Chapter 198: Volume 1_Chapter 198  Mermaid? Shark Person? (15)

Volume 1_Chapter 198  Mermaid? Shark Person? (15)

Jiang Zhi felt that if she kept talking to it, she would also become strangely yin-yang.

She asked 777, "Did it bring me here?"

777 witnessed everything, "Yes, it brought the Host back."

Jiang Zhi voiced her doubt: "Why didn't it take me to the deep sea? Would it be that kind?"

777 hesitated for a few seconds, then probed: "Could it have been moved by the Host's sincerity?"

Jiang Zhi: "……"

She believed that watermelons would fall from the sky, but she didn't believe the villainous shark person would be moved by her sincerity.

The corruption value has not yet exceeded 10 points, staying within 90 points all along.

Knock on the door.

"Thank you, Xiao Yan. If it weren't for you, I might have died there." Jiang Zhi's voice was hoarse; she slowly sat up, and the cold towel on her forehead slid down and fell onto her leg.

The shark person's face was flushed, fingers intertwined, and they whispered, "It's fine, Zhizhi."

At that moment, He Jing Rou, who had run in from outside the cave, anxiously said, "Zhizhi, it's not good—Senior Chen Qi Bai and classmate Chi You still haven't returned."

Outside, the sky had already darkened long ago; she had gone out alone to search for a long time, but fearing to lose her way in the dark she could only return, she was so anxious she was almost in tears, and with no other option, the only ones able to move in the cave were the three of them.

Jiang Zhi felt her forehead; the fever hadn't fully subsided. Her gaze fell on the cave entrance, and she thought, then said, "Don't rush, let's wait a bit longer. Even if we go out to look now, it would just cause them trouble. Better to wait until tomorrow morning; if they still haven't returned by then, we'll go look."

He Jing Rou couldn't bear to stay in the cave waiting; just thinking about Chen Qi Bai meeting with trouble made her heart panic and she couldn't sit still.

"What if they fall into danger and need help? Zhizhi, I'll go look again."

Saying that, she lifted her leg to go out again.

"Wait." Jiang Zhi said helplessly, "Let's go together."

In the original plot, the female lead has exactly this personality: whenever the male lead encounters trouble, she anxiously rushes everywhere to search. On the contrary, her actions only cause chaos and serve no other purpose.

But it's understandable, since the male lead Chen Qi Bai is her man.

"Xiao Yan, stay here. I'll accompany her to look for them. If Senior Chen and the others return, tell them we'll leave markers along the way."

The shark person wanted to go with her, but in the end obediently nodded, sat nicely in place, and said, "Then you two be careful."

Jiang Zhi responded, pulled her coat tighter, and said to He Jing Rou standing at the cave entrance, "Sister, let's go."

He Jing Rou looked worriedly at her face and asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Jiang Zhi shook her head: "I'm fine."

She took out the map drawn by the shark person; this morning she had heard Chen Qi Bai say that if they couldn't find Xu Chao and the others, they would go to the place Chi You had found to investigate.

That place is to the south; as long as they follow the marked route, they might be able to find it.

Jiang Zhi didn't know the later plot developments, not even the ending; for now she could only accompany the female lead in the search.

"Put on the protective suit." She reminded.

If they encounter people from the laboratory organization, they can also temporarily cope.

Upon hearing that, He Jing Rou quickly put on the protective suit; her whole face was covered by the mask, revealing only a pair of eyes—unclear from the outside, but clear from within—and the mask material was quite special.

They walked for about half an hour when they encountered a patrolling squad from the organization; Jiang Zhi counted and found there were about six or seven people scattered.

She gestured to the female lead behind her with a hush, lowered her voice, and said, "Let's blend in."

He Jing Rou: "!!!"

She stood there stunned, wondering whether Zhizhi's "blend in" meant what she thought.

Before she could ask, she saw Jiang Zhi in the protective suit move like a ghost to the rear of the squad, silently taking out the two stragglers.

The jungle at night was pitch black, with moonlight completely blocked by dense foliage; they were all F‑rank individuals, not very alert, and as they passed through the forest, the sound of their protective suits was muffled.

Jiang Zhi and He Jing Rou followed behind without raising their alertness.

"Don't be afraid, don't speak, just follow behind me." Jiang Zhi's voice was so low that only they could hear it.

He Jing Rou was tense, but at the critical moment she remained fairly calm, nodding to show she understood.

Many parts of the forest were narrow and crowded, so the team moved with one person leading, the others trailing like ants, holding rifles, while the few at the front whispered.

"I heard that today the A team tasked with tracking Experimental Subject 6 were all killed."

"Ah! Wasn't an A team already dead? Why did the A team sent today also die? Is Experimental Subject 6 that terrifying?"

"How could it not be terrifying? The lower the experimental subject number, the stronger it is. Do you know about 001? That's truly nightmare‑level terrifying."

Patrol team leader E-2347 said, "Shut up! Patrol properly!"

"'001' is a forbidden term, yet they dare to say it."

Since the leader had spoken, the few who had been chatting didn't dare to continue, and they obediently carried on patrolling.

Jiang Zhi walked at the back, lowered her voice, and said to the person ahead, "I know about Experimental Subject 001."

The person ahead with code F-6853, upon hearing that, turned around in surprise and asked, "How do you know?"

Jiang Zhi replied, "I heard it from an A‑rank person."

That person obviously didn't believe her, saying, "You know an A‑rank person?"

She's just an F‑rank—how could she possibly know an A‑rank?

Jiang Zhi didn't care whether he believed her, shrugged, and said, "If you don't believe me, I won't say more; otherwise the team leader hearing it later wouldn't be good either."

But F-6853's curiosity had been piqued; unable to hold back, he turned back and asked, "Alright, I believe you—what is Experimental Subject 001?"

Jiang Zhi leaned in mysteriously and said, "It's the shark person king…"

Hearing that, the person exclaimed in shock, "What??"

The sound drew the attention of the team leader ahead.

F-6853 quickly apologized, then after they continued, he turned back again and asked, "Shark person king? I heard the shark person king is already dead—how could it become an experimental subject?"

Jiang Zhi shook her finger and said, "You don't know what happened back then; I've heard that…"

The conversation suddenly stopped here.

6853 couldn't wait any longer, wanting to know the rest: "Go on, what did you hear?"

Jiang Zhi waved a hand, "This is taboo; if I tell you, and the higher-ups find out, I'll be punished."

6853 raised his hand and swore: "I definitely won't tell anyone."

Jiang Zhi thought for a moment, somewhat hesitant, then after a while said: "Alright then, but you also have to tell me something; that way we'll be even."

6853 paused, "What is it?"

Jiang Zhi asked, "I heard other patrol teams found those people on the island! Is that true?"

6853 nodded, "Yeah, two guys, seems they encountered a shipwreck and ended up on the island, were caught on the spot by Patrol Team A, and now they seem to have been taken to the seaside as bait to lure monsters."

Jiang Zhi gave a small smile, "Oh, thanks."

6853 looked bewildered, not understanding why she would thank him.

Jiang Zhi took advantage of his inattention and punched him unconscious.

Sorry, brother.