After closing the group chat interface, Shi Ning leaned back on the stone steps, moved his body, and tried to make Xiao sleep more comfortably, while his brain was still working rapidly.

Bringing them into this world, but dividing them into different time periods... What exactly does this system want to do?

In other words, was the bus that wiped out their entire class really just an unintentional mistake by the driver?

A rustling sound suddenly rang out in the silent room. Matsuda Jinpei suddenly opened his eyes and stared at the dilapidated door that did not serve any protective function at all.

"Something is coming." The young man lowered his body and narrowed his eyes slightly, like a black panther eager to take action, staring at the throat of his prey, ready to kill with one blow.

"I know." Shi Ning lowered her voice. She stretched out a hand and gently covered Xiao's ear.

The boy, who was not like a human, had very sensitive ears. Shi Ning knew that even if he covered his ears, he would wake up when the person who made the sound got close to him. But now, it was right to seize this little time and have a good rest.

Shi Ning was not idle during this free time. She extended a light green light strip from her palm, which dissipated near the door and condensed into an indestructible light green protective shield.

Protected by this protective shield, Matsuda Jinpei restrained his previous vigilant posture. As long as Shi Ning could hold on, the monsters wandering outside would not come in easily.

The protection cover is so comprehensive and tight that even sound cannot get in. The quiet atmosphere is in stark contrast to the scene outside the cover.

The silver-white ground and walls under the light were slowly covered by black. They crawled slowly like snails on all uncovered places, including the light green protective cover, as if they were omnipresent.

Jinpei Matsuda approached quietly and took a closer look at the entrance before it was completely covered.

These black waves are made up of black tentacles entangled together. They rise and fall faintly as if they are breathing, bringing only distortion and weirdness to people.

Don't be fooled by the fact that they appear harmless and quiet now. If a living creature appears in front of them, it may be torn to pieces mercilessly in the next second.

"How long can you hold on?" After observing for a while and considering that there was a sleeping person here, Jinpei Matsuda asked softly.

From Shi Ning's perspective, the thing that climbed onto his protective shield was like black water flowing backwards, so he was not too scared and immediately gave the result: "Without any external interference, it can last for a maximum of ten minutes."

“Ten minutes…?” Jinpei Matsuda muttered something, standing next to the protective shield with his arms folded.

As time went by, Shi Ning's raised arm became more and more sore, and even trembled a little. The originally solid protective shield also began to flicker as if it had run out of power. Matsuda Jinpei changed his stance vigilantly.

He was sure that there must be some secret in this body of his, otherwise Nashida would not have allowed a toy that would only be a hindrance to protect Shi Ning.

"Hmm..." At the critical moment, when Shi Ning's protective shield was broken and the black "tide" rushed in here frantically, Xiao finally woke up.

He stood up by holding on to the stone wall and took a short rest. Xiao's complexion finally looked a little better.

After seeing the current situation clearly, Xiao did not take out his weapon, but lowered his head and half-knelt on the ground. As the black mist emanated from the boy's body became more and more abundant and thicker, the tentacles shook unwillingly, and finally slowly left here.

The Nuo mask looked hideous and terrifying, with a light green light where the eyes should be. It looked like a ferocious evil ghost, and people were afraid to approach it.

"Xiao, are you okay?" Shi Ning approached the boy worriedly and carefully helped him up.

Even though he was so scared that he wanted to escape from here immediately, Shi Ning still asked Xiao patiently and gently.

Compared to my own insignificant fear, my classmates are more important.

"Nothing." Xiao's words became more and more concise. Basically, he would speak one or two words at a time for free interpretation. His voice also slowly recovered, from its original hoarseness becoming increasingly clear and cool.

"Let's leave here first. This is not a good place to talk." Shi Ning patiently "cajoled" Xiao, who was simple and ignorant and had no memory of having never left the institute. When the boy who had lost his memory heard the name "Xiao", his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and indescribable emotions surged into his heart.

It felt like a wanderer who had been wandering for decades finally heard a familiar call, and Xiao felt at ease.

"Let's go." The young man came to the operating table in the laboratory and pressed the top red button. The operating table flashed, and then the entire silver-white operating table lit up, and it restarted.

I don't know what button he pressed, but suddenly a bright red light appeared on the console, followed by the sound of counting.

This place is going to explode.

Xiao's expressionless expression of wanting to blow up his only shelter meant that he was willing to give all his trust and loyalty to Shi Ning.

Just because Shi Ning told him his name.

The idea that by following this gentle girl he could learn about his past came into Xiao's mind.

The young man held Shi Ning with one arm at a speed that ordinary people could not see clearly, and picked up Matsuda Jinpei with the other arm very quickly. Black fog filled the air under his feet, and the young man ran quickly towards the only exit in this closed room.

Xiao has seen what happens to humans after being corroded by the black mist on their bodies, but now he has no choice. The research institute has set up a self-protection button in his laboratory in order to kill him as quickly as possible after he loses control, so there is not much time in between. He has to take two people with him, so he must be quick.

In this situation, Xiao could only try his best to control the black mist on his body.

As soon as Xiao stepped out of the passage, a dull roar came from deep in the mountain, and then the whole mountain shook.

Fortunately, the passage that Shi Ning entered was the passage below the hotel, and when he came out, he came directly into the forest.

Matsuda Jinpei looked at the position of the sun and the shadows of the trees and said, "We are probably on the back of the mountain now, quite far from the hotel. The explosion did not cause any casualties, which is not bad."

"It's safe now, young man. Can you tell us what happened to you?" Matsuda Jinpei's sharp eyes swept over Xiao and pulled Shi Ning behind him. "I'm really sorry, but there are too many suspicious points about you. I can't trust you completely."

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