The story of "Shadow of Horror" is very simple. The protagonist is an ordinary clerk who works in a soap company and leads a monotonous life. But one day, he always feels that someone is watching him secretly. At this time, his
Life has also changed. He met a nice girl and fell in love with her. However, that voyeuristic gaze always followed him, making the protagonist neurotic. He had many incidents with his lover, boss, and friends.
quarrel.
Later, not only the eyes, but also the protagonist heard strange sounds and could always see some strange things in the corners of his vision. He became eccentric and lonely.
Then, one night, the protagonist finally discovered the source of his gaze, which was his own shadow. There were monsters lurking in his shadow. These monsters were not only in his own shadow, but also in the shadows of other people.
When he walked under the sun and the shadow enveloped his lover, monsters emerged from the lover's body. The protagonist felt extremely frightened. He stayed away from everyone, but there were more and more monsters in the shadow.
Finally one day, his friend found the protagonist. The protagonist was already in extreme madness. He finally picked up a gun and killed the monster that emerged from the shadow of his friend. The bullet also penetrated his friend's body.
, after killing his friends and the monsters on their friends, the protagonist gradually understood everything. He took to the streets and shot at all the monsters in the shadows. Finally, after killing his girlfriend, the protagonist was shot dead by the police.
The most commendable thing about this book is actually the ending. After everyone thinks that the protagonist is just a hallucination caused by magic, and the so-called monster does not actually exist at all, in the shadow left by the protagonist's body, a tentacle quietly pulls away, which makes people
It feels so scary to think about it.
Moreover, the author's detailed description makes people feel empathy, as if there is some monster in his own shadow.
Darkness and shadow are the fears that humans have had since ancient times, and they are even more frightening when exaggerated by the author.
"...This novel seems a bit addictive."
Drizzt took a deep breath and put the book down. Suddenly, behind him, a soft crash sounded from the shadow.
His heart skipped a beat and he looked over hastily.
The fat orange cat woke up at some point and jumped off the sofa, making that sound when he landed.
"The text in this book makes me feel very uncomfortable."
Shia was not as suspicious as Drizzt, she just frowned.
"So the man just read this novel and fell into a similar situation to the protagonist. He thought there were monsters in reality, so he took a gun and prepared to attack others?"
Lu Tran stood up and hugged the orange cat. The orange cat struggled reluctantly, but in the end Lu Tran pinched the back of Destiny's neck and calmed down.
He tugged at the corner of the cat's mouth and rubbed its belly. The orange cat looked helpless and could only let Lu Tan ravage him.
"I was stunned when I read the book."
Drizzt commented, but he was still a little frightened.
After reading this book, I don’t know whether the things in it are too real or for some other reason. Drizzt always has a subtle sense of fear, fearing that some monster will come out of Lu Tan or Shia’s shadow.
.
"But if it's a mission in the Quiet Place, maybe there really is an influence of extraordinary power behind this writer called Ancient Capital."
Shia added.
"really."
Drizzt nodded.
"Now it seems that maybe the publisher came to me and was also influenced by the Quiet Place."
His current career development task is to solve a mystery case with far-reaching consequences. While he was still selecting a case, he encountered an invitation from Lu Jian. Thinking of the case in the ancient capital, Drizzt immediately realized that maybe this was his career.
Development tasks require cases.
Drizzt was originally just an ordinary down-and-out policeman. After he was expelled from the police force because he made a mistake, he gained the favor of the Quiet Place and became the Chosen One. His chosen profession was [Detective].
Along the way, the career development tasks were to solve several cases, open a detective agency, etc. Although it can be regarded as punishing evil and promoting good in a sense, Drizzt faced the increasingly difficult Silent Land.
The task and my dwindling sanity still make me a little scared.
"Here is the information given to me by the publishing house, as well as the key to the residence in the ancient capital. I want to wait until you arrive to check it out."
He shook the key of the file bag and took out the documents.
It can be seen from the documents that Gudu's mother was a female textile worker. She once worked in a wealthy family. Later, she was kicked out by the young master of the family after she slept with him. However, she was already pregnant with him at that time. Later, the young master of that family had already passed away.
When Yao left no heirs, his family took Gu Du and his mother back and raised them as a bastard.
His mother died before Gudu came of age. He started writing short stories when he was a teenager. Later, when he was twenty years old, he became famous for his book. His family gradually became proud of him, but Gudu never went back.
"Illegitimate children, this situation is very common among the poor. These illegitimate children who are lucky will receive support and live a normal life, but those who are unlucky will never be found again and end up dying somewhere."
Drizzt sighed.
"The house in the ancient capital is in a wealthy area, within the third ring road of the ancient capital. We can go there now."
The Abandoned City has a ring structure, with ten rings in total. The outermost ring is the poorest, and the further in, the richer. Those within the fourth ring can already be called rich, and Drizzt's detective agency is in
The Fifth Ring Road is the intersection between rich and poor. You can see both rich people and ordinary people.
The further outside, the more chaotic the security becomes. The gangs are firmly in control there. The Fifth Ring Road is already the farthest area that the police can reach.
"In addition, no outsiders know about Gu Du's disappearance yet, but some people, mainly his lovers, have already noticed it. The publisher came to me this time mainly because Gu Du's new work has already given a part of the beginning.
manuscripts, so what they are actually looking for are the remaining manuscripts from the ancient capital."
Drizzt said again.
"Is that the supreme masterpiece in the mission statement? Have you seen it?"
Shia asked.
"Of course I haven't read it. The publisher said that if I am determined to be investigated, they will show me the manuscript to look for clues. I am going to reply to them today."
Drizzt put down the file bag and looked at the two of them.
"What do you think? Should we go to the publishing house first, or go to our home in the ancient capital?"
"Let's not talk about these two, can we have a meal? I'm a little hungry."
Lu Tan put down the orange cat, and the ravaged kitten immediately squealed and disappeared somewhere unknown.
