1404 In Modern Day 2Nice!
I cant help but snap my fingers with my free hand.
As someone who has never even won a consolation prize, to be able to get a beverage I wanted is simply exciting.
Furthermore, the most important thing is that I only spent five yuan. Otherwise, Ill definitely hit it trying it ten times in a row.
I need to keep this bottle well! I put away my phone, open the can, and take a mouthful of the beverage.
In the next second, my head suddenly turns a little numb. I feel like everything around me has become abnormally blurry, and my entire body becomes light as though Im about to turn into a feather.
In this strange feeling, I vaguely hear muffled ravings that sound like fingernails scratching a blackboard:
The taste of a Demoness aint bad...
The taste of a Demoness aint bad...
The taste of a Demoness aint bad...
This brings an indescribable pain, and I lose all my ability to think.
By the time the torture ends, I cant remember what happened towards the end, but I know that my face must have been very twisted and hideous.
F*ck. What the hell is this beverage? I turn angrily to look at the vending machine.
At that moment, my head is spinning, and my eyes swell. I have the feeling that Ill collapse at any moment.
However, this doesnt stop me from discovering a fact:
The vending machine that still existed moments ago has disappeared!
... Holy sh*t... I cant take my spinning head and the soreness in my eyes. I quickly remove my glasses and prepare to squeeze my nose bridge.
However, just as I take off my glasses, everything returns to normal. My head doesnt spin and my eyes no longer ache.
My vision remains clear, clearer than even before my myopia.
...I scan my surroundings, and every detail is reflected in my eyes. Even a dozen meters away, a mosquito silently suspended on a black stone is vividly clear.
Ive recovered from my short-sightedness? That bout of fainting was because of the glasses? I glance around once more, and for some reason, I feel that my vision has exceeded that of a normal persons.
As I try hard to recall, I gradually come to a realization:
I can change part of my bodys structure for a short amount of time. I can obtain feather-like lightness. Even if I jump from high above, I wont be hurt...
A hawk-like vision that allows me to see through the darkness...
Im good at hiding in the shadows...
My steps are nimble and my body is agile. The instantaneous strength I can release is tremendous...
I can concentrate all my strength into a single strike...
This... As I suspect that the Assassin beverage that I had just taken was actually some mental drug that gives me hallucinations, I also feel that something might have really happened due to my recovery from short-sightedness.
I put on my glasses again and realize that it does leave me faint.
No way this is real... The vending machine is gone... It was still there a moment ago... Did I have a fortuitous encounter? I cast my gaze out of the lobby and see people carrying umbrellas or have their backpacks raised in the heavy rain, running about in a hurry.
Before this, I could only barely see silhouettes in this scene, but now, I can confirm the features of every pedestrian.
Of course, the prerequisite is that they arent wearing face masks.
A fortuitous encounter... Dont tell me its really a fortuitous encounter... I would occasionally fantasize about having a fortuitous encounter, for example, striking lottery worth 1020 million yuan, but I never expected such a day!
Moreover, its the Assassin ability that I wanted the most!
Even if its fake, just healing my short-sightedness makes me give this fortuitous encounter full marks! I control my excitement and joy and carefully examine my body.
After confirming that theres nothing wrong with it, I close my eyes and mutter to myself, Thank you, God!
Thank you, vending machine!
Thank you, loot box!
I have to find a place to test the Leap of Faith... Eh, Ive recovered from my cold too... Ill think further about it after the rain stops... I look around again, eager to test what it means to have dexterous steps, agility, and explosive power.
Of course, as a normal person with regular intelligence, I know that I should avoid others in times like this, lest I expose my fortuitous encounter and create a series of unknown developments.
At this moment, due to the heavy rain, the people inside the building either have to work overtime or have already left. Those without umbrellas either have realized the reality of things or havent left the office. They either return to the office or bravely run to the bus stop. Therefore, other than the two security guards who have their backs to me, theres no one else in the lobby.
I can give it a try. Yes, theres a dog... Heh, so what if Im seen by a dog? It doesnt understand anything. Would it be able to tell anyone? I immediately widen my pace and run toward the elevator.
I can feel the changes in my body.
Using a machine as an analogy, my body used to be a rusted machine that had been soaked in water. Now, it was a new, lubricated machine.
A few steps later, I suddenly remember something: Previously, several companies in the building had been a victim of theft. Through the surveillance cameras, the police found the criminal.
In other words, there are surveillance cameras in the lobby, and my every move is being monitored.
Bear with it, bear with it... I stop my attempts and turn back to look at the spots where there might be cameras.
My gaze sweeps across the huge golden retriever at the door. Its still impassively looking at the rain outside.
Ill wait till I get home... I let out a slow sigh, hold my glasses, and head for the elevator.
I heard from my gossiping colleagues at the company that the theft was done by a young rag-and-bone man from nearby.
In the past, this guy was the son of a rich man. Later on, his family waned, and he could only make a living being a rag-and-bone man.
However, the police never found him.
I take the elevator and go back to the tenth floor. My mind is filled with how to be an assassin hiding in the citys shadows.
Nothing is true, everything is permitted! I mutter a few slogans and exit the elevator.
Glancing around, I see a figure standing by the window at the elevator lobby.
He has rare, long silver hair. His features are very distinctive.
So I recognize him. Hes the vice president of the company next door, whose surname is Wu.
Of course, this might only be his Chinese surname, because hes either a foreigner or a mixed-blood.
Its such a pity that this guy isnt an idol. Hes so good-looking that even the girls in our company often try to coincidentally bump into him. They give him flowers and food. Its like he has everything easy in the game of life... The boss next door really has bad taste. With such an employee, Id have long changed to running an entertainment company... I dont know what the company next door is busy with every day. Until today, I dont even know what they do. All of them are garrulous, completely unlike Rozanne when shes joking. Theyre probably doing multi-level marketing, right? I quickly retract my gaze and not greet him. After all, were not familiar with each other.
But just at this moment, I see that guy turn around and walk over.