Chapter 214: The ominous premonition has come true! A vulnerable companion
Chapter 214 The ominous premonition came true! A fragile companionship!
The place where Qiao Bai landed was a rather large square.
Under your feet is a patterned floor made up of blue bricks and red bricks.
In the middle, there are two statues of a man and a woman standing back to back, whose specific appearance cannot be seen clearly.
Although being stared at by countless pairs of eyes.
But Qiao Bai still subconsciously glanced over the heads of these two statues, which were about the same height as normal people.
I don’t know if it’s Qiao Bai’s illusion.
Perhaps because of what Jianmu said just now, Qiao Bai always felt that the female statue should have a garland on its head.
But no.
The head of the long flowing hair is empty.
Nothing at all.
"Hmm..." Qiao Bai pondered for a moment: "I am a member of the NY City Beast Control Alliance. I noticed that there seems to be a special situation here in Wanmu City, so I came here to see what was going on."
The tourists will look at him with more excitement and urgency.
“I communicated with the alliance when I came in. As long as I lose contact for more than 24 hours, they will immediately send a large number of people here.”
Instead of staying here voluntarily, that’s enough!
“Their school has entrusted our alliance with something.”
After Auntie spoke, the surrounding tourists also echoed her.
Know that they are trapped here.
"Yeah!"
Because of their dress and temperament, Qiao Bai can basically tell the difference between locals and tourists in Wanmu City at a glance.
The expressions of the locals are still quite solemn.
"Don't be anxious, everyone, we have to wait a little longer." Since Qiao Bai dared to say this, he was naturally prepared.
“I’m here to take the lead.”
Just when Qiao Bai was deep in thought, a trembling voice sounded next to him.
It seems that they really have no purpose, no knowledge of the truth, and are simply here as vanguard soldiers.
Suspicious eyes also crossed Qiao Bai's body from time to time.
As long as the outside world knows their current situation.
But Qiao Bai spoke very calmly and confidently.
As if he wanted to know how he got in and whether they could leave here this way.
There are still many questions from tourists and it is noisy.
It is different from the "saved" look of tourists.
As he spoke, Qiao Bai nodded seriously.
At most, there were only three or two people who felt that Qiao Bai, who was wearing a mask, looked familiar.
In front of so many people, Qiao Bai was careful not to directly reveal the relationship between him and Zhou Xinran.
“You...how did you get in?”
Qiao Bai calmly comforted the tourists, while his eyes fell on the locals.
Qiao Bai finally realized what state he was in now: "..."
Although Qiao Bai was wearing a mask on his face and a peaked cap on his head, his voice sounded a bit young.
When can I go out?
Oh haha.
“Did the alliance say when they would be able to rescue us?”
The way Ben Ben looked at him... was hard to describe, more like he had seen something unbelievable.
This is their biggest concern!
Look at it at a glance.
“That’s great, comrade!” Immediately, an aunt excitedly waved her hands from the crowd and asked loudly in the direction of Qiao Bai.
Qiao Bai raised his head stiffly and met those wolf-like eyes again.
“By the way, do you know Professor Zhou Xinran?” Qiao Bai casually asked a young man beside him.
None of the tourists had any doubts.
But overall everyone feels relieved.
Very well.
ˆ˜Qiao Bai: “…”
Qiao Bai smiled.
However, when Qiao Bai said Zhou Xinran's name.
The young man's expression gradually became hesitant.
The natives of Wanmu City who were closest to Qiao Bai seemed to have heard something, and they suddenly looked in Qiao Bai's direction.
Qiao Bai felt a thump in his heart.
Having a vague premonition of something bad.
no?
What does this look mean?
I don’t have to wait for Qiao Bai to think hard.
Someone took the initiative to send the answer.
"What professors do you know?" A middle-aged man with a rough appearance, a thick beard on his face, and a shotgun that could perfectly cosplay as a hunter walked towards Qiao Bai.
His deep voice and tall figure made the area around Qiao Bai suddenly quiet.
Qiao Bai realized that the situation seemed to be a little worse than he imagined.
Smile slightly.
"That depends on your definition of understanding." Qiao Bai shrugged calmly and looked directly into the middle-aged bearded man's eyes without fear.
“The distance between NY City and Jade Bird University is not far, and everyone in our alliance has heard about Professor Zhou.”
“After Jade Bird University found out that we were coming to Wanmu City, they specifically asked us to contact him and protect Professor Zhou.”
"That's it."
As he spoke, Qiao Bai spread his hands and looked very honest.
The middle-aged bearded man stared at Qiao Bai with sharp eyes for a minute, and finally slowly looked away.
“Since you don’t know me, don’t ask any more questions.”
Qiao Bai’s brows jumped.
The bad premonition came true.
Just because he doesn’t want to offend these people doesn’t mean he’s afraid of offending these people.
"Why can't you ask?" Qiao Bai continued to say in the horrified eyes of the young man beside him.
“Professor Zhou is a famous pet animal research professor at Jade Bird University and a well-known professor in Jinyang City and NY City. We have the necessity and obligation to protect her safety.”
“It was your Wanmu City who invited the professor to participate in the event as a judge.”
“Now that the professor is missing, shouldn’t you give me a reasonable explanation?”
Qiao Bai's main character is an upright and fearless person.
Listening to Qiao Bai's words, the expression on the middle-aged bearded man's face gradually became angry and impatient.
Still the young man next to him, he was grateful to Qiao Bai as a staff member of the alliance for taking the lead in checking their situation and serving as a bridge between the two sides.
The younger brother tugged on Qiao Bai's clothes and whispered, "Don't ask, it will do you no good at all to **** them off at this time."
Qiao Bai did not speak
The middle-aged bearded man glanced at Qiao Bai and the young man, snorted heavily, and finally left without looking back.
Qiao Bai stared at his back until he disappeared.
Then Qiao Bai looked at the people around him.
There are no locals.
“What happened?” Qiao Bai asked in a low voice.
The young man also quickly looked around and took Qiao Bai to a circle full of tourists.
Amid everyone's happy discussion, the young man whispered to Qiao Bai:
“Isn’t the Professor Zhou Xinran you are talking about the youngest and most beautiful professor?”
The younger brother said as if he was deeply impressed by Zhou Xinran.
no way.
Among the elderly professors and middle-aged professors, Zhou Xinran’s appearance and temperament really stand out.
Qiao Bai nodded.
“Then what happened?” Qiao Bai’s voice also became smaller.
The young man quickly looked around again, and then quickly spoke into Qiao Bai's ear.
“They locked up all those professors.”
Hearing this, Qiao Bai's face didn't show too much shock.
How should I put it...it actually felt like he expected it.
“Do you know the reason?”
The little brother's expression suddenly became a little confused: "Ah...ah...I'm not sure about this either?"
"Anyway..." The little brother said, scratching his head with his backhand, with a silly expression on his face: "They just said that the things were missing, and then all the professors were taken away together."
ˆ˜Qiao Bai: “…”
Understand.
The secrets of the locals.
But Qiao Bai immediately thought of the wreath again.
Why are professors locked up?
The garland is gone.
Do locals know the importance of garlands?
Know.
They will not think that the disappearance of the wreath is caused by their own people.
Perhaps because of some relationship.
They determined that the disappearance of the flower ring was related to the foreign professors. Everything becomes explainable.
Qiao Bai sighed deeply when he thought of this.
How should I put it... I just have a headache.
Qiao Bai: "Why are you all gathering in this square?"
“It’s like everyone suddenly couldn’t get out, and the way out of Wanmu City seemed to have disappeared.”
“Then…someone suggested that it would be safer for everyone to get together?”
As he spoke, the younger brother spread his hands and said, "This square is the largest place in Wanmu City and can accommodate the most people."
So is there anything strange?
Anyway, I think it’s quite natural.
“Then do you feel that this square is any different from before?”
“Huh?” The young man seemed not to have expected that Qiao Bai would ask such a question.
However, out of trust in Qiao Bai’s identity, the younger brother answered honestly.
"I think should not be?"
The little brother’s expression was a little confused.
no the same?
What’s different?
Brother doesn’t feel anything at all.
Before Qiao Bai could ask any more questions, an aunt next to the two people suddenly poked her head over.
"Why?"
"Hey! Comrade, you want to ask what changes have happened here, right? I know!" The aunt did not lower her voice specifically.
Fortunately, the people around him were quite lively, so he didn’t attract any extra attention.
“My wife and I took photos in this square as soon as we arrived!” As she said this, the aunt took out her mobile phone and clicked on a few photos with a few clicks.
With a backhand, he thrust the phone in front of Qiao Bai.
If Qiao Bai hadn't retreated quickly, he might have been hit in the face.
ˆ˜Qiao Bai: “…”
Cough.
This is not important.
See photos.
Hurry and look at the photos.
very good.
Auntie and uncle went to take pictures at the two statues in the square.
The original appearance of the statue was completely photographed.
The male statue and the female statue each have a wreath on their head.
Male statues tend to be made of vine rings woven with vine branches and leaves.
The female statue’s head is topped by a colorful garland.
Although the wreaths come in many colors, they magically do not look unnatural and messy at all, and even have a sense of beauty that is close to nature.
The words before Jianmu.
Qiao Bai can say with great certainty.
This garland is what Jianmu calls a garland.
"You..." Qiao Bai held Auntie's cell phone, looked at the photos on it, and was about to say something.
A dark figure suddenly cast down from above Qiao Bai's head.
Qiao Bai is not so big-hearted yet.
Look up.
Qiao Bai saw a huge figure shrouding him.
That's a huge mushroom.
The shadow that hangs over Qiao Bai is its umbrella.
ˆ˜Qiao Bai: “…”
The little brother and aunt next to me.
The two of them took a step back in exactly the same way.
The younger brother and the aunt looked at each other.
Auntie’s hands were as fast as lightning, and she suddenly snatched her cell phone back from Qiao Bai’s hand.
Then he gave Qiao Bai a look that said, "I'm asking for more blessings."
It’s not that we won’t help you.
It is really that I have more than enough ambition but not enough energy!
Qiao Bai put away his pet before coming in: "..."
What are you doing?
Intimidate him with force?
Again.
Just because Qiao Bai doesn't take the initiative to stir up trouble doesn't mean that Qiao Bai is afraid of trouble.
The next second.
Four pet beasts appeared next to Qiao Bai.
Fly as fast as you can, float as fast as you can.
run away, entangled.
Everyone is familiar with the road and performs his or her duties.
It won’t disturb the other person at all.
But now their most important task is to coordinate with the outside world.
The targeted Umbrella Beast: “…”
Afraid. Afraid.
It was the one that had the upper hand a second ago.
Don't wait for it to show off its power for a while to complete the purpose of the beast master.
The next second.
Faced with these four pet beasts, the Umbrella Beast will instantly become intimidated.
Yes.
Hushmon can feel the extremely dangerous aura from the four pet beasts in front of him.
If the Umbrellamon is also a pet beast contracted.
Out of trust in the beast master.
Link to the contract.
As long as the opponent doesn't take action, the Umbrella Beast will not run away.
But the relationship between the mushroom beast and the person who controls it is not connected by contract.
After sensing the dangerous auras of the four pet beasts, the mushroom beast instantly made an action that made everyone around him unbelievable -
run!
Turn around and run!
He rushed directly into the invisible edge of the town!
Run out... Umbrellamon knew that he would definitely not be able to run out.
that's not important.
Just stay away from these four devils!
The person who controls the mushroom beast: “…”
The mushroom...isn’t it a mushroom as big as him?
Although in Wanmu City, ordinary people can also control beasts.
But this does not mean that there is no cost at all to control the beast, and you can easily control an extraordinary creature.
Choose the strongest supernatural creature that can be controlled within the scope of personal ability.
The compatibility between the two parties.
Tacit understanding after getting along for a long time...
Etc., etc.
These are also very complex links.
Every extraordinary creature that can be controlled is also a precious asset to them.
You just ran away like that?
In an instant.
The leader of the mushroom beast looked at Qiao Bai with a different look. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the poison had been quenched.
He winked at his companions.
Means that everyone should come together.
Give this guy some color!
Companion: “…”
Can they choose to give up?
"What he said makes sense. He just accepted the commission to find someone. Isn't it normal to inquire about the situation?"
"He should not be in the same group as those people. I think Aza, you are thinking too much!"
As soon as these words came out.
Everyone else nodded.
Yeah.
This is what it means.
Aza, the only one who lost the Umbrella Beast: "..."
Aza took a few deep breaths and reluctantly believed what his companions said.
Then…
As soon as he turned his head, he saw Qiao Bai looking directly at him.
ˆ˜Qiao Bai:)
(End of this chapter)