Strange Tree

Lin Xiao woke up and found that the world had changed. There was a faint scarlet color in the air, the community outside the window was shrouded in blood mist, the streets were deserted, the mobile phone signal was interrupted, and the time stopped at 4:44 in the morning. He opened the door, and the cold wind mixed with fishy smell rushed in. The lights in the corridor flickered on and off, and the walls were covered with dark red marks. There were dull footsteps downstairs, like someone dragging something heavy. He looked around and saw a figure standing at the corner, lowering his head and holding a blood-stained bag. There was a sound of metal collision inside. Lin Xiao shouted tentatively, and the other party suddenly raised his head, his eyes as dark as the abyss, and then let out a sharp roar. Lin Xiao retreated to the room in fear and locked the door. There was a knocking sound and a cold whisper outside the door: "You can't escape..." He picked up the screwdriver to defend himself, but he heard whispers and weird laughter coming from outside the window. Through the cracks in the curtains, he saw countless vague figures emerging from the red mist, slowly approaching the floor. The whole world seemed to be watched by terrifying eyes. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.