Chapter 21, Give You Rewards
"Space-type combat power...how did he achieve that?" Xie Chengzhi asked doubtfully, not as panicked as Luo Rui. "The Space-types we've encountered before were all trained as logistics personnel."
"I'm not a space expert, so I don't know either." Song Rong said vaguely, "Captain Gu said it seemed like some kind of space folding... I don't know."
“…”
After waiting for a while, there was still no movement inside.
"How about we go in and take a look?" Xie Chengzhi suggested again.
Song Rong shook his head: "Wait."
"Wait... I don't know how long we have to wait." Luo Rui held her boyfriend's hand tightly and said to Song Rong, "Chengzhi and I will go in and take a look - we are also third-level psychics, so we can still protect ourselves if we encounter trouble."
After the girl finished speaking, she walked straight to the door with her boyfriend without waiting for Song Rong to answer.
Song Rong: "..." Why don't these two people listen to advice?
…
In sight, zombies walked towards the stairs step by step. Jiang Ran held Si Xu's hand tightly, and cold sweat wet his palms.
It found them.
Just like finding prey caught in a trap, the zombie was enjoying the pleasure of capturing its prey.
Si Xu... She glanced secretly at the young man and saw Si Xu looking down at the Tang sword in his hand, frowning slightly, not knowing what he was thinking about.
He is distracted!
Jiang Ran quickly tugged at his sleeve, trying to remind him that the zombies were coming.
The door was pushed open again, and Luo Rui and Xie Chengzhi walked into the living room.
Startled by the sound at the door, the zombie turned around and pounced on the two people who came in.
Despite the violent movement, Luo Rui and Xie Chengzhi were completely unaware of the approaching danger and continued to walk into the living room with vigilance.
Can't they...see this zombie?
Jiang Ran was stunned and subconsciously wanted to speak out to remind her, but Si Xu, who seemed to be offline, suddenly moved beside her.
The man stepped out and followed the zombie's trail. The moment it touched Luo Rui, he raised his knife and cut off the zombie's head cleanly.
Blood spurted out.
Luo Rui turned around, just in time to see a headless body lunging towards her.
The girl screamed in fright, but luckily Xie Chengzhi pulled her back and she was not knocked down by the zombie, but she was splashed with smelly blood.
Si Xu shook off the blood on the knife and put it into the space.
Jiang Ran quickly came down the stairs, avoiding the bloodstains, and ran to his side.
"Are you okay?"
The little girl's voice trembled slightly, and she didn't hide the concern in her eyes. Si Xu touched the top of her head and smiled: "It's okay."
Jiang Ran breathed a sigh of relief.
Upstairs, Gu Yunqing heard the noise and peeked out from the second-floor corridor: "Hey, how did you all get in here?" Seeing the zombie with its head and body torn apart on the ground, he was shocked, "There are actually zombies?"
"It's a zombie that has awakened its psychic powers." Si Xu said, "Is there anything unusual upstairs?"
"No." Gu Yunqing went downstairs, mumbling, "I was wondering why I didn't notice any zombies. It turns out it's a mental issue... Oh, what a hassle."
Ignoring his nagging, Si Xu said, "Since there's no problem, let's clean up and use this place as a temporary base."
"OK~"
Song Rong arranged for someone to clean up. Si Xu picked a room first, asked Jiang Ran to go back to her room, and then took Gu Yunqing to the side of the corridor.
"That zombie, you didn't notice anything at all?"
Faced with this question, Gu Yunqing looked helpless: "You know, with mental abilities, unless you have an all-around superior ability, there's no chance of resistance."
Fortunately, the ability of mental power is very rare and difficult to cultivate.
He always spoke bluntly to Si Xu: "If I had noticed that zombie, I wouldn't have waited for you to come in and take care of it."
"Well, the zombie's mental power affected your visual senses." Si Xu said, "I think it was with the help of this ability that you were able to pass through the defense line and appear here."
"Defensive line? That's not..." Gu Yunqing swallowed the words he was about to say, "Are you sure you broke through the defensive line?"
"I smell that person on it."
"That's right." Gu Yunqing gasped. "I can't find this zombie, which means its ability level is equal to or even higher than mine. To be able to control a zombie with such a high mental power level, how far has that person's ability evolved? It's only been half a year."
"So, we must find him as soon as possible." Si Xu smiled coldly, "I don't like having a wild beast watching me while I sleep."
Gu Yunqing was silent.
That person is indeed a potential hidden danger, but it will take more than a day or two to find him.
"Did you kill that zombie?"
"Well, with a knife."
"...Perverted." If the zombie's superpowers mutated and evolved rapidly, then wouldn't Si Xu, who directly hacked the zombie to death with a blade, be even more perverted?
Being criticized by his friend, Si Xu raised his eyebrows and was too lazy to argue with him.
"You called me here, what else is there?"
"nothing."
After the young man finished speaking, he left Gu Yunqing and went back to his room.
Gu Yunqing stared at his back, feeling that this guy was hiding something from him today - although Si Xu was a self-centered person, he was always straightforward. Could it be because of Jiang Ran that he seemed to be hesitant to speak today?
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Back in the room, Jiang Ran was carefully making the bed. Seeing him, she continued to put on the pillows and asked casually, "Is there anything else wrong with the villa?"
"..." After staring at the girl's slender figure for a moment, Si Xu sat on the sofa and called her, "Jiang Ran, come here."
"Hmm?" Jiang Ran stopped what she was doing and walked up to him. "Si Xu, what's wrong?"
The man raised his hand, grabbed her wrist and pulled her to sit on his lap.
"Si, Si Xu?" Jiang Ran stuttered in fear, "How..." The sudden intimacy made her very uncomfortable - she had to try her best to restrain herself so as not to slap him reflexively.
"Jiang Ran, tell me."
"What?"
"How did you find out there was something wrong with the sunroom?" The chameleon didn't even notice him, so how did she notice it?
"Ah, you mean that..." Jiang Ran forgot about the embarrassing situation when he got to the point. "I was looking at the clothes that hadn't been put away in the sunroom, and I saw those clothes hanging around..."
Wandering? Suddenly realizing what the girl meant, Si Xu didn't respond and just listened to her continue.
"I looked around again, but I didn't see any open windows. I just felt very strange." Jiang Ran lowered his head slightly, and his ears felt a little hot. "I just felt it was strange, and didn't see anything there..."
"Well, you're smart to notice such subtle things." His fingers entwined with the girl's soft black hair, Si Xu put his other hand around her waist, pulling her closer to him, "There's one more thing."
"Hey?" Is there something else? Forced to lean against the man's arms, Jiang Ran's whole body stiffened. "W-what's the matter?"
"When you saw that zombie today, did you find anything strange?"
Zombies? Jiang Ran frowned as she recalled: Was there anything strange? Actually, there wasn't anything strange about zombies. It was Si Xu who stared at her with a strange look for a long time...
"That zombie... looks very clean. Unlike the zombies I've seen before, it looks more like a human."
This was the only thing that made her feel strange about the zombie.
Si Xu chuckled softly and asked leisurely, "Oh? No more?"
Jiang Ran pursed her lips and continued to think, shaking her head.
"Jiang Ran, you did a great job today." Without further questioning, Si Xu changed the subject, "You saved many of our lives."
This was the first time in Jiang Ranran's memory that she had been praised since her escape - in her previous team, she had risked her life for her teammates, but no one had ever thanked her, let alone praised her.
Jiang Ran's ears turned even redder: "It's just a coincidence... Actually, it's because you're so awesome..."
Otherwise, even if she discovered the mutant chameleon, they would not be able to deal with it so smoothly.
What's more, if her feeling was correct, the chameleon's original target of attack was her - Si Xu protected her.
Because of the girl's nagging, Si Xu was in a good mood and asked her: "What reward do you want?"
Reward? Could she get a reward for just a casual reminder? Not knowing what he meant by reward, Jiang Ran asked, "Can I have anything?"
Amused by her "greed", Si Xu replied seriously: "If there is one in my space."
Jiang Ran's eyes lit up.
"Then..." She pursed her lips and blushed, "Are there any candies in your space?"
"Toffees?" There were too many things stored in the space. Si Xu closed his eyes and felt around for a while before pulling out a pack of White Rabbit candies. "This?"
Looking at the familiar packaging bag that suddenly appeared in the man's hand, Jiang Ran exclaimed: "It really exists!"
The girl's happiness was undisguised, and Si Xu's smile grew even brighter as he stuffed the white rabbit into her hand and said, "Is this the reward?"
"Hmm!" Jiang Ran took the candy and her big eyes curved into crescent shapes, "I used to like this the most..." To be precise, Jiang Ranran liked it very much, and this body remembered the taste of the candy.
"Thank you, Si Xu."
The girl's bright smile fell into his eyes. Si Xu was in a good mood and let her go: "As long as you like it."
The young man stood up and said, "I'm going to go out for a walk. You stay in the room and don't run around."
"Yeah." Jiang Ran responded without raising his head. He couldn't wait to tear open the package and take out a candy from it.
It seems that she really likes it. With the candy, she becomes "arrogant".
Shaking his head and smiling, Si Xu turned and walked out.
"Si Xu!"
Just as he reached the door, he heard the girl calling him, and he subconsciously turned around: "What..."
A thin figure pounced on me, and soft fingers touched my lips, with a sweet milky scent spreading between my lips and teeth.
Si Xu subconsciously bit the candy she fed him and blinked in confusion.
"This is the first reward I got." Jiang Ran held the candy and smiled softly, "The first one should be given to the most important person."
After saying that, he opened one and bit into it, mumbling, "I'll go share it with others."
Then he skipped out the door humming a song.
Si Xu: "..."Ah, it seems like she is really happy and didn't listen to what he just said at all.
However, the milky aroma between his lips and teeth became stronger, and the man curled his lips into a smile.
If she's so happy, then let her be.
(End of this chapter)
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