Chapter 645: Smooth Return
The white deer was not big in stature, and looked like it was only a few months old. Its whole body was filled with immaturity. It ran very fast on its four thin hooves, and with its occasional staggering movements, it looked like it could run out of strength and fall at any time.
There seemed to be a veil around the head, going around the eyes and covering most of the head, giving people a weird feeling.
If Sha Peng and Tan Yun had not been following closely behind him, Zhou He probably would not have associated such a strangely dressed animal with the legendary mountain god.
The others were obviously a little surprised as well. When they saw the white deer coming, they stepped back and saluted the white deer.
Bai Lu stopped breathlessly and looked at Zhou He with clear eyes.
"Hello," a gentle female voice sounded. It was impossible to tell the age, and the voice was indeed coming from Bai Lu.
"Hello" was too unexpected. Zhou He imitated the people at the Mountain God Base and bowed slightly to it and took the initiative to thank it, "Thank you for your help. I originally wanted to come to your house to thank you in person, but when I heard that you were not feeling well, I did not bother you."
"It's okay. Humans should help each other. It's just a piece of cake." The white deer said slowly and a little bit lukewarmly, "I heard that you were leaving, so I asked Shapeng to see you off."
Zhou He raised his eyebrows, not knowing what was going on. After all, Qi Le had already sent two teams of psychics.
Before Zhou He could speak, Qi Le spoke first, "I have already sent people to escort you back safely. Besides, Sha Peng is the personal bodyguard of the Lord Mountain God, so it is better for him not to leave the Lord Mountain God's side."
"If something happens to me in my own base, it would be a joke to others." Although Bai Lu's words sounded like a smile, Zhou He inexplicably heard other meanings.
He glanced at Bai Lu and Qi Le twice, then looked at the people around them who were equally puzzled. He felt that Qi Le was obviously less respected in front of Bai Lu, as if he was just a familiar peer.
Qi Le and Bai Lu looked at each other for a long while, neither of them spoke, and finally Qi Le was the first to look away.
"Shapeng, go and get everyone back to the base safely."
“Yes, Lord Mountain God,” the big guy Sha Peng stood beside Zhou He with a bold gesture, no emotion visible on his face.
“I hope that the Mountain God Base can help each other with Yueban Bay. I hope that we can see the day when Yueban Bay Base becomes peaceful and prosperous,” Bai Lu said goodbye softly.
After exchanging greetings, Zhou He and his teammates set out on the return journey.
Leaving the towering entrance wall, the group immediately headed towards the Yueban Bay temporary base.
Sha Peng doesn't talk much. Zhou He tried to talk to him at first, but soon he was focused on getting on with his journey.
Not knowing what Bai Lu and Qi Le meant, Zhou He did not dare to let his guard down.
After traveling on land for a whole morning, they encountered countless attacks from mutant animals. Under Sha Peng's command, the two teams of psychics successfully resolved the situation without Zhou He and his men having to take action at all.
Zhou Hele was so comfortable that he simply took the position of the protected person. That afternoon, as they gradually approached the border of Laoshan, the number of mutant animals decreased, and the weather became increasingly worse, with even snowflakes falling.
Soon the heavy snow was blowing so hard that people couldn't open their eyes. The howling wind made it difficult to move forward. After asking Zhou He, Sha Peng decided to walk on the ground.
There were earth-type mutants in the two teams brought by Qi Le. With them leading the way, Zhou He felt for the first time that the journey was so comfortable and smooth, so smooth that he found it incredible.
If someone took action on the last leg of the journey, they would definitely ambush here. Zhou He and his team members were prepared to deal with any unexpected events. Unexpectedly, they really returned to the temporary base smoothly.
When the fat man said that his special ability had lost its effect, Sha Peng and Zhou He immediately went forward to check and determined that it was caused by the jammer coverage of the temporary base. Zhou He found it incredible.
The moment they returned to the ground, a strong wind blew the two children into the air, and one of them was caught by Shapeng. The curved bamboo immediately gave birth to plants that tied everyone together.
The familiar hurricane made those who had experienced life and death several times breathe a sigh of relief. It was already at the door, and even if anything else happened, they had reinforcements.
Guan Wei instantly moved his feet and allowed the group to hide back underground.
"We have arrived at our base." Zhou He did not explain why the supernatural power could not continue to open up the passage. Sha Peng understood it and did not ask any more questions.
He nodded decisively and said to the two teams of psychics, "Let's go."
"..." It was impossible for Zhou He to invite the other party into the base, but it would be too cruel to let him go back like this after running around for a whole day.
Just as he was hesitating, Wu Yue's voice came from not far away, "Why don't you hurry in now that you're back?"
"Old Wu" Zhou He looked up and saw that the ground in front of him was split in the middle by someone, revealing the figures of Wu Yue and several psychics with guns.
Seeing how badly they were injured, Wu Yue immediately asked someone to take the sick back first, and looked at Sha Peng and the two teams of children's soldiers standing beside him.
"We had some trouble, and our friends at the Mountain God Base rescued us and asked the Sha Peng Divine Envoy to send us back," Zhou He said briefly, and immediately asked, "Sha Peng Divine Envoy is in a hurry to go back, do we have anything..."
"Yes, wait a minute." Wu Yue whispered a few words to the people around him, then turned to express his gratitude to Sha Peng. However, Sha Peng was not the kind of person who could chat. Even though Wu Yue tried hard to find topics to talk about, he still couldn't save the awkward silence. Fortunately, the people who went there were fast enough.
After a while, he came over carrying two sacks of things and said, "We hunted a mutant tiger some time ago. Its level is close to SS level. The meat and energy are very sufficient. We made it into jerky with various flavors. Take it back and try it, Messenger of God."
"For saving my life, our base will come to thank you in the spring. Please convey our gratitude to Lord Mountain God."
Sha Peng didn't bother to be polite. He picked up two bags of dried meat in one hand, nodded, and turned around and left with the two teams of children. He didn't even pay attention to the curious gazes of several earth-type mutants who were looking at the passage behind Wu Yue.
After waiting for the few people to disappear from his sight, Zhou He let out a long breath, and his shoulders, which had been straight up, slumped down as if the force had been released.
"You're glad you're back. They were sent to the military doctor for examination. You go and have a rest first. We'll talk about it in detail in the evening." Wu Yue patted his shoulder.
"Okay." Zhou He had been worried for the past few days and felt very sleepy when he took his time to relax. "Keep an eye on them and make sure they leave."
Wu Yue gestured OK and told him to go and rest.
The Yueban Bay temporary base was still the same as when they left, except that the team going out to hunt zombies had formed a fixed size. At this time, there were only a thousand people in the entire base, so it was no wonder that Wu Yue did not allow the other party to enter through the exit.
As soon as the large group entered, someone immediately called them to go and eat first.
"Captain Wu just saw someone who looked like you on the surveillance camera, so he asked someone to prepare something for you. It's a good time to eat before taking a break." The loud voice of the person in charge of cooking echoed throughout the underground palace, startling many people who were on break and causing them to come out to check.
After discovering that they had returned, they quickly stepped forward to help. The injured were quickly sent to the military clinic, and the rest were pushed towards the cafeteria.
No one asked about their experiences over the past few days, as if it was just a simple outing. The relaxed and lively atmosphere made it almost unnecessary for people to change their moods, and they could instantly get along well with them.
After a hot meal, the group was immediately taken to rest.
"I'll meet the base commander first and introduce someone to him." Zhou He felt warm all over after eating. He was hit by waves of sleepiness and was purely relying on his willpower to stay awake.
"The person you brought back?" Zhuang Mingxu had already seen the wounded coming over, so he naturally knew that there was one more person in the team.
"Yes." Zhou He went to the military medical clinic with him and briefly told him about Zhao Gang's situation. "He is my brother, I can't just abandon him. Fortunately, he knows a lot about the Panshui base. I can only bring him back, hoping that there might be some new discoveries."
Zhuang Mingxu nodded and said, "I understand. I will handle it properly. You can go and have a rest."
Zhou He didn't bother to be polite anymore and staggered towards his dormitory.
Zhuang Mingxu stood there in contemplation for a moment, but ultimately decided not to go directly to Zhao Gang - he had no idea what had happened to them in the past few days, and it would be easy for him to miss some information.
After walking around, Guan Wei was the only one who wasn't asleep - all his attention was on his legs. At this time, the people in the military medical institute were assembling testing equipment.
He wanted to wait until it succeeded so that he could take a film to see what was going on.
When Zhuang Mingxu came in, Guan Wei was persuading Sun Cheng to take a rest, "Don't tell me you're not tired. You've been taking care of the wounded all day at the Shanshen Base and haven't had a good rest at all. You even carried people on your back all the way back. How can you not be tired?"
"That's right, you're staring at me here, do you think my medical skills are not as good as yours? How about we have a competition?" A man with fast hands was assembling instrument parts quickly, not forgetting to tease him.
"How can I not trust you? I just want to see if you need any help." Sun Cheng couldn't hide the fatigue on his face at all.
"Go back to sleep. The temporary base has a complete set of testing equipment. When you wake up, the results will definitely be out in line with the plan." Zhuang Mingxu also advised when he heard it when he entered the room.
"Do we...really have it?" Sun Cheng asked doubtfully.
"Of course we have. We dismantled them when we moved for fear of damage. We have various medical equipments in our base. Your base commander has stored them on half of the island, just waiting to replace them at any time if they break down. The only worry is that you can't find someone who can use them. There's no need to worry that the base won't be able to get the equipment out."
There was no exaggeration in Zhuang Mingxu's words. Lu Weiyi did move back all kinds of equipment from hospitals in Pingjin City and some research institutes.
However, their base has limited talent and many things have been idle.
The injuries here are usually caused by supernatural powers, and bone problems are rare. Sun Cheng has never seen this kind of instrument before. He told Guan Wei before just to reassure him. Now he finally felt relieved after getting Zhuang Mingxu's reply.
"Then I'll go back and take a nap. Don't forget to tell me the results."
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