Embers Ad Infinitum

Long Yuehong responded with a dazed expression:

"good."

Jiang Baimian immediately said:

"Then let's help you put on the military exoskeleton device first, so that even if there is an accident, you can handle it more easily."

"Okay, okay." Long Yuehong nodded hurriedly as if she had just woken up from a dream.

Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian immediately divided their labors and cooperated. One was on guard and the other helped Long Yuehong put on the "AC-45" military exoskeleton device purchased from Lehman.

"If someone suggests it later, allow them to contact the forward camp and seek rescue." Jiang Baimian ordered while carrying the remaining ancient military exoskeleton device on his back.

She and Shang Jianyao quickly ran into the forest and disappeared from Long Yue's red eyes.

After walking a certain distance, Jiang Baimian stopped and looked back:

"How about I stay here and watch over Dian Xiaohong to prevent him from having any problems?"

"He can handle it himself." Shang Jianyao said seriously, "Trust him."

Jiang Baimian was silent for a few seconds and said:

"All right."

As the leader of the group, she still wanted to go to the cave, observe the environment in person, and plan subsequent hunting operations.

Without further delay, the two of them pursued the target location based on Gnawa and Bai Chen's descriptions and various traces along the way.

In the area where the fierce gun battle took place, Long Yuehong, who was wearing a military exoskeleton device, stood guard where two vehicles were hidden. She was stunned for a while looking at Bob's body and the overgrown weeds more than ten meters away.

He immediately exhaled, cheered up, and turned his attention to the ruin hunters whose injuries had been initially treated.

Some of these people were sitting with their backs against the trees, moaning in pain from time to time. Some were not yet fully awake, staying there like woodcarvings. Some were panting and constantly observing the environment, as if they wanted to confirm the current situation and think about what to do next. do what.

Those who were seriously injured were basically dead, and corpses were scattered all over the ground.

This is different from the riot in Weed City. Most of the dead were caused by the "old tune team".

Long Yuehong followed his instinct and monitored the area, but his mind was empty. He didn't know what to think or what to think, until he saw a less injured ruins hunter standing up gropingly and heading towards him. Come.

His slightly dull eyes quickly returned to normal, looking at the ruins hunter and saying:

"What's your business?"

He asked politely, but the assault rifle in his hand had been raised, and the grenade launcher, laser hole, micro submachine gun, etc. attached to the military exoskeleton device were also ready to go.

The relic hunter was in his early thirties, with a shaggy beard, messy brown hair, dirty and greasy.

His clothes were in tatters and had not been washed or mended for an unknown amount of time.

At this time, he covered his right ribs with one hand and raised the other hand to indicate that he had no weapon.

"I would like to ask what you plan to do with us?" The ruins hunter glanced at the military exoskeleton device on Long Yuehong's body, his expression became more humble, and he smiled a little.

Long Yuehong thought for a while and said:

"You are not prisoners."

His mind had returned, and he asked without concealing his curiosity:

"What happened to you before? We don't know each other at all, there is no hatred, and there is no problem of grabbing the loot. Why did you suddenly attack us?"

After asking the question in one breath, Long Yuehong remembered that she should be polite:

"What do you call it?"

"Just call me Long En." The ruins hunter relaxed a lot when he saw that Long Yuehong's attitude was quite friendly.

His blue eyes showed a look of memories:

"It's hard for me to understand now why we were so crazy and wanted to kill you just now, as if someone had given such an order in our mind."

"Are you following that white wolf during this time?" Long Yuehong thought for a long time and finally came up with the more appropriate word "following".

Long En's face suddenly became gloomy:

"You can say that.

“That day, my companions and I encountered it, and I watched helplessly as they became fanatical, as if they themselves had become wild wolves and no longer human.

"The eyes they looked at me were full of hatred and wariness. I was frightened and turned around to run away. But after running a few steps, I actually felt that I should obey that white wolf. It was so powerful and so powerful. Charming and a natural host.

“During the following period, I, my companions, and other hunters followed it, helping it eliminate traps, drive away prey, and deal with enemies.

“Looking back now, I feel like a stranger to myself, willingly doing so many irrational things.

"I, I suspect that my mind is controlled by it..."

When he said this, Long En couldn't help but have a frightened and confused expression on his face.

He paused and said:

"The white wolf would eat a person regularly. Two of my companions died like this, but I wasn't sad at all at the time. I thought it would be good if the owner was satisfied..."

At this moment, a word popped into Long Yuehong's mind:

Working for the tiger.

Thinking of the desperate charge of the group of ruin hunters before, Long Yuehong's feelings became even stronger.

At the same time, he noticed a problem and couldn't help but ask:

"When you met the white wolf, your companion was charmed, but you had nothing to do, so you could turn around and run away?"

"Yes." Long En gave an affirmative answer.

Long Yuehong asked:

"Were you walking at the back of the team at that time?"

The person in front has reached the level of ability, but he is one or two steps behind?

"I'm in the middle." Ron replied without hesitation.

This... is not the same as Qiao Chu's "charm"... Wait, the team leader and Shang Jianyao said the same just now... Long Yuehong hurriedly picked up the walkie-talkie and informed Jiang Baimian of the matter. et al.

…………

When Jiang Baimian received the report from Long Yuehong, he and Shang Jianyao had already arrived at the cave described by Gnawa and Bai Chen.

This location is very hidden, well hidden by several boulders and the surrounding environment. If not following the white wolf, even Gnawa would not be able to find it.

"There are no other exits in the nearby area." Gnawa, who had just returned, reported his gains.

Bai Chen, who was responsible for guarding the entrance of the cave, then said:

"The target didn't come out either."

Jiang Baimian looked at the dark cave with no end in sight, and said after careful consideration:

"I don't know what's going on inside. It's not a good thing to enter rashly and explore recklessly."

"It's too deep, and some areas are beyond my detection range." Gnawa replied, "But in the identified parts, everything is normal."

As soon as he finished speaking, the earth suddenly trembled, and the entire mountains seemed to shake a few times.

Immediately afterwards, a dull and terrifying rumbling sound came from the depths of the cave.

Shang Jianyao and others quickly retreated and when they distanced themselves, the rocks on the roof of the cave collapsed, blocking the entrance.

This...Jiang Baimian's eyes widened a little when he saw it.

When everything returned to calm, she frowned and said:

“The cave completely collapsed?

"This movement and change don't seem to happen naturally..."

"Fortunately, Lao Ge and I didn't rush in." Bai Chen sighed sincerely.

That way it's buried inside.

For intelligent robots like Gnawa, this is also a fatal danger.

Jiang Baimian tried to analyze:

“Did that giant white wolf do it?

"It has certain intelligence. After escaping from other exits, it used some method to detonate the explosives buried in the cave. It wanted to use this to kill Lao Ge, an enemy it thought it couldn't solve by itself?"

Shang Jianyao said thoughtfully:

"There is another possibility."

"What?" Jiang Baimian wanted to hear what this guy had to say.

Shang Jianyao replied with emotion:

"The giant white wolf was arrogant. Being blocked here by us and having no other exit, he simply detonated the buried explosives and buried himself in the cave. He would rather die than become a human plaything."

"You really have integrity..." Jiang Baimian agreed not so sincerely.

She immediately exhaled and said:

"Let's work in pairs and look for another exit.

"This cave is so deep, who knows where it will lead."

Speaking of this, she said while thinking:

"Based on the information passed back by Xiaohong, this giant white wolf's ability is similar to but different from 'Charm'. There is likely to be a limit on the number of targets, which is closer to the reality of 'acting for the tiger'.

"Well, during this period, those ruin hunters followed it, what did they eat, what did they drink...by hunting? So many people had to hunt every day to fill their stomachs, and such a big movement, and How did you hide this from a powerful hunter like Wang Fugui?"

She thought the remaining "ghosts" might provide some useful clues, so she informed Long Yuehong through the walkie-talkie.

——When they looked for other exits and distanced themselves, the walkie-talkie became unusable.

…………

After chatting for a while, Long made a request:

"Can I release a flare and request assistance from the forward camp? It's mainly medical. Although my injuries are minor, others are in great need."

He was one of the luckier people. At that time, he was only slightly injured when a bullet grazed his ribs. However, due to the severe pain and the distance of the white wolf, he got rid of that abnormal state and quickly put down his weapon. He lay down on the ground and assumed a surrender posture.

Long Yuehong thought of the team leader's instructions, nodded and said:

"good."

While wearing a military exoskeleton device, he was not too afraid that the rescuers approaching the camp would be malicious.

If you can't beat him, you can't escape?

When Long En released the flare, he felt the tremor of the earth and looked at the place where the roar came from in confusion.

This quickly calmed down, and Long Yuehong asked Long En casually:

"What's going on?"

"I don't know." Long En looked confused.

Long Yuehong immediately glanced at the injured and corpses on the ground, was silent for a moment, and asked:

"Don't you hate us?"

"Hate?" Long En smiled, "In that case, I will attack enemies who are obviously abnormal. Do I have to take care of their emotions? Haha, those who are still alive should be grateful to you, and those who are dead will not. It’s a question of whether to hate or not. As for the companions of the deceased, I don’t know. My companions were either eaten by white wolves or died in the mountains.”