Living body

A flame suddenly exploded at the corner ahead, and a huge wave of air overturned the vehicle——

Qin Beichen jumped out of the flames, held Shen Li tightly in his arms, and rolled over twice before standing still.

The driver had already died in the gray flames, and passers-by who had not passed by in the quiet and remote wilderness witnessed the car accident.

"Are you ok?"

Qin Beichen lifted the blanket off Shen Li's face and examined it carefully.

Shen Li tightened his lips and shook his head, ignoring the dull pain in his ribs.

Five men in black combat uniforms stepped out of a hidden vehicle. Their outfits were very strange. They did not look like any regular combat troops, but they also had more advanced equipment than mercenaries. The black high-defense The helmet covered his face, and the weapon he held had never been exposed on the market.

A bullet was shot, and Qin Beichen just turned sideways to avoid a muffled "bang", and a huge wire mesh bag came down to cover him.

Qin Beichen rolled and dodged the closed net bag abruptly.

The inorganic eyes looked colder in the darkness, and the blue veins on the side of the neck were pulsating as if they were about to spread out at any time.

The five people in front cooperated closely and approached the two of them, their guns and net bags alternated. It was obvious that the other party's goal was to capture Qin Beichen alive.

Qin Beichen tried his best to protect Shen Li and evade, but the other party only wanted him to live and didn't show any mercy to Shen Li. In the chaos, a bullet tore through the blanket and opened a bloody gash on Shen Li's face.

In an instant, blue veins appeared on Qin Beichen's face. There was a sound of tearing flesh and blood, and the blood mist exploded. Six fleshy tentacles swarmed out from the torn back, like a writhing giant snake stretching in the air, sticky. The blood dripped slowly from it and dripped to the ground.

The movement of the five people on the opposite side froze, and the two in front were immediately knocked out by the waving flesh touch, hitting the ground heavily without getting up again.

The gun opened fire again, Qin Beichen roared at the remaining three people, and then carried Shen Li into the woods behind him.

As if possessing night vision ability, Qin Beichen, holding Shen Li in his arms, ran very fast in the dense forest, but the dense gunfire behind him was not far behind.

"Let me go..." Shen Li poked his head out to look at the man above him, "You can easily escape by yourself..."

The rapid breathing sounds like a barrier, isolating the two of them in an independent world, and the viscous liquid flows down the arm hanging on Qin Beichen's neck, with scorching temperature and sweet fishy smell.

——It was Qin Beichen's blood.

It turned out that this monster named Qin Beichen was not invincible, and he stabbed him that night with his own hands.

Monsters also hurt and bleed.

But now, the unhealed wound was rapidly deteriorating due to the consumption just now, and he even felt that Qin Beichen's running pace began to slow down.

"Put me down..."

Shen Li spoke in a low voice, appearing a little cautious.

The cold palm held the back of his head and pressed him into his arms:

"do not speak……"

With a sound of "嗖", a metal net bullet came through the air. Qin Beichen, who was almost exhausted, missed Shen Li by half a foot, but he still couldn't completely avoid it. In an instant, he was completely swept up by the opened net bag. go in-

The three chasing people came out of the woods holding their guns and walked towards Qin Beichen who were struggling in the net pockets.

The fleshy touch that the three of them dreaded the most has already retracted into the body, but the torn sore shows no signs of healing. Qin Beichen's body is bleeding profusely, but he still tightly protects Shen Li in his arms, preventing him from touching it. to the metal mesh.

The lead pursuer injected Qin Beichen with a dose of medicine through the net pocket, glanced at the two people in the net pocket through the helmet, turned his head and said something to his companion, then raised his weapon and pointed the gun at Shen Li .

There was a bang, and at the moment when the bullet spun out of the barrel at high speed, Qin Beichen, who should have been unconscious due to the effect of the medicine, suddenly jumped up, twisted his body, and completely covered Shen Li under him. The bullet that killed Shen Li spun into the temple on the right side of Qin Beichen's skull——

Bright red and cold blood dripped from the eyelids.

Shen Li closed his eyes and opened them again, as if he didn't see clearly what was happening in front of him.

Qin Beichen, whose blue veins had faded, looked pale and weak, and a gap had been broken at some point on the back of the net bag, and the ten fingers protecting Shen Li were stained with blood.

When Shen Li woke up, he found that he was locked in a white room. Apart from the simple bed and sanitary utensils, there was only one camera in the corner, flickering 24 hours a day to monitor his every move.

According to the law of indoor lighting switches, Shen Li calculated that he was locked up for about 4 days. During these four days, he ate, drank, rested quietly, and waited patiently.

On the fifth day, a group of people in black protective uniforms suddenly walked in and took him out.

Shen Li silently followed those people, and couldn't help being shocked when he passed through the familiar white corridor.

——This is within the polar circle, the research institute where they managed to escape.

The traces of previous damage have not been completely removed, but many places have been repaired.

Shen Li was brought to the living room - of course it has been changed beyond recognition at this moment, like a well-decorated VIP cell.

When he walked in, there was already a person waiting inside.

"Shen Li..."

The people inside saw him standing up slightly uneasy.

Shen Li didn't agree, he took a look around, sat down on the sofa, and turned on the TV.

"...the prairie in the rainy season has regained its vitality, and all the animals are ready to reproduce, ready to breed the next generation..."

A familiar deep male voice came from the player, playing the old version of "Animal World".

"Shen Li..."

Shen Li didn't seem to hear anything, and watched the TV program with relish.

"Shen Li, I'm sorry—"

Lu Mi knelt down on the ground with a "boom".

Shen Li finally put down the remote control and lowered his gaze: "Why?"

With clenched hands firmly on his lap, Lu Mi remained silent.

Shen Li turned his head expressionlessly, staring at the screen.

"...The tens of thousands of wildebeest crossing the river rely on the advantage of numbers, which means that there will inevitably be victims..."

"...my brother..." Lu Mi whispered after a long time, "I'm sorry... I shouldn't have treated you like that, but I can't let them hurt my brother..."

"I'm asking why they let you come here again. Is there any value for me?"

Shen Li didn't care about the reason why he betrayed himself.

Lu Mi lowered her head, unable to speak anymore.

"...The army of wildebeests successfully crossed the river, and the crocodiles in the river also had a feast, but the number of dead wildebeests is insignificant compared to the living ones. This is the law of survival..."

Shen Li stood up and poured himself a glass of water, and casually looked at the flickering surveillance camera: "It's because of Qin Beichen, right?"

Lu Mi wiped his face clean and stood up: "Yes, they have only one purpose, and that is Qin Beichen. RSD didn't receive any news from us at all, and we were targeted when we were at the supply station. Qin Beichen who was frozen by the ice lake brought him back but saved him instead."

Having said that, Lumita paused.

"...Because they couldn't find Qin Beichen who was injured and hid, they thought of you...let me use you to lure Qin Beichen out, I wanted to tell you to leave, you shouldn't have called me that..."

Shen Li finished the white water in the cup without saying anything.

Lu Mi glanced at the surveillance camera in the corner, and suddenly hugged Shen Li: "Shen Li, I'm sorry..."

Shen Li's body stiffened for a moment, and he pushed him away suddenly: "There is no need to say anything, no matter whether I or you, they will not let it go easily, you can do it yourself."

"Yes, I know." Lu Mi smiled, "I'll go first."

"I have one more question."

Lu Mi stopped and looked at Shen Li who was holding an empty water glass.

"Qin Beichen...is he dead?"

Lu Mi shook his head: "I won't know more than you."

Shen Li sat on the sofa and looked at the screen.

"...the revived prairie is thriving...the lion and the zebra have become inseparable friends..."

The video ended up with a zebra and lion snuggling up.

After that, Shen Li never saw Lu Mi again.

The author has something to say: I will come to another chapter later. .