Curly Hair, who had eaten his fill and hadn't been scolded, yawned and crawled into his kennel to sleep.
Fang Zhao had originally intended to take a look around the vicinity. He had even asked the property management how to rent a speedboat yesterday. His studies were over, and he had completed his thesis. He had intended to relax and go out to sea to fish for a few days. At the same time, he would also catch some fresh seafood for his "rabbit."
However, the matter that Curly Hair had brought back made Fang Zhao abandon his original plans.
Returning to his study, Fang Zhao scanned the drawing he had just drawn in his notebook, divided it into several screens, and opened up a map of Yanzhou. He marked out a region and placed it in front of him along with the drawing from before.
The "T" represented Tomorrow's Empire. That organization that loved to launch sneak attacks and couldn't wait to bring back the Period of Destruction. The first time Fang Zhao had come into contact with them had been during his military service on planet Baiji.
He had also encountered them once on Whale Island.
Looking at the three routes drawn on the map, Fang Zhao analyzed the other party's objective.
As someone who had spent close to a hundred years during the Period of Destruction, Fang Zhao was still very sensitive to many things. Some influences had already seeped into his soul. Even if he had a different body and a different background, he wouldn't be able to get rid of them after living in the peaceful era of the New Era for so long.
Curly Hair's smoky burp seemed to have triggered Fang Zhao's senses in an instant.
During the Period of Destruction, smoke represented war and bloodshed.
Di — — Di — —
As he was thinking, his personal terminal beeped. Fang Zhao shifted his attention away from the drawing and checked the notification.
It was the miniature monitoring device he had tied to Curly Hair's leg. If there were any abnormalities, he would be notified.
The screen that popped up displayed the real-time monitoring results.
An hour ago, the heavy metal content in Curly Hair's blood had only been slightly over the limit. Now, it was rising rapidly.
No, it should be said that it was a rapid change.
Quite a few types of metal content suddenly rose and then dropped rapidly. There were even some heavy metal elements that shouldn't exist in a normal dog's body.
These metal elements were probably from what Curly Hair had eaten today.
Humans would also ingest some non-essential elements from food, but the situation before his eyes was clearly different. In less than ten seconds, according to the measuring device, Curly Hair's body's concentration of a certain metal element dropped from the highest warning value to zero. Then, it rose again from zero to a jaw-dropping value!
Among all the creatures Fang Zhao knew of, there was no creature that could produce such a change!
For example, according to the real-time measurement results of the instrument, there were several heavy metal elements in it. If placed in the body of a normal person, the person would not be able to survive. Not even dogs!
However, Curly Hair's vital signs hadn't disappeared. Fang Zhao could still hear him snoring rhythmically.
But this sudden change in the results of the instrument was not normal at all!
Is the detector broken?
Fang Zhao quickly walked over to Curly Hair's kennel and looked at the snoring Curly Hair. Fang Zhao paused for a moment and placed a finger on Curly Hair's nose to test his breathing.
Curly Hair liked to snore when he was asleep. He wasn't a short-snouted breed, nor was he overweight, but he liked to snore. Fang Zhao had even brought him to a vet for a checkup, but nothing had been found.
At this time, the dog was snoring. Its breathing was strong and not hurried, but the temperature of the air it exhaled was abnormally high, much higher than the temperature measured by the detector on the dog's leg.
As a warm-blooded animal, the temperature of its breath was twice as high as its body temperature. Was that normal?
Fang Zhao patted Curly Hair's head.
"Curly Hair?"
Curly Hair continued to snore.
Fang Zhao patted him again. "The game console has been stolen."
"Awoo …"
Curly Hair struggled and growled twice. He licked his nose and changed his position to continue sleeping. He shifted from lying on his back to lying on his side and even moved his four legs as if he wanted to run.
After a while, Curly Hair continued to snore.
Fang Zhao's expression became even more solemn.
He couldn't even wake up from the keyword "game console has been stolen"?
It seemed like the situation was more serious than he had imagined.
However, he had never encountered such a situation before. He had never even heard of it, so Fang Zhao didn't know what to do.
Should he forcefully wake Curly Hair up or continue observing?
He wasn't sure if forcefully waking Curly Hair up would be harmful, so he didn't dare to act rashly.
Just as Fang Zhao was pondering what to do, the alarm from the detector became more urgent and sharp. The changes on the personal terminal's display made one's heart tremble.
Heart rate, pulse, blood pressure, and other indicators were all changing rapidly.
This was just what the detector could detect. Who knew how much more than the detector could detect?
The screen on the display flickered. The image seemed to be distorted by some kind of force.
The light source in the room also became unstable and flickered, as if it had encountered some kind of interference.
The electrical appliances that were currently working emitted urgent alarms.
Waves of tinnitus caused intense discomfort. Fortunately, Fang Zhao could still endure it. If it had been anyone else, they might have already lost consciousness.
An icy chill seemed to flow through the air.
Fang Zhao's intuition, which he had cultivated during the Period of Destruction, could clearly sense the unknown danger from Curly Hair's body. He hurriedly took a few steps back.
The detector's data collection was interrupted, and the sharp alarms came to an abrupt end. The connection between the detector and the personal terminal was severed.
The lights in the room exploded at the same time.
The power socket crackled with electricity.
A cold light reflected off the metal suddenly appeared.
It was huge … like a … claw?
It was so fast that it seemed to be a phantom.
Bang!
The dust and debris on the ground were sent flying.
The sudden strong air current made the curtains flap loudly.
The entire three-story building shook violently.
Then, the metallic glow disappeared.
It had only been the blink of an eye. It seemed like an illusion.
Fang Zhao fell silent as he looked at the huge claw mark and the cracks on the floor.
There was actually a chair in the area covered by the huge claw mark.
Nanfeng had bought it at a high price as a gift for Fang Zhao to celebrate his new home.
When Nanfeng had bought the chair, he had felt that solid wood was more classy. Solid wood furniture in the New Era was considered a luxury item. However, the seller also said that people with dogs could choose sturdier furniture, especially the legs of tables, chairs, and benches, which could not be chewed on.
Thus, Nanfeng had chosen an alloy one. Sturdy enough.
But at this moment, the high-grade alloy chair that the seller had touted as "sturdy enough" had already been smashed into the floor like a pancake.
Curly Hair, who had been sleeping at the side, seemed to wake up from a nightmare.
He stared with his innocent dog eyes. His surroundings were a mess. There were a few large cracks on the floor, and he could even see downstairs through the cracks. There were also sinister footprints on the ground.
Curly Hair jumped out of his kennel in shock and bared his teeth. "Enemy attack! Awoo! "
Curly Hair ran over quickly when he saw Fang Zhao. He stood beside Fang Zhao and growled at the huge claw mark that had appeared in the room.
Curly Hair's ears were pressed back, the fur on his neck stood on end, the deep wrinkles on his nose, and his exposed fangs showed that this dog had entered battle mode. He was like a brave warrior who had sworn to defend his territory against foreign invaders.
His expression was extremely ferocious.
"Awoo!!"
Fang Zhao: "…"
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