Chapter 52
Gu Fan was wearing an A-level armor, which had excellent defensive capabilities, but the sharp claws of the A-level pelican still pierced two holes in the armor and penetrated deeply into Gu Fan's shoulder. When he pulled out the bird claws, a lot of blood flowed.
Without waiting for Qing Teng to take action, Gu Fan healed himself.
Now is not the time to discuss in detail, Gu Fan followed the team and continued to kill the pelicans.
After all, they were a team of nearly thirty A-level psychics. They fought as they advanced, and after more than an hour, they finally killed all the pelicans.
Gu Fan continuously used the golden sword technique and fireball technique for group attacks on the C-level pelicans, which consumed a huge amount of spiritual power. Now she can rest. She sat under a tree, holding a spirit stone in one hand, quietly replenishing her spiritual power.
Other psychics also suffered injuries of varying degrees. Fortunately, Qing Teng and others' psychic abilities were very effective in treating the injuries, and no one even had to use the flesh-growing and blood-replenishing pills that Gu Fan had given them.
After counting the casualties, only Lu Yao was shot in the throat by Gu Fan.
Gu Fan's action was too sudden, and even Sheng Xi didn't react. Coupled with the harassment from the bird monsters, by the time Sheng Xi realized that he needed to save Lu Yao, it was too late.
"Gu Fan, you must give me an explanation."
After covering Lu Yao's body with a layer of cloth, Sheng Xi led his team to Gu Fan with a cold expression, no longer as gentle as usual.
Gu Fan placed his palm downwards, concealing the spirit stone in his palm. While absorbing the spirit energy, he distractedly said, "When I was dodging the A-level pelican, she placed a golden thread that entangled my flight boots. She wanted me dead, so I want her dead too."
As she spoke, she stretched out her feet.
In order to trip her, Lu Yao had to use force. The golden thread was so thin that it was difficult to see with the naked eye. However, the thinner it was, the easier it was to leave marks when a strong force was applied. So at this moment, the surface of Gu Fan's flight boots made of A-grade alloy still had marks left by the golden thread.
He Jing: "Where is the gold thread?"
Fenghuo: "Sheng Xi put it away."
Many people saw the scene of Gu Fan throwing the gold thread, so Sheng Xi had no need to hide it. He took out the gold thread and handed it to He Jing.
Meng Lianying said, "It's common knowledge that my cousin is the best at using this golden thread, but controlling it to kill monsters is not easy. Lu Yao is one of the few people in the Lu family who is proficient in using it. If Fanfan hadn't been lucky enough to survive, she would have been taken away and eaten by the pelican. If Lu Yao had taken the golden thread back, no evidence would have been left."
Sheng Xi stared at Meng Lianying. "Didn't you also kill the first pelican with the golden thread? Of course, you had no reason to kill Gu Fan, but that doesn't rule out the possibility that you two teamed up to frame Yaoyao. From the very beginning, you and Yaoyao had a conflict."
Meng Lianying laughed angrily: "What the hell are you talking about?"
He Jing also frowned and said to Sheng Xi, "Your speculation is far-fetched. Lu Yao is dissatisfied with Gu Fan and has been targeting him in every way. Gu Fan is generous and doesn't care. He also didn't lack Lu Yao's elixirs. Everyone has witnessed this."
The five major families knew each other very well. He Jing had long known that Lu Yao and Lu Ya did not get along. When they were at the base, Gu Fan refused to cooperate with the Sheng family in the name of Lu Ya's girlfriend. Lu Yao, who was treacherous, began to dislike Gu Fan. Later on the way, the psychics despised Lu Yao's attitude towards Sheng Xi, while admiring Gu Fan's alchemy skills. Lu Yao, a self-important person, naturally became more and more jealous of Gu Fan.
He Jing completely believed what Gu Fan said.
Of the five major families, except for the Wang family which was on good terms with the Sheng family, the Lu, He, and Li teams all stood on Gu Fan's side.
Sheng Xi looked at the thirty-year-old man among the five members of the Lu family in disbelief: "Fifth Uncle, Yaoyao is a member of the Lu family, and you actually trust an outsider?"
The Lu family has many descendants, and Sheng Xi doesn't know which branch this Fifth Uncle Lu is from. He only heard Lu Ya call him that.
Uncle Lu looked at Lu Yao's body, neither sad nor angry: "No matter whose family they are, I only believe in evidence."
Those nights, after hearing Lu Yao's cries in Sheng Xi's tent, Uncle Lu no longer considered Lu Yao a member of the Lu family. In terms of qualifications, Lu Yao was indeed excellent, but the things Lu Yao did were completely unworthy of the old marshal's teachings and she had also lost the dignity of a soldier.
The minority obeys the majority, so Sheng Xi can only give up for the time being.
He Jing looked in the direction they came from and said worriedly, "I wonder what's going on with Captain Lu."
Lu Ya's strength was unquestionable, but the problem was that he was facing two S-rank flying monsters this time. He was completely outmatched in terms of speed, and he was outnumbered by two...
She controlled her flight boots and took off, but looking around, she couldn't see Lu Ya and the two S-rank pelicans, evidently they had already moved on. This was understandable; for their safety, Lu Ya would also lead the S-rank monsters in the opposite direction.
He Jing landed on the ground and discussed with Uncle Lu Wu: "Let's go to the city first. If Captain Lu comes back, he will definitely come to the city to look for us."
Sheng Xi: "It would be best if you come back, just in case..."
Meng Lianying: "Shut your crow mouth."
Sheng Xi sneered and stopped talking.
Xinghe said, "I read a report that the breeding season for pelicans is from December to April. Their breeding habits should remain unchanged after the mutation. It's late February now. Let's go check nearby. Maybe we can find some unhatched eggs."
The pelicans here have basically been killed by them. Instead of keeping the bird eggs to hatch such monsters with amazing combat power, it is better to eliminate them completely.
He Jing: "Well, you're right. So, let's split the thirty of us into two teams. One team will go to the lake to check, and the other team will go to the place where the two S-rank pelicans flew out."
After being divided into teams, He Jing took the initiative to choose to go to the forest.
The Xinghe team and ten people from the Lu and Wang families headed to the lakeshore.
We kept flying at a low altitude and circled along the lakeshore. We found that several nests of flightless pelican chicks had all been burned.
He Jing found nests of bird eggs. She used her gold-based abilities to destroy all of them, leaving not a single intact egg.
Everyone gathered together and continued on their journey.
Without Lu Ya, the super bodyguard, Lian Fenghuo stopped arguing with Meng Lianying, for fear that the noise would be too loud and attract some high-level monster.
The golden sunset fell in the sky, but Lu Ya still hadn't returned.
Thirty people set up camp in an abandoned rest stop next to the highway.
During the meal, Gu Fan, Xinghe and the other three sat together, and everyone was silent.
The later Lu Ya returns to the team, the lower his chance of survival at the hands of the two S-level monsters.
Other teams were also discussing this matter quietly, and some gossip was carried over by the wind.
"The Army's flying boots don't seem as fast as those two birds."
"The silver bird is fine, but that black bird can actually spit out black fire. That kind of fire is definitely more powerful than ordinary fire. Is it poisonous?"
"A lot of the supplies we collected before are in Captain Lu's space crystal. If he doesn't come back, won't those supplies be lost?"
Meng Lianying was about to explode, but Xinghe winked at him. Without Lu Ya, the five major families would still belong to a whole no matter how many disagreements they had within. Even though He Jing spoke for Gu Fan today, if Lu Ya didn't come back and Sheng Xi openly forbade Gu Fan to leave, He Jing might not continue to stand on Gu Fan's side.
"Master Lu is so smart, but he can't defeat two monsters in the air. He will definitely fall to the ground. There are so many deep mountains and old forests, it won't be easy for him to dodge two birds."
Fenghuo said confidently.
Gu Fan also had confidence in Lu Ya. If she couldn't beat him, she should be able to hide from him. Lu Ya should still have a beast-avoiding pill that she had given him.
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After a night's rest, everyone arrived in Zhang City in the evening of the next day.
There is still no news about Lu Ya.
Sheng Xi: "Zhang City is so big, let's collect supplies from Zhang City tomorrow. If Captain Lu hasn't returned by tomorrow evening, we will return to base immediately."
He Jing was silent.
Fenghuo said sarcastically, "Aren't you going to City C? Why don't you dare go now that Young Master Lu is gone?"
Sheng Xi: "Safety first. We already have a batch of supplies. We will send them back to the base first, and then ask the military to decide whether to send more people to City C."
Xinghe: "Maybe Captain Lu will be back tomorrow."
There is no point in arguing, we can only continue to wait.
A night passed and the day broke again.
He Jing opened the Zhang City map and began to assign collection responsibility areas.
Sheng Xi: "It's too dangerous to split into six teams. Let's split into two teams. It will be easier to deal with high-level monsters if we really encounter them. Anyway, we have to wait for Team Lu here, so we can collect supplies slowly."
He Jing consulted with other teams and agreed to Sheng Xi's plan.
When the teams were divided, Gu Fan and his four companions still traveled with the Lu and Wang teams.
Gu Fan's spiritual sense had been covering Sheng Xi, and he saw him wink at Captain Wang.
Gu Fan knew that Sheng Xi must have started to be wary of her running away.
Gu Fan will not leave for the time being.
Thirty people stayed in Zhang City for two days, but Lu Ya still did not come back.
Morale is at an all-time low. After experiencing so many dangers, without Lu Ya, who would dare to go to City C, which is surrounded by mountains?
He Jing made the decision: "Return to base."
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On the fifth evening after Lu Ya disappeared, everyone returned to the mountainous area where they met the pelican.
He Jing quietly went to the pelican's nest to check, but the two pelicans had not returned.
"Perhaps Captain Lu is injured and cannot come back for the time being. Should we wait a little longer?" Captain Li said.
Sheng Xi: "He has a fighter jet in his hand. Even if his leg is lame, he can still fly back. There are probably many S-level monsters active here. Even if he kills two pelicans by chance, they will most likely fall into the mouths of other monsters. I advise you to give up as soon as possible."
Although his words were harsh, it was a fact that Lu Ya had not returned for many days.
The tent was set up, and Gu Fan, Xinghe and the other three entered the tent.
Xinghe whispered, "The more dangerous the place, the better it is to leave. Let's leave tonight."
Fenghuo: "How do we leave? No matter who is on guard, the Sheng family and the Wang family will always send someone to keep an eye on us."
Gu Fan hissed, signaling everyone to stop the discussion for the time being.
Xinghe, Menglianying, Fenghuo, and Qingteng all knew that she had spiritual awareness, and might have sensed something, so they waited in tacit understanding.
Gu Fan was listening to Sheng Xi talking to some of his men.
They were planning to leave, and Sheng Xi's patience had run out. He gave each of his three teammates a gun. The guns were not filled with ammunition, but with a powerful anesthetic that could paralyze A-level monsters.
"Sheng Xi is going to take action tomorrow morning and anesthetize us." After hearing that the plan was completed, Gu Fan also withdrew his consciousness.
Qing Teng looked at the galaxy.
Xinghe took out a pen and paper and drew the locations of the five tents for tonight. He said to Gu Fan, "Wait until midnight. Release your spiritual sense and mark the locations of the night watchmen and the Sheng and Wang teams. Qingteng will release poisonous vines to pierce them. If they fall, we will leave the antidote and leave."
After accepting Lu Ya's invitation to join the base team, he thought of a way to leave.
Gu Fan: "Actually, I can walk by myself. I have S-class flying boots."
Xinghe: "Walk alone and get eaten by a high-level monster? Even if you dare to gamble, we still don't feel at ease. Instead of wasting our time looking for you, why not act together?"
Gu Fan: "Okay, after we leave tonight, let's find a hilltop to hide and wait until I build my foundation."
Fenghuo was overjoyed: "Are you going to build your foundation?"
Gu Fan smiled and agreed.
It was an indescribable premonition, but every time a cultivator made a breakthrough in his cultivation, he would have this feeling. It was like the Heavenly Dao was giving each cultivator a reminder to advance, reminding the disciples to quickly find a secluded place and accept the Heavenly Dao's reward for their diligent practice. Of course, there were only rewards in the Qi training and foundation-building stages, but starting from the Core Formation stage, they had to face the test of thunder tribulation.
Therefore, in order to build the foundation smoothly, Gu Fan must leave tonight.
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