Sure enough, another victim.
Although Clear Dream had been canceled almost instantly, that did nothing to stop Fu Qian from reaching his conclusion.
The medical professional before him seemed to have been contaminated by Rick as well.
Once he had confirmed that, the other man's unpleasant behavior from earlier became rather intriguing.
Why couldn't it have been a simple coincidence?
Because this was the third time Clear Dream had been activated in such a short span.
The two people who had blocked his way earlier had behaved exactly like this one. They were ordinary people, and they had both shown considerable resistance to Clear Dream.
Under the circumstances, their actions could be interpreted as minor interference aimed at him, an ill-intentioned intruder.
But the strange thing was that Fu Qian was absolutely certain he hadn't been discovered.
That was the confidence of a Second Order transcendent.
And the three people's movements, heartbeats, breathing, and so on showed no sign of feigning calm.
That made their seemingly playful interference all the more interesting.
Their actions, entirely unintentional, had happened to target someone who hadn't been discovered.
What a picture of knowing without knowing, of unity between man and nature.
In a way, this seemed to confirm his earlier concern once again.
That even if he approached what currently seemed to be the source of the contamination, Rick Wesley, while in Blood Conquest mode, he might still be unable to avoid being contaminated—and thus fail the mission.
His choice of a second investigation site had certainly paid off. He'd only walked a few steps, and with the help of three well-meaning people, he'd already made some progress.
Of course, they still needed to be a little more helpful.
Hey!
The next moment, Fu Qian greeted the back of the man's head.