Chapter 152 Symbiote
When Lu Yan saw the message, he subconsciously glanced down at his right hand, and saw that the back of his hand and forearm were covered with many criss-crossing wounds, with the skin and flesh turned outward, which looked shocking. These were all caused by being accidentally chopped with an axe when fighting with the wanderers in the contaminated area yesterday.
Lu Yan originally wanted to use the points in the system to redeem medicine, but he was too sleepy when he got home and accidentally overslept, and forgot about it for a while.
Lu Yan was dragging his feet and refused to take photos. His indifferent attitude could be felt through the screen: [Are you sure you don’t want to see my abs? ]
Xing Yuan sneered: [I don't care, I have one myself.]
Lu Yan secretly raised his eyebrows, wondering why this person didn't follow the routine. He lit a cigarette and held it in his mouth. The pale white smoke filled the air, and the smell of tobacco slightly relieved the pain from the wound. People are actually unwilling to do anything when they are in a daze, but the person on the other side of the screen is particularly real and must look at the photos.
Lu Yan had no choice but to raise his phone, take a photo of his uninjured left hand and send it to her. But within half a minute, another message popped up in the chat box:
【Another one.】
Lu Yan had no choice but to take a photo of his right hand and click send. Even though he tried to cover it up, the torn wound on the back of his hand was still slightly visible, like a bright red snake coiled on it, contrasting sharply with his fair skin. However, it did not look ugly, but rather had a kind of broken and bloody beauty.
Xing Yuan recognized Lu Yan's hands, so the photo couldn't be fake. He didn't expect that he was actually injured so seriously. His fingertips gently rubbed his temples, and his eyes and eyebrows were filled with gloom:
[Being beaten? ]
Lu Yan couldn't say that he was injured by a vagrant: "It will be fine in a few days."
Xing Yuan saw this and regarded it as Lu Yan's acquiescence. Although he and Lu Yan had no real relationship, he was still his sponsor. Now that he was being hacked by the bastards in the contaminated area for no reason, he still had a subtle sense of cruelty in his heart: [Did he fight back?]
Lu Yan's answer was exactly what he wanted: [I paid it back tenfold.]
Xing Yuan slightly curled his lips at this, quite satisfied. This is right. If you stand there and don't fight back, you are a fool. Even if you can't beat him, you have to bite off a piece of his flesh. He stared at the wound in the picture for a moment, and finally transferred a sum of money to it, saying concisely: [Take good care of your wound. ]
At the same time, a faint sense of regret arose in my heart. It was such a pity that such a beautiful pair of hands were injured.
When Lu Yan saw the red envelope, he thought the other party had transferred another 10,000 hours. He subconsciously clicked it, but the string of zeros that appeared in front of him almost blinded him. He was so shocked that he sat up from the sofa.
Shit, a full two hundred thousand hours, this isn't the way to spend money, is it?!
Lu Yan stared at the screen of his mobile phone in disbelief, and rechecked the number, wondering if he had really met the landlord's foolish young master? He flicked the ash with his fingers, and his hands were shaking as he typed, and he asked with difficulty: [Did you give too much? ]
Did Xing Yuan think too much? In those days, he could only pay one year's rent in Yunduan Road, and he could only rent the luxurious top floor in the central area of Sky City for 24 hours. He spent all the money in the blink of an eye, but he didn't want to explain too much: [Move to a safer place. ]
Xing Yuan hasn't decided how long he will keep Lu Yan, but he will talk about the future later. For now, the other party is quite knowledgeable and interested, which makes him very satisfied.
The chat ended here. Because the research meeting on the stage was finally coming to an end, Xing Yuan didn't listen to what the dean said at all. He turned off his phone and got up with Luo Yang and others to leave in twos and threes. However, when he walked to the door, he was suddenly stopped by someone -
"Captain Xing!"
Xing Yuan paused when he heard this, and turned to look behind him. It was Shi Xuan, the captain of Team 7. He raised his eyebrows expressionlessly, vaguely remembering that he had no relationship with the other party: "Captain Shi, what's the matter?"
Luoyang and Yanfeng also stopped and stood aside to watch the excitement.
Shi Xuan is well-known in the Special Power Zone for being able to get along with everyone. He wants to make friends with Xing Yuan, so he reveals yesterday's news: "Yesterday I led my team to the contaminated area to look for the whereabouts of the Illusion Wanderer, but we were intercepted by another special power user."
Xing Yuan asked nonchalantly, "You seven superpowers were intercepted by another person?"
Don't doubt it, he is just laughing.
Shi Xuan knew his bad temper, and his expression did not change after hearing that. He smiled and said, "We were careless. After all, that person also has lightning ability like you, and it is at least the third level. We did not want to have a conflict, so we did not confront him head-on."
Before Xing Yuan could say anything, Luo Yang spoke up first: "How is that possible? There is only one lightning master in Sky City, Xing Yuan. When did another one appear? Which team is he in? Why haven't I heard of him?!"
Shi Xuan shook his head: "He probably hasn't joined any organization yet. He is currently living in the Devil City. I don't know anything else. If you have a chance, you can look for him. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
After he said this, he took his team away, as if just to give a reminder, leaving Luoyang and Yanfeng standing there looking at each other, seriously doubting the truthfulness of Shi Xuan's words.
Luo Yang muttered, "Thunder ability, and it's level three, is this true or false?"
If such a person with special abilities really existed, he would have been recruited by Sky City long ago. How could he be living in Devil City?
Xing Yuan didn't seem to take Shi Xuan's words seriously, or even if it was true, he didn't care. He pulled his tie to get some fresh air, and said indifferently: "Whether it's true or not, it has nothing to do with us."
Luo Yang tutted his words and deliberately teased: "If what he said is true, you will lose your unique nickname."
In fact, even if Xing Yuan was not the only one with lightning ability, his status would not be shaken at all, because no one has been able to measure his strength. It is only known that the second person on the ability list was killed in less than ten moves. However, Xing Yuan is a naturally domineering person who cannot tolerate any sand in his eyes. If someone breaks his unique title, he will most likely die miserably. I don't know what Shi Xuan is thinking when he came over to say these words.
Xing Yuan closed his eyes and stretched his neck after hearing this. His tone was light, but the hidden danger inside made people's backs cold: "Let's wait until he can reach Sky City alive."
He sneered in his heart. The same lightning element as him? How new.
Lu Yan was not fresh at all. He lay in his damp and dilapidated home, feeling like he was going to die. Only the reminder sound of the system reward could bring him some comfort.
Since he successfully walked out of the illusion yesterday, Lu Yan has received a lot of rewards here and there, including two hundred points and the ability to jump two levels. However, the biggest gain was the illusion wanderer he killed. After his death, he actually lost a full three hundred years of time, which was like a windfall.
Lu Yan took off the gold watch on his wrist, and saw that the remaining life points on it added up to more than 500 years. At this rate, he and Lu Xiaozhao would soon be able to save enough to live in Sky City.
As autumn approached, the corners of the room were a little damp, and the air was filled with an unpleasant moldy smell. Lu Yan stood up to open the window for ventilation, and was thinking about whether to move to a better environment. As a result, when he looked up, he saw a blood-red moon hanging in the night sky, which was exactly the same as the sun in the daytime. The dark sky was crimson, which was indescribably weird.
Seeing this, he frowned slightly and turned on the TV with the remote control. It happened to be broadcasting today's evening news. Because of the poor signal, the female anchor's voice was a little intermittent:
"This red sun phenomenon is expected to last for a week... It is likely to affect the appearance of wanderers... Citizens are reminded not to go out in the near future... There have been many cases of ordinary people transforming into wanderers in Devil City. The Monitoring Institute has temporarily named them "symbionts". There is currently no direct evidence to show that they are related to the celestial phenomenon. Citizens are requested to stay at home and store their supplies... Sky City has also sent more psychics to carry out large-scale cleanup. Our reporters will continue to follow up and report for you..."
Since the strange red sun appeared, many ordinary people in the Devil City have suddenly transformed into wanderers, which makes people wonder. At present, the monitoring institute has captured all of them for research. It is said that once those mutated people come into contact with the outside world, they will go crazy, but will gradually regain their sanity at certain times. It is difficult to define whether they belong to the category of humans or wanderers, so they are temporarily named "symbionts".
Although the news station and the Monitoring Center have recommended that citizens stay at home during this period, the streets will probably be crowded tomorrow morning. This ban may be useful for the rich people in Sky City, but it is useless for those people in Devil City who are on the brink of life and death every day. There are a lot of people who only have a few hours of life left, and letting them stay at home and not work is tantamount to waiting for death.
Lu Yan got up originally to find something to eat, but he found the house empty without any food, so he had to turn off the TV and go back to his room to catch up on sleep.
“Hu…hu…hu…hu…”
Lu Xiaozhao was sleeping on the upper bunk, snoring loudly. Lu Yan closed his eyes, turned over, frowned, and covered his head with the quilt to block out the noise. He remembered that Lu Xiaozhao didn't snore before, so why did the noise become louder and louder recently?
Half of the old curtain had fallen off, and through the dusty glass one could still vaguely see the red moon hanging high in the sky. The red moonlight poured down softly, making the entire city look weird and terrifying, like a purgatory on earth.
Lu Yan had never raised animals before. If he had, he would know that the sound Lu Xiaozhao made was not snoring, but more like the soft groaning sound from the throat of dangerous wild animals such as tigers and lions. However, that did not mean relaxation, but a sign of something terrible awakening.
Just when Lu Yan had fallen into a semi-sleeping state, Lu Xiaozhao, who had been sleeping, suddenly sat up straight from the bed. He opened his eyes silently, and his pupils flashed a ferocious light in the dark, as if he was going to choose someone to devour.
“Crack…”
There was a teeth-grinding sound of bones creaking in the air, and Lu Xiaozhao's mouth suddenly opened to an incredible degree. A scarlet tongue quickly popped out from inside, searching for the breath of a living person in the air.
Lu Xiaozhao's legs had turned into a ball of black smoke. He slid down the edge of the bed slowly like a ghost, and his whole body was almost hanging upside down at the head of the bed. His scarlet tongue stretched out towards Lu Yan, as if thinking about how to bite him.
Lu Yan was dazed and felt something wet wrapped around his neck, making it hard for him to breathe. He frowned and opened his eyes, only to see Lu Xiaozhao lying on the edge of the bed in a strange posture, with a scarlet tongue sticking out of his mouth and wrapped around his neck, looking even more terrifying in the darkness.
Lu Yan was stunned for a moment: "..."
Oh shit!
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