[Science Fiction] Escape from Paint City

All the canvases were thrown aside, and then the flying dust floated in the air, clearly reflected by the sunlight.The paintings under the red cloth surprised Shui Chen and Sha Qianxing.

There are more than 100 paintings in the studio on the second floor. These paintings are all framed by brown wood, but the canvas is blank without any paint.

Sha Qianxing also has some understanding of Shui Chen's painting habits. If it is not a completed painting, he will not frame it deliberately, nor will he display it.

"Do you remember what these paintings originally looked like?"

Shui Chen shook his head and said: "You forgot, before you appeared, I didn't even remember the existence of the pawnshop pond. But even so, these paintings should definitely not look like this."

He raised his head and looked around, suddenly felt that the house was strange like never before, the windows were open and the sun was shining brightly, but Shuichen still felt that the surrounding air became stagnant, as if invisible to watch him.

"Let's leave!"

Shui Chen's breathing became difficult, he said these words with difficulty, and rushed out of the small building together with Sha Qianxing.

"Brother Chen, how are you doing?"

Sha Qianxing asked, holding Shuichen against his chest, looking at him, not knowing what to do.After leaving the pawnshop pond, Shuichen's face became pale, and his whole body was trembling constantly.

Shuichen felt that the surrounding air seemed to become tangible and began to squeeze him, he unconsciously grasped the clothes on his chest tighter, and with the other hand pinched Sha Qianxing's wrist until it was bruised.

No. [-]'s top hat fell off during this shaking movement, Shui Chen seemed to feel something, caught the hat and put it on his chest, a cool breath spread from his chest to his whole body, and the oppressive feeling disappeared instantly, just Discomfort like before did not happen.

Shuichen pressed the back of Sha Qianxing's hand, indicating that he was fine, and stood up.

"Does everything just now look familiar? The sudden change and the inexplicable hostility towards me."

He patted the non-existent dust on the top hat, and put it on his head again.

"This shouldn't be the case, as was the surprise attack last time. It stands to reason that no one or any consciousness in Qicheng should be hostile or aggressive towards you."

"Perhaps there is another existence in Qicheng—an existence that also knows the real world and aims to destroy me, a brand new consciousness that is comparable to No. [-]'s ability."

Shui Chen thought, this could explain a series of contradictory actions of the Science Affairs Office since Sha Qianxing appeared, as well as No. [-]'s ambiguous attitude.If this is the case, that consciousness may not be able to do anything with No. [-], but Dad Shui, who once secretly reminded him, is probably in a bad situation.

"If so, it could be a threat to all of humanity."

Sha Qianxing's expression was also very serious, involving the life and death of the surviving human beings, and there was no room for him to be careless.

"You once said that the pawnshop pond is a special place. Now it seems that it should refer to the connection between reality and here? That's why those unusual things and things appear in the pawnshop pond."

Sha Qianxing nodded and said, "No consciousness in Qicheng can break through here, so I say this is an absolutely safe zone."

"Then there is a problem here now. Maybe we discovered something wrong too quickly, which made the other party excited and exposed his murderous intentions. The Qicheng we were in after we came out of the Science Affairs Office is really the original Qicheng Did it develop?"

"You mean, the paint city we see now is fake?"

Sha Qianxing frowned, feeling the sinister intentions of that strange consciousness.If Shuichen is allowed to step into the mist in a state of erroneous cognition, it is very likely to cause disordered thinking, and the consciousness will be lost in the chaotic code.

"The matter can still be salvaged. Let's go to the Happiness Trail as soon as possible, and I believe that if there is a real danger, No. [-] will definitely not sit idly by."

As Shuichen said, he walked towards a desert yellow car parked on the side of the road. The driver was a 1.6-meter-six-meter-long girl with long black hair and a little fat.He tapped on the car window lightly, and after the car window rolled down, he brushed his hair back, looked at her with gentle eyes, and showed appropriate anxiety again.

"Excuse me, can you drive us to Xingfu Avenue? We are in a hurry, but we can't find a car to go there. It would be great if you could help!"

The girl was stunned, then her face flushed red, her eyes glowed, and she said repeatedly: "It's okay, it's okay, anyway, I'm fine now."

"Thank you so much, you really are a lovely girl like an angel. But my companion is a little shy, forgive me for having to accompany him in the back seat all the time."

After finishing speaking, Shui Chen bowed towards the girl in a gentleman's manner.Although Sha Qianxing, who was tall and burly with a calm face behind Shuichen, could not be seen to be afraid of strangers at all, the girl waved her hands repeatedly and said, "It's okay."

The two sat in the back seat of the car, and the car started, and the girl kept peeking at them through the rearview mirror on the road.

Shuichen met the girl's gaze through the rearview mirror with a smile on her face, she shrank her head, and drove honestly without looking behind her.

"Naughty."

Sha Qianxing gently tugged at Shuichen's cheek, and silently mouthed.

Shuichen hooked Gosha Qianxing's little finger, avoided the observation range of the rearview mirror, and secretly kissed him on the lips.

Sha Qianxing smiled helplessly, but still indulged Shui Chen's various small movements.

After arriving at Xingfu Avenue, both of them turned their heads to look at the tall buildings in the inverted triangle, and the smiles on their faces disappeared without a trace in an instant.Whether it is the person to face next, or the parting after a day, it has left a haze in the hearts of the two of them.

"Here, do you need any other help?"

The girl's voice broke the heavy atmosphere, Shui Chen also put away the irritability on his face, and turned his head to thank the girl.

"Thank you, although it was just a chance meeting, but could you tell me your name?"

"My name is Fu Yi."

The girl lowered her head and said it shyly.

"Then Fu Yi, goodbye, a kind girl like you will definitely have a wonderful life."

The two got out of the car, Shui Chen waved to the girl, then turned and walked away.

"Goodbye."

It wasn't until they walked away that the girl whispered these two words as if she suddenly woke up.After Shuichen sent her blessings, she seemed to feel that her whole body was wrapped in a cool breath, and she felt refreshed.

Shuichen and Sha Qianxing walked into the tall building.This inverted triangular tall building can be considered a unique building in Qicheng, and it is mainly a residential area.It is noon now, and although there is no chip for forced sleep, most people in Qicheng still retain the habit of taking a lunch break.

"How do I find her out?"

Sha Qianxing asked.This strange consciousness is not like Number Seven, who will actively appear in front of them, let alone give them a chance to discover the truth.

Shui Chen smiled, but didn't answer.He closed his eyes and began to feel the flow of the surrounding air, feel every change in the paint city, every living and non-living body.When pawning the pond, the cool breath not only eased his pain, but also gave him the experience perspective of the manager.Although he can't create everything now, he can feel all the existence of Qicheng again.

Now, he floated his mental power into the sky, and felt that there were bright or dark stars in the tall buildings, which was the consciousness of everyone in Qicheng.He concentrated his mental energy to search every corner of the high-rise building, and finally found a shadow-like consciousness in the room at the east corner of the fifth floor. There is a dark light flowing in the middle.

Next to this shadow, there are two light clusters that are much larger than the other star points. One of the light clusters is almost extinguished under the pressure of the shadow, and it is relaxed and panted, tormented repeatedly. The shape can be seen, but it has become transparent, like a candle in the wind.

"They're on the fifth floor."

While speaking, Shui Chen ran up quickly, followed by Sha Qianxing.Guessing that the two balls of light might be Shui Dad and Xiao Hei, Shui Chen couldn't help feeling more and more anxious.

Running up to the fifth floor to the east, the door of the previously detected room was open, facing the door, a loli girl in a floral dress was sitting on a swing chair woven with dried rattan flowers.She held a brown bear in her left hand, and a long rose whip in her right hand. The other end of the rose whip was tightly tied around Shui Dad's neck.Papa Shui knelt on the ground and twitched in pain. Every once in a while, the girl would lift it up to make the Qiangwei whip tighten.

Xiao Hei was lying on the ground with unknown life and death, the girl hummed a nursery rhyme, and every time she moved forward, she would push on Xiao Hei's body hard, making the swing swing back and forth.

The innocent face was doing cruel things without any sense of disobedience. Seeing Shuichen and Sha Qianxing coming in, the girl stopped singing and jumped off the swing.

"Ah, Chenchen, are you here?"

Unexpectedly, the girl has a mature mezzo-soprano, which does not match her appearance at all.

"Your father is not good at all. He even helped outsiders behind my back, so I have to teach him a little lesson. Don't worry, I won't let him die. After all, you are still ahead."

Shuichen didn't say a word, just stared at the familiar yet unfamiliar person in front of him with tense body.

The girl let go of Shui Dad, Qiangwei whip dragged on the ground, and approached the two step by step.

"Is this Sha Qianxing? A person from the real world, our creator."

The girl's eyes revealed curiosity, but her tone was extremely mocking, and all her attention was shifted to Sha Qianxing.

"Don't come here, what do you want to do, kill me?"

Shui Chen yelled sharply, and the girl obeyed his wishes and stood where she was, not getting any closer.

"Ah, how can Chen Chen say that about mom? Mom is so sad. Everything mom does is to make Qicheng survive forever, so that you can live here happily."

The young girl—it should be said that Shui Ma showed tearful eyes, wiping her tears hypocritically, but her eyes rolled slyly, observing the state of Shui Chen and Sha Qianxing.

The author has something to say: learn from Mr. Stan Lee, let yourself come out and play soy sauce~ So the scenes are so unbalanced~ But only this chapter will appear, and this kind of bad taste should be maintained in future articles~【 hhh】

The voice of the water mother can basically refer to Miyuki Sawajo.

Dangdangdangdang~ This is the real BOSS, are you surprised or not?