World-saving Plan: The Only Savior
Chapter 220 - 107 A False Alarm?

Chapter 220: Chapter 107 A False Alarm?

That was an abnormally tall figure, just by its size it appeared to be no less than two meters. Its limbs were even more slender, looking as though they were put together using bamboo poles.

What made it even more peculiar was the posture of this figure. It was nothing like that of a normal person, but instead, it stood with both arms spread out horizontally, precisely like a scarecrow...

Song Shuting could confirm that she definitely had not seen this thing when she arrived!

Although the surroundings were engulfed in the darkness with no light, there was still a full moon shining in the sky. After her eyes had adjusted to the nearby light, she could make out the general environment well enough to not miss such a large figure.

"Gulp..."

A sound of swallowing saliva came through, Song Shuting had been immersed in the live stream until now, and it was only when she snapped back to reality did she suddenly realize just how silent her surroundings were— not even the chirping of insects could be heard.

The barrage of comments in her phone continued relentlessly.

"Holy cow, there really is a scarecrow, host, run now while it still hasn’t reacted!"

"Don’t! Whatever you do, don’t run! Usually in TV shows, those who turn and run at this point are scheduled for a lunchbox! The correct way is to slowly back away, then leave the danger zone, and finally take a detour to get out."

"666, the host’s tactics are pretty deep, eh? I thought it’d be a fruitless venture, but then came a twist at the end. I must say, even I, a seasoned viewer, got sucked in. Respect!"

At this moment, a huge banner floated across the live stream room; someone had donated a rocket.

Immediately after, a big shot made a comment.

"The host is quite interesting, go and see what that thing looks like, and I’ll donate another rocket later."

"A Big Shot Appearing in Ting Bao’s live room!"

"Big Shot, do you still need bootlickers? I’m professional!"

"I don’t change my first name, I don’t change my surname when I sit! My surname is Hang, with a single name ’Jian’! I wonder if I could have the honor to make acquaintance with Rocket Brother?"

"..."

Song Shuting initially planned to run straight away, and then take another route, but her eyes suddenly caught sight of the massive donation in the live stream room, and she couldn’t help but hesitate.

"This, it should just be a scarecrow, right? It’s quite normal to have scarecrows in the field... Maybe I really didn’t notice it when I walked past it just now, considering how dark it is around here..."

"I just need to go over and check it out, it’s just a scarecrow, after all, there’s no such thing in this world, nothing to be afraid of..."

After hesitating in her mind for a long time, she finally squeezed out a smile, "Thank you ’Brother Yiguang’ for the rocket donation, next I’m going to check out the situation there and solve the mystery for everyone..."

Song Shuting said and began to move step by step towards it, her pace very slow, like a snail inching forward.

The power of the rocket donation was immense, the public announcements on the homepage instantly attracted a large crowd of onlookers, and for a while, the live stream room became even busier.

"Huh? Mysterious exploration? What’s the host doing? It’s so dark."

"What’s that ahead? Is this room showing a horror movie? It’s so high-energy as soon as I came in!"

"OMG! Barrage Shield! That scare came out of nowhere, luckily I have my Divine Skill of Mahayana to protect me."

At this time, many new viewers also sent out barrage comments, and the old viewers explained the situation to them. The cause and aftermath of the event were quickly known by everyone.

Song Shuting was moving very slowly. Although she kept telling herself that all this was fake, nothing to be afraid of, the fear in her heart was still unstoppable. Her feet were always ready to move, prepared to run away at any sign of movement from that thing.

The big shot who had donated the rocket seemed to see that she was too slow and was getting impatient, typing, "Host, speed it up, don’t dawdle!"

Seeing the comment, Song Shuting forced a smile on her face, replied, and then slightly quickened her pace.

As the distance closed, the light from the smartphone’s flashlight could also focus on that thing’s body. Upon closer inspection, it was indeed a Scarecrow.

"I told you so, it’s just an ordinary Scarecrow, there’s nothing to be afraid of," someone said.

"Be careful, host, it’s better not to go over there!"

"Wait, you guys, look! There’s something in its eyes, red! Could it really be a Ruby?"

Song Shuting had also seen the red glimmer and immediately thought of the legend about the Ruby, her heart jumping in her chest.

If the Ruby were real, what about the other rumors?

"It must be some kind of prank... or maybe fireflies or something..."

She forced herself to rationalize it.

However, the Scarecrow looked fairly normal, just an ordinary appearance, not as ghastly or fearsome as she had imagined, which is why she hadn’t run away up to this point.

Though slow, the journey would eventually come to an end.

By now, Song Shuting had arrived at the Scarecrow, but what surprised her was that the red glow she had seen before was gone.

"Maybe I really did see things just now..." the girl let out a quiet sigh of relief, "It seems it was a false alarm after all..."

She tentatively touched the Scarecrow with her fingertips and found that everything was just as normal, with no anomalies, which emboldened her even more after several back-and-forths.

In the live stream, a rich benefactor sent another rocket, sparking another wave of popularity and barrage comments.

Song Shuting’s face gradually relaxed, and a genuine smile spread across her lips.

"My dears, I’m pretty lucky today, getting to see the Scarecrow from the stories and debunking the Ruby eyes rumor. It must’ve been the reflection of some object in the distance," she said. She even turned around and made a ’V’ sign with her fingers alongside the Scarecrow for a photo.

The comments in the barrage also brought a flood of applause.

Song Shuting told the new viewers the story about the Scarecrow and, after a while, once she saw the traffic and engagement had peaked, she began to walk away along the path they had come.

The air was very dry that night, and a gentle breeze finally swept through, rustling the surrounding weeds with a "shasha" sound. Nature seemed to return to its usual self at that moment, no longer eerily silent.

But Song Shuting’s ears pricked up, because just then, she thought she heard a different sound.

"Creak~ Creak~"

The noise came again, like the grinding sound of wood.

Song Shuting froze on the spot, hairs on the back of her neck standing on end. That sound, it seemed to come from behind her...

She turned around inch by inch, and upon seeing what was in front of her, her legs began to tremble uncontrollably.

In the barrage, some people also noticed something amiss.

"Guys, what exactly is happening here? Is the host walking too slowly, or am I misjudging the distance? Why do I feel like the Scarecrow shouldn’t be in this position?"

"It couldn’t possibly be that the Scarecrow followed her, could it...?"

"A bunch of slowpokes! This Scarecrow should be facing away from the host! How could it be facing this way! It’s turned around!! Host, run!!!"