After leaving the conference room, Xu Yingqiu asked directly:
"Want to cooperate?"
Li Huixi also nodded directly, but the fox failed to synchronize with her this time. Instead, he immediately looked at Chen Chichi, who had no fighting ability, and then said:
"What do you think, Chichi?"
Chen Chichi is very motivated now, but she also knows that she has no particularly outstanding abilities. The people Xu Yingqiu invited must be Li Huixi and Fox, not herself, so she pretended to be indifferent and replied with a smile:
"I think I'd better go home first."
Everyone remained silent and agreed with her intention.
Xu Yingqiu took out the card and waved her hand, and Chen Chichi was sent out of the underground base and back to the gate of No. 5 Middle School.
Chen Chichi on the ground was a little disappointed, but he really couldn't help them, and after such a long time, his mother must have been worried, so she should go home first.
Li Huixi underground took her card from Xu Yingqiu, and Xu Yingqiu told her:
"This thing is your ID card, which can be used to activate the eyes or other devices on your head."
Then he looked at the fox again and added:
"Just keep your information with her and go on missions together."
In the past, the fox would not have any objection to this approach, but this time, she always felt that there was a part of her heart that was uncomfortable.
inequality...
Li Huixi took the ID card and took a special look at the part about the fox, but there were only a few words saying that she was his own weird body, nothing more.
These contents were also seen by the fox, and an inexplicable grievance rushed into the fox's mind, but she did not show it.
"When can I go find Zhu Ye?"
Li Huixi's purpose in joining the Tripartite Federation is also obvious. She holds a grudge, and she wants to return to that world to find Chang Li and Zhu Ye and find out Xingzhou's past.
"No matter what, you have to show me your abilities first, right?"
After Xu Yingqiu finished speaking, Li Huixi's identity card showed the task arrangement for the first time. Even though she was impatient, she knew that this was a test and the only way to do something serious. It was also a good opportunity for the Federation to see herself. Ability.
What surprised her was that she actually got on the helicopter for the first time. Unlike the group of armed men, the people on the helicopter did not wear any protective gear. They had different looks and identities, and most of them could be judged by their appearance. , their occupation can be seen at a glance.
The fox has been sitting next to Li Huixi, wearing her fox mask and her cyan robe.
A young man sat next to Li Huixi and said in a frivolous tone:
"Is it your first mission? Looking at how thin you are, how did you get chosen?"
Li Huixi was too lazy to pay attention to him, but he became aggressive:
"My name is Duan Jiang, do you know me? If you ask me to protect you later, I won't help you."
Li Huixi curled her lips. She suddenly had the urge to kill Duan Jiang.
But after all, it was my first time to act, and I still didn’t know the methods of this association, so I kept a low profile.
Sitting across from them was a middle-aged uncle and a girl who looked much younger than Li Huixi.
Duan Jiang became impatient when he saw that Li Huixi didn't reply:
"I said, I am chatting with you to give you face, why don't you be shameless?"
The middle-aged uncle opposite said:
"That's enough! It'll be there soon..."
The little girl kept wearing headphones, closing her eyes and concentrating, with her head tilted upward.
The helicopter landed after a turbulence. As soon as it stopped, Li Huixi found that several people were wearing the special eyes, so she also handed one to the fox. The two jumped out of the helicopter at the same time, and everything in front of them was broken. An unbearable sight.
What came into view was a village that had been eroded by fire. With the blessing of new eyes, he could see many disheveled and burnt figures wandering around.
"ghost?"
"maybe."
"These eyes... are really rich in functions."
The voices disappeared, and the steps of several people continued to move forward. The mission list did not introduce the situation of this mission, and the dangerous situation was unknown. Maybe my authority was not enough, or maybe there was nothing here that could threaten me. .
But seeing how nervous Jiang was as soon as he got off the helicopter, this didn't look like a safe place.
Unexpectedly, newcomer Li Huixi was placed in the front row as a human shield.
In order to ensure Li Huixi's safety, the fox took the initiative to walk in front of her, with the uncle behind.
There was a vague figure in the distance, which seemed to be greeting them. When they got closer, Li Huixi saw that it was not a person, or it could not be called a person.
The old woman who greeted them could speak and had emotions, but the skin on her body was like tree bark, and there were even insect nests on her arms. Most of her fingers turned into branches. She couldn't move, even the roots were rooted in this In a dilapidated village.
The old woman explained the situation to them.
Not long ago, a strange disease began to spread in this area. The method of infection is unknown, but everyone knows that once they get the disease, people will slowly become like trees. What is even more terrifying is that they can remain human beings. The instinct is to find the human closest to itself to absorb nutrients.
She was the only lucky one among the patients. She was lucky enough to retain herself, but her body still turned into a tree uncontrollably and became what it is now. She has stood in this position as a "tree person" for more than ten years.
As for the village, later people discovered that there was no cure for the disease, and the patients were very aggressive. In the end, the remaining normal people had no choice but to throw a fire and burn everything here.
Duan Jiang was very impatient. After hearing this, he asked:
"I don't care about any of this. What is our job?"
The old woman's vocal cords seemed to be affected by the trees. She spoke very slowly, but she still tried her best to tell everyone:
"Later, the guys who escaped also started to have symptoms. Some of them also made some money over the years. That's why I entrusted you to find the source of the disease, cure them, and help the dead souls to be freed."
The middle-aged uncle was concerned about the old woman and said:
"How long have you been here?"
"Can't remember..."
After saying that, the old woman closed her eyes, became almost exactly like a tree, and stopped answering everyone's questions.
Although the few people had no clue, they continued to move forward. This was obviously just the entrance to a village.
But as they were walking, the middle-aged uncle suddenly came to the front and stopped everyone. He had a black flower in his hand. He picked off every leaf and held it in his hand.
"It's dangerous here..."
After he finished speaking, he crushed the black flower in his hand into ashes and did not intend to move forward. It was obvious that he had just made a fortune for himself.
Li Huixi was too lazy to pay attention to him, and she and the fox walked forward on their own. Several people behind them also followed suit. The middle-aged uncle picked up a wooden stick from nowhere and drew a line in front of himself. No intention of crossing that line tonight.
Sure enough, just after taking a few steps, or even out of the middle-aged uncle's sight, several people's feet were entangled in branches and hung upside down. When the world turned upside down, Li Huixi discovered that if the trees on both sides were turned upside down, You can vaguely see some traces of people, especially their faces, which are imprinted on the tree trunks in a twisted pattern.
The incident happened suddenly, and Li Huixi didn't react. Duan Jiang asked an uncle not far away for help, but the man shook his wooden stick and looked at the few people with gloating, with no intention of coming over.
The fox didn't hesitate. When the people weren't paying attention, he simply became invisible and broke the restraints of the people with his backhand. When he left, there seemed to be something behind the uncle's back.
