Chapter 196 Combining Heat

One by one, the Sentinel Mutants on the street disappeared into thin air.

It seems they have already chased after Xie Tu.

It was only then that Jiang Mu learned that the guide had encountered some problems and seemed to be in a period of weakness in his mental energy.

The sudden appearance of monsters disrupted their plans to destroy the digital life world.

Jiang Mu sighed softly and took his child to find the others to join them.

...

Xie Tu's arm muscles were taut as he sped through the alley like a bolt of lightning.

Yun Zhao, nestled in his arms, had her small face pressed against his firm chest, listening to her own rapid heartbeat mingling with Xie Tu's breath.

The air seemed to be stirred by an invisible force.

The surrounding area experienced continuous fluctuations.

One monster after another emerged from the undulating void like ghosts, their figures twisted and ferocious, their bodies emanating black energy that carried a chilling aura.

These monsters let out piercing howls.

The sound seemed to pierce through the soul, howling as it chased after them.

The street rushed past beneath his feet, and the buildings on either side flashed by like blurry shadows.

The wind whistled past their ears, ruffling their hair.

Xie Tu remained remarkably calm, his gaze fixed intently ahead, searching for a path to escape.

Suddenly, a monster sprang out and relentlessly pursued them, like a shadow.

After they've gained some distance, they disappear again and then reappear nearby.

It's like it's been locked.

No matter how fast you go, you can never shake them off.

Yun Zhao wrapped her arms around the man's neck, rested her head on his shoulder, and looked back.

The unusually tall humanoid skeletons were covered in black slime, and there were so many of them that it was impossible to count them.

Yun Zhao's expression was calm, as if he wasn't afraid at all.

Perhaps it was because she knew that the road ahead hadn't reached its end yet.

The fire phoenix would occasionally swoop down from the sky to help intercept the monsters behind them.

The Class A Sentinel Mutant is very intelligent; it can disappear from its spot to avoid flames.

When they are in different dimensions, they cannot be harmed at all.

Yun Zhao gently raised her head and looked at Xie Tu's resolute profile. She could feel his tense body and his fast, steady heartbeat.

The wind howled.

She remembered how he had carried her like this when they were in contaminated zone 88, trying to escape.

"I need to use my mental power," Yun Zhao informed him.

Yes, notification.

Her voice sounded weak, and her expanded mental realm became empty, but her pale face carried her unique toughness.

Xie Tu's expression darkened.

Use it again?

He gritted his teeth silently, "No way!"

Xie Tu has released all his senses and is looking for an opportunity to escape.

Turning on the lights will attract mutants.

The interweaving of different spatial dimensions is related to electricity.

If he just held on a little longer, he would find a way to shake off the group of monsters behind him.

However, the little bluebird had already flapped its wings and taken flight.

"You're looking for a noise-reducing room?" Yun Zhao saw through his thoughts.

Since there are sentries present, there must be a noise reduction room here.

The noise-canceling room isolates all sound and noise; there is no electricity, no self-awareness or replicas, and it is not affected by the digital life world.

The Sentinel mutant, naturally, could not enter the noise-canceling chamber from another dimension.

It is indeed an excellent hiding place.

"But we can't keep hiding forever; I don't like being passive all the time."

Yun Zhao paused, then leaned on his shoulder and whispered, "I didn't tell you last time, but it seems that when we establish a mental connection, it can repair my mental domain."

The implication was that there was no need to fear her using her mental powers.

As long as the goalkeeper doesn't separate the two, he can temporarily act as a 'portable power bank' to help her recover from the weakness caused by 'mental overload'.

Unfortunately, she mentioned it once before entering the contaminated area, but Xie Tu declined because her teammates were there.

Thinking of this, Yun Zhao looked at him with accusatory eyes.

Xie Tu: "..."

The wind was still howling.

Xie Tu sped along, unable to spare the time to explain to her.

He had reached the end of the alley, rushed over, used the momentum to jump, pushed off the wall with both feet, and easily climbed over to the next alley.

The monster behind them continued its relentless pursuit.

Xie Tu released all his senses and chose a side path to avoid the danger, so he didn't have time to speak.

The timing is wrong now, and it's too late.

The little bluebird had already taken off and instantly transformed into a large bluebird.

Its enormous body resembled the awakening of an ancient god, with every feather shimmering with starlight.

Divine light broke through the dawn and descended upon the world.

Xie Tu, who was familiar with the little guy, made a keen observation.

The great bluebird's cry was weak, unlike its former powerful cry.

He was always strong, calm, and reliable, but at this moment he felt powerless.

The Azure Phoenix gently flapped its wings, and countless strands of spiritual energy extended from the tips of its wings, transforming into a bluish-green starlight that swept down from the sky.

An indescribable spiritual wave rippled outwards.

Like an invisible giant net, it instantly covered the entire battlefield, precisely and flawlessly controlling all the Sentinel Mutants, rendering them immobile.

The person in her arms grew even weaker.

Her face was deathly pale, and her body slumped limply in Xie Tu's arms, as if she had lost all her strength.

I just couldn't bring myself to say anything blaming.

An even more dramatic scene unfolded.

Just as Qingluan had settled all the mutants in place, Xie Tu discovered a noise reduction room.

The pure white bungalow, with no windows on any side and a smooth, special wall material, stands out from the surrounding buildings.

The regulations here are the same as those at other bases.

The door to the noise reduction room can only be locked from the inside, not from the outside, so that sentries can enter anytime they detect anything amiss in the mental realm.

Xie Tu chose the east direction when he left.

The two had already moved from District 13 to District 7.

Despite the commotion, the alleyways and streets he passed were eerily quiet, as if all living things had vanished.

She is still expending her mental energy.

As soon as the spiritual threads were withdrawn, the monsters instantly returned to their original state.

Xie Tu didn't delay any longer, quickened his pace, and carried the person inside.

The moment the door closed, the room was plunged into absolute darkness, the noise ceased, and the world became completely silent.

Yun Zhao pressed against his firm chest, struggling to lift his head, his forehead resting against his chin.

"I want."

The voice sounded unusually weak, yet it carried a seductive quality.

She disliked feeling weak and powerless.

Yun Zhao subconsciously believed that in the contaminated zone, she should be a powerful being, crushing those monsters and any creature that was hostile to her.

—Including the goalkeeper.

Just as Yun Zhao raised her hand, a strong, large hand accurately grabbed her wrist.

Her words always left much to the imagination, and Xie Tu always seemed to understand them perfectly.

"Mental connection..."

Xie Tu felt the soft touch, his jawline tightened, and he spoke with difficulty in the darkness, "It will trigger a binding heat."

What is bonding heat?

Yun Zhao's eyes were misty with tears. Her frequent use of her abilities during her weakened state made her consciousness seem shrouded in a fog.

She seemed to have heard the word in a training course, but couldn't remember it.

Why does mental connection trigger bonding fever?

That's not what was said in the training course.

Xie Tu's Adam's apple bobbed, and his cheeks involuntarily flushed. "The heat of union will trigger the union of bodies..."