Chapter 278
Chapter 278: What a Formidable Cat! [Part 2]
Cillin told Wheeze to come back before returning to the safe zone beneath the tree . Neo had gone back to his lab to process the data they collected . There were some compressed food inside the cabinet that could be eaten after decompression . A display equipment in the living hall allowed them to see what was going on outside the base .
The group filled their bellies with decompressed food as they watched the scenery outside through the screen . Wheeze was the only one who didn’t eat with them because it had already had its fill while it was toying with the bio-soldiers earlier . Suddenly, Gu Xin’s queue caught its attention while it was licking its paws . After lifting its butt and stretching its back once, it ran to the back of Gu Xin’s chair and started playing with it .
Gu Xin used his spoon to block Wheeze’s paw, but it kept trying anyway as if it had found a new toy . The soldier shot Wheeze a dumbfounded glance when suddenly, Ah Shou — still burping while she drank her fruit juice — scratched her arms and whispered, “It’s about to hail . ”
“Hmm?”
Cillin and Gu Xin looked at her in unison, causing the young girl to shrink back timidly . A burp later, she said again in a small voice, “A hail will come here in about an hour . ”
Both men were very puzzled by her declaration . Even Gu Xin couldn’t be bothered to take offense with a certain cat that was taking advantage of his distraction and playing his queue with both paws . The weather looked fine, and they hadn’t sensed out of the ordinary while they were outside shooting bio-soldiers just now,
“Basing on past experiences, there’s a 99 . 99% chance that Ah Shou’s prediction will come true . ” Neo had just walked out of his lab after he was finished processing his data .
“Would the hail affect this place?” asked Cillin .
“No, the buildings here are pretty reliable . However, the hail here normally lasts for five days, and —” Neo looked at Cillin and Gu Xin as he said this, “— the food here hadn’t been stocked with the lot of you in mind . It’ll be difficult to get out once it starts hailing, so I’d suggest you start stocking up on some food before it begins . ”
Cillin and Gu Xin exchanged a glance with each other before they cleaned out the food ASAP and grabbed their gear . Before they took off, Neo passed them a list of plants and ingredients he needed them to gather like it was the only right thing to do .
Cillin’s eyelids twitched as he said, “We’ll see what we can do . If we happen to run into any of the stuff listed here, we’ll bring them with us . ”
“Of course,” replied Neo nonchalantly before he went back to his room for a nap .
“If this was in the past, I would’ve beaten the shit out of that guy,” said Gu Xin after they left the base .
Neo’s tone was definitely a difficult thing to swallow, especially because he had no idea that he was offending the other person . Even a heartfelt praise would sound like sarcasm when it came out of Neo’s mouth .
“Is everyone in Black Viper a weirdo like him?” Gu Xin asked Cillin .
“I don’t know . However, these two are the only Black Viper members I ran into so far, and they are definitely weirdos . ” If Cillin included that weirdo with a dissection fetish he hadn’t encountered yet — Hua Li — it would bring the count to three in total .
Cillin and Gu Xin set their sights on smaller animals they could take down quickly and easily . The meat were processed and put into bags to be brought back for heating later .
The duo moved very quickly, and after Gu Xin had regained his strength he was starting to display an extraordinary amount of skill . Smaller animals were barely able to put a dent in their energy, and they easily took out the two large-sized animals they encountered along the way with proper cooperation . Wheeze was out looking for nuts it could use to grind its teeth; it wasn’t interested in provoking animals after it had had its fill .
While Wheeze was packing its nuts, its ears suddenly perked up in attention . “Someone’s coming!”
Cillin and Gu Xin quickly hid themselves after the warning . Their bags had scent-isolating and camouflaging properties, and they were almost invisible after they had been disguised with grass cuttings and tree branches .
In his hiding spot, Cillin waited quietly as the newcomer came closer and closer . The man moved quickly like he was running away from something, and he was holding a bone blade . It was probably something he made after killing a large animal, and the bone looked tough enough to handle the average wild beast .
Gu Xin frowned after he saw the man’s face . It was him?
Cillin shot Gu Xin a glance after seeing his reaction: You know him?
Gu Xin blinked once in confirmation .
Lying on top of a tree, Wheeze noticed that another creature was coming their way . A roar shattered the silence of the forest immediately after .
The man swore in a low tone as he quickened his footsteps, searching for a place to hide as he ran . Suddenly, his gaze was attracted by Cillin and Gu Xin’s hiding spot, but it wasn’t because he had spotted the duo . Simply, it was one of the easier places to hide considering their surroundings .
Gu Xin shot Cillin another look that said that he wanted to handle this man himself . Cillin agreed .
The running newcomer suddenly paused in his tracks and swung his blade sideways . Prepared for the attack, Gu Xin easily deflected the blow and made a hand gesture that caused the newcomer to look distracted for a second . Although the newcomer still looked wary of Gu Xin, he couldn’t afford to ignore the danger that was probably just seconds away behind him . That was why he decided to follow Gu Xin’s lead for now and hide behind a shrubbery behind a hill .
The man had sprayed some plant liquid on himself to cover up his own scent, but its effects was fading because it had been some time since he last applied the spray . Gu Xin took it upon himself to reapply his spray, and the man didn’t reject his gesture . However, he never let go of his grip on his blade and was prepared to kill the second he sensed anything strange .
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