Chapter 12 Red Brick Factory (11) - Body Alienation

"So the passageways and stairs are safe, is that right?" Ning Shu summarized.

"That should be the case." Cheng Chuan also came to this conclusion.

The three continued walking forward.

"Thank you for saving me just now."

Ning Shu thanked Cheng Chuan in the dark passage. She knew that Cheng Chuan must have turned into sand to stop the monster from attacking her.

"You're welcome!"

"You're welcome."

Two voices rang out simultaneously.

Wu Yi and Cheng Chuan both felt awkward, thinking that Ning Shu was talking to someone else. Luckily, no one could see their embarrassment here.

Ning Shu was a little confused. Wu Yi had just helped her up. Was that considered saving her?

However, after thinking about it, she realized that these days, no one helps elderly people who fall on the street, so helping them up would truly be considered a life-saving act.

"Seriously, Brother Chuan, you were absolutely awesome just now! You just went on a killing spree against them, and they didn't dare come any closer."

Wu Yi said, "Who can refuse a powerful friend, even if the other party is a bit unusual?"

Ning Shu couldn't quite understand the so-called "friendship" between boys. Was Wu Yi really that obsequious, even calling him "brother"?

"Wu Yi, how old are you?" Ning Shu asked curiously.

"I'm 25, how about you?"

“I’m 24, and he’s a year younger than me. It’s not appropriate for you to call him brother, is it?” Secretary Ning knew that Cheng Chuan was a year younger than her.

"You don't understand, men don't address each other by age," Wu Yi explained.

"So you call any guy you catch 'brother'?"

"Of course not, you have to be as capable as Brother Chuan, understand?"

don't know.

"I... I have something to tell you."

Wu Yi suddenly spoke in a serious tone, but Ning Shu and Cheng Chuan didn't take his words to heart, thinking that Wu Yi couldn't say anything constructive.

"In the passageway before, the one that Li Lin and I went through together, I felt something was wrong with my body."

I don't know if it was a hallucination or what, but I seemed to see my body turn into cement, just like those monsters from before.

The second sentence was like a thunderclap, exploding directly in Ning Shu and Cheng Chuan's ears.

Cheng Chuan was alright; he had already accepted the strange changes in his body. But Ning Shu also noticed that her hands were deformed.

Could this be...?

"And then? Your body is the same as Cheng Chuan's now?" Ning Shu asked uncertainly.

"No, it returned to normal shortly after I saw it. I thought something was wrong with the place and I was hallucinating."

But seeing Brother Chuan's condition, and then seeing those monsters from earlier, I think I might have something wrong with myself too.

Wu Yi had actually thought about it for a long time before deciding to speak up.

He had initially taken it as a hallucination, but after seeing the monster he had just witnessed, he began to wonder if he himself might have a problem.

The reason he "doubted" was because he believed his mind was perfectly clear.

"That happened after you walked out of the passage, right? And then you saw Li Lin and us?" Cheng Chuan asked.

Wu Yi thought for a moment and gave an affirmative answer.

He thought he had come out, but when he turned around he didn't see Li Lin. He only saw himself in an open space, and then he saw his body change.

He was so frightened that his face turned pale. After he recovered, he saw Li Lin suddenly appear in the previously empty space, and then he saw Ning Shu and the others.

However, this statement does not match what Ning Shu saw. What she saw was that Wu Yi and Li Lin actually appeared at the same time, and when they appeared, Wu Yi was only pale and there was nothing else wrong with him.

Ning Shu was the first person to pass through the passage. There was no one else around her for comparison, so she could not make any effective guesses about the situation.

However, Cheng Chuan had Ning Shu as a comparison group.

He didn't see anyone after he came out. It was only after his body changed and he recovered that he saw Ning Shu.

For him, Ning Shu appeared out of nowhere.

Since martial arts are also in this situation, it can be concluded that when their bodies underwent changes, it was actually done in a space isolated from others.

The changes in his body were not an illusion. Considering his situation, it is highly likely that Wu Yi's body can also change.

This time they didn't go far before they saw the white light and soon reached the exit.

Their first reaction was to observe this space, which was very similar to the previous one, both being empty.

They were initially relieved, then tense again, because they had figured it out.

If there are things in the space, the danger is mostly in those things; if there is nothing, then the danger is mostly in the open ground.

For a moment, they didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

"Based on previous experience, this platform we're standing on should be safe. Shall we rest here for a bit? We can't run anymore."

Ning Shu suggested that she was a little tired and hungry.

She felt that several hours must have passed, as they had each checked themselves and found no cell phones, watches, or similar items.

She could only judge the passage of time by how hungry she was.

Perhaps because it was so convenient to tell time in the past, she never realized how great the invention of timekeeping devices was.

Nowadays, apart from judging day and night by the light and darkness of the window, she really has no way of knowing what time it is.

Cheng Chuan and Wu Yi both agreed to take a break.

Cheng Chuan found that although he could handle many dangers after "transforming", his body seemed to be unable to keep up. His fatigue and hunger were the highest among the three.

The three of them sat on the ground against the railing. They had originally intended to lean against the wall, but considering the strange situation on the ground earlier, they felt that the wall might not be safe either.

The railing had at least saved their lives during the fierce winds, and they gave it their utmost trust without reservation.

"Wu Yi, can you show us the change you just mentioned?"

After a while, Cheng Chuan suddenly asked.

"Huh? A demonstration?" Wu Yi's forehead was full of question marks.

How could Cheng Chuan think he could do something so amazing? But then he thought of Cheng Chuan's cool transformation, maybe he could too?

"But I don't know how to demonstrate it. Isn't that just an illusion?" Wu Yi wondered if Cheng Chuan might have misunderstood something.

“I think you can do it, because I also saw myself turn into sand before I became what you see. I guess you can change too.”

Ning Shu remained silent after hearing this; she was also eager to see Wu Yi's "transformation."

"Then what should I do?" Seeing how determined Cheng Chuan was, Wu Yi couldn't help but feel that he should be able to do it too.

“I remember my reaction at the time was…” Cheng Chuan rambled on for a while, then had Wu Yi try it.

After Wu Yi stood up and followed Cheng Chuan's "tutorial," the other two people's eyes widened in surprise—it really worked!