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Chapter 19 The Monster in the Cloud

Like Xie Yuzhi, Yan Jingxing opened his mouth wide in astonishment.

Unlike the team leader, he believed Ji Chunzao's words; and like her, he had never seen...or even imagined that he would see such an astonishing sight.

In the gray sky above the head, a giant black shadow is looming in the densely covered clouds. It has an overwhelmingly huge body, and its tentacles-like limbs are like living tall buildings, swaying wantonly.

He couldn't see the whole picture of the monster in the cloud at all, he could only see the cast shadow spreading on the undulating sea.

Yan Jingxing stared blankly, feeling an unprecedented sense of oppression seized his body and mind. He could only hear the "thumping" heartbeat coming from deep in the eardrum, but his body froze and could not move.

Will it eat people?Will it use that huge tentacle to roll up people and catch them in the sky?He didn't know, and felt that even if there was such a thing, he couldn't resist. He could only watch the monster in the cloud curl up its tentacles leisurely, or put them down, and brushed across the water...

He turned his head with difficulty, his gaze passed over the face of Xie Yuzhi, who was also shocked to the point of being speechless, and landed on Ji Chunzao's side cheek.

"This...that's what you said that day..."

"Ok!"

Ji Chunzao opened her eyes, and she turned around, showing a bright smile that was so bright that it was ridiculous.

"It's an alien creature I summoned. How about it, is it huge?"

...It's too big.

What about others?Can others see it?

Yan Jingxing couldn't help looking at the sea in the distance, and then turned around to look at the road surrounded by mountains.

There are no boats passing by, no cars passing by on the road, and no villages gathered on the mountain. This place can be called inaccessible.

Even so, there is no guarantee that no one will witness this scene except the three of them.

...Or, would other people regard the appearance of the monster in the cloud as some kind of abnormal celestial phenomenon?If it wasn't because he was standing at a close distance and had no choice but to trust his own eyes, he might have subconsciously regarded it as an illusion or the phenomenon of clouds gathering before the storm.

But just because he is standing on this reef now, he can be sure—that is really a living thing!
"Summon this thing over..."

Yan Jingxing's tone was difficult.

"You, aren't you afraid of accidents?"

"Hey, something happened?" Ji Chunzao widened his eyes with surprise, "Isn't nothing happening now?"

"...No, but aren't you afraid when you see this kind of thing?"

"Afraid? That's not enough, but I was a little surprised when I saw it for the first time. How should I put it..."

Ji Chunzao raised his head, staring at the giant shadow hovering in the sky before the storm.

From the outline, it looks like an overlord squid floating in the deep sea, but its volume is larger than the largest creature on the earth today.

Even after witnessing such a terrifying scene, her tone was still brisk:
"I'll say up front that it's just a feeling, but I don't think this big guy floating in the sky will hurt us."

"Could it be a friendly alien creature?"

"No, my idea is that the other party may not take us to heart at all."

This is true.

Yan Jingxing kept his neck up, trying to see clearly the overall appearance of the monster hidden in the dark clouds. Looking at it, his neck began to feel sore.

For "it", the three of us are almost like little ants passing by, maybe they can't see it at all.

... no, not right.

He almost forgot one thing: he and Xie Yuzhi may be little ants, but Ji Chunzao is the one who summoned it——

While thinking about it, Yan Jingxing suddenly felt a pain in his waist. It turned out that Ji Chunzao was quietly poking himself with his elbow.

"……What's wrong?"

He asked in a low voice with some surprise.

The little girl snickered triumphantly, and pouted quietly in the direction of the captain's classmate.

"Did you see Xie Yuzhi's expression? How about it, my plan must have succeeded this time, right?"

Therefore, Yan Jingxing once again focused his attention on Xie Yuzhi.

She seemed to have regained her composure.The astonishment of the slightly opened mouth just now must have been a rare gaffe for this girl.

Now, like them, Xie Yuzhi was looking up at the monster hiding in the cloud, trying to see what happened.

This attitude shows that she must have seen it.

He remembered Ji Chunzao's words.

As long as the scale is "certain level", even ordinary people can see...?

"Jing Xing, what do you think?"

"Yeah." Yan Jingxing came back to his senses and nodded, "She did see aliens just like us, and now she has to believe it."

"I'll just say it!"

Ji Chunzao smiled and poked his waist with his elbow.

"Quick, go and remind her, let her quickly admit that aliens exist, and in this way, I will win!"

Yan Jingxing was speechless and glared at her.

"Why don't you tell yourself?"

"I……"

The little girl's expression froze.

"I, I have other ideas, and this time my words came true, I didn't lie, I have always been serious, and I shouldn't be the one who took the initiative..."

Yan Jingxing saw that her words were insincere.

In fact, there is no special reason, it is simply because Ji Chunzao has a wonderful and complex feeling of "awe" towards the classmate who helped him.Just like a mischievous child seeing his serious mother, he can't help but shrink his neck...

"alright."

He scratched his hair and was about to speak to Xie Yuzhi——

"Ha ha."

Hearing a crisp laughter, he froze for a moment.

Laughter came from among the three of them.

Xie Yuzhi in front of her covered her cherry-colored lips with her hand, but she couldn't stop the upward arc.

He was already used to Ji Chunzao's smile, but it was the first time he heard and saw the captain's classmate's smile.

"Hehehe... Huhu... Huhahaha..."

As if hearing a very funny joke, Xie Yuzhi couldn't stop laughing, and all the serious and serious impressions she left on people in the past disappeared in this laughter.

The harder she laughed, the more she couldn't stop laughing. In the end, she even covered her abdomen with her hands and arched her body slightly, because she laughed so hard that even the corners of her eyes overflowed with crystal tears.

What was it that made her feel so funny?

Ji Chunzao was obviously overwhelmed by the abnormal behavior of the team leader's classmate, couldn't help leaning towards Yan Jingxing, and asked in a low voice with some fear.

"She... Could it be that she was frightened and stupid? Has her mind become abnormal?"

It seems that even for her roommate, Xie Yuzhi who smiled so wantonly was the first time she saw her.

After a while, she finally regained her composure and wiped away her tears.

"I'm sorry... I heard the conversation between you two just now. Chunzao is right, this time it's my turn to take the initiative."

Miss Xie bowed her head and apologized to both of them.

"I'm sorry, I'm a frog in a well. All my previous judgments were based on past common sense, but they were all wrong."

Seeing her admitting her mistakes so frankly, Yan Jingxing and Ji Chunzao didn't know what to say. They looked at each other, and finally Yan Jingxing spoke first:
"After all, everyone has accepted this kind of common sense. It's normal to not believe in aliens when you can't see them. I was the same at the beginning... I think it's pretty amazing that you can accept the facts so quickly."

"I consider myself a realist. Since I have seen the existence beyond imagination with my own eyes, it is already an undoubted 'reality' for me. I can only accept this option. Also, why do you think I am so Hate Chunzao, she always talks about aliens?"

"Because you don't think they exist?"

She nodded, shook her head again,

"Because I used to expect them to exist countless times in the past, but as I grew up, the knowledge and reason I acquired told me that this was not the case. Until just now, I had a feeling of 'recovering lost dreams'. It turned out that the real mistake Exactly everything I've learned...is there any better news?"

"You want aliens to exist in this world?"

Yan Jingxing felt that he could not understand her words again.

"Almost, if there are no aliens, ghosts and ghosts are fine," she said.

"No, if we talk about science, there are no ghosts in this world."

Ji Chunzao beside him couldn't help interjecting.

Xie Yuzhi's gaze turned to her immediately, and the corners of his mouth curved up again.Ji Chunzao was a little apprehensive, and subconsciously wanted to hide behind Yan Jingxing.

But before that, her hand had already been grabbed ahead of time.

"Chunzao, have you been looking for traces of aliens? Since elementary school?"

"Um, yes, yes..."

"Now Yan Jingxing is counted, right?"

Xie Yuzhi's eyes were burning, showing quite astonishing enthusiasm.

"—Then, can you add me?"

"..."

After Ji Chunzao looked at the other party in a daze for a while, she no longer flinched, but replied with a serious expression:
"Actually, I've always wanted you to say that."

"...I see, that's great. Thank you. And, I'm sorry."

"No need to apologize."

Yan Jingxing relaxed, and looked at the two of them with a smile on his side.

"It's unbelievable. How many monsters like that are there in this world...Huh?"

Xie Yuzhi sighed with emotion, and turned her head to look up to the sky, when she suddenly let out a sound of surprise.

"Wait a minute, look, is it going to disappear?"

Yan Jingxing and Ji Chunzao raised their heads at the same time, the huge silhouette among the clouds gradually became unreal, and the mountain-like tentacles hanging from the sky slowly disappeared from the field of vision.

"—!"

At the moment when the monster in the cloud was about to disappear, they seemed to hear some kind of sound like huge mechanical gears biting and rubbing against each other, echoing in their hearts.

"Boom!"

At the same moment there was an astonishing thunderclap in the sky, and the flashes of thunderclaps illuminated the billowing waves that rose and fell in the gloom.

The sky was as dark as it was late at night, and after a short while, a gust of fresh water vapor brewed in the air, blowing on the faces of the boys and girls, giving them a cool feeling.

"It's really gone..."

Ji Chunzao said in a low voice with regret.

"Whether it can be summoned next time is hard to say."

"Anyway, your goal has been achieved, hasn't it?"

Yan Jingxing said with a smile.

"By the way, do you two have anything else to do, or are you going to go home like this?"

Xie Yuzhi asked, and the light of the lightning burst out again, illuminating the faces of the three people on the reef.

"It's going to rain soon, I think I have to go back."

"Yes, me too."

"—So, are you coming to my house?"

Xie Yuzhi stretched out her hand towards the two of them, making an invitation. "Pa-ta", at this moment, a drop of rain fell on her palm, and the icy drops of water slid down her hair and the skin of her face.

"I don't plan to go back to school today. I'm very surprised now. I want to find a place to clean up and chat with you two for a while. If you are free, would you like to come to my house as a guest?"

……

The rain quickly became heavier, and countless raindrops fell on the head and face, splashing countless dense sprays on the reef and the sea.

Boys and girls jumped off the rocks and rushed towards the place where the car was parked.

The strong wind howled, causing pain in the cheeks and ears, relentlessly engulfing the chill and moisture into the children's collars and cuffs.

The dust flew under their feet, and the soft soil soon became wet and muddy.

On the way, I ran into the driver of Xie Yuzhi's family anxiously looking for them under an umbrella; finally, the three of them squeezed into the car together, drenched in water.

The engine started, the headlights turned on, and the bright beams of light penetrated the darkness covering the mountain road, illuminating the dense white mist.

The car pierced through the torrential rain and galloped towards the dim lights below the mountain...

(End of this chapter)