Across Deep Space: Four Men and a Play

"it is good."

"You continue to hide."

Xia Jiumeng rummaged through her pockets and took out some chocolates and some snacks for him.

"If you're hungry, eat some of this."

She bought these snacks on the way here because she was greedy. At first, she didn't expect to find anyone, otherwise she would definitely buy more.

"Okay, thank you sister."

Xiao Sen took it obediently, then hugged Lucy in front of Xia Jiumeng and hid back in the original space again.

Xia Jiumeng cleaned up the traces around her before leaving the blockade area.

As soon as I went out, I called Li Shen.

"Li Shen."

"I'm here."

Li Shen's voice on the phone was very clear, and it was obvious that he was not asleep.

It seems like I have to work overtime again.

"I found it."

"Have you found Komori?"

"Yes, he was found at the explosion scene. He had a fragment of Vici in his hand, and he used that power to hide himself, so he has never been found."

Li Shen knew what "Dimension" was. The ether core that appeared some time ago caused a sensation in the Hunter Association and society.

"So that's how it is. Then how are you going to settle him?"

"I didn't bring him out. There are a lot of traces in the blockade area. I guess a lot of people are looking for him. I'm afraid if I bring him out, he'll be targeted."

"And... he's infected."

Xia Jiumeng's words made Li Shen stop writing, and his brows became much more serious.

"Infected? Is it a core infection?"

"Not really. The high purity of ether shouldn't cause human infection. Instead, it seems more like it's man-made... and very similar to the mutants we saw last time."

Xiao Sen showed her the Vici core and found that the power inside was very pure and should not be able to infect humans.

"Man-made..." Li Shen was silent for a moment after hearing this speculation.

"If that's what you said, then I saw a similar case a few years ago. That person was my senior."

When Xia Jiumeng heard Li Shen's words, she remembered an incident she had seen about Senior Brother Li Shen before.

"The one who sacrificed himself at Changheng Mountain?"

"kindness."

"That was also when we discovered that, in certain extremely special circumstances, when a wandering body attacks, energy crystals can invade the human body, and a new body will grow on it."

"Those infected will quickly lose their minds and attack those around them uncontrollably."

Xia Jiu dreamed of Dean Fang and those little animals.

"Is your research in Changheng Mountain also related to this?"

"Yeah." Li Shen did not deny it.

"From what you said, Komori's alienation shouldn't be serious, but if it drags on, it might get worse."

"I know, so I'm going to find a way to take him away from Tianxing for treatment."

Li Shen rubbed his brows and said, "The entire Tianxing is looking for people. I'm afraid it won't be so easy to take them away."

None of them had private aircraft, so they had no other way to leave except Tianxing's transportation, but then Xiaosen would be exposed immediately.

Xia Jiumeng smiled helplessly, "That's why I wanted to call you to see if you have any ideas."

Li Shen thought for a moment and said, "If you are at ease, then leave him to me and take him directly to the hospital for hospitalization tomorrow. I will find a way to transfer him to Akso, and then ask Teacher Fang to come back and treat him."

"But it will be a bit troublesome if the hospital can't contact his guardian. I will find a way to arrange it."

"it is good."

Xia Jiumeng nodded. She couldn't go to pick him up today. After all, it was a blocked area. Even if no one was paying attention, going in and out would definitely arouse suspicion.

I can only pick it up tomorrow.

"Xiao Sen has the fragments of the ether core in his hands. Ever is likely to find another opportunity to attack him."

"When you worry about others, you should also pay attention to your own safety." Li Shen reminded.

"I know."

He hung up the phone and walked towards the connecting floating island.

The moonlight is dark and there is a feeling that a storm is about to come.

It is going to rain?

Then she should go back quickly, she didn’t bring an umbrella.

Looking at the prompt on her phone, she clicked on Xia Yizhuo's chat box. It was a new account.

I just added you, and we don’t have much to chat about.

On the white chat background, several messages sent by Xia Yizhuo are very conspicuous.

Where are you? When will you be back? 20:30

I'm shopping at the supermarket. What do you want to eat in the evening? 21:00

The call has been canceled. 21:30

You haven't replied in so long, what happened? 22:10】

She looked at the time on her phone. It was only a little after 11 o'clock in the evening. Xia Yizhuo got off work quite late.

I can only go home to cook and eat after 10 o'clock.

I quickly replied and sent the location on the way back.

Let Xia Yizhuo pick her up, since she doesn’t really want to squeeze into the car.

That's right, Tianxing does have a "public transport airship". After all, there are so many floating islands around, most of which are inhabited. Where there are people, there are servants. The masters have means of transportation, but the servants don't, so travel is naturally a problem.

And now, the "bus airship" has appeared.

It will circle around all the floating islands in Tianxing.

Xia Yizhuo's floating island is no exception.

She took this bus to Tianxing today.

"The explosion in Liuyun District has caused panic among the people." A passerby stood not far from Xia Jimeng and chatted with the people around him.

"Yeah, I've been going back earlier lately."

"Also, the tunnel above our heads has started to fluctuate recently, causing the number of Tianxing wandering bodies, which were originally few, to increase again." Another person continued.

“That’s not it…”

Xia Jiumeng stood aside listening to passers-by chatting and waiting for someone to pick her up, but after a few minutes it suddenly started to rain.

"Oh, it's raining, let's go." Seeing this, many passers-by ran to the awning beside the overpass to shelter from the rain. The originally spacious place became a bit crowded because of the rain.

As soon as Xia Jiumeng found a suitable place to stand, she felt a chill and immediately searched the crowd.

The next second, a man wearing a black coat with half of his face covered by a turtleneck sweater and with long gray-green hair tied up suddenly came into view.

He was walking towards her.

It's on him.

The man was very fast and was in front of her in just a few seconds.

"Excuse me."

"Is there something?" Xia Jiumeng did not move away but just looked at him coldly.

This person has ill intentions towards himself.

"It didn't exist before, but it exists now."

As soon as the man's voice fell, a dull explosion sounded, and Xia Jiumeng was instantly pushed back a few steps by the hot air wave.

"Wandering...wandering body!"

"Why is there a stray body here?!"

The crowd surged instantly, and everyone fled from here at the fastest speed in their lives.

However, many people were still injured by the stray bodies that appeared.

As soon as Xia Jiumeng steadied herself and waved away the burning mist that blocked her vision, she saw the man standing there, with a mysterious smile on his face, as if he had expected it.

The difference was that his collar, which originally covered his face, was pulled down.

The feminine face has a forked tongue and white vertical pupils, which is obviously not what a normal person would have.

Xia Jiumeng narrowed her eyes slightly and slowly mobilized her special abilities.

"Hasn't anyone ever told you that it's dangerous for a special hunter like you to travel alone?"

Without waiting for Xia Jiumeng to answer, he swam towards her like a gray-green snake, and his fingers turned into blades and slashed towards her face.

Xia Jiumeng instantly leaned back to avoid the man's attack, and a faint golden halo appeared on her other hand as she smashed directly towards the back of the man's head.

"boom!"

A crisp sound was heard, and the man's figure rolled forward several times in a mess. At the same time, his ears fell off instantly, and many coils and tiny metal bolts appeared at the broken end.

He immediately stood up, looking resentful, "Damn it, you made me unable to hear!"

He touched his ear, pulled off the 'ear' that was still sparking, and threw it into the sewer without a care.

Xia Jiumeng “….”

"If you take away your ether core, I can exchange my money for a pair of ears with heavy bass effect, but..." His eyes were full of greed and determination.

But before he could finish his words, the falling metal parts were attracted by another strange energy and turned into several strange-looking wandering bodies.

The green-haired man seemed to have noticed something and said helplessly, "Forget it, let them play with you." After saying that, he took a few steps back as if to make room.

Xia Jiumeng's body tensed up instantly.

Parts become stray bodies?

What ability?

It's a bit boastful.

The moment several stray bodies landed on the ground, they slowly gathered towards her in a surrounding posture. Just as she was about to take action, a flash of bright red color suddenly appeared in the air.

She instantly knocked a stray creature flying towards her several meters away before it landed on the ground.

Xia Jiumeng looked at a thing rolling on the ground...

"apple?"