It’s a strange invasion, is it okay for me to fight back?

Chapter 528 No Name
“Feng Ling… Feng… Ling…” The fish monster closed its eyes in pain, its whole body trembling.

Huangfu Miaomiao looked at it anxiously, "Are you...are you alright?"

The fish monster spat out mud and sewage, its body gradually shrinking, its enormous head shriveling and then tearing in half—

Huangfu Miaomiao was stunned by what she saw.

A man crawled out from the crack between two fish heads, his upper body covered in sticky liquid, emitting a pungent fishy smell, while his lower body was a hybrid of various creatures, a chaotic mess beyond description.

This reminded Huangfu Miaomiao of how Ye Zheng looked when Feng Ling first found him.

...No, this is a hundred times worse than Ye Zheng was back then!
The man raised his head, staring at Huangfu Miaomiao with his cloudy eyes. His self-awareness seemed to have dwindled; he opened his mouth blankly and stammered, "Feng Ling...why didn't...why didn't you save me..."

Huangfu Miaomiao made up an excuse to coax him: "Feng Ling went to find Xingxinghui, she can't save you, why don't you come with me? I'll find a way to save you."

She had no way to save him, but if she didn't say it, she was worried that it would upset him.

"The Star Society... the Star Society..." the man murmured repeatedly, as old memories surfaced from the depths of his mind, "The white cat took me to the Star Society... and died... the white cat died..."

Huangfu Miaomiao's heart skipped a beat, and she tentatively asked, "How much do you remember? Do you remember who you are?"

The man fell silent, staring blankly at the mud and gravel beneath him.

The frenzy subsided, and the chaotic thoughts gradually cleared.

He remembers.

Because he never lost his memory.

His name is Fang Ye. He was originally a car thief. After being released from prison, he kept running into obstacles when looking for a job. Unconsciously, he returned to his old ways. Later, during a theft, he had an accident and fell into the nest of the pollutants with several companions. It was there that he first met Feng Ling.

Disasters in this world are always accompanied by opportunities. He witnessed an ordinary person become extraordinary by fighting against the contaminated creature, and thus he longed to be like Feng Ling.

At first, everything went smoothly. He acquired the cards, became a contracted hunter, moved into a luxury apartment, and gained a respectable social status.

However, when he truly confronted the alien species, his fate was no longer in his own hands.

He was brought to the amusement park by the white cat. His human identity made him feel out of place there. He pretended to have amnesia and lived with the aliens as if nothing was wrong in order to gain the sense of belonging he craved, even though he knew that the aliens were just using him.

He lived numbly, sometimes feeling that it would be better if he were dead, but every time he woke up in the middle of the night, he couldn't help but hope that one day he could go back to the human world.

Fang Ye looked down at his deformed body and thought: It's all too late, there's no going back.

Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Huangfu Miaomiao asked cautiously again, "What's wrong? Can't you remember?"

Fang Ye remained silent for a moment, then looked up at Huangfu Miaomiao and replied, "I can't remember..."

Huangfu Miaomiao comforted him: "At least you still remember the white cat. Right now... uh, your pollution level is a bit high. When you find the statue later, you'll remember your own name."

Fang Ye remained silent.

He once hoped his name would be famous throughout the world, but now he just wants to disappear, and even prefers to lose his memory.

Because his name has been forgotten.

"White Cat and I... are both people without names..." Fang Ye answered softly.

The Star Society members had never called White Cat by the correct name, and neither had he. No matter how many times he introduced himself, no one ever remembered him. "If you come with me, I'll definitely help you find your name!" Huangfu Miaomiao kept assuring Fang Ye, trying to win him over. "I absolutely, positively will find out your name! If you don't believe me, I can sign a demon contract with you. Do you know what a demon contract is? The terms of the contract are very fair..."

Huangfu Miaomiao wanted to draw up a contract, but after gesturing with her fingers in the air several times, she realized that she no longer had this skill.

After the bodies were swapped, the decks were also swapped, and she hadn't gotten used to the Meteor deck yet.

"Anyway... trust me," Huangfu Miaomiao awkwardly lowered her hand and assured her again, "as long as we escape from the amusement park, I will definitely help you remember your name and regain your memories!"

Fang Ye asked her, "Where are you going to run away to?"

"Of course it's the quarantine zone!" Huangfu Miaomiao said without hesitation. "I've looked at the map. If we go southwest from here for a few kilometers, we'll reach the seaside. Then we can go east along the coastline until we reach the Molanjiang Bridge. The quarantine zone is on the other side of the bridge!"

Fang Ye stared at her expressionlessly. "But why...why did you go to the quarantine zone?"

Huangfu Miaomiao was taken aback by his question. She thought to herself that this human was really pitiful. His sanity had already collapsed due to the pollution level, yet he still asked such a stupid question.

"Of course it's because we can be rescued if we go to the quarantine zone! There are doctors, food, and helpers there, so we won't have to worry about danger anymore." Huangfu Miaomiao grabbed the rope and said urgently, "Let's go, we have to leave quickly, the players might catch up at any time!"

Fang Ye obediently followed behind her, murmuring softly, "But you are... a mutant..."

He, as a human, was brought here for treatment by the alien species.

As a different species, she sought protection from humans.

This is truly absurd.

Fang Ye's voice was low and hoarse, sounding somewhat delirious, so Huangfu Miaomiao didn't hear what he said.

Huangfu Miaomiao hurried ahead, her nerves on edge, worried that the Xingxing Society members would catch up, and had no time to delve into every word Fang Ye said.

She felt sympathy for Fang Ye, but that sympathy was limited. Right now, she was more worried about her own safety and feared that she might not be able to reach the quarantine area smoothly.

She held Fang Ye's hand and walked faster and faster, not daring to rest along the way, and exchanged several bags of jelly to replenish her energy.

The kilometers shown on the map are the straight-line distance; the actual distance on foot is much farther.

The rope in her hands seemed to have become heavier, and she could barely hold on to it anymore.

Huangfu Miaomiao looked back and found that it wasn't the rare prop that was malfunctioning, but rather the man behind her who had become weak and was having difficulty walking.

She hurriedly fed the man the jelly she had redeemed.

The man's condition improved slightly, and he said in a hoarse voice, "I need water..."

"Just hang in there a little longer, there will be water once we get to the sea!" Huangfu Miaomiao said anxiously.

The man did not insist and continued to follow behind Huangfu Miaomiao.

However, his skin was visibly dry, his eyes had turned sallow, and even his lips were cracked and bleeding.

Huangfu Miaomiao became even more anxious. She had brought the other person along because she believed the other person could protect her. If the other person fell at this critical moment, wouldn't all her efforts have been in vain?!
"Hang in there! We're almost at the beach!" Huangfu Miaomiao looked around and saw houses not far away. She hurriedly said, "I'm going to get some water. Wait for me to come back! Don't faint! — Think of your name, think of your family. As long as you get back to the quarantine area, you can go home."

(End of this chapter)