It looked a little more reassuring. At least the bright surroundings helped put me at ease.
Maybe I was... a little too tense. Still, this place and that strange hallucinogenic powder I encountered yesterday really did warrant
some caution.
"Hu Shuo, I'm going out to take a look. Stay here."
"Oh... what are you going to do?"
Hu Shuo nodded in agreement first, then fed the last piece of beef jerky to a tiger cub before raising his head to
look at me and ask.
"I found something yesterday. This place might be very dangerous. Remember what I'm about to tell you: no matter what, always keep
your walkie-talkie with you."
"..."
Hu Shuo looked utterly bewildered. He clearly couldn't make heads or tails of what I was saying.
"Sister Fang, what exactly did you find?"
"I can't really explain it, but it's definitely nothing good. Changsha... might already be a dead city."
Hearing that, Hu Shuo couldn't help growing nervous too.
"You want to investigate what happened?"
"Yeah... I can't just ignore it. An ordinary person wouldn't stand a chance against what I encountered yesterday, so... until I
come back, don't open the door, whether it's
the front door or the back door. You're not allowed to go out back again either, and absolutely no drinking."
At that, his eyes visibly shifted as some little scheme crossed his mind. I couldn't help feeling discouraged. Sometimes, even if you
wanted to save someone, it depended on whether they wanted to live. If they wanted
to die, nothing you did would help.
"Of course... if you don't want to keep that little life of yours, feel free to ignore me and hope you get lucky. I
won't stop you. Understand?"
If he really was the sort of ordinary fool who refused