"There shouldn't be any problems here."
After leaving the crowd with the girl in his arms, Fangzheng made several turns in a row before he found a deserted area and put the girl down.
"How are you? Can you walk by yourself? "
"Ah … .yes …."
The girl was slightly surprised when she felt Fangzheng's movement. She reluctantly left Fangzheng's arms, then stood on the ground again and bowed her head to Fangzheng.
"Thank you for saving me …."
"You're welcome. It was nothing."
Fangzheng waved his hand in response to the girl's gratitude.
"But what the hell are those bastards doing? Bullying a girl? Is this their hobby? What a bunch of lunatics …. "
"That …."
Hearing Fangzheng's muttering, the girl hesitated for a moment, but she still looked at him and asked in a low voice.
"Excuse me … .aren't you afraid of me?"
"Me? Afraid of you? "
Faced with the girl's question, Fangzheng was completely at a loss.
"Why should I be afraid of you?"
"Because … because I'm the 'Cursed Child' …."
As she spoke, the girl stretched out her hand and pressed down on the pair of cat ears on the top of her head as if to cover something.
"Everyone says that the 'Cursed Child' is scary and hates our existence …."
Looking at the girl who lowered her head in front of him, Fangzheng smiled and reached out his hand to pat her little head.
"I don't think there's anything scary about it. Someone actually hates a cute child like you. I can only say that there's something wrong with those people's brains."
"Huh?"
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, the girl raised her head in surprise. Her lavender eyes were shining with pure brilliance.
"Am … .am I cute?"
"Of course. How could anyone hate a cute child like you? Not to mention, cat ears are cute. "
As he spoke, Fangzheng reached out his hand and gently pinched the girl's cat ears …. Hmm, it's soft and comfortable to the touch.
"Woo …"
Upon feeling Fangzheng's touch, the little girl shivered and stared at Fangzheng in dissatisfaction.
"Big brother … it's itchy …"
"Sorry, sorry."
Looking at the girl's flushed face, Fangzheng hurriedly let go of the pair of cute cat ears.
"By the way, why are you here?"
"This …"
Facing Fangzheng's question, the girl revealed an uneasy expression.
"I, I just wanted to see if I could find some food. Everyone hasn't eaten for a few days …"
"Everyone?"
"Hmm … an 'Accursed Child' just like me …"
"…"
Looking at the girl's expression, Fangzheng was silent for a moment.
"Do you need food?"
"Yes, and … it's going to be winter soon. If we don't get some warm clothes, everyone's life will be tough."
"In that case, let me help you."
"Eh?"
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, the girl raised her head in surprise.
"Can I?"
"Of course."
Looking at the girl's surprised expression, Fangzheng smiled faintly.
"It's fate that we met. I don't know why the people of this city see you as monsters, but … no matter what, bullying a group of children is not in line with my values. But first … "
Having said that, Fangzheng carefully looked at the girl in front of him. At the moment, the girl was only wearing a thin, tattered dress that he didn't know where she picked it up from. She wasn't even wearing shoes. It was already late autumn in this world. The whistling cold wind made the girl's petite body shiver uncontrollably.
"Let me help you change your clothes first. You're more familiar with this place. Are there any clothing stores nearby?"
"No, I can't …"
Hearing Fangzheng's question, the girl took a step back in surprise. She stretched out her hand to cover her cat ears again and shook her head.
"I can't enter those stores. Otherwise, I'll be chased out …"
Is it because of the cat ears?
Looking at the girl's reaction, Fangzheng sighed silently. He reached out his hand and rummaged through his storage space. I remember there should be something here … Fine, I guess I can do it.
"Put on this hat."
While saying that, Fangzheng took out a black hat that looked like a witch's from his storage space and placed it on the girl's head. This was a hat he bought when he accompanied Tiria to buy clothes. Because he didn't like this style, Fangzheng threw it here. But now … it seemed to suit the girl very well.
"Huh?"
Noticing the hat on her head, the girl widened her eyes in surprise. Fangzheng looked at her and smiled.
"In that case, you don't have to worry about being found out."
"… Thank you …"
Grabbing the edge of the hat, the girl lowered her head and thanked him in a low voice with a blushing face. This was the first time in her life that she had been treated so gently by someone. In the past, people would always look at her with disgust and hatred in their eyes when they saw her. She was already used to all this. Even she herself thought that maybe she really shouldn't have been born in this world. Her mother had abandoned her, and other people looked at her with hatred in their eyes.
But … this was the first time … that someone … treated her so gently.
"Then, before that, let's introduce ourselves."
Fangzheng squatted down and looked at the girl in front of him.
"My name is Fangzheng. You can call me whatever you want … What's your name?"
"… Bushcui."
Even after a long time, Bushcui would never forget the person who appeared beside her on this day and saved her from the infinite darkness of the world.
The shopping street.
The commotion caused by Fangzheng just now did not seem to cause too much trouble. Everything around him seemed to be the same as usual. Fangzheng leaned against the wall next to him, looking at the crowd walking around outside the shop while flipping through a magazine called "Protogut War" in his hand. Through this magazine, Fangzheng finally gained some understanding of the current situation in this world.
Eight years ago, a kind of viral parasitic creature called "Protogut" appeared in the world. They had a large mutated body and strength, as well as an almost indestructible recovery ability. Humans fought against these monsters and were eventually defeated. Humans lost 80% of their territory and could only curl up in a small metropolitan area and struggle at death's door. They used the "Pi" metal to build a huge stone monument on the outskirts of the city. This "Pi" metal could prevent the Protogut Beasts from approaching, and after being made into weapons, it could effectively kill the Protogut Beasts and weaken their regenerative abilities.
People who were attacked and bitten by the Protogut would be injected with body fluids by the Protogut, causing a genetic mutation and turning them into one of the Protogut. In Fangzheng's view, this so-called virus was actually not much different from Resident Evil. The only difference was that the viruses in Resident Evil would turn into zombies after being bitten, while the people here would turn into monsters after being bitten.
But for Fangzheng, the most important thing was … the "Cursed Children".
Generally speaking, according to research, the Protogut Virus would not cause a mutation in the human body unless it was injected into the blood. But the Protogut Virus that entered the mouth had a certain chance of infecting the baby. Those babies would be born with red eyes, and some babies would also have an appearance similar to the Protogut Virus due to various mutations.
Unlike the victims who turned into monsters after being bitten by the Protogut Virus, these "Cursed Children" could suppress the invasion of the Protogut Virus to a certain extent. But as they grew up, the invasion rate of the Protogut Virus on the "Cursed Children" would become higher and higher. Once the invasion rate of the "Cursed Children" exceeded 50%, they would become Protogut monsters.
Moreover, due to the instability of the Y chromosome, the "Cursed Children" who survived after being infected by the Protogut Virus were all girls.
Was this why those people were afraid of them?
Swoosh.
At that moment, the curtain in front of Fangzheng was pulled open, and Bushi Cui walked out with a flushed face.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
