Hold on, the system and I have never been angry

"Drop the torch and run!"

While running, Lu Jinzhao took out the monster skin he had peeled off earlier from the backpack interface and draped it on his head, lowering his upper body. It could confuse vision and hearing from a distance, and it was enough to fool monsters with poor eyesight and who mainly rely on smell to distinguish.

Taking advantage of the darkness around them, the two easily left the most dangerous area.

The insect swarm was faster than expected. They moved freely in the mud and sand, and soon turned the hatching site, which originally had only a few passages, into a maze.

However, they were naturally afraid of fire, so they could only watch the cubs struggling and screaming in front of the flames, unable to get close. Several female insects bravely crossed the fire circle and rushed in, but were all engulfed by the flames. The other insects were so scared that they dared not act rashly and could only rage helplessly outside. However, their bodies were too large, and if there were too many of them, even if they were stacked together, they could easily burst this space.

Lu Haimu was not as fast as Lu Jinzhao. The two of them were lying on the rock wall above the insect tide. He struggled to catch up with him. He thought that this man was going to use the monster skin as a cover to escape successfully, but he saw him go around a protruding large rock with a well-made laser shotgun in his hand.

Lu Haimu has seen this thing before. Once triggered, the small laser bullets inside will explode in all directions and automatically activate the laser beam, like a disco ball, but with enormous destructive power. Hundreds of deadly disco balls will fire indiscriminately, and no living thing will be within the range.

He was somewhat speechless, and complained in a low voice: "You have this kind of thing, and you still use us?"

Lu Jinzhao glanced at him and said, "Why use mine when you can use yours? Or do you think it will be of no benefit to you to kill them?"

In fact, he had thought about using laser balls to kill the larvae, but after experimenting with a laser bullet gun, he found that the transparent shell of the eggs could reflect light, so the laser ball was also ineffective. The other explosive bombs he had were too powerful, and the range was difficult to control, which could easily cause landslides.

You can't bury yourself with it.

He originally didn't want to bother with the guys following him, but thought he could use them, so he took the trouble to take the hatching liquid from the eggs and pour it on them to prevent them from being eaten on the road. It would be best if they had the right props, but if they didn't, they could help him delay some time when the insect tide broke out.

After all, the Star Rock that can explode is a good thing, and his efforts were not wasted.

Lu Haimu was choked and speechless. Indeed, if they destroyed this group of insects, their team would feel more at ease. In the current situation, the supplies were used up a little bit, so it was unreasonable to ask them to contribute both manpower and materials.

"Get down. You can't blame me if you lose arms and legs later."

Lu Haimu obeyed and quickly lay down, hiding behind a rock to prevent himself from being accidentally hurt. Lu Jinzhao threw the high-tech killing ball in his hand with force and also squatted behind the rock. The laser ball fell right in the center of the insect swarm.

After a crisp "click" sound, the killing ball exploded, and countless small laser balls splashed everywhere. In a moment, the insect monsters were cut into pieces, and the cave was also poked with countless holes.

"Finish the fight and call it a day."

The hatching place is at the deepest part of the cave, and there is no other entrance or exit, so we can only return the same way. Lu Jinzhao stood up, dusted off his body, and walked back leisurely. Qiansui repeatedly praised Brother Chao for being so handsome, and was fed two small fruits by his host.

Lu Haimu hesitated for several times, wanting to say something, but not knowing what to say or what to say. After all, they were not familiar with each other.

Qiansui held the fruit in his paws and ate it with gusto: "Brother Chao, I think he seems to have something to tell you. I guess - he probably wants to ask about your background and whether you want to join their team or something like that."

"Never mind."

"Hehe, this fruit is delicious, you should have one too."

Cat Claw handed the fruit to Lu Jinzhao without further ado. He took a bite and his handsome face wrinkled unconsciously: "Sour."

"Is this sour? It's obviously sweet... It seems that you are quite sensitive to fruit acid."

It seemed that the two people and the cat were silent, but in fact, a world was achieved in which only Lu Haimu was injured.

After a while, they walked back to the place where they had been before, only to see mutilated corpses all over the ground.

None of the team members survived. Lü Haimu almost collapsed. He rushed forward, half-lifted their bodies one by one, and called their names, looking heartbroken.

Those corpses looked like they were eaten by monsters. Lu Jinchao pulled out Yingyue from his side and went into alert mode to prevent any sudden attack.

After waiting for a long time, no third living creature appeared.

He squatted down, groped the body, and took away everything he could.

Seeing him like this, Lu Haimu was a little angry, but he knew that this was the right thing to do in the current situation. Besides, he couldn't beat the young man, so it would be a failure to rob him. He sighed and said, "At least leave their nameplates to me."

"No." Lu Jinzhao leaned against the wall with the knife in his arms. He had never taken the nameplates of the victims from the beginning. Nameplates were always given to the families of the deceased as a token of trust when the bodies could not be transported back. But he didn't plan to meet their families, so what was the point of taking them?

Lu Haimu: “…”

Fortunately, the soil nearby was soft and digging was not difficult. Lu Haimu dug a big hole and buried the bodies of his teammates on the spot, his face full of fatigue and despair.

The atmosphere was a little awkward. Lu Jinzhao was not good at comforting people, so he finally took out a lighter and half a pack of cigarettes from his trouser pocket and handed it over dryly.

At least I took their things, so I'll just consider it a gift in return.

Chitose was too tired to complain: "You actually carry this thing with you. Did this cigarette save your life? I will take you to the gas station to help you quit smoking. If you dare to smoke at the gas station, I will blow you away."

"Got it, no need to bother."

"I'm not being long-winded. Do you know that smoking is harmful to your health?"

Lu Haimu had never seen such a thing before. He was stunned for a moment and looked at him blankly: "What is this?"

Lu Jinzhao lit one as a demonstration, put it in his mouth, and handed the rest over again: "Try it."

Chitose: "Isn't it bad for you to lead others astray like this?"

"No way, I don't have any wine right now."

In addition to delicious food, perhaps only getting rich and drinking alcohol can quickly relieve anxiety and negative emotions. In his previous life, he chose to smoke instead of drinking alcohol, mainly because drinking too much alcohol would cause his hands to shake, which affected his painting. He already had tendonitis, and if he continued to shake, he would really have to say goodbye to the painting industry.

Far away.

In the current situation, there is only half a pack of cigarettes left, so I'll just make do with it, what else can I do.

Lu Haimu lighted up a new one doubtfully and took a puff. Perhaps he didn't have any talent for it, as he choked and burst into tears. "It's so choking, how could you like this?"

"I don't like it very much, there's nothing better."

"..."

They looked at each other speechlessly.

Walking back along the original route, we arrived at the dungeon. The people trapped in the cages were also lifeless, and their deaths looked more like man-made.

The figure of the shop owner suddenly appeared in my mind.

Thinking that it was not good, Lu Jinchao accelerated and ran towards the exit, but he saw from afar that the hole that had been blown open earlier had been blocked with boulders. Qiansui's scanning function was ineffective, and the situation outside was unclear. It was easy to smash the boulders, but there might be ambushes, and there was no guarantee that it would be foolproof. He hesitated for a moment.

Chitose teased: "INFP, sensitive and suspicious by nature, suitable to be an emperor."

"Yes. I will appoint you as the chief eunuch later."

"Yes, thank you for your grace."

Lu Haimu trotted over and could barely see clearly with the weak light of the lighter. He cursed in standard Chinese: "Damn it, they are going to trap us in here!"

Lu Jinzhao flipped through the backpack interface, which basically contained some daily necessities, such as nutrient solution, energy bars, water filters, compasses, etc., as well as some tools, such as multi-function tool knives, whistles, portable fire sources, therapeutic devices, light energy storage devices, etc.

As expected of a professional expedition team, they have everything they need.

He turned around and looked at Lu Haimu, asking, "When you encountered a blocked exit during previous expeditions, what did you usually do?"

Lv Haimu: "Our first choice is to call the second team stationed outside and ask them to come in for rescue along the road signs. If there is no signal, we will try to blast the blockage first. If blasting fails, we will look for another way out. If there is really no ready-made road, we will use a drilling robot to dig a new way out."

"Drilling robot?" Lu Jinchao became interested: "Do you carry it with you?"

Lu Haimu shook his head: "The drilling head is too big and was not teleported with us."

"How about this, I'll blow up the rock, and after we get out, you and I will run in opposite directions. We won't owe each other anything, and whether we live or die is up to our own fate. How do you think?"

Lu Haimu hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Okay. But how are you going to blast open this amount of rock? This is several times harder than diamond rock. Even if the drill is here, it will take half a day. If you use explosive bombs... the area within a few miles may collapse."

Lu Jinzhao did not answer directly, but slowly raised his hand: "Turn away and don't look. I'll beat you dozens of times."

Lu Haimu turned around obediently and counted down silently in his mind. Just when he counted down to "six", there was a loud bang without any warning, and then countless gravel and sand fell on his head, "..."

What method is there that can not cause wide-area damage, and still have enough power to shatter the boulders? ? ? And, where is the agreed countdown of ten times!!!

When he turned around, the man and the cat were gone.

After coming out of the shop, Lu Jinchao took out a compass and continued to go west. Even if the chance was one in a billion, he hoped to meet Yiyi and the others on the road.

It's no use traveling alone without a companion.

Qiansui suddenly thought of a question: "The planet is a sphere. Although you agreed to follow the direction of the mobile fortress after you get separated, this time it is to the west, but what if the latitudes of your respective landing points are different, and going straight west will become parallel lines that never intersect, wouldn't it be possible that you will not be able to see each other even if you go around the planet for a whole time?"

Lu Jinzhao lifted its scruff and made it look at him: "What were you thinking about during the meeting?"

Chitose rubbed his hind paws together guiltily: "It's not that the can smells too good..."

"We agreed not only to follow the direction of the mobile fortress, but also to set the direct angle of the shining star above our heads at 90 degrees at noon. The former is to facilitate the reunion on the road, and the latter is to ensure that we can see it in the end. According to knowledge on Earth, it is called the direct point of the sun. At the same time, there is only one direct point of the sun on Earth. However, there is only one sun, in the central galaxy, and we don't know what the one above our heads is called."

"Since the stars above and below are different from the Earth's sun, and their movement rules are not necessarily the same as the central galaxy, how do you know when it is noon here?"

"I'm beginning to doubt whether you are my biological system." Lu Jinzhao covered his face, popped up the main interface of the optical brain, pointed at the time on it and said, "This question is just like why China, with such a large land area, is all calculated according to the Eastern Time Zone 8... Of course, the Central Galaxy calculates time in the same way as the entire Blue Star Empire."

Qiansui was like a confused and stubborn student, "But how can you guarantee that you are now in the empire and will definitely follow the imperial time?"

Lu Jinzhao himself often got stuck in a rut, but he wasn't angry. After all, it was normal for a cat to follow its owner. He patiently explained, "Suppose you were Earl and wanted to exterminate the people of the Empire. Would you go to the trouble of teleporting them all to a planet on the other side of the universe, or would you place this planet near the Empire to facilitate mass teleportation?"

"Of course it should be placed near the empire. Teleporting over a large area consumes a lot of resources! The closer the better!"

"That's it. Don't be distracted during the next meeting."

Chitose stuck out her tongue: "I know."

While communicating in his mind, Lu Jinzhao arrived at the end of the town at super fast pace. This place was indeed surrounded by a barrier. He picked up a palm-sized stone with his foot and kicked it towards the barrier.

The stone shattered into pieces the moment it came into contact with the barrier.

Chitose: "Oh my god, I'm glad I didn't touch it out of curiosity."

For some reason, Lu Jinchao did not have the task interface like Lu Haimu. He could not see the current number of survivors and the countdown to the task start. He did not know when the barrier would disappear, so he simply sat on the ground and started to set up the tent.

So that you can leave here as soon as the barrier disappears.

They didn't know that the situation in the town was not optimistic at the moment.

Lu Haimu crawled out of the cave, looked around, saw the white figure going away, shook his head and turned to run in another direction. Not long after he walked, he saw a group of people besieging another group of people. He subconsciously wanted to bypass them, but a woman suddenly appeared behind him and blocked his way.

Originally, according to the difference in their physiques, he had a high-tech weapon in his hand, so he couldn't be afraid of a woman holding a kitchen knife. But the moment he saw the woman's eyes, he felt a chill in his heart for no reason.

Lu Haimu took the lead and broke the woman's neck with his bare hands at lightning speed, but the woman did not fall down as he expected.

Her body twisted at a strange angle that violated the laws of the human body. After a while, her neck, which had been twisted 180 degrees, returned to its original shape.

"!!!"

What kind of monster is so powerful that it won't die even if its neck is broken! Lu Haimu was horrified and ran away without caring about anything else.

"Help! Brother Mu, save me!"

One of the people who were being besieged not far away noticed his presence and shouted for help.

Lu Haimu subconsciously looked back and saw someone he had met a few times at a previous mission location. He was hesitating whether to go back when he was hit on the head.