Chapter 117
"Are you crazy?"
Seeing that Duan Ren was still walking forward with his head down, Tang Zeyu couldn't call him back, so he had to cancel the retreat plan.
"Hold on to those distorted creatures first! Wait for Duan Ren to get the mission target!"
Tang Zeyu gritted his teeth and said, "When that bastard comes out, I will tie him up and whip him like a top."
Even though the others didn't want to stay, they still obeyed Tang Zeyu's command. On the one hand, it was because Tang Zeyu was the captain and his orders had the highest priority in the entire group. On the other hand, the two strongest fighters in the group were Tang Zeyu and Duan Ren. If these two were not there, none of them would be sure to rush out, so they could only grit their teeth and persevere.
Fortunately, even though the tarpaulin was already in tatters, Duan Ren still managed to get the cloth bag. After getting the cloth bag, Duan Ren simply threw away the tarpaulin that was of little use and rushed back while protecting the cloth bag with his body.
But at this time, the deformed creatures that came back from outside had already pressed forward to the group, and the resistance of the team members gradually became difficult. Tang Zeyu saw that some people were beginning to be unable to hold on, so he decided to give it a try, threw away the weapons in his hands, and concentrated on condensing the supernatural flame.
The fire illuminated the dark factory building. The deformed creature instinctively took two steps back after seeing the fire, successfully buying some breathing time for others.
Tang Zeyu kept shooting fireballs to drive back the distorted creatures that tried to attack him, and the effect was remarkable. Just when Tang Zeyu thought they could get out, he heard the shouts of his team members from the side.
“It’s…on fire!”
"What?"
Tang Zeyu turned his head in surprise. He had clearly made sure that there was nothing combustible in the factory, so why did it catch fire?
The team members tried to put out the flames on the ground by stomping on them, but it was ineffective. The flames rose again and tended to spread outward.
Tang Zeyu looked down and found that the flames were not burning the objects in the factory, but the liquid sprayed by the deformed creatures entwined on the pillars!
These liquids are not only corrosive, but also flammable like alcohol. Just a spark falling on them can cause a fire.
The burning range of the flames began to expand. At first, some people came forward to help put out the fire, but the team members who followed Duan Ren were almost burned because they also had that liquid on their bodies. For a while, the team members began to hesitate.
Helping to put out the fire will only bring more trouble to yourself, and not helping to put out the fire will make the fire worse. It is a dilemma no matter how you look at it.
Tang Zeyu wanted to get away to help, but the deformed creature in front of him refused to let him go.
The flames spread along the liquid on the ground. At this time, Duan Ren had not yet realized the danger was coming. He was only thinking about rushing out with the cloth bag to complete the task. It was not until he saw the flames in front of him that he realized something was wrong.
But it was too late. The flames met the liquid like gasoline. When Duan Ren was about to escape, the flames had already trapped him.
When the flames finally reached a high place, the deformed creature guarding the gate felt fear and ran away from the gate in a flash.
Seeing the distorted creature escape, Tang Zeyu commanded the others to rush out and ran out before the factory was engulfed in flames.
Tang Zeyu and other team members were only slightly injured and would be fine after resting for a while, but Duan Ren, who did not come out of the sea of fire, was in a miserable state. Because his body was covered with liquid secreted by the deformed creatures, he was burned the most severely and could not even be seen as a human being.
Although the incident was finally classified as an accident, Tang Zeyu's family still took the initiative to bear most of the losses. It was also because Tang Zeyu's family was willing to spend money that Duan Ren was able to save his life. With the efforts of expensive medical equipment and the healing ability experts hired at a high price, Duan Ren was soon out of danger.
But he only saved his life. It would take a very long time to recover. By the time he regained consciousness, his training for that session had ended, and he lost all his results because he withdrew early.
After several winters and summers, Duan Ren finally recovered and was able to walk and eat like a normal person. His hair also grew back, but his skin had suffered irreversible damage. Except for a small mark on his face, his entire body was covered with scars from the fire.
Duan Ren's personality changed after he recovered. He did not sign up for the exploration team again, but instead became a mercenary. There was no need for exams, scores, teammates, or any standards. No matter who you are, as long as you want to do it, you can do it. There are no rules or restrictions. As long as you are reckless enough, you can earn several times the salary of the exploration team.
Duan Ren became the captain himself and formed a top-ranked mercenary team, which usually worked for rich people. If he hadn't mentioned it, the other people in the team would not even know that Duan Ren had signed up for the exploration team.
Although the incident was an accident, Duan Ren obviously held a grudge against Tang Zeyu, which was why he had that attitude when they met, and he completely treated Tang Zeyu as an enemy.
After figuring out the whole cause and effect, Lu Shiyu's thoughts became a little complicated. It was of course impossible to say that Tang Zeyu had no responsibility for what happened back then, but it was obviously even more unreasonable to put all the responsibility on him.
"Well... he didn't mean it..."
Before Lu Shiyu could finish his words, Duan Ren interrupted him: "You are his man, you must be speaking in his favor."
Lu Shiyu: "...Then who do you think is the most fair and just?"
Duan Ren grabbed the innkeeper from behind the cash register and said, "Him."
Lu Shiyu silently complained in his heart about why the hotel owner was still here, and then said: "Okay, let him talk."
For a moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on the innkeeper, and the innocently implicated owner's legs were shaking.
Why do you have to involve a stranger like him in your personal grudges?
"Well...well..." The innkeeper hesitated and said, "Actually, I think both of you are a little wrong..."
Tang Zeyu did not explain clearly when giving the order, which led to the other team members' misjudgment. Duan Ren was stubborn and insisted on running back. The subsequent explosion was purely an accident. No one could have imagined that the secretions of that deformed creature could actually burn.
The hotel owner was speechless. It was impossible to tell who was right and who was wrong in such a complicated relationship. If he were to say, both of them should be given fifty lashes each. But he was being threatened and could not say anything. He could only say what the two of them wanted to hear.
Faced with the innkeeper's answer, everyone else nodded and thought it made sense.
After all, it is difficult to say who is to blame for the accident. In the final analysis, it was all because of the poor design of the training base. A person with fire abilities was forced to fight against a distorted creature that could secrete flammable liquid. It was hard to imagine that nothing would go wrong.
But Duan Ren didn't think so.
"Why did you only take them out? What about me? I was forgotten inside, waiting to be burned to death by the fire you set!"
Duan Ren has been holding a grudge in his heart. Tang Zeyu used to be in the limelight, but he made frequent mistakes at the most critical moments. He was even the root cause of the problem that led to his disaster. As a result, not only did he not feel any remorse, he never came to visit him when he was in the hospital, and now he has simply forgotten about him!
Duan Ren hated him for ruining his future, hated him for being able to get away with it after getting into trouble, and hated him even more for living the life he had once hoped for.
Tang Zeyu frowned and said, "The situation was urgent at the time. If we didn't get out now, it would be too late. We didn't have time to see who hadn't caught up."
"Besides, I told you to retreat immediately. It was you who disobeyed orders and got yourself trapped. Why do you think I harmed you?"
Neither of them felt that they were wrong, and the atmosphere became tense for a while.
Bayard fanned the flames, saying, "Captain, he's just getting away with it after hurting someone."
The Eagle Squad members also realized that this matter might not be resolved peacefully. Yan Hong poked Chen Yunliang and asked, "Do you want to fight?"
Chen Yunliang said: "If the other side insists on causing trouble, don't endure it."
Yan Hong grinned: "Okay."
Just as everyone picked up their weapons and was about to start fighting, Bayard's expression suddenly changed.
Bayard looked at his empty palms, his eyes full of disbelief.
"Why... my ability is no longer working?"
Duan Ren frowned slightly after hearing what Bayard said beside him and asked Neil: "Where is your ability?"
Neil tried, shook his head blankly and said, "Captain, I can't use my special ability anymore."
Seeing this, Shao Xingyang immediately sneered, "What do you mean it's useless? I think you're just scared and afraid to confront us head-on!"
Duan Ren's expression turned ugly, and his face was so dark that it seemed as if ink could drip on it.
Yan Hong poked the complacent Shao Xingyang and said, "I can't use my special ability anymore."
“Hahahahaha… ah?”
Shaoxing Yang, who was originally laughing wildly, had his smile frozen on his face. He tried quickly and found that he couldn't use his special ability. It felt as uncomfortable as wanting to burp but not being able to.
Shaoxing Yang looked at Chen Yunliang unwillingly, but Chen Yunliang also shook his head.
Bayard on the opposite side sneered when he saw that the members of the Eagle Team were unable to use their superpowers.
"I thought you were so powerful, but it turns out you can't even use your powers."
Shao Xingyang turned his head and looked angrily at the innkeeper who was cowering in the corner, and asked, "Is this another one of your tricks?"
The hotel owner was so scared that he almost cried, and quickly protested that he had done nothing.
"Well, I did it."
Lu Shiyu raised his hands embarrassedly and said, "I put a drug in the breakfast that suppresses superpowers, so anyone who has eaten breakfast will not be able to use superpowers."
As soon as I said this on the road, the whole journey was silent.
Neil collapsed and said, "Why do your people not distinguish between friend and foe when they are ruthless?"
Duan Ren gnashed his teeth in hatred: "As expected, they are all using dirty tricks..."
Yan Hong tugged at Lu Shiyu's sleeve and asked, "Why did you put drugs in breakfast? And where did you get them?"
Lu Shiyu said shyly, "Because I feel that you will fight after you are full, so I attacked first. As long as you don't have superpowers, you won't be able to fight back."
"I got the medicine from Xu Manwen. I felt the effect was very strong when I was having dinner last time, so I asked her for some. I didn't expect it to come in handy so soon, hehe."
Yan Hong: "... Stop laughing, no one is praising you."
Chen Yunliang looked at the empty bowl and asked, "How much did you put in?"
Chen Yunliang had come into contact with similar things before. Things that suppress superpowers often don't have particularly strong effects, but they will at least allow the user to use some superpowers. However, he now feels that his superpowers are locked tightly in his body and cannot be released at all.
Lu Shiyu recalled and said, "Xu Manwen didn't tell me the dosage when she gave it to me. I was worried that the medicine wouldn't be effective enough, so I put it all in."
"Probably just one bowl."
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