Soul Land IV (Douluo Dalu) : Ultimate Fighting - Chapter 6

Chapter 6

“Wa wa, wa wa, wa wa!” His thunderous cries echoed throughout the cabin .

It was truly loud! Even their soundproof earphones were unable to block it out completely .

Initially, Lan Xiao was planning to keep one-third of the eggshell, but that baby that was born out of an egg kept crying and shouted himself hoarse . Nan Cheng really couldn’t bear to watch him like that, so she decided to let him eat some more . He stopped crying whenever he was eating .

When there was only one-fifth of the eggshell left, he started crying once again . His cries were loud and clear, just like the standard of a tenor singer .

One-sixth, one-seventh, one-eighth… one-tenth!

Finally, there was only one-tenth of the eggshell left—this was their limit . This wasn’t a decision that Lan Xiao could make on his own; he had to be responsible for the entire team . Hence, he hardened his heart and left the baby to cry .

Nan Cheng understood his decision; they were doing it for the name research after all . Although she kept using her big watery eyes to look at Lan Xiao, she didn’t ask him to let the child continue his meal .

At first, they all thought that this child would stop crying once he gets tired . But who knew that he was truly gifted! He was crying and shouting at the top of his voice but he didn’t stop at all . His voice was very penetrating, and he cried like that for three days and three nights .

Three days ago, the surveillance aircraft had already completed the sweep, but the research team was extremely exhausted . None of them could rest properly with this baby’s cries; whether it was meditation or sleep, none of them even were able to consider it .

The surveillance aircraft had a room that was made specially for them to rest, but the metal door couldn’t block out his voice . Hence, when the plane began its journey back home, they turned on the auto-pilot mode since they were utterly exhausted .

The cries of the baby echoed in Nan Cheng’s head . She took care of this child every single day . The baby cried non-stop and refused to eat or even drink . Nan Cheng was both physically and mentally exhausted because of that .

“Place him inside the protective cover and get some rest . The sound-proofing in the protective cover is slightly better, and it’s very safe inside . He wouldn’t be able to escape . ” Lan Xiao’s heart ached as he looked at his lover whose skin had turned pale .

“En . ” Nan Cheng really couldn’t take it any longer .

The protective cover had a slightly better effect on isolating the sound of his cries and its overall volume was reduced; everyone was finally able to heave a sigh of relief . Other than the driver, who had to keep himself awake to prevent any problems from arising on their way back, the others entered their world of slumber within just a few seconds .

They were too tired these past few days . In addition, their main job was completed, and they were now more relaxed . Naturally, it was easier for them to sleep . It didn’t take long until everyone was asleep, including Lan Xiao .

“Wa wa wa…” The baby’s cries went on, and those big round eyes of his were filled with grief .

The remaining one-tenth of the eggshell was also placed on the experiment table inside another protective cover . The interior was isolated from the air and was preserved in a vacuum environment at a low temperature to make sure that its quality wouldn’t change . Once they returned to the ancient Spirit Beast research institute, they would use a much larger equipment to perform a more thorough testing and research about their specimen .

Trying to meditate while the baby was crying proved to be quite a challenge since there was a danger of being possessed by the devil . So, Lan Xiao, Nan Cheng, and the rest of the team chose to sleep instead . They fell into a deep sleep and silence pervaded the aircraft—only those faintly discernible cries were still resonant .

The pilot was flying the plane and the cruise system was working properly . Immediately after leaving the Extreme North, he immediately ascended to a 10,000-meter high-altitude stratosphere and cruised . At this speed, they should be able to return to the station airport in about seven to eight hours . Their expedition this time would then come to an end .

The driver yawned . He had also been disturbed by the cries and was extremely lethargic . After making sure once again that the cruising and defensive systems were in place and without errors, he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep .

The current Soul Guidance surveillance aircraft was very advanced . Even if the cruise system fails, an alarm would go off instantly . Furthermore, there shouldn’t be any problem usually .

The air within the plane was noticeably gentler except for that baby who was still crying . The gold and silver decorative markings on the remaining one-tenth of the eggshell was faintly discernible . At this moment, what no one had noticed was that along with the baby’s cries, the frequency of the flickering glow on the remaining eggshell had changed slightly .

Each time the cries were at its loudest, the silver pattern would become brighter, and when the cries were at its softest, the glow would be reduced .

That eggshell gradually became transparent as it conformed with the baby’s cries, and on the surface of that transparent eggshell, a few cracks appeared . At first, they were very hard to distinguish, but as time moved on, they continued to grow .

“Ding!” A sound rang and the eggshell cracked . It didn’t break into pieces, but instead turned into powder before eventually becoming a cloud of light .

The gold and silver glow shone out of the shell’s case . It then proceeded to enter the protective cover that the baby was in, and when it entered the baby’s mouth and nose, the crying finally stopped .

The entire aircraft had finally regained its peace . After the gold and silver cloud of light entered the baby, he finally fell asleep .

After quite some time…

“Weng, weng, weng!” The low cry of a chicken shook up the entire aircraft and everyone gradually awoke from their deep sleep .

“Oh, this sleep was fantastic! Is this an indication that we’re about to descend? Are we gonna be there soon?” Nan Cheng opened her eyes in a daze and looked at the signal in front of the cabin .

The pilot was already awake before the rest . He laughed as he said, “Yes, we will be arriving soon, we’re in the midst of a landing . ”

Nan Cheng suddenly felt like something was different and instinctively turned to the experiment table .

That little baby was bundled up, his powdery and fair skin seemed to have a soft glow . He was so tiny and appeared to be lonely .

Nan Cheng suddenly thought, Where are his daddy and mommy? They must miss him so much .

“Eh!” She suddenly realized what was different .  This little fella isn’t crying anymore?

Nan Cheng quickly got up and went to the baby . His small chest was still moving, his little cheeks moving from time to time, showing a sweet smile on his face .

Is he really sleeping? Nan Cheng heaved a sigh of relief in her heart .

“Uh, we’re landing so soon?” Lan Xiao stretched his arms and stood up .

“Lan Xiao, quick, come over . Look, he’s not crying anymore . He’s so adorable when he isn’t crying!” Nan Cheng smiled .

“He’s not crying anymore? Oh yes, if he was, we wouldn’t have slept for such a long time, huh . ” Lan Xiao smiled . He turned to look at his side while he was speaking, and then he was dumbstruck .

“Eggshell? Where’s the eggshell?” He turned back and stared at Nan Cheng .

“Ah?” Nan Cheng was stunned and looked in the same direction where the eggshell was placed . It was completely empty, and there wasn’t a trace of the eggshell at all . The eggshell had completely disappeared .

“It wasn’t me, I didn’t do it!” Nan Cheng quickly explained .

At this moment, the other members were awake as well, and when they realized that the eggshell was missing, they quickly went over .

Lan Xiao waved at Nan Cheng . “Don’t panic, if you said you didn’t, then you really didn’t . The protective cover does keep a record of it being opened . We’ll take a look and see if it has been opened before . ”

Nan Cheng heaved a sigh of relief .  That’s right! There would be records showing whether the protective cover was opened and the password that each of them had was unique . Wait, wrong, I’m happy with how Lan Xiao trusted me immediately without any doubt, but where’s the eggshell, huh?

The surveillance camera in the aircraft would tell them the answer very soon .

Everyone turned to look at one another before they turned their eyes on Lan Xiao . Lan Xiao laughed bitterly . “Don’t look at me, I don’t have a choice, either . This is a dead-end, and there’s no evidence or even a trace left that we could follow . ”

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