This was the first time Lin Sanjiu had seen so many duoluozhongs since she descended into the New World.
Just as Gray's warning came out, it was drowned out by the excited buzzing of the duoluozhongs. From the windows of the buildings on both sides of the road, countless duoluozhongs crawled out one after another. The duoluozhongs waved their mouths in the air, spraying saliva all over the group like viscous raindrops.
This scene reminded Lin Sanjiu of a honeycomb with a large number of bees going in and out.
She didn't have the time to count how many duoluozhongs there were, but she was sure that even if all six of them died, they probably wouldn't get a bowl of blood for each of them.
"F * ck me … Is this the so-called 'small group'?" Gao Fei was dumbfounded. He cursed under his breath. He wasn't the only one. All six of them were stunned. For a moment, they didn't know what to do.
Amidst the incessant buzzing of the duoluozhongs, the nearest duoluozhong jumped down from the window. Septimus was the first to react. He shouted, "What are you waiting for? Run!" Then, he turned around and tried to escape. However, he didn't expect that he would bump into Gray the moment he took his first step.
"Don't run back!" Xu Xiaoyang's voice immediately rang out from behind.
Gray blocked their path with a cold expression. He stood motionlessly facing Septimus.
"If so many duoluozhongs chase us back, everyone in the oasis will die!" Xu Xiaoyang's face turned pale. Lin Sanjiu couldn't tell if she was anxious or angry, "Follow me and lure the duoluozhongs away!"
Other than Xiao Hui, the other four could not believe their ears for a moment. Gao Fei looked at the road ahead and stuttered, "Captain, are you kidding me? The buildings in front of us are full of duoluozhongs!"
Lin Sanjiu's heart was pounding. She quickly scanned her surroundings. There were already three to four duoluozhongs climbing up to the first floor about 50 meters to the right.
Xu Xiaoyang snorted through her nose. Then, Gray spoke, "If you want to turn back, you have to go through me first."
As soon as she finished speaking, her fair and slender right arm visibly swelled up like a balloon. Her bulging muscles tore through her sleeves, and thick blue veins popped up on her skin, forming a shocking contrast with her slender figure. Even when she was teaching Tie Dao a lesson, Little Hui's body did not show such a strange change — it seemed that she was serious.
Gao Fei swallowed a mouthful of saliva with an ugly expression. No one spoke for a while. Just then, there was a loud thud. The duoluozhongs nearby had leaped onto the ground.
"It doesn't matter which way we go. Let's hurry up!" Lin Sanjiu couldn't hold it in any longer. She grabbed Septimus and yelled, "I promise that he won't run back, okay? The duoluozhong is coming! "
The situation could not be delayed any longer. Xu Xiaoyang called out to Little Grey, "Go!" The latter stomped on the ground and rushed to Xu Xiaoyang's side. He picked her up and ran forward. The other four didn't dare to delay any longer. They followed with all their might.
Little Grey's right arm was still in that strange state. As she ran, she swung it a few times and sent the duoluozhongs that had just landed flying. With Little Grey leading the way, the rest of them just had to focus on running. They didn't know which direction they were going, so they followed Little Grey and ran for a whole street. However, as the number of duoluozhongs in front of them increased, Little Grey couldn't hold them off alone. Finally, the duoluozhongs behind them caught up. The six of them felt like they were stuck in a swamp, and their speed became slower and slower.
Suddenly, a duoluozhong jumped down from the awning of a small shop and plunged into the group. Following that, Hu Changzai, who was the last in line, let out a blood-curdling scream. He fell forward and rolled beside Lin Sanjiu's feet. He had not gone through physical enhancement, so he was the weakest among them. Lin Sanjiu looked around and saw that the duoluozhong's mouth had scraped off a chunk of flesh from his calf. There was a deep, bloody hole there.
Without thinking too much, she let go of Septimus's hand and threw a card at him. The card turned into a baton in mid-air. With a whistling sound, it forced the duoluozhong back. Then, she grabbed Hu Changzai's collar and lifted him up. "Put your arm up! Bear with the pain and try your best to keep up! "she yelled.
Hu Changzai's face was drained of all color. He forced himself to lean on his uninjured leg and staggered along with Lin Sanjiu for a distance. However, he was heavier than Lin Sanjiu. After dragging him along for a while, Lin Sanjiu realized that the two of them had fallen far behind the group.
As for Little Grey, she couldn't even see him anymore.
As if they had sensed the situation, the duoluozhongs slowed down and let out a heart-wrenching cry. They turned around and surrounded the two lone sheep.
"I … I can't … I can't … You can run by yourself. Thank … thank you …" Hu Changzai said in a hoarse voice, "I will protect you even if I become a ghost …"
"Don't say anything if you don't know how to talk!" Lin Sanjiu rebuked him with her hoarse voice. Bean-sized beads of sweat rolled down from her forehead, through her eyebrows, and into her eyes. Her eyes stung, but she did not dare to wipe them away. Instead, she nervously glanced around.
Under the night sky, she could see the shadows of the duoluozhongs in the distance. They formed a blurry ocean. The encirclement around them gradually thickened, and the hot, dry air was filled with a pungent stench. The encirclement had not closed yet, but judging from the number of duoluozhongs, they didn't have much time left.
"We don't have a choice. Let's go into that building!" Lin Sanjiu gritted her teeth and dragged Hu Changzai toward a grayish-white building not far away. She made up her mind and decided to take a gamble. Since the duoluozhongs had escaped from the building, it should be safe inside, right?
In a desperate situation, even the slightest bit of hope could make a person fight for survival with all their might. Looking up at the building, Hu Changzai endured the excruciating pain and blood loss as he scrambled to keep up with Lin Sanjiu. Both of them were almost going crazy. Lin Sanjiu transformed two metal rods and gave one to Hu Changzai. Then, she swung them nonstop.
Even their consciousness was blurred. Deep in the ocean of duoluozhongs, the only thing left was their most primitive survival instinct. What guided them forward wasn't their numb brain but their habitual muscle movements. Just when Lin Sanjiu thought that they would never reach the building, both of them crashed into the building's main door, their bodies drenched in blood.
The solid glass door made Lin Sanjiu's mind a little clearer. She wiped the blood off her face and looked up. There was an old and tattered sign beside the door that was covered in dust. It was almost illegible.
Sheng Hai City Public Security Bureau, Longhua Branch.
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