into the sheath

For a moment, Tang Heng felt that he was being watched by that golden eagle. Every time it almost swooped down, he couldn't help holding his breath, like a prey that was locked by this agile hunter and had nowhere to escape. .

Finally, when the golden eagle swooped down for the fourth time, the cub standing in front of Tang Heng turned around as if he had just noticed it.

At this moment, an accident happened suddenly.

As if seeing something, the moment he turned around, Dumb's pupils narrowed into a line for a moment, and suddenly a loud roar erupted from his throat, and he jumped out without warning.At the same time, the golden eagle's speed increased instead of decreasing, and it seemed to respond with a chirp, rushing straight down like an arrow leaving the string.

Tang Heng didn't know what happened between these two quantum beasts at all. Seeing that they came together with him as the midpoint, in a hurry, in order to avoid accidental injury, he had no choice but to move forward. In a few steps, I saw the two quantum beasts approaching in an instant.

However, what happened in the next second shocked Tang Heng.

The golden eagle and the tiger didn't stay for a moment because of him, but after passing by his side, they all attacked a place in the air about three meters behind Tang Heng.

Under the fangs and claws, a special voice sounded vaguely.

Click.

It was as crisp as a glass shattered when it was thrown to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, a black silhouette nearly two people tall suddenly appeared in the place that was originally empty. Before Tang Heng could distinguish what it was, it suddenly turned into a viscous liquid like petroleum and fell to the ground. , and then solidified into a pool of deep black.

Seeing this, Tang Heng took several steps back to prevent himself from being touched by the splashed black "oil droplets".

[It's Zerg. ]

A voice with a slightly cold tone sounded in Tang Heng's head.Before the first word was fully formed, Tang Heng had already identified the owner of this voice.He subconsciously looked in a certain direction, and met Jiang Feng who was looking here.

In the field of vision, the guide frowned.

This is not the first time Tang Heng has a conversation with people through a connection—as a relatively basic convenience in the connection, he and his former partner in Gray Pigeon have also talked in this way, and even planned together to use this to deceive The reward for the "You Draw I Guess" activity in the mall - but this is indeed the first time he has received information from Jiang Feng through the link.

This feeling is different from the previous experience, but Tang Heng couldn't tell where the subtle difference appeared.After a brief daze, he immediately came back to his senses.

Tang Heng touched his nose.

[This is the Zerg? ] Tang Heng asked in the same way. After the initial stagnation, the communication quickly became smoother. [Didn't you tell Lao Tzu that the sentinels can't see them?So what's the matter with the black garbage in this place? ]

Jiang Feng told him: [What you see are just wreckage. ]

[wreckage? ]

Tang Heng couldn't help looking at the same place that appeared just now.After staring at it for a moment, he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he actually felt that the hard shell formed by the black oil was gradually shrinking.Like a pancake eaten by ants, the black edge decomposed into smaller parts one by one, and then disappeared from Tang Heng's vision again.

So the two of them saved themselves?

Tang Heng suddenly remembered the huge appearance when the black color suddenly appeared. Having had training experience in the elliptical cabin, he quickly guessed what it was like at that time.

The cub yelled in agreement.

Although it doesn't know what that bug-like thing is, but it can be easily dealt with, after all, it is not a threat.The cub returned to Tang Heng's side at this time, squatted down and licked his paw, and glanced at Tang Heng with obvious disdain from the corner of his eye.

Zaizi: I can't even notice the danger, and I didn't come to save it in the end.

Tang Heng: ...

Cub: You are too weak.

After this glance, the cub stopped talking.It stood up again, flicked its long tail smartly, and walked forward.

After the golden eagle wiped out the previous Zerg, it flapped its wings and flew back to the sky again. After a few rounds of patrolling like patrolling the territory, it fell back to Jiang Feng's side.

Tang Heng's thoughts were still immersed in the scene he saw and the experience in the oval cabin. When he came back to his senses, the cub had already walked a long distance, and looking in the direction it was going, Tang Heng Seeing Jiang Feng who was talking to someone with his head sideways again, he couldn't help being startled, and almost pulled the cub by its tail and pulled it back.

The golden eagle's pair of amber glasses has been looking at Tang Heng's direction without blinking since it landed. At this moment, seeing the cub walking towards it, it can't help but tilt its head, its wings spread slightly, and it wants to fly away again.

"Abu." Tang Heng heard Jiang Feng calling it.

In response, the golden eagle shook its body and folded its wings obediently.

Abu.

Tang Heng followed by a silent recitation.In a blink of an eye, he saw the cub still looking eagerly at the golden eagle, and the corners of his eyes twitched.

Tang Heng walked forward a few steps, wrapped his arms around Dumb's neck, and dragged it half-forced away from that direction amidst its dissatisfied growls.

The movement here quickly attracted the attention of other people, and they gathered towards this place after a while. After seeing the solid black pool on the ground, everyone showed solemn expressions on their faces.

Unlike Tang Heng who knew nothing about it, they were all veterans who had dealt with countless Zergs.

"This should only be caused by the movement of the aircraft landing." Qiao She said, "In a few days, there will be a bug swarm. The density of bugs in this area is too high."

After finishing speaking, Qiao She turned to look at Wu Tianjun who was beside him.

Before Qiao She could speak again, Wu Tianjun snorted coldly, and said in a bad tone: "You don't need to say it. I am the captain. I know what to do."

Qiao She said: "I'm just fulfilling the duty of reminding the vice-captain."

"Just remember that you are the 'vice captain'." Wu Tianjun snorted again, but this time he didn't continue to play tricks, but neatly used the communicator to give the order to these aircraft to leave.

Taking advantage of Wu Tianjun's briefing to Jiang Feng and others, Qiao She walked towards Tang Heng again.

Qiao She said: "This area may be really dangerous. Your guide is not here, so be careful yourself. But just wait until you enter the light source."

"'light source'?"

Wu Tianjun mentioned this term when he introduced the content of this mission before, saying that Jiang Feng and He Mu were going to come to this light source to inspect the situation, and the special guards were responsible for guarding them and the accompanying technicians. Safety.

Qiao She pouted, "Here, look back."

Tang Heng turned around and looked in the direction he pointed.

Tang Heng hadn't noticed the building in that place before due to the shelter of the parked aircraft. Now when he saw it for the first time, he couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock.

The most eye-catching thing is the three towers rising from the ground in the building complex. The height of nearly 20 meters makes Tang Heng have to raise his head to see the whole picture. On the top of each tower stands a relatively inclined Because of the angle of view, the parabola can only see the backlit surface that casts a huge shadow; there are three circles of columns scattered around the tower. Tang Heng already has an impression of this pin-like structure. The signal blocker seen at the transfer station.

Qiao She patted Tang Heng on the shoulder, "Let's go. Keep up."

Different from the heavily guarded exit of the target city, the defense at the "Light Source" can be said to be loose. Except for the two people in charge who came to pick him up when he first entered, Tang Heng didn't do anything else along the way. See the presence of other people.

[When the light source is "off", the peripheral blockers are turned on at full power. Due to the consideration of physical endurance and mental pressure, the personnel stationed here will have a rotation every eight hours. ]

Hearing Jiang Feng's voice in his head again, Tang Heng was still taken aback.

That guide has always been used to walking at the forefront of the team, and Tang Heng's gaze would inevitably fall on him most of the time. At this time, Jiang Feng was talking with a person in charge of the light source, so Tang Heng almost thought that those words were an illusion caused by his nervousness.

Tang Heng pursed his lips, and then slowed down a little, letting himself fall completely to the back of the line.

He tentatively asked: [There are so few guards here, aren't you afraid that the Zerg will take the opportunity to come in and do some damage? ]

After a slight pause, Tang Heng heard the response again.

[With the presence of the blocker, it is relatively 'clean' here. ]

[Hey, I said,] Tang Heng couldn't help but smile, [Are all of you leaders so half-hearted in your work? ]

[......]

After this pause, there was no sound from the other end.

"Looking at these cold architectural structures, you can actually laugh?" Qiao She was half puzzled and half amazed.Seeing that Tang Heng had fallen to the end of the team, he also followed.

Tang Heng was taken aback when he heard the words, and then hastily straightened the corners of his mouth, "...you don't care about me."

After all, he quickly followed the team.

"Hey, you kid." Qiao She raised his eyebrows and followed up with a suppressed voice, "Brother cares about you."

--------------------

In order to distinguish the normal dialogue, the "whispering" between Jiang Feng and Tang Heng is represented by [].