Not long after Silin and the others returned to Neo's safe zone, the sky started to change color. In less than a minute, the clear sky turned dark, and the humidity around them skyrocketed.
Crack crack crack —
Hailstones started crashing into the ground.
The descent of the hailstones and the change in the weather caught everyone off guard. If Ah Shou hadn't warned them beforehand, even Silin would've thought in that direction only when the sky changed color.
The dangerous elements in this area were not only the biochemical soldiers, the ferocious beasts of various sizes, and the poisonous plants that grew quietly in certain places. Apart from these, there were also all kinds of threatening bacteria and viruses floating in the air. If an ordinary person who had not received any vaccines stayed here, even if there were no biochemical soldiers or ferocious beasts attacking him, he would not be able to survive because the pathological reactions caused by the bacteria and viruses were enough to kill him.
Even people as strong as Silin and Gu Xin were hard to defend against in this place. Silin was fine, but Gu Xin and Erty felt it deeply. If they didn't have a hiding spot like this, Silin's little cave would've been very difficult to survive. It would've been hard to make friends with people.
Everyone was drinking hot milk tea. Other than Neo who was sleeping in his room, everyone was sitting in the living room and watching the hailstorm outside on the screen.
Right now, Erty was a lot less vigilant, and most of his injuries had healed. Cillin and Gu Xin were like him; they were brothers in the same boat. However, Erty still couldn't figure out why Gu Xin was able to recognize him. Erty hadn't seen any normal humans since he arrived on this planet. He did run into a lot of biochemical soldiers and wild beasts, but he knew he wasn't the only one. He had seen some biochemical soldiers and wild beasts before. They were hunted and killed by humans, but he hadn't run into them before.
Why were they here? Erty didn't know either. He had hidden himself for almost two years, and as a celebrity on the most wanted list of the seventeenth star region, Erty had hidden himself well after his revenge. At least, he thought he did. He didn't expect to be tricked that day. He only remembered seeing a few people before he fainted, and when he woke up, he was already here. Unlike Gu Xin who had a knife and a gun, Erty didn't have anything with him. He had to kill biochemical soldiers and wild beasts himself.
It didn't matter, as long as he could survive.
"How long will the hail last?" Erty asked.
Silin and Gu Xin didn't answer, instead, they looked at Ah Shou. Ah Shou shuddered and burped. "Five … five days."
"Five days? That's good. I can hold on." Ecko let out a sigh of relief.
"But there will be snow after the hail."
Erty: "…"
Compared to when Silin and the others went out to look for food, the temperature outside had dropped by nearly 20 degrees, and it was still dropping. Who knew what kind of days they would have to go through in the future?
"How long will the snow last?" Silin asked Ah Shou.
"Six or seven days … I'm not sure yet," Ah Shou replied timidly.
"I won't go out if I can. Looks like I'll have to be frugal and sleep more," Gu Xin said.
Silin and the others were holed up in the safe zone. The temperature inside the safe zone was very warm, a stark contrast to the harsh weather outside. The fist-sized ball of ice smashed into the ground, sending shards of ice flying in all directions. By now, both the bio-soldiers and the Direbeasts had found a place to hide. In the face of the power of nature, even the strongest Direbeasts had to avoid it.
The trees inside the forest were very sturdy. Their thick trunks were strong enough to withstand the impact of the hail. Those that couldn't would grow under the lush branches. It was the only way they could survive the natural disaster. As for the other plants, they were smashed to pieces by the hail. But when the hail passed, they would flourish again. This was the power of life.
Everyone spent most of the five days resting. Neo was a man who slept a lot. Of course, it was a good thing that he could sleep. Everyone wanted to slap him in the face every time he opened his mouth.
Neo was very unhappy that so many "burdens" had come to his place. That was why he ordered Gu Xin, Erty, and Ah Shou to take care of some of the chores around the house. In order to save energy, most of the chores were done by humans.
Neo didn't ask Silin to do those chores because Silin's "I saved you and helped you find the Tri-Colored Beans" was enough to make Neo take back his words.
Sometimes, Silin wondered if Neo wasn't afraid that they would gang up on him and take this place for themselves. Or did he never think in that direction at all? The latter was more likely.
One day, when the hail had just stopped and snow was starting to take the place of the hail, Neo suddenly let out a loud yell and woke everyone up from their sleep. Erty, who had just finished washing the dishes, was so angry that his hair was about to explode.
"What the f * ck are you yelling for!" Erty said irritably while scratching his messy hair.
"Oh — —" Neo let out another strange sigh. "Oh my god, you motherfucker!"
Ah Shou glanced at a bracelet-like object on her wrist. One of the metal blocks was flashing. She pressed a button on the flashing metal block, and a small screen popped up. There was an encrypted message made up of characters on it.
After reading the message, Ah Shou's crying that had stopped for five days started again.
Ah Shou and Neo's reactions gave Silin and the others a bad feeling.
"Oh my god, how could they put that secondary metabolite here?!" Neo walked out of his room with a dejected expression while grabbing his hair that was sticking up from sleep.
"What's going on?" Silin asked Neo.
"R-B13 was sent to this planet," Neo said dejectedly.
“R-B13？” A glint flashed across Gu Xin's eyes. "If I remember correctly, there used to be an illegal biochemical beast called R-A13."
"R-B13 is a secondary derivative of R-A13," Neo replied.
"Weren't they all destroyed?" Gu Xin remembered that an entire planet had been destroyed, but that was Black Viper's doing. Since they were the ones who did it, it wasn't surprising that they were able to get their hands on R-A13. But why would someone from Black Viper be interested in a failed product like that?
R-A13 was a project that a noble had secretly invested in. When it was discovered and publicized, the empire took certain measures against it. However, there were too many twists and turns, and too many people were involved. In the end, the matter was left unsettled. But not long after, rumors spread that Black Viper had destroyed the entire planet.
"R-A13 is a complete failure, but R-B13 isn't much better. The premature aging phenomenon has been resolved, but there are still a lot of problems. How could they throw such an incomplete product into a place like this?! It's … "Blah blah blah.
Silin wasn't interested in Neo's subjective comments. He asked, "Why do you say that R-B13 is an incomplete product?"
"Because they can't control themselves completely. They will lose control of themselves if they become agitated and act like lunatics."
"Do you have a video introduction?"
"Yes, but not all of them."
Neo brought up a couple of still images.
Huimao's eyes widened.
Rats?!
Apart from the first image that clearly showed a rat, the other images didn't show that it was the same creature as the first one.
Unlike the big black rats Silin encountered back at Seven Lights, the biochemical beasts in front of him were mostly white in color. They looked no different from a normal white mouse. It was no wonder that white mice had become a model for biochemical beast experiments nowadays. However, there were only a handful of successful experiments.
"Why does it look like a hedgehog?" Erty pointed at one of the images and asked.
"That's one of their forms after they've been agitated."
"So those things at the back that don't look like rats at all are its other forms?"
"I didn't know you were this smart." Neo looked at Erty like he was a child waiting to be taught.
Erty clenched his fists so hard that his knuckles cracked. He really wanted to beat the bastard to death!
"How many of these biochemical beasts are there?" Silin asked.
"I don't know, but I'm sure there are a lot of them." Neo looked very dejected at the mention of this. He didn't expect to run into these things before he came here. At the time, all he wanted to do was to come here and study them as soon as possible. After he signed the consent form and boarded the spaceplane, it was too late for regrets.
"Even this place can't hold them?" Gu Xin looked around. Black Viper was the one who built this place.
"It'll be difficult. There's a 65.27% chance that the rodents will dig through."
"Then we'll have no choice but to defend it." Gu Xin looked at the white world displayed on the other screen. He couldn't find another suitable place to hide.
"Then I'll leave it to you!" Neo said.
"What weapons do you have?" Silin looked at Neo. The most important thing right now was to get his hands on a suitable weapon. Otherwise, it would be difficult to deal with the biochemical beasts.
"Not many. Go take a look yourselves." Neo opened a room. There were some guns and cannons displayed inside.
"It may not be very effective, but it's better than nothing. Let's make do and set up as soon as possible," Silin said after scanning the place once.
At the same time, an opening suddenly appeared on a stone wall on the other side of the forest. It turned out that this place had a safe zone just like Neo's. However, the safe zone here wasn't very big. In fact, it was much smaller than Neo's. Moreover, the place was completely covered in ice due to the hail and snow. Even the walls were covered in a layer of ice. Opening a window required one to break through the ice to breathe in the outside air.
A face appeared at the window. It was none other than Hua Li, the dissecting freak that Neo mentioned. Hua Li looked at the flying snow and the distant forest before closing the window with a whoosh.
She returned to the house and opened a couple of big boxes. She took out some of the things inside and put them into a rectangular box that she had prepared earlier. There were some gun barrels and other weapons inside.
After she was done, Hua Li set up the password and closed the safe zone completely. After exiting the safe zone, Hua Li walked to the edge of a cliff and put a finger to her mouth. A whistle sounded. They didn't have to worry about attracting the biochemical soldiers and wild beasts at this place.
A while later, a silver figure flew up from the bottom of the cliff. When she saw the silver figure, Hua Li jumped down and landed right on top of it.
It was a giant silver eagle. It would be about three meters tall if it stood on the ground.
After Hua Li had settled herself on the eagle's back, she gave an order and the eagle flew away from the mountain.
Hua Li passed through the forest while sitting on the eagle's back. There were very few flying beasts in the sky right now. The whole place was covered in white. The snowflakes were dense, and the cold wind cut their faces like knives. Thankfully, Hua Li was wearing a breathing mask.
Suddenly, a bestial roar resounded in front of them. Then, a couple of flying beasts took to the air and flew towards Hua Li and the eagle while clamoring.
"Let's not waste time with them right now. Let's change our route first," Hua Li said.
The eagle looked a little unwillingly at the arrogant flying beasts charging towards them. Then, it flapped its wings and changed direction. This way, they would have to detour around a valley. Although it was a little far, they wouldn't have to face the wild beasts chasing after them. It would take them less time to get there. Right now, Hua Li was in a hurry. She didn't have the time to care about anything else.
The eagle flew very fast, and it looked like it was used to this kind of environment. It didn't take long for them to shake off their pursuers.
Just as the eagle was about to show off, an alarm suddenly went off in its head and it cried out in a certain direction.
Hmm?
Hua Li quickly took out a couple of parts from her holster, assembled them together and fired a shot in that direction.
The bullet scattered as it flew.
Bang bang bang — —
The bullet was blocked by something. A figure flashed through the air, and Hua Li fired several shots in quick succession. Although she couldn't match the enemy's speed, she was used to this kind of situation. She fired calmly and didn't let the enemy get close.
Suddenly, the enemy sped up and fired at Hua Li. But Hua Li was prepared for this. She changed the gun's gear and pulled the trigger.
A huge electric net appeared in the air, blocking the incoming bullets and the figure that was flying over.
In order to avoid the lightning net, the enemy had no choice but to change direction and rest on the mountain wall.
Now, Hua Li finally saw the enemy's face. It was a person. To be precise, it was a foreign race.
He had wings on his back and could fly. He wasn't wearing shoes, but his toes were nailed to the mountain wall like an eagle's talons to keep him stable. His eyes were a dark gold, and his exposed skin was covered in dark brown lines.
The person just stood on the mountain wall and didn't attack again. Hua Li stayed on the eagle's back and raised her gun, ready to fire the second the person made a strange move.
The flying snowflakes almost filled the space between the duo. A normal person would've lost sight of the other a long time ago, but both of them had been on high alert.
The eagle didn't stop, and the person on the mountain wall continued to face Hua Li. He only relaxed when Hua Li was out of sight.
"Hey, Orville, what's going on?" Someone at the foot of the mountain asked.
"There's a woman riding a giant eagle."
"Do you know which side she's from?"
"I don't know. She's heading that way. "
"That way? Never mind, let's go back first. The hail is finally over, so let's get something to eat. The captain said he has urgent orders. "
"Alright."
Orville flapped his wings and retracted his talon-like toes. Then, he flew down the mountain.
Silin and the others didn't know about this. Right now, they were watching Neo argue with the person standing outside the safe zone.
"No, I'm already full! If you come any further, we'll be overpopulated, and it'll put pressure on our environment. It'll also complicate the relationships between members of society, and … "
Neo didn't finish his sentence because the screen showed Hua Li pointing a cannon barrel at the door behind the tree.
"Barbarian!!" Neo finally pressed the button unwillingly after analyzing all the possible scenarios.
After Hua Li came in, the eagle behind her flew to the cliff and found a place to rest. Neo's expression improved a little when he saw the eagle's self-awareness. He was going to flip out if the big guy squeezed in as well. Bird poop was too disgusting!
If the eagle knew what was going through Neo's head right now, it would've torn him apart with its claws.
"Why are you here?" Neo asked Hua Li in annoyance.
"I can't take care of those things alone."
"Do you really think I can?"
"You have equipment here." Hua Li looked at Neo's lab.
Neo ran to the lab's entrance and spread his arms. "I'm telling you, I'll fight you to the death if you try to touch my lab! You'll have to step over my dead body if you want to go in! "
Hua Li shot Neo an expressionless glance before turning to Ah Shou. "Did you fall?"
Ah Shou nodded with pursed lips and red eyes. "Mn."
"Fuck!" Hua Li put down the box on her back and sat down on the sofa. She didn't pay any attention to Silin and the others at all.
Silin and the others didn't speak to Hua Li either. Maybe it was because Hua Li had dissected too many things, or maybe it was because of her cold personality, but they always felt that Hua Li's eyes were cold. She looked at everything like it was a corpse, and she looked like she was going to start dissecting with a scalpel in the next moment.
Hua Li was sitting relatively close to Huimao, so the sleeping Huimao's nose twitched a little. He opened his eyes and shot Hua Li a glance. Puzzled, he got up, walked around Hua Li and sniffed at her.
Hua Li didn't react to the cat's actions. She shot it a glance, but it was obvious that Huimao was immune to Hua Li's cold gaze. Or rather, he was a little thick-skinned and didn't take it to heart at all.
"I smell bird feathers," Huimao said.
"She came here on a giant eagle," Silin answered.
"Not that, it's another smell. It's more like the smell of a foreign human."
Silin and the others looked at Hua Li at the same time when they heard Huimao's words.
Hua Li slowly put down her cup and said, "I'm not a foreign human, but I ran into a foreign human who can fly on my way here."
When Hua Li had reconstructed Orville's face on the light screen, Erty cursed in a low voice, "Fuck, why is it him!"
Gu Xin rubbed his chin. He had some impression of this person, but he hadn't come into direct contact with him.
It looked like Black Viper's men weren't simple at all. Orville's background was even darker than Erty's.
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