Chapter 613: 613: Tunnel

Chapter 613: Chapter 613: Tunnel

Maine.

It’s one of the most remote states in Uncle Sam’s Country, mainly characterized by plateaus and hills.

Its development lags behind, with winding and rugged roads.

In situations where the main roads are completely blocked, getting to Derry Town, a notorious site of frequent disappearances, from the outside world is quite challenging.

It’s not just Han Dong who needs to take a long detour.

The same goes for the other squad…

A minibus sets off from Bangor City.

The driver, with three silver needles stuck in the back of his head, is wholly influenced by the needles, suffering from someone’s absolute control.

There are four Asians with black hair and brown eyes in the bus cabin.

One of them, a youth, is nearly two meters tall with a bronze complexion and a muscular yet streamlined body. He is devouring a savory fried chicken breast burger. In front of his seat, there’s a pile of more than fifty burgers, mostly chicken burgers.

“Western fried chicken still tastes the best… I must have it every time I come to Fate Space.”

“Gongsun Hao, eat less junk food.”

“Captain, don’t worry. My body can handle anything. Only when I’m full, do I have the energy to fight. And you said, didn’t you, Captain? We are not responsible for causing the chaotic situation in ‘Clown’s Resurrection (Inside Story)’. It’s some other team. Just in case we run into them, I need to have strength for a fight.”

He gulped down half a burger.

This young man who loves chicken burgers is Gongsun Hao, a Dragon City citizen.

As for the Captain he referred to, he’s also a Dragon City resident, named Huo Ziping. He has a dragon pattern sword at his waist, and a small braid. Despite Gongsun Hao’s confidence and faith in his strength, he still dared not act rashly in front of his captain.

Just then, a young man with narrow eyes sitting in the front row, listening against the window, suddenly shared some crucial information:

“Captain, there is ‘Interference’ in the valley tunnel up ahead. If we take a detour, we might be delayed by five hours… I suggest we take a detour. The ‘Interference’ is bigger than ever before, and in such an enclosed space like a tunnel, we’ll be at quite a disadvantage.”

The slightly thin young man with the narrow eyes is called Yu Wu.

The captain usually affirms his information and judgments.

“Well… let’s take a detour. Taotao, we’ll take the right road.”

“Yes, Captain.”

The only woman in the team, Ma Taotao, possesses a body shape no less than a Western woman… eyebrows like ink painting, face as tender as peach petals.

Such a face often triggers some special missions for the team in the World of Fate, and also causes some small troubles.

Ma Taotao gently moves her fingers.

The silver needles inserted in the driver’s head several meters away also slightly quiver, then turn the steering wheel to make a right turn at the next junction…

However, Yu Wu, who was listening to the outside noises against the window, looked troubled.

“Sister Taotao, have the driver turn around! Something seems off.”

“Okay.”

The bus turns around, followed by several more turns.

But in the end, it stops in front of a lengthy pitch-black tunnel at the foot of a mountain.

It is the same strange tunnel that Yu Wu had ‘heard’ of earlier. No matter how many times the route is changed, the bus always ends up in front of the tunnel, unable to break free.

“Yu Wu, did they even manage to fool your hearing?”

“Not really. Maybe it has something to do with us killing that ‘Puppet Man’ before leaving the city? The information from my hearing might have been leaked by him in a special way, making it known to a higher being in the tunnel. It deliberately released a larger amount of ‘Interference’ earlier to keep my attention focused on the issue with the tunnel, so I would initially overlook the issue with ‘Ghosts Pounding the Wall’.”

“After all, it’s True Fate. Many situations in such high-difficulty instances cannot be avoided at our will… Let’s go in. Yu Wu, try not to make such mistakes again.”

After being lectured by the captain, a drop of sweat trickled down Yu Wu’s forehead. He quickly nods.

The car drives into the tunnel.

It’s not entirely dark, some lights are still illuminating.

The overall tunnel presents an intermittent path, partly bright and partly dark… as the car advances, darkness and light alternate continuously.

Until an old woman with white hair appears in the seat.

She looks human, but her movements are like a puppet… caressing the doll in her arms.

The doll is dressed like the clown – Pennywise.

“Other Resident [Puppet Woman – Mary Shaw] appears, ‘Herpo Mountain Tunnel’ has been sealed off, closure time: 48 hours.

A hidden passage exists within the tunnel, which leads to a safe external area.

Killing Mary Shaw may also lift the closure of the tunnel.”

“Other Residents? Could it be… a being on the same level as the clown?”

Having not deeply explored the sewer area and the nature of the clown during the surface events, they still don’t know the specific concept of ‘Inside-Derry Town’…

Still, from the pressure this old woman is exerting, it’s clear that the ‘Other Residents’ are crucial.

Like a puppet, the old woman’s jaw suddenly loosens and falls… and a dried, withered tongue slowly slithers out, making a sound that unsettles everyone in the car.

“You broke my puppet, so I’ll just have to replace it with your bodies.”

In fluent English, Captain Huo Ziping asks, “Excuse me, is the puppet in your hand ‘Pennywise’?”

Once this is mentioned,

The old woman seemed to be interested, and she spat out three withered, strip-like tongues, twisting in the air.

“You really recognize this… clown? You guys seem very interesting.”

“We killed him once in Derry Town.”

“Hahaha, this has got to be the funniest joke I’ve ever heard… First off, the Derry Town you speak of is nothing more than a false town replicated by Pennywise.

Besides, this clown even makes the mayor worry, how could you guys have killed him?

I’m currently studying Pennywise’s body structure to find the actual way to kill him…

Since you have met Pennywise and even killed each other in the false Derry Town, there must be some pretty interesting information in your heads, right?”

Suddenly,

Four wires, stronger than steel, dart out from the old woman’s head, trying to control the four people in the car.

Hum!

The sword blade is unsheathed.

The puppet wires and the old woman’s head are cut simultaneously.

But… such an execution seemed to have triggered some mechanism in the self-made clown doll, which Yu Wu heard.

“Captain, we must jump out of the car quickly!”

Captain Huo Ziping takes Ma Taotao in one arm, Gongsun Hao, who has the strongest physique, rushes forward to grab Yu Wu who has an average fitness level, and all four of them leave the minibus together.

Bang!

An intense dark explosion engulfs the entire minibus.

‘Other Residents’, ‘False Derry Town’, ‘The Clown that Troubles the Mayor’… the information has suddenly increased. Maybe we could get some information on the clown here in advance.”