Chapter 601

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Zhang Jie had no idea what this little thing was secretly up to; he only felt something continually scratching his waist.

He wanted to wake up, but it was like being held down by a ghost—his whole body couldn't move, and this state lasted until the next morning when Zhang Jie finally woke up.

Hiss...

"Has the wound healed already?"

Zhang Jie looked at his abdomen in confusion, but in the blink of an eye he saw a watermelon rind sprawled beside his pillow, snoring loudly.

"Her body... seems to have grown a lot."

"Zhang Jie scratched his head, unable to take this matter seriously."

"But what happened next, I don't know why, it started getting stranger and stranger."

"Qi Yu became especially fond of staying close to Zhang Jie; although she liked him before, this time it's clearly different."

"She constantly stares blankly at Zhang Jie's arms and legs, sometimes even drooling slowly."

"Slurp...."

"Even the food made by older sister isn't fragrant anymore...."

"You two little rascals! What are you doing! Come eat!"

"Qi Yu reluctantly jumped down from the sofa, then climbed onto the table to eat, but her gaze never left Zhang Jie's arm."

"Huh? Xiao Jie, you've gotten stronger again?"

"Zhang Yan pinched Zhang Jie's arm, but found he couldn't move his forearm at all."

"Zhang Jie was also a bit puzzled, but thinking that his physique was comparable to a B‑grade anomaly, he felt relieved."

"Days just passed like this, with fake people appearing from time to time, then being swallowed whole by Little Watermelon Peel, posing no threat to you at all."

"But.... ordinary residents of Star Bridge District would suffer, as anomalies have the greatest lethal power against ordinary people; even something a trainee investigator can handle can easily kill hundreds or thousands of ordinary folk."

"Moreover, the new anomaly mimic hasn't appeared again several times; instead, cities around Star Bridge District have begun showing traces of its activity, which is enough to show it's infiltrating other cities."

"This world.... is very dangerous."

"19 years old: Your body keeps getting sturdier, not the pointy‑topped kind of strong, but a... uh, very solid kind of strong."

"And after completing this phone task, you also gained a pretty good lethal supernatural ability, but you didn't expect that the phone's daily tasks and such could actually be done!"

"Thus, your physique just keeps rising, keeps rising, you don't know if there's a limit, nor if you can reach it."

"And you also successfully promoted to Senior Investigator, only one step away from Elite Sentinel, but that step will take a very long time to take."

"However, a 19‑year‑old Senior Investigator is too shocking; your presence has attracted much attention, both good and, naturally, bad."

"Among the populace are bad people—those whose minds have been constantly twisted by anomalies, aiming to destroy human civilization, and they usually hide very well."

"Helping a tiger eat its prey—basically this kind of person; even those with the firmest faith will be twisted, let alone ordinary folks."

"But they remain the most dangerous things on this planet."

"If all goes as expected, you should stay at this level for a long time."

"So you should also plan how to go to that place and explore its secrets."

"Lately I feel weak all over..."

"Zhang Jie twisted his neck, constantly feeling a faint sense of weakness in his body."

"Even though my body is strong, I constantly feel weak, yet my strength and daily life aren't affected—why is that?"

"Zhang Jie touched the two bumps on the back of his neck; they were itchy, probably from a female mosquito bite he didn't notice last night."

"Although it's no problem, but.... isn't this frequency a bit too high!"

"Each time the bump on Zhang Jie's neck disappears, it reappears the next day, annoying him endlessly."

"If it really doesn't work, light mosquito coils—light a whole box! It's either you die or I live!"

"Watermelon Peel squatted on the dining table, eyes blinking, staring at Zhang Jie's neck, then pretended to be clueless, shook its head, and lay contentedly on the table eating."

"She's been eating much less lately, and her growth speed has slowed; Zhang Jie and Zhang Yan both think this is a sign she's reached full size, which should be Qi Yu's adult form!"

"However, saying all this, it's actually still too early; Qi Yu still hasn't learned to walk upright, and without upright walking she can't unlock the two arm tool slots, so she can't use tools to eat."

"Looking at her, she seems not to want to eat with tools either...."

" 'Sis, I intend to go to that forbidden land that can affect existence.' "

"Zhang Yan's dish‑washing motion suddenly stopped, she turned back, and just silently looked at Zhang Jie."

" 'When?' "

"Unexpectedly, she wasn't nearly as shocked or worried as Zhang Jie imagined."

"Besides, the older sister is no longer that little girl; she's a qualified investigator, her willpower has reached lv2, and she'll soon be able to promote to Intermediate Investigator."

" 'How many people do you plan to take?' "

" '......' "

"Zhang Jie fell silent, rubbing his fingers, for a moment he didn't know whether he should come clean with his older sister."

" 'I intend.... to go alone.' "

" 'My All‑Poison Immunity—if many people go with me.... they might just lose their lives for nothing.' "

"Zhang Yan:......"

"The atmosphere fell into a stalemate; just as Zhang Jie thought Zhang Yan would loudly scold him, she instead nodded."

" 'Okay.' "

" 'Sis... you agreed?' "

"Zhang Yan couldn't help but wryly smile; disagreeing.... what else could she do?"

"What Zhang Jie said is right; she used to be a drag, just like Huang Mao and others—only Zhang Jie going alone makes it more feasible."

" 'You... go, be careful.' "

But, if you don't come back...

Zhang Yan didn't say the rest, but Zhang Jie knew that if he didn't come back, Zhang Yan himself also had no will to live.

"I will come back."

Zhang Jie solemnly promised.

(Still just as busy, first write a chapter, then make up the early morning hours later, this ginseng schedule is really hopeless....)