Ye Xiu and Fang Qing wore the uniforms of the logistics soldiers and followed the logistics soldiers, patrolling around the entire back mountain.
At night, not a single insect chirp could be heard in the quiet back mountain. In addition, there have been so many incidents of logistics soldiers disappearing for no reason, so everyone is obviously a lot more cautious. Each logistics soldier is equipped with a locator. Once someone disappears for no reason, the locator will send out a signal.
There are ten teams of logistics soldiers, each with ten people. The main responsibility of these patrols is to guard the perimeter of the military supplies in the back mountain and report any abnormalities to their superiors. Due to the military resources in the back mountain, the quality is relatively average. Therefore, within the logistics department, there are only a few elite soldiers lurking in the dark, silently supervising everything in the munitions department.
Along the back mountain with clusters of dead trees, and gradually approaching the lake, Ye Xiu observed the lake carefully. I couldn't help but wonder. The lake had an area of hundreds of meters, but it seemed to be the watershed of the entire back mountain. The mountainous area in the first half of the lake has no green at all, but the second half is lush. But even so, there was no sound of insects or birds in the second half of the mountainous area.
Could it be that there is some mystery in this lake?
"Ye Xiu, look, there seem to be a lot of blisters coming out of the surface of this lake," Fang Qing said.
Ye Xiu followed Fang Qing's instructions and found that the water bubbles in the lake were evenly distributed, but their sizes were different. Some of the water bubbles were connected to each other, floated to the surface of the lake, and disappeared instantly.
"Are there any fish in here?" Fang Qing turned her head and asked the logistics soldier next to her.
"We have thought about it too, but every time we go fishing, we can't catch anything."
"Then do you know why the difference between the first half of the lake and the second half of the mountainous area is so obvious? Has this phenomenon lasted for a long time!?" Ye Xiu asked.
"This! The environment is like this these days! We are just living for a living, so how can we understand this? This place has been like this since I joined the army. People in the team say that this lake is Tai Chi Lake and has spirituality. There is also a saying, There’s a water monster in here. Ha, I’m just going to have fun!”
"Oh~ okay."
Nothing at all? This is obviously impossible. If it is stagnant water, there is no way to explain the blisters on the lake. But if you can't catch anything, either the things in the lake are very smart and know what bait is. Or, the fishing hook is not long enough at all. Moreover, the things inside must have other sources of energy.
Otherwise, the possibility of continued reproduction would be unreasonable.
"It's break time. Let's rest where we are for ten minutes! Don't go too far!"
The leading officer shouted, and all the logistics soldiers sat down in a circle not far from the lake. Some people gathered together to smoke, some chatted, and some just sat on the ground and squinted their eyes to rest. The leader of the logistics troop ran into the jungle with a few of his men.
"Ye Xiu, what are you thinking about? Why don't you say anything? By the way, does it really help this mission if we pretend to be new recruits and join the logistics force? What if that mutant had lurked in a long time ago. We just Wouldn't it be easy to get noticed if you join?" Fang Qing asked.
"Isn't it better to come directly to us, so that we don't have to worry about finding them?" Ye Xiu frowned and said, "We are just sneaking in to find out the work and rest time of the late-stage soldiers. Among the missing units, most of them are at the end of the line. The opponent obviously seized the right time and opportunity and made it seamless."
"Yeah, that's right. I just saw a lot of logistics soldiers following the team leader into the forest. Do you think there will be any problems with the team leader?" Fang Qing asked.
"Won't."
"If the team leader is a mutant, wouldn't it be easy to do something if they run into the forest? Besides, the troops in front are already five minutes away from our troops. Isn't it a good time to do something now?!" Fang Qing Looking at Ye Xiu, he frowned.
"No, everyone now has a locator. Once the locator detects an abnormality, it will alarm. Once the alarm is alerted, the remaining troops will quickly gather. According to the crime style of these mutants, this time should not be chosen. Let's do it." Ye Xiu frowned as he carefully observed the lake at the foot of the hillside.
"Then what do you think?" Fang Qing asked doubtfully.
"There must be some mystery in this lake. We have to spend time and keep an eye on this lake!"
Ye Xiu had also observed the team leader that Fang Qing mentioned. He is a tall, honest and honest smoker. He likes to bring his men together to smoke cigarettes and occasionally gamble for fun. In other respects, there is nothing special.
Ten minutes passed and the troops took action again. It was also very quiet along the way. And the more this happened, the stranger Ye Xiu felt. An inexplicable feeling of being watched made him feel very uneasy.
It was already midnight when we returned to the military camp. The troops who were changing the guard had already combined, and after a simple handover, the next wave of patrols set off.
Ye Xiu and Fang Qing sneaked quietly near the lake, on a higher hillside, and carefully observed everything near the lake.
"Are we going to spend the night here? It's dark and scary." Fang Qing frowned.
"Bring this with you. I believe that we will definitely find something tonight." Ye Xiu handed Fang Qing a military night vision device.
"Uh... Okay." Fang Qing pouted, reluctantly took the night vision device and looked towards the lake below.
After about half an hour, the bubbles in the center of the lake began to get bigger and bigger. A man covered in thorns crawled out of the lake, and only after his lower body slowly came ashore, Ye Xiu realized that this guy was half human and half fish.
He took out a piece of human skin from the water and a pair of patrolman's clothes and shook them out. Facing the water, he carefully glued every part of the human skin to his body.
Soon, a slightly arrogant logistics soldier stood on the bank of the river.
"Ah~~This, this is...this is a fish spirit!! It can also paint its skin? I remember it was told in a story that this kind of fish spirit that can paint its skin is very spiritual and has good kung fu. !" Fang Qing said in panic.
"They are indeed out! Come on, let's follow them and take a look!"
Ye Xiu led Fang Qing and followed the logistics soldier about fifty meters behind. Due to the darkness of the night, the patrol team did not notice its existence at all. This late soldier quickly blended into the patrol team. Therefore, Ye Xiu and Fang Qing were not noticed by the other party.
However, since this logistics soldier was able to sneak in quietly when the patrol passed by, he was obviously very familiar with the army.
This fact really makes Ye Xiu secretly admire that a monster in human skin can actually act like a ruffian soldier...
No wonder no one discovered its true appearance when someone in the army disappeared.
It came to the middle of the team, and the captain was getting impatient.
"Li Ergazi, you are late again, do you still want to hang out?"
"Hehe! Captain, I took a puff of cigarette secretly and didn't waste a few minutes!"
"Didn't you waste a few minutes? Now there is a mutant killer in the team. How dare you sneak away to hang a cigarette bag? Be careful of being eaten by ghosts!"
"Hehe, I know, I know Captain! Those mutated ones are better than the fair ones, not my pipe. If they eat me, they will be smoked to death!"
"Hahaha~~ You are quite self-aware!"
...
Just like that, watching the monster chat with everyone along the way, it almost completely distracted everyone's attention. Back inside the legion, the next wave of teams waiting to take over followed them again.
The ruffian soldier known as Li Ergazi immediately took a few teammates with whom he had a good chat and sneaked to the toilet of the logistics department to smoke.
One after another, barely stopping.
As they smoked, several teammates seemed a little dizzy. Li Ergazi smiled and patted the shoulders of his teammates. He saw several people slowly falling down, and a big mouth full of fangs bit their necks fiercely.
It absorbed the blood flowing out of their bodies with great enjoyment. In just a few minutes, several living people were swallowed by it without even leaving their bones.
Later, Ye Xiu saw with his own eyes that the people it had devoured were drawn into pieces of human skin, rolled up, and put into his mouth. After spitting it out again, several pieces of human skin gradually gained weight and returned to their original appearance. However, at this moment, their eyes were blank, their souls were misty, and they were completely at the mercy of others.
"Go back to where you belong, then secretly find a place to prick yourself!"
"yes!"
Li Ergazi gave the order and left without looking back. The remaining few bodies returned along the original route. After finishing the patrol and returning to the dormitory to rest, they took the time to go to the bathroom. They each found a corner where no one was paying attention, pulled out a dagger, and stabbed themselves.
Then, those bodies slowly disappeared into the thick black smoke, leaving only some fur falling to the ground.
Ye Xiu was completely shocked when he saw the whole process. It turns out that this monster did this to kill people without leaving any trace. With such strength, I am afraid that he and Fang Qing will not be able to expose it in a short period of time. After all, those who are deceived become its defenders.
So, they chose to block the monster on its way back into the lake.
"You! Which detachment are you from?" The mutant pretended to be a little surprised.
"From the army toilet, dig a hole to the mountainside behind the lake, and then return to the lake. This road is really hidden! And every time, it is after everyone is asleep, and the timing is reasonable. As expected of the strength. The mutant killer who has broken through to the fifth level, every detail has been done perfectly." Ye Xiu clapped his hands and took out the human skins he picked up from his pocket: "These skins are also painted very realistically, and what's even more amazing is that, You can actually activate these human skins with your own breath. What is the name of this spell? Can you teach me?"
"What are you talking about? Get out of here, I'm going to the river to fish. Don't block me!" The mutant seemed a little surprised, but still pretended to be very reluctant.
"You have been exposed, do you still need to pretend? We have all seen the process of you eating people!" Fang Qing frowned. Although I felt angry when I looked at this guy with a human face and an animal heart, I still felt a little horrified when I thought back to the scene where it was eating people just now.
"Hmph! It's been a long time since we've had meat delivered to our door!"
Li Ergazi's human skin cracked, and he had a crocodile head with scars on his face, his mouth wide open, and the smell of blood gushed out from his slender fangs.
