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Chapter 977: 786: Infiltrating the Enemy Ranks

Chapter 977: Chapter 786: Infiltrating the Enemy Ranks

The little monster poking its head out from the alley entrance wore a familiar teal short shirt, its hastily tied hair bun not only messy but also skewed and crooked.

Yet even so, that round, chubby little face still looked rather adorable.

Except… the pitch-black, hollow eyes were a big deduction.

Those eyes had no pupils, the membranes shrouded in an abyssal blackness, deeply unsettling whenever they glanced over.

“Dai Uncle!”

Accompanied by a delighted shout.

The pair of black eyes slightly widened, the corners of the mouth subtly lifted, seemingly exuding joy, yet in reality growing even more terrifying.

Xu Shuo frowned and looked at her: “Who are you?”

His voice fell.

The joy on the girl’s face instantly faltered.

Meanwhile, Luo Kai also held his breath.

After a moment.

The girl, now stiffened, suddenly shrank back her head, her hands that were gripping onto the wall’s edges retreating as well, her entire figure disappearing into the darkness on some unknown whim.

The two standing outside watched motionlessly as she came and vanished.

Just then, Luo Kai nudged Xu Shuo’s arm, shifting the expanded system screen towards him.

The radar’s Abyss level.

Had spiked to Level 4.

Leaning close to Xu Shuo’s ear, Luo Kai whispered: “So, the Abyssal pollution level of this place is at most Level 2. The truly frightening thing here is this little monster—and she came for you, didn’t she?”

Xu Shuo replied lightly: “Maybe.”

“You really don’t recognize her?”

“In this ugly state, I honestly don’t.”

“Tsk, better not piss her off. Watch out—she might suddenly jump out and haul you away.”

“…”

Luo Kai wore a gleeful, schadenfreude-filled expression.

Xu Shuo cast him a faint sidelong glance.

The researcher might just have been right.

Becoming smaller seemed to have altered her personality slightly as well.

…

Xu Shuo couldn’t be bothered with this teenager in his rebellious phase. After waiting a while longer at the alley entrance, the darkness within started to churn violently.

Those pitch-black tendrils seemed to roll and flow, faint traces of their turbulence discernible, like thick clouds whipped into a whirlwind, or like an underwater vortex emerging deep within the sea.

As the darkness surged, the alley’s scenery seemed to sharpen slightly.

The densely packed windows and railings on the layered buildings became visible in the night.

The glow of a searchlight faintly floated along the edge of the alley entrance.

As if something were draining the darkness away.

“Huh?”

Seeing this, Luo Kai looked slightly surprised.

He had thought the monster had retreated in anger to cook up a big move.

But now it seemed that might not be the case.

After a while.

The twisting darkness in the alley persisted.

But those pale little hands reappeared at the edge of the alley entrance, cautiously poking out her head under the intense beam of the searchlight, revealing her upper body.

Blinking her large, watery eyes, she said, “Dai Uncle… it’s me.”

Perhaps worried that the people on the other side wouldn’t recognize her.

After speaking, the little girl earnestly stood still at the alley entrance, her posture obedient, her hands clasped in front of her, nervously tugging at her short shirt.

Then she tentatively spoke out: “I’m Qing.”

Whether it was the searchlight’s reflection or something else.

Her eyes gleamed faintly, radiating an added hint of Spiritual Energy.

The sclera had turned gray-white, while the central iris and pupil remained pitch-black, yet at least looked more agreeable than before, with a mist of water lightly lingering in her eye sockets, making them appear particularly crystalline.

The little girl blinked.

An innocent and clear impression seeped out.

Looking at the obedient little girl standing at the edge of the alley.

Luo Kai immediately clutched his chest: “Wow! Such an adorable little monster…Little one, can you really bear to say you don’t know her?!”

Xu Shuo ignored him, instead raising a hand to his chin, his expression thoughtful.

“Qing, huh…”

“Mm-mm!”

The little girl’s eyes lit up as she nodded eagerly.

“It’s really Qing.”

“Dai Uncle!”

Hearing this affirmation, Qing stood slightly on tiptoe, her excitement almost driving her to rush forward, yet hesitation stopped her steps.

Xu Shuo curled his lips and crouched down, spreading his arms towards her: “Want to come over?”

His voice fell.

Standing at the alley entrance, Qing’s eyes suddenly brightened, that spark far exceeding the deceptive facade she had put on, emanating an emotion unknown and alien.

Soon after, Qing dashed out from the alley entrance, her figure fully exposed under the searchlight’s radiance.

The darkness behind her trailed like a spider’s web, clinging to her back and stretching into elongated strands.

But as Qing raced forward, widening the distance, the black threads tightly adhered to her back snapped taut and broke, snapping back quickly into the abyssal alley.

As the little girl made her first stride.

Luo Kai’s fingers were already rubbing against the Ruby.

But upon witnessing this scene.

He froze for a moment, his expression slightly surprised.

The next instant.

Qing had already joyfully collided into Xu Shuo’s arms.

“Dai Uncle!”

She excitedly raised her hands to tightly embrace the young man’s neck, her head nestling into his shoulder, her face revealing a satisfied expression.

Feeling the cold, cloying sensation in his embrace, Xu Shuo paused for a moment before wrapping his arms around her.

At this moment.

Qing suddenly inhaled deeply.

Then, gazing at the young man’s neck just inches away.

She gulped and said, “Dai Uncle, you smell so good… I, I’m a bit hungry, Qing hasn’t eaten in so long…”

Xu Shuo’s gaze shifted slightly, his face emotionless as he lowered his head to look at her: “So?”