Chapter 11 Hide and Seek
◎Giant potatoes!◎
A street in S City.
A burly man in black clothes and a young man with light blue hair were walking side by side. They looked around as they walked and chatted from time to time.
As they were about to reach the end of the street, the burly man in black frowned and said, "Did you make a mistake? We've been walking around here for hours and haven't found anything wrong."
Hearing his doubts, the blue-haired young man immediately got angry: "Are you doubting my ability? I'm absolutely right. There is a pollution core nearby!"
The burly man in black frowned: "But if it really exists, how come we can't find it?"
You must know that once the pollution core can be discovered, it means that it has entered the outbreak period. The pollution core in the outbreak period will spread rapidly to the surrounding area, and the pollution concentration will increase significantly. Even a psychic like him who is not sensitive to mental power will notice it.
Not to mention, his companions were purifiers who were most sensitive to pollutants. Logically, they should be able to find the core of the pollution quickly.
The blue-haired young man fell into deep thought, but finally said with certainty, "My feeling couldn't be wrong. There was indeed a sudden outbreak of pollution at that time." At this point, he looked puzzled, "But the pollution only lasted for a short time. It disappeared shortly after we arrived."
This is really strange. Usually, this sudden appearance of pollution is a sign that the core of the pollution has entered an outbreak period, and it should at least last for a period of time.
The two looked at each other and realized that something was wrong.
The burly man in black guessed: "Perhaps the pollution core that erupted this time is particularly weak, so the outbreak period is also exceptionally short?" He himself was a little unconvinced. Even if it was the lowest-grade E-level pollution core, the outbreak period would last at least three hours.
The blue-haired young man shook his head: "No, there is another possibility."
His expression was unusually solemn. "So far, there has only been one recorded case of something like today. That time, an S-class purifier appeared in the contaminated area."
The black-clad burly man's expression changed, clearly aware of what the blue-haired young man was talking about. Back then, this incident had been a major commotion. By the time they found the core of the contamination, there was only one person left alive in the area, their only S-Class Purifier.
The burly man in black said solemnly, "The captain and his men have gone to H City to deal with the Class B contaminated core. This matter is of great importance. We must report it immediately and find the contaminated core as soon as possible!"
No matter whether it is the ordinary people trapped in the contaminated area or the possible S-level purifier, there can be no mistakes!
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The building has 30 floors.
Gu Nian stood by the window at the end of the corridor, looking down. It was still dark outside, and she couldn't see anything clearly. It seemed as if something was hidden, lurking in the dark.
The flat-headed man followed in a wheelchair, looking around from time to time, his whole body visibly nervous. He asked tremblingly, "The monster is coming, shouldn't we hide?"
The corridor was empty, and there were traces of blood left over from before, which made it feel very eerie.
Gu Nian turned around, pointed at the honey badger and said to Xie Han, "Is it okay for you to go with him?" She was going to find the monster, and it was not appropriate for her to bring anyone with her.
Xie Han nodded lightly, then lowered his eyes.
Gu Nian said to the flat-headed brother, "I have something to do. Please take care of him for the time being. Don't worry, it won't be a big deal. If a monster really breaks in, you can leave him there and run away yourself. It will buy you some time."
Flathead Brother: ...
Do you all speak so bluntly now?
He said quickly, "Don't worry, I won't abandon him. If I escape on my own I'll probably die anyway, so I might as well give it a try. But, won't you come with us?"
Gu Nian shook his head: "I have other things to do."
The flat-headed brother nodded and stopped asking questions. Everyone knew that their current situation was dire to say the least; it was practically hopeless. There were sixteen monsters this time, and next time it would be at least double. And next time, there might even be more monsters than people.
At this time, hiding is actually just a psychological comfort.
The flat-headed brother pushed Xie Han and prepared to go back to the room. He said that, but who wants to die if they can live? Let's hide first. If they can be rescued by chance, they will save their lives.
Before leaving, Xie Han suddenly said, "You only have this one chance."
"Although the monster behind the scenes was bluffing at first, its plan is already halfway successful. You might not have a chance of winning next time. So, if you can't find it this time, I suggest you try to leave on your own." After a pause, he said, "Don't worry about me."
The black fog outside could stop ordinary people, but for Gu Nian, perhaps it was worth trying to break through. Of course, that was a last resort.
After saying that, Xie Han lowered his eyes and said to the flat-headed brother: "Let's go."
Gu Nian raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Don't worry, as long as I'm alive, I will come to find you and won't leave you here alone. Don't be afraid."
Xie Han raised his head, his cheeks slightly flushed with anger, "Who said I was scared!"
He said this only because the other party had helped him before!
Gu Nian said in a perfunctory tone: "Okay, okay, you are not afraid. I am just overthinking it."
Xie Han: “…”
He was so angry that he turned his face away and stopped talking.
Only then did the flat-headed brother realize that Gu Nian was actually going to look for the monster. He had just thought that the other party wanted to do something before dying, so he didn't ask any more questions.
The flat-headed brother suddenly clenched his fist. As a grown man, did he really have to hide behind a girl to be protected? He couldn't be so disloyal!
The flat-headed brother mustered up the courage to stammer, "I, I'm with you!"
He puffed out his chest, his expression dauntless. However, after waiting for a long moment, no response came. Looking up, he saw Gu Nian's face, looking strange, as if he had seen something unbelievable. Xie Han, who usually wore a blank expression, also frowned.
The honey badger's heart trembled, and he had a bad premonition. He slowly turned around and looked in the direction where the two people were looking. Then his eyes widened and he cried out, "Ah!"
"Fuck, what kind of monster is this!"
In the corridor not far from them, there stood a giant potato that was almost two meters high and occupied the entire corridor!
The flat-headed brother rubbed his eyes desperately and said to Gu Nian and Xie Han in disbelief: "Did you see it? Did you see that potato?!"
Gu Nian nodded inexplicably: "I see."
Xie Han had a thoughtful expression on his face.
The flat-headed brother said with a sad face, "It's over, it's really over this time." Such big potatoes, just grinding them would crush them into pieces. This is really a death before achieving success.
First there were monsters, then there were potatoes taller than humans. How can this world ever be better?
Just as the honey badger was thinking about how he would die soon, Gu Nian walked towards the giant potato. Soon, he was next to the potato, and the honey badger was too late to stop him.
Then, he watched Gu Nian take out a kitchen knife and cut off a piece of the potato.
Flathead Brother: “…”
Then, something even more miraculous happened. The peeled potato quickly vanished, as if it had never existed. Gu Nian was also standing there perfectly still.
The flat-headed brother said "Huh", hesitated for a moment, and pushed Xie Han over.
The three of them gathered in front of the giant potato.
The flat-headed brother tried to hold back, but couldn't help it and reached out to pick a piece from the potato. Soon, the potato piece disappeared. The flat-headed brother laughed and said, "It seems that this potato will not attack people."
Looking at the smirking Flathead Brother, Gu Nian's mouth twitched and he said, "Do you still remember that you once said that you had a dream for several days in a row that you turned into a potato?"
When talking about this, the flat-headed brother became excited again: "Yes! To be honest, this is really weird. I dreamed of being chopped every night during those days. I almost have a psychological trauma. Speaking of which, there is that strange masked man. I really think he is very unusual." Unfortunately, no one believed him.
Xie Han glanced at Gu Nian at this time, and Gu Nian nodded.
The flat-headed brother was still talking about his dream. Gu Nian couldn't bear it any longer and interrupted him, "Have you ever considered that this potato was you?" She thought for a moment and used a word that was more appropriate to the current situation: "summoned."
The flat-headed brother was stunned and pointed at himself in confusion: "Me? Summon?"
Gu Nian nodded in affirmation: "Yes."
The honey badger felt that his worldview was in jeopardy, and he tried to insist: "No, that can't be." His tone sounded a little hesitant.
At this time, Xie Han spoke up and said, "Perhaps, this is a kind of evolution."
"Evolution?" Gu Nian and Honey Badger asked at the same time.
Xie Han nodded. "Yes, the emergence of these mutations is not without signs. Perhaps we have all been 'contaminated' by some substance. However, pollution may lead to death and mutation, just like those monsters. But at the same time, it will also lead to human evolution."
This is the most reasonable explanation he can think of at the moment.
Gu Nian thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense. She glanced at the black ring on her finger and remembered what the scholar's secondary personality said. Then, is her evolutionary ability to devour?
It seems pretty good.
Of the three, Gu Nian was the most accepting of the giant potato's appearance, perhaps even too accepting. She patted the potato cheerfully, "Your ability is quite impressive."
Everyone has evolved, so isn't it normal for her to evolve as well? She was so worried for so many days, she even thought she had gone insane.
Flathead Brother: “…” How can this ability be good?
Xie Han nodded: "This ability is indeed not bad, it should be a defensive ability. It can resist monsters for a certain period of time."
The flat-headed brother's eyes widened. How could this be possible? But looking at the potato that almost blocked the entire corridor, he felt that what Xie Han said made sense. However, he said, "But this potato can't be moved. If it is eaten, it will disappear. It won't last long."
He finally chose to accept this fact. After all, evolution was a very scientific concept. His worldview finally didn't need to collapse, and now he could think about the role of potatoes.
Xie Han looked at Gu Nian: "If the monster is trapped, can you quickly get rid of it?"
Gu Nian's eyes lit up instantly. Judging from the situation of the monster she had killed before, killing monsters was not difficult for her, but the difficult part was that the monster would run away.
Every time she kills a monster, some time will be wasted. Even if she can kill several monsters by herself this time, the number of monsters will double next time, and there will only be more and more of them.
But if there was something that could temporarily trap the monsters, she could quickly get rid of them, maybe even kill them all at once.
Gu Nian looked at the flat-headed brother and expressed his thoughts.
The honey badger had no objection. He scratched his head and said, "I'll listen to you, but the problem is that I don't know how to move it." It's so big that he can't carry it.
Xie Han thought for a moment and said, "Try to recite it silently in your mind and see if you can take it back."
The honey badger closed his eyes, concentrated his mind and began to recite silently. After reciting it several times, he opened his eyes and found that the corridor was indeed empty again and the potato had really disappeared.
The honey badger became excited, he really had super powers!
He yelled, "Potato, come out!"
The giant potato from before appeared in the corridor again.
The flat-headed brother said with great enthusiasm: "Let's go and kill the monster!"
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