47: Five Sons of Adam

A distance of about a thousand meters was very close. The moment Xu Jingzhe raised the enchanted blade, his right hand froze in mid-air.

Why... why was he saving them?

Friends? Not really.

If he 'followed' them back to Musileke City, could he survive?

In other words, if he went to Musileke City, could the five of them guarantee his safety? Would they release him once they returned to the High Molecular Compound Zone?

This was an unknown.

He turned to look at Yezi, his eyes complex.

Yezi's unfocused pupils caught the complex emotion in Xu Jingzhe's eyes, mixed with a hint of pleading.

It didn't matter if she died; her sisters couldn't die.

Xu Jingzhe's heart trembled involuntarily. He hardened his resolve and turned his head away.

He was afraid.

Afraid of getting lost in Yezi's gaze and being unable to escape, living a lifetime of guilt.

They weren't the Red Rose Squad; their Night Hunt would never separate.

"Clang!"

The enchanted blade fell to the ground. Xu Jingzhe turned and left, his steps firm.

Then, he started to run. Running with the wind was the direction of freedom.

He needed to find his boss, Big Beard, Third Sister, Bo Qing, Fourth Brother, and Little Loli.

They were 'family'.

Yezi's eyes welled up with tears, which should have overflowed. But because of the Moon Matrix, the tears became a thick, heavy wall.

The five of them closed their eyes in despair.

The Moon Matrix was complete; the energy within them was rapidly depleting. If the trapped enemies didn't die, they couldn't escape until... they were drained dry.

"Ching!"

Even if new scales grew on the surface of its body, it still couldn't stop the enchanted blade from cutting.

It was simpler than cutting through tangled hemp with a sharp knife.

Just two actions.

Pick up the dagger, plunge it into the chest.

The Lizardman—dead!

"Thud" sounds came in succession. The four people fell from mid-air. Yezi's eyes were full of grievance. She bit her lip, and tears streamed down like a flood.

She disregarded her lower body, only wearing three-quarter underwear, and tightly hugged Xu Jingzhe.

She cried uncontrollably.

This impossibly handsome man... he had returned.

Xu Jingzhe's stiff arm gently patted Yezi's back, and he whispered in her ear, "It's alright, it's alright."

Clearly, Yezi was many times stronger than Xu Jingzhe.

The remaining four people silently left, put their clothes back on, and looked at each other.

When Xu Jingzhe left, they wished they could have ground him to dust.

But now he had returned.

Their feelings were different now, a mix of incomprehension and helplessness.

After all, he had saved them.

Yezi's crying subsided, and she fell into a deep sleep, resting on Xu Jingzhe's shoulder. The enchanted ability was too abnormal; she had used her heart's blood to achieve it, essentially trading her lifespan for the 'power' of the enchanted item.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, Lu Xiaoxiao always forbade Yezi from using it.

This also explains why whenever Yezi and Dilisi were in a group and encountered an insurmountable danger, they were always ready to enchant bullets.

The few of them put on their clothes and gathered around.

"Let's go, back to Musileke City." Lu Xiaoxiao's voice carried a hint of detachment.

Xu Jingzhe carried Yezi in a bridal carry, wanting to hand her over to the others, but they all tacitly refused to take her.

They set off.

"Um, we haven't taken the pollution core from that Lizardman yet," Xu Jingzhe reminded them after walking for five minutes.

"Hmph, pollution core. With that slash of yours, the pollution core shattered into pieces," Autumn Cicada sneered.

Right, right, right.

Xu Jingzhe, knowing his place, shut his mouth, held Yezi, and followed behind the others.

Three days later, Yezi could walk on her own, and the six of them returned to Musileke City.

"Is that the Red Rose Squad?" On the first floor, Old Peter licked his lips, asking a question he already knew the answer to.

Lu Xiaoxiao nodded.

"Clang!" A black pipe appeared on the aluminum alloy city gate, with six showerheads on it.

Transparent liquid gushed out, accompanied by a pungent smell.

"People from the High Molecular Compound Zone returning from the Pollution Zone all undergo external disinfection and then drink a special potion to remove the radioactive elements absorbed into their bodies," Yezi explained.

"Then me...?" Xu Jingzhe asked in a very low, worried voice.

"Don't worry, you haven't developed a pollution core in your body yet," Yezi explained.

Xu Jingzhe nodded, but was still worried. He asked in his mind, "Hey, still frozen?"

System: "Ding, not drinking the potion is not a big problem."

After disinfection, the aluminum alloy city gate opened, and the six entered the city.

Old Peter led the way, taking them to a resting room on the first floor.

Lu Xiaoxiao, who was walking at the very front, paused her steps, her relaxed expression suddenly becoming solemn again.

"Boss, what's wrong?" Autumn Cicada and Dilisi asked simultaneously.

"Look over there."

The few of them followed Lu Xiaoxiao's gaze towards the southeast, their expressions all looking a little unpleasant.

The intense gaze, like a long knife cutting into their backs, naturally made the people in the southeast aware.

Five men turned their heads simultaneously, and they were not much worse than Xu Jingzhe, who had been modified by Moon Soil Evolution Fluid Pure Liquid.

They were deeply handsome, charmingly handsome, with a ninety-nine percent—if not one hundred percent—turnaround rate in a crowd.

"Who are they?" Xu Jingzhe asked Yezi.

"Adam Five."

"It's just, we don't know if the ones who came this time are clones or the originals. However, I guess they should be clones; the originals haven't fully grown yet."

Xu Jingzhe wanted to ask more, but was interrupted by Lu Xiaoxiao's voice.

"Peter Han, why are they here?"

Old Peter sighed deeply, saying, "The Moon Soil Evolution Fluid Pure Liquid was lost and used by people from the Pollution Zone. The Cili Squad rendered meritorious service, bringing back the empty bottle that contained the Moon Soil Evolution Fluid, and recorded the appearances of the few people."

"The higher-ups ordered them to catch the few people within a week. Now, half a month has passed, and the little thieves are still at large."

"The high-level officials of Adam City directly sent the Adam Five to resolve this matter." Old Peter shook his head and muttered, "A bloody storm is inevitable. I just hope the squads already in the High Molecular Compound Zone don't encounter them."

Lu Xiaoxiao's deep wound ached faintly, and a hint of gloom flashed in the depths of her eyes. She asked in confusion, "It's just a bottle of Moon Soil Evolution Fluid Pure Liquid; is it worth the Adam Five coming here?"

The Adam Five, whether clones or originals, arriving at Musileke City was equivalent to the highest echelons of Adam City personally arriving, representing the highest authority.

Except for people from top aristocratic families who were fearless, everyone else had to show them deference.

"Miss Lu is right; if it were just a bottle of Moon Soil Evolution Fluid Pure Liquid, it naturally wouldn't be worth it."

"But the higher-ups' plan failed precisely because of the loss of this one bottle of Moon Soil Evolution Fluid Pure Liquid..."

"One Tier 1 mecha was damaged, two Contaminators of over thirty years disintegrated, and one thirty-year-old Contaminator escaped."

"So, that's why..."

Lu Xiaoxiao nodded slightly, then turned to Ming Xixi and said, "Xiao Xi, notify some of the people who are on good terms with us and are hunting Contaminators in the Pollution Zone to return quickly, regardless of whether they receive the information."

The Adam Five were arrogant and overbearing; they would kill 'their own people' too.

And they didn't need any reason.

In Nüwa City, the two teams had once had an unpleasant incident and suffered a loss.

Xu Jingzhe's heart was heavy. From their words, he knew that the Adam Five were very powerful.

Could they escape?

No, he had to return to the Pollution Zone, find his boss and the others, and tell them this news.

Just then, the five men approached, smiling and with graceful bearing.

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