Zhang Mu was resting in the middle of the empty market. He was wondering whether he should take out the remaining soul crystals from last time and let Yuan Rui take them, but he felt that this amount might not be enough for a person to break through the obstacles at once and comprehend a new ability.

If it cannot be broken through at once, it will only increase the defense of mental power. Zhang Mu feels that it is a bit of a waste to lose the greatest function of the mental crystal. This is why he has not decided to give it to Yuan Rui at this time. As for the attack from the mental aspect, he is not afraid of it now that he has a mental shield. If Yuan Rui stays by his side, she should not be in any danger.

Suddenly, he noticed a slight vibration in the ground. At the same time, the Obsidian worm raised its head for an instant and looked towards the direction of the street intersection, but it took a glance and quickly lowered its head again, as if it was not worth its attention.

At this time, Zhang Mu also saw the appearance of the person who came. It was actually a dirty child who stumbled towards Zhang Mu and others.

It was really strange that a perfectly healthy child appeared in such an uninhabited place.

At this time, Yuan Rui also saw the child's figure. Her heart tightened, and she wanted to stand up to greet him, but Zhang Mu grabbed her and held her in place.

Facing Yuan Rui's puzzled look, Zhang Mu said slowly, "Everything is different now. What you see may not be true, you know? Your kindness will bring you fatal disaster in this apocalypse."

Yuan Rui saw Zhang Mu's serious expression and didn't say much. She felt that she had ignored the danger. In addition, she had experienced too many things in the past few days, so she chose to believe Zhang Mu and returned to her original position.

Zhang Mu stood up and looked directly at the child, not treating him as a normal child at all. He took out the obsidian dagger and prepared himself for battle. Although he did not find anything wrong with the child who suddenly appeared, there was still a hint of weirdness in his sudden appearance.

"Stop, or die."

Zhang Mu's cold voice was clearly heard in the empty market, but the little boy with blood on his face seemed not to have heard it at all and continued to walk towards Zhang Mu.

"You should understand what I am saying. I don't care who you are, I guarantee you will die."

With one word, the skin on Zhang Mu's left arm was instantly torn apart, and a vine of the blood vine lotus suddenly pierced the ground in front of the little boy. This time, the little boy stopped and raised his head to let Zhang Mu see his face clearly.

His eyes were no different from those of a normal person, and Zhang Mu did not find anything unusual on his face, so after the little boy stopped, he did not continue selling.

"I can't tell whether you are a human or a monster now, but if you pretend not to understand me, if you come any closer, I will take your life." Zhang Mu's voice did not contain any emotional fluctuations. Yuan Rui tugged at his sleeve from behind, but he said this as if he didn't feel it.

Zhang Mu's doubts grew. This little boy was not simple. When he saw the blood vine lotus that suddenly attacked Zhang Mu, he didn't react at all at first, although a trace of panic did flash across his eyes.

However, this panic was too mild. If it were a normal child, he would have been scared and ran away.

However, this aura is that of a real human, and his intelligence seems to be normal.

Zhang Mu thought about it for a long time, but the moment it happened, the little boy immediately sat down on the ground.

"Big brother, big sister, please save my mother, she is dying now."

The little boy suddenly cried out these words, leaving Zhang Mu stunned.

He can speak and looks normal, so he should not be controlled by other spiritual evolvers. Then the matter is a bit confusing. Zhang Mu believes that his observation and intuition are absolutely correct.

There is definitely something wrong with this little boy.

But Yuan Rui could no longer control herself. Her maternal instinct took over and she rushed over, hugging the little boy in her arms.

The obsidian dagger in Zhang Mu's hand was always ready to strike, pointing at the little black boy's head.

At such a close distance, after he threw the obsidian dagger out and pierced through the little boy's head, he could use his mental power to block the subsequent attack that might hurt Yuan Rui.

Yuan Rui was stroking the little boy's head, as if she was saying something to comfort him. Zhang Mu was asking the obsidian in his mind whether its keen sense of smell would reveal any details that he could not notice.

"Xiao Hei, did you notice anything different?

I feel like there’s something wrong with this kid.”

The Obsidian responded to Zhang Mu lazily, "You can't even sense this, this child of yours has a rotten smell on him."

"You mean he's a zombie?" Zhang Mu asked Obsidian in confusion. He didn't think he was a zombie.

"That's definitely not the case. Can't you tell whether it's a zombie or a human? How should I put it? Overall, he still looks like a human. If it weren't for the faint smell of decay emanating from his body, I wouldn't be able to detect the difference. This smell of decay is not attached to him by external objects, but comes from the deepest part of his body. If the dead dog is still awake, its senses should be more acute than mine."

"Then what exactly is he? Do you know?" Zhang Mu searched his memory carefully and found that there was no relevant information. He had no choice but to continue asking the Obsidian Bug to see if it could tell him.

As a result, the Black Obsidian replied directly and then ignored him, "You ask me, who should I ask?"

Having hit a wall with the Obsidian Worm, Zhang Mu continued to stare at the little boy, but he couldn't figure out what was going on. He could only wait and see how things developed.

But fortunately, the little boy hadn't done anything rash so far, so Zhang Mu relaxed a little. The blood on his face had been wiped clean by Yuan Rui with her sleeve, and he actually looked a little cute, which made Yuan Rui love him even more, and she continued to wipe his tears.

"Tell me what's going on. If you keep crying, even if your mother is in danger, it might be too late."

Zhang Mu's voice sounded faintly. He always felt that this little boy had overacted and was hiding something.

As a result, Yuan Rui glared at him fiercely. He stopped talking and just stood within one meter of Yuan Rui.

Yuan Rui gently asked the little boy, "Haohao, tell your sister what happened. Your sister and the big brother behind you will help you. Although he looks a little fierce, he has a good heart."

Yuan Rui had learned from the conversation that the little boy's name was Haohao. He stopped sobbing, stole a glance at Zhang Mu's expressionless face, then shrank back into Yuan Rui's arms in fear, saying intermittently, "Haohao is very scared. Mom is about to be eaten by those man-eating monsters. Sister, please go and help Mom quickly. Haohao begs you."

(End of this chapter)