sent to Hu Li.
When he had entered the Otherworld before, the things he carried with him and the garbage bag in his hand were also brought over the door. But this time, the things he was trying to carry were much more—in addition to a large pile of food, there was also Irene. And with so much "load," he was not very confident that he could succeed.
Of course, he had tested it, but it was only a short-distance door opening test at home. And going to an "Otherworld"… this was different from a small-scale movement in the real world.
So he could only make more preparations. If it was not successful, this time it would also be treated as a test.
Yu Sheng wore a particularly large coat. The pockets inside and outside the clothes were already stuffed with compressed biscuits, bread, and a few cans of eight-treasure porridge. And when he opened the door later, he would try his best to "prop" the door open, send the supplies at his feet first, and then go through the passage with Irene.
For this, he also needed to "open" the door as wide as possible.
He still didn't know the principle of this process, so he could only rely on his feeling.
Yu Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly and recalled the features of that valley that he had recorded through Hu Li's perception before.
He recalled the cold night wind, the rotten smell, and the bone-gnawing hunger that filled the entire Otherworld.
And most importantly, the "aura" required for spiritual guidance.
All of this turned into the "frequency" when opening the door, and the scenery on the other side of the door in his imagination.
Next, he tried to put all his attention on this door opening. He wanted to open a door that was big enough and stable enough to bring Irene over, to bring everything over, and to accurately arrive at Hu Li's side…
The doorknob turned slightly, and a cold breath entered and exited the entrance through the slowly opening door…
A passage on a scale far exceeding the previous few times was established.
As for how big the scale of this passage was?
Anyway, it was enough to make Director Baili Qing of the Special Operations Bureau and all the action brigade captains in the office scream sharply.
Buzz—
A strange and low-pitched buzzing sound suddenly reverberated throughout the entire Wutong Road block. However, this buzzing sound was far beyond the limits of what ordinary people could hear. Only those who had been trained and had extraordinary perception of the power of "another world" could hear the continuous vibration it produced in the depths of their souls.
Xu Jiali, who was walking out of the kitchen with two bowls of instant noodles, instantly felt something. He looked up at the window in astonishment, but he saw that the sky outside the window was rapidly darkening, as if a thick curtain was gradually covering the entire Boundary City. And under the curtain, all the buildings outside the window were gradually becoming transparent and disappearing, and a hazy and strange scenery like a valley was "growing" from the original block.
Little Red Riding Hood, who was busy with her homework on the roof outside the window, also suddenly looked up. The wolf pack whimpered uneasily in the shadows. A cold wind blew out of thin air, turning the pages of her math exercise book.
Li Lin, who was lamenting the peace and quiet on the street a moment ago, jumped up with a "thump" and shouted, "What the hell! Something's wrong outside!!"
Xu Jiali ran to Li Lin's back with two bowls of instant noodles in two or three steps, and then immediately reacted, "No! It's not the outside that's in trouble!"
Li Lin turned his head sharply. "What do you mean?"
"We are 'observing' the change—we are falling into an Otherworld!" As a senior deep diver, Xu Jiali instantly judged the situation. Then he casually stuffed the instant noodles into Li Lin's hand and rushed to his equipment box at the first time, taking out a beam dagger and protective equipment from it. "Quick, contact the bureau, before the signal…"
However, the speed of sinking into the Otherworld was faster than Xu Jiali had imagined.
A "traction" force that was far beyond his experience almost instantly dragged his and Li Lin's perception completely past the boundary of common sense and reason. He only felt a blur in front of his eyes. Just as he managed to pick up his equipment, he heard the hollow sound of wind howling.
All the scenery in front of him changed. The rented house disappeared like a dream, and a valley shrouded in night appeared in front of him.
Li Lin only had time to see the screen of his phone on the table in front of him suddenly light up, and the director's phone number flashed on it for a moment—and then, there were only dark rocks and dark forests in front of him.
The two agents of the Special Operations Bureau looked up blankly and at each other. Then they heard the low growl of a wolf beside them.
They turned their heads and saw a girl in a dark red coat standing beside them with a serious face.
"We've fallen into an Otherworld," Xu Jiali said in a deep voice after a moment of silence.
Little Red Riding Hood nodded lightly. "I know. Judging from the scale and characteristics, it should be the 'wilderness' type."
Li Lin looked at Xu Jiali and then at the girl in red. He felt that he should also say something.
He looked down, raised his hand, and said, "Want some instant noodles?"