Chapter 5: D-Class Special Contaminant—036

"Crash..."

Brian Carter escaped from the subway station and saw that chaos had erupted all around.

Just moments ago, this block had seemed so deserted it was as if not a single soul was present. Now, countless black jeeps had appeared, along with many people in military uniforms, as if they had suddenly emerged from underground. Armed to the teeth, their heavy boots thudded as they swiftly approached the area, quickly setting up roadblocks and raising their weapons, sealing off every street in no time.

Faintly, one could even hear the sounds of pursuit, capture, and gunfire. Brian Carter couldn't help but feel startled, not daring to linger. He quickly darted along the corners of walls, climbing over the apartment walls studded with broken windows, making his escape far away.

Fortunately, it seemed no one expected someone to escape via the walls, and with his speed, he didn't attract any attention.

Using both hands and feet, Brian Carter's body moved like an agile spider. In one breath, he climbed several hundred meters away, up to a building over a dozen stories high. Only then did he leap up, crouching on the edge of the rooftop, turning to look back toward the subway station. He saw every street was packed with dark, moving figures. Including the coffee shop and the subway station, the entire area was sealed off, not even a drop of water could get through.

He couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.

"Brother, how do you plan to thank me?"

His sister's voice rang out, not far from Brian Carter. She was hugging her patched-up teddy bear, squatting nearby.

Her messy hair hung down, her eyes shining slightly—a sign she was extremely satisfied.

"Thank you?"

Still unsettled, Brian Carter snapped, "I should be hitting you, I..."

But as the words reached his lips, recalling the danger just now, he couldn't help but soften, saying, "Thank you..."

"You are my brother, and I am your sister. Why say thank you?"

His sister giggled, her hair falling to cover most of her face, giving her a strangely cute yet eerie look.

Brian Carter was about to praise her when he saw her suddenly look up, face full of anticipation: "You should give me a toy!"

"Another toy?"

Brian Carter looked at the teddy bear in her arms and said helplessly, "Don't you already have one?"

"Teddy bears are very cute!"

His sister hugged the bear tighter and said, "But teddy bears can't talk!"

Her voice sounded a bit excited as she described in detail, "I want one that can talk..."

Brian Carter replied perfunctorily, "I'll buy you one with an electronic voice next time."

"Ones with electronic voices aren't fun..."

His sister's smile turned a bit strange: "I don't just want it to talk, I want one that can scream—the more miserable, the better..."

Brian Carter said, "Have you heard of a screaming chicken?"

His sister seemed a bit deflated, fell silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "I'm not playing with you anymore."

"Hey, you..."

Brian Carter had just started to speak when he saw his sister suddenly leap up. Her small figure, as nimble as a kitten, jumped straight off the building. He hurried to look, only to see her land on a horizontal power line outside the building. The wind blew around her as she swayed gently with the wire. She shook her head at Brian Carter and smiled, "Brother, you need to be careful—someone's got their eye on you..."

Brian Carter grew wary: "Who?"

"Not telling you..."

His sister giggled, crawled along the wire to the opposite building, and quickly disappeared through a broken window.

"This girl..."

Brian Carter looked down from the tall building and felt a bit dizzy: "Now that you're gone, how am I supposed to get down?"

...

...

Staying alert, Brian Carter jumped from this apartment building to the one next door, then made his way down the dilapidated stairwell, floor by floor. When he was almost at the bottom, he deliberately took a few extra turns, and, following a toppled utility pole and a ruined house with only one wall left, he finally emerged onto a street several hundred meters away, tiptoeing out.

He deliberately straightened his clothes, put his hands in his pockets, and prepared to blend naturally into the crowd.

"Get in the car, I'll buy you a coffee!"

But just as he took a step, he suddenly heard a voice.

Brian Carter was startled and spun around, seeing a woman leaning against a jeep.

She was wearing a casual suit and had short hair. Her face was adorned with oversized tea-colored sunglasses. She was slim and athletic, exuding a wild aura. With that aura, even the high heels on her feet seemed to carry a sharp edge, and the black jeep behind her looked like an iron beast—fierce and formidable.

Coffee?

Brian Carter was startled, immediately recalling what his sister had just said. He was already twenty-three and had never been asked out by a woman before, especially not by a woman like this. There was no way someone like her would be interested in someone like him. So, was she one of those who had surrounded the subway station earlier? Maybe she had been watching me for a while? Inviting me for coffee—doesn't seem hostile...

Although being suddenly asked out for coffee by a woman like this was anything but normal, Brian Carter didn't dare refuse.