Sunny Xu supported the wall with one hand, wiped the sweat with the other hand, and let out a long breath.

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He had been running around the hospital for nearly ten minutes, already exhausted. It wasn't until he reached the entrance that he had a chance to slow down.

"Why...why are you here?"

Starry Lin turned around, wearing an incredulous expression. Her round eyes widened, revealing a hint of panic.

Sunny Xu didn't answer, he just stood up straight, crossed his arms, and frowned at her.

This girl had caused him a lot of trouble.

After sneaking into the hospital through the back door, he had circled the entire building but couldn't find anyone. Then he saw the medical staff surrounding the police entering the building from the window, knowing that he was running out of time.

Fortunately, he still had the band-aid on him, so he quickly used his "telepathy" ability on it again.

Perhaps because he had already used it once, the images he saw this time were even more blurry and the duration was extremely short. But he was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the room number, which allowed him to arrive in time.

"I'm sorry! I was wrong!"

After Starry Lin came back to her senses, she immediately bowed apologetically without saying a word. Her overly sincere attitude left Sunny Xu with only a few complaints.

"You..."

"Please forgive me!"

The girl raised her head, showing a pitiful expression, and also grabbed Sunny Xu's hand.

The touch of her hand was warm and soft, like jade. Looking at her face, which appeared even more beautiful under the cascading black hair and dim yellow light, Sunny Xu couldn't even say a word of blame.

Lately, she seemed to be getting better at dealing with him. Sunny Xu thought to himself, if she didn't want to study one day and started acting spoiled towards him, would he be able to handle it?

Although Starry Lin sometimes said that his attitude towards her was like that of a parent, it was only at this moment that Sunny Xu finally understood the feeling of being a parent:

It was like going out with a child, and when the child saw a fun toy or delicious street food and wanted it, the adult refused to buy it, so the child started throwing a tantrum. Or when the child made a mistake and wanted to hide it, even willing to lie and deceive...that kind of feeling.

What's more, although most parents loved their children very much, sometimes they still found the little brat annoying and embarrassing. But he could never find Starry Lin annoying, no matter what.

Although this approach sometimes caused him distress, it was also effective at times.

"Is it okay?"

Starry Lin held onto him, and the two of them shook hands together, their movements as gentle as rocking a baby in a cradle. Her voice was soft and sweet, with a hint of coquetry, like honey seeping into his heart.

...Okay, he had to admit that at this moment, there was no trace of anger left in his heart.

Sunny Xu could only shake his head helplessly and said to her, "Forget it, just step aside."

"Okay."

Starry Lin obediently stepped aside and walked to the side.

"Let me go in and see what you're up to."

The person lying on the ground had weak breath, like a fish dying of thirst. Sunny Xu recognized him as Shi Hui, who looked miserable and almost half-dead. This was within his expectations.

But...

He turned his head and saw a tall and strong middle-aged man in the center of the room, with a crew cut and a fierce expression, staring at him. Sunny Xu was startled.

"Who...who is this person? Wait...something doesn't seem right?!"

Rather than saying it was a human, it was more like a demon from mythical legends--

At first, because the lighting was not very bright, he didn't notice it. But now, looking carefully, this "man" had dark blue skin, covered in scales like a fish monster that crawled out of the sea. It was clearly a monster!

He almost wanted to grab Starry Lin's hand and run away.

But at this moment, Sunny Xu heard his friend sigh deeply and answer softly, "It's Little An."

"Little An?" Sunny Xu was even more surprised. "How did it become like this? Uh...no, although it usually looks like a 'monster', but...it can actually transform?"

He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He turned his head and looked into her eyes seriously.

"Tell me, what exactly is going on?"

Starry Lin knew she couldn't hide it anymore.

She suddenly felt that her previous thoughts were a bit ridiculous.

She wanted to stay by his side and hide her actions, not letting him get involved...

But it was impossible to do both. These two things were contradictory.

Because Sunny Xu couldn't possibly not notice the abnormalities on her. And as long as he noticed a clue, he would definitely dig deeper.

As long as he looked at her with such a serious expression, with his sincere and earnest eyes, she would lose her mind and couldn't help but confess all the secrets...no matter what reservations she had before, they would fly out of her mind, and there would be nothing left to hide.

In front of this person, she couldn't hide anything.

Starry Lin shook her head, made up her mind, and gave up resisting, revealing everything.

Including her purpose of using Shi Hui as an "experiment" for this trip, including the new ability she discovered, the power to materialize fear.

After speaking, the girl anxiously watched him, afraid that her friend's expression would change.

"I see...so that's how it is."

Sunny Xu rubbed his chin and showed a thoughtful expression.The room suddenly became quiet. None of the three people and the monster spoke, and the atmosphere was quite strange.

Starry Lin didn't dare to speak first, so she could only nervously wait for his reaction.

"Does it work?"

Sunny Xu suddenly said, breaking the silence in the room.

Starry Lin was stunned for a moment.

"You said that this new ability is like Little An devouring those anomalies, a way of absorbing nutrients, right?"

"Yes..." Starry Lin stared at her open hands, as if checking the fingerprints on them, and then slowly clenched them. "Indeed, it has become stronger."

Actually, there was no need to check. The tangible results were right beside her. As the controller of this monster, Starry Lin could clearly feel the increase in the scale of power.

If it were to transform back into the appearance of a giant fish, its physique would probably increase even more.

Sunny Xu nodded. After a moment of silence, he raised his hand and pointed at himself.

"Then... will your ability work on me?"

"...What?"

Starry Lin thought she had misheard.

"What I mean is, um..." Sunny Xu scratched the back of his head and explained, "As long as you scare me a little, it will make your ability stronger. Isn't that good?"

"I don't want to."

Starry Lin immediately rejected this proposal without hesitation, with an extremely firm attitude.

"Cough... cough."

Just then, the voice of a third person broke the silence.

Both of them looked down at the ground at the same time and found that Shi Hui had woken up. He was coughing weakly.

After the fear hidden in Shi Hui's heart was materialized and "extracted" from his body, it was obvious that he had been greatly affected both physically and mentally. Even without Starry Lin's suppression, he could no longer stand up.

"Let's not talk about anything else, what should we do with this guy?"

"What do you want to do?"

Sunny Xu asked in return.

Both of them knew very well that Shi Hui had seen everything Starry Lin had done, and it was impossible for him to keep her secret.

What would happen if Starry Lin's identity was exposed? What would the future be like?

Young people are always full of confusion about the future. Even though they know deep down that it is impossible to keep a secret forever, they instinctively hope to continue this peaceful and happy life, forever unchanged.

If that's the case, it seems that there is only one way to completely shut him up.

The words often seen in TV dramas appeared in the minds of both Sunny Xu and Starry Lin.

But regardless of whether they could make up their minds to use the phrase "kill to keep silent," in the subtle psychology of the young boy and girl, they didn't want to hear this phrase from each other's mouths.

They were well aware of this, so neither of them spoke.

"...What's wrong? Aren't you going to do anything? Are you afraid to kill me?"

Shi Hui suddenly spoke.

"If you don't plan to do anything, just let me go. It's boring to continue like this. I think the people in the hospital are about to discover this place."

He didn't dare to look at the man standing silently like a monster, so he could only stare at the two people at the door.

"This has nothing to do with you." Starry Lin coldly replied, "You just need to lie there and wait for us to make a decision."

"I understand your meaning, I understand..." Shi Hui laughed, "What 'your' decision, it's obviously his decision alone, right?"

Starry Lin didn't answer.

But Shi Hui didn't stop there. He looked at Sunny Xu, then turned his gaze back to the girl's face, his tone full of mockery.

"Are you this guy's dog? Do you listen to everything he says?"

Before Starry Lin could react, Sunny Xu couldn't bear to listen anymore.

He didn't refute, he just silently walked forward and kicked Shi Hui in the crotch.

"Ah...!"

Shi Hui let out a short cry, curling up in pain like a cooked shrimp.

Sunny Xu didn't stop there. He expressionlessly retracted his foot and kicked again, repeating this process more than a dozen times. Each time, he accurately and ruthlessly hit the vital points.

Until Shi Hui lost the strength to scream, lying there like a mangy dog, only the sound of sobbing remained.

Starry Lin silently watched. She realized that although she didn't have a chance to take action just now, Shi Hui himself had not escaped disaster...

"I actually came here by bypassing Yan Mingjun's ward."

After stopping his actions, Sunny Xu suddenly said this.

"Ah?"

Starry Lin didn't have time to react.

"Since the day we met him, he has become a vegetable."

Sunny Xu asked her seriously.

"Do you remember what happened, right?"

"Ah..."

Starry Lin suddenly realized.

That day, when she and Sunny Xu were shopping, they encountered Yan Mingjun on the verge of a mental breakdown. Without hesitation, she let Little An devour the anomaly attached to him, and then he was sent to the hospital.

- And until now, he still hasn't woken up.

"...Let's give it a try."

After saying this, Starry Lin waved her hand.

The humanoid monster standing silently received the order and walked in front of Shi Hui.

Shi Hui raised his head and, upon seeing the nightmarish face, suddenly realized what was about to happen.

"...No... No!"

With a burst of strength from somewhere, he struggled in panic again.

"I... I don't want... please, I beg you...!"

However, no matter how he shouted, the two people standing at the door remained silent, just staring at him.

"I don't want to, I don't want to become like them... please, I beg you..."

Shi Hui finally started to cry uncontrollably.Through his tear-blurred eyes, he watched in horror as the monster's hand pierced through his chest, slowly pulling out a writhing, struggling creature...