Tan Yan looked expressionlessly at Minister Yu who had followed him in. At this moment, he was holding onto a rock with one hand, trying to climb up to the ground. There was boiling magma under his feet, and half of the police electric vehicle had been submerged in the fiery red magma.
This is a space that is about to collapse, mainly manifested by the cracks in the earth, and the magma from the center of the earth is constantly ejected from the cracks in the ground. No creatures that are splashed survive. Tan Yan saw several animals that he did not recognize not far away being drenched by the hot magma that splashed out from the cracks in the ground. Their bodies were immediately covered in blood and flesh, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt meat. The animals let out miserable cries. The magma slowed down their steps, and they could not escape the sinkhole. The ground under their hooves was unstable, and the ground sank. Several animals fell down with them and were swallowed by the magma.
Minister Yu was luckier than the animals. Although he almost fell down, the rock he held on to was still strong. Minister Yu's physical fitness was indeed strong enough as he said. He actually found a foothold by groping and climbed carefully to the ground under such circumstances.
Good physical fitness and quick reaction mean that Minister Yu will not be a bad teammate, but it is precisely because of his extraordinary physical fitness that Minister Yu can catch up with Tan Yan in the first place and follow him into this world that is almost destroyed.
Tan Yan sighed silently, walked to Minister Yu, and reached out to pull Minister Yu up when he was about to climb to the ground.
Minister Yu was very calm. He quickly observed the surroundings and immediately grabbed Tan Yan and said, "I don't know why you suddenly turned and rushed here, but now is not the time to explain. When I was climbing just now, I found a lot of rocks falling. This place will soon collapse. We must find a relatively solid foothold as soon as possible and find shelter to avoid being injured by the magma spraying everywhere."
"Animals have a stronger sense of crisis than humans. The direction those animals that fell just now should be running to a relatively safe place. We will go there. If we meet other fleeing creatures on the way, we will follow them." Minister Yu made the decision immediately.
He was still hanging above the lava just now, but he was able to notice those animals. His insight and calmness were amazing.
Minister Yu pulled Tan Yan to run, and soon he saw Tan Yan running in front of him with steady steps. He was not affected at all by the dim sky, the magma flowing under his feet that could melt everything, and the collapsing ground behind him. He was excellent both physically and mentally.
He is indeed a policeman who has won the title of model soldier in Ping County! Minister Yu secretly sighed in his heart.
He himself was from the special forces, and had experienced countless brutal battles in his early years, struggling on the line between life and death many times. Even so, in such a world, Minister Yu's body was still trembling slightly, not because of fear of death, but because of fear of nature.
This is a hopeless world. The temperature around them is at least 50 degrees. They will die of dehydration soon in such an environment. However, the most terrifying thing is not the temperature, but the possibility of falling at any time and the death so close to them.
Human power seems so insignificant in such a world. Can we really escape from this land relying only on the strength of our legs
In such an environment, Tan Yan remains so calm. He is truly a rare talent.
It's a pity that he is already 58 years old. No matter which army it is, they will not recruit people of such age. If they had discovered such talents earlier...
Minister Yu withdrew his thoughts. He was not sure whether he could return to Earth. He had no time to think about these things.
Tan Yan, who was running in front, suddenly stopped, and Minister Yu stopped with him. The situation in front of them made both of them despair.
The ten-meter-wide ground in front had been swallowed up by the magma, with only a few stone pillars still standing stubbornly. Several small animals were crying desperately on a stone pillar. With their body size, they could no longer jump to the land ahead.
Just as he was thinking, another stone pillar shattered and the rubble was melted by the magma.
There were fewer and fewer stone pillars, and they had no time to hesitate. Even at the risk of being swallowed by the magma, they had to step on the stone pillars to get over there.
However, the distance between the stone pillars was obviously not something that could be reached by just straddling the legs, so jumping was required.
Minister Yu quickly found a few footholds that looked solid, and after weighing his own jumping ability, he said to Tan Yan: "I'll jump first, you must follow!"
Tan Yan, who remained silent, saw that Minister Yu was trying to test the road first. If the stone pillar was unstable, Minister Yu would be the first to die. Although the leader did not say anything polite, he was indeed using his limited power to protect Tan Yan.
Such people...
Seeing that Minister Yu was about to jump without hesitation, Tan Yan stopped standing by and took action, punching Minister Yu hard in the lower abdomen.
"You..." Minister Yu almost vomited under the heavy blow, and he couldn't say anything he wanted to say.
Before he could ask why, Tan Yan carried him on his shoulders.
Minister Yu is 1.85 meters tall. He looks thin, but he is actually full of muscles. He weighs 80 kilograms, but Tan Yan easily carries him with one hand.
Tan Yan carried Minister Yu and jumped lightly, landing on one foot on a stone pillar two meters away.
With just a light touch, he jumped onto another stone pillar, and the stone pillar he had just stepped on collapsed as soon as he left.
Minister Yu: “…”
No, he had never seen such jumping ability in all his years in the special forces. This was simply the light skill described in martial arts novels!
After a few easy jumps, Tan Yan was only one step away from the other side. With his jumping ability, he could land on the other side with just one jump. Minister Yu was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Tan Yan change direction and land on the stone pillars where several small animals were wailing.
These three animals looked like rabbits and dogs, but were only the size of mice. Such creatures had never been seen on Earth. Tan Yan bent down and stretched out his hand, and the three rabbits, dogs and mice jumped onto his palms, howling and crawling into his sleeves.
At the moment he bent down, another magma bubble exploded, and the hot and sticky molten material splashed towards Tan Yan's head.
Minister Yu saw clearly that if Tan Yan had ignored the animals and jumped immediately, he could have dodged in time. But Tan Yan did not move, letting the lava splash on his face until the three small animals got into his sleeves, and then he jumped to the other side.
A "sizzling" sound, like a large piece of meat being thrown into a frying pan, came from Tan Yan's face. Minister Yu felt pain on his face when he heard it.
When they reached the other side, the ground seemed to be more solid than before. Minister Yu did not bother to run away anymore. He struggled to jump off Tan Yan's shoulders, and asked anxiously while enduring the pain in his stomach: "Your face..."
At least half of his face was burned through and it had to be cleaned up as soon as possible.
"It's okay, I'm thick-skinned." Tan Yan's voice was relatively normal. He covered half of his face with his hands so that Minister Yu couldn't see it.
"How can this be possible!" Minister Yu said angrily, "If the temperature continues, we must find a way to lower it. This is a matter of life and death!"
He forcibly pulled away Tan Yan's hand that was covering his face, and saw that half of his face was already black. It looked very scary, but the injury seemed to be only on the surface, without any damage to the flesh.
Minister Yu carefully reached out his hand to check Tan Yan's injury. If it was really only on the surface of the skin, then if he could return to Earth, he could still use skin grafting to treat it...
Wait, wait...
Before Minister Yu's fingers touched Tan Yan's face, he saw a piece of his charred skin falling off.
Minister Yu: “…”
What's this
He quickly wiped it with his hand, and the burnt skin on half of Tan Yan's face fell off, revealing half of his smooth and fair face. The skin was in extremely good condition and full of collagen.
Minister Yu: “Who are you?”
The man in front of me had half of his face with old skin, while the other half was young and fair, with a patch of old skin peeling off.
Minister Yu's hands were faster than his reaction speed at this time, and his body acted before his brain, and he tore off the other half of Tan Yan's face.
The face underneath the skin is very similar to the older version of Tan Yan, only younger, more handsome, and full of vitality.
Before Minister Yu could ask any questions, lava spurted out again. Although it was very chaotic now, Tan Yan still managed to knock Minister Yu down in time and used his arm to block the splash for him.
But after blocking like this, the skin on his arms turned dark and fell off, revealing his youthful skin.
Minister Yu: “…”
Several small animals that had already crawled through the sleeves to Tan Yan's collar seemed to feel that this was the safest place, and they stuck their heads out and started howling.
A 58-year-old man showed a face that was only 16 or 17 years old. Minister Yu was really a little panicked. He knew that he should run quickly at this time. After all, this world was terrible, but no matter where he ran, it was a dead end. His intuition told him that the only way to survive was with the rejuvenated man in front of him.
The first person to notice the hole and rush in on his electric bike was Tan Yan.
Countless images flashed through Minister Yu's mind. When he went to inspect, Tan Yan wanted to go on patrol. Seeing Minister Yu catch up, he was reluctant, and his expression when he rushed into the hole...
It was obvious that Tan Yan knew what was behind the hole, but he still rushed over decisively.
It seemed that questioning Tan Yan would help him get rescued sooner than running away.
"What on earth are you..." Minister Yu was interrupted halfway through his words. Tan Yan did not give him a chance to question him, but simply hit him on the back of the neck, knocking him unconscious.
He picked up Minister Yu and took out the three little animals from his arms and placed them on the ground.
Tan Yan looked at them and said softly, "I can't take you away. That is not your world."
Even though it is scary here, you must survive in this unstable space because you belong here.
Tan Yan once tried to bring back creatures from other worlds, but in the end he was the only one who returned to Earth. The only life forms that could be decomposed and reassembled through spatial overlap were people from the original world.
All he could do was to save the creature that was crying for help.
The three little animals looked at Tan Yan and barked a few times, as if to express their gratitude. Then they turned and ran towards a place where there seemed to be a way out, dodging the lava splashing everywhere along the way. Even though it was hopeless, this was still the world they had to face.
After seeing the little animal disappear from his sight, Tan Yan began to jump around carrying Minister Yu.
Unlike Minister Yu who was looking for a stable foothold everywhere, he was always looking for the most dangerous place.
"Here it is..." After running for several hours, Tan Yan finally stopped at a crater. The magma in the crater was boiling and seemed to be about to erupt.
"Before that..."
Tan Yan stretched out his hand, and tiny particles seemed to appear in the air around him. They kept condensing, and gradually became discernible from being invisible to the naked eye. One by one, they stuck to Tan Yan's face, neck, and arms, and gradually condensed into an old skin state. The young Tan Yan turned into a middle-aged man.
After making a new mask for himself, Tan Yan carried Minister Yu and jumped into the volcano without hesitation.