"The final stop of this journey, Linghai City, is coming soon. Please pack your luggage and take your belongings with you. Follow the instructions of the crew and get off the train in order. We look forward to seeing you next time."
The broadcast sounded in the carriage, and William gradually woke up from his drowsy state.
The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was Catherine's head buried in her abdomen, which was quite strange from a lying position.
"William, you're finally awake! You're pretty amazing! You dare to stuff everything into your stomach. Aren't you afraid of contracting a gastrointestinal disease
But your body is really interesting. During your sleep, this hole in your abdomen, which symbolizes the abyss, keeps rotating.”
"Um?"
William stood up immediately and observed his abdomen. The hole in the abyss was indeed rotating slowly, and there was a lot of vitality accumulated inside.
He didn't know that 'Guanyin, the Goddess of Childbirth' was sent directly to the Tenth Abyss. Not long after the statue entered his stomach, he felt a strong internal conflict and weakness that made him faint.
If William knew that the statue had been sent to the tenth abyss, he would have directly pulled Catherine and started falling endlessly, and perhaps they would have been able to return to the old world.
From his subjective point of view, the abyss in his abdomen simply "digested" the statue.
As 'Guanyin the Child-Giving Bodhisattva' was digested and absorbed, the abyss of the abdomen became full of vitality, and even the related symptoms began to recover. The structure and position of the organs in the body changed, and even some needle structures appeared on the surface of the bones, moving closer to the original perfect body.
"Catherine, my body has recovered from certain illnesses after absorbing the statue, and you should be able to do it too... Then we'll take a good look around Linghai City and try to get you back to nightmare abilities as soon as possible."
Catherine stretched out her hand and drew circles along William's abdomen, feeling the changes in his internal flesh. "Your body has indeed changed a lot. If you encounter any trouble later, remember to stand in front of it."
"After I absorbed the statue, nothing happened to the train afterwards?"
“After you took care of the statue, the passengers on the train gradually calmed down… Only a poor pregnant woman was carried into the ambulance. I secretly went over to take a look. The pregnant woman’s family seemed to also believe in this strange statue that can bring new life. It was just a replica.
When the flight attendants subsequently questioned and checked all the passengers, Fangfang used her abilities to easily help us avoid the inspection.
We are almost at the stop, get ready to get off! I can’t wait to see what the world has to offer with the ocean.”
When the train came to a complete stop and passengers were preparing to get off, the broadcast sounded again.
"The Ministry of Railways has received a temporary notice requiring quarantine inspections for all passengers. Currently, the Linghai Municipal Health Bureau has set up multiple quarantine stations at the train exits. Please cooperate."
"Quarantine? So sudden..."
William had a bad feeling, vaguely feeling that this sudden quarantine was related to his swallowing of the statue.
The three of them mixed in with the densest crowd. From a distance, they could see a large number of quarantine officers in protective clothing guarding the exit, with stun guns on their waists.
The quarantine method is venous blood drawing.
The blood test is not done by sending it to advanced instruments and equipment, but by installing a statue of a living Buddha carrying a gourd at each station. The test can be completed quickly by simply injecting the blood sample into the gourd through a dropper.
In addition, a large number of police officers patrolled different locations in the railway station to ensure the normal progress of quarantine work.
"Fangfang, can you scan the geometry of the entire train station and find an escape route that won't be discovered?"
"Okay, I'll try to find it~"
The Flesh Cube turned and soon had an answer.
Following Xiaofang's instructions, when the crowd passed a safe passage, William and the other two quietly separated from the crowd and stepped into the stairwell at lightning speed.
Although there were also police patrolling the corridor, with Xiaofang's ability activated, the patrol officers were unable to meet the three people in the stairwell.
We arrived at the third floor of the train station, which is the office floor of the railway department.
He quickly turned into the bathroom at the end, climbed out of the train station building through the window just wide enough for a person to squeeze through, landed on the adjacent street, and escaped successfully.
Walking on the overpass near the train station, William looked back at the militarized quarantine process at the exit and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Phew~ It was a close call... Fortunately, Xiaofang was here, which saved me a lot of trouble along the way."
Catherine looked at the scene, feeling that she had broken two octopus legs, and said with a lingering feeling: "It is probably related to William's absorption of the statue~ It seems that the two of us 'pathogens' have been discovered by this world, and we must quickly find a way to get out of it.
Although I still want to slowly experience the fun of this world and find a place to slowly watch TV series, it seems that I can only wait until later."
"Well, let's hurry up."
William was about to move his eyes away from the exit when his sliding vision suddenly caught an abnormal 'point', forcing William to continue observing and carefully examining the densely packed crowd at the exit.
Filter out quarantine and security personnel,
There are still a lot of locals standing at the exit.
There were couples waiting, members of a tour group, relatives holding signs, illegal taxi drivers, and old ladies living in the house, etc., but William soon caught a 'point' that was clearly different from the others.
A 'person' wearing a pure yellow hooded long coat, which even feels a bit like a raincoat.
Although the train station is full of people of all kinds, this kind of attire is indeed somewhat conspicuous.
The man in yellow seemed to be waiting for a passenger to leave the station, but he never got there. Suddenly, he seemed to sense someone staring at him from afar, and he turned his head to look at the overpass.
At this moment,
The eyes under the hood met William's.
A chilling smile appeared under his hood. He seemed to be waiting for the passengers leaving the station, but he did not approach the overpass.
As a team of police officers passed by the man in yellow, he disappeared from William's sight.
Catherine, standing by, did not notice the yellow dot among the vast crowd.
"What are you still looking at, William~ Let's go."
"Um."
William did not rush to the seaside area, but deliberately stayed nearby, wanting to wait and see if the man in yellow would take the initiative to find him.
"Let's eat something before we go over."
"What do you want to eat, instant noodles?"
“No… fried chicken.”
"What fried chicken?"
Catherine's Chinese was not very good, so she simply split the two words into two parts and translated them into the language of the old world, which became "exploding chicken". She even came up with a vicious incident in her mind that only the clown Art could do.
Just as she followed William in confusion and walked into a fast food restaurant with a white-haired old man as its logo, the scene suddenly changed.
All the fried chicken was just a bare skeleton after passing through Catherine's mouth.
But her favorites are ice cream and happy water. These processed and seasoned things are almost non-existent in the old world with their original flavors.
With every sip of happy water, a few tentacles would emerge from Catherine's trouser legs and twist in excitement.
“This thing is so delicious! Although many of the ingredients in it are harmful to the body, the delicious taste and sense of happiness are irreplaceable, and it is perfect for drinking when the body is hot.
The boss and his friends will definitely like it!"
"It's still not easy to make food technology in this world by yourself."
"No wonder~ By the way, where we are going later, can we still buy it? If it can't be made, I must drink enough."
"Soda is available everywhere, so have enough of it."
"Great! I'm going to buy a hundred bottles of soda and a hundred buckets of instant noodles and eat them while playing with my phone!"
"You don't want to go back, do you?"
"I was just fantasizing about a wonderful life, and I'm sure it's mainly for escape... By the way, there's actually a statue of God in a restaurant like this~ The food is so delicious, is it related to the statue of God?"
From Catherine's perspective,
On the wall display stand opposite the service desk, there is a statue that looks like a human and a chicken. It has a comb on its head and hooked claws on its feet. It stares at every diner present with its round eyes.