Ch 89: Keen Perception
Before Xia Yida could react, she found herself flying towards the 28th floor.
A cold sensation swept her arms; this man was carrying her as he flew!
What was going on?! Did this man possess the Special Ability of flight?
Back in her room, Xia Yida gasped for breath, staring at Ji Chuan in terror, a fine sheen of cold sweat on her forehead.
In that short time, she felt like she had experienced death three times.
Flying with Ji Chuan was more thrilling than a drop tower ride.
Let alone jumping from a building; she wouldn’t even dare bungee jump. She couldn’t believe she only suffered minor injuries after falling from the 28th floor.
She felt extremely exhausted, possibly due to the late hour, or perhaps from the intense experiences she’d endured in such a short time.
“Your Special Ability is luck. I appeared here to save you. Your survival after that jump was all thanks to your ability.”
Ji Chuan sensed Xia Yida’s energy; it had significantly decreased. It seemed that avoiding death consumed a large amount of energy.
But if she obtained Crystal Core Energy, she might become the most difficult target to kill.
Ji Chuan considered whether to eliminate her directly, but as this thought arose, Xiao Hei issued a warning.
“Master, don’t. I can sense the threat she poses. If you attack, you might encounter unexpected problems, such as a stronger person coming to her rescue, or some coincidence that could harm you…”
Ji Chuan, remembering Song Huai’s infatuated gaze towards Xia Yida, sighed.
Since his awakening, Ji Chuan had clearly felt changes in himself; he had become colder.
For the sake of his experiment, he had thrown Xia Yida out of the building, and even considered killing her after learning of her strength.
Before this, Ji Chuan had never considered killing innocent people.
Perhaps it was the humans’ repeated provocations. When he tried to coexist peacefully, their relentless pressure caused this.
After they harmed their own kind, they twisted the truth, turning their anger towards him.
In the Metal Domain, the human Captain told him that because he was a zombie, he was a monster no matter what he did, and that humanity was destined to eliminate him.
They were the ones who harmed their companions, and they were the ones who wanted to kill him. Shouldn’t they be the monsters…?
This time after waking up, Ji Chuan felt his humanity was even scarcer.
It wasn’t pity for Xia Yida’s plight, but heeding Xiao Hei’s advice—that attempting to kill the person in front of him might put him in danger.
There was no need to take that risk, so Ji Chuan abandoned his plan to consume the Monochrome Crystal Core.
“You should rest; it’s quite late.”
Xia Yida was confused by Ji Chuan’s concern. What kind of person was he?
She had thought he was a good person for saving her, but then he talked about doing experiments and threw her off a building.
But she hadn’t died. Could it be true, as he said, that she also possessed a Special Ability?
That’s how she had always lived. Born into a wealthy family, exceptionally beautiful, with a successful career—it seemed she could easily obtain whatever she desired.
She had thought it was due to her self-discipline and hard work, yet now someone told her it was all luck…
But even if she were told to sleep now, who would dare?
There was a naked corpse in the bedroom. After the epidemic, she absolutely had to sell this house; she would never come back here.
Xia Yida didn’t answer, her eyes full of alertness towards Ji Chuan.
“I won’t hurt you. I can even make your situation safer.”
Since he couldn’t kill her, he should keep her by his side. The threat of the Monochrome Crystal Core was too great; it could potentially become a strong individual like himself.
Ji Chuan wanted to make amends with Xia Yida.
To Xia Yida’s horrified gaze, the naked Security Guard stood up, and Xia Yida screamed and ran towards the balcony.
But Ji Chuan merely gestured, and the Security Guard left her apartment.
Recalling the previous behavior of the zombies, Xia Yida realized that these zombies seemed to obey this man’s commands!
“What exactly are you?!”
No breathing, no heartbeat, icy cold yet able to speak, zombies obeying his commands—what kind of thing was this?!
“I’m a zombie who retains my consciousness. If you don’t betray me, I won’t hurt you.”
Ji Chuan went to the Gate. The previously damaged Gate was now incredibly sturdy after Ji Chuan’s repairs, its unique metallic texture possessing an artistic quality.
Before Xia Yida could answer, Ji Chuan flew away from the balcony.
Xia Yida sat on the floor, pondering Ji Chuan’s words.
A conscious zombie? What kind of abstract thing was that?
Betrayal? What relationship did they have that would warrant betrayal? If it weren’t for his good looks, that statement would sound like a pervert.
He said he could make her situation safer, and he did have the ability to protect her, and those zombies seemed to listen to him.
Why not make him her Assistant? She could afford a high salary.
She should have asked him to check Yongjing Pavilion to see if he could bring back some Bird’s Nest Soup!
But would he come back?
Peace returned to her home. Xia Yida finally relaxed, though the events she had just experienced were thrilling, she felt they shouldn’t have left her so exhausted.
More exhausting than a 24-hour non-stop filming schedule.
Too tired even to wash up, she simply lay down on the bed and fell asleep. She felt her entire body was depleted.
In the night, Ji Chuan arrived above the city. He found that his life-sensing ability could now cover the entire city, and his processing speed had greatly increased, as if his brain had undergone an upgrade.
He was sensing the presence of the Monochrome Crystal Core. He had to either assimilate or eliminate it; he didn’t want to leave any hidden dangers.
He had already absorbed 9 Red Crystal Cores. Now, in his eyes, Ability Users with Red Crystal Cores posed no threat to him.
After careful sensing, he discovered that only Xia Yida in the entire city possessed a Monochrome Crystal Core.
Monochrome Crystal Cores seemed extremely rare. Ji Chuan breathed a sigh of relief; this was good news.
Otherwise, he would be worried about the sudden appearance of someone as strong as himself, standing with humanity and launching an attack.
The methods of the Monochrome Crystal Core were incredibly unpredictable. Who would have thought that he could constantly devour Crystal Cores to grow?
He wanted to return to Jianghua City; a group of loyal members awaited his protection at the Stronghold.
But his flight speed wasn’t that fast; it would probably take two or three days to fly there.
Even long-distance flights as a human had given Ji Chuan headaches, let alone a two or three-day journey.
And he didn’t want Xia Yida to fall into someone else’s hands. He needed to keep this Monochrome Crystal Core by his side to prevent future problems.
Flying for two or three days with Xia Yida would probably torture her to death.
He needed to find someone who could fly a plane to take him and Xia Yida away.
Xia Yida was incredibly wealthy. Although Ji Chuan’s parents were well-known investors, compared to Xia Yida’s family, he was just an ordinary person.
Such a celebrity probably owned a private jet, and there should be clues about a pilot.
Ji Chuan planned to ask Xia Yida once she woke up, maybe he could find a chance to return to Jianghua City.
After making this decision, Ji Chuan carefully sensed the situation in Xinze City to see if there were any unexpected gains.
He extended his sensory abilities. At this moment, he was like a signal tower, rapidly radiating his perception to every corner of the city.
The 9 newly added Red Crystal Cores made him feel that his own energy was like a Black Hole, bottomless.
A large number of Advanced Crystal Cores were gathered underground. As Ji Chuan had expected, this city also had an Ability User Base.
They hadn’t noticed his arrival.
At the other end of the city, Ji Chuan discovered a peculiar zombie, even though he wasn’t within the zombie’s sensory range.
But when the zombie was near Ji Chuan’s sensory range, it still keenly paused and stared in Ji Chuan’s direction.
