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Xiao Qiang split off to find Wen Kai, diving into the dark and desolate corridor, moving cautiously. He tried to conserve electromagnetic energy as much as possible to maintain contact with Li Hang and the others.
In the main control room of the spaceship, Li Hang's stern face was focused, his deep gaze fixed on the various buttons on the platform. He activated the automatic detection device, slightly closing his eyes to gather energy at the tip of his outstretched right finger—his finger instantly transformed into a multifunctional repair tool.
Wu Yi was cleaning up Dust when he happened to witness Li Hang's finger change. He gasped in surprise, his mouth agape... swallowing hard, he stammered, "Are you a mutant?" Seeing that Li Hang ignored him, his heart raced wildly. At the same time, he wondered if Li Hang might harm him; he had heard long ago that mutants and ordinary people could not coexist peacefully, leading to terrible fights and massacres.
Li Hang focused on scanning the internal structure of the spaceship using the energy transmitted through his finger: the decompression chamber, parachute chamber, cargo hold, large portholes, docking bay with the orbital station, storage compartment, and reactor pressure vessel. Finally, his gaze settled on the reactor pressure vessel location, which housed the nuclear reactor and endured its immense operational pressure.
About a meter away, Wu Yi suddenly found a thick iron rod in his hand without knowing when it had appeared. He moved cautiously, step by step, intending to strike first when he got close to Li Hang and knock him out before thinking about anything else...
This was an old-fashioned spaceship with a simple yet sturdy internal structure. Although the entire cabin was old and worn, it remained solid and durable. As Li Hang inspected it, a bizarre thought suddenly popped into his mind: to claim this spaceship as his own. Living here might be safer than staying at the DBL6 research base.
However, thoughts aside, fixing the issues discovered in such a short time would be quite challenging. The problems lay with the reactor; someone would need to get close to it for hands-on operation—activating the reactor's thrusters and pressing the start button to restart it.
Just as Li Hang focused on informing Xiao Qiang about the problems he had found, a cold wind swept over him from behind. Suddenly caught off guard, a dull thud echoed as something struck his head hard. He let out a muffled groan, feeling dizzy as if he had suffered a concussion—he instinctively covered the painful spot at the back of his head and turned to look behind him...
Wu Yi stood there with an iron rod in hand; after hitting Li Hang, he was startled by his own reckless action.
His face paled as he stared at Li Hang who raised a finger and uttered a word: "You..." before collapsing to the ground with a thud.
"Li Hang, I..." Wu Yi stammered incoherently as he knelt beside him. He moved Li Hang's hand away from where he was holding his head and discovered a lot of blood... What should I do? What should I do? Should I tell Xiao Qiang that Li Hang is a mutant? But based on how he acted just now, it didn't seem like he intended to harm me.
For a moment, Wu Yi was thrown into disarray, muttering to himself. He didn't know how to deal with this situation created by his blind judgment.
Meanwhile, Xiao Qiang was also in trouble.
After briefly explaining the discovered issue, Li Hang fell silent...
"Strange..." he muttered, shaking off the unease and pressing forward. The dim light flickered like a ghostly lantern, casting an eerie glow.
With the previous experience as a warning, Regardless speculated whether his assumptions were correct. At this moment, Xiao Qiang had to face this peculiar environment filled with danger at every turn. The constant tension made him feel as if the ends of his hair were trembling.
The further he walked, the darker the light became, and the colder the temperature dropped. The chill tightened his skin, making his legs feel stiff and his nerves extremely sensitive.
Even so, Xiao Qiang could genuinely feel cold sweat seeping from his pores. This was an instinctive reaction of his sixth sense; something terrifying must be lurking nearby.
Sure enough, just as he was about to cross the fourth Gate, a cold wind swept over him. Instinctively turning to dodge, he looked up to see a massive Skeleton Mutant clinging to the upper wall of the corridor like a gecko. The Skeleton Mutant wielded a Steel Bar, its blood-red eyes seemed intent on swallowing him whole as it stared fixedly at him.
As their gazes locked with the weapon in hand, 'thud~thud~thud'—blue flames erupted from the gun's muzzle. The Skeleton Mutant let out a chilling scream and lunged at Xiao Qiang in a reckless close-quarters struggle.
In such proximity, weapons were useless; the bullet that had pierced through the Skeleton Mutant's body did not explode upon impact...
It remained incredibly strong, its appearance sending chills down one's spine. As it reached out with its razor-sharp, deep black claws to grip Xiao Qiang's neck tightly, he involuntarily shivered. His mind went blank in an instant; Regardless could never have predicted how dominant the Skeleton Mutant was—despite being shot through the abdomen, it still charged at him without hesitation.
A foul stench of decay and Blood Stench assaulted his senses. Cursing under his breath about the horrid smell, he struggled desperately. In this close combat situation, he couldn't use any proper techniques and could only flail about randomly. Just as the Skeleton Mutant tightened its grip around his neck, a primal instinct awakened within him.
As his bones creaked under pressure, Xiao Qiang's eyes turned bloodshot. He reached out to twist the Skeleton Mutant's arm and pulled with all his might—crack! With a sharp sound, he managed to snap the Skeleton Mutant's arm clean off...
The Skeleton Mutant was revealed to have blood. Dark, black blood gushed from its broken arm like a spring. The Skeleton Mutant's pale face became even more terrifying, its hollow eye sockets reflecting a glimmer of regret, as if it had suddenly realized it was facing a formidable opponent. It unexpectedly stretched its neck, opened its throat, and let out a monstrous scream.
The scream of the Skeleton Mutant was sharp, piercing, and chilling.
Xiao Qiang had never heard such a horrifying sound before, and he couldn't help but pause for a moment. In that brief hesitation, the cunning Skeleton Mutant swiftly covered its nearly bursting belly and leaped away into the shadows.
Blinded by rage, Xiao Qiang would not let the murderer of Wen Kai, the Skeleton Mutant, escape. With blood-red fury in his eyes, he kicked off the ground and shot after the direction in which the Skeleton Mutant had fled, like an arrow released from a bow.
His wristwatch crackled with a call from the control room. It was Wu Yi saying, “Xiao Qiang, if you hear me, please respond.” Normally, without distraction, he would have been able to detect the urgency in Wu Yi's trembling voice.
But now, with his mind solely focused on killing the Skeleton Mutant, he casually replied, “I’m on my way to activate the reactor; wait for me,” before shutting off the communication system.
Along the way were scattered patches of blood frozen on the Ground. Xiao Qiang completely ignored his surroundings, believing that this injured Skeleton Mutant was an excellent opportunity to capture it. He did not anticipate that even greater danger awaited him.
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