Invade the World

  Chapter 17 Xiaoan

   "Haha, are you scared?"

  At this moment, a familiar voice rang in the ears.

  The huge "fish" did not eat itself, and swam away with a flick of its tail.

  Xu Xiangyang finally settled down. He squinted and saw Lin Xingjie standing with hands on hips under the eaves of the warehouse, smiling very proudly at him.

   "This, what is this—"

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As long as it is a young person at this age, it is impossible not to imagine stories such as "breaking into another new world one day and having an extraordinary life from now on"... No, it should be said that as long as you are a human, you will long to surpass yourself. Circumstances, away from the mediocre and boring life, but the younger, the stronger the fantasy color of this desire will be.

  Awakening superpowers, learning magic or martial arts, being selected to be the savior, being able to stand out in front of everyone, being able to play a masked hero, and so on.

  Even if, like Xu Xiangyang, he was determined to help his family share the responsibility early, so compared to his peers, boys who mature earlier have childish thoughts in their leisure time.

  Although reason and common sense are telling people that all this is unrealistic, what if one day this fantasy comes true?

   "... Lin Xingjie, this monster... really did you make it?"

  Xu Xiangyang was a little afraid to look at the giant fish swimming above his head, so he looked at her face and asked.

"Yes."

  The girl walked towards herself and confessed frankly.

   "By the way, you really can see it. I thought it was so when I saw your surprised expression that afternoon."

   "Uh, can't ordinary people see it?"

   "Of course." Lin Xingjie shook her head, "I have been trying these days. If it can be seen, I can't let it out with a big fanfare, otherwise it will definitely cause panic."

   "Let it out..."

Xu Xiangyang’s current feeling is like witnessing a huge iceberg hidden in the dark depths of this world rising out of the sea, and his heart is full of shock and disbelief; but all this happened before his eyes, and he couldn’t even believe it or not. .

  The girl next door turned into a capable person who he thought could only be seen in a fictional story, which he had never expected before.

  He hesitated, but finally he asked:

  "...Lin Xingjie, are you a superpower?"

"superpower?"

  The girl opened her eyes wide, and the expression on her face looked more surprised than herself.

   "That's the kind of super-powered person who lives an ordinary life on weekdays and actually fights supernatural forces behind the scenes... Wait, you won't be the villain, right?"

  Xu Xiangyang said dryly.

   Judging from the terrifying appearance of this monster on the head, it is actually more credible to say that it is a villain than a hero who protects the people. Then why did she ask herself to come here alone? Do you want to persuade yourself to join the dark organization? Or just want to kill people—

   "Puff...Puff hahaha, what are you talking about! Xu Xiangyang, are you all a high school student? You know how to read, why do you think about such naive things all day long?"

  The other party laughed out of their belly and laughed so hard that they couldn't afford to laugh.

   "You, you don't have to laugh so exaggerated, right?"

  Xu Xiangyang is a little embarrassed.

  He also felt that what he said was a bit messy, but that was because his head couldn't accept the status quo at all, and his thoughts were messy, but in the final analysis, the current situation itself was messy.

  After a while, Lin Xingjie stopped laughing very hard, wiped her tears and replied:

   "I am not a superpower, nor a hero who guards the world in your imagination. As for whether there is a dark organization that wants to destroy the world, I can only say that I don't know."

"have no idea?"

"Yes indeed."

  The girl raised her head and looked at the shadow that blocked the noon sun.

  "I don’t know anything, I don’t know where this guy comes from, I don’t know if there is anyone like me in the world, even anyone who can see it..."

   Lin Xingjie was silent for a moment, she suddenly raised her arms, stretched her waist, yawned, and then lay down on her back carelessly.

   "Ah, tired, tired, let's lie down here for a while."

  She patted the meadow next to her, and smiled and invited.

   "Hey, are you coming too?"

  Xu Xiangyang hesitated for a moment, and then lay down.

  ...

  Below the shadow in front of the warehouse steps, the boy and girl looked up at the blue sky. Behind his head is the greenery near the playground, with the smell of grass lingering on the tip of his nose.

  Xu Xiangyang was about to speak, but happened to see a huge "fish shadow" sliding over their heads, and ripples spread in circles where it swam.

  The invisible air seemed to become clear water at this time; they seemed to lie on the bottom of the water, looking up at the lake reflecting the bright sky.

  This is what the girl said, "something to show him"—

  Xu Xiangyang witnessed this huge monster accompanying his friends for the second time.

  This time, it is no longer a fleeting illusion, but an object that can be observed carefully; but Xu Xiangyang found that the harder he tried to look, the less clear it became.

He felt as if he was in a huge opaque fish tank with strange fish swimming around. The sunlight reflected the brilliance of the surface of the fish tank, but in the fish tank he could barely distinguish the vague body shape. The whole picture is unclear.

   "I call you to come, just want you to see my recent pets."

  The lazy and quiet atmosphere surrounds the two of them. Lin Xingjie took the lead to break the silence.

  "Do you call this guy a pet?"

  Xu Xiangyang found it incredible.

"Yes. But I don't actually understand its true identity. It looks like an alien creature, but as you can see, most people can't see it. It can pass through walls, as if there is no entity. From this point of view , It’s more like a "ghost"."

   "Does anyone else know?"

"Only you. I don't plan to show it to anyone else, because I think this is a secret that cannot be revealed. If you are seen by others, you will definitely be frightened, and there may be trouble...Of course, you must be an exception. ."

  Xu Xiangyang felt itchy ears. I don't know if it was because the wind was blowing through the grass and scratching my ears, or because of the girl's soft words that seemed to be touching.

  He silently stared at the "monster" wandering overhead, and after a while, he asked softly:

   "When did it appear? Wouldn't it... be by your side in the beginning?"

   "Of course not." Lin Xingjie laughed, "Otherwise, I won't live so embarrassed. Actually, I found out only these two days."

"…Oh."

  Xu Xiangyang thoughtfully.

  Suddenly an idea came to his mind: Is the appearance of this monster related to that haunted house, right?

"What's its name?"

   "I decided to call it "Xiao An"."

   "Take whatever you want?"

"It's the name of the dog my father raised before. The original name is a bit long. I usually call it'Xiao'an'. However, that dog died long ago. It was something before I moved to this city. I thought about it yesterday. Just use this guy as a substitute."

   "Hey, you moved from another place?"

   "Yes. My mom moved after Dad left."

   "This, this way."

   Lin Xingjie’s tone was quite calm, but Xu Xiangyang still heard some unusual emotions from it.

  This doesn't seem to be a good topic. Since he is a friend, he shouldn't even ask questions about things that the other party finds annoying. Thinking about this, he decided to turn the conversation back to the topic again.

   "It... Xiaoan, don't you fear it?"

"Well."

   Lin Xingjie thought for a while.

   "I was scared at first, and then I got used to it, like a normal owner-pet feeling."

   "Where in this world anyone would have such a big pet."

"It's good after watching it for a long time. I think it looks quite cute." The girl replied briskly, "It's a pity, I tried it everywhere in the past few days. It seems to repel other pets, like dogs, cats, and other pets. Small animals like this can vaguely feel the existence of Xiao An. Once it comes out, it will be afraid of running around and will only cause me trouble."

   "Is there a day I can watch..."

   "Sure. We will call it out every time we meet."

  Xu Xiangyang actually feels a little used to it.

  After all, Xiao An won’t hurt it, and he looks pretty cute when he swims around their heads, but it looks a little scary.

  If there is anything else that makes people care about, it’s the “unknown” part of the monster: what is it? Where did it come from?

  "It's never really a ghost..." Xu Xiangyang murmured, "After a person dies, will they become such a monster?"

   "I said it, I don't know. I just think that Xiao An lives in another world, a world completely different from ours..."

  Lin Xingjie’s voice gradually softened, and she raised a hand, as if she wanted to touch the phantom above her head. Part of Xiao An's body was hovering in the low altitude, flowing past her fingertips like water splashes, and the girl's voice was like a dream.

   "I only know that there is a very close connection between me and it. So as long as I want to, I can summon Xiao An from ‘that world’ to reality."

  "If this is the case, can it affect our world?"

  Xu Xiangyang frowned, feeling incredible.

   "I... don't know. However, didn't the biology textbooks say that people can see objects through the reflection of light? That should still be influential."

   Lin Xingjie’s answer surprised Xu Xiangyang, indicating that she had not thought about this question.

Of course, since small animals and some humans—even though he and Lin Xingjie are included, there are only two known humans—can observe the existence of'Xiao'an'. According to common sense, it is impossible for them not to have a sense of reality. Influence.

   "No, I mean... well, how do you describe it, I think there will be a more ‘intensive’ part."

   "Haha, I knew you would ask like that."

   Lin Xingjie got up from the meadow very neatly, with a slightly excited smile on her face, as if she was just waiting for her to say this.

  "Xu Xiangyang, next you have to watch carefully, I'm going to do magic."

"…what?"

  Xu Xiangyang sat up in confusion, watching the girl make a gesture, as if giving an order to his pet, and the strange fish swimming idly in mid-air suddenly stopped.

  Xu Xiangyang couldn't help but widen his eyes. Under his surprised gaze, a huge phantom rushed towards the locked warehouse door—

"boom!"

   What followed was a deafening noise.

   "Wait, wait, I know, I know it will have an impact!"

  Xu Xiangyang was taken aback and jumped from the ground subconsciously.

  However, Xiao An’s impact did not end, and soon there was another loud noise. On the surface of the iron warehouse door, there were visible signs of depression—

   "It hits too hard, right?! Let it stop!"

  The sound reverberated in the empty playground, and Xu Xiangyang turned his head to look away in a panic. Fortunately, there is no one nearby, and no one notices the abnormality of this place.

"boom!"

  The third beep. The latch hung on the door was twisted and deformed, and a gap had to be exposed between the two closed doors.

  Xu Xiangyang thought this was another prank by the girl to frighten herself, a little angrily trying to stop her, only to find that standing aside Lin Xingjie also opened her mouth, with a surprised expression that was so speechless.

   "Wait...wait a minute!"

  The girl finally reacted and tried to raise her hand to stop it.

  However, before her voice fell, Xiao An had already rushed up and slammed the door of the sports warehouse directly.

   Driven by the girl’s will, the huge fish shadow disappeared without a trace.

  Lin Xingjie slowly put down her hands, and stood there blankly with Xu Xiangyang, looking at each other.

   "Before it...not so vigorous." The black-haired girl whispered with an uneasy expression, "I, the last time I tested it, I was only able to knock down the cup—"

Xu Xiangyang squatted down and picked up the iron chain that had fallen on the ground. Lime fell on his hair rustlingly. He raised his head and found that cobweb-like cracks had appeared on the wall; he glanced at the two greatly slanted doors. The part that connects to the wall has been broken, and there is still a part hanging on the eaves of the door, and it may fall down at any time.

  The warehouse door had a bolt on the inside and a chain lock on the outside, but it was hit by Xiaoan in twos or twos, and even the wall was damaged to a certain extent...This was definitely not caused by human power.

   "Let's leave here as soon as possible."

  Xu Xiangyang came to a conclusion with a serious face.

   Lin Xingjie nodded desperately in a panic.

  (End of this chapter)