Aren’t you afraid? (Chapter 172)
Gu Luoyu immediately dispersed the murderous intent she had just summoned. She had been puzzled, thinking she hadn't noticed the other party's presence, and suspected it might be some formidable figure. To her surprise, it was Ye Sheng.
The longer she spent with Ye Sheng, the less guarded she became, as they were too familiar with each other.
However, now that Ye Sheng had discovered she was devouring the polluted creatures' hearts, would fear arise in her?
Would she think of Gu Luoyu as a monster and try to escape?
The thought of Ye Sheng, who was carrying her child, leaving made Gu Luoyu's heart ache, and she became restless, her red eyes flashing with a hint of ruthlessness.
If it really came to that, she would imprison Ye Sheng.
Cutting off all contact with the outside world, she would make Ye Sheng stay by her side obediently...
Just as Gu Luoyu's thoughts were gradually turning dark, Ye Sheng exclaimed in surprise, “Wow, Gu Luoyu, that move was amazing! You crushed that polluted creature's heart!”
It was another day of envying the Espers.
Ye Sheng's eyes sparkled as she stared at the polluted creatures that had lost their hearts.
Despite their gruesome deaths, she didn't feel any fear but instead thought it was incredible... Crushing a heart was such a cool move~
If it had been a disgusting death, Ye Sheng might not have dared to look. But with just a hole in the chest, it wasn't scary, especially since it was done by her partner, Gu Luoyu... Hehehe, her partner, how could these words sound so sweet?
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“Aren't you scared?”
Gu Luoyu was utterly surprised by Ye Sheng's reaction and froze for a moment. Her tense body gradually relaxed.
She secretly sighed in relief, realizing she had overreacted.
Based on her understanding of Ye Sheng, even if she witnessed Gu Luoyu killing someone, Ye Sheng wouldn't think of running away but would instead grab a knife to help her.
Perhaps it was because Ye Sheng's pregnancy was too sudden, causing Gu Luoyu to feel uncontrollably insecure.
This child came at an inconvenient time.
Luoyu had just started to indulge in intimacy with Ye Sheng, but now, because of the child, she had to be cautious in everything, feeling restricted... And when the baby was born, would Ye Sheng prefer the child over her?
Even if it were her own child, Gu Luoyu wouldn't allow it to share Ye Sheng's affection.
Ye Sheng could only love her alone.
When Ye Sheng heard Gu Luoyu's question, she couldn't help but laugh, her eyes curving as she said, “How could I be scared? You only killed polluted creatures, and your moves are clean and efficient. I'm not afraid at all!”
After a moment of thought, Ye Sheng added, “The stronger you are, the more at ease I'll be. Our child and I will rely on you in the future!”
Gu Luoyu's expression softened at Ye Sheng's teasing words of dependence.
She didn't hold back her psychic energy and quickly swept through the remaining polluted creatures, killing them all before explaining to Ye Sheng, who was standing beside her, “My psychic energy was contaminated by the first-generation radiation corpse in the underground passage, and now it has changed again.”
As she spoke, she raised her hand, and a black psychic energy ball emerged from her palm.
“It's not about using psychic energy to crush the polluted creatures' hearts, but the psychic energy actively devours their hearts and converts them into energy, which is then transferred to me, making me stronger.”
Ye Sheng exclaimed in amazement, “Wow, is this like leveling up while lying down?”
But then she asked, “Does the black psychic energy have any negative effects on you?”
Ye Sheng was worried that the psychic energy fluctuations might harm Gu Luoyu. If that were the case, she would immediately use energy stones to exchange for lottery points and start drawing continuously.
She would definitely find a tool to heal Gu Luoyu!
Hearing Ye Sheng's concern, Gu Luoyu smiled and patted her head, reassuring her, “For now, there are no issues. Since you saved me, the polluted psychic energy has been no different from usual, coexisting peacefully with me.”
In fact, Gu Luoyu was also surprised. Logically, she should have been severely contaminated, losing her sanity and turning into a humanoid polluted creature.
But now, she remained clear-headed, with only her psychic energy changing, and it was for the better... Gu Luoyu raised an eyebrow, looking forward to future changes.
She had a feeling this was just the beginning, not the end.
“That's good. We're heading deep into the wilderness, so we can absorb more energy along the way and become stronger. Then I can roam the wilderness freely.”
Ye Sheng's “small” wish was quite simple.
Gu Luoyu naturally agreed. Not just in the future, but even now, she could let Ye Sheng experience it. However, she wasn't sure how the black psychic energy would fare against S-class polluted creatures.
She would definitely try it when the opportunity arose.
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After Ye Sheng and Gu Luoyu dealt with the tiger pack, they immediately returned to the team. Mo Lin, who had been crying and shouting, complained for a long time. Ye Sheng quickly admitted her mistake, promising to inform him in advance if she left again.
Earlier, when Gu Luoyu had been gone for a long time, Ye Sheng couldn't sit still and secretly left the team to find her.
Along the way, she encountered polluted creatures and used bombs to deal with them.
With the constant “bang bang” sounds, Ye Sheng enjoyed the thrill of easily clearing the monsters, no longer complaining about the bombs she had drawn in the lottery. They were so useful!
Later, she successfully found Gu Luoyu, and the two returned together.
Several teams had suffered heavy casualties from the polluted creature attacks. Compared to the Gold Digger Team, which only lost a four-wheeled vehicle and two members, the other teams, with more members, had more deaths.
The team leaders were worried, knowing the mission was extremely dangerous, but it was too late to regret.
They had come this far, and turning back would result in even greater losses. It was better to push forward and reach the base camp of the psychic team.
They couldn't be this unlucky every time!
After some discussion, they decided to continue.
Fortunately, this time everything went smoothly without any unexpected incidents.
Mo Lin, who had stubbornly stayed in the vehicle, secretly sighed in relief and smiled at the dark swan sitting beside him. He took out a piece of dried meat from his bag, intending to feed it.
But the Dark Swan didn't even glance at it, its face clearly showing disdain.
It seemed to say, “You think I'd eat this lousy meat? How stingy!”
Mo Lin silently retracted his hand and took a big bite of the dried meat, thinking to himself that even polluted creatures were bullying people these days!
The events in the back seat didn't affect the front. Ye Sheng, sitting in the passenger seat, nervously watched Gu Luoyu, who was fighting a battle with most of her psychic energy focused on it.
An S-class polluted creature had appeared just a mountain away from the team!