Reborn as Xiao in another world, targeted by the little red bird

A crescent moon hung in the night sky, the streets were bathed in paleness, and there was not a single pedestrian on the road.

Two figures, bathed in moonlight, passed quickly between the road and the houses.

"Where are you going?" Red Xiao followed closely beside Xiao.

"Out of town."

"Is this the discovery you were talking about?"

"Well, I found the association's commission a bit strange..." Xiao briefly talked about his discovery when Hong Xiao was away just now, and the guesses that came from it.

"There isn't a single commission from outside the city..." Red Xiao teased, "You've been living in the association for several days, and you only discovered it now?"

Xiao asked back: "You knew it a long time ago?"

"Hmmmm~"

Just found out from you.

"What does 'hmmmm' mean?" Xiao asked.

"Guess~" Red Xiao was trying to keep the secret, but his expression suddenly changed. "Be careful!"

A vine as thick as a jar suddenly appeared in front of Xiao, trying to wait and entangle him. Fortunately, although he was chatting, he did not relax his vigilance. With the timely reminder from Red Xiao, he finally avoided it safely.

"Vines? Where did they come from?"

Xiao turned his head, and before he could be surprised at the vines appearing out of nowhere, he saw that the vines were like a giant green python, chasing him at a speed no slower than his.

He avoided the vines' grasp again, and just as he stood firm, a huge shadow fell over and enveloped him.

The vine stood up like a real python, and a figure appeared on the top. Because of the backlight, Xiao couldn't see the other person's appearance clearly.

The next moment, the other party said: "Xiao, wake up, don't give up, follow me, we will help you."

It’s the dean.

No, how did you catch up?

Xiao had no time to think about the meaning of the dean's inexplicable words. He was more concerned about how the other party appeared here.

Was it a magic weapon that increases speed or moves through space, or was it directly cast from the illusion?

If it's the latter, then it would be a bit troublesome, as it means he would meet more acquaintances on the way.

If it wasn't necessary, he didn't really want to take action against those people who had the appearance, personality, and habits of his old friends.

There was another thing that concerned him: why did the vine move so fast?

However, Xiao did not have time to dwell on it, and soon he set off again, preparing to bypass the dean and continue on his way.

"stop."

Of course the dean would not let him succeed, and he immediately used the grass and trees to weave a net in an attempt to trap Xiao. However, he was still a little slow, and Xiao disappeared before the net was formed.

Xiao heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the dean's figure was completely swallowed up by the darkness.

He looked back at the road ahead, and a tiny flame suddenly passed by his eyes.

The next moment, raging flames rose from the ground, spinning like a tornado.

"so close……"

Xiao's heart, which had just calmed down, was lifted up again. If he had not noticed that tiny sign and jumped high at the first moment, he would have been dragged into the flaming quagmire at this moment.

Flame...Who is it this time?

Just as he had this doubt, the voice of Lord Kang came from outside the fire tornado: "Xiao, be strong and don't be controlled by the evil spirit. Come back with me quickly, we will help you get rid of the evil spirit and restore you to normal."

Evil? What evil?

Xiao just felt confused.

The fire tornado exploded, and the green wind carrying the heat wave swept through the streets and alleys, lifting up Xiao's sleeves.

Lord Kang showed up, and the concern on his face didn't seem fake.

Xiao frowned slightly: "I'm fine."

"Evil spirit, are you talking about me?" Hong Xiao suddenly became dramatic. Although the other party couldn't see him, he still provoked the other party, "He is very conscious now. Even if you say that, do you think he will go with you?"

He vaguely embraced another self, as if showing off his possessions, but there was no audience for his performance except Xiao.

elf:"……"

Xiao: “He can’t see.”

Red Xiao snorted and said nothing, but judging from his expression, he probably didn't hear anything.

This is indeed the case. He regrets that the object of his ridicule does not suffer from his ridicule.

Next, City Lord Kang tried to persuade Xiao with words, but Xiao ignored him and left without further explanation.

For people who are in two different worlds, there are some things that cannot be explained clearly.

The houses on both sides quickly retreated in front of Xiao's eyes. He caught a glimpse of the shadows cast by these houses and felt a sense of inexplicable disobedience in his heart. There seemed to be something wrong with these shadows.

He slowed down a bit, looked carefully, and finally discovered the trick - the shadow was moving quickly.

This is not a visual effect caused by high-speed movement, but a change caused by different lighting angles.

Xiao raised his head and saw the crescent moon moving across the sky visible to the naked eye.

The red goblin also raised his head and his pupils couldn't help but shrink.

He was very familiar with this scene. It had happened every night in the past few days after another of him had fallen into a coma.

"Strange, it's clearly not time yet..." he muttered.

"what?"

Hong Xiao explained: "This is because the flow of time in the illusion is accelerating, but this acceleration will not affect us."

Xiao thought for a moment and asked, "You mean, although we only walked for one minute, a long time has actually passed in the illusion."

"Yes."

"I see. No wonder they were able to catch up."

As soon as Xiao finished speaking, a thick vine suddenly came into his sight and blocked the bright moon.

The vines were burning with flames, like a wall of fire, surrounding them.

In midair, two figures stood out of thin air, looking down at Xiao. This time, City Lord Kang and the Dean appeared at the same time.

Generally speaking, after sunset on the first day, the illusion can change the flow of time in the space at will.

There are tens of thousands of people imprisoned in the entire Eclipse Dream World, and tens of thousands of dreams are woven. In order to save energy, the illusion only uses this ability when it begins to cleanse Xiao's memory, which leads to misunderstandings between the two Xiaos.

"It seems that this path is the right one." Xiao said.

"Don't be happy too soon. You may not have time to escape." Hong Xiao had an expression of watching the fun and pouring a basin of cold water on someone.

“You won’t know until you try it.”

It was definitely impossible to defeat Xiao, so the dean and the city lord attacked at the same time while exchanging words.

Xiao found that the speed of the vines this time was much slower than before. He had some guesses, so he looked up and found that the moon was hanging in the sky almost still.

I'm afraid I can't hear you clearly because you're speaking too fast, so I'll pause and speed up when I speak. Your illusion is quite good.

He easily dodged the attacking flaming vines, broke through the wall of fire, and disappeared from the sight of City Lord Kang and the dean in the blink of an eye.

"No, the gap in strength is too big, we can't hold him off for long." City Lord Kang shook his head.

"Don't give up yet. The little time we've gained is probably enough for Qiao Huanxi to arrange some of the arrangements." The dean consoled him, "Let's keep following."

Under the acceleration of the illusion, Xiao's speed advantage disappeared. He had just left the flames and vines far behind him when he encountered a new obstacle. However, the person who appeared in front of him surprised him.

"you......"

"Xiao, you really are here!" Guan Muzhe said in surprise.

"I heard from the president that you were possessed by an evil spirit. Do you still remember us?" Li Jiangchuan asked.

"Xiao, control the evil spirit, we will come to help you right away." Cheng Xiao said.

Xiao originally thought that only City Lord Kang and the Dean would come to stop him, and at most President Qiao would be there, after all, only the three of them were attracted by Red Xiao's movements. But now it seems that there are more than just these people, and he doesn't know how many more people are guarding the road ahead.

Xiao walked around the three people and was about to leave when suddenly a few clusters of flower stamens appeared under his feet.

In an instant, a giant flower grew out of the ground, closed its petals, and wrapped him inside.

A rhizome wrapped around the giant budding flower, binding the bud.

cluster!

A flash of flame appeared out of nowhere and encircled the flower bud. At first glance, it looked like a large cabbage in a fiery red woven bag.

The next moment, the flower bud exploded along with the fire net, and the scorching wind blew across the faces of everyone present.

Xiao stepped out from the raging flames.

"Don't make me do it."

These attacks cannot hurt him, but they will delay his progress, which is very fatal now when every second counts.

Xiao's eyes made Cheng Xiao and the other two feel a little scared, and they wanted to back off. They doubted whether their risky behavior would be useful.

The dean and the city lord caught up from behind. Xiao glanced at both of them and turned away.

Cheng Xiao and the other two looked at each other for a while, their eyes became more determined, and finally they gritted their teeth and followed.

......

Just as Xiao expected, more and more people jumped out to stop him on the road ahead, including classmates, teachers, and teammates.

They ambushed on the path he had to take, disturbed his state of mind, and slowed down his steps by relying on the acceleration given by the illusion.

He wanted to change another route and try to bypass these people, but he didn't have much time left, which was not enough for him to complete this attempt.

There was a taste of rust in Xiao's mouth. Midnight had long passed. He was relying on the pain to barely stay awake, but this was only a stopgap measure and would soon be ineffective.

Once he fell asleep, it would be the end of him unless the red goblin could take over his body like before.

It is hard to say what method the illusion will use to stop him tomorrow. The safest thing to do now is to leave the city before he passes out.

Red Xiao followed closely behind Xiao, but he couldn't help at all because of the people ambushing on the road.

He silently looked at the wounds on his other self, anger surging in his eyes.

The crescent moon in the sky seemed like a one-eyed creature, staring at him teasingly, mocking him for being unable to do anything.

"Tsk."

He reached out and grabbed his other self by the collar, pulling him back before he could hit the wall.

"Are you unconscious?" Hong Xiao patted the face of the person in his arms, "Wake up, you don't want me to send you out, do you?"

Xiao opened his eyes a little, stared at Hong Xiao's mouth with his eyes that had long lost focus, and said in a mosquito-like voice: "Is it okay?"

"..."

Feeling a sinking sensation in his arms, and realizing that his other self had completely fainted, Hong Xiao sneered and looked at the outline of the city wall not far away: "You really know how to cause trouble for me."