Chapter 10

"Great, Zhou Yi, you're fine. Oh, Meng Yun is here too." Liu Tao, panting, ran up to me, trying to catch his breath before speaking, "I thought you got killed in the attack just now."

Meng Yun is like this, and so is Liu Tao. Is it now fashionable to randomly hand out death sentences? I tried hard to suppress the urge to pinch his cheeks (self-proclaimed best friend) and pull them hard, and instead looked at him with a bad temper, "You jinx! Don't say such ominous things. It was too chaotic just now, I didn't notice. Did those bizarre monsters break into the school?"

With a concentrated crowd and limited space, and many cute girls, this is absolutely the place that tentacle monsters love. No, I mean, if the monsters break in, it will definitely cause severe casualties, instantly turning the school into a hell on earth.

"At the time, I was by the window and did see a monster trying to break in, but it was shot dead by the soldiers before it could get over the school gate." Liu Tao, as I expected, said excitedly, "It's a prophecy, it must be the prophecy of that witch coming true!"

I finally couldn't hold back and gave Liu Tao a hard knock on the head, "Cut it out! What makes you say it's a prophecy? To me, these monsters seem more like some kind of biological weapon. It's possible that this attack was planned by the kingdom. They have a powerful navy and air force but a weak army, and they have long desired vast lands on the continent. Recently, the empire has been trying to expand its influence into the sea, which has made them nervous. So they came up with these killer plants to replace their weak army and charge into battle. Today was just a practical test..."

Actually, I know that it's highly unlikely that the kingdom would actively disrupt the balance and start a war, but I'd rather believe this than the so-called prophecy. That's just too absurd!

"Plants!?" Liu Tao, ignoring the bump I just gave him, was instantly filled with shock, grabbing my collar and interrupting, "You mean they are plants!?"

"Yes, those things, though they jump around more flexibly than grasshoppers, are indeed plants." I recalled the tentacle monster that almost killed me and said seriously, "They don't have eyes, and their mouths are completely different from carnivorous animals, more like some kind of mouthpart. Most importantly, when they are killed, they don't bleed, but ooze a sticky green liquid."

"Uh, it seems you had close contact with the monsters at the time." Liu Tao carefully examined me, then waved his hand and said seriously, "Let's put that aside for now. Since you're standing here fine. If they are plants, then the prophecy is even more likely to be true."

"Are you still going on about that?"

Liu Tao ignored me and instead put his hand to his mouth, biting it hard and frowning, muttering:

"On the first day, God created light and darkness; on the second day, God created the sky and the earth; on the third day, God created rivers, lakes, and seas; on the fourth day, God made the earth, nourished by water, grow with all kinds of plants; on the fifth day, God made various animals fill every corner of the world, thus forming a complete world; on the sixth day, God created humans and other intelligent beings, making them responsible for managing the world."

What Liu Tao was saying was a creation myth known to everyone in the world, but nowadays, except for devout believers, no one takes myths seriously. Science has developed, society has progressed, and humans can do anything, from flying in the sky to diving into the sea. They have never found any floating castles in the clouds or the elegant palaces of the mermaid race in the sea. Therefore, most people who believe in what they see do not think that the things in myths exist.

I am one of them.

"So what?" As we spoke, the three of us had already walked into the downtown area along the road. The traffic here was not blocked, so we should be able to get a ride, "Are you saying that on the seventh day, God got tired of the world and let go, so everyone died unless they were buried by some special existence? And in this grand background, a blonde girl with a delicate metal shovel and her friends suddenly had their peaceful life disrupted and thus embarked on a grand journey?"

Meng Yun immediately kicked me in the leg without making a sound—she really liked that work.

"That's the problem." Liu Tao clearly knew what I was talking about and immediately had a look of helplessness, "The myth doesn't clearly state what the Creator did on the seventh day, or what he intended to do. So the ancient witch made a divination about it. And even without the myth, you should know that plants are the foundation of the biosphere that humans depend on. If the Creator really wanted to destroy us, tampering with plants would be the most direct and effective method."

I admit, Liu Tao's information processing and associative abilities are much stronger than mine; and I also admit that I suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

It can't be that coincidental, right?

A large hole in the middle of the road, which made many vehicles have to detour, caught our attention and ended Liu Tao's baseless speculations.

This hole wasn't made by plants, nor did it look like it was hit by a stray rocket. If I had to describe it, it looked more like the road had split and collapsed during a violent earthquake, but that was clearly impossible.

The hole was directly above the city's sewer, and for some reason, Emelina's face flashed in my mind.

She couldn't have fallen into this hole, right? This isn't a trap, but rather an obstacle that the demon from another world (if it really exists) created in a hurry to block her. How could that girl be so careless as to fall in?

After saying goodbye to Liu Tao, who was still making wild guesses at the bus stop, Meng Yun and I got on the bus home.

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Our parents, Zhou Tianxiang, is a company white-collar worker; our mother, Situ Yiyue, is a magical girl, no, a primary school teacher. Uh, can everyone pretend not to see the strange thing mixed in the middle? Anyway, this is a common, happy little family in Jucheng: the couple is loving, the economy is stable, the children are healthy, and they live a sweet and happy life every day.

After greeting the security guard at the entrance of the neighborhood, taking the elevator to our home, and pulling out the key to open the heavy security door, I decisively and expressionlessly quickly covered Meng Yun's eyes—though I know this girl always tries to peek through the gaps in my fingers.

I was wrong to say it was a sweet life; it's a life so sweet that it makes you want to complain.

Mother is a beautiful woman with a classical Eastern charm, even surpassing Lan Yu in terms of aura. Even after giving birth to Meng Yun and me, she still maintains a figure as good as a young person, making Dad still deeply infatuated with her—OK, this isn't the key point. You two can have your intimate moments, but please don't do it in the living room!

"Let me guess what happened." I pinched the bridge of my nose and sighed weakly to the couple, who looked a bit awkward but not embarrassed, "Mom dressed up as a magical girl again, wearing revealing clothes to tease Dad, who couldn't resist and pounced on her on the sofa. Just as the foreplay was halfway through, Meng Yun and I came back. Yeah, bad timing, sorry."

That's right, Mom has a special hobby that I've failed to persuade her to give up, which makes me cry: she loves to dress up as a magical girl. At least half of her clothes are magical girl outfits, and she even has several matching magic wands. Her beautiful and youthful appearance, perfectly recreating the characters from the works, often makes her the center of attention at comic conventions. When she points to me, who is fuming, and Meng Yun, who is happily looking around, and says they are her children, people are often stunned.

Dad dotes on Mom, so he never interferes with her in this aspect—actually, I personally think Dad is probably a magical girl fan, which is evident from how he always can't resist pushing her down when she dresses up as a magical girl at home.

Fortunately, Dad didn't (get the chance to) take off Mom's clothes. He chuckled, pulled Mom up from the sofa, helped her tidy her hair and clothes, and then coughed, looking at Meng Yun and me, "Oh, you two are back. What do you want for dinner?"

"Whatever we want is fine, but you're definitely set on eating Mom tonight, right?" After they tidied up, I let go of Meng Yun's eyes, "Remember to close the door this time, don't let the sound leak out like last time."

Speaking of which, the soundproofing of this house is already quite good. The sound of the rockets and fighter jets didn't make you notice, so how intense were the two of you to let the sound leak out...

Right, they don't know about the plant attack on the coast! I rushed to the TV opposite the sofa, intending to see if there were any related news reports.

"What are you looking for, Xiao Yi?" Dad clearly misunderstood something and raised his hand to explain seriously, "I have prepared condoms, I don't plan to give you another brother or sister."

Then I decisively rolled onto the carpet.

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