Chapter 571: The Disappearing People
Rocky coast at night.
Night has fallen, the moon is in the sky, and the moonlight shines on the sparkling sea surface, making the sea surface sparkle.
A large group of students were gathered at the entrance of the cave. Leading the group was a female teacher holding a candle. There were also many candles on the table next to the teacher.
The evening breeze brought the scent of the sea, causing the candle flames to tremble slightly, and the people present also felt the coolness.
This is a great night to practice your courage.
"Sorry for the wait, everyone."
The female teacher looked at the large group of students in front of her and said with a smile: "Dear students, now we will begin the courage test that everyone has been looking forward to for a long time."
"yeah!"
“Yeah!!”
When the students heard the teacher announce that the test of courage was about to begin, they cheered and couldn't help but show anticipation on their faces.
The one who was looking forward to it the most was Naoko. She was passionate about all kinds of supernatural events and ghost stories, and had naturally been looking forward to this test of courage for a long time.
Sakura, who was completely the opposite of her, was taking deep breaths, as if she was silently preparing herself mentally to relax and reduce her fear.
"There is a small river here. If you cross the bridge over the river, you will reach a small temple. You need to place the candles inside. Do you understand?"
After the teacher finished explaining the specific process of the activity, the students responded one after another, indicating that they understood.
Hearing this familiar process, Sakura felt a little scared again, because the process the teacher described was exactly the same as the horror story Naoko told last night.
Although these horror stories were all similar , she couldn't help but make the connection.
Sakura: QAQ
Woo...even more scared.
"Students should first form groups of two or three."
As soon as these words came out, the students held the hands of those around them and formed a group. The teacher continued, "There is only one road in the cave, and the small temple is the end of that road. Students don't have to worry about getting lost. Come back immediately after putting down the candle."
"Yes!"
"Then let's begin."
Seeing the students’ eager expressions, the teacher said no more and asked the groups to enter the cave in batches.
After all, if a large group of students rushed in at the same time, the scary atmosphere would be completely gone.
"The first group."
"yes!"
"Next group."
"yes!"
…
Seeing the team ahead getting smaller and smaller, Sakura's pupils were trembling with fear, and she couldn't help muttering, "It will be our turn soon."
Tomoyo, who was on a team with Sakura, smiled and held Sakura's hand tightly: "Don't worry, there must be a teacher in there who is responsible for scaring us."
Just as Tomoyo finished speaking, Naoko, who was standing in front of them, suddenly turned around, clasped her hands together and said expectantly, "I hope it's as terrifying as possible."
Hearing this, the color on Sakura's face gradually faded and her whole body almost froze. She was already scared, and Naoko said something to scare her.
"Wow, Kinomoto-san's whole face is blue." Yamazaki, who was standing behind Sakura, poked his head out and couldn't help but say.
The little wolf next to Yamazaki also poked his head out: "Are you scared?"
"Hehe, it's impossible not to be scared. Maybe there really is a ghost in there that eats children."
Finding that the frightened Sakura seemed a little cute, Xia Yu, who was also standing next to Yamazaki, chuckled and threatened her in a sinister tone.
“Wow!!!”
As soon as these words were spoken, Sakura screamed, covered her ears, and squatted down in fear, like a curled-up hamster, looking pitiful.
"Don't scare her."
Li Xiaolang covered his ears again because of Sakura's scream, and glared at Xia Yu with dissatisfaction. This was the second time his ears were damaged.
I don't know what there is to be afraid of. We all know magic, so if we encounter an evil ghost, we can just destroy it.
"It's okay." Tomoyo squatted down and took Sakura's hand: "It's our turn now. I'll stay with you."
After saying that, Tomoyo pulled Sakura up, picked up a candle from the table next to them and walked into the cave. Sakura could only follow with a look of fear on her face.
"Humph, there's nothing to be afraid of."
Looking at Sakura, who had a frightened look on her face until she entered the cave, Li Syaoran snorted with some dissatisfaction.
How can a magician like Clow be afraid of ghosts? She is still just a little girl.
"Next group."
After waiting for nearly a minute, the teacher spoke again.
"Okay, it's our turn."
Yamazaki said this with a smile, then took the lead and walked forward. Xia Yu and Li Xiaolang hurriedly followed. The three of them were a group.
After entering the cave, without the cold moonlight, the cave became even darker.
The only source of light was the small candle in my hand. The dim candlelight could not illuminate a large area, and I could only see the road under my feet.
"The atmosphere is a bit scary now. Classmate Li and Classmate Xia, are you scared?"
Yamazaki walked in front holding a candle. There was no other sound in the cave except their own footsteps.
This contrast makes the darkness seem even quieter.
"There's nothing to be afraid of. I've been in darker environments than this."
Li Xiaolang was not afraid at all. It was just a little dark here, and the strange feeling he had yesterday disappeared today, so he was not afraid at all.
"If there really are ghosts, then that would still interest me a little."
"Oh, you are indeed Li, you are very courageous." Yamazaki praised and asked, "What about you, Xia?"
"Me?" Xia Yu stretched out his index finger and scratched his cheek. He didn't feel anything. It would be better to go to a haunted house than to walk in a dark cave.
"I have the same idea as Mr. Li. Unless there really is a ghost, there is nothing to be afraid of."
"Great, great! I didn't expect you guys to be so brave."
Yamazaki sighed. He wanted to encourage those who were afraid, but it turned out that all three of them were very brave.
“Woooooa ...
Suddenly, a white bed sheet with a ghost face printed on it jumped out from the corner, and a ghost-like cry came out of its mouth.
The sudden scene stunned the three people who were moving forward, but they were all very calm, and no one showed any fear.
“Wuwuwu…”
The white sheet was still waving its arms and screaming, but Yamazaki and the other two just watched the performance quietly.
Terada Yoshiyuki: “…”
Seeing that no one gave the reaction he wanted, Yoshiyuki Terada felt like a fool for still performing.
"Really? Aren't you afraid?"
Yoshiyuki Terada tore off the white cloth draped over his body with some disappointment, and said helplessly as he looked at the three students in front of him who were not cute at all.
"Wow, that scared me to death."
Xia Yu decided to give the teacher some face and pretended to be frightened with a calm face.
Terada Yoshiyuki: “…”
"Really? It's more fun to scare Kinomoto after all."
Terada Yoshiyuki held up a frightening white cloth and then made way: "But I'm only at the first level, there are scarier ones to come, so be careful."
"Okay, goodbye, teacher."
After saying goodbye to the teacher, the trio continued to move forward. As they walked, Yamazaki suddenly said, "I was really a little scared just now, but I didn't react for a while. Li and Xia, you are really amazing. You both looked calm."
"It's just a little trick to scare people. There's nothing to be afraid of."
"Of course. After all, who am I? There is no one in this world who can scare me!"
"Haha, that's really your style of answer."
Yamazaki walked in front, talking and laughing, but as he walked, his figure suddenly became illusory.
The next second, the lamp suddenly fell to the ground, and the candle went out, and the only source of light disappeared.
"Yamazaki!"
The moment Yamazaki disappeared, Li Xiaolang hurriedly reached out to grab him, but he caught nothing. It was as if Yamazaki, who had been with them all the time, was just an illusion, and now the time of the illusion had come, so he disappeared.
“Disappeared?”
Xia Yu also looked around in confusion, stretched out his index finger and made a "fluorescent flash". A white light lit up and illuminated the cave, but Yamazaki's figure had indeed disappeared. After all, the lamp that fell to the ground could not be faked.
"Sure enough, there is something strange here. Let's go find it..."
Li Syaoran sensed it carefully and indeed felt the strange breath he sensed last night. Just as he suggested going to find Xiaoying, the light in the cave suddenly dimmed.
"!"
Li Xiaolang turned his head suddenly, and Xia Yu, who was just next to him, also disappeared without any warning.
"Damn, what the hell is this thing!"
Li Xiaolang looked anxious. Xia Yu obviously possessed magic like him, but he could also disappear. That meant he could also disappear on the spot at any time.
No, we can't just sit there and wait for death!
Thinking of this, Li Xiaolang picked up the candle on the ground, lit it with the Flame Order Talisman for lighting, then took a step forward and ran towards the inside of the cave.
He wanted to find Sakura to determine if the Clow Cards were causing trouble.
At the same time, inside the cave.
At the wooden bridge.
Sakura looked at the wooden bridge that was already engulfed in flames, feeling completely at a loss as to what to do.
Just now, Chiyo, who left with her, suddenly disappeared on the wooden bridge, and the candle she was holding fell onto the wooden bridge and set it on fire.
In addition to Tomoyo, Chiharu and others who came in before them also disappeared in front of her, disappearing without a trace.
Suddenly she was alone and Sakura had completely lost her composure, but at this moment, she suddenly heard footsteps.
Realizing that there was someone else, Sakura hurriedly ran towards the source of the sound. Not long after she ran, she saw Li Syaoran who was also running towards her anxiously.
Without thinking, Sakura rushed over: "Tomoyo, and everyone else..."
"They're all gone, right?"
Hearing this, Sakura was about to cry and nodded quickly.
"Yamazaki and Xia Yu, who were in the same group with me, have also disappeared." Seeing Sakura so flustered, although Li Syaoran was also anxious in his heart, his expression was very calm.
Because he knew that in this situation, he had to stay calm, otherwise two equally panicked people would only become more panicked.
"Was it a ghost? Did a ghost make Tomoyo and the others disappear?"
"no!"
"But……"
"Calm down!" Li Xiaolang put his hands on Xiaoying's shoulders and said seriously: "If you calm down, you should be able to feel it."
Looking at Li Syaoran's determined expression, Sakura sniffed, reached out to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, put her hands on her chest, closed her eyes and felt.
She couldn't panic, because now it was just her and classmate Li!
As her mind calmed down, Sakura's perception gradually became clearer, and the next moment, she felt the familiar aura of magic.
"Is it the aura of the Clow Cards?"
Although she knew that it was the Clow Cards and not ghosts causing trouble, Sakura still sobbed quietly in panic. Loneliness and helplessness surrounded her like a shadow.
"Give."
Suddenly, a handkerchief appeared in front of her. She looked up and saw that it was the handkerchief handed to her by Li Xiaolang.
"Thanks……"
"Stop crying."
"Um, sorry."
Sakura wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief. Her panicked mood also dissipated a lot with Li Syaoran's words. She smiled at Syaoran with red eyes.
"You are so gentle."
"Well..." Sakura's sudden words made Xiaolang's ears red again. He could only pretend not to care and turned his head away: "I'm just afraid of seeing others cry."
"But, if it was the Clow Cards that made everyone disappear, then where are the Clow Cards?" After stopping sobbing, Sakura began to think.
"It's okay. I have a solution."
Li Xiaolang took out a pendant and swung it with his hand. A faint light came on, and the compass for finding the Clow Cards appeared in his hand.
As Li Xiaolang whispered a spell, the compass instantly shot out a beam of light, pointing directly to the end of the cave.
"Near the small temple!"
"Let's go!"
After putting away the compass, Li Syaoran held a candle and led Sakura back into the cave.
Feeling the eerie atmosphere around her, Sakura couldn't help but ask, "What kind of cards will it be?"
"I don't know. Anyway, we have to go over and take a look first."
Sakura couldn't help but feel some strength surge through her body as she listened to Syaoran's calm words.
"By the way, can I ask you a question?"
"What do you want to ask?"
"Why does Li want to collect Clow Cards?"
In response to this question, the little wolf did not stop and calmly replied: "To prevent disaster from happening to the world."
Upon hearing this, Sakura couldn't help but say, "The Clow Cards... when its seal is lifted, disaster will follow."
Hearing what Sakura said, Syaoran turned his head and looked: "Did you hear what Keruberos said?"
"Um!"
"The Li family has kept several magic books written by Craw, one of which was written by Craw himself."
Syaoran stopped, looked at Sakura seriously and said, "And there is a passage in it that says, 'When the seal of the Clow Cards is completely broken, disaster will befall the world... I pray from the bottom of my heart that the day of disaster will never come...'"
Seeing Syaoran's serious expression, Sakura couldn't help but feel a little touched: "What does that disaster mean..."
"I have no idea."
Syaoran shook his head. "According to the records, Kuro has a very strange personality. A small matter cannot shake him. And a person like that actually prays that disaster will never come..."
"That's why I, the heir of the Lee family with the highest magic power, came here to collect the Clow Cards."
As if she felt the increased responsibility on her shoulders, Sakura said hastily, "But Xiao Ke also said that disasters vary from person to person. Maybe there won't be any disasters."
"According to what you said, it is possible that due to the differences among people, a more terrible disaster may occur?"
In response to Li Syaoran's words, Sakura puffed up her cheeks somewhat dissatisfied, and then just stared at Li Syaoran.
Suddenly being stared at like that, the little wolf felt shy again. He turned around and said, "Forget it. You must not understand what I'm talking about."
Suppressing the throbbing in his heart, he took a big step and ran forward: "Anyway, the most important thing now is to find the Clow Cards!"
"Uh-huh!"
Sakura replied as she hurriedly followed.
In a moment, the two returned to the front of the wooden bridge again, but because of the raging flames, the wooden bridge had been completely burned down.
The little wolf took out his compass again, and this time, the beam of light was pointed directly at the small temple.
"Is it there?"
"Yes, the question is how do we approach it?"
Sakura estimated the distance and asked curiously, "Can't we use flying cards?"
"No, in order to avoid being discovered by the Clow Cards, we should try to approach carefully and quietly."
Hearing what Syaoran said, Sakura nodded: "I'll try."
As she spoke, Sakura took out the previously sealed floating card from her pocket. Although the floating card was not as fast as the flying card, it was silent.
After unsealing the wand, Sakura threw the floating card and tapped the wand on it, "Cover us and take us to the target."
"float!"
In an instant, the floating sign turned into a pink stream of light, wrapping up Sakura and Syaoran. Then the two of them floated up out of thin air and slowly drifted towards the other side.
On the way over, Little Wolf also gave some scientific knowledge: "If you don't know what cards the other party has, you must first find out where the cards are, but my compass can't tell the exact location."
Syaoran said beside him, and Sakura nodded repeatedly as she listened.
When the two landed on the other side, Syaoran's figure suddenly became illusory. Seeing this, Sakura couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
"Student Li!"
"Calm down. If the card happens to be using its ability, it should be easier to find the opponent's location." Syaoran hurriedly warned.
"But, but..."
"Concentrate your mind. Do you really want everyone to disappear and never come back?" After saying this, Li Xiaolang disappeared completely.
Seeing that Li Xiaolang had also disappeared, Xiaoying shook her head fiercely: "No!"
Then Sakura clenched the wand in her hand, closed her eyes and sensed quietly. The next moment, she sensed an unusual direction in this empty cave.
"The cards are right there!"
After saying this, Sakura ran quickly towards the small temple at the end and then opened the door of the small temple.
In an instant, green smoke floated out of the door. Looking at the smoke sweeping in, Sakura slammed the wand in her hand.
"Return to your original form - Clow Card!"
bite--!
An illusory light blue card appeared, accompanied by light blue ripples. The green smoke that appeared turned into a human figure and was then sucked into the card.
After a few seconds, the scene was empty and the cards floated into Sakura's hands.
"remove?"
Sakura looked at the cards she had obtained and couldn't help but read out the names of the cards.
"Is that the one who made everyone disappear?"
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from the side. Sakura looked in surprise and saw that the person who came to her was Li Syaoran who had just disappeared.
"Student Li!"
Surprised, Sakura threw herself into Li Syaoran's arms.
"Hey, what are you doing?!"
Sakura's sudden action caught Li Syaoran off guard, and his originally calm face instantly turned red: "Let me go!"
Sakura was not angry when she was pushed away. She smiled and handed the card in her hand over: "This card is yours. If it weren't for you, I would have been crying all the time and would not be able to do anything."
Looking at Xiaoying who was pushing back, Li Xiaolang shook his head slightly and turned away: "That card is yours."
"Thank you, Mr. Li."
"Um... you're welcome."
