Without firearms, Xu Ding and Xu Nuo would certainly have been able to crush Boss Qian and his group with their skills.
Moreover, they were brothers who fought side by side and shared life and death; mutual trust and support would allow them to live longer.
Therefore, Xiao Zhou's attempts to sow discord were not taken seriously by the Xu brothers, but instead sowed the seeds of suspicion in Boss Qian's mind.
Boss Qian began to fear Xu Ding and Xu Nuo.
He pretended to aim at Xiao Zhou, but the moment he fired, he turned the gun around and aimed it at Xu Ding.
Boss Qian had long disliked Xu Ding.
As soon as he came out of the research institute, Xu Ding acted like a leader, checking supplies and timing the vehicles' driving time.
Ha, a bodyguard who's made a little name for himself, thinks he's something special.
It's just an expensive dog that works for free.
Mr. Qian hates nothing more than anyone challenging his authority.
Boss Qian's sneak attack was impossible to guard against.
Unfortunately, his opponent was a wasteland evolver who repeatedly teetered on the brink of death.
Xu Ding, who had been keeping an eye on Boss Qian and Xiao Zhou, noticed the deviation in Boss Qian's movements and dodged sharply before he pulled the trigger.
The bullet missed Xu Ding's vital organs, only hitting his arm.
After missing his first shot, Boss Qian fired a second shot in a panic, but the bullet went completely astray.
Boss Qian stopped. There were only six bullets left in the gun, and he absolutely couldn't waste them.
Even without using a handgun, the act of simply holding a gun is intimidating enough.
Once he calmed down, Boss Qian realized this and waved his gun between Xu Ding and Xiao Zhou.
“I’m giving you a choice: either throw Xiao Zhou into the ice cave, or one of you jump into the ice cave.”
Xu Nuo looked at Xu Ding with concern, then turned his gaze to Xiao Zhou, his fierce aura immediately becoming apparent.
Seeing that all was lost, Xiao Zhou suddenly knelt on the ground and begged, "Boss, boss, I've been with you for almost ten years! Please don't abandon me! I won't eat or drink!"
Xu Ding stared intently at the gun in Boss Qian's hand and commanded Xu Nuo: "Throw Xiao Zhou into the ice cave."
Xiao Zhou, who rebelled against Xu Nuo, was no different from a newly grown chick.
Xu Nuo coldly broke Xiao Zhou's arm and threw him into the ice cave.
Through the ice, Mr. Qian could clearly see Xiao Zhou struggling and churning in the cold, dark seawater.
Suddenly, the seawater around Xiao Zhou darkened, and a gaping maw appeared, swallowing Xiao Zhou's lower body.
Xiao Zhou's face contorted in the seawater, bubbles rising from his mouth, before he fell silent.
The blood-red seawater outlined the shadow of a black fish.
Boss Qian murmured, "The immortal fish... there really is an immortal fish. The legend is true. It's just... the immortal fish doesn't eat rotten flesh."
His eyes turned fiery.
...
Lu Dangui, Qi Zhen, and Dr. Han rode together on a motorcycle.
The three of them, plus a box full of samples, were quite heavy.
Lu Danggui drove carefully and slowly, having already covered half the distance on his return journey.
Not far away, illuminated by the car headlights, a dark gray seal nimbly leaped into the ice cave, causing the ice surface to tremble.
With a very faint "crack" sound, the crack in the ice widened, and the motorcycle carrying the weight of three people swayed from side to side, giving Lu Dangui no chance to react.
The motorcycle tipped over, the ice cracked, and the three people on the motorcycle slid into the crevice almost instantly.
Xia Chuhe, who was trailing behind the motorcycle on a rope, suddenly let go, turned his feet, and the skis rose sideways. Under the force of inertia, he lurched forward and braked sharply, barely stopping in front of the crevasse.
Dr. Han, who had fallen into the crevasse, struggled to lift his hand and threw the sample box at Xia Chuhe's feet: "Save the samples!"
Xia Chuhe kicked the sample away, keeping it away from the ice crevice.
With the unconscious Qi Zhen strapped to Lu Dangui's body, even with his fingers gripping the ice, he could not help but slowly slide down.
With half of his body submerged in icy water, Lu Danggui's face immediately turned bluish-white.
Xia Chuhe picked up the rope tied to the back of the motorcycle again, decisively pulled out the dagger strapped to his leg, cut the rope, and threw it to Lu Dangui.
"Let go of Qi Zhen, tighten the rope, I'll pull you up!"
"No, we can't abandon the director!" Dr. Han shouted.
In the face of life and death, no one paid attention to his cries.
The slipknot of the angelica root can be easily pulled open.
After shedding his burdens, Lu Dangui felt much less pressured. With the help of the rope thrown by Xia Chuhe, he used a little skill to climb up the ice block.
Without taking a break, Lu Dangui immediately joined Xia Chuhe in pulling Dr. Han up.
The specially designed cold-weather suit was extremely waterproof and hardly absorbed any water, so even though Qi Zhen was completely unconscious and her limbs were relaxed, she slowly floated on the ice.
Dr. Han picked up the sample box and said urgently, "Quickly, help me get the director out of here!"
Retrieving someone from the ice is no easy task, but thanks to the rope tied by Lu Danggui, which was wrapped around Qi Zhen, their efforts were greatly reduced.
When Qi Zhen was pulled from the water, the flush on her face had completely faded, replaced by an abnormal bluish-white.
Xia Chuhe touched her neck and found that she still had a pulse.
Dr. Han, trembling, carried the sample box on his back: "Please, please think of a way to take her back. There are doctors and medicines in the car."
Xia Chuhe asked Lu Dangui in a low voice, "Are you alright?"
Lu Dangui said, "I'm fine."
After receiving a positive reply, Xia Chuhe tied Qi Zhen to the sled and pulled her away.
Lu Danggui and Dr. Han followed behind Xia Chuhe, trembling.
As Xia Chuhe walked, a muffled "bang" sounded behind him.
She turned her head and saw that Lu Dangui had fallen headfirst into the snow!
Xia Chuhe hurriedly dropped the rope to help her, but Lu Dangui still insisted on being strong: "I, I'm fine."
"I believed your lies."
How could a person fall into icy water and be unharmed? Xia Chuhe even felt a little resentful of himself for believing Lu Dangui half an hour ago.
She reached out and touched Lu Dangui's wrists, abdomen, and legs.
My hands and abdomen were warm, indicating that the waterproof effect of the winter coat was quite good.
However, the connection between the boots and pants was not sealed, and ice water seeped into her calves along the pant legs, turning her calves completely bluish-purple.
Xia Chuhe wanted to take off her boots and swap them with the ones on his own feet.
Lu Dangui sat in the snow like a child, hugging her legs tightly to prevent Xia Chuhe from moving.
Xia Chuhe was so anxious that he almost picked her up and said fiercely, "If you don't listen to me, your calves will get frostbite and we'll have to amputate them completely. You won't be able to walk anymore."
A faint smile appeared on Lu Dangui's face: "Come here, I'll tell you a secret."
Xia Chuhe leaned closer, and Lu Dangui whispered, "My special ability is creating clones. Even if this body dies completely, I will still live."
Xia Chuhe: "..."
Lu Dangui looked up at her, his eyes full of laughter: "So, it's okay to leave me here."
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