Chapter 97 “Empathy”

After recovering from his stranger state, Anti fell to the ground, and the hunting sword in his hand, which had many scars and was emitting white smoke, fell directly to the ground.

But Anti had no intention of caring about his weapon for the time being.

"Ugh... vomit... hiccups... roar... damn... why is this happening..." His tear glands were out of control and his saliva was flowing. Anti put his hand on his head, trying to calm himself down.

Ding ding ding ding…

If it weren't for the fire miracle's restraint on the beasts, the intensity of this battle would not even be as strong as the hunt for the beast-like bishop in Gross Town.

But these flames were too damaging and irritating to the beasts.

Even though the stranger switched in time to suppress the animal nature, the animal nature was almost out of control at this time, and even the stranger couldn't suppress it for a while.

Anti slammed his face against the ground, chewing on the dust and gravel in big mouthfuls, trying to curb his desire to devour more flesh and blood.

He felt that his willpower seemed to have become a little fragile.

Otherwise it wouldn't be so painful.

What's going on? Think quickly, what's going on?

That flame…?
The flame Jason finally touched was problematic. He said it was a spiritual fire that symbolized the existence of a spirit…

Anti struggled to piece together his messy thoughts. The burns left over from his beastly state were still regenerating, and the mental stimulation caused him severe nausea and headaches.

He pounded the ground and the things around him frantically. Big Mouth tried frantically to hold Anti down, but it was impossible to restrain him.

As for Jason himself, he had long since perished in the darkness of the alien abyss, and apart from his own fire, not even a trace of his body remained.

But Anti didn't care about that either.

He needs to stay calm and hold on.

With his face and scalp covered with scratches, Anti staggered along the road, leaning against the wall of the building.

I didn't get very far, but I waited until the mental stimulation subsided a little, and the calming effect finally came on noticeably.

Along with it came an irrepressible fatigue.

He fell into the flames on the street, his vision blurring and he closed his eyes.

……

In the darkness, he saw a beast with its body burned beyond recognition, crawling on the ground licking its wounds. Its breathing was heavy, and its empty eye sockets, where no eyes existed, strangely revealed unwillingness and ferocity.

Anti tried to move forward, and under the other party's "gaze", he endured the burning pain and touched the beast's front kiss.

"I feel the same way..." he murmured.

"I feel the same way..." It seemed like an echo from the bottom of my heart, but it actually came from the beast in front of me. The mixed and overlapping sounds slowly echoed.

“I feel the same way…”

Another hoarse voice came from behind.

Anti did not look back, but a left hand with an extremely slender index finger slowly covered Anti's eyes. There was no need to say who it came from.

……

Anti opened his eyes and returned to reality.

I had another strange dream.

But it wasn’t as miserable as the previous dreams he had. It seemed like it was the first time he communicated with the dog and the strangers, if that could be considered communication.

Look around.

Not on the street where his body lay, but inside a house.

In other words, he lost consciousness again and ended up being picked up again.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, Big Mouth helped him deal with it.

But don't underestimate Big Mouth, because Anti thought about his fighting style and didn't care about the beginning and the end. If one day he gets too excited in the fight and forgets to keep calm, and just stays there, then it will be up to Big Mouth to take care of him.

This was also something discussed with Big Mouth. Big Mouth could actually help him fight, but under normal circumstances, Big Mouth had no control over Anti's body.

Anti's willpower was too strong when he was awake, and even if he wanted to let go, Big Mouth couldn't snatch it away.

It may also be because Big Mouth is too green, and he dares to be picky about food.

However, it wasn't Big Mouth who picked him up this time.

Big Mouth was also very aggrieved, because Anti was burned so badly, it was also very uncomfortable, and it would wait until Anti's body was almost regenerated before preparing to clean up. He just put Anti's weapon back into his body, and picked up the clothes that were torn when he transformed into a beast and put them back on Anti.

Then other people came and took Anti away.

Because the other person was someone it knew, and Big Mouth really wanted to show off, so it did it.

As for who picked up Antio.

There were soft footsteps coming, and Anti looked up.

There is still rain.

A top student at the Fire School of Shuixiu University, and a returnee who had disappeared in the mixed dream world.

Seeing An Ti suddenly raise his head, Shang Liyu paused for a moment, as if this was a sign of her being frightened, but there was no expression on her face, she just said: "You're awake..."

Anti stood up and stretched his body.

My body has completely regenerated, and the burning sensation is mostly gone. After a good night's sleep, the mental problems that had been tormenting me have improved, and I am in a good state.

Shang Liyu pointed at An Ti and said softly, "Your clothes are on backwards."

Anti:?
Look at yourself.

It really is.

Big Mouth is playing dead...

After taking off his shirt and putting it on normally, Anti said, "It was a little unexpected."

Shang Liyu nodded to show that he understood.

The two finally sat down on two chairs and looked at each other in silence for a while.

So Anti thought for a moment and said, "Thank you for your help."

Shang Liyu shook his hands: "No, it's my fault that I didn't help you in time."

An Ti tilted his head, and then understood what Shang Liyu meant: "You were watching before?"

"I was nearby and saw it, but I didn't dare to help." Shang Liyu said with his head down.

"It's okay. If you helped me, I would have killed you right away." Anti said casually, "After all, you are also a fire seed."

Shang Liyu's breathing suddenly stagnated, and then he raised his head in panic, glanced at An Ti, and his eyes were erratic: "I... I..."

After hesitating for a while, she gave up in the face of Anti's indifferent expression.

"I am...how did you know?"

"I learned about the fire from a kind-hearted fire man. As for you, weren't you troubled by that long-haired red-haired guy? Although I don't know why you are not red-haired, this speculation is very likely not true." Anti said directly.

Shang Liyu is also a person with no expression, but her expressionlessness is different from that of An Ti.

It's just that his overall expression doesn't change much, but there are many small movements of his eyes and mouth, so even though he also has facial paralysis, Shang Liyu still looks much more emotional.

Anti expressed her guess, her eyes full of dejection: "You are right... I was also attracted by the Skyfire Signal, and then was found by that person... I originally thought I was fine."

"Oh?"

Shang Liyu said: "When I disappeared from the Mixed Dream Realm, my hair was also red... After returning to Blue Star, the red hair began to fade, and after a few months it turned back to black. After that, even after returning to the Mixed Dream Realm, my hair never turned red again..."

Is this one of the manifestations of the weakening of Blue Star’s miracle?
Antis thought for a moment and said, "Do you remember what you experienced here?"

"I don't remember." Shang Liyu said.

"Do you want to collect other people's fire?" Anti asked again.

Shang Liyu hesitated for a moment, nodded with difficulty, and then shook his head: "I have a feeling in my heart that wants me to participate, but my consciousness is very resistant now."

"Are you resisting the process of collecting through killing, or are you simply resisting the fire itself?" An asked a key question.

Shang Liyu was stunned.

Then, Anti reached into his chest and fished out a ball of blazing flame from its large mouth.

This is Jason's fire, and Big Mouth also picked it up. Because there was really no place to put it, he could only reluctantly store it in his own mouth.

"Want to actually try it?"

(End of this chapter)