Chapter 232 232 Gathering Together
"I know. You should be careful too. Don't come out if you hear any noise. Even if we shout outside, make sure it's us."
Anything is possible in this world, and there is always the ability to imitate.
Lan Shiruo's heart skipped a beat. Yes, there really is a form-shifting ability. Initially, this ability only allows one to take shape, like a humanoid puppet. As the level increases, voice, details, and even abilities can be revealed. However, this ability is rare. In her previous life, Lan Shiruo only saw one, and it was a very low-level one, until her soul was destroyed. It must be difficult for this ability to advance, but it's possible. "I understand. We won't be leaving either. Be careful."
It was already bright outside, and the entire villa area was shrouded in an inexplicable atmosphere of fear and tension.
After Ao Chengyi and the other two went out, they saw several people who were hunched over, deceiving themselves that they were being very secretive, and came out to investigate the situation.
When they saw each other, they were alert at first, but then they felt that they were not shadows and took the initiative to approach.
Ao Chengyi did not act independently and stood there waiting for everyone to come over to exchange information.
Five teams of people came over and without introducing themselves, they just asked, "What's going on with you?"
The team that screamed first last night answered, "We were attacked in the middle of the night. Three of our team members were instantly drained of blood and turned into mummies."
"We were ambushed just before dawn in the morning, and two of our team members were drained dry," said another person.
Another person continued, "None of our team members were ambushed, but when we were coming down the mountain just now, we found that all the roads were blocked. There were several layers of barbed wire made of high-voltage wire, and there were also electric fences in the air. All our superpowers are useless."
"We are in the same situation. We can't use our special powers, and our vehicles can't start. Everything in our team is in the space, but the space can't be opened now, and we can't find a way out."
Ao Chengyi said calmly, "We just injured two people. It was a very fast black shadow. The rest of the information we have is the same as yours."
"So what should we do now? The shadow will appear again, and we can't leave. Are we really going to wait here to be sucked dry?"
"Don't panic yet. How about we gather together and slowly figure out a solution?"
"Okay." Everyone agreed. "Then where are we going?"
"Let's go to our place," one person said. "We're in the largest villa at the foot of the mountain. It's still relatively intact. If we want to escape, it's the most suitable place with a wide view."
"good."
At this time, everyone was very united. Although they still had their own little thoughts in their hearts, it did not prevent them from being united in facing the outside world and wanting to get out alive.
Ao Chengyi and the other two returned to the villa and explained the situation. "Let's put some small things in our backpacks. If our special abilities can't be used, we should all carry weapons just in case. We can't reveal our space, otherwise we might get into trouble if we're trapped for too long. Guo Zi, take all the tools you need to pry open the electric fence."
"good."
The large team packed up their things and carried a few tents to hide their belongings. If they needed to spend the night, they would have a private space. Others would probably carry their own as well, after all, the space was unusable and they couldn't put anything in it.
The group went to the foot of the mountain and met several other teams on the way. They were also carrying large and small bags. They nodded and greeted each other when they met.
At the foot of the mountain, the people in the villa had already cleared out space for six teams, each divided into six small squares, clearly divided. The villa was large, and the living room was also large enough to accommodate them.
Everyone was quite courteous and didn't fight over anything.
Lan Shiruo and the others chose the spot closest to the door. If danger truly arose, this would be the most dangerous spot, but it also offered the best air. Six teams, each with at least 10 or 20 people, some with nearly 30, were huddled together. Even on a scorching hot day, the smell was truly intoxicating. It was great to be near the door.
The other teams hadn't expected a large group with children. They didn't expect them to be on a mission. However, this was their own business, so they couldn't say anything. Now wasn't the time to cause internal divisions.
"Can your contracted beasts use superpowers?" someone asked. Their team also had contracted beasts: a python as thick as an arm, a pigeon, and a Persian cat. "None of our contracted beasts can use superpowers."
Ao Chengyi shook his head, "We can't use it either."
The other teams also had contracted beasts and were also unable to use their powers. They sighed slightly and moved a little closer to discuss, "What should we do next?"
"We should first check out the barbed wire and see if there's any way to break a hole in it. Otherwise, it'll be another disaster by night," one person suggested.
The others frowned slightly. "The iron grid is connected to a high-risk voltage. The ground within a few dozen meters of the grid is radiated by the voltage. We can't get close at all. We're sealed off now, and we can't find any insulating materials or tools. Evading the grid isn't going to work."
"Then what else can we do? Can't we just wait for the shadow to appear? Even if it does, can we be sure of catching it? We might be wiped out."
"So what do you want to do? Why don't you try it yourself and see if you can get close to the iron fence? If you can, I'll do whatever you want."
The person who advocated removing the iron fence choked up and said, "This won't work, and that won't work. What do you think we should do?"
The situation came to a stalemate. Without their superpowers, these people seemed to have lost the ability to survive and were at a loss.
Lan Shiruo felt a bit dazed, like a power outage before the end of the world. Whenever the power went out, it felt like her entire life was paralyzed, and she couldn't figure out what to do or what she could do. She didn't even think about how humans lived, survived, progressed, and developed before the invention of electricity.
Actually, breaking through the iron netting wasn't that difficult. Hanjia had lost his special powers, but he was born with the ability to dig holes. Digging a hole to escape wasn't impossible, but she didn't want to take the lead or endure the hardship. They were doing everything, leaving the others completely useless.
The shadow that hurt the two little girls couldn't just be let off. Someone who hadn't hurt them could have pretended they knew nothing and walked away carefree, but someone who had hurt them couldn't. People are selfish, especially in a world like this.
Ao Chengyi and his young wife have a good understanding. He knows what his young wife is thinking with just one glance, and he naturally supports her. When it comes to protecting one's faults, family members should act in the same way.
Looking at the stalemate, Lan Shiruo asked, "Have you heard about the situation here before? It's impossible that there was no news about an existence like the black shadow before? We are not so unlucky to encounter it's first attack as soon as we arrive." It was even more unlucky that the black shadow was just passing by like them and attacked randomly.
Judging from the iron grid that had been clearly prepared long ago, it was definitely premeditated.
Moreover, the black shadow might have accomplices, otherwise it would be difficult for one person to block all the roads with iron nets overnight. Moreover, he launched a sneak attack in the middle of the night, so it would be difficult to do so unless he had the ability to clone himself.
The others were frightened by the sudden appearance of the black shadow and the surprise attack, but after Lan Shiruo's reminder, they calmed down. Everything in front of them did not seem to be caused by some old monster, and there were traces of human intervention everywhere.
(End of this chapter)
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