From Prisoner to Si Chen

Hearing the sound, Gillan and Maiev looked at each other.

Swish——

The two did not communicate at all, but they acted at the same time in perfect agreement.

As soon as they saw their bodies move, they took the initiative and rushed outside the storage room door. One on the left and one on the right, each pressed against the wall and took out his own gun.

Gillan is a silver short-barreled revolver, the alchemical firearm "Echo". Maiev's is an equally small and powerful white pistol. It should be a product of alchemy, and only the first-level committee leader is qualified to equip it.

Maiev raised her hand and made a simple gesture towards Gilan.

Ji Lan saw it clearly and instantly understood what she meant - wait, ambush, and attack by surprise.

He nodded and also made a gesture, indicating that he was responsible for the backup.

After Maiev changed her gestures to agree, the strange men who broke into the factory just arrived in the dim passage.

Bang bang.

Wow.

The sound of shoe soles stepping on the iron grid road was getting closer and closer. When the figure flickered, Maiev suddenly took action with a cold face.

She slashed horizontally with her hand knife and accurately hit the attacker's throat.

puff! !

With a muffled sound, the figure's throat and neck were broken. His legs were in the air, and he fell backwards to the ground.

Maiev kept moving, raised her other hand, and continued to pull the trigger toward the passage.

Bang bang bang!

Gunshots suddenly appeared, and two more people were shot and fell down.

Gillan followed closely, looking out to follow the fire.

Bang bang bang bang! !

Fireworks flickered in the darkness, bullets streaked across the tracer, hit the human body, and spurted out blood plasma. Sparks also splashed out from the iron mesh floor, making a tinkling sound.

"Only two people! Fight back!!"

There were still figures moving further back in the passage. When they saw their companions being attacked and killed, they were shocked at first, and then roared without fear.

This group of people also drew their guns and fired back at the corner where Gillan and Maiev were.

Bang bang bang!

Bang bang bang bang! !

In an instant, there was loud and continuous gunfire.

Jilan and Maiev had retreated behind the bunker, looking calm and not panicking at all.

"Take the 'blood pill' and rush in together!"

I heard another man speak in the passage.

Only a few seconds passed before Maiev frowned, turned to Jilan and said:

"Seven more people rushed over together."

"Melee combat." Jilan responded with two words lightly.

The next second, he holstered his gun, flicked his hand, and a simple gray cane appeared in his palm, and he jumped out with the whole person in his hand.

"I'll cover you and light the fire."

Jilan dropped a word and rushed into the passage without looking back.

Maiev hummed, put away the gun, took out the most familiar matchbox, and lit one directly.

bass!

Holding the burning match, she took two steps forward and stood at the end of the passage.

But just as she was blowing on the flames, she looked up and was startled.

In front of Ji Lan, he saw seven strange and twisted figures. Although their bodies were no different from those of ordinary people, their muscles were obviously tangled, and their mouths were open to an exaggerated degree.

Seven or eight white "thin snakes" came out of their mouths, raised their bodies, and danced in the air.

It was like huge and strange "white flowers" blooming from the mouths of this group of people.

Gilan intercepted the passage alone, with one man and one staff, dancing afterimages, and clashing with countless white snakes, making a clear sound like a metal collision.

Boo hoo hoo hoo——

Clang, Clang, Clang! !

"Huh?!" He kept waving his staff, quickly blocking the white snake heads that shot towards him like machine guns, while making a sound of surprise.

The people in front of them obviously only have apprentice-level physical fitness, but the white snakes growing out of their mouths are quite difficult to deal with, and they even have master-level lethality.

Woo!

Jilan flicked the gray staff, instantly transforming it into the form of a flower basket cross sword, and immediately performed a secret sword technique that was so proficient that it was engraved into the bone marrow.

Miso! !

A cold light suddenly appeared, and the shadow of the six-pointed star sword flashed.

There was only a harsh friction sound, sparks bursting out, and the heads of the white snakes were cut off by Jilan and fell to the ground with a crackle.

With a cold face, he moved his sword forward and cut through the air.

Tsk tsk tsk! !

The Aries sword, the Taurus sword, and the Lion sword thrust out one after another, and in just the blink of an eye, they penetrated a person's forehead, throat, and heart.

The swordsmanship is so fast that it seems to work simultaneously.

Ordinary people can't see the shadow of the sword clearly, and they would probably be killed.

Jilan drew his sword and leaned against his body. He put his feet on the ground and moved forward sideways. Amidst the whistling sound in the air, he narrowly avoided the bites of several white snakes.

His eyes were calm, he waved his hand and slashed out the secret sword again, swinging several sword shadows left and right as fast as lightning.

The necks of the strange men were suddenly cut off with sharp swords!

The head then flew down.

But even if these people were beheaded, the snakes in their mouths were not affected. They were still like clumps of white flowers "growing" on the ground, dancing towards Jilan.

"Mr. Gillan!"

Suddenly, Maiev's reminder came from behind.

Bang!

Gilan didn't look back and retreated quite tacitly.

While dodging the snakes, a wave of scorching air enveloped him. The orange firelight instantly illuminated the dark passage, and more than a dozen basketball-sized fireballs flew from behind him and landed in front of him over his shoulder.

raging! !

The fireball hit the enemy, instantly igniting them into a human-shaped torch. Sparks splashed to the ground, burning the snakes.

In an instant, human figures and snake figures were twisting in the passage, and there was a burst of screams and roars.

…

…

After a while.

The passage was a mess.

Broken limbs, human heads, snake carcasses and black coal were everywhere, and the air was filled with thick green smoke and burnt odor.

"What's going on with these people?"

Maiev squatted on the ground, inspecting the corpse, and couldn't help but frown.

She found several cards and a paper ball from the pocket of a slightly intact body.

After some inspection, Maiev stood up again.

"They are members of the Blood Harbor gang. They are responsible for 'scavenging' in the city, searching for all valuable materials, especially whale oil batteries."

She turned back and said to Gillan.

"It seems that these guys must have gotten some news and came to the MacMillan Energy Plant specifically..."

"Yes." Gilan nodded, looking at the snake corpses on the ground with a thoughtful look on his face.

The scene of fighting with this group of people just now reminded him of the "Autumn Shang Familia" he encountered at the bottom of the Nusi Lake in the "Enlightenment Fire" series of movies.

The thin white snake that looked like a "parasite" really impressed him.

'The Chorus, the Autumn Shang Family, the Blood Harbor Gang...'

Ji Lan secretly thought in his heart.

At this time, Maiev handed over the small paper ball in her hand again and said:

"By the way, there's also this... what was found on them should be the so-called 'blood pills'."

"Let me see."

Jilan took the small ball of paper, and Maiev had partially opened it, revealing a red ball inside.

The size of a fingernail, round, and dark red in color.

At the same time, the entry prompt of "Beautiful" also appeared from above Hongwan:

"Blood Beast Secret Pill (Hibernation)."

"A mysterious pill made from the 'Autumn Death Worm Eggs' that parasitizes in the heart of the 'Red Whale' as the main ingredient, and mixed with many mysterious ingredients."

"After taking it, it will be parasitized by the 'Autumn Death Worm', absorbing the nutrients of the host and giving back strength. It can be fully activated to release the Fall Death Worm in the body outside the body, but it cannot leave the host's body."

Looking at the "blood pill" in his hand, Ji Lan's eyes narrowed.

'No wonder the Blood Harbor gang secretly purchased the "Red Whale Heart" from Macmillan Energy Factory, probably because the parasites in it are needed to prepare this pill. ’

"Take it back to Chairman Parra."

Gilan gestured to Maiev with the paper ball in his hand.

The latter nodded in agreement and said again:

"Mr. Gillan, then I'm going to move the whale oil battery. Please pick up the body and clear the passage."

"No problem." Gillan said.

This is just what he wanted...

After Maiev returned to the storage room, he dragged the corpses on the ground one by one to the corner of the factory outside, and then tried to activate "Beautiful".

Colorful light burst out from his fingertips, and the corpses of these gang members quickly began to decay, turning into powder and dissipating.

The mysterious points contained in corpses are generally around 10. After all the decay is completed, the color number in the corner of Gillan's sight reaches "608".

'It's enough to deduce the fourth level of essence...'

Ji Lan felt happy.

Immediately, he stood up without changing his expression, returned to the storage room, and helped Maiev carry the whale oil battery.

…

…

Half an hour ago.

South of Late Autumn Town.

At the end of the desolate street, a gray building stands, with the words "Energy Administration" hanging above the entrance hall.

It's just that it's pitch black inside now, and not a single human figure can be seen around, leaving only dead silence.

Two men and women in black trench coats, one tall and one short, climbed up the steps and opened the door cautiously.

"Kaya, look for them separately."

Garnold turned his head and spoke to the petite woman beside him.

"I'll go upstairs and take a look. You might be able to find something if you search the hall."

"Okay, leave it to me." Kaya patted her flat chest and grinned. "Be careful yourself."

Garnold nodded and walked towards the stairs. Meerkat Robin stood on his shoulder, looking left and right, in a state of vigilance and sentry.

A long while.

He searched carefully on the second floor, but found nothing.

After arriving on the third floor, Garnold found a wall cabinet full of "whale oil batteries" in one of the rooms.

But before he could be happy, he discovered that the batteries were just samples, just an empty shell, and the whale oil inside had long been used up.

"Alas." Garnold sighed.

At this time, footsteps came from outside the door, as well as Kaya's furious voice of concern:

"Hey, did you find anything here?"

"without……"

Garnold looked back, and before he could reply, he saw a petite woman with twin tails walking in quickly.

The other party's eyes lit up when he saw the wall cabinet full of "whale oil batteries".

"It's nothing! Isn't this all?!"

"It's just a sample." Garnold shook his head helplessly. "It's better to look for it again."

"Ah?" Kaya approached him with a frustrated face. "I've searched downstairs, but there's nothing there..."

"Then I hope other groups can gain something."

Garnold shrugged.

The two of them were preparing to leave one after another. Robin the meerkat on his shoulder suddenly chirped twice, and then pulled his hair.

"Wait, someone is coming!"

Garnold's face became solemn, he suddenly stopped and raised his hand to signal. He turned back and winked at Kaya, who nodded silently.

The footsteps are getting closer.

Accompanied by a woman’s call:

"Hey, Garnold, how are you doing there?"

"Um?!"

Garnold's expression changed drastically.

Because the voice coming from outside turned out to be Kaya!

Then what's behind him...

Garnaud turned his head suddenly, but his pupils shrank.

…

…

"Garnold?"

Kaya frowned slightly and called again.

When she was about to reach the door of the room, a figure walked out first.

It was Garnold.

"Nothing gained on my end."

He sighed and shook his head.

"I thought I found it, but there were just some empty sample shells inside..."

Kaya glanced doubtfully.

There was no one in the room, and indeed there was only a wall cabinet of "whale oil battery" samples.

At this time, just when Kaya was feeling disappointed, Mr. Gillan's voice suddenly came from the headset.

Kaya's depression dissipated when she heard that the Gillanmawi duo had found a whole box of "D1 type" whale oil batteries at the MacMillan Energy Factory.

Looking up, Garnold also had a smile on his face. Even the meerkat Robin on the opponent's shoulder clapped his paws happily.

"Now that Mr. Gillan has been found, let's go back."

Garnold laughed.

Kaya was in a good mood and hummed.

However, she did not realize that the smile on Garnold's face contained a hint of meaning that was difficult to detect.

…

…

at dusk.

The two groups of gravediggers met at the underground military shelter in the west of the town.

When they saw twelve barrel-sized "D1-type" whale oil batteries neatly stacked in a pile, they couldn't help but smile.

"Now that the energy source has been found, I will contact Colonel Torre and ask him to help send people to park the commandeered whaling ship at the designated location."

Ms. Teresa said.

"Everyone has a night's rest. We will set off early tomorrow morning to the unknown island."

"Yes." Everyone responded one after another.

"You two have done a good job. The merits of this mission will add to your achievements."

When the meeting ended, Ms. Teresa smiled and said something to Gillan and Mawe.

Hearing this, Maiev couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.

She couldn't help but feel grateful that it was indeed a blessing to be able to perform the mission with Mr. Gillan.

Thinking to herself, Maiev glanced at the blond young man.

The latter noticed her gaze and responded with a polite smile, which made Maiev feel happy.

But what she didn't know was that Ji Lan's thoughts were no longer here...

At night.

After eating some bread, mashed potatoes and canned meat with the team members, Gillan found an excuse to wander around the underground miasma shelter.

Finally he found a quiet room.

This was originally a psychological counseling room, specially used to comfort soldiers with mental problems.

No one is using the room now, and the sound insulation effect is also very good, which is quite suitable for Gillan's next deduction.

He locked the door, walked to the cabinet in the corner, sat on the floor, and closed his eyes.

A cry in my heart:

‘Beautiful, deduction! ’