◎Do they think I'm crazy?◎
Black Tower Arena, second underground floor.
Gu Qian'an stood in a blind spot and knocked the guard unconscious the moment he passed by. He quickly put his left hand on the guard's neck, and the moment the opponent's supernatural power surged into his body, Gu Qian'an almost cried with joy.
After five days of hunger, he finally had food to eat!
Five days ago, Gu Qian'an was just a prospective college student who let himself go and stayed up late to read comics after the college entrance examination. If nothing unexpected happened, he would enter the university of his dreams with an acceptance letter in hand in two months.
However, he died suddenly and unexpectedly.
The little ball who claimed to be comic consciousness appeared in front of him at this time, "Do you want to be reborn? Do you want to reach the peak of your life? Do you want to..."
The ball, which was not even as big as a fist, kept talking. At that time, Gu Qi'an, who was trying to make his appearance more detailed after his soul left the body, first reacted: "There are pyramid schemes in the underworld?"
"I'm not a pyramid schemer!" The ball quickly flew in front of him, its silver shell turning red with anger. "I'm the comic consciousness of the super popular comic "Alien"!"
After hearing this, Gu Qian'an finally paid some attention. He was a loyal fan of "Alien". At the moment before his death, he was still following the updates of this comic.
In the comics, there are monsters called aliens that harm humans, and humans have awakened their special powers to fight against them. In order to allow powerful aliens to fight to the death, the royal family promises to grant land to high-level aliens for self-governance, and an era of martial arts for all the people has arrived.
By the time the aliens gradually retreated, the social ethos of respecting the strong could no longer be changed, the level of superpowers became the level of human rights, the superpowers fought against each other, and the low-level superpowers even became tools for entertainment.
The protagonist An Mo is a teenager who has lost his past memories. After waking up in the wilderness, he recklessly enters this dark world. On the road to regaining his memories, he continues to encounter setbacks and grow, and ultimately changes this world.
The exquisite painting style, stable updates, and compact plot have made "Alien" extremely popular since its serialization.
"Since you are comic-savvy, why did you come to me?" Gu Qian'an is very self-aware. He is just an ordinary person who grew up in a routine manner. He doesn't even have any talents to perform in front of his relatives during the Chinese New Year.
"I want to hire you to do something for me." Yuanqiu pulled out a small stack of papers from somewhere and placed them in front of him. On the first page were five big words - Labor Contract.
Gu Qian'an quickly browsed through all the contents. There were two contracts in total. One was the contract signed between Yuanqiu, that is, the "Alien" comic consciousness and the world consciousness where Gu Qian'an was, and the other was the contract that Yuanqiu wanted to sign with him.
The comic world can be promoted to become the real world after the plot is over, but the protagonist of "Alien" An Mo has lost his immortal halo for some reason. The sphere cannot directly intervene in the plot, so it needs Gu Qi'an to protect the protagonist as a comic character to complete all the plots.
The ball will convert the popularity value of the character played by Gu Qian'an into resurrection time. According to the current reader base of the comic, as long as his popularity value remains in the top five, the resurrection time he gets after the comic is finished will be enough for him to die peacefully.
In addition to a thorough investigation of his life, every item in the contract was extremely formal. If he signed, his name would be listed in a world-renowned company, and he would also be covered by five insurances and one fund during the term of the contract.
If you ignore Party A's name, this contract is a replica of any labor contract Gu Qian'an had signed while working part-time. Such down-to-earth behavior made him feel a little dazed.
"I am a registered comic artist in the law, so of course I have to use legitimate channels to borrow people," Yuanqiu explained to him.
It sounds quite reliable, Gu Qian'an thought.
So after carefully verifying the contents of the contract, he signed his name on Party B's side.
But after being transported into "Alien", he decided to retract his evaluation of the ball.
Gu Qian'an's body in the comic world is made entirely of energy, which saves him the trouble of day-to-day physical training, allowing his body strength to directly adapt to his powerful superpowers.
But at the same time, he could only absorb energy and could not eat normal food.
He thought that in a comic book where everyone has super powers, this kind of side effect would not be a big deal, but the ball actually teleported him to a primeval forest!
For five whole days, he didn't see a single person.
During this period, he finally understood why human potential is unlimited. In the past, he had worked so hard to pass the 1,000-meter physical fitness test, but now he can run like crazy for five consecutive days day and night just to eat a meal.
The amount of supernatural power that flowed into his body became less and less, and Gu Qian'an also felt a little full. He knew that the supernatural power in the guard's body was almost exhausted, so he immediately let go and stood up.
Superpowers circulate endlessly in the human body, and as long as there is a trace of energy left, it can gradually recover.
The guards of the Black Tower were just workers who followed orders. He was not cruel enough to destroy people's supernatural powers at will.
Gu Qian'an moved forward slowly. The low-level psychics in the cells on both sides huddled in the corners, shivering and not daring to raise their heads.
Every night, the Black Tower would drive the supernatural beings chosen by the distinguished guests to the ring and let them be torn into pieces by the ferocious aliens, using their blood and cries of pain to please others.
Over time, these people with special abilities have become numb. No matter what happens, they just try to minimize their presence as much as possible. If there is no way to avoid it, they will try to replace themselves with others.
Apart from--
"Let her go, I can take her place!"
When Gu Qian'an heard the young man's clean voice, his eyes lit up and he couldn't help but quicken his pace.
"It's the protagonist!" The little ball floating in the air that only he could see almost cried with joy.
After five days of sleeping in the open, freezing and starving, they finally arrived in front of the comic's protagonist An Mo the day before "Alien" was updated.
An Mo grabbed the railing and looked anxiously at the little girl being carried by the guard. The girl was about eight or nine years old. She was trembling all over and tears kept falling down. She was extremely scared but still forced a smile to comfort An Mo.
Gu Qian'an didn't think much about it, and the dark energy surged from his fingertips, hitting the guard directly on the back of his neck.
Not to mention that he wanted to reduce the potential danger around An Mo as much as possible. Just looking at the scene just now, anyone who had the ability to stop it would not allow a young child to be sent to the ring to become food for the aliens.
However, as the guard fell to the ground, something horrible happened.
Nearly twenty people in the eight cells near the corner looked at Gu Qian'an in silence.
Help!
Gu Qinan kept hypnotizing himself to see them as radishes, cabbages and potatoes, and then he moved his eyes upwards, staring closely at the ball, and then he suppressed the desire to retreat. "It seems that I have disturbed a good show of a hero saving a beautiful girl?"
Silence, still silence.
The whole space was as quiet as if there was no one alive. The people who had just looked at him turned their eyes away one after another, as if he didn't exist.
"Why don't we run away?" Yuanqiu was also infected by the awkward atmosphere and spoke very quickly, "We can break the cell door and leave. Anyway, our plan is just to save people."
"You are right." Gu Qi'an nodded repeatedly in his mind.
Although in everyone's mind he might be a psychopath who came in out of nowhere and said a bunch of weird things, at worst he is a psychopath who stands on the side of a good guy!
Gu Qian'an quickly accepted Yuanqiu's opinion and used his supernatural power to hit the door locks of all the cells in his sight at the same time. The chains broke instantly and the cell doors opened wide.
Thanks to these psychics who did their duty and ignored him, he could smoothly urge them to leave, "Those who haven't left yet, are you waiting for me to personally send you off?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the superpowers in the cell lowered their heads and rushed out one after another. Their speed was so fast that even Gu Qian'an was startled. He hurriedly took a few steps forward and made way for the corner.
In a moment, there were only three people left.
"Why isn't An Mo leaving yet?" Gu Qian was a little nervous. He stayed here to absorb the fallen guard's energy.
In the world of "Alien", the psychics are divided into nine levels from SSS to F, with three levels making up one rank. However, no matter what level the psychic is, the energies in their bodies will constantly circulate and regenerate. However, Gu Qian is different. His energy becomes less as he uses it up, and he must constantly replenish it.
Although it looks unfavorable, once he has enough energy in his body, he can even compete with SSS-level psychics.
This is his advantage. Being strong is always the most popular plus point. In order to always maintain a strong posture when he is outside, he cannot miss any energy that can be absorbed within his sight.
So, when will An Mo leave?
The previous update clearly mentioned that An Mo not only wanted to leave himself, but also wanted to help all the low-level psychics oppressed by the Black Tower.
Now that there is a chance to save people, why would An Mo stay here and look at him in bewilderment?
"He's coming!" The sound of the ball brought Gu Qian'an back to his senses.
The black-haired, black-eyed boy walked towards him step by step. "Although it may be presumptuous to say this, I would like to ask you to help me rescue the psychic imprisoned in the black tower."
The Black Tower has three underground floors. Except for the last floor which holds aliens, the other two floors hold thousands of psychics. Although the guards in the underground are all C-level psychics who have just entered the intermediate level and are not very strong, the strongest among the prisoners, the protagonist, is only D-level, not to mention that he has healing abilities.
It is impossible to rescue everyone tonight with An Mo's own strength.
Gu Qian'an and Yuanqiu looked at each other. What a good opportunity!
Not only can it ensure An Mo's safety, but it can also get some shots by following the protagonist.
Moreover, these low-level psychics all treated him as an air man, which gave Gu Qian'an a great sense of security.
"Save people?" He raised a smile, "Since..., let's go."
"How's it going, Yuanqiu? Did I act well?" Gu Qi'an said with some pride. "It not only expressed my desire to save people, but also brought me closer to the protagonist, and also vaguely hinted that I have a mysterious past."
Although he is socially anxious, he is still very reliable when there are only one or two people around.
'Great!' The ball flew to his side and followed him out, 'An Mo was so far away from you just now, but now he is walking directly behind you with the little girl.'
Each of them kept complimenting each other in their hearts, and their hand movements were not affected. The guard was knocked unconscious by Gu Qian'an's supernatural power before he could say a word.
An Mo followed behind him, and his supernatural powers surged. Vines appeared out of nowhere, hooking the key on the guard's waist and opening the prison door.
Although it was the first time the two met, they cooperated very well.
"I was wondering why no one was sent up for such a long time. It turns out that a few little mice got in."
A deep male voice exploded in the ears, attracting everyone's attention.
A man nearly two meters tall jumped down from the stairs. His sturdy body made the ground shake.
"It's you!" An Mo spoke first, looking at the person who came with anger on his face.
Hearing this, Gu Qian'an subconsciously took a step back and left the stage to the protagonist.
As a former reader, he had a fondness for An Mo, a brave, resolute and kind-hearted character. Although he always said he wanted to get some camera time, neither he nor Yuanqiu had any intention of stealing the limelight from the protagonist.
In front of this little BOSS who obviously had a connection with An Mo, the two of them tacitly chose to become spectators.
'This double-door refrigerator looks familiar to An Mo.' This is Gu Qian, who watched the conversation between the two.
"That's right. How dare you be a villain these days if you don't have some past with the protagonist?" This is to squeeze the energy in the body into a ball and eat it properly.
Each of them had a ball, and they were talking back and forth, extracting key words from the conversation and making complaints, which was completely incompatible with the bitter and vengeful plot on the side.
However, one cannot be too happy.
For some reason, the man suddenly looked at him and said, "You are the strongest among them. If you beat me, I will let you go!"