Chapter 4

Early in the morning, just as the sky was getting light, Wen Xin was getting ready to go to work, but he found that Hei Tuanzi, who always liked to sleep on the cupboard, jumped down and looked like he was going to go out with him.

He paused, then took Xiao Hei downstairs.

When we arrived at the community garden, we could see a few people here and there, including students, office workers, and old men and women taking a morning stroll.

Wen Xin observed carefully and found that Xiao Hei's gaze was impartial and did not linger on other people for even a moment.

The reason why the other party went out was obviously unrelated to these.

After walking for a while, Heituanzi stopped on his own initiative and signaled that he did not plan to leave when he saw the community gate just around the corner.

Wen Xin also stopped.

He saw the pair of bright golden eyes looking straight at him, and there was nothing around him. He couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Xiao Hei just suddenly wanted to send him out?

Suddenly, Wen Xin narrowed his eyes, leaned over and gave Hei Tuanzi a light kiss on the forehead.

After only a few short days of being together day and night, Xiao Hei had already gotten used to Wen Xin's closeness, which was something that even Hei Tuanzi found incredible.

As a result, it was thinking about how to drive away the invader and failed to avoid Wen Xin's "attack" in the first place.

The young man's lips were as soft as clouds, and when they pressed against mine, they brought a warmth that could not be ignored.

As if struck by lightning, the violent thoughts in Xiao Hei's head were shattered.

This was the second time it was kissed, and by the same person.

But the last time Wen Xin was unconscious, it was completely different from this time!

Wen Xin didn't know that Heituanzi was in turmoil, so he smiled and said, "Be good, I will come back early today."

When he met the young man's gentle smiling eyes, Hei Tuanzi felt a surge of heat rising up, and his whole face was burning.

Fortunately, the dense black fur covered it, so Wen Xin couldn't see the problem.

Wen Xin is a pastry chef who works in a bakery in a commercial street.

Although he was a little quiet during the interview, his naturally handsome face and superb dessert-making skills still made him shine when he was applying for the position.

After tasting his cake, the store manager's eyes lit up and he immediately decided to hire him.

She said to all the employees, "Look at this face and this body. It's like a living human signboard! When you distribute flyers, dress up Wen Xin and you won't have to worry about not attracting customers."

Wen Xin was standing beside her at the time, smiling awkwardly but politely, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

The store manager then spoke again, beaming with joy: "The most important thing is that the cakes and snacks he makes are delicious! He spends a lot of time thinking about new products and works diligently. This kind of person can't have a bad character!"

Both praises were unanimously agreed upon by enthusiastic colleagues.

Even though some people were not convinced, in the subsequent interactions, they had to admire Wen Xin's extremely serious attitude.

To date, Wen Xin has worked in this dessert shop for three years. Most of the returning customers come because of him, which makes the store manager say that he made the right choice.

When Wen Xin arrived at the dessert shop where he worked, he did not go in directly, but checked himself from head to toe.

Even though he had never seen the black ball shed hair, he still checked it carefully.

He didn't want to disappoint customers who came happily to buy cakes because of his momentary negligence, and didn't want to cause trouble for the store manager and colleagues.

After making sure there was no cat hair or fallen hair on his body, Wen Xin went into the store, changed his clothes, put on a mask, rolled up his shirt sleeves to his elbows, revealing his slender, white arms, and started working.

Not long after, his colleagues arrived one after another. Seeing him, they greeted him with a smile: "Good morning, Master Wen!"

Wen Xin raised his head from his busy schedule, his eyebrows raised, "Morning."

Even wearing a mask can't hide that warm smile.

Some careful colleagues have long noticed that Wen Xin has been smiling more often than before recently, and has been leaving get off work on time, which is unusual for her.

You have to know that he always worked until eight or nine o'clock and never thought it was late. In the end, even the store manager couldn't stand it anymore and urged him to go home.

They whispered to each other, "It's not normal, it's too abnormal."

"Does he have a girlfriend?"

The more they thought about it, the more likely it seemed. The female shop assistants looked at each other in bewilderment, and the buds of their hearts suddenly withered into dead branches and rotten leaves on the ground.

There were several orders for hotels and company celebrations today, and Wen Xin was so busy with his work that he didn't have time to think about anything else.

As busy as I was, it was time for lunch break.

The food in the mall is relatively expensive, so the staff are used to bringing their own lunch boxes and eating them in the microwave in the kitchen.

Someone turned on the TV in the store and an important news was being broadcast.

"Recently, the H City Zoo was attacked by unknown criminals. Many large animals imprisoned there escaped, causing a number of vicious animal-injury incidents in the city. Citizens are requested to pay attention to travel safety."

"If anyone finds any trace of wild animals, please call the relevant department hotline for help immediately. Do not capture them without authorization. The phone number is: XXX-XXXXX,"

"We will continue to monitor and report on this incident..."

As if to draw people's attention, this news included a picture of a ferocious black bear rushing onto the street and biting people.

A waiter almost choked on the food he had just put in his mouth when he saw the bloody mosaic.

After finally swallowing it, she looked down at the remaining pork liver in the bowl and suddenly lost her desire to eat.

Another clerk stared at the brutal scenes with a horrified look on his face. He patted his chest with a lingering fear and said, "Fortunately, H City is far away from here."

"It seems that H City has not been peaceful recently. I saw a news report a while ago that said a mentally ill person who was locked up at home got rabies, and the family didn't keep an eye on him, so he ran out and started biting people."

"I've seen the news, too. It seems to be a new type of rabies. All the vaccines we've taken before are useless. Alas, several people died! The rest were dragged into the hospital, and it looks like they can't be saved."

"Oh, this is too pitiful..."

The shop assistants looked reluctant, but there was not much fear or remorse in their casual conversation.

After all, it is more than 2,000 kilometers from City H to City G where they are. Whether it is an animal attack or a new type of rabies carried by a mentally ill person, it is too far from here.

Wen Xin also held a lunch box in his hand.

Looking at the seriously injured citizen lying on the ground on TV, he was silent for a while. Suddenly, the mobile phone in his pocket shook twice.

Someone sent him a message with the note: Brother.

Wen Xin stared at the note quietly and did not move for a while.

He waited until the other party impatiently sent another message before he slowly opened it.

Brother: I asked someone to transfer money to the card I gave you. Go and stock up on food. Don’t go out recently and stay at home.

Brother: Reply to the message.

Wen Xin: Yeah.

Wen Xin: No.

Brother:?

Brother: Are you too stubborn...

After a few clicks, Wen Xin expressionlessly clicked on the message "Do Not Disturb" and turned off his phone, pretending he didn't see it.

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Black Tuanzi squatted on the treetop, closing his eyes and concentrating.

No one knew that its muscles had been tensed to the extreme, and its claws were filled with a power as powerful as moving mountains and exhausting seas.

There was a rustling sound, as its scales scraped aside the dense branches and leaves, and behind it came a dark, tiny crawling sound.

The black ball suddenly let out a hoarse growl, the meaning of which could only be understood by its peers.

"If you dare to come one step closer, I will tear you into pieces."

The crawling sound really stopped.

Instead, there is an inverted triangle-shaped snake head with saw-like protrusions on the head that look like dragon horns.

If there were a professional here, he would recognize that this is a scaled tree viper, with bright and varied body colors and covered with fish-like scales. It is poisonous but not lethal.

But it's clear that this green scale viper is no ordinary species.

On its back there is a pair of crystal clear wings like dragonfly wings, but they have not yet taken shape.

The Scaled Viper raised its head, its snake eyes gloomy, staring at the black ball quietly, and sneered: "Number One, you have fallen. Your original form is so strong and powerful, but you disguised yourself into this ridiculous and pitiful appearance!"

The black ball remained unmoved.

An invisible aura emanated from its body, and the Scaled Viper hanging in the bushes was immediately impacted and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Grass!"

The scales viper looked up.

Before it could react, the black ball had already flashed in front of it and accurately pressed its claws against its vital spot - the seven inches.

Feeling the black ball's strong murderous intent, the Scaled Viper broke out in a cold sweat instantly.

"Calm down, Number One, calm down, I am not your enemy."

The black ball was completely unmoved, and just looked at it with cold eyes: "Tell me, what are you doing here, what is your purpose."

It's more than 2,000 kilometers from H City to here. It's not naive to think that the scale viper traveled all the way just to see the scenery.

"I--"

The scaled viper still wanted to struggle until the black ball's sharp claws pierced its scales without hindrance, and blood gushed out.

It finally shouted in fear: "I just escaped from the base and then I felt your breath!"

The black ball frowned and sneered: "You felt my breath, and then, what does this have to do with you running over here..."

Its voice suddenly stopped.

When the scale viper saw the black ball react, it shook its head to look at it with a complicated expression, including fear and jealousy.

Finally, it laughed sinisterly: "Isn't it because those damned humans in the base love you so much, No. 1 that I came here?"

"They have endowed you with the most powerful genes and the most perfect transformation. Only your aura can suppress our runaway power and allow us to evolve smoothly into our perfect form!"

Hearing this, Heituanzi's face darkened gradually.

It is of the same species as the scale viper in front of us, a mutant created by human scientists in violation of the laws of nature.

The mutant genes are unstable and need to be alleviated by drugs developed by the base before evolving to the highest level of perfection.

This is why, every night, its body undergoes strange changes.

But besides drugs, there is another way to suppress genetic disorder, which is to get close to mutants with higher levels than yourself.

Because there is a strict level division between mutants, the higher levels will suppress the lower levels, including their restless genes.

This is the result of natural evolution, which even the base did not expect.

The black ball was stimulated, but the scale viper became wilted.

It is also an extremely powerful mutant, with a desire for strength deeply rooted in its brain, as if it has become an innate instinct.

When it was in the base, it secretly competed with the black group. Even though it was beaten badly every time, it still refused to admit defeat.

Now, the scale viper had to admit that the black ball was stronger than it, and it had to humbly beg the other party to take it in.

Otherwise, if the genes get out of control in the future, not only will it not grow into a complete form, it will also die miserably.

Scales Viper was extremely depressed and spoke the truth weakly: "Humanity made a mistake. They could not control the power of genes, and the base began to get out of control."

"If I can escape, so can other mutants."

"In order to evolve successfully into a perfect form and completely break free from human control, they will all come to you..."