Chapter Thirty-Nine: We Won!

The one who was shot was the vice-captain!

Qi An glanced at his bracelet; Zhao Bohan's pollution level had reached 45% for the first time and was still increasing rapidly!

There was no room for hesitation. She used the one-minute limit to reduce Tang Long's contamination level back to 35%, leaving behind the words, "Take some medicine to hold on first!" Then she threw down the heavy equipment, picked up the sniper rifle, and rushed towards the deputy captain's direction.

She couldn't sense people and had to rely on Yu Shuang to indicate her location and guide her remotely.

This also reduces Yu Shuang's insecticidal efficiency!

But human life is the most important thing, and the deputy captain's life is the most important thing, so Qi An mustered all his strength and charged forward.

There were fewer and fewer fallen insects left, probably only about 10, but one blocked Qi An's way forward.

The fallen worm's tentacle, wrapped with a broken blade, slashed across her neck!

A thin line of blood appeared on the snow-white neck, and Qi An took a step back.

It didn't slit her throat or reach her artery, it only cut her skin, but she was so scared that her legs almost gave way and she collapsed to her knees!

However, the training under the guidance of a renowned teacher like Yu Shuang was not in vain, and the battlefield experience played an even greater role. In his fear, Qi An's muscles reacted naturally, and he raised his gun and fired!

A burst of bullets struck the base of the fallen worm's outstretched tentacles, severing the tentacle in two!

That tentacle was broken off, but several other tentacles remained intact.

Layers of deep red flesh membranes, clusters of light red flesh buds, and rings of eye-like or suction cup-like patterns wriggled at the bottom of the raised tentacles, wriggling in front of Qi An's eyelashes!

All the remaining tentacles of the fallen worm opened up and moved closer, trying to engulf and devour Qi An!

She pulled the trigger, and the last bullet in the chamber struck the very core protected by the tentacles—the heart of this fallen worm!

At the same time, her body was pulled backward.

Yang Yuning pulled her out. He lifted her up with one hand, and with the muzzle of his sniper rifle in his other hand, he pressed it against the cyst of the fallen worm and shattered it with a single shot!

The fallen insect was dead beyond any hope of survival, yet Yang Yuning gripped Qi An's shoulders, looking at her with utter terror.

He instinctively wanted to ask Liu Weiyun for help on the public channel.

Qina was almost swallowed by a fallen insect!

However, he immediately saw that Qi An's pupils did not split excessively, but only split into two, not even reaching the level of a level 2 mutation!

Qi An wasn't wearing a filter mask just now!

Yang Yuning was in a daze, but Qi An grabbed his hand and quickly purified him in a minute.

Yang Yuning's chaotic thoughts immediately calmed down, and he once again felt that happiness on this battlefield amidst the flying gunfire!

Then Qi An left him and rushed towards Zhao Bohan.

Zhao Bohan lay prone in the mud and water, shot in the left side of his back, blood already seeping out around the wound.

Su Qingran also rushed over at the same time. It was clear that her journey there had not been smooth, as her exposed skin was covered in scratches.

Qi An held Zhao Bohan's head in his hands; his face was pale, but he was still conscious.

"Go check on the captain, Tang Long, and the others... My contamination level... is still okay..."

He's truly a strong-willed man, a deputy captain who's never even stepped foot in the regular purification department of a military hospital! Qi An saw that his contamination level had exceeded 50%, so he didn't listen and proceeded with purification.

A spiritual resonance struck Zhao Bohan, whose eyes widened slightly.

Has he not been purified in too long? It feels so good!

His spirit and his whole being seemed to have been cleansed. The polluted brain worm that had been gnawing at him for years was devoured by another force, and he felt more relaxed and clear-headed than ever before!

But this made the pain in his back even more intense! He desperately held back his cries.

"It's okay! It's alright! The lungs weren't injured, and the arteries weren't punctured! There wasn't much bleeding!" Su Qingran's voice was filled with relief, but also trembled with lingering fear.

This is a must-have for bulletproof vests!

Qi An reduced Zhao Bohan's contamination level to 30% and found that he was able to stabilize himself. He sighed inwardly, thinking that the vice-captain was indeed very strong in this aspect.

By this time, there were only a few Fallen Insects left alive on the battlefield. Qin Tianshuo, watching from afar, thought, "...Holy crap...10 minutes? Is it over yet?"

"Impossible!" Liu Weiyun's voice was somewhat sharp despite her gentle and quiet appearance, but she quickly composed herself and said with concern, "They must have suffered heavy casualties over there."

"Then go help," Qin Tianshuo said, looking at her with a puzzled expression.

Liu Weiyun bit her lip, took out her walkie-talkie, and asked, "Do the comrades in Team 2 need any help?"

Still no one answered. Liu Weiyun was already cursing the lousy team in her heart, hoping they would ruin themselves by being stubborn! But then a voice came through the walkie-talkie: "Your team leader might need more help."

This was a relatively unfamiliar voice on the public channel, and Liu Weiyun was taken aback.

Qin Tianshuo was also taken aback. He turned around and saw that flames had appeared over the convoy at some point!

"Damn it!" Qin Tianshuo scrambled to his feet and ran back. Liu Weiyun was still stunned when her deputy, Jia Wenxuan, pulled her up and they ran back together.

The person who spoke on the public channel just now was Su Qingran. She was busy treating the vice-captain's wounds and was quite angry.

Qi An also gave her a purification treatment, and then headed to the three families in need.

She ran forward, while Yang Yuning took out the fallen insects that tried to approach her one by one with a single shot, basically clearing the battlefield.

Qi An felt a real sense of security and turned back to nod gratefully to Yang Yuning.

Yang Yuning, covered in insect flesh and blood, stood confidently with his gun in hand. When he lowered the gun to reveal his face, he still wore a radiant smile.

Qi An couldn't help but smile and accelerated towards Yu Shuang.

Yu Shuang's pollution level had accumulated to over 60%, and she was barely conscious. When Qi An arrived, she was half-lying on the ground, her head buried in the mud and water, grinding it vigorously.

Qi An hugged her tightly, experiencing a spiritual resonance and profound purification.

The captain's memory is of her cousin, who raised her, sacrificing her life on the battlefield.

They gave her only a tattered piece of her cousin's military uniform and a military tag scorched by bullets.

The sadness and helplessness were profound, but the memories of her cousin bringing her cornbread from the military canteen and picking wild jujubes for her during her patrols also paved the way for a brighter future for the captain.

The captain also remembered his teammates dying in front of him, and the dawn that day when Qi An came seeking the light of the fire.

Qi An purified Yu Shuang very carefully and gently.

For some reason, she also remembered some things from her past: lying in a dilapidated and lonely cabin in the woods wrapped in hay and moldy bedding, and being stunned when she saw a group of monkeys playing in the trees while out foraging for food...

Qi An's emotions infected Yu Shuang's spiritual world. On that mountain, where there were flowers, trees, houses, lots of laughter, and also wolves and tigers, a light blue rain fell.

Yu Shuang's pollution level had dropped, and she regained consciousness. But sensing something, she couldn't help but turn around and hug the petite Qi An.

"We won! Xiao Qi, cheer up!"