Shen Zongwen said with certainty.
Huo Ling'er frowned her pretty brows, and just as she was about to refute Shen Zongwen's words, the entire armored vehicle suddenly shuddered violently with a "thud".
"ah!"
The freckled girl screamed and ran to the other side, looking in horror at the carriage where she had been standing, which had bulged out a little from some kind of strong impact.
"What is this?!"
The others also hurriedly moved to the other side, terrified by the sudden turn of events.
“A demonic beast, it must be some kind of demonic beast…” Shen Zongwen was still able to maintain his composure, but his face was also somewhat pale.
Although he was a highly skilled martial artist, he couldn't possibly deform an armored vehicle with a single collision. It should be noted that this type of armored vehicle was a retired military vehicle. Although it didn't carry any advanced weapons, the material of its body was definitely some kind of alloy, making it extremely sturdy.
Just as Shen Zongwen was contemplating whether to muster the courage to take a chance, the sound of "Dong" rang out again.
The bulge expanded from a small patch into a large one, causing the entire vehicle to tilt and triggering screams from the passengers inside.
winter!
Before anyone could react, the third impact came.
The heavy carriage that had given everyone a sense of security shattered upon impact. Through the irregular metal cracks, everyone could see a patch of red and black hair. A strong, pungent stench, mixed with the decaying air of the forbidden zone, seeped in, filling them with utter horror.
"what to do!"
"What can I do?"
"Shen Zongwen, can you beat it?"
Inside the violently shaking carriage, everyone screamed in panic, while the freckled girl looked at Shen Zongwen with a glimmer of hope.
Shen Zongwen tried his best to maintain his balance, but he didn't answer the freckled girl at all... Just from the fact that he couldn't see the whole picture at a glance, he could tell that the monster attacking the armored vehicle was probably bigger than the armored vehicle itself.
winter!
Amidst the continuous impacts, and with the teetering armored vehicle on the verge of complete disintegration, Huo Ling'er gritted her teeth, braced herself with her arms inside the vehicle, and unleashed a burst of power, preparing to leap out and fight the monster to the death.
At that moment, Shen Zongwen stood frozen in place, momentarily forgetting the threat of death.
Because Huo Ling'er's aura was actually at the peak of a high-level martial artist!
The others weren't as perceptive as Shen Zongwen, but at this moment they also sensed a more terrifying aura emanating from Huo Ling'er than Shen Zongwen had displayed in his panic.
Suddenly, Huo Ling'er stopped moving.
The others suddenly noticed that the swaying carriage had stabilized, and at the same time, the monster that had squeezed its fangs into the crack abruptly disappeared.
The cabin returned to silence. If it weren't for the cracked metal walls and the stench of decay in the air, they would have thought that what they had just experienced was just a hallucination.
"What happened?"
"Where is the monster?"
While everyone was still in shock and uncertainty, Huo Ling'er seemed to realize something, and joy appeared on her pretty face. Then, amidst everyone's exclamations, Huo Ling'er suddenly pulled open the deformed car door and jumped out.
“Ling’er, classmate…”
There was no time for anyone to stop her; they could only watch helplessly as Huo Ling'er ran out.
After a moment's hesitation, Shen Zongwen gritted his teeth and followed him out.
The remaining people looked at each other in confusion, but after a while they still didn't hear any noise, so the driver, Lao Wang, took the lead and they also walked out of the carriage one after another, trembling.
A cold wind blew across his face, and the area around the armored vehicle was desolate and quiet. In a mud pit illuminated by the vehicle's headlights, Shen Zongwen stood there blankly, staring ahead.
"Sinking..."
The freckled girl was about to ask what had happened when she followed Shen Zongwen's gaze and suddenly shut her mouth, her expression turning to astonishment.
Just where Shen Zongwen's gaze fell, where the lights were about to go out, a young man whose face was somewhat indistinct in the darkness stood there, spreading his arms helplessly. Huo Ling'er, who had jumped out of the carriage first, was tightly hugging the young man, burying her head completely in his chest.
The others reacted similarly, staring blankly at the scene, surprised by the young man who had appeared out of nowhere, and also by Huo Ling'er's reaction.
Their impression of this girl, who had only recently joined the medical team, was that she was quiet and gentle. But at this moment, Huo Ling'er's face was radiant with a smile they had never seen before, just like the bright moon, so conspicuous even in the darkness.
"Alright, there are other people here."
The young man hesitated for a moment, then hugged the girl in his arms again before speaking.
The girl didn't react until a while later, when she reluctantly raised her head and left the young man's embrace, but her gaze remained fixed on his face.
The young man then walked forward a bit, approaching the armored vehicle. After looking around, he casually asked, "Is everyone alright?"
At this moment, everyone finally saw what he looked like.
He had striking features and a handsome face. He wore a black combat uniform with a strange badge on his chest that none of them recognized. It looked like clouds at dusk supporting half of the sun. Apart from that, there was nothing particularly special about the young man.
Only Shen Zongwen noticed something unusual... This young man, who looked to be about the same age as himself, was not wearing a protective suit or a mask.
Could it be that he consumed some kind of advanced concoction capable of reaching and corroding forbidden zones?
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