Du Ze's face turned ashen from her retort, his expression tense with a hint of anger. "Sun Lu, don't think you can speak so recklessly just because you're a woman!"
Sun Lu had already tied her waist tightly with an oil-soaked rope, and turned around to retort, "I've seen people pick up money, but I've never seen anyone pick up insults. Did I call you by name? Why are you taking it personally?"
"You think you're so great just because you've gained a couple ounces of weight, all you ever talk about is this woman, this woman?"
She has a fiery temper and speaks with great spirit. Even though she is petite, it doesn't diminish her imposing presence at all. She left Du Ze speechless for a long time after rebuking her.
After all, Du Ze was indeed in the wrong in this matter.
Seeing the atmosphere between the two growing increasingly tense, almost to the point of physical altercation, Liu Peng immediately shouted impatiently, "Enough! What kind of time is this for you to keep arguing!"
"If you like fighting, go back to base and have a good fight. Stop causing trouble for everyone!"
Sun Lu rolled her eyes at the two of them, then turned to Li Jingjing and said, "Hold the rope tight. If things get weird, pull me back right away."
Du Ze's expression was gloomy. He took out a crumpled pack of cigarettes, lit one, and took a deep drag.
The remaining people dared not speak, fearing that if they made a sound, this messy rescue task would fall on their heads.
Sun Lu looked down on everyone else as if they were all equal, weighed the knot on her waist, and gave her subordinates a wink.
The vine shot out instantly, firmly embedding itself in the tree trunk several meters away. Sun Lu swiftly flicked her wrist, grabbing the vine with one hand, and nimbly climbed it, steadily moving closer to Zhang Tuo's location.
When she moved directly above Zhang Tuo, Sun Lu stopped and kicked him in the head without hesitation.
With a brute force, he kicked Zhang Tuo so hard that Zhang Tuo spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted on the spot.
The remaining people at the scene: "..."
"Is this a rescue mission or a murder mission...? Even settling personal scores isn't like this, is it?" someone in the Falcon Squad muttered quietly.
"Exactly, if you don't want to save them, just say so. Why bother?"
Li Jingjing, hands on her hips, retorted angrily, "Don't act innocent after taking advantage! It's good enough that you helped. He was obviously acting strange. If we didn't knock him out, we'd be dragged away by him!"
What she said was reasonable and well-founded, and although the Falcon Squad was dissatisfied, they couldn't find any fault with it.
On the other side, Sun Lu slowly reached down with her left hand towards Zhang Tuo, dangling from the vine with only her right hand. Just as her fingers were about to touch Zhang Tuo's collar, the thick vine suddenly swayed.
Everyone's hearts jumped into their throats as they watched helplessly as Sun Lu's petite body swayed in mid-air.
Sun Lu's subordinates immediately set off to help, but Sun Lu stopped them with a gesture.
"I'll do it myself! Don't move, hold the rope tight!" Sun Lu shouted.
Zhang Xiaojuan leaned against the tree, observing the agile figure not far away, and sincerely praised, "This girl, like Sister Lu, is also capable of handling things, much better than the remaining people at the Deep Space Base. The apocalypse has been going on for so long, it's rare to meet such a warm-hearted person."
“Everyone’s experience is different. People who have always been favored by heaven and have never suffered any losses will naturally have a more enthusiastic personality,” Sun Tiantian analyzed seriously.
Just as the group was talking, Sun Lu grabbed Zhang Tuo by the collar and, with all her might, dragged him out of the mud.
"Pull the rope! Hurry up!"
Hanging from a vine with one hand already requires immense arm and core strength, especially with a burly man who's over six feet tall pulling on her. Sun Lu quickly turned red in the face, and bulging veins appeared on her fair arms.
Just as the remaining people were preparing to act, the pool of bubbling, bluish-black liquid suddenly became agitated.
More and more bubbles rose and churned, gradually becoming like boiling water, with the surface churning and surging beneath.
Just as Sun Lu was about to drag Zhang Tuo back to safety, a white shadow suddenly shot out from the boiling mud and quickly swept across the vines.
As the white shadow flashed by, the tough and thick vines suddenly made a dull thud like a rubber band snapping!
The next instant, the vine, as thick as a bowl, snapped in half!
Sun Lu, supported by Zhang Tuo, swayed and fell in. The strange, bluish-black mud pool seemed to come alive, rushing towards them like a gaping maw of an abyss eagerly awaiting its prey.
Just as everyone was on edge, the clay in Zhang Xiaojuan's hand slipped out and instantly transformed into a springy clay mat beneath Sun Lu and Zhang Tuo, successfully catching the two falling figures.
At the same time, Sun Tiantian quickly released her ice-type ability, instantly creating a crystal-clear ice path under Sun Lu's feet.
Sun Lu reacted quickly, immediately grabbing Zhang Tuo by the collar like a pig and running away.
She dragged Zhang Tuo across the three-meter-wide icy path and ran back in just a few seconds.
After tossing Zhang Tuo towards the Falcon Squad, Sun Lu leaned against a tree, panting, and said, "Thanks, I'll treat you to dinner when we get back."
However, before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, a terrified voice immediately came from beside them, "That thing! It's chasing us!"
Before everyone's eyes, the pool of bluish-black liquid gushed out from the ground, like a giant lump of slime, trembling as it emerged.
This thing was bluish-black all over, and looked full of water, like a giant jellyfish, with its surface covered in oily mucus.
As this thing moved, its body surface undulated and wriggled, clearly indicating that it was a living species.
Someone frantically shone a flashlight over, and the bright light shone on the monster's translucent body, where white stripes could be vaguely seen mixed together in a mess.
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