Chapter 119. Put Me Down
Arc 5 : Wasteland World Movie Nightmare.
The trading center suddenly fell into chaos, and the door of the lobby on the first floor was suddenly closed.
Infected who were trading in the lobby immediately became alert and even prepared to break through by force. Some people with bad intentions were thinking about whether they could take away some resources during the chaos. At this moment, the isolator light curtain suddenly lit up, protecting all Pure Ones sitting behind the trading window.
At the same time, the broadcasting started.
“The staff of the current First Research Institute stole the new anti-radiation medicine and absconded. The medicine is an unfinished product. If it enters the market, it will cause adverse consequences. Fellow Infected, please control Pure One in time if you find one around you. After handing them over to the First Research Institute, you will receive three high-purity anti-radiation medicines as a reward.”
Du Yan squatted in the corner of the storage room, listening to the broadcast. It was indeed the style of the people in the research institute. Now, it was too late to transfer people from Homeland, so they used high-purity anti-radiation drugs to lure these Infected as helpers.
The sight and hearing of those Infected were far superior to those of the Pure Ones. Once the search begins, he will be found quickly.
“My luck is really bad.” Du Yan cursed secretly, his mind racing, thinking about how to escape after being discovered by the people from the research institute.
Once he was sent to the First Research Institute again, it was basically impossible to escape again. Now, the research institute has conducted surveillance and analysis, and it is estimated that they have already known the fact that he has hidden his abilities.
Such a precious experiment will definitely be imprisoned in the basement of the research institute. In this case, he can only try his best.
Du Yan reached out to touch the small bag he had been carrying with him. Fortunately, after being sent to the observation room, the things he had been carrying with him were not lost.
When Du Yan pulled his hand out, he was holding a syringe in his palm. This was a product that was still under research at the First Research Institute. It is only in the experimental stage and has not yet been promoted.
The effect of this drug was similar to adrenaline before a nuclear war, but this drug was specifically targeted at Infected, stimulating their superpowers to the maximum extent.
The reason why it has not been promoted was simple that it was still in clinical trials, and the side effects were unknown.
Du Yan no longer cared about the side effects. Just as he was about to inject the drug, a hand reached out from behind and covered his mouth.
Du Yan was about to fight subconsciously, but he heard a familiar voice: “Don’t be afraid, it’s me.”
This deep and hoarse voice was so recognizable that Du Yan immediately recognized the person behind him as Shen Heng. He nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.
The man behind him let go of his hand, and Du Yan turned around. What came into his sight was indeed Shen Heng’s tough and somewhat vicissitudes face.
“Where did you come from?” Du Yan asked in a low voice. When he hid in the storage room just now, there was clearly no one inside.
Shen Heng pointed to the top of his head. Du Yan looked up and saw that he was pointing to the ventilation duct.
“Let’s go first.”
Du Yan’s hiding place was quite secluded, and those people couldn’t find it for a while. He didn’t leave in a hurry but glared at Shen Heng: “It’s all your fault. I finally escaped, and you sent me back without asking for my opinion!”
Shen Heng was very polite and apologized directly: “I’m sorry, it’s all my fault. I’ll take you out first.”
Du Yan asked again: “Why should I go with you? Don’t you want to ignore me and just throw me to the trading center?”
Shen Heng knew that the boy in front of him was just throwing a tantrum, so he could only continue to smooth things over: “I didn’t abandon you. After sending you here, I stayed in the trading center and kept a close eye on your situation…”
Du Yan finally felt better, stopped caring about it, and started moving the boxes directly.
“What are you doing?” Shen Heng asked in surprise.
Du Yan pointed to the top of his head and said: “This vent is so high, there’s no way I can climb up there.”
Shen Heng laughed a little and said: “I’ll go up first, and then pull you up.”
Seeing Du Yan’s puzzled look, he added: “I am now fully armed, and my clothes are all made of radiation-resistant materials. The short-term contact will not affect you.”
Du Yan then remembered that the hand that had just covered his mouth was wearing a glove, and it seemed that the other party was really well prepared.
There were footsteps outside the storage room. The staff of the trading center and the researchers had already searched the eleventh floor. This floor was not used and was completely empty. The floor was covered with dust.
One of the sharp-eyed researchers discovered that someone seemed to have been wandering around outside the utility room.
“What is this place?” the researcher asked.
“No one usually comes here, and there are piles of discarded equipment.”
The researcher made a gesture, and the people behind him surrounded the door to the storage room.
The researcher was worried about hurting the precious experimental subject, so he did not rush in, but shouted from outside: “You can’t leave, come out.”
There was no movement for a long time, and no one came out. The researcher made a gesture, and the person behind him kicked open the door of the utility room. The room was filled with various instruments and cartons in a disorderly manner, and it was extremely dark.
The group entered the utility room and quickly turned it upside down. However, apart from a set of protective clothing that looked fairly new, nothing else was found.
The researcher frowned: “He must have been hiding here just now. Keep searching. He is still in the trading center.”
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At this time, Du Yan was sitting on the vent, looking at the people below.
Shen Heng opened his arms: “Don’t be afraid, jump down, and I will catch you.”
“…” Du Yan was not afraid of this height, he was just a little confused: “Where does this staircase lead to? It doesn’t look like there is a way out?”
“Rooftop.” Shen Heng said: “Come down.”
Seeing that the other party was confident, Du Yan did not ask any more questions and just let go and jumped down.
When Du Yan fell into Shen Heng’s arms, the other party’s arms didn’t even move. He paused for a moment and found that the other party had no intention of letting go, so he struggled slightly and said: “Put me down, isn’t it too heavy?”
Shen Heng smiled and said: “Little friend, your weight is about the same as a cat to me.”
Du Yan asked: “What is a cat?”
Shen Heng said: “A very cute creature.”
“Okay, now is not the time for idle chat. Let me go.” Du Yan emphasized again.
Unexpectedly, Shen Heng used more force in his arms to hold Du Yan in his arms: “You are too slow. There is still some distance from here to the rooftop. I will carry you up there.”
Before Du Yan could say anything, he suddenly felt a sense of weightlessness. Shen Heng actually ran directly on the stairwell at such a fast speed that Du Yan could not even see the objects passing in flash.
In just a moment, the two of them reached the end of the stairs and the top of the building.
Shen Heng kicked open the tightly locked door and walked onto the rooftop carrying Du Yan.
The Resource Trading Center was a pre-war building that was very well preserved. However, there were not many people now, and the entire building was less than half occupied.
It seems that no one had been on this rooftop for a long time. Looking out from here, one can almost see the whole view of Homeland No. 1. The neat and orderly green home of Pure Ones inside the light curtain and the chaotic and yellow sandy scene outside the light curtain form a sharp contrast.
Du Yan just casually glanced at the scenery inside the light curtain without any nostalgia. Because for him, life inside the light curtain was far from as beautiful as it seemed on the surface.
He saw Shen Heng stop and struggled again: “Can you let me down now?”
Unexpectedly, Shen Heng still shook his head: “It’s not time yet, wait for me to take you away from here.”
Du Yan looked at the sky and said: “You are quite impressive. Did you ask a friend to fly a flying vehicle to pick you up?”
Shen Heng said: “I have no friends.”
“…” Du Yan asked again: “Is that an automatic flying vehicle?”
Shen Heng finally smiled and said: “You really don’t understand Infected. We don’t need to use mechanical things. We can just jump in directly.”
Du Yan has lived in the same place since he was a child. The only thing he knows about Infected is that they are hundreds of times stronger than the Pure Ones, but he knows nothing else.
His eyes widened in surprise: “Jump down? Won’t you fall to death from such a high place?”
Shen Heng soothed him softly: “Trust me, it’s okay. If you’re scared, just close your eyes, and we’ll be there soon.”
Now was not the time to chat. Seeing Du Yan nodded, Shen Heng opened his long coat and wrapped Du Yan inside to prevent the strong airflow generated by the rapid advance from cracking the boy’s fair skin.
After completing the preparations, Shen Heng took a few steps back and ran forward. His last step landed firmly on the edge of the roof, crushing a large chunk of the concrete floor.
The rubble fell straight down, and Shen Heng flew away like an eagle spreading its wings. Homeland No. 1 was once the most prosperous city on earth, and the surrounding buildings were relatively well preserved.
Shen Heng used the tall buildings as leverage points, stepped on the top of the tall buildings when he landed, and then leaped away into the distance.
In the deserted concrete forest, a black shadow was moving away from the light curtain at a speed barely visible to the naked eye.
The Resource Trading Center building was almost invisible. Shen Heng slowed down. He was a little worried about Du Yan. He didn’t know if the boy, who looked so fragile, would be afraid.
As soon as Shen Heng lowered his head, he met a pair of beautiful eyes, which were full of excitement and disbelief, but not fear.
Shen Heng couldn’t help but laugh and stopped to ask: “Aren’t you afraid? Do you want to take a break?”
Du Yan said: “I was a little scared at the beginning, but later, I felt it was getting more and more exciting. It is said that before the nuclear war, there was a sport called gliding or parachuting, which must have felt the same way.”
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