125: Chapter 125 Escape from Death! Goodbye!

"Thud!"

A muffled sound, like a sledgehammer striking a quilt, echoed from within the pipe.

The entire pipe merely shuddered slightly; not even a single pebble fell.

Lanna was stunned.

That's it?

All thunder and no rain?

Just as she was about to poke her head out to mock him, a powerful gust of air, carrying the scent of soil and grass, surged in from underground!

Lanna felt a surge of joy and scrambled over, tumbling and crawling.

She saw that the previous drill hole had been blown open into a small opening.

The hole was just big enough for one person to pass through!

The sound of water!

It was the sound of water!

Crystal clear!

The Chef had really done it!

The "Cleaner" hadn't been triggered; this was nothing short of a demolition miracle!

"Thud!"

A muffled sound, like a sledgehammer striking a quilt, echoed from within the pipe.

The entire pipe merely shuddered slightly; not even a single pebble fell.

Lanna was stunned.

That's it?

All thunder and no rain? Just as she was about to poke her head out to mock him, a powerful gust of air, carrying the scent of soil and grass, surged in from underground!

Lanna felt a surge of joy and scrambled over, tumbling and crawling.

She saw that the previous drill hole had been blown open into a small opening. The hole was just big enough for one person to pass through!

The sound of water!

It was the sound of water!

Crystal clear!

The Chef had really done it!

The "Cleaner" hadn't been triggered; this was nothing short of a demolition miracle!

Lanna looked at Qin Feng excitedly, her eyes filled with the ecstasy of having survived a disaster.

This enemy was quite strong!

At this moment.

Qin Feng was frowning, looking down below the hole.

The hole was at least fifteen meters above the water surface below, equivalent to a five-story building.

And that so-called "artificial underground river" was actually a roaring underground torrent. The murky water churned with whirlpools, emitting a deafening roar.

If an ordinary person fell down there, never mind finding an exit; it would be a blessing from their ancestors just to avoid being smashed unconscious against the rock wall on the spot.

Qin Feng glanced back at Lanna.

The woman still had an excited, silly grin on her face as she limped toward him, her azure blue eyes shimmering with a light called "hope."

Qin Feng weighed his options.

Take her along? She was a burden; not killing her was already the greatest mercy.

Killing her was actually a pretty good idea, after all, it was military merit.

Still, the Bear Country beauty had provided some small assistance, so...

Forget it, why overthink it?

We were just passing acquaintances; I saved you once, you helped me once, we're even.

Whether you survive or not is up to your own fate.

"Goodbye to you."

Qin Feng waved at Lanna, using clear and standard Dragon Country language.

After speaking, he didn't even give Lanna time to react, turned around, and leaped from the opening, like a stone thrown into a torrent, without hesitation.

"You..."

Lanna's smile froze on her face.

Her mind went blank; she didn't understand what that Dragon Country phrase meant at all, but Qin Feng's decisive leap off the cliff explained everything.

He... he just left like that?

He left her all alone here?!

This bastard! Liar! Robber!

Lanna was trembling with rage, nearly unable to catch her breath.

She had hoped that with the intelligence in her head, she could continue to trade with this mysterious Chef and have him take her along to escape.

But now, he wasn't playing with her at all!

The most important thing was that her bag had also been swiped by this bastard!

She looked at the bottomless, roaring river below, and a bone-chilling cold rose from the bottom of her heart.

Jump, or not jump?

Jump, and it's nine deaths and one life.

Don't jump, stay here, and it's certain death!

"Damn Chef! You just wait!"

Lanna gritted her teeth, dragged her injured leg, and a flash of determination crossed her eyes.

She closed her eyes and plunged headlong into the icy, bone-chilling torrent.

...

"Splash!"

The moment Qin Feng smashed into the water, a massive impact nearly knocked him unconscious.

The river water was icy and bone-chilling, and the current was unimaginably fast. Beneath the surface, undercurrents surged, filled with unseen reefs and whirlpools.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully escaping the underground facility. The Life and Death Escape mission has been initiated!]

[The system has detected that the host's desire to survive is off the charts. As a reward, you have been granted [Prosthetic Skin Selection Card] x1. Please claim it as soon as possible!]

In his mind, the system's prompt sounded at an inopportune time.

"Choose your head!"

Qin Feng nearly cursed; he couldn't even stabilize his body right now, let alone have time to look at some damn skin.

Fortunately, his breath-holding skills from his previous life were top-tier, so he steeled himself, relaxed his body completely, and let the raging river wrap around him, drifting downstream with the turbulent undercurrent.

This way, he could conserve energy and use the water flow to conceal his form, avoiding detection by any potential surveillance equipment.

In the darkness, he felt like a sock in a washing machine, being repeatedly scrubbed, slapped, and pulled by the water.

Countless times, his head struck hard rocks; if not for the metal prosthetic supporting him, his brains would have been splattered long ago.

He didn't know how much time had passed; his consciousness began to blur, and he sank into total darkness.

...

He didn't know how much time had passed.

Qin Feng sat up abruptly and discovered he was lying on a patch of soft sandy riverbank.

It was already dark; a waning moon hung in the sky, surrounded by an unfamiliar dense forest, and the air was filled with the scent of damp soil.

He glanced at the system time.

[Dragon Country Time: 2:17 AM]

He had actually been unconscious for a full four hours!

[Danger Perception!]

Qin Feng immediately activated the skill to carefully check the danger level of his surroundings.

Everything was safe.

This allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief, and he couldn't help but bring up the red treasure book to check his specific location.

"Damn it..."

Qin Feng couldn't help but curse.

Looking at the map, he had appeared in an area of Yang Country called "Red Maple Valley."

And this "Red Maple Valley" was over eight hundred kilometers away from the Dragon Country border in a straight line!

Not only had he not been washed back to the Dragon Country, but the river had carried him further and further away, all the way into the heart of Yang Country!

Now he was in big trouble.

The road back had instantly soared from difficulty mode to hell mode.

In desperation, he remembered the skin card rewarded by the system.

[Prosthetic Skin Selection Card]

He opened the system store, and a flashy skin selection interface popped up.

[Golden War God Limited Edition: Pure 24K gold-plated shell, inlaid with eighty-eight South African diamonds, comes with a sparkling effect in sunlight, fully displaying the dominance of a king!]

[Cyberpunk Neon Style: Built-in LED strips, customizable RGB lighting effects, supports music rhythm, making you the brightest kid in the club!]

[Tough Guy Pink Hello Kitty Collaboration: ...]

The corner of Qin Feng's eye twitched uncontrollably.

"What is all this? System, do you have some misunderstanding of the word 'skin'?"

He suppressed the urge to complain, flipped through the list rapidly, and finally found the most normal-looking option at the very end.

[Perfect Camouflage · Bionic Skin (Military Special Edition)]

[Introduction: Uses the latest generation of memory polymer materials, capable of perfectly simulating human skin texture, pores, color, and even temperature. Built-in micro-neural sensors can synchronize with the host's neural signals to achieve tactile feedback. Can shield 99.9% of conventional medical scanning equipment, including X-rays, CT scans, etc.]

This is the one!

Qin Feng chose to confirm without hesitation.

The next second, he felt a tingling warmth spread from his metal right leg.

He looked down and saw a layer of flesh-colored film, as if it had a life of its own, spreading rapidly over his prosthetic limb.

Skin texture, tiny hairs, and even a few faint scars were generated, making it almost indistinguishable from his other intact leg.

He reached out and touched it; it was warm and delicate, and he could even feel the pressure of his fingertips.

This kind of technology was, at best, just a drizzle.

But on Blue Star, it was heaven-defying technology and the best camouflage.

Just as he was studying his new skin, Ghost suddenly started barking again, emitting a low warning sound toward the riverbank not far away.

Qin Feng's eyes narrowed; he stood up immediately and looked in the direction of Ghost's gaze.

Under the moonlight, in the shallow water area by the riverbank, a dark shadow was lying on a floating piece of wood, motionless.

That military uniform, now soaked by the river water to the point where its color was unrecognizable... that iconic blonde hair...

Qin Feng's pupils contracted sharply.

It was Lanna!