Chapter 13 13. Cafe Invitation
[Su Hong]
[Disaster level: present world]
[Disaster Level: Level 6]
[Disaster potential: 98/3]
[Disaster talent (4/4): Admirer's attachment (ordinary), mysterious vision (ordinary +), strong ghoul's left hand (excellent +), ghoul's right hand (excellent)]
[Disaster Skill: None]
[Disaster Equipment: Broken Jailer Training Armor (Normal+). The training heavy armor equipped by Prison City Jailers is just a bit too thick and seems to be more used to prevent being beaten. 】
The withered arm was raised from the back, and the dark and sharp claws fell on the machete blade. Sparks splashed and a black mark appeared on the blade.
This level is much sharper than ordinary weapons.
Moreover, the ghoul's hands can be extended to nearly 1.5 meters, which extends his attack radius. Most of the disaster monsters may have been dismembered by these ghoul hands before they even get close to him.
Su Hong walked into the bathroom and took a shower. The smell of sweat was washed away. When he wiped his wet hair and came out, he opened his phone and took a look. There was an extra message on it.
Xue Jing: "Su Hong, are you free tomorrow?"
"Why don't you accompany me to Chengnan District for a cup of coffee? It's the same place as before."
After Su Hong finished reading, he fell into deep thought.
He didn't know when Xue Jing became abnormal, but it was obvious that something was not right with her current state.
"No problem, I just want to go out."
He will go out to buy lottery tickets tomorrow and try to change Xue Jing's future.
…
Noon the next day.
Jinhua Plaza, Chengnan District.
Su Hong walked out of the subway entrance, walked forward, and found the coffee shop Xue Jing mentioned - Maomao Cafe in a quiet and remote corner of the shopping plaza.
He looked inside through the glass. Xue Jing was wearing a plain gauze skirt today, looking quiet and elegant. Her face had exquisite makeup, and it could be seen that she had been carefully dressed.
At this time, the woman was holding a fluffy ragdoll cat and carefully grooming it.
Xue Jing picked up the cat, raised her head, and inadvertently glanced out the window, and happened to see Su Hong who was watching her.
The woman waved to him and smiled, and it could be seen that she was in a good mood.
Su Hong nodded in response, entered the coffee shop, and sat down opposite Xue Jing.
"The weather is not bad today." He smiled.
Xue Jing put down the ragdoll cat and her dark and translucent eyes fell on him, "Well, it's very sunny."
"After resigning, what are your next plans?"
Su Hong didn't see anything unusual in Xue Jing, she was just like an ordinary girl.
"Planning doesn't count. Compared to this, has your work been going well recently?"
Xue Jing shook her head slightly, "It's okay."
The waiter brought two cups of coffee, and Su Hong wanted a latte.
The two of them chatted for a long time in their seats. From the first meeting to Su Hong's resignation, a year passed in a flash.
Talking about the past, Xue Jing showed a faint smile on her face. While she was nostalgic, she also enjoyed the current atmosphere.
Su Hong stirred the coffee with a small spoon and asked proactively, "Are you okay on October 17th?"
Xue Jing was stunned and looked at the calendar on her phone, "I'm probably at work that day."
The woman said in a brisk tone, "Do you want to invite me?"
"Well, if that's okay, I'll wait for you at Yuntai Commercial Street, Shangyun District."
Su Hong checked during the simulation and found that there were many help-seeking posts for survivors in Yunpai Commercial Street, Shangyun District, Sheng City, indicating that the danger level in that area was not high, and a considerable number of people survived.
He wanted to know if Xue Jing could be saved from the disaster if she was allowed to leave the southern area of the city where the disaster was suspected to be the source of pollution on the day of the end.
"Okay, then I'll ask the company for a leave in advance." Xue Jing agreed.
……afternoon.
After having dinner with Xue Jing, Su Hong said goodbye to her, bought a lottery ticket and returned to the Garden Community.
Sitting on the flower bed on the street of Huayuan Community, he glanced at the Yijia convenience store that was open and whispered: "Start the simulation."
"The current disaster potential is 98/3. Do you want to consume 1 point of disaster potential to start the simulation?"
"yes."
"The simulation begins, good luck."
Time passed quickly, night fell, the lights of the convenience store turned on, and then gradually dimmed, the sun rose, and figures walked through the streets.
Day and night alternated in a back-and-forth cycle until the sky suddenly turned dark, and Su Hong returned to reality from the strange time state.
At this time, the blood mist had not yet filled the air, so he turned on his mobile phone to search for the winning lottery numbers on the 20th.
Comparing it with the lottery numbers in his hand, Su Hong's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot and he was completely speechless.
If nothing else, the future winning lottery numbers had changed, completely different from what he saw last time.
"It's a lie."
Throwing the lottery ticket on the ground expressionlessly and stepping on it silently, Su Hong found Xue Jing's phone number in the address book and dialed it while there was still internet.
"Sorry, the number you dialed is currently unanswered. Please call again later... beep."
The phone hung up automatically.
Su Hong's heart sank. It seemed that Xue Jing was still on the same path. He did not prevent the disaster from happening.
He searched for help posts from Yuntai Commercial Street and found that there were half as many as last time.
The future has indeed changed, but in a bad direction.
Su Hong sighed, "We've come here, but we can't end the simulation empty-handed."
He got up and walked towards the convenience store, just in time to see fleshy tentacles growing from the hands of the corpse, jumping around the store and chasing Xu Yanrui.
"Help!" Xu Yanrui panicked.
Flesh sprouts grew on Su Hong's back, and two ghoul arms flew out like pythons, grabbing the right hand of the ghoul chasing Xu Yanrui.
"If you find a disaster item, do you want to refine it?"
"Refining."
The green soup crucible was bubbling, and the ghoul's right hand was thrown into it. While waiting, he easily took care of the three ghouls that appeared in the store.
"The refining was successful and the same talent was found - the right hand of the corpse. Can it be integrated and upgraded?"
"yes."
Blood energy floated out from the crucible and gathered on the skinny corpse's right hand. The flesh sprouts strengthened the arm muscles.
"Upgraded successfully, obtained disaster talent (temporary): strong right hand of corpse."
"Strong right hand of the ghoul (Excellent +): You have tamed the strong arm of the rotting ghoul. From then on, it will become one with you. You have a third arm, and its strength will increase with the level of disaster."
With a thought from Su Hong, the obviously stronger corpse stretched out its right hand. Its muscles were like marble sculptures, full of power and beauty, and it streaked across the wall of the convenience store. The sour sound stung the eardrums, leaving deep dents on it.
He tested it and found that the strength of the upgraded ghoul's right arm was more than twice as strong as before, and the muscle fibers became as tough as steel wire, making the arm seem to be made of steel.
Su Hong walked towards the black forest. After he left, Xu Yanrui poked her head out of the corner of the convenience store, holding her heart that was about to beat out, and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
It was obvious that Su Hong, who was like a monster, scared her badly.
But what the woman didn't know was that the arm chasing her was her only way to survive the end of the world, but Su Hong had it amputated.
I also had my beard cut off twice.
The blood mist filled the air, and the visibility in the forest was low. He could only vaguely see the outline of the shop across the street, like silent monsters staring at him, which made people panic.
Su Hong headed in the opposite direction to the subway entrance this time. He planned to stay away from the Gruba Blood Sacrifice Tree and explore new roads.
He didn't believe that he could be controlled by the Blood Sacrifice Tree this time.
(End of chapter)