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Rong Xiao didn't hesitate at all when Yan Jue suggested this. He smiled happily and stepped on his instep with his bare feet. "But if that happens, we won't be able to walk anymore."
"It's okay. I can stand here with you." After a pause, Yan Jue gently shook her finger, indicating that she should look at the dance floor next to her. "Actually, I can still dance with you like this."
"Yan Jue..." Ling Xuting's emotionless voice came, with a hint of unbearable reminder.
Yan Jue stopped the waiter who was about to pass by and said, "Hello, excuse me..." He looked down at Rong Xiao's feet, then raised his head and smiled politely at the waiter, "Can you help me find a pair of comfortable flat shoes in size 36?"
Those who could attend the banquet were all people of special status. The waiter nodded quickly and came back with a pair of new shoes not long after he left.
The white leather flat shoes had a golden bow on them. The style was simple, but surprisingly suited Rong Xiao's fiery red dress.
It is like a snowflake dotted on the petals of a bright red rose. The sudden addition of purity to the strong and bright colors creates a striking contrast.
"Why don't I see Brother Long and the others?" Rong Xiao put on his shoes, touched his toes, and wanted to get up and walk out.
At this time, Long Qingyu just came in from outside. He had also changed into clean clothes. There were some small wounds on his face, and the places where he was grazed by the bullet had also been treated. The alienated and indifferent look in his eyes revealed a warning that strangers should not enter.
He seemed to be attracted by the music as well. His clothes were clean, but completely different from Yan Jue and the others'. They looked like ordinary clothes found somewhere. The sharp contrast seemed to indicate that Brother Qiu didn't care about him.
Seeing Rong Xiao was there too, Long Qingyu slowed down his movements, secretly looked around the hall, and slowly walked to her side.
"Have you changed your clothes too?" Long Qingyu didn't put his hands in his pockets, but deliberately let them hang aside, revealing his empty palms.
If he was not mistaken, people had been arranged in the hall to monitor them, and after he appeared, there would always be people looking in his direction pretending nothing had happened wherever he was in sight.
Yan Jue called the waiter over and casually picked up a glass of champagne, shaking it gently in his hand. "The reason they want us to change clothes is simply because they're worried about what we might be hiding. Since they're so scared, just go along with the arrangement and let their guard down."
Using the excuse of arranging a dance party and the reason that everyone would be dressed up to attend, they asked Yan Jue to change into the clothes they had prepared and temporarily took away their original belongings.
It seems that Brother Qiu is very cautious, afraid that they will bring in something threatening.
"Mr. Lin, Mr. Yan," Brother Qiu said, as if he knew they were talking bad about him behind his back. He walked out of the entrance with his men in expensive clothes. "Relax today. We will formally discuss cooperation tomorrow."
"Well, if possible, I hope it can be as soon as possible tomorrow." Ling Xuting, who was not used to being polite, went straight to the point.
Brother Qiu turned his head and whispered something to the subordinate beside him. The man walked up to Ling Xuting with a smile and seemed to want to send him and Yan Jue away separately.
In this situation, Ling Xuting and Yan Jue had no expression on their faces and acted separately as invited by Brother Qiu's men.
After Ling Xuting was sent away, the next person to be sent away was Long Qingyu. He originally thought that Rong Xiao should be fine as he was taken care of by Yan Jue, but who knew that as soon as he left, Brother Qiu actually found an excuse to send Yan Jue away and took Rong Xiao to the exit alone.
"Do you want to see a place that is more interesting than the party? I can take you there!" Brother Qiu shook the wine glass in his hand, and there was no kindness in his eyes that were curved with a smile.
It was obvious that he had tried his best not to look so evil, but Rong Xiao stared at him for a few seconds and shook his head: "I don't want to be separated from Brother Long, Yan Jue and the others."
"It's okay, just go and take a look, we'll be back soon. Don't you want to... go out and play?" His tone was already becoming impatient. Brother Qiu didn't seem to have expected that this innocent girl would be so hard to deceive, and even his voice couldn't help but become gritted teeth.
From a distance, Brother Qiu's men deliberately spoke to Yan Jue, using the excuse of chatting with him about some cooperation matters to block his sight, hoping that he would not see Rong Xiao.
Yan Jue stared intently at the person in front of him, nodding from time to time as he spoke, but his eyes, which were focused intently on the front, saw a different picture.
Even though this person blocked Rong Xiao, his eyes could still see what was happening on Rong Xiao's side.
"You can look, but don't forget what we are here to do." Ling Xuting's reminder came to his ears. Yan Jue kept smiling and continued to respond appropriately to the conversation on the other side as if nothing had happened.
Ling Xuting was still being harassed by Brother Qiu's men in another place. He was obviously drinking, but his voice rang in Yan Jue's mind.
Except Yan Jue, no one else was aware of this little secret.
"Mr. Yan," Yuan Yi, dressed in a suit and tie, came forward to greet him, holding a glass of wine. "If you have any special requests, please let me know and I'll arrange it."
"Thank you. I'm a simple person and don't ask for much." After a pause, Yan Jue responded with a slightly provocative smile, "My request... you will definitely not satisfy it, so why bother to spoil the fun by saying it out loud?"
Following Yan Jue's line of sight, Yuan Yi took a quick glance and guessed that it was the direction of Brother Qiu and Rong Xiao, and immediately understood his intention.
Yuan Yi pretended to clink glasses with him, taking the opportunity to close the distance. "If she is someone very important to you, I advise you to reduce her importance in your heart from now on and distance yourself from her. If she is just an ordinary friend you met by chance, then it would be even better. It's not too late to withdraw now, and it will be more beneficial to our cooperation."
As if afraid that Yan Jue would get angry, Yuan Yi immediately smiled and eased the atmosphere: "I don't mean to threaten you. I just want to give you some kind advice from your perspective. After all... she is the person the higher-ups are looking for, and you can't protect her no matter what."
"Above... who are you referring to?" Yan Jue sensed the concealment in the words and asked deliberately.
Yuan Yi didn't answer, but just smiled and said, "I'm sorry, there are some things I can't say too much about. I'm not the one with the decision-making power. I hope Mr. Yan understands."
"Of course I understand. You see, I don't seem like the kind of person who would force others to do things, right?" On the surface, he was smiling and seemed easy to talk to. Yan Jue's disguise was always very good in the eyes of others. If someone was not experienced enough, they might really be fooled by him.
But after following Brother Qiu for so long, if he didn't have some good eyesight, he would have been thrown to the playground as a toy long ago.
Yuan Yi nodded in a pretended belief and changed the subject of conversation: "By the way, I've always wanted to know why Mr. Ling is your captain."
"Actually, there's no need to beat around the bush. It's okay to be direct." Amidst the clinking of wine glasses, Yan Jue looked at Yuan Yi with a look that reminded him of Fox. "You mean to ask, since he doesn't appear to have any special abilities, how can he still be the captain?"
What he said was true, but the truth behind it seemed a bit presumptuous. Yuan Yi didn't want to offend Yan Jue, so he immediately explained with a smile: "Sorry, I don't mean anything else. I'm just a little curious. But even if Mr. Ling doesn't have superpowers, he can still be the captain. He must have some strengths."
Not knowing what he was thinking of, Yuan Yi's gaze tilted towards Long Qingyu on the other side, staring intently in his direction and taking a sip of wine.
Yan Jue smiled and raised his glass: "You see things very clearly."
After the conversation, he left Yuan Yi and walked towards Brother Qiu and Rong Xiao who had been deadlocked at the entrance for a long time.
In front of Yan Jue and others, Brother Qiu didn't want to use violence. He just wanted to lure people into the dark and then proceed according to the plan. He didn't expect that the first step would be difficult for him.
At first, he tried to smile and express friendliness, but in the end, he looked at Rong Xiao with a fierce and violent look. Even though there was still some patience in his words, the depths of his eyes revealed a dangerous gaze and murderous intent.
Rong Xiao, who always relies on his intuition, couldn't have failed to notice it.
She would not follow him. She looked over Brother Qiu's shoulder and saw Yan Jue, who was a head taller than her, coming towards her. She immediately trotted over, grabbed him, and dragged him in the opposite direction.
After dragging the man away for a distance, Rong Xiao stood on tiptoe and whispered in Yan Jue's ear: "Don't get close to that man."
"Huh? Why?" Yan Jue asked knowingly.
Rong Xiao was not shy about sharing his secrets and replied quietly, "My intuition tells me that he is not a good person."
"What about me?"
It seemed that he had little interest in Brother Qiu, but Yan Jue was more interested in knowing the answer to his own question.
He tilted his head, resting his elbow on the back of her shoulder, and intentionally or unintentionally exerted light pressure to make her move forward, bending down to look her in the eye.
The bright eyes that met his were even more dazzling than the chandelier above his head. Rong Xiao did not hide, but even moved closer, staring back as if to express politeness: "You are a good person!"
The sonorous and powerful answer expressed Rong Xiao's thoughts without reservation. After she finished speaking, she suddenly thought of something and rushed back to Long Qingyu, chattering and repeating the matter of being careful with Brother Qiu.
Yan Jue's hand was still raised in the air, and he curled it up awkwardly, clenched it again, and pretended to withdraw it naturally.
That night, the banquet seemed normal. If one didn't know that it was the end of the world, one would have thought it was a lively party organized by a wealthy company.
The party didn't end until the early morning.
Rong Xiao was asked to go back to the changing room to rest. Long Qingyu seemed to be going the same way as Yan Jue and the others, so the three of them prepared to go back together.
Before leaving, Long Qingyu winked at Rong Xiao and left only after receiving a response.
Back in the room, Rong Xiao remembered what Long Qingyu had quietly told him when no one was around. He found some things to disguise the bed as if someone was sleeping, and then he shrank under the bed.
Long Qingyu said she couldn't sleep, but she thought about the zombies she had killed during the day and wanted to go to the game hall in her dream to check the level information there.
Perhaps Rong Xiao is the only one who can control dreams at will.
She closed her eyes and fell asleep, still in the city. She still didn't see Teacher Mosaic in the cafe. She didn't waste time and ran straight to the game hall she had been to before.
The light on the game console was still there. Rong Xiao checked the level data of his supernatural power and found that after he killed 14 zombies, his "telekinesis" supernatural power had really been upgraded to the second level.
The upgrade time is roughly when she kills 14 zombies in the game field.
The level change of one simply made the objects she could control a little bigger, and her proficiency improved, something she had experienced before in the playground.
Rong Xiao was just about to leave and go to the cafe again when an idea that he had never had before suddenly popped into his mind.
This machine can see her data, so... can it see other people's?
Following her intuition, as if she were playing a game, she took a few steps back and saw a shape like a magnifying glass.
After clicking it, you can actually enter options.
After hesitating for a while, Rong Xiao clicked on Ling Xi's name and chose to search.
Less than three seconds later, a new information bar popped up. It contained information about Ling Xi, but the position of the superpower column was slightly different.
Rong Xiao clicked on Ling Xi's ability interface, which showed that she was at level 2. The upgrade time was about 8 hours ago. The progress bar for the new level was still empty. It showed below that the level maintained the original "putting method", but taking small samples was not restricted by a specific space exit and could be taken at will.
However, larger items still require opening the entrance to be taken out.
Recalling the situation of Lingxi storing supplies before, Rong Xiao roughly understood the advantages of the upgrade.
In the past, every time Lingxi wanted to store supplies, he had to open a 2X2 "entrance" on the ground and place the things on it before he could store the supplies in the space.
There is a height limit for this entrance, and the entrance cannot be opened if the location is not suitable.
It is relatively convenient to take it. She needs to draw an exit in the air and then take it out from inside. As long as she uses the space ability, people will definitely see through her ability type.
However, now that she has been upgraded to Level 2, Ling Xi no longer needs to "draw" entrances and exits to take smaller supplies. She can take them directly. Only larger objects will be restricted by "entrances and exits".
It seems that every time you level up, your superpowers will be improved to some extent, making it more and more convenient to use them. This is probably the "proficiency" mentioned in the instructions.
After Rong Xiao's "Telekinesis" was upgraded to level two, she felt that the objects she could control were larger, and she became much more stable when controlling small objects. It no longer felt like there was a poor contact, and the objects would sway in the air, as if they would malfunction occasionally.
Since he could find out Ling Xi's special ability, Rong Xiao checked the special abilities of other people.
The others are different from Rong Xiao. They seem to upgrade by experience points rather than killing zombies. The frequency of using superpowers will affect the progress bar of superpower upgrades.
In the entire team, Shangguan Huai has the highest level of supernatural powers.
Perhaps because he often saves people and uses his superpowers frequently, he gains a lot of experience points for his superpowers and has the highest superpower level in the team, level 5.
He can recover from non-fatal common injuries, but currently cannot cure the human body's own diseases, nor can he save the dead. Moreover, he can only save people other than himself.
Even with the healing ability, Shangguan Huai couldn't save anyone except himself.
Secondly, the second person with the highest ability in the team is Shangguan Yu, who is level 3.
Shangguan Yu doesn't use his supernatural powers very often, but it seems that he gains a lot of experience points every time he uses them, so he levels up faster than others.
His metal wings can become even bigger, but currently they can only withstand ordinary attacks such as bullets. They cannot completely resist supernatural attacks. There is a random probability, and it will fluctuate each time according to Shangguan Yu's condition.
Tian Yichuang's ability is level two, and he can create flames. The time he can maintain the flames each time is limited by his level, which is about 15 minutes.
Currently, it is not possible to create an attack with explosive effect, but as the ability is upgraded, it seems that there will be more attack methods worth looking forward to.
Rong Xiao checked them one by one, and the last one was Long Qingyu.
He is different from everyone else and doesn't even have a panel with super powers.
"Brother Long really has no superpowers?" Rong Xiao was a little bit unconvinced. He checked other interfaces to make sure that he didn't see any superpower data of Long Qingyu.
Although he has no special abilities, his basic statistics are the second highest in the team, the first being Rong Xiao.
However, he also has a special advantage that Rong Xiao cannot match at the moment. His aiming accuracy with a gun is as high as 99.48 percent. Recalling that Long Qingyu had shot one kid at a time and never wasted bullets, Rong Xiao touched that percentage with envy.
Secondly, his bare-handed combat skill data is very high, and his survival index is much higher than others.
The data next to it says that the survival index is a comprehensive index that combines multiple skills, including survival skills, crisis judgment, etc.
If no one had special abilities, Long Qingyu would definitely be a formidable survivor.
After looking at her own team, Rong Xiao tried to search for Yan Jue's name. Except for her own team, she could not query the detailed data panel of others. Even the names were still gray.
This game console is like a huge computer, recording everyone's data, but Rong Xiao cannot check everyone's situation. He is not the manager and can only see the situation in the team.
Sighing in disappointment, Rong Xiao pushed open the door of the video game store and was about to go out when she was suddenly hit by a cold sense of crisis involving her blood and skin, waking her up from her dream.
It was as if her body had something beyond her control, dealing with the warnings brought about by every special situation on her behalf.
Rong Xiao opened his eyes and saw the dark bed board. Then he remembered that he was still lying under the bed. Something was slowly moving under the gap of the closed door next to him.
There seemed to be something rustling on the floor outside, as if someone was dragging something heavy. The sound was very strange.
Without any fear, she climbed out from under the bed, opened the door, and poked her head out curiously.
I didn't see any strange strangers, but the scene in front of me was strange enough.
Yan Jue was dragging a fainted fat man and carrying her forward. He seemed to hear a noise behind him and turned around in surprise.
"What are you doing?" Rong Xiao saw that it was him, and he leaned over the door to look at the unconscious man in his arms, then raised his head and looked at him curiously.
Glancing calmly at the unconscious guy in his hand, Yan Jue put on his impeccable smile again: "We caught a bad guy. Shh, you continue to sleep, I'll go take care of him."
Rong Xiao poked his head out, took in the situation in the corridor, and said directly, "Is this person here to attack me? I just felt it. Are you...are you here to protect me?"
The direct attack made Yan Jue forget to answer for a moment. He hesitated for a moment and laughed, "Isn't it possible?"
"Oh, sure, sure." Rong Xiao pushed the door open, went out, squatted down, and poked the man's stomach. "How are you going to deal with this?"
"Leave it to me. I'm going to get my hands dirty." Throwing the man to the ground, Yan Jue pushed Rong Xiao back with a playful smile, "It's already late. You should go back to bed."
As soon as they reached the door, Rong Xiao pushed against the door frame and refused to go in. Yan Jue's strength was not enough to push her away, and the two of them froze at the door.
"Someone is trying to attack me, but will someone also attack Brother Long?" After thinking for a moment, Rong Xiao turned around and prepared to go out, "I'll go look for Brother Long."
"Don't worry, he and Xu Ting live across the street from each other," Yan Jue put one hand on his waist, leaned his other elbow against the wall, and shook his fingers. "If anything happens, I'll know. Don't worry."
"Why?" Rong Xiao in front of him was like a book of a hundred thousand whys that had just been opened.
She would not give up and would not believe him unless he gave her a reasonable reason. Yan Jue was not annoyed at all. He squatted down, grabbed the man by the collar, and dragged him to the other end of the corridor.
He even explained as he dragged the car: "I'll know about any situation over there. Just think of it as...remote control!"
Rong Xiao didn't quite understand what he was saying, but he thought the description "remote control" was very cool. His eyes instantly brightened in the dark corridor: "That sounds amazing!!"
"Heh, not super amazing," Yan Jue muttered sourly. He threw the man into the corner of the storage room, covered him with the sundries inside, and automatically locked the door from the outside. "Want to play the game of finding the person?"
"Looking for someone? Looking for Sister Xi and the others?" Rong Xiao understood what he meant immediately.
"Hmm." Yan Jue seemed to have already determined that she would go. He took Rong Xiao to the corner of the corridor and went up the stairs.
They saw very few people along the way. Rong Xiao would occasionally steal glances at Yan Jue standing beside them, as if curious why no one was staring at them.
Yan Jue had long noticed the curious gazes around him, just like a kitten guarding the table during dinner, with bright and clear eyes, as if it could see through people's guilt.
After a long silence, Yan Jue took her to the highest point of the main building of the base. The two sat on the edge of the roof and could see a three-story building next to them by looking down.
"To facilitate the operation, I have temporarily cleared out some people." Yan Jue seemed to be afraid that she would think he was cruel and ruthless, and hurried to emphasize, "I didn't kill innocent people indiscriminately, I just let them sleep."
"Indiscriminate killing...of innocent people?"
He was really thinking too much. Such complicated words were difficult for Rong Xiao to understand.
Besides, she doesn't seem to have the complex and sensitive emotions of ordinary people. She even expresses herself directly, and currently only cares about her teammates.
Yan Jue smiled, brushing off his embarrassment, and pointed to the small building opposite: "See? They should be inside."
Standing on a high place, you can have a panoramic view of the base. It seems to be a huge sports stadium.
The rooftop where they were was the highest point of the gymnasium, and there were several ordinary-looking low buildings next to it. A rough stone wall was erected at the edge of the gymnasium, which looked very much like the protection erected by earth-type mutants. The wall was uneven and abrupt, but it protected the base very well. Only the only entrance and exit was left at the gate, and someone was patrolling nearby.
This base seems to have a lot of people and is well managed. There are people patrolling at fixed points at night, and all of them wear collars around their necks.
"How about we have a competition to see who can reach that small building without causing any noise?" Pointing to the low building opposite, Yan Jue was originally planning an opportunity to show off himself, but as soon as he finished speaking, the other side responded excitedly.
Rong Xiao jumped up from the steps where he was sitting and began to warm up excitedly like an athlete in a race: "Great! I will definitely win!"
I originally just wanted to make a joke and set the stage for him to perform well.
Yan Jue hadn't expected Rong Xiao to show any sign of weakness or even ask him for help. When he tried to stop her, she had already leaped out like a wild horse...
The figure still wearing the red skirt was like a flame burning in the dark night, reflecting the warm colors of a blooming rose in Yan Jue's eyes.
"Hey, Xiaoxiao..." Yan Jue admired her for less than two seconds before his rationality took over his brain, causing him to reach out his hand to grab the person, but he missed.
The outer wall was made of sloping glass. Rong Xiao lifted up the hem of her skirt, stepped on it, maintained her center of gravity, and slid down in a cool and handsome manner.
However, Yan Jue saw from a high place that the patrol team on the other side was heading towards the direction where she landed.
It's like a bird with soft feathers and a flexible body flying.
Rong Xiao's skirt fluttered in the night sky, but it was so quiet as if it had no weight, blooming silently and fiercely in the night.
The patrol team was mostly focused on the surrounding situation and didn't notice the red light approaching overhead.
Just as Rong Xiao was about to appear in front of the group of people, she suddenly stopped by supporting herself against the wall with her fingers, and then she bent sideways like a gecko to brake and stabilize herself in the middle of the slide.
Staring silently at the people patrolling below, Rong Xiao just needed to wait quietly until the group of people left, then he would climb up the outer wall flexibly, jump down and land steadily on the ground.
Everything was so flexible and fast that Yan Jue felt as if he had just watched a thrilling short video.
He was stunned for a while, and suddenly realized that Rong Xiao was already far ahead and was about to reach the door of the low building.
Yan Jue, who had no time, also acted decisively. The metal decorations on the exterior wall silently folded into the shape of a staircase, giving him steps to move down, as easy as going down the stairs.
but……
Although it was not as difficult an operation as Rong Xiao's, in the eyes of Rong Xiao who looked back curiously below, this situation was still quite cool and powerful.
She acts entirely on instinct and superior physical fitness, but she always envies the cool styles of others with superpowers, especially those that she doesn't have.
Yan Jue seemed like a dazzling superstar on the stage, walking towards her with light steps from the top of the pyramid, stepping on the reflective metal steps.
He was still wearing the clothes he wore to tonight's party, but he had taken off his suit jacket, leaving only the white shirt underneath. He had unbuttoned his cuffs and rolled them up, and he had undone two buttons on his chest, leaving his collar loose and casual.
The scene was undoubtedly dazzling and trance-like. Yan Jue's presence seemed to naturally carry a certain brilliance, as if it could make people unforgettable and stay in their memory forever.
Rong Xiao was looking at him seriously from below, and he met her gaze without hesitation.
Whether it was outright shyness or disgust, Yan Jue never cared about other people's gazes, nor did he bother to respond seriously to other people's attention.
But when he walked down from the roof, he kept looking at her carefully, as if he didn't care about the danger that might appear around him.
When he finally landed and was about to make some impressive remarks, Rong Xiao spoke first.
"The way you came down was quite handsome, but the speed... was too slow." After saying that, Rong Xiao turned around and ran quickly towards the low building next to him. Like a rabbit, he instantly disappeared into the darkness, leaving only a dark red shadow jumping.
All that echoed in Yan Jue's mind was her "too slow, too slow, too slow". He had wanted to leave a good memory in her heart, but who knew that after such a fierce action, when he looked back, her heart was still standing there.
His inner world suddenly collapsed as if the end of the world had come, causing Yan Jue's neck to become a little mechanical even when it turned.
When I followed Rong Xiao's figure in the dark night, I found that she was standing in the corner of the low building, pointing at the high window, as if she wanted to climb up directly from the outside.
This location is close to the stone wall that was forcibly erected. It is jagged and uneven, like a strange mountain rising from the ground. It is about two meters away from the low building.
The outer stone wall is taller than the low building, so the patrollers won't deliberately take the narrow road beside it, as they seem to think it's an impenetrable place and there's no need to waste time.
Rong Xiao spotted this prime spot and was already waiting there for Yan Jue. She poked her chest with her finger and silently gestured with her mouth, "I win!"
With her small victory, the progress bar moved forward a little.
From the first day he met her, Yan Jue knew that she liked to win.
He is the same, never likes to lose and never wants to lose.
But seeing her looking at her so happily, with eyes more beautiful than the moon in the sky, Yan Jue didn't feel disgusted at all about his "failure" this time.
Rong Xiao raised his head and stared at the window high up, then climbed up to the window easily by stepping on the rough edges.
The lights were on inside, and the entire base had electricity and water, allowing them to live as they did before.
Perhaps it should be said that some people here have risen to become the rich and powerful, and with their special abilities and dedication, they can enjoy treatment they have never enjoyed before.
Rong Xiao climbed the wall better than a gecko. He grabbed the iron bars of the window, squatted on the wall, and his head was just right on the small ventilation hole high up.
Yan Jue didn't want to climb in such a difficult position, so he turned his fingers and assembled the scrap metal next to him into a makeshift ladder, which was just convenient for him to peek.
There were many large iron cages inside, and each cage contained three or two people. Without exception, all of those people wore black collars around their necks, exactly the same as the ones worn by Yan Jue, Long Qingyu and others.
There were two people guarding the entrance. The people in the cage were very quiet, and seemed not to even dare to speak, like a group of caged rabbits.
Rong Xiao tried to move his head closer to the vent, and finally saw two figures chatting very lively among a pile of boxes and a crowded crowd.
In two adjacent cages in the corner, there were two people who seemed to be chatting across the cages, but their voices were very low. In order not to disturb others, they also added gestures, which made the scene particularly lively.
Rong Xiao felt that the action and the atmosphere were somewhat familiar. He looked closely and found that it was indeed Shangguan Huai.
Ling Xi, Shangguan Yu, Tian Yichuang and he were all locked in a cage. In the cage next to them were a man, a girl and a little kid.
Shangguan Huai was chatting with the kid next door.
The child looked very scared, with no light in his eyes. The man and girl sitting next to him didn't seem to know the child. They were resting with their eyes closed and keeping a certain distance from the child.
Shangguan Huai kept teasing her with his hands. As he was talking, he took out a bag of snacks and stuffed them into her hands, asking her to eat them quietly and gesture with her hands not to make any noise.
The child squatting in the cage looked to be about six or seven years old, with a loose ponytail. She was a little girl.
There were dirty tear marks under her eyes, and it looked like she had cried before, but her mood was relatively stable now, and she seemed to be in a good mood because of Shangguan Huai's teasing.
"They seem to be doing well here, and can even smile." Yan Jue stared at the harmonious atmosphere over there and couldn't help but sigh.
"But, they're locked in cages," Rong Xiao pointed with a bit of displeasure, his voice suddenly rising and then trying to lower it. "Teacher Mosaic said that even small animals don't want to be locked in cages. Why do they lock Sister Xi and the others in cages? The people in the base are definitely not good people!"
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Rong Xiao leaned against the window and did not impulsively break in. Instead, he stared in the direction of Ling Xi and the others, exhaled angrily, and his bangs on his forehead flew up and down.
"Did that Mosaic teacher tell you a lot?" The eyes by the window reflected the light in the room. Yan Jue's hand gently pulled at the window frame, his eyes fixed on her. "You remember it so clearly?"
"Of course," Rong Xiao said angrily as he suddenly stood up and pointed his thumb towards the door with a dark face. "I'll go save them."
"Hmm?" Yan Jue heard something strange in her words and turned her head back, which had tilted to observe. "What do you mean by 'you go save them'? Am I not here too?"
"This seems a bit troublesome. I shouldn't have dragged you into this." After thinking seriously for two seconds, Rong Xiao patted Yan Jue's shoulder with a serious expression and said seriously, "I will complete my game by myself. You go back first. If there is any situation with Brother Long, please inform me in time. Thank you."
Yan Jue also pretended to be serious: "You look like my boss."
"I'm not a zombie."
"Yes, Boss! Am I so bad at speaking flat and curled tongue? Really." Waving his hand, Yan Jue suddenly became quiet and pointed inside for Rong Xiao to look.
In the middle of the night, a large group of people suddenly came, holding a group of small glass bottles, which were neatly arranged in groups, with many syringes on top.
They roughly pulled out the wrists of the people in the cage and injected them with the strange drugs.
Even from a distance, Yan Jue noticed that there were no instructions on the medicines, only a bottle, which looked like unknown drugs produced in some underground factory.
"What are they doing?" A cold and chilly feeling crawled up her back like an ant. What Rong Xiao felt was not fear, but more like her fighting spirit was awakened by the stimulation, making her raise her claws to the crisis in an instant like a little wild beast.
Yan Jue adjusted his angle, trying to see the situation clearly. He explained to her in a low voice, "They're giving injections, but that needle must have a special purpose." After a pause, he continued, "The people imprisoned here are likely to be people with special abilities, but they can't resist. There must be a reason."
Rong Xiao tilted his head and suddenly realized, "Is that needle interfering with supernatural powers?!"
"That's possible."
Previously, in a remote villa area, a mutant rat could make them all unable to use their superpowers. Yan Jue suspected that someone had secretly developed a method to make those with superpowers temporarily lose their superpowers.
Shangguan Yu could easily break through an iron cage like this with his metal wings, but now he seemed to be sleeping in the cage helplessly, which showed that their special abilities could not be used for the time being.
Yan Jue observed for a while and said, "They didn't resist before, which means their supernatural powers have temporarily lost their effectiveness. This group of people also came to give them injections. It seems that regular injections are necessary to prevent these people from using their supernatural powers temporarily."
"Then should we stop them now!" Rong Xiao jumped out of the window and was about to run towards the entrance when he suddenly thought of something and turned around to look at Yan Jue's face carefully.
It was as if he was scanning some kind of message but was unable to read it, which prevented her from acting rashly according to her own ideas.
Yan Jue smiled and walked forward. He flipped his hand from a distance, sucking the floating metal nearby into a pair of rough hands to straighten the messed up hem of her skirt. "If you want to know the answer, of course you have to do it now. However, you are wearing a skirt today, so it is not very convenient. Can I try it first?"
"How are you going to try it?" Rong Xiao's curiosity was aroused, and she patted her skirt and followed forward.
The patrol team outside had just passed by. Yan Jue made sure that the people had temporarily gone away, and walked to the door. With a slight twist of his fingers, the door that was originally locked from the inside was easily opened.
Most people in the room were exhausted, and those who disobeyed would be shot more brutally with guns. Instead of resisting, it was better to hand over their hands.
At the beginning, some people were shouting and trying to grab others to avoid the injection of the drug. After struggling for more than ten minutes, they were finally killed by a needle in the neck.
After this lesson, no one else wanted to waste energy on resisting. Even if they didn't want to obey, they just sat there motionless, waiting for the people in the base to grab his hand.
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