The two of them stared at the wall in front of them, suppressing the fear in their hearts. They didn't dare to make a sound.
The black hole in the middle of the ear on the wall stared back at them like an eye. It was still the size of a normal human ear, as if it thought that it wouldn't be discovered from the shadows.
For four to five seconds, everything was still. Ye De's head was dizzy, and he didn't know what to do.
Did it hear their conversation before the ear crawled into his peripheral vision? How much did it hear?
Ye De clutched his pants tightly and locked his eyes on a brick below the person's ear. For a moment, An Ran's words echoed in his mind, "Pretty stable. I have very strong self-control."
He was a man who lived by talking, so he was very sensitive to subtle and subtle differences in language. An Ran didn't say 'suppress' or 'control', but 'strong self-control' … It sounded like he had to resist some kind of temptation or desire at all times.
Ye De recalled the day he was patrolling. When the middle-aged woman suddenly mutated in the middle of the city, she turned to look at her neck, which was more than ten meters long. She mumbled, "… It feels pretty good."
Did they feel good when they mutated?
Anna was trembling violently, but she didn't dare to make a sound. She covered her mouth with her hands. Soon, even Ye De could hear the sound of her ribs contracting. Ordinary people in Fan Jia City didn't get fat. This little girl was the same age as him when he left the orphanage, but she only had bones.
Ye De quietly took out a cup of coffee.
"My strength and ability are at the end of my tether. No matter what questions you have, I can't help you." He took a big sip of coffee and tried to maintain the same tone as before. "But don't be afraid. I have a friend, you've met her before. Do you remember the woman who injured your brother? "
Thanks to his experience as a radio host, he didn't seem to notice the ear on the wall.
Anna didn't dare to make a sound — she looked like she wouldn't be able to control herself if she made a sound.
"She is the strongest evolver I have ever seen in Fan Jia City. With her around, everything will be revealed." Ye De would take a big gulp of coffee every time he took a breath. "We split up to investigate the situation, but she was worried about me, so we agreed to meet on the 50th street."
Anna seemed to believe it. She slowly put down her hand that was covering her mouth, and her eyes were watery. Ye De quickly shook his head, not knowing if she understood.
Street 50 was not far from them. If they followed this street and continued eastward, even if they moved, it would not take more than ten minutes. Of course, Lin Sanjiu wasn't going to wait for him there. The last time she went to Lin Sanjiu, she had just followed the two commoners and found another four to five people. They were discussing what had happened and they were half a city away from him.
"The reason why I chose to walk in this direction is because she's waiting for me. If there's an emergency, I just have to shout, and she'll rush over immediately." Ye De finished half of his coffee in the time it took for him to finish his sentence. It wasn't the time to cherish his supplies. "No matter what you're worried about, everything will be fine as long as we continue eastward."
"If only it was true."
Ye De screwed the lid of the coffee cup shut and put it away. There were only three to four mouthfuls of coffee left. This was his last resort in case of a crisis. He did not know how much Anna knew, and he could not explain it to her. If he used the ability of the Argent Head, he would be able to send his message to Anna without her noticing. However, he was sitting there, and Anna would hear him the moment he opened his mouth. So, it was pointless.
To make matters worse, he wasn't a posthuman who specialized in combat.
The two of them watched as the flesh-colored ear slowly crawled back into the darkness. A few seconds later, they heard footsteps coming from the dark corner of the street. When Anna shuddered, Ye De heaved a sigh of relief. The fact that Anna could come back so quickly meant that Anna hadn't gone far.
Since Anna chose to walk over and not attack them directly, it was proof that he believed Ye De's words. After all, he had experienced Lin Sanjiu's speed and combat ability. He didn't dare to attack Ye De when he thought that Lin Sanjiu was nearby.
If he were Anna, no matter what he was going to do next, he would bring the two prey far away from the danger just to be on the safe side.
"I've walked all the way to the 52nd street, but I didn't see anything."
An Ran's figure stood in the depths of the dim city road, stuck at the fork in the road. His face was stretched straight forward, as if his neck was a piece of hot butter that was sliding out of his chest without any resistance and was about to fall off. The self-control he was so proud of just now was showing signs of fading away. "Let's continue walking. Let's go in that direction. I haven't seen the west side yet."
As he spoke, he rotated his neck and looked much more normal. He even pointed to the fork on the right.
Ye De pretended to be shocked. He sat on the ground and mumbled, "No one? We didn't see anything along the way? How is that possible? "
Anna was smarter than he thought. He didn't force the two of them to follow him. Instead, he used the fact that they didn't know that he had heard their conversation to plant a seed of doubt in Ye De's mind. Once Ye De felt that Lin Sanjiu wasn't at the 50th street, he wouldn't act rashly and call for help. Then, Anna could lure the two of them away from the east side without their prey making a sound.
Ye De was willing to cooperate with him this time to let him think that his plan was a success.
Even though he had regained most of his strength, he still leaned on Anna and stood up shakily. The little girl must be very confused and afraid, but she bit her lip and followed Ye De closely as if Ye De was her last hope.
He really wanted to tell Anna that he actually only had one trump card up his sleeve.
As a popular broadcaster, even if Ye De wasn't good at fighting, he didn't lack visas and items. As the number of visas in the Twelve Worlds Centrum increased, it became easier to get them. Even though the items he could get weren't rare or powerful items, they were enough for him to live a normal life.
He was one of the lucky ones. He lived in an environment that was almost harmless, and he tried his best to live in such an environment. He never thought that there would be a day when he would have to fight even though he was still in Fanjia City.
Ye De rehearsed his attack a few times in his mind. He had quite a few Ripple Spheres with him, but he only had one chance to launch an attack. The Ripple Spheres were quite powerful. If he used them when he was being chased by the mutated woman, the entire Fanjia City would collapse. Therefore, he had to solve the problem once and for all. He couldn't give An Ran a chance to climb back into the city.
As for Anna … It was better that she didn't know his next plan.
He was very familiar with Fanjia City. He had been a normal human for 20 years and a posthuman for 14 years. He would stay in Fanjia City as long as the conditions allowed him to. He was like an abandoned dog. Even though his family was no longer around, and the house was empty, he still lingered around the old site.
Ye De knew very well that if he followed the right-hand side of the city to the west, he would soon reach a dead end. If he wanted to get out of the dead end, he would have to climb up the hole in the ceiling and jump to the other side of the city.
That was a little dangerous. The other side of the city was neither near nor far, so he had to jump over it. However, the landing point was very narrow. If he wasn't careful, he might roll down the wall of the city and land on the newly built platform outside the city.
Just as Dirtbeard had told her, the foundation of the platform wasn't strong enough. A part of it had collapsed, and the half-built house had fallen into the haze at the foot of the mountain. Since then, other than a few kids who went to look for weeds, very few people ever set foot on the platform.
"This is not going to be easy," Anran stood on the ladder under the ceiling. His head disappeared beyond the hole in the ceiling. Only his voice could be heard clearly, "Can the two of you jump to the next side of the city?"
"I can't jump anymore," Ye De tried his best to sound weak as he tried to suppress his pounding heart. "You might have to jump over first and then pull me up."
Anran climbed up the ladder step by step. A few seconds later, another head popped down from the hole in the ceiling and stared at them, "Hurry up."
When he and Anran stood on the other side of the city, Ye De was ready to launch his attack.
He was so nervous that his palms were slippery, and he lost his grip on the escalator several times. He looked really weak. When he and Anna finally climbed out of the crack in the ceiling, they realized that Enron's body was already on the other side of the city. Only his head was sticking out of the crack, and his long neck was swaying in the air.
"Hmm … Anna, come over here first," the head that was slowly moving toward Anran smiled from under the cloth. "I'll be more at ease if my brother holds you."
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