Chu He sat at a rice noodle stall by the street.
He slurped noodles while looking at his phone.
Chu He had already texted Zhang Yao, telling him to meet them here.
After a while.
Zhang Yao got out of a rideshare and jogged over to them.
He was wearing a baseball cap and a black mask, covering himself up tightly.
"Chu He."
Zhang Yao's voice had become extremely low, carrying a damp, chilling quality.
"You said in your message that you found a way to deal with this contamination?"
Zhang Yao had also come into close contact with that creepy thing. After returning home, he had followed Chu He's prompt and noticed the black mark on his arm.
Although the mark did not seem as deep as Chu He's, it was only a matter of time.
The more time passed, the darker the mark became, and the larger the area it covered.
It was also accompanied by waves of bone-piercing pain.
Zhang Yao did not dare tell his family, nor did he dare go to the hospital for an examination, because Chu He had said that this was not a disease ordinary hospitals could detect.
Still, the changes happening to his body frightened him.
Fortunately, his friend Chu He had quickly messaged him, telling him to come here and saying that there was a way to resolve the contamination.
Chu He looked up and waved at him. "You're here."
Zhang Yao hurriedly sat beside him. "What exactly is this contamination you mentioned? I thought I'd been poisoned, or possessed by a ghost."
"Anomalies are those creepy things we saw before. They carry anomalous energy, and their very existence makes them sources of contamination. Once we come into contact with their energy, we'll be contaminated and gradually turn into monsters