Chapter 91: Staying Ahead of the Times
Chapter 91: Staying Ahead of the Times
Chapter 91: Chapter 91: Staying Ahead of the TimesThe sharp scream echoed in the empty streets. Wu Qiuyi and her two companions were on high alert. In less than ten seconds, a white shadow dashed out from the crossroad, so fast it almost created an afterimage. It was slender and nimble, and despite its speed, it came to a steady stop next to the source of the noise—a toy. With one swipe, it cut the toy into several pieces, and its claws even left marks on the ground!
This was the first time Wu Qiuyi had actually seen an Alien. A strange expression crossed her face, a mix of sadness and anger, "Those who eat people are also human."
"Shush." Lin Pei pressed her shoulder as a signal for her to be quiet.
The Alien hadn’t noticed their presence. As it spun around, it stumbled upon several players, whose shrieks filled the air. It scratched furiously in rage, vomiting and venting for a while before suddenly leaping onto the rooftops and running back in the direction it came from.
"Let’s go!" Lin Pei and Wu Qiuyi jumped out of the window one after another, climbing onto the rooftop to give chase.
The two of them leaped across the rooftops, tracking the Alien following the direction Ke Liang had indicated.
Surprisingly, even without eyes, the Alien rarely bumped into obstacles while navigating the streets. Supposedly, only sounds above 60 decibels could catch their attention, and their hearing was also supposed to be diminished, but this Alien would pause every so often along its path, tilting its head as if listening to something.
"What is it listening to?" After several occurrences, Wu Qiuyi was more curious about the behavior of the Alien than worried about being discovered by it.
Lin Pei had no idea, but soon they found the Alien’s landing spot—an old church. They saw with their own eyes it slipping into the space beneath the statue of the deity in the church. Venturing closer, they found a passage below, with circular holes in the metal walls just as Xu Huo had described.
After taking measurements, the two of them left the church to
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