bookrebus Chapter 139 Return to Peace
Chapter 139 Return to Peace
Lin Yun never imagined that Qin Yuan would leave in this way. He hurriedly tried to jump out of the air vent, but in that instant, the flames in the emergency exit became even more intense, and even Ji Lang was unable to resist and pressed himself against the wall.
"Giggle..." It was the sound of a zombie. Before anyone could react, a thing covered in pustules burst out of the flames. Its jumping ability was amazing. It jumped over Ji Lang and rushed out of the air vent. Lin Yun almost collided with it head-on. Fortunately, the shield soldier behind him pulled him back and he narrowly avoided it.
This zombie's intelligence far exceeded the scope of the information we currently possess. No wonder it was a researcher that the country would protect until the very end. After rushing out of the safety passage, it didn't linger in the base at all. Instead, it consciously ran towards the base's coastline, leaping several times in a row that even Ji Lang and Lin Yun couldn't catch up with.
"It's really only level two?" Ji Lang stared incredulously at the zombie disappearing into the sea. He had clearly been chasing after it, but the zombie's speed and jumping ability were ridiculously high. Even he couldn't catch up, let alone Lin Yun and the other ordinary soldiers.
Lin Yun, who had caught up, didn't even catch a glimpse of the other person's last shadow. He glanced at the sea twice, then ran back without a second thought.
When Lu Yuan and the others received the message, the battlefield at the safety passage was already being cleaned up. To ensure that there would be no accidental absorption of crystals, Ji Lang and Lin Yun personally went to collect the bodies of Qin Yuan and Nie Jiyang. Of course, in Qin Yuan's flames, there was almost nothing left for them.
Most surprisingly, Ji Lang and Lin Yun searched the entire passageway, which was less than five meters long, many times, but still couldn't find the two crystals that should belong to Qin Yuan and Nie Jiyang.
"Could it be that he absorbed the crystal quickly back then, which is why he had such powerful strength to escape?" Ji Lang found it somewhat unbelievable.
“Qin Yuan and it are of the same type.” Lin Yun sighed. Following Team Leader Liu’s instructions, he opened the escape door and then he and Ji Lang entered the basement of the research institute.
"Even if it means dying, it has to be worth it." After entering the basement, Ji Lang immediately operated the security equipment and disarmed the research institute's defensive wall, while Lin Yun looked at the ashes on the ground, fighting back tears, "It was clearly just handing over our heads to the enemy."
Qin Yuan's original idea was probably to take the zombie down with him even if he died, but who knew that because of their similar attributes, he would become the biggest help for the zombie's escape, which caught everyone off guard.
DAY125
Following the incident involving Nie Jiyang and Qin Yuan, the commanders-in-chief of the four major bases immediately convened an emergency meeting. The experiment on crystal absorption was temporarily suspended. Fortunately, other war zones already had a considerable number of ability users, so although the plan had been initiated earlier, they hadn't had time to implement it. Only the South China Base, which had an urgent need for ability users, conducted the experiment immediately.
Now that Ji Lang and his team have brought back more than two hundred superhumans, they have solved the urgent problem of the South China Base. After passing through layers of checks, they have successfully obtained their temporary assignments and have been divided into more than 20 mobile teams to carry out various search and rescue missions in batches in the waters, islands and coastlines around the South China Base. Every now and then, they can bring back some survivors.
Time flew by and it was already the end of October. Since the temperature started to drop, Lu Yuan had been losing track of time. It felt like winter had been long over, but it was only the end of October. In the past, some southern cities might still be in the teens or twenties in temperature at this time.
The team of superhumans at the South China Base continued to expand. After all, after the temperature dropped, most ordinary people who weren't in the protected base had already died. This time, Ji Lang and Lin Yun's mission was to go to L City in X Province for rescue. The government base there couldn't hold on any longer, so all the survivors came to the South China Base, including a few ordinary lucky ones.
After disembarking and entering the base's protective enclosure, the ordinary people finally felt less cold. Along the way, they had suspected several times that they would freeze to death. Now that they had finally set foot on the South China base, the group couldn't control themselves and burst into tears before even registering or undergoing inspection.
On his way to work, Lu Yuan saw the passenger ship docking and the last people getting off the ship. He waved to Lin Yun and greeted him before heading towards the research institute.
After Qin Yuan's death, Ji Lang and Lin Yun were depressed for a few days, but quickly returned to work. The two of them formed a team, specializing in carrying out the farthest and most dangerous missions, wanting to become stronger. No matter how Lu Yuan and the others tried to persuade them, it was no use.
Gu Nanfeng became interested in crystals and joined Team Leader Liu's research group. Although Team Leader Liu had to take the majority of the responsibility for this incident, the South China Base couldn't do without him for the time being. Gu Nanfeng's willingness to join was perfect for Pei Simin. Compared to Team Leader Liu, who was extremely obsessed with research, Gu Nanfeng was indeed a calm and composed person. Moreover, he could make many predictions through his mental abilities.
When they returned that day, in addition to bringing back a ship full of superhumans, they also brought back a lot of level 1-3 crystals. Subsequent teams also had a considerable amount of crystals each time, but these were temporarily under strict control.
Pei Sihao was assigned by his family to work as a doctor at the base hospital. Although he had not yet graduated, he was one of the few remaining doctors.
Zhong Qiang and Yang Xiao sometimes do the work that the base has assigned to them, and sometimes they go on missions with Ji Lang and the others. After all, they are the only two support players in the base. If the mission is far away and difficult, Yang Xiao will take the initiative to go along without the base's arrangement.
As for Wei Cheng, he originally wanted to join Lin Yun's team, but his chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) led him to meet another chuunibyou, Li Minze. The two chuunibyou idiots got together, and with Lu Yuan's readily available exoskeleton suit, and with Li Minze's mechanical engineering expertise, he successfully applied for a small laboratory. The two of them started their own research on exoskeletons, independent of the military's equipment research department.
As for Lu Yuan himself, he's essentially quite fragile; he'd freeze to death the moment he took off his exoskeleton suit. Therefore, he's not currently on any missions. Because he provided various seeds, he has a research position in the agricultural department of the research institute, where he spends his days working on hydroponics. In his spare time, he works in Li Minze and Wei Cheng's labs, assisting them in researching his exoskeleton suit.
Today marks the 25th day since they planted the apple and rice seeds. At the South China base's canteen, fresh apples—something unimaginable in the apocalypse—finally appeared. While the rice wasn't growing as well as the apples, Lu Yuan had checked on it several times and saw signs of a bountiful harvest. In an instant, he felt as if the apocalypse was over, and everyone had begun a peaceful life.
The only regret is that he can only control the exoskeleton he's wearing normally. Although it can fly and land, he hasn't explored any other functions. However, according to the feedback from the two chuunibyou (delusional) individuals, such a high-end mecha should have a system, but why Lu Yuan hasn't activated it after wearing it for so long is unknown.