One side of the glass door of the police station was already broken. The door on the right was only left with a sharp glass stub. It glistened in the night. This was the first time Lin Sanjiu saw the public security bureau so happy. She quickly pushed the door open with her body and shouted at Hu Changzai, "Get in!" Without turning her head, she kicked away a duoluozhong that pounced on her.
As Hu Changzai tumbled and rolled into the hall on the first floor, a sharp buzzing sound followed closely behind him.
"Go and find something to block the door. I will hold them off for a while!" Lin Sanjiu said as she held the metal bar and blocked the door. Hu Changzai knew that this was not the time to be courteous. He dragged his injured leg and rushed into the room on the first floor. Soon, he pulled out a meeting table.
To be honest, Lin Sanjiu's calves were spinning when she saw the duoluozhong swarming toward her like a tidal wave. When she saw Hu Changzai, she quickly deflected a mouthpart that was aimed at her face. Then, she leaped over the glass door and used the meeting table to block the door.
The table under his palm was immediately shaken back and forth by the mouthparts' banging sounds.
"No, this table won't last long … Let's go upstairs!" Lin Sanjiu shouted. Although they couldn't escape even if they ran upstairs, this was the only way out at the moment.
Hu Changzai did not dare to delay any further. He limped and followed Lin Sanjiu up the stairs. Just as they reached the second floor, they heard a loud crash downstairs. The table had been flipped over.
Both of them looked at each other. Both of them felt their chests tighten.
"Should we hide in the room?" Hu Changzai ran as fast as he could. His face was frighteningly pale. He really couldn't run anymore, "We might be able to escape from the outer wall."
"This is the only way." Lin Sanjiu nodded and rushed into the corridor.
The first room in the corridor was a water room without a door. The second room belonged to the Household Registration Department. However, the door had been destroyed and couldn't be used. Lin Sanjiu scanned the room and found that the door of the third room was still intact. It was slightly ajar, revealing a small gap. Overjoyed, Lin Sanjiu shouted, "Here!"
With a few steps, he hurried over and pushed the door open in an instant.
The two tall duoluozhongs in the room turned their heads at the same time and looked at her.
In an instant, the two of them froze, unable to move.
The two duoluozhongs were males when they were alive. Each of them was at least 1.8 meters tall. They had consumed a lot of humans. Their skin was plump, and their muscles were taut. Their mouthparts were shockingly thick. Compared to the ocean of their kind outside, they looked much more dangerous. At this distance, a simple swipe of their mouthparts could kill the two of them.
However, in the next second, the two duoluozhongs turned their heads away at the same time and stared at each other.
Huh?
In the blink of an eye, Lin Sanjiu's back was drenched in cold sweat. She calmed herself down and realized that the two duoluozhongs in the room were staring at each other ferociously. Their eyes refused to look in their direction.
Between them was an overturned desk, a pile of burned documents, and … a golden-orange collar. The collar emitted a warm glow on the dirty floor. It seemed so out of place compared to the ruined and dying environment around it.
Lin Sanjiu immediately understood what it was and why the two duoluozhongs were behaving like that. Then, she did something that made Hu Changzai's jaw drop.
"Come in and close the door," Lin Sanjiu stepped into the room and ordered Hu Changzai without even turning her head around.
Just as Hu Changzai was about to blurt out, "Are you crazy?", he suddenly realized that the two duoluozhongs were not moving. The room wasn't big. She was only a few steps away from the duoluozhong by the door. However, the duoluozhong's muscles tensed up, but it didn't even move its eyes. It was still staring at the opposite side of the room.
"The thing on the floor is a 'Special Item' unique to the New World … It seems like both of them want this collar for themselves. They are afraid that the other party will take advantage of it. I'm afraid that they don't have time to care about us now," Lin Sanjiu explained to Hu Changzai. She didn't even think of lowering her voice. Instead, she laughed out loud, "Guys, we are here to hide. We won't fight. Don't worry, let's continue! "
Lin Sanjiu's words were pretty, but her body was on high alert. She gripped her metal rod tightly. With a grave expression, she slowly walked toward a metal filing cabinet.
The duoluozhong with the tattoo of a Descended Tiger on its arm snorted coldly, but it still didn't move.
Hu Changzai could tell that Lin Sanjiu had made the right bet. He immediately closed the door and stood beside her cautiously.
"Get out!" The duoluozhongs that were closer to them couldn't stand it anymore.
Lin Sanjiu looked at its motionless back and finally laughed, "Both of you are very tall, and your mouthparts are also longer than others. From this distance, any one of you can take the collar away with just a swipe of your mouthparts, right? You have to keep a close eye on them. Don't fight with us and let someone else reap the benefits! "
"This courage …" If it wasn't for the inappropriate occasion, Hu Changzai would have praised her as a heroine.
Lin Sanjiu listened attentively. She could already hear messy footsteps and the squeaking sound of the duoluozhongs' sticky skin as they walked.
"Hey, our pursuers are about to catch up. Brothers, please help us get rid of them … Otherwise, if they swarm in, it won't be easy for you to deal with them, right?" She sounded a little rascally. Then, she gestured to Hu Changzai with her chin, "Hey, bandage your leg."
She was confident that these two duoluozhongs wouldn't let such a large group of pursuers rush in.
Sure enough, just as she finished speaking, the door of the room was slammed by a mouthpart from the outside. Then, the two duoluozhongs in the room let out a high-pitched and sharp buzzing sound at the same time. Then, a few faint cries of pain came from outside. The buzzing continued for a few minutes. When the room became quiet again, there was no sound from outside.
"These two duoluozhongs don't look like ordinary fellows …"
"Get lost now!" Even though they didn't turn around, the duoluozhongs' tone had become much more violent.
"Okay, okay. We will leave immediately after my partner's leg is bandaged," Lin Sanjiu said as she squatted down to examine the wound on Hu Changzai's leg. Hu Changzai raised his head gratefully, "I'm fine. Let's go first. This is not a good place to stay."
His tone suddenly became sluggish. He realized that Lin Sanjiu was silently mouthing to him.
"You run first. Go downstairs."
She mouthed to him a few times. Finally, he nodded, full of doubt.
"Alright, your leg is bandaged," Lin Sanjiu said as she helped Hu Changzai up. "Thank you for your help. We will leave now."
Naturally, the two duoluozhongs didn't reply. They didn't even move their eyes away from each other.
Lin Sanjiu pursed her lips. She suppressed the anxiety that she felt as if she was walking on a tightrope. Only Hu Changzai, who was standing beside her, could see the expression on her face. His heart was thumping wildly.
When she opened the door, there wasn't a single duoluozhong in the corridor outside.
Lin Sanjiu gave Hu Changzai a gentle push. The latter immediately understood and ran toward the stairs without a second's delay.
"Um … I was just curious," Lin Sanjiu turned around. She could feel that her palms were sweaty. "What is that collar? Why are you two in a stalemate for such a long time?"
One of the duoluozhongs hissed impatiently. Even though it didn't move, Lin Sanjiu didn't want an answer. She just wanted to give them a moment of distraction.
A card quickly shot into the air. When it reached the top of the collar, it suddenly shot up and then fell down heavily.
The collar was hit by the force of the impact and instantly turned into golden orange-colored light spots. Soon, the light spots fused into the card. Before the duoluozhongs could react, the card flew back to Lin Sanjiu. Once the card was in her hand, she immediately ran. She had rehearsed this plan countless times in her mind, but she never expected that she would actually get the collar!
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