Chapter 8 Continued (Revised)
Because one hand was wrapped in plaster, Lin Ling did not choose to walk from the tree.
Between the trees, the road ahead was barely visible because of the light, which was not too much of a problem for the two non-humans.
There were always some shadows on the road not far away, but they were faintly but not close, but Lin Ling and the system couldn't help but speed up their pace.
Without any anomalies, the two quickly reached the cave.
"Let's rest here for the time being tonight." Walking into the cave, Lin Ling touched the slightly wet area on the rock wall, turned her head to look at the system, "How?" ”
[Yes, according to the current positioning analysis, this place is much safer than other areas.] The system projects a network of light to scan the surroundings.
It is a semi-enclosed cave with no access other than the entrance to it. So the environment here is more humid than the outside, and the corners are full of strange fungi and mosses.
Lin Ling found a drier place to sit down, leaned against the rock wall and looked at the open hole, "System, I'll take a rest, you can help me keep vigil for a while." ”
Perhaps it was due to the excessive consumption during the battle, Lin Ling felt that her spirit was already a little sleepy, and the repair of her body also needed energy, so she urgently needed to sleep.
She stared at the system for a while, and finally saw the system strike an "OK" gesture before slowly closing her eyes.
The dark shadow under Lin Ling still didn't stop writhing.
The system stared at the shadow, not quite sure if her body was resting when Lin Ling was resting.
It was subconsciously a little curious, and controlled the mechanical arm to touch the black shadow but only pressed it on the soft soil, and when it looked up again, it saw that Linling was looking at it with a pair of pitch-black pupils.
"What are you doing?" Lin Ling looked at the system's actions with a wooden face, and there was no emotion on her delicate face.
[Hahaha, I'm just a little ...... Curious. Consciously dismantling the mechanical arm, the system retreats back to its original position as if nothing happened, and stares at the entrance of the cave.
Lin Ling didn't know what the system was thinking, but it didn't prevent her from reading the emotion called heart deficiency from that little face.
She leaned against the wall again and closed her eyes, but this time she had covered the shadows with her body, just to prevent another crime from a curious system.
Fortunately, the system did not make the same mistake.
……
The next day, the morning sun poured through the trees into the cave, and the insects and birds that had disappeared reappeared in the forest, giving the environment a little more life.
Lin Ling opened her eyes and saw the system nestled in her arms in a daze, and slapped it away after a few seconds of silence.
She couldn't figure out why this little guy was so defenseless, was it because she was its host? Lin Ling was a little puzzled.
Before walking to the mouth of the cave, Lin Ling picked up a leaf and looked sideways at the drops of blue liquid dripping from above, "System, you analyze what this is." ”
She didn't get a response.
"System?" Lin Ling walked back to her place, picked up the system, but saw that the three diamond-shaped pictures of the little guy had become a straight line, "Asleep?" ”
Lin Ling was a little stunned, and she didn't come back to her senses until the system in her hand moved.
Quietly staring at the system, Lin Ling suddenly didn't know what to say.
Before the latter could explain, she handed the leaf out, "Look what this is." ”
She still wants to know what these things are more than listening to the system's explanations.
[I'll take a look.] ] Floated up from Lin Ling's hand, the system turned on the analyzer, [Huh? 】
"What is it?" Rubbing the liquid on her fingers against the wall, the blue marks left on it reminded Lin Ling of the virus spores she had obtained, "Is the liquefied virus spores correct?" ”
She looked at the system, and both saw the affirmative answer in the other's eyes.
[This is rare, the type of spores is generally solid, and liquids have never been recorded in the database.] Uneasiness came out of the bottom of the system, first the "quagmire" like eyes, and then the liquid spores in front of it, which made it feel that the situation was a little out of control.
If it weren't for the fact that the novice task was quite important, the system would want to persuade Linling to give up this task directly and go back.
"Do these have the ability to replicate reality?" Compared with the system's worries, Lin Ling is more concerned about whether these liquids still have the original effect.
[The answer is, no.] Because of the change in form, the structure inside is also affected, resulting in the failure of the original function. 】
Lin Ling felt a little sorry and could only put the leaves down, "Do virus spores appear in every mission world?" ”
[Of course, but it's rare, and it's pretty amazing that you can get a second piece before.] 】
But recalling Lin Ling's injury, although the system did not participate in it, it knew that it must be a hard battle, so he also felt that it was not too lucky to get the second virus spores, after all, it was also Lin Ling's deserving.
"Let's go, then." Lin Ling pulled out the bone spear from the shadow and walked towards the outside of the cave.
Her reaction also made the system a little stunned, [Huh? 】
"Let's go hunt some prey and get the spoils." A smile appeared on Lin Ling's face, and the smile on the corner of her mouth was as bright as when she first met the system
Very, terrible smile.
The system followed behind Lin Ling, watching her walk into the forest and walk towards the original mission goal, but this time the speed was much slower.
Although Lin Ling did not forget the goal of this mission, it did not prevent her from stopping and stopping on the road and deliberately walking towards the location of the monster to provoke.
After the painful lesson before, Lin Ling no longer has the idea of contempt for these monsters, and the specific manifestation is that she no longer restricts her strength in battle.
As soon as the bone spear checked the ground, she jumped straight away and flipped in the direction of the system, dodging the impact with the help of a tree several people wide.
This skillful movement made the system a little puzzled again, "What did you do before, host?" How does it feel...... Like doing these things on a regular basis? 】
Picking up the bone spear from the ground, Lin Ling looked at the few blood threads on it, and put it back into her shadow to store blood, "It's a cleaner." ”
She recalls the time she used to dispose of garbage in some alleys, and it was basically the same as now.
The biggest difference is the need to pay attention to the impact, and the closure issue. But that's all done by the teammate in charge of the special, and it has nothing to do with her.
"A profession that deals with minor issues and chores on a daily basis." Rummaged through the remains of plant-like monsters, but found no trace of spores as the previous ones.
This is almost the fifth time, from the beginning to the present, Lin Ling has been actively provoking the existence of monsters, but none of them have found what she wants.
She said very little about the system, and finally had a concrete awareness.
[Cleaner? The system floated to Lin Ling's side, looking at her skillful technique, his face full of doubts.