Chapter 27 Silence is the prelude to death
"It kills people with sound?!"

Fang Ye in the crowd suddenly spoke up.

Feng Ling looked at the other party with some surprise - this super powerful little follower had never had a sense of presence, even though he had just fallen down and his face was covered in blood, no one noticed.

Fang Ye was embarrassed after he opened his mouth.

He was like an outsider who interrupted a family meeting without permission. He shrank his neck timidly and wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

A small pack of wet wipes suddenly fell into his arms.

Fang Ye was slightly stunned, and looked up. It was Feng Ling who threw it to him.

"Wipe it off." Feng Ling said.

Fang Ye felt a warm current in his heart and nodded like a chick pecking at rice, "Thank you, thank you..."

He opened the wet wipes package and when he looked up at Feng Ling again, her gaze had already turned to Zhou Chu and Xiao Li, continuing to discuss countermeasures with them.

"Every word in the mission prompt is not nonsense. 'Silence is the prelude to death' fits the attack pattern of this pollutant. Before each attack, the swarm will either die or retreat. The cave will become very quiet, and our voices will stand out."

"You mean to locate us by sound? Then as long as we don't make any sound, the pollutants won't be able to attack us, is that what you mean?"

"That's possible. So far, the contaminant has not made any consecutive attacks. After each sneak attack, it immediately retreats into the hole. This means that it knows very well that it is no match for us in the presence of light."

"…It seems we need to make sure there are no problems with the lighting equipment. As long as there is light, we have a chance of winning!"

"But what about the bugs? There are too many of them and they can easily destroy the lighting equipment."

"No matter how many bugs there are, they can't be endless. If there really is a huge bug nest underground, Jiangkou City should have experienced a large number of missing persons cases long ago."

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Fang Ye watched them talking silently.

Qin Liang next to him whispered to him: "You have a sharp mind. I didn't even think that the contaminant would attack with sound. By the way, what's your name?"

In fact, Fang Ye introduced his name when they first met, but no one paid attention.

"My name is Fang Ye..." He paused, and subconsciously glanced at Feng Ling, "Fang means ambition, and Ye means fertile land."

Feng Ling was still concentrating on the combat meeting and didn't pay attention to this side.

Qin Liang smiled and said, "This name is not bad. My name is not good. It was given by my grandfather. Back then, my grandfather..."

"Qin Liang, come here." Zhou Chu interrupted their chat and said, "Bring up the topographic map drawn by the detector and have a look."

"coming."

Qin Liang opened the black box and retrieved the three-dimensional terrain image.

Judging from the three-dimensional images, the structure of this underground nest is much simpler than they imagined.

One side is a regular rectangular image, and the other side is also a regular rectangular image.

This shape can only be an artificially constructed underground parking lot.

There is a huge deep pit between the two underground parking lots, with a rugged passage extending on each side of the pit, connecting the two parking lots.

As for the cave entrances they saw, they were actually connected to each other internally. No matter which cave entrance they entered, they would eventually lead to the only rugged passage and reach the central pit.

The reason why they always feel that the terrain is complicated is actually because of insufficient light and low visibility, and the brain cannot make accurate judgments about the terrain.

After reading the map, Zhou Chu gained confidence. "As long as we send the map information out, Lao Su will be able to help us from outside."

Qin Liang pointed to the parking lot on the left side of the map. "We came down from here. Captain Su is always thorough and will definitely send someone to guard the entrance to the parking lot."

He pointed to the parking lot on the right and said, "But if a bug monster escapes from the other parking lot, it will cause serious loss of life and property to the local citizens." Zhou Chu took a breath and said in a deep voice, "Both sides are important. We cannot let any bug leave the nest. But who will pass on the message?"

Everyone was silent.

After a few seconds, everyone's eyes turned to Feng Ling.

Feng Ling looked at the three-dimensional picture without saying anything.

"Hey, what are you daydreaming about?" Zhou Chu pushed her.

Feng Ling came back to his senses, "Oh... this picture looks a lot like a uterus, so I just looked at it for a while longer."

Hearing this, everyone looked at the monitor again.

The shape of the map does resemble the womb of a female body.

Such a special shape would not be without meaning.

Zhou Qi pondered and said, "There must be something in the deepest part of the uterus. I suspect there are insect eggs or larvae hidden there. All the insects we encountered may have come out of the uterus."

"Indeed." Qin Liang nodded vigorously and pointed to a data stream at the bottom of the screen. "At the bottom of the pit, the data of life signs is very active. Even if there are no insect eggs there, there must be some special creatures."

Zhou Chu thought for a moment, weighed the pros and cons and said to everyone: "Rest here for 10 minutes. In 10 minutes, Qin Liang and I will set off for the 'uterus'. We will try to make as much noise as possible to attract the pollutants back to the nest. Feng Ling will take the opportunity to send out the data from the detector. The others will stay on standby."

"I don't agree!" Xiao Li stood up and said, "I still have ammunition, and I can support you with Qin Liang!"

Cao Hongyi also said, "Deputy Captain, let Xiao Li go. My leg is broken, but I still have two hands. I can protect myself even if the bugs come."

Cao Hongyi could see that Zhou Chu didn't bring Xiao Li with him in order to leave someone to look after him.

Zhou Chu gritted his teeth, walked back and forth a few steps, and made a decision: "Okay! Qin Liang and Xiao Li will go to the uterus with me in 10 minutes. Does anyone else have any questions?"

Zhou Chu looked at Feng Ling again, "Can you send the data from the detector?"

Feng Ling also wanted to go to the "uterus" to take a look.

However, it is indeed more important to send the data and notify Su Yuqing to do a good job of blockade at the two entrances. Otherwise, she and Zhou Chu will kill a lot of insects underground, and the insects will flee to the ground. If any one of them escapes, it will cause immeasurable consequences.

I don’t know how Su Yuqing’s evacuation work is going.

Now is the time when the elderly go out to buy breakfast and do morning exercises. Even if the insects don’t bite people, scaring them can cause a series of heart diseases and high blood pressure.

After thinking about it, Feng Ling said, "I have a question."

Zhou Qi said angrily: "What's the problem?"

Feng Ling asked: "Why do we need to rest for 10 minutes?"

Zhou Yu: “???”

Feng Ling glanced at everyone in confusion, "Are you tired? Do you need to rest for so long?"

If she remembered correctly, they had been in the cave for less than half an hour, so why did they need to rest? Were their physical strength so low?

Zhou Chu roared at her: "Am I too tired? Don't you know that using card abilities consumes a lot of energy?! What are you trying to show off?! Why are you acting so cool?!!"

Feng Ling didn't mean it.

She smiled, clenched her fists and stretched her muscles, and said, "I think it's okay. If you're not in good condition, why don't I go to the uterus and you go to deliver the message?"

Zhou Chu seemed to be greatly insulted, his eyes widened and he shouted, "I am the captain!!!"

The vice-captain is also the captain! You have to respect me!

Just a quick sketch...