New friends
Qin Ming: "It seems Lin Chaoying was right, someone deliberately lured us in."
Lin Chaoying: "I feel that my hearing has recovered a lot. Although it is not as sensitive as before, it is still better than normal hearing."
Qian Fei tried using his supernatural ability, but found that aside from a few dust and twigs, it was still difficult. "Why doesn't it feel the same?"
Qin Ming: "Mine too."
Lin Chaoying shone her flashlight ahead, saying, "We don't know what awaits us on this road."
The five people returned to their original positions and continued to explore forward. The silent cave passage was cold and damp. The dirt on the ground stuck to the soles of their shoes, leaving them sticky as they walked. The uneven stone walls on both sides were covered with slippery water stains. The narrow path gradually widened, and what was once a narrow passage that could only be passed by one person could now accommodate two people side by side without feeling crowded.
The formation changed so that Qin Ming and Qian Fei walked in front, Lin Chaoying and Jiang Chuangu walked side by side behind, and Kong Yue was protected in the middle.
"Strange?" Lin Chaoying said in confusion, "The branches that attacked us felt very dry and prickly. The environment here is too humid. If there really were trees, they should be wet."
Kong Yue: "This shows that the plants that attacked us don't actually grow here."
Qian Fei: "Is this the back garden?"
Qin Ming: "That's right, the increasing dampness here is probably due to the reservoir above."
Lin Chaoying is not good with directions, so she asked, "Do you know exactly where this road leads?"
Qin Ming: "We can't be sure. We can only guess based on the direction the cave entrance was tilted, but the path inside is winding and twisting."
"Wait!" Lin Chaoying heard a strange wriggling sound, something was frantically and rapidly approaching, scraping against the ground, accompanied by a sticky, slurping sound, eerie and disgusting. She said, "Something's coming again!"
Qian Fei: "Or a tree branch?"
Lin Chaoying couldn't tell. "No! It feels really strange! It's faster than a tree branch!" She suddenly realized the direction of the sound had changed and shouted, "Everyone, crouch down!"
The moment everyone crouched down, they felt something like a mouth float past overhead, opening and closing as it flew by.
Qian Fei grabbed the vine-like root behind the monster with one hand, swung it 180 degrees in the air, and threw it back in the direction it came from. In the instant she threw it back, she used her knife to cut the vine, causing it to burst open and release sticky sap, which splashed all over her hand. "Ah—" A burning pain shot through her hand as she warned, "The sap from this plant is poisonous!"
Qin Ming pulled her hand over, and in the light of the flashlight, a layer of festering skin peeled off her trembling hand. Qian Fei endured the excruciating pain, tore off a corner of her short-sleeved shirt, wrapped it around the wounds on her hands, and tied it into a tight knot.
"Give me your hand!" Kong Yue had just bitten her own arm, preparing to bleed.
Lin Chaoying shouted again, "Here we go again! This time there are even more!"
Qin Ming took off his long-sleeved raincoat, walked past Kong Yue, and tossed it to Lin Chaoying, saying, "Put this on!"
Lin Chaoying had no intention of keeping it for herself. She simply put it on Kong Yue, leaving the latter no chance to resist. She then casually put a hat on her and tied the sleeves in a tight knot around Kong Yue's neck. Only when the large raincoat covered Kong Yue's entire body did she feel at ease.
Jiang Chuangu didn't know what to say, so he grabbed Lin Chaoying's arm and pulled her back, saying, "Get behind me."
Qian Fei pulled up the hood of his raincoat, quickly zipped it up, trying to expose as little skin as possible, and said to Qin Ming behind him, "Boss! You stand behind me, I'll chop it up, you stay out of the way of the liquid!"
As she spoke, she turned her head and was met with two huge tongues that looked like open mouths, spitting out viscous liquid that smelled foul. Qian Fei didn't even try to dodge. She used the flat of her knife to shield her face, then slashed the tongues open with her other hand. The liquid that splattered out flowed down the back of the knife into her wrist, and half of her arm felt like it was being burned. She gritted her teeth and endured the pain without making a sound. She gasped for breath a few times but didn't retreat. She continued to fight the strange creature.
Qin Ming dealt with the few creatures she couldn't handle. Not daring to use a knife, he could only poke the creatures' open mouths with a twig, spin it in the air, use the momentum to leap forward, tie a knot in mid-air, and throw it back. Inevitably, he got a few drops of its liquid on him, which made him cry out in pain: "It hurts so much! Qian Fei, be careful!"
Jiangchuan Gu stepped forward to help, using a stick to shoo away the harassing, mouthless creature while taking out a match, lighting it, and throwing it into its mouth. Unexpectedly, the flame went out the moment it touched the liquid. He said, "That liquid is too troublesome!"
"Burn the outside!" Lin Chaoying shouted. Suddenly, a huge creature sprang out from the ground, separating the three people in front of her. She reacted quickly. Just as its two halves of its mouth were wide open towards Kong Yue, and liquid was splashing out, she grabbed Kong Yue with her right hand and pushed her backward. With her left hand, she grabbed the vines behind the creature, leaped in the opposite direction, and pressed down on the ground to stop the liquid from splashing out. With her free right index and middle fingers, she deftly took out a short arrow from the quiver in her sleeve and aimed it at the center of the creature whose mouth was being pressed shut. She pierced it with one arrow. Because the wound was small, the plant liquid splashed out over a small area, landing on her body in scattered spots.
Even so, the burning sensation remained intense.
Qian Fei was in so much pain that his vision blurred and his mind went blank. He was fighting on the front lines entirely on his body's instincts.
"Damn it." She realized that whether she wore her coat or not, it would inevitably get stained with liquid, so she might as well take it off. She deftly grabbed the collar with one hand and quickly pulled off the coat, using the largest possible area to cover all the gaping creatures in front of her. "Jiangchuan Valley! Fire!"
Jiang Chuan Gu thought the match flame was too small, so he took out a lighter and lit the clothes wrapped around the creature. The flame once again illuminated the enclosed space, and the thick smoke made the group cough violently.
The creature that Lin Chaoying had suppressed with a short arrow suddenly twisted wildly, moved backward and tore off the upper half of its mouth. It stood up again in the air, spitting out thick, viscous, transparent liquid that spread through the air and attacked her and Kong Yue's positions.
Jiang Chuangu turned around and grabbed the resurrected creature with both hands. He didn't expect the last one to be so strong. He braced his foot against the stone wall next to him, and Lin Chaoying raised her hand to hit its upper half, trying to close its mouth. The creature was too agile. No matter how strong he was, he had no way to use his strength against the slippery and wriggling creature.
The situation ahead is equally pessimistic; after one pile is burned, another pile pops up!
Without protection, Qian Fei and Qin Ming were practically holding on by sheer willpower.
Seeing this, Kong Yue took off her coat and wrapped it around the strongest one in the middle. The three of them worked together to pile it at the front, and the five of them used the coat to cover all the creatures again with the largest possible area. They pushed forward together, and the wriggling liquid inside the coat slowly corroded the clothes. Jiang Chuan Gu squatted down and this time set it on fire at their roots.
These bizarre creatures seemed to have been burned in their vital spot, and fled, leaving behind clothes riddled with holes.
The five people were finally able to relax, leaning against the wall and panting heavily.
Apart from Kong Yue, the other four people all had burn marks from the liquid, especially Qian Fei, whose arms were covered in unbroken skin and were in so much pain that he could not bend them. He could only lie on the ground and stretch them out weakly to relieve the pain.
Kong Yue picked up the flashlight from the ground, ran to her side, and anxiously checked her injuries. "Qian Fei! Qian Fei! Don't sleep!"
She placed the flashlight aside, snatched the dagger from Qin Ming's hand, wiped the disgusting liquid off her clothes, and forcefully slashed her arm.
A bloody gash.
Before Lin Chaoying could stop her, she saw Kong Yue smear blood on all of Qian Fei's wounds. Under the dim light, a miraculous scene appeared: the festering wounds on Qian Fei's arms, hands, and cheeks instantly healed.
Before she could react, Kong Yue made another cut on her arm, caught the blood with one hand, and immediately smeared it on the wounds on Lin Chaoying's hands and arm. The stinging burning sensation suddenly turned into an icy coolness, and her skin was completely healed.
Qian Fei seemed to come alive, sitting up in surprise and exclaiming, "Kong Yue!"
Kong Yue also used her own blood to smear blood on Qin Ming and Jiang Chuangu's hands.
Lin Chaoying: "Kong Yue, your special ability is repair? And your blood can also have healing properties?"
Kong Yue had no intention of hiding anything and said directly, "Yes, my special ability is a secret in Twelfth Street. It is only allowed to be revealed during special missions. I cannot mention it normally because I am worried that people with ulterior motives and the Ghost Gate will take advantage of it."
Qian Fei was shocked: "So invincible!"
Qin Ming warned, "Keep it a secret, don't tell anyone."
Lin Chaoying realized that Qin Ming always took Kong Yue with him whenever they had to separate for a mission, and suddenly said, "So you always knew that you were protecting her before?"
Qin Ming nodded, "Yes, when Kong Yue came to Jiazhou, my superiors told me that she has special abilities, but there are fatal problems. Kong Yue doesn't know how to fight, she focuses on medical research, and her self-repair ability is weak, so she is more dangerous in missions."
Lin Chaoying noticed Jiang Chuan Gu's indifferent expression and questioned, "Did you already know?"
Jiang Chuan Gu smiled and said, "Do you remember in Peach Blossom Village, that Brad potion had a bloody smell, and I became suspicious?"
Lin Chaoying: "So you've been holding it in until now?"
Jiang Chuan Gu pointed at Qin Ming, "He won't let me say it."
Qian Fei pulled her arm over, "How long will it take for your wound to heal?"
Kong Yue: "About an hour."
Lin Chaoying: "Your blood has such a strong healing effect on others, but your own recovery ability is so weak?"
Qin Ming: "That's the downside of her superpower, which is why it can't be known by those with ulterior motives."
Kong Yue smiled brightly and said nonchalantly, "It's okay, all the people I trust most are here. Telling you will reduce my pressure."
Qian Fei held her arm, looked at the wound, and said sadly, "This superpower is not good at all."
Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew in, and the five people immediately resumed their fighting stance. From the bottomless black hole came a man's magnetic voice, like a demon from hell, deep and penetrating, with a hint of mockery, "Another new friend has arrived?"
Qian Fei cursed, "Damn it! Is this never going to end!"
Two even darker shadows appeared in the pitch-black cave.
"Playing tricks!" Qian Fei snatched Qin Ming's flashlight and shone it straight ahead.
It turned out to be an acquaintance!
Bodyguard Wu Feng and the waitress serving dishes.
Even though his wounds had healed, Qian Fei was exhausted from the fight and complained, "You two have nowhere to go? You've come here to have your affair again?"
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