Journey to the Rose

"and many more."

Lu Zhenghe made a "stop" gesture, interrupting the conversation between Wen Kai and Li Shen.

Lifting his feet, he felt that the military boots on his feet were dirtier than in the morning, and the scattered mud spots had not yet dried up.

The mud on the ground was not very slippery before, but now a little water is slowly oozing out, and the air is also very humid, unlike the normal situation in underground caves——

Not right.

There is a lot of moisture on the ground, as if small cracks could emerge at any time, like ceramics being beaten on the ground, lines rippling from the surface.

"I feel that the sea is not far away from us," Lu Zhenghe said, looking up and looking around, "Let's get out of here as soon as possible."

Everyone nodded: "OK."

The exit of the cave is in front of you.

Lu Zhenghe went up first, but was caught by Li Shen holding his sleeves back.The two of them didn't let anyone else, they confronted each other for a few seconds, they had a tacit understanding, and decided to go inside together to find out.

Ruan Xi held her head up slightly, and around the cheeks where the chin was connected to the neck, there were still faint traces of dried blood.He turned his head, looked at the bandage oozing blood on his arm, and endured the bursts of severe pain.

The wound seems to be different from yesterday.

It is a little hot, swollen. If there are ants gnawing on the skin and flesh around the wound, it is numb and itchy.Probably because I stayed in the dungeon for too long and got a little infected.

Ruan Xi gritted her teeth and looked away at the mouth of the cave.

The strong wind blew over one by one, touching the tip of the nose.

It was cramped, stagnant, and as dark as a deep well underground, with strong winds.The wind is fresh air on the ground, mixed with some stuffiness.Turning your ears, you didn't hear any other noises.

Wen Kai took out the flashlight from his pocket, turned on the switch, and took a photo into the cave passage. He found that there were various traces of fingers digging the wall in the cave, almost all of which were drilled out by humans.

Although Li Shen is brave and good at fighting, and is usually a mighty talent, his fear of the dark is really deep in his heart.

After all, after working together for four years, Lu Zhenghe squinted his eyes and saw through Li Shen's rejection deep in his heart.He put the gun in his arms, pushed up the cuffs of his training uniform little by little, and looked back at Ruan Xi, who was about to enter the hole when he was dragged back by Li Shen.

"Young master, you are not in line with the rules. I should do the wayfinding."

"There are no rules or irregularities here, it's all the same."

"I'll go."

Lu Zhenghe crossed his arms, worried that he would not follow up later because he was afraid, "Are you really going?"

"Correct."

Li Shen firmly said, "I will always overcome."

"What are you talking about, let's think of it as our Alliance Army team practicing 400-meter obstacles." Lu Zhenghe said.

Thinking of those five-step piles, low walls, ditches, horizontal ladders, and the net of low piles through which he was always nimble...

This comfort was good, and the tension in Li Shen's heart was instantly loosened.

Gu Zirong got in first, tested his shoulders at the mouth of the cave, and then withdrew, saying, "Although it is narrow, it can pass people!"

Li Shen was overjoyed, and said silently: "Then there is no problem."

He knew that he was standing in full view, and he didn't want to lose face in front of the two omega Ruan Xi and Song Shumian, so he mustered up his courage to lead the battle, and as a vanguard officer, he carried his bow and crossbow, grasped the entrance of the cave, raised his foot, and went straight in. into the cave.

Li Shen crawled forward for a certain distance, Wen Kai was in a hurry, and couldn't care less about anything else, he got in, took a flashlight to follow and shine, and said loudly: "How is it?"

"No problem for now, come!" Li Shen waved at them.

So Ruan Xi also raised the other arm, and hid the other injured arm in her arms. Relying on the strength of one arm, she knelt on her knees and crawled on her knees in the cave passage.

This place is too narrow, so narrow that it can only accommodate one person walking alone, and can only curl up with the whole body.

With Lu Zhenghe in front of him and Song Shumian behind, Ruan Xi couldn't slow down or be too impatient.

Lu Zhenghe was big, although he was struggling to climb, he also stretched out a hand behind him to greet him, keeping his palm on his body, as if waiting for Ruan Xi to have enough strength to hold it at any time.

That hand was wearing a black tactical glove, with cracked blood and mud on the fingertips and palm, the skin on the fingertips was blurred, and it looked much rougher than when it was still in Ablaze City——

It is strong and slender.

It is his pursuit in this life.

Ruan Xi swallowed her saliva, panting with exhaustion, her eyes were covered by a dark red haze.

He had to press the wound hard, trying to cheer himself up with the pain.

After all, the cave is damp and loose. During the crawling process of many people, dirt and mud on the top of the head kept getting on the body, and Ruan Xi didn't care to wipe it off, let alone the lambskin sheath of the Xiaoyan Lingdao being worn behind him. What an ugly look.

No matter how distressed he is, he can't think about these things now.

He was brave and tenacious, and his determination to conquer this crypt passage was as high as a mountain.

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This climb lasts five or six hours.

Li Shen was the nth one to come out of the cave.

The reason is very simple, because when he came out, many people who were at the entry point had already gathered in front of him.

Along the way, the residents of various cities gathered together, and the domain style of everyone became more obvious, and it was almost possible to recognize the people from which city with a few glances.

Lu Zhenghe followed closely behind, and climbed out together with Wen Kai.

As soon as he landed, Lu Zhenghe turned around, squatted down, stared at the entrance of the cave, and waited for Ruan Xi to appear.

After a few minutes, a hand appeared at the hole.

The hole is suspended in the air, and the hole is no more than one meter above the ground, like some kind of sewage pipe.It was said that it was convenient to enter and exit, so Ogre City remodeled it.

Lu Zhenghe stretched out his hand, and finally grabbed Ruan Xi.

Afterwards, he grabbed Ruan Xi's hand and took Ruan Xi into his arms.Due to blood loss and physical exhaustion, Ruan Xi's hands were cold, only the palms still exuded a trace of warmth.

But this time, Lu Zhenghe felt something strange.

A few hours ago, Ruan Xi, who was arrogant and said "I don't take advantage of the bastard", now——

The palms are soft and fluffy.

Look carefully, the person in the arms has disappeared, turned into a ball of hair, and a light brown tail grows out of the ball of hair, shaking, shaking, and hooking, desperately sweeping the veins of Lu Zhenghe's blood vessels Light wrist.

"It's... a cat."

Lu Zhenghe's pupils suddenly shrank.

Where did the cat come from?

This cat is not big, but relatively strong, with big and round paws, slightly purer white than the light almond color on its body, as if its limbs are stepping on snow.

The corners of its eyes are slightly raised, as if it has eyeliner, and its color is pure and mysterious aqua blue.

Its forelimb was injured, and a large bloody wound was very eye-catching.It seemed to be in a daze, then raised its forelegs in a daze, then raised its head in a daze, its sapphire-like eyes narrowed, looking a little silly.

It also arched and arched into Lu Zhenghe's arms, as if he didn't dislike the dirt on Lu Zhenghe's body at all.

Lu Zhenghe patted his forehead, as if he suddenly understood something——

This cat must have been changed by Ruan Xi.

"Berman, the guardian cat."

Wen Kai murmured, stretching out his hand to fiddle with its big and soft tail, "It really is Ruan Xi...it's such a unique breed to become a kitten."

"Ah?" Li Shen turned his head, with mud marks on his face, "Is this the cat Omega from Ogre City?"

Wen Kai nodded: "Yes."

Before Li Shen could speak, another furry thing suddenly passed over his head.

Hearing a scream, Gu Zirong crawled out of the cave with a groan, fell to the ground again, and got up in panic: "Song Shumian... Song Shumian, he, became..."

Everyone looked up and saw a small bird hovering above their heads, flying away from time to time, turning back, and continuing to circle.

"You go," Wen Kai said, "fly to the border and wait for us, we will wait for you."

After he finished speaking, Song Shumian's transformed bird circled around his head again, and flew away towards the far northeast.

"This……"

Li Shen's eyes widened, full of astonishment and disbelief, and then he looked down at Ruan Xi who had already learned how to squeeze people with his claws, "It means that all omega in Ogre City will turn into small animals?"

"That's right. Because the people of Ogre City have been cruel since ancient times, many omegas in the northern part of the land have been damaged by this. In order to protect foreign travelers, Ogre City has automatically established this defense mechanism. In the city, he turned into a small animal and sought the protection of alpha or beta. This is what I told you, the omega cat in this city. Gu Zirong is a beta and will not be affected."

After finishing speaking, Wen Kai smiled at Li Shen, "Look, Ruan Xi is so cute."

Li Shen is completely speechless, and has no expectations for any kitten, cute is cute, but this cat is the spouse of the young master, dare I touch it!

The cat that Ruan Xi turned into seemed to still be able to understand human speech.

It was stared at, as if shaking its slightly pointed, arc-shaped ears in embarrassment.

"It's still cute." Li Shen's eyes widened.

Wen Kai said, "That's right, it was recognized by someone. That means, it's still Ruan Xi."

Ogre City, originally means "City of Ogre".

The residents here are evil and brutal by nature, but during the continuous evolution of the cities on the land, coupled with the rapid rise of the cities in the north and south, their cannibal habits were gradually abandoned, and they became omnivorous, becoming normal people who can integrate into the land. area.

In this city, due to development problems, the aborigines have not yet differentiated like the beast city people, and they basically maintain the form of half-beast and half-human.

The biggest difference between them and the beast city people is that the ogre city people will turn into an egg after death, which is how they were born.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhenghe had to think of the two ogre city people who were killed on the bank of the river in the city of ice.

But the biggest problem now is to enter the city first.

Lu Zhenghe glanced at his arms, a little glad that Ruan Xi had turned into a cat.Otherwise, in such a dangerous city, he can't guarantee that he can protect Ruan Xi well.

How nice to be a cat.

Can be held in arms.

Lu Zhenghe retracted his arms and wanted to rub Ruan Xi's head, but he was shocked to find that soft little head was already very fragile.

His hands were wearing tactical gloves, and Ruan Xi was uncomfortable being touched, so he raised his head and let out a "meow", as if very upset.

They are going to the city.

Li Shen and Lu Zhenghe looked at each other, and they understood that there might be a fierce battle in this city.

Lu Zhenghe felt the kitten scratching his arm belt.

Now is a great time to bully Ruan Xi!

He lowered his eyes, poked its ears with his fingers, and whispered, "Can you talk?"

"Meow meow."

No!

The kitten scurried around in its arms, pointed its butt at him, and ignored him.

Lu Zhenghe lowered his voice and coaxed it with a smaller volume: "Just say something, I love you."

"Meow meow meow."

I do not want!

A certain guardian cat also meowed very coldly.

Young Master Lu raised his eyebrows, hooked the kitten's fluffy tail with his slender fingers, and said happily, "I love you too."

Wen Kai, Li Shen, and Gu Zirong at the side said: "..."

The young master is getting more and more shameless.

Ogre·76 "Ruanxi loses Maoye."