Steel steam and flame

The man's mouth was wide open, and his breathing was rapid and difficult. Every time his chest rose and fell, a large amount of gray-white putrid juice gushed out from the fingers covering his neck.

Those golden and bright red eyes clearly fluctuated back and forth between dispersion and concentration, as if a malfunctioning lamp was on the verge of being completely extinguished.

"Ah, ah,,, ah,,," the man made a painful sound. Standing at the entrance of the underground waterway, he became excited. For some reason, Trinya could feel this excitement, even joy. Just like her subconscious reaction a few seconds ago when she heard approaching footsteps amidst the sound of rain, she knew someone was coming.

But the man's excitement and joy did not come from him, and Trinya who looked over knew it very well. Because the man's eyes had an obvious target from the time he appeared until he stood at the cross section, the twisted tree root-like object where he was half lying.

Trinya was confused and didn't understand why she could know something about the man through observation in a very short period of time. For her, this was a very strange experience, as if after the man appeared, everything about the man's emotions naturally appeared in her head.

Is it because he has a similar color to the twisted tree roots? Subconsciously, Trinya found a temporary answer. The man standing at the cross section, in addition to the gray-white putrid liquid gushing out from his neck, from the clothes full of holes, you can see the slightly sticky gray-white skin underneath - whitened by the rain, and then poured on it. It looks like transparent, sticky sugar water.

Trinya didn't know what she should do for a moment. Should he continue to call for help, or should he wait for the man's follow-up actions. What the other person was holding in his left hand was obviously a pistol, which frightened her. She suppressed the choking sounds and the trembling of her body in fear, panic and cold.

But the man didn't give her time to continue thinking. He only stayed at the cross section for less than two or three seconds. The man, who was excited to see the twisted tree roots, jumped up on the spot and used great strength to move his body forward, trying to get there. Above the twisted tree roots.

Trinya could only watch blankly, her mind suddenly thinking about what she should do after the man came to the root of the tree, when a dark red straight line suddenly shot out from the dark underground water, accurately penetrating and leaping through the tree. A man in mid-air. Then, the underground waterway acted like a natural trumpet, bringing the sound of roaring explosions to her ears.

The trembling body contracted involuntarily, and Trinya's attention was immediately diverted to look at the underground sewer section. When his eyes returned through his will, the man in the air had already lost his strength, his entire head and most of his neck, and even the fingers of the hand covering his neck were missing.

The body fell, hitting the rainwater that collected below, causing a large splash of turbid water. After half a breath, Trinya was sure that she saw a layer of slightly greasy and viscous gray-white juice spread out in the rainwater, and then quickly mixed with the rainwater.

Multiple footsteps came from the underground waterway again. Trinya bit her lip, not daring to make any sound. She moved her body with difficulty, trying to hide herself under the branches spreading around her. There was no obvious movement yet, and the sound of footsteps had already reached the cross section.

It was three people, all holding firearms in their hands, Trinya was sure. She was very scared, but when she saw the signs belonging to the Minkfas City Defense Force on the three people, her fear and terror turned into roars of joy: "Help! Help me..." The cry drowned out the words behind it. . Got no response, just a mechanical and cold debriefing.

"The third team reported that the target has been dealt with. Another root was found. The road collapsed and was exposed. We requested the fastest camouflage and isolation. There is a city resident alive. Can we activate the fourth command to carry out,,, etc. Wait." The team leader among the three stood upright, and when he spoke into the communicator, his eyes had already fallen on Trinya. The command request was interrupted when he saw the penetrated left leg.

"Application for medical staff! Complete!"

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The period of time that Trinya lost her memory was after seeing the three people with the National Defense Force logo, and then a few breaths passed.

She could recall that after she called for help, the three of them stood at the intersection for a few seconds. Then, like the dead man, they jumped directly onto the twisted tree roots with incomprehensible jumping ability, causing a slight shaking feeling.

The three of them were all wearing very formal combat attire, with steel hats and glasses and armor, which Trinya had seen in newspapers and books. The team leader showed a little enthusiasm when he approached. At least Trinya remembered that the team leader asked her how she was doing and whether she felt uncomfortable anywhere, and told herself that she didn't need to be nervous. She should relax as much as possible now. The medical staff would be very quick. Words like "I'll be there soon".

It's just that Trinya, with her female feelings and delicate observation, and a little bit of strange sensitivity, was very aware of the approaching team leader. His attention was on her injured leg. For her, including comfort, The words are more like standard template routines.

Trinya couldn't remember what happened after that. After the team leader approached, maybe the comforting words really worked. When the tense mind and body were relieved, he fell asleep naturally? Or did something else happen afterwards?

Trinya didn't know that there was a gap in her memory at that time, and it might be possible to think that she had completely passed out. The memory came back again when Trinya felt hot all over and had severe nausea in her stomach.

She opened her eyes suddenly and retched uncontrollably several times, accompanied by a violent heartbeat and rapid breathing. After a few seconds of relief, the slightly sour smell of the potion, the cool but not dazzling light, and the sound of walking footsteps enter the brain, activating the mind and body together.

"Doctor Punos! Patient No. 37 is awake!" A surprised voice sounded next to her. Trinya felt that the person speaking was very close to her. She blinked her eyes, which were still glaring, and finally managed to clear her sight. When the fuzzy feeling stopped, the nausea in my stomach also decreased.

She raised her head slightly and looked forward, and found that she was in a simple tent-like ward, and the person who spoke was a woman, right at the door, waving to the doctor who was walking away. She wanted to sit up, but suddenly she realized that she couldn't move at all. Her hands, feet, waist, chest, etc., her whole body, her clothes had been taken off long ago, and she was now naked and tied to the hospital bed.

After struggling for a few times, Trinya was about to speak, but the woman at the door and Dr. Punos had already walked in, and their eyes wandered away from her.

"Dear young lady, don't be shy or worried. In my eyes, your body is just a human-shaped lump of flesh." Doctor Punos guessed Trinya's thoughts at the moment and spoke first, "I've seen a lot, and I'm used to it. "As he spoke, he looked at the woman aside, "Adina, please prepare the test reagents. We have to do another test. The alliance is still waiting for our data results and hopes to have an answer as soon as possible. After the test, We still need to continue to report the situation.”

"If there are no results and answers, will this place be abandoned?"

"Of course." Doctor Punos shrugged and replied, "It doesn't matter anyway. We are following Sister Kara. No matter where we go, we will do what we are doing now."