After being preached by Yitong, Laura fell silent, and dared not talk to Qi Leren along the way.
Qi Leren was still thinking about the situation of Dr. Lu and Du Yue, so he remained silent for a while. After he cut off the power in the underground laboratory, he returned to the laser tunnel. Although the door of the tunnel was open, Dr. Lu and Du Yue had disappeared. Outside this door is Jing Siyu's basement, and there are traces of a fight inside. Qi Le guessed that someone entered the basement, which made Dr. Lu feel the danger. It is unclear which side won, but both sides left the scene, and it is not known whether they returned to the ground or entered the underground research institute.
Earlier, he entered the underground research institute, but Dr. Lu and Du Yue were locked outside. These two must have been looking for a way to enter the underground research institute. They also met Laura and others. Later, Dr. Lu played After acquiring the talent skill of "Little Treasure Hunting Expert", he found an ID card from somewhere, and opened the door.
It is already 23:00 on the fourth night. According to the parasitic law of the octopus, except for Xue Jiahui who was killed by the Qi Le people, the remaining three octopuses may have completed a round of parasitism, or they may not. The current The total number of octopuses should be three to six.
The juveniles have no fighting power, and may even be eaten by other octopuses in a state of competition, so the only enemies he needs to face at present are the three mature octopuses.
Qi Leren glanced at Laura calmly. On the way to Laura's house, he was ready to face two octopuses at the same time, because Xue Jiahui's infection time was on the second night. In one day, the octopus in her body had matured, and by the third night, she should have infected someone. Qi Le felt that the biggest suspect was Laura, who had been taking care of her.
However, when he sneaked into Laura's house and eavesdropped on her conversation with Xue Jiahui, he temporarily ruled out Laura's suspicion and only killed Xue Jiahui on the spot. But if Laura hadn't been parasitized, who would it be
"Who has come to see Xue Jiahui in the past few days?" Qi Leren asked.
"Jing Siyu, Jing Sixue, and Francis." Laura said, her face turned pale, "You mean..."
"Was any of them in your house between 8:00 and 00:00 last night?" Qi Le asked after roughly calculating the time when the octopus can be parasitized.
"...Francis. He has been here many times, mainly to see me... I... I asked him to take care of Xue Jiahui..." Laura's face became paler and paler, almost pale.
The two were walking in the snow, only the sound of their footsteps and breathing remained in the quiet world. Laura swallowed hard and asked in a hoarse voice: "Has he already..."
Qi Leren nodded.
The cold wind blew and froze the tears that just flowed from the eyes. Laura covered her face and breathed hard. The hot air she exhaled froze into a white mist in the ice and snow. She was shaking, and even the constant temperature clothing could not warm her My heart is about to freeze at this moment.
Qi Leren was actually infected by Laura's emotions, and couldn't help feeling sorry for her. But her strength was beyond Qi Leren's imagination. In less than a few minutes, she calmed down, only the reddish eye sockets exposed her heart.
"I see, if he really becomes a monster, I... I... I will... I will." Laura said resolutely.
Qi Le people thought a lot, a lot.
What if it was him? Can he make up his mind like Laura
"You don't have to make a decision now. Until that moment, you will never know your choice." The Qile people said to Laura, as if they were talking to themselves.
No one can easily make such a difficult choice. No matter how much planning is made before the event happens, at the moment of real confrontation, it is not necessarily rational that makes people make judgments. Maybe the righteous people will become deserters, and the cowardly and timid people will become heroes instead, who knows
In the extreme day and night, the two who didn't need additional lighting arrived at Anne's house. The lights inside were off, but Qi Le people didn't dare to take it lightly. Mark was the first person to be parasitized, Xue Jiahui was the second, Francis was the victim on the third day, and Annie was the other. Knowing that octopuses are terrible, she still cooperates with Mark, a parasitized person. Her position is not innocent.
No matter whether she is parasitized or not, breaking into Annie's house is bound to take a great risk. If the octopus in her body has matured, people from Qi Le don't even think about cutting someone unconscious with a hand knife. up.
"Hold this, you hide. If you hear me calling your name inside, you throw it through the window, and then run away and get down." Qi Le gave the grenade he took out from the research institute to Laura and teach her how to use it.
Laura was uneasy: "Can you handle it?"
Qi Leren showed that magical smile again, paving the way for his "cheat": "Don't worry, God will bless me."
Although Qi Leren's demeanor and tone at this time made people feel full of security, it still did not reassure Laura completely. After all, not long ago, she witnessed this "God's Apostle" being hit on the back by an explosive door panel. A picture seriously damaged his credibility. Laura looked at Qi Leren worriedly, hoping that the injury would not affect his combat effectiveness.
The pressure from Laura's eyes increased, and the Qi Le people had no choice but to signal that they were going to act. They turned nonchalantly and looked for the window that they sneaked into Annie's house last time. After experiencing the near-death breakthrough in the laser tunnel, Qi Leren felt that he could climb in by himself.
The fact is indeed true, Qi Leren is as nimble as a cat, clinging to the protrusion on the outer wall, the strength emanating from his arms allowed him to support his body easily, kicking off the wall and climbing up to the window sill on the second floor , sneaked into this quiet hut.
The room was dark, and the light outside the window was not enough to illuminate the place, but after the shell was broken, Qi Leren's eyesight was also significantly enhanced, and he could see the environment here clearly. There was no one in the room, so he quietly opened the door, holding the revolver in both hands, and walked forward close to the wall.
Annie rarely leaves her house, but at this time she is most likely looking for the next parasitized prey, whether she is here or not, she will always come back.
Qi Leren quickly searched the second floor of the hut, but Annie was not here, so he went to the first floor again, but still found nothing.
There are only two possibilities now, she's out foraging, or she's in the basement.
But if you want to enter the basement, the part of crawling through the pipeline is too dangerous. He has not forgotten how he ambushed Annie who climbed down the pipeline.
Qi Leren was caught in a dilemma. Although he was waiting for an answer, he didn't have much time to waste here. He had to continue looking for Dr. Lu and Du Yue.
Let's go to the attic, Qi Leren thought so, found the hidden ladder on the ceiling of the second floor, and entered the attic.
That special floor in the attic is there, just lift it off...
With a sound of "click", the floor was suddenly pushed by someone, and it was pushed away from the inside. Annie, whose head popped out, and Qi, who was squatting there contemplating, should throw a bomb down to test the water first. Le Ren met his eyes.
Frightened emotions erupted on the two completely different creatures at the same time. Annie screamed, and the Qi Le man sat down on the ground, but he still did not forget to draw his gun and pull the trigger to shoot—bang bang bang.
Three shots in a row hit a target that was close at hand. Anne's beautiful head had been blasted into a smashed watermelon. Without the command of her brain, she couldn't support her body, and immediately fell into the pipe and fell heavily. Back to the basement. But the people of Qile know that it is not dead yet, but its smashed brain is nothing more than a hermit crab losing its temporary residence. Its vitality is tenacious enough, and its combat effectiveness is amazing.
Qi Leren almost held his breath, took out the bomb and threw it into the pipe, then ran away, crouching in the corner with his head in his arms.
After an earth-shattering loud noise, the whole house shook a few times, and then everything returned to silence.
It's time to die, right? Qi Le estimated that this grenade should be enough to kill the octopus. If Mark was also below, it would be a perfect double kill.
Qi Leren waited on it for ten minutes before returning to the pipe leading to the basement, and looked down. It was dark and dead below. After hesitating for a while, he made sure that he hadn't turned on the tracking camera, so he took out a long rope from the props bar and tied it, and climbed down the iron ladder that became more and more fragile after the explosion.
The basement was pitch black, and in such an environment without light, it was impossible to see anything without turning on the lights. Qi Leren smelled the hot and smoky air after the explosion, and reached out to feel for the pistol in his pocket...
The ability to collect clothes in the rain has cooled down in the laser channel, and there is no way to give him an early warning, but in this deep sea-like darkness, Qi Leren's intuition screamed in his mind, danger! Danger! Danger!
At this moment, the reaction force tortured by Chen Baiqi caused Qi Leren to fall headlong to the ground, and something heavy flew over his head and hit the wall heavily.
It's not dead yet! Qi Leren murmured inwardly that it was not good, the SL Dafa hadn't finished cooling down yet, and he only had one life in this situation!
The darkness is obviously not a hindrance to the octopus, it began to use the darkness to launch frequent attacks, no matter how sensitive its intuition is, at this time it is still passively beaten, Qi Le turned on the flashlight and threw it out, so he could use this little light to see Cleared all around.
Needless to say, there was a mess around, the tentacle octopus that had broken free from its human shell was waving its tentacles with its teeth and claws, rolling up the gravel on the ground and throwing it at the Qi Le people. It didn't rush forward to attack not because it was so gentle, but because after the explosion, a huge boulder pressed most of its body, making it unable to move.
Looking at the immobile enemy in front of him, Qi Leren heaved a sigh of relief. He got up from the ground and easily avoided the stones it threw. After the light came on, its frantic attack with only two tentacles left was like a child's protest when it made trouble out of nowhere.
It seems that this time his luck is really good. Thinking to himself, Qi Le aimed his revolver at the monster that once lived on Annie's body, and fired three more shots. The monster was dying, and dark brown mucus flowed all over the ground, but its vitality was still tenacious, almost like a monster. Undead monster.
The bullet ran out, and Qi Leren had to stop to reload the revolver, while strolling in the courtyard to dodge the stones thrown at him by octopuses, he even had time to think about where Mark had gone.
Did it go out to parasitize? At first, he thought that he would continue to dig stones here, trying to remove the stones blocking the passage leading to the research institute as soon as possible.
… etc.
Qi Leren advanced a few steps, circumvented the obstacle, and looked into the depths of the basement. The passage that was originally blocked by collapsed stones had unexpectedly been pried out a gap more than one meter wide! Qi Leren was shocked, he suddenly understood why He Yi didn't turn off the power in time when he left the laser tunnel - because he met a difficult opponent.
And at this very moment, the opponent was standing on the other side of the gap, holding a single-soldier rocket launcher that could blow up the basement into ruins!