Little Robot on the Run

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Everything happened suddenly.

A second ago, they were still eating quietly, and Jill told him that the infection of the chip could not be dealt with.In the next instant, everything that was peaceful around them was broken.

A whole street has become a slaughterhouse.

Countless people were attacked by the mechanical arms that appeared out of nowhere, and they crowded towards the street. Then, they fell down in pieces, and their bodies were penetrated by the scurrying mechanical arms.

Blood spread, and in the chaos, Nan'an pulled Jill down on the table.

Nothing happens.

Nan An took a breath, he didn't know where these sharp arms came from, and he didn't know why they mutated.

But now, in his mind, there are only a few scattered ideas - to protect Jill, and to escape from here.

And the moment this idea came into being, the mechanical arm was aimed at him.

Nan'an took a few steps back.

Before he could stand still, there was a sharp sound, and the mechanical arm glowing with cold light swung suddenly, and slashed at him!

In just a few seconds, Nan'an quickly estimated the time when the mechanical arm fell, at the moment when the tip was only a few centimeters away.

He quickly stretched out his arm, and in an instant, the human-like arm was covered with a touch of silver, through the snow-white skin, the wires came out——

Except for everything human, this is his original robot form.

That was the case at the Kepler base, but here, there was no reason why he couldn't switch.It's just that he hasn't tried how to change from a human form to a machine. After all, the human form is still in a very strange state to him.

—doesn't seem to be able to move freely like in Kepler.

But even so, Nan'an still easily blocked the attack.

Seeing that the mechanical arm was bounced off, he dragged Jill aside, and then, the silver light faded, and before the mechanical arm could respond, he ran outside.

The surroundings were still in chaos, and the exclamations and screams around him were mixed into the heavy rain.

The sound of the mechanical arm chasing still didn't stop. At this moment, Nan'an caught a glimpse of the side road from the corner of his eye.

Without looking back, he immediately ran to that place.

The road under the heavy rain was muddy and slippery, but Nan'an didn't dare to stop half a step. It seemed that as long as he slowed down, the mechanical arm behind him would find him and tear him in half——

Until a wall appeared in front of him.

No way.

The strange lights hit Nan An's body in an instant.

In just a few seconds, he saw a shadow from the wall, approaching step by step with his teeth and claws open, like a huge monster, covering the surroundings without a trace of light.

Nan An swallowed his saliva, and then mustered up his courage, and glanced back——

Like a human being.

But not again.

His face was covered with silver scars, like a monster covered with scales. Except for the bulging nape of his neck, mechanical arms grew out of his back, sides, and lower back.

Like a beetle standing upright, and the fluttering arms at this moment are his legs.

The next moment, the mechanical arm attacked again.

This time, it wasn't just one arm, but eight of the human body.

Nan'an felt a little powerless. After an attack, he dodged to the right, and the scattered wooden boxes were instantly smashed to pieces.Accompanied by splashing sawdust, the code in the mechanical arm was transmitted into his brain——

"You...are...we..."

"My... the same kind?"

Nan'an gave a sudden pause.

He did not understand the meaning of this sentence.

After dodging the attack again, his back hit a solid wall, and a trace of pain that he had never felt before hit Nan'an again.

Before regaining consciousness, he saw the mechanical arm retract quickly, turn around, and strike at him again——

It's over.

Nan'an closed his eyes.

The imaginary sharp knife did not fall down.

The howling wind stopped abruptly, and the rain dripped down the sharp tip, as if it had stopped.

Then, he heard a voice.

Calm, flat, without too much emotional ups and downs, despite the noise and screams around, it still penetrates powerfully——

"Aerosol bombs are ready, six o'clock direction."

The moment the sound fell, whether it was the blue-purple signboard lights or the dim street lights, they were instantly covered by a white light!

The screams sounded instantly.

Nan'an struggled to open his eyes. In his blurred vision, he saw the monster in front of him being torn into several pieces, like hundreds of rubbers being wiped repeatedly on his body.

Whether it's the body, or the alienated arms, everything—all became torn apart, and finally disappeared in the white light.

After an unknown amount of time, the white light faded from Nan'an's sight, leaving only the blue-purple city lights.

Everything around is back to normal.

Nan'an raised his head and looked forward, and vaguely saw an extremely slender figure, which disappeared into the rain and fog on the street in just a few seconds.

Nan An looked in that direction for a few seconds.

The rain ran along the eaves, dripping on his little cheeks, and Nan An walked out of the alley with the help of the wall.

The humans who had attacked him before had been eliminated, and what was left was only a layer of silvery white and gray powder, which rose slightly with the breeze, and was washed by the rain again, turning into a muddy puddle.

Nan'an bypassed the pile of powder and walked back quickly.

He worries about Jill's situation.

Thinking of this, Nan'an quickened his pace, but when he hurriedly turned a street corner, he bumped into someone unexpectedly.

"Sorry, I walked too fast—huh?"

Nan'an looked up and saw a woman in a white coat, about [-] or [-] years old, who looked like a researcher.Her brown hair is braided, and an electronic headband is wrapped around her brown hair, which flickers with her movements.

"You are the one..." She paused for two seconds and recognized Nan An, "The kid in the alley just now?"

Nan'an gave an "ah" in doubt, but before she answered, she heard her say again: "When we passed by, we happened to see that alienated mechanical arm trying to attack you, but it's not in danger now, don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

"Are you alone? Are you hurt?"

Nan'an shook his head.

"However, my friend..." He frowned and pointed his finger: "He's still there. He was attacked by those mechanical arms."

The female researcher frowned.

"Follow me." She patted Nan An on the shoulder, motioning to follow.

Nan'an followed her in small steps.

It was still raining around, and the female researcher gave Nan An an umbrella.They hurried back the same way, Nan An looked out from the edge of the umbrella, and found that there were many cars with red and blue lights parked around, and many people gathered around the street, whispering to each other.

"Children, you have to be mentally prepared." The female researcher said, "The casualties in the market are serious now."

Nan'an nodded.

He didn't know Jill's situation at this time, nor did he understand what it was that made him mentally prepared.

Until he came to the place where he used to eat.

Everything is beyond recognition.

The tin shed was smashed into a big hole, and the rainwater fell down, densely falling on the table where they used to eat. Countless long white bags were placed beside them, and more were being moved out.

Nan'an's eyes stayed on it for a short time, and it took a few seconds for him to realize that it was a body bag.

"What's your friend's name?"

"Jill."

The female researcher took the data pad on the side and tapped the screen a few times.

Nan'an became nervous.

He stared at the female researcher without blinking, grabbed the corner of his clothes for a while, then gradually tightened his grip, and his body began to tremble.

Time seemed to pass for a long time, until he heard the female researcher let out a long sigh of relief.

"Your friend is fine, just injured." The female researcher said to him, "He is being sent to a nearby hospital now, don't worry."

Nan An opened his eyes wide: "Injured?"

"Yes, but because this incident is special, we need to ensure that your friend has no possibility of alienation before we allow you to meet." The female researcher put away the data pad and couldn't help but patted Nan'an's head, "What's your name, kid ?”

"Nan'an."

It may be because of the cold weather, with a soft nasal sound.

When the female researcher heard this, her voice became softer: "The police uncle will come later and ask you for your address and contact information. After the investigation is over, you will be able to see him."

Nan'an nodded.

To be honest, he didn't understand what it meant to be injured, but he knew that Jill was fine.

This is very happy news.

Because Jill is his first friend in the human world.

Although they can't meet each other now, Nan'an knows that one day, Jill can make biscuits with him, and then eat the carrot soup and sweet potatoes that he didn't finish before.

Thinking of this, Nan An jumped up and down again.

But that sentiment didn't last long.

When walking out with the female researcher, Nan'an saw two wounded. They were lying on a stretcher. Their blood covered the white sheets, and dripped onto the ground along the cold iron frame.

The joy just now disappeared in an instant.

"What's wrong?" The female researcher turned her head to look at Nan'an, and saw him standing there blankly, with big crystal tears hanging on the corner of his eyes, and then sliding down his small cheeks, it was extremely pitiful.

Listening to the soft sobbing, the female researcher quickly found a tissue: "Don't cry."

Nan An sniffled his nose and hummed vaguely. He wiped his face with his elbow, trying to wipe away the tears, but the tears still fell out.

That's right, it's just sad.

Female researcher: "Your friend is fine, just injured."

Nan'an nodded, but still cried into a little crying bag.

The female researcher sighed, trying to comfort the kid who seemed to understand nothing.She fumbled in her pocket and found that all she had left was a candy from long ago.

After thinking for a few seconds, I still handed it to Nan'an: "This alienation is the most serious one in history. The investigation team will try their best to find out the truth. Please rest assured."

Nan An took the crumpled candy wrapper and wiped her nose with her hand.

At this moment, a white car stopped 20 meters away from them. The female researcher glanced there and waved immediately.

"Thank you."

Before leaving, Nan An raised his head and whispered.

The researcher smiled and gently pinched Nan'an's cheek: "My name is Ai Li, one of Dr. Lin's assistants in the Fourth Research Institute. If you need help in the future, you can find us."

Everything in front of me started working again.

The large rescue lights were turned off, and the surrounding personnel began to be busy. They pulled up the long cordon and hurriedly carried these white bags onto the car.

Nan'an held the umbrella that Ai Li gave him, stood under a leaky eaves, and stared blankly at all this.

At this moment, a cold voice sounded not far away.

Nan'an followed the prestige, and saw a slender figure standing more than ten meters away——with just one glance, Nan'an recognized the human being who saved him just now.

At this time, he put one hand in his pocket, held an umbrella and communicated with the experimenter on the side.Like the others, he was wearing a white coat, with two silver pins of roses pinned to the collar on the right side.

What's different is that even in such an environment, his clothes didn't get stained at all, and the mud around him didn't affect anything at all.

After a while, he turned his head and looked over——

Nan'an met his eyes.

Those were a pair of silver pupils, beautiful but cold, like a star falling from the universe.

In just a few seconds, he looked away.

It was as if he had never looked at Nan'an before.

Nan An stared at him blankly for a few seconds.

"Hello, I'm the police officer of Rose Four City." At this moment, a uniformed officer came out from the cordon and showed his ID to Nan'an, "About this incident, I need a brief understanding. Please cooperate with the investigation."

Nan An didn't know how to answer, so he nodded.

Before being taken away by the guards, Nan'an saw the officer walking a few steps forward, gesticulating and saying something to the cold man.

He was taken to the temporary iron shed beside him.

The ground is full of muddy sewage, colorful lights are flowing, and the blood stains just now seem to be invisible at all.

Nan'an carefully sat on the stool on the side where the water leaked, and looked at a uniformed officer sitting opposite, holding an electronic tablet in his hand: "I want to ask about the situation, don't be nervous."

"Ok."

"what's your name?"

"Nan'an."

"Jill is your friend?"

Nan'an nodded: "Yes."

"What time did you come here today?"

"Probably..." Nan'an recalled, "Around seven o'clock in the evening."

"Did you meet anyone or anything suspicious?"

"No."

In fact, he just came to human society not long ago, everything is strange to him, it is impossible to find anything.

The officer of the police station seemed to have noticed this too, so he asked a few more simple questions, and after seeing nothing, he said a few words of reassurance, and planned to let Nan'an go back.

"Thank you for your cooperation." The police officer put away the electronic pen, got up and said to Nan'an, "Where is your home? Do you need us to take you back?"

"Hmm..." Nan'an was lost in thought.

Now, apart from the suspicious address in Rose II City, only Jill's home is left.I heard from Jill before that people in Rose City have an unfriendly attitude towards robots and residents of Silver Bell City.

As for how to show this unfriendliness, so far, Nan'an is not clear.

However, in order to save trouble, Nan'an still decided to hide his robot identity.

Anyway, he looks different from ordinary robots.

Although he still doesn't understand what the difference is, in short, when he goes out now, others will never know that he is a robot.

Nan'an calmly reported Jill's address.

After watching them complete the recording, and then nodded, Nan'an confirmed his idea again—no one could recognize him as a robot.

But just as he and the police officer walked out of the awning and were about to get into the car, they heard a cold voice suddenly.

"Wait a moment."

Nan'an stopped walking almost reflexively.

After a few seconds, he turned around stiffly, and was held down by the shoulder by the guard.

For some reason, seeing those silver pupils, Nan An's heart beat faster.

At this time, the man was also walking towards him step by step. Although he had no expression, for some reason, he gave people an indescribable sense of oppression.

He stood still in front of Nan'an.

Those silver eyes seemed to be frosted, and they were sharp enough to see through everything. After a while, he said lightly, "Are you really a resident of Rose City?"

The author says:

Don't scare our Nan'an baby.