Exploding God

"Red, red?"

Hezi took off her glasses, rubbed her eyes, and put them back on.

In my field of vision, the boy had already lowered his head, picked up the cup of osmanthus oolong tea. In the normal world, there is neither gray nor red.

Everything was the same as before.

"No, I clearly saw it just now."

"That string of symbols [???]... four question marks! This is clearly the parameter I set back then, indicating that the abnormal pull of the human body's magnetic field on the surrounding environmental parameters has reached an unrecognizable level!"

"Wait, it seems to have never recognized it before, so how can it activate an effect that it can't recognize? This seems like a paradox."

"I sense a deep malice in this world. There must be aliens interfering with my research using supernatural means."

"So Earth has indeed been invaded..."

He Zi frowned, lost in deep thought. Her large, round-framed glasses had thin lenses that looked no different from normal ones.

However, if you look from the inside, you can see numbers and symbols constantly appearing on the lens facing the pupil.

This is the first prototype produced by Hezi after 24 months of research and development. It has a professional and easy-to-understand name: "Abnormal Energy Reaction Detector".

That's right, this [Abnormal Energy Reaction Detector] is a groundbreaking item invented by the genius inventor of the Seventh Action Group of the Combat Association, the great Prince He Zi!

Of course, this was only in her imagination.

To be honest, when she took this thing out, the others in her group had already tried it on. Whether it was Niu Lie, that blockhead, or Wang Chuxiong, the strongest, they didn't look any different in these glasses.

No, there is a change; it's the height and weight recognized by the AI ​​chip!

But in Grandpa Niu Lie's words, "What's the point of this!"

Hezi strongly disagreed with this, insisting that her opinion was that the experimental sample size was too small, so she found this opportunity to come out.

"Don't run away from difficulties."

"We must rise to the challenge."

"That's right, we must face the challenges head-on..."

"Wait, go for it?"

Hezi's big eyes lit up instantly. She excitedly tore open a lollipop and stuffed it into her mouth, ignoring the delicious "Giant Grape" drink. She then jumped down from the high stool.

Adjusting her glasses, Hezi glanced at the table that was level with her nose and nodded in satisfaction. "Hehe, Your Highness has grown a little taller again, so today is sure to be a lucky day."

"As expected, Lady Luck is on my side; the guy at the opposite table is gone."

Watching another boy limp away from the shop, Hezi quietly raised her small, white fist to cheer herself up.

……

After hastily finishing the rest of his sea buckthorn yogurt, Lu Ming left quickly, because he had just received a message from the Tingluo No. 3 Middle School library that a set of materials he had reserved was now available for borrowing.

Until his younger brother disappeared from sight, Lu Ze did not mention any information about the Star Source Sea of ​​Consciousness, because Lu Ming was currently in the formation period of the Sea of ​​Consciousness, which was the time when the Star Source Power was most compatible with the human body. Not interfering was the greatest help to Lu Ming.

As Lu Ze savored the osmanthus oolong tea, he seemed to sense something and turned his head slightly, only to see a little girl with delicate pink hair and jade bracelets skipping and hopping towards him.

The milky-white leather shoes fell rhythmically on the floor, and the girl held a lollipop in her hand, her chubby little face exuding indescribable cuteness.

When Lu Ze saw the other person, the other person also stopped at the same time. First, she glanced with satisfaction at the long table that was level with his nose, then raised her little head with an innocent expression and smiled sweetly:

"Big brother, are you waiting for someone here?"

Lu Ze sized her up, various ideas flashing through his mind, but his senses did not warn him of any uncertain danger posed by the little girl in front of him.

Moreover, the Phoenix Flame, which was quietly suspended in the Star Source Sea of ​​Consciousness, was not affected in any way by the absorption of Star Source Power.

and so……

Threat Level: 0.

In that instant, Lu Ze silently gave He Zi a huge "no" in his heart.

"Oh, why do you say that?"

"Because in this shop, only you made milk tea taste like coffee," Hezi said confidently, secretly applauding her own cleverness.

[Hmph, this prince will definitely test your strength.]

Lu Ze: ...

What kind of logic is this?!

Lu Ze was overwhelmed by the little girl's thought process. He gazed at her gently, but his mind was racing through his memories.

From the moment he and Lu Ming entered the milk tea shop 20 minutes ago, everything he saw in his field of vision and everything he caught in his peripheral vision seemed to be frozen in time, rapidly rewinding as if by an invisible force of thought.

【stop.】

The memory abruptly stopped. From the moment she and Lu Ming entered the "Sad Tea" shop, the little girl in front of her was sitting at a high table in the southeast corner of the shop, holding a large cup of milk tea and staring blankly.

Therefore, the other party took longer to arrive than I did.

So what is the motivation behind coming to me now...?

[Possible speculation 1: The little girl wanted to leave the bubble tea shop; staying meant she was waiting for someone, most likely her parents or relatives, and needed help because they hadn't arrived for a long time.]

[A more likely hypothesis 2: The little girl wanted to leave the bubble tea shop, possibly because someone instructed her to stay, and due to her childlike nature, she was bored and simply wanted to find some fun, and happened to be quite handsome/good-looking.]

[Unlikely Speculation 3: The little girl doesn't want to leave the milk tea shop. She is a special non-combatant on some kind of mission. The target of the mission is not herself, but it may be related to her, so she came to test the waters.]

Although Lu Ze was quite satisfied with his appearance, he was still too embarrassed to express it directly, so he was more inclined to believe the first theory.

So he naturally replied, "Because coffee tastes better than milk tea. I was just reminiscing about the taste of coffee. You're so familiar with coffee, you must think so too."

Hezi's eyes widened, her face flushed with anger. She didn't even bother licking her lollipop anymore and said angrily, "The milk tea is clearly better! You've almost finished your osmanthus oolong tea."

[Oh? So familiar with milk tea? You figured it out just by looking at the color showing through the frosted glass?]

Lu Ze said calmly, "That must be because you haven't had good coffee before. You wouldn't think that way if you tried the coffee at the place across the street."

"Hehehe~~" Hezi stuck out her tongue in dissatisfaction, making a dismissive face. "All the coffee is awful, I don't want any, I haven't finished my [Giant Grape] yet!"

"Oh, then what are you doing here if you haven't finished your drink?"

"I……"

He Zi suddenly got stuck.

Suddenly, He Zi's eyes lit up. She looked at Lu Ze, blinked her big, cute eyes, and unconsciously adjusted her glasses with her right hand.

"Brother, aren't you amazing?"

The question was raised so abruptly that a cunning glint flashed deep in Hezi's eyes. She was somewhat unwilling, but the team was pressed for time, so she had no choice but to come up with this quick solution.

I, Your Highness, do not believe you won't slip up.

However, at that very moment, a simple word simultaneously echoed in the mind of the boy in front of him.

Time stops!

Lu Ze held the milk tea, his gaze indifferent.

The Star Source Clock, which had been quietly oscillating within the sea of ​​consciousness, suddenly stopped.

Air, light, pedestrians—spreading outwards from itself to this infinitely distant world…

Everything was frozen in a single moment.

Then, Lu Ze brought his head close to He Zi's face, their noses almost touching...

1 cm.