Chapter 17: The Imminent Extinction of the Grave Incense
Li Mo explained very naturally, but some people in the crowd suddenly felt a chill down their backs because they were used to sleeping with the lights on at night.
"Whether it's the light from a cell phone or a desk lamp or a ceiling light, it's naturally fine in safe areas, but in supernatural events, sleeping with the lights on is no different from seeking your own death, except in certain special cases."
Shigure Kira asked in confusion, "Then what about the firelight in your hand?"
"It doesn't count. These grave incense sticks are not normal grave incense sticks to begin with, and the burning fire isn't the light of a living person." Li Mo also pointed out evidence: "Have you ever seen any incense that can burn for so long without being consumed? Scientific theories cannot be applied to supernatural events."
"Just now, some of you should have already fallen asleep. Dreams form a medium, allowing the ghost to connect to reality and awaken, but due to some special reasons, the ghost cannot leave the spirit tablet. It can only be attached to the portrait on the spirit tablet and cannot extend to reality. The rules were all suppressed and couldn't interfere with reality."
"And at this time, a second medium appeared. The light of the cell phone illuminated the place where we were in reality. The ghost on the spirit tablet was attracted over. It tried to interfere with the ability of this auditorium to shield the ghosts' perception and extinguish the flame of the grave incense. The grave incense and the blackish-red blood on the table should be the 'handiwork' of the ghost on the spirit tablet."
"However, the ghost in the spirit tablet also seems to be restricted by the auditorium and the grave incense. As long as we don't turn on the lights to actively awaken it, at best, it's just a harmless photo." Li Mo spoke with indifference and composure, not feeling any fear about this incident.
Shigure Kira suddenly sobered up. "That sounds really dangerous... I'm sorry, I misunderstood you. I knew you definitely wouldn't do anything without a reason."
Everyone else also breathed a sigh of relief. The Valkyrie who had lost her phone took the initiative to step out of the crowd and go in front of Li Mo. She lowered her head and bowed, apologizing, "I'm sorry. I wasn't calm enough and brought trouble to you and everyone. Please don't abandon my teammates because of me."
"If you're still angry, I'm willing to pay the price. I can leave..."
Before the Valkyrie could finish speaking, Li Mo, as if he already knew that she was planning to sacrifice herself as atonement and buy a chance of survival for her teammates, immediately interrupted, "If you can really make me angry, I can generously forgive you."
"Thank you!" The Valkyrie sincerely bowed.
Shigure Kira breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this guy was quite generous.
Li Mo's behavior of shooting without hesitation had also stunned her. No matter what, he shouldn't have aimed his weapon at his teammate.
In other people's eyes, Li Mo's words were indicating that he wasn't angry and had already forgiven her.
But only Li Mo himself knew that he hadn't forgiven the other party. It was just that he really wasn't angry, or rather, he was unable to be angry.
"I have some good news and some bad news here. Which one do you want to hear first?" Li Mo said indifferently.
"Uh, let's hear the good news first," Shigure Kira replied.
She needed to stabilize the atmosphere first, after all, they had just experienced such a thrilling farce.
"The good news: that ghost has temporarily lost its threat, and its plot hasn't succeeded. The grave incense hasn't been extinguished."
"Then... what's the bad news?"
"The bad news: the grave incense is about to be extinguished," Li Mo said indifferently, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.
The extinction of the grave incense meant that the auditorium would no longer be a safe place. All of them would be exposed to the sight of countless head-eating ghosts and even more bizarre anomalies.
Shigure Kira: "You're joking, right?"
Li Mo: "I'm sorry, my current state doesn't allow me to joke."
Shigure Kira: "..."
Saori Tsuruyo: "..."
Everyone: "..."
The Valkyrie who was called out by Li Mo earlier: "I'm sorry, I'm guilty. I deserve to die!"
"Ahhh, we're done for! What do we do, what do we do!"
"We're going to die, we're going to die! If those heads outside wake up, we're done for!"
"Is there a way? You must have a way, right! Ah, speak up, you have a way, right!"
Instantly, the crowd became noisy. Everyone became restless.
Walking around and talking to themselves.
They had barely survived in this bizarre auditorium, but now they were back in a dead end, and this time it was even more dangerous.
Once the grave incense was extinguished, the group of head-eating ghosts outside would immediately rush in and eat them. They couldn't stop that number at all.
After a while, the crowd quieted down.
Because arguing wouldn't solve their current predicament. Everyone looked at Li Mo, waiting for his reply.
They didn't know when it had started, but whenever they encountered something unsolvable, everyone would expect Li Mo to provide a solution.
No matter how strange and terrifying the supernatural event was, Li Mo could always turn danger into safety, handle it properly, and clear it in one go.
Everyone gradually stopped thinking because they had a stronger external brain.
Shigure Kira was the same, falling silent to give Li Mo time to think.
She also knew that this dependence wasn't good. In the days before the disbandment of the Snow Wolf squad, Cecilia had told them countless times that they needed to learn to think independently and make their own judgments.
But when it really came down to needing a decision-maker to make an absolutely correct judgment, she realized her limitations and foolishness.
Thankfully, Li Mo was very reliable and took the initiative to shoulder the responsibility.
What did it mean to have such a reliable person by her side? It meant hope.
As long as he was alive, there was hope of reversing everything.
Once a habit of dependence was formed, leaving it behind was like quitting an addiction.
As gazes converged on him, Li Mo suddenly felt a sense of heavy pressure. But compared to the time when the whole world was begging and praying, this pressure was nothing.
Should he use the notebook?
Li Mo hesitated for a moment, but it was only for a moment.
"Light the second grave incense stick," Li Mo said decisively, focusing his gaze on the second grave incense stick.
This was the only way. To borrow the safety time for tomorrow and reverse the current situation.
This would attract something even stranger, and some people might even die because of this, but there was no other choice.
When dealing with terror, one had to be prepared to pay the price for their mistakes.
Even if the price was complete annihilation and tragic death...