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“How was your trip this time?”
Xiao Qiang was taken aback; he hadn’t expected Wen Kai to be the one picking him up. “What are you doing here?” Although they had once worked together and had coordinated well during Tomorrow's Battle, human hearts are hard to gauge, and who knows who he is working with now? If it’s with Matt, then there’s nothing wrong, but if it’s with that other person...
He felt a sense of unease and cautiously asked, “You came to pick me up?”
“Otherwise, what?” Wen Kai avoided answering the question directly, putting on an air of mystery as he looked at Xiao Qiang with a knowing gaze. “You look quite disheveled!”
“Of course, you saw what happened down there. If I’m leaving, I have to ask you one thing first.”
Wen Kai steadied the engine, showing no intention of leaving but instead keeping the craft hovering in place. From below, the aircraft appeared as a bizarre floating object, suspended in mid-air.
The Sun Tribe members, who had hurriedly fled in panic, assumed that the Bloodsucker’s large group had already departed. As they cautiously approached again to take a look, they suddenly spotted the strange floating object and began pointing at it from below. Vapsin was directing the warriors to prepare for defense against the hovering entity, treating it like a formidable enemy while frantically searching for the wise one.
The eastern sky began to glow with morning light; after a night of commotion, the Sun Tribe was exhausted. The floating object had slipped away unnoticed at some point. Vapsin went to the wise one's home but found no one there; instead, he stumbled upon Bloodsucker and Xiao Qiang among a pile of dry grass.
If it weren’t for the fierce hyena by Xiao Qiang’s side, he would have been captured and tied up long ago.
Amidst the chattering discussions of the Sun Tribe, Xiao Qiang regained consciousness. He looked around in confusion. The last words from Wen Kai echoed in his ears: My mission is to retrieve the serum; I wasn’t instructed to bring you back.
Xiao Qiang felt dizzy; all he remembered was that after boarding the aircraft, Wen Kai had handed him a cup of water. Being extremely thirsty, he hadn’t thought twice before gulping it down.
It seemed that Wen Kai didn’t intend to take him back; there must have been something off about that water. However, he had previously gathered information from Wen Kai about Lin Yu.
Wen Kai had said that Lin Yu was quite safe and urged him to relax.
Given this treatment, how could Xiao Qiang trust Wen Kai’s words? The hyena let out a hissing whimper upon seeing its master awake, as if trying to convey something.
The sun slowly climbed above the clouds, casting countless rays of light upon the earth. Xiao Qiang felt a tide of emotions surging within him, lamenting the whims of fate. He stood up, brushed off the grass and dust from his clothes, and boldly addressed the hostile leader of the Sun Tribe, Vapsin, saying, "I am Bloodsucker. Am I not allowed to speak to you in broad daylight?"
Perhaps this was also why Vapsin had been preventing his tribe from attacking Xiao Qiang; he was puzzled and secretly speculated about what was happening.
"Let me tell you!" Xiao Qiang took a few steps forward, causing those holding spears from the Sun Tribe to step back. He scanned the Sun Tribe but did not see their wise elder. Understanding dawned on him, and he laughed heartily, "Where is your wise elder?"
At the mention of the elder, Vapsin was at a loss for words. Indeed! Where had the elder gone? Why had he left without saying anything? Bloodsucker was his idea.
"He should be hiding somewhere or perhaps hibernating."
"You..." Vapsin did not understand what Xiao Qiang meant. He stared blankly into the distance, hoping the elder would suddenly appear to clarify everything.
The elder was the core of his Sun Tribe and someone he could rely on for life. All matters within the tribe were managed by the elder; he could never betray me, Vapsin thought to himself, shaking his head in denial of Xiao Qiang's wild claims.
However, reality was not as simple as he imagined. Why would the elder leave without reason? In front of many tribesmen, Vapsin found it difficult to respond to their doubts.
"You say the elder is hibernating? What evidence do you have?"
"What does Bloodsucker fear? What does he dread?" Xiao Qiang looked up at the radiant sky and continued, "He fears light... Light will scorch his ugly body. The elder is no longer your wise teacher but a puppet possessed by the Alien Catcher."
"…"
When Xiao Qiang mentioned the Alien Catcher, Vapsin immediately recalled the women and strong men from the Sun Tribe who had mysteriously disappeared. They had always believed that ferocious beasts in Taiyin Valley were responsible for these disappearances; it seemed that was not the case.
So where was the elder hiding? How did he come to know the Alien Catcher? Vapsin was equally baffled.
Xiao Qiang believed that the Alien Catcher had always existed, as evidenced by the fresh skulls found in the cave. The Alien Catcher, which had taken refuge in the cave, was barely hanging on and was likely an evil entity that Lin Yu had brought back from the Stratum to the Ground, awakening the Alien Catcher in the process.
Such an evil being would perish under sunlight when leaving the Ground, but unfortunately, it had been lurking within Lin Yu, who possessed Ability, allowing it to further control the mind of the Sage through magnetic sensing.
This led to Lin Yu inviting two members of the Sun Tribe into the cave to pay homage to the supreme deity, but in reality, he was sending them as cannon fodder to the Alien Catcher, which was possessed by a dark spirit.
The Alien Catcher, having fed on fresh blood with the assistance of the dark spirit, grew immensely powerful. It took advantage of this to seize the Sage's human form and occupy his soul, blending into the Sun Tribe.
However, it could never appear during daylight due to its fear of light.
At Vapsin's home, Old Vap finally saw Xiao Qiang. This was his analysis; previously feigning ignorance had been intentional on his part. He wanted to train his son’s resilience but never expected that the Sage would exploit this and commit heinous acts, sending the Saint into a deadly triangle.
The Sage's real name was Han, written in traditional characters; translated into modern characters: Han!
What connection did Han have with 2080 Han Shaoyu? This was a question in Xiao Qiang's mind. He then took out a ring he had found in the cave and handed it to Old Vap, speculating that it might be a relic of their Sun Tribe elder.
"This is a strange object; however, it's not from our tribe nor from our elder," Wapu said as he examined the ring. "It seems like there’s a mechanism here; there are stars and moons on it..." Since it appeared to be a mechanism, he didn’t dare touch it carelessly and cautiously handed it back to Xiao Qiang. "Saint, keep this safe. If this object falls into your hands, it may present an opportunity."
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