Chapter 83 Snow Mountain Mist
On the other side, Luo Miaomiao and Liang Le, who escaped from the military base, found a seemingly safe place to hide.
This is a forest, and if they chase them out, they won’t be able to find them for a while.
"Who on earth is that little girl? Why does she have such powerful abilities?" Luo Miaomiao was still in shock. It was her first time facing such a powerful enemy, and she didn't have time to unleash her special abilities.
Liang Le shook his head. "It should be related to their experiment. That little girl doesn't look simple. It seems that our mission this time will fail..."
"Those people are not dead." Luo Miaomiao looked worried. "And they seem to know the little girl. What should we do now? Commander Wu said that the plane will come to pick us up in seven days, but it's only the first day now."
Liang Le took out a satellite phone from his backpack, "I hope I can contact Commander Wu."
However, there was no signal in the wild mountains and they couldn't make any calls. Although they brought enough food for seven days, it was still very risky to survive in such a place for another six days. They could already hear the sounds of animals not far away.
Liang Le sighed in disappointment, "There is no signal at all. It may be because this is a mountainous area. Let's take it one step at a time. Let's wait here and see what they will do after they come out. Maybe we can get the experimental report back from them. You also know that if we fail to complete the mission and return, the ending will still be the same. You know what kind of temper Commander Wu has."
Of course she knew that Commander Wu was a suspicious person and he didn't trust anyone around him. On the surface, he entrusted her with important tasks, but in fact, everyone knew that because she was a beautiful woman, she would not pose any threat to him and was easy to deal with. On the surface, she was deeply loved, but in fact, everyone knew that Commander Wu just needed a beautiful vase for decoration.
"Then we will guard here first. We can see the location of the military base's exit clearly from here. As soon as they come out, we can think of a way to sneak attack them."
However, most of their original supplies had been lost during the escape, and they had no sleeping bags or anything else left. All they had left was food. It would be very difficult to survive a night in such an icy and snowy environment. Fortunately, people with special abilities have a stronger ability to resist the cold than ordinary people.
The two of them built a fire and gathered around it to warm themselves. Luo Miaomiao looked at the flickering flames and wondered why they had ended up in this situation.
"I wonder how Hu Zimo is doing?"
"Are you still concerned about that guy now? Do you have Stockholm syndrome?" Liang Le took out a can of luncheon meat and started to eat it voraciously.
"I'm not concerned about him. He is our teammate after all. I don't like him and I even hate him a little bit, but he is the combat output of our team after all. Without him, we will be even less confident."
"Miao Miao, don't think about him. I can also be your backup and protect you. I am much more reliable than that Hu Zimo. You see, at least I will always be by your side." Liang Le said excitedly.
In fact, Luo Miaomiao could feel the other person's feelings for her, but she kept pretending to be stupid, "Liang Le, don't say these things, you are my teammate, and also... my good friend, we can't be lovers." Her broken heart could no longer accommodate any man.
"Why? We are both psychics, and we have known each other for so long, and we know each other..." Liang Le suddenly stopped talking. He knew what had happened to Luo Miaomiao before. Although he didn't mind, a woman had such a thing happen to her. She was forced by those beasts and it was not her own will. She was also a victim.
"Yes, you know my past, so, do you still like me like this?" She covered her eyes, actually to hide the tears that she couldn't help but shed.
Liang Le wiped his mouth and knelt solemnly in front of her, "I don't care, I just know that I like you, you are the victim, I just want to protect you and heal your wounds, Miaomiao, give me a chance!"
"Liang Le..." Miaomiao was still moved when they heard the roar of an animal not far away.
The two men did not have time to perform a touching scene, they could only quickly pack up their things. Since there were wild animals approaching, they had to deal with them first.
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The laboratory here is very large. This was Qin Muxue’s first impression when she walked into another hidden laboratory.
Originally they wanted to leave, but Shi Yan said wait, pressed the switch behind the cabinet door, and there was an invisible door behind them.
Shi Yan walked in first, "Let me take a look inside first." Seeing his figure disappear into the darkness, Qin Muxue immediately followed him. An An behind her also followed, pulling at her clothes. Qu Yanbai and Ding Manman also walked in upon seeing this.
Shi Yan turned on the switch beside him, and the lights in the entire laboratory lit up.
Qin Muxue was a little surprised, "Is there still electricity here?"
"This laboratory should have a reserve power supply." Shi Yan explained.
Qin Muxue discovered that this place actually had all kinds of high-tech experimental equipment. If they looked familiar, they were somewhat similar to what she had seen abroad before. Could it be that they were also researching that kind of evolutionary potion?
Ding Manman hid behind Qu Yanbai and was almost frightened when she saw a row of glass bottles containing human organs on the cabinet. "There is a pair of eyes looking at me over there."
"It's just a specimen." Qu Yanbai comforted.
But she still felt a little uneasy. The rows of organ specimens soaked in formalin made her feel like this was a scene from a horror movie.
Qin Muxue stared at the microscopes and experimental equipment with shining eyes. It shouldn't be too much to take all these things away! She couldn't even name some of the equipment. They looked quite complicated. She still opened up a place in the space to place these things. If she just left them here, wouldn't it be a waste?
Qu Yanbai watched Qin Muxue constantly loading equipment and couldn't help but sigh, "Sometimes I'm really curious about how big your space is and why you can fit so many things in it."
"So big that you can't even imagine." There are many functions that she has not told the people around her about. Everyone just thinks that these are her special abilities, but they don't know that these are the special abilities brought by the emerald necklace.
Because of this necklace, she will never take it off no matter what happens.
It wasn't until Manman let out a shrill scream that Qu Yanbai and Qin Muxue rushed to her side and saw her covering her eyes and shouting, "What, what is this?"
When they saw it, they both breathed a sigh of relief, "It turned out to be the cadaver teacher!"
"Anatomy teacher?"
"Well, those who donate their bodies to laboratories, medical schools and other places during their lifetime are called cadaver teachers. Judging from the way this corpse was handled, it should be a cadaver teacher!" Qu Yanbai observed fearlessly and explained it all to Manman.
After hearing this explanation, Manman was not so scared anymore. At least she knew that he was a kind person during his lifetime and had made contributions to the development of medical care.
Seeing that she was no longer in danger, Qin Muxue started to open the cabinets again to see if there were any useful supplies. She did find quite a few medicines, but she only had a rough idea of their effects just by looking at the names. So she stuffed all these things into the space. The place just now should be called the observation room, and this place is the real laboratory.
Qin Muxue discovered a huge glass greenhouse with various plants in the petri dishes inside. These plants seemed to be alive and could be observed to be moving with the naked eye.
"Qu Yanbai, come and see, these plants can move!"
Qu Yanbai and Manman came over and looked at the plants inside. They seemed to have life. When they spoke loudly, the plants seemed to be frightened and shook their bodies slightly.
Qu Yanbai stared at these plants closely, and seemed to be able to feel the spiritual power they emitted.
“Can you feel anything?”
"I can feel that these lives are magical." Qu Yanbai stretched out his right hand and gradually approached one of the unknown plants that was swaying its body. The plant was originally avoiding his touch, but as Qu Yanbai communicated with it, "Don't be afraid, we won't hurt you." It gradually wrapped its leaves around his fingers out of curiosity.
Qu Yanbai suddenly felt that he could communicate with these plants, "I can understand what they say." He found it incredible. Although evolving superpowers was already a strange thing, he could now understand the language of plants.
The plant seemed to be saying to him, "Danger, danger..."
"Danger?"
"What danger?"
"I don't know either. This grass told me."
At this time, Shi Yan was standing in front of An An. An An was looking at him with some fear, as if she was avoiding him.
He squatted down with a warm smile on his face, "No need to pretend anymore. I know that from the moment you woke up, you are no longer the real An An."
"I can't hide it from you." The little girl's originally harmless expression immediately turned gloomy.
"What is your purpose? Why do you want to stay with Xiaoxue?" he asked softly.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt her." Looking at Qin Muxue's back, she answered truthfully, "An An, don't let me hurt her. I like her, and she is not the one I want to attack. You don't have to make such a fuss. If you wanted to do something, I would have done it long ago." She spoke to Shi Yan in the tone of a mature adult. There was no more innocence in her eyes, but a deep look of an adult.
"Just as you said." Shi Yan stood up and patted her on the shoulder. On the surface, he looked like a gentle big brother next door. Only An An's secondary personality knew that this guy was suppressing her with his mental power.
This was the first time she encountered such a powerful psychic. If the two of them fought, she might not be his opponent, but now he was intimidating her.
At this time, Qin Muxue turned around and called them to come and see, "Come and see these plants. Qu Yanbai said they can talk."
An An immediately regained her little girl demeanor, ran to Qin Muxue's side, and made a face at Shi Yan. As long as she continued to pretend to be An An, Shi Yan would not be able to hurt her, because he couldn't bear to make Qin Muxue sad.
When Shi Yan heard Qin Muxue's call, his expression changed. Looking at these plants with different expressions, Shi Yan was always alert to the surrounding environment.
"Qu Yanbai said that this plant is saying it is dangerous. I find it very strange. There must be some secret in this place that we haven't discovered yet." Qin Muxue touched her chin and looked around. All the useful equipment here was taken away by her. The entire laboratory was clear at a glance. Apart from them, there were no dangerous creatures at all.
"Maybe it's talking about An An's secondary personality."
"That makes sense." Qin Muxue nodded, and looked at An An who was staring at the plants with curiosity.
"See if there's anything you need here. Let's get out of here!"
"Yes." Several people searched and took away everything that could be taken away. Qu Yanbai even asked Qin Muxue to take away the greenhouse for growing plants. Qin Muxue was not sure whether these things could survive in her own space, but since he asked her, she stuffed them into the space.
After leaving the laboratory on the underground first floor from their original location, they finally returned to the ground.
But at this time, there was thick fog outside, and the naked eye could only see the situation within half a meter around them. If they were to fly a helicopter now, she was afraid that they would crash before reaching their destination.
"This weather is really strange. With the current temperature, how could there be heavy fog?"
After taking a few breaths of air, I could still smell a strange smell. "This shouldn't be just fog, it should be smog."
Qin Muxue put on An An's hat and scarf, and handed her a hand warmer. "It's cold outside, An An, you must be careful not to catch a cold."
An An took her hand and started to act coquettishly, "Sister, my legs hurt so much, can you carry me on your back?"
She was originally thin, weighing only about 30 pounds, but it was no effort for Qin Muxue to move. She squatted down and said, "Okay, come up."
At this moment, Shi Yan quickly picked up An An and said, "Can't walk? Let me carry you. I'm very strong." He smiled kindly, which was in sharp contrast to his usual cold expression.
"Shi Yan, I've never seen you care so much about any child. You two have a pretty good relationship!" she said jokingly.
An An turned around and said through gritted teeth: "Thank you, big brother."
"You're welcome." He could hold her with one hand, easily and effortlessly.
Qin Muxue suddenly remembered something. Baozhu and Zhenzhu had not come out to relax for a long time, so it would be better to let them out.
"An An, do you like animals? I remember your family used to have a few puppies." Qin Muxue released Zhenzhu and Baozhu from the breeding area. The two seemed to be having fun as soon as they came out.
Baozhu circled around Qin Muxue frantically, as if saying, I miss you so much, my master.
Pearl rolled a few times in the snow and found that this was a completely unfamiliar place. There was haze all around and the air was filled with the smell of other creatures. After sniffing the ground, she motioned Baozhu to come and smell the smell here as well.
This is a skill unique to animals. They can smell whether an area is the territory of other animals. Animals will leave a scent when they occupy a territory.
Qin Muxue took out some beef jerky and shared it with Baozhu, but found that Baozhu didn't seem interested in it and kept motioning them to follow her.
"Baozhu, do you smell something special?"
"Woof woof woof." Qin Muxue signaled everyone to follow Baozhu, and Zhenzhu jumped onto Qin Muxue's neck in an instant.
In addition to this area which is a military base, there are several factories that can be seen not far away. Qin Muxue didn't know what factories those were. Baozhu led them to the forest until they came under a thick towering tree and saw bloodstains in the snow.
"Besides us, there are only Luo Miaomiao and Liang Le in this place. Could this be their bloodstain?" There was also a glove next to it, which seemed to be the glove Luo Miaomiao had worn before.
Were they killed? But there were no bodies of the two nearby. There were also traces of dragging on the snow, and there were some fallen animal hairs on the ground. It seemed that there were indeed other creatures in this forest. If two psychics couldn't beat them, then the mutant creatures must be very powerful.
To be honest, the disappearance of those two people was not important to them at all. She didn't want to care about it at all. It was just that Pearl communicated with her through brain waves, "This seems to be a second-level mutant creature."
Wouldn't it be possible to obtain the secondary crystal core after killing the creature? She immediately became interested again. Besides, the smog was so heavy now that they had to wait until it cleared before they could use transportation.
Qu Yanbai checked the surroundings and based on the signs of fighting and dragging on the trees, he said, "They should be heading in that direction."
"Let's go over and take a look first."
"Yeah." Qu Yanbai looked a little strange, "Okay."
Manman noticed that something was wrong with his mood. "What's wrong with you? Are you worried about Luo Miaomiao?"
"What are you talking about? Why would I worry about her? I just think the terrain here is weird. This forest is on a cliff, and there are such obvious signs of fighting. Everything seems so deliberate." The surroundings were quiet with only the sound of their footsteps on the snow, and the forest was shrouded in mist. Walking in this forest was like being in a game.
"Manman, have you ever played the game Silent Hill?" Qu Yanbai asked at an inappropriate time.
Manman shuddered. She had never played the game, but she had seen the movie. "I have seen the movie. To be honest, I think our current situation is similar to that time."
She quickly walked to Qin Muxue's side and held her hand, "Xiaoxue, I'm a little scared."
Qu Yanbai's plan failed. He clearly wanted Manman to hold his arm, but she chose Qin Muxue.
It was not until Baozhu stopped and changed direction that they saw a body lying on the ground. To be precise, he was not dead, but just unconscious due to injuries. Manman went up to check his injuries and found that he had suffered a lot of external injuries and his chest was still slightly moving.
Qin Muxue took a look and said, "Isn't this Liang Le? Why can't I see Luo Miaomiao?"
"If they were caught by wild beasts, but in such a harsh environment, the beasts did not eat them, but instead left Liang Le here?" Qin Muxue asked.
There was a cliff behind Liang Le. He was about to fall down. Manman stood up but almost lost her balance. Qu Yanbai quickly grabbed her and said, "Be careful."
As the stones next to it rolled down, although it was unclear how deep it was, if someone fell down, he would definitely die.
Shi Yan put An An down and said, "Look at this."
Everyone looked at the cliff and found Luo Miaomiao's scarf lying safely on the edge of the cliff. "Could it be that Luo Miaomiao has fallen down?"
Qin Muxue still remembered that Xue Le wanted to kill them, and was very angry with him. He patted his face and said, "Hey, if you are not dead, wake up quickly."
Liang Le slowly opened his eyes, his mind still a little confused, until he saw Qin Muxue and the others staring at him, he instantly came to his senses, "Why are you here? Where is Miaomiao? Where did Miaomiao go?" He looked around anxiously, but did not see Luo Miaomiao.
"How would we know? You were already collapsed here when we got here. Luo Miaomiao was nowhere to be seen. There was only her scarf here."
Liang Le quickly grabbed the scarf, looked excited, and lay down beside the cliff and shouted loudly, without the usual calmness and composure, as if he was crazy. "Miaomiao, Miaomiao!" But there was no response from the bottom of the cliff, only his echo.
"I clearly promised to protect her! I actually, actually..." He hugged his scarf and started crying.
Then he looked at them angrily and said, "It's all because of you. If it weren't for you, how could Miaomiao be captured by that mutated monster!"
Good fellow, he actually started to complain. Qin Muxue pinched his chin and said unhappily, "Look carefully at your current situation. It's as easy for us to kill you as it is to crush an ant. Please calm down and tell us what happened here. What is the mutant monster you mentioned?"
As soon as Liang Le looked up, he saw the little girl walking towards him, which reminded him of the scene of being beaten by An An yesterday. "She, she is here too! If you want to kill me, just be direct. I don't want to waste time talking to you. I know you are still holding a grudge because of the last time I framed you." If this little girl is in cahoots with them, he has no chance of winning at all. Why should he humiliate himself?
He closed his eyes, looking ready to be slaughtered, when he suddenly felt a hard slap on his face. It was Qu Yanbai who did it. "If you want to find her, tell her everything that happened before. Don't waste time. We don't have that much time to waste!"
Looking at the other party's stern expression, Liang Le sighed and recalled what happened last night.
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