Chapter 47: The Hunt Begins
Yan Hua and the others decided to find out the origin and whereabouts of the beast tide first, and then go back to the Cambrian Academy to report the tragedy in Yunxiang Village, so there was no need to rush back to Cambrian overnight.
Ling Feixue didn't think of sending someone back to Cambrian to report the news first, facing the beast tide that didn't know where it lurked, it would be extremely unwise to divide the troops or act alone, she needed to think about the safety of the students.
It was also impossible to go out at night to find traces of the beast tide, so Yan Hua and the others found the largest room in the village as a place to rest for the night.
The wooden house was found by Xiong Chao, who had chosen the middle path when searching for survivors, and this tallest and largest wooden house in the entire Yunxiang Village was also located in the very center of Yunxiang Village.
The space inside the house is as large as it looks from the outside, and the size of a hall alone is close to 100 square meters, and the height is nearly 3 meters. Even if it's Xiong Chao, you can come in as long as you bow your head slightly.
"From now on, no matter what happens, we can't get separated." Ling Feixue said after arranging the order of everyone's vigil, "You can't act alone, you have to notify others first if you find any situation, understand?" ”
"Understood." Yan Hua and the others replied.
Yun Ling has shrunk in a corner of the hall since she followed her to this room, and after hearing Yan Hua's conversation at this time, she also said weakly: "That, I also have to keep vigil." ”
Under the flickering eyelashes is a pair of clear eyes full of courage and determination, coupled with Yunling's weak and emaciated face, which makes people unable to refuse.
Ling Feixue looked at Yun Ling, thought for a while, and said, "Yes, but for the sake of safety, you will be responsible for the first half of the night shift with them." ”
Yan Hua and the others were divided into five shifts under Ling Feixue's arrangement, taking turns to be on duty at night.
Considering Yunling's body, Ling Feixue asked her to be in charge of the first shift with Yan Hua.
Because they had to deal with possible emergencies at any time, Yan Hua and the others did not go into the room to sleep, and everyone rested by sitting in the hall.
Yan Hua stood in front of the door of the hall, leaning against the door frame behind him, alerting the surrounding wind and grass, and next to him stood a thin Yunling.
At this time, it was just night, and the temperature outside was not unbearable low, but Yunling's body was already shivering from the cold, and his face looked very pale.
Seeing this, Yan Hua took off his coat and draped it on Yunling's body, and said with concern: "It's cold outside, you better go in and rest, I'll be alone on duty at night." ”
"I'm fine." Yun Ling's whole person was wrapped in a coat, only a small head was exposed, and after hearing Yan Hua's words, he shook his head full of withered yellow hair and said.
Yan Hua looked at the stubborn look on Yun Ling's face, and didn't say anything more, but took a half step forward, blocking Yun Ling's malnourished thin body behind him.
With Yan Hua blocking the night breeze blowing, and adding two layers of coats on her body, Yunling seemed to be a lot warmer, and her body no longer trembled.
"Thank you." Yun Ling felt the warmth on his coat, and whispered to Yan Hua's broad back with a slightly red face.
"No thanks." Yan Hua didn't look back, and the slight chilly wind didn't make Yan Hua, whose physical fitness had reached the four-star level, feel uncomfortable.
"That's not what I'm talking about." The blush on Yun Ling's face became a little more obvious, and he said a little embarrassedly, "It's about the big brother you saved Yun Ling before." ”
"That's what I'm supposed to do, you don't have to take it personally."
Yan Hua then focused his attention on the deep darkness in the distance, dutifully carrying out the task of keeping vigil.
It's just that I don't know if it's an illusion, obviously Su Xiaoxiao and Ling Feixue are not by his side at the moment, but Yan Hua's scalp still hurts faintly.
"Is it the wind blowing?" Yan Hua stretched out his hand and pressed his temple, thinking secretly in his heart.
Yun Ling behind Yan Hua didn't seem to notice Yan Hua's small movements, and asked curiously, "Big brother, are you superpowers?" ”
"yes, we're Cambrian students." Yan Hua rubbed his head and replied, "Those in there are my classmates and teachers." ”
Yun Ling heard Yan Hua say that he was a superpower, and asked with yearning and admiration: "Since you are all superpowers, then you must be very strong, right?" ”
"It's okay, my strength is just average." Being asked by Yunling in such a tone, Rao is Yan Hua was also a little embarrassed, so he had to reply vaguely.
Yun Ling was not disappointed by Yan Hua's humility, and asked with great interest: "Then big brother, are you a superpower of several stars?" ”
"How many stars? I'm probably three stars, right? Yan Hua thought for a while and said, "As for the others, except for Teacher Ling, who is six-star, it should also be three-star." ”
"Then can you destroy all those monsters and avenge everyone?" Yunling asked expectantly again.
Yan Hua didn't want to lie, but he was even more unwilling to disappoint Yun Ling, so he had to change his sentence and said, "Don't worry, no matter what kind of beast tide it is, I will destroy it." ”
Yunling seemed to be a little unconvinced of Yan Hua's promise, and when she heard this, she stretched out her little hand from under her coat, leaned in the direction of Yan Hua with her little thumb, looked at Yan Hua seriously, and said, "Then big brother, you hook me and promise not to deceive Yunling." ”
Yan Hua turned his head to look at the serious Yun Ling, couldn't help but laugh, and then squatted down seriously, stretched out his little thumb and hooked Yun Ling's hand.
Yun Ling's hands were also so thin that they didn't look good, and there was a cold touch, Yan Hua didn't care about this, his sincere eyes looked directly at Yun Ling's big eyes, and said softly: "Okay!" I'll hook up with you! Big brother promises not to lie to you. ”
"It's not me, the big brother is trying to promise Yunling." Yun Ling pursed her lips and corrected in a resolute tone.
Yan Hua didn't care about Yunling's insistence, he reached out and touched Yunling's head as if he was treating his younger brothers and sisters, nodded firmly, and said, "Big brother promises not to lie to Yunling." ”
Yun Ling looked at Yan Hua who had made a promise to herself in front of her, and suddenly blinked her eyes, and crystal tears instantly slipped down her eyes, wetting the coat on her body.
Yan Hua was caught off guard by Yunling's transformation, and just wanted to say something, but a small figure suddenly crashed into Yan Hua's arms and interrupted Yan Hua's words.
Yun Ling's body trembled silently, and Yan Hua felt that the clothes on his chest were wet.
"I'm sorry." Yan Hua didn't know why he wanted to apologize, but in the face of this situation, Yan Hua only had these three words to say.
Yunling fell asleep after crying, and Yan Hua didn't know when her head didn't hurt anymore.
Yan Hua stood quietly at the door of the hall with Yun Ling, who was sleeping in a coat, until Su Xiaoxiao, who was in the second shift, came to replace him.
When Su Xiaoxiao saw Yan Hua holding Yunling in his arms, there was a slight feeling of jealousy in his heart, but when he thought that Yunling was just a child and had just undergone a big change, he didn't say anything.
Yan Hua returned to the hall with Yunling in his arms, placed Yunling closer to the fireplace, and then got up and found an open space next to Ling Feixue, who had his eyes closed, and sat down.
"Do you think that if we had been able to get to Yunxiang Village earlier, such a tragedy would not have happened?" Yan Hua had just sat down and closed his eyelids, when Ling Feixue beside him suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Yun Ling, who was already asleep, and asked in a voice that only two people could hear.
As a six-star superpower, Ling Feixue's hearing is quite keen, even if she is not a superpowerer of the hearing enhancement system.
The distance from the hall to the door was not far, and Ling Feixue was always vigilant because she didn't really fall asleep for safety, so what happened between Yan Hua and Yun Ling before and the conversation between them didn't escape her eyes.
"I didn't mean that, those villagers in Xiangyun Village were not killed today, but we only set off today." Yan Hua closed his eyes and said, "And from the general direction, the superpower is responsible for the future of the entire human race, not the gains and losses of one city and one place, Mr. Ling, your decision is not wrong." And it's not just me, everyone else must be thinking that way. ”
"It's good that you can understand this, but I still have to say that this incident in Yunxiang Village is just an accident." When Ling Feixue heard Yan Hua say this, she also retracted her gaze, closed her eyes again, and said, "Although superpowers should pay attention to their own safety, they must always keep the lives of ordinary people in mind. ”
"I know it's a critical balance that we need to manage." Yan Hua's eyelids moved, not opening, "I'm just thinking about other things now." ”
"What's the matter?" Ling Feixue asked.
Yan Hua didn't seem to want to take out what he was thinking about to ask Ling Feixue for advice, and closed his eyes and fell into silence for a while before he made a slight sound.
"Teacher, if humanity is doomed, who do you want to be the last surviving human?"
Yan Hua's tone was very casual, as if he was asking an ordinary question, but Ling Feixue was silent, as if she was asleep.
Yan Hua didn't care about Ling Feixue's reaction, and asked again, "Then teacher, do you want to hear my answer?"
"Hmm." Ling Feixue snorted.
"Actually, I don't know who I want to be the last human to survive." Yan Hua said, "Maybe no one can answer this question, right?" ”
Ling Feixue said: "Actually, you can think about this question slowly, and you may be able to answer this question one day." ”
Yan Hua didn't respond, and the sound of thin and long breathing came from his nose, obviously asleep.
Ling Feixue opened her eyes slightly and looked at Yan Hua's sleeping position, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly, so she also closed her eyes again.
It's just that what Yan Hua and Ling Feixue didn't know was that just after the two of them fell into silence one after another. Yun Ling, who should have been asleep for a long time, suddenly opened his eyes, and a pair of pure and flawless eyes were bright and terrifying.
"Big brother promised not to lie to Yunling, Yunling should be very happy now." Yun Ling's palm shrunk under Yan Hua's coat rubbed gently, and the corners of his mouth gradually bloomed with an innocent smile, "Then let's share Yun Ling's happiness together." ”
"So, let's start tonight and kick off the party." The more Yunling thought about it, the more excited she became, so happy that her body was about to tremble, like a performer who was about to take the stage, facing the audience, both nervous and expectant.
The silent fluctuations spread, instantly arousing Ling Feixue's vigilance, but before Ling Feixue could find out where the crisis came from, Su Xiaoxiao's warning voice sounded outside the hall.
"The hunt is on!"
Under the shadow that Ling Feixue couldn't see, the smile on Yun Ling's face was still spreading, and finally it stopped abruptly as if the pause button had been pressed, solidifying into an intoxicated color that was extremely incommensurate with Yun Ling's appearance.