The speed at which it spread was even faster than people could imagine!
In the blink of an eye, Hei Qi leaped to the other side of the living room like a startled rabbit. She seemed to want to jump out of the broken window, but even with her agile movements, she still couldn't outrun the speed at which the blue mist spread!
The blue mist seemed to have some kind of subtle connection, as if it had directly caught up with Hei Qi, as if Hei Qi possessed something that attracted her most...
A tiny bit of blue mist quickly clung to Hei Qi's exposed palm. Then, as if she were on fire, Hei Qi screamed in pain. The blood vessels beneath her skin on her palm bulged out instantly, as if countless tiny blood vessels were about to burst!
The veins bulged and spread rapidly into her body beneath her leather coat, then began to appear on her neck as well…
In just a few breaths, the powerful Hei Qi seemed to have all his strength drained away. His body swayed and he collapsed softly to the ground, his body still convulsing violently. The veins on his once beautiful face were clearly visible...
Chen Xiao had already collapsed to the ground. He was shocked to see the woman who had barged into his home suddenly change. Just as he was in shock, he suddenly felt a strong burning sensation on his palm!
Looking down, he saw that a trace of blue liquid had flowed into his wound from the cut on his palm caused by the test tube fragment. The original cut seemed to be spreading slightly with a hint of blue. He subconsciously rubbed his hands, but the blue seemed to have penetrated deep into his skin and could not be rubbed off no matter how much he rubbed.
Soon, Chen Xiao felt that his entire hand had completely lost sensation—this wasn't just simple numbness, but he couldn't feel the existence of his hand at all! This sensation quickly spread from his palm to his wrist and forearm. Chen Xiao panicked, but he was powerless to stop it!
He finally collapsed, the blue color spreading across his body. He couldn't feel his own body anymore, as if he had become a vegetable. He could only lie there helplessly, and eventually even the muscles in his face lost control. His mouth opened slightly, and saliva flowed out uncontrollably.
Inside the room, the blue mist seemed to still be drifting.
Chen Xiao looked helplessly at the woman in black lying a few meters away from him. Fortunately, the terrifying appearance did not last long. Soon the bulging veins on her face, neck and wrists disappeared, but the blue gas rose from her body again—as if something in her body had evaporated!
The atmosphere was extremely strange. Chen Xiao's body was out of his control; he could only watch helplessly as the blue mist, as if it had found its next target, joyfully rushed towards him—it seemed to have no attraction whatsoever, more like iron filings drawn by a magnet, frantically swarming onto his body…
Subtly, although Chen Xiao couldn't move, he noticed changes in his body. This feeling was similar to when he was a child, sick with a high fever, feeling dazed and confused, as if his senses were dulled, yet he had a subtle feeling that something profound had happened within him!
The dramatic changes were real and not just Chen Xiao's illusion.
If there were a microscope at this moment, in the microscopic world inside his body, cells would be rapidly breaking down and fusing, forming strange arrangements. The fission of cell nuclei would generate a kind of magical power, which would spread throughout his body with every heartbeat and every circulation of blood, to every inch of muscle, every drop of flesh, and every hair!
It was as if something that had bound life since time immemorial had gently broken free of its chains…
His heartbeat gradually regained its vitality, and the process of going from silence to renewed vigor felt like an eternity. Chen Xiao could barely open his eyes; he felt everything around him was sluggish, and he was experiencing auditory hallucinations, as if strange noises were coming from all directions...
He seemed to feel that he could move again, first in his fingertips, and then gradually the sensation in his body returned. But for some reason, it was as if his body was carrying a heavy burden, making every bit of his sensation extremely slow.
At that moment, he suddenly heard a familiar sound—the door of his house!
The door to the room opened, and someone slowly walked in. The person who came in also seemed to be dressed in a black leather outfit, and their attire was almost exactly the same as the woman in black from before—even their ears were covered with the same earpieces and glasses.
Chen Xiao felt the world in front of him shaking. He struggled a little but couldn't see who the person who came in was. He could only make out the outline of the person, who seemed to be a woman.
His only thought was: Another one has come!
Struggling, he barely managed to stand up, leaning against the wall for support. The person who entered first saw Hei Qi lying on the living room floor and exclaimed in surprise. Then, he spotted Chen Xiao and strode quickly toward him, extending his hand...
Chen Xiao tried to resist, struggling to raise his hand to stop the other person's outstretched hand, but his movements were too slow to mount an effective resistance. He was very anxious. Just then, a strange power within his body suddenly gave him a flash of inspiration…
It seemed to be an instinct hidden within him... a power that seemed to erupt the moment he had a thought...
Bang!!!
He raised his hands, and a sudden burst of energy erupted from his palms! The twisted energy slammed into the person who had entered, who seemed to cry out in surprise and was instantly thrown forward! He then crashed heavily into the refrigerator next to the kitchen. The metal refrigerator door was dented!
Chen Xiao was stunned.
He instinctively wanted to look at his hands, but his mind was a little foggy...
How did I do that?
How did I do that?
The person he had "kicked" out struggled to her feet. She was a woman dressed very similarly to Hei Qi, the only difference being that her hair was longer and her face looked older. After being hit by Chen Xiao, a trace of blood had seeped from the corner of her mouth. She seemed to be enduring the pain as she barely managed to stand up and walk towards Chen Xiao.
"Don'e over..." Chen Xiao's voice was weak and feeble, but a wave of weakness washed over him, and he could barely lift his hand.
As the woman drew closer, her features finally became clearer, and there was no malice in her eyes.
"Chen Xiao...it's me, the one who called you..." Chen Xiao seemed to vaguely hear such a voice, a voice that was hollow and somewhat indistinct.
But soon, he heard the other person's next sentence clearly, and he breathed a sigh of relief, his hands falling limply to his sides.
"I am Hei San, the one who handed Ya Ya over to you, Three! I am your mother's friend!"
Chen Xiao fainted. Before he passed out, he vaguely saw several figures walking into his house through the front door, each carrying some strange objects...
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For most people in the world, it was an ordinary night. But for that eighteen-year-old boy, it was a nightmare.
During his long coma, he had countless dreams, each one related to his parents. From his father's every hug, to his mother's every look, and the deep worry in his mother's eyes during every meeting, to his father's thoughtful gaze hidden behind his glasses.
Some details that I had previously overlooked are now appearing clearly, one by one.
He dreamt of himself at sixteen, standing at the airport, waiting for his parents' ashes to be flown in. He dreamt of silently holding the ashes, taking a car ride home from the airport, without uttering a single word or shedding a single tear.
He seemed to be just staring blankly out the window.
Perhaps, maturity begins from that moment.
(Actually, nothing has changed. I was alone before, and I'm still alone now.) — That day, Chen Xiao said to herself.
As I recall, it seemed to be raining that day.
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