Inside the car, Fu Zhige held the sleeping Qin Yan and asked what he wanted to know.
Jinbao lay sprawled out, while Jixiang crouched on the seat beside him.
"Only S-Rank Anomalies have cores."
"They're where S-Rank Anomalies gather their energy. That ugly thing had one foot in S-Rank. His core could only count as half a core. It hadn't fully formed, which was why it looked dull, and its energy wasn't clean either."
Disdain seeped into Jixiang's voice.
"But the core the little one got, though a bit small, has pure, clean energy."
"Most Anomalies keep their cores hidden inside their bodies, but some special Anomalies can take their cores out and find somewhere to hide them. As long as the core remains, an S-Rank Anomaly has a chance of reforming even if its physical body is destroyed."
Hearing this, Fu Zhige took out the core. "So as long as this exists, that thing can come back to life?"
Jixiang said, "Given the chance. So once you get a core, it's best to temper it with fire and burn away the vengeful soul attached to it. Ordinary fire definitely won't work, though. Thunderfire is best."
Fu Zhige nodded at that and sent their conversation straight to the third brother, Fu Wenzi.
Reporting this was best left to someone who knew how to talk.
He wasn't counting on Fu Nanshan to report it and say that much.
He lowered his eyes to look at the little one nestled in his arms. Even in sleep, tears still clung to her eyelashes, making her look pitiful.
He pinched her soft little cheek.
Fu Zhige closed his eyes.
When they opened again, Fu Nanshan was back.
Elsewhere, Fu Wenzi received the message: ???
What the hell? Cores?!
This really did need to be