The sound of footsteps pacing back and forth could be heard again and again. It did not take long for Number 46 to be annoyed by the noise. The throbbing pain in his temples made him raise his head and yell at Number 45 who was pacing back and forth, "Don't go! Can't you just sit down? "
Number 45 immediately stopped and lowered her expressionless oval face.
When their eyes met, Number 46 realized that Number 45's pupils had shrunk a few times. There was only a pair of tiny black dots in the white of her eyes. She was staring straight at him. That wasn't the look one would give a fellow human.
He shuddered. He suddenly realized that no matter how she looked, Number 45 was no longer a human. He also realized that his current physical strength was inferior to a duoluozhong.
"Let me think about what we should do now." Number 46 lowered his voice, "I don't believe that this pocket dimension will send us to our deaths."
Number 45 pondered for a while. Her feet, which were not far from him, moved again. She walked to the side and sat down.
"I say, if you hadn't been arrested," she sneered coldly at Number 47 as soon as she sat down. "Number 49, the only one who can fight, wouldn't have jumped down. But I really don't understand what she's thinking. What's the point of jumping down …"
Number 46 felt his brain explode as he listened to Lin Sanjiu's buzzing voice. However, he didn't dare to say anything. He took a few deep breaths. Just when he was about to say, "That's to confirm that this method of death is effective," he suddenly felt the leaf beneath him tremble again.
Number 45's body sprung up like a spring. Even Number 47, who had only recovered half of his stamina, scrambled to Number 46's side. The three of them were on high alert. They stared at the edge of the leaf that was cut open. They had had enough of this kind of trembling for the day.
The entire leaf beneath them shook, but they didn't see anyone. Just when they were puzzled, a voice came from the other side of the leaf, "Hey! Where are you guys looking at? "
Number 46's heart sank back into his stomach. His blood was boiling.
To him, Lin Sanjiu's voice had never sounded so pleasant and pleasant.
When he turned around, he saw Lin Sanjiu poking her head out from another leaf not far away. Not only was she unscathed, but she was also unscathed. Even the big purple flower on its back was still intact.
"You … you're okay?"
"Isn't that obvious?" As she spoke, she climbed up the leaf they were on under the stunned gazes of her teammates.
"What about the fourth group? How many died? "
"None of them died. Didn't Harry not report anything? I don't know where three of them went. I only found the leader. "
It was as if many emotions and thoughts that could not be expressed in words rolled across the faces of the three members of the fifth group in an instant. However, there was nothing they could say at the moment.
"Why are you guys looking at me like that?" Lin Sanjiu couldn't stand their stares, "I brought him back because of something that happened just now …"
Seeing this, Lin Sanjiu waved her hand. He flashed a card-like object at the others in his group.
"Look."
On the card in her hand, there was a line of black words, [Number 31, Area F, Harry's Farm]. It glowed in the dim and warm atmosphere of the greenhouse.
"Number … number plate?" Number 47 was stunned, "Is this what it looks like after you put it away? Why is it only number 31? Who does this number belong to? "
"The leader of cluster 4," Lin Sanjiu glanced at the card and put it away. "The number in progress is different according to the different areas. I asked him after I got this. It seems that the other groups also have numbers that start with 40."
"This —" Number 45 wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. She seemed to have a lot of questions in her mind. After thinking for a while, she finally asked, "He lost his number plate. Why did you ask him? Does that mean that the person from cluster 4 is still alive? "
Lin Sanjiu smiled and did not explain. She turned to look at Number 46. Even though her hand was empty, the latter was still staring at her hand. His face, which was covered by his thick bangs, was flushed with excitement. Apparently, he had figured out the crux of the matter in that short moment.
"That's right," Number 46 said in a soft but urgent voice, "That's right. He won't die. He won't die even if he doesn't have his number plate. This is because the condition of 'we will die without our number plate' only works in the underground cave. If we lose our number plate, we will be crushed to death by the ground. "
"Oh, that's right. Yes, we're on the surface now! "Number 45 exclaimed. "Even if we take off our number plates, there is no condition that can kill us."
"That's right. Number plates can no longer save our lives —" Number 46 gritted his teeth and scolded Harry in a low voice just like Lin Sanjiu. Then, he raised his head. His eyes had already lit up, "Let me ask you. What is the thing that separates us from the other posthumans on the surface?"
"The most fundamental difference between us and a posthuman is that we can absorb nutrients in a greenhouse, but a posthuman can't. Our bodies have not been modified in any way, so the only thing that separates us is — "
After he said that, he took out his number plate from his collar and laughed heartily, "Isn't this it?"
"Wait a minute. What is the identity of the guy from cluster 4? Is he a plant or a posthuman? " Number 47 interrupted hurriedly. As he asked, he couldn't help but glance in the direction where the martial arts singlet had fallen.
"I've asked Harry about this," Lin Sanjiu answered promptly. Lin Sanjiu answered promptly, "Since that guy doesn't have his number tag, it means that I've cut off his nutrient absorption channel. However, since he has completed the germination and germination stage, he is still a plant in cluster 4. This will not change for the time being unless he dies."
Number 46 burst into laughter as if he had finally put the last piece of the puzzle together. He had a cheerful expression on his face, "That's right. This makes sense! Didn't that bastard Harry say it just now? The thing that determines life and death is the 'real-time per capita absorption'! "
"After he said that, he spent a few minutes explaining the meaning of the word 'real-time'. I think Harry did it on purpose. He probably wants us to ignore one thing — "Number 46 paced back and forth, baring his white teeth. Flashing his white teeth, he asked, "Why did he say the word 'average'? No matter which cluster in the greenhouse dies, the absorption rate of all the cluster members will change at the same time, and the number of changes will be the same. Since he used the word 'per capita', it can only mean one thing: the number of people in the greenhouse remains the same. However, the total absorption rate of the entire cluster has decreased. "
"You mean … now that the man doesn't have his number plate, he can't absorb any nutrients. That's why the per capita absorption rate of cluster 4 has decreased?" Number 47 asked as he pondered, "But Harry didn't announce that cluster 4's absorption rate has decreased, right?"
"Harry has never taken the initiative to announce the nutrient absorption rate of each cluster," Number 46 scoffed, "The reason why he told us the absorption rate of cluster 5 is because we asked him. That's because we asked; if we hadn't, he would have told the whole company that a man had died, and that's all. "
"That's right. We can even ask Harry to keep our ranking a secret. That way, he won't tell us even if the other clusters ask," Lin Sanjiu smiled.
By now, the crazed bloodlust in her eyes had disappeared without a trace. Her amber eyes had regained their clarity. "Wait a minute," she said. Then, she raised her voice and asked, "Harry, please tell me the ranking and absorption rate of the fourth cluster."
When she said that, the other three people couldn't help feeling a little nervous. Even their breathing became lighter. It was as if they were afraid that they would disturb Harry.
When his answer finally echoed in the air, everyone's faces lit up. "Currently, the fourth group's ranking remains unchanged. The per capita absorption rate is 280 micrograms per person. "
Lin Sanjiu's eyes darted around.
"It has decreased," Number 45 grinned in excitement. It was only then that the others noticed the row of teeth in her mouth, which was denser than a normal person's. "The total amount has decreased, but the number of people has not changed. That means … Hmm, we just need to get two more number plates and cluster 4 will be at the bottom!"
"But the members of cluster 4 are scattered, so it's not easy to find them …" Number 47 was interrupted by Lin Sanjiu before he could finish his sentence. "I caught the man in the martial arts singlet just now. Wait for me, I'll bring him up. "
"Why did you catch him?" Number 46 immediately frowned. Now that they had gotten their number plates, the man was just a burden.
However, before he could say anything, Lin Sanjiu had already turned around and slid down the branch. She landed on another leaf that was perpendicular to their feet.
"… I tied him here, behind this leaf …"
A clear female voice came from beneath their feet. As the few of them were crouching at the edge of the leaf, they could only see Lin Sanjiu's figure flashing between the leaves a few times.
"Where is he?" Number 45 raised her voice and asked. Lin Sanjiu's light footsteps were the only reply she got.
"Ah, he's here."
Just as she finished her sentence, a black figure shot out from the leaf below like an arrow. A black figure shot out from the leaf below like an arrow and dashed towards another direction. The few of them were stunned. It took them half a second to realize that the black figure was Lin Sanjiu. With a few rustling sounds, the cluster of leaves that Lin Sanjiu jumped into shook violently. Then, another figure suddenly dashed out from the cluster of leaves. Like a rabbit that had been targeted by an eagle, the figure hurriedly ran towards a huge vine in the distance.
The figure was so fast that the few of them could only see a flash of red as he approached the vine. However, Lin Sanjiu was already prepared for this. She kicked the ground and chased after the figure. In the blink of an eye, she had already caught up with the figure.
At this moment, the few of them realized that Lin Sanjiu's words were just an excuse. She probably knew that there was a person hiding nearby, so she deliberately let her guard down. Even though Number 45 had no idea who the person hiding in the dark was, she shouted, "Catch him!"
The two figures were entangled in an instant. Just as the few of them held their breaths, the tall figure suddenly lost his balance and fell backward in an unnatural posture. The next second, Harry clicked his tongue and said, "You can't use force."
"You call this force?" Number 45 shouted, "49 hasn't even used his full strength!"
However, Harry did not reply.
This short delay was more than enough for the figure in red to escape. While speaking, the figure leaped onto the vine and disappeared into the thick layer of plants. Even the last trace of the figure was swallowed by the thick green plants of the greenhouse. Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Lin Sanjiu only stood up when she couldn't see him anymore.
Looking at the other three people who had also jumped down from the leaves and were running toward her, Lin Sanjiu exhaled and raised her hand.
Following her movements, a ribbon suddenly hung down from his palm. At the end of the ribbon was a square number tag swaying back and forth in several arcs in the air.
"Ah! You got it!" Number 45's face lit up. Even Number 47, who was usually expressionless, heaved a sigh of relief, "Is that person from cluster 4? I remember one of them ran away from the beginning. "
Lin Sanjiu smiled bitterly.
"No." She turned her hand and turned the number tag into a card. When she saw that the few of them were looking at her hand, she couldn't help saying, "This is the number tag of Block C. Number 56."
In other words, he wasn't from cluster 4.
"Even though we don't know which cluster he is from, it doesn't affect our original plan," Number 47 said softly. Number 47 said softly, "Now that I've recovered a lot of my energy, we can split up and search for the members of the fourth cluster. It doesn't matter even if that person heard our conversation because it won't affect him even if we drag down the ranking of the fourth cluster. After all, the growth phase is just a battle between us and the fourth cluster."
There was nothing wrong with that logic.
However, when the sky was about to turn dark again, and the lights on the greenhouse's ceiling began to light up one by one, the fifth group welcomed a change that they did not expect.
Even though they had moved to a more secluded location, the member of the red coat's group still managed to find them. The person who came to them was Baldhead from cluster 2, whom Lin Sanjiu had met before. Another member from cluster 3 came with him. He was tall and skinny and had a gloomy expression on his face.
"We already know about the number tags," the member of the third team said.
"Sis, I have an idea. All of us can get out of here," Baldhead smiled at Lin Sanjiu. (To be continued.)
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