monster from the apocalypse

It was already getting dark. Knowing that he could not get another client, the fortune teller started to gather his stall.

" all of this. It is thanks to you" Feng said while looking at his pendant before kissing it.

Long ago, he had discovered that the pendant will start to glow for some time when it came in contact with water. He had used the property of the pendant to convince many clients and it could be considered his trademark.

Feng was on his way home. But he had not walked for long when he met two menacing men that were blocking his way.

Seeing this, Feng did not panic, instead, he tried to back away from them only to find that other people were blocking the way that he came from.

' it seems like they were waiting for me' Feng thought as he tried to analyze the situation.

More men kept coming, surrounding him. There were more than a dozen of them. Feng could feel his heartbeat singing like drums. He was still trying, to proceed with what was happening.

It was at that time, that the crow of menacing-looking men that were dressed like thugs parted making way for a shorter man dressed in a white suit that seemed too big for him.

" Ma Dong?" Feng asked, recognizing the man.

Ma Dong was somewhat of a celebrity in this area. He was known as the subordinate of an underground boss named Death Grip. It was said that the Death Grip Gang was involved with many landlords' businesses in the city.

Seeing Ma Dong, realization suddenly downed on Feng and his complexion got somber.

" surprised? You did not see it coming while doing your

Divination, yeah? Or it is that you can not read your fortune?" Ma Dong said condescendingly.

The other men looked at Feng as if he was already a dead man. Feng could also see that most of them were armed with daggers, barely hidden inside their clothes.

" it was your luck that my boss was even interested in that pendant of yours as it would have been a beautiful gift for his mistress.

But you refused, and now I am gonna show you what happens to those who disobey the Death Grip" After seeing that, He gestured with his hands and two men started to walk toward Feng.

Feng had been looking at them all this time while breathing hard, doing his best to keep himself from panicking. His hand slowly went for his pendant.

" I already said it. It is a family heirloom and I do not sell it" Feng roared in anger.

" stupid fellow who doesn't know what is good for him. Take the pendant from him. Break all his bones and leave him on the streets" Ma Dong ordered.

But the next moment, with everyone he saw Feng doing something strange.

Feng brought the pendant in front of his mouth and proceeded to spat all the saliva that he had collected in his mouth on it.

The next moment, there was a bleeding flash of light. As the people had lost their bearing, Feng used this opportunity, to flee, pushing everyone that was on his way.

When the dust settled, Ma Dong was furious.

" what are you doing here? Find him. I want every place in the city searched. We can not let this disrespect go away. And when we will find him, we will skin him alive" Ma Dong roared furiously at the other men.

Just like that, the manhunt had started in the city.

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Feng stopped running to take a breath. Night had already fallen, and he has been running all this time up until now.

The first place where he would have wanted to go was his house. Sadly, he found out that there were people from the gang keeping guard there...

Now, he had two choices, either leave the city or report the case to the police. He could also ask for help from other people, but his upbringing kept him from implicating other people.

" here I saw him" Feng was still contemplating his next move when someone cried behind him and he soon found himself followed by a group of eight people.

Feng ran, feeling sometimes as if his mind was going black. But as he kept running, he took a turn and entered a dark alley.

During the entire chase, his eyes had slowly adapted to the darkness so Feng noticed that the street lamp had been destroyed by something. There were also some scratches left on the ground.

Feng was not left much time to think as missed a step and fell to the ground. He tried to stand up again but one of the men launched himself on him and violently struck his back with his dagger. Blood was sent flying as the person kept striking.

Feng tried defending himself with his hands but upon noticing that it was not working and that he continued to receive one wound after another he grew enraged. The two men soon found themselves exchanging punches against dagger strike. Sometimes Feng will go as far as headbutting him.

The other slower finally reacted when Feng managed to seize the man's arm that was holding onto the dagger. With the number of his attacks increasing, he received more cuts on his arms, hands, fists, on his back on hIs belly, and around his neck.

" I am gonna kill you" Feng's first opponent roared before upper gutting him.

Feng was thrown heavenly on the ground and fell on his back before the men started to pummel him with their kicks.

It was at that moment that a strange sound came from the dark.

" What is that?" One of the men asked while pointing at the darkness.

" dunno. But I'm going to kill it" another man said before taking out his gun.

There was an ominous sound coming from the darkness. A sound that none of the people present could recognize.

It was a strange sound, it was like ominous music to the listener.

Gunshot and swearing resounded in the dark alley.

Thanks to the light from the gunshots, a dark corner was suddenly illuminated.

" haaaaah!" A man cried at the ugly sight.

They could now see a strange brown-colored creature on its four legs or whatever it could have been called.

There were only, three people in the group who had guns. As they shot the creature, it curled weakly on the ground.

Feng saw the creature that looked like something in between crabs, beetle, and cockroach wondering how its carapace could withstand a bullet.

Feng started to crawl away, but the next moment his expression grew somber as he saw another figure similarly moving in the darkness.

Feng quickly crawled into the middle of the group.

" There is another one!" Feng could not help but warn the other.

At the time, a similar monster fell from the sky right on a man impaling him with its sharp legs.

People started to cry. Soon, more monsters started to crawl and jump from everywhere. It seemed like a hellscape. The men cried to defend themselves with their guns or daggers, but it was all useless.

Soon more people started to fall. Soon the men assembled and tried to defend themselves. But soon people started to flee only to fall faster. There was a pungent smell of blood in the once peaceful alley.

The last survivor was Feng. He was curled in a corner, drenched with blood and mucus from the creature. He could not believe what was happening as it was worse than his scariest nightmare.

After feasting on the human body, some creature started to crawl toward Feng.

" no! Go away" Feng mindlessly cried out.

Sitting again the wall, he used his legs crying to defend himself. But it was useless. His right leg snapped when a creature jumped on him. The next moment the sharp pincers of the creatures pierced his arms and Feng could see its teeth moving toward his neck.

" in the end, I still could not make it" Feng whispered with his eyes closed. There was a strange smile on his mouth as he had completely given up.

Feng was knocked out as the creature moved and crashed against him with force.

But something strange happened after that, strange lines started to appear on the pendant on Feng's neck. They were no letters of a known language or average geometric figures. Instead, they seemed natural like the manifestation of nature itself.

At the same moment that this inscription appeared on the glowing pendant, a transparent film appeared around Feng's body, protecting him.

The monster struck again and again seemingly enraged. The barrier stood strong. But after every strike, an additional line will disappear on the pendant.

Soon there were many creatures, striking the barrier, and only one line was left on the pendant. When the last line disappeared, the pendant crumbled into dust.

A drop of liquid escaped from the pendant falling on Feng's skin, with the appearance of that drop of blood, the monster seemed frightened and they hurriedly escaped away.

One of the monsters could not stop in time and when he touched Feng's body something strange happened.

The monster was immobilized. Soon it was as though as all the blood or rather mucus in the monster's body was absorbed leaving it only with a dried husk that fell on the ground.

Soon, Feng was once more all alone in the dark alley. But at this time, something strange was happening to his body. The drop of unknown liquid started to move around his body drawing complicated lines before seeping inside his skin and disappearing.