BFET Chapter 42

Whispers, sometimes loud, sometimes soft, surged in from all directions.

They overlapped densely, like a multi-instrumental and vocal ensemble.

But the sound was unpleasant, causing dizziness, headaches, and irritation after listening for a short while.

Yet, Shen Shu detected an anomaly within these sounds. Unlike the calls he had heard in Jiangbei, his internal organs and blood seemed to resonate with them. It was as if he and the source of these sounds were originally meant to be one, inseparable.

So, he patiently focused all his attention, following these chaotic sounds bit by bit.

Shen Shu immersed himself in these unheard voices, completely relinquishing control of his body. His appearance became increasingly terrifying, the crimson bloodTexture on his face continuously growing, and a chilling aura began to spread from him.

Su Yunan had no idea what was happening, or why Shen Shu had suddenly changed.

He stared at the person in front of him in horror, momentarily feeling that he was even more terrifying than any Mutated Entity in the Enclosed Zone, forgetting how to react.

Thus, he didn’t notice the rapidly increasing pollution level around him and the cracks forming on his body due to his inability to withstand it.

He, too, was starting to mutate.

Physical mutation was a warning sign that an Awakened was beginning to struggle with the surrounding pollution level.

The higher the degree of mutation, the greater the risk of mental breakdown and loss of control, eventually leading to complete mutation and becoming a monster.

Xie Yi, who had rushed to save them, never expected Shen Shu to fail at this time without warning.

He and Shang Mengzhou approached the Faceless Ghoul one after another, quickly intercepting the people fleeing at the front.

A total of five people.

Two were seriously injured and unconscious, having lost their ability to move, and the remaining three had injuries and varying degrees of mutation.

Three dragging two, barely surviving the chase.

Several black objects were thrown into the distance, landing on the massive Faceless Ghoul and exploding abruptly!

Dazzling light mixed with a smoky smell, resolutely crashing into the Mutated Entity’s furious roar, briefly buying them a few seconds to create distance.

“You are…”

The people who were in despair suddenly saw Xie Yi and the others, their voices filled with surprise.

Xie Yi quickly said to those people, “Keep going forward!”

After saying that, he exchanged a look with Shang Mengzhou and was about to pass them when he was suddenly grabbed by one of them. “Don’t go! There are many higher-level Mutated Entities following behind this Faceless Ghoul!”

Upon hearing this person’s words, Xie Yi’s expression changed drastically. He had already seen them.

Likewise, seeing the surging mass of Mutated Entities behind the Faceless Ghoul, the number was several times greater than when they were ambushed before, Shang Mengzhou unconsciously gasped.

At this moment, Xie Yi suddenly spoke, “Meng-jie!”

Shang Mengzhou snapped back to reality and gritted her teeth. Her hands quickly condensed countless frost and snow, then slammed heavily on the ground.

Crackling sounds grew without pause. The next second, countless ice mountains rose from the ground before them with majestic force!

Shang Mengzhou’s face instantly turned pale. The small amount of frost that had appeared on her face due to the rising pollution level now began to show signs of cracking.

As the ice mountain rose, Xie Yi pulled up Shang Mengzhou. “How are you? Are you okay?”

Shang Mengzhou wiped her face. “I’m fine, let’s go!”

Subsequently, five carrying two turned into seven people retreating together.

Behind them, the sound of collapsing echoed from within the ice mountain.

“Those ice mountains won’t last long in front of a group of high-level Mutated Entities. We need to retreat quickly!” Shang Mengzhou said, looking forward. This look nearly cost them their lives. Her voice trembled, “Xie Yi, what is Shen Shu doing!”

Xie Yi, who had been focusing his attention behind him, turned around upon hearing this and his pupils shrank.

Not far away, Shen Shu was grabbing Su Yunan by the neck, lifting him into the air!

Xie Yi’s heart sank, and his speed suddenly increased.

The people who had just been rescued had obviously never seen a scene of their own people fighting each other like this. One of them asked in a daze, “What… what’s going on with those two?”

Shang Mengzhou was not in the mood to answer something she didn’t even know what was going on, and followed Xie Yi back with a solemn expression.

Before Xie Yi had completely approached, he felt the pollution level around him rising in a straight line.

The light-colored scalyTexture on the corners of his eyes gradually turned from light to dark along with the rapidly spreading faint cyan, quickly growing down the sides of his face.

Xie Yi’s expression changed drastically when he saw Shen Shu’s appearance. He rushed forward and grabbed Shen Shu’s hand forcefully. “Shen Shu! Let go!”

Shen Shu’s exposed skin was covered with crimson bloodTexture, the bloodTexture spreading and weaving together into clusters of blossoming Manjusaka. His shallow pupils had no focus at all.

He had no consciousness!

Xie Yi cursed inwardly, and the events that had occurred in the special containment room and Jiang Li’s words flashed through his mind.

The next second, the color of the scales covering his body alternated between light and dark in the blink of an eye, and budding roses quietly bloomed. With each breath, the scales on the back of his hand solidified like armor, and his nails became sharp.

He tightened his grip on Shen Shu’s wrist and said sternly, “Shen Shu! I told you to let go!”

However, Shen Shu still had no reaction, as if he had blocked out all external sounds.

At this time, Su Yunan’s struggling began to gradually lessen, his face covered with spider web-like cracks, his complexion like pig liver, and his lips cyanotic!

“What the hell is going on! Xie Yi, think of something quickly! Su Yunan is about to die!” Shang Mengzhou, who had rushed over, felt a chill down her spine at the sight of this scene, and her voice became shrill involuntarily.

As her voice fell, the ice mountain not far away collapsed with a loud crash!

The three people who were a few steps behind them heard the sound and looked back, seeing the swarm of monsters, cursing and dragging the unconscious two, they ran towards them, “Damn it! Run!”

It was simply adding insult to injury.

Xie Yi held the strong tranquilizer that he had taken out at some point against Shen Shu’s neck and injected the medicine without hesitation.

Shen Shu’s unfocused pupils moved, and after a few seconds, the hand that had been gripping Su Yunan tightly lost its strength, and his whole body fell down.

Xie Yi caught him in one hand and glanced at the approaching group of high-level Mutated Entities. “Go!”

Shang Mengzhou supported the panting Su Yunan and asked how he was, then immediately dragged Su Yunan along with them after hearing Xie Yi’s words.

Five carrying two became five carrying four.

With no time to scout and choose, Xie Yi led the people directly back in the direction they had come from.

“There are so many corpses here. Aren’t we going to run into Mutated Entities attracted to this area if we go this way?” Shang Mengzhou dragged Su Yunan, who hadn’t recovered yet, and approached Xie Yi. “And this direction is towards the periphery. We can’t lead so many high-level Mutated Entities there!”