Chapter 93 Fungal Swarm 54 "Brother Jue—"
Watching the crows take flight again and disappear into the night sky filled with firelight, Jiang Yansi was so shocked that she remained speechless for a long time.
Leaving aside the varying degrees of shock and excitement shown by others upon seeing the crow, even Ji Chengying, who had been helping with logistics after receiving the news, and Ying Yao and Zhang Zhi, who had been alone, rushed in. Throughout the entire interaction between the group and the crow, the wise and composed Mayor Jiang Yansi was filled with the same thought.
The crow can talk!
A crow! It can actually talk!
I thought that since it was the apocalypse, he had seen all sorts of things.
He had never seen such a scene before.
Why can crows talk? This can't be explained by ordinary biological mutation, can it? Faced with such a bizarre event, everyone acted as if they had eaten poisonous mushrooms, behaving as if it were no big deal that a talking crow had suddenly appeared in the house.
Jiang Yan hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back, until finally she could only watch silently as the group skillfully communicated with the crow. Then the crow received the message it wanted and flew away again.
The whole process was so fast that Jiang Yansi was completely unable to adjust her emotions.
After the crow left, Deng Erhuai's excited expression subsided slightly, as if he had just remembered that there was an ordinary person next to him who thought that crows shouldn't be able to talk. He looked at Jiang Yansi with an embarrassed expression.
“…That was a crow from the south gate,” Deng Erhuai said.
"I can tell," Jiang Yansi said quietly.
Deng Erhuai didn't know how to explain this for a moment. At this moment, Ying Yao, the cloaked man who had been guarding Zhang Zhi closely and kept a distance from everyone, spoke calmly.
"That's not a real living organism; it's a product of technology and parasites, equipped with advanced artificial intelligence."
This is a very reasonable explanation. Although Jiang Yansi had never known which base could develop such a thing, he accepted this explanation.
Anyway, for these mysterious powerful figures, there were more things he couldn't understand than just a talking crow.
While they were talking, Mo Gui and Wei Chongru were already so excited that they forgot themselves. Mo Gui seemed to have forgotten his status as a seriously injured person. By the time Lu Yunxiao came to his senses and looked over, he had already sat up halfway and was talking animatedly to Wei Chongru, who was too weak to get up.
"...What did I tell you? What did I tell you? Brother Jue is my hero. No matter how dangerous or adverse the situation I am in, he will always descend from the sky on auspicious clouds to save me from dire straits!"
"You don't mind that Nanmen is a man now?" Wei Chongru's eyes were a little moist with excitement, but he still had to complain about Mo Gui, "That's disgusting. Do you think you're some kind of handsome young man who was saved by a hero?"
"Why am I not a handsome young man?" Mo Gui touched his face. "I'm only seventeen, I'm much more handsome than you, an old and faded beauty."
"I'm only twenty-five!" Wei Chongru roared, and before he knew it, the newly bandaged horizontal wound on his chest gushed out blood.
"You two, don't move!"
Before Lu Yunxiao could act, Ji Chengying rushed over in alarm, skillfully unwrapping Wei Chongru's bandages, quickly stopping the bleeding, applying medicine, and re-bandaging him.
Compared to when she first entered this world, this college student's demeanor and temperament have undergone a dramatic change. The hint of escape and silliness has faded considerably, and she didn't even flinch when she saw the hideous wound.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Ever since Ji Chengying took on the medical work, Wei Chongru had always been quite respectful towards this girl, and he awkwardly stopped making any rash moves.
As the farce unfolded on one side, Deng Erhuai's lips twitched. Suddenly, he was reluctant to admit that he knew these idiots.
Jiang Yansi laughed. Although it was chaotic, the scene was full of vitality, which completely pulled him out of that complicated feeling and helped him adjust his mindset.
Regardless of their identities or secrets, he could see their purpose, and it certainly wouldn't contradict his own.
"That's great!" he said cheerfully. "Nanmen Jue is coming, and we'll have another powerful ally."
Deng Erhuai was also overjoyed. She was the kind of person who disdained lying to comfort others. What she had told Jiang Yansi before was all her true thoughts. Although she suppressed her excitement and did not lose her composure like Mo Gui and the others when Nanmen Jue arrived, she was so excited that she wanted to jump for joy.
Even though she rationally knew that Nanmen Jue was not a god and that she was only one person, she could not break the current situation on her own, she suddenly felt incredibly at ease emotionally.
Just as everyone was caught up in the excitement, a cold voice poured like a bucket of cold water over their heads.
"Don't be too happy yet," Ying Yao said. "He might not be able to get in."
The room fell silent the moment those words were spoken.
Everyone looked at Ying Yao, staring at him as if he had just spat out a terrifying monster.
“Cheng Xiuye has always been ruthless in his actions, and you all know what the situation is like outside right now.” Ying Yao acted as if he didn’t see the other people’s eyes. “Ningde Town has been divided into independent islands. There are those sea dragon parasites in the sea, making it extremely difficult to get over. The mother tree leaves have already surrounded the town. I know Nanmen Jue is very powerful, but even with his current strength, it won’t be easy for him to get through the sea dragon.”
The room fell silent. Everyone knew he was telling the truth, but...
“I think Brother Jue will have a way.” Mo Gui had already been pressed back onto the stretcher, his neck veins bulging with rage. “That’s Brother Jue, you know. He said he can come, and he definitely can.”
“The crow didn’t say it was certain it would come,” Lu Yunxiao said softly. “It’s just here to find out what’s going on at the South Gate. It doesn’t know either.”
“If Brother Jue didn’t want to come in, why would he ask so many questions?” Mo Gui said.
"Aren't you just being argumentative?" Wei Chongru said helplessly. "We all hope that Brother Nanmen can come, but he's not a god after all. Young man, be rational."
Mo Gui looked at Ji Chengying with longing eyes.
Ji Chengying's expression was a mixture of excitement and fear. Seeing this, she couldn't help but pat the underage boy's head and said, "Don't put too much pressure on Jue Ge. It would be best if he could come, but if he can't, don't blame him."
"Who's blaming him!" Mo Gui sighed. "I can't reason with you guys. That's Brother Jue! Sigh!"
Regarding the question of whether Nanmen Jue could get in, Mo Gui felt helpless against the overwhelming odds. He felt inexplicably wronged and, for the first time, felt a surge of anger towards his close friends. Why wouldn't they believe that Brother Jue would have a solution? Brother Jue had done so much and saved so many people; now that he was here, why wouldn't they believe him?
In the boy's mind, he felt this was an insult to his brother, Jue.
Regardless of whether the motivation is out of concern or not, this is a form of distrust.
Mo Gui was confused. He did feel that what others said was not wrong, but he was just not convinced. He couldn't figure out what he should think, so he fell silent with a pale face and an unconvinced expression.
The others didn't care much about this Nanmen Jue fan, but since the topic had already been started, they took the opportunity to discuss the current situation, the grim situation outside, and whether Nanmen Jue could actually get in.
Everyone participated very actively in the discussion about Nanmenjue.
Just as the atmosphere was getting lively, Ying Yao, who had been rather indifferent but had also been participating in the conversation, suddenly fell silent.
He was not a talkative person to begin with, and no one paid attention when he was silent. But when he suddenly turned his head and looked at a corner of the room, this action caught everyone's attention.
One of Deng Erhuai's eyes noticed his unusual behavior and looked in that direction. With just one glance, she was shocked and widened her eyes. She stood up so violently that she actually overturned the chair.
“Nan…Nan…” she stammered.
The word was too sensitive, and everyone immediately turned their heads. They saw a figure sitting silently in a chair in the corner of the room, with his legs crossed in a wide stance. The corner was dimly lit, and the shadow he cast showed slender calves and a tall, upright figure. Even just a hazy silhouette was enough to reveal his handsome features and a hint of awe-inspiring power.
The room fell silent.
In this eerily quiet atmosphere, the first person to react was Mo Gui.
Despite his severe injuries, Mo Gui managed to do something he hadn't done when he first encountered the crow—he actually jumped up and started running!
"Brother Jue—"
Everything happened so unexpectedly that no one thought to stop Mo Gui. Mo Gui also unleashed an adrenaline surge that she hadn't even shown on the battlefield, throwing herself at the figure's feet, hugging her leg and bursting into tears.
"Brother Jue—I knew you'd find a way in, you'd save us! They don't believe me, waaaaah—"
He cried so hard that snot and tears streamed down his face, looking like a pitiful victim who had been bullied. His crying snapped everyone out of their shock, and they stared at him in silence.
The figure let Mo Gui pounce on her and hug her leg, and only moved slightly now. First, she put her other leg on the ground, then leaned forward, exposing her captivating face to the light, making the air even more silent.
Nanmen Jue, seemingly oblivious to the strange atmosphere, looked down at the boy who was hugging his leg and crying like a puppy, and asked in a surprisingly gentle tone, "What's wrong? Are you so sad to see me?"
"I'm so sad... no, no, no, I'm not sad, I'm happy, so happy... I won!"
Nanmen Jue had no idea what had just happened, nor did he know that his words "won" contained a deep confidence and love for her. She smiled slightly and, as if petting a puppy, reached out and patted his head.
Mo Gui seemed very pleased and gratified.
She looked up at the others, about to speak, when Ji Chengying, who was in a daze, suddenly let out a sharp bang.
"The wound that had just stopped bleeding has reopened! How can someone with internal bleeding jump up, run, and cry all at the same time?!"
Before Mo Gui could react, Nanmen Jue was taken aback, his expression changed slightly, and he immediately pressed Mo Gui to the ground and gently stroked his chest.
"Don't talk!" she gently stopped Mo Gui, who was about to look up and speak, and focused on sensing him. "Your temperature is normal, how's your blood pressure? Is the bleeding under control? What are you spacing out for? Answer the questions."
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