In a daze, Lin Sanjiu's ears kept ringing with a soft "rustling" sound. It was a constant assault on her overtired mind. Even though she was half-awake, she felt as if she was in a car from the jolting sensation of her body …
Just like Lin Sanjiu, a packet of butter biscuits was placed at the top of the box, vibrating along with the car. Suddenly, a furry paw quietly stretched out from the back of the box, as if trying to reach the bag of biscuits. Just then, the car shook and was pushed by the rabbit's paw. The bag fell to the ground with a loud "Ah!"
The culprit poked his head out and met Lin Sanjiu's eyes.
"You're awake? Haha … "Brown-Haired Rabbit laughed dryly.
Lin Sanjiu removed the biscuit from her face. She still felt a little dizzy. She slowly got up and looked around.
She was lying on the aisle of the bus, and someone had thoughtfully placed a towel under her. Probably to make space for himself, the food boxes were stacked high on both sides, and Brown Rabbit was currently lying on the top box.
"Xiao Jiu, you're awake?"
Hu Changzai's surprised voice came from the driver's seat. He took a moment to look behind him and saw that Lin Sanjiu had indeed sat up. His face immediately lit up, "That's great! I've been worried sick!"
At this moment, her memories slowly flowed into her mind, filling up the feeling of exhaustion left by her overworked brain.
Fontaine was killed by 12.
No one expected her to be the highest Consular Officer in Hyperthermal Hell. Now, not only did Lin Sanjiu lose the chance to get a visa, she also lost a friend.
12 took advantage of the defeat of the five officers and escaped when the oasis was defenseless. In order to keep herself from disappearing due to the distance, Marcie had rushed ahead. Who knew where they were now? How was Marcie? Has Luther woken up?
"How long have I been asleep?" When Lin Sanjiu opened her mouth, she realized that her throat was dry.
At the mention of this, Hu Changzai seemed to have some lingering fear. "It has already been a whole week! If your breathing and heartbeat weren't normal. I almost thought you were dead … "
A week? Lin Sanjiu was startled. She tried to stand up, but her legs were wobbly and she almost fell.
"It's been so long? Marcie, she — "
Hu Changzai, who had expected this question from her, was there. He could not help but sigh softly, "After you fainted, we had a discussion and drove in the direction that Marcie left. But after all this time we had not seen Marcie, and I wondered if we had lost our way. It's because they changed direction halfway … "
In other words, they were separated from Marcie.
Lin Sanjiu felt a headache coming on. But there was a saying that no news was the best news — as long as Marcie was safe, they would meet again one day.
The feelings in her heart were a little complicated. After staying in the oasis for less than two weeks, the people who had accompanied her to the oasis were no longer by her side. Instead, some new faces became her companions on the road.
She thought for a moment and asked, "What about Professor Bai and Hai Tianqing? Why is this rabbit the only one still here? "
"Your truck is being driven by Cadre Hai. As for Professor Bai … After you fainted, we found a survivor who had escaped from the duoluozhong. There should be about 20 of them. Professor Bai said that since she had done something wrong, she should bear the consequences. So, she stayed with Xu Xiaoyang and planned to rebuild a shelter for humans. But this time, without the help of the duoluozhong's technology, I think it will be very difficult … "Hu Changzai couldn't help sighing. "Even though it's your stuff, I made the decision to leave some food for them. I'm sorry."
Speaking of food, Lin Sanjiu looked at Brown-Furred Rabbit for some reason.
Brown-Furred Rabbit met Lin Sanjiu's gaze. It raised its head with an inexplicable sense of pride, "Even though you guys are a little rough, you guys are quite loyal. Besides, I'm worried about you because you're weak, so I decided to stay — "
Hu Changzai did not give it any face, "That's a lie. He's a rabbit. Even though he's very capable, there's always someone better than him. He might be captured and eaten someday … For safety reasons, he's quite close to Cadre Hai, so he decided to follow us. "
Lin Sanjiu had just experienced a life and death ordeal, but when she saw Brown-Furred Rabbit's angry expression, she felt like laughing. Lin Sanjiu felt like laughing.
However, she had already woken up, so why was the rustling sound still ringing in her ears …
She looked out of the window and was stunned. She couldn't even complete her sentence, "This, this is …"
She couldn't see it clearly because the window was filled with white steam that clung to the outside of the window. Only when she paid attention would she notice that there were many tiny water droplets hitting the window, forming a thin stream that flowed into the window frame.
Lin Sanjiu touched the window in disbelief. The window was much warmer than usual, "It's raining?"
"Yeah," Brown-Furred Rabbit answered. The latter jumped to the ground and bit into the packet of flatbread. As he ate, he replied, "It's been raining for a few days, and we're tired of looking at it. The rain is boiling hot, and we can't drink it. It smells like sulfur … We don't dare to drive fast, and the windshield wipers are almost worn out. How annoying! "
Lin Sanjiu grunted in response. She looked at the rain for a long time with curiosity. After a long time, she even opened the window. Just as Rabbit had said, the temperature of the rainwater was about one minute after the water was boiled. In the past, it would have been scalding, but Lin Sanjiu only felt that the rainwater was warm and very comfortable.
The smell of sulfur was really strong …
"Huh?
Wait, isn't this a hot spring? "
Ever since the descent of Hyperthermal Hell, Lin Sanjiu had been sweating every day, but she hadn't had a proper bath. Suddenly, she felt an itch in her heart. For the past two months, she had become a wild boar. Layers of sand and dust had formed on her skin, making it extremely rough to the touch.
She immediately asked Hu Changzai to stop the car and called for Hai Tianqing's truck. Then, she urged the two humans and one rabbit to follow her to look for barrels.
Barrels seemed to be everywhere, but it was very difficult to find them, especially since most of the plastic products had been deformed by the high temperature. Lin Sanjiu rolled up her sleeves and found a spot to dig a hole that was about half a person's height. Then, she covered the bottom of the hole and the surroundings with a piece of cloth and stones. This was to prevent leakage. The rain wasn't light, and after a while, the hole was filled with steaming hot spring water.
Even though the water wasn't very clean, it was an absolute luxury.
The two men were tempted. They found another spot to dig a hole. Lin Sanjiu grabbed the rabbit and pushed it into the water. She smiled and said, "Come, you should enjoy it too!" As she said that, she took off her coat. As she said that, she took off her coat and jumped into the water.
The rabbit let out a cry and popped its head out of the water. It yelled angrily, "Rabbits don't bathe!"
When it turned its head, it saw Lin Sanjiu's bare shoulder peeking out of the water. She could vaguely see it through the white mist. Feeling helpless, it immediately covered its eyes with one of its ears, "Well, I'm actually a male rabbit."
Lin Sanjiu looked at it with a face that said, "So what? You're still a rabbit."
Even if it could speak, it had a furry appearance that made it impossible for people to be shy about it!
"Come to think of it. What's wrong with you? How can a rabbit talk and have abilities? "Lin Sanjiu asked nonchalantly as she splashed water on her body.
"Look at how cute I am. I used to be a pet rabbit, and it was a famous breed." The rabbit seemed to have recalled some of its past memories and forgot that it was inappropriate for men and women to touch each other. "Even though my previous owner was very annoying and always restricted my freedom, he still loved me very much. During the few days when the temperature soared, I remember that there was nothing in the house. There was no water, no food … Even though he was very weak, he still went out to look for food. Even though he was very weak, he still went out to look for food. After a whole day, he came back with wounds all over his body. Other than an instant noodle in his hand, he also had a handful of grass. "
Lin Sanjiu paused. The American tawny rabbit continued with a little sadness, "Now that I think about it, it's incredible that there was grass at that time. However, I was still a stupid rabbit back then, and I ate the grass in a few bites. Ever since I ate that grass, I gradually gained intelligence and gained abilities … Instead, my owner died. In the end, he couldn't endure it and died. "
"That grass must be a Special Item from the new world, right?" Lin Sanjiu couldn't believe that even a rabbit would have such a heavy parting. She sighed and patted the rabbit's head.
The rabbit said solemnly, "Now you know that I'm also a named rabbit. You can just call me 'Daddy' from now on. "
The hand on its head immediately pressed it into the water.
After playing with the rabbit for a while, Lin Sanjiu was splashed with water all over her face. She didn't know if it was because she had played with the rabbit for a while or because the bath was very comfortable, but she felt a lot better. Seeing that she was almost done with her bath and that she was starving after sleeping for a week, Lin Sanjiu reluctantly climbed out of the puddle and changed into the clean clothes that she had prepared earlier.
The hot rain continued to pour down from the sky. As if to make up for the drought, large clouds of white fog were stirred up from the ground and slowly floated into the air. The endless new fog mixed with the previous fog, clouding the world and blurring one's vision.
"Hey, Hu Changzai, are you guys done bathing? Where are you? We're going over, okay? "Lin Sanjiu shouted into the distance. "Hurry up and put on your clothes!"
Hu Changzai's panicked reply came from afar.
"I already told you that I'm a male rabbit … I think it's only natural for them to be like this," the rabbit muttered.
After getting their bearings, the rabbit and the human walked in the direction where Hu Changzai was shouting.
The white fog was so thick that they couldn't see the path in front of them. It was a little difficult to walk.
But, it shouldn't take them more than twenty minutes to reach their destination, right? Moreover, both of them had enhanced bodies!
Lin Sanjiu shouted a few times, but she didn't get a reply. She stopped walking and her expression turned serious.
Even B.Rabbit felt that something was wrong, "That's weird … Didn't the voice come from this direction?"
Lin Sanjiu and B.Rabbit looked at each other and secretly raised their guard.
Just as they were about to leave, the crisp sound of a gong broke the silence in the misty world, startling them. Then, a warm voice rang out from nowhere, "Good afternoon, everyone!"
At this moment, it seemed that in the fog not far from him, there were people coming from different directions, and it seemed that there was more than one person. The two people closest to them seemed to be even more panicked than Lin Sanjiu and B.Rabbit. They were whispering to each other, and they sounded very uneasy.
Even though they couldn't see anything clearly, the atmosphere was getting tense. Soon, the loud voice spoke again, "… Is everyone here? On behalf of all the pocket dimensions in Hyperthermal Hell, I'm very happy to welcome everyone to the Red and White Tournament at the end of the year! "
PS:
"The oasis is finally over. Yeah.
I'll never, ever, write about the human base again. I swear.
Come to think of it, I originally wanted to write a long, long, article, but seeing this kind of lackluster result, my heart really broke. I really want to practice my ability to finish a story within 50,000 words. Mom said that it's always good to have more skills. What do you guys think?
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