Chapter 14
Hearing the alarm broadcast, the three passengers in the car, except Su Ci, couldn't help but panic.
"Damn, it's raining blood again!"
"Quickly check the nearest building?"
"It's the logistics building, which is still five minutes away. In extreme weather, the floating bus will enter emergency mode, and it should be able to arrive within two minutes!"
They quickly exchanged information, but even two minutes was too long for them. An atmosphere of anxiety and panic spread in the car.
Compared with the nervousness and fear of Luo Shengfei and others, Su Ci was very calm.
He continued to look out the window. While they were talking, it started to rain outside.
Bright red raindrops dripped down from the rolling clouds, blown by the howling wind, hitting the window glass hard, like blood, leaving traces of fangs and claws.
Through the hazy red rain curtain, you can vaguely see the buildings shrouded in blood mist in the distance.
Depressing and gloomy, it reminds people of all kinds of terrifying images.
It really looks like blood rain, and as the weather changes, it seems that something is hidden in the rain mist, ready to move.
Su Ci's heart moved, and he lowered his head to look at the seat next to him.
The child, who had been very quiet since getting on the bus, now moved to his side, his small body pressed tightly against him, his dark red eyes widened, and his face, which had regained a trace of redness, turned pale again.
Su Ci held the work manual that Luo Shengfei had returned to him in his hand, and with the help of the manual,
he quietly held the child's hand. The young man's palm was warm and dry, and being held like this had a soothing power.
Number One couldn't help but look up at Su Ci, looking at the keeper's calm and composed black eyes, and the haze that shrouded his heart seemed to be dispelled.
In the past, he could only face such situations alone, but now, there is someone who will silently hold his hand and give him support...
The child calmed down and sat up straight.
He has experienced many bloody rains, and even more extreme weather than bloody rains, but this is the first time for the breeder.
Looking at Su Ci's thin body, a strange feeling suddenly arose in No. 1's heart. If he grew up in a normal human society, he would understand that this is something called "protective desire."
Luo Shengfei, who was sitting in the front row, finished communicating with the other two colleagues, turned around, and saw that the young man had a calm face. Compared with the three of them, he seemed too indifferent.
He was a little surprised at first, but then he changed his mind and couldn't help but envy him.
The ignorant are fearless.
The new breeder, Su, has not experienced the horror of the extreme weather on the Hell Planet, so he is naturally not afraid, unlike the old hands like them, who have already developed conditioned reflexes.
The suspended bus traveled through the rain.
Originally an unmanned smart car, it automatically entered the emergency mode and its speed doubled. It kept moving forward in the bloody rain, and the force of the rain hitting the windows became even more fierce.
Luo Shengfei looked at this scene with a bad face.
"Let's go, we have to wait by the door first, and get off as soon as the bus arrives!"
He took out a raincoat from the toolbox, then carried the toolbox on his back, put on the raincoat with skillful movements, and wrapped himself tightly, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.
Seeing that Su Ci didn't respond, he asked, "You didn't bring a raincoat?"
Su Ci glanced at the messy space button, not sure if he had one, and shook his head.
"What should we do?"
"No problem." Su Ci held up the "Bred Dog Keeper's Manual" in his hand and said, "I have this."
Luo Shengfei: "..."
He really couldn't bear to watch it, so he pulled Su Ci towards the door and said as he walked, "Just follow me later. Fortunately, the get-off point is not far from the logistics building. Even if you get caught in the rain, it shouldn't be a big problem."
After that, he instructed, "Go back to the logistics department to change an umbrella or raincoat. You must carry it with you. You may need it at any time on Hell Star."
Su Ci nodded, and he followed Luo Shengfei, while No. 1 also followed closely in small steps. The three of them and the other two passengers came to the door together.
"Patta, patter - patter, patter -"
The suspended bus sped along, and the frequency of rain hitting the glass became faster and faster. The raindrops hit the transparent windows violently, like blood flowers blooming one after another, one after another.
Su Ci looked out the window again, frowning slightly.
The sound of the rain seemed to be mixed with other sounds, like countless people talking in their sleep, and it seemed that some weird, sharp laughter could be heard.
He looked at Luo Shengfei and the others. They had obviously heard it, and their faces became more and more frightened. Cold sweat broke out on their foreheads, but they kept their mouths shut, not daring to make any sound.
The carriage fell into silence, with only the disturbing sound of rain.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Suddenly, there was a fire in the distance, accompanied by the loud sound of an explosion. Through the hazy rain curtain, a black figure could be vaguely seen moving.
When this figure appeared in the field of vision, the world seemed to be silent, and the sound of rain became distant.
"Bang-bang--"
I don't know whose heartbeat it is, but it seems to be right next to my ear, as rapid and violent as the sound of a drum.
At this time, the content of the continuously looping broadcast also changed.
"Alert, alert! A large unidentified creature has been detected invading the 24th base. The coordinates have been marked. All teams in the Operations Department are requested to go there quickly to respond! Unrelated personnel should take precautions to avoid it."
This time a monster actually sneaked in!
"People who are still outdoors, please go into the building immediately to take shelter! All building passages in the base will be closed in three minutes!"
As the broadcast sounded, the suspended bus finally stopped at the station in front of the logistics building, only about fifty meters away from the entrance of the building.
"Get off the bus!"
The other two passengers had already put on their raincoats, and seeing that they were about to arrive at the station, they immediately pulled down the goggles on their heads, and rushed out as soon as the door opened.
Luo Shengfei also put on goggles, then rushed into the rain with his tool box in his arms, and ran to the door of the logistics building.
While running, he subconsciously glanced back.
He saw Su Ci seemed to squat down and tie his shoelaces, and then really spread out the "Handbook of Animal Husbandry Workers", holding it high to cover his head.
The corners of Luo Shengfei's mouth twitched.
"Boom--" Fire lit up again in the distance.
Luo Shengfei was startled, and he was too busy to care about Su Ci anymore. He quickly retracted his gaze and continued to run forward with his head down.
Su Ci was running in the rain with the child on his back. A transparent spirit shield was born with the manual as the center, like an invisible umbrella, blocking all the rain.
Finally, when they passed the identity verification and rushed into the logistics building smoothly, the radio began the countdown of the last thirty seconds.
The logistics building was brightly lit. The bright light and the solid and reliable building brought a sense of security, which made Luo Shengfei and his friends relax a little.
After running at full speed for a while, Luo Shengfei was carrying such a large toolbox, but the three of them were breathing steadily without even breathing hard.
As soon as they entered the building, they took off their raincoats and goggles skillfully and stuffed them into a device at the door with the words "pollutant treatment box" written on it.
Even with a raincoat, Luo Shengfei's bangs were inevitably wet, looking a little disheveled.
He wiped it with a handkerchief, and the white handkerchief turned red.
He thought of Su Ci who ran over in the rain, turned his head to look over, and then stopped.
This thin and fair-skinned breeder, except for some wetness on his shoes, his hair and shirt were not wet at all? Of course, it may also be that the water stains are not very clear on the gray-blue uniform, but the hair is indeed dry and fresh!
Luo Shengfei lowered his head and looked at the work manual with a wet cover still dripping in the breeder's hand. He muttered in disbelief, is the work manual so effective in keeping out the rain?
Should he try it next time?
Luo Shengfei saw that Su Ci's eyes were always on a certain direction. He looked over and found that they were a few windows in the lobby on the first floor of the logistics department.
For protection, these windows were not opened very wide.
After the countdown began, a layer of metal plates fell outside each window, isolating their sight from the outside world. Because of the good sound insulation, they could only hear the rustling sound of rain when standing here.
The noise caused by the monster could no longer be heard.
Luo Shengfei guessed that Su Ci must have been frightened by the monster in the rain.
In addition to the guards who supervise interstellar criminals, all other positions on the Hell Star are military, except for some personnel from the research institute. It is said that the conditions for the breeders in the brooding house have been relaxed this time.
Therefore, whether in terms of physical or mental quality, this breeder Su is much worse than people in other jobs...
Of course, monsters invading the base is not common. It can only be said that Su Ci was unlucky to encounter such a thing on the second day of his employment.
The alarm in the nursery went off last night. It was probably a sign!
Luo Shengfei was just thinking about how to comfort Su Ci, but before he opened his mouth, his face changed.
"Click--"
A window on the wall suddenly made a slight sound. The sound was extremely subtle and it was originally difficult to hear clearly, but because his attention was still on the window, Luo Shengfei noticed it.
He stared at the window intently.
I saw that the metal shield outside the transparent glass had a crack, and the inner layer of special glass that could not be penetrated even by bullets also cracked into fine lines.
As the cracks appeared, Luo Shengfei heard the laughter in the rain again.
This laughter was much louder and harsher than the one he had just heard on the bus, as if the mumbling of countless people gathered together and turned into a dizzying buzzing sound when it entered the ears.
The lights in the lobby on the first floor of the logistics department also began to flicker unsteadily. They were clearly on and off, and with the constant sound of the alarm, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
"The monster that invaded the base is coming to the logistics building..."
the female colleague behind him said with a trembling voice.
The communicator in her hand lit up, and a real-time map of Base 24 appeared on it. A specially marked red light spot was flashing, almost overlapping with the logo of the logistics building.
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