Chapter 16

Su Ran carried the mushroom and jumped on the rocks for a long time.

And the sound was getting closer.

Su Ran whispered, "Is that the Colonel?"

After all, he had to confirm it first. Although they were in a very dangerous situation, the elder had told him that he could not go home with strangers.

Except for the colonel and Anna, everyone else is a stranger.

There was no answer from the other side until Su Ran turned herself into a panting rose, and then the clicking sound was heard again.

Su Ran: “?”

He held the tentacles of the little mushroom and stepped back a few steps cautiously. At this moment, there was a loud bang and the rocks in front of him suddenly exploded!

In just a few seconds, Su Ran felt the ground shaking, like an earthquake before a distortion.

He was carrying the little mushroom and lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Faintly, from above where they were, came the terrified screams of humans; "This monster is coming again! Quick, let's go--"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was another loud bang.

The ruins where Su Ran was located were completely broken open. With an abrupt exclamation, a monster more than three meters tall appeared before their eyes, or to be more precise, half of a corridor that could be walked.

A huge shadow covered the small Su Ran. It was hard to tell that it was a building, but the four corridors became its limbs.

At a certain moment when it fell, Su Ran took several steps back - it seemed that for a moment, he saw many black marks appearing on the limbs.

It was clearly a black mark, but it had the limbs of a living creature, and even a few black shadows. Under Su Ran's gaze, it changed from being raised to being flat.

Could it be that he is the same as the priest in Manlot?

This building absorbs humans?

Su Ran grabbed the little mushroom and said, "Let's go!"

He didn't even look at the monster, and ran in the opposite direction. But the building was too fast. One of its steps was more than ten times the speed of Su Ran. Su Ran, who had been running for a long time, was stopped in his tracks.

The ground shook again, and Su Ran was thrown onto a pile of rocks nearby, stuck in a crack.

Seeing this, the little mushroom became extremely anxious and stretched out its third newly grown tentacle, trying to pull Su Ran up.

But I was too weak to pull it.

"Run quickly—" Su Ran pushed the mushroom with a leaf, "I'm fine!"

Despite thinking so, Su Ran shuddered and hugged Ye Zi tightly.

He was still so scared.

The monster in front of him was gradually approaching. Many humans fell from its body, and even more humans who struggled to avoid falling were absorbed. Su Ran watched it get closer and closer, until finally, he saw the monster raise its legs -

Su Ran hugged the flower bud tightly in fear.

Just then, he felt a powerful force coming from behind, pulling at his blade and yanking it into his palm.

"Don't be afraid." A familiar voice came over, and Su Ran couldn't help sobbing when she heard it.

"This monster...it absorbs buildings and humans..."

"I know."

As Si Chengyan finished speaking, Su Ran felt himself lifted into the air, and then, he was put into his pocket: "It will be over soon."

After saying this, Su Ran heard the sound of large artillery shells.

Accompanied by the exclamations of some soldiers, the firelight appeared in front of Su Ran through the thin clothes.

He had no idea what was happening until he poked his head out and saw Si Chengyan right behind the monster. Just like in the wild before, his expression was calm, and it was hard to tell he was facing such a powerful monster.

He calmly raised his gun and fired twice.

It was the sound of steel bars breaking.

The monster in front of him suddenly lost its support. It took two steps forward, but finally couldn't hold on and fell to the ground with a bang.

At this time, Su Ran heard Qiao Ran's voice coming from a distance: "Colonel Si!"

He hurried over: "How is the situation now? Are you okay?"

"Where's Squadron 134?"

"No news yet." Qiao Ran said, "The base is trying its best to contact them."

"Yes." Si Chengyan said, "Seal off the scene first. No one, including the research institute personnel, is allowed to enter without my permission."

"learn."

Su Ran listened to their conversation in his pocket.

It seems the distortion has advanced again. The specific cause is unknown, but I've heard it's related to the purple mist. The Institute of Qualitative Change will intervene later, and Si Chengyan, as the military commander, must remain on site until the dangerous distortion level is reduced.

"I'll accompany you." Su Ran poked out the little bud, "It's okay, don't worry about me, just rest."

Si Chengyan touched Su Ran's leaves.

Su Ran didn't know how long it had been. He fell asleep several times and woke up humming many times. He found himself walking towards a temporary camp.

"This is a shift change." Qiao Ran looked at the curious Su Ran and explained, "Let the colonel have a good rest."

"Shift change?"

"Well... it's not a very reasonable way of working, but it's better than overtime." Qiao Ran said, "Of course, I'd still be happy to work overtime if it's paid."

Su Ran seemed to understand what he was saying, but Qiao Ran's expression was obviously much better than before, so he asked, "That deformed object..."

"It's basically cleared," Qiao Ran said. "However, we discovered an abyss beneath the building. In addition to unknown aberrations, there are also many things that look like guillotines."

"We'll have to wait until tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to investigate." Qiao Ran deliberately dragged out his words, "It's very scary..."

Su Ran finally woke up.

As he listened to Qiao Ran's description, he felt a more premonition.

Could it be that... this blood droplet is a nutrient bead?

Colonel Si said that human society also has nutrient beads, which should be found in places that have not been mined.

Thinking of this, he moved his roots, wanting to listen to Qiao Ran's description more carefully.

But as soon as he raised his head, the colonel pushed him back into his pocket.

"Qiao Ran," Si Chengyan said, "You will work overtime tonight and be responsible for patrolling Area 12."

"Um???"

Qiao Ran was stunned for a moment, and when he reacted, Si Chengyan and Su Ran disappeared into the temporary camp.

The temporary camp is very close to Area B. Like the city of Manlot, soldiers will choose to camp at a nearby location to facilitate support.

Su Ran naturally went with Si Chengyan.

But this time when he returned to the camp, he found another creature hiding next to the big tent in the camp, with a little mycelium exposed.

Su Ran: "!! It's a little mushroom!"

He burst out of the bud and shook the leaves frantically: "I'm here——"

When the little mushroom saw Su Ran, it waved its tentacles happily.

But after seeing Si Chengyan's cold face for just a second, he hid behind a wooden pole and refused to come out.

Su Ran was puzzled.

This human is obviously easy to get along with, so why is everyone afraid of him?

So he continued to wave the small leaf: "This is the human I told you about. He is very good and will not hurt you..."

Before he finished speaking, Su Ran seemed to remember something and looked at Si Chengyan: "Is it an intermediate state aberration?"

Si Chengyan shook his head: "No."

"This is the mutant we rescued." He lifted the curtain of the camp and grabbed the mushroom. "It's within the safe range."

Su Ran now understood that he had heard the conversation with Mushroom when he was trapped in the crevice.

Like the previous ones, the camp was fully equipped with sleeping bags, daggers and guns, emergency lights ready for use at any time, and plenty of dry food.

Compared to Manlot, the room they were in had a water source connected to the ground. Stones were stacked in a circle, and warm water was constantly bubbling out of it.

It looks like a place for soldiers to take a bath.

Su Ran stared at this area for a while, and before he could come to his senses, he was picked up and put inside.

After this incident, his flower buds had already turned gray.

So Su Ran floated in it for several rounds, trying hard to wash herself clean.

He lay on the edge of the stone, the hot mist made the flower buds red, then looked at Si Chengyan who was sitting beside him and kept pouring water on him.

"Don't you want to take a shower?" Su Ran asked.

"We'll talk about it later."

"But your clothes are all wet." Su Ran said seriously, "Aren't you cold?"

Si Chengyan continued to shake his head: "No."

Su Ran waved the small leaf as soon as she heard it: "No."

You'll catch a cold if you don't take off your clothes!

Although he is a plant, the elders said that clothes will absorb water and then absorb excess heat.

He didn't want to see this human get sick.

Before Si Chengyan could answer, Su Ran struggled to climb onto his shoulders and unbuttoned two buttons of his shirt. With a rustling sound, he stared at the roots, and the small leaves tugged at the corners of the shirt, pulling it all the way down.

Little Mushroom originally wanted to take a bath, but just after taking a few steps forward, he saw this scene.

Then he quickly hid in the water cup next to him.

He is too young to watch this.

Su Ran stretched out the leaf and poked Si Chengyan's chest.

The human body temperature is warm, making him feel comfortable. Compared to his cognition, the other person's skin is a healthy wheat color and very strong.

Su Ran nodded curiously again.

Wow, this human has muscles.

Si Chengyan didn't stop Su Ran. On the contrary, seeing him messing around, a slight smile appeared on his lips. He lowered his head and watched Su Ran use the small leaf to support herself and touch his abdominal muscles.

"Your clothes are really all wet."

"It's okay." Si Chengyan said, "I'm used to it when I was in the wild before."

Su Ran: "Is that so?"

Like his rose, there will always be a time when it is cold and freezing.

But with him by the colonel's side, his clothes won't get wet anymore, and he can help dry them.

So Su Ran threw Si Chengyan's shirt aside. Lush green leaves scooped up some warm water and poured it over him, muttering about what to do next.

At this time, the little mushroom just poked its head out and covered its cap with its little tentacles.

And Su Ran was still thinking about the problem.

He pulled Si Chengyan along and sat in the warm water together. Under the misty water, he followed the other's muscular arms and sat down on his abdominal muscles, looking at Si Chengyan, lost in thought.

Next, where should I wash?

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