Apocalypse, then transforming into a magical girl

Chapter 205 Sasha's Wonderful Adventure (Part 1)

Xinmao North District, located in the southwest of the bank's outpost, is a small outpost situated in an urban village.

This place is located near a "smuggled" warehouse containing packaged survival food, a warehouse in a remote alley that sustains the survivors of this small outpost.

Sasha's understanding of "smuggling" was still literal, probably just the clandestine transport of something. Anyway, the outcome was good; someone survived because of it.

At this moment, she was holding a small notebook, following behind Bai Shuyuan, peeking around the base like a curious cat.

When Bai Shuyuan said she would take her out on an operation, Sasha was indeed happy.

It's a kind of joy similar to that of a primary school student being called on by the teacher and entrusted with the important task of being a group leader.

The two aggregates, Hagiwang and Hagi lizard, were left dozens of meters away, in a location where they would not be discovered by the humans in this stronghold.

Sasha's gaze swept over the partition made of sheet metal, and she finally came to the conclusion: this outpost was far inferior to a bank.

The logical chain leading to this conclusion is very clear.

Because she followed closely behind Bai Shuyuan, after passing through several narrow passages, she finally entered this room, which contained a corpse.

1. Humans do not like the corpses of their own kind.

2. Humans become unhappy when they see things they don't like.

Therefore, a place with corpses makes humans unhappy.

There are no corpses in the bank. Therefore, the bank is better than here.

Perfect deductive reasoning. Sasha was satisfied with the axiom she had derived from her observations.

However, Sasha still looked at the corpse with curiosity. "It's huge," she thought.

The carcass looked quite fat and bloated. Sasha thought that when it was alive, its daily calorie requirement must have been quite astonishing, probably enough to eat both a harpy lizard and a harpy dog ​​at the same time.

My belly is as thick as a blanket.

Of course, she would never feed Hagi Khan and the others to him. Sasha silently emphasized this to herself.

Then, her gaze drifted to the two people in front of her.

One was a man wearing something called "glasses," and the pink-haired older sister in the hideout who often played with him also had one.

However, she likes to put two small pieces of glass in her eyes, saying that way she doesn't have to wear frames.

Sasha didn't quite understand this behavior and felt it must be very painful.

Breaking free from her thoughts, Sasha realized that this man, like Bai Shuyuan, had no expression whatsoever. However, the other, very short man did have an expression on his face.

Sasha understood; that expression meant "sadness."

When I was at Xinmao University, I felt a similar emotion when I saw my younger brother Ye Hao's body completely dissipate in front of me. It didn't hurt, but it hurt a lot.

Strangely, she couldn't feel anything at all when she saw the man's "sadness".

Why couldn't I empathize this time? I usually can.

Unable to figure it out, she simply gave up trying. She shrank further behind Bai Shuyuan, pricking up her ears to listen to their conversation.

Just then, a smell entered her nostrils. It was the smell of alcohol, and a stench even stronger than the odor emanating from the corpse itself. Sasha drew a new conclusion.

Bai Shuyuan led her, taking two steps back without making a sound.

"We have nowhere to shower, and he already has a strong body odor," the bespectacled man explained casually.

Bai Shuyuan nodded gently, then pulled Sasha back a few steps, creating a comfortable distance for her.

"Speak."

Sasha thought for a moment and seemed to have come up with a reason.

This smell is unpleasant to humans, so Bai Shuyuan wants to solve the problem as soon as possible and leave this smelly place.

Sasha was very happy; for the first time, she understood Bai Shuyuan's logic.

The extremely short man didn't seem to notice Bai Shuyuan's aloofness. He simply explained the current situation: "It's all my fault—it's all my fault—"

His shoulders trembled violently, and his voice was choked with emotion.

"Old Li—he's just hungry! Our food here is rationed every day, but with his size—how could he possibly get enough to eat!"

"He complained to me several times that he was too hungry to sleep at night—I advised him to be patient and wait until the daytime to go get it together—but he didn't listen—"

Bai Shuyuan nodded.

Sasha understood too. It was very simple.

The fat man who died had turned around in that alley when he went out alone at night.

If a person turns their head, they will die.

Sasha remembered that Bai Shuyuan had told her before that in that alley, her gaze would linger at the entrance of the alley.

Then, if you stay in an alley for too long, you'll turn back; if you go too deep, you'll turn back; if you don't keep an eye on your body, you'll turn back.

Therefore, this man must have violated one of them.

Because that corpse indeed had no head.

So, here's the question: Should I feel sad at this moment?

She tried to muster the emotion, but couldn't.

She glanced at Bai Shuyuan furtively. Bai Shuyuan showed no sign of sadness.

It seems that humans do not need to feel sorrow for every dead stranger of their kind.

Therefore, this doesn't affect her learning to become human. Sasha ignored this and continued listening to the conversation in front of her.

The bespectacled man simply added expressionlessly, "Our power is sufficient. For security, there are surveillance cameras at the entrance of the base."

"The surveillance footage shows that he secretly left the base around 2 a.m.

"Do you usually leave at this time?" Bai Shuyuan asked.

"Yes. It happens often; I eat too much and never feel full."

"There's something called 'Menzi' in that warehouse, which he really likes."

Bai Shuyuan nodded.

He then pointed out a point of contention: "According to your rules, the cut on the neck of a corpse should be quite smooth."

"However, the cut is not smooth."

Sasha could tell that the expression on the bespectacled man's face seemed to be one of "disdain".

He said to Bai Shuyuan, "That's normal. In this kind of high humidity environment, a few hours after death, early decomposition and cell autolysis will cause the incision to look like this."

"You can't judge it by the standards of a fresh corpse."

Bai Shuyuan didn't refute. Instead, she glanced at the person in front of her and continued, "But that rule is common knowledge here, right? Why did he die?"

"Based on my speculation, there are two possibilities."

"First, the braised meat he liked to eat is no longer in that corner that could be seen from the outside."

"He risked venturing deeper, causing the view from the entrance to be lost and the body to be obscured."

"Secondly, the rules have changed."

"Based on our previous experience, that perspective of observing one's own body can only last for about five minutes in that alley before the head is severed."

"Then, there is another possibility: the time of the decapitation was brought forward to before this point."

"If that's the case, then it's terrible—" the short man said, his voice still choked with emotion.

"What are we going to do? All the food is in that warehouse—"

Bai Shuyuan ignored it.

She simply gestured for the two people in front of her to lead the way, taking herself and Sasha to that alley.

Sasha felt a surge of happiness.

Finally, she could leave this room. She didn't like it here; she wanted to go on an adventure in that strange alley.