Hao Ren and Nangong May watched curiously as Izax jumped into the pit. Ignoring the acrid stench and the still-warm ashes along the way, he strode over to the oval wreckage and began forcefully tearing at the shell of the egg-shaped metal object.
The sturdy alloy plates of the spaceship screeched under the great demon's brute force. They had already suffered the combined damage of the crash impact and scorching heat, so their strength had greatly deteriorated. Now, subjected to such violent dismantling, several warped, charred metal plates were immediately ripped off by Izax. Hao Ren and Nangong May exchanged a glance, then hurried over as well.
"I sense a familiar 'scent' here." Izax kept busy amid the twisted metal wreckage without even looking up. The sizzling sparks and residual radiation from the ship's propulsion system seemed nonexistent to him. "Take a look at this, and these pipes too—the corrosion marks weren't caused by burning. Something attacked them before the crash."
Nangong May frowned. The scorched air filling the area made her extremely uncomfortable. The Siren girl waved her hands in a few strange gestures in midair, and a faint blue, wavering shadow spread from her body, rapidly filling the entire space like the phantom of a wave. The air around the wreckage instantly grew fresh, carrying a pleasant trace of moisture.
Hao Ren was surprised to discover that Nangong May also came with an air-humidifier function. Vivian had taken the place of an air conditioner, Izax had taken the place of a heater, and Lily had taken the place of a security door. Now there was someone who could replace a humidifier too. Hao Ren felt that sooner or later, he could build a bizarre self-sufficient ecosystem in his own home.
"I can't see anything special." Nangong May took