Chapter 4 (1/2)

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation

Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

The explosion just now didn’t injure the translucent shadow at all. All of the debris and flying pieces penetrated right through it.

David wanted to order the translucent shadow to come back. However, he felt a sense of satisfaction coming from it, as if it had eaten something and was satiated.

The translucent shadow stopped 10 meters away from him at a spot outside where he could not see. That was the maximum distance that the translucent shadow could be apart from David.

That spot happened to be where the door of the bookstore was, which had completely disappeared. Countless translucent matter was attracted by the translucent shadow, immediately flying towards it and entering its body.

If someone counted, they would discover that the number of the translucent matter was exactly the number of casualties.

David felt that his connection with the translucent shadow was getting stronger. If the connection he had with the translucent shadow before was akin to the 2G mobile network of his mobile phone, the current connection was akin to a 3G network connection.

He didn’t understand what was happening, but he knew that there was nothing wrong with the translucent shadow. Instead, it seemed to have gained some benefit. Hence, he didn’t bother about it.

At the end of the day, he had only obtained the translucent shadow for a short period of time, so much that he hadn’t been able to really grasp what it was capable of.

David tried to stand up, and his back hurt a little. However, it did not affect him much. He proceeded to walk towards the washroom which had lost its metal door.

He walked carefully, stepping on the stagnant water on the ground, which was covered with debris from the explosion.

He suddenly stopped in his tracks as he saw an object that was shaped like a metal cylinder. Its thickness made it possible for him to hold it with one hand, and it was about 20 centimeters in length. It had a hollow interior, and there were black glass-like mirrors that sealed the metal cylinder at both ends.

Amidst the chaotic environment, the metal cylinder was somehow extremely clean to the extent that one couldn’t help but look at it.

No matter how ignorant David was about this world, he knew that it was not an ordinary object. He bent over and picked it up.

He didn’t have the intention of possessing the metal cylinder, but rather, he felt that he couldn’t just leave it there. Of course, one reason was also that he was curious.

After putting the metal cylinder into his pocket, he walked out of the washroom, only to see that the halls of the bookstore were even more damaged than the interior of the washroom.

The entire bookstore was filled with smoke that was overwhelming and suffocating. The clear glass wall and door outside the bookstore had disappeared, and there were large, red blood clots, as well as human bodies that were either injured or intact. They were scattered both inside and outside the store.

When the personal aircraft collided with the crowd, the people could not dodge in time due to its excessive speed, and the fact that it was too crowded.

In the end, the personal aircraft disintegrated and its backup energy source exploded, killing almost everyone in the area.

David felt like throwing up. He was well aware that there were close to a hundred people gathered outside the bookstore. However, there were only a dozen or so intact bodies at this point. The rest were mostly badly mangled and bloodied with bits of metal and flesh everywhere.

His mind was blank. However, he was soon awakened by the sound of miserable moans.

David was about to step forward to help up the man who had collapsed onto the ground and was still struggling. However, he heard sirens coming from the air, after which he saw two blue and white police patrol hovering vehicles approaching.

He couldn’t help but stop. It would be best to leave that type of injury to be treated by professionals. Since the aid had arrived, there was no need for him to intervene.

The blue and white police patrol vehicles hovered over the road in front of the bookstore. More than 10 uniformed police officers jumped out of them.

All the police officers were stunned by the sight before them, and they immediately got busy while yelling and hollering.

David, the only person who was standing at the scene in one piece, was gaining special attention. There were some policemen walking towards him.

“Are you alright?” asked a middle-aged policeman who was checking the identity bracelet on David with the device in his hand.