My Iyashikei Game Chapter 156: Uncanny

Frost came from his finger tip and it seeped into his body before slowly freezing his mind. He lowered his head and the dark mouth of the can started to yawn. The water at the bottom of the can rippled as a pale human face surfaced. The face hid at the bottom of the can. It looked at Han Fei expressionlessly as its facial features started to change. “What is it that you want? What do you desire?”

A strange voice came from a far and then echoed inside Han Fei’s heart. He refused to answer but he found his lips moving. The human face inside the water took on a more defined feature as the voice listed out some common human desires like beauty, money, fame. Han Fei did not react to any of these things. But when the human face uttered the word, truth, Han Fei could feel his spirit being drawn towards the water. He raised his hands to grab at something but there was only himself in the darkness.

“You desire the truth?” Han Fei felt enveloped by a chill. The room fell away. Instead Han Fei found himself falling down a dark hole, his mind tumbling into an icy cold pond. He could feel the oxygen drying out in his lungs. Despite struggling hard, he continued to sink. Han Fei lifted his head and the face which was previously floating on the surface of the water was now looking down at him who was underwater. It was still staring at Han Fei but the facial feature was becoming more like Han Fei’s.

The lips moved as if wanting to tell Han Fei something. However, it only managed to utter one word when a ghastly wound split across the human face. At that moment, Han Fei’s consciousness cleared for a second. He lowered his head to look deeper into the water. Many people were sunken down there. They were like mannequins without soul. They were piled on top of each other, their hairs flowing with the current. There was no light in their eyes. Han Fei’s body continued to submerge. Han Fei tried to swim upwards but his limbs felt leaden.

Pain, suffocation, lethargy, his mind started to slow down. If Han Fei was to close his eyes and gi

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