Too Many Reincarnators? I Bring the National Team to the Field - Chapter 137

Chapter 137

Liu Yue’s blood dripped onto the ground, leaving faint marks on the scorched earth.

Zhang Kun stared at the bloodstains. At this moment, he loathed the fact that his Supernatural Ability was not combat-oriented.

He hadn’t envied Li Wanyun before, but as the others fell one by one, he began to envy her.

If he could fight, would he be able to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them? Would he be spared the sight of them collapsing before his eyes?

He never expected this mission to turn out like this.

Just a few hours ago, everything had been fine.

When they arrived at the site of the Meteorite, the ground was still radiating intense heat, burning to the touch. The outdoor temperature was also extremely high; even though night had fallen, the heat was still enough to leave everyone drenched in sweat.

But they were not people who couldn’t endure hardship. Academician Cheng and Dr. Zhao’s Scientific Research Team began their inspection. Once they confirmed that this batch of Meteorites carried a large number of Fragments, they immediately reported it.

Dr. Zhao was eager to start his research right then and there. Academician Cheng was more cautious; as the leader of the Scientific Research Team, he ordered that the Meteorite Fragments be sent back to Jing City first.

After that, they began the process of extracting the Fragments.

There truly were many Fragments. Dr. Zhao kept muttering that the number of Fragments carried by this final batch of Meteorites was almost as high as the first batch. No wonder Shi City had been so special in his Previous Life-the two Meteorites with the most Fragments had both landed in Shi City!

Once the Fragments were collected, Zhang Kun, Ke Jiaxue, and several soldiers guarding them prepared to board the helicopter for the return trip.

That was when disaster struck-

Academician Cheng turned into an Aberrant!

Academician Cheng, who had been perfectly fine a moment ago, lunged at the students he had been conducting research with. Several people died on the spot. If Liu Yue hadn’t been right there, Dr. Zhao and the others wouldn’t have survived either.

That was only the beginning. A single Academician Cheng wasn’t enough to push them to this brink.

Just as Academician Cheng attacked, a swarm of Aberrants emerged from nowhere. The helicopter that had just lifted off was forcibly dragged down by something, and another Aberrant leaped onto the aircraft, attacking the rotors.

These were not just ordinary Aberrants; several were Superpower Aberrants, and they fought with a ferocity that bordered on suicidal.

The helicopter, unable to withstand the heavy damage, crashed.

Ke Jiaxue used the flexibility of her water ability to protect those on board, but immediately after, the pack of Aberrants swarmed them. Her combat strength wasn’t particularly high; if she hadn’t been a high-level Superpower User, the entire group might have been wiped out then and there.

She used her Supernatural Ability to barely hold on until she could regroup with Liu Yue. Some soldiers stayed behind to provide cover, using their weapons and their bodies to stall the Aberrants so the others could narrowly escape.

But along the way, they were constantly overtaken, and people continued to fall.

The number of people left in the Scientific Research Team was dwindling.

Zhang Kun’s eyes grew moist, but he didn’t cry. Gritting his teeth, he continued to charge forward.

Under the escort of the remaining soldiers, Liu Yue and Ke Jiaxue continued to flee, bringing Zhang Kun and Dr. Zhao with them.

***

By the time Jiang Yu received the news, Sheng An had already set out with Group B.

Gu Qiansheng and Li Xin stayed behind.

Old Man Qin and Qin Xuan were naturally not taken along either.

Jiang Yu was anxious. “Both of you have strong combat capabilities. Don’t worry about me-follow Sister Sheng to Shi City! That’s where you can be of the most use!”

Gu Qiansheng shook his head. He wanted to go as well, but his reason remained intact. His voice was calm as he said, “Someone must stay at the Core Shelter. Group A and Team 0 have to defend the entire Shelter. Li Xin and I are here to protect you.”

Jiang Yu jumped up. “I don’t need protection! I can hide in my Space Ability, and the laboratory is very safe. You should have gone with them!”

She clutched her head. “Damn it, I’m a Plant Ability User too, I have combat power. I should have gone as well.”

Li Xin let out a long sigh and crouched down nearby.

“I want to go too, but the Core Shelter is important. Sister Sheng said that the Aberrants’ actions this time are organized. We must be prepared for anything and be careful of a ‘lure the tiger away from the mountain’ tactic. We can’t leave this place unattended.”
He desperately wanted to go, but he still followed the orders.

Gu Qiansheng said, “Don’t worry. Just protect yourself. Sister Sheng took a lot of people with her-Qi Dui, Assistant Hao, Yu Feng, Li Wanyun, Song Linwei, Long Tianyu, Wu Buyu, Ji Yani, and Zhuang Fan all went. Nothing will go wrong.”

As if remembering something, he added, “Oh, and Shan Hua too.”

Sister Sheng hadn’t originally planned to take so many people.

It was the Chief Base Commander who had insisted she take them, even sending Qi Lingwu, who usually guarded the Core Shelter.

The Base Commander had said that the Shelter couldn’t rely on Qi Lingwu’s strength forever. Compared to just protecting the place, his combat capabilities were also vital.

The situation in Shi City was unique this time, and they had to ensure total success; it was better for Qi Lingwu to go along.

However, this meant that the Core Shelter would have to bear a significant amount of pressure.

Thus, Gu Qiansheng and Li Xin stayed behind.

“Sister Sheng and Qi Dui are the strongest. Everything will definitely be fine.”

Li Xin said this to comfort Jiang Yu, but also to comfort himself.

Jiang Yu’s mind was a mess of worry as she thought of Zhang Kun and the others, whose lives were currently hanging in the balance.

Looking at Gu Qiansheng and Li Xin, who had stayed behind to protect her, she raised her hand and touched her wrist. For the first time, she thought-

If only the Space Ability could be detached from her.

Compared to being valued and having a Golden Finger, she wanted to fight alongside her teammates. She didn’t want a situation like this, where her teammates’ fates were unknown while Sister Sheng had to leave people behind just to protect her.

Jiang Yu looked in the direction of Shi City and murmured:

“Jiaxue, you all have to stay alive. Sister Sheng and the others are coming to save you.”

*

Zhang Kun came to a sudden halt.

Liu Yue was still running forward, but stopped immediately when he noticed. He panted heavily, “What’s wrong? Zhang Kun, keep running!”

Zhang Kun stared down at the ground.

Liu Yue frowned. This was time bought with other people’s lives; how could they afford to waste it?

Just as he was about to speak, Ke Jiaxue pointed at the ground, stammering, “Th-th-this-”

Liu Yue looked down, his pupils shrinking.

There were bloodstains on the ground, and the patterns were hauntingly familiar…

The blood was dry, clearly not freshly spilled. It was the blood he had lost earlier!

At that realization, Liu Yue’s breathing became ragged, and his fingers began to tremble.

Zhang Kun had been staring blankly at the bloodstains earlier, so he remembered exactly what they looked like. The stains beneath their feet now were identical to the ones from before. They had been running for so long… all for nothing.

Zhang Kun gave a bitter smile. “This Aberrant is very strong. No matter how much we’ve tried to escape, we probably never got far. We’ve just been running in circles.”

Ke Jiaxue’s heart jolted as a chill spread from her feet to her entire body.

Her voice trembled. “But why? Why would it do this?”

“It’s probably just playing with us…” Zhang Kun said.

They had been under the Aberrant’s control the entire time. Their desperate flight was nothing more than running in place.

They had been told before that Aberrants were different from the zombies in movies. While they were cruel, bloody, and inhuman, they possessed intelligence and personalities. There were also vast differences between individual Aberrants.

The Aberrant that had trapped them in this ‘ghost wall’ didn’t want to kill them outright. Instead, it was like a cat toying with a mouse, slowly eating away at them.

Despair began to spread through their hearts at the thought.

The Aberrant had played them to this extent, yet they didn’t even know where it was!

Zhang Kun’s face was etched with sorrow. “Before, I kept hoping the Nation and Sister Sheng would come save us. Now… I hope they don’t come at all.”

The group slowly turned around.

Ke Jiaxue bit her lip. “You damn bastard, come out!”

All around them, it was silent. Not a single sound could be heard.