The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits-Chapter 1395 - 1408: Days Loved by the Escape Boss (9)
What came into view was a sea of red. Xu Qingqing was a bit puzzled; could it be that something had covered the window from the outside?
However, the increasingly pungent stench at the tip of her nose reminded her this was likely not the case.
Her pupils contracted violently, her body chilled and tense, forcibly suppressing the scream about to burst forth as she quickly retreated.
Just as Xu Qingqing backed away several meters from the window, an outside force effortlessly destroyed it, and a gigantic human head poked in.
Covering her mouth, her throat seemed to lose its voice, emitting hoarse sounds, yet the screeching fear silently vanished at the corner of her mouth.
Xu Qingqing stumbled and shrank to the corner of the wall, her weapon aimed at the thing outside, her tense hands unconsciously pulling the trigger due to excessive force.
"Bang..." A massive sound echoed in the tranquil night, attracting pairs of scarlet eyes in the darkness.
Hiding in the room, Brother Zhao and the others also heard it.
"Gunshot? It’s Xu Qingqing..." A sarcastic smile condensed at the corner of his mouth.
A conceited woman...
A wave of heat surged in Brother Zhao’s heart, unexpectedly Xu Qingqing’s luck was so good; the newbie package had opened up such a powerful weapon, which was extremely rare.
He hesitated a bit, weighing pros and cons; perhaps he could break the rules, take a risk for that pistol.
"Damn thing, stop..." Feeling the commotion in the village, a youth with scarlet eyes, inside a dark house, flashed a trace of anger in his eyes as he kicked the transparent glass dome overhead, rushing out amidst the scattered glass shards.
His furious aura, through some peculiar connection, spread out, causing the bizarre creatures gathered around Xu Qingqing to shudder, revealing human-like fear in their eyes, hissing a few times before swiftly retreating and pursuing another living human scent.
Xu Qingqing raised her handgun with both hands, blindly firing several shots outside until an icy hand touched her shoulder; she panicked and frantically tried to turn the gun.
"Don’t be afraid, it’s me." Hearing the familiar voice, Xu Qingqing relaxed a bit, though her body remained stiff.
"Xiao Nan, why are you here?"
Xiao Nan shyly smiled, seemingly oblivious to Xu Qingqing’s alertness and investigation, cautiously saying, "I think I heard some strange sounds, I was a bit worried about you."
"Can’t believe I forgot to tell you, at night, strange sounds always appear in the village. Don’t stay alone, it’s best to stay with the villagers. Fourth Aunt is really nice and will surely welcome you to stay."
Though aware that Xiao Nan’s appearance was peculiar, looking at his pretty and delicate face, Xu Qingqing couldn’t help but soften, "Since the night isn’t peaceful, why did you run out alone..."
Xiao Nan’s eyes lit up, his tone rising in surprise, "Qingqing, are you worried about me?"
"It’s okay, I’m from the village... I’ll stay with Qingqing tonight."
Thinking of what she just saw still makes her uneasy.
That head, twice as large as a normal human’s, was bizarre and disgusting, covered in scales, and emitting a rotten stench like a piece of decaying flesh.
The mash of flesh made it impossible to discern normal facial features; if she was not mistaken, was that a long tail trailing behind the head?
With Xiao Nan’s company, Xu Qingqing felt much more at ease. After calming her emotions, she tentatively probed Xiao Nan, "Where did that thing... go?"
Xiao Nan smiled beautifully, "Of course it’s gone hunting. It’s been hungry for a long time now."
Xu Qingqing dared not ask why Xiao Nan knew so much, but she could sense the man before her bore no ill will towards her.
She even suspected the creature disappeared due to Xiao Nan’s presence.
"Your companion is not very likable... even acted against Fourth Aunt. She isn’t staying at Fourth Grandma’s house anymore."
Xu Qingqing paused before realizing Xiao Nan referred to Su Li as her companion.
He probably saw her speaking with Su Li and mistakenly thought they were companions.
Xu Qingqing’s eyes shifted slightly, softly saying, "I am not a companion with her."
After a few beats of pause, she continued with difficulty, "She’s my stepfather’s daughter... never liked my mother and me."
Saying this, Xu Qingqing suddenly remembered, hurriedly grabbing Xiao Nan’s hand, "She... will she be okay..."
According to Xiao Nan’s hints, Xu Qingqing suspected staying at Fourth Aunt’s house might protect one from those creatures.
With Su Li running off, it was undoubtedly a suicidal act.
Xiao Nan softly asked, "Does Qingqing want me to save her?"
Xu Qingqing remained silent for a while, then earnestly said, "It’s too dangerous outside, I’ll worry about Xiao Nan."
Xiao Nan gazed steadily at Xu Qingqing for a long time before breaking into a wide smile, feeling very happy.
Only at this moment did Xu Qingqing seem to notice Xiao Nan’s endearing manner of addressing her, "Don’t call me Qingqing, you should be younger than me, call me sister, just like my brother."
The two spoke softly, soon putting unrelated individuals out of their minds.
Just like what Xu Qingqing encountered previously, those bizarre creatures slid closer to her, dragging slimy mucus.
Perhaps unsuccessful at Xu Qingqing’s place, the creatures squirmed more intensely, creating a racket that could wake the dead.
Su Li opened her eyes from meditation, impatiently shaking her hand, "Really, such unlovely little things."
She leisurely opened the door, snapped her fingers, and the mountain forest behind her seemed to shudder.
Soon, the sound of something breaking through the soil echoed repeatedly in the darkness.
At this moment, the cloud-covering moon seemed to be nudged by a pair of hands, and as the clouds scattered, the bright moonlight pierced the thick darkness and gleamed downward.
By the moon’s clear glow, Su Li saw clearly what was moving in the village.
Neither truly human nor entirely beast.
To be precise, it was a creature with a human upper body and a snake’s lower body.
However, its head appeared rotten and swollen, twice the size of a normal man’s.
The human-snake was completely black, its body surface covered in a thick layer of mucus, greedily flicking its tongue towards Su Li.
They seemed only capable of crawling on their bellies but moved swiftly, within moments, several giant heads were upon Su Li, ready to bite.
Su Li’s excellent vision spotted the human-snake’s sharp, coldly shining teeth.
A thick tail, like a large barrel, was also coming to wrap around Su Li.
One must say, the original owner, with rich Merit as a Merit Master, even faced with such formidable creatures, only opened a hairpin in the newbie package, it was aimed against her, yet she managed to survive until the second game before dying. Her Luck was exceedingly good too.
