Chapter 133: Xu Xiaofeng's Battlefield 2

【Host, the dissipation of consciousness is also a way to die. Are you really not considering borrowing some energy from me?】

Liu Mu imagined a mask for herself while in a state of mental exposure and struggled to move forward in the dark storm that was almost tearing her apart.

"You know that too, shouldn't you reflect on why I, a New Human Complete Form after Evolution... actually have no enhancement in terms of Mental Power? You are very derelict in your duty!"

Her fingers touched the mask covering half her face, and Liu Mu chuckled, "You said this is a world constructed from Big Sister's memories, so it wouldn't be excessive for me to help her recall a bit of territory, right?"

Heitao A had not yet realized what Liu Mu was about to do when the darkness under her feet suddenly began to spread outward like melting ice and snow, revealing the dust-covered cement ground.

At first, the speed was very slow, but in the next second, various discarded debris appeared on the cement ground, and the speed of expansion, following her memories, surged wildly toward the direction of Food Street.

【This is... your Scrap Station.】

This was a declarative sentence, but the words, devoid of any fluctuation in tone, expressed Heitao A's complex emotions, 【System self-check initiated.】

It is truly something for a super-intelligent system to be forced into self-checking twice within a few days.

Yet it could not resist; after all, the question raised by the host had indeed struck a certain bug.

Why was there no Mental Power?

Throughout the entire consultation panel, including over a hundred pages of details, other than emphasizing that the Mutation had not caused mental pollution, there was truly not a single word mentioned regarding Mental Power.

Liu Mu had every bit of her assets clearly imprinted in her mind; when it came to details, who could be more reliable than her own memory?

The darkness was pried open at one corner, and it began to squeeze and retreat frantically as if poisoned; Liu Mu stood in the middle and shouted aloud:

"Big Sister, my Scrap Station is coming over, catch it!"

The road in front of the Scrap Station had not yet been rebuilt, and at this time, the Scrap Station only consisted of two tin houses and a fenced-in yard; even the fencing material was just common bamboo, with traces of repairs in several sections in the middle.

There were deep tire tracks on the muddy path, the result of the small tricycle Xiao Yong often parked in the tin house being driven over it year-round.

Liu Mu saw the extending path and was a bit puzzled, "Why does Big Sister remember Food Street from this specific time so clearly? Sigh, I've upgraded my gear since then; my bitter past makes me seem too inspirational—even I am moved looking at it."

Heitao A naturally would not respond; it was busy with its self-check. Otherwise, it would at least have reminded the host not to gild her own lily too much, as skin that thick is prone to falling off.

Xu Xiaofeng also made no sound; Liu Mu believed her situation was likely that she was unable to speak. But after calling out a few times, the end of the path still struggled hard to force a narrow intersection out of the darkness.

The moment the intersection appeared, the muddy path of the Scrap Station extended toward it extremely quickly and connected with its end.

Boom—

The moment the two parts connected, this world of consciousness suddenly emitted a dull, loud sound.

Liu Mu stood firmly in place and was not knocked over by the tremor caused by the loud sound; the world belonging to the memories was still expanding.

A hair-raising rustling sound emerged from the darkness, as if countless tiny objects were moving within it, ready to launch an all-out attack on the world illuminated by the setting sun at any moment.

But at this point, the expansion was no longer under Liu Mu's control; the moment the path connected, she had handed the initiative of the memory scene over to Xu Xiaofeng.

It was also at that moment that she finally made contact with Big Sister.

Liu Mu's expression was solemn, and she kept muttering to herself; her voice was very low, but it was all local environmental guidance.

If one were to really count it, Xu Xiaofeng had lived in Food Street and its vicinity for much longer than Liu Mu; with only simple reminders from the latter, the former could quickly recall more areas.

And since this part of the Scrap Station was a gift from Liu Mu to Xu Xiaofeng, it did not require her to expend energy.

Fortunately, the battlefield Xu Xiaofeng established was only Food Street and its surroundings, which was the limit of her current ability and the place where she had grown up since childhood.

The moment the surrounding scenery appeared, the darkness finally receded like a tide, and the dim sunset also became incomparably brilliant at this moment.

The orange-red light fell upon Liu Mu, and she seemed to feel that hint of gentle warmth.

"Big Sister, I'm here!"

While Liu Mu handed over the Scrap Station, she also handed over herself; at this moment, she was not in the appearance she had after just completing her Fourth Upgrade, but rather, she was the her from several years ago—thin, tall, with a spiky haircut, old clothes, worn-out slippers... still somewhat naive.

The victorious Xu Xiaofeng, however, did not have much joy; her figure appeared waveringly at the end of the path, hunched and stooped, as if every step of movement was extremely difficult.

Her originally jet-black braided hair was now gray, white, and withered; her large round face was so thin it was almost unrecognizable, and even her once plump body had become skin and bones. Her skin was like shriveled tree bark, sticking in a thin layer to her fibrotic muscles, with almost no trace of fat to be seen...

Liu Mu knew that this was Xu Xiaofeng's current state; she had exhausted her body and spirit for this war.

"Xiao Mu," Xu Xiaofeng's wrinkle-covered lips parted slightly, and the voice she emitted was very small and aged, but here, as long as she wished, she could still let Liu Mu hear it clearly.

"I might not be able to hold on, Xiao Mu. I will destroy it. In the future, you all take care of... yourselves. Tell Xiao Yong, I am first..."

"Big Sister!" Liu Mu suddenly knelt on one knee, blue light brimming in her open palm, and pressed it down toward the cement ground, "There is still time, you won, Big Sister, you won!"

The exhausted young woman felt a majestic surge of energy pouring into her body, like a dry sponge falling into warm water, and her body involuntarily relaxed and became supple.

"This...?"

Even now, she did not quite understand what was going on with these things just now.

At the time, she had only wanted to resist the Great Master Flower along her nerves, and then she saw her familiar home, the breakfast shop, and Food Street. After a brief moment of joy, she discovered the encroaching darkness around her; she did not know what it was, but she felt a bone-chilling danger.

She instinctively propped up this world, not wanting her familiar home to be swallowed by the darkness.

In the tug-of-war, she gradually felt fatigue, followed by cold, thirst, and hunger; finally, her consciousness began to become unclear, with only the single thought that she must not give up.

After that, she saw a visitor in the empty home; Liu Mu had come in. She wanted to shout for her to leave and tell her about the danger around them, but she had no body and could not convey it. Liu Mu rushed into the darkness, her fatigue was replaced by anxiety, and the fear of losing her family again made her let out a roar, fighting against the darkness with all her might.

In the "charge," she saw that familiar small path and remembered the Scrap Station where she had lived for a long time.

And Liu Mu's voice came at this time; she was calling her, asking her to join forces with her, so she reached out her hand and clasped it with Liu Mu's.

The darkness and danger were finally repelled, but she was even more tired; she felt as if she had suddenly become an old person on the verge of death, with pain throughout her body with every step she took.

Until Liu Mu gave her that strange power, allowing her to return to her youth.

Liu Mu "woke up" a step earlier and saw countless roots and vines moving rapidly like snakes; the surrounding soil was collapsing and rolling down due to their contraction.

It was very dangerous here.

The nerve filaments in her hand were already gone, and she looked anxiously toward the wrapped-up Xu Xiaofeng, but she could see nothing.

The core of the contracting roots and vines was exactly where Xu Xiaofeng had been.

This was the core of the Great Master Flower; when it was defeated by Xu Xiaofeng, the two had already synchronized more than halfway, and what remained was merely a struggle for dominance.

Xu Xiaofeng had become the dominant one, but she could no longer shake off the Great Master Flower, or rather, they had already merged into one.

However, there was no need to worry about Xu Xiaofeng's safety now; instead, it was dangerous for Liu Mu herself to remain.

Liu Mu's body became transparent once again, and then she flowed rapidly upward like mercury.