Chang Shoujie quickly finished speaking. Seeing an Alien lunge at him from the side, he shoved Gao Dawei out of the way and charged into it. He had meant for Gao Dawei to hurry off, but Gao Dawei came to his senses and rushed back to rescue him. It took some effort to kill the Alien, and Gao Dawei was injured in the process.
He hurried over to Chang Shoujie, turned around, and bent down to carry him on his back.
Chang Shoujie pushed him away. "Go to the Station. Finish the next Dungeon, then come back!"
Gao Dawei silently tried to haul him onto his back, only to get slapped twice by Chang Shoujie. "Go!"
Gao Dawei's head was knocked to the side. He turned back, eyes red, and stared at Chang Shoujie. "Don't you know me? I'm not the kind of person who can burn himself up to light the way for others. I just want to live a good life!"
Chang Shoujie's face darkened. "District 010 is your home!"
"What good is that home?" Gao Dawei demanded. "Do you want me to spend decades contributing to this Sub-district like you, only to end up as a rat in the street?!"
Chang Shoujie didn't feel embarrassed. Anyone who had upheld a conviction for their entire life had long since set aside their own feelings as much as possible. When it came to other people's perceptions of him, what mattered wasn't even how they saw him personally, but whether their dislike would negatively affect his plans.
He reached out and pushed up Gao Dawei's sleeve. The markings of Black Thorn Disease crawled up his skin like veins. "With this disease, how long do you think you can enjoy a carefree life?"
"So what?" Gao Dawei said. "With my abilities,