Chapter 41

I fidgeted in the clinic for half an hour, but Lydia still didn't come back. I couldn't wait any longer. I pushed the door open. The streets outside were empty. Only the street lamp at the intersection stood there alone, motionless, and there was no one around. The horror stories I had heard in the past also emerged in my mind one after another, which could not help but make me feel creepy. But thinking of Lydia, I still summoned up my courage and rushed out.

I wandered the streets, eager for the patrol to appear immediately. But I searched outside for more than ten minutes, and I couldn't find the patrol. I was so worried that I decided to go directly to the command to find Pearl and Sanford for help.

In my anxiety, I turned the wrong corner at the intersection. When I realized that I was going the wrong way, I found myself in a very remote place, and the forest was ahead. There were no houses nearby, and the forest not far away looked gloomy. The night wind blew through