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Chapter 1342: Chapter 1342: Asking the Immortal at the Yellow Springs (Part 3)

Swish——

Flames shot toward C276 like cannonballs.

C276 instinctively feared the flames and quickly retracted its branches.

Xing Qiao hurriedly got up from the ground, desperately trying to control the ball of fire and crashed it into C276.

The flames collided with C276, igniting sparks that fell to the ground, not extinguishing, but instead burning even brighter.

Enraged, C276 threw the woman from its ’hands’ and let out a roar similar to a beast’s, its branches growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It madly smashed its branches against the fire.

The flames gradually decreased in size.

Branches on the ground crawled towards Xing Qiao, surrounding him from all sides.

Xing Qiao felt anxious, yet the flames had already disappeared, and the power in his body seemed depleted, unable to muster any new fire.

The branches came closer, one already crawling up to his feet.

Xing Qiao could almost feel the sticky texture of the branch, it disgusted him.

Was he going to die?

No!

Xing Qiao clenched his molars.

Confronted with danger, an instinctive burst allowed Xing Qiao to summon another flame.

The flame landed on the branch, setting it ablaze, making it retreat furiously, repeatedly hitting the ground in an attempt to extinguish the fire.

But it wasn’t ordinary fire.

The flame burned rapidly; within moments, it spread to other branches, swiftly climbing up its body.

Xing Qiao supported himself on the ground, gasping for breath.

Now, he felt entirely drained, his vision darkened, the scene in front of him growing more obscure.

Chuzheng watched Xing Qiao thoughtfully, occasionally glancing at C276.

This Xing Qiao...

Is quite special.

C276 burnt to madness, no longer trying to extinguish the flames on its body, it rushed at Xing Qiao, seemingly intent on mutual destruction.

Xing Qiao pushed himself backward off the ground.

But he was weak, unable to get up, unable to run...

The azure flames rapidly closed in, and his entire blood seemed frozen, devoid of sensation.

Death’s chime echoed inside him.

The blue light intensified, blinding him to everything else.

Xing Qiao raised his hand to shield himself and shut his eyes.

Rustle, rustle, rustle——

Rain soaked with nighttime chill landed on his exposed skin.

Chill seeped along his spine, infiltrating his bones.

Xing Qiao breathed heavily, but heard nothing but the ’rustle, rustle, rustle’ sound.

Was he dead?

Xing Qiao slowly lowered his hand, tentatively opening an eye to look around.

Grass scattered with softly burning flames; C276 was nowhere to be seen.

He felt slightly faint, then a white sacrificial robe appeared in his vision.

The girl held an umbrella, shielding him from the rain: "Get up."

Xing Qiao swallowed hard: "Where is it?"

The girl spoke casually: "Dead."

Dead?

Xing Qiao looked at the nearby virtual screen.

Unknown Creature ID: C276·23 (Deceased)

Name of Unknown Creature: None

Level: 7

Spirit Value Fluctuation: 523

Survival Ability: Average

...

"Archive the data?" A calm electronic voice rang out.

Xing Qiao, puzzled, looked at Chuzheng.

She lowered her gaze and softly said: "Archive."

"Archiving in progress... Archive succeeded, updated in the main database, modification permissions corrected."

Xing Qiao looked again at the screen, noticing its color had changed.

At the bottom, a line of small text read.

[The file cannot be altered. For changes, contact the Owner of Yellow Springs Road.]

Xing Qiao exhaled, rising from the ground: "Did you kill it?"

"Would it have been you otherwise?"

"..."

Xing Qiao composed himself, reverting to the cool demeanor of his former self.

Chuzheng looked into the distance: "Check if that person is still alive."

Xing Qiao gestured to himself.

"Is there anyone else here?"

"..."

Xing Qiao staggered over.

The woman had fainted.

Her face pale, seemingly from blood loss.

Yet Xing Qiao saw no injuries on her body.

At that moment, a light beam from the virtual screen scanned the woman from head to toe.

Data appeared on the virtual display.

Species: Human

Gender: Female

Age: 25

...

A long string of data, even the woman’s measurements included.

Alive: Yes

Memory Erasure Needed: Yes

A pop-up appeared on the screen.

[Erase Memory]

[Yes/No]

"If humans get involved, their memories need erasing." Chuzheng didn’t know when she had stood behind him, continuing her lesson.

"After erasing, she won’t remember anything?"

"To be precise, a logical memory will be created for her."

Xing Qiao was stunned, this technology...

Today’s tech couldn’t possibly achieve this.

Of course, everything he encountered now defied technological explanation.

Xing Qiao: "Will it harm her?"

"No."

Xing Qiao selected yes.

He didn’t see anything happen, but Chuzheng assured him it was done.

"Just leave her?"

Chuzheng pondered for a few seconds: "You could call an ambulance for her."

Xing Qiao, despite his aloof nature, was essentially a boy, so he efficiently dialed for help.

Chuzheng watched from the side, her expression indifferent, as though everything happening had nothing to do with her.

The moment Xing Qiao hung up, Chuzheng’s eyes narrowed, swiftly grabbing Xing Qiao by the collar, pulling him backwards, leaping several times to land atop a tree canopy.

Xing Qiao’s heart pounded, his mind went blank.

What happened?

"Beep! Detected Unknown Creature C276..."

The electronic voice Xing Qiao was somewhat familiar with was interrupted by a childish voice: "Master, detected 17 unknown creatures, the closest is 27 meters away."

"Spirit Value Fluctuation highest value: 967, ID C276·7."

Chuzheng’s lips tightened.

A value over nine hundred signifies a level 9 Unknown Creature.

Since when did unknown creatures become social?

So many appeared at once...

Tsk.

Chuzheng’s tone remained calm and composed: "Capture movement trajectory."

"Capture successful."

"Retrieve regional map."

"Retrieval successful."

"Construct unknown creature movement trajectory map."

Xing Qiao saw a virtual screen unfurl before Chuzheng, displaying a park map, with many red dots marked on it.

Each red dot tracked movements, drawing red lines on the map.

Every moving red dot has a marked number.

Labeled as each unknown creature’s ID.

However, some aren’t labeled...

"Detected control bureau, 100 meters away." The childish voice carried a complaint: "Here they come again!!"

The map showed a cluster of green dots.

The green cluster was quickly approaching.

Chuzheng leaped again, retreating further.

"Master ahhhhh, I’m afraid of heights!!!" The naive voice wailed.

Chuzheng’s brow twitched: "If you keep complaining, I’ll throw you down!"

The robot’s voice grumbled childishly: "You’re unfair, you’ll lose your little hearts this way."

"Shut up!"

"I don’t want to."

"..."