Bell, Apple, Alice, Xia

A giant hand gripped the wing of the strange bird, then another giant hand, and another, and another...

There were eight large hands in total, completely covering the bird, just like a beggar's chicken that had been wrapped up and was about to be buried.

The black monster's eight arms wrapped around the large bird and pulled it down. The bird was unable to flap its wings and was about to be pulled down when suddenly, barbs-like appendages, like those of an arthropod, pierced through layers of black gravel.

Clearly, the black sand grains were not tightly bound together, and were quickly torn apart and emerged by the strange bird with more than a dozen appendages, which then flapped its wings and took flight again.

If it weren't cloaked in the fog, and if anyone witnessed this strange, enormous bird, they would be astonished, for it no longer resembled a bird at all, but rather a composite monster possessed by some kind of arthropod that had crawled out of its belly.

After his hand was torn apart, half of the black sand scattered, but he raised it again, reconstructed his palm, and then reached out in the direction the strange bird had flown.

When those dozen or so appendages extended, the strange bird's flight speed decreased rapidly, so it was unable to create distance in time to break free and was entangled again.

Within the territory of Chongyun Village, with the added benefit of a large number of "Super-Link Object Matrix" arrays, no matter how the strange giant bird runs or flies, whether it is fast or slow, the eight-armed black monster floating in the air can follow it closely as if it were being pulled along.

Its invisibility was completely useless against the black monster.

The strange giant bird was constantly being clung to by the black monster, and it kept trying to break free with its densely packed appendages. But every time it tried to escape the Chongyun Village area, it would be wrapped up by the black monster and dragged back.

The sand that makes up the black monster is not tightly bound together, and most of it is hollow inside. Therefore, it is difficult to cause substantial damage to the strange bird with its strong resistance to blows by physical attacks and combat. The only way is to rely on its entanglement ability to keep pulling and tugging at it, trying to drag it to the ground.

Arcs of electricity occasionally flickered in the black sand, but Alice clearly sensed that the strange bird wasn't particularly afraid of electricity.

The electric arcs emanating from the Gold Glitter anklet had only startled it briefly, but now that it had gotten used to it, the slight electric shocks couldn't even cause it to stiffen for a moment.

In just one minute, the black monster made of sand and five Coin fought seven rounds with the strange bird, trying to encircle and break free.

As time went on, both the Little Chubby Girl who used the Little Apple as a central passage to construct the black monster and Alice actually controlled the black monster in battle became more and more skilled and adept. Chongyun Village, their absolute home ground, was no joke.

After being freed from the strange bird once again, the black monster wrapped its eight arms around the bird's feet. Its entire body suddenly disintegrated and then quickly reformed. Instead of using its "hands" to bind the bird, it directly "swallowed" the bird with its entire body!

Almost instantly, the strange bird was completely enveloped by layers of black sand, turning into a giant ball, and then plummeted straight to the ground.

Not only that, but the bird was also encased inside, with countless grains of sand and several tungsten steel beads mixed in, constantly drilling into its nostrils, beak, and ear canals. Five Coin were also stuck in the joints where it could exert its most force, preventing it from escaping.

Just as the giant ball was about to hit the ground, the bird suddenly let out a shrill, high-pitched scream, followed by sparks, and then the bird broke free again.

Almost all of its feathers were plucked out and were buried in the black sand. It also lost one eye and was almost penetrated in the brain by a tungsten steel bead.

It broke free of its cloaking form, covered in blood, and moved swiftly using its dozen or so segmented limbs. It clung to a nearby building, then took to the air again. It had shed a layer of flesh and fur, making its body smaller and its wings completely gone. It looked like a strange insect with a bird's head, leaping rapidly between the buildings in Chongyun Village, seemingly trying to escape the black monster's clutches in this way.

The black monster made of sand and gravel could no longer cling to the structure as tightly as before, as doing so might damage it, but Alice had already appeared.

In the mist, the strange bird, or rather, the strange insect, sensed a person appearing ahead. Then, an irregularly shaped object, about the size of an adult's fist, flew rapidly toward it.

If it weren't for the thick fog, it should have been able to see Alice, dressed in a white dress, with a serious yet excited expression, appearing not far in front of it and throwing a crispy pork knuckle at it with all her might after she appeared.

At the speed of the crispy pig's trotter, the strange insect that had shed a layer of flesh could easily dodge it. But unexpectedly, the crispy pig's trotter disappeared halfway through its flight. Then, a tiny tungsten steel ball, almost imperceptible, accelerated violently and struck it.

The tungsten steel ball traveled too fast and too fiercely, piercing through the blind eye of the strange insect's bird-like head and exiting from the back of its head in an instant.

The strange insect paused for a moment, then let out an even more terrifying cry, but it still didn't die. It continued to climb and leap away into the distance, completely ignoring Alice.

But Alice didn't need to chase after it. After disappearing from the spot, she reappeared not far in front of the strange insect, holding a crispy pork knuckle in her hand, ready to throw it again.

Suddenly, the strange insect with a bird's head burst into flames with a loud bang and exploded in two in the thick fog, as if it had been hit by a cannonball.

However, by using the "Super-Linked Object" scattered throughout Chongyun Village to make extrasensory judgments, Alice instantly knew that the strange insect was not dead. Both halves that had exploded were still moving, but one half was crawling rather mechanically and rigidly, while the other half not only did not slow down, but actually became much faster.

"In Chongyun Village, no one... no bird... no insect can escape Alice's clutches!" Alice raised her chin slightly, made a promise to herself, and then threw the crispy pig's trotter at the faster-moving "fireball".

The pig's trotter transformed into a ball in mid-air, increasing its speed, yet still passing through the strange, half-burnt insect accurately and without hindrance.

It let out another scream, but continued running wildly, still escaping a fatal blow.

Alice vanished, then reappeared beside a Super-Linked Object orb, and then, with the ferocity of a crispy pig's trotter, tossed the orb away.

At this moment, the strange insect had reached the edge of the mountain and was about to escape the influence range of the Chongyun Village Super-Link Object Matrix.

A dozen or so birds of various colors flew out of the mountains and forests and rushed into the village like madmen.

They have no purpose and cannot distinguish directions or things in the thick fog. They just rush around blindly, and some even crash directly into buildings and die on the spot.

The tungsten steel ball was also obstructed. After passing through a bird, its speed decreased and its direction slightly deviated. It failed to hit the strange insect and could only let it run into the mountain.

Then a bolt of lightning struck, followed by a deafening roar.

Then came another one.

One more.

Five consecutive bolts of lightning struck down in the mountain.

Standing on the roof of a building, Alice bit her lower lip and stomped her foot angrily. The moment her foot touched the ground, her body disappeared.

Then, large raindrops fell, and the thick fog in Chongyun Village instantly dissipated, and power and various signals returned to normal.

Xia Libing, who was standing by the window, withdrew her gaze, shook her slightly sore hands, rubbed her temples, and then turned around to pick up Liu Shiling, who was still standing on the chair, wearing a hooded coat, with her eyes closed and her two small fists clenched in front of her chest.

"Little Bell, all done." Xia Libing gently pinched her little cheek and said.

Liu Shiling opened her eyes, tilted her little head to look at her. "Roast Chicken Wing Sister, did we defeat that monster?"

"It's not certain yet, but at least they were injured and driven away. You did a great job," Xia Libing said.

The "intruder" that had just transformed from a strange bird into a strange insect, and then into a "burning half-strange insect," had seemingly escaped the Chongyun Village area and Alice's control and attack range. However, thanks to Little Apple's connection with her, Little Chubby Girl somehow triggered lightning, resulting in five direct lightning strikes.

Of course, it's not yet possible to determine whether the "half of the strange insect" was killed.

However, it seems that Xia Libing's strategy of combining "bell, fruit, and love" in casting spells is proving to be quite effective.

Although Alice can transmit some cognitive information to her, Little Apple, and Little Chubby Girl under certain conditions through Emotion-Infused Object and Super-Linked Object, such as making her sense the emotional projection illusion of the Emotion-Infused Object on her wristband on her birthday night and see the fireworks in the sky.

However, this mode of information transmission is very limited, unstable, and only one-way. The only one who can communicate with Alice to some extent in both directions is Little Apple.

Then Xia Libing thought of the experience of Little Apple and Alice remotely projecting the emotions of the Eight-Armed Eight-Eyed Wooden Carving together, and he remembered what Xiang Kun said when he discovered the Emotion-Infused Object Level-2 Network: Little Chubby Girl was an enhanced version of "Super-Linked Object" plus "Emotion-Infused Object" in the "Super-Sensing Item System," with two strong characteristics.

So, she had Little Apple sense the Black Circle Graffiti that Alice had established a connection with, first establishing a connection with Alice, then using the Minions to sense Little Chubby Girl's emotions, and then using remote emotion projection to project Little Chubby Girl's emotions onto Alice. This was equivalent to letting Little Chubby Girl "descend" to Chongyun Village, and also equivalent to letting Alice master Little Chubby Girl's ability to control the five super-activated Coin, combining it with the entire Chongyun Village's "Super-Link Object Matrix" to play a greater role.

Of course, all of this is just a theoretical framework. Without experimental verification, it will require Xiang Kun's cooperation to truly work.

Xia Libing knew very well that Xiang Kun must have known about Gold Glitter's attack and injury at the same time she did.

Based on her understanding of Xiang Kun, she knew he would definitely enter a "Hyper-Sensory State" to check on and protect Gold Glitter, Chongyun Village, and her, Little Chubby Girl, and Little Apple.

Once Xiang Kun realizes her strategy, he will undoubtedly provide full assistance to increase the chances of success.

From the fact that Coin five Coin remained in such a stable hyperstimulated state after leaving the bedroom, how easily they could gather various kinds of sand and gravel, and how quickly the Little Chubby Girl could trigger a direct-strike lightning bolt to chase the strange insects, it's clear that Xiang Kun must have put in a lot of effort. He was coordinating things in a "Hyper-Sensory State."

As for the thick fog that filled the sky, it was Xia Libing who revealed himself.

Or, more precisely, she manifested a small part of the bedroom, and Alice, according to her needs, replicated this manifested mist and spread it throughout the entire Chongyun Village.

These mists were actually the smoke rising from various hot foods such as soups and grilled meats, and various cold dishes such as Ice Cream, which Xia Libing conjured up in her dream. She extracted them separately and amplified them to appear in her dream.

This method of visualization is much easier than visualizing a large number of crispy pork knuckles, roasted chicken wings, or Ice Cream itself, and it also places a much smaller burden on Chongyun Village's "Super-Link Object Matrix" and Alice.

In addition, the changes in the magnetic field between heaven and earth, the changes in humidity in the physical environment, and the large number of charged particles in the air cause these fogs to interact with each other, blend more naturally, and appear more easily.

Of course, it is fundamentally different from the various types of dense fog in nature, but it can still block the view.

However, occasionally someone might be able to faintly smell the delicious aroma of roasted meat.

Xia Libing checked on Gold Glitter's condition, then took out her phone and said, "Alice, Lian Xiang Kun."

Then, the phone dialed Xiang Kun's number, which was answered instantly. Without waiting for Lao Xia to speak, Xiang Kun said directly, "There's a first-aid kit in the closet in my room on the first floor. Use the stuff inside to clean Gold Glitter's wounds, remove the feathers around the wounds, and then stuff five beads into each wound. After I'm done, Lao Xia, will you help stitch up the wounds? Is that okay?"

Despite this bizarre arrangement, the three people next to the phone in Chongyun Village had no objections. Xia Libing immediately went to boil water, while Little Chubby Girl and Little Apple cleaned the table and set up the "operating table" according to Xiang Kun's instructions on the phone.

Both girls, one big and one small, were absolutely convinced that since they had spoken to Uncle/Bald Uncle, Gold Glitter would definitely be saved.

Several months ago, Xiang Kun was already able to handle minor ailments such as bruises. When his father fell and hurt his buttocks, he used the Super-Linked Object to help him recover quickly.

Now, theoretically, he can handle more complex illnesses or traumas in his "Hyper-Sensory State" because his analysis of cognitive information about various organisms has become more sophisticated, his control over "Super-Linked Object" has become more profound, and with Alice's assistance, he can perform more complex and tedious operations.

He might not be 100% confident in treating people's illnesses and traumas right now. But with Gold Glitter, this atypical canary who has been by his side since shortly after his mutation, who he has been observing in various ways and who has already been incorporated into the "Super-Sensing Item System," his chances of success are very high.

Of course, Xiang Kun didn't magically heal Gold Glitter instantly; he wasn't that amazing.

Gold Glitter suffered a penetrating wound. Xiang Kun this type of injury was simple: he used "Super-Linked Object" to perform microsurgery, clean the internal wound, stop the bleeding, help seal the wound, assist in establishing its own healing rhythm, stabilize bodily functions, and eliminate the possibility of infection.

This time, no vital organs such as the heart were damaged. Gold Glitter is a strong little bird, and if handled properly, it will definitely survive.

After completing the initial preparations, the entire "treatment" process was quickly over. Little Apple fed Gold Glitter some food and water after bandaging her up, and then placed her in her new bed by the table.