NOVEL NEXT Chapter 770: Foggy Rainy Day, the Ghost Tower Appears
Although the show was for Lucienne Xander, Scarlett Jennings was also very interested in this rare phenomenon.
The guests of the show, including the audience in the live stream, seemed to be energized when they heard the building might have come to life.
The bullet comments flew across the screen, with everyone curious about what was happening.
They were veteran viewers who had seen countless ghost stories and wanted to see something different.
Like a building coming to life.
"Buildings can come to life?" Amber Livingston was genuinely dumbfounded.
Cedric Wilder had also never heard of such a thing, but it didn't stop him from acting like an expert in front of Amber.
"Why not?! Everything has a spirit, don't you know?"
Diana Craig also found it unbelievable,
"I was just thinking it might be a kind of mirage, given the rain and fog, it's quite easy to be mistaken."
Scarlett Jennings said,
"Mirages are indeed related to weather but are more common in open areas with a single landscape. But this building, it seems like it's avoiding people."
Lucienne Xander didn't feel much in the previous episode, but seeing everyone inexplicably drawn to Scarlett Jennings, she felt a bit dissatisfied inside,
"Such things as buildings coming to life are rarely heard of in the Mystical Sect; how can you be sure it's not the former?"
Lucienne Xander's words seemed to capture Scarlett Jennings' attention; she turned to look at her and said,
"I'm not sure."
Scarlett looked at her, speaking in a very matter-of-fact tone,
"What I'm saying is all speculation right now. Isn't verifying these speculations the thing we're supposed to do next?"
As if sensing the subtle tension between the two, Amber Livingston interrupted appropriately, preparing to move on to group actions.
John Dawn hadn't spoken all this time but stepped forward now,
"Their group only has two women, which puts them at a disadvantage. Why don't I join them? If anything happens, I can offer some protection."
He genuinely felt that five of them in one group and Lucienne Xander's group with just two seemed unfair.
He thought it was right for him as a man to protect the women.
However, after he spoke, the other guests all looked at him with strange expressions.
It wasn't just the guests; the audience in the live streaming room couldn't help but chuckle.
[If I didn't know John Dawn wasn't the type to take advantage, I might have thought he was seeking points.]
[At first, it sounded reasonable, but the more you think about it, the more issues there seem to be.]
Cedric Wilder, being the gossip king, couldn't help but voice his skepticism first,
"Do you even hear yourself speaking? Clearly, our group is the weaker one…"
Although Scarlett Jennings and Lucienne Xander were just two, they represented mystical studies, and Scarlett alone was unbeatable for them, not to mention Lucienne.
As for their group,
They indeed had more people, but the actual lineup was—out-of-body fairy + astrologer + two and a half muggles (Amber Livingston counted as a half).
They couldn't win, simply couldn't win.
"I think we should stick to the show's grouping rules. The show must have its reasons, right, Mr. Dawn?"
Ariel Zimmerman spoke quite tactfully.
John Dawn pursed his lips, but before he could speak again, Lucienne Xander coldly interjected,
"No need. Let's just follow the current grouping and move individually."
She glanced at Scarlett Jennings after speaking, took her belongings, and left.
She made up her mind.
After all, what difference would it make to be in the same group? Was Scarlett Jennings daring enough to do anything to her in front of billions of viewers on the live stream?
The Security Bureau and the Mystical Council wouldn't permit her actions.
Lucienne thought this, prepared to take the lead, turned slightly, and signaled Scarlett to hurry up. Yet, when she turned, her pupils trembled uncontrollably, and she couldn't help but grit her teeth,
"Why are you taking that?!"
Scarlett Jennings calmly picked one of the five cardboard caricature heads with explosive hair that were there earlier.
Noticing Lucienne's question getting a bit heated, Scarlett turned, smiled slightly at her,
"Just to be visible later so the camera crew won't lose us in the fog."
Upon hearing Scarlett's reasoning, Amber Livingston chimed in immediately, "That makes sense; let's pick one too."
Lucienne's mouth twitched, and then heard Ariel Zimmerman echo, "How about each of us picks one? It's just that there are only five, not enough for everyone."
Lucienne watched as the caricature heads belonging to her were rummaged by the others, clenched her fist beside her, unclenched, tightened again, and finally left first with a sullen face.
Diana Craig couldn't help but wonder, "Why does Teacher Xander seem angry?"
Scarlett Jennings replied, "Maybe she doesn't like wild hair."
John Dawn also wanted to pick one but, upon hearing this, placed it back.
Forget it; this wild hair is indeed a bit excessive, he didn't like it either.
...
The seven divided into groups and acted separately.
Compared to the boisterous group of five, one could say Scarlett Jennings and Lucienne Xander's side was indifferent.
Despite knowing both of their personalities are relatively aloof, which made sense, Director Clark still couldn't help but be frustrated,
"I should have included Amber Livingston in this group as well."
At least someone would speak.
Thinking this, Lucienne suddenly burst out, "Can you stop shaking?"
Scarlett Jennings shook the caricature head in her hand, glanced at her, and without hesitation refused,
"No."
Lucienne stared at her, her face turning a bit chilly, "Scarlett Jennings, these deliberate antics only make you look childish."
Scarlett raised an eyebrow,
"Why would you think I'm targeting you? This is just a head blasted by a Fire Thunder Talisman."
"You…"
The tension between the two inexplicably spiked, leaving the audience in the live stream puzzled.
[Is it just me, or does Scarlett Jennings and Lucienne Xander seem to have a history?]
[Not surprising, right? They're both from the Mystical Sect, and didn't they compete in the first episode? Even though Scarlett didn't initiate it.]
[Hmph, in a word, Director Clark stirring up trouble!]
Director Clark: ???
What does it have to do with me?
Fortunately, Lucienne hadn't planned to reveal anything in front of the live camera. It began to drizzle outside, and they directly went to one of the abandoned buildings to avoid the rain and searched for blueprints of the area's buildings.
Once they confirm if the ghost tower filmed was the extra one on the blueprint, they could tell whether the ghost tower was hidden within the buildings or really appeared out of thin air.
Amber Livingston's group didn't bother looking for blueprints; they went straight to the site where the photos were taken by the young lady, trying to replicate the angle to see if they could spot any clues.
Ariel Zimmerman was the first to find the shooting angle. At some point, fog had rolled in outside the window.
And it was at this moment she saw, through the camera, a building identical to the one in the photo suddenly manifested in the distance.
Unsure if she was seeing correctly, she pulled out her phone to record it like the white-collar young lady did.
With a click,
The building didn't seem to hide behind the nearby buildings as in the second photo.
Instead... it blocked the adjacent building a bit.
Ariel paused, then clicked again.
The distance to that building seemed to have shortened.
Another click, Ariel's eyes gradually widened.
That building... it's moving in their direction!!
"Ghost... ghost tower!"
Ariel Zimmerman couldn't help but exclaim, and in the next instant, everyone felt as if something had blocked their view outside the window, followed by a flicker on the screen.
When the view was restored, everyone, including the director filming Ariel Zimmerman, was dumbstruck.
By the window, where Ariel had been standing, there was now an empty space.
Ariel Zimmerman... she was gone!