Chapter 15 Clue

Under the cold white light.

*Crack.*

Li Cheng颐 removed the magazine and replaced it with a new one.

He slowly walked towards Meng Dongdong, step by step.

Previously, in order to improve his accuracy, he had chosen to aim at the opponent's torso. After all, with only a month of practice, and with the two at least thirty or forty meters apart, it would be difficult to accurately hit the opponent's head with rapid fire.

In rapid fire, the recoil of the gun would constantly disrupt the stability of his hand. If the first shot missed, subsequent shots would likely miss as well due to the vibration.

Therefore, for absolute certainty, he aimed directly at the torso, the largest target, which would be most effective.

Of course, if the other party was wearing something…

Suddenly, Li Cheng颐's eyes narrowed. He saw that there was no blood flowing from under Meng Dongdong.

‘Sure enough, she has a bulletproof vest…’ It seemed that the previous gunman had also warned her.

Immediately, he quickened his pace towards her, intending to take advantage of her apparent unconsciousness to…

*Boom!!*

In an instant, a huge black shadow rushed from the right.

It was the Human Face!!

Li Cheng颐 only had time to glance over.

*Bang!!*

The Human Face slammed into him, and the gun flew out of his hand.

At this moment, Meng Dongdong barely recovered from her brief unconsciousness and witnessed this scene.

Overjoyed, she endured the sharp pain in her chest and struggled to reach into her pocket for her handgun.

The Geers R9 high-powered handgun was custom-printed by her father in a private workshop. It was absolutely contraband and had to be discarded in a blind spot after use to prevent discovery.

But the gun's power was enough to easily penetrate any bulletproof vest. With her strength, she could fire at most three shots.

‘I probably won’t need them…’ She laboriously turned her head to look in the direction the monster was moving. As long as that person died, she could leave again.

She hadn't expected to have such good luck this time.

*Bang!!*

Just then, a violent explosion came from the slope around the corner not far away.

A clear white dust spread out like smoke from there.

*Tap, tap, tap…*

Crisp footsteps emerged from the white dust.

Meng Dongdong's eyes widened, and she suddenly seemed to realize something.

“How… how is that possible!!???”

She hadn't left the blind spot!

That meant…

That person…

Wasn't dead!!?

How could he not be dead!!??

Her scalp went numb, and her whole body felt like it was being electrocuted. Even the sharp pain in her chest became insignificant as she stared intently in that direction.

*Tap.*

The footsteps gradually approached.

A foot emerged from the dust.

A heavy boot clad in purple-black metal armor.

The instep of the boot had three distinct seams, and the outside was inlaid with floral patterns made of purple crystal threads.

These patterns were now flowing with faint purple light, which could not be concealed even by the dust.

“You…!? Modification…” Meng Dongdong shuddered, as if remembering something.

*Whoosh!*

In an instant, a gust of wind swept past.

A purple shadow broke through the white dust and rushed towards her.

Meng Dongdong screamed and shakily raised her gun.

*Bang!!*

Darkness fell before her eyes, and a sharp pain spread from her head as she lost consciousness.

With a soft click, Li Cheng颐 withdrew his hand from Meng Dongdong's head. The Hua Lin Yi (Flower Scale Armor) he was wearing had undergone subtle changes from before.

Previously, although the surface of the armor was covered in purple wisteria patterns, they were only ordinary patterns, more decorative than practical.

But this time, all these patterns seemed to have been activated, which resulted in a considerable increase in his defense, strength, and speed.

Now, standing on the ground, the purple wisteria patterns all over his body were constantly flowing with a pale purple light, like some kind of ionized material, giving off a science-fiction feel.

Looking down at the unconscious Meng Dongdong, he hadn't dealt a fatal blow, only knocked her out.

This was to prevent killing her from directly ejecting him from the Griウス Parking Lot.

‘This time, I hope I can find a clue…’

Li Cheng颐 bent down and picked up the handgun from Meng Dongdong's hand, then searched her body and found a short knife inserted in a scabbard.

He drew the blade and saw that it was slightly blue, obviously poisoned.

After putting the knife away again, Li Cheng颐 rapidly deactivated the Hua Lin Yi (Flower Scale Armor).

As his face was freed from the helmet, he exhaled a long breath. He thought for a moment, drew the short knife, and gently cut Meng Dongdong's hand, then turned and walked towards the corner of the bend.

Even the most potent poison would take some time to kill if the wound was on a limb. This time would be enough for him to explore the area.

He reached the bend.

On the wall, there was a two-meter-tall black and white Human Head rubbing against the wall, making a rough rustling sound.

Although the Human Face was indeed terrifying, seeing this scene made Li Cheng颐 feel inexplicably humorous, and his fear of the Human Face was strangely reduced.

‘I should go find the crack.’

He ignored the Human Face monster and stepped on the huge white arrow on the ground to go up a level.

This time, the Hua Lin Yi (Flower Scale Armor) seemed to have evolved in strength, and since he didn't directly confront the monster Human Face, he didn't suffer much damage, and his physical exertion wasn't too great.

Of course, he guessed that it might also be related to his training during this period.

Physical training and various auxiliary means had improved his overall physical fitness.

Thoughts floated in his mind as he passed behind the monster and went to the upper level.

On the walls on both sides of the upper level, he immediately saw the somewhat hidden wall crack.

‘Sure enough… just like the company’s analysis, the wall crack should appear at the same time as the monster. This also explains why I couldn't find the wall crack even though I wandered around everywhere before. Logically speaking, such an obvious crack shouldn't be ignored.’

Li Cheng颐 walked closer.

Once again standing in front of the wall crack, he looked inside.

The outside light could only illuminate about a meter into the wall crack. Beyond that, it was complete darkness.

‘According to the clues about the crack and the exit, it must be here…’

Li Cheng颐 took a deep breath, looked left and right, and then behind him.

Behind him was a red maintenance door, tightly closed and silent.

Li Cheng颐 turned back and focused his gaze on the wall crack again.

He breathed slowly, calmed his heartbeat, put the gun back in its holster, put another gun in his coat pocket, and slowly raised his foot, stepping inside.

One step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

He stopped at the third step.

From here, any further would be complete darkness.

And behind him was the bright, open Griウス Parking Lot.

Li Cheng颐 raised his foot again, about to continue walking inside.

But this time, the right foot he raised didn't fall, but hung in the air.

It wasn't that he didn't want to put it down.

It was… a strange, hair-raising feeling that rushed to his scalp in an instant.

His whole body slowly turned cold, and sweat gradually seeped out on his forehead and temples.

*Whoosh…*

Suddenly, a faint puff of air came from behind him.

Li Cheng颐 was startled and turned his head.

The red door behind him was open.

A pale-faced boy in white was standing in the doorway, silently watching him.

The boy's eye sockets were deep, and his lips were black.

*Poof.*

Just then, Li Cheng颐's vision went dark, and the wall crack in front of him began to shrink and close strangely.

Outside the crack, a huge black and white Human Face was rushing over, lying on the crack and looking inside, as if trying to squeeze in.

It had Meng Dongdong's leg sticking out of its mouth, and blood was slowly flowing down from the corners of its mouth.

*Poof.*

The crack closed instantly, and everything around him turned completely black, and he couldn't see anything.

Li Cheng颐 staggered as if he was weightless and fell backward.

*Poof.*

A large hand steadily supported him, helping him to stand firm.

“What's wrong? Are you okay? Is your blood sugar low and you're dizzy?” The voice of his father, Li Zhao, seemed to float from far away.

Li Cheng颐 suppressed the darkness in front of his eyes, which slowly began to dissipate, and a little light reappeared.

He opened his eyes wide and found that he was still standing at home, standing at the bedroom door, about to walk out into the living room.

His father, Li Zhao, was standing on the side looking at him with concern.

“It's okay… maybe I'm a little dizzy. I just felt my vision black out for a moment,” Li Cheng颐 said with a smile, somewhat forced.

At this moment, the face of the white-clothed boy still lingered in his eyes, his eyes, his expression, the apathy, the implicit despair, and the horror all made his chest feel heavy and he couldn't breathe.

“Come and eat something, take it easy first.” Li Zhao pulled him to the dining table in the living room, then got up and went to the five-drawer cabinet in the corner to find a piece of chocolate.

“This is the fastest way to replenish blood sugar.” He stuffed the chocolate into Li Cheng颐's hand.

Holding the chocolate, Li Cheng颐 remained absent-minded, constantly recalling the boy he had just seen.

As a result, he didn't notice that his sister, Li Cheng Jiu, was more irritable than usual during dinner.

After dinner, Li Cheng颐 couldn't help it anymore. He briefly told his parents that he was going out for a walk, then hurriedly left home and took a taxi to the company.

On the way, he quickly sent a text message to Xindela (Syndra).

‘I just went in again, Griウス.’ — Cheng Yi

After a dozen seconds of silence, the phone lit up quickly, and the text message was returned.

The speed was so fast that it was clear that Xindela (Syndra) had given his information a high priority and replied almost as soon as she saw it.

‘Shouldn’t the time be up yet? What's going on?’ — Boss

‘I don’t know, but this time I have new discoveries. I'm on my way to the company now and need a profiler's assistance.’ — Cheng Yi

‘Okay, I'll arrange it. Just go over there and I'll be there in a while.’ — Boss

‘Okay.’ — Cheng Yi

‘Also, congratulations.’ — Boss

‘Thank you.’ — Cheng Yi

Without replying again, Li Cheng颐 looked at the street lights flashing past outside the car window. The dim yellow street lights were connected into a line by the speed, and the faces of the cars and pedestrians under the lights were blurred.

This time, because of the evolved Hua Lin Yi (Flower Scale Armor), he didn't suffer much damage. Instead, it was the meaning of the strangely appearing boy and the crack that concerned him.

In addition, the monster Human Face was stronger. Compared to the previous two times, the speed of the Human Face was much faster, so much so that he didn't react at all and was hit.

If he hadn't put on the Hua Lin Yi (Flower Scale Armor) in time and used the Huayu (Flower Language) ability to stick the Human Face monster to the wall, he would have been finished on the spot.

Only he could have survived. Anyone else would have been eaten on the spot.

*Click.*

Suddenly, the taxi driver in the car reached out and turned on the radio.

A clear rhythm of music came out, a combination of drums and rap, which was very passionate.

“Hey, driving is still a bit sleepy. It's easy to fall asleep if you don't listen to something. Do you mind?” The driver was an elderly white-haired man, and the hand holding the steering wheel was also covered with age spots.

“I don’t mind,” Li Cheng颐 replied.

The two returned to silence.

The car went fast and slow for a while, and then stopped to wait for a red light when it was about to get on the overpass.

The traffic on the overpass seemed to be much heavier than usual, and some cars were also decorated with white flowers, apparently funeral procession cars.