Chu He began sprinting down the road.
"Hey, skateboard guy in front, stop for a second!"
"Hey! Wait for me!"
As he ran.
Seeing the person ahead skate faster and faster, about to leave him behind, Chu He began shouting loudly.
Xiao Xuan heard the calls from behind.
He turned around and came to a sudden stop, stepping on one end of the skateboard and lifting it into his arms.
Xiao Xuan stood by the roadside, curiously watching Chu He run over, panting heavily.
Having finally caught up, Chu He hurriedly braced his hands on his knees and gasped for breath.
"I-I'm Chu He. Are you a member of some mysterious organization?"
Not caring whether he would be taken for some weirdo, Chu He asked directly.
Surprise flashed through Xiao Xuan's eyes. "You know me?"
Chu He shook his head. "I don't, but I saw someone before who had the same symbol on them."
Chu He pointed at the symbol on Xiao Xuan's clothes.
The symbol was printed on both the front and back of Xiao Xuan's clothes. The one on the back was larger, while the one on the front was smaller.
Xiao Xuan gave Chu He a careful look before noticing that he seemed to be carrying Weird energy. "You've been contaminated?"
"Contaminated?"
Chu He hurriedly pulled up his sleeve, revealing an arm covered in black marks beneath it. "Is this what you mean?"
"That's right. As long as you accidentally come into contact with a Weird, or an object carrying residual Weird energy, you'll be contaminated. A contaminated person's body will gradually be eroded by the contamination, until they lose all reason and turn into a monster."
The more Xiao Xuan spoke.
The paler Chu He's face became.
"Can this contamination be removed?"
Turn into a monster?