Chapter 655

"I've seen Lu Mu."

Bai Mu Yun's voice came through the phone.

"That crow? He's alive and came to this world?"

Yang Yixie was a bit surprised, and his peripheral vision caught a sofa in the nearby clothing shop meant for resting.

Although saying so feels a bit unfair to Lu Mu, the more they interact the more he realizes Lu Mu is truly not very smart.

He looks like an utterly crazy, game‑world lunatic, but in fact Lu Mu is quite life‑loving; he just knows his luck is absurdly good, knows how to use it, especially loves gambling, since he almost always wins.

Yet in a sense Lu Mu sees things clearer than others; ever since becoming an Aberrant Species, he never thought about reintegrating into the human groups of his past.

He knows clearly that he is non‑human, so he naturally feels goodwill toward Bai Mu Yun, Mei Weisi and other kindred; he knows they work under the Dome, and sooner or later will be discarded, so he makes use of everything now to enjoy Aberrant Species life.

"It looks like, after being captured by the Dome and taken to a lab, they were brought to this world together."

Bai Mu Yun said from the other end.

He admits Lu Mu's luck is indeed absurdly good, but it seems this time it's not all good luck; while it's true that he accidentally ended up in this world, he was indeed taken over as an experimental specimen.

Bai Mu Yun's information is limited, and he doesn't yet know he's stepped into a certain blind spot.

"Hmm... not necessarily."

Yang Yixie, thoughtful, had already reached the entrance of the passage and pushed the door open.

"Tell me the detailed situation over there."

While Yang Yixie listened to Bai Mu Yun recount the details, he placed the red lotus in front of Aunt Zhang, who hurriedly pounced to check its condition.

She tested its breathing, found the red lotus still alive, and after it had fainted for unknown reasons, she immediately let out a sigh of relief.

"I called the Special Division and said they would send someone over soon..."

To be precise, after hearing that a Special Ability Practitioner was handling the Aberrant Species here, the Special Division staff breathed a sigh of relief; but when Aunt Zhang mentioned something about mecha, a Cannon, etc., they were startled and said they'd dispatch people immediately.

Aunt Zhang hesitated a bit when making the call, because Yang Yixie hadn't stepped forward at the very start of the chaos, but Zhiruo's calm demeanor didn't stop her; she thought this probably wasn't something that couldn't be said.

By then, she should hand the red lotus over to the authorities.

Although she felt sorry for the clearly story‑laden girl, her danger was obvious; handing her to the authorities was the right choice.

She did regret a bit, having just bought the child more treats, seeing how thin she was, almost just bones...

Yang Yixie, while taking the call, checked the protective shield he had set up, then brought out the sofa he had casually taken before entering the safety passage for his mother, and also a few plates of pastries infused with holy water.

Since the safety passage interior uses voice‑controlled lights, Yang Yixie also fished a desk lamp out of his Game Backpack and placed it nearby for illumination.

Warm yellow light, delicate pastries, comfortable sofa...

It was clearly just a small compartment of the safety passage, yet within seconds he had arranged it like a dedicated lounge.

"Mom, rest here; when the trouble's over I'll pick you up, and Aunt Zhang, you also have some snacks to calm your nerves."

Yang Yixie, covering his phone, reminded his mother Zhiruo with a brief instruction, then continued the call and walked out together with Luo Jinyou.

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Bai Mu Yun, while explaining why he came to the Academy today and the circumstances of just meeting Lu Mu, glanced at Lu Mu, who had already completely fainted.

In the end he still didn't tear off Lu Mu's two bird wings, but it wasn't exactly a good outcome either.

His voice was a bit breathless, indicating he had spent considerable effort dealing with Lu Mu.

"As for now..."

"I used a few spears to pin his wings to the ground, which should keep him in check."

Lu Mu lay face down on the gray cement roadside, his massive black wings spread to the sides, each pierced by several dark spears that seemed formed from black mist, nailed into the ground.

The wings twitched slightly now and then; Bai Mu Yun sat on Lu Mu's back, relaxed as if on a park bench, a dried bloodstain at the corner of his mouth, his coat's shoulder torn with two parallel slits, revealing skin underneath that had already begun to heal.

But because the injuries were severe, the healing was quite slow.

During this time Lu Mu had grown considerably in the game, making him a very tricky opponent, not to mention his abilities were now completely useless.

"You probably need to come over," he said, "the students reported to the police, the Special Division people are probably already on the way, my current state isn't suitable to be seen, and..."

He looked down at Lu Mu beneath him and said, "And with Lu Mu like this, handing him over to the authorities would likely cause more trouble."

After all, Lu Mu is non‑human; who knows what attitude the world's authorities will have toward them?

Having Yang Yixie take Lu Mu back means at least he won't be used for experiments, and the Entropic Force can help finish things off.

"I'm heading over now," Yang Yixie said, then hung up.

Yang Yixie glanced at the mini‑map; Luo Jinyou and his mecha were splitting up to clear a few small Aberrant Species wandering around the mall's outskirts, and there were people keeping an eye on the ordinary folks gathered near the central courtyard...

Who was that person?

When Yang Yixie's gaze shifted there, it happened to meet the distant eyes of Ye Lin, who was calming the crowd; she startled, quickly looked away, her fist clenched tightly.

Looks like someone who knows Ying Duo.

Yang Yixie didn't let it bother him; so many people have tangled with Ying Duo that not remembering this person just means she isn't on his radar, and he still has to consider how to deal with the ensuing series of troubles after his identity is exposed.

Sure enough...

He still needs to figure out a way to make good use of his brother's connections inside the authorities, right?

And Hua Jian Lei; Yang Yixie also called her, but the line was busy; he put the phone away and didn't dial a second time.

Hua Jian Lei was probably busy because of the chaos; what she was busy with is unclear, she'll call back herself when she has time.

Unwittingly, he had reached the mall's main entrance; the plaza outside was empty as everyone had taken shelter, though he could still see mecha and Luo Jinyou fighting side by side in the distance.

Now's the time to use 【Teleport】; after all, no one's watching.

Yang Yixie's body edges began to blur, gradually turning into Data Stream particles; this process usually takes only a few seconds, after which he becomes a string of mobile Data Stream moving swiftly.