With a thud, the corpse and the head fell to the ground at almost the same time.
Looking at Long Ming's headless corpse, Qu Xiaoqing's stomach churned. She could not help but want to vomit. She did not expect that the classmate she had spent so much time with would be beheaded by Ding Meng. Such an outcome was truly lamentable. They had both died for a woman. Randy was admirable, but Long Ming was not worthy of sympathy.
At this moment, the entire hall suddenly darkened. The green glow on the walls gradually dimmed, and the whole world returned to the suffocating darkness of the underground mine.
Ding Meng turned his head to look. The energy body in the center had disappeared. Instead, it was Lan Bing who was carrying two small silver metal boxes. She sneered. "Goodbye. If you're lucky, we can continue to play next time. If you're unlucky, we'll never meet again."
After that, her figure drifted towards the entrance like a ghost, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, the entire hall shook violently. Countless rocks and sand fell from the ceiling like rain. Ding Meng had experience with this kind of tremor. This was not a normal tremor. Something big must have happened.
Sure enough, Little Rascal's tone became serious. "Unknown life forms have been detected. They're everywhere. The number … the number is impossible to calculate."
Xiao Ai said, "The energy carrier has lost its fluctuations. All the mutant creatures have awakened. ETA: 5 minutes and 20 seconds. Let's get out of here quickly."
When Ding Meng drove the "Mystic Bird" to escape from the Dead Silent Star, she had seen the scene of those monsters blotting out the sky. Unless it was an interstellar fleet or a super powerhouse, no one could contend against them.
Ding Meng pulled Qu Xiaoqing up. "Miss Qu, can you walk?"
Qu Xiaoqing gritted her teeth. "I can still hold on."
Xing Yi also ran over. "Sister Qu, let me help you."
Just as the three of them were about to leave, a figure jumped into the entrance like a rabbit. Clawley had already been shocked by the battle between Ding Meng and Lan Bing. He would be an idiot if he didn't run now.
However, Ding Meng couldn't be bothered with him. He simply carried Qu Xiaoqing on his back and ran through the tunnel.
Xing Yi followed closely behind. She was a light speed origin ability user. She might not be good at other things, but her speed could definitely keep up. However, while running, Xing Yi couldn't help but sigh, "I really didn't expect those two to be such people."
Qu Xiaoqing was still immersed in the pain of Randy's death. She said sadly, "I really shouldn't have let Randy come down."
Xing Yi sighed, "Sister Qu, don't be too sad. He insisted on coming with us."
Qu Xiaoqing sighed and remained silent. After a long time, she said, "Ding Meng, it's all thanks to you."
Ding Meng said lightly, "It's too early for you to thank me."
Qu Xiaoqing could not help but ask, "Why?"
Why?
She quickly saw that the three of them had already returned to the giant natural cave. The tremors around them were getting stronger and stronger. Now, it wasn't just rocks and sand that were falling from the sky, but large chunks of rock. The worst thing was that the pool in the center was covered in a layer of deep blue ice.
It was obvious that Lan Bing had used her Origin Energy to freeze the entire tunnel before leaving. Xing Yi couldn't help but curse, "No wonder she said goodbye. That bitch wants to trap us here."
It wouldn't be strange if this level of obstruction could trap her, but it didn't exist for Ding Meng. However, it would take a lot of effort to melt the ice in this tunnel. There was no time at all.
Little Rascal said, "These lifeforms are right below our feet. They're about 30 meters away. They'll break out of the ground in at most two minutes and thirty seconds."
Xiao Ai said, "ACT5570, you should save some energy for battle."
Xing Yi suddenly pulled out an energy bomb. "Let's just blow it up."
"Wait."
At this critical moment, Ding Meng decisively pulled her back. This was because the communicator in his ear had miraculously recovered its signal. Xin Jie's voice came through. "Ding Meng, what's going on down there? Why is the ground shaking so much?"
Ding Meng sighed. "It's hard to explain in one sentence. I'll borrow your classic example. Let's all get ready to die together."
The signal interference in the communicator was especially loud. After a while, Xin Jie said, "If you can send me your specific coordinates, I have a way to get you back up."
Qu Xiaoqing's eyes lit up. "I remember now. When we left, for safety reasons, our company installed a 'Warp Shadow Transmission' system on this Songqing."
Xing Yi said decisively, "I know the coordinates. I'll send them to you right away."
"Warp Shadow Transmission". Its principle was to use powerful energy to distort space, then analyze the target's wavelength, momentum, spin, orbit, angular momentum, particle composition, and so on. Finally, it would be restored in another place. To put it simply, this thing was "instantaneous transmission".
The principle was actually very similar to warp drive, but it could only be used for short-distance accurate positioning. Furthermore, it consumed a lot of energy. The reason why Songqing spaceships were suitable for reconnaissance missions was because once the scouts were in danger, they could use this method to quickly escape.
Of course, it was impossible for the average Songqing to be equipped with this system. One reason was because it was expensive. Another reason was that it had extremely high requirements for the operator. The slightest carelessness would result in the destruction of the ship and the loss of life.
However, this was a critical moment. They had to take the risk even if they didn't want to. In the open space next to the pool, a pure white dot appeared out of thin air. Suddenly, two straight lines of light extended from the white dot. The lines of light rapidly rotated to form a circular disc. The disc then poured out countless strands of energy towards the ground. From afar, it looked like a white cylinder. However, the surface of the cylinder was covered with a faint light curtain. Not only did it blur the terrain, it also seemed to distort the air.
Xin Jie's voice sounded again, "Come in quickly. The transmission array can only last for 10 seconds."
Ding Meng and the other two rushed over. As soon as they entered the light pillar, there was a "swoosh swoosh swoosh" sound of acceleration. From the outside, the light curtain slowly faded until it disappeared. At the same time, the figures of Ding Meng and the other two blurred and faded. Finally, all the light rays retracted into a straight line with a "swoosh" sound, and the straight line quickly shrank into a dot …
The standard "body" turned into a "surface", the "surface" shrank into a "line", and the "line" became a "dot". The entire cave returned to eternal darkness. Countless boulders were still pouring down.
In the command cabin of the Songqing spaceship's circular hall, the exact same situation happened at the same time. When the light pillar appeared again, Ding Meng and the other two were miraculously transported up.
Seeing the familiar sofa and the night view of Qiu Ze City displayed on the crystal glass, Xing Yi heaved a sigh of relief. This was even better than returning home.
Ruolan had already rushed up with a medical device. Ding Meng placed Qu Xiaoqing, who was covered in wounds, on the sofa. However, there were still two people lying on the ground — Sileman and the young man. Their breathing was rapid, and their faces were green. It was obvious that they had been infected with the K virus.
Ding Meng did not have the time to ask how the two of them got on the spaceship in such a short time. Sileman's condition was still fine, but the young man looked like he was about to die. The green liquid in his mouth kept seeping out, and his fingernails became sharp and long. There were hints of purple in the green. These were the signs of mutation.
Xin Jie walked over from the main control panel and explained, "These two people said that you promised them to come up, so I simply transported them up."
Sileman raised his trembling hand slightly and gestured to Ding Meng, "You … you said that if you were alive, you would definitely save us …"
Ding Meng replied expressionlessly, "I did say that."
Seeing this expression, Sileman misunderstood. He pointed at the young man and said, "You can ignore me, but please save him."
Ding Meng frowned. Clearly, he did not understand what he meant.
Sileman panted and said, "His family is still waiting for him. He's the only one left from our group …"
This answer was irrelevant, but Ding Meng did not hesitate. He cut his finger and sprinkled a drop of blood on each of them. Not long after, the young man's face regained some color, and Sileman was able to sit up.
"Where are your people?" Ding Meng was curious.
Sileman's face was gloomy, "They couldn't wait for you. They all died …"
Little Rascal explained, "His people were probably poisoned too deeply. In the end, they mutated and infected the two of them."
"I'm sorry." Ding Meng patted his shoulder.
"It's fine."
Sileman shook his head, "Little Brother Ding, we should be the ones thanking you. If you didn't come back, we would also be lying here waiting for death."
Xin Jie also walked over. He looked at Ding Meng's finger and said meaningfully, "Now I finally know what you stole.
At least I know the value of this thing. "
He was naturally referring to Ding Meng's miraculous blood dripping to save people. Previously, Ruo Lan's medical devices, big and small, could not do anything to Sileman and Xin Jie. Now, Ding Meng just casually dripped two drops of blood and easily cured the poison. This kind of ability was really exaggerated.
Ding Meng smiled bitterly, "I advise you not to be poisoned by this kind of poison."
Qu Xiaoqing had recovered quite a bit by now. She also looked at Ding Meng, "Ding Meng, is the thing the military is really looking for the green energy body found in that room just now?"
Ding Meng could not help but turn his head to look at her. He found that Qu Xiaoqing's expression had recovered a bit, and she even seemed to be winking at him.
Ding Meng immediately gave her a grateful look. He knew that in the fierce battle just now, Qu Xiaoqing definitely knew what both sides were aiming for — the K-virus. She also knew that Ding Meng had mastered the K-virus. Otherwise, he would not have been able to cure everyone's poison.
However, she had said that it was the green energy body. Obviously, she was giving Ding Meng a way out. At the same time, she also wanted to keep Ding Meng's secret. If such an exaggerated and heaven-defying detoxification method were to spread, it would be strange if it did not cause a stir.
However, at this time, from the empty space behind the main control panel, a series of familiar whooshing sounds rang out again. It was clearly the sound of the energy jumping force field.
Little Rascal shouted, "Oh no, we forgot one thing. The people on this ship don't know what's going on below. They don't know who's the enemy and who's on their side."
Ding Meng turned his head to look, and his expression immediately changed. The white dots on the empty space had already spread out, forming a white pillar of light. A new round of "Phantom Transmission" was being synthesized.