When Harry's announcement was made to everyone, the entire greenhouse could hear the echo of his voice.
While Lin Sanjiu was distracted for a moment, the strange woman seemed to have noticed that Lin Sanjiu was distracted for a moment. When Lin Sanjiu heard the woman whisper something, she instinctively tightened her grip on the woman's arm. At the same time, she reached for the woman's neck with her right hand. However, the woman suddenly dashed forward and dodged Lin Sanjiu's hand. Then, she ran away without looking back.
Lin Sanjiu lowered her head and saw that she was still clutching the woman's arm.
Her sleeve was torn at the elbow, and the torn pieces of clothing rested on the stump of the arm. The stump looked strangely neat. Bones, blood, fat, fascia, and muscles were neatly arranged on the stump like a painting. Lin Sanjiu looked up and saw that the small figure who had jumped down from the flower pot was missing an arm on the right side of her body.
"An ability similar to a gecko's severed tail?" Lin Sanjiu frowned. She didn't chase after the woman. Since she had the number tag, it didn't matter whether she chased after the woman or not. She raised the woman's arm in her hand and studied it carefully. The palm at the end of the arm swayed a few times. "Why didn't you use it earlier? Is there a time limit?"
"If that's the case, it would explain why the woman could survive alone. This ability is very suitable for survival." This thought flashed across Lin Sanjiu's mind. She immediately turned the arm into a card.
There were too many thoughts in her head. When she thought about the death of the martial arts singlet, she couldn't help feeling a little upset. Lin Sanjiu drew a few squares on the leaf with her finger as she sorted out the current situation.
It had been more than ten hours since the meeting between cluster 3. It wasn't a long time, but it wasn't short either. It was highly possible that cluster 2 and 3 hadn't found the members of cluster 4 in time. They hadn't joined the battle plan yet, so they killed the martial arts singlet, who had become a burden without a number tag. If that was the case, the average absorption rate would be 4.
However, the martial arts singlet had two indigo flowers from cluster 4. "Could it be that the members of the same cluster lured the flowers to him before killing him?"
After thinking for a while, Lin Sanjiu felt that she couldn't eliminate all the possibilities at the moment, so she sighed. He forced himself to think about something else.
"Harry, please tell me the first group's ranking and average absorption rate."
Although Harry couldn't directly tell her the number of people, as long as he knew the average number, he would know if the woman was lying. Soon, Harry's answer echoed in the air.
"Currently, the average absorption rate of the first group is 0. He's ranked at the top … Hey, wait a minute. Ah, the average absorption rate has just risen to 600 micrograms, and he's still in first place. "
Lin Sanjiu had just heaved a sigh of relief, but it instantly turned into goosebumps all over her skin.
"How did it suddenly become 600? Didn't you say that if you don't have a number tag, you can't — "Halfway through her question, she suddenly thought of something and froze.
That's right, the woman in the sportswear wasn't lying — at least. She didn't lie about the number of people in the first cluster.
When Lin Sanjiu took the woman's number tag, she clearly saw a string around the woman's neck. That was why Lin Sanjiu didn't hesitate and put her hand on the string. However, now that Lin Sanjiu thought about it, did that really belong to the woman in the sportswear?
If the woman had been wearing someone else's number tag and only changed her number tag after escaping to a safe place, it would explain why the average absorption rate of the first cluster suddenly rose from 0 to 600. After all, the people in the same cluster as the woman in the sportswear were all dead. She could easily collect the number tags from the corpses. In other words, the worst case scenario was that she had six other people's number tags with her.
When Lin Sanjiu thought of this, her face turned grim.
This could only mean one thing. The woman in the sportswear in the first cluster was in contact with the other four clusters. Otherwise, she wouldn't have known to protect the number tags. Furthermore, it happened to be at this time before Lin Sanjiu arrived.
The question was, which cluster was the one that reminded her?
If it wasn't the fourth cluster, did it mean that there was a traitor before the plan even started?
It was hard to imagine. However, the "traitor" wasn't the worst.
After this incident, it was unlikely that the woman in the sportswear would agree to join the "0 absorption rate plan". Unfortunately, she was the only one in the first cluster. She was a small target. If she hid in a corner of the greenhouse, it would take a lot of effort to find her. If she decided not to show herself or come for the indigo flower until the tenth day, it would be really troublesome.
For a moment, Lin Sanjiu felt a headache coming on. She wished she could burn down this stupid pocket dimension. However, no matter how frustrated she was, she had to sit still in the leaf and wait for the indigo flower to bloom.
At the very least, she couldn't go back empty-handed.
She waited until nine o 'clock in the morning. She saw with her own eyes that the indigo flower, which was as big as a human head, burrowed out of the soil. It unfolded its rich petals layer by layer in the humid and stuffy air. As the flower grew, the dense, egg-like petals swayed slightly, giving off a deep purple hue. Such a disgusting yet beautiful thing had to be the real indigo flower.
Lin Sanjiu didn't rush down. Instead, she waited in the leaf for another hour.
She had to be more cautious. If there was someone staring at the flower in the dark, she had to be more patient than that person. Fortunately, no one knew about the spawning point of the indigo flower yet. After she checked her surroundings carefully and confirmed that there was no one around, she slid down the plant and landed beside the indigo flower.
When Lin Sanjiu took her first step toward the flower, her mind was still filled with all kinds of messy thoughts. Before she could take her second step, she suddenly felt a jolt in her heart. She did a somersault and leaped into the air. Alas, she was too late.
Boom! Lin Sanjiu felt a sharp pain in her feet. She was thrown far away by a strong gust of wind. Large chunks of soil, shattered purple petals, and a large fragment of the flower pot exploded in the air. Without the support of the flower pot, the towering plant came crashing down on her.
Lin Sanjiu didn't have any leverage in the air. Even though Lin Sanjiu tried her best to steady herself, she was still hit by a few leaves. Just as she was falling toward the darkness below, Harry's calm voice once again announced to everyone, "One of the spawning points of the indigo flower has been destroyed. Everyone, please be careful."
Something flashed past her eyes. Lin Sanjiu didn't have time to think. She stretched her body and grabbed that thing. Her fall slowed down immediately. Only then did she realize that she was hugging a thin branch with a red fruit hanging on it.
Using that little bit of support, Lin Sanjiu climbed back to the leaf with great difficulty. She realized that her feet had been blasted into a bloody mess by the explosion. Fortunately, she had dodged the explosion in time. Otherwise, she would have lost more than just a pair of shoes and a few pieces of skin.
As there wasn't a single piece of skin left on the soles of her feet, Lin Sanjiu couldn't even stand up. Every time she stood up, she would place all her weight on her wounds. Every step she took was excruciatingly painful. Finally, she climbed up the leaves and approached cluster 5. She heaved a sigh of relief and fell heavily on the leaf.
The sound alerted Number 46. He peeked his eyes out from the top of another leaf. When he saw Lin Sanjiu, who was in a sorry state, he was startled. He quickly turned his head and said something to Lin Sanjiu, "Lin Sanjiu. Then, he ran out of the leaf.
"I've been ambushed. Someone set up an ambush …"
Just as Lin Sanjiu was about to say something to Number 46, she looked up and immediately swallowed the words she wanted to say.
There were a few unfamiliar men and women following behind Number 46. Lin Sanjiu frowned and took a closer look. At the back of the group, she saw Baldhead, Number 45 and Number 47, who had a confused look on their faces.
Number 46 was the first to walk out. He was facing Lin Sanjiu. When he heard Lin Sanjiu's words, the expression under his fringe changed. However, it only lasted for a split second. Then, as if nothing had happened, he asked, "Did cluster 1 hurt you?"
Lin Sanjiu looked at the strangers behind him. She nodded.
"Sh * t. I knew they wouldn't be easy to deal with. This is going to be troublesome. " As Number 46 spoke, he turned around and introduced the people behind him to Lin Sanjiu, "These are the members from cluster 2 and 3. Since we are going to carry out this plan together, I thought it would be better for us to stay together — Oh. Of course, not everyone is here. "
Even though he didn't finish his sentence, Lin Sanjiu already knew what he meant. Even if the two clusters were to work together, they would have to leave someone behind to guard the spawning point.
"Oh my god, how did you come back with such injuries? Look at the blood all over the place. " When he heard the familiar accent, he knew that the man must be Baldhead. He came over to check on Lin Sanjiu's injuries. Then, he turned to the girl behind him and said, "Sunny, don't we have some bandages? Hurry up and wrap them up for her. "
The girl called Sunny had short hair that reached her ears. Her hairstyle reminded Lin Sanjiu of her grand prize. She blinked her doe-like eyes and quickly took out some alcohol cotton and bandages from her backpack. Initially, Lin Sanjiu thought that she could do it herself. She didn't expect Sunny to be such a straightforward person even though she looked gentle and weak. She bandaged Lin Sanjiu's wounds without asking Lin Sanjiu for help.
After the throbbing pain subsided a little, Lin Sanjiu looked at Number 46 and asked, "Cluster 4 …"
"We were just a little late," the person who answered her was the tall and skinny guy who always had a gloomy expression. "They probably wanted to increase the average absorption rate, so they killed the person in their cluster who didn't have a number tag … I don't think they used the indigo flower to kill him. After we told them our intention, all of their faces turned grim. Anyway, cluster 4 is now willing to join our plan, but there are some details that we need to discuss … What's the situation with cluster 1? "
Lin Sanjiu shot a quick glance at Number 46. The latter raised his hand and combed his fringe nonchalantly. He winked at Lin Sanjiu. Lin Sanjiu coughed softly and replied, "I'm sorry. I didn't get the number tag. Instead, cluster 1 ran away and the spawning point of the indigo flower was destroyed."
"How many of them are there?" Baldhead asked anxiously.
"I don't know," Lin Sanjiu pondered for a moment and answered with reservations, "I only know that there is a long-haired, skinny woman wearing a sports top. She definitely belongs to cluster 1."
She didn't expect Baldhead to slap his thigh the moment she finished speaking. He cursed, "F * ck off!" Both the tall and skinny guy and Number 46 nodded in unison as if they already knew the appearance of the woman in the sports top.
"Let's sort out the situation now," Lin Sanjiu was still puzzled. Just when Lin Sanjiu was filled with doubts, Number 46 said in a deep voice, "Currently, cluster 4 is willing to join us, but they are still hesitant. Cluster 1 has no intention of joining us, so from now on, the three of us have to focus on hunting down their members. Among the four clusters, cluster 2 has no flowers, cluster 3 has two flowers, cluster 4 has one flower, and cluster 5 has one flower."
"Huh? The indigo flower grew this morning, "Lin Sanjiu immediately realized something was wrong. She looked at Baldhead and Sunny," You guys should have at least one more flower. "
"Ahem, don't mention it," Baldhead said with a regretful expression. "To prevent others from discovering the spawning point, we would use our advantage in numbers to send the flowers far away from the spawning point. In the end, during the teleportation this morning, our flowers were snatched away. According to the description, the person who snatched our flowers was that long-haired woman."
"It's all my fault. I'm sorry." Sunny, who was standing beside him, immediately lowered her head and apologized softly. Lin Sanjiu's sharp eyes immediately saw Baldhead lowering his hand and holding Sunny's hand to comfort her.
"What is cluster 4's request now?" Lin Sanjiu shifted her gaze away from Baldhead's hand and looked up at Number 46.
"Because they know that they killed one of our consular officers," Number 46's face turned cold when he said this, "They are afraid that we won't give up, so they set up a trap to ambush them. They said that we can gather together, but we must go to their designated location. We originally planned to wait for you to come back before we set off together. "
This request wasn't too much. Even if there was a trap, it wouldn't be able to swallow so many people at once. Besides, cluster 4 didn't have any reason to make the majority their enemy.
Since Lin Sanjiu was injured and couldn't walk, she had to rely on other people to carry her. However, Number 46 rejected the help of a muscular man from the third group. Instead, he carried Lin Sanjiu on his back with some difficulty.
The advantage of doing so was obvious. Along the way, Lin Sanjiu told Number 46 everything about her experience in detail under everyone's watchful eyes. She didn't attract any attention.
"The person who set up the trap and the person who alerted cluster 1 is obviously the same person." Number 46's lips moved a few times. He didn't even turn his head. Only Lin Sanjiu, who was lying on his shoulder, could hear his soft voice. "… Next, while the rest of the team is tracking the woman from the first team, we must secretly find this traitor and destroy his number tag." (To be continued)
PS:
I had already finished writing it, but I had to wait until now to publish it as the internet in the residential area was disconnected. I felt that I haven't recovered from my stupor yet. It's dry and I don't feel good writing it … Oh, did I mention that I'm going out again on the 1st of June? Everything is for the sake of finding inspiration.
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