Underworld Player Chapter 12 - Catch Me Outside

The horrifying disappearance of five students from the local university was no minor incident.

Thus, after the school authorities reported it to the police, it took less than ten minutes for two patrol cars to show up, sirens blaring.

A few smartly-dressed officers stepped out from the first car followed by three youths from the second, who were dressed very differently. The youths were in casual attire, and the one in the lead even sported a faint tattoo on their left arm.

"Are these officials specially designated to handle such incidents, I wonder...? Do they have superpowers or something?"

Bai Zhi was casually leaning on a railing some distance away, watching the events unfold. He chewed a piece of gum as he ruminated on his observations.

The mysterious disappearances had put everyone on edge. Since it happened so close to home, most students could not focus on school and had left the campus early. Bai Zhi was in the minority who stayed behind out of some morbid feeling.

People were wising up to the rumors now. The proliferation of urban legends—more like real sightings, considering the recent events—had been heavily restricted before, thanks to governmental intervention, but such news always found a way to sneak past the system. Now, they circulated with increasing vigor in major communities on social media.

Everyone behaved like mice talking about belling the cat. They were keen to follow the news and theorize all day, but not a single one of them wished to encounter such entities themselves.

"Far be it from me to meddle, I better leave this to the professionals..." Bai Zhi memorized the faces and notable features of the three youths, then stuffed his hands into his jacket pockets as he walked away.

But no sooner had he turned the corner than a small figure rushed out and bumped into him before he could react, falling backward from the force of the collision.

"!!"

As he identified the person who had bumped into him, Bai Zhi's pupils shrank and his face paled.

"Hoho, you escaped my clutches twice before, but I'

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