Jiang Xia's desperate will to survive made his ten fingers dig tightly into the ground. Li Sitong's strength was immense, and his fingers scraped against the floor, leaving streaks of blood.
As he was dragged to Li Sitong's feet, Jiang Xia saw that the tentacle pulling him was actually Li Sitong's right hand, which reverted to its original form after dragging him over.
Xu Kun stood rigidly in place, blood streaming down his face. Only when the three tentacles withdrew from his head did his body finally collapse backward.
The tentacle in Li Sitong's mouth transformed back into her original red, tender tongue. Blood stained her lips, her breath was rapid, and her face was flushed.
Wiping the blood splatters from her face, she suddenly crouched down and grabbed Jiang Xia by the collar.
Her eyes turned cold as she questioned him with displeasure, "I told you to come hold me, why didn't you?"
Jiang Xia opened his mouth, but it felt as if something was lodged in his throat, preventing him from uttering a single word.
Do you think I dare to come over in this situation?!
Li Sitong's initial anger suddenly shifted to a wicked smile. She leaned in close to Jiang Xia, her blood-stained tongue licking his face from bottom to top.
Then she brought her face to his ear, her voice sultry, "Don't be afraid, darling, I won't hurt you. You might not realize what's happening to you yet, but soon... very soon, you will."
She seemed like a lunatic! A deranged person! No, she wasn't even human!
"Let's have dinner first. After that, I'll take you to a hotel. I know a lovely five-star couple's hotel nearby. Tonight, you'll stay with me..."
Jiang Xia's gaze fell on Xu Kun's corpse nearby. Seeing Xu Kun's disfigured face, his own face turned from pale to green, and his stomach churned violently.
Seeing Jiang Xia's reaction, Li Sitong frowned slightly, "What, you can't eat?"
Li Sitong wiped the blood from her lips with her thumb and affectionately offered it to Jiang Xia, her tone gentle, "Aren't you hungry? Eat this, and you won't be."
"Just try it. Once you do, you'll know how blessed you are now. Once you try it, you won't be able to stop."
With that, Li Sitong pressed her thumb to Jiang Xia's lips, trying to push her entire finger into his mouth.
Jiang Xia glanced sideways and saw a man who seemed to be a patrol guard of the Ancient City not far away.
His eyes lit up, ready to call for help, but the words stuck in his throat...
The man approaching was indeed a patrol guard of the Ancient City, but from this guard, he sensed the same familiarity he felt from Li Sitong!
It was like one beast recognizing another, sniffing out the scent, confirming they were the same kind!
The same kind!
He and Li Sitong were the same kind!
It seemed the middle-aged guard also sensed the same kindred spirit in them, lowering his guard from afar.
Lighting a cigarette, he approached, standing a few meters away, glancing at Xu Kun's corpse without expression, then looking at Jiang Xia and Li Sitong.
"Hey, you two, do you know the rules? Is this your territory to mess around in?"
At this moment, Jiang Xia's heart was gripped by unprecedented panic!
Li Sitong stood up, offering an apologetic smile, "Sorry, uncle, my boyfriend was just too hungry."
The middle-aged guard took a drag from his cigarette, eyeing Xu Kun's relatively intact and fresh corpse, seemingly contemplating something, "Leave now, and I won't make a fuss."
"Okay, okay, we'll leave right away. Sorry to trouble you." Li Sitong pulled the limp Jiang Xia to his feet, dragging him away.
No!
Just like that? Leaving Xu Kun's body here, just like that?!
Jiang Xia looked up at the night sky, tinged red by the city lights.
What on earth had happened to this world?
Was he also something like Li Sitong?
What was this "Undercover" in his mind?
Would he die?
Li Sitong dragged Jiang Xia by the collar, from a distance, they looked like a domineering girlfriend and a weak boyfriend, a seemingly happy couple.
The night was deep, and there were hardly any people near the Ancient City.
Following the road up, they reached the entrance of the Ancient City South Gate. From afar, Jiang Xia saw a man with a guitar singing folk songs under the city gate, watched by only four people.
But from those four onlookers, Jiang Xia sensed that same kindred spirit!
As they passed by, the four turned to look at them, each showing a different smile before turning back to the man humming his tune.
Li Sitong didn't drag Jiang Xia into the Ancient City but continued to pull him further up.
By the roadside, a drunken youth flagged down a passing taxi.
"Driver, New City District, New World..." The youth slurred as he opened the car door and got into the backseat, waving goodbye to his friends outside.
Jiang Xia's gaze fixed on the bald driver, sensing that same kindred spirit from him too!
"Young man, if you feel like throwing up, let me know, and I'll pull over," the bald driver courteously said to the youth.
"Quit nagging, if I throw up in your car, I'll pay for the cleaning, alright?" The youth seemed to have a short temper.
"Alright then." The bald driver nodded, turning back with a sinister smile, gently pressing the gas pedal as they drove away.
After walking another five hundred meters, Li Sitong dragged Jiang Xia into a five-star hotel.
The two beautiful receptionists greeted them warmly as they entered, gesturing a welcome.
While Li Sitong registered, Jiang Xia's gaze landed on a couple entering the elevator. They were chatting and laughing, clearly in love, but from the young man, Jiang Xia sensed that same kindred spirit!
Scattered on the lobby sofas sat a few people, all the same kind! All the same kind!They were all the same kind!
Jiang Xia had never shown such a terrified expression before, his heart gripped by unprecedented panic, even more so than when he first witnessed Li Sitong's transformation.
"Sir, please scan the code to register your identity!" The receptionist politely gestured towards the QR code, her smile kind and friendly.
Jiang Xia looked back at the two receptionists!
They were the same too! They were the same kind!
Everywhere! They were everywhere! Why were there so many?
Seeing Jiang Xia in a daze, Li Sitong waved a hand in front of his eyes, "Jiang Xia, hurry up and take out your phone to scan and register."
Jiang Xia wanted to run, but he had a premonition that if he suddenly ran or shouted, Li Sitong would kill him on the spot, worse than Xu Kun!
Or perhaps, these "same kind" around him would all swarm and kill him!
"I'm not used to hotels, can I go back?" Jiang Xia asked Li Sitong.
"Stop talking nonsense, let's go!" Li Sitong grabbed Jiang Xia, then turned to the receptionist, "Um... Miss, can we register his identity information later?"
This was clearly against the rules, but perhaps because they were all "the same kind," the receptionist didn't refuse, nodding with a smile, "That's fine. Here's your room card. Do you need us to show you up?"
"No need, thank you for your trouble."
Li Sitong's strength was immense, Jiang Xia was sure that even several adults combined might not match her strength.