16: You killed my mother, you can't kill me! (Please read)

Chapter 16: You killed my mom, you can't kill me! (Please keep reading)

Gu Miantang only glanced forward, then gritted her teeth and turned to run back.

Gu Lengyue also didn’t just sit there and wait to die.

She held the axe with both hands, adopting a defensive posture, and when the Scythe Mantis extended its foreleg, she swung the axe fiercely.

It struck, and the axe even embedded itself deep into its exoskeleton.

But she was directly flung away by the Scythe Mantis’s immense force, slamming hard into a nearby flowerbed.

Enduring the pain, she quickly got up and fled.

Still following the route she had taken to get there.

Running aimlessly in the black fog would only make her more vulnerable.

Returning along the same path still offered a glimmer of hope.

The injured Scythe Mantis seemed quite enraged, letting out a hiss before quickly rushing towards Gu Lengyue.

Perhaps the life-or-death crisis triggered Gu Lengyue’s potential, as she managed to dodge the Scythe Mantis’s fatal attacks again and again, though her originally fair and clean body now bore dozens of wounds.

On the other side, after receiving Gu Lengyue's warning, Gu Miantang ran with all her might in the direction they had come from.

Despite her best efforts to hold them back, tears still streamed down her face.

If she hadn't been such a burden, perhaps Sister Yue wouldn't have encountered danger.

The distance between Building 5 and Building 2 wasn't far, and it only took Gu Miantang a little over a minute to run the entire way.

She saw Shao Wenxuan dragging a corpse, and Lu Zheng not far away.

Immediately, she was utterly terrified.

Two men, dragging a corpse, and one of them was holding a gun!

Wait, a gun!?

A glimmer of hope burst forth in Gu Miantang's eyes, and she rushed to Lu Zheng, anxiously saying:

"Quick, save Sister Yue! She’s being chased by a monster."

Lu Zheng was just thinking about where to attract monsters from, and he didn't expect one to be delivered right to him.

But he didn't charge forward impulsively; instead, he first asked:

"What kind of monster? Is it a Scythe Mantis, or a Double-Tailed Scorpion?"

If it were the more powerful Double-Tailed Scorpion, Lu Zheng wasn't sure if the gun he held could inflict a fatal wound, so he would definitely not attack proactively.

Gu Miantang had also seen several videos about monsters, and she immediately replied:

"It’s a Scythe Mantis, and it looks like there are two of them."

Saying that, she gritted her teeth again and added a bargaining chip.

"As long as you can save Sister Yue, I, I will be your woman!"

Ding! Survivor detected, scanning in progress.

Name: Gu Miantang

Age: Twenty-one years old

Identity: Third-year student in the Biology Department at Canglan University, National Level 2 Archery Athlete

Evaluation: Diligent in studies, strong and healthy, intelligent; beautiful face, graceful curves, good figure; empathetic, possesses basic sense of right and wrong, genuine and sincere emotions, moral.

Conclusion: Meets the three requirements of 'Virtuous', 'Elegant', and 'Intelligent'. Successful protection will grant one Advanced Material Card.

By now, Gu Miantang tragically realized that the only thing she had to offer was her beauty.

And in the past, she had considered it her most ordinary advantage.

Now, it was her only bargaining chip.

Lu Zheng's focus wasn't on her, even though this was another Advanced Material Card.

At this moment, he was more concerned with killing the bugs, obtaining crystals, and mastering his abilities!

Upon learning there were two bugs, Lu Zheng immediately said to Shao Wenxuan:

"You come with me! Quick!"

Shao Wenxuan was being pointed at by Lu Zheng's gun, and although he was terrified of the monsters, he dared not resist and simply obeyed.

After walking over thirty meters, the monster's silhouette became visible, and Gu Lengyue was fleeing in panic.

At this moment, Lu Zheng fired without hesitation.

"Ah!"

Shao Wenxuan let out a pained cry, then clutched his profusely bleeding left leg and rolled onto the ground.

His scream and the strong smell of blood immediately attracted the two Scythe Mantiss.

They quickly shifted their attack target and pounced on Shao Wenxuan.

At this point, Shao Wenxuan naturally understood that Lu Zheng had brought him here to be bait, and he immediately cursed loudly.

"Lu Zheng! May you die a horrible death!"

"How can you be so vicious! You clearly promised me that if you killed my mom, you wouldn't kill me!"

Lu Zheng was expressionless, simply aiming in his direction.

When the Scythe Mantis bit into Shao Wenxuan, he fired without hesitation.

At a distance of less than twenty meters, the Python Revolver's power could penetrate a three-millimeter thick steel plate. The Scythe Mantis, which couldn't even withstand an axe, was naturally hit by a single shot, and green liquid burst from its body.

However, the point of impact was still slightly off from where Lu Zheng had aimed. After all, he had only played with guns a few times, and even at such close range, he couldn't hit exactly where he aimed.

It didn't matter; he emptied the magazine directly.

A total of six bullets; Shao Wenxuan and his mom each consumed one.

The remaining four were all fired in one breath.

Lu Zheng immediately took out a new one, aimed at the second one, and continued to shoot!

The gunshots startled the second Scythe Mantis, but it didn't recognize firearms, so it charged directly at Lu Zheng.

Its forelegs, like blades, seemed intent on slicing Lu Zheng into several pieces.

A hiss emanated from its mouthparts, seemingly carrying a hint of provocation and warning.

Lu Zheng retreated while firing, unaffected by it. He held the gun with both hands, maintaining accuracy, and in the blink of an eye, the revolver's magazine was empty again.

The heads of both bugs had been shattered, but they weren't completely dead yet, still struggling to get up.

Lu Zheng took out a third gun and continued to empty the magazine!

Finally, with the fourth gun in hand, he first shot Shao Wenxuan in the head; his screams might attract more monsters.

Then he pointed the gun at Gu Miantang and threw her a pair of plastic dishwashing gloves.

"Go find the crystals in the monsters' heads for me, quickly!"

"Professor Gu can't hold on much longer. If you still want me to save her, hurry up."

Unsure if the monsters were completely dead, Lu Zheng didn't dare to approach them himself. He had originally planned to have Shao Wenxuan help.

However, his mother's corpse failed to attract the bugs.

Gu Miantang looked at Lu Zheng's gun barrel, then at Gu Lengyue. Although she was unhappy with Lu Zheng's coercion, she had no choice at this moment.

She gritted her teeth, put on the gloves, and began to search around the first bug.

After more than ten seconds, she pulled out a grayish-white crystal.

"This is it."

"Give me the item; you go search the next one."

Lu Zheng joyfully took the crystal from Gu Miantang’s hand, then told her to continue searching the other bug’s corpse.

Without any mishaps, two crystals were obtained.

He and Gu Miantang supported Gu Lengyue, one on each side, and quickly went upstairs, directly to Lu Zheng's doorstep.

The three women, Bai Zhihui, who had been waiting inside for a long time, immediately opened the door upon seeing Lu Zheng.

"Go get the medical kit."

Zheng Jingyi quickly went to get the medical kit, while the other two women helped lift Gu Lengyue, as she had completely fainted by this point.

Gu Lengyue's blood-stained clothes were taken off, and Lu Zheng briefly scanned her. The most serious wound was on her abdomen.

He instructed the girls, saying:

"Keep her lying flat, with her legs slightly bent and her head turned to one side to prevent choking on vomit. Disinfect the wound, wipe it clean, get the gauze, and Gu Miantang, you press down on it to stop the bleeding."

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