Chapter 280
Let Me Give It a Try
Chapter 280 Let Me Try
The periphery of a polluted area in Zone 3.
The rocks were jagged and the air was filled with an unsettling, gloomy atmosphere.
The girl was dressed in a short, fitted outfit, with delicate silver thread embroidery on the scarlet hem, which made her figure appear even more exquisite.
She wore a pair of light blue, loose-fitting, tapered trousers, which from a distance looked like a skirt.
Her beautiful, smooth long hair was loosely braided and casually tied behind her head, secured with a blue and white porcelain hairpin.
Although her clothes were stained with mud and withered leaves, and her hair was disheveled, making her look somewhat disheveled, the bright and soft colors still clashed with the dark and desolate forest.
Sang Qing bent down and picked up a bone that looked like an ivory from the ground. It still had a lingering smell of pollution, indicating that this polluted area had been cleaned up recently. She hadn't encountered any strange beasts along the way.
Looking up at the endless dense forest, I couldn't help but sigh again.
Everything she owned was looted by space pirates. She only managed to retrieve a bracelet. She didn't even know if the experimental building was destroyed or if her other belongings were still there.
Without a quantum computer, she would be an unregistered resident and penniless, unable to even board a spaceship.
[Host, there's a group of about a dozen people about 800 meters to our left. Should we ask them for a ride?] The system's voice sounded in our minds.
Orcs in their animal forms would indeed travel much faster than her, but Sang Qing didn't want the trouble.
"Forget it, we're already on the outskirts. We'll see towns in a few more hours. Who knows if they're good or bad?"
Although the orcs here respect females, there's no guarantee that someone won't harbor ill intentions towards her, especially in this dangerous, polluted area.
With that, Sang Qing changed direction, intending to bypass the group and continue on his way.
Just a few minutes later, the group of people Xiaoyuan had mentioned started moving quickly toward her.
To be precise, they were chased over.
A dozen or so burly, raggedly dressed men, who looked like members of a free mercenary group, retreated while dealing with a restless leopard with bloodshot eyes.
Sang Qing looked at the leopard being slowly devoured by more than a dozen people and felt a sense of familiarity, but he did not make any rash moves.
Half of her figure was obscured by the tall tree trunks, and in the chaos of the scene, no one noticed her outside the battle circle for a moment.
The dozen or so people worked together seamlessly until the leopard was exhausted before unleashing their final blow.
However, they did not kill the leopard; they simply captured and controlled it.
"Team Leader, wake up! I'm Wang Feng, your teammate!" The rhino orc who had just become the main force transformed into human form. He had a hideous claw wound on his arm, which he pressed with his right hand, sweating profusely as he endured the pain and called out.
The other teammates also called out anxiously.
They desperately restrained the leopard to prevent it from struggling and escaping.
Another teammate quickly brought over a tranquilizer and swiftly injected it into the leopard's neck.
Everyone looked expectantly at the orc on the ground, but two minutes passed and the leopard showed no sign of regaining its senses.
The powerful mental energy, belonging to the peak of S-class, was leaking out more and more violently. His scarlet eyes were devoid of any human emotion, and were completely tyrannical and murderous.
"Vice Captain, what should we do?"
With the captain caught in the riot, all eyes turned heavily to the vice-captain, Wang Feng, waiting for him to make a decision.
Wang Feng stared intently at the leopard on the ground and said with difficulty, "Team Leader Ke said that if he can't hold on any longer, we should take action directly."
"Team Leader!"
"Team Leader!"
Several teammates called out persistently, trying to get a response.
They were brothers who had gone through thick and thin together; none of them could bear to watch their captain die. Wang Feng took a deep breath and continued:
"Team Leader K had anticipated this day. He had originally planned to go to the internment camp ahead of schedule, but something happened to the healer. It's better that he died on the way to the mission. Mercenaries who are used to freedom can't stay in that cold cage."
"Right now, Captain K is only experiencing a mental breakdown, which is already difficult for us to handle. Once his mental sea is completely corrupted and he becomes a monster, none of us will survive."
This is the best and only way to deal with this situation; there is no other choice.
No one objected; there was only silence.
Use the last few seconds to mourn.
Wang Feng's voice trembled with emotion, but despite his reluctance, he calmly ordered, "Do it."
The two teammates, who were standing still, were about to step forward, suppressing their grief, when a clear, cold female voice rang out at just the right moment.
"and many more."
Sang Qing emerged from behind the tree.
Everyone was startled and turned to look warily at the approaching female.
Wang Feng and several teammates instinctively stepped in front of the leopard.
Sang Qing glanced at everyone and repeated, "Wait a minute, let me try to save him."
Upon hearing this, several orcs' eyes lit up.
Wang Feng's eyes lit up, but he remained wary. "Who are you?"
How come there are females here?
And why should we help them?
They had only heard of Sang Qing's name, but had never met him in person.
It's even more unimaginable that someone who is already dead would appear in a contaminated area.
Sang Qing did not answer Wang Feng's question to avoid him questioning her identity. Her words would be more convincing once Ke Lu woke up.
She looked at the leopard roaring in pain on the ground and said to Wang Feng, "I know Klu."
When Wang Feng saw that the other party had accurately called out Team Leader Ke's name, his guard lowered a bit.
"Roar!" Kru roared in pain, making the others tense up even more.
Wang Feng and his teammates exchanged glances and eventually made way for each other.
They've given up, since things can't get any worse anyway.
Wang Feng glanced at Sang Qing, whose clean and refreshing appearance was a stark contrast to their disheveled and rough-looking clothes, and couldn't help but remind him, "Team Leader Ke is in danger right now."
"fine."
Sang Qing asked Xiao Yuan to keep an eye on them, and then reached out and pressed her hand on the top of Ke Lu's head.
Ignoring the intimidating look of Kru's fierce face and fangs, pale golden spiritual threads poured from his fingertips, piercing through the solid spiritual barrier and reaching the most dangerous and vulnerable spiritual sea.
It was a scene similar to the one in Claire's mental sea, but the sunlight was not bright, the grass was ravaged by the evil wind, and the thatched cottage was in disarray, its original appearance no longer visible.
The spiritual threads were polluted, devoid of any light, and the sea of the mind was filled with unsettling and restless factors.
A pale golden spiritual energy appeared here, like a gentle breeze passing by, and all the riots and killings completely submitted.
Wang Feng and the others watched as the crimson in Klu's eyes quickly faded, and they were all shocked, but none of them dared to make a sound or loosen their grip on Klu.
As the pollution was absorbed, Kru stopped losing control and vaguely sensed someone saving him.
Sang Qing directly helped Klu absorb most of the pollution. Her own mental energy was still abundant, but her legs were a little sore, so she stopped the treatment.