Chapter 354 Do I Look Like a Person to You?

Actually, during the previous few collaborations between the Ability Bureau and Chicks to handle ability crime cases, Lin Nan and Morning Light had encountered scenes like this before.

However, they had never seen Ling Mo personally suit these people up… manifesting battle armor.

At this moment, they unexpectedly began to understand why the people from Chicks exuded an air of absolute confidence and also showed a high loyalty to Chicks itself.

I have to say, if we just consider the battle armor itself, it truly made them envious—this was something even the Ability Bureau wouldn’t be so extravagant to wholesale equipment, yet Ling Mo could easily conjure it up with his abilities and equip all his subordinates. If Lin Nan’s identity wasn’t with the Ability Bureau but rather a member of Chicks, he would probably be willing to stay with this organization until death.

Let’s not mention anything else; just based on what they felt right now, the people from Chicks would definitely experience even more amazing equipment in the future.

As long as Ling Mo had the manifesting power.

In regard to this, Lin Nan and Morning Light didn’t dwell much; whether it was this mission or beyond, Chicks and Ling Mo were their partners, and as allies, they naturally hoped for their strength to grow, as it would benefit them too.

Moreover, even if they had thoughts about it, anyone with a slightly intelligent brain wouldn’t choose to express them at this moment.

The only thing they wanted to complain about… was Chicks’ advertising strategy.

Live streaming the handling of abnormal events from start to finish was something most people wouldn’t even think of.

Until Morning Light was quite curious: “Is there signal for the live stream here?”

“There is, full signal.” On the way to the village, the chubby guy was filming the surroundings with his streaming device while answering.

Lin Nan reminded him: “The previous people lost contact shortly after entering the village; there might be something in the village blocking the signal. If you’re going to live stream, you should also be prepared for that.”

“You don’t need to worry about this,” the chubby guy fiddled with a palm-sized device hanging around his neck, “This thing is a super penetrator, it can let the signal break through almost all barriers and receive information from the outside through all barriers too. High-tech device, cost me quite a few game points.”

If he was going to stream, he wouldn’t even prepare something like that.

Morning Light curiously interjected again: “So how many people are watching the live stream now?”

“Thirteen thousand, maybe more?” The chubby guy said proudly, “I announced this live stream early in the morning; there were already thousands waiting before the broadcast started. This shows that the audience has high hopes for us, brothers, so don’t let them down.”

“Definitely, definitely.” Morning Light nodded with a smile.

After that, the team fell silent.

It seemed that the closer they got to the village, the more intense the tension in the air became, causing everyone to tighten their nerves and lose their desire for idle chatter.

The road leading to the village didn’t have street lights, but their lighting equipment was a hundred-thousand-lumen light bulb provided by Ling Mo—turning the night here into day, thus removing some of the eerie atmosphere.

The road to the village was paved, but it hadn’t been maintained for a long time, making it full of potholes. As soon as they arrived at the village, they saw a small truck blocking the road at the entrance.

Everyone stopped to check around, finding no abnormalities; looking towards the village, there wasn’t a single villager in sight—this was quite normal, after all, who would be roaming around at night?

“This village isn’t small.” Ling Mo surveyed the surroundings, “I suggest we search separately.”

The small mountain village was surrounded by mountains, and the road blocked by the truck was the only way out. The residential buildings were mostly built against the mountain and were quite scattered, and searching for the problem would take a fair amount of time if they stayed together. Splitting up was the most efficient approach.

Then the chubby guy started shouting: “Damn, Old Ling, we agreed not to set flags.”

Usually, when the protagonist team in a movie suggests splitting up, it usually means they are about to get picked off one by one.

“But this is reality, not a movie.” Xia Xinyan chimed in, “Splitting up to investigate is indeed the best way. I suggest dividing into groups of four, each equipped with walkie-talkies, and with that big penetrator, there’s no need to worry about losing contact. If there’s any problem, inform us immediately and we’ll come to rescue.”

“Sounds good,” Morning Light nodded first, “Then let’s go with what you said, but we didn’t bring that many walkie-talkies this time; we’ll need your help.”

“That’s easy,” Ling Mo snapped his fingers, and suddenly there were a bunch of walkie-talkies on the ground, “Take them, there’s one for each.”

The chubby guy was even more conflicted: “Are you sure you want to do this? Shouldn’t we think about it some more?”

Bai Yu shot him a glance: “Are you scared?”

“Scared? Don’t joke, I could never be scared!” The chubby guy immediately went to grab two walkie-talkies, “If we’re splitting up, we’re splitting up! Damn it, whoever’s cowardly is a fool!”

Everyone: “…”

Since that was the case, the others had no objections. After equipping themselves with walkie-talkies, they split into groups of four.

Ling Mo and Xia Xinyan naturally teamed up with the chubby guy and Bai Yu, making them one of the strongest teams in this place—another team was Lin Nan and the others.

They chose the direction towards the small river on the back mountain; there weren’t many houses around, most of the area was fields, and since it was on a slope, the view was quite open.

Standing there looking over the entire village, they could almost see all the group positions at a glance—because each group had brought small solar flashlights, each illuminating one area, turning this place into a bright day.

The chubby guy captured this scene with his streaming device, feeling somewhat emotional: “Pretty spectacular.”

Saying that, he suddenly got a bit overdramatic, turned to Bai Yu, pointed at the village, and smirked self-importantly: “My lady, look, this is the territory I’ve fought to establish for you.”

—Actually, this wasn’t entirely wrong, at least half the people in the mountains were his little brothers.

Bai Yu rolled her eyes.

He had released many mechanical bees earlier to scout the surroundings, which was far more efficient than their physical exploration and could also take care of other groups to prevent any sudden situations.

Thus, they had time to relax.

Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo stood together, admiring the distant scenery.

I have to say, if you disregard what was happening here, this place was really beautiful, with clear waters and green mountains. It absolutely was once a hidden treasure.

It was just a pity… now, such a remote place represented danger.

Xia Xinyan suddenly wondered, in the future, would they ever have the chance to return to such a place and live peacefully again?

Could the cataclysm… really be overcome?

Just at this moment, a hand suddenly landed on her shoulder.

From behind, a very soft voice asked: “Do I look like a person to you?”

   

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