This moldy "smoke ball" was enough to make anyone's scalp crawl at the sight of it.
As a Celestial powerhouse, Lu Yang should have had stronger resistance, yet his instincts immediately sensed a certain danger from it—he absolutely must not touch it!
No sooner had the thought formed than the faint rumbling noise from earlier became much clearer. Those "barriers" seemed to have broken apart, allowing him to confirm the source of the sound:
It was this moldy, rust-covered "smoke ball" in front of Tai Yu.
Moreover, as the rumbling grew louder, the surrounding void seemed to resonate with it, making the "smoke ball" increasingly unstable. It swelled and contracted erratically, as though it could collapse completely at any moment.
Lu Yang quietly shifted back a step.
On the other side, the officer who had already been dragged into this conversation also noticed it and offered a reminder:
"Officer Tai Yu, something seems wrong with this."
"Indeed... Officer Ping, you're in fairly good condition."
"Huh?"
"You stared directly at the 'aberrant elements' on it without triggering any symptoms of discomfort. The chances of 'aberration' occurring in the short term are low. Congratulations."
For a moment, Officer Ping had no idea how to respond.
Tai Yu turned his head and met Lu Yang's eyes again. "Officer Lu Yang, you need to be more careful."
As he spoke, the daylight seemed to be obscured by some shadow, and the surroundings darkened. Several veterans instinctively looked up.
Lu Yang wanted to do the same, but Tai Yu's gaze held him in place. For some reason, he could not look away and could only cooperate actively.
"What is this?"
"'Aberration' dust, probably."
"Uh?"
"It was collected from the Military Hospital. Pollutants generated when every aberrant, whether manifest or infected, interacted with the outside world.