Chapter 39: Don’t Be Unreasonable
After waiting for two days, the snow on the road gradually melted. Si Xu and Gu Yunqing checked the vehicles loaded with supplies and decided that they could set off back to Xiling Base.
Because of the addition of Su Qin's team, the return convoy was larger than before. Su Qin and Gu Yunqing led the way in front, while Si Xu took Jiang Ran in a separate car and followed at the end of the team to cover their retreat.
We encountered two waves of zombies on the way, but fortunately the special power team reacted quickly and responded in time, so there were no casualties.
After walking for a whole morning, Gu Yunqing communicated with Si Xu via the intercom and decided to stop at the next rest area to rest.
Following the end of the convoy into the rest area, as soon as the car stopped, Gu Yunqing came over and knocked on the window, indicating that Si Xu wanted to talk to him alone.
After Jiang Ran finished a can of food in the car, he opened the door and got out.
The winter wind howled, occasionally blowing away the remaining snow foam on the roof. The cold sunlight shone on the remaining snow, reflecting a dazzling light.
There were no survivors in the rest area, and the things inside were pushed all over the place. Half of the glass door of the supermarket was broken, and only the unknown vines climbing on the wall still retained their vibrant green, making the rest stop look even more desolate.
Jiang Ran didn't dare to go far, so he walked around the car to exercise.
After taking two steps, she stopped, looked up and looked around.
Not far away, Su Qin was discussing their next itinerary with Song Rong, holding a map. Xie Chengzhi and Luo Rui were talking quietly together, while Yi Xi was alone, leaning against the car door and chewing on a piece of bread...
Everything is normal.
After looking around, Jiang Ran frowned and looked away: It's really strange, I always feel that there is a weird sense of incongruity surrounding them, but if there really are zombies or mutant beasts, Si Xu would not have been able to fail to notice.
Is she being overly suspicious? Well, maybe she's worried about being held back, so she's nervous. Relax, being paranoid isn't good.
Jiang Ran, who had adjusted his mood, was about to continue walking when he suddenly heard a light rustling sound coming from the right. It was different from the sound of wind blowing snow, and it sounded like something crawling through the snow.
Jiang Ran's heart skipped a beat, but when she listened carefully, the rustling sound disappeared.
Looking around vigilantly, she slowly retreated to the side of the car.
The field of vision here is wide, and if a mutant beast like a chameleon appears, Si Xu will definitely discover it. The possibility of it being a zombie is also not high... If there really is a threat, what could it be?
Jiang Ran carefully scanned the entire rest stop, but still didn't find anything unusual. However, the growing sense of panic in her heart made her call out Si Xu's name loudly.
…
The entire convoy was frightened by the girl's slightly panicked call, and the members of the Ability Team subconsciously took a defensive posture, thinking that they were under enemy attack.
Si Xu and Gu Yunqing, who were talking on the side of the road, also heard Jiang Ran's scream.
The latter felt his eyes flash before the person opposite him disappeared. When he came back to his senses and looked over, Si Xu was already beside Jiang Ran.
Gu Yunqing, who was decisively abandoned by his best friend, sighed and shed a tear of bitterness for himself who had worked so hard for so long but still couldn't get anything in return from a beautiful sister calling his name.
He slowly returned to the team. Jiang Ran was holding Si Xu's hand tightly and speaking anxiously.
"...Really, there really is something. Si Xu, it's looking at me. It's been staring at me."
Sensing that the girl was in a bad mood, Gu Yunqing and Su Qin exchanged a glance and shouted, "Song Rong, take someone to check the rest stop again, inside and out." After a pause, he added, "Be careful, and contact us if you have any questions."
"yes."
After receiving the order, Song Rong immediately took people to re-check the rest stop.
The team members who did not go in with Song Rong gathered in groups of three or four, standing guard vigilantly.
Gu Yunqing bumped Su Qin's shoulder, raised his chin to signal Jiang Ran, and asked in confusion: "What's wrong with Ranran?" It looks like she has been affected by some psychic ability?
Su Qin was also confused: "I don't know, she was fine just now." When she took the time to look at her just now, the girl was walking around the car to digest her food, and there was nothing abnormal.
Thinking of the chameleon that Jiang Ran discovered last time, although he did not sense any mutated species, Gu Yunqing did not let down his guard.
"Be careful, there might be something wrong."
"Um."
Jiang Ran's panic was not relieved by Si Xu's presence.
She couldn't see, but she always felt that countless eyes were staring at her. Before Si Xu came back, that creepy feeling of oppression was more obvious than now.
It was uncomfortable, and because of the tension, breathing became a little difficult.
"Don't be nervous, Jiang Ran, I'm here." Noticing the girl's uncontrollable trembling, Si Xu hugged her in his arms and whispered to comfort her, "Don't be afraid, tell me what's going on - don't be anxious, explain clearly."
With her cheek resting on the young man's arms, her ears filled with the sound of his heartbeat, and her fingertips touching his warm body, Jiang Ran's tense nerves relaxed slightly.
"Si Xu." She took a deep breath, buried her cheek in the young man's chest, and whispered, "Let's get out of here quickly. I don't think this place is clean. Just now, something was staring at me."
"What is that?" Si Xu's eyes swept around and returned to Jiang Ran. "Jiang Ran, can you feel what it is? I can't see it, and I can't feel it either."
Something that Si Xu can’t see or feel... does it exist?
After hearing Si Xu's answer, not only Gu Yunqing and his group, but even Jiang Ran began to wonder if they had an illusion.
She was about to speak when the psychics who were checking the rest stop came out.
Song Rong shook his head. "Captain, we've checked thoroughly, and there's nothing unusual about the rest stop or the surrounding area."
The onlookers all breathed a sigh of relief: What? It turned out to be a false alarm.
Gu Yunqing nodded and asked the others to continue resting.
He looked at Jiang Ran, who looked puzzled, and asked tentatively: "Sister Ranran, did you not get enough rest? Are you feeling unwell?"
Many people can't stand the pressure of survival in the end times, and become stupid, crazy, or mentally abnormal - will Jiang Ran be in the same situation?
Thinking that he might have caused trouble for the team again, Jiang Ran left Si Xu's arms, twisted his fingers, and apologized in a hoarse voice: "I seem to be a little nervous, I'm sorry..."
"Haha, it's not a big deal." Gu Yunqing laughed gently and joked, "I know it's stressful to follow Si Xu. You must stay calm. If you get upset, it's okay to beat him up."
Jiang Ran was in no mood to respond to Gu Yunqing's words, and pulled the corners of his mouth stiffly.
"Si Xu, what we just talked about..."
"Um."
The young man lowered his eyes to look at the pale face of the little girl. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Jiang Ran showing a puzzled look again. He grabbed his hand and pointed to the rest stop.
"Si Xu, there's something there. There really is something over there."
This time she heard it clearly; the sound came from the direction of the rest stop.
Rustle, rustle.
Something was rubbing against the ground, making a sound that came and went.
Jiang Ran's voice once again startled the people who were resting. Gu Yunqing was about to speak when he heard Si Xu speak in a cold voice.
"Gu Yunqing, send someone in to check."
"ah?"
The rest stop is so small and it has been inspected twice. They even turned over the ceiling. How can we inspect it further?
"Go check." These two cold words showed the man's anger at the moment.
"Okay." Gu Yunqing touched the tip of his nose and looked at Song Rong, "Bring your men and follow me in."
Song Rong, who had just sat down for two minutes, swallowed the bread in a few bites and stood up: "Yes, Captain."
"I'll go in with you." Su Qin raised her hand to let Song Rong continue to rest. "Song Rong and the others have checked twice. I'm afraid they won't find anything if we go in again."
The girl glanced at Jiang Ran, who was huddled beside Si Xu, looking pale, then raised her eyes to Si Xu: "Seventh Brother, if the examination still can't find any problems..."
"No." Patting Jiang Ran's shoulder gently, Si Xu said in a deep voice, "Since Jiang Ran said so, there must be something wrong."
…
Su Qin and Gu Yunqing moved quickly but still didn't find any problems.
Facing Si Xu's light brown eyes, Su Qin spread her hands and said helplessly: "Seventh Brother, there is really nothing in it."
There was nothing. How could it be possible? She had clearly heard a sound.
Jiang Ran was puzzled.
She was certain that the voice was definitely not her hallucination, and the inexplicable sense of oppression and strange incongruity around her were not hallucinations either...
"No." Only with Si Xu by her side did she feel the fear that was about to drive her crazy subside a little. Jiang Ran explained, "I really heard it, I..."
"Jiang Ranran!" Someone couldn't stand it any longer. "Have you had enough of the commotion? We've all been traveling all morning. Can we give everyone a break?"
Zhou Jian was upset by the girl's yelling and forgot the lesson he learned a few days ago. He couldn't help but scold the unreasonable girl.
As soon as she opened her mouth, people who disliked Jiang Ran immediately responded.
"That's right, could you please stop being so suspicious? Because of your words, everyone is busy running around... People with special abilities are also human beings, they need to rest too!"
"Yeah, I finally got some rest, but the noise is so annoying!"
"Haha." Hearing the discussion, Jiang Yu, who was sitting next to He Ru, sneered, "You put so much effort into acting, is it just to attract that man's attention?"
Knowing that the man he was talking about was Si Xu, He Ru looked at Si Xu who was hugging Jiang Ran with one hand, and a trace of resentment flashed in her eyes.
But after the last lesson, the woman didn't dare to show it too obviously. After hearing Jiang Yu's words, she replied coldly: "Who knows."
The people who were making a fuss were getting more and more outrageous. Because they were not members of the base, Gu Yunqing did not speak out to stop them immediately.
He looked at Si Xu, wanting to see what response the man would give.
Unexpectedly, Si Xu seemed not to hear it and stared at the direction of the rest stop gate.
Gu Yunqing looked over and wondered: What was Si Xu staring at so intently? He didn't even pay attention to such an obvious provocation.
What's that at the rest stop? Nothing at all. Just a glass door and a wall. Oh, and a bunch of creepers... Hey, shouldn't creepers wither in the winter? Oh, that vine doesn't look like creepers...
vine?
vine.
Gu Yunqing felt that he had missed a very important point in his previous examination and blurted out: "No way..."
Si Xu turned around and looked at him.
From the look in his friend's eyes, Gu Yunqing knew that he had guessed right.
Could it really be that thing? But, none of them noticed, not even Si Xu… Gu Yunqing’s gaze shifted to Jiang Ran, incredulous: How did Ranran sense it?!
In order to prove their guess, Si Xuyang threw out a space blade.
The invisible sharp blade tore through the air and attacked the wall in an instant.
Just as the spatial blade approached, the dense green leaves of the vines suddenly parted.
"Bang"!
The space blade hit the wall, and the whole wall shook and collapsed.
The vines spread out along the ground like surprised snakes.
As the vines spread out, the horrifying scene hidden under the green was exposed.
One after another, the shriveled bodies slid down. The victims seemed to have seen something terrible. Their round eyes had dilated pupils, but one could still see the fear and pain before death.
The team was silent for three seconds, and then a timid girl burst into a terrified scream.
“Aa ...
The moment the vines spread out, Si Xu raised his hand to cover Jiang Ran's eyes and pushed the girl's face into his arms.
"Jiang Ran, don't look."
(End of this chapter)
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