Chapter 357: Urgent
Following Lao Shi's footsteps as he left, Ling Jiang subconsciously took a step forward.
Lao Gao was worried that she would do something stupid, so he immediately pulled her back.
"Sister Ling." Lao Gao said solemnly.
But Ling Jiang just pushed away Lao Gao's hand that was holding her arm, still looking at Lao Shi's back, but she didn't move forward.
"What are you worried about? Are you worried that I will go to accompany him? No, I'm not alone. I still have my grandma."
Besides, it's not worth it for her to do this when she's old. He's just her ex-boyfriend and a good friend who grew up with her. It's a bit regrettable that he ended up like this.
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Everyone waited quietly for Ling Jiang until Ling Jiang had looked enough, and then they quickened their pace towards the foot of the mountain.
As they descended, Huang Jinghe finally asked the question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time. "We know that the mutants in the dense forest might be humans, but what about the mutants outside the dense forest? How did they become like this? Also, some of the mutants outside have human faces and can move freely in and out of the dense forest. What causes this?"
They had seen with their own eyes the barrier at the entrance and exit of the dense forest. It was able to isolate mutant creatures and plants inside, but why were animals able to get out?
That’s right, Huang Jinghe was talking about the big cat with a human face when they first entered the mountain. They had seen this big cat when they were outside and also when they were inside.
So why does this barrier have no effect on it?
Could it be that this barrier was not there from the beginning, but was added later?
At this moment, Lan Jin suddenly remembered the green light from before. She said, "Could it be that the green light is the signal to activate the barrier? When the barrier becomes weaker, it will automatically open to protect the mutant creatures in the dense forest from escaping."
No one could answer Lan Jin's doubts.
The group silently quickened their pace again. Just when they were exhausted, Captain Zhang's mental ability sensed that they were finally about to run down the mountain.
However, the situation at the foot of the mountain, that is, for the ships docked in the water, is not so good.
Captain Zhang said, "There are obviously a lot of people on the boat. Those people are talking nonsense."
However, the more clearly he saw, the uglier Captain Zhang's expression became.
Zhou Zhi also asked: "What's wrong with you? You look so ugly."
"I feel like the rescued crew members were injured by the mutant plants. They seem to be going crazy now, and it's affecting the people who stayed on the ship."
This is what Captain Zhang said in a euphemistic way.
Lao Gao came over and said, "Why don't you just say that everyone on the boat is going crazy? What should we do now? Should we go over and take a look at the situation first?"
Captain Zhang had already slowed down his pace and said, "My ability shouldn't be wrong. Considering what happened before, I think we should not go over there for now."
After leaving the lush forest, the boat could not go up. There were wolves in front and tigers behind. Zhonggong was in charge of mountains and rivers. They were really in danger everywhere.
Zhou Zhi also asked, "Are all those who were injured by the plants and have started to go crazy on the ship or outside?"
Captain Zhang frowned. Obviously, the answer was already obvious. If these crazy people were really outside the boat, it would be better not to go over there. Moreover, their hearing was very sensitive. Not only could they not go over there, they also had to hide themselves.
Everyone stopped and stayed where they were. After calming their breathing, Captain Zhang said, "We must have been running for a long time. Why don't we take a break and eat something?"
The group found a place to sit down. They had water and food, so they just had to eat what they had. But as for how long they had to wait, that question was really difficult to answer at the moment.
Captain Zhang said, "When we went crazy before, it took us several days to calm down, but we don't know when they started going crazy. If they just started, I'm afraid we will have to hide here for several days before we can go down."
The key is how many of these people can survive after going crazy, and how many of them can possess superpowers.
In short, most casualties are certain.
And in just these few days, can they survive well in the mountains?
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Huang Jinghe was also very curious about one thing. "Why are there so many differences between the mutant creatures inside and outside the Maolin? If the mutant creatures inside the Maolin were formed by green light, then what about the mutant creatures outside the Maolin?"
Xi Yu actually knew something about this. He said, "Do you remember the poisonous fog that locked us up in our homes for months when the apocalypse first arrived? At the time, we concluded that the poisonous fog only targeted humans, leaving animals unaffected. They could walk and breathe freely in the fog, but that wasn't the case. The fog simply didn't affect them at the time, and the subsequent result was that they all mutated."
"But to say it's all due to the toxic fog isn't entirely correct. There are a lot of human factors behind it, so much so that we still haven't found any answers at all."
In short, no matter what the original goal was, things have become a mess by now. I'm afraid the person who created it didn't expect it to develop like this, so there's really no need to find out the cause or the answer.
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After a simple meal of compressed biscuits, Captain Zhang began to assign team members to take turns to rest.
However, before they could rest for long, the crazy team members on the other side came near them while wandering around the mountain.
These crazy people rely on sound to determine their location. They are resting right now, so as long as they don't move, it's fine even if someone comes over.
But waking up the team members is urgent.
But who would have thought that just as the person was woken up, Pei Xin, who was also woken up, twisted her body and tripped the kettle beside her to the ground. After a "bang", everyone's attention was focused on Pei Xin.
The crazy man attacked Pei Xin without stopping. He tore off her heat-insulating suit and scratched her back. Then he grabbed Pei Xin's arm with his right hand, pulled her into his arms, and bit her neck.
At this moment, it wasn't that the team members didn't want to save Pei Xin, but everything happened so quickly that no one could react at all -
Lan Jin, who had reacted, knew that her ability would irritate them, so she didn't dare to shock them at all, so that Pei Xin——
(End of this chapter)
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