Chapter 55
Su Ran caught the elder.
He was extremely anxious, but he could only keep calling "Elder".
The thick fog at this time restricted his ability to use healing power, and there was no way he could gather any white light, especially when his supernatural powers were flowing.
Just then, he saw a dark shadow appear in the thick fog.
As it flew across the sky, someone called out his name. To Su Ran, this voice was familiar... It only took a few seconds for him to react.
"Luter!"
Su Ran used all his strength and shouted towards the sky.
The black shadow was seen getting closer and closer to Su Ran.
——It is indeed in the shape of a bat.
When it was about to land, it transformed into human form, while the bat wings remained on its back. It flapped a few times and the thick fog was blown away a little.
When Su Ran saw Luter, she collapsed and almost cried, "Elder, save me..."
Seeing this, Luter immediately ran over, but just as he squatted down to check the situation, he sighed.
"What, what happened?" Su Ran hugged the elder tightly. When he looked at Luter, he didn't dare to say anything else. After several seconds, he said in a trembling voice: "I, I only have this one elder..."
Luter: “It’s a bit of a tricky situation.”
"What's the meaning?"
"Let's retreat to a safe place first," Luter said. "This place is no longer safe due to the massive distortion. We need to leave as soon as possible."
Su Ran: "Then Colonel..."
"It's okay." Luter picked up Su Ran and Elder Rose. "I have the base's cursor. If the colonel sees it, he'll know where we are."
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They made their way to a cave next to a deep wooded area.
The distortion caused by the previous sea city was still there. There were many octopus marks and sticky water stains at the entrance of the cave. After pushing aside the purple water plants, they entered the cave.
Luter placed Elder Rose on the stone, squatted aside, turned on the flashlight and began to check the wound.
The light was dim at this time, so Su Ran put down his backpack and anxiously collected firewood from the cave. After lighting it next to the stone where the elder was lying, he sat carefully on the side, holding the leaves of the rose elder.
"How is the elder?"
Su Ran asked anxiously.
"It doesn't look good," Luter said. "It must have been injured by the beast just now."
"...a beast?"
Lutel nodded. "No one saw its appearance, but they could hear its voice. It must be from the deep woods area somewhere else."
Su Ran shuddered: "What about the distortion just now...?"
"That has nothing to do with it." Luter took out iodine and gauze from his pocket. "The deformation should have enhanced his abilities. It's like a mutated octopus in a sea city. Before, it couldn't survive long in its aquatic form on land, but after this deformation, it can transform at will."
He paused for a few seconds and said, "This is what we call enhanced capabilities, but the essence of this distortion will not change at all."
Su Ran nodded at the flower bud to show her understanding.
But he was too worried, not knowing if Elder Rose would ever wake up again. All he could do now was wait. So Su Ran went out alone to pick some vines and, just as the elder had taught him when he was in the Rose Family, he hand-wove a vine bed for Elder Rose to lie on.
But Elder Rose's condition was getting worse and worse.
He never woke up, and even his roots slowly turned black.
Luter and Su Ran stayed with the elder.
At night, Su Ran received a message from the base. He heard that this distortion turned all human houses into moving living things - even the bricks were given life, and they could move themselves slightly like ants moving.
This undoubtedly subverted Su Ran's imagination.
But he couldn't care less about all that. He could only hold the elder and call him day and night.
Lutel was a little surprised by the little rose's behavior. He had originally thought that roses were a delicate species that would always cry when faced with difficulties, but this little rose showed a completely different side.
"Aren't you going to ask about the colonel's situation?" Luter suddenly asked, "Last time the base just said the formation was safe, but now a whole night has passed."
Su Ran shook his head: "No need."
This answer aroused Luter's curiosity, so he immediately asked: "Why?"
"He's the most powerful colonel. I trust him." Su Ran said word by word, "He will definitely be able to handle everything."
Indeed, this is not a lie.
He knew the Colonel could handle it.
They have been through so much, as long as they are sure it is safe, he can be a little rose that waits quietly.
So Su Ran continued to stay with the elder. The clouds outside the cave changed, and the fog rose and dissipated. It was unknown how long it had been, about a day. When Luerte came back, he saw Su Ran leaning against a rock, snoring softly and falling asleep.
He hasn't rested for a long time.
Rose also needs sleep, otherwise she will overdraw her physical strength. If that happens, she can no longer stay with the elder.
But compared to before, he didn't sleep well.
In the past, all he dreamed about were scenes of playing with others when he was a little kid, or lying on vines, swaying in the sun.
But now all I see in my dreams are barren plains, covered in animal carcasses and burnt vines...
Just then, there was a loud bang.
Thunder suddenly sounded in the sky, followed by a gray-black rainstorm that poured down like ink mixed with water, crackling and falling.
Su Ran hugged the leaves and curled up together with the roots.
He felt a little cold, which was unreasonable because roses are never afraid of cold and their perception of temperature is dull.
But the chill still swept through his entire body, forcing him to wake up from his sleep.
Su Ran had never felt that waking up was a painful experience before, but now she felt a different emotion. Her vision gradually became clearer, and the first thing that caught her eye was the warm yellow firelight, followed by Lurt's slightly gloomy gaze.
"What happened?" Su Ran asked in a low voice.
Luter didn't say anything. He lowered his bat wings and said after a while, "Maybe Elder Rose... won't wake up again."
"This is the testing equipment I just brought back from my residence today," he said. "It must be the thick fog that corroded the elder's body, and the fright from the wild beast. I'm afraid he's in great danger."
Su Ran hugged Xiao Ye Zi tightly.
"Maybe there's still hope, just... maybe." Seeing his sad look, Luter said a few words of comfort, "If we send it back to the base, we can still try again. But right now, due to the large-scale distortion, the situation at the base is unclear, so we need to confirm..."
Su Ran didn't listen any more. He stood up straight in a daze and moved towards the cave step by step.
Why do they always have to face such an environment?
He is just a little rose who wants everyone to be well.
However, Gugu and Lulu from long ago, Guji who was lost just now, and the current Rose Elder - this world is really beyond the tolerance of a single rose like him.
Su Ran almost stumbled to the entrance of the cave. He was exhausted and his whole body was shaking like a sieve. The rain in the sky was so cold that the raindrops hit his flower buds heavily, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
He took a few more steps forward.
In the pouring rain, he seemed to see a human figure.
His raincoat was covered in mud and it looked like he had been climbing for a long time, but even so, he was still tall and straight, which matched the countless memories in Su Ran's mind.
But just one look and Su Ran's emotions collapsed.
Little Rose has never been able to remain calm.
It wasn’t like that before, and it won’t be like that now.
It was as if at this moment, all the previously suppressed sadness, fragility, and helplessness could be vented to him.
Su Ran trembled violently. When he raised the flower bud again, he cried out and ran towards the human...
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