My slow journey to infinity

To be honest, Wang Shui had no intention of hunting at the beginning.

He followed them all the way, just hoping to find an active guy to help. After all, the rescue and search mission seemed to be coming to an end.

Gee, what a great excuse.

On the wooden bed made temporarily by alchemy, Mia slowly opened her eyes.

Although her vision was very dim, her mind and body felt much more relaxed, just a little bit awkward.

The next thing she regained was the smell of decaying wood products and disinfectant, followed by a slight pain.

It seems that the effect of [WA3·Extreme Awakening Potion] has worn off.

Mia struggled to sit up on the rough wooden bed, and by the way, she touched a large number of metal wires on her body. She recognized these things. They were nanowires for medical sensors, which were strong and easy to sterilize.

Looking along the line, under the dim light, the empty small room was indeed filled with various instruments and equipment.

She knew most of the instruments here, but had never connected them to herself.

Mentally she began to stabilize, and Mia's focus and strength began to return.

She spotted the guy who was packing up the instruments, and recalled his confusing words before.

wrong! Has a long time passed? !

Mia was alert for a moment, but she didn't care what Aqua Regia did to her. She just remembered what she had to do - she didn't have much time!

thump--

Mia fell heavily to the floor. There was no barrier of clothing, and the rough wood fibers left clear rub marks on her delicate skin.

Her body seemed to have lost its extraordinary toughness.

"In order to prevent you from unconsciously resisting, I used some anesthetic. The anesthetic you brought, the effect of the drug is almost gone - oh, by the way, your clothes are on the other side of the bed."

Wang Shui's voice lost its previous charisma and mystery, and returned to its original laziness and plainness.

He was slowly packing up the instruments and bottles on the floor without saying much or doing much.

Mia on the other side climbed back onto the bed without saying a word, and then started to get dressed with her clumsy limbs.

This scene gave her an inexplicable sense of déjà vu. She was now clumsily reloading a weapon on a cold rainy night.

Mia didn't rush to put on the wet coat. The fresh water stains told her that not long time had passed.

She needed a moment to wait for the anesthetic to wear off and a moment to think.

The club uniform, which originally fit perfectly, is now hanging crookedly on the body.

Mia didn't mind the awkwardness of the clothes because now her body was even more ill-fitting, as if the soul was wearing the wrong clothes.

Wang Shui seemed to be aware of it, and he took the initiative to break the silence:

"Your body has been repaired in too many places, so it takes some time to adapt.

I personally think that the soul and memory are more important, so I take it upon myself to ensure the integrity of the soul. As for the body...

If you train properly, you can regain your previous skills in about half a year. "

"Thanks."

After confirming that her body had returned to a state where it could heal itself, Mia expressed her gratitude very calmly.

She pulled her damp coat and put it on, leaned on the cane beside the bed, and walked towards the door while saying:

"Thank you for your help. After I find my friend... I will give everything to you."

Mia's voice was very cold.

But unlike the loneliness and alienation of most extraordinary beings, her coldness was hoarse, desperate, and helpless.

Wang Shui also felt the caution and vigilance of someone who was not familiar with the world, and - humiliation.

"It seems that you didn't listen to me at all."

Aqua regia leaned against the window sill, casually threw a crystal test tube towards Mia, then looked at the rainy night outside and said:

"This is the direction you are pursuing. Not to mention the issue of combat, are you really ready to face the [Turbo Abyss] creatures?"

Wang Shui's words successfully kept Mia, and the latter also looked at what he caught.

This is a perfectly sealed crystal tube with no trace of a joint.

Inside is a dark purple viscous liquid, slightly more fluid than asphalt, but asphalt will not extend its tentacles to explore the surrounding environment.

"This is?"

Mia knows about [Zhuoyuan], but she doesn't understand the meaning of Shui Wang.

"So, when you walk out from here, are you going to start looking for a needle in a haystack from other clues? You were almost killed, and you didn't realize that the clue was in your hands?"

Wang Shui didn't mean to show off, he was organizing the words and looking up information.

Mia didn't care about the slight sarcasm in Wang Shui's language, she only wanted clues and answers.

"The flesh and blood tissue in your hand originates from a [Zhuoyuan Zangworm]. It is not a real-world creature that has been integrated with the power of Zhuoyuan, but an actual aboriginal person of [Zhuoyuan].

[Zang Abyss Worm] can parasitize on any living creature, engulf and replace an organ of the host, and then provide the host with power from the Abyss. "

Wang Shui paused here, and Mia immediately asked:

"Are you saying that the guy who blew himself up is the host of the turbid abyss creature?"

"Of course not. Although the native people of Zhuoyuan are notoriously brainless and only kill to survive and reproduce, the intelligent creatures who dare to carry the power of Zhuoyuan are all smart guys without exception.

They will not be exposed so easily, and they will not be willing to stay at the bottom of society and let you rub them around. "

Mia didn't care about Wang Shui's sarcastic words from time to time.

She took half a step forward, urging for an answer with her eyes.

"Ha, don't worry, of course I will tell you, because I was originally here to help, but the work of rescuing you alone is quite expensive, so I need additional compensation."

Wang Shui first made it clear that he was not taking advantage of others, and then began to analyze.

"If you think about it for a moment, aren't you surprised at all, why would a low-level gang member trigger such a violent corpse explosion?

I can confirm that there were no undead or life school mages around at that time.

From the look in your eyes, it seems that you have no concept of this. Alas, Miss of the Tree of Origin, let me explain it to you.

The knowledge and props related to [Corpse Explosion Technique] are inherently Class A contraband, and they are quite difficult to master. Corpses are also required as materials when casting the spell, so under normal circumstances, the market demand is very small, but its price But it has always been very high.

Well, I just checked. Here in Zhongcheng District, the imprinted [Corpse Explosion Array] costs 2,800 yuan, and the imprinted person needs to die before it can be triggered. The [Secret Card] with the same power costs at least tens of thousands. , the cardholder needs to actively release it.

Don't worry about the conditions, 2800 alloy coins, do you know the significance of this money in Zhongcheng District? "

Mia knows it all too well. After all, most of the money in her hand is general-purpose alloy coins, and only a small amount is [Yajin Credit Points] issued by the planet itself.

She paid for the gang member's life for a mere 72 yuan.

Converted into local credit points, it's only 720 points.

"It seems you understand the value of this money. 2,800 yuan is enough for three or four people here to live for a year with good food and drink.

Regardless of whether you understand the survival logic of small gangs or not, I can tell you very clearly that they will not consider so-called silence insurance at all, no matter how cheap it is.

There are differences between gang organizations and other organizations.

After all, they come together to make money and survive, not for illusory things like strength and power, at least the small gangs will not consider it. "

Wang Shui said while licking his fingers.

Mia felt the crystal test tube in her hand being gently pulled, and let go of her hand, letting it fly towards the aqua regia.

"So, why did a corpse explosion happen? Who is it? Is there something to hide?

Most people may ignore it, but unfortunately, I have recently become very interested in flesh and blood creations, so I am quite sensitive to these things. "

Aqua Regia shook the test tube on his fingertips and then put it away.

"They are scattered in the normal flesh and blood, and even the energy characteristics are suppressed to a minimum. But as long as you know how to play with flesh and blood and master some professional skills, it is not difficult to pick them out.

Okay, enough detours, let me tell you my guess——

Recently...about four months ago, a lucky guy was successfully parasitized by a lucky [Turbo Abyss Dirty Worm].

He survived the parasitic process with extremely high mortality rate, and also survived the dangerous [dissolution of consciousness].

Then, he changed from an ordinary person, or a low-level transcendent, to a turbid abyss creature with self-awareness and wisdom.

His rapidly improving physical fitness did not go to his head, and his powerful spellcasting ability did not make him inflated.

He hid quietly and controlled some weak-willed people by splitting [Secondary Turbid Abyss Cells], asking them to help him make money to buy materials and hunt for him, so as to gather resources for the next evolution. "

"My friend became his prey?"

Mia did not doubt Wang Shui's guess, or she would believe any reasonable guess and was willing to try to search.

"It's unlikely. This guy lives by his brain, and he has very high requirements for the safety of his prey.

Although human lives in Zhongcheng District are not valuable, various organizations will not let these "resources" be preyed on wantonly. The underlying organizations care more about the lives of the people at the bottom, and they practice their own order.

If something that affects order appears on their territory and they cannot solve it themselves, they will not be stingy. The price of hiring extraordinary people is not high, especially [Demon Hunters] who are strong enough and professional enough. Still cheap.

As long as you are sure, what is raging on your territory is something from other worlds, or a descendant of a strange god.

Therefore, if I were an intelligent creature from the Turbid Abyss, I would never hunt down locals at will, let alone provoke those glamorous inner-city residents. It would be too unsafe.

I will control some scattered labor, let them make money, and then buy some cheap slaves.

It's so safe to buy slaves. If you don't use them all at ordinary times, you can also transform them into thugs and let them work to make money. Money begets money, but it is just less efficient. "

When Wang Shui said this, he suddenly reached out and opened the window.

It was still a dark, rainy night outside, and most of the lights had been turned off.

"I...then what?"

Mia still didn't understand why Shui Wang emphasized the creatures in the turbid abyss, and said it wasn't done by it.

"I can't think of any more details," Wang Shui spread his hands.

"But this lucky and astute gentleman doesn't seem to want you to torture his men.

After all, your information almost caused his men to lose control, so he killed his own people directly, and then temporarily constructed the [Corpse Explosion Technique] to get rid of you.

Well, using [Secondary Turbid Abyss Cells] as a medium to construct spells is indeed a thoughtful guy. "

"so?"

"So you should go and apologize in person."

"ah?"

Wang Shui's words were surprising, but his tone did not sound like he was joking. The room fell into a brief silence, and Mia was waiting for Wang Shui's answer.

Aqua regia did not keep Mia waiting for too long:

"I found you... What a cautious guy. The lower-level network is connected to the lower-level network, and remote control can be achieved with such a narrow bandwidth. It's really good. I have to take a high look at him again.

Come on, let's go visit you. "

After muttering to himself, Shui Wang jumped out of the window, and with a few moments of strength, he jumped onto the roof of the sixth floor opposite.

Mia followed immediately.

Her physical fitness is much stronger than Aqua Regia's [Sapphire] clone, but due to the incoordination between body and soul and the weakness after repair, her skills are much slower.

I can jump, jump, and fly over walls, but my body will feel weak intermittently.

Quietly leaning on the cane to support her body, Mia used her free left hand to smooth the broken hair on her forehead.

A few days ago, she had cut her long silver-white hair short to facilitate movement. Judging from my experience these days, cutting my hair short is indeed a wise choice.

Wang Shui didn't care about Mia's procrastination and had no intention of taking care of her.

He took steps in the night rain and breeze, and his whole body blended into the night breeze at a neither fast nor slow speed.

Quiet, ethereal, and fast.

Mia followed with all her strength. Although she was very weak, she did not use any amplifying potions.

Because she does not understand her physical condition, she cannot take medicine casually.

Moreover, her body no longer belongs to her.

It did take a while for the two of them to walk.

Wang Shui had tried his best to walk in a straight line, but the roofs of some buildings in the middle city were filled with traps, and some even had machine gunners and snipers on the roofs.

The rifle culture in the entire world has never been very strong. The machine guns and sniper rifles here refer to magical gadgets similar to small-caliber cannons.

Wang Shui did not rush to look for trouble. [Psychological Invisibility] was not very effective against automatic cannons.

Finally, in a deep and quiet alley, in the darkness without much light source, aqua regia followed the night wind and landed at the door of a black clinic.

Thump - the sound of a cane falling gently to the ground, which is particularly harsh in a quiet environment.

The sound of the cane made Mia, whose breathing was somewhat disordered, a little embarrassed.

She looked at Wang Shui, but Wang Shui didn't seem to care.

In front of them was a very ordinary black clinic. Most neighborhoods had one or two. Both gang members and local residents relied heavily on this kind of black clinic.

The independent three-story building and clean street environment indicate the status of this place, but there are indeed no security personnel here. It seems that the security of the entire neighborhood is pretty good.

Wang Shui didn't think much and walked directly to the main entrance.

He didn't knock on the door, just pushed it gently and the door opened.

Mia followed and walked in. She caught a glimpse of the dissipating light blue glow on the door lock, where the metal bolt had been cut off.

Cutting spell? alchemy?

Silently and very quickly, this guy is not ordinary strong!

Mia's subconscious thoughts were immediately interrupted by the pungent smell of low-quality disinfectant - this was not just the smell of medical alcohol, but also the smell of certain chemical reagents that she was very familiar with.

"Who! Who is on the first floor! Are there any wounded?! Speak! Otherwise I will shoot!"

On the way to the second floor, a powerful roar came from the stairs. It seemed to be the doctor who lived here.

"Hello, Mr. Lucky," Wang Shui spoke,

"I'm very sorry for this late-night visit, but I think if I don't come tonight, it may be difficult to find you again in the future."

"There is no lucky person here, you are looking in the wrong place."

As the doctor answered, he carefully walked down the stairs. He noticed that the people below did not seem to be reckless men who came to cause trouble, so he walked to the halfway point of the stairs and looked down.

Of course, he always maintained the posture of holding the gun, and the muzzle of the gun was always locked on Shui Wang.

"Tsk, deep cognitive modification, very cautious, Mr. Lucky.

If you don’t want to lose this profitable doctor’s servant, I think it’s better for you to come out by yourself, or should I go up to the third floor? "

"Who are you? What are you doing?"

It was still the doctor who answered the question with a question.

But his voice changed from that of a middle-aged man with a strong voice to that of a young girl.

"Oh, sorry, I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm [Blue Ink], a little bounty hunter who just joined the search and rescue mission.

Today I have brought my employer and I want to first apologize to you.

Because of our actions, you lost one of your subordinates. We will compensate you accordingly, but we also hope to get some information from you——

At least you shouldn't have killed those students, right? "

Mia was also very surprised by Wang Shui's excessive politeness.

Because the short impression Wang Shui left on her was only wisdom, meanness, and unconcealable arrogance.

Now that he is so humble and polite, could it be said that this turbid abyss creature is very powerful? !

Mia began to secretly increase her alertness and prepare for battle.

"I don't know what students are, get out of my territory quickly, just two low-level students..."

boom--

The doctor's head suddenly exploded into a ball of blood, and his voice stopped abruptly.

Wang Shui lifted his windbreaker with his left hand, flicked the pistol with his right hand, and then inserted the huge pistol back into the quick-draw holster.

"The one who steps on the horse and bluffs on me, the stinky maggot in the sewer, why don't you drink the wine as a penalty?"