Chapter 14

Upon hearing the alarm broadcast, the three passengers in the car, except Su Ci, couldn't help but panic.

"Damn it, it's raining blood again!"

"Quickly check out the nearest building?"

"It's the Logistics Department building, five minutes away. In extreme weather, the hoverbus will go into emergency mode, so we should be able to get there in two minutes!"

They exchanged information quickly, but even two minutes seemed too long for them. An atmosphere of anxiety and panic spread in the carriage.

Compared to Luo Shengfei and the others who were nervous and afraid, Su Ci was very calm.

He continued to look out the window. While they were talking, it started to rain heavily outside.

Bright red raindrops fell from the rolling clouds, blown by the whistling wind, and hit the window glass hard, like blood, leaving a trail of fangs and claws.

Through the hazy red rain curtain, you can vaguely see buildings shrouded in blood-red fog in the distance.

Depressing and gloomy, it evokes all kinds of terrifying images.

It really looks like a bloody rain, and as the weather changes, it seems that something is lurking in the rain and fog, ready to move.

Su Ci's heart moved, and he lowered his head to look at the seat next to him.

The child, who had been very quiet since getting on the bus, moved closer to him, his small body pressed tightly against him, his dark red eyes wide open, and his little face, which had regained a hint of redness, became pale again.

Su Ci held the work manual that Luo Shengfei had returned to him in his hand, and using the manual as a cover, he quietly held the child's hand.

The young man's palm was warm and dry, and holding it in his hand had a soothing power.

Number One couldn't help but look up at Su Ci. Looking into the breeder's calm, composed, and unfazed black eyes, the haze that shrouded his heart seemed to be dispelled.

In the past, he could only face such situations alone, but now, there is someone who will silently hold his hand and give him support...

The child calmed down and sat up straight.

He had experienced many bloody rains, and even weather more extreme than bloody rains, but this was the breeder's first time.

Looking at Su Ci's slender body, a strange feeling suddenly arose in Number One's heart. If he grew up in a normal human society, he would understand that this was something called "protective desire."

Luo Shengfei, who was sitting in the front row, finished communicating with the other two colleagues. He turned around and saw that the young man had a calm face. Compared with the three of them, he seemed too indifferent.

He was a little surprised at first, but then he changed his mind and couldn't help but feel envious.

Ignorance is fearless.

The new breeder, Su, had not yet experienced the horror of the extreme weather on Prison Star, so he was naturally not afraid. Unlike the old hands like them, they had already developed conditioned reflexes.

The suspended bus travels through the rain.

The smart car, which was originally an unmanned vehicle, automatically entered emergency mode, and its speed doubled. It moved forward in the blood-red rain, and the force of the rain hitting the windows became even more fierce.

Luo Shengfei looked at this scene with a bad expression on his face.

"Let's go, we need to wait by the door and get off as soon as the bus arrives!"

He took out a raincoat from the toolbox, then carried the toolbox on his back and put on the raincoat skillfully, wrapping himself tightly with only his eyes exposed.

Seeing that Su Ci didn't respond, he asked, "You didn't bring a raincoat?"

Su Ci glanced at the messy space button, not sure whether it was there or not, and shook his head.

"What should we do then?"

"It's okay." Su Ci held up the "Keeper's Manual" in his hand and said, "I have this."

Luo Shengfei: "..."

He couldn't bear to watch, so he pulled Su Ci towards the car door and said as he walked, "Just follow me later. Fortunately, the drop-off point is not far from the logistics building. Even if we get caught in the rain, it shouldn't be a big deal."

After that, he instructed, "Go back to the logistics department and exchange for an umbrella or raincoat. You must carry it with you. You will need it at any time on Prison Star."

Su Ci nodded, and followed Luo Shengfei, while No. 1 also jogged closely behind. The three of them and the other two passengers arrived at the door together.

"Patta--Patta--"

The hover bus sped along, and the frequency of rain hitting the glass became faster and faster. The raindrops slammed violently on the transparent windows, like blood flowers blooming one after another, continuously.

Su Ci looked out the window again and frowned slightly.

The sound of the rain seemed to be mixed with other sounds, like countless people talking in their sleep, and it seemed that one could hear some strange, sharp laughter.

He looked at Luo Shengfei and the others. They had obviously heard it as well. Their faces became more and more frightened, with cold sweat on their foreheads, but they kept their mouths tightly shut, not daring to make any sound.

The carriage fell into silence, with only the unsettling sound of rain remaining.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Suddenly, a fire appeared in the distance, accompanied by the loud noise of bombing. Through the hazy rain curtain, a black figure could be vaguely seen moving.

When this figure appeared in the field of vision, the world seemed to be silent and the sound of rain became distant.

“Plop—plop—”

I don’t know whose heartbeat it is, but it seems to be right next to my ear, as rapid and intense as the beat of a drum.

At this time, the content of the continuously looping broadcast also changed.

"Alarm, alarm! A large unidentified creature has been detected invading Base 24. The coordinates have been marked. All teams from the Operations Department are requested to respond immediately! Unauthorized personnel, please take shelter."

This time a monster sneaked in!

"Those still outdoors, please immediately enter the building for shelter! All building passages within the base will be closed in three minutes!"

As the broadcast sounded, the hover bus finally stopped at the station in front of the logistics department building, only about fifty meters away from the building entrance.

“Get out of the car!”

The other two passengers had already put on their raincoats. Seeing that they were about to arrive at the station, they immediately pulled down the goggles on their heads and rushed out as soon as the door opened.

Luo Shengfei also put on goggles, then rushed into the rain holding his toolbox and ran towards the door of the logistics building.

While running, he subconsciously looked back.

But Su Ci seemed to squat down and tie his shoelaces, then he really spread out the "Breedkeeper's Work Manual" and held it high above his head.

Luo Shengfei's mouth twitched.

"Boom——" Fire appeared again in the distance.

Luo Shengfei was startled. He was so busy that he didn't have time to care about Su Ci anymore. He quickly looked away and continued to run forward.

Su Ci ran in the rain with the child on his back. A transparent spiritual shield appeared with the manual as the center, like an invisible umbrella, blocking out the pouring rain.

Finally, when they passed the identity verification and successfully rushed into the logistics building, the broadcast began the final thirty-second countdown.

The logistics building was brightly lit. The bright light and solid and reliable structure brought a sense of security, which made Luo Shengfei and the others relax a little.

After running at high speed for a while, Luo Shengfei was carrying such a large toolbox, but the three of them were breathing steadily without even breathing hard.

As soon as they entered the building, they skillfully took off their raincoats and goggles and stuffed them into a device at the door with the label "Pollutant Treatment Box".

Even with a raincoat, Luo Shengfei's bangs inevitably got wet, making him look a little embarrassed.

He wiped it with his handkerchief, and the white handkerchief turned red.

He thought of Su Ci running towards him in the rain, turned his head to look at him, and then stopped.

This thin, pale breeder, aside from a few damp shoes, had his hair and shirt completely dry. Of course, it might have been because the gray-blue uniform made it difficult to see the water stains, but his hair was definitely dry and crisp!

Luo Shengfei lowered his head and looked at the work manual in the breeder's hand, the wet cover of which was still dripping, and muttered in disbelief, "Is the work manual so effective in keeping out the rain?"

Should he try it next time?

Luo Shengfei noticed that Su Ci's gaze was always on a certain direction. He looked in the direction and found that it was a few windows in the lobby on the first floor of the Logistics Department.

For protection, these windows are not opened very wide.

After the countdown began, a layer of metal plates fell outside each window, blocking their sight from the outside world. Because of the good sound insulation effect, they could only hear the rustling sound of rain while standing here.

The noise caused by the monster could no longer be heard.

Luo Shengfei guessed that Su Ci must have been frightened by the monster in the rain.

In addition to the garrison that oversees interstellar criminals, all other positions on the prison planet are military personnel, except for some personnel from the research institute. I heard that the conditions for breeders in the nursery have also been relaxed this time.

Therefore, whether in terms of physical or mental quality, this breeder Su is much worse than people in other professions...

Of course, monsters invading the base is not a common occurrence. It can only be said that Su Ci was unlucky to encounter such a thing on the second day of his job.

The alarm at the nursery went off last night, so that was probably a sign!

Luo Shengfei was just thinking about how to comfort Su Ci, but before he could open his mouth, his face changed.

“Crack—”

A window on the wall suddenly made a slight sound. The sound was so subtle that it was difficult to hear clearly, but because his attention was still on the window, Luo Shengfei noticed it.

He stared at the window.

I saw that the metal protective plate outside the transparent glass had a crack, and the special glass inside that even bullets could not penetrate was also cracked with fine lines.

As the cracks appeared, Luo Shengfei heard the laughter in the rain again.

This laughter was much louder and harsher than the one I just heard on the bus. It was as if the whispers of countless people were gathered together and turned into a dizzying buzzing sound when it reached my ears.

The lights in the lobby on the first floor of the Logistics Department also began to flicker unsteadily, on and off, and coupled with the constant sound of alarms, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"The monster that invaded the base is heading towards the logistics building..."

The female colleague behind me said in a trembling voice.

The communicator in her hand lit up the screen, and a real-time map of Base 24 appeared on it. A specially marked red light dot was flashing, almost overlapping with the logo of the logistics building.