"Tell me, find me something."

Following Zhou Xueqiu to walk a few steps along the corridor, Zhuo Xuan stopped his steps and asked.

Zhou Xueqiu stood still and turned around, the expression on his face was a little treacherous, as if he was restraining his desire to explore: "You have received a task?" ”

"yes, did you get it too?" Hearing Zhou Xueqiu mention the task of releasing the black watch, Zhuo Xuan suddenly restrained his expression, and a keen expectation ignited in his heart.

If Zhou Xueqiu was on his side, the mission would not fail no matter what.

Zhuo Xuan looked at Zhou Xueqiu expectantly, but saw that this man slowly shook his head, a fiery heart was instantly extinguished as if he had fallen into the abyss, only the coldness spread all over his body, making Zhuo Xuan's face unconsciously appear in disbelief, and his hands and feet became extremely cold.

"How so?" He muttered.

Indeed, from the beginning of becoming the Chosen One to the present, Zhuo Xuan has been accompanied by Zhou Xueqiu every step of the way. Even in the dream of the beast created by the hydra, there is a dream version of Zhou Xueqiu accompanying him. I don't know when it started, Zhou Xueqiu has become a symbolic meaning for Zhuo Xuan, and this meaning is even greater than that of friends and brothers.

It seems that as long as Zhou Xueqiu is here, he can do everything he wants to do safely, always have such a backing, and can always give him his back with confidence.

But that's no longer the case.

"You didn't get a task? How is this possible! This can't be ......" Zhuo Xuan's body shook, he didn't know how to face this fact.

What can I rely on now?

Zhou Xueqiu? Wan Hongyu?

Does the man with the scar on his face bring memories to himself?

The ethereal experience could not give Zhuo Xuan a sense of security.

It's like watching others play a game and clear it countless times, and the strategy has been memorized, but when you start it yourself, it still feels very rusty. Zhuo Xuan knew that he had to accept such a reality, and this time, he could only rely on himself.

No one sacrifices for himself anymore, no one helps him anymore.

Breathing more and more rapidly, those terrifying-looking beasts with huge bodies seemed to be coming towards them...... Zhuo Xuan's body trembled suddenly, and he raised his head in a daze, and saw that the man in front of him stretched out an arm and gently put it on his shoulder.

This move made Zhuo Xuan feel familiar, and it felt as strange as countless centuries apart.

Where has there been a familiar scene?

Hospital, rainy night, corpses, with blood.

Remembered.

The hand on his shoulder seemed to come through time and space, soothing an equally restless heart.

"Don't be too nervous, it's always like this," Zhou Xueqiu's voice seemed to come from the illusion, with a bit of loneliness, "They all say that one person can go fast, and a group of people can go far." However, in the world of the Chosen One, this phrase seems to be reversed...... You can go far enough. ”

Zhuo Xuan nodded blankly.

Zhou Xueqiu stopped talking, he waved his hand, paced, and left here on his own.

Zhuo Xuan's eyes were always on the man's slightly depressed back, and suddenly a gust of wind blew, which made Zhuo Xuan, who was used to indoor heating, couldn't help but shiver. It's just that when Zhuo Xuan came back to his senses and wanted to pursue that figure again, he couldn't see anything.

……

The bus drove smoothly on the road, and the dusty windows were desolate. The unfinished buildings face the sky, the tinkling sound of the pounding sound vibrates the eardrums through the air, and the dust on the empty road obscures the sky and the sun, flying wildly under the gloomy sky, choking the mouth and nose.

"It's so desolate here," Zhao Meng covered her nose and swept her surroundings with some disgust, the top of her head was already covered with a lot of dust, "I knew this was the case, so I didn't rush to come." ”

Zhuo Xuan followed Zhao Meng and Gao Xueqin off the bus, never saying a word. At this moment, he heard Zhao Meng's complaint, and couldn't help but look up at her more, as if he was discerning how sincere and fake that expression was.

Perhaps it was the woman's natural sensitivity that she noticed the scrutinizing gaze, Zhao Meng and Zhuo Xuan looked at each other, she felt that she was being stared at and her heart was furious, and she couldn't help touching her cheeks: "What, is there ash on my face?" ”

"It's on the head." Zhuo Xuan smiled, naturally stretched out his hand, and brushed the dust off Zhao Meng's head.

This action happened between Zhuo Xuan and Zhao Meng, which seemed to be too intimate, the latter was like a frightened rabbit, unconsciously took half a step back, and then felt the subtle movement with temperature on the top of his head, but he couldn't help but stop.

"It's okay, I'll just do it myself." The surprise on Zhao Meng's face gradually subsided, and then he responded with a smile.

Both of them were a few steps behind Gao Xueqin, following behind the student president of the academy, no matter what they did, it was like putting on a layer of shackles, and they had an inexplicable sense of restraint. Zhuo Xuan knew that although his voice was not loud, it was enough to reach Gao Xueqin's ears, but for some reason, he kept staring down at his phone as if he hadn't heard it.

Zhuo Xuan and Zhao Meng didn't know the specific address, and Gao Xueqin didn't explain, only said "just follow". If it was placed on a mission, this move would naturally arouse Zhuo Xuan's suspicions, but when he thought that this was just an ordinary visit, he couldn't help but let down his guard.

Regarding the mission issued by the black watch, the instructions are extremely succinct and there are few hints. The cold electronic sound repeated twice still echoed in Zhuo Xuan's mind like a magic sound, making him unpredictable.

"No. 0239 terminal receiving task...... Received successfully. ”

"The mission is as follows: within the allotted time, contain the beast. Repeat, number 0239 terminal, ...... within the stipulated time"

Including this so-called stipulated time, Zhuo Xuan, who had never been on a mission, was confused. According to Zhou Xueqiu's description, the general prescribed time refers to the time before the death of all the Chosen ones who accept the mission. This time is impossible to estimate for the black watch, so such a vague concept is used.

Can't even a black watch estimate the death date?

Zhuo Xuan thought with some irony, but he also knew that for the "beast", all life is the embodiment of a kind of food. The Chosen One represents "delicious and juicy" food.

Therefore, those "beasts" will frantically search for traces of the Chosen around them.

When the first Chosen One dies, the ability to control the "beast" will gradually be released. Before the beast is completely liberated, find a way out, that is, the weakness of the beast, and contain it.

silently recalled the specific process of several tasks in his heart, and recalled the vague cases in Zhang Yunlong's memory repeatedly, and finally, Zhuo Xuan's heart was a little settled, and the smile on his face was not so stiff.