Xia Hongyu didn't know how many years she hadn't shed tears. Ever since her divorce, she had always shown her independent and strong side in front of others.
But in her own heart, Xia Hongyu knew very well that she had always wanted someone to rely on.
After all, don't you be so damn strong and have two people share one person's troubles and share responsibilities?
Now she had this thought when she was getting along with Shen Xing.
It's just that she has never dared to speak, and the reason for not daring to speak is very simple. Xia Hongyu can clearly detect that she and Shen Xing are not the same type of people.
If Shen Xing was an ordinary woodcarver with superb craftsmanship, Xia Hongyu might not have any incompatibility with him. Mainly because Shen Xing's craftsmanship was not good on the one hand, and on the other hand, she could sense that Shen Xing was hiding it from her. A lot of things.
And seeing that Shen Xing often dealt with those anomalies, this made Xia Hongyu, who was already frightened, even more unacceptable.
She was very scared, afraid that if they were really together, this man might disappear one day, just like Shen Xing's ex-girlfriend, who was never seen alive or dead.
This is something Xia Hongyu can't bear no matter what. As a woman who has experienced so much in her own life, she doesn't want to lose it again.
The situation in which Shen Xing was lying on the bed now was exactly the same as what she had worried about. Although Shen Xing had not disappeared, she couldn't help but feel frightened. It would be better if she was facing business matters, but like this, she was powerless and frightened. , Xia Hongyu really didn’t know what to do.
The most important thing is that she feels like she and Shen Xing are from two different worlds, and the distance between them is getting farther and farther.
After wiping away her tears, Xia Hongyu came over and sat beside the bed, stroking Feifei's back with one hand and holding Shen Xing's hand naturally with the other.
No one in the ward spoke anymore.
After an unknown amount of time, Shen Xing's phone on the bedside rang. Feifei took it for him. When Shen Xing saw it, it was Gu Fei calling.
After the call was connected, Gu Fei's voice came from the other side, as well as Ding Wenying's voice. The two of them must be talking about something, and the phone was on speakerphone.
"The White Tower's special task force has informed us of your injury." Gu Fei said, "What exactly caused this?"
Shen Xing described how he handled the anomaly in the White Tower Building, which caused a small-scale outbreak of anomalies, and then discovered a high-level anomaly after handling it.
However, he did not say what the anomaly was, and the special team did not know. Wang Zhi's characteristics meant that his information could not be grasped by the special team, unless he happened to encounter and catch the opponent by accident.
And Shen Xing only said that he entered the White Tower Building because he discovered an anomaly in the sequence chain.
Gu Fei was aware of this matter. He had previously helped Shen Xing greet Chen Dong and asked him to send Lu Yang to receive Shen Xing.
"We have seen the photos of your current physical condition and asked the Kuazhou Special Training Institute to help solve the problem." Ding Wenying's voice came.
"It seems that Ningzhou has also reported it and sent samples. We are waiting for the analysis results above." Shen Xing nodded.
"Don't be nervous, the higher ups will also report to the headquarters." Gu Fei said: "If there are relevant cases and disposal methods, there will be instructions soon. Of course, if not, they can study and give solutions, such as Operate as soon as possible.”
"How long will it take?" Shen Xing asked.
"Actually... I suggest direct surgery." Ding Wenying directly interjected.
It seemed that he knew that Gu Fei couldn't answer this question, maybe he couldn't answer it at all.
And the surgery he was talking about was the plan to cut off one-fifth of the body.
"After all, if we wait until the research results are available, your injury may have already become serious." Ding Wenying added: "You also know that this matter cannot be delayed."
Shen Xing smiled. He had already guessed the meaning of the two people's calls and asked, "Do you want me to make a decision? Do you want to continue waiting or agree to have the surgery?"
Gu Fei's voice became deeper: "We analyzed the black matter ourselves and compared it with the information obtained in the past. We have also dealt with files with similar anomalies, but those anomalies were without exception dead objects, and none of them survived, so ...If I need surgery, I can ask Chen Dong to arrange it today."
Originally, they couldn't make up their minds for Shen Xing. Now they called because they wanted to ask what Shen Xing meant, but they just couldn't speak. Now that Shen Xing had made it clear, there was no need to keep it secretive.
Shen Xing shook his head: "I want to wait for the result."
There was silence on the other side of the phone. After a while, Gu Fei's voice came: "I'm going to rush the progress above."
"Well, then you have a good rest." Ding Wenying sighed.
It was not convenient to be on the phone, so Shen Xing did not ask Zhou Dao how he was doing now.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Xing told Xia Hongyu and Feifei: "It's getting late. Go to the hotel and rest. If you have anything else to discuss tomorrow, I'm tired too."
The deadline for visiting the doctor has not actually come yet, but Shen Xing excused himself because he was tired. Neither Xia Hongyu nor Feifei said anything. Feifei just reluctantly pulled Shen Xing's hand and looked at the location of his wound.
The hotel the two of them stayed in was near the hospital, making it convenient for them to visit.
After Shen Xing waited for them to leave, he sat quietly for a while, then revealed the black sharp knife hidden in the black area. After a slight hesitation, he reached out to hold the handle of the sharp knife.
But the palm of his hand was suspended in the sky and did not fall down. This sharp knife was very strange. When he grabbed it, it felt like his palm was stuck. Moreover, Shen Xing believed that if he did not shake it off in time, the knife might stick to his skin forever. .
Unless you peel off this layer of skin directly.
Of course, this is only external. If you directly grasp this knife, your body may be affected by other unknown effects.
Shen Xing shifted his gaze to the wood carving of the king that had been absorbed. Although the wood carving was carved in the dark, he had completely grasped the appearance of the king, not only the ordinary facial features, but also the clothes and height proportions. , even the black sharp knife he held in his hand was vividly displayed.
Shen Xing originally thought that this black sharp knife would be sucked into the wood carving along with Wang Zhi, but later he discovered that it was actually independent and was called "sub-core equipment."
From this point of view, there should be something called "core equipment".
The black liquid flowing inside the black sharp knife is like a venom that can infect almost any target it stabs.
In other words, although it can be used by abnormalities, it can also be used by humans, so it is normal that the wood carving cannot absorb the sharp knife.
Of course, if an ordinary human directly grabs this knife with his hand, it is very likely that he will be assimilated in a short time, just like Shen Xing who was stabbed now.
It is impossible to directly use a knife to absorb the black liquid from the current wound, and it is also impossible to use a wood carving to absorb this wood carving, which is not abnormal.
Shen Xing paused, retracted his hand, temporarily closed the hidden black area, and said: "Consultant, are you here? If you can sense my contact with you, answer me."
After waiting for a minute, he repeated it again.
After repeating this for fifteen minutes, I lay on my back facing the ceiling, and suddenly a line of font appeared.
【What's up? The environment around you now... seems a bit strange. 】
Shen Xing smiled: "Aren't you unable to see where I am and can only communicate with me via text?"
[It is true that I cannot see you, but I can slightly feel that the place where you communicate with me this time is very far away from the last time. 】
"Well, it's quite far." Shen Xing nodded, but he didn't say where he was now.
You still have to be wary of the "consultant", otherwise you won't know when this guy is cheating.
"I'm looking for you this time because I want to make a deal with you." Shen Xing said directly: "You help me remove the black liquid that is spreading on my body, and I will do something for you in exchange."
[Can you describe what it is in detail? 】
"When I was dealing with an anomaly, I was injured by a black sharp knife in the guy's hand. Although I stopped it in time, the wound seemed to be stained with thick ink, and there was a black liquid flowing along the wound to other parts of the body. Spread." Shen Xing said: "At present, I can only slow down the spread, but I cannot fundamentally contain it."
At this time, the font on the ceiling paused for a few seconds before appearing again.
[It sounds like it was injured by a sub-core weapon. Is the anomaly you killed a high level? 】
Shen Xing was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Yes."
[Injuries caused by sub-core weapons and above are difficult to deal with, because they not only cause physical damage, but also abnormal characteristic damage of that type. The simplest and safest solution is to cut off the injured part, so I suggest you Cut off directly. 】
Shen Xing shook his head and smiled: "If I have a choice, I don't want to spend the rest of my life as a disabled person."
[...I may not be able to complete this contract with you. ] The text of "Advisor" quickly displayed: [Because unless you are the anomaly itself, and the characteristics you carry are higher than the level of the anomaly you killed, it is possible to suppress the characteristics through characteristics and slowly assimilate this black liquid. . Otherwise, you can only wait to be assimilated by the other party. 】
"Apart from this, is there no other way?" Shen Xing asked.
[There are only two ways. The first one is to transform into a higher level anomaly and assimilate the black liquid, but I can't help you do it. Maybe it's because I'm not level enough, maybe you need to find an anomaly that's more powerful than me. And the second one immediately cuts off the infected part of the body. 】
[Actually, I can also introduce you to a method that may turn you into a high-level abnormality, but with your current physical condition, there is a 99% chance that it will not be possible at all. If I enter into this contract with you, it is conceivable that I will not get any benefits. 】
"This guy is only interested in profit." Shen Xing cursed in his mind.
He opened his clothes and found that the skin outside his ribs on his left side had turned black again, and the growth rate seemed to be faster than he expected.
At this rate, the upper part of the arm may be completely infected by noon tomorrow, and the heart may be endangered.
"Okay, then you are busy, I have no problem for now." Shen Xing put down his clothes to cover the wound where no blood was flowing out.
The area looked like a hardened black lump.
[Well, I will try to contact you again in a month. If you are not dead and have not become disabled, then we will make a contract and do something particularly interesting. 】
The "advisor" stopped talking after displaying these words and had obviously left.
It cannot take Shen Xing's life and death seriously, nor does it have much compassion. Profitability is the essence of its anomaly.
And Shen Xing has always felt that this guy is mysterious and seems to be plotting something, but no one can extract unnecessary words from the "advisor"'s mouth. It is extremely difficult to find out what it is doing.
About half an hour later, a good-looking nurse wearing a mask came in, poured some water for Shen Xing, inserted a straw and let him drink a few sips slowly, then tidied up the ward and left.
After he left, Shen Xing turned off the lights in the ward, then turned on the causal isolation, and said: "For a person who has a big secret and is about to die, don't the nuns want to come back to see him for the last time? I missed it. Tonight or tomorrow night, the person lying here may be a vegetative person who cannot speak or open his eyes."
Not long after he finished speaking, there was a click in the independent bathroom of the ward, and unusually heavy footsteps sounded in the dark space.
Category V, the only fat woman in the sequence, is coming.
Shen Xing was lying on the bed, pretending to be desperate. He glanced at the bathroom door and saw that the fat woman was trying hard and difficult to squeeze her fat body out of the door.
To be honest, the door frame of the bathroom was smaller than the door frame of the hotel, so it was difficult for her.
It took about two or three minutes, and there was a popping sound, and the fat mass was finally squeezed out, but in the hazy Shen Xing felt that the bathroom door frame was already a little skewed.
Heavy footsteps approached Shen Xing's bed step by step.
At the same moment, Shen Xing only felt the hospital bed beneath him move slightly. A small hand stretched out from the bottom of the bed, grabbed one side of the metal bed frame, and then put on a doll Lolita dress, a pink hairband on her head, and The old loli lady with a weathered face stood up from the bed.
I don't know why she appeared from under the bed, but this is no longer the focus of Shen Xing's attention.
The old Loli stood by the bed and stared at Shen Xing. A kind mother's smile appeared on her wrinkled face, and she looked weird and hideous.
"You...are all here." Shen Xing coughed "violently" twice, as if his throat was filled with bloodshot and thick phlegm.
Not long after, the fat bitch also stood beside the bed, standing side by side with the old loli, neither of them spoke.
Shen Xing continued: "I don't want to die with a secret... save me, I can share an extremely important... secret with you."
The two women glanced at each other, then looked at Shen Xing, and invariably moved their bodies closer to the bed.
Shen Xing "struggled" to lift his clothes to reveal the wound. Although the lights were not turned on in the ward, he was not worried that the mother-in-law didn't even have such eyesight.
The fat woman bent her bucket waist and took a closer look at the black wound. Then she turned to the old loli and made a whining sound, as if she couldn't speak.
The old Loli also watched carefully. After a while, her lips slowly moved, and an extremely thin but airy voice came out.
"Dead end!"
