Chapter 7 Sweet Little Cake Lu Jin's left hand never left her waist...
The plane landed at the ocean transfer platform.
Then they need to take a boat to the nearby waters.
After the mission is completed, aircraft and ships will carry out rescue operations according to the evacuation plan.
Near the equator, heat currents surge, and the air is humid and stifling, as if every breath is soaked with the moisture of the ocean.
The five people boarded a professional marine rescue vessel and sailed to their destination. The ship sailed for about three hours, and it gradually got dark.
At first, the sunset painted the horizon a brilliant orange-red, but now only a deep darkness remains.
Sang Li sat on the edge of the deck, a chill creeping up her skin.
Moonlight spilled across the sea, outlining tiny specks of light. However, the longer one stared, the more the light seemed to be swallowed up, leaving the sea an endless expanse of darkness.
The only sound was the lapping of the waves, gently lapping against the hull and causing a slight rocking motion. However, the sound was mixed with some irregular noises.
Sang Li held her breath and looked in the direction of the sound, but couldn't see anything clearly.
“Sang Li,” Lu Jin’s voice came from behind, “Come back, it’s too dangerous here.”
She glanced back at Lu Jin, and just as she was about to move, the ship suddenly shook violently. Sang Li lost her balance and tilted to one side.
She gasped in surprise, and just as she was about to fall, a hand caught her waist and pulled her back.
Sang Li looked up and met Lu Jin's face, which was very close to hers.
His brows furrowed slightly, and his eyes were deeper than the night.
She grabbed his clothes, about to say something, when she suddenly caught a glimpse of a strange silvery-white color out of the corner of her eye.
It was a tail, shimmering across the moonlit water, smooth like a fish's tail, with a sparkling sheen.
However, when she turned her head sharply and blinked to confirm, there was nothing left but calm waves.
"What's wrong?"
"nothing."
Lu Jin looked down at her. The two of them had been too close just now, and her breath had almost touched his neck.
Sang Li noticed his hand was still around her waist: "Thank you. I rarely travel by boat, and I hope I won't mess things up at the crucial moment. Um, if I have any..."
Suddenly, Lu Jin's eyes sharpened: "Don't move."
Before he finished speaking, he quickly pulled out a submachine gun from his waist and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Bang!
This is a commonly used device in BEAM, specifically designed to deal with anomalous entities.
Gunshots rang out in the silent night, making Sang Li's heart leap.
Lu Jin's left hand did not leave her waist even slightly. Ignoring the recoil, he fired the gun with one hand, his body as steady as a rock.
She instinctively shrank her neck, then heard a low, booming sound coming from the darkness in the distance.
Immediately, a pool of strange black liquid appeared out of thin air, as if forced out of its invisibility by an invisible force, and dripped onto the deck.
The liquid writhed irregularly, appearing to be some kind of living thing. It rolled twice on the deck, then curled up into a ball, slightly bulging.
Sang Li nestled in Lu Jin's arms, staring at the thing. The creature's mouth opened with countless sharp teeth, which were arranged in a neat, irregular pattern, like a starfish spreading out, as if making a final struggle. Then, with a thud, it lay motionless on the ground.
"Wh...what is that!"
Sang Li's eyes widened, her face turned pale, and she almost instinctively threw herself into Lu Jin's arms, clinging tightly to his clothes.
How disgusting.
Lu Jin's expression was cold and stern. He switched to a regular magazine and fired a few more shots. The bullets pierced the liquid, but unlike ordinary objects, they did not leave holes. The surface of the liquid only churned slightly before returning to normal.
"What is this..." He tilted his head slightly and shuddered with disgust when he saw the pool of liquid.
Lu Jin: "Anomaly."
Sang Li swallowed.
It's a bit ugly.
Honestly, if abnormal individuals were ranked, she would definitely be among the most beautiful. She was very confident of that.
Upon hearing the gunshot, Yu Qi, Tang Lan, and Zhou Fangyang ran over.
Yu Qi was the first to examine the abnormal body: "BEAM961-1, marine agglomerate."
Zhou Fangyang glanced at Sang Li in Lu Jin's arms and explained, "It is an abnormal life form composed of an unknown black slime, usually found in the deep ocean, and occasionally in coastal areas or near offshore platforms. This abnormal life form has a certain degree of autonomous movement. When provoked or threatened, BEAM961-1 will reveal its internal structure, which is a 'mouth' with countless sharp teeth cracked on its surface."
At this moment, Yu Qi, who had finished examining the body, said, "He's dead."
Tang Lan: "Disinfect this stuff and throw it into the sea."
The Authority has its own disinfection procedures to ensure that dead anomalous entities do not cause regional anomalies again. BEAM961-1 is a very common form and does not require containment; like pests, it only needs to be killed.
They were probably drawn here by Sang Li.
Yu Qi stood up: "Go ahead and do it. But, this 961-1 wasn't killed by the boss."
Sang Li didn't understand. What did it mean?
Lu Jin clearly fired a shot just now.
Lu Jin frowned.
He wanted to see, but Sang Li remained clinging to his shoulder, unwilling to move.
Finally, Lu Jin said, "Bring it here."
Yu Qi held up the sticky black liquid and pointed: "Its heart has been ripped out, and your bullet hole is here."
I saw it.
It wasn't his shot that killed him.
In other words, this thing was already inanimate when it came into view. Something threw 961-1 into the air and then hit it.
Yu Qi analyzed: "There are scratch marks, so it was killed by something else."
Lu Jin's eyes darkened: "Be vigilant, there should be more."
Before he could finish speaking...
Tang Lan's drone had already taken off and spread out in the sea breeze to within ten meters of the edge of their rescue ship.
Tang Lan: "Look!"
Many BEAM961-1 creatures were floating on the sea surface, wriggling and gurgling. The black marine life, like a layer of grease, spread out from their rescue ship.
But they are all dead.
Sang Li was puzzled: "Did they come to see me?"
Tang Lan chuckled, "In the eyes of the abnormal beings, you're like a sweet strawberry-flavored cake. If I said no, I'd be lying. But I never expected our little one to attract so many people."
Sang Li blinked: "Then I have a lot of personal charm, and I even have so many fans when I'm chasing after celebrities."
"You, go back inside," Lu Jin said.
Sang Li didn't want to cause trouble for anyone, so she pursed her lips and went back to her room.
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