Chapter 10 Darkness outside the window

"just……"

Recalling the strange mangrove and red moon she had just encountered, Su Ziying's expression became solemn and she began to tell the story in detail.

Chen Li's face darkened as he listened.

"Mangrove, red moon..."

After listening to Su Ziying's story, Chen Li had some guesses in his heart.

There is actually a red moon in this world?

Could it be a coincidence?
  He came to the window and opened a small gap.

It was pitch black outside, and the light in the room was absorbed by the darkness before it could shine through.

It is still full of life during the day, but at night it is as silent as death.

Suddenly, Chen Li felt in a trance.

In the unknown, something seemed to be staring at him.

Desire, resentment, regret...

All kinds of negative emotions instantly hit Chen Li's brain like waves.

In his hazy state of consciousness, he seemed to see... black figures in front of him? !
  "Hey!"

Su Ziying's voice pulled Chen Li back.

He also immediately came to his senses and lowered the curtains.

Seeing Chen Li panting and looking in shock, Su Ziying frowned in confusion and said, "What's wrong with you?"

"No……"

Chen Li pressed his temples and felt a little dizzy.

But the feeling went away as quickly as it came, and he quickly returned to normal.

Thinking of what he had just experienced, Chen Li asked: "Before you used the power, were the mangroves outside normal?"

"Do you feel... a lot of disturbing emotions when you see it?"

"And...I seem to have seen a lot of people..."

Although he did not see the mangroves because his field of vision was too dark, combined with Su Ziying's experience and the strange feelings about the mangroves during the day, Chen Li was certain that the scene just now was definitely caused by the mangroves.

"Is this why you were stunned just now?"

"Ah."

Hearing this, Su Ziying muttered: "Before I used the power, there was nothing strange about the mangrove tree."

"Not only that, but when I explored the area, it seemed to me to be no different from ordinary plants."

Chen Li asked: "Then what I saw just now is..."

Su Ziying looked at Chen Li and subconsciously wanted to use perception, but the empty superpower in her body brought her back to reality.

Then he shook his head and said, "I'm not sure what it is, but I guess it's because you are an old human being."

Before Chen Li could continue asking questions, Su Ziying continued to explain: "This time it's not about identity... I mean, your mental power is too weak."

"The weaker your mental power, the more susceptible you are to things with strong magnetic fields."

"In my opinion, the mangrove tree is insignificant, but you may be mentally shocked if you look at it."

"This...may be the reason why you just felt the inexplicable emotions and saw the hallucination of the figure. After the mental shock, it is possible to feel anything."

Mental shock?

But doesn’t the system say that any mental skills are invalid for me?
  "system?"

Chen Li was confused and called the system in his mind.

The system seemed to know Chen Li's question and displayed a light screen directly in front of his eyes.

[The host has not been mentally attacked. 】

No mental attack?

Chen Li became even more confused and continued to ask: "What about those mangroves and red moons? Are they the reason why humans disappear in this world?"

The result was no response.

Seeing this, Chen Li also gave up asking.

This system is really a rigid machine, and prompts or answers will only appear at specific times.

"I wasn't mentally attacked...Does that mean what I just saw is true?"

Chen Li was confused and tried to ask Su Ziying: "What if what I just saw was not an illusion and I didn't suffer a mental shock?"

Hearing this, Su Ziying replied firmly: "It shouldn't be possible." Then, she felt that she couldn't be too harsh. There were too many things she didn't know about this world, so she added: "If you really haven't been mentally shocked, ...Then I don’t know how to explain it.”

This was beyond her comprehension.

Chen Li couldn't figure it out either, so he simply didn't want to think about it for the time being.

"However, I think we are at least safe for the time being, as long as we don't go out at night."

Su Ziying also expressed her opinion at this time: "Red Moon and Red Tree attacked me from the moment I displayed my huge supernatural power."

"I can feel the mangrove's greed for my supernatural powers. Without the supernatural powers as a primer, I don't think they will change."

Afterwards, Su Ziying thought for a while and said: "The mangrove seems to have the ability to absorb supernatural powers. As for the red moon..."

Compared to the red trees, she was more afraid of the weirder red moon.

"The red moon... can speed up the passage of life."

"It speeds up time for me..."

"If you had been illuminated by the red moon, I think you would have dried up in less than ten seconds, become an old man, become weak and die."

Although she felt that these words were of little use to Chen Li who had no power.

But thinking that the two of them were already so-called companions, they said a few more words.

"Under the red moon, I will die in less than ten seconds?"

Chen Li expressed shock and realized the danger of Hongyue.

Then, he shook his head and said:
  "About the mangroves and the red moon, that's all for today. I'm a little tired."

"Anyway, we still have plenty of time, and there are many places we haven't explored yet. Maybe there are some clues about them somewhere."

Chen Li then said: "You have a good rest tonight, can we talk about your recovery of strength tomorrow morning?"

Su Ziying nodded: "Okay."

"Then I'll give you this room to sleep in, and I'll go to another room."

Although Chen Li prefers this room, since Su Ziying can't move around freely now, he simply gives it to her.

"The light switch is on your right. You can turn it off at any time."

Chen Li stood up and was about to leave. Then he thought of something. He looked at Su Ziying and said, "By the way, don't you have the strength to stand up yet?"

"……Yes."

Su Ziying didn't understand why he asked this, and replied with some confusion.

"Then if you need to go to the toilet at night, remember to call me."

"I'm easy to scream, you don't have to be too loud."

To the restroom?

Su Ziying was stunned.

Speaking of which, since she didn't need to eat, she never had any physical problems like going to the toilet.

The meaning of Chen Li's words was also very obvious. He would help her go to the toilet if she wanted to.

Thinking of this, Su Ziying felt ashamed.

But...even though I have no choice but to accept it.

At least, compared to the scene where they were naked and facing each other just now, helping her to go to the toilet was nothing.

"it is good."

Looking at Chen Li's back as he walked to the door, Su Ziying suddenly said for some reason.

"and many more."

"Ok?"

Chen Li stopped and turned around to look.

"Although we have made an agreement, aren't you afraid that I will go back on my word?"

"Maybe after I regain my strength, I will leave immediately and not protect you."

"Maybe after I regain my strength, I will be dissatisfied with your previous attitude towards me and take revenge on you."

Su Ziying looked into Chen Li's eyes seriously and said.

Hearing this, Chen Li thought for a while and said with a smile, "I'm not afraid."

"Now that I have chosen to believe, I will no longer doubt it."

(End of this chapter)

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