Chapter 186: Bone Worm

“Huh, what… what is this?”

Lin Xian frowned, picked up the glass test tube, and saw the worm inside writhing weakly.

“This is called a bone worm,” the other woman, Duan Min, said at this moment. “Don’t mind the name. Anyway, it was found in the spinal cord of this kind of Impersonator. With this thing in hand, you can effectively avoid the invasion of Impersonators.”

Lin Xian looked at the two of them. “Have you been here for a long time?”

“Not long, about a week,” Ding Qing said, kicking the corpse of the dead white, upside-down monster on the ground. “Just like you, we were chased here by Aberrations at night.”

“A week? This place is so dangerous, and you’ve stayed for so long?” KIKI looked puzzled.

“We…”

Before the woman could finish, she was interrupted by Ding Qing. “Let’s talk outside. This kind of place without light is very strange. Who knows what other ghostly things might pop out.”

After speaking, Ding Qing shook his spear and walked directly towards the emergency exit.

Lin Xian and KIKI exchanged a look and followed him out.

Clang~

The fire door of the movie theater was kicked open, and Ding Qing and Lin Xian’s group of four walked out one after another. At this moment, all of them carried a strong smell of blood. The battle just now had been quite dangerous.

The most troublesome thing about this kind of unknown Aberration was not knowing its methods. Although its size was not large, it was the fastest thing Lin Xian had ever seen. Its long arms and legs were like a spider’s, and it could climb in front of you in an instant. An ordinary person wouldn’t even have time to react.

The afternoon sun was scorching. On the street behind the movie theater, a mountain off-road vehicle was parked. It seemed that they had driven here after Lin Xian.

“Where’s your convoy?” Lin Xian asked, seeing that the off-road vehicle also had thick armor.

“We found a temporary shelter ourselves. There’s no need to tell you where it is,” Ding Qing said with a faint smile. “But your train is quite impressive. We noticed you as soon as you arrived last night. Not bad, you’re quite cautious. You didn’t enter the town at night. Although you look young, you have the makings of a leader.”

KIKI asked, “Ah, so you were the ones who lit the lamps in the town last night?”

“How is that possible?” The woman named Duan Min said directly upon hearing this. “Do you think a normal person would light lamps like that? Those are all Impersonators. And at night, they will…”

Halfway through, she seemed to have some reservations and said, “Anyway, it’s very dangerous at night. I advise you to leave here as soon as possible.”

Lin Xian weighed the bottle of parasites in his hand. “May I ask, how did you discover the function of this thing?”

Ding Qing looked at Lin Xian, his eyes slightly sharp, and said bluntly, “Kid, we’re all smart people. Do I still need to say it?”

“Oh~” KIKI let out a long “oh”. “This place is so dangerous, and you’ve stayed here for a week. You must know why this place can block the night Aberrations.”

The two of them didn’t speak. In fact, the answer was obvious. Their purpose was the same as Lin Xian’s.

On the way to escape, they encountered such a strange place. Any normal person would come to find out the reason. To be honest, compared to the dangers outside, this small town at least didn’t have a zombie riot or a train full of Aberrations.

Ding Qing didn’t hide it and said directly, “I advise you not to be too curious about the specific reason. If you can leave, leave as soon as possible. You’ve seen the danger just now. These Impersonators don’t distinguish between day and night, and there are things hiding in the dark. So if you really want to move around in this town, you’d better bring this bone worm. This is an experience we gained at the cost of several brothers.”

Impersonator…

Lin Xian pondered. The monster wearing human skin just now was indeed somewhat frightening.

Especially the female Impersonator just now. He and KIKI hadn’t recognized it at all. The only thing that felt a little strange was that the woman didn’t speak. Not only that, she didn’t even make a sound from her throat. And KIKI also noticed that its breathing and heartbeat were very strange. Now that he thought about it, it probably wasn’t a heartbeat at all…

“So you’re planning to leave here?” Lin Xian asked when he saw Ding Qing getting into the car.

Ding Qing looked at Lin Xian scrutinizingly, paused for a moment, and then said, “Little brother, I know what you’re thinking. You must think there’s something special in this town that can defend against the night Aberrations. But I’m telling you, there isn’t. But I know you won’t believe me, so…”

He pointed to the direction of the chemical plant outside the town. “If you’re really curious, you can go there and have a look. But don’t say I didn’t warn you. It’s very dangerous there.”

After speaking, Ding Qing gestured to the woman. The engine of the mountain off-road vehicle started, and it quickly disappeared around the street corner.

“I thought they were the ones who lit the lamps at night. In that case, those candles are indeed a bit strange,” KIKI said. “But what’s strange is, who sent the message through the transponder and who changed the track switch for us in advance?”

Lin Xian looked towards the chemical plant. “We’ll know when we get there.”

“You want to go and have a look? Aren’t you afraid of a trap?” KIKI looked at him at this moment and asked curiously.

Lin Xian took out his communicator, contacted Chen Sixuan and Shu Qin, and synchronized the information about the Impersonators with them. He then had Shu Qin and Da Lou come over. He was preparing to go to the chemical plant to investigate.

Originally, he and KIKI were planning to go there next to investigate. Unexpectedly, this Diamond Convoy suddenly appeared, and the appearance of the Impersonator made Lin Xian a little wary of the situation here. In fact, according to his nature, he would have had the convoy leave immediately. But Lin Xian was indeed very concerned about the phenomenon that could block the night Aberrations.

“We can’t completely believe what they said.” Lin Xian walked directly towards the entrance of the movie theater and found their motorcycle.

“You saw it too?” KIKI said.

Lin Xian’s expression was solemn. “Did the two of them suddenly appear here just to save us?”

He took out the two glass test tubes, looked at the slowly writhing parasites inside, and said, “If what they said is true, and this thing can prevent the invasion of Impersonators, then that means they are also looking for, or have looked for, the secret of this town that blocks Aberrations.”

Lin Xian started the motorcycle. This time, he had KIKI sit in the back and said, “No one would not be curious about this phenomenon. There must be a secret in this town. But to be cautious, let’s take advantage of the daylight and use the drone to investigate first.”

KIKI nodded. “Mmm~ Insightful. I was thinking the same thing.”

After speaking, she hugged Lin Xian’s waist tightly and said loudly, “Driver, let’s go. I never want to come to this kind of movie theater again.”

Vroom~

The motorcycle sped away.

On the tallest clock tower in the small town, the glare of a telescope flickered slightly. A young man was focused on the fast-moving motorcycle heading towards the freight station outside the town, while saying into his walkie-talkie, “Brother Ding, it looks like they’re heading to the chemical plant. This is the fourth batch this week, right? Didn’t we warn them?”

The voice on the other end of the walkie-talkie was hoarse. “Let them go. Don’t mind them. Since they’re already here, they can’t leave even if they want to.”