Chapter 48
Si Chengyan looked at him, stretched out his right hand, and gently wiped the blood off the other's cheek.
Su Ran trembled.
The corners of his eyes turned slightly red, and tears slid down his drooping eyelashes.
They said nothing more.
It's very strange. Although they miss each other, they are silent when this situation really happens.
So Su Ran grasped Si Chengyan's sleeve tightly and let him wipe the blood stain quietly.
Just when he was about to say something, he suddenly felt Si Chengyan pause.
"What's wrong--"
Before he could finish his words, he was pushed away by Si Chengyan!
The moment it was pushed open, a soft object with thorns suddenly stretched out from the stone behind the lake and hit it straight down!
Su Ran opened her eyes wide.
The monster's soft body was reflected in his light-colored eyes—this was a typical abyss monster, but this was a creature without any bones at all.
Its hard, needle-like spines grew outward from its skin, like human bones turned over on their sides, forming its skin. The flesh was red, layered and squeezed together. Su Ran couldn't see its shape at all. At first glance, it looked like a shapeless pile of flesh, sprawled on the ground.
Just when the monster was about to attack Su Ran again, two bullets penetrated its flesh, bringing out several layers of blood vessels. In an instant, blood gushed out like a small fountain, splashing onto the lake, dyeing it from green to ink.
Even so, it was still searching for its target, even though it had no eyeballs, no neck, arms, or other features similar to modern creatures.
After a few seconds, Su Ran heard gunshots again.
Si Chengyan supported himself on the platform with one hand and fired steadily—
Bang bang bang!
Three gunshots were heard, and the meat paste was embedded with three bullets. In an instant, it slammed heavily into the bottom of the pool, bringing up a burst of green water splashes.
"This is..." Su Ran took a breath, "What?"
"Inverted creatures."
Su Ran opened her eyes wide.
He looked at Si Chengyan and was about to ask something else, but he saw him leaning against the cliff with his eyes lowered, holding a gun in one hand and breathing slightly.
Two collars on his uniform were undone and stained with blood, and his Adam's apple was rolling slightly, making him look very uncomfortable - although it was not much different from before, the previous deformation still had a great impact on his body.
Su Ran's breathing became rapid.
This wouldn't work; both he and the Colonel would be doomed.
In his sight, he saw the cliff. Among the entangled branches, several thick vines fell to the ground and kept twisting.
Elder Rose once said that such vines were planted at the foundation of the cave and could withstand the pulling force of at least five or six humans.
So in this situation, can they slide down from the vines?
only……
Su Ran looked at Si Chengyan.
Now that the colonel is injured, can they still get out of here safely?
As soon as this thought came to mind, Su Ran bit her lower lip and the corners of her eyes immediately turned red.
If only he were a little rose now, he clearly wanted to hold on and leave the healing power to the colonel.
When he hesitated, Si Chengyan suddenly said, "Let's go."
"Um?"
Su Ran was stunned for a moment: "But you are obviously injured."
Si Chengyan tilted his head to the right and spat out a mouthful of blood foam: "It's okay, I'm used to it."
Su Ran looked at Si Chengyan and saw that he looked normal, only his breathing was slightly rapid. When he saw him again, he nodded and said, "Let's get out of here first."
The cave is very unstable after the collapse and accidents may happen at any time.
Therefore, they cannot stay here for long and must evacuate as soon as possible.
Su Ran handed Guji to the colonel, and then they walked forward while contacting the base using the emergency channel. Si Chengyan gave a brief description and paused for a second when he mentioned Qiao Ran and Anna.
"Confirmed missing," he said calmly, "The casualties of the rest of the formation are unknown."
"receive."
The other side also gave a simple answer.
Su Ran was stunned for a few seconds.
When I came to my senses, I was held in the colonel's arms and slid down the vines together.
Fortunately, the cliff was not deep, and there was a platform just a dozen meters away. However, they still didn't know where the exit was.
Black fog was constantly surging all around, and scarlet liquid fell to the ground. Gradually, several pools of sticky liquid of different sizes formed, instantly swallowing up a small piece of rock below.
Finally, they found a very small cave in the cliff.
It extends from a large rock, with rocks piled up all around, forming a natural shelter.
When Su Ran was carried in by Si Chengyan, he didn't know how serious his injuries were - until he was placed on a clean stone at the side and his gauze clothes were opened, only then could he see his scarred skin, with countless cuts, layer after layer, which condensed into strings of blood beads.
After putting Su Ran down, Si Chengyan searched around in the cave and picked up two dark green grass-like objects. Their leaves were sharp, like small blades, growing across the leaf veins.
"What's this?"
"Deformed dragon grass often grows in the wild like this," he said, chewing a few times. "It can temporarily relieve pain."
Su Ran: "What about you?"
Si Chengyan smiled, a rare gesture: "I'll wait a moment."
Su Ran didn't say anything. He sat obediently on the stone and let Si Chengyan apply medicine.
When the burning sensation in the wound was no longer so severe and was even gradually fading away, Su Ran raised his eyes and looked at Si Chengyan.
"What's wrong?" Si Chengyan asked.
"How long are we going to stay here?"
"Waiting for support from the military and medical teams may take about three days. You can rest here for a few hours before setting off again."
"Then what about that reverse creature you just mentioned..." Su Ran paused, "What is it?"
"A newly discovered aberration, classified as type R24."
"R24?"
"The base's latest criteria." Si Chengyan frowned slightly, then added, "The so-called reversal means breaking away from the biological structure and reorganizing it."
"For example, we all have skin on the outside and flesh on the inside. But...inversion creatures can quickly reverse this structure."
Su Ran thought of the monster just now.
It seems... that's the case.
"The cause of their distortion is currently unknown, but previous research has shown that the area thirty degrees off center is the weak point of this type of inverted creature."
Si Chengyan paused for a few seconds and then continued, "Usually, we need three to five bullets, and we can just cut in from the side."
“Hmm…”
Before he finished speaking, Si Chengyan looked at Su Ran and saw that he was sleeping lightly leaning against a stone.
This is a calming effect of dragon grass, which generally does not have much impact on humans, but for a rose, after going through so much, the dragon grass may just come in handy.
Si Chengyan never thought that he would meet Su Ran again.
When I gently placed him on the rattan bed that night, I had already made up my mind that I would never see him again - perhaps this was the best choice.
For some reason, since the day of separation, he has been unable to stop recalling the scene of his departure.
The rose slept peacefully—serene, beautiful, and pure, it didn't seem like it existed in this era. Meanwhile, the sky was vast, and it seemed to be filled with stars, flickering down a little light that quietly landed on him.
At that time, he still touched Su Ran's little leaf in the end.
Then, I heard him murmur softly: "Pink pinky promise... and tell me a story tonight..."
When Si Chengyan heard this, a fleeting smile flashed in his eyes.
In the years since he entered the base, he has never been afraid of monsters.
Those things that are beyond imagination and completely beyond human cognition are nothing more than organisms with offensive capabilities to him.
However, when Su Ran appeared in front of him, Si Chengyan was momentarily panicked.
He was just a small rose. Even if he took it out into the wild, he would still encounter countless dangers. This had already been verified in Manlotte and Xincheng.
Si Chengyan wanted to protect him, but he had no choice. He couldn't resist the base's orders, just like he couldn't save the team at that time.
His ultimate goal is to get Su Ran back to the safest place.
So he sent the small seedling back.
It seems that in this way, they can return to their own track and continue to survive in this world as if nothing had happened.
but.
Such a small rose came here again for him.
——How did he get here?
Si Chengyan remembered that it was about several hundred kilometers from the deep tree area to here, and they had to cross countless hillsides, cliffs, waterfalls... In many places, even armored vehicles could not pass.
Si Chengyan looked at Su Ran in his arms. He was sleeping peacefully, his thick eyelashes casting a shadow. He was trembling slightly, and his face was pale. It seemed that the pain from the wounds on his body made it impossible for him to rest peacefully. So he grabbed Si Chengyan's arm tightly and refused to let go.
So Si Chengyan hugged him even tighter.
He had been officially in the military base for ten years, plus his early field exploration, a total of twelve years. He had seen thousands of deformed creatures, whether benign or dangerous intermediate states. He could always tell at a glance and then quickly determine the next course of action - expulsion or immediate shooting.
But he had never seen Su Ran like this.
Purity, kindness, and belief in all the good things in the world can even influence him to no longer simply expel benign aberrations.
Just then, there was a slight movement at the top of the cave, and rubble fell down and landed beside him.
Si Chengyan stood up.
His eyes fell on the sky, and at this time, the stones continued to fall down, and soon small stones piled up in front of him.
The noise also woke Su Ran up.
He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Si Chengyan, "What's wrong?"
Si Chengyan didn't answer immediately. His eyes fell on the vines on the side, as if he was thinking about something.
After a while, he looked at Su Ran and said, "There is a way to get out."
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