I swept the Phoenix with the Onmyoji Shikigami

Chapter 26 Xinghan realized that he was falling into a virtual world.

Xinghan was delighted to know the exact location of Shen Li. He no longer hesitated and rushed in that direction. On the way, he passed through several winding corridors. The lights along the way were dim, and the air was filled with an indescribable weird atmosphere.

Xinghan's footsteps echoed in the empty corridor, forming a sharp contrast with the silence around him. He looked around vigilantly and found some strange runes carved on the wall. These runes flashed with a faint light and seemed to contain some mysterious power.

He was moved, and secretly wondered if these runes were related to Shen Li's imprisonment. He moved closer to observe carefully, but suddenly felt a strong suction coming, and his body tilted forward uncontrollably. He quickly stabilized his body, but he already knew in his heart that these runes must be strange.

There must be something strange about these runes. Xinghan narrowed his eyes and carefully observed the runes on the wall. He found that these runes were not carved randomly, but arranged according to a certain pattern. Some runes were like blooming gentian flowers, with smooth and elegant lines; some runes were like a mysterious mark, emitting a faint light.

Among the many runes, one in particular caught Xinghan's attention. The rune seemed to say "SSR", which made him feel moved. Isn't this the game terminology of his world? Could these runes be left by a time traveler? Or is there some kind of mysterious connection between this world and his world?

Xinghan was filled with curiosity and decided to continue exploring. He walked along the corridor, not missing any suspicious places. Suddenly, his eyes fell on a strange stone.

The stone was oval in shape, and its surface sparkled with charming light, as if it was inlaid with countless tiny stars. Xinghan couldn't help but reach out to touch it. The surface of the stone was smooth and cold, and the touch was very strange.

He stared at the light flickering on the stone surface, and a strong impulse surged in his heart. He thought of the Onmyoji game he had played before, and those familiar terms and pictures emerged in his mind.

"Summon!" He whispered softly, expecting the stone to respond to his call. However, the stone did not respond at all and still lay quietly in his palm.

Xinghan frowned and tried again without giving up: "Ten draws!" He hoped to trigger a reaction by increasing the number of summons, but the result was still disappointing.

He put the stone down in frustration, and doubts began to grow in his heart. Could it be that this stone was not as magical as he had imagined, or that he was using it in the wrong way?

However, these doubts did not make Xinghan give up his determination to find Shen Li. He knew that the most important thing now was to find Shen Li. With a thought in his mind, he carefully put the stone into his pocket and kept the matter in his mind.

The appearance of this stone made Xinghan more certain of his guess. This world must be hiding some secrets, and these runes and stones might be the key to unlocking the secret.

Xinghan did not dare to be careless, he continued to move forward, but he took every step with extreme caution. He felt something was wrong from nowhere, he felt as if he was in a huge maze, and every corner might hide unknown dangers.

Xinghan moved forward cautiously, always on guard. Suddenly, he felt a strange breath coming, and saw strange colored gas constantly ejected from the corner in front of him. The gas looked like dry ice, and was very similar to the background of the fairyland in TV dramas.

At first, Xinghan didn't pay much attention to it, thinking it was just some kind of natural phenomenon. However, as he got closer, the colored gas began to permeate the air, forming a colorful mist.

Xinghan involuntarily inhaled a few breaths of gas and suddenly felt dizzy.

Xinghan tried hard to think, but he couldn't think normally. He felt like his thoughts were even frozen or locked by something.

Maybe it was because I was too tired, or maybe it was because I was not used to it yet, but this idea of ​​comforting myself was quickly dispelled by reality.

His vision began to blur and the scene around him seemed to be distorted.

"Are you poisoned?" Xinghan realized that he was falling into a virtual world.

Wait! Could it be...

Just when he was about to agree with the theory of poisoning, Xinghan saw himself in a familiar office, which was where he worked in his world.

"Could it be that he's back? Did he have a dream?!" This thought came to Xinghan's mind.

It seemed that there was a voice inside me telling myself that this was reality, not a dream, and I should stay here quietly and not go out!

The surrounding scene gradually became clear, and Xinghan found himself in a spacious and bright conference room. The walls were covered with exquisite illustrations and comics, which were the results of his and his colleagues' joint creation. The sunlight shone through the window onto the wall, adding a bit of vividness and vitality to these works.

"Xinghan, you're here!" A familiar figure walked towards him. It was his former colleague Xiao Li. Xiao Li was holding a comic draft in his hand, with excitement in his eyes.

"Take a look at this newly designed character, what do you think?" Xiao Li handed the draft to Xinghan, looking forward to his evaluation.

Xinghan took the draft and looked at it carefully. The characters on the screen had smooth lines and bright colors, and they looked lifelike. He nodded and praised, "Very good, this character design is very distinctive."

"Is that so?" Xiao Li laughed proudly. "We also discussed the next comic plot. What do you think of this direction?"

Xinghan was about to speak when he suddenly felt a chill. He looked up and found that the expressions of his colleagues had become cold and strange, and their eyes revealed an indescribable hostility.

"Xinghan, do you really think our work is good?" A cold voice sounded. It was his former boss, Mr. Zhang.

Xinghan's heart tightened, he felt something was wrong. He tried to explain: "Of course, I have always admired our work..."

However, before he could finish his words, his colleagues suddenly pulled out the weapons hidden behind them and pointed them at him.

"Xinghan, you betrayed us!" Mr. Zhang's voice became even colder. "Do you think you can soar to the top just by taking that comic book job? Have you forgotten the days when we struggled together?"

Xinghan was stunned. He didn't understand what was going on. The comic book job he took was a new challenge he tried in his spare time. How could it attract such accusations and hostility?

"No, I didn't betray you..." Xinghan tried to explain, but his voice sounded so weak amid the angry roars of his colleagues.

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became tense, as if a storm was about to come.