The Things That Seemed Off
(Revision pending) It was an Alien that had undergone a clear mutation. The skin on its head had turned pale and cracked, forming twisted patterns. At first glance, it looked like a brain exposed after its skull had been stripped away. Its face and eyes also showed signs of albinism.
After Xu Huo drove it out, the Alien crouched on the ground, baring its teeth at him and making threatening noises, but it didn't attack.
Xu Huo paused briefly, then tossed out the Kite String, intending to capture it alive. He hadn't expected the Alien to be so fast. It used a nearby stone pillar to dodge the line and flee into the distance. But before he could chase it, a compact bomb flew in from the front and to the side. With a boom, it blasted the Alien into a bloody mess.
"Haha! Sorry, I beat you to it!" Kang Yongjie then jumped out from behind a stone pillar and tapped his eyepiece. "That makes one more."
Along with Kang Yongjie were Hao Mei and Zhuo Wangsun. The female Player Er Gou and Siming were nowhere to be seen, nor was the soldier they had taken hostage.
Unlike Kang Yongjie, who was feeling rather pleased with himself, Zhuo Wangsun looked grim.
"I didn't expect you to get here so quickly." Kang Yongjie glanced at Jin Dong behind them, then asked, "Did those people with Yi Mao die?"
"No, they went back to Clown City." Xu Huo gave him a brief answer, nodded slightly to Zhuo Wangsun, then asked, "Did you see the Alien horde just now?"
"Of course. It was huge." Kang Yongjie stood at a distance. "You were lucky not to get caught up in it. I saw plenty of people get trampled