After resting for a while, Keke, whose legs had fully recovered, was now holding Hela's arm, following closely behind her.
" Hela, what are we going to do now?"
"Looking for someone."
Who are you looking for?
"The other recruits."
" Hela, do you know where they are?"
"Have no idea."
"Understood. We'll take it one step at a time."
Keke kept asking questions like she had a million whys, until she herself felt a little embarrassed.
Hela patiently answered all her questions.
The two walked and talked, and before they knew it, the sun had reached its zenith, shining directly on the earth.
"It's so hot!" Keke, linking one arm with Hela's and wiping the sweat from her forehead with the other. "It's autumn already, why is it still so hot?"
" Hela, shall we go find some water?"
Hela stopped and looked at Keke, who looked distressed.
"What... um~" Hela had just opened her Keke to ask when Hela stuffed a candy into her mouth.
Feeling the sweet taste in her mouth, Keke felt much better, and her gaze towards Hela was filled with even more gratitude.
" Hela, Sister Hera!"
Hela nodded, then noticed that the air in one spot was noticeably more humid; it smelled of water.
Then he pulled Keke straight towards the water source.
"Hey, what's wrong, Hela? Did you spot someone else?"
"Water has been found."
"Really!" Upon hearing that Hela had found water, Keke, who had been being dragged along by Hela and was about to stagger, immediately perked up.
After the two emerged from the woods, they came to a relatively spacious area where a clear river flowed.
Upon seeing the river, Keke's eyes immediately lit up, and she let go of Hela's hand and rushed over.
"Yay!" Keke scooped up some water and drank it in big gulps when she reached the riverbank.
As for diarrhea, that's not her concern; that's the instructor's concern.
"Hey, Hela, why aren't you drinking?" Keke, who had almost finished drinking, turned around and suddenly noticed Hela standing there staring in one direction without moving, so she asked first.
" Han Xiaoxiao." The three words were slowly uttered from Hela's mouth.
" Xiaoxiao?" Keke followed Hela's gaze and saw Han Xiaoxiao, who had already noticed them, walking towards them.
"You're here too!" Keke was overjoyed. She hadn't expected that the second person she met would also be someone she knew. How lucky she was!
Han Xiaoxiao walked over and nodded. "I was drinking water here when I suddenly heard a 'Yay!' from your side, so I looked over and saw the two of you."
"Oh, I see, haha..." Keke scratched her face a little awkwardly.
"But Hela seems to have already noticed me." Then Han Xiaoxiao looked at Hela, who nodded as well.
"Oh, by the way, are you aware of our current situation?" Keke suddenly asked.
Han Xiaoxiao. "I woke up here and found myself here. You are the only people I've seen here."
"You really are just like me." Keke sighed, then began to explain Han Xiaoxiao's current situation.
"In short, we are currently undergoing special training; we are being trained by instructors."
Han Xiaoxiao nodded thoughtfully, "As expected... then how can we determine if the training is complete?"
"Uh... I don't know." Keke scratched her head awkwardly.
"So what should we do now? Go find someone else?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Keke nodded repeatedly. " Hela and I were just looking for someone else." She then looked at Hela, who had just finished drinking her water.
Hela looked at the two of them and nodded.
"So now we need to keep looking for others and form teams together," Keke continued.
Han Xiaoxiao, however, fixed her gaze on Hela, her expression somewhat complicated.
"Let's go." Hela walked over and led them to continue their search for others.
"Wait a minute." Han Xiaoxiao suddenly called out to Hela, and Hela and Keke turned around at the same time.
Han Xiaoxiao opened her mouth, about to say something, when Hela stuffed a piece of fruit candy into her mouth as well.
Han Xiaoxiao was taken aback at first, but after tasting the sweetness in her mouth, she realized what was happening and thanked Hela, "Th... thank you."
"It's nothing. What were you trying to say?" Hela's voice remained emotionless; if it weren't for her pleasant voice, her words would have sounded incredibly strange.
"Um..." Han Xiaoxiao lowered her head and thought for a moment before finally speaking.
"You are Symbiote with [ HeLa Cell ], right?"
Upon hearing this, Hela's body trembled slightly for some reason, and she herself didn't know why she was trembling.
"Yes." Hela nodded.
Han Xiaoxiao's left hand suddenly clenched, and her body began to tremble.
"Um, what's wrong?" Keke was standing to the side, noticed Han Xiaoxiao's unusual behavior.
Han Xiaoxiao did not respond to Keke's concern, but continued to ask Hela.
"Do you remember how you formed a symbiotic relationship with [ HeLa Cell ]?" These words seemed to be forced out by Han Xiaoxiao.
"I don't remember." Hela shook her head.
"Don't you remember?" Han Xiaoxiao frowned, finding it unbelievable.
Hela continued, "I've forgotten everything about before I became symbiotic with [ HeLa Cell ], I don't even remember language."
Keke was startled, never expecting Hela to have such an experience.
After coexisting, it forgets all its previous memories, its family, its name, and even its language. Isn't that no different from being reborn from scratch?
Keke began to feel sorry for Hela, never expecting her to have such a fate, and at the same time, her admiration for her grew even stronger.
Even if someone loses their memory, they can still be so reliable and capable; that takes so much effort.
"Do you have memories of [ HeLa Cell ]?" Han Xiaoxiao continued, somewhat skeptical.
Hela thought for a moment, then shook her head again.
After receiving the reply, Han Xiaoxiao sighed and seemed deflated, no longer asking any questions.
"Let's go..." After saying that, Han Xiaoxiao set off on her own. Keke and Hela exchanged a glance and then followed.
Walking down the street, Han Xiaoxiao looked listless and didn't utter a single word for a long time.
Seeing that the atmosphere was rather awkward, Keke took the initiative to start a conversation, hoping to break the strange silence.
"Well, the three of us are all girls." Keke scratched her face and looked at the two of them awkwardly.
It has to be said that Keke's ability to start a conversation is really poor; neither of them showed any interest in engaging in a dialogue.
Seeing that neither of them reacted, Keke didn't say anything more and could only continue following.
As the three wandered around listlessly, Hela suddenly sensed something was amiss.
The strange smell in the air grew stronger, and she also sensed a powerful creature rapidly approaching.
Hela had only ever sensed such Life in the previous [ Puppet Worm ].
But this one is clearly stronger!