Chapter 4: Cave Horror (Part I)

The Banshee slowly came to a halt in the depths of the cavern. When Second Lieutenant Qin Feng climbed down the cockpit, he was almost knocked to the ground by the sudden shock.

It was as if the planet's speed was unstable - although it sounded extremely incredible, in Qin Feng's senses, it was like suddenly encountering a sudden braking on a fast-moving train......

In short, a violent tremor suddenly occurred from the dark nothingness, and it swept through the entire cavern like a hurricane in an instant. Even the interstellar fighter that had just been anchored was like a light boat in the raging waves, bumpy and undulating, swaying.

And then......

The shock disappeared all at once, as if it had never happened, as suddenly as it had appeared. Everything is calm again.

What's going on?

Qin Feng didn't know, and he didn't want to know for the time being. Because he has more important things to do.

The girl with bright eyes and bright teeth in front of her has a suffocating beauty, at most she is only twenty-three or four years old, her eyebrows are soothing, her appearance is condensed with autumn frost, even through thick protective clothing and masks, she still can't stop the wonderful figure, and her waist-length long hair is casually swept aside, except for the watery eyes that are so cold that people are a little confused, she is almost the most perfect masterpiece of the Creator.

"Why are you here?" Qin Feng asked.

He already recognized this beautiful maiden.

Sure enough, it was the person who once made his soul dream back - Chen Mengyao.

"Zhang Bin, help me bring the elemental analysis map, and by the way, prepare the laser cutting machine, I want to take some samples for on-site inspection."

The girl's cold eyes only swept lightly over his body, and she shouted to her assistant as if the man who was approaching was just a breath of air.

"Uh......" Qin Feng, who was fiercely ignored, couldn't help choking.

But now was not the time to care about the girl's attitude, he had to remind the people to pay more attention to the cave itself, not just the colorful uranium ore in front of them.

Because he has discovered another incredible fact -

The ground here is very special to step on, and it doesn't look like a rock at all. On the contrary, it seems a little soft, soft as walking in a muddy swamp.

Moreover, the air here was also a little humid, and even after only a few minutes of standing here, the oversaturated water molecules had condensed a faint mist on the pilot's tight hood.

But this is a desert planet.

Moreover, if the air can contain such an abundance of water, why is there no sign of life on this planet at all?

And the sudden tremor just now.

All this can not be felt at all in the cockpit of the "banshee", and can only be felt by entering this cave in person.

So he had to bite the bullet and continue:

"Listen, we ......"

"Mary, check the wiring of the spectrometer, my monitor here doesn't seem to be responding."

"Meng Yao—"

"Zhang Bin, haven't you found the elemental analysis map yet? It's on the second level of the toolbox, in the grid on the left, don't you see? Looking for it again, I remember taking it with me when I set off. ”

"Chen Mengyao!" The young lieutenant, who was a little unbearable, was only able to raise his voice twice as much, and let out a shout that even his comrades in the Marine Corps who were on guard had to look sideways.

And then......

As if she had finally noticed that there was an extra person in front of her, and as if she was startled by this sudden eruption of roar, Chen Mengyao turned her head and focused her gaze on the man's face: "Is there something wrong, second lieutenant?" ”

“…… Can you listen to me carefully? ”

"I'm sorry, I'm very busy here, and the 'Ark' is still waiting for our test results to see if the ore here can be refined......"

"So that's not the problem at all!" Qin Feng interrupted her without saying a word, "Didn't you notice?" There is an excessive amount of water in the air on the ground...... Don't you notice that something is wrong? ”

"If that's all you have to say, I want to ......"

"And the earthquake just now, I suspect that the planet's speed is not stable at all......"

"Unstable speed?" Chen Mengyao smiled dumbly, "Okay, I don't need you to remind me." Mary, what's going on, the spectrometer still won't work...... Oh okay, now there's a signal. ”

Ignoring Qin Feng's constant warnings, the girl began to get busy again.

Even the corner of the eye......

None of them left him.

So......

"Listen, Meng Yao!" Qin Feng could only take a step forward and grabbed the girl's slender wrist, "If you still hate me for that matter, I have nothing to say...... But now you have to get out of here now! Immediately! Right away! ”

Chen Mengyao was shocked.

That thing......

The memories that came back in an instant were like a flood that broke the embankment, and the fragments that were buried in her heart but always lingered were once again presented in front of my eyes, as clear as a contrasting, lifeless plain painting.

She could still see the dark bedroom, the curtains swaying in the wind, the clothes that had fallen off her body and were all over the floor...... I can still feel that although it is stuffed as much as possible, it still seems too empty-

It's so empty that you can't feel the warmth even if you snuggle up in a man's arms - you can't feel the warmth no matter how tightly you hug it......

Because even though he has been desperate and has reached such a point, the man's raised hand is only frozen in mid-air, but it has never wrapped around his body......

So all that's left is endless cold ......

"I've ...... There's a sunny fragrance......"

……

"So...... I'm sorry...... I can't...... Accept your emotions. ”

Although his voice was still trembling irrepressibly, the resoluteness in his tone was so unshakable.

……

The sudden heartache was almost instantly suffocating, she thought she could completely erase the memory from her mind, but when the man in front of her mentioned "that thing" again, she realized what a luxury it was to forget.

Scenes of the past replayed uncontrollably in her mind. Why did this damn Qin Feng push her into the abyss of pain again when she finally got rid of that nightmare?

Chen Mengyao shook her head fiercely, as if she wanted to shake something off, but the memories still flooded into her mind like a tide. The corners of her eyes twitched imperceptibly, and she turned her head to look into the darkness deep in the cavern, silent for a long time.

"Don't talk about it." She whispered, "I hate memories. ”

"Okay, let's not talk about the past." Qin Feng immediately changed his words, "But it's too dangerous here, you have to go." ”

"Dangerous?" As if the shadow of the past had been dug out again, Chen Mengyao raised his head and stared at the other party's overly anxious face, "The so-called danger...... It's just to leave someone else in a city that is constantly collapsing, and then run to find other girls, is that what it means? ”

"Huh? Wait, wait! It's not that it's good not to mention ......"

Didn't you say that you don't mention the past? Didn't you say that you hate memories?

Moreover, you don't know about the "Ark Elite Selection Plan" that the United Earth Government originally secretly formulated in order to prevent panic!

"Because it can't accommodate more people, for the continuation of human civilization, only elites from all walks of life and fields can get on the ship" is not unaware of the stipulation!

You are the daughter of a well-known physicist, and you are qualified to go on the ship, but Haruka is just an ordinary person, how can I give up on her?

Everyone is human and has the right to live!

"The so-called danger is that you know that someone is waiting at the foot of the erupting volcano, but you are still busy attending your own sweet and romantic wedding, does that mean?" The girl does not give up.

"Meng Yao, you ......"

You know that in addition to you "elites", only the families of the soldiers can go to the "Ark" - and this is the condition, or after the initial secret plan was accidentally leaked, it was hurriedly made up in order to stabilize the military morale of the "Ark Troops......

So if she didn't marry Haruka, how could she get on the spaceship!

"So how are you going to save it?"

"I ......"

"Or do you mean, as before, to settle your beloved little wife, and then belatedly run to the ruined city to find a figure that may have disappeared?"

"I thought you had followed your father to the 'ark'! And when I knew you weren't on the boat, I went to look for you right away!! ”

"What do you think ......" the girl unceremoniously interrupted the other party's argument, and her fair cheeks flushed with increasing excitement.

It's just that......