Chapter 16 Going Back "Xu An is Missing"

When Baili Yunle turned around, he found that the person was gone.

In anxiety, he saw Xu An approaching Jie Shuqin with a dagger in his hand.

He immediately picked up the gun and was about to yell when he saw the dagger fall to the ground with a clang, and then the two of them hugged each other.

“…”

Good guy, he is simply the bad guy.

Baili Yunle scratched the chip with a headache. Just as he opened Jie Shuqin's message column, a roar suddenly came from outside.

Looking back, I saw that the snow had almost melted, and the ground was covered with mud mixed with blood, and alien species biting each other.

The mental wave attack caused polka dots to appear on the protective barrier. A strange light flashed on the side of the alien's neck, and the blurred flesh and blood that was torn off splattered in the sky. For a moment, Baili Yunle felt as if the sky was also dyed bloody.

No, it's not a feeling, the innocence is slowly changing color.

It was not the kind of red glow that dyed the edges of the clouds when the sun rose and set, but a blood-like color that seemed to have a strong smell of rust.

Suddenly, the alien creature in front of him who was swallowing the bloody piece of meat turned his head, staring at Baili Yunle with his red eyes.

Baili Yunle felt a chill on his back, and the next second, the ground seemed to shake, and the sharp fangs of the alien species slammed into the protective barrier!

A layer of soot instantly rose in the room.

More and more aliens noticed something was wrong and slowly raised their heads, with scarlet eyes coming from all directions.

Xu An flashed in front of him.

Her fingertips were filled with colorful light, and high-frequency sound waves rose in the air. His head was dizzy, and he saw Xu An pull out a knife from his leg bag. His forearm with bulging blue veins was faintly revealed from the previously scratched sleeve. His powerful body was thrown forward suddenly, and blood splattered in the air. Looking closely, a huge eye was under Xu An's knife, screaming in horror.

In surprise, Baili Yunle almost instinctively drew out his bayonet and fiercely stabbed it into the crystal core of the alien species that was about to rush in.

The screams made their ears hurt. The shells flew over their heads, and with a bang, they blew away the alien species not far away and the dust on the ground.

"Alarm! Alarm! Bromine mist concentration has reached 352! Please evacuate immediately!"

Baili Yunle's eyes widened in horror: "How much??!"

Bromine mist concentration increases by 51 levels. Just reaching 300 means there might be a Class IV alien species nearby, the most dangerous of which the base has discovered so far! He had never seen bromine mist concentrations higher than 330 in his entire life!

The chip's alarm sounded mixed with the alien's roar and the sound of gunfire. Various high-frequency sound waves collided violently, almost squeezing the head against the door!

"Put on your protective gear! The barrier is about to break!"

Xie Shuqin's screams came along with the sound of the bombing. Baili Yunle was looking down to check the protective suit when he found that the chip had exploded under the convergence of high-frequency sound waves, and the last message box that popped up was Feng Lan's call.

The sound of the barrier breaking was like a "ding" sound in the mind. The strong smell almost made people faint, and their body movements suddenly slowed down a lot.

Huge rocks flew down and the three of them quickly scattered. Amidst the overwhelming smoke and ash, the sound of gunfire rang out continuously, and the sound of people shouting came to their ears.

"The bromine mist is getting thicker, always pay attention to your protective clothing!"

"Keep your distance! Psychic wave attacks will affect your physical reactions!"

"The vision is getting blurry, don't get distracted!"

The yellow fog spread as far as the sight could reach, and the visibility was getting lower and lower, only 200 meters at eye level!

Alien species suddenly rushed in from all around, and every step was like standing on a cliff.

But the strange thing was that these two people, who were like fish on the chopping board, were not besieged by the aliens. On the contrary, the aliens had an extremely strong will to attack each other. The yellow bromine mist was actually dyed red, and high-frequency energy waves were everywhere. I don't know if it was the red sky that made the aliens look extremely bloody, or if they really had red mist on their bodies.

"Where's Xu An?"

Screams cut through the mist. Looking at the other party's face covered in blood, Xie Shuqin and Baili Yunle were stunned. "Xu An is gone!"

The biting continued. The two were surrounded by aliens, their sleeves stained red with blood. They were trapped in heavy protective suits. The fog was getting thicker, but the chip was broken and could not check the current concentration of bromine fog. The high-frequency mental waves were still continuing. Xie Shuqin could no longer carry the machine gun, so she could only stand up with the help of the machine gun, and forced herself to use her supernatural powers to cover the two of them, and used a dagger to block every alien that wanted to come up and take a bite.

Baili Yunle's condition was not much better. He had few bullets left, his bayonet was bent a lot, his body was getting heavier and heavier, and every time he resisted, his fingertips went numb.

Finally, the mental wave penetrated the barrier erected by the supernatural power, causing Jie Shuqin to spit out a mouthful of blood in pain.

There was a sudden crisp sound from the sky, the roar of the engine came from the horizon, and the rain accompanied by a strong airflow came towards them, soaking them all at once.

"Falcon ready—"

The bromine mist was blown away by the strong wind and rain. The strong light waves emitted high-frequency fluctuations, which temporarily shocked the alien species and made them unable to move. In the air, a dense swarm of aircraft almost covered the sky. A figure fell rapidly, and the steel landing raised a dust as high as a person.

A ball of light rose from the side, covering the two of them. Feng Lan's voice rang clearly in their ears:

"emission!"

The air was circulating wildly, and the roar followed his voice. Wherever he looked, shells exploded everywhere.

The light was so bright that I couldn't open my eyes, but fortunately the light ball had a very good silent effect. The instrument that detected the intensity of mental waves rose sharply, but no screams of any alien species could be heard in the light ball.

The head of the gravity body opened, and Feng Lan raised his chin towards them. "Can you still hold on? After this wave of clearing, the medical staff will come down. If you can't hold on, I will take you up now."

Jie Shuqin wiped the blood and leaned against the mecha. The buzzing sound of the alien scream seemed to linger in her ears. Her voice was a little hoarse, "I can't die."

Baili Yunle stumbled over, propped up by a stick, and knocked on the gravity body's leg, making a bouncing sound. "Your father, you still dare to come here? If I die, who will give you the commanding heights?"

Feng Lan laughed when he heard this. "You still have the energy to curse, which proves that you haven't had enough fighting. Pick a mecha and fight together?"

"Beat your uncle..."

Xie Shuqin listened to their bickering for a while. As the blown-up dirt had just settled on the ground, she raised her head and looked straight at Feng Lan. "Captain, do you know anything about bionic people?"

Feng Lan hesitated for a moment, unsure of what she meant: "What did you discover?"

"..." Xie Shuqin opened her mouth, but finally shook her head, "Xu An is missing."

She remembered that Xu An said that she would go back after Feng Lan came.

Go back, where? To that place where people are callous, or to that place where experimental subjects are everywhere.

Ashes gradually fell, and the alien species were blown into pieces. In the wilderness, only dozens of broken crystal cores lay on the ground.

Xie Shuqin looked around and saw medical staff rushing down. The crystal core fragments on the ground were picked up by researchers. The air detector was beeping and was full of people.

Is she gone?

Beside her, a clean white towel was in the water, forming a straight line between her face and the water. But the more she wiped, the more blurred her vision became. Perhaps her eyelashes had accidentally gotten some blood on her face.

As he was thinking, a black figure suddenly appeared in his sight.

The mental wave dissipated and the artificial rain stopped in time, but the wind generated by convection had not yet stopped, blowing up the figure's long hair.

She jumped up from the stretcher and ran over.

"Hey! My leg hurts! It hurts! It doesn't hurt!"

The voice seemed to come from far away, but the sight became clearer and clearer. Xu An turned his head from the researchers and slowly looked at her.

Xie Shuqin stopped.

Xu An's body was covered with wounds, and she didn't know what words to use to describe it.

Her protective suit had long been torn, and even the sleeve inside was torn, revealing flesh covered in scars and even turned outward. Her clothes seemed particularly black and caked with blood. Upon closer inspection, they were completely covered in blood.

Xu An didn't say anything. Her wrists were handcuffed with special handcuffs that restricted her superpowers, and her scarred face was wearing a tight bite guard that seemed to leave a bright blood mark on her face.

"Everyone is numb..."

"Most of the time every day I just lie in bed, getting injected with anesthetics over and over again..."

"I'll go back when Feng Lan comes."

Xie Shuqin fainted.

"She's lost too much blood! Hurry up and carry her up!"

-

This ground mission yielded great results, including the successful trial of data on home-based bionic humans, energy extraction from alien crystal cores, and the mental wave blocker, and Xu An returned to the Tartarus Mental Hospital.

When I opened my eyes, the familiar ceiling, the familiar plaid clothes, and the familiar smell of disinfectant rushed into my nose.

The windows were sealed tightly, the curtains only half-open. She stepped barefoot on the floor, the power-suppressing cuffs on her wrists still clicking. She walked to the bedside and peered down through the gap between the horizontal and vertical steel frames.

Tartarus, located in the heart of the base, is the tallest building after the command center. It's circular, with an open space in the center. Looking up from below, you'll see endless, densely packed wards and rooftops that obscure the sun. Whenever I look at it, I feel as if the sky, the earth, and even life itself are dark. After looking at it for too long, it becomes unbearably oppressive.

However, Xu An's activities were at the highest level, so she never had to worry about these things.

The distance between the iron frames was very close, and Xu An could only glimpse the sky train speeding through the neon tubes below and the patrol police driving the Falcon through the slight gaps.

Xu An has been to both Tartarus and the base prison, but in terms of guards, the guard system in Tartarus is much better than that in the prison. It may be because the people in the prison know that they cannot win and will wait obediently for their release, while the people in Tartarus are a group of lunatics who will not listen.

As she was thinking, she suddenly heard footsteps outside, and then the door was opened by the guard, and an old woman slowly walked in.

"Xu An, you still don't like wearing shoes."

Xu An didn't say anything, nor did he move, he just looked at her quietly. When she didn't speak, the lifelessness in her eyes became more obvious, as if she was a delicate doll that couldn't speak.

The old woman sighed. "Why were you so determined to leave back then? I told you, the value you'd give away for a few years would be better spent on a good meal, because you'll always come back to this place."

"Whether you carry fond or bitter memories with you, will you be willing to return to this place?"

"Xu An, you are always so disobedient."

As she spoke, she looked deeply at the scars on Xu An's face, then turned around slowly.

"Dean." Xu An raised his head and spoke softly, "There's only one thing I want. If you're willing to tell me, I won't be obsessed with the outside world."

The room was so stuffy that not even the wind could get in.

The dean raised his heavy dark circles, his eyelids drooping almost covering his eyes, "Yin Shu has been expelled from the base. Your obsession with her will only bring you trouble and no results."

"But you are the only one who says this is a cage, and I have never been one to follow common sense." After saying this, Xu An was stunned. She lowered her eyes and said, "Although I don't know whether I am considered a human being or not."

The dean raised his eyelids and looked at her, without saying a word, just hummed twice and left quickly.

The room fell silent again.

Xu An drank the potion on the table in one gulp and slowly walked to the mirror.

There were wounds all over his face, but the amazing thing was that there was no swelling. The only thing that was slightly red was a red mark on the right cheek that looked like a slap.

Xu An gently placed his hand on the red mark and chuckled.