Screaming Cycle (Infinite Flow)Ch2 - Human Shaped Candle and Golden Snitch

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Ji Dong walked about a kilometer south towards the city center.

While he was walking, he discovered two more sets of garments on the street—one for men and one for women. From the outerwear to the underwear, shoes, socks, and backpacks, everything was in place.

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What was more terrifying, was that the two outfits not only maintained a roughly human shape this time, but the left sleeve of the men’s wear was also placed on the shoulder of the women’s blouse. It appeared to be a man hugging his female partner. The bodies of those two had vanished in an instant, leaving only a piece of clothing to validate their existence.

What Ji Dong needed to worry about right now wasn’t why he’d appeared in such a ruined ash city, but what the owner of these sets of clothes must have experienced before their sudden disappearance. ysLbV4

He dared not walk down the street like this, so defenseless.

Ji Dong felt insecure being empty-handed, so he stole a kitchen knife from a nearby grocery shop and placed it inside the side compartment of his bow bag. Thinking it wasn’t safe enough, he placed a broom with a long stick that could be used as a defense weapon by his side.

Every summer, they came to this city for training. Ever since his team had been selected for the youth team, in just this year, Ji Dong had come here three times.

He remembered there being an overpass at the next intersection. At the end of the intersection, he turned right and walked along a long street of Banyan trees to the end, which was his destination.

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Sure enough, dozens of meters ahead, he saw an I-shaped overpass at the intersection.

Right now on the road, there was not a single car in motion, so Ji Dong didn’t have to worry about the traffic rules, and could just cross the road directly.

However, there were two two-way maglev tracks in the middle of the road, with guardrails on both sides that were as tall as a man. It would have taken him more effort to climb over the wall than to climb the overpass, so he obediently took the pedestrian bridge.

Looking down from such a soaring place, he could instinctually discern the strangeness of the city. H4iZW6

When he used to travel to the north to compete in the winter season competition in the past, he would see a city obscured in a thick blanket of snow. However, the heavy snow had now been replaced by falling ashes, and the pristine white had turned into thick and murky lead ash, instantly giving people a strong sense of psychological oppression, as if the end of the world was approaching.

——No, maybe this was the end of the world.

Ji Dong thought gloomily as he gazed at the dense black cloud at the end of his eyesight.

Otherwise, how could this populated city become like this, where you couldn’t even see a single person? hN6r7v

——Hey!

His eyes widened suddenly.

Because he could see another living being besides himself.

Although he was quite far away, there was a person walking along the street. b5IzNM

The person had their back turned to the overpass, due to which Ji Dong could only see their back.

Judging from the person’s tall and straight figure, he estimated the other person to be a tall man.

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However, as a man, he had long dark hair that almost reached his waist, flowing along with his strides, making him stand out.

“Hey!” smutrF

Ji Dong yelled from a distance.

But the long-haired man didn’t seem to hear his voice at all. Let alone turn around, he didn’t even lift his head.

“Hey! Hello!”

Ji Dong started becoming anxious, pulling his hands along the railing, raising his voice even more. Nbnz98

The long-haired man still wasn’t looking back.

He continued strolling down the dirty street, and judging by the direction he was going in, he was headed south of the commercial district.

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Ji Dong made a quick decision and ran after the person. ISldYx

He had made up his mind to catch up with the man, and then…

…Then what? He hadn’t thought about that.

Anyway, no matter whether the other person was a powerful character or not, at that moment, it was a pleasure to have a companion who could breathe and talk.

It was a pity that the tall figure’s feet were so fast. Ji Dong had only managed to run down the overpass, but the other person had already disappeared. JylBzw

Fortunately, there was ash everywhere on the ground; as long as one was not a ghost without feet, they would leave footprints whenever they passed by.

As long as Ji Dong chased after the footprints, he would find someone sooner or later.

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However, just then, he suddenly heard someone talking.

To be precise, it was a woman’s voice. RAdnMN

At first, the source of the sound was quite far away from him, and even somewhat vague.

However, it was clear that the other person was approaching him. The voice got clearer as the distance between them shrank.

Ji Dong heard a young woman walking and shouting, “Is there anyone? Is there anyone else here?”

——Wait, there’s a third person! wJb0sV

Ji Dong was really surprised and ecstatic. He opened his mouth and was about to answer.

But just as he was going to respond, he remembered those weird human-shaped clothes that he had seen, and realized that yelling like this was way too reckless. He quickly swallowed in his voice, took a step back, crouched behind a telegraph pole, leaned out half his head, and gazed carefully in the direction of the voice.

Dark clouds had covered the roof, while ashes kept falling all over from the sky, the visibility of the street very low.

Ji Dong waited for a few minutes with wide eyes before noticing two individuals, one tall and one short, emerging about a hundred meters away. 9pvHu7

Although he couldn’t see their faces, from the height and outline of the two people, he speculated that it should be a man and a woman.

They were so close that half of their bodies were fused together, and there was a glowing round ball in front of them that wasn’t very bright, but was better than nothing. Ji Dong thought that it was most likely a light source, such as a torch or a mobile flashlight.

“Is there anyone?”

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The woman yelled twice every few steps.

Ji Dong stood still and waited cautiously for a little while.

When they got close enough, he confirmed that the newcomers were a man and a woman, and appeared to be a couple. They were both in their twenties, with anxious and perplexed expressions on their faces.

The man was wearing a light blue thin long-sleeved shirt with the cuffs rolled up to his elbows, while the woman wore a short-sleeved T-shirt and jeans, both of which were ordinary casual summer clothes. bELQ3W

The man was holding the girl’s shoulder in one hand, and a mobile phone in the other. He switched to the flashlight mode and swayed from side to side as he walked, as if he wanted the beam of light to pass through the fluttering ashes in the sky, trying to see as far as he could.

Ji Dong took a step forward, flashed out from behind the concealing post, and waved at the two when they were just about ten meters away.

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The two had not noticed anyone hiding behind the pole just now; they were so frightened that they both let out a scream.

“Hey, are you trying to scare people to death!?” QVzfHo

After the scream, the girl patted her chest, wheezed and gasped, and raised her finger to Ji Dong, “Are you a man or a ghost! Say, speak!”

“Cough.”

Ji Dong cleared his throat, “Don’t be afraid, I’m also a living man…”

The words were only half-spoken before he abruptly came to a halt. DlvTke

Without warning, a golden flash flashed by Ji Dong’s right eye, barely grazing his face, and flew towards the man and the woman in front of him.

The speed of that flash of light was so fast that it could almost be described as ‘fast as lightning’.

Ji Dong had no time to react. He saw that the golden light had hit the hand of the strange man holding a mobile phone.

The next second, he let out a heart-piercing scream. hiwlvd

With mournful and wailing howls ringing across the area, the man’s right hand erupted with a fluorescent blue flame, which crept up from his wrist, straight up to his arm, and then into the sleeve towards his elbow. His entire body was engulfed in flames, like a candle that was lit; he was burning into a blue and white flamed man.

“Ah ah!! Ah, ah, ah!”

The girl was stunned by the sight in front of her.

She sat down on the ground with her eyes wide open and dumbfounded. She couldn’t make a sound except for hysterical screams. ihEXd3

The man was on fire; his entire body was like hot oil wax, making crackling sounds, melting and deforming quickly. The scent of protein burning wafted through the air as the guy swiftly transformed into a handful of ashes that slid out of the opening in his clothing, and mingled with the surrounding ash. Nobody could tell the ashes of the burned guy and the ashes falling from the sky apart.

But the worst part was that when his entire body was on fire just now, it was not only his skin and flesh that had burnt, but also his bones, which had turned into ashes in a matter of mere seconds. The man’s shirt and suit pants, on the other hand, were unaffected by the fire and fell to the ground, undamaged. The clothes even maintained his posture right before burning, with his hands extended, one foot bent, and the other straightened.

The phone that had lost its holder fell to the ground, rolled forward due to inertia, and rolled to the girl’s feet, the mobile flashlight illuminating her left shoulder.

“Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!!!” JQ sCW

This stimulus was way too much for the girl’s psychological tolerance as she saw her lover burn to death and dissolve into ashes.

She was completely stunned.

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She could not react at all except for the continuous screaming.

Compared to the girl who was too frightened, Ji Dong was not irrational, but he too was harrowed. mhSVzy

For a moment, he almost wanted to run away regardless.

When a normal person encountered such a sight that defied logic and appeared to be a nightmare, even with tough nerves and a strong heart, it was natural for them to quiver and want to flee.

Suddenly, Ji Dong saw the neckline of the light blue shirt left by the man abruptly move.

Then, a golden light flew out of the collar and jumped into the air. WXyaIJ

“Hey!”

Ji Dong said with a trembling voice, “Quick, get away!”

Unfortunately, the frightened girl didn’t even bother to look at him.

The golden light that fluttered into the air paused and circled over their heads. RFVZ1M

This time, though, Ji Dong saw it much more clearly.

It seemed to be a weird big dark golden insect, about the size of a ping-pong ball, with a pair of thin wings on its back and a long tail behind it. It looked like the golden snitch from the Harry Potter movies.

“Come on, don’t sit on the ground!”

Ji Dong took a few steps forward, grabbed the girl’s arm with one hand, and tried to drag her up, “Get up quickly!” gOKBW9

“Ah ah ah ah ah!”

The girl’s arm was caught rather abruptly by someone, causing her to get scared out of her wits. Except for screaming, she had no power to struggle and resist.

Her whole body seemed to be cramped up, limp, and weak. She was paralyzed, stuck on the floor, screaming and shaking her head, sobbing. Even Ji Dong couldn’t pull her up from the ground.

At that moment, the golden flying insect that had been circling above their heads suddenly moved. bgtJlh

It seemed to be attracted by something and swooped straight at the girl who was paralyzed on the ground.

“Danger!!”

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Ji Dong screamed out of surprise.

It seemed that this word finally had an effect. The girl shuddered and squeezed out a sentence from her throat, “What, what!?” QkWNq1

However, it was too late. At that moment, the golden light had already flown and hit her shoulder.

The girl’s vision was far less than that of Ji Dong, and naturally, she couldn’t see what the real body of this golden light was.

She was scared to death, and in a trance. She instinctively stretched out her hand and wanted to pat away the thing that had fallen on her shoulder.

However, the moment the skin on the back of her hand came in contact with the body of the bug, instantly a cluster of flames burst out, suddenly engulfing her hand completely. GarSoC

“Ahhhhh!!”

The girl screamed miserably.

Her eyes were wide open. Engulfed in the pain while her body burned, she watched in despair as the fire spread upward along her wrist. Everywhere the fire went, it turned her flesh and bones into ashes and fell.

“Help! Help me! Help me!! Save…” pH1rUS

Just a few seconds after the girl cried for help, the flame that had pierced her clothing crept up her neck, enveloped her head, and burnt her entire body into a dazzling white candle.

Ji Dong felt like his heartbeat was about to cease from seeing all these horror scenes.

The weight in his hand suddenly lightened. When he looked down, he realized that the flame had burned the girl’s torso, the embers scattering from her shoulders, through the clothing, falling to the ground with a ‘puff’.

Ji Dong was holding one arm of the girl, with a flame burning at the fracture, continuing to burn up along it. wSPLu7

He quickly threw the burning, broken arm out.

One after another, two big living people had been burned to ashes in front of him. This double shock was enough to weaken his psychological endurance. He was afraid that he would become just like the girl, lying on the ground, paralyzed from fear.

Ji Dong took three steps back. The first thought in his mind was to turn around and run. It was best to run away as far as possible.

However, the moment he turned around, he nailed his feet again. iqOTnC

He thought of the flying speed of the “Golden Snitch.”

If it was the cause of the fire that burned these two people, then the problem wasn’t so small.

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Even if he turned around and started the 100-meter race right now, with the insect’s speed, it would definitely catch up with him in just a few minutes.

And if he had his back to the bug, he would be completely defenseless since he would no longer be able to see the insect approaching him. As long as the insect caught up with him, he would have no chance to resist at all, and would immediately become a burning human candle. W7VTey

——No, I can’t run!

The moment he made up his mind, the girl’s T-shirt hem slightly trembled again.

The golden flying insect emerged from her clothes, and a pair of thin wings flapped twice, about to fly again.

Ji Dong didn’t know where he got his courage. EIsP2j

He took the broom that had fallen on the ground and hit the strange insect as hard as he could.

 


 

Editor’s Note~ Gl1nvC

The Rambling Corner:

hewooo dear readers! welcome and enjoy the book (✿◠‿◠) y’all will probably watch me scream about the book here as the chapters are released hehe 😀 have fun reading ♡  ~musk, co-editor

Proofreader’s Note~

Where is the bug spray when you need it? *adj runs to the store* RqbTD

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12 comments

  1. Oh that’s fascinating!! I love the atmosphere of a ashen abandoned city and mysterious golden bugs killing everyone

    • Glad to see you here too!!! Yes the first arc really intrigued me thus me deciding to TL this novel. Each world is very intriguing and you will love it hopefully Finger-crossed Happy Reading!!!❤

  2. He took the broom that had fallen on the ground and hit the strange insert as hard as he could.

    I believe insert is supposed to be insect

    😅

    Also, I like this type of MC, who wasn’t too dismissive about their situation, bordering almost bored and indifferent. This MC seems more realistic in comparison to some MCs I read in an unlimited flow stories. Not that I dislike them, I also appreciate and love the different dynamics of the MCs, whether they were insanely smart, psychotic, cold, naive, or borderline adorably stupid.

    • Thank you so much for noticing it! Silly me gets excited very time I release a new chapter and misses some mistakes😅

      Yes I love all kind of MC’s as well. It would be pretty boring if every MC had same personality. The more dynamic MCs out there the better but as long as they are not used as prop to make ML look badass or intelligent. It’s just MC’s that reacts and feels realistic (well as realistic as it gets in web novels😅) and has basic common sense, my human side feels a little emo about it lol.

  3. I would have straight up died but i guess MC us built different

    Thank you for the chapter!!! ❤️❤️

    • I wouldn’t have made passed the alleyway 😂 but the way these MCs and MLs are build to understand it we will need to reach enlightenment which is impossible for us weak mortal humans 😅

      Anyways hope you would enjoy the novel and happy reading❤

  4. Oh my gosh, I love the references to Harry Potter – especially when he took a broom to hit the insect that looks like a snitch. Thank you for the chapter!

  5. Oooo this kinda reminds me of a movie called ‘War of the World’ where beams of light from aliens turn ppl into ashes

  6. …Guess life is that hard for GS after HP’s movie done they need to do side job in horror instance.

    Sorry, I will see myself out.