Chapter 133: Sea of Fire

Chapter 133: Sea of Fire

Actually, the girl didn’t understand it herself. She gave everything she was and she didn’t know how to pull back. But... she didn’t want to be like that. She eventually became the version of herself that she hated the most. She became a drunkard, like her father.

After high school, she got into an okay university. Before she got the chance to get to know her university mates, she started to disappear from classes. Even her roommates spread rumours about her since she often stayed out late at night. She didn’t get angry when she heard the rumours. She merely ‘accidentally’ showed off her expensive luxury items like cosmetics and jewellery, earning everyone’s hatred. She did it because she liked it, not because she hated them.

She thought she would live meaninglessly and die meaninglessly. Until... she met that man. He was her senior who was one year older than her. He was a student counsellor assigned by the university for the new students. He was assigned to her hostel room.

It was a cloudy day. The weather forecast said that it would rain, but it never did. The rolling clouds flew low in the sky like they would drop heavy rain on the earth at any moment. She was outside of university at an internet cafe. Her typing sound echoed in the empty cafe. She was called back by the university counsellor. It was a woman several years older than her. Her words were often harsh, but she was not a bad person. The counsellor would scold and warn her every time she did something bad. Coincidentally, these were the two things she couldn’t care less about.

When she reached her bedroom door, she heard her loudest roommate listing out her sins. They even said that she might be crazy and aggressive. She paused outside the door and didn’t head in.

The girl who shared the top bunk with her spoke up. She sounded like she was defending the girl, but she was hinting heavily that the girl was a prostitute because...

“Have you seen that in person?” The senior’s voice was clean, unlike her roommates. Her roommates were silenced.

“I... I heard it from others, but it has to be true.” The girl countered. Her voice was melodious and gentle, as if she was trying to seduce the senior, “Senior, you can ask the other students from our course.”

“The university counsellor told me that she’d usually return at this time. I’ll wait for her here.”

Despair undulated. She could sense the malice radiating from the ghost that crawled on the ground.

At a critical moment, there was a flash. Han Jingnian, who was beside her, lit up his coat and tossed it out. The alcohol around them caught the flames instantly. The fire also held the ghost back temporarily.

The door was right before them. Even though their surviving friends were slightly far away, they had enough time to run over.

However, what happened next overturned Xia Wanan’s understanding of Han Jingnian. He grabbed the bottle from the bar and smashed it against the ground. Instantly, a line of fire spread and cut off their friends’ path to the exit.

Their friends were soon engulfed by the flames.

“Listen to me.” Han Jingnian grabbed her by her shoulders and said with serious eyes. “This nightmare will always continue. Since you’re here, you’ll never leave. The only thing you can do is to survive.”

Their friends cursed them as the fire consumed them. However, these didn’t affect Han Jingnian.

“Remember. Do not trust anyone in the nightmare realm.” He took in a deep breath. His voice changed. “And... if possible, try to make yourself the only survivor.”

He spoke quickly. “After you leave, you’ll find something extra on you. No matter what it is, take good care of it. It’ll help you survive in your next nightmare.”