The pet care she studied is the real animal control major, right?

Qin Jiu's wormhole fell into dormancy again, but this time Qin Jiu could clearly sense that as long as it was dawn, her wormhole could be put back into use.

So Qin Jiu and the two war beasts planned to spend the night in an abandoned building a little further away from the base.

Fortunately, Qin Jiu is not afraid of the dark, and Xiaosha is a nocturnal creature who cannot see the light at all. Otherwise, spending the night in an abandoned building late at night would be a challenge both physically and mentally.

Qin Jiu patted the dust off the ground and was about to sit down, but Xiaosha immediately stepped forward and stopped her.

Qin Jiu: “?”

He took off his little cloak gracefully, looked at it for the last time with some heartache, and then used it to wipe the place where Qin Jiu had just dusted.

Only when the ground was spotless did it throw its small cloak aside and pat the ground towards Qin Jiu.

Qin Jiu: ...Actually, at a time like this, you don’t have to be so particular.

However, Qin Jiu would not refuse its kindness. She said thank you to Xiaosha and then sat down.

Xiaosha pulled Guangming to Qin Jiu's side. When they were about to sit down, a discordant cough suddenly came from the silent environment. Qin Jiu was startled and looked around suddenly.

But it was pitch black all around her, without a single person in sight.

Qin Jiu felt a chill down his spine and pinched the hem of his clothes hard.

Could it be that she... had touched something dirty?

Qin Jiu stood up, keeping a posture ready to run away at any time, and slowly backed away towards the wall.

Xiaosha's night vision is very strong, but at this time, no human figure was seen within its field of vision.

It hid behind Qin Jiu, carefully revealing its pair of small eyes beside Qin Jiu's legs and looking ahead.

Qin Jiu felt Xiaosha's movements and asked, "Xiaosha, did you see anything?"

Xiaosha shook his head, and his mouthpiece tapped Qin Jiu's body lightly as he shook his head to convey his signal.

Even Xiaosha said there was nothing, so could it be that she was hallucinating just now?

"……I……"

This time, Qin Jiu clearly heard someone talking, and she immediately asked, "Who? Who is it?"

The man's voice seemed very weak. In such a quiet environment, Qin Jiu still needed to carefully distinguish what he said.

"...I...save..."

"Save...I...save..."

"Save me...help me..."

Qin Jiu finally understood what the man said. It seemed that someone was injured!

She asked, "Where are you?"

"Beside you..."

Qin Jiu felt a chill down his spine.

There is no one around her except light and elegance!

But the man said, be by her side!

Could it be the evil ghost who tricked her into going to hell?

At this moment, only the light that was different from their vision seemed particularly calm.

It hopped and skipped to an abandoned trash can next to Qin Jiu, and pecked at it with its eagle beak, making a "dong dong dong" sound.

Qin Jiu was startled when she heard the voice and she looked in the direction of the voice.

She didn't care that using the light would attract other people's attention at this moment. She turned on the lighting function of the terminal, adjusted the brightness to the lowest, and then walked to the trash can.

"He's in there?"

Guangming nodded to Qin Jiu, who then asked, "Is it a human or a ghost?"

Guangming didn't understand what Qin Jiu meant, so it continued to move forward and knocked on the trash can twice.

The weak voice of the man in the trash can came again: "People... are people..."

Qin Jiu remained vigilant and did not open the lid of the trash can immediately, but put it down first.

"uh-huh……"

The man inside groaned. Qin Jiu took two steps back and waited for him to calm down before moving forward again.

As soon as Qin Jiu opened the lid, she stepped back two steps. She was afraid that the person inside was carrying some weapon and was waiting for her to open the lid before attacking.

After she opened the lid for a full minute, there was no much movement inside, so Qin Jiu walked forward cautiously.

When the light shone on the man's bloody face, Qin Jiu shouted in astonishment: "Lieutenant General Xu?"

The person trapped in the trash can was Xu Zhongyuan.

He was huddled in a small trash can, his face and clothes covered in blood. He was breathing weakly, and the movement of looking up at Qin Jiu seemed to have exhausted all his strength.

Qin Jiu immediately pulled him out, and the floor that had just been wiped became dirty again because of the blood.

Xu Zhongyuan was lying flat on the ground. He opened his eyes and saw Qin Jiu, and grinned.

It seems that he is not destined to die, and God has given him a chance to meet Qin Jiu.

Qin Jiu looked him up and down, and asked, "Lieutenant General Xu, where are you injured?"

Xu Zhongyuan's condition looked very grim. His pale lips were trembling slightly, and his chest was rising and falling obviously too quickly.

His blood loss was almost reaching a critical value.

Qin Jiu was not a professional in dealing with the wounded, not to mention that she did not have any medical supplies on hand to help treat the wounds.

If her wormhole was active, Qin Jiu would risk being exposed and transfer him without hesitation, but now...

Xu Zhongyuan gently closed his eyes, trying not to consume too much energy, but he could clearly feel that the temperature of his body was gradually dropping...

The darkness before dawn is the most unbearable, and the temperature in the air has dropped very low.

He knew that if he couldn't survive the night, he would probably die here.

Qin Jiu took off his coat and covered Xu Zhongyuan with it.

She knew it wouldn't help much, but it was better than nothing, and she could hold on for as long as she could.

Just as she was in trouble, other footsteps were heard in the corridor.

Qin Jiu's heart gradually sank.

Who could appear in this building at this time...

She glanced at Xu Zhongyuan beside her and struggled internally.

Should I try my best to protect someone who may not survive this night, or should I withdraw in time to save myself?

Xu Zhongyuan opened his eyelids again and uttered a word in a very light voice: "Run..."

Qin Jiu looked into his worried eyes, closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

When she opened her eyes again, the confusion in her eyes had completely disappeared.

A long sword suddenly appeared in her hand. The two war beasts sensed her determination and adjusted themselves to a combat state, staring closely at the direction of the stairs.

But before he saw the figure coming up, Qin Jiu heard a woman ask: "Is there anyone else? Are you injured? Are you okay?"

When Qin Jiu heard this, she relaxed her grip on the sword slightly and looked suspiciously at the empty corner of the stairs.

Judging from the voice, the person coming doesn't seem to have any ill intentions?

Could it be a disguise? An attempt to trick them into revealing their location?

Qin Jiu did not respond. The air remained silent. After another two minutes, the other party continued, "Don't worry, we are not bad people. We are a private rescue team nearby, not predators. If you don't believe us, we can leave."

As the woman finished her words, the surroundings became quiet again.

Qin Jiu was still considering whether to trust the woman's words, but he heard Xu Zhongyuan whispered beside him: "Believe it..."

Qin Jiu was silent after hearing this. After taking a few breaths, the other party said, "Well, we'll leave first. If you need anything, you can come to Wangyun Commercial Building to find us for help. We're always here."

After she finished speaking, Qin Jiu really heard their footsteps gradually fading away.

Finally, at this time, Qin Jiu walked to the stairs and shouted: "Don't leave yet, there are wounded here!"