10. Desperate choices

After Han Qingyu used all the swear words he knew and heard to greet Lao Jian, with the last two screams, the battle on the top of the slope stopped.

A corpse rolled down the dirt slope.

It landed about less than fifty centimeters in front of Han Qingyu, shook a few times, was blocked by the bushes, and stood still.

Han Qingyu: "......"

"Where's the fall? I'll go down and take a look. At the top of the slope, a voice said.

Han Qingyu's heart suddenly rose to his throat.

In the current situation, it is difficult to distinguish between good and evil for a while, but for Han Qingyu, this is a real matter of life and death.

Who can guarantee that the one who just finished killing will not directly pick up and drop when he finds him?

In the face of the source energy device, Han Qingyu did not have the slightest chance to resist.

"It's just a piece of source energy, you're in a hurry...... I'll talk about it later, I promise I won't rob you. At this time, another voice said.

"I'm afraid that people won't die yet. ”

"It's dead, and on this day, it's going to be completely dark, and you can't see it under the pitch, don't worry. Let's do things first, I guess the people who went out will be back soon. ”

The conversation came to an abrupt end, and after that, there was not even the sound of footsteps.

The distance should actually be very close, but for this conversation on the slope, Han Qingyu didn't hear it very clearly because he was nervous, and the few words scattered in his ears were still a little vague, obscure, and difficult to understand, such as "blue people", "doing things" or something.

He couldn't even tell if the two had left.

Because judging by their footsteps, they shouldn't have left yet. But the problem is that if you leave cautiously when the source energy device is activated, these people can indeed be almost silent.

In short, whatever the case may be...... None of them should come down for a while.

Han Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief, only to realize that his back was already soaked in cold sweat.

In this way, after a while, he finally mustered up his courage, raised his head slightly, and glanced at the corpse in front of him.

"Why are you looking at me again?"

The corpse was lying sideways in the bushes, with its head tilted, and a pair of eyes just looking straight at Han Qingyu's location...... The situation was very similar to that of Lao Jian that day.

"You see I'm useless, Lao Tzu won't save people anymore when he dies, and if he saves him, he will hurt me...... Besides, you're dead. ”

Subconsciously, using a slow-motion rhythm, Han Qingyu reached out and helped the corpse close his eyes...... However, he opened his eyes again.

...... Aren't you dead?

Looking at the eyes, it should be dead. Looking at the body again, there was a knife wound on the neck, two blood holes in the chest, and the blood was flowing out in the gradually dark twilight.

Sure he was dead, and even the metal belt on his body was cut off...... It's just that he doesn't blink an eye.

"Don't look at it, I can't help you get revenge...... I can't protect myself. ”

Han Qingyu complained and explained in his heart, tried to avoid the sight of the corpse, adjusted his breathing, calmed down, and carefully observed the corpse's body.

He soon discovered:

The person who died in front of him, not only the metal strap and other things in front of him, were exactly the same as Lao Jian's, but even the gray shirt-style uniform on his body was the same as the one Lao Jian and the others wore that night.

There are also uniform epaulettes, the same, except for the color of the star embedded in the epaulettes, which are silver for Lao Jian, and this man's for black iron, all the others are the same.

It seems that the person who was killed in front of him was his own person. So, the two people mentioned above just now, the blue people, should be Lao Jian and them, right?

So, the two above are the enemy?! Just killed a blue warrior and it seems that there is something important to do, the enemy.

As soon as he made this judgment, Han Qingyu was covered in cold sweat again, and hurriedly retracted into the pit honestly, motionless, and listened attentively......

For a while, there was still no movement from above.

Gone?

Han Qingyu was not sure whether the other party left or not, but he knew very well that he had to go, otherwise, when the other party came down to check the body for a while, he would almost definitely be found.

Staying here is a dead end.

Look up, be ready to observe the surrounding situation, and choose the way to escape.

But Han Qingyu's gaze on the ground in front of him was attracted by something at the first moment...... Right in front of him, about a meter away, the metal box of the dead man fell there.

There's ...... Active energy blocks.

"Take it and go, it doesn't make a difference anyway. ”

Take a deep breath, take a deep breath, Han Qingyu still couldn't hold it down after all, he used the slowest and gentlest movements, straightened his body slightly, and stretched his arms as much as possible...... Finally, I put my fingertips on the box.

Then, with a slower and lighter movement, I felt a vertical latch on the side of the box, twisted it out, and pushed it up slowly, little by little......

The box opened.

For the first time, Han Qingyu turned on the source energy device.

He adjusted his posture and looked intently.

However, the situation was a little unexpected, what appeared in Han Qingyu's sight was not the dark golden semi-molten metal block that he had seen that day, and it was likely that he had directly absorbed it.

In the middle of the box was a square piece of dark blue crystal no more than six centimeters long.

At first glance, it looks a bit like a piece of dark blue jelly, but it is hard, with irregular cracks inside, or it may be a restrained twist of light, or even the flickering of the stars, which is very beautiful and moving.

So, this is the source energy block that the troops sent to them after refining it?

Without time to think more, and without much hesitation, Han Qingyu stretched out his hand and touched ...... Take it away, it's better to suck it up. "If I could really draw directly from the source energy......"

The answer is, he can.

And unlike the last time when he didn't feel it because he was nervous or because he didn't know it, this time, the moment his fingertips touched the source energy block, Han Qingyu felt that something was rushing towards him.

It feels like a warm and clear spring water, slowly flowing from the fingertips, through the palm, through the wrist, the pulse, the forearm, to the body, and then to the body, and then to the ......

"Gone?!"

After repeated attempts, Han Qingyu finally determined that the source energy block was empty, and the blue crystal-like shape was still there, but there was no energy inside.

He was a little annoyed.

Just once.

Han Qingyu didn't even have time to carefully feel if there was any change in his body.

Because what is more important at the moment is life.

He had to get out of here as soon as possible.

............

Observing the surrounding situation again, with the last faint light, Han Qingyu looked at it carefully and meticulously this time, and then, his heart was gray, and it was over.

Han Qingyu didn't know why he chose such a place before...... A place where there was no road ahead, and the left and right were paved with dead branches.

Dead branches are stacked on top of each other, like the accumulation of years of cutting and abandonment, the current situation, these two directions, as long as Han Qingyu moves, no matter whether he climbs or walks, it will definitely be crackling immediately...... Dense explosions caused by dead branches crushing, breaking, or moving and percussion.

Recall that when he came, he stepped on it, and this was the case. It's just that the situation was different at that time, and he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with these noises at all, and even felt that these piles of dead branches were also a cover. At that time, he only thought about hiding, but he didn't think of retreating.

So now...... What to do?

Push the corpse down, bet that the person above will think it is a natural fall when they hear the sound, and when they come down to check, they will jump directly below......

No, that's self-defeating.

Trying his best to think to no avail, Han Qingyu was depressed, unconsciously turned his head back, glanced at the dirt slope, and smiled bitterly in his heart: Maybe they are no longer on it at all.

This possibility does exist, but there is not the slightest information to provide judgment, and it is a completely blind gamble.

At the same time, looking at this glance, Han Qingyu also discovered another thing: there is a direction, he climbs over, and there will be no dead branches breaking......

The direction of the slope.

It was a not too steep slope, with only solid, slightly moist red soil and green grass.

"But what am I going to do up there, to see if they're there?"

After three seconds...... Han Qingyu decided to see if they were there.

If you don't have it, just run away.

Come back, push the corpse, gamble.

He didn't want to gamble blindly, he didn't want to wait for death like this, and he didn't want to miss the possible escape opportunity because of his cowardice and despair...... Delay time by mistake, but wait until the other party comes back.

Leaning out of the dirt pit, Han Qingyu felt the soldier's knife, took it back, and pinned it to the belt behind his waist...... Touched his cone-shaped dagger, took it back, and held it in his hand.

Then, he slowly turned around.

With one hand, using a rotary drill, he slowly drilled the dagger into the red soil, and with the other hand, grabbed a clump of green grass, Han Qingyu climbed the first step towards the top of the dirt slope.

At this moment, the strength of the whole body was condensed and concentrated, and he realized that the blue crystal source energy that he had just absorbed was not directly absorbed by the body like the previous dull colored metal block, it was like a small puddle of water in the palm of his hand, the amount was very small, and he could feel it in the veins of the body.

Of course, this small puddle of water may also be being digested, but the speed is not so fast, and it is difficult to be perceived.

It acts more externally, for example, when Han Qingyu's arm is forced, this part of the source energy will swarm to his arm with the guide, playing a role, and at the same time producing consumption.

Such an effect is obvious, and Han Qingyu can clearly feel the changes in his strength, speed, and explosiveness in a short period of time.

This made his climb a lot easier.

The soil slope itself is not high, so despite being cautious, Han Qingyu still quickly approached the top of the slope, and in the last few steps, there happened to be a small anticline in front of him that could be attached to his body.

Han Qingyu leaned his body tightly against the small anticline. Adjust your breathing, then slowly lean your body upward......

Eyes rise...... With only one inch to stop, he will see the situation at the top of the slope.

For Han Qingyu, this last inch has a feeling like waiting for fate to reveal the answer.

Taking a deep breath and holding his breath, he finally moved.

Then, I saw it.

...... Human.

From the gap between the blades of grass, Han Qingyu could clearly see that two people, with their backs to him, were silently, lying side by side in the grass on the ground, one left and one right......

It may not be more than three meters away from him.

Both of them were carrying source energy devices on their backs, but their style was not the same as that of Lao Jian's, presumably like a black disc with a regular triangle embedded in it, and metal bands extending from it.

However, the device does not seem to be activated at the moment, or is temporarily in a state of "flame-off" and "dormant".

Their clothes seem to be a little different, too......

It doesn't matter anymore.

Han Qingyu endured the huge loss and deep fear of death, and also held back trembling and weakness, ready to retreat, go down, and then push the corpse and gamble.

He began to retract......

At the moment when the line of sight is about to fall below the surface of the earth...... Suddenly, he froze.

At this moment, the picture of Han Qingyu's psychological changes is difficult to describe. It's like a process of super frost that quickly freezes the surface of a lake, and in an instant it becomes a cold and dead silence, or like a burning red iron sword plunged into the ice, all the way through.

Two seconds later.

Han Qingyu's body was already in the air, at a very low altitude, like a flying arrow.

Left-hand cone-shaped four-blooded dagger.

The right hand is held with a straight knife, and the blade is pressed against the forearm.

The two people lying on the ground quickly noticed the noise behind them, and the source energy device on their backs vibrated at the first time.

Light flash - light out.

It's too late.

Two people - two corpses.

The back of the neck had been cut with a straight knife, and the other, with a tapered dagger stuck in the back of the head.

The knife and dagger are still in Han Qingyu's hands.

Three hours ago, Lao Jian said to Han Qingyu in the car: "For example, I, for almost ten years, if you don't activate the device, if you stab me, I will also die." ”