Her mouth was empty, her entire tongue having been surgically removed.
"Damn it... no wonder she didn't make a sound when she was burned. What do we do now? If she can't speak, it's useless to even apply medicine!" Zhao Lei released his grip.
Everyone knew what Zhao Lei meant by applying medicine, it was something used during interrogations.
The woman kept her head bowed, as if indifferent to her current predicament.
"Six of them, three had their tongues cut out, including their vocal cords!"
Chu Tian informed them that the three people whose tongues had been severed were:
The bear-paw mutant that Zhao Lei had dispatched first.
Another was the hand-blade mutant that Chu Tian had beaten into a pulp.
And the third was the woman before them.
*Splat...*
Before Chu Tian could finish speaking, the woman's head exploded!
*Swoosh...* Something shot out from her head.
No one had expected something like this to happen, and they were all gathered around the woman.
Now, no one was spared, covered in a mixture of red and white.
Chu Tian, enduring the nausea, rapidly expanded his spiritual sense, spreading it to its maximum range with incredible speed.
But he only caught sight of a tail before it *swooshed* out of his spiritual sense's reach.
The speed was too fast; Chu Tian froze for a second after it darted away.
It took less than 0.5 seconds to expand his spiritual sense to its two-kilometer limit.
In 1.5 seconds, this thing had already fled over 2000 meters.
He quickly shifted his focus, looking at the hand-blade mutant and the bear-paw mutant, whose throats Zhao Lei had slit, within his spiritual sense.
The corpses of both individuals had vanished.
He explained the situation to Gao Kai and the others, who were equally shocked.
The disappeared corpses were all of people whose tongues had been cut out.
And this woman's head had exploded, with something escaping from within.
Could it be that it felt it could no longer escape, so it performed a 'golden cicada shedding its shell'?
Chu Tian stated, "These three people were likely controlled by that thing, and whoever controls that thing is someone else entirely!"
His theory immediately convinced everyone.
He retracted his spiritual sense, cast a deep glance in the direction the monster had fled, and said,
"Let's go! We need to leave here quickly and return to Shengjing."
Everyone nodded in agreement; the things they encountered on this mission were too bizarre.
They had even been intercepted on the way back.
If it hadn't been for Chu Tian's sudden surge of power, relying on just the three of them, they might have perished here.
The four of them left quickly, heading rapidly towards where their Hummer was parked. Da Feng Novel Network
"Kai Ge, you've always wanted to join the Ninth Office. Do you know what this place does?"
Gao Kai heard Chu Tian's question and nodded: "I know! The Ninth Office has two departments.
One department handles cases in the mundane world, and the other department specializes in handling cases of supernatural phenomena.
The department I applied for was the ordinary one!"
After speaking, Gao Kai let out a wry smile and continued, "Who would have thought that the very first mission would be so bizarre."
Chu Tian understood after hearing this.
So, the Ninth Office was divided into departments.
Then, which department did Ye Ling's Shengjing M team belong to?
Based on the alphabetical order, their team's ranking shouldn't be the lowest.
This time, Ye Ling wouldn't be able to return.
It was just that he didn't know how they would be assigned when they returned.
Ye Ling's intention was for Chu Tian and the others to leave the Ninth Office, but Chu Tian believed it wouldn't be that simple.
For now, they could only take things one step at a time.
They rested once more on the way, and by noon the next day, they had finally emerged from the mountains.
They had used the Beidou navigation device to cut through in a straight line, so as soon as they exited the forest, their Hummer was not far away.
It had been parked there for several days, and it was still there.
*Phew...* They were finally out.
Chu Tian exhaled a long breath, tilting his head to look at the sky, at the sunlight.
Gao Kai and the other two went to the car. Zhao Lei immediately went underneath the vehicle.
Jing Kaiyu opened the hood.
After checking, they both said, "No problem."
Chu Tian walked over curiously, "Are you sure?"
His question made Zhao Lei and Jing Kaiyu pause, and they both turned to continue their inspection.
After a while, they both got up again after re-examining, looking at Chu Tian strangely.
Chu Tian smiled and reached out to open the car door.
Gao Kai and the other two crowded over. Chu Tian said, "Let's go, we're going home!"
"You...?" Gao Kai paused, his face filled with confusion.
Zhao Lei and Jing Kaiyu looked the same. Chu Tian said with a grin, "I was afraid they hadn't checked thoroughly, so I had them check again!"
"Damn it..." Zhao Lei heard him say this, opened the rear door, and tossed his backpack inside.
Jing Kaiyu had been holding his breath, waiting for Chu Tian to point out any problems.
At this moment, he almost choked.
Gao Kai wore a wry smile and shook his head, "Xiao Tian, you can't do that!"
"I was just trying to ease everyone's tense nerves, let's go home!"
After getting into the car, everyone changed back into their own clothes. They drove back to Yongcheng and parked the car in the same spot as before.
The four of them stayed there for a day, found a hotel, and slept for a full day.
That evening, Zhao Lei insisted on going out for a big meal.
He even said he was treating, and in the end, he dragged everyone to a street food stall.
His so-called big meal turned out to be an all-you-can-eat barbecue skewer buffet, charged per person.
With a time limit, they could eat as much as they wanted.
Sitting there, what used to feel like the city's noise was annoying, but after coming out of the mountains,
The noise now felt strangely comforting.
Chu Tian suddenly remembered the last time he treated Ye Ling to skewers.
He wondered how Ye Ling was doing now, whether she was still in that desolate village or had returned to the city.
He really didn't know what she would look like the next time they met.
What about Luo Luo? Why couldn't he get through on the phone?
Gao Kai had heard from Qi Xi that Luo Luo had said she needed to return to her home in Jingcheng the day after they left.
Then she left and hadn't returned since.
He didn't know why she went home, and Chu Tian was very worried.
"Do you know the Luo family in Jingcheng?" Chu Tian asked.
The three of them shook their heads.
Zhao Lei said, "Kai Ge, don't worry! Luo Luo will definitely be fine."
Gao Kai and Jing Kaiyu nodded in agreement.
Chu Tian gave a wry smile, a bad premonition lingering in his heart.
The four of them ate until they were almost unable to move at the buffet. Just as time was up,
They returned to the hotel and continued sleeping.
The next morning, they finally boarded the plane, preparing for takeoff.
Watching Yongcheng slowly shrink below, this mission was considered complete.
As time passed, and they grew closer to Shengjing, Chu Tian's excitement grew.
Although Luo Luo wasn't there, and in the morning, he had actually received a call from Luo Luo.
Although it was brief, they had a very affectionate conversation.
Finally, Chu Tian asked her when she would return.
Luo Luo said that she might not be able to return to Shengjing for the time being.
But she would definitely return.
Hearing this, Chu Tian felt much more at ease.
During the time he had spent with her, he had learned a bit about her family.
Luo Luo's father was likely going through a critical period, possibly with other family leaders trying to oust him from his position as patriarch.
Her trip home was likely to help her father.
But, Chu Tian didn't know how much effort Luo Luo had to expend to make that call to him.