A single person?
Tian Jing's face was calm, her eyes flashing with anger. Was this meant to attribute the sacrifice of that team member to her antidote?
"Fine, I'll go alone."
"No."
"Impossible."
Li Weiyan and Li Weixin said no.
Zeng Jingrong said impossible.
Only Han Lushi remained silent.
"Lushi."
Tian Jing looked at Han Lushi, understanding his pain and guilt as the team leader for failing the mission:
"The special forces team is not a myth, and neither are you. Sacrifices in missions are inevitable. Pull yourself together and become stronger, along with your team."
"It's useless."
Han Lushi was dejected. "No matter how strong we are, we can't defeat thousands of monsters. You alone can't do it, and the entire special forces team wouldn't be able to either." "Those monsters can't be killed. No, those monsters are already dead. No amount of attacks on them will be effective."
"Attacks on them?"
Tian Jing frowned. "Since the monsters are the living dead, only by attacking their foreheads or chests can they be completely killed."
Han Lushi suddenly stood up. "Captain Tian knows the monsters' weaknesses?"
"No."
Tian Jing lied without batting an eye. "Since the living dead can still move, there must be a central point, either the brain or the chest. Am I wrong?"
Han Lushi froze for a moment, then slapped himself in the face.
Li Weiyan and Li Weixin were also filled with pain and guilt. In this mission, one had died and two had been captured...
Tian Jing broke the silence. "Let's talk about why you three had an episode on the helicopter."
Han Lushi and the other two went to the ground and immediately took the antidote upon discovering scratches on their bodies.
However, after 24 hours, the antidote seemed to have lost its effect. They themselves could feel something was wrong, becoming manic and bloodthirsty.
By the time they left the desert, only a few doses of the antidote remained, not enough to last them until their return home. Han Lushi then called Captain Zeng.
By the time the rescue team found them, their antidote was gone, and they had taken the antidote brought by the rescuers.
After transferring to the helicopter, as their tension eased, the antidote they had taken, which had not yet reached 24 hours, suddenly took effect. They only felt a blank in their minds, and then nothing else.
Tian Jing looked at her younger son. "Li Weixin, how did the three of you get taken to the underground city?"
Li Weixin saw Han Lushi and the other two walking ahead of them, so he followed with two team members.
Then, outside the withered forest, he saw Han Lushi and the other two walk into a large sand pit and disappear.
Before entering the large sand pit, he quickly left a mark on a dead tree trunk in the withered forest.
Because he always felt that Han Lushi and the other two ahead were acting strangely, and if all six of them were lost here...
He had also considered retreating, but the two team members beside him walked directly towards the large sand pit.
Upon entering the sand pit, they saw stairs and a city gate.
The two team members had already entered the city gate. He hurried to follow them inside, only to see the two team members walking straight towards the end of the path. He couldn't stop them, so he quickly threw out vines to entangle the two team members, and they sobered up.
But it was too late. The iron nets on both sides of the road were opened, and monsters came out...
Tian Jing fell silent, not expecting the other party to have a Level 6 psychic ability user.
Why guess Level 6?
Because Ranran only saw that the person ahead looked like Han Lushi, and Ranran was not controlled. The one who was controlled was one of the two team members beside Ranran, and that team member was a Level 5 ability user.
She didn't know if those two team members could survive, but no matter what, she had to go and see.
Tian Jing handed the new antidote to Han Lushi and the other two. "Take it. This is the true antidote the other party wants."
Li Weixin lowered his head. If he had cultivated the technique "Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers," if he had brought ginseng seeds...
Tian Jing seemed to see through her younger son's thoughts. "Only I can."
Li Weixin suddenly looked up. What did Mom mean?
Tian Jing said calmly, "Only I can make the antidote."
She had already been framed by the other party with the antidote. The matter of the antidote would be kept entirely within her hands:
"Captain Zeng, prepare yourself. I'll set off tomorrow."
"Impossible."
"Impossible."
This time, all four of them said impossible.
"No need to say more. I will definitely exchange the two team members."
Tian Jing's tone was beyond doubt. "You three will stay in the dungeon for a few days and drink the antidote for three consecutive days to ensure it's foolproof."
Tian Jing gave the remaining dozens of antidote doses to Zeng Jingrong. "I'm going to the maze. Tomorrow at noon, you'll take me to the southern airport."
Tian Jing left, and the four people in the dungeon remained silent.
Zeng Jingrong left six doses of antidote. "You stay here. I'll go check on the others."
The dungeon door was locked. Li Weixin squatted in the corner, facing the wall. Why did Mom carry the antidote on her person? It was all because of the treasure that invites trouble!
In the future, her children must not have special abilities, especially not the kind of abilities that he and his mother possessed.
Han Lushi also felt bad. This mission was due to his poor planning. They shouldn't have split up after more than half a month. Once they separated, the other party guessed their identities...
No!
Han Lushi suddenly looked at Li Weiyan. "Why did you suggest splitting into two groups?"
Li Weiyan was taken aback. "Didn't you and Ranran have that idea?"
Li Weixin turned his head. "I didn't. We've been together for over half a month. Splitting up after going deep into the desert is very suspicious."
Li Weiyan's eyes widened. "Cheng Yuebo said you and Lushi discussed whether to split up. The next day, I brought it up when I saw you two weren't mentioning it."
Cheng Yuebo?
Han Lushi and Li Weixin exchanged surprised glances. Cheng Yuebo was the ability user who self-destructed.
Han Lushi quickly shouted to Captain Zeng through the small window above their heads.
The on-duty team member leaped onto the roof and asked what they needed.
Han Lushi asked him to quickly find Captain Zeng, as he had important matters to report.
The on-duty team member went to another dungeon and called Captain Zeng.
After listening to Han Lushi and the other two, Captain Zeng left the dungeon and called Tian Jing.
After listening to Han Lushi's report, Tian Jing asked Zeng Jingrong about the results of screening the team members.
Zeng Jingrong shook his head. "Nothing suspicious. The ability users and martial arts team members joined when they were young."
"The sponsors for each team member have also been investigated. Some team members have been in for too long, and their sponsors are no longer alive."
Tian Jing pondered. "Don't you think it's a coincidence that the three of Han Lushi came out?"
"Even if the three of them are powerful, Level 5 ability users and A-class martial artists are not weak, are they? Ranran blocked them with vines, would those two have been so slow?"
"Right."
Li Weiyan clapped his hands. "I saw Ranran block the monsters and shout to run quickly. When Shen Wei turned around, he seemed to have bumped into Wang Zaiquan, and Wang Zaiquan fell behind Shen Wei."
Shen Wei, another Level 5 ability user.
Wang Zaiquan, an A-class martial artist.
Zeng Jingrong immediately said, "I'll investigate Shen Wei and Wang Zaiquan again."
"Don't alert the enemy."
Tian Jing stopped him from investigating. "I already know. Just be careful and vigilant. We'll investigate after the two team members are exchanged."
"I'm going to make the antidote. You come with me to the irrigation."
Upon reaching the maze, Zeng Jingrong asked Tian Jing if she had confidence.
Tian Jing looked up at the sky above the maze. "I have a trump card."
Zeng Jingrong also looked up at the sky above the maze. "I will communicate with the Plateau Continent and request assistance from Interpol."
"Good!"
Tian Jing agreed. If her trump card was used, it would require international influence.