A Good Person

Translator: Cinder Translations

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Although Jiang Cheng often acted out of tune, the Fatty understood that when Jiang Cheng became serious, it meant the situation had escalated to a very severe level, one that even made him feel it was tricky.

And if it made Jiang Cheng feel it was tricky... the Fatty subconsciously swallowed, knowing it was something that would definitely lead to death.

The old woman had problems, which the Fatty was not surprised by. What surprised him was Jiang Cheng's attitude, and the mention of them possibly being separated if things went wrong.

Why would they be separated?

This was the third mission they had experienced together. Ever since entering the nightmare world, from their first task, they had never been separated.

To be more accurate, the Fatty had always stuck close to Jiang Cheng.

He was well aware that his safety depended on being within a 3 to 5-meter radius of Jiang Cheng.

Once out of Jiang Cheng's sight, with his own abilities, he would likely be dead.

He would never leave Jiang Cheng's side.

And Jiang Cheng didn't seem like the type to send him away either.

So, excluding all external factors, the only thing the Fatty could think of was that they might be forcibly separated due to some irresistible external reason.

With this thought, the Fatty subconsciously glanced toward the corner where the old woman was.

Just as he was about to turn his gaze fully to the old woman's direction, Jiang Cheng suddenly spoke up.

"Fatty!"

Startled by the sudden call, the Fatty jumped, but before he could react and ask Jiang Cheng what was going on, a strange and unexplainable gaze suddenly struck him.

It came from the corner where the woman was hiding!

In the next second, a faint but extremely real fear filled the Fatty's eyes.

He struggled to resist the urge to look back, slowly turning his stiff neck to glance at Jiang Cheng. To his surprise, Jiang Cheng was leaning against the corner, his eyes half-closed, looking like he had fallen asleep.

"Brother Hao..."

"Brother Hao..."

Under the Fatty's watch, the now-standing Chen Ran first surveyed the outside through the window. Then he walked over and softly called out to Jiang Cheng, who was curled up in the corner with his unkempt sleeping posture.

After a while, Jiang Cheng seemed to have woken up, following the usual routine of slowly opening his eyes. Upon seeing Chen Ran, he froze for a moment.

His expression shifted in fine detail.

From the confusion of just waking up to the surprise of noticing someone in front of him, and then a slight hint of guilt for being lazy and neglecting the safety of his teammates.

He slightly opened his mouth, unsure of what to say.

Chen Ran seemed to understand Jiang Cheng's apology and, being considerate, spoke first, "Brother Hao must be exhausted. It's understandable to take a short nap after sunrise."

"That's right," Jiang Cheng nodded and immediately replied, "That's exactly what happened."

As Chen Ran reached out to help Jiang Cheng up, Jiang Cheng patted the dust off his clothes and asked shyly, "Brother Chen, how did you sleep?"

"Fine, thank you for your concern, Brother Hao."

"Brother Chen is too polite."

The Fatty observed the two of them exchanging polite words that were so fake it was almost painful, he felt like a third wheel. If he wasn't mistaken, these two old foxes had probably been pretending to sleep all night.

The only one who might have actually slept during the supposed rest was him.

Well, there was one more person.

The Fatty shifted his gaze to Su Xiaoxiao, who was curled up next to Su An. He had slept well last night, even snoring loudly.

Suddenly, the Fatty felt that Jiang Cheng had really been taking him along through these missions with a lot of effort.

The old woman had also woken up, but her condition seemed terrible. She was huddled in the corner where she had been the night before, her mouth trembling constantly as if talking to herself, creating a very eerie scene.

"Hey," Liang Long, standing by the window, turned to look at everyone and said, "That Blackstone Town is gone."

To be more precise, after the sun came up, the sea city had disappeared. The calm sea surface now shimmered under the light, with nothing visible in the distance but the horizon meeting the sky.

After the new day began, it was as if the sea had lost all memory of last night.

"Did you all notice?" Liang Long lowered her voice, "The sky here brightens unusually fast. It's like night and day switch in the blink of an eye."

"It's not that exaggerated," Su Xiaoxiao spoke up, her voice carrying an oppressive calmness that felt uncomfortable to listen to. She raised her eyelids and glanced at Jiang Cheng, saying, "It took about 20 seconds for the black mist to dissipate."

"You mean the night here isn't truly night, but just an illusion caused by the black mist?" the Fatty couldn't help but ask.

"That's one way to put it."

Su Xiaoxiao's words had a huge impact on the Fatty, so much so that he kept muttering even when with Jiang Cheng.

After exiting the building, they walked along the coastline.

"Doctor," the Fatty asked, "Is what Su Xiaoxiao said true?" He paused, "She's not lying to us, right?"

"No," Jiang Cheng replied without hesitation.

The Fatty looked at Jiang Cheng, clearly wanting an explanation.

"This matter can't be kept hidden. If any of us pays attention tomorrow morning, it will be easy to tell," Jiang Cheng spoke toward the sea, the strong sea wind distorting his voice.

The Fatty nodded, saying, "It seems like Su Xiaoxiao is not bad, willing to share the information she knows. She's much better than the people we encountered before."

"You mean the whale song?" Jiang Cheng turned around.

"Yes, Doctor," the Fatty looked at him, nodding firmly, "In the end, only she knows this, and maybe her brother too. Think about it, if she hadn't said anything, we'd still know nothing!"

"That's because she's not stupid," Jiang Cheng glanced at the Fatty, snorting, "Has nothing to do with her kindness."

The Fatty froze, and after a long while, he spoke up, "Doctor, I don't get it."

"Do you think the information about whale song is useful?" Jiang Cheng countered, "Can she locate the source of the sound or solve whatever caused it?"

"She can't even figure out how the biker girl disappeared!"

"This kind of independent information is almost useless to an individual. It only provides a rough idea. It's better to share it and let the team work together to open a breakthrough."

"Relying on the team to share the risk and reduce the trial-and-error cost of an individual event," Jiang Cheng looked at the Fatty, "This is the normal way a person with proper thinking should act."

Hearing this, the Fatty pursed his lips, and after a while, his eyes began to redden.

Jiang Cheng frowned, "Why are you crying?"

"Doctor," the Fatty said with a bitter face, "Sometimes I feel that we're not even the same species. It's like I'm missing a step in the evolution compared to you guys."

"Don't say that," Jiang Cheng sighed, patting the Fatty's shoulder to comfort him, "Be confident, drop the 'like.'"

(End of the Chapter)

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