Chapter 42: "A little more hope of survival."
The alien creature quickly recovered. It stood up from the ground, shaking its head. It was humiliated and angry. It spread its wings and let out a sharp, long cry, loud and piercing.
Jiang Jie frowned, turned to look at this ignorant thing, raised his hand and pressed down.
A wave of water pushed it back to the ground with a "snap", like a fly trapped on a sticky board.
It struggled a few times, and the red light in its eyes became even brighter. It released a large amount of electric current, covering everyone like a net.
The young soldier quickly pulled the middle-aged man in the white coat behind him to protect him, and put up a shield in front of him.
The captain's eyes flashed, and he swung his hand to spread out a flame, like a wall of fire, and went towards the electric fence.
This time the reaction was quite quick. Jiang Yan raised his eyebrows, folded his hands and did not attack. He wanted to see how long these two people could hold on.
The wall of fire met the electric grid, making a crackling sound and sending out sparks of lightning. The young soldier's water shield blocked the oncoming attack.
The two sides resisted each other, pushing and shoving each other, and it seemed that neither could do anything to the other.
But the alien creature was tied to the ground, with a fierce look in its eyes, as if it wanted to vent the humiliation it suffered at the hands of Jiang Jie on this damn prey.
It uttered a low hum, and the electric net grew denser, suddenly doubling in size as it pressed toward the wall of flames.
The captain supported himself with his hands, took a step back suddenly, and held on to the ground tightly. The flame wall grew a little bigger, barely blocking the advance of the electric grid.
But his face turned ugly because of the large amount of superpower released. Such rapid consumption caused his superpower to decrease rapidly.
He gritted his teeth and turned his face to the side, "Liangzi!"
He didn't say anything, but the young soldier seemed to understand what he meant. He took out a crystal from the side pocket of his backpack and threw it to him.
The person in front didn't even turn his head, but accurately freed one hand to catch it and held it in his palm.
Jiang Jie narrowed his eyes slightly while watching the show. It seemed that the authorities now knew that the crystals of these mutants could replenish the energy of those with special abilities, which was much earlier than when the news was made public in the previous life.
His fingertips tapped on his arm, which was normal. With so many people and experts, if they couldn't figure out this little thing, they would be really useless.
The people who had absorbed the energy looked a little better, and it seemed they could hold on for a while longer, but continuing to waste time like this was not a solution.
His eyes darkened and he turned to look at the man standing leisurely to the side.
The reason they were able to withstand the attack of the alien creature now was more because they were suppressed by him. In front of him, the alien creature seemed to be nothing at all.
He didn't understand why this man who suddenly appeared was so strong, but now he was the only one who could deal with the mutant.
Meeting his gaze, Jiang Jie raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at him with a smile, and seemed to be in a good mood.
The captain pursed his lips and said, "Comrade, I know you can handle it. For the safety of everyone, please take action."
"Me?" Jiang Yan asked knowingly, and said calmly, "I see that you don't seem to trust me very much. Why should I help you?"
If they had stayed still and not taken action just now, he would have killed the mutant by now. Now that they couldn't defeat it, they had to let him take action.
The captain choked, it wasn't that he didn't believe it, after all, the other party had shown extraordinary strength since they met. It was just that as soldiers, they had a subconscious reaction to fight back in the face of crisis. They didn't like to put their lives in the hands of ordinary people and be protected by them.
Seeing his captain speechless, the young team member became quite anxious. He was a little overwhelmed and said hurriedly, "Big Brother, how could we not trust you? It's embarrassing to watch you deal with the Altered Thing alone. We are all helping each other!"
Jiang Yi turned his head to look at him. When the other party put up the water shield just now, he did not forget to block him behind it. The bigger the shield was, the faster his supernatural power would be consumed, and his expression naturally did not look good.
His gaze shifted to the middle-aged man behind the other person. Facing the current situation, he was of course afraid, but he still maintained calmness on his face, just holding the box tightly in his hands.
Since they are watching it so closely, it must be some important research data, maybe related to the alien creatures.
His gaze stayed on him for a long time, which made the middle-aged man a little alert and he hugged the box tighter in his arms.
Jiang Jie sneered, retracted his gaze, raised his hand and waved it, suddenly exerting pressure on the water waves that were suppressing the alien creature, forcing it to scream in pain.
Zhang Yang's power grid suddenly shrank and was pushed back by the wall of fire. With the sounds of "bang" and "pop", it exploded and dissipated into the air.
The pressure suddenly dropped, and the captain relaxed suddenly, steadying himself and taking a few breaths.
The young soldier was finally able to put away his shield and waved his hands.
Jiang Jie took a few steps towards the mutant. The other party's eyes were following him. When it saw him approaching, it let out an angry roar.
Looking at the beast baring its fangs and claws, it couldn't hide the trembling of its body, it was afraid.
The captain noticed this keenly, and his eyes on the man were filled with inquiry.
Jiang Yi tilted his eyes, raised his lips, and raised his hand. The water spikes condensed in the air and hung above the head of the alien. He pressed it down again and pierced the alien's head directly.
Its body bounced twice and then fell silent.
The crystal was carried into his palm by the current. Jiang Jie turned around, facing the silent gazes of the three people behind him, and smiled. He pinched the crystal between his fingers and shook it, "I solved it, and the spoils are mine too. Is that okay?"
It seemed like a question, but the tone was affirmative.
The young soldier came to his senses and nodded quickly, "Ah, yes, yours, yours."
The captain glanced back at his unsteady teammate, sighed, turned around, and said, "Thank you for your help. My name is Zhang Mo, and I'm the captain of the Second Ability Team of City B. These two are my team members, Li Liang, and Dr. Wu."
Jiang Jie's eyes swept over the three of them one by one, and then he said slowly, "Jiang Jie."
After he finished speaking, he didn't say anything else and just walked forward, as if he didn't intend to pay any attention to them.
The three of them looked at each other, and Li Liang and Dr. Wu's eyes fell on Zhang Mo.
He paused and said, "Follow me first."
With the appearance of an alien creature of this strength, this place is not safe. It is better to stay closer to that man for the time being.
Jiang Jie didn't pay attention to the few little followers behind him. When he returned to the RV, he saw Lin Mian waiting by the door.
After the long "exercise" before, he was already very tired. He was leaning against the car door frame and was not very energetic.
She stood up straight when she saw him come back, "Is it solved?"
Jiang Jie walked forward, stepped onto the steps, put his arm around his waist and let him lean against him, showing him the crystal in his hand, "New rations."
Lin Mian took it and raised his eyes and said, "Thank you, Brother Ji."
Jiang Yan raised his hand and touched the corners of his eyes, which were still a little red from crying before. He lowered his head to kiss him, but paused, stood up straight and turned his head.
Zhang Mo and the other two walked over. Li Liang looked at his RV in amazement, but didn't say much.
Zhang Mo looked at Jiang Jie, who had a calm expression, and then turned to the young man beside him. He looked much simpler and easier to understand than the former.
Just using him as an opportunity to get started, he said, "Hello, I'm Zhang Mo."
As soon as he spoke, the two people following him also greeted each other.
Lin Mian looked at them, then turned his gaze to Jiang Jie. After they nodded slightly to him, he said, "Hello, my name is Lin Mian."
Now that they were talking, the topic could be continued. Zhang Mo paused and said, "We've already contacted our companions, and they'll be picking us up before noon tomorrow at the latest. I wonder if we can borrow a place to rest tonight."
Whether to rest or not is actually secondary. The main thing is that it is safer with this man named Jiang Jie.
He added, "Of course, when our companions arrive tomorrow, we will give you supplies in return."
You can't ask the other party to do something that has no benefit, especially at this time, when you have to bear the risk of accepting several strangers.
Jiang Jie stood on the steps, looking down at the three bedraggled people, and said, "If you want to borrow this place, you have to explain your background first."
His attention was focused on Dr. Wu.
Zhang Mo turned his head and took a look at him, feeling a little hesitant. Although the content of this mission was not top secret, it would not be a good idea to reveal it to others.
Seeing that he remained silent, Jiang Jie didn't ask any more questions and simply said, "Goodbye."
As he spoke, he reached out to close the car door.
"Wait a minute, Mr. Jiang," Zhang Mo called to him in a compromising tone, saying, "Our mission is to escort Dr. Wu to City B. He's an expert in virus research, and he'll be conducting research on the Altered Species virus..."
Their team dispatched a total of four people this time, all of whom were psychics, and they also deployed a helicopter, which was considered a relatively safe configuration.
But when they arrived in City G where Dr. Wu was, they encountered today's alien creatures that seemed to have evolved again, and lost a teammate.
There was another one who died in the plane crash just now. He was the plane operator and faced the attack of the alien creature head-on. The incident happened so suddenly that Li Liang only had time to open a spherical water shield to protect Zhang Mo and Dr. Wu who were closest to him.
The teammate was paralyzed by lightning in an instant and lost consciousness, and then the plane crashed.
Now there are only two of them left, and both are injured. They must find a way to protect Dr. Wu no matter what.
"Mr. Jiang, if we can clearly research the components of the virus, we can make a vaccine against it. That would give ordinary people more hope of survival." Zhang Mo stood under the car and looked up at him.
Lin Mian was a little moved, but he didn't say anything. He just turned to look at the man beside him.
Jiang Yan's face remained calm, and he laughed instead, "Captain Zhang, are you blackmailing me?"
Zhang Mo shook his head. "I'm just telling the truth."
He could see that this man was not easily moved by threats or persuasion. It might not work on him. The best way was to seek truth from facts and not think about using any means on him.
It is indeed a smart choice.
Jiang Yan looked at him without saying anything, as if he was still thinking.
The atmosphere was silent for a moment, and everyone was waiting for his decision.
After a long while, Jiang Jie's expression relaxed slightly. He turned to look at Lin Mian and said, "Go find some tents for them."
Lin Mian nodded and turned back to the car.
He said he was going to look for it, but in fact he was taking it from the space. He had put a lot of miscellaneous items in it before.
Jiang Jie still leaned against the car door and said, "I don't like outsiders getting in my car, so you can only sleep in the tent outside. Captain Zhang, I think you can understand."
Of course, Zhang Mo had no objection. When they were on missions before, they often had to sleep under the sky and on the ground. They didn't care about these conditions. It was good to have a tent, which was just right for Dr. Wu to use.
Lin Mian came out holding the bag containing the tents and handed it to them. When Zhang Mo stepped forward to take it, Jiang Yi took him back to the car.
Li Liang looked at the closed car door, then at his captain. He was really curious about that man. He was so powerful when dealing with that mutant just now.
But he couldn't say anything now. They were so close that people would definitely hear it clearly.
Zhang Mo handed him the tent bag and said, "Tonight, we will take turns keeping watch to prevent any more Altered Species from approaching."
Li Liang stood at attention and saluted, "Yes!"
Zhang Mo patted his shoulder and said, "You take care of Dr. Wu here and set up the tent. I'll go get that alien creature.
Dispose of the body, and..."
He didn't finish and lowered his eyes.
Li Liang's expression also darkened. This mission caused them to lose two brothers. In this chaotic world, every action may be accompanied by a final farewell.
Jiang Yan returned to the car and heard the conversation outside. He pulled Lin Mian to sit down on the bed without much interest, took out the mobile phone placed aside and typed a line.
—Don’t let them sense your space.
Lin Mian took a look and nodded to him silently.
Jiang Jie rubbed his hair.
He still remembered the space ability user who was under supervision in his previous life. Although he was confident that he could protect the little rabbit, he didn't want to cause trouble for no reason.
He hates dealing with official people the most.
The reason for taking action today is, firstly, because of the B-level mutant, and secondly, I want to get some official information from them.
Other than that, I don't want to have any more interactions.
Lin Mian yawned and rubbed his eyes.
Jiang Jie put his thoughts aside and saw that the little rabbit was very sleepy. He smiled, hugged the little rabbit and lay down to sleep.
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