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A few seconds of silence passed, the rustling of clothes and the faint sound of the chair scraping against the ground startled Little Skeleton, who quickly dove under the table. Matt's fingers twitched as he flicked his pen, sending it and his notebook spinning towards Xiao Qiang, who was leaving the conference table.
The speed of the spinning top matched the force of a fist striking out, even feeling the sharp wind slicing through the air—only inches apart. A bead of sweat, no larger than a pea, formed on the tip of Matt's nose just as Xiao Qiang's fist came crashing down. Thud! The round droplet shattered into countless tiny droplets that splattered onto the ground.
Squeak—Xiao Qiang's fist halted just an inch from Matt's nose, and another bead of sweat rolled down from his brow. "Why is it me?" he asked, his voice laced with anger, his prominent Adam's apple bobbing up and down like an olive. Xiao Qiang's piercing gaze locked onto Matt's sweat-drenched face, filled with fury.
Matt turned his eyes to the fist that had stopped just before his nose, not having time to wipe away the sweat. He feigned a magnanimous demeanor and extended a finger to push aside Xiao Qiang's fist. "It's simple. Humans are the vulnerable group. Can you really bear to see them become puppets for Abnormal Humanoids? Helping them is your duty."
Xiao Qiang reluctantly retracted his fist but continued to glare at Matt. "Where's the military?"
Matt sighed. "The stationed military has fallen."
"How is that possible?"
"It's not just this incident; there's something else I haven't told you..."
"What is it?"
"The International Alliance is preparing to go to war with UFOs."
"Cosmic War?" Xiao Qiang exclaimed in surprise, his expression tightening as he furrowed his brows. "How do you know this?"
Matt immediately transformed; his gaze turned cold and proud, the wrinkles on his face resembling carved lines, giving him a weathered yet slightly disdainful appearance. He clasped his hands behind his back and casually tossed two words at Xiao Qiang: "Classified."
"Don't give me that nonsense. If I'm going to serve you, are you planning to swim in the ocean looking for your shark partner?" Unable to hold back any longer, Xiao Qiang finally exposed Matt’s secret of being a merman.
At this remark, Matt turned sharply, his face twitching in anger. He strode over a few steps until he stood face-to-face with Xiao Qiang, holding an injection syringe that had somehow appeared in his hand. The syringe contained half a tube of bluish liquid, and he stared intently at Xiao Qiang, enunciating each word: "Kid, don't get too cocky. You think you can challenge me? You're still too green. I can help eliminate the energy within you with this vial."
"Have you healed yourself?" Xiao Qiang asked in surprise, instinctively taking a step back, cautious and careful.
"Of course. Otherwise, have I been eating for nothing all these years?"
It was the plain truth; if he could eliminate the amount of Ability within him and become an ordinary human, that had been Xiao Qiang's long-held wish. But now was a critical time. Even though Matt was quite reckless, his earlier words were not without reason.
A powerless human was about to face a catastrophic disaster. What did Cosmic War mean? Anyone with common sense understood the severity of the situation. Perhaps the Abnormal Humanoids were aliens infiltrating humanity to cause destruction, which would lead to a chance of winning in the Cosmic War.
If they lost the Cosmic War, a large number of aliens would openly invade Earth. Their invasion of human bodies was merely an attempt to learn about human civilization and quickly adapt to Earth's way of survival!
Without any signs of aggression, Little Skeleton peeked out cautiously...
Xiao Qiang, having no outlet for his frustration, immediately found one—"Why send it? Can I switch?"
Seeing that Xiao Qiang seemed to have compromised, Matt understood that he was making a request to change partners. It was clear to him that Xiao Qiang had a sense of justice and wouldn't deliberately make things difficult. The request to switch partners was merely seeking a way out—
"You can't switch. The reason I assigned it to you is for your safety."
"It? What can it do?"
"It has a sense of smell that humans lack, quick and agile thinking. And importantly, being with it can help conceal your identity."
"Who is my opponent?"
"The opponent is cunning, unpredictable, and you won't be able to gather much information or data. Everything depends on you."
"Can you send Lin Yu to me?"
"No, if you two haven't developed that kind of relationship yet, we can consider it."
"Shit!" Xiao Qiang exclaimed angrily, raising his finger to make an obscene gesture at Matt before turning to leave.
The seemingly pitiful and self-conscious Little Skeleton glanced at Matt. The latter growled, "Aren't you going yet?"
Xiao Qiang had a few moments to say goodbye to Lin Yu—they embraced tightly, inhaling each other's scent, as if trying to imprint it in their minds.
"I'm going to be gone for a long time this time..."
"Qiang, I want to go..." Lin Yu's eyes reddened, his voice choked. He clung tightly to his neck, half of his words swallowed by the other.
Little Skeleton peeked in sneakily, pushing the door open and watching their actions with an indifferent expression, staring blankly.
Xiao Qiang caught sight of Little Skeleton and shouted, "Get lost, cold-blooded!" His loud voice startled Little Skeleton, who squeaked and ran away, covering its head.
He kissed her hair, which carried an endlessly pleasant scent. "I will miss you."
"I will too." Lin Yu deeply cherished him, greedily inhaling the scent that came from him. He wondered if future nights would be lonely and sleepless?
Matt awkwardly popped his head in again because Little Skeleton had run off, chattering about things Xiao Qiang and Lin Yu couldn't understand. He was urging them to finish up quickly and not let their romantic feelings interfere with business.
Xiao Qiang thought Matt was not only perverted but might also have some physiological defects. In his whole life, he hadn't even touched a woman's body.
After he reluctantly parted ways with Lin Yu, he spat on the ground as he passed by Matt, expressing his disdain.
Lin Yu ignored Matt, as if there was something else he wanted to say to Xiao Qiang. He hurriedly ran past him, calling out, "Wait..."
Xiao Qiang stopped and turned back, tears glistening in his eyes. Trying to appear indifferent, he asked, "Is there something else?"
Lin Yu wiped away a tear and threw himself into his embrace, whispering softly, "After you leave, I might have to go to the DBL6 research base."
"You're going alone? What for?" Xiao Qiang asked in surprise.
"I'll have Wu Yi with me. We're going to purify the contaminated water source. I also want to go to the Subterranean Spaceship to find something..."
"What could be so important that you need to go looking for it again?"
"The Spherical Plant my mother left behind. It felt so familiar at the time; I wanted to surprise you. But I didn't think much of it and just left it in the Subterranean Spaceship."
"It might be gone by now. It's been so long."
"Cough, cough. Let's go, Xiao Qiang!" Matt appeared like a ghost, as if he had been watching them both the whole time.
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