Infinite Pollution: The SSS Guide Pierces the Horror Dungeon - chapter 9

Qin Xu couldn’t help but recall the scenes from the Spiritual Landscape in his mind.

She had taken advantage of him again and again while he was weak.

A flush uncontrollably spread across Qin Xu’s face.

The Black Panther beside him also sensed his thoughts, narrowing its eyes as if savoring the memory of what had happened before.

“Boss! You’re awake!”

A delighted voice came from outside, and then a thin figure rushed in, scrutinizing Qin Xu closely.

“Your face looks rosy, the spiritual fluctuations are gone-Boss, you’re really better! Guide Wen is amazing!”

“Guide Wen?” Qin Xu asked.

A name surfaced in his mind.

But a moment later, he dismissed it.

Impossible. All the records showed-

Wen Song was an unmotivated little girl, a bottom-tier C-class Guide, and she was extremely resistant to their marriage.

She would never, and would never willingly come to the Northern Frontier.

But she…

Qin Xu was certain that she was at least an A-class Guide.

Because all those stubborn, long-standing afflictions in his mind had been completely cleared away.

He now felt an unprecedented lightness.

Maybe it was just a coincidence.

“Yes! Guide Wen! Boss, you must be hungry after sleeping for so long, right? As it happens, Guide Wen and the ladies are having dinner now!”

Without waiting for Qin Xu to respond, he pulled Qin Xu toward the dining hall.

As soon as they entered, Qin Xu saw Wen Song sitting across from a little boy.

She sat very straight, eating with focused attention, but not wolfing down her food, forming a sharp contrast with the others.

The moment Qin Xu approached, Wen Song sensed his spiritual presence.

Perhaps because she had performed spiritual guidance for him, she was very sensitive to his aura.

Wen Song looked up toward the door.

The instant her gaze met Qin Xu’s, he immediately looked away.

Wen Song: ?

Qin Xu wanted to go sit with his own team members, but as soon as he took a step, the person beside him dragged him straight over to Wen Song.

“Guide Wen! You’re really incredible! Boss has completely recovered! Look!”

Wen Song put down her utensils. “Indeed.”

His previously exposed spiritual fluctuations had disappeared. If she weren’t a Guide, she wouldn’t have sensed his presence at all.

An S-class Sentinel.

Truly worthy of the reputation.

Qin Xu had no way to avoid it and could only face her. “Thank you.”

She had performed spiritual guidance for him; he ought to thank her.

Wen Song replied politely, “You’re welcome.”

“I haven’t yet received the list of Guides assigned to the Northern Frontier from Empire Academy this year,” he explained. “In a bit, you can go with Yu Tao to register.”

Yu Tao immediately grinned happily. “No problem, Boss! Guide Wen, just leave it to me!”

“Or,” Qin Xu suddenly thought, still cold as ever, “if I’m free later, I’ll register you myself.”

As soon as Qin Xu spoke, Yu Tao looked at his boss in surprise.

Wasn’t Boss the one who hated paperwork the most?

Qin Xu ignored Yu Tao’s shock.

“Alright,” Wen Song agreed.

After giving all the instructions, Qin Xu strode away.

Wen Song sat in her seat, looking at Qin Xu’s right leg.

Beneath the black pant leg was a mechanical limb.

After dinner, following Yu Tao’s directions, Wen Song went to the top office and knocked on the door.

“Come in,” Qin Xu’s voice called from inside.

Wen Song entered. Qin Xu pointed to the seat opposite. “Sit.”

Wen Song sat down calmly, watching as Qin Xu turned on the holographic projector, not yet starting the registration.

Suddenly, a Black Panther leapt out.
Wen Song’s fingers instinctively pressed against the dagger at her waist.

The next second, she felt a soft, furry head appear in her arms.

Wen Song looked down and met those familiar eyes.

“Black Panther?” Wen Song called out tentatively.

The Black Panther’s golden eyes instantly lit up. It raised its front paw, about to pounce onto Wen Song.

“Black Panther!”

Qin Xu’s voice was stern, and if one listened closely, there was a hint of panic.

The moment he saw Wen Song, the Black Panther seemed to go mad, insisting on rushing out.

He had put in great effort to suppress it.

To keep it from appearing in the dining hall, he reluctantly promised it could come out to see Wen Song when they were alone.

But as soon as he relaxed his mind, it couldn’t wait to burst out.

He didn’t even have time to stop it!

Upon hearing Qin Xu’s voice, the Black Panther lowered its raised paw, not moving any closer, but it also didn’t obey Qin Xu’s mental command to return.

[This is what you promised me!]

Qin Xu had never felt his Spirit Body so rebellious before. For a moment, he even felt a headache coming on.

“Sorry-”

Qin Xu’s voice abruptly cut off.

A tingling sensation spread across his scalp.

“You’ve gotten bigger.” Wen Song placed her hand on the Black Panther’s head, gently stroking it again and again.

The Black Panther lifted its head in enjoyment, eyes narrowing in contentment.

Wen Song carefully observed the Black Panther before her, her hand slowly moving down its spine. “Your fur is smoother and shinier. You look like you’ve recovered well.”

Qin Xu’s fingers couldn’t help clenching. That sensation traveled down from his cervical vertebrae, along his spine, waist, and tailbone.

“Splash-”

The Little Octopus jumped out as well.

Its tentacles instantly wrapped around the Black Panther’s body, from its chest all the way to its back, even its belly wasn’t spared.

Tiny, flexible suckers firmly latched onto the Black Panther’s skin.

[Ah! Big Black Panther! Even better to touch now!]

Wen Song hadn’t expected her own Spirit Body to come out.

Just as she was about to grab it back, she caught sight of its body.

Was it her imagination?

Why did it seem like her Spirit Body had grown a lot bigger?

Qin Xu hadn’t expected Wen Song’s Spirit Body to suddenly appear either. Those tentacles hugged the Black Panther tightly, and the tiny suckers clung to its body, not satisfied, they even squirmed slightly.

In that rush, Qin Xu could no longer control his breathing.

“Mmm…”

His skin flushed red, his whole body turning weak.

He gritted his teeth hard. This Guide… what exactly was she doing!

Didn’t she know that Spirit Bodies and Sentinels were empathically linked, and everything the Spirit Body felt would be synchronized to the Sentinel?

She and her Spirit Body…

The moment Wen Song heard Qin Xu’s voice, she quickly looked up.

Seeing his neck and face flushed red, her first reaction was concern-was he feeling unwell? She immediately frowned and stepped forward. “What’s wrong?”

Qin Xu immediately retracted the Black Panther, ignoring its furious tantrum in the Spiritual Landscape.

He clenched his palm tightly. “It’s nothing.”

Even though she had saved him, she was sent by the Empire Academy.

The Empire Academy.

There was no guarantee that some people weren’t behind this-

“Let’s continue,” Qin Xu almost instantly returned to work mode. “Name.”

Wen Song was just about to answer when the Light Brain in her hand vibrated briefly.

She opened it, not minding Qin Xu’s presence, and enlarged the conversation directly.

Seeing the sender, Wen Song’s brows furrowed slightly.

[Wen Song, even if I don’t like you, you shouldn’t go to the Northern Frontier alone. That place isn’t for you. Come back!]

It was Shao An.