Lucy Harris is indeed a beauty, though not the kind of exceptionally stunning type. Her skin isn’t particularly fair—just an ordinary wheatish tone, and there are a few faint pimples on her pretty face. But that complexion doesn’t make her look unattractive; instead, it gives her a healthy, youthful beauty. With her delicate oval face and sweet, elegant features—especially those big, sparkling eyes that always seem so pure and lively they make your heart skip a beat—a little bit of makeup is enough to make plenty of men fall for her. Not to mention, she has a truly stunning figure. Even though it’s winter and she can’t show much, back when she worked as a cashier at the supermarket, there were already plenty of men who were captivated by her and tried to pursue her.

The person behind them was definitely there for Lucy Harris as well. After all, she’d noticed that since he appeared, he hadn’t looked at her even once. Although he hadn’t looked at Lucy Harris that many times either, it was definitely more than once or twice. Even if every time he glanced at Lucy Harris he quickly looked away, isn’t that a perfectly normal reaction for a shy guy?

At this moment, the two girls could only joke around, chatting and laughing, sometimes blushing, sometimes giggling. But if they truly understood the intentions of the person following them, they would probably… feel nothing but terrified.

Chapter 7: Completely Off the Mark

“They’ve noticed me, but what can I do? I can’t stay too far away, or that willpower will forcibly take over my mind. Within twenty or thirty meters, I don’t have the ability to hide my presence—if I’m not discovered, that would be a miracle!”

The people ahead were laughing and playing, occasionally glancing back. Brian Carter noticed this too, but could only smile bitterly in his heart.

How embarrassing. With his years of experience in battles and skirmishes, he’d once tracked a demon beast for three days without it noticing a thing, then struck suddenly when it was most relaxed, killing it in one blow.

His tracking skills were actually quite good.

But now he’d fallen so low that even following two ordinary, weak girls, he’d been discovered?

But could he really be blamed? Whenever he tried to move farther away, that willpower would become a compulsive force, leaving Brian Carter with nothing but a bitter smile and no way out.

“I can’t just keep following like this. If she goes home, am I supposed to stand outside her door? Kill? How could I kill.” After his bitter smile, Brian Carter grew even more troubled.

For now, he was fine, but he really couldn’t keep following them.

After thinking it over, he realized he could only wait until the girl went somewhere less crowded, then forcefully resist that willpower and leave. In a crowded place, if he tried to resist, it would be too conspicuous and he’d definitely be noticed. He was afraid that if some well-meaning person tried to help and sent him to the hospital, he’d be so focused on fighting the willpower that he wouldn’t be able to care about anything else, and his parents would definitely be alarmed.

At this point, his thigh was already so badly pinched by himself that the flesh was bloody and stuck to his thermal underwear. If it weren’t for the thick, dark color of his jeans over the thermal underwear, the blood would have shown long ago.

So only in a less crowded place could he safely resist.

“Kill! Kill! Kill!”

At the same time, in Brian Carter’s mind, that constant, overwhelming urge was still raging, and with it, his body once again showed signs of excitement.

The unbearable, excited impulse made Brian Carter’s body tremble slightly, but in the eyes of the two figures ahead, this only brought on another round of quiet laughter.

“Look at him, he’s so nervous. He’s definitely thinking about when to come up and talk to you. You little vixen, you just can’t help but charm people, can you? Can’t you charm a few less? All the handsome ones get lured away by you.”

“Shut up, don’t talk nonsense.”

…

Giggling and teasing, the two figures laughed and played. Although they knew that Brian Carter, this stranger, had been following them, neither of them was really worried or scared. They’d both grown up around here, and their homes were just up ahead. Even though the county town had developed quickly, you could still spot neighbors here and there. There was nothing to worry about. Besides, even though it was past eight in the evening, the street was still busy with cars and people under the streetlights on both sides. In the lively county center, it was hard to feel panicked or afraid.

But just as the two were laughing, a dark shadow suddenly fell from the sky, landing with a thud on the muddy road a step ahead of the taller girl. She let out a sharp scream and hurriedly stepped back, and the girl beside her was startled too, quickly retreating. After taking two steps back, both girls looked down at the ground, and saw a palm-sized, bottle-like black object rolling in the mud.

“Who is it, throwing things around? What if it hit someone?” After a glance, the other girl suddenly looked up, angrily scanning left and right.

Lucy Harris, meanwhile, crouched down amid her companion’s angry scolding, picked up the little bottle, and a flash of lingering fear and anger appeared in her eyes. The thing felt heavy in her hand, like a lump of iron. If it had really hit her just now…

But in the midst of her anger, Lucy Harris was suddenly stunned. She absentmindedly wiped the mud off the little bottle, and a hint of excitement appeared in her eyes. “Wow, this little bottle is so pretty.”

The bottle was jet black all over, like a black pearl, shining with a captivating luster under the streetlights. There also seemed to be many strange patterns on it, making it look even more beautiful and enchanting.