Chapter 23: Cicada Witch
How shocking!
After the girl bent down, it was somewhat thought-provoking.
Although in his previous life he had seen countless women, those were all sent to him by kind-hearted people who lived peacefully.
As for his practical experience... Xu Le could only say: I have a lot of theoretical knowledge.
He forced himself to move his gaze to the other person's face.
"Ahem, are you alright now?"
The girl nodded somewhat excitedly. Her gaze at Xu Le, besides a certain joy, even carried a hint of admiration.
"Brother Xu Le, I didn't expect you to become so amazing after not seeing you for a few years."
Not seen for a few years?
Xu Le immediately felt something was amiss.
If they hadn't seen each other for years, could she still be his girlfriend? Definitely not!
Even if they were actually in a relationship, for a couple who hadn't met in years... there might be little tree sprouts growing on their heads by now.
"I'm sorry, the situation was urgent earlier, so I didn't get a chance to ask.
Miss, who are you? Do we know each other?"
The girl was visibly surprised, and seemed a bit unhappy about Xu Le saying this:
"Brother Xu Le, I'm Wang Man, don't you remember?"
"Wang Man?"
Xu Le's memory was suddenly pulled back. Among those memory fragments that were like puzzle pieces, there seemed to be indeed someone called Wang Man.
She was the playmate of the original owner in his youth, from the same compound before he came to study at the Lighthouse.
But Wang Man in his memory was extremely fat, almost 150 cm tall and 160 kg in weight.
She had absolutely no connection with the girl in front of him.
Well, the facial features were somewhat similar, but if you said the two were the same person, Xu Le wouldn't believe it.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Xu Le waved his hand.
"Do you think I've become prettier? Many people say so.
And Brother Xu Le has also become more amazing than before. You used to be quite introverted."
Xu Le's mouth twitched. If the original owner hadn't died, he would indeed have been quite introverted.
Looking at Wang Man, Xu Le's expression became complicated.
"Why did you come to the Lighthouse? Are you also here to study?"
Wang Man blinked, then shook her head:
"Of course not, I'm now a trainee at the Zion Arts Academy.
We came to the Lighthouse this time for a performance exchange, we'll be leaving in a few days."
A trainee at the Zion Arts Academy, she had taken the artistic route?
There weren't many celebrities in this era, and the requirements for trainees were very high.
Although the Wang Man in his memory could not be associated with being a trainee in any way, the person in front of him did indeed have that qualification now.
Xu Le nodded.
"I see, you'll be leaving in a few days? That's good."
"Hm? Doesn't Brother Xu Le welcome me?"
"No, no, it's just that I feel I don't have much development here at the Lighthouse. Meeting an old friend in a foreign land is also dependent on one's own achievements."
Xu Le's expression suddenly dimmed.
He didn't want to have too much contact with Wang Man, especially someone who had been a close playmate for over ten years.
His understanding of the original owner was probably not as good as Wang Man's in some aspects.
The more contact, the easier it would be for problems to arise.
Wang Man opened her mouth, then also fell silent.
What Xu Le said was very realistic. Everyone's development situation is different. They were all adults now, and speaking carelessly would only hurt the other person.
"I believe Brother Xu Le will definitely become a remarkable person."
Xu Le gave a wry smile, and the surrounding classmates also walked over.
"Classmate, is there anything we can help with?"
These were mostly those enthusiastic students who had witnessed Xu Le's battle with the zombie.
They couldn't help during the fight earlier, and now that Xu Le had been lying here for a while, they naturally came to inquire.
Seeing these people approach, Xu Le quickly waved his hand.
"No need, no need, it's already taken care of. I'm just sitting here to rest for a bit."
"Are you sure?"
"Really, it's fine."
After repeated confirmation that Xu Le really didn't need help, these people slowly dispersed.
"Alright then, if you need anything, come find us. I'll be heading to classroom C3."
"I'm in A12."
"I'm in B6."
They each left their classroom numbers, then hurried away.
Xu Le watched their retreating figures and smiled slightly.
"Being a good person occasionally is actually not bad."
Xu Le picked up the bent iron sword from the ground. Although it was bent,
If he took it back and pressed it with something heavy, and straightened out the bent part, it should still be usable.
After all, it was a standard long sword made of refined iron, which was very expensive for him.
Xu Le didn't have a single penny on him now.
He couldn't be like some wealthy youngsters who would just casually toss away a broken sword.
"No, I think in the dark ages we should help each other.
It was also because of this that our predecessors were able to allow humanity to continue until today."
Wang Man suddenly spoke up, her expression very serious. It was evident that she really thought this way.
Xu Le's mouth twitched. The moral standards of the people around were very high, making him feel a bit uncomfortable.
Moreover, these people with high moral standards were looking at him with admiring eyes, which made him even more uncomfortable.
"Ah, you're right!"
Xu Le looked at the bent sword in his hand, his expression somewhat sorrowful.
His only weapon was bent, and he had used one of his two packs of phosphorus fire.
He hadn't even found any Ancient Yinduo relics on the strange corpse.
These were actually all fine, the biggest loss was that he had lost a girlfriend.
He originally thought she could be a good little sister to develop a relationship with, but now she had turned into a childhood friend who knew him inside out.
This round, this round could be considered a complete loss.
But Xu Le could only stay silent and pretend to be deep in thought.
What else could he do? Life had to go on.
"Brother Xu Le, where are we going?"
"According to the vice principal's requirements, let's go to the classroom first."
Afterwards, along the way, Wang Man started chattering non-stop, but Xu Le barely responded.
Most of what Wang Man talked about were things from their childhood.
The original owner's memories of those things were very faint, but he could familiarize himself with the current changes in Zion from Wang Man's words.
"Brother Xu Le, why aren't you saying anything?"
"It's nothing, I'm thinking about the zombie from earlier."
Xu Le was reviewing the battle just now, considering if there were better solutions. There was no need to hide this from Wang Man.
Even though he had entered a very special ethereal state, that situation of clashing with the zombie still carried some risk.
If not necessary, it would be better not to use such a risky fighting method next time.
But thinking carefully, apart from summoning the Golden Toad, he didn't seem to have any other means to contend with the anomalies.
The Veteran's Soul had improved some of his physical attributes, but this was far from enough.
He lacked powerful offensive means.
Even for Level 1 anomalies, like zombies with physical bodies, he didn't have any good ways to deal with them.
The iron sword and phosphorus fire had almost become consumables.
This couldn't go on.
"Sigh, if only I had a gun." Xu Le sighed.
Wang Man beside him suddenly paused, then asked:
"Do you need a gun?"
"Do you have one?" Xu Le asked in return.
Wang Man slowly lowered her head:
"No, I don't."
Xu Le looked at her thoughtfully, then nodded:
"Oh."
Afterwards, he continued walking towards the classroom without looking back, while Wang Man kept following behind him:
"Hey, Brother Xu Le, wait for me."
...
The two of them ran all the way, but as they rushed towards the classroom, there were fewer and fewer students around.
Xu Le felt this was somewhat abnormal.
Just as the two arrived at the corner of the teaching building, Xu Le's footsteps suddenly stopped abruptly.
Immediately after, a strong force came.
Fortunately, he had already braced himself against the wall in advance, preventing himself from taking that step forward.
Wang Man looked at Xu Le in surprise, not knowing why Xu Le, who had been striding forward all along, stopped at this moment, stopped here.
"Brother Xu Le, what's... mmph."
Xu Le turned around directly and covered Wang Man's mouth.
The distance between the two was quite close now, with Wang Man almost pressed against Xu Le.
Wang Man frowned slightly, then was pressed against the wall by Xu Le.
Her mind couldn't help but start to wander.
"What does Brother Xu Le want to do... he wouldn't do it before the classroom, would he?
Should I reject him? If we date, it would become a long-distance relationship. The company doesn't allow dating, should we keep it a secret?"
Just as Wang Man's mind was filled with various novel plots, almost fast-forwarding to marriage,
Xu Le's gaze never moved from the front of the corner.
A Five-Headed stood quietly in place.
However, it seemed to be afraid of something inside the teaching building, hunching its body, appearing somewhat submissive.
Xu Le looked towards the teaching building.
Was there some extremely powerful being inside?
Should be a teacher?
It was normal to have some human experts in a place like a school.
After such a long time, the school teachers and the Lighthouse Night Watchers should have noticed something.
No... if it was a teacher, the anomaly wouldn't be so respectful.
Xu Le had just thought this when, the next second, he completely fell silent.
Pure white cicada robes, transparent cicada wings.
An angel-like figure in white slowly floated down from the top of the teaching building.
A snow-white arm extended from the sleeve, patting the Five-Headed's head.
But this simple action made the Five-Headed even more reverent.
Although Xu Le couldn't see its face clearly, he could be certain of one thing - a human arm shouldn't be this white.
A hot sensation rose from his lower abdomen, and the information about the being before him gradually appeared.
[Cicada Witch, Level 3 Anomaly, Patrol-class Contaminant, Ancient Yinduo.]
Can you see it? It's been revised a lot...
(End of Chapter)
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