Chapter 3, number 11654-783, Phantom Walker, he likes...

The carriage under my feet was shaking, and a dull and huge cow moo was heard. The nearby carriages shook violently. With a loud "bang", a huge horn pierced through the roof and appeared.

Wei Yan brought Xu Nuo to the edge of the car and gestured to look down.

Another horn, also half the size of a train car, stood quietly in the darkness. These two large horns were gray-brown in color, and their size from top to bottom was absurd, making one wonder how huge the roots left in the darkness were.

Xu Nuo's eyes slid into the bottomless darkness, and he asked worriedly, "Is the train... still on the track?"

"Moo—"

There was another long and dull mooing sound from the cow, and the two horns that emerged from the darkness moved. The entire train shook violently with only the carriage pierced by the cow's horns as the fulcrum, and the two men were almost thrown out.

Wei Yan tightened his grip on Xu Nuo's waist and steadied himself on the shaking carriage. "Number 11654-783, Illusion Walker, looks like a long-horned bison, can create illusions and manifest fear in its prey within its domain."

Xu Nuo: "Illusionary Walker? A congenital mutant?"

She had studied the existing pollutant system published by the White Tower. In this world, any life form that was so polluted that it could not be cured was called a pollutant. Over time, they would distort and eventually become mutants. This painful process of mutation was called acquired mutation.

Furthermore, in rare cases, organisms untouched by external contamination may spontaneously mutate. This process, seemingly the result of natural selection, is known as congenital mutation. Current research has yet to reveal the cause of this type of mutation, but congenital mutations are generally stronger than acquired ones, often appearing a level higher than their counterparts.

There is even a saying circulating among the bases that the Sentinel Guides are a compromise product of the evolution of Earth species, while innate mutations are the "real evolution."

Xu Nuo recalled the description in the pollutant manual: "The Phantom Walker is a typical innate mutation. Once it appears, its strength is at least B-level, and it requires a sentinel of A-level or above to kill it without injury."

"It's also a super-giant form," Wei Yan added. "Recently, the number of giant mutants has increased dramatically. The White Tower collectively calls them super-giant forms. The specific cause of their formation is unknown, but compared to ordinary-sized forms, they are more destructive and can contaminate a wider area."

The train announcement sounded at an inopportune moment: "Next stop, Capital Base."

Xu Nuo frowned.

We can't let this guy in.

Even its horns are as big as a carriage, and the body underneath is unimaginable. If such a guy full of pollution is allowed to enter a densely populated area, it will only take a blink of an eye to completely destroy the capital base.

Wei Yan took out a pair of gloves from somewhere, lowered his eyes, picked up the edge, and carefully put his fingers into the bright white gloves. His tall nose bridge rubbed a winding crease on the fabric.

Simply wearing gloves added a certain inexplicable meaning to him, and Xu Nuo reluctantly attributed it to the senior's good image management.

At the moment, she still had to rely on the big brother to get out of trouble. She took the other glove and said, "Let me do it, senior. You've worked hard to block the wind for me."

Wei Yan's eyes fell on her busy head. Her black hair was thick and lush, as furry as a little yellow bird in spirit form.

Xu Nuo felt a heat on his head and looked up in confusion: "Senior, the gloves are on and the buckle is tight. Should I buckle the other one as well?"

She gestured to her hands resting on top of her head.

Wei Yan put his hand down without explaining: "Okay, thank you."

Xu Nuo thought he was tired from lifting his hands and was looking for a place to rest, so he said politely: "No thanks, no thanks, this is what I should do. It's you who's worked hard."

Wei Yan flexed his fingers and explained, "These are specially made combat gloves from the White Tower. They can prevent surface contamination and blunt trauma. When you get close to its main body, please establish a connection with me in time to purify the deeper contamination."

As soon as he finished speaking, the giant wolf lying prone on the side stood up, raised its head arrogantly, moved closer, and nodded in promise.

"Got it," Xu Nuo said. He had always been unable to resist furry animals, especially this majestic and beautiful beast. "Is it being cute?"

Wei Yan glanced at the gray wolf.

"He likes you."

Xu Nuo was eager to try: "Can I touch it?"

In the world of the past, this big furry creature that looks majestic but is extremely friendly and can be petted would be kissed to death by people who are so cute that they would talk nonsense.

"……able."

"Ah?" The gray wolf looked at his master in confusion.

"Great!" Xu Nuo's eyes lit up, "My dear, come and give me a hug!"

“Ahhh!”

The giant wolf had experienced a frightening violent rub and kneading, and with its messy fur, it turned its head to look at Xu Nuo blankly, and sneezed in disbelief.

Xu Nuo wanted to touch her again, so Wei Yan took a step forward, put his hands on her waist, and lifted her onto the wolf's back.

It took off suddenly, and before she could react, she was lying on the wolf. The giant wolf's thick fur dispelled the cold, but it didn't feel as soft as it looked, and it pricked her face a little.

Wei Yan also climbed onto the wolf and sat behind her, supporting her with his hands on both ends, protecting her under his chest: "Lie down, hold tight."

Before I could ask any questions, the wolf howled, and its sharp claws popped out to climb up the car wall. After a few jumps, it reached the horns and began to climb down.

It was almost vertical at ninety degrees, and the wind became stronger as it went down. The giant wolf ran happily on this "bullhorn road" that no other means of transportation could pass.

The wind suddenly grew stronger, blowing Xu Nuo backwards, and his back hit Wei Yan's hard chest, which was hard and painful.

"Xiaochu!" She summoned a little yellow bird and released a mental barrier that barely covered the two people and the wolf.

The pollution is getting worse, and the values ​​are rising as you go down. If there were a pollution monitor at this time, it would probably have exceeded the limit.

Wei Yan asked overhead: "Can you still adapt?"

Xu Nuo: "It's fine now. What's wrong?"

The giant wolf suddenly bent its body, gathered strength, and leaped up, then leaped vertically downwards with a scream of promise.

"Wa ...

There was great commotion in the abyss.

I don’t know how long it took, but a "bang" sound was heard from the deep darkness.

The wolf landed on the ground, the wind died down, and a dull yet deafening sound of hoofbeats rang in my ears.

"Okay." Wei Yan's voice was pitifully small amidst the huge background noise.

Xu Nuo still buried his head in the wolf's hair, gritted his teeth and said, "If you want to jump, you should tell me in advance!"

"Got it," Wei Yan said softly after a moment of silence, "If you have trypophobia, it's not recommended to look up."

Xu Nuo looked up curiously, then his eyes widened.

She couldn't describe her feelings when she first saw this giant. Perhaps it was the natural fear of humans when facing extremely large creatures, and she felt a sense of panic in her heart that she could not compete with it.

It had a massive body a hundred meters tall, its trunk exposing large areas of bone and festering flesh, its chest covered in spider-egg-like pustules, and two large horns resting on a gigantic head three stories high. Its face resembled a yak, with a pair of large, empty eye sockets emitting strange blue flames.

Its hooves were still galloping, rapidly approaching the two of them. The soles of its hooves were almost as big as an off-road vehicle, and it could crush them with one step.

Xu Nuo's gaze turned to the dark ceiling where the bull's horns were inserted.

Could it be that this guy was carrying the train towards the capital base?

"The Phantom Walker isn't that difficult to deal with. His weak spot is on his chest, which is covered in pustules." Wei Yan rolled off the wolf, flexed his wrists, and whispered, "Xu... Junior Sister, are you willing to help me break open the pustules?"

Normally, Guides and Sentinels work in a one-to-many partnership, so the Sentinels typically face the contamination head-on, fighting alone, with the Guides providing cleansing afterwards. In rare cases, Guides will personally participate in the battle, using their psychic tentacles as a link and the Sentinels' bodies as a medium to help eliminate the mutant contamination.

The former method is the most commonly used, while the latter, in addition to respecting the guide's wishes, requires a little extra talent.

Xu Nuo raised his hand towards him: "Of course, I'm happy to help."

Wei Yan solemnly took her hand into his palm, and a constant flow of heat flowed along the skin of their two people holding each other.

The connection from the deep soothing just now still remained, and her mental tentacles almost instantly wrapped around the man's entire body. The next second, the yellow sand-covered ground was covered with dust.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Xu Nuo fanned the dust in front of him, opened his eyes, and suddenly realized something. He shouted towards the sky, "No, you didn't bring your spiritual body with you!!"

The black wolf was still lying beside her, with the tip of its tail wrapped around her ankles, like a loyal guard guarding a treasure. It raised its head to cheer for its master: "Awoo—"

The wolf howled loudly and now it was at the feet of the Phantom Walker. However, Wei Yan, who was almost in close contact with the wolf, seemed not to hear it. He only saw the tall figure in the distance climbing up to the chest and abdomen of the Phantom Walker in a few moves, and a vague black shadow appeared in his hand.

It's too late.

Xu Nuo gritted his teeth and closed his eyes.

When she opened her eyes again, her brown pupils suddenly shrank and faded until they turned grayish-white. A deep green color like a deep pool covered the entire eyeball with the pupil as the center. The iris emitted a faint glow, and the field of vision in front of her eyes changed from the yellow sand on the ground to the pustules that were close at hand.

Wei Yan's eyes became her camera.

The sentry's five senses are different from those of ordinary people. As far as his sight reaches, everything a hundred meters away is as if loaded with ultra-clear filters, and even the smallest particles of dust are clearly visible.

The owner of the eyes waved the dagger in his hand at her, saying hello. It was a modern sword, completely black without a trace of luster, and the hilt was pure white without any lines.

Wei Yan looked down, and Xu Nuo discovered that there were even smaller embryos in these pustules. Some of them had grown into the prototypes of Phantom Walkers, and were trying hard to push against the pus wall with their sharp horns, like ripe fruits about to burst.

Needless to say, her mental tentacles spread through his body like seaweed, firmly binding the pustules and twisting and strangling them.

Wei Yan moved his tentacles across the chest and abdomen of the Phantom Walker. Pustules exploded wherever he passed, and the splashing juice was blocked by the barrier formed by the tentacles, corroding the Phantom Walker's already rotten flesh even more thoroughly.

As the "lens" moved and peeled away the thick flesh, Xu Nuo saw a huge, beating blood-red pustule buried deep in the chest. The embryos inside were as dense as grass seeds, several times more than those outside.

This must be the core that can transport energy to the entire body. As the most important part of the mutant's body, its defense is stronger than the external body, and it is not possible to break it open with just the mental tentacles.

In his sight, Wei Yan raised the sword in his hand and looked at the core again. Xu Nuo understood and his tentacles climbed along his wrist to the sword.

The two men held the same sword, their mental power converged with the sword body, the energy condensed to one point on the sword tip, and they turned their wrists and tentacles tacitly, exerting force together to sink the sword body into the core.

In the distance, the Phantom Walker finally stopped running and stood there in a daze.

Soon, it mooed loudly, its already tattered flesh tearing apart, exposing its bare bones. Without the support of flesh, its massive body crumbled and collapsed like a mountain, sending a stream of blood-red pus cascading down along with the deprived embryo.

On the other side, yellow sand rose from the ground, and the helicopter's searchlight illuminated the sky along with the roar of transportation.

Xu Nuo was almost stunned by the scream when the core pierced him. He broke the common eye and staggered a few steps.

The wind and sand were a little blinding. When she regained her balance, the black wolf beside her crouched down. Wei Yan had stood in front of her without her noticing. He extended his hand towards her: "The people from the capital are here. Come on, I'll take you there."

Xu Nuo took a few steps back and said, "I've never seen a Sentinel separated from its spiritual body fight a Class B mutant alone. Who are you?"

Wei Yan's expression was unclear under his tangled hair: "Who do you think I am?"

"Who knows, your appearance in this car is probably not a coincidence, right?"

Wei Yan said nothing, but opened his palm towards her, revealing an exquisite silver rectangular container with a transparent material in the center and blue flames rising from it.

"What's this?"

He put the container into his pocket. "This is what the White Tower wants. I'm a student at the academy and also have a part-time job at the White Tower."

Xu Nuo stared at his waist bag: "Can I trust you?"

She stared with her round eyes, and her serious look was a bit like a little rabbit hiding in a hole and being lured out of the hole with a carrot. She clearly suspected there was a trap but couldn't help but want to believe it. She was stubborn and smart.

Wei Yan raised the corners of his mouth. Behind him, helicopters and a convoy roared in, their searchlights illuminating the dusty ground.

"Of course, you can trust me."