SIATOWITF Chapter 56
by VolareThe rich snake was very happy, and his handling of the mud was much gentler.
A group of people huddled in the circle, trembling, watching the snake pull the bones out of the mud one by one, crushing and grinding them.
But the mud not only didn’t fear it, but instead, with escalating glee, loudly mocked them.
“Alright,” the snake said, clapping his hands, ignoring the taunts.
He kicked the mud inward, then took out his phone and took pictures of it.
Clearly, they were fighting, but the two sides seemed to be ignoring each other, even gradually evolving into the snake playing with his phone while the mud was breaking down and cursing loudly.
“I know this isn’t right, but why do I feel a little sorry for that thing?” Fourteen hid behind Su Nai, cautiously watching the snake trample the mud.
However, Su Nai and Qing Teng watched with shining eyes.
Satisfying, so satisfying!
The Prophet, who had tortured them in every possible way before, now had no ability to resist under the snake’s feet, and could only be trampled on, like a disgusting toy.
Finally, the mud’s voice gradually subsided.
It collapsed weakly on the reef, making a sound like meat being fried.
“So smelly!” Fourteen pinched his nose, poking his head out to look at the rapidly shriveling mud.
“Is it dead?”
“Sort of.” Xuan Bai snapped his fingers, and the fire ring quickly flew towards him and turned into flames that drilled into his eyes.
This was just a tendril that had broken away from the main body; if it didn’t return to the main body after a certain amount of time, it would die on its own.
The snake didn’t want to dirty his hands, so he could only kick the mud around to speed up its withering.
As for the harsh words the mud had uttered…
Hilarious, the snake didn’t care at all. Even if the mud studied for a hundred years, it wouldn’t be as strong as the fighting power of his crazy, sharp-tongued companions.
“Let’s go.” He kicked the shriveled mud into the sea, shook his hand, and conjured another cloak from who knows where.
“This place is remote; I can continue teleporting…” Su Nai bit her lip.
“Do you guys have ID cards?” Xuan Bai interrupted Su Nai. Teleportation sounds easy, but the snake would turn into a sieve.
“ID cards?” Su Nai was stunned. “I have one, but the others don’t. Qing Teng… used to have one, but his appearance has changed too much now. But I still have forged ID documents.”
“Okay.” Xuan Bai glanced at them and took the lead to walk towards the highway not far away.
A few minutes later, the group stood by the roadside where the sea breeze was howling, almost being blown into expressionless faces.
“Do we have to wait here all the time?” Fourteen was a little cold, burying himself in Thirteen’s wings.
Of course not; the way the snake looked at Fourteen was like he was looking at an idiot.
“I called a car.” He showed his phone screen to the group and waited for praise.
The rich snake canceled two taxis and called a luxury car instead.
His companions had only squeezed out less than two hundred yuan, but Ji Mo An had just given him a full 50,000 yuan! Turning the poor snake into a rich snake in an instant.
However, the snake didn’t get any praise, but instead received even more horrified looks from the group.
“Called a car?” Fourteen shouted in disbelief.
“Besides me and Boss, who here can be seen by people? Not to mention Uncle Qing Teng, Thirteen’s wings alone would be enough to scare the driver! What’s more…” He met the snake’s calm golden eyes and shivered violently, his voice becoming smaller.
“You… you yourself have a lot of mutated features.” He cowardly burrowed into Thirteen’s wings, kicking the sand with his toes.
“It’s fine.” The snake didn’t bother with him.
As he spoke, two dazzling lights approached from afar, and Qing Teng was the first to feel the change in the ground’s vibration frequency.
“The car is here.” He looked at his body covered in roots, trying to suppress his urge to hide with deep breaths.
Qing Teng glanced at Thirteen and saw the slightly trembling wings as expected.
How difficult it is to be an ordinary person. Qing Teng sighed and reached out to hold Thirteen’s hand.
The car arrived: a stretched black car.
Xuan Bai took off his hat, and his face had returned to normal. He walked towards the car, which had just stopped smoothly, and grabbed the lowered window.
The driver’s expression stiffened, and his pupils dilated instantly.
“We are your guests, ordinary humans,” Xuan Bai said, looking into his eyes and planting a suggestion.
Done.
“You, get in the car.” Xuan Bai beckoned to the people who were protecting Qing Teng and Thirteen in the middle.
“You guys… a whole family watching the sea in the middle of the night?” The driver quickly returned to normal after a brief disconnection, staring blankly at a group of strange people standing by the roadside.
Even the roadside lights were dim and weak, flickering from time to time, whether due to a short circuit or being old.
Dark and windy night, perfect for murder and arson.
A classic line suddenly floated through his mind, and the driver shivered, suddenly regretting that he had been greedy for a few hundred yuan and ran to such a remote place to pick up passengers.
It was so weird; were they going to kidnap him?
“Thank you for running so far so late at night; we’re troubling you,” Thirteen said, seeing the driver’s expression starting to become frightened again. He gently bit his lip, stepped forward, and bowed slightly.
A single sentence made the driver, who had been suspicious of everything, feel so guilty that he wanted to slap himself. What a well-behaved child.
“Hey, it’s nothing. Isn’t this what we do? Get in the car, get in the car; it’s windy at the seaside at night.” He generously opened the car door.
The stretched car drove smoothly and quickly on the highway.
The car was playing music, and the outgoing Fourteen was soon chatting non-stop with the driver.
As the night breeze outside the window gradually softened, more and more lights came into view.
They entered the city, one of the most prosperous areas in the country. This was also the first time that mutated humans had openly entered the human world.
“Stop here.” When they were still a kilometer away from their destination, Xuan Bai suddenly spoke up, telling the car to stop.
“Alright.” The driver stopped smoothly by the side of the road.
“Get off on the right; I wish you a pleasant life.”
“Wow!” Fourteen was the first to jump out of the car, only to find that the surroundings were a snack street.
Various stalls stood on both sides of the street, and a rich aroma wafted over.
“Can we eat? Will they see anything strange about us!” Fourteen looked at Xuan Bai excitedly, cheering and running forward after receiving an affirmative answer.
The others were still somewhat reserved, but under Fourteen’s encouragement, they also began to curiously walk towards the shops.
Only the young man with wings stood helplessly in the middle of the street.
“Here.” A delicate sugar figurine was suddenly stuffed into Thirteen’s hand; it was Xuan Bai, standing in front of Thirteen.
“You… why are you so nice to us?” Thirteen looked at the sugar figurine, his eyes slightly stinging.
He carefully and preciously held the sugar figurine, not even daring to take a bite.
Nice?
Xuan Bai casually looked at the surrounding humans and said,
“You are very small.”
Thirteen didn’t understand and could only cautiously look at the snake standing in front of them.
Countless people surged towards them, but under the snake’s gaze, they unconsciously split into two streams, walking past them.
But no one noticed the abnormalities on their bodies; every face was filled with smiles.
Thirteen blinked, feeling his eyes getting hot.
Because that was the feeling of being protected.
It wasn’t just him; everyone in the NHE Association had a relaxed expression on their faces, and even Su Nai and Qing Teng curiously touched the jewelry hanging on the rods.
This was an unprecedented scene; people who had lived in the laboratory for decades had never experienced the pleasures of the human world. Everything here was unknown and novel to them.
Thirteen clenched the sugar figurine, tears streaming down his cheeks.
Guilt.
Why guilt? Xuan Bai sensed the emotions emanating from the young man, and the snake tilted his head in confusion.
“You are small; as an elder, I should provide protection,” he expanded on that short sentence.
Provide protection.
This wasn’t because of Su Nai’s wish, but because of an instinct from the boss.
Brutal but protective.
When every high-level boss was born, other bosses would stand by His side, providing Him with the most comprehensive protection until He could be independent.
The snake had also been protected by his companions, never leaving his side, so when he faced Thirteen, who could even be called a cub, he naturally placed his position as a protector.
But there was an important prerequisite for receiving protection from the boss.
That was… the boss would only protect the boss’s shortcomings.
“I’m sorry,” Thirteen said, sobbing softly.
The snake didn’t speak, only quietly looked at him.
Thirteen grabbed a black feather on his wing, a trace of self-loathing flashing in his eyes.
“I… the Guild Leader and Sister Su Nai never tell us the secrets of the association. But I noticed something strange several years ago. I… we aren’t suddenly awakened because of our innate talent, but were… were fused with other people’s flesh and blood…”
Thirteen spoke stutteringly, not daring to look up at Xuan Bai.
“I… I secretly looked at my file; my wings came from a white feather, from a holy archangel… I’m sorry…”
“So?” The snake didn’t understand why he felt guilty, nor did he understand why he was apologizing.
“That white feather is holy and beautiful. But I grew black feathers,” Thirteen said dejectedly, clutching his wings. “I have defiled the archangel; I have always felt guilty. I have seen that video; the archangel’s feathers were plucked, with blood…”
“I… I know this idea is a bit ridiculous; I haven’t even seen the archangel. But if he knew that his feathers had spawned a monster like me, he would also feel disgusted, right…”
“Reese.” Xuan Bai interrupted him. “Do you know why I’m standing by your side?”
“My… side?” Thirteen looked around blankly, only then realizing that his companions were already scattered throughout the snack street.
And Xuan Bai had indeed followed him all the way.
“The archangel you spoke of is indeed my companion. He values his lost feathers very much; within a certain range, I can sense my companion’s aura. So, discovering where his feathers ended up isn’t difficult.”
Thirteen hadn’t expected this answer.
“Even if you haven’t seen him, you are still recognized by the six-winged angel Sachranus, and naturally recognized by all companions. So, before he arrives, I will naturally take on the responsibility of protecting the cub.” The snake’s cold golden eyes couldn’t capture the human world, but clearly reflected the young man’s figure.
“I, I’m recognized? I can see him? This is my lifelong dream…” Thirteen said, pulling at his feathers excitedly.
“He’s also looking forward to meeting you.” Xuan Bai slightly curved his lips.
Sachranus was undoubtedly one of the most bizarre among the bosses.
While all the bosses were angry that their flesh and blood had been ruined, only the six-winged angel harassed him across the flames.
Asking him to protect his hair that had turned into a spirit.
“I unilaterally announce that he will be my copy successor in the future,” the archangel said.