Chapter 978: Hound Chloe (Second update, please subscribe!)

A silky drizzle fell from the sky. The raindrops were tiny, the curtain of rain dense, as if draping the forests and mountains in a white veil like cicada wings.

The sound of rain gurgled, and footsteps approached from behind, carrying a familiar, faint fragrance.

Su Quan, who was admiring the rainy scene by the window, turned around at the scent and said with a smile to the red-haired Sonya, "You're back."

Sonya embraced Su Quan and replied with a smile, "I'm back. This is my fourth time going to Void Island this month. Void Island is changing with each passing day; the changes are too fast."

Su Quan toyed with a lock of her hair and said with a light laugh, "There is strength in numbers, after all."

Sonya sighed, "Counting the people sent this time, there are already over three hundred people on Void Island. In just over a month, we have helped more mutants than ever before combined."

Sonya gazed affectionately at the man before her.

Over a month ago, this man let them know of the existence of parallel worlds and Void Island.

It was also this man who gave mutants a peaceful and safe home!

"You are their hero, and you are my hero too!"

Su Quan curled his lips in a light smile: "It's a pity that heroes have a hard time resisting beauties. Since I, this hero, have met you, this beauty, if I'm supposed to lean against the wall, I'll lean against the wall!"

Sonya rolled her eyes at him with a flirtatious look. You talk a good game, but when have you ever leaned against the wall? Isn't it usually me doing the leaning...

At this moment, Clarice walked over with a heavy expression.

"Su Quan."

"Sonya."

Clarice greeted the two, her voice sorrowful as she said, "I just received news that my foster parents were killed by the Sentinel Services."

Sonya's expression changed. She let go of Su Quan and took Clarice's hand: "I'm sorry, you... please accept my condolences."

Clarice said in a deep voice: "They were good people. If they hadn't taken me in back then, I might not be alive today. So, to me, this is war!"

Sonya hesitated: "Did they... did they die because of you?"

Clarice shook her head: "I only recently found out that they had always been in contact with our underground organization and had been helping mutants."

"This time, there happened to be a group of mutants in need of help at their place, and then they were discovered by the Sentinel Services. I... I've been to the scene. It was a mess, blood everywhere."

Clarice forced a smile: "The good news is that some people escaped. They were taken in by a kind priest and are hiding in a church called Eternal Grace."

Su Quan patted Clarice on the shoulder: "Let's go, let's go take a look."

Clarice threw out a teleportation crystal, and the three of them arrived at the Eternal Grace church through a portal and met the priest.

After stating their identities and purpose, the priest led them to a warehouse blocked by shipping containers.

"After the incident, twelve people escaped here, and there are a few others wandering outside."

As the priest spoke, he tried laboriously to push the shipping container blocking the door.

Seeing his white hair and advanced age, Su Quan stepped in and pushed the container away himself.

He did it with ease, as if it weighed nothing.

The priest nodded at Su Quan and opened the warehouse door.

"It's okay, come out. They are friends and will take you to a safe place."

Hearing the priest's reassurance, the people inside came out one after another—men and women, old and young—their emotions relatively stable.

Among the crowd, a blonde girl wearing a black T-shirt looked around and walked straight toward Su Quan.

Arriving in front of Su Quan, the blonde girl said in a low voice: "I need to talk to you."

Su Quan looked at her and smiled.

You search high and low, only to find it without any effort—it's finally your turn to take the stage!

He asked, feigning ignorance: "What's wrong?"

The blonde girl said bluntly: "I am a telepath. When I am close enough, I can sense other people's thoughts. I sensed some very strange thoughts from one of them."

Su Quan deliberately looked at those people: "Is it that big guy?"

"No."

As she spoke, the big guy happened to move away, revealing a thin girl he had been blocking.

This girl had her back to them, with short hair; at first glance, she looked like a tomboy.

"It's her."

The blonde girl looked at her and said with certainty.

Su Quan glanced at the blonde girl and walked toward the short-haired girl.

"Hey, miss, what's your name?"

The short-haired girl glanced sideways, then turned back without responding.

This reaction was very wrong.

Clarice and Sonya noticed the situation and prepared to come over with solemn expressions.

The short-haired girl knew she might have been exposed. She turned around, threw her backpack on the ground, and kicked fiercely at Su Quan.

This kick was very powerful and very sudden.

"Bang!"

Su Quan took the kick without moving an inch, but the short-haired girl let out a muffled groan, flew backward, and fell to the ground.

The short-haired girl stood up in shock, enduring the pain, and arrived in front of Sonya with speed far exceeding that of a normal person, pushing her to the ground with one palm, then kicked Clarice away in the blink of an eye.

With two bangs, Sonya and Clarice fell to the ground almost simultaneously.

Immediately after, the short-haired girl arrived in front of the blonde girl with lightning speed, grabbed her arm, threw her to the ground, and followed up with a heavy punch.

"Bang!"

The blonde girl let out a muffled groan, her face contorted in pain as she clutched her lower abdomen, curling up and rolling.

"Ding!"

"Combat detected, reward dropped: Dream Smoke (Dreamer)"

"Ding!"

"Combat detected, reward dropped: Super Speed (Chloe)"

"Ding!"

"Combat detected, reward dropped: Telepathy (Esme)"

Clarice's ability had already been farmed previously, so this time the drop was points.

The short-haired girl's name was Chloe, and her ability was super speed. As for her identity—she had a mark tattooed on her wrist, and Pulse had the same mark on his wrist.

This was the Trask mark, and also the mark of the Hounds.

In other words, she was a Hound arranged by Dr. Campbell!

Sonya, Clarice, and Esme had all been knocked down by her. At this moment, she stared at Su Quan with a ferocious look and a vicious expression, launching her super speed again to punch him.

"Uh..."

Just as her fist was about to hit Su Quan, a hand grabbed her by the neck from behind and lifted her straight up.

Chloe let out a painful groan and her eyes widened instantly.

The Su Quan in front of her had disappeared.

"Your speed—is a bit slow."

Su Quan's voice sounded from behind her.

Chloe froze instantly. When... when did he appear behind her?