Passing through the long alley, the two quickly ran to the square in the center of the town.
Strangely enough, when the two stepped on the stone slabs of the central square, the tremors not far away suddenly intensified, and the buildings made of gray-yellow sand collapsed.
Under the moonlight, the strange scene of a flat plain appeared again in the north of Yunlong Town.
"Survived..."
Wu Qi stared blankly at the scene not far away, struggling to take off the gas mask on his face.
"Look, you are right to listen to me. If you run out later, both of us will be buried in it..."
Yin Ji sat on the ground, breathing in the dusty air.
At this moment, he didn't care whether he should maintain the dignity of the captain. Being able to survive was already the greatest luck.
"Boss, how did you rescue Sister Yang? And why did this poetic hotel collapse so quickly? What happened in the growth area just now?"
After finally catching his breath, Wu Qi asked Yin Ji three questions in a row.
I don't know if it's because he is anxious to know the answer, or because Wu Qi's temperament has changed. In short, at this moment, he no longer looks as reserved as before.
Both in terms of tone and attitude of questioning, he became a little arrogant.
"You kid...hehe..."
Facing Wu Qi, whose attitude changed drastically, Yin Ji not only didn't get angry, but actually laughed happily.
"Don't worry, I'll tell you slowly."
After sorting away the dust on his body, Yin Ji chose a suitable position for himself and took out a small iron box from his chest pocket.
He skillfully opened the iron box and found several white cigarettes inside.
Regardless of whether his hands were still stained, Yin Ji picked one up and stuffed it into his mouth. Then he took out a cigarette lighter as thick as his thumb from the cigarette case and lit the cigarette.
After taking a deep breath of cigarette, the fatigue on Yin Ji's face eased. As the smoke slowly came out of his mouth, he began to tell.
"I won't go into detail about Maozi's situation. When we first arrived on the first floor, I noticed something was wrong with him. However, his condition was not serious at the time. Plus, I was anxious and wanted to find Sheep and Scorpion as soon as possible. It’s not broken.”
"Later I met Wang Jue and got some information, and then I had a general understanding of the overall situation."
"Although we don't know the real reason why the experimental subject went out of control, considering that Wang Jue, a C+ level personnel, can survive safely underground, I have come up with two conjectures."
"The first speculation is that the experimental subject under the Poetic Hotel may not have truly lost control. It just killed all the experimental personnel in the station and is still under Wang Jue's control to a certain extent."
"Speculation 2: The experimental subject under the Poetic Hotel is completely out of control, and Wang Jue has long since died. What exists in front of us is just some product of the experimental subject. It may be an illusion or a parasite, but the one who controls the overall situation is no longer Wang Jue is the out-of-control experimental subject whose true body is missing."
After saying this in one breath, Yin Jiyou took a long drag on the cigarette.
The red light of the cigarette butt turned from dark to bright, and the tobacco inside burned rapidly in the night, making bursts of burning sounds.
"Judging from Wang Jue's reaction before, I feel that the first one is more likely. After all, she can sense our strength. She is probably also an ability user, but I don't know what level it is."
After listening to Yin Ji's speculation, Wu Qi calmed down and added.
"If the speculation is true, then based on the information I know, Wang Jue should be a first-level ability user of the physical enhancement system. I can feel it."
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Ji said calmly and took another puff of the cigarette in his hand.
"But one thing is strange. Since Wang Jue and I both belong to the physical enhancement system, why is her athletic ability so poor? She can't run as fast as an ordinary person. She still needs me to carry her when she goes to and from the breeding area."
"Maybe it's not the physical strengthening system..."
Wu Qi added, but then he seemed to have thought of something and hesitated to speak.
"If she is not a person with the same ability, how can she sense our situation? Even if she has special abilities, we should not be able to sense her strength level."
"If this doesn't make sense, then the only possibility left is speculation two. Is Wang Jue some kind of product of the experimental subject? Or is it our hallucination? A parasite?"
Although Wu Qi's temper became a little arrogant, his brain was still good and he quickly followed Yin Ji's ideas.
"Yes, I personally think that the second theory is more likely. If Wang Jue is not an enhancer in the true sense, then a series of things that happened underground can find reasonable explanations."
"Boss, what do you mean, Wang Jue is not actually a human being? She is some kind of product of the experimental subject? The one who really controls everything is actually the target of the mission we want to investigate, Shield Claw Digu?"
"Yes, just like the bugs on Maozi's body, maybe Wang Jue has been controlled by parasitism, or maybe she is simply an illusion in our minds."
Speaking of this, a trace of hesitation appeared on Yin Ji's firm face. He didn't know the truth of the matter. Everything was based on speculation, and there was too little real information given to them.
However, there was obviously more confusion on Wu Qi's face. Although he could understand Yin Ji's statement, his overall understanding of the incident was still not comprehensive enough.
"Let me answer your first question first, how did I rescue the sheep and scorpion."
Pointing to Yang Xiu lying on the ground, Yin Ji showed a trace of relief on his face.
"When I was in the growth area, I noticed something was wrong with the shadows, and because neither you nor Mao Zi had the ability to see in the dark, I made the decision to search alone and asked you two to wait for me at the entrance. .”
"The insect swarm composed of those 'failed products' can swallow up the light and cover up the original appearance of the cave wall. Logically speaking, in such an environment, it is impossible for me to find traces of the sheep scorpions."
"But the Sheep Scorpion just appeared, hanging so clearly in a corner of the cave wall. Although there were shadows surging around her, those 'failures' seemed to have no interest in her at all, and they didn't even bother to get close."
"At that time, because the insect wave was approaching and Maozi's abnormal situation was getting worse, I didn't explain it to you. I just wanted to rescue Yang Xiu as soon as possible and wait until we get out of the growth zone to talk about the rest."
"The reason why we turned off the flashlight at that time was to consider the possibility that the insect swarm would be attracted by the light. After all, we were all sprayed with insulating agent, so we should not be discovered."
"Is it phototaxis...it is really possible..."
Wu Qi nodded and agreed with what Yin Ji said.
"I was originally worried that those strange bugs would find me if I got close to the insect tide, but the process turned out to be very smooth."
"Those bugs seemed not to feel my presence, and some even avoided me. This allowed me to quickly get close to Sheep Scorpion and bring her back."
"But when I came back, I found you stabbed Mao Zi in the shoulder."
Having said this, a look of helplessness appeared on Yin Ji's face.
"Although your test was very clever, and the results proved that your approach was completely correct, in an environment like the growth zone, it was too impulsive to attack your teammates rashly."
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Although there was blame in Yin Ji's tone, he was more worried.
"Allowing hidden dangers to grow around you without paying attention to them is the source of danger..."
Wu Qi had a look of dissatisfaction on his face and retorted forcefully.
It would have been impossible for him to do such a thing before.
"Sigh... It seems that you are really about to wake up, and you are really worried about something."
Yin Ji looked at Wu Qi, who was full of hostility, with a happy smile on his face again. He did not respond to whether the other party's words were correct, but just nodded lightly.
"What?!"
Hearing Yin Ji's words, Wu Qi was stunned for a moment, and then he noticed the changes in himself.
"It's okay. This is normal. Just control your emotions and don't let your arrogance lead you away. Once you get through this period, you will be able to adapt."
Yin Ji didn't say anything more. He seemed to be aware of the hot feeling on his fingertips. Yin Ji pressed the burned cigarette butt to the ground and extinguished it.
Then he took out another cigarette from the box, lit it and started smoking.
The two of them just sat quietly. Wu Qi seemed to be ashamed of his attitude just now, while Yin Ji seemed to want to seize this moment of peace to regain his strength.
After finishing his second cigarette, Yin Ji continued to speak.
"I know that something is wrong with Mao Zi's condition. The reason why I haven't pointed it out is because his condition does not affect our actions."
"Let me ask you, do you know about the bugs on Mao Zi?"
Yin Ji's mouse eyes flashed, and his gentle voice became sharp.
"Before we learn enough information, taking action rashly may very well cost Mao Zi's life. Our team has already lost Lao Xia and we cannot lose Mao Zi again."
"I know, boss..."
Faced with Yin Ji's sternness, Wu Qi did not refute this time, but just responded in a low voice.
Although he still felt dissatisfied, when he realized that this was a side effect of the secondary virus strengthening his body, he began to consciously control his emotions.
"Um."
Yin Ji nodded and took another puff of cigarette.
"Then why didn't you kill the bug? I feel that if the bug had been killed, the underground space of the Poetic Hotel might not have collapsed."
Although Wu Qi had understood Yin Ji's intention, he still had some grudges about letting the monster insect go, so he took advantage of the break and continued to ask questions.
"Let's start from the initial logic and sort it out. If the being who controls the overall situation is not Wang Jue, but the invisible shield pincer Digu, then after entering the Poetic Hotel, are we completely exposed to each other's In sight?"
"Since the organization has given the information that 'isolating agent can work', it stands to reason that Yang Xiu should not be caught after spraying the isolating agent."
"Judging from our subsequent experiences, the isolation agent seems to be effective only when encountering mutant organism No. 42 in the breeding area and when rescuing the sheep scorpion in the growth area."
"And Brother Mao was also infected by a bug called a 'failure'..."
Following Yin Ji's thoughts, Wu Qi added in a low voice.
"That's right. Have you noticed the contradiction?"
Thick smoke came out of Yin Ji's mouth, and the second cigarette burned to the end.
"The information given by the organization is not consistent with our actual encounter...the isolating agent does not have a shielding effect?"
Wu Qi murmured, giving his own conclusion with doubts...
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