Chapter 769: Chapter 769: The Building Awakened
Scarlett Jennings and Lucienne Xander were directly assigned to a group.
This wasn’t what frustrated Lucienne the most; what really got to her was that everyone in the other group, except John Dawn, looked at her with expressions like she had hit a jackpot.
Ariel Zimmerman and Amber Livingston naturally didn’t need to be mentioned, as they knew Scarlett Jennings’ abilities the best.
Cedric Wilder had expressed from the start his desire to partner with Scarlett Jennings, not to mention the Immortal Fox’s special attitude towards Scarlett.
Just now, after the Immortal Fox finished guessing, it didn’t leave immediately but instead occupied Cedric Wilder’s body to continue participating in the show.
He initially thought the Immortal Family just wanted to join the fun as usual, but unexpectedly, it waited until Scarlett Jennings appeared and then bowed to her just like it had done with Amber previously.
The attitude was still very respectful.
After bowing, it swiftly returned the body.
Cedric Wilder had no idea what was going on.
But his Immortal Family knew very well that the Scarlett Jennings in front of them was very different from the one they saw during the academy competition.
Back then, Scarlett Jennings was a bona fide human.
Now there’s an aura of demonic power with bloodline suppression around her.
The Immortal Fox lingered just to ensure its perception was correct and to show up and greet her out of politeness.
Amber Livingston didn’t feel as strongly as the Immortal Fox, but seeing it bow, he felt...
a strange urge to bow to her too.
Luckily, he remembered they were live and restrained himself.
As for Diana Craig, she simply had an intuition that Scarlett Jennings was stronger than Lucienne Xander and envied that they were grouped together.
But when she came over, she couldn’t help but ask,
"The auspicious spot I divined should be correct. Can your barrier obscure the divination?"
Scarlett Jennings looked at her and simply said, "Your auspicious spot is correct, based on the direction, I was standing right behind the person on the far left, behind the door."
Diana Craig understood and then felt happy.
She knew she hadn’t miscalculated.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the show’s team quickly moved on to the main topic.
"Due to the arrival of our first guest speaker this episode, Director Clark has specially set a theme for us. The theme is, ’Finding Your True Self in Illusion’."
Amber Livingston was talking to himself, not noticing that upon hearing the so-called theme, Lucienne Xander frowned deeply.
She looked at Scarlett Jennings, knowing this was intentional on her part.
But it was pointless; she wouldn’t give Scarlett a chance to expose the "illusion."
Amber Livingston continued,
"Regarding today’s mission, everyone can take a look behind us."
Everyone followed Amber Livingston’s gaze and saw an imposing half-finished Chinese-style architectural complex not far away.
It was described as half-finished because it was only halfway through construction; the exterior had taken shape, but the inside and later stages were perpetually incomplete.
"We are currently located in a new development area in Sea City. This building complex was originally planned as a signature landmark area, with over ten billion invested initially. However, due to various reasons, the project was halted. Despite this, its majestic design attracted many influencers to visit and take photos..."
Perhaps due to his enthusiasm as a substitute host, Amber Livingston kept rambling. Everyone had gotten used to it after the previous episode, but Scarlett Jennings simply glanced at him,
"Get to the point."
The three words abruptly interrupted Amber Livingston’s ramble.
Amber Livingston coughed awkwardly and quickly got to the point,
"Due to the attraction of many visitors, recent online reports have surfaced, claiming that the buildings here might be haunted."
Amber Livingston couldn’t resist adding a bit of suspense,
"And it’s not just your typical abandoned building being haunted, but rather someone captured..."
Seeing Scarlett Jennings staring at him unmoved, Amber Livingston reluctantly said,
"According to some workers nearby, whenever there’s fog or rain, they feel like the buildings here are moving."
"Moving?" Diana Craig couldn’t help but ask, "Like, the kind of moving I’m thinking of?"
"Exactly."
To give everyone a clearer understanding of the truth about the building’s movement, Amber Livingston directly contacted a witness who had seen the building move.
It was a young office lady working nearby. She quickly recounted what happened that day after being connected on a call,
"Around New Year’s Eve, our company had to work late for several days. With the recent sporadic heavy rain, I waited in the office after overtime for the rain to lessen. My desk happened to face the building complex, so I casually took some photos to post on social media..."
She had taken three photos in succession, but when it came to selecting one, she noticed something strange.
In one photo from the same angle and composition, one building was adjacent to another, but in the next photo, it suddenly appeared behind that building and finally slipped between two other buildings.
Finding it unbelievable, she posted them online and discovered that many others had faced the same situation.
However, these other people, unlike her, hadn’t taken photos, but when they looked casually, they often found the number of buildings fluctuating.
The only consistent factor was that these incidents of building movement always happened during foggy rainy weather.
Amber Livingston had the photographer display the photos on the live broadcast, then told the other guests,
"The show team interviewed some residents nearby in advance. They said they didn’t notice anything unusual usually. The weather forecast for the next few days also predicts foggy rainy days, so we decided to explore the truth behind the moving Ghost Tower this episode."
Scarlett Jennings and the others carefully examined the photos printed by the show team and did notice some clues.
Comparing it to what they saw in broad daylight, Ariel Zimmerman first noticed something odd.
"Wait, you said we need to explore the truth behind this moving Ghost Tower, but can you tell us specifically which one we’re supposed to explore?"
Amber Livingston pointed to the building in the photos that clearly moved, "Isn’t it that one?"
Ariel Zimmerman glanced at him gently, then pointed at the real building complex not far behind them,
"Then take a look at these buildings in reality; is it there?"
Amber Livingston was taken aback at first, then he and the others leaned in simultaneously to closely compare the images; their expressions instantly turned peculiar.
Damn.
The moving Ghost Tower didn’t seem to actually... exist in reality.
Amber Livingston reflexively looked towards Scarlett Jennings,
"Scarlett, what’s the situation here? Is this building fake?"
Scarlett Jennings closely examined the photos and only offered two guesses,
"One, either this building never existed, only appearing sporadically under specific conditions like foggy rainy weather, in which case it’s as you call it, a Ghost Tower. But personally, I’m more intrigued by the second possibility."
She stated,
"Two, this building has become sentient."