Chapter 71
Xuanji seems to be acting strangely lately, Zhu Changan thought worriedly.
After Mo Xuanji walked over, a pair of eyes suddenly opened in the nearby, man-high grass. Then, in an uncanny way, the grass sprouted two legs and stalked behind Mo Xuanji.
The shrunken Ji Sheng hid in Zhu Changan's hair and lowered his voice: "Will we really not be discovered like this?"
"Believe me, Xuanji will never notice us. This is the strongest camouflage technique in actual combat training." Zhu Changan, who also lowered his voice, showed an extremely confident expression.
Shen Liuxue on the side: "...I think we can try another way." This is really too stupid.
As for why I followed Mo Xuanji, the story started a few days ago.
At that time, Zhu Changan finished his last set of training and dragged his tired body back to the dormitory. As soon as he turned on the light, he saw Mo Xuanji sitting upright on the sofa.
Zhu Changan didn't notice anything wrong at first, and asked casually, "Why are you still sitting in the living room so late without turning on the lights?" During this time, Mo Xuanji sat there blankly without any reaction. It was not until Zhu Changan asked him several times that he came back to his senses as if waking up from a dream.
Since then, Mo Xuanji began to lose focus frequently. Not only did things not seem right when he was chatting, but he would also bump into things unconsciously while walking.
Inexplicably, Zhu Chang'an suddenly recalled the mysterious being that possessed Mo Xuanji during the mission, the black-robed figure's attitude toward both Mo Xuanji and the mysterious figure, and the confusion and bewilderment that nearly overwhelmed Mo Xuanji upon returning that day.
Zhu Changan was very sensitive to emotions, and he noticed something was wrong almost immediately.
Xuanji...could he be having some psychological problems?
"Hey, where are the people?" Ji Sheng suddenly asked.
Zhu Changan quickly looked around, only to see Mo Xuanji vanish completely, as if she had evaporated into thin air. He scratched his head subconsciously, "Huh?"
Just as the man and the grass were wondering, Zhu Changan suddenly felt a little weight on his shoulders.
"Liuxue, are you filming me?"
"No." Shen Liuxue said as he walked in front of them, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
"I felt something fall on my shoulder. Did the grass ball come loose?"
"How is that possible? We have been controlling it with our supernatural powers. There is absolutely no way it could fall apart."
"Then what's that on my shoulder?" Zhu Changan subconsciously reached out to touch it, but when he touched something warm, his expression froze.
"It's my hand." An emotionless voice sounded behind him. The smile on Zhu Changan's face gradually disappeared, and he turned around with a click like a rusty machine.
"Hey, what a coincidence, you come to play hide-and-seek too." A bright and eye-catching green said so on the barren training ground.
Shen Liuxue couldn't help but burst out laughing for the first time today.
Ji Sheng covered his face silently: There is not even a blade of grass in the training ground. Which good person would pretend to be grass and come here to play hide-and-seek?
A smile flashed in Mo Xuanji's eyes. In fact, he knew from the beginning that his friends were following him, but out of curiosity he didn't expose them right away.
"Did something happen?" Mo Xuanji looked at Shen Liuxue.
"It's Chang'an. He noticed that you haven't been in a good state recently and was worried that something might have happened to you, so he wanted to come and check on you."
Zhu Changan looked into Mo Xuanji's eyes seriously and said, "Xuanji, maybe you are carrying a lot of things that we don't know about. If you are under a lot of pressure, you can try to confide in us. If you keep everything in your heart, it will easily cause problems."
"Chang'an is right, and there is strength in numbers. Maybe if we all come together we can come up with a solution to this problem?"
Mo Xuanji was stunned. He hadn't expected his companions to notice his unusual behavior during this period. Besides the initial confusion, he was fine. His occasional distractions were due to him practicing dual-accounting and his lack of familiarity. He thought he had concealed these anomalies well, but his companions still noticed and even misinterpreted them as something else.
The recovered system lazily slumped in its sea of consciousness, its voice tinged with a hint of laughter: "They are all very good children."
"I understand, thank you." Mo Xuanji looked at his companions and slowly smiled.
He had indeed been obsessed with appearances during this period. He was Mo Xuanji, and his companions only knew him as Mo Xuanji, and that was enough.
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The relaxing time didn't last long. After just half a month, the atmosphere in the other world suddenly became tense. Every few days, a group of students would be called up by the Supernatural Bureau. The school was small to begin with, so even if they started with the seniors, the first grade would soon be called up.
"Strange, it's not time for us to be sent on an overseas mission yet, right?" Zhu Changan scratched his hair. He didn't know what was going on, but he vaguely felt that something seemed unusual.
"The authorities are short on manpower." Shen Liuxue's expression was complicated. She had heard rumors recently that the supernatural forces seemed to be causing a major problem, and the Supernatural Bureau was overwhelmed and had no choice but to use the students' power.
Mo Xuanji was tidying up her clothes on the side, silent.
At this moment, the twelve people in the mission vehicle looked at each other in bewilderment. It was obvious that everyone realized that something was wrong.
Normally, a three-person team would be enough for a mission, but this time four teams were brought together, totaling twelve people, which is exactly the number of people in a regular psychic team.
Just as they were about to communicate, a man in combat uniform got into the car carrying his machete.
Compared to their first meeting, the captain now had a hideous scar on his face, which made him appear even more menacing. However, while the twelve people present had never fought in a sea of blood and corpses, they had all seen enough to face the storm and were not frightened by him.
The man's face was stern, and his sharp gaze swept over the faces of the twelve people. Then he smiled heartily. "Haha, not bad, you're all good talents. Let me introduce myself. I'm the commander-in-chief of your operation and the instructor responsible for your safety. My name is Lin Chengjie, and my ID number is 2355589."
Mo Xuanji looked at Lin Chengjie, only to see him wink at her subtly. It seemed they recognized each other. As they pondered, the three of them exchanged glances.
"Hello everyone, I'm Zhu Changan, and my special ability is rock element." Zhu Changan was the first to speak, and under his leadership, the others also made a brief self-introduction.
"Very good. Now, let me explain the requirements of this mission. This is a very serious matter, and I hope you will take it seriously."
"yes!"
Lin Chengjie distributed the task boards.
"During this period, a severe wave of attacks involving unauthorized weapons occurred across the Northern Continent, with numerous weapons maliciously deployed. The impact of this incident was extremely widespread, implicating many innocent people.
Your mission this time is to recover these artifacts, rescue the victims, and erase their memories. And if conditions permit, track down the whereabouts of the perpetrators."
"We are responsible for area B16 marked on the map. Other teams will take over other areas. This mission must be carried out with extreme detail, and no omissions can be made. You must ensure that no one escapes this area. Understand?"
"clear!"
"Louder! I can't hear you!"
"Understood!" The twelve people gathered their strength and shouted, almost overturning the roof of the car.
Lin Chengjie scratched his ear, grinned, and gave them another bombshell: "The mission bureau has discussed this with our school. For each strange artifact recovered, each member of the team will receive ten extra credits, and for each person rescued, one extra credit. If there's anything strange, it will be handled according to the usual mission rewards. How's that?"
As soon as the words fell, everyone's eyes suddenly shone with gold.
"Protecting the people is our mission, and we have no choice but to do it!" The voice was louder than before.
If they only had some fighting spirit at the beginning, now with credits as a reward, the effect would be no different from the soldiers led by the emperor in person in ancient times. Lin Chengjie had no doubt that if credits were also given for clues about the mastermind behind the scenes, these students would be able to go straight to the final boss in the next second.
"Good, very spirited! After arriving at our destination, the four teams will split up. Each team leader will lead their team members to search their respective areas and maintain communication channels. We must not alert the enemy and must not let the general public discover our true identities. Report any findings immediately. Don't be reckless."
"Report format: temporary number, current coordinates, time, and enemy situation. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
"Okay, now assign temporary numbers."
Mo Xuanji gently wiped his palms. He found himself trembling, but not out of fear, but excitement. The others were the same. Although he had seen many storms and waves, this was his first time undertaking a mission of this magnitude. Everyone's blood was boiling, eager to rush to the mission site and turn the monsters upside down.
Mo Xuanji got the number 07.
"Fortunately it's not 007." He thought silently.
007 symbolizes a miserable life of getting off work at midnight and going to work at midnight, seven days a week and a whole year round. Students don't have any special feelings about this, but the regular psychics avoid this number as much as possible, for fear of being contaminated by the terrifying metaphysical power.
Zhu Changan held his number and leaned forward with his furry head: "Dongguai Dongguai! I'm Dongdong!"
Shen Liuxue burst out laughing, and it took a long time for him to calm down: "What did 09 say?"
"It's a hole hook." Lin Chengjie said with a smile while holding his machete.
Now that the tasks have been assigned, Lin Chengjie has returned to his original casual self. The stern and imposing instructor just now seemed to be an illusion to them.
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