Gao Wu: After transforming into a soft girl, I became a calamity?

Jiang Mian glanced at the message Ye Chenyang had sent; he guessed that Ye Chenyang had heard about the misty tide outside the city and was specifically concerned about her.

No... why do I have this strange feeling?

She checked her unread messages, which included a notice from the city defense department.

The mist and tides can indeed cause weather fluctuations within the city, and may even stimulate the activity of certain latent calamities.

Every time something like this happens, I give a routine reminder.

Perhaps it was seeing this that reminded me of her?

Jiang Mian's expression became more serious, and she became slightly wary.

Sure enough, my previous guess was right, this guy is definitely not right!

Come to think of it, the bracelet was given to him voluntarily because of his inexplicable affection for him.

It really helped me a lot today, and more than once.

Jiang Mian doesn't consider herself a scumbag... woman. It's understandable for her to deceive others to hide her identity, but to accept gifts from people and then deceive their feelings is a bit too much.

But what if their attitude suddenly turns cold? Will something go wrong?

Jiang Mian thought for a moment and decided to play it safe. She tapped a few times on the screen and clicked send.

"We encountered some issues, but no one in our team was hurt. Thanks for your concern."

It was followed by a cute smiling emoji.

On the other side, Ye Chenyang stood at the window, looking down at the street.

He only felt relieved and sat back down after his phone vibrated and he saw the other party's reply.

Ye Chenyang originally wanted to ask about other things, such as whether they were injured or had encountered any trouble...

But feeling it was somewhat abrupt, he hesitated for a long time before finally replying with only one sentence:

"It's good that you're alright."

Jiang Mian couldn't help but smirk when she saw that this guy had managed to squeeze out this sentence after a long time.

Ok?

Something seems off?

What was she originally planning to do?

Oh right, the favorability seems a bit too high, I need to be careful. Why did I move to Bengbu first?

Moreover, a strange warmth seemed to well up in my heart.

Jiang Mian tossed her phone aside, crossed her arms, and frowned slightly.

Throughout her past and present lives, she has lived alone for so many years, except for the occasional help from Teacher Lin.

It was just a little bit of concern, and he was even a guy I'd only known for a short time. Why did I have this strange feeling?

She couldn't quite describe what it was like.

It's like a certain emptiness, or hunger, being slightly filled, which in turn arouses a deeper longing.

"How strange..."

She felt a bit confused, so she simply picked out a clean set of pajamas, went into the bathroom, and took a shower to clear her head.

After drying his hair, Jiang Mian sat back on the bed and took out his main trophy: the core of the imitator.

As the source of calamity's power, the core's importance is beyond question.

Speaking of which, Jiang Mian's previous upgrades were either against a large number of infected individuals or by using guns to snipe at calamities from a distance; he had never actually handled this kind of thing before.

For ordinary patients, it takes time to digest the core if they want to upgrade by consuming it, and those with a higher sequence are more likely to experience indigestion.

As for how the Awakened Ones processed it into a strange corpse, Jiang Mian had no idea.

She tried to use the method of "refining" elements to envelop them with her senses.

However, there seemed to be an unusual spiritual force remaining inside. The moment Jiang Mian's senses probed in, it seemed to be awakened and screamed as it pounced on her.

Jiang Mian glared at it.

"Bang!"

It...exploded by itself?

She was slightly taken aback.

Jiang Mian had only made a guess before, but as a top-tier member, his comprehensive abilities were beyond doubt.

The fact that she was able to burn that ball of flesh in her dream must not have been achieved through simple physical damage.

This characteristic wasn't apparent because the opponents I dealt with using fire were all instantly killed.

Now that's good. If any fool dares to launch a mental attack, she has the confidence to back it up.

It was an unexpected surprise.

The perception continued to penetrate deeper into the core, where three faint lights of different colors filled about one-third of the gray core.

"These are... the three abilities the imitator copied before his death?"

After exploring for a while, she came to a conclusion.

This thing can be used as a "battery".

Of course, it's for equipping clones; it saves a lot of trouble and at least greatly improves battery life.

If you encounter an enemy that your clones can't defeat, you can also recover the core's power by self-destructing.

"Want to give it a try?"

Without hesitation, Jiang Mian immediately created a water clone and inserted the marked core into its chest.

This time it was quite fast, it was done in no time.

"Great, much easier!"

Perhaps because of the new clues, Jiang Mian regained some energy, stood in front of it, and put his hands on his hips.

If that strange inhibitory mechanism is actually replenishing mental energy, rather than "fighting poison with poison,"

So this mutual aid society was a huge treasure trove for her.

And if this thing is renewable, then isn't that...

Ahem, all of the above are just her guesses. The most important thing now is to verify them.

The way to verify this is... to take a nap.

As for having the clone report back to the mutual aid association, we'll talk about that later tonight.

Although it's a little embarrassing to admit, she did find the tentacle monster somewhat interesting, and even a little exciting.

Jiang Mian dispersed her clone, shrank back into the covers, and fell asleep immediately.

"Zzz..."

……

"Ha~ It's here again."

Jiang Mian stretched and looked at the familiar desert before her with a calm expression.

She skillfully took a step forward and slowly approached the pool of water ahead.

Sure enough, that familiar red color rose from the water once again.

However, it was a little different from the last time; its size had increased by about four or five times, and there were even two blurry human faces on it.

Number four and number eight.

It's even more sanity-destroying than last time.

As the murmured words echoed in his ears, Jiang Mian instinctively showed a look of disgust.

"Huh~"

Although she felt a little uncomfortable, she could still bear it if it was effective.

This monster seems to be more aggressive.

Sensing Jiang Mian's approach, the surrounding shadows rippled, and several tentacles suddenly shot out from them, their ends even bearing the sharpness of the previous flesh-and-blood blades.

"It's evolved?"

She frowned, and with a thought, flames ignited on the sharp tentacles that were attacking her.

The murmur instantly transformed into a piercing shriek, and the two human faces on its body contorted in pain as they gradually melted in the flames.

When the mass of flesh shrank to half its original size, Jiang Mian clapped his hands.

The flames went out instantly.

The remaining lump of flesh seemed to have lost its aggressiveness, remaining motionless, only twitching occasionally.

Jiang Mian calmed down and carefully sensed it, a hint of excitement showing in her eyes.

"It actually works?"

This monster looks shabby, but the feedback is surprisingly good?

After she burned it all, the originally corrosive chaotic power was able to nourish the spiritual power, thus reducing the corrosiveness in turn.

Thinking of this, Jiang Mian's gaze fell on the mutilated mass of flesh, his eyes dark and unfathomable.

"Heh... Hmm hmm."