Yuanbao has a slender body, a fluffy tail, white fur all over, and deep red eyes. He is a wild ferret. After Qian Duoduo bought him from an animal dealer three years ago, he has been following him ever since.
Yuanbao paced back and forth on Qian Duoduo's shoulders, occasionally raising his head and sniffing the wind from the depths of the passage. Suddenly, as if summoned by some voice, Yuanbao jumped off Qian Duoduo's shoulders and ran into the dark air-raid shelter without looking back.
"Yuanbao, come back!"
Qian Duoduo was so frightened that even his sleepiness disappeared. It was so dark in the air-raid shelter. What if Yuanbao got lost? But Yuanbao, who used to obey Qian Duoduo very much, turned a deaf ear to his master's orders. Instead of stopping, he ran even faster and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Qian Duoduo was really anxious, so he stood up and ran after Yuanbao. The other four people didn't pay much attention, thinking that he would be back soon. But after half an hour, Qian Duoduo still didn't show up. Ma Ben and Zhang Yang looked at each other with serious expressions.
"Ma Ben, you stay here and I'll go see what's going on."
Ma Ben nodded, "Be careful and keep in touch!"
"clear!"
Zhang Yang held his rifle and ran deep into the passage with his back bent.
Twenty minutes later, there was still no reply after the third communication with Zhang Yang. Ma Ben was panicking. It was obvious that Qian Duoduo and Zhang Yang had both met with accidents. Could it be that the orc warriors arrived before the headquarters?
The task assigned to them by Luo Wenyuan was to "stay where they were and wait for rescue from headquarters, and do not act on their own." The wisest thing to do now was to stay where they were, but Ma Ben had a lot of American soldier-like heroism in him. He was worried about his teammates, and even though he knew that even with his two skills, he would be in great danger if he encountered an orc warrior, he still had to give it a try.
Ma Ben steeled himself and asked the two men, who were equally bewildered, "I'm going to look for Qian Duoduo and Zhang Yang. Do you want to follow me, or stay here and wait for rescue?"
He Youfang pushed his glasses and said hesitantly, "Brother Ma, the instructor told us not to leave..."
Jiang Ling also agreed with He Youfang's point of view: "That's right, what if we leave and the rescue team can't find us?"
"Then you two stay here, I'll go by myself!"
"Hey! Wait, I don't want to stay with Little Glasses. I-I'd better follow you!"
Jiang Ling possessed a mutant water-type ice ability, and the icy and snowy environment was her home turf. Her abilities were arguably the strongest among the five. Unfortunately, she was naturally timid, afraid of everything, and prone to relying on others. She felt more secure with Ma Ben than with the frail and diminutive He Youfang, and chose to follow him without hesitation.
He Youfang sighed. There was no point in staying here alone. He took out his dagger, carved a mark on the wall of the cave, turned around and caught up with the two men, heading towards the air-raid shelter.
The shelter was crooked and twisted. With the light of a tactical flashlight, one could see foot-long rats with long tails occasionally scurrying across the ground. It was unclear whether these rats were accustomed to humans and weren't afraid at all, or whether they were unaware of their power and didn't try to avoid them. A few even tried to climb up He Youfang's trouser legs, frightening him so much that he quickly swatted them. Jiang Ling bit his lip hard to stifle a scream. A swarm of rats this size could gnaw a person to the bone.
The air raid passage wasn't long. After walking briskly for about ten minutes, they saw light ahead. They must have reached the exit. Before He Youfang and Jiang Ling could even draw a last breath, they heard Ma Ben yell, "Be careful!"
A large net fell from the sky and covered the three people. The net looked like it was woven with animal skins, and was made with fine nitrate. It was tougher than beef tendon. Ma Ben cut it repeatedly with a dagger, but couldn't cut a single rope.
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