Damn it! Let's smash the darkness together!-Chapter 1129 - 107: I’m Taking the Plunge—Please Support Me (Vote for Me)

The first day of New Year Nineteen, January 1st.

Today is a good day, not only because it’s a traditional festival full of good meaning, but for Xu Shu, it’s also a new beginning.

This is the first time since entering the Penglai District that he is preparing to pass through the Star Tower to leave his homeland and head to other safe zones.

In fact, this is also truly the first time in his life he’s going to "fly" from the Star Tower.

Before dawn, Xu Shu quietly got up, shouldered a small backpack, and left his home in Zone 2 Lower District without disturbing his still-sleeping family.

He was setting out on a journey to pursue greater strength, getting ready to head to the Eastern Extreme Zone, known as the Eastern Battle Zone Command Center, one of the five special human safe zones.

Starting today, he could finally set his sights on reaping richer spoils from expeditions to relics, standing in that dangerous ruin where he might find two, possibly three, [Dao Marks]!

Of course, Alice was still awakened.

Also a Transcendent, Xu Shu taking her out of his arms and tucking her into his sister’s bed was something he couldn’t possibly hide from her.

She curiously tiptoed in cat-steps, following behind Xu Shu.

When she learned that Xu Shu’s destination was that new large relic at the Sea of Death, she was slightly excited.

"Xu Shu is about to take a risk? Alice wants to go too, I can protect you, meow!" Alice, without caring about her image, grabbed Xu Shu’s neck with her big, sapphire eyes wide open.

Xu Shu, upon hearing this, was somewhat tempted.

After all, this was no child’s play, not to mention the lurking dangers long rumored on the Ascension Network within the "Night Parade of Hundred Demons";

As the "creator" of this relic, Xu Shu knew well the strangeness of this place.

From his legendary experiences with [Capital City Collapse] and [Ruins of the Dead], Xu Shu knew that within that ruin, third-tier peak terrifying evil spirits were as common as cabbages in a field, and a half-step Fourth Rank could barely claim a foothold.

With their current team at a third-stage early stage, they could only explore the relatively outer regions, without the strength to delve into the most dangerous areas.

In such a place, if Alice could provide one-on-one dedicated healing services, naturally, his survival rate would significantly increase.

But the team was already full, and there were already two healers; as a "Dragon Elephant" attracting aggro and standing in front of his teammates, these two healers were essentially similar to Xu Shu’s dedicated healer.

In other words, having one more Alice wouldn’t make a difference, nor would having one less.

Considering a large-scale relic expedition could last from a couple of days to a week, if Alice went along, she might inevitably discover that Jiang Biyun in the team was the one who had that virginal fragrance he once carried.

This would greatly affect his upright image, and might even cause discord within the team, which was no small matter.

Xu Shu thought carefully and finally came up with a good excuse.

"As a cat, you must uphold the spirit of a cat! Haven’t you always loved staying home to cultivate? How can you be so lazy? You need to firmly strengthen your resolve!"

Xu Shu righteously refused Alice and placed the orange cat on the balcony.

Initially, he intended to leave just like that, but after hesitating for a moment, Xu Shu gritted his teeth and gave her an expensive Third-order Erosion Crystal, then left downstairs without looking back.

Alice had no choice but to squat in the back, watching Xu Shu leave while showing a little annoyed expression.

"Alice alone in the empty room is good; Xu Shu going to find other healers is bad! However, good people don’t live long, and evildoers live for a thousand years. May the goddess bless him..."

Alice muttered softly, drawing a star pattern on her chest with a blue crystal, biting a tooth mark onto it.

Another half hour passed, and Alice lowered her head to see a message from Xu Shu.

"I’ve set off!" — Gu Pan.

Along with the words was a selfie of Xu Shu in the flight cabin of the Star Tower, with a typical straight-man pose: head held high, chest puffed out, arms crossed, chin nearly poking into the sky.

Tsk, so self-absorbed, but still quite handsome... Alice pouted, fiddled with her paws, and replied in the chat: "Take care, meow~"

Xu Shu didn’t reply again, clearly having already boarded the plane and left the safe zone.

Alice looked to the sky outside, occasionally seeing a streak of light flash above, unconsciously wondering which one might be carrying Xu Shu inside?

By this time, it was barely dawn, the lights in the house turned on, and a slight sound came, which was Father Zhou and Mrs. Zhou only just getting up to wash up.

While Zhou Shiyu, turning aside to find her brother not by her side, felt a sense of loss.

"Brother is really getting more hardworking, always running outside alone, taking risks. For the family, he must be under even greater pressure..."

"Phew, just wait for a bit longer! The Astronomy Association’s conferrer notice has arrived, in a few days, I can attend the first round of containment! By then, it’s my turn to protect my brother, to protect my family!"

Zhou Shiyu walked to the balcony, jumped onto the railing to sit, hugged Alice, and gently kneaded the orange cat’s head, murmuring to herself.

She did not notice that the big fat cat in her arms rolled its eyes noticeably human-like upon hearing this.

"Shiyu, come wash up. I’ll cook dumplings for breakfast, okay?" Mrs. Zhou’s voice came from the kitchen.

"Okay."