Chapter 889

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Time is tight and the mission is heavy; three days without finding anyone, it's normal procedure for squad members to split up and search.

However, after splitting up another problem emerged: who would Shen Chengyi act together with.

Those who were previously sour-mouthed weren't sour anymore; openly and secretly they all wanted to vie for Shen Chengyi, after all, compared to their own lives, lowering their heads and admitting timidity was nothing wrong.

Shen Chengyi: ……

"No need to discuss, I'll act alone, this way we can search more places, maybe we'll find those surviving squads."

Acting together would restrict Shen Chengyi; originally she already had a plan in mind, she simply didn't need others adding unnecessary flourishes.

"But you're alone, if you discover a surviving squad, how will you bring them back?"

You'll still need others to assist in moving them; even a strongman can't carry that many people.

Shen Chengyi was speechless, "In this weather nowadays, even if they luckily survive, how many could there be?" Several people? Should one say these people are naive or say they're muddle-headed? Back then if it weren't for Shen Chengyi protecting them, Wei Ran and the others sacrificing without calculating gain or loss, those squad members wouldn't have survived.

Those remaining in the wild now, whatever their reasons, they definitely have all sorts of problems; Shen Chengyi just thought to save whoever could be saved, drag a few back in advance to let the officials see hope so they wouldn't withhold her reward.

Others: ……

Er

Slapped awake by the bloody reality Shen Chengyi spoke out, the hope they held was indeed a bit too great.

Actually, whether it's time or capability, the probability of this group outside surviving isn't high.

The officials are because of the migration matter; they can't really give up this combat power that can be used at any time, even if in the end they only rescue back an extremely small part, it can still alleviate next year's crisis.

"Alright, I'll act alone, if there's a problem I'll contact you in time," Shen Chengyi saw these people fall silent and no longer speak, decisively settled the matter.

After she left, those who didn't get an advantage started jumping up and down accusing Shen Chengyi of being unsociable and disobedient; how could such a person enter the officials? If in wartime they don't listen to deployment, it would delay the fighter opportunity!

Others: ……

Although but, this pot is really too heavy; Shen Chengyi no matter what can't reach the level of delaying the fighter opportunity, moreover she really had confidence in her heart to act alone, can't just because they didn't hug a big thigh turn around and accuse in resentment.

"Put away your ugly faces, everyone knows the matter, no need to find high-sounding excuses," someone couldn't stand to watch and backhandedly exposed it, "This time's matter, the officials want to see people alive, see corpses dead."

Instead of worrying about Shen Chengyi, better worry about whether you yourselves can withstand the officials' anger.

As the words landed, the surrounding people began uniformly changing faces, including the person who spoke these words.

Mhm

Perhaps this is injuring the enemy one thousand while damaging oneself eight hundred? Left and right neither got anywhere good.

…………

Having organized her luggage, carrying her backpack in hand she left alone; Shen Chengyi didn't give any extra instructions, just went straight out from the camp like that, causing others to raise their heads and look on, finally whispering and muttering in low-voiced discussion.

"Hmph, the people above don't care?"

"She's a big shot, before she could survive, now it's even more not a problem."

"No organization no discipline, we come to find people, yet she herself left."

"We also have to split up soon, who knows if this time will go smoothly."

"Already missing for a month, no matter what, do our best and leave it at that."

"……"

The team members all held no hope; although they searched all the way here very earnestly, it was only earnestness.

Wearing protective suits, with cotton-padded clothes over them, the team members rushed all the way, finally arriving at their destination.

Pity is, here there's nothing, only accumulated snow that hasn't been cleared clean.

There fundamentally wouldn't be any surviving squad here.

The responsible temporary captain stepped forward, first letting everyone take this place as the center, disperse toward the surroundings to search for possible traces of life existence.

"Report Captain, none!"

"None!"

"Captain, here there's none!"

The squad members who went out returned one by one; the detectors in their hands were red the whole process with no reaction.

The captain sighed, took out a special communication device (laboratory latest version) and contacted superiors.

In just a moment, "Dismiss," the captain waved his hand, leading everyone to run back.

And sharing the same ending as this squad were other squads; they all didn't find surviving squads, even if they discovered traces, in the end there were no life signs.

The exposed reality undoubtedly reminded them, the outside world is even more dangerous than imagined; if they want to find these surviving squads, the difficulty is no different from climbing to heaven.

The overall person in charge, under enormous pressure, reported upward, and was asked "Still no good news?" until sweating profusely.

Hiss

How to say this to be good news? Found surviving squad corpses? The originally designated destinations all have no movement? They themselves privately searched and also discovered nothing?

The overall person in charge's head ached severely; with great difficulty hung up the communication, another side brought bad news.

"How to handle? How can it be handled? Handle according to normal field casualty procedures!"

Cremate on the spot, bring the ashes back.

"But, but" the comer still wanted to say something, was interrupted by the overall person in charge.

"No buts, we came to find people, the carriage space is for placing patients," not for throwing there frozen stiff as boards corpses.

Although among the found corpses there were acquaintances, the overall person in charge must be responsible for the entire team, cannot violate regulations because of personal selfish desire.

"Go handle it, don't delay, our time out here isn't much," if they can't find surviving squads within the minimum time limit, them going back to receive punishment is secondary, this also means the people outside have been annihilated.

Shen Chengyi shook her sore, swollen wrist, and at the same time, the Overall Person in Charge prayed in her heart that the few remaining squads that had not yet reported might have some good news.

Sure enough, when the situation at hand turns bad to a certain extent, what follows in succession is good news.

"... Really? Good, good, good! Bring them back! I'll arrange manpower to receive them, make sure to bring them all back!"

The Overall Person in Charge hung up the communication device, then called the returned squad to pack their luggage and move to a place not within their search range.

The caller was naturally Shen Chengyi; after exploring several places, she had found members of several Surviving Squads as she wished.

The situation was very bad; even wearing Protective Suits, their bodies had already shown signs of necrosis.

Shielded by her backpack, Shen Chengyi took out the corresponding Potions from her space; although they took effect relatively slowly, these people's bodies could not withstand a violent energy supplement, so they could only be repaired bit by bit.

"I, we, are we saved?" One of them who was still conscious clung tightly to Shen Chengyi's arm and would not let go; she had persisted here for quite a few days. At first they could still rely on hunted mutated creatures to replenish their strength, but later the mutated creatures in the surroundings were gone, their food source was cut off, and they could only endure alone.

During this period, everyone had also experienced being attacked by mutated creatures, gnawing on snow to survive, and other such circumstances; now that they saw a glimmer of hope, these few people were finally so happy they fainted.

Shen Chengyi:...

Lowering her head to look at the Surviving Squad members who had already lost all consciousness, the two words "are saved" stuck at her mouth and would not come out; she took a deep breath, gathered these people together, and Shen Chengyi used the equipment in her space to provide them with energy to survive for a short time.

Waiting for the follow-up reinforcement team to arrive, Shen Chengyi promptly stowed away this equipment, then let the Ability Users with healing abilities perform emergency treatment on them; at the very least, they had to hold on until returning to the Shelter.

"Strange"

The healing Ability User looked at the still-unconscious Surviving Squad members and muttered a couple of sentences.

By her estimation, these people persisting outdoors for a month could be said to be at the end of their tether; how could the energy inside their bodies still be this stable? It was as if someone had treated them in advance.

But Shen Chengyi is not a healing-type Ability, and a single small backpack cannot possibly hold many treatment devices; could it be that her own perception was wrong?

It seemed she could only place the suspicion on herself; the healing Ability User shook her head, and in the end still turned away to deal with the other Surviving Squad members.

Perhaps it was just that they had daily supplements, and their bodies were not as ruined as imagined.

Having done these deeds while hiding her merit and fame, and given that there were still other places not yet explored, Shen Chengyi refused to return to the Camp together with the Overall Person in Charge; shouldering that pack, she chose to leave once again.

The number of survivors began to increase, from one or two at the very beginning to over a dozen or twenty now; a smile began to show on the Overall Person in Charge's face, no longer looking as bitter and hate-filled as before.

The survivors were sent back to the Shelter one by one; the pressure on the communication devices dropped sharply, and the squads that had come to find people also each breathed a sigh of relief.

Phew

At least they didn't have to worry about being reprimanded and demoted upon return; they might even be able to scrape some extra benefits.

Benefits, ah~

You look at me, I look at you, everyone began a tacit, unspoken understanding with one another.

Shen Chengyi didn't care about these things; she always proceeded at her own pace. Although Shen Yao's information was accurate, several days were delayed in between, and because of these short few days, some people would lose their lives.

"Ai, what a pity!"

If they had just persisted a little longer, they would have been able to wait for rescue from them.

The healing Ability User sighed, then placed all her energy on the other living people; the world is unpredictable, all they can do is let the living persist a little longer.

The Overall Person in Charge held Shen Chengyi's hand to express gratitude; words could no longer describe her feelings. If not for Shen Chengyi being formidable enough, they would probably still be immersed in the panic of mission failure right now.

Shen Chengyi's tone was faint, "I thought you would blame me."

If she had come a bit faster, she could have saved more people; unfortunately, afterwards comes resentment. Shen Chengyi has seen quite a few of this kind of people who bite the hand that feeds them.

The Overall Person in Charge waved her hands repeatedly, "It's not your fault; it's us ourselves who are unable. If not for your help, these people would all have perished."

There are many factors for not being able to persist, but it certainly isn't that Shen Chengyi didn't arrive in time. In other words, Shen Chengyi has already exceeded her mission quota; no matter from which angle one analyzes, the cause should not be attributed to Shen Chengyi.

The Overall Person in Charge is a Normal Person; after she finished speaking, she still had to worry that Shen Chengyi would be affected. Privately, she warned the Team Members below not to gossip idly. All the achievements produced now are thanks to Shen Chengyi. Not asking to enshrine her as a benefactor, but they cannot be wolf-hearted and dog-lunged, acting like white-eyed wolves.

Everyone:...

Were the words spoken too excessively? They really didn't have that meaning, ah.

Whether they had it or not, anyway the thoughts were already nipped in the bud; no one dared to refute the Overall Person in Charge's words. Shen Chengyi then acted on her own; whether encountering corpses or people, she reported them in a timely manner.

By the time they reached the stipulated return time, the Surviving Squad members found were more than imagined.

"How is their condition?" Shen Yao brought stewed Chicken Soup from the Kitchen, ladled a full bowl, and placed it before Shen Chengyi.

The returned Shen Chengyi was more bedraggled than when she left, but because the mission was completed well and the squad had no personnel losses, after a simple check they disbanded on the spot, each returning home.

Shen Yao made a full table of feast; most of it went into Shen Chengyi's belly.

The survival conditions in the wild are still too harsh; Shen Chengyi had to exhaust herself finding people, rushing about non-stop. What went into her belly were mostly Compressed Biscuits, Jerky, and Energy Bars — they stave off hunger and fill the stomach but have no satisfaction whatsoever.

"Condition is good; some people's abilities are already gradually recovering, but there are also those who need amputation to save their lives. This is because they froze too severely outside; bodily functions have already necrotized, and there is no way to treat them."

No one can be blamed for this kind of situation; after all, there are still many people who couldn't keep their lives.

Shen Chengyi picked up the soup bowl and drank a mouthful with a glug-glug sound; then she stood up and opened her backpack, inside which was an even more delicate Four-sided Box.

Shen Chengyu and Shen Chengning looked at the Four-sided Box and simply scooped it into their hands to examine.

Shen Yao raised an eyebrow, "Is it the reward given by the Official side?" Inside should be a certain quantity of Crystal Cores.

This time's search-and-rescue mission, thanks to Shen Chengyi's efforts, otherwise the number rescued would be less by a large half.

Shen Chengyi gave an "Mm", "Later there are also upgraded Evolution Potions developed by the Laboratory itself, only the yield is not very stable, so they can only be supplied to the army first."

Shen Chengyu popped open the Four-sided Box with a click; the Crystal Cores inside were about the same size, five-colored brilliance making the whole box look multicolored and splendid.

"Big Sister, you chose to join the Official side; your own ability compared to before is definitely stronger. What is the Official side's attitude?"

"Attitude is not bad; the conditions offered are very good, I agreed."

The soup bowl bottomed out; the rich Chicken Soup all went into Shen Chengyi's belly.

"Next there's nothing much; just wait for the post-Canned Food Factory Holiday migration arrangements. Shen Chengyi is definitely the one responsible for providing combat power."

Eating up everything edible on the tabletop, Shen Chengyi only then put down her Bowl and Chopsticks and stood up to rest.

These days outside, she had not properly relaxed once; the whole time she kept herself taut. Now returning home, eating and drinking her fill, her spirit slackened, and in just a moment she fell asleep.

Shen Yao signaled Shen Chengyu and Shen Chengning not to make a sound; the three people lightly tidied up the Room's hygiene, then each went about their own business, avoiding making any larger Noise to disturb Shen Chengyi.

After waking up from a sleep, the sky outside was bright; Shen Chengyi glanced at the Timing Device placed at her side, and only then knew she had already slept for a day and a night.

Shen Chengyi got up, shook his head, moved his body a bit, put on his clothes, and told Shen Yao he was leaving the house.