002. The Scarlet Book
Rey lifted the quilt and got out of bed and put on slippers, then looked at the door.
There is an observation window on the door, which is set up by the hospital to facilitate nurses to observe the patient's condition, which is normal glass.
Logically speaking, even in the middle of the night, there should be lights in the corridor outside, but at this moment, looking out through the observation window, it is pitch black.
There is no bright darkness.
Inexplicably, a chill surged into Rey's heart.
He hesitated for a moment and did not go out to find the nurse on duty to ask about the situation. Instead, he walked to the window and opened the curtains.
The next moment, he was stunned.
In the night sky, a full moon hangs high.
But unlike the bright moon in his memory, this full moon is ten times the size of a normal moon, occupying almost half of the night sky! And the huge moon in the sky is not silver, but strange scarlet red!
Moreover, the stars in the sky disappeared without a trace, as if the whole world was the only one with the strange red moon.
Rey resisted the horror in his heart and looked into the distance.
The hospital is located in the city center. Even if it can't be called daytime every night, it is at least brightly lit.
But there was only a tulle-like mist in my eyes, as if it was covering the whole world.
The scarlet fog is exactly the same as the red moon in the sky.
"This...what's going on?"
"Is this the earth I remember?"
Puff.
Puff.
As Rey couldn't believe everything he saw, he heard the sound coming from the night sky.
It seemed like the sound of something flapping his wings.
The sound is getting closer.
Rey looked in the direction of the sound, but because of the red fog, he could only see a blurred black shadow even with the help of the red moon's moonlight.
But just this black shadow was enough to make his scalp numb, because even according to the most conservative estimate, the length of the black shadow was more than five meters!
How could such creatures be found in cities?
Rey left the window in panic and hid beside him, leaning against the wall without daring to move, for fear of making a sound and being discovered by the monster.
"Time travel, Hongyue, and this monster...what the hell is going on?"
Rey was in a state of confusion, and everything after waking up made him feel like he was in an absurd dream.
But if it's a dream, how could it be so real?
Fortunately, the black shadow did not find his existence, and the voice gradually faded away.
Rey then relaxed. His hospital gown was soaked with cold sweat, his legs were a little weak, and his heartbeat was even faster.
He took a few deep breaths and tried to calm himself down, his brain running rapidly.
"What should I do? What should I do now?"
"If it's a dream, then you don't need to worry about anything. Just wait until the dream wakes up. It's just a nightmare..."
"But what if it's not dreaming?"
"It's obvious that this world is not the earth in my memory anymore. Whether it is the Red Moon or the monster just now, it shows this..."
"It must have happened during my coma. Maybe I came to a place like 'living space'? There are too few clues, and it doesn't make any sense to just guess."
"I can't stay here all the time, but if I go out rashly, I'll probably be dangerous. Let's wait for dawn here first. If I haven't woken up until dawn, it means that this is not a dream. If I go out and see it, no matter what, the day is always safer than night. Although it may not be safe here, I have no other choice..."
After Rey made up his mind, he prepared to return to the hospital bed and wait for dawn.
But he stopped after only two steps because he found a book placed beside the pillow of the hospital bed.
But he was very sure that when he got out of bed, there was absolutely no such book! It was impossible for him to not discover such a big book!
However, there were too many strange things happening today, which made Rey a little numb. He no longer had any worries about the problem of how this book appeared, and he walked closer carefully and looked at the book.
The book is very thick, at least a dozen centimeters thick. The cover is black, and seems to be made of some animal leather and has a compact texture. There are several dark red words in the middle of the book, which are deeply trapped in the cover, not printed, but seem to be engraved.
Rey guessed that these words should be the name of the book, but he didn't recognize them. Neither he nor Rey Garfield's memory had seen such words.
This should be a hieroglyph, but it is completely different from oracle bone script. Looking at these words, it seems to have a unique sense of ritual.
In addition to the text that is suspected to be the title of the book, there is also a strange pattern engraved on the cover, like an abstract eye.
Do you want to pick it up and take a look?
Rey was a little hesitant, but in the end he restrained his curiosity. He had heard a lot about curiosity killing the cat, and now he is in such a strange environment and knows nothing about everything. It is better to be cautious.
tread.
Hiss.
At this time, a sound came from outside the ward, from far to near.
It seems like a person is dragging something.
tread.
Hiss.
His steps seemed to step on Rey's heart, making his heart clench.
The sound was getting closer and closer, and finally stopped in front of the ward door.
Rey suppressed the tremor in his heart and looked at the door. He was shocked to find that there were two scarlet spots of light on the originally dark observation window! He seemed to see an indescribable monster standing outside the door, looking at him unscrupulously through the observation window, as if he was looking at a delicious meal.
In panic, his eyes fell on the book again. This time, a voice was telling him.
Let him pick up the book.
Click.
The sound of the door handle being twisted.
‘It’ is coming in soon!
So Rey no longer hesitated and reached out to grab the book.
The moment his finger touched the book, the book suddenly emitted a scarlet light, which was exactly the same as the full moon in the sky.
As the red light appeared, whispers lingered in Rey's ears again, cold and obscure.
Then the whole book was suspended in the air, the pages were opened, facing Rey, turning the pages quickly.
Soon, the pages stopped turning and stopped on one of them.
The page was printed with a complex pattern, somewhat similar to the magic circles I had seen in film and television works. There were also dense texts below the magic circle, but those words were the same as those on the cover, and Rey didn't know any of them.
A bloody light emanated from the magic circle, and the light was flowing on it, as if it had been activated.
Then he saw a scarlet light coming from the magic circle, and before he could react, it hit the middle of Rey's forehead like a lightning bolt.
Rey's eyes turned dark and he fell unconscious.
The red light of the book gradually weakened, and the book automatically closed and then fell gently on the bed.
It seems like everything just dreams.
At this time, the door of the ward was opened with the sound of the door shaft rotating.
But Rey, who was in a coma, knew nothing about it.
Chapter completed!