PDLP Chapter 277 Kill
Chapter 277 Kill
Ling fell into a dream.
She stood bewildered in the white light, not yet realizing why she had been fighting in the armory one second and was now in this unfamiliar place the next.
A person in a white coat suddenly walked by, bumped her on the shoulder, and walked forward.
Her shoulder was a little wet. Ling raised her hand to touch it and saw that her hand was covered in blood. When she looked up, she was surprised to find that the figure was so familiar.
As the person walked along the path, the white light dissipated and gradually transformed into white tile walls, and one room after another was separated, with experimental equipment and medicines placed on the table.
No one knew this scene better than her.
Unbeknownst to her, Ling's fingernails dug into her flesh.
She took a few steps forward, when suddenly a corpse fell in front of her.
Ling looked down and saw that the man was bleeding from all seven orifices, his body was covered in sores, and his white hair was stained with blood, with strands stuck together, making it impossible to see his face.
Ling Xuebai's eyelashes trembled. She squatted down, hesitated for a moment halfway with her hand, and then lifted the person's hair.
The woman's violet pupils were bleeding, and her face was an unnatural bluish-green; she had been dead for some time.
Under the dim light of the operating lamp, Ling silently stared at his own face.
That was her, who died in the experiment.
……
The dark sky suddenly brightened for a moment. Miao Yin looked up, but only saw black and red thorns, as if what had just happened was just her illusion.
She suddenly realized that she hadn't actually transferred much of her special ability to Ling. At this rate of consumption, it was time for Su Xuejingji to return to its original form.
But now it seems that nothing has changed.
...Ah, she understood.
Looking at the fox that was still shedding bloody tears, Miao Yin closed her eyes, relaxed her body, and when she opened her eyes again, the scene in front of her suddenly changed, and she was back on that tall building once again.
Is it interesting? Her casual attempt to test Xia Tang's abilities back then had already taken her out of that scene. Now that she's back in the hallucination, she's completely lost interest in exploring her past memories.
However, will this mutant's abilities be the same as Xia Tang's?
Or perhaps, like Kou Xin, it will mistakenly enter her mental world.
Clearly, the answer is already known.
However, within just a few seconds, the entire illusion crumbled like shards of glass, the world suddenly collapsed, accompanied by the most mournful roars of animals before their deaths.
The enormous mutant lay on the ground, its limbs stiff and no longer the proud and arrogant creature it had been moments before. Its nine heads were tearing at each other, even its teeth were broken, and its face was contorted as if it had suffered the most terrible torture in the world.
Miao Yin withdrew the raging fire, leaving only a ring of flames for illumination. If the mutant hadn't presumptuously explored her mental world, she would have used it to test how much her abilities had improved.
As the flames subsided, the magnificent thorns in the sky remained unchanged. Miao Yin looked up at Ling opposite her and found him frozen in place, staring down at his hands, seemingly still in a daze.
When Miao Yin came to her side, she discovered that a thin thorn had pierced Ling's palm, and blood was flowing down the vine and onto the ground.
A small flame flew up and burned the thorns, freeing Ling's hand. Miao Yin took out alcohol from her space, sprayed it on her wound, and then pressed it with gauze.
The alcohol stung the wound, but it was nothing compared to the pain she had endured in the lab. Ling just frowned, took the gauze, and pressed it to stop the bleeding herself.
Miao Yin said to her from the side, "Ling, your superpower is very strong, but your heart is not. The laboratory gave you great power, but it also left you with terrible weaknesses. This time it was your palm, next time it may be your heart."
Ling closed her eyes tightly: "I understand, this kind of thing... will not happen again."
She hated it all so much that she didn't want to see it again, even if it was just a hallucination, and she wouldn't allow it to be her weakness.
The mutant tried to stand up by scraping its claws on the ground, but its body was already twisted beyond recognition. After struggling on the ground for three minutes, it finally breathed its last.
Its nine pairs of eyes stared blankly, looking quite eerie.
Miao Yin burned its body with a large fire, and finally found a pink crystal core in its abdomen.
She shook her hand to absorb the power contained within the crystal core, which expanded her energy pool and boosted her strength to a new level.
Her mood, which had been dampened by the noise, improved. Miao Yin blew the dust off her hands, turned around, and said, "Let's go back."
They got back into the same car they had come in and returned to the army.
The army was in an even worse state than when they left, with fox limbs scattered everywhere and the stench of foxes lingering even in such an open area.
Three corpses were covered with white sheets on the ground. Peng Si solemnly took stock of the losses.
He had barely stepped into the armory when three of his men died.
Tu Hao was wiping the blood from his hands and neck with a damp cloth when he saw them return. He looked them up and down.
What level is it?
"Pink Quartz".
"..."
Upon hearing this, Peng Si's expression shifted in a mysterious way: "Just the ones on the outside are already at the pink crystal level."
Miao Yin nodded, ignoring the soldiers' tense mood, and voiced her earlier guess.
"The Lord of Moon City told me that there is a top-secret passage around the armory that leads to the interior, so that they would have a chance to open it even if the armory was sealed off. Just now, I discovered that passage."
"What a coincidence?" Peng Si was somewhat surprised. "This passage is extremely hidden, hard to find, and hard to open. Even with a map, it's not easy to get in. It's good that you found it, so we don't need to waste our energy."
Miao Yin looked up at the distant horizon, where a light seemed to be struggling within the dark clouds, trying to break through them.
"Captain Peng, tell your men to get ready and head to the camp quickly. The commotion here is too great; we don't know what might come from behind. The sooner we set up the tents, the sooner we can get some rest. We don't have much time left."
"clear."
Such a bloody place is definitely not suitable for staying for long. The mutants have very sensitive noses and ears, and who knows if there will be another wave.
He directed his men to burn the corpses with muskets, regrouped the main force, and continued towards their post. Finally, before the end of the day, they reached their destination.
To prevent the river from overflowing, the engineers built a dam along the riverbank. When the previous army came, they chose to set up camp around the dam to block the army's rear and prevent them from being surrounded on all sides.
After a while, this place has indeed been taken over by mutants.
Fortunately, unlike the foxes with all sorts of tricks we just saw, most of the people here are weaker mutants who can't get food.
Looking at the familiar clothing worn by these mutated people, Peng Si sighed and ordered them to be dealt with.
After the soldiers finished cleaning the area, they set up tents and cooking utensils, and erected the outer defensive netting.
Peng Si arranged a shift system, having everyone take turns keeping watch at night.
Tonight, they'll finally get a good night's sleep.