Facing an Ancient God for a Year

In the realm of comforting others, Fu Qian always had a unique talent.

Upon hearing his words, Liu Yi immediately fell into a rigid state for several seconds.

Ah!

The next moment, a scream akin to the Siren’s Howl erupted, shattering eardrums.

“Stay away, don’t come any closer!”

...In that instant, Fu Qian felt as if his brain was vibrating in resonance, and his health bar slowly but surely grew shorter.

Crash!

The entire library’s dome shattered from the vibration, and countless shards of glass rained down like precipitation.

“Damn it! Stop her, do you like having a death wish so much?”

The Interlocutor sounded increasingly frantic.

“It is indeed somewhat deafening.”

Fu Qian looked at Liu Yi with a smile and pressed his hands downward.

“Don’t be nervous, I was just kidding.”

…

“You are scarier than them.”

“Fuck!”

In that moment, Fu Qian seemed to hear the Interlocutor curse.

And as expected, Liu Yi let out an even more piercing Siren’s Howl.

During the earsplitting scream, Fu Qian felt blood trickling down from his nose.

“So why should you be afraid?”

Although his nose was bleeding profusely, Fu Qian remained calm and threw in another question.

The screaming ceased abruptly, and Liu Yi was momentarily stunned.

Not bad!

Fu Qian watched the scene with satisfaction and wiped away the blood that had sprayed out.

“Look at yourself, you’re not a character that needs protection anymore—you should be described as ‘a creature’ now.”

Aside from the cringe-inducing line, at this moment, Liu Yi’s neck had stretched to an inconceivable length, as if he was observing his own anomaly for the first time.

“So… I’ve become a monster…”

When Liu Yi spoke again, his voice was like a dream revelation.

“All I thought about was running, running continuously… to a place where all monsters couldn’t reach me, not realizing that I had long become a monster myself…”

“Why is this happening…”

“Isn’t it obvious, because you’re dreaming!”

Fu Qian said bluntly.

“What?”

Liu Yi’s voice shot up several octaves.

“Isn’t it obvious? How could a normal person turn into a monster?”

As Fu Qian spoke, he gestured with his arm.

“Have you ever seen a hand like this? It’s obvious that you’re dreaming now!”

“I see… Yes, yes, it must be for that reason!”

In that instant, Liu Yi’s voice was filled with relief.

“So, what’s wrong with a girl being a bit twisted in her dreams?”

Fu Qian continued to guide her patiently.

“Is it not even permissible to be something other than human in dreams? Anyway, all of this will dissipate upon waking up.”

“Yep, I understand now.”

Liu Yi’s tone became even more cheerful.

“Thank you for your guidance; I’m not scared at all now.”

Her body elongated and coiled around the golden branches in excited twists and turns.

At one moment, the long body even slid over Fu Qian’s foot, yet he remained unfazed.

“By the way, could you do me a favor?”

“What kind of favor?”

Liu Yi sounded clearly in good spirits.

“I can’t find the way down; could you help me look for it?”

“The way down, that’s easy!”

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Liu Yi replied almost without thinking.

The next moment, the branch she was perched on extended rapidly, drawing an arc straight toward the ground.

In just a few seconds, a top-down passage appeared.

“Just slide down here,” she said.

“Thank you.”

“No problem! Oh, take this with you as well.”

Fu Qian was about to set off when Liu Yi suddenly called out again, as if she remembered something.

The next moment, a small protrusion appeared on her forehead, then quickly elongated and burst open, revealing an object the size of a thumb within the flesh.

What is this?

Fu Qian reached out to take it, examined it for a moment, and discovered it was a white whistle. It was smooth and moist to the touch, seemingly made of material like jade or bone.

“This is the Worm Whistle. Just blow it once, and something from underground will come out to help you.”

“Something from underground?”

“Of course, there are things underground and in the sky,” Liu Yi nodded repeatedly.

“This is my dream, I’m very certain of that.”

“Understood!”

Fu Qian didn’t waste any more words, stored the Worm Whistle safely, and directly sat on the slide.

…

With a rush of wind, Fu Qian completed the rapid descent into the library.

“How did you know she had that on her?” the Interlocutor asked as soon as Fu Qian landed.

“It feels like a quite special item, should be useful later.”

“Getting this thing, the risk we just took was worth it.”

“Who said I knew?” replied Fu Qian with a strange tone.

“You didn’t know?” the Interlocutor was taken aback upon hearing this.

“Then what were you doing just now? Looking for thrills?”

“Don’t be so narrow-minded,” Fu Qian snorted.

“In fact, I had a pretty good idea that the dome wouldn’t be our target even before we arrived, but there was a meaning behind the action just now.”

“Liu Yi is basically one of the least aggressive among the infected we can think of. It would be outrageous not to take this opportunity to test.”

“Indeed, at least three conclusions can be drawn from the probing just now,” Fu Qian counted on his fingers.

“Firstly, infected individuals like Liu Yi, after that mist dispersed, still retained more of their senses and possess basic analytical abilities.”

“Secondly, although she retained her senses, she clearly doesn’t remember what I did before, to a certain extent, I’m a stranger to them, which can be exploited.

“Thirdly, the mist also gave her special abilities, like the Siren’s Howl just now. When facing other infected, we need to be cautious of this aspect.”

“Aren’t these three points alone worth taking the risk?”

…

“Where do we go next?”

the Interlocutor was silent for a while before changing the subject.

“What do you think?” questioned Fu Qian, kicking the question back.

“I think… we should check out the medical room first,” the Interlocutor said without hesitation after pondering for a moment.

“We decided earlier to start with the library card, but relying only on the name to find someone is quite difficult.

It’s almost certain that one of the two monsters before had seen that book. It’s a clue that lies in plain sight.”

“Though I feel the anomaly is likely in that underground building where the rats surged out, based on your test conclusions, now that the mist is gone, the danger might be even higher than before. It’s probably not a good idea to take the risk and head there directly.”

“Of course, there’s a high chance it’s completely empty since it might have already been devoured by Liang Yuntian.”

After analyzing, the Interlocutor cautiously fell silent, waiting for an assessment with an expectant look.

“Very reasonable,”

Fu Qian listened seriously and agreed without any objections, smiling affirmatively.