Alien Hotel

Yu Sheng stood motionless at the door, one hand still holding the passage leading to the valley, his eyes fixed on the depths of the hall, on the staircase leading to the underground.

He was sure that he had really seen the hunter just now - old hunting clothes, thick hood, nothing under the hood, the other party just stood quietly in his sight, although it only lasted for a blink of an eye, but the hunter... was definitely staring at this side.

Why did the hunter appear? Was it because Little Red Riding Hood was the last to leave, causing the "Black Forest" subset to not completely disappear? Was it because there was still something left in this building? Or was it because... Ankaela's activity was further intensifying?

In addition, Yu Sheng was sure that the other party was looking at him just now. Did the mysterious hunter... want to communicate with him?

He frowned tightly, and at this moment, he saw a figure swaying beside the door he opened. Irene came over and looked at this side curiously through the door: "Hey? Yu Sheng, why don't you come over?"

"You take Little Red Riding Hood and the others to settle the children first," Yu Sheng said quickly, "I'll check here again and go back later."

"Oh," the little doll nodded, but didn't ask much, "Then you come earlier, there are a lot of children here, I'm afraid they will come to catch me after they get used to it, and I won't be able to stand it then..."

Yu Sheng agreed casually and let go of his hand holding the door handle.

The passage leading to the valley closed in the blink of an eye, and the scenery emerging in the door frame disappeared out of thin air, leaving only the empty courtyard outside the east building immersed in the night.

With an inexplicable sense of caution and vigilance in his heart, Yu Sheng first checked on the first floor, then went up to the second floor and walked slowly forward along the corridor.

The lights were on in the building, and the doors were open. The traces left by the children in their hasty transfer could still be seen in the room - the beds were not made, and the things that were not taken away in time were placed on the table or at the foot of the bed. The chairs that were knocked over were left unattended and fell quietly on the ground.

Only Yu Sheng's footsteps echoed in the empty and silent corridor.

There were no strange sounds, no lights that suddenly appeared outside the window, and no strange shadows that emerged from the air or on the walls - Yu Sheng checked the second and third floors and did not see any unnatural phenomena.

It seemed that with the transfer of the children, the "overflow" of fairy tales had indeed stopped, and the appearance of the hunters before should have been some kind of "aftershock" phenomenon.

... Is it really just like this?

Yu Sheng still had a doubt in his heart, and then his mobile phone rang.

The caller was Song Cheng - the children were transferred in advance, and the engineers in the valley received a notice, and of course the news would be passed to the Secret Service.

After answering the phone, Yu Sheng took the initiative to speak before the other party: "The children have been urgently transferred. Now the "overflow" phenomenon in the orphanage has stopped, and all kinds of illusions entering the real world have subsided. I am patrolling the corridor, and I am the only one left here."

"Okay," a relieved voice came from the other end of the phone, "It's good that the overflow has stopped... A team has gone to your side, and it will be there in about ten minutes. They will be responsible for monitoring that place later."

"Okay, then I'll wait a little longer," Yu Sheng said, and looked up through the window in the corridor to take a look at the sky outside - that was the place that was illuminated by the anti-aircraft artillery of "Prince" before, "Just now There are overflowing phantoms everywhere. I saw some phantoms even extending outside the walls of the orphanage, or extending to the sky... Did they have a big impact on the surroundings? "

"That's exactly what I want to say - there has been no eyewitness report so far, and the sensing equipment set up by the Secret Service around the orphanage has not detected any abnormal signals," Song Cheng's tone sounded a little solemn, "The bureau is rushing to confirm the sensors in other locations and the data sent back by the recent "nodes", but it seems that... I'm afraid all the equipment has not captured the "overflowing phantoms" you mentioned. "

Yu Sheng stopped walking, with a look of surprise on his face.

The phantoms that overflowed from the nightmare just now were so powerful, and there were even artillery roars and flames hitting the sky, but there was no movement outside the orphanage?!

It's okay if there are no eyewitness reports, after all, it's already late at night, and there are "node" devices around the orphanage to shield ordinary people, but even the monitoring equipment set up by the Secret Service nearby didn't capture any abnormal phenomena, which is a bit wrong.

... Could it be that those illusions that overflowed from nightmares are only "visible" within the scope of the orphanage?

Yu Sheng was puzzled. He told his guess to Song Cheng on the other end of the phone. After listening, the other party was silent for two or three seconds before speaking: "... It is very likely. Those 'overflowing' illusions are essentially still the 'nightmares' of the members of the fairy tale, and they are not the 'real objects' that really invade reality. You also mentioned that those illusions did not leave any traces in the real world after they faded, which shows that their 'visibility' is still greatly limited."

"Then we should feel fortunate that we controlled the 'overflow' in time when those illusions were still just illusions." Yu Sheng exhaled softly.

At this moment, he saw several lights appear outside the wall of the orphanage through the window - that was the light of the car lights coming from the direction of the intersection.

Song Cheng's voice also came from the phone: "Our people have arrived and are at the gate."

"I saw it - I'll go down and answer it."

Yu Sheng arrived at the gate of the orphanage. As soon as he walked out, he saw several black vans with Secret Service logos parked near the wall. The doors opened and there were more than a dozen people wearing Secret Service agent equipment and armed to the teeth. Looking at the black figure who looked like a future agent, he jumped out of the car - he looked professional, and there was a particularly familiar face in the team.

Li Lin.

When Yu Sheng saw this young Secret Service operator, his first reaction was to be stunned for a moment, and he was quite afraid to recognize him - because he was now wearing a full set of tactical equipment, protective armor, and holding a gun in his hand. Even an NPC in an FPS game can at least stand up to the protagonist's team, but Yu Sheng's deepest impression of this young man still remains in the scenes of him going to the neighborhood supermarket to buy discounted instant noodles and squatting on the side of the road to be a spirited boy... …

The image of the spirited young man in his memory and the image of the elite agent in front of him were stacked together for a long time. It was not until Li Lin came over on his own initiative that Yu Sheng raised his hand and said hello: "Uh, Is it you?"

"Yes," Li Lin nodded, then stood at attention, and said in a well-trained and precise manner, "Secret Service Operations Brigade, 'Fairy Tale' Emergency Response Team, Li Lin, is now the person in charge of the scene. , take over the monitoring and garrison tasks in this area!”

Yu Sheng was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but say: "...Are you the person in charge of the scene?"

"I was also transferred here temporarily," Li Lin said, his expression a little bitter, and he lowered his voice and came closer, "Brother Yu, I'm so panicked now..."

Yu Sheng was originally a little uncomfortable with Li Lin's current image, but as soon as the other party spoke, he couldn't help but feel happy, and curiously asked casually: "Where is Xu Jiali?"

"He is a deep diver and is on standby at the headquarters. He will only be released if the foreign land really gets out of control," Li Lin explained in a low voice, "The main task of our group is to keep an eye on this place - what is the situation inside now? Sample?"

"Ahem, there's nothing going on inside now. The situation just now was lively." Yu Sheng coughed twice and then told the other party about the situation in the orphanage. "...That's basically it. The spillover here after the children evacuated. The phenomenon has stopped, but because I am not sure whether there is any 'mutation' factor in the orphanage itself, I still have to keep people here to keep an eye on it. I then left and went to the resettlement site to keep an eye on it. Leave it to you."

"Received, don't worry if you leave it to us," Li Lin nodded immediately. At this time, he really showed some of the reliability of an elite operator, "You can go with peace of mind."

Yu Sheng always felt that something was wrong the more he heard what he said. Of course, it could also be that there have been many deaths recently, so he is more sensitive to this aspect, similar to professional funerals...

But he didn't care. After explaining the situation of the orphanage and the characteristics and precautions of the illusion to the young operator in front of him, Yu Sheng waved to Li Lin and picked up his mobile phone to report. After getting ready, he opened the door and went to the valley.

Then the first second after he crossed the portal, he heard the sound of Irene's whirring in his ears——

"Ouch, Oooh, Yu Sheng!! Help - who will take care of these naughty children!"

Yu Sheng was startled, and then he saw several doll heads running wildly in circles on the grass not far away. Irene was pushed in front like a rabbit, and her short legs were flying like stars. It's almost coming out...

Further away, he saw several "parents" from the fairy tale organization who were leading a group of children to rest on the grass and platform, Little Red Riding Hood who was communicating with the person in charge near the resettlement site, and the children who were heading here. The fox girl ran over.

It's great, the kids are happy and well-adjusted here, no accidents happened - a sense of peace of mind comes over them.

With a smile on Yu Sheng's face, he met the fox girl who was running happily. The latter shouted happily as she ran over: "Thank you! Human cubs are so fun!"

Yu Sheng smiled happily, but he suddenly stopped halfway, and then from the corner of his eye, he finally noticed what was happening on the other side of the platform - several fox tails with blue fire were flying over the grass. Flying back and forth, each tail has a cheerful doll head hanging...

His cold sweat almost broke out on the spot: "... Damn it! You can't play like this!"

Irene continued to run around and around on the grass not far away, shouting louder than Yu Sheng: "You can't play like this!! Is there anyone to take care of it?"