"Clatter, clatter..." The cold, imposing electrified barbed wire fence in front opened one by one, and the snow piled on the fence fell off with the movement of the fence.
"Whoosh!" The glass cover behind the barbed wire fence opened, and a blast of warm air rushed in, instantly warming Zhang Dongliang's hands, which had been numb from the cold.
"Squeak." The sound of the villa's iron gate opening followed immediately.
With a "whoosh," Uncle Lu Ben, wearing a yellow cotton-padded jacket, rushed into his second home.
At the same time, Zhang Dongliang was very puzzled.
A middle-aged man in black? A middle-aged man in black?
Zhang Dongliang glanced at his arm. He was wearing black clothes, but his skin was delicate and fair, not at all like that of an older man.
Then he glanced at Tang Qiang, focusing on Tang Qiang's exposed skin. Tang Qiang was also dressed in all black, but his face was covered in pores, clearly showing signs of age. The man in black was probably referring to Tang Qiang.
So Zhang Dongliang didn't move, but turned and kicked Tang Qiang next to him, "I'm telling you to go in, uncle in black!"
Tang Qiang's face lit up with wild joy, his eyes gleaming with an undisguised greed. Was he being told to go in? Yes, he was being told to go in!
Good heavens, Tang Qiang's moment of turning his life around has finally arrived! He will never have to go hungry again; this is his home!
Tang Qiang followed closely behind Lu Ben, watching as Lu Ben passed through the glass-enclosed door and the iron gate of the villa without any hindrance.
Soon, soon, he'll be inside soon too.
Ten meters.
Five meters
Three meters
One meter!
Zhang Qiang stretched out his hand to welcome his new future.
Did he go in?
Tang Qiang didn't go in.
"Ah!" Tang Qiang let out a bloodcurdling scream. His hand! His hand was caught in the suddenly closed glass dome.
His most prized hands, the hands that sustained him, were severed in the crush, the cut clean, the white bone at the wrist exposed, stained with bright red blood.
Blood spurted from the ruptured blood vessel, spraying onto the glass dome. The bright red blood slid down the glass and dripped onto the snow, turning a beautiful pink.
"Swish, swish." Suddenly, the branches of a tree next to the villa grew rapidly, making a sound that made one's skin crawl.
"Snap!" The branch lashed at Tang Qiang, who was screaming in pain. The knotted feathers inside Tang Qiang's clothes couldn't even fly away. The glossy black feathers fell straight onto the white snow. This time, his skin was really taut; it could be described as his skin being torn open.
"Get out!" The little boy's voice was icy cold, and Tang Qiang felt as if the blood gushing from his wrist had stopped flowing.
This is telling him to get lost? Why? On what grounds?!
Tang Qiang tried to ask a question, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was met with a lash from the branches.
"Slap! Slap! Slap!" The blows landed squarely on his body.
Zhang Dongliang, who witnessed the entire process of Tang Qiang being beaten: !
He squeezed his hands, which were no longer stiff and numb, and secretly rejoiced. Sure enough, the person who had stockpiled a lot of supplies before the apocalypse and whose villa was warm and cozy, and who had even built such a defensive structure, was not someone to be trifled with. Luckily, he hadn't gone there, and luckily, it wasn't him they called, or his hand would have been gone.
His hands can't be lost; these hands used for experiments are very precious.
"The uncle in the black clothes, come in." This time, the little boy's voice was much gentler.
Then came the sound of the glass door opening again, and a familiar warm breeze blew in once more.
After letting out a long sigh of relief, Zhang Dongliang's heart nearly jumped into his throat when he heard Ye Zhi's words.
He glanced at Tang Qiang, who was now lying on the mottled blood-stained ground, and felt a chill run down his spine. He was the one who should have been beaten up.
Zhang Dongliang quickly overturned his own conclusion; his intuition told him that the people inside meant him no harm.
What bothered Zhang Dongliang even more was Ye Zhi's way of addressing him. Could it be that the man in black was referring to him?
No, why? He's only twenty-four. Is he that old?
Unconvinced, Zhang Dongliang strode past Tang Qiang at 70 miles per hour, his anger palpable. He gave Tang Qiang a meaningful look before turning and walking into the villa without looking back. This time, not only was his front warm, but even his back, which had been chilly just moments before, felt warm.
"Bang!" The glass door of the villa closed as soon as Zhang Dongliang entered.
The dying Zhang Qiang watched helplessly as everyone entered the villa, leaving him alone in the cold snow.
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As soon as Zhang Dongliang entered the villa's garden, he saw his good teammate Lu Ben surrounded by six people, and Lu Ben, who was at the very back, had blood dripping from his hand.
The six people were dressed very lightly, most of them wearing long sleeves and trousers for spring, and some were even wearing short sleeves.
Looking at the clothes of the others, Zhang Dongliang also began to sweat. It was really hot inside the villa, like an oven compared to outside.
Zhang Dongliang did not take off his clothes. His first reaction was to look at Lu Ben in the crowd. Lu Ben's wrist was bleeding. Was he about to lose control?
Lu Ben was indeed about to be controlled by the mutated fire-type ability. His face was crimson, and smoke began to rise from his body. He looked like he was going crazy.
Before Zhang Dongliang could even greet Ye Zhi and the others, he released his mental energy, which calmed the restless fire-type ability within Lu Ben's body. The crimson in Lu Ben's eyes gradually faded, and his body stopped emitting smoke.
Bathed in Zhang Dongliang's spiritual power, Ye Zhi felt that her mind was clearer than ever before. If she were given a set of college entrance examination math test papers right now, she could finish them in ten minutes and get all the answers right!
Ye Zhi looked at the two of them with the eyes of someone who had discovered a new continent. One had a mutated fire-type ability, and the other had a mutated mental ability. No wonder System 001 issued such a mission.
She not only wanted to collect Lu Ben's blood, but she also wanted Lu Ben's loyalty!
Gaining the loyalty of Lu Ben and Zhang Dongliang was not difficult for Ye Zhi; two loyalty pills would suffice.
Ye Zhi glanced at the two pills in her hand and couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache. "Back in the day, I was a pill tycoon! Now all I have left are these random, worthless pills."
Heaven has wronged me greatly.
If Ye Yu Bai could hear Ye Zhi's thoughts, he would probably say, "Holy crap, the Loyalty Pill is some kind of rubbish! You should go to the cultivation world now and see how incredibly rare and valuable your Loyalty Pill is!"
Unfortunately, Ye Yubai couldn't hear it.
"Lu Ben, Zhang Dongliang, open your mouths and take your medicine!" Ye Zhi said calmly, her voice carrying her psychic abilities.
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