Without thinking twice, Gou Fugui instinctively followed the old woman who had reminded him and ran in the same direction.
However, compared to the panicked crowd pushing and shoving in front of him, Gou Fugui, wearing a baseball cap, a backpack, and special anti-corrosion sportswear, was still able to turn his head back to look at the gray-white fog while running.
He thought for a moment and then gently tapped his wrist to activate the Honey Badger's bloodline bonus. Among the twelve quirky and adorable creatures he had already activated, the Honey Badger naturally possessed "defense" and "poison resistance" attributes. In the animal world, even if poisoned, the honey badger could detoxify itself by sleeping.
Therefore, at this point, the Honey Badger's noble bloodline skill bonus should still have some effect.
Almost all animal bloodline enhancements will increase the humanoid rich and beautiful woman's sense of smell, sight, and hearing, or one of them.
So when a strand of the high ponytail behind the long-haired youth turned white without him noticing, he turned his head to look behind him again.
Honey badgers don't have any advantage in eyesight, but they have an excellent sense of smell.
Gou Fugui sniffed hard twice at the approaching fog behind him, but he didn't smell any pungent chemical agents or gunpowder or explosion odors in the grayish-white fog.
So, this doomsday fog wasn't man-made?
Gou Fugui thought for a moment, but still dared not make a hasty judgment. He was still considering what method to use to test the toxicity of the mist when he was pulled back to his senses by the shouts in front of him.
"Hey everyone, run faster!! Hurry, the poisonous fog is about to catch up! Don't carry anything, drop it and run as fast as you can!"
"You can buy more things after you run out, but if you get injured or poisoned by the toxic fumes, and then develop a high fever and sepsis, you won't be able to use any of those things later!"
"And that long-haired girl in the baseball cap! What are you always looking back for! Didn't you see the news reports about the toxic fog spreading?! The news said the toxic fog could appear in any city, and looking back won't make it disappear!"
Stop looking back and run forward! You're the slowest one here!!
Gou Fugui looked in the direction of the sound and saw a very energetic middle-aged man standing in front of a medium-sized supermarket. At that moment, he was shouting at the people who were still running while the supermarket door was wide open. His tone was impassioned and loud, with a hint of exasperation, which inexplicably reminded Fugui of her high school physical education teacher.
But... that long-haired girl in the baseball cap, that shouldn't be him, right?
The long-haired youth twitched his lips and instantly increased his running speed. Honey badgers are a race that roams the entire African continent and is extremely adept at strolling and running, not to mention that his body had undergone life-and-death struggles in four worlds and had been forcibly strengthened. With these two factors combined, even if he hadn't opened up special meridian internal energy cultivation like that werewolf, he was still a "superman" many times stronger than ordinary people.
Coach Wang, who had run into the supermarket first and stood by the door cheering on his fellow countrymen, saw the tall, long-haired girl he had specifically reminded him of speed up her run after glancing at him. In just a few steps, she went from last place to the middle of the pack. In the blink of an eye, she was in the lead, stepping over the supermarket threshold and leaving him with only a dashing back view.
"Wow! This girl has amazing speed and explosiveness! She's a great prospect for sprinting!"
Coach Wang subconsciously started thinking about his work, but he quickly shook his head and told himself not to think about such irrelevant things.
Seeing that the remaining dozen or so people were all running faster than the poisonous fog thanks to his encouragement and reminders, Coach Wang's somewhat fierce face was about to break into a smile, but it suddenly froze before he could even open it.
"Watch out!"
Along with his particularly loud announcement came three more gasps, cries, and groans from the people behind him.
Coach Wang and the people by the supermarket entrance all saw the young mother who was running forward with her child being pulled and twisted her ankle by the child who fell down, and the aunt who was buying vegetables also seemed to have stepped on something and fallen to the ground at that moment.
The fall instantly slowed the three of them down, but the grayish-white mist spreading behind them did not stop just because they stopped.
"Hey! Get up and run! The poisonous fog is about to catch up!"
"Run! Stop crying! You have to crawl over here as fast as you can!"
"Hurry! Hurry! I'm so anxious! Is there anyone who can run fast enough to go back and help them?! If this keeps up, all three of them will be contaminated by the poisonous fog!"
"Who wouldn't be anxious? I'm almost dying of anxiety too! But look how close that fog is to the three of them! Who can run that fast and get past the poisonous fog before it hits them?! Even if they're lucky enough to get past it before the fog hits, there are three of them! Even if the child isn't an adult, there are still two adult women. Who can bring all three of them back at once?!"
Within a very short time, the people in the supermarket began to argue anxiously, but despite their anxiety, not one of them was willing to leave this safe place and voluntarily head towards danger.
Oh, no, there was another person who made a move—it was Coach Wang, who was standing at the door shouting to remind everyone.
It wasn't that he had particularly high moral standards or no fear of poison; it was simply because he felt he was probably the only one in the group who could still risk saving someone by using his speed.
He didn't have any lofty ideals; he simply didn't want to just give up on three lives when he could try his best.
Even saving just one person would be helpful.
Coach Wang Chaosu thought to himself, "I have to live up to his name!"
Thinking this, Wang Chaosu gritted his teeth and sped up his running, but as he ran, he seemed to hear footsteps and breathing sounds other than his own? Was there someone faster than him?
The answer is, of course, yes.
Coach Wang didn't even need to turn around; the person who was originally behind him had already run in front of him and left him with that familiar long-haired, high-ponytailed silhouette.
Coach Wang immediately chuckled. This girl is not only a promising sprinter, but also a good candidate to be a police officer because of her enthusiasm and kindness!
"Hey girl, you carry that little boy! I'll carry the auntie who's buying groceries on my back and pull his mother along as we run back!"
Coach Wang figured that while the long-haired girl was fast, she wasn't strong enough; she could probably only save one little boy at most. He would have to take care of the other two. If all else failed, he would carry them on his back. He might not be able to completely escape the poisonous fog, but if the fog didn't corrode him too severely, he might survive.
As a result, the "girl" whom Coach Wang admired so much completely ignored his instructions and even overestimated her abilities by reaching out to grab three people at the same time.
"Nonsense! What are you trying to do, girl?! There's no time to lose, hurry up and carry that little boy away, uh!"
Coach Wang stopped mid-sentence, and then the scene before him almost shattered his worldview—
The girl wearing a baseball cap and a high ponytail first threw the young mother, whose face was covered in tears, onto her back so that she could hold on tight. Then, with the wailing little boy in her left hand and the groceries-buying auntie clutching her foot on her right shoulder, she ran back home with all three of them without any delay!
His calm and composed demeanor made it seem as if he wasn't dragging three people along, but rather carrying a chicken in his left hand, a duck in his right, and a rag doll on his back.
Because of his decisive decision and the fact that his speed barely decreased even after dragging three people with him, he and his men escaped three seconds before the poisonous fog was about to engulf them, and no one was injured!
"Holy crap, this girl is awesome!!"
"Ahhhh, is this girl an athlete? She runs so fast! The way she grabbed and carried that person was so cool!!"
"Come back quickly! Come back quickly! The poisonous fog is spreading soon! We have to close the shop!"
The crowd standing by the supermarket entrance cheered excitedly while shouting anxiously.
When the "rich girl/young lady" ran back carrying three men, she completely ignored the shocked Coach Wang and even had the strength to pull him with the hand she was holding the little boy.
"What are you standing there for? Run back!"
Coach Wang suddenly realized what was happening and ran back without saying a word. However, he couldn't keep up with the speed of the wealthy beauty carrying three people, so he could only follow behind her.
Then Coach Wang ran while questioning his life choices, and regretfully slapped his thigh—
Did this girl just break a record for speed?! And she carried three of them so easily, could she go into weightlifting?!
What a promising Olympic prospect! Why did this toxic fog disaster suddenly occur?! Why didn't he find this girl before the toxic fog appeared?! Otherwise, another Olympic champion would have emerged!
Coach Wang ran while feeling regretful, and later realized that the girl's voice was a bit androgynous.
And it seems like she's a bit too tall and her chest is a bit too flat?
But none of that matters. The main problem is that I was born at the wrong time!
At the last moment, the wealthy and beautiful woman, with her overwhelming speed, dragged the three fallen people into the supermarket.
Coach Wang arrived a dozen seconds later, and the group of people who had been prepared in the supermarket quickly closed the outermost glass door, the two middle plastic magnetic doors, and the last glass door leading into the store.
When the last glass door was closed, Gou Fugui, who was standing by the glass door and determined to observe the poisonous fog from the best angle, saw the grayish-white fog silently "crash" into the outermost glass door, and then roll up layers of fog-colored waves like ocean waves crashing against a rocky shore and then receding.
Although the grayish-white mist and the collision of the glass door were completely silent, everyone who saw the scene felt as if they heard a tremendous, undeniable crash in their hearts.
"...Mom, I'm scared."
Upon seeing this scene, the child clinging to the glass door suddenly took a few steps back and hid in his mother's arms.
Even adults with stronger psychological resilience subconsciously gather and retreat amidst the rolling fog.
Only Gou Fugui was still carefully observing the grayish-white mist outside the glass door, which, even though it was blocked, was still slowly spreading inwards through the gaps in the glass door.
Up close, the fog doesn't seem particularly special, except that it spreads rather quickly.
It also seems to have the property of being more fluid than ordinary fog.
And, it has a stronger light-blocking opacity than ordinary morning fog.
Simply put, the fog is thicker.
Gou Fugui carefully examined the thick fog and discovered that the extremely fine mist seeping in through the gaps in the glass door caused very minor corrosion to the plastic film contact points of the second layer of plastic magnetic door as it passed through.
Although the corroded area was very small, the white mist from the corrosion of the plastic film was only a wisp.
Once the film on the plastic magnetic door was slightly corroded, the grayish-white mist passing through the second door became almost negligible.
Gou Fugui's fortune rose, and before anyone could react, he suddenly opened the third glass door a crack, then flung his specially made anti-corrosion material fingerless gloves into contact with the last grayish-white mist.
"Hey! Girl, what are you doing! Close the door quickly, this fog won't dissipate anytime soon, don't do anything reckless!"
Coach Wang has been surprised by this girl for the third time, but each time her behavior makes it difficult for this veteran coach to maintain a calm and composed mind.
People around her were also exclaiming in surprise, and some even tried to pull the young lady, who had just looked particularly cool and brave, back to her senses.
"Hey, young lady, ordinary clothes can't protect you from the corrosive effects of the toxic fumes! Those gloves of yours look really high quality and expensive, don't try them on!"
"Yes, yes, let's get away from the doorway quickly! The news reports that if you're trapped for a particularly long time, you must be extremely careful to prevent toxic substances from seeping through the windows and door frames. Miss, let's get away from here and move towards the middle of the shop!"
As a result, neither Coach Wang nor the young man who tried to pull him up could touch a single hair on the rich and beautiful woman's head.
Everyone saw him quickly pull his gloves back and hold them in his hand, then turn around to dodge everyone's outstretched hands and feet, and finally stand in the middle of the shop and click his tongue.
"Is it because the fog is so thick that your eyesight is also impaired?"
"Who is the young lady?"
"I am your father."
As the long-haired youth spoke, he pinched the brim of his baseball cap with his fingers and flipped it back, revealing his face, which, despite being very handsome, was sharp enough to not appear effeminate.
The entire supermarket fell silent instantly.
Only Coach Wang's gasp, clutching his chest, was particularly noticeable.
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