Chapter 598: People from the Game

"Back to Shoudu?!"

Yang Yichen couldn't hold back his startled shout; if Yang Yixie and his mother moved back to Shoudu, his situation here would be hard to conceal.

Especially his brother's keen temperament—he'd probably, as soon as he moved in, be able to lift his underwear.

He raised his hand to rub his dizzy, throbbing head and tentatively asked:

"Mom, didn't you say you wanted to stay in the old home? Why suddenly want to move to Shoudu?"

"Sigh…," Zhiruo sighed at the words, "Hasn't the situation been getting more and more complicated lately? Those monsters… Shoudu's security is far better than elsewhere, and the educational resources are good too."

"If tragedy is unavoidable, I'd rather face it together as a family, not be the one dragging you all down, and besides…"

"Because of my selfishness, perhaps I've already delayed you all for too long. I think it's time for me to let go."

If it were the old days, Yang Yichen would still feel glad about his mother's openness, but now he has placed himself in danger—what if something happens to him.

However, Zhiruo was right about one thing: Shoudu's security really is far better than elsewhere. At worst, he could selectively share some of the situation here with Xiao Xie, asking him to help keep it hidden together.

That way, if something truly happens to him, there would be someone to look after him.

The most terrifying thing is nothing more than suddenly hearing that a loved one died far away, and learning the news when it's already too late.

Perhaps mother also thought of this.

Yang Yichen opened his mouth, and finally agreed.

"Alright, I'll go rent a new apartment. My current one is a bit small, might not fit."

Yang Yichen hung up. Although he deliberately chose to call and mentioned that he would be heading back soon, successfully dispelling his mother's intention to video‑check, the situation still remained far from optimistic for him.

Actually, finding a new apartment wasn't hard; he could even ask Suwan to handle it. Moreover, the authorities give extra subsidies for killing Aberrant Species, so Yang Yichen currently isn't lacking money at all.

But is it really okay for Yang Yixie to come to Shoudu?

Although they've confirmed that Xiao Xie is unlikely to be a player, after all, Ying Duo's face is already a household name as a wanted criminal in the game, and also a cultist linked to the Mutation.

Nevertheless, even though Ying Duo and Yang Yixie share the same face, the differences are still great; others shouldn't react impulsively just by looking, right......

Yang Yichen exhaled, then looked up at Suwan. He was sitting on the bedside, his waist wrapped in several coils of bandages, but it didn't hinder his movement.

"Anything else happen?"

Suwan looked at him with a hesitant expression, as if the events of early last night were more than just this.

Suwan nodded, "However, this information still needs to be kept confidential. You have clearance to know because the person from the First Detachment wanted to hear your opinion."

At this point, Suwan's tone grew a few degrees more serious, with a hint of officialese.

"It's in c City, where an accident occurred during an operation to exterminate Aberrant Species."

c City......

It happens to be where Yang Yichen's hometown is; he hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

"When they were besieging an Aberrant Species, the creature sensed danger and chose to flee, running into an abandoned warehouse."

Precisely, the officials deliberately herded the Aberrant Species toward a warehouse far from crowds and uninhabited, intending to kill it on the spot and simplify cleanup.

"But when the officials arrived, a purple Lightning Chains struck from the sky and killed that Aberrant Species."

"After investigation and inquiry, the authorities found that the two people hiding in that abandoned warehouse were highly likely from the game world."

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"Would you like something to drink?" the gentle girl smiled at Jiangdu, who seemed a bit uneasy and just curled into the corner of the sofa.

"N-no, thank you......"

Compared to others' concern, Jiangdu would rather have the other party ignore him outright.

If possible, if the other side showed him hostility, the situation would be worse, but at least Jiangdu wouldn't have to sit uneasily here.

Fortunately, Lei Zhao was still by his side.

In this regard, the officials also found the current situation rather tricky.

Unlike the naive, somewhat introverted Jiangdu, Lei Zhao stayed alert to everything around him, didn't touch the medicine the officials delivered, and simply bandaged his wounds with the drugs Jiangdu had bought.

But at least, they could still communicate.

"Mr. Lei Zhao, how was your rest last night?"

After discovering the two, the officials sent people to negotiate with them; Lei Zhao also needed to understand the situation, so he temporarily chose to cooperate.

The officials took them to a temporary settlement for players, but isolated from other players, giving the two newcomers a night to rest properly.

"... It's okay."

Lei Zhao's voice was a bit hoarse; the official forces in this world were still relatively friendly toward them, perhaps because they helped kill Aberrant Species.

During earlier exchanges, Lei Zhao vaguely sensed something.

This is the Old World.

Those Undead, in the Dome's view, are from many years ago, a world not corrupted by the Mutation.

Honestly, Lei Zhao still has a good impression of this world's officials; observing an organization's behavior reveals much, and just the fact that civilians here can roam the streets so brazenly at night says a lot.

The current situation is also that, although Lei Zhao and Jiangdu were brought back, the officials didn't take any extreme measures, opting instead for a "peaceful" dialogue.

Yet, even in such a peaceful, beautiful world, those detestable monsters have appeared......

Those monsters are destroying this world.

Having dealt with the Mutation for so many years, Lei Zhao knows this fact better than anyone.

"Let's continue the previous topic. Do you remember how you came to this world?"

The officials spoke to them gently; in fact, they had already handed the two's photos to some personnel for identification, but so far no one in the higher‑ups recognized them, which at least indicates they aren't any wanted figures from the game.

Lei Zhao cautiously chose to conceal the fact that he came from the Dome, since the Dome's reputation is rather poor.

"We were originally in Tianmian City, got caught in a temporal vortex, and after barely escaping, we arrived in this world."