Chapter 93
There was a dead silence in the wasteland. As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but dry and yellow soil and the lingering red mist.
Something seemed to be lurking in the fog, hiding in the dark and observing.
In such a strange and terrifying atmosphere, a thin young man in a gray-blue uniform suddenly appeared in the wilderness.
Almost at the moment he appeared, the originally calm fog suddenly surged up, and the wind howled across the wasteland, sweeping towards the young man with an incomparable momentum, carrying a rich red tide.
“Ding ding—ding ding—”
24th Base, Meteorological Observation Office.
The shrill alarm woke up the leader of the meteorological observation team who was taking a nap during lunch break. He almost jumped up immediately, quickly put on his uniform jacket, and rushed to the monitoring station.
"Xiao Liu, what happened? Is there another extreme weather situation?"
Liu Jia, who was sitting at the monitoring station, shook her head upon hearing this. She said, "The red fog east of the base is rapidly increasing in density, and its trajectory is also showing abnormalities, but so far, it's not heading towards the base."
This situation is more like monsters in the red fog fighting each other - according to long-term observations, red fog monsters also fight for territory, often causing abnormal fluctuations in the red fog.
"Keep watching, don't take it lightly!"
"Yes, Team Leader!"
The team leader had gray hair and deep wrinkles between his brows. He stared at the data continuously transmitted back by the monitor, his expression becoming more and more solemn. After hesitating for a while, he reported the relevant information to the intelligent computer.
Regardless of whether there will be extreme weather in the future, it is always better to be cautious.
However, just as he finished reporting the information, he discovered that—
In the monitor, the red fog that was originally surging and gathering towards a point suddenly stopped, and then quickly retreated to the east, south and north at a speed that left the meteorological team members dumbfounded.
The reaction was as if there was some terrible beast chasing it from behind, and it was scrambling to escape in all directions, but no matter how you think about it, this is a very ridiculous metaphor.
The only thing to be thankful for was that the red fog did not retreat towards the base.
Almost within two or three seconds, this area, which was originally red to black, actually—
Everything turned into normal white!
"Team...Team Leader, what does this vision represent?"
Liu Jia had only been working there for over a year, and this was her first time seeing such a situation. After being stunned for a moment, she looked at the experienced team leader who had been working at Prison Star for nearly a decade, and asked humbly.
Old team leader: “…”
You ask me, who should I ask?
Su Ci looked at the now-empty horizon around him and nodded with satisfaction. As for whether this situation would attract the attention of the base...
Anyway, he has the intelligent computer to back him up, so there is no need to worry at all.
The little monkey squatted on Su Ci's shoulder, looking around with its big round eyes.
The surrounding scenery was desolate and lonely. Even after the red mist faded, without the terrifying atmosphere, it didn't look much better visually.
Su Ci held A Yan's hand and walked forward. Although he only took one step, he appeared dozens of meters away, as if he had teleported.
However, A Yan, who was following him, knew that this was not teleportation.
"Shrink the earth into an inch."
As if aware of A Yan's curiosity, Su Ci took the initiative to say, "It's a very interesting spell. Feel it carefully, and I will test you later."
Since A Yan can learn to teleport, shrinking the distance to an inch is no problem for him, so Su Ci said this.
A Yan nodded and his expression became serious.
Even the little monkey squatting on Su Ci's shoulder couldn't help but be attracted by their conversation.
Su Ci continued to walk forward with the two little guys. With every step he took, the red fog that had retreated far away would continue to retreat ten feet.
Occasionally, one or two giant insects can be seen. They are exposed after the red fog fades away. After looking around blankly, they quickly turn around and drill back into the red fog, or bury their heads in the ground, leaving holes on the ground.
The little monkey noticed this and clapped his hands in amusement, instantly forgetting the feeling of loss he had just felt.
Su Ci curled his lips slightly and led them forward. Finally, they stopped in front of a river that stretched before them.
In fact, it can no longer be called a river.
The entire winding river channel is about twenty meters wide and nearly seven or eight meters deep. However, what you see is basically a dry and cracked riverbed, with only a few low-lying areas where shallow muddy water accumulates.
The turbid muddy water also showed a strange red color. The water surface was calm, but it gave people a feeling of discomfort, as if there were pairs of eyes hidden under the small puddles, hiding under the water and spying on the people on the shore.
Su Ci's figure flashed and appeared in front of a puddle.
The water source of this river should have dried up or been blocked by something. These shallow puddles are caused by the bloody rain that fell some time ago.
The little monkey, who was squatting on Su Ci's shoulder and looking around, now felt the strange atmosphere and couldn't help but shrink back.
Su Ci felt the soft fur rubbing against his face and couldn't help but smile, but when he looked down at the puddle, his expression instantly became restrained.
The next moment——
"boom!"
A blood-red shadow flew out from the puddle - or rather, it was the puddle itself. The turbid, blood-colored muddy water made up its entire body, which squirmed in a slippery manner and emitted a foul odor.
This monster made of bloody mud and water pounced towards Su Ci!
Su Ci stood there, motionless as a mountain. When the blood-red mud monster was already in front of him and his eyes could already see its hideous face—
There was a faint flash of golden light in the young man's eyes.
Ten centimeters.
The mud monster was only ten centimeters away from him.
However, even at such a short distance, the mud monster couldn't touch Su Ci, let alone move forward even a little bit. Even the foul smell emanating from its body was blocked by a transparent light curtain.
The little monkey squatted on Su Ci's shoulder, and when the mud monster soared into the sky, it squeaked, but it did not turn around and run away. However, when the mud monster was close to its eyes, it was so scared that it covered its eyes with its little hands.
When he found that the pain he had imagined did not come, he carefully moved his fingers away and looked at the mud monster in front of him through the gaps between his fingers.
The mud monster was nearly three meters tall. After rising from the ground, it bent in an arc and attacked them.
That enormous figure, so massive it could almost be described as blocking out the sun and sky, left a profound shock in the little monkey's heart. However, what shocked it even more was...
The slim breeder stood still in the face of the giant mud monster. Just by staring at it, the monster could no longer move forward.
It roared angrily, looking very ferocious, but it seemed more like it was bluffing, because its muddy and slippery body seemed to be stuck in mid-air, unable to move forward or backward.
"roar--"
On the empty riverbed, the roar of the bloody mud monster, full of unwillingness and resentment, echoed, and mud and water splashed everywhere along with its roar.
Although protected by the light shield, the mud and water could not splash on Su Ci and A Yan, but Su Ci still frowned when he saw the disgusting bloody mud.
So, the huge bloody mud monster was pushed back into the puddle at a speed even faster than when it came out just now.
The calm water surface is like a seal.
"Bang—bang—bang—"
The mud monster that was pushed back into the water kept hitting the surface of the water, making muffled noises. It wasn't that it couldn't see the situation clearly and wanted to continue attacking Su Ci, but...
When it wanted to drill down, it found that the mud that it had been able to pass through before was now as hard as stone. It was really sealed in the puddle and had no way to escape!
Seeing the mud monster being subdued by Su Ci easily, although A Yan already knew his strength, he still couldn't help but admire him in his heart.
If he encountered such a monster, he would have no choice but to turn around and run away. At present, he has not mastered any other fighting methods except teleportation.
He would have to work harder next time. If he wanted to go into the red fog in the future, he would at least have to have the strength to protect himself.
At this time, Su Ci looked at the mud monster in the puddle and said to the two little guys, "This is a monster born from the accumulation of silt and resentment. In the future, if you encounter a puddle like this in the wild, you must be careful."
Judging from the resentment gathered in this mud monster and the depth of the red color, this mud monster must have killed people and devoured a lot of flesh and blood to have such a body.
There was a hint of disgust in Su Ci's eyes.
Then, he turned his palm over, and saw a ball of red flame appear on his palm, burning quietly.
The little monkey looked at the ball of fire that suddenly appeared and was slightly stunned, because he could feel that this ball of fire - and the red flame of No. 2 - gave him a very similar feeling.
No, that's not right. It feels much more powerful than the Red Flame.
And the extremely violent and unruly flame that tortured No. 2 every moment was so quiet and well-behaved in the hands of the breeder, without any trace of violence or ferocity.
The little monkey couldn't even help himself and wanted to touch it, but of course, it was just a thought.
"Flame is the nemesis of this kind of monster."
It was clearly the first time Su Ci encountered this kind of monster, but he saw through its characteristics and weaknesses at a glance.
Judging from the puddles of various sizes on the riverbed, there should be more than one of these monsters, and quite a few of them, so he simply gave a live lesson.
Su Ci raised his hand lightly, and the red flame that was burning quietly in his hand flew out and landed in a puddle.
Obviously, water should conquer fire, but after the red flame came into contact with the puddle, it not only did not go out, but burned more and more vigorously.
“Roar! Roar!!!”
Su Ci had already untied the restraints on the mud monster, but the mud monster was unable to escape. It screamed in pain under the scorching flames, making bursts of shrill roars.
The flames were burning fiercely.
However, strangely, the water in the puddle did not evaporate, and it seemed that only the mud monster was burned by the flames.
Finally, when the mud monster's voice gradually died down and could no longer be heard, the shallow puddle returned to calm again. After the red flame was recovered by Su Ci, the muddy water no longer showed blood red, but turned back to its original khaki color.
After a period of sedimentation, it may become clear again.
Looking at this scene, A Yan said in confusion: "The water didn't disappear."
Su Ci curled his lips slightly, "This will test your control over the flames."
But the most important reason is that the red flame is the strongest fire and can burn all filthy things. After burning away the resentment, the mud monster loses its source of power and is naturally destroyed.
So, to some extent, the Red Flame Tiger is really the nemesis of these monsters.
Unfortunately, No. 2 is still unable to truly master the power of the red flame. Otherwise, he could really be taken for a walk in the red fog, play with these monsters, and consume his energy that has nowhere to vent.
Su Ci pondered the future direction of Number Two, then continued walking towards another puddle.
There were more than a dozen puddles of various sizes on the riverbed. When Su Ci burned the first mud monster to death, the originally calm water surface of these puddles began to shake.
They squirmed hard, and finally gathered together to form a puddle with a diameter of about ten meters.
After gathering together, the aura emanating from the puddle became even more dangerous and terrifying. The next moment, a giant mud monster, whose head circumference alone was more than ten meters wide, slowly emerged from the puddle.
In the distance, a combat aircraft flew cautiously from the direction of Base 24.
It was after noticing the abnormality here that Yan Ping's team finally decided to come and check it out in person. The reason he made this judgment was that the red fog in the direction of the 24th Base had almost cleared.
The detected pollutant concentration level is even lower than that in other places inside the base except the plantation.
However, before setting off, he took the advice of the intelligent computer and brought the latest garlic spray developed by the cultivation garden. He flew all the way to the area where the abnormality first appeared, and he did not encounter any trouble.
But in this area, he didn't find anything wrong with his naked eyes.
Then they heard a roar coming from not far away.
Yan Ping remembered that there was a dried-up river in that direction, and many monsters made of bloody mud and water were scattered on the riverbed. When the red fog first appeared, when the base sent people to explore the surroundings, a team was defeated there.
Fortunately, these mud monsters only move in the riverbed. As long as you don't enter the riverbed, there will be basically no danger.
Moreover, these mud monsters are usually very quiet. They lurk under the riverbed, waiting for an opportunity to attack passing creatures unexpectedly.
But today...
Why is it so noisy? The voice sounded very angry.
What changes had occurred in the red mist that they were unaware of? Yan Ping frowned, feeling uneasy.
Speaking of new changes, the most troublesome one is undoubtedly the monsters invading the base buildings. When he just received the news of the red fog's unusual movement, he was leading his team to investigate in the metal wall tunnel.
This was also the reason why he decided to come out and take a look so quickly - the area where the movement occurred was very close to him.
And now, the restlessness of the bloody mud monster caught his attention.
"Captain, what should we do next?" asked Guan Zhishu next to him.
Listening to the deafening roars, her face turned pale, but her voice sounded calm.
Yan Ping frowned.
In this case, for safety reasons, it is naturally better to return to the base as soon as possible, but the problem is that if you miss the clues of unusual movements and fail to obtain information in time, it may also pose a safety hazard in the future.
Only by understanding the situation in a timely manner can they respond early.
Finally, he gave the order: "Keep flying forward, slow down, and let's go see what happened."
"Yes, sir!"
These battle-hardened members of the action team did not show the slightest sign of fear. They all stared towards the riverbed with full vigilance.
One of the team members comforted the visibly nervous pilot, saying, "Don't worry, as long as you don't fly over the riverbed, we'll be safe."
"Those disgusting mud monsters... damn!"
He was just about to say that the mud monsters wouldn't leave the riverbed when he saw—
A giant over 20 meters tall emerged from the riverbed in front. It was covered in mud, or rather, it was made of mud. Only a ferocious face could be vaguely seen on its head.
If you add the depth of the river itself, this mud giant must be at least thirty meters high!
“…”
The team member who just spoke felt like he was going crazy, because with the height of this mud giant, even if it couldn't leave the riverbed, it could pull them down from the sky just by reaching out!
"Return! Return immediately!"
Yan Ping made a prompt decision and gave the order, and the pilot finally came to his senses and quickly changed direction.
He heard the blood-red mud giant roaring at them, and the air currents it created almost overturned their flying ship.
Fortunately, he had superb skills and was able to stabilize the spaceship in the turbulent air current in time, and then flew desperately towards the base.
All the pilot could think of was: Aaaaaah! They've been spotted! The monster is coming after them! He doesn't want to get eaten!
The fighter aircraft left as quickly as it came in, disappearing into the distance in a flash.
In fact, the huge blood-colored mud monster didn't even look at them. All its attention was on the thin young man in front of it, who was not even as tall as its finger joint.
"roar!"
More than a dozen mud monsters gathered together and finally had the courage to face Su Ci. They also felt that they had the strength to fight, and the whole momentum was different.
The giant mud monster raised one hand and slapped Su Ci and the others hard.
However, the expression on Su Ci's face did not change from beginning to end. On the contrary, after seeing these mud monsters gathered together, he showed a hint of relief.
It’s great that we don’t have to solve them one by one.
This time, Su Ci did not use Chi Yan again. After all, it was for teaching, so naturally he had to give more examples. Not everyone can use Chi Yan.
"Ayan, watch carefully."
Su Ci raised his hand, and a ball of light emerged. "The best way to deal with monsters generated by resentment is—"
"Purification!"
As his voice fell, the ball of light golden light flew out and landed on the palm of the bloody mud monster.
It was clearly as big as its palm, but in front of that huge palm, the small ball of light was like a tiny speck of dust. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't see its light.
However, when that tiny light came into contact with the huge palm of the blood-colored mud monster, it directly turned the huge palm into...
Collapsed!
I saw the tiny ball of light continuously spreading out, continuously disintegrating the monster's body, first the palm, then the arm, and finally the entire upper body.
Wherever the light passed, pieces of soil lost their blood color and fell from the air.
It automatically separated above Su Ci's head and slid down to his sides and back, forming three small ochre hills. The young man standing among the hills watched the bloody mud monster disappear with a smile on his face, calmly watching the death of the bloody mud monster.
The originally majestic blood-colored mud monster let out a roar of fear and pain. It kept retreating and struggling, but the spreading purifying force kept following it closely.
When the upper body began to decompose, the body of the bloody mud monster separated again, from a giant of twenty or thirty meters tall, and turned into bloody mud figures of various sizes.
These clay figures kept running on the ground, scrambling to escape in all directions, no longer having any courage to fight against Su Ci.
But now, can they still escape?
In other words, their fate was actually determined from the moment they encountered Su Ci.
The purifying power did not dissipate because of their separation. Instead, it was distributed equally to each of them. So as they fled, their bodies continued to disintegrate.
As pieces of mud fell off, the clay figures turned into moving clumps of mud, until the last trace of resentment was purified and they turned back into mud, falling to the spot and unable to move anymore.
After the last mud monster was purified, the riverbed suddenly became calm and peaceful, as if nothing had happened.
After a few breaths, balls of light floated out from the mud and transformed into human-shaped shadows.
When they saw Su Ci, they seemed slightly stunned, but quickly calmed down. Then, everyone saluted Su Ci in unison, silently expressing their gratitude to him.
Su Ci looked at them, and after a slight hesitation, he returned a salute based on the common sense that came to his mind.
The little monkey that had been squatting on Su Ci's shoulder looked at Su Ci, then at those illusory human figures. It had not run away even when faced with the sudden attack of the blood-colored mud monster, but at this moment, it jumped down from Su Ci's shoulder.
The little monkey stood on the ground, imitating Su Ci's movements and saluted those soul shadows.
The person standing in the front could be vaguely seen to be a young female soldier. She smiled at the little monkey, and her already illusory figure gradually faded, and finally turned into points of light, and merged into the land beneath her feet together with her companions.
The little monkey stared at them in a daze.
It clearly didn't know these people and didn't know their stories, but for some reason, when it saw them, it felt sad and bitter.
When the little monkey saw them disappear into spots of light, tears rolled down his eyes.
The young man squatted down beside the little monkey.
He reached out and touched its little head, and said softly, "Don't be sad, they are just changing their way of protecting this land."
When all things revive, perhaps they will appear on this earth again with a brand new look...
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