However, ever since an hour ago.

She discovered... frequent loss of contact with her doppelgangers.

Apart from the one at the hotel, which she vaguely saw what happened, the other doppelgangers disconnected instantly.

No useful information was transmitted back.

Especially those three doppelgangers at Celestial Strategy Mansion.

But it didn't seem like they were killed by someone, because she didn't believe that anyone could achieve that without the Celestial Strategy present. Instead, it seemed more like the connection was severed... as if something was suppressing them.

"So... does the Celestial Strategy Mansion Headquarters have additional suppression?"

Catherine slowly lowered her head, suddenly thought of a possibility, spun around, transformed into Mijie's appearance, and laughed: "Well, your 'Mother of the Yellow Springs' is indeed strict, but as long as those Celestial Strategy members don't return, the Witch's doppelgangers can proliferate indefinitely, moreover..."

She slowly gazed into the distance, watching the terrified students in the dormitory, gently licking her lips, revealing a 'everything is in my grasp' expression, and whispered: "Also, your subjects continuously provide me with power, how long can you suppress me?"

In Serbian and Croatian, the word "Yaga" means — terror and trembling.

And this happens to be one of the sources of her Authority Ability's power.

"In addition... is the calm and brave sister facing a cunning old witch with the timid and fearful sister?"

Catherine watched the dormitory for a while, then suddenly shifted her gaze to the two sisters heading towards the dormitory in the night, teasingly said: "It really is a fairy-tale-like unfolding, but... reality doesn't have a fairy-tale happy ending."

With that said.

She raised her hand slowly with a teasing expression.

...

On the other side.

In the night.

With a bit of effort.

Lin Ying finally managed to calm her sister, holding her hand, started heading toward the only dormitory with light in the entire campus.

She was alright.

But Lin Wan was still terrified.

Lin Ying could only hold her hand tightly, constantly speaking to comfort her.

"Don't be afraid, your brother-in-law will come too."

"Brother-in-law... okay."

"If you feel it's too quiet, you can sing."

"I can't... I sing worse than my sister."

"Hmm? Are you saying I sing badly?"

"I didn't mean that..."

"You meant that."

"..."

As time passed, because Lin Ying kept talking and nothing happened along the way.

Lin Wan finally calmed down somewhat, at least her body no longer trembled.

Lin Ying sighed in relief and was about to start another topic.

But suddenly.

Swoosh—

She seemed to have stepped on a piece of paper.

The paper curled, making a slight sound, which in the eerily quiet, empty campus sounded like a wail.

... It was hair-raising.

Lin Wan shrank her shoulders, reverting to her previous state, immediately ran behind her sister, clutching her sister's clothes tightly.

"Don't be afraid, wait for me a bit."

Lin Ying comforted her, then looked down, bent over, and picked up the paper she stepped on, reading what was written on it by the moonlight.

[Remember! Remember! Your sister is already dead! Don't trust her! Don't trust her!!!]

[If you want to survive, remember the following rules!!!]

[One, don't turn back! Never turn back and look at her!]

[Two,...]

Under the pale moonlight.

The dark brown words on the paper seemed like they were written in blood, entering Lin Ying's eyes.

At the same time.

A mysterious breeze blew by, bringing a chill...

Lin Wan shivered slightly.

But Lin Ying, with no expression, turned around immediately after reading the first rule, without a moment's hesitation.

"... Sister?"

Lin Wan noticed her sister turning around, somewhat puzzled, and slightly lifted her fair chin.

Lin Ying gazed down at the horrifying blood figure in front of her, slowly closed her eyes, and after about half a second, opened them again: "It's nothing."

"... What did the paper say?"

Lin Wan extended her fair neck, carefully examining her sister, wondering if she imagined it, she always felt when her sister turned her head just now, she seemed to turn into a terrifying appearance.

But the duration was too short... plus she trusted her sister a lot, after careful examination and finding nothing amiss, she didn't think about it anymore.

"Nothing was written, just trash."

Lin Ying looked into her sister's clean, clear eyes, smiled softly, then crumpled the paper into a ball, tossed it aside, and re-held her hand: "Let's keep going."

"Oh..."

Lin Wan intertwined her fingers with her sister, obediently followed along.

...

"???????"

Catherine watched the scene, dumbfounded in place.

She never expected... it would unfold like this.

Logically speaking.

It shouldn't have unfolded like this!!!

The brave sister... is she really that brave?????

Even with her perception and senses altered, she could still achieve this???

Couldn't she have hesitated for a moment?

Couldn't she have read the rules?

Also, hadn't the image of her sister changed in her sister's eyes? Why could she remain so calm???

She watched the two sisters, still holding hands and heading towards the dormitory, feeling dazed and utterly baffled.

But soon enough, she couldn't bother to think about it.

Because...

Meow—

A faint cat meow suddenly sounded.

Catherine paused for a moment, then sharply turned her head, her gaze piercing through layers of curtains to look at the university in reality.

When she noticed Chen Lusi standing at the school gate.

Her pupils contracted instantly.

What's going on?

Wasn't he underground at the Celestial Strategy Mansion? How did he get out?

Why?

"Meow."

The cat meow echoed again.

As if noticing her gaze, the cat at Chen Lusi's feet suddenly looked up and exchanged a glance with Catherine.

Hearing the cat's meow once more, Catherine shivered, snapped back to her senses, and a slightly twisted excitement appeared on her face as she glanced at Chen Lusi and then at the cat, extending her hand directly.

No matter how he appeared here!

In any case, this is a good thing!

Initially, she still had to consider how to get him out of the Celestial Strategy Mansion Headquarters, but now this step was omitted.

He came directly to her turf!

Catherine licked her lips and then activated her Authority Ability.

At the same time.

Old Main Entrance of the Normal University.

Chen Lusi was slightly panting, glanced down at the white cat that had inexplicably followed him, then looked around, not seeing the two sisters. He was about to take out his phone to try calling Lin Ying again.

But just as he took out his phone.

"Hello..."

A sultry voice sounded. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

At the moment the voice appeared.

Chen Lusi noticed a sticky, liquid-like black mist emerging from behind him.

But after thinking for a moment, he didn't dodge at all, instead maintaining a calm expression as he allowed it to engulf him.

The black mist instantly enveloped him.

A brief sense of weightlessness occurred.

Chen Lusi opened his eyes, standing at the spot where the two sisters initially were.

In the night sky, the full moon remained high, like a bright silver pearl hanging above the dark curtain.

And the silhouette of the university campus buildings under the moonlight remained indistinct... as if something was clinging to them, observing him coldly.

The night wind gently blew, and the leaves rustled with moaning-like sounds...

Sending chills down one's spine.

In the dimly lit environment, everything seemed so distorted and bizarre.

Chen Lusi surveyed the surroundings, heard the wind rustling the leaves with moaning-like sounds, paused silently, then swung his right hand.

Flesh twisted.

A cold glint appeared.

Chen Lusi raised his right arm horizontally and activated 'First Line' on the spot!

Swish—

His figure instantly vanished, appearing on the other side.

Then, the next second.

Crack, crack, crack, crack—

Accompanied by a series of dense snapping sounds, all the trees along the path were severed at the waist and crashed to the ground.

The moaning sound they created could no longer be heard.

Because the sound of their crashing covered all suggestive sounds.

Finally.

Chen Lusi looked back and then maintained his right arm in its blade form, continuing forward with a stern expression under the ghastly moonlight.

At this moment...

He seemed to merge into the entire eerie and spooky environment.

...

"?????"

Catherine, who had just pulled Chen Lusi and the cat into her domain and displayed a brilliant smile, witnessed Chen Lusi cutting down trees.

...Her smile froze directly.