Cai Lu stood up decisively and pulled Zhao Manman up with him.
"Let's go—" As soon as she spoke, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief.
"Is the car still drivable?" Qin Yu asked Zhao Manman.
Lu Cai lowered his head and saw the car keys falling out of Cheng Mushen's pocket.
"The key is in Cheng Mushen's hand--" Zhao Manman frowned.
"The keys are here—" Cai Lu picked up the car keys.
Qin Yu looked at the large number of zombies attacking him: "I will contact Zhao Yan through the system, get in the car first——"
Lu Cai jumped into the driver's seat with the keys, and Zhao Manman jumped into the passenger seat. Zheng Miao and Xiao Yue leaned out of the sunroof and fired to clear the way, while Qin Yu used the rear window as a shooting window.
Lu Cai started the car and drove at full speed. Qin Yu just said to leave the city, and she followed Zhao Manman's instructions and retreated along the way they came.
There were many obstacles on the road, all of which Lu Cai avoided by swaying left and right. When he was about to leave the city, a zombie appeared from the side and was hit directly by Lu Cai, causing a bump when the wheels ran over it.
Zhao Manman sat on one side, not forgetting to fasten her seat belt. She grabbed the handle on the top of the window, imagining the bloody scene of the corpse being crushed, and couldn't help feeling nauseous.
After leaving the city, the artillery fire died down temporarily, and Zheng Miao and Xiao Yue returned to their seats. Xiao Yue sat in the middle, right next to Qin Yu, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak, wanting to say something.
Zhao Manman remembered that Zheng Miao's injuries had not healed yet, so she turned to look at the young man behind the seat. Just as she was about to ask, she saw him slightly turn his head and stare intently at Lu Cai in the driver's seat.
Lu Cai was driving very attentively, his thin face looking sickly pale.
Zhao Manman had never looked at Lu Cai so carefully before. She found that Lu Cai's skin was very good, but a little too pale.
This girl must not like to wear makeup and dress up, but she must look good when she dresses up.
Zhao Manman was a little absent-minded.
The car was very quiet, and no one spoke. After a long silence, Lu Cai said, "What did Zhao Yan say?"
Qin Yu replied, "He has also evacuated the city. He said that this place is not far from the Imperial City. We will meet in the Imperial City."
Lu Cai hesitated for a moment and asked, "Does anyone know the way to the imperial capital? Can you change?"
Where is the imperial capital? Aren't they afraid she'll lead everyone back to the zombie apocalypse?
Xiao Yue looked around before speaking: "Let me do it..."
Cai Lu put his foot on the brake and slowly stopped the car.
The two changed seats.
Lu Cai rubbed his arms and leaned back. Who would have thought that she would be back in the car again.
——
"Player feedback - Chaotic NPCs appeared in the dungeon 'Return to Doomsday' -"
A mechanical voice, neither male nor female, rang out.
A dimly lit, empty office floor with layers of clean, transparent glass, rows of machines and wires tangled together, and computer screens flashing all kinds of data.
A vast ball of data light, supported by a circular platform resembling a pool of water, stood in the center of the machine. The orange light glowed mysteriously and silently, while digital bars scrolled and alternated, moving in and out of the ball of light.
A pleasant girl's voice echoed in the empty glass room.
"We haven't received any feedback from this system—" the girl's tone was full of doubt, "Where are the players who gave feedback?"
A man in a black suit walked out from an automatic door on the side. The man was tall and had an upright posture. His facial features were the artist's most satisfying sculptures, with thin lips, a high nose, and a pair of deep eyes.
He stared at the ball of light silently, his eyes deep and silent. "Master, the player reported has died and is waiting to be resurrected in 24 hours."
Two strings of data leaped lightly within the ball of light, and a young girl's voice rang out, "How annoying! These players are always so bossy. Even with their lives hanging by a thread, they're still pretending to be the most distinguished guests."
The man didn't respond, nor did he object. His program didn't allow him to contradict his master.
"111, go and see if there is anyone free. Ask someone to check the copy data." The girl seemed very impatient.
The man spoke calmly: "Master, the only available personnel at the moment are 233 and 666——"
The girl was silent, as if she was thinking in a difficult situation: "I want to let 666 pass."
The man reminded rationally: "Master, the master said that no one can order 666 around without his consent."
"I know!" The girl was angry and looked offended.
"666 is just a defective product and may get out of control at any time." The man spoke appropriately, as if he was coaxing a grumpy child.
The girl was indeed much happier and said, "Let 233 go to the 'Return of Doom' dungeon world and check it out."
The computer screens around began to rapidly flash data.
"Yes, Master." The man re-entered the automatic door.
The spacious office floor was empty, but the computer screens were constantly changing coded data, the data clusters on the trays were dancing lightly and subtly, the glass doors were tightly closed, and "Do Not Enter" was jumping on the display screen for swiping the card to unlock the door.
——
The sky was filled with stars, like sparks on the grassland. The sky was as dark as ever.
Across the silent, empty wasteland, all that was visible was a vast, serene lake. Its surface was a dark green, and the evening breeze rippled it like fine fish scales.
Lu Cai sat cross-legged on the roof of the car, with the skylight open next to him.
She expanded the barrier on her body outward, and the area within a radius of 500 meters with the car as the center was peaceful and tranquil.
Unfortunately, she couldn't control this power well enough yet. A small energy barrier could be used as a shield, but a large one could only serve as an alarm device and couldn't block attacking zombies like Qin Yu's telekinesis could.
A person stood up from the skylight beside him, but Lu Cai did not turn his head to look.
"Your name is Lu Cai?" Zheng Miao looked sideways at the thin girl sitting silently on the roof of the car.
Lu Cai withdrew his gaze from the boundless lake and asked, "Your name is Zheng Miao?"
Zheng Miao smiled, but it was a very faint smile. It seemed like he didn't know how to smile. His tough face became a little silly because of this smile.
Lu Cai continued to look at the lake, remembering how Zheng Miao had given him a throat microphone in the side story. Unfortunately, she was a spendthrift and had quickly ruined it.
"You're very skilled—" Zheng Miao seemed to be searching for a topic. "Are you interested in joining the search and rescue team?"
Lu Cai shook his head: "Not interested."
Zheng Miao didn't mind her direct rejection: "Is Lin Yong your friend?"
Lu Cai's eyes dimmed, and he wondered if this person knew how to chat. When he was lonely and sad, he would pick on other people's sad and private matters to pry into them.
"Yeah." Lu Cai only responded softly.
"Many of my comrades are dead—" Zheng Miao suddenly changed the subject. His voice was cold and hard, but at this moment, it sounded slowly and gently in the cool breeze. "I am also full of revenge. I wish I could kill all the zombies..."
"This is a great goal." Cai Lu expressed his comfort appropriately.
Zheng Miao sighed: "You are the best. At least the enemy is alive. I can kill him with one knife. One life for one life."
"Then pray that he won't turn into a zombie—" Lu Cai laughed in his heart. Is this how the captain of the search and rescue team comforts people?
At this time, Xiao Yue in the driver's seat pretended to close his eyes. He woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to get out of the car to solve the minor trouble caused by metabolism, but he heard Senior Brother Sanshui chatting with Lu Cai.
Talking under the cover of night... He should just bear with it for now.
Xiao Yue was a little surprised as he listened. Brother Sanshui actually comforted someone? Did he hear correctly? You know, since joining the search and rescue team, the most beautiful words he had heard were -
"Are you dead? If not, stand up and keep fighting!"
Tsk tsk tsk, Brother Sanshui, you can’t judge a person by his appearance. He actually likes someone like Lu Cai.
He opened his eyes and gently turned over in the dim light, only to see Zhao Manman in the passenger seat also asleep. She leaned sideways against the cushion, her eyes downcast, a look of loss on her face.
As if she had noticed Xiao Yue's gaze, Zhao Manman raised her eyes and saw Xiao Yue with his eyes open. She smiled slightly, turned around, and closed her eyes slightly towards the outer window glass.
Xiao Yue had noticed before that Zhao Manman seemed to be very concerned about Senior Brother Sanshui.
But it's a pity that according to the current situation, Senior Brother Sanshui likes independent and powerful female heroes, and has no interest in this gentle, sensible, and weak girl.
Speaking of independence and high combat effectiveness... Xiao Yue turned his head slightly backward, his eyes passed over the shoulder of the backrest and met the gaze of the girl in the back seat.
Qin Yu's eyes were as cold as frost, making people feel chilled. But if you looked closely, you would find that her eyes were like the night sky, dark and deep, encompassing the vast mysteries of the universe, so vast and peaceful.
Xiao Yue was startled for a moment, then felt embarrassed for peeking at someone like that. He nodded slightly as an apology.
Qin Yu looked away and looked at the vast forest outside the window.
The wind grew faster, blowing through the branches of the trees, and the ripples on the lake became small and messy.
Cai Lu frowned and quickly patted the roof of the car below him: "Something's happening!"
Everyone sat up in shock and began to look out the window. Zheng Miao returned to his seat and made way for Lu Cai.
Lu Cai jumped into the back seat through the car window. She sat down, but the sunroof was not closed.
"Coming from the side and rear, driving forward along this road—"
The car sped along, quickly heading towards the vast darkness.
Qin Yu's eyes were empty. After a moment, she said, "The tentacle mutant has a deformed body and is even larger than our car—"
"Are you a psychic?" Xiao Yue was surprised. If Lu Cai was a psychic, he wouldn't be surprised at all. After all, from the time he met Lu Cai until now, he never thought Lu Cai was a normal person. But Qin Yu was different. She killed enemies with a gun. Her skills were good, but not to the point of being outrageous.
"It's obvious--" Qin Yu replied.
A string of orange data flashed before Lu Cai's eyes. She frowned, feeling vaguely uneasy.
Qin Yu also sensed something and shouted, "Stop the car!"
It’s too late—
A tender red tentacle blocked their path. Xiao Yue slammed on the brakes, making a sharp friction sound. The tentacle swung violently, causing the back seat to tilt up, and with a loud bang, the entire car flipped forward.
But the seat was not crushed. Through the shattered glass window frame, one could see a hint of crimson fluorescence covering the inner wall of the seat.
Cai Lu raised her hands to support the roof of the car. After the car rolled over, she was already in an upside-down position.
Fortunately, the bottom edge of her T-shirt was tucked into her waistband, so she was still able to think about her face at this time.
The others fell from their seats onto the roof.
"Get out of the car!" Zheng Miao shouted sternly.
A few people scrambled out of the car windows.
The tentacles pounded the bottom of the car angrily. Lu Cai held up the barrier and could not relax. He could only watch the other four people crawl away.
The tentacle hammered hard again——
Bang--
The flames of the explosion illuminated the dark road and left dazzling reflections on the shimmering dark water.
"Lu Cai!" Zhao Manman had scratches on her arms and face. Seeing the sparks in the sky, she ignored the airflow and was knocked down by the waves. She got up and rushed into the waves of fire.
Zheng Miao on the side reached out and grabbed Zhao Manman, but she struggled like crazy.
Tears covered her face, as if the sadness that had been pent up for a long time finally broke out at this moment. She suddenly felt as if the sky had fallen and the earth had collapsed, and the waves of fire swept away all her hopes.
"Stop crying! You're killing me!"
The girl's voice was childish, yet it carried a harshness that left no room for argument. That impatient tone filled her with joy.
Zhao Manman burst into tears. Unable to break free from Zheng Miao's restraints, she could only watch the flames flickering high and low.
On the other side, Qin Yu stood at the curb, her face calm. She forced herself to use her mind to search for Lu Cai's whereabouts, and forced herself to recall when they entered the research institute branch and experienced a car explosion.
That was the first time Qin Yu saw Lu Cai's ability. The crimson barrier seemed like the hardest shield in the world.
At this moment, the tentacles suddenly retracted, but seemed to be bitten hard and could not be pulled back.
In Naruto, a thin figure, with his arms tightly clamped and his left hand grabbing the tentacle, the blade in his right hand pierced into the tentacle, cutting the tender red flesh with force.
She struggled to support herself with her feet, but was still dragged three or four meters.
The flames licked her back, and a faint red light attached to her body. As the heat slid past, the red light lit up, as if competing with the flames.
Qin Yu breathed a sigh of relief, feeling somewhat helpless, yet also feeling a sense of pride and honor.
Lu Cai always acted with a reckless approach. Compared to Qin Yu's careful calculations, Lu Cai preferred a reckless, rambling approach.
Qin Yu often felt worried about this. Although Lu Cai was willing to follow Qin Yu's arrangements in general, the execution process could only be said to be very confusing for both the enemy and us.
It's because her fists are always faster than her brain.
"My God, Lu Cai must have grown up against all odds—" Xiao Yue couldn't help but sigh.
Zhao Manman stopped crying and looked at the figure in a stalemate with the tentacles, feeling ecstatic.
Zheng Miao raised her eyes. In the dark night, the firelight outlined her thin figure, but in the eyes of others, she looked as powerful as a god.
The girl's power stems from her madness. She is fearless and will kill any Buddha who stands in her way, and any God who stands in her way.
Even if the opponent's power is a million times stronger than hers, she will not retreat.
A strong wind blew past, and the water surface made a loud noise, as it was heavily crushed by an invisible force.
Qin Yu walked slowly forward, her palms spread out, step by step, her head lowered by the flames. Everyone present held their breath, though only for a moment, but under the intense pressure, their hearts almost stopped.
Lu Cai noticed the tentacles in his hands were retreating, and he pinched them even tighter. This guy is so big for nothing, but so timid—
Qin Yu stopped not far behind Lu Cai and slowly closed his outstretched palm, as if he was holding a small toy.
Empty palms, fingers trying hard but unable to close.
The tentacle in Lu Cai's hand trembled violently. She attached her power to it, spreading it along this tentacle to the entire body of the tentacle monster.
The huge piece of flesh was wrapped in a red barrier, blocking the corrosive mucus.
Qin Yu applied his telekinesis again, and when the slime and tentacles became invulnerable decorations, what was left of this tentacle monster? Even its strength as a monster was no match for Lu Cai.
The tentacles in their hands suddenly loosened, and with a loud rumbling sound, a large piece of meat squirmed and rushed towards them.
The tentacle monster was blocked by the mental wall and looked like a skinned elephant. Its huge body had condensed into a tumor, and its long tentacles were its trunk for hunting.
She couldn't stay in this stalemate. Qin Yu's mental power would consume a lot of energy, and she couldn't hold on.
Lu Cai drew out his dagger: "Qin Yu, withdraw your telekinesis first—"
"I can't let you go every time!" Qin Yu interrupted her loudly, "We have to learn to deal with the monsters in this world on our own!" If you take risks every time, how can you guarantee that you will be lucky enough to survive every time.
Lu Cai chuckled: "Who said I have to deal with it alone?"
Qin Yu looked at her.
"I'm good at close combat. Wait until I get there, and you can just shoot. Use your telekinesis to delay it. I don't believe it has so much health, so I'll wear it down to death—" Lu Cai saw that she was silent, "Even without me, you would have thought of a way to deal with it, but don't you have me here now?"
She jumped up directly, and when her tentacles retracted, she took advantage of the force of the tentacles to pounce on the piece of meat.
Looking at the black shadow passing by, Qin Yu angrily cursed: "Madman!" and quickly withdrew his mental power.
The sticky piece of meat suddenly stumbled forward and its tentacles retracted. Lu Cai used the force to step on the back of the meat, holding the dagger in both hands, and stabbed it hard without being able to see where it was.
Qin Yu raised his gun and gestured to Xiao Yue and Zheng Miao. The two of them formed an outer circle, surrounding the piece of meat.
The lump of flesh felt a sharp pain on its back, and then it sensed the girl on its back, staggering and trying to drop her. But she clung to its back. The tumor at the wound continued to grow, and the girl plunged the dagger deeper into its heel.
Sparks flew in three places, and bullets hit and penetrated into the flesh.
The piece of meat ran and rushed towards Qin Yu in front of it, then suddenly stopped, as if blocked.
The bullet came straight at it, hitting it right in the head. The tentacles of the flesh danced wildly, and it lunged forward.
Lu Cai looked at the spot where the tentacles grew and immediately drew out his dagger. It was just below and in front of him. If he went over there, he would probably be knocked down by the tentacles, or fall directly at the feet of the tentacle monster and be entangled in the flesh.
Just roll it up, it's not like you haven't rolled it up before...
She raised her hand and cut a hole in one side, seeing the tumor was about to block the wound. Lu Cai raised his left hand and inserted it into the wound, and the tumor covered his palm.
Pulling the tumor tightly, she fell to one side, stepped on the side of the flesh, and used the tumor growing on the wound to fix herself and hang on the flesh.
There is a flat road beneath the body and the growth point of the tentacles is on the side of the hand.
As if sensing her intention, the tentacle swung forward, slamming hard into Lu Cai's back. Although protected by energy, it was still a physical collision. The shield absorbed most of the force, but it still caused Lu Cai's feet to soften, and he crashed into the flesh.
A mouthful of blood welled up in her throat, but instead of spitting it out, she swallowed it.
Holding the dagger, he thrust it fiercely at the junction of the tentacles. As the blade penetrated, Lu Cai felt the flesh under his hand stiffen, it paused, trembled slightly, and then another wave of tentacles swept across.
This time, Lu Cai directly spat out blood, but he did not relax his grip and continued to thrust hard inside. His left hand, which was buried in the tumor, also clenched tightly.
The piece of meat seemed to be in great pain and began to tilt its body and turn its head towards Lu Cai.
The gunshot rang out, and Lu Cai felt the flesh flying everywhere on the other side of the meat. The tumor continued to grow and was constantly broken.
The fire was still flickering, and the tender meat turned orange.
What are its data like?
Lu Cai couldn't remember.
At that time, she was wrapped in a tumor, her chest was pierced, and she was bleeding profusely.
How did she figure out the data of this tentacle monster?
The last time she copied the system backpack, it was because she had analyzed Lin Yong's system code. If the principle was correct, she must have analyzed the tentacle monster's numerical arrangement while unconscious.
The huge body was emitting a digital aura, and strings of fragmented numbers gradually disappeared into the darkness like light smoke.
The tumor was still growing. Lu Cai lowered her head. She couldn't see it, she really couldn't see it...
These layers of tumors were made up of tens of thousands of numbers, and she couldn't see the secret buried deep within them.
There were gunshots, the rustling of wind, and the sound of tentacles waving as they hammered at his back.
Yes, she doesn’t know the deepest secrets, but she can see the outermost layer of protection.
Lu Cai raised her head with difficulty, and flames licked her back.
The tentacle monster crashed directly into the car surrounded by flames, trying to rub her off it.
Although the orange numbers were messy and difficult to distinguish, she reorganized and filled in the bright red digital field based on the broken data.
No! No! Sweat streamed down Lu Cai’s forehead.
What is it? She desperately tried to patch it up with numbers.
Sudden--
The numbers stopped, and bright red was mixed in with the orange numbers.
The entire number series trembled, and the red color slowly spread like spilled blood, covering the orange.
This is it——
Growing sarcoma data.
When he regained consciousness, he saw a tender red tumor on his back, which suddenly looked like it had been shed with blood. A palm-sized bright red tumor continued to grow and replicate, eating away at the tender flesh around it.
The piece of meat ran wildly, and the tentacles let her go and began to beat and stab the piece of meat on the back.
The tender red tentacles pierced into the flesh, the blood-red tumor shattered, and the fine pieces of flesh stuck to the tentacles. Like a curse, the red color spread to the tentacles.
The piece of meat trembled, and its speed increased as it ran wildly in one direction.
"Lu Cai!" An invisible force blocked her and the tentacle monster, but it was only for a moment, and then the force was knocked away.
The cold lake water flooded over their heads and the firelight became dim.
The dark water looked like drops of ink.
She saw that the piece of meat in the water was still twisting, as if there were millions of small insects struggling inside, and the surface became uneven.
The red flesh, like a starving beast, devoured the tender red tumor bite by bite. The tentacle twitched a few times before completely breaking away from the meat and falling powerlessly to the bottom of the lake.
Lu Cai was also sinking.
She was suspended in the water, as if she had lost the ability to breathe, floating silently in the waves.
She looked deep into the water and saw a tall and slender figure floating in the waves with her.
He was a young man about twenty-five years old, with slightly long black hair, pale skin without blood, and all black clothes that blended into the vast lake water.
Lu Cai forgot everything for a moment and stared at the young man across the undercurrent.
There was a surge of water, and her hair swayed slightly.
The young man slowly opened his eyes, his eye sockets filled with dark red pupils.
......
"233 identification input, confirmed BUG program, do you want to activate the 'erase' mechanism?"
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