Quick Transmigration: What to Do When the Male Supporting Character You Saved Becomes Obsessed with

Chapter 397 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (8)

Lu Liruan looked at the man, and the man also looked at Lu Liruan.

The two looked at each other.

"Then, how long will it take to find it?" Lu Liruan stretched out both hands, ten fingers, in front of the man.

"I don't know." The man shook his head.

"Then can we go find them?" Lu Liruan thought in the opposite direction.

"..."

Lu Liruan looked into his light-colored eyes, as if to say, "You think..."

"You're doing this every day now..."

"Ah."

Lu Liruan sat on the sofa, covering her face with her hands, looking somewhat desperate.

Lu Liruan was just wondering how he could stay in the room during the day if the infection would take longer and longer at night.

It seems he really couldn't sit still during the day.

"How are you going to find them during the day?"

"Just look for it."

Concise and concise.

Lu Liruan was on the verge of a breakdown.

With today's advanced communication technology, how come your communication skills and contact methods are so low-end?

"You just... bump into them on the street?"

"Ah."

"tomorrow……"

"So I'll go try it with you tomorrow too?"

The man loosened his tie: "It's work, don't be afraid of trouble."

Stop making empty promises!

"When are we finally going to get out of here? I have very important things to do. Can you think of a way?" Lu Liruan looked at her phone; it was already past six in the evening.

"Aren't you staying at home every day now?" The man hesitated for a moment, clearly feeling that his words might be offensive, but he still asked.

"Can't I do anything while I'm at home?" Lu Liruan glanced at him sideways.

"If, and I mean if, I were to help you, what could I do?" Lu Liruan asked tentatively.

After all, according to the other party, this is a predicament that is almost impossible to avoid and impossible to escape without solving it. So the last resort is to help solve it.

"Investigate the source of infection, and then contain the infected individuals."

"To be more specific, how do we determine the source of infection?" Lu Liruan frowned. "What's with that mental energy? I can't sense it at all."

The man nodded: "You've just woken up, so you might not feel anything yet. That's normal, there's no need to worry."

"I'm not anxious."

“I think you’re very anxious right now. Biting your hands isn’t a good habit.” The man pointed at Lu Liruan.

Lu Liruan then noticed that she had been unconsciously biting her fingertips since earlier.

"You need to correct this bad habit," the man said softly, then sighed.

Lu Liruan: You've had ten occupational hazard incidents, haven't you?

“Then I…”

Before Lu Liruan could finish speaking, the man beckoned to her.

Lu Liruan followed his instructions and went over.

The man gently cradled Lu Liruan's hand with his gloved hand.

"Hey!"

Lu Liruan was led by him and placed her entire palm on the side of his neck.

He probably just has a low body temperature. When Lu Liruan touched his neck, she felt that her palm was much warmer than his. The coolness from her palm made her feel very comfortable subconsciously...

"You have to experience it for yourself; this feeling can't be described in words."

As he spoke, Lu Liruan felt a slight tremor in her palm.

"You're thinking to yourself, you want to find the source of the pollution..."

Lu Liruan closed her eyes and tried her best to think about what he said in her mind.

Then suddenly!

Lu Liruan felt something flash through her mind, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it!

But Lu Liruan could sense that the man in front of her... was not an ordinary person...

Moreover, he is not the origin of this place.

Lu Liruan suddenly let go of his hand, looking at her palm in disbelief. Although she was no longer touching him, the feeling was still lingering.

Looking at other things, I didn't feel anything else; it was as if only the person in front of me had changed.

"why?"

"This is the process of your mental energy being released. Simply put, you are using your mental energy to compare with the degree of my infection."

"Who won?" Lu Liruan asked subconsciously.

"I don't know." The man shook his head. "Once we get out of here, there will be professional measurement methods to determine this."

“There is no containment relationship between us, but for the source of infection, you can only contain it if your mental strength is stronger than its level of infection. If your mental strength is weaker than its level of infection, you may be affected by it. You can understand containment as a kind of oppressive relationship.”

“Then…” Lu Liruan suddenly had an idea.

"No."

The man glanced at her, took a breath, closed his eyes slightly, leaned back on the sofa, his chest rising and falling gently...

"why not?"

"Because it's watching you..."

"..." Lu Liruan was puzzled.

"Trying to probe everything you come into contact with using your mental power, and then using this shortcut to test whether it is a source of infection, won't work."

"Having confirmed your probing behavior, the infected space will prioritize radiation contamination against you. If there are any aggressive entities in this space, they will also prioritize attacking you."

The man took a breath and explained to Lu Liruan.

"Therefore, you must first confirm the facts before conducting any tests or trials, and at most, no more than three times..."

"How did you arrive at the conclusion of three times?" Lu Liruan felt that many times, he spoke as if he were telling a riddle.

"So far, in the aggressive spaces, investigators have attempted to enter more than three times... but none of them have come out alive."

"At the very least, they can't come out alive normally. Some investigators, after being released, became executors."

Lu Liruan's expression changed.

Becoming an executor means transforming from a person with high spiritual power into a surviving...contaminant in the space.

They became survivors.

Looking at her hands, Lu Liruan felt a sense of fear.

Because it is completely unknown.

Because of the threat to life...

It is genuine and poses a direct threat to one's life.

Almost no one is fearless when truly facing mortal danger.

Especially now... it's like being cut with a dull knife, with no idea when or how danger will strike.

"Then what I just did..."

Lu Liruan wondered if this time counted as using her mental power once within the spatial realm.

But it's not 10 p.m. yet...

"I can't find it either."

"Huh? I didn't know you'd let me try!"

"It's alright. If something goes wrong, I'll die too," the man said softly, lifting his eyelids slightly.

Lu Liruan: ...

Does the phrase "You think you'll die with me" offer me any comfort?

I don't really want to... die with you.

"Then... what should we do next?"

"No more than twice is fine."

"By the way, what's your name? How should I address you?" The man's lips were somewhat pale.

Lu Liruan suddenly realized that her actions just now might have hurt him.

Before Lu Liruan could even ask the question, she heard his question.

"Oh, my surname is Lu, Lu Liruan. You can call me whatever you like."

And you? How should I address you?

Lu Liruan thought to herself, "I guess we'll still have to spend some time together after this. We can't just keep feeding each other, can we?"

"My surname is Liao, Liao Tingyuan."

Lu Liruan: ...

This is simply:

No matter how hard you try, you won't be able to find anything, and it won't take any effort at all!

but!

Brother!

Why did you choose such a high-risk profession?!

Lu Liruan's mind went blank for a moment as she looked at Liao Tingyuan's calm face.

I was completely lost: What should I do?

Could it be that this rescue really means just keeping him alive in the literal sense?

Don't let the source of infection kill you, don't let the pollution of the space kill you?

"What's wrong?"

Noticing Lu Liruan's sudden, somewhat strange, expression, Liao Tingyuan glanced at him.

"No...nothing."

“Hey—” Lu Liruan sat down next to him and nudged him with her shoulder.

Do you know why I'm staying home every day now? Do you know what the important thing I said I was going to do is?

"I don't know." Liao Tingyuan seemed a little uncomfortable being so close to someone, and he straightened his back and brought his legs closer together.

"The reason I'm staying at home is that I'm currently unemployed, and the important thing I need to do is go for interviews and find my next job."

Liao Tingyuan did not understand what she was trying to say.

"How are the salary and benefits at your company? Is it busy? Do you hire new people? What are the hiring requirements? Do you have any requirements regarding academic qualifications?"

"Why... do you suddenly have so many questions?" Liao Tingyuan wondered why she had suddenly become so interested in her workplace.

"I was just asking! You asked me to help you solve this problem, so if I do help, could your company give me a job? That would be a way of repaying me!"

That way... I can keep an eye on you and protect your life as much as possible!

"If we could..."

"Of course we'll get out of here alive! Don't think about such unlucky things!" Lu Liruan interrupted him: "When do we start work!"

Lu Liruan thought to herself, "In order to get this job, I have to make a good impression before your colleagues, who are currently nowhere to be found and have completely disappeared into the sea of ​​people, find this place!"

I'd better do my best on this mission so I can get the complete script next time and go to a peaceful and normal world...

Otherwise, the feeling of being completely unaware and kept in the dark is just too unpleasant!

Lu Liruan didn't really want to experience that again.

"Let's wait and see how things go tonight."

Although Liao Tingyuan didn't know what was wrong with her, it was better for her to have motivation than no motivation at all.

"Hey, where are you going?"

Lu Liruan felt a sudden emptiness beside her. Liao Tingyuan got up and walked towards the kitchen.

When he returned, he was carrying a glass of iced lemonade.

Glistening water droplets clung to the transparent glass.

When Lu Liruan saw it, she suddenly realized just how dry her mouth was, and her throat felt like it was on fire.

Liao Tingyuan noticed it before I did.

Lu Liruan took it, thinking to herself: This person... is quite thoughtful.

"Well--"

Lu Liruan took a sip and found that the water had a slightly salty taste.

"In summer, when you sweat, you should replenish a small amount of salt."

Liao Tingyuan looked at her furrowed brow and pointed to his temple.

Lu Liruan raised her hand and touched it, finding that her temples were sweaty.

Liao Tingyuan was wearing a two-piece suit the whole time, without even unbuttoning a single button, yet he still looked clean and refreshed. He didn't seem to be sweating at all. Lu Liruan, who was sitting next to him, even felt a slight chill. He was like an ice sculpture.

"You must save a lot of money in the summer, right?" Lu Liruan took another big gulp. This lemonade must have been made by himself. It was very mild in both sweetness and saltiness. After a few more sips, it tasted quite refreshing and delicious.

"Huh?" Liao Tingyuan didn't quite understand.

"You've saved on your air conditioner electricity bill."

Lu Liruan pointed to the unused air conditioner hanging on the living room wall.

While Lu Liruan was drinking water, he went to the refrigerator and took out half a watermelon: "I put the watermelon you wanted in the refrigerator because I was afraid it would get warm if I left it outside."

"Oh, okay, thank you!"

Lu Liruan walked over and saw that the things in his refrigerator were neatly arranged.

Many vegetables have already been processed and packaged into small bags.

There was no smell inside the refrigerator when I got closer, which shows that it is cleaned regularly.

Such a meticulous and rigorous attitude towards life.

"Do you need to go back and prepare? I'll take the things down for you." Liao Tingyuan found another thick bag and put half a watermelon inside.

"What... do I need to prepare?"

"Actually, there's nothing that absolutely needs to be prepared for right now."

Then Lu Liruan glanced at the several folding knives of different sizes that he had placed on the cabinet by the door.

"Did you prepare it?"

"I keep the ones I usually use at work." He nodded.

Lu Liruan sighed: No way, how come there are still cold weapons?

They saw through Lu Liruan's subtext.

Liao Tingyuan picked up a handful: "Better safe than sorry."

Lu Liruan nodded and began to think about what she could use as a weapon in her own home.

What time should I arrive?

Lu Liruan refused his offer to take her home; she only wanted to stay on the first floor.

"Before 9:30, the time slot has been shifted to later, but just in case, please come up earlier."

It's actually fine if you come up later, but Liao Tingyuan is worried that Lu Liruan will be scared.

But he didn't say it.

"it is good!"

Lu Liruan, carrying a watermelon, huffed and puffed as she went downstairs.

After the door closed behind her, Lu Liruan looked at the familiar scene in the room, but felt completely dazed.

Just a few hours.

My worldview has been completely overturned!

Lu Liruan stared at her phone screen, unsure of what to do. She sat quietly on the sofa for a while, then suddenly jumped up again.

Other tasks might involve risk avoidance, but the tasks in this world are purely a battle for survival!

Time no longer stands still!

Lu Liruan ran to the supermarket outside the residential area, went to the stationery section, and grabbed a few folding knives.

Then Lu Liruan hesitated for a moment...

We've now arrived at the kitchenware section.

He took a watermelon knife and two kitchen knives.

This is the best cold weapon I can find right now.

Lu Liruan paid the bill, picked up the heavy bag, and went upstairs.

After lying down for a while, Lu Liruan got up and took a shower. She dried her wet hair and came out of the bathroom.

The kitchen light, which had broken a few days ago, suddenly flickered a few times.

Lu Liruan suddenly sensed that... a sudden change in the atmosphere.

She casually threw on a skirt, grabbed the shopping bags placed by the door, and dashed upstairs!