Chapter040
There was a loud bang, as if something had shattered a window not far away.
Shi Jiu's head was pressed against Michel's chest. She couldn't see what was happening outside, but she could hear the sound of things falling and breaking around her, as well as gunshots coming from outside.
Michel also fired a shot, and he protected her and retreated.
"Level 5 defense has been activated."
"Level 5 defense has been activated."
"Researchers, please evacuate to the safe zone immediately!"
The alien species invaded, and the base army arrived in time to attract the attention of the alien species attacking the building.
Mixiu successfully escorted them to the safe zone, located one floor below ground. The defenses here were the strongest in the entire building. When they arrived, many researchers were already there, all with worried expressions.
"Stay here first, don't go out." Before leaving, Michel whispered to Shijiu.
He couldn't stay here for long, so after escorting them to a safe area, Michel left.
"Ajiu!" Xiaoqi was already in the safe zone. Seeing Shijiu coming, she squeezed out of the crowd and walked towards Shijiu.
Shi Jiu looked around and saw many familiar faces. Xiao Qi had already walked to her side. Shi Jiu asked, "How are the people in our department?"
Xiao Qi: "Don't worry, everyone has evacuated safely."
Xiao Qi smiled and asked quietly, "Why did Admiral Mixiu personally send you here?"
Shi Jiu clearly sensed a lot of people looking at her curiously, probably wondering about her relationship with Mi Xiu. Hearing Xiao Qi's question, Shi Jiu replied, "He went to Dr. Song's lab. We ran into him by accident."
"Oh~" Xiao Qi obviously didn't believe it.
People kept coming into the safe zone. Despite its size, it was already quite crowded. The alien battle outside hadn't ended yet; even from within the safe zone, one could hear the alien's roars and the sounds of gunfire.
The atmosphere was a bit tense. At this critical moment of life and death, no one was in the mood to gossip.
Shi Jiu saw Dr. Song not far away. She walked up to him and said, "Doctor, those imprisoned people..."
"It's okay." Dr. Song had already guessed what Shi Jiu was going to say. He looked up and said, "As long as the building doesn't collapse, it won't be a big deal. The walls there have strong defenses."
"Judging from the noise outside, the military should have taken control of the situation. There shouldn't be too much danger," Dr. Song continued.
Shi Jiu nodded, "That's good."
Dr. Song looked at Shi Jiu, pushing his glasses up with one hand, "What's your relationship with Admiral Mixiu?"
"Um?"
"This is the first time I see that kid look so nervous." Dr. Song smiled.
Shi Jiu was slightly stunned, "We, have nothing to do with each other."
Dr. Song clearly didn't believe it. His expression was very similar to Xiao Qi's just now. Dr. Song laughed and joked, "Why are young people nowadays so shy? Hahaha."
Shijiu: “………..”
Xiao Qi was not far from Shi Jiu, and she heard the conversation between Dr. Song and Shi Jiu. She moved closer to Shi Jiu, touched his shoulder, and asked with a smile, "How come everyone knows about your General Mi Xiu now?"
But this time, before Shijiu could speak, there was a sudden loud noise outside, like something heavy hitting a building. Even small fragments of foam could be faintly heard falling from the safe zone.
Everyone fell silent again, and Xiao Qi was no longer in the mood to gossip.
The silence didn't last long before a corner became restless again.
"You can't go out now, Minister! It's dangerous outside."
"No! I have to go!"
Shi Jiu saw a few familiar people, and she and Xiao Qi immediately rushed over.
"What's going on?" Xiao Qi grabbed a colleague and asked.
"The minister left important data outside, and now she insists on going out to get it."
For researchers like them, some crucial data is truly more valuable than their own lives. Minister Qi has always been stubborn, and once she sets her mind to something, nothing can stop her. No one could stop her; Minister Qi had already opened the emergency door and left.
Everyone was afraid of death, but they were also worried about Minister Qi being alone. A few researchers hesitated for a moment, ready to go out and follow Minister Qi. Shi Jiu stopped them, "You stay here, I'll go with the Minister."
Minister Qi's forgotten data was in the alien containment area. When they rushed over, they discovered something was amiss. Perhaps influenced by the aliens outside, the aliens inside had become agitated and restless, some even frantically banging on the door.
Minister Qi got the information she wanted in the containment area. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly stopped, her eyes widening slightly. "Oh no! Someone has disabled the defense mechanism of the alien containment room!"
The current alien containment chamber's defenses were extremely fragile. If all the aliens inside escaped, it wouldn't be a good thing. Shi Jiu and Minister Qi immediately went to the control room to adjust the data.
"Alright, the defense system should be activated immediately."
"Let's go!"
But it was still too late. Shortly after Minister Qi finished speaking, they heard the sound of shattering glass. Shi Jiu subconsciously turned around and saw that a Class A containment chamber had been broken open, and the aliens inside had come out.
It is a black and red tentacle-type alien. Its appearance is somewhat like an octopus. Its body is spherical with some hard shells on it. Below it are some thick and long tentacles.
Minister Qi shielded Shijiu behind him and fired at the alien, "Xiaojiu, hurry up and leave! Be careful of his venom!"
But this alien had strong defenses, and bullets had no effect on it. Instead, shooting at it angered it. Its tentacles suddenly extended, instantly throwing Minister Qi to the side.
Minister Qi's back hit the wall and he fainted. Shi Jiu rushed over immediately and felt the minister's nose and found that he was still breathing.
"Director?" Shi Jiu called her twice, but failed to wake her up.
The alien over there had clearly set its sights on her and was about to spray venom at her. To avoid accidentally injuring Minister Qi, Shi Jiu stood up and led the alien in another direction.
Shijiu was agile, and the alien kept trying to attack her with its tentacles. Unexpectedly, the two tentacles ended up tangling together. Shijiu chuckled and tidied up the knot, instantly transforming it into a beautiful heart-shaped knot.
Alien: “……”
Perhaps it had never encountered such an arrogant human before. The alien roared and used its other tentacles to attack Shijiu frantically.
The look it gave Shijiu was incredibly provocative, as if to say: Look, you tied up two of my tentacles, so what? I still have so many! Tremble, human!
Shi Jiu didn't dodge this time. She reached out and several thin, transparent tentacles appeared on her hand. Her tentacles quickly stretched out, wrapped around, and tied up the alien.
The small tentacles suddenly tightened and released toxins.
The alien was paralyzed the moment it was poisoned and could not move.
Alien: “?”
There was a hint of disbelief in the look in his eyes when he looked at Shi Jiu.
"What a coincidence." Shi Jiu looked into the alien's eyes and said softly, "I also have poisonous tentacles."
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