Chapter 6: Gaze
"It seems I found the right person. Newcomer? It said there's a special guy here. It should be you, right?"
Deng Feng looked at the boy who walked out of the door in front of him. He was very young and looked like a fog dweller. Obviously, he was a new guy.
Xu Shen had a blank expression on his face as he was also sizing up the young man in front of him.
He was wearing a black tight-fitting shorts with a sword-shaped logo on his chest. It was soaked with sweat, highlighting his strong muscles. It seemed that he had just come from the training ground.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Deng Feng. The higher-ups asked me to take you to open the ruins. What's your name?"
"Xu Shen."
"Xu Shen, right? Let's go. We'll talk while we walk." Deng Feng grabbed Xu Shen's arm. There were no guide ropes here. Cleaning and repairing equipment parts were all the responsibility of the Logistics Department of the Civilian Department.
After all, ordinary conversations here would involve the existence of the "market", which made it quite inconvenient for the people of the fog to come here to work.
Xu Shen let him support him and took exploratory steps forward, looking a little cautious.
"Wait a minute, after you open your eyes, you'll be able to see." Deng Feng is an impatient person, especially after the eyes are opened, he gets rid of the guide rope, walks fast, and can feel the wind caressing his body.
He felt helpless about the slow pace at the moment, but he took this opportunity to look at the boy next to him, the special guy mentioned above... but he didn't seem to be anything special on the surface.
He stared slightly, trying to peek with his eyes.
I saw a wisp of mist passing through the center of his black pupils, and the black pupils seemed to become lighter in color, giving a feeling of emptiness and distraction.
Under the watchful eyes of the ruins, Deng Feng immediately saw a strange scene that made him shudder.
The boy beside him actually exuded a strong aura of evil, which emanated from him all the time, just like the thick resentment from an evil spirit...
No wonder I felt an inexplicable chill as soon as I approached him.
Deng Feng was a little shocked, and immediately understood the reason for the "special" mentioned above.
He controlled his gaze, gradually calmed down, and his pupils returned to their dark color again. He suddenly felt a little restrained, secretly thanking luckily that the other party couldn't see him yet, otherwise if he was seen by him, it would be a bit embarrassing for him, a "senior" who was five months ahead of him in seniority.
He coughed lightly and said, "I live next to you. Look, that's my dormitory. I don't think I've seen you in the past few days. Did you just come today?"
"I've been here for several days." Xu Shen answered obediently, "I just stayed in the dormitory and didn't go out."
"Oh... yes, there is no guide rope here, so it is inconvenient for you to move around. But it's okay, you will be able to see a new world soon!" Deng Feng said with a smile.
He felt that any Fog Dweller who heard such news would feel excited and expectant. He was the same at the beginning. Although it was very sad to be involved in the incident in the ruins, it was also diluted a lot by this news.
"Seeing" is the lifelong yearning of all fog dwellers.
But unfortunately, Deng Feng found that there was not even a trace of joy on Xu Shen's face.
That's right...someone must have told him a long time ago.
"that……"
More than ten minutes later, Xu Shen, who was walking, suddenly hesitated and said, "Should we just walk straight ahead like this?"
Deng Feng was stunned, looked at the lawn in front and the building at the end of the lawn, and said, "Yes, that's where the ruins are. Are you nervous? It's okay, the ruins are opened quickly and it will be over in a moment."
I was more than nervous... Xu Shen felt like his legs were filled with lead, and he felt a little overwhelmed and scared. Why is there a ruin here? Didn't that one just leave a few days ago...
Deng Feng didn't know that the reason he stayed in the dormitory for three days was not because he didn't have a guide rope...
"Can we... take a detour?"
Xu Shen controlled the trembling in his voice and asked tentatively in a low voice.
When he asked the question, he clearly "saw" that the centipede-like creature, which was crawling on the lawn and was made up of thousands of human heads, twisted its body slightly and looked towards him...
Those thousands of pale heads and bloodshot eyeballs seemed to be staring at...himself.
Are you really sure you want to just go ahead like this?
Xu Shen secretly swallowed his saliva, thinking of what the young woman named Su Ya said, he should not stare...
I can't let it realize that I saw it...
Deng Feng: “?”
Take a detour?
I can go straight, why should I take a detour?
Deng Feng looked at the boy next to him with a strange expression, as if asking, do you have any serious illness?
"Do you want to go somewhere else?" Deng Feng found a reason for Xu Shen and shook his head, "The ruins will be opened soon. Wait until you can see it before going. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. By the way, why do you seem to be not looking forward to the opening of the ruins at all?"
Xu Shen: “…”
An intense fear gripped his heart, and he couldn't think of any excuse for a moment. Moreover, the beast seemed to have noticed him. If he took a detour on purpose... he would be discovered, right?
He controlled his muscles to relax, allowing his pounding heart to gradually calm down. His expression remained expressionless, which made him secretly grateful to his "mother" who had been with him for three months.
In that kind of environment, he gradually developed the ability to remain calm in the face of emergencies.
"No, I'm looking forward to it. Let's go there quickly." Xu Shen said quickly, "I just thought the road ahead would be difficult to walk on..."
"This is just a lawn, not a mud puddle. It has been specially mowed by someone. Don't worry."
Deng Feng suddenly realized what was happening and said with a smile, "We are in the Xumi Bureau. Although it is dangerous, the treatment is excellent. There is no such dirty and messy road as outside."
"Okay, let's go." Xu Shen nodded repeatedly.
Seeing Xu Shen's excitement and anticipation, Deng Feng felt that this was the reaction a normal boy should have. He was very satisfied and supported Xu Shen and strode forward.
As he got closer, Xu Shen's body involuntarily tensed up.
He kept repeating this to himself to stay calm.
Deng Feng didn't see it, which meant it was not on the same level as him, and it would not attack him...
It's okay. It's gonna be okay.
It will be alright...
"Mom" is right, it's really too dangerous outside...
This is much more terrifying than just watching mom...
Xu Shen's face was full of excitement and anticipation, and his body muscles were gradually relaxing, but still somewhat tense, especially when he was passing through the lower half of Xu's body.
Thousands of heads stared at him as he moved, like thorns on one's back.
Xu Shen didn't dare to look back and kept walking forward.
Deng Feng felt that the boy who had been exploring forward cautiously before suddenly seemed to be walking faster than himself. Sure enough, his previous calmness was all a disguise. Who would not be excited about being able to see?
Soon, we reached the end of the lawn.
"Slow down, there are steps here, don't be in a hurry." Deng Feng said with a smile.
Xu Shen slowly relaxed his body. As expected, he was not on the same level and did not attack him...
He felt relieved, nodded, followed Deng Feng's guidance, walked up the stairs, passed the corridor, and came to a building.
The building has two floors and is made of white bricks. It covers a large area, at least four or five hundred square meters. The words "Xushou Research Institute" are written on the door.
There was no one guarding the door. This was the internal area of the Operations Department, one of the safest places in the entire Dicheng District.
"Uncle Wang, this is a newcomer. I brought him here to open the market." Deng Feng stepped forward and said to the old man who was sleeping soundly in the rocking chair at the door.
"Snoringzzzz..."
The old man snores very loudly.
Deng Feng's face flashed with embarrassment. He coughed lightly and asked in confusion, "Hey, why is Sister Li here?"
"Hmm? Black stockings? Where?"
The old man who was sleeping soundly suddenly sat up in shock from his dying illness, looked around, and when he saw there were only two stupid boys in front of him, he realized that he had been fooled.
The old man glared at Deng Feng, picked up the cane , and said viciously: "It's you again, kid. If you do this again next time, I will break your three dog legs. Get out!"
