29. Containers of Outer Gods
"Oh my God, what are you doing bringing this thing back?"
The people who were inspecting their belongings looked at the soul-sucking lamp with numb scalp.
Qili said strangely: "Isn't this thing a superior material?"
"Of course not!"
The goblin raised the soul-absorbing lamp and threw it to the ground.
"Click~"
The cylindrical lamp shattered, and a large ball of will-o'-the-wisps like fireflies floated out. After being solidified by the magic in the air, they turned into crystal blocks and fell, falling all over the floor.
The goblin picked up the crystals on the ground and put them in a cloth bag.
"Okay, this is the advanced material you want - soul crystal!"
"Didn't your instructor teach you?"
Qili thought about the class carefully and replied honestly: "No."
"This is outrageous!"
The captain of the sentry who was smoking beside said with a smile: "Don't blame them. Haven't you noticed that they are still novices? They have no time to learn that knowledge."
He turned his head and glanced at the girl again, "You are really not afraid of death. You are so low-level that you dare to provoke such a thing."
Qili recalled the thrilling battle just now and said with fear, "I will never dare to do it again in the future."
At this time, Lin Feng came out weakly after treatment.
The captain blew out a smoke ring and said to him a little heavily: "I have already investigated what you asked for just now, and the result is not very satisfactory. You must be mentally prepared."
Lin Feng lowered his gaze, "How many people have returned?"
"Only 44 people have returned from Black Earth in the past few days, and the number of people belonging to your mission team is only half..."
Lin Feng and Qili's hearts suddenly sank.
In the end, only more than 20 people out of more than 400 people came back. It would be an understatement to say that their entire army was wiped out.
"Ahem!" The captain coughed and added in a tone that he didn't quite believe: "Perhaps, there are still many people like you who haven't come back."
But how could Lin Feng, who had just returned from that place, not know how low the probability was.
In the land that had been fought over for more than ten years, there were a lot of ghosts that had not been cleaned up. They almost had a narrow escape after getting lost there. They were lucky enough to come across an abandoned farm, and then they were able to find the road back.
Lin Feng was silent for a moment and asked, "Can I see the list?"
The captain pondered for a moment, perhaps out of pity for their plight, "Okay, but don't talk about it everywhere, especially those who are missing. As long as they haven't been confirmed dead in action, you must not tell their relatives the results in advance."
The two people immediately leaned over to look at the radar-like screen.
"This is the 17th. You can check the date and registered entry records below."
Lin Feng, who has experience in computer operation, quickly figured out the system. Their names appeared in the latest records. He flipped back until the day they set off, but he still didn't see those two names.
Lin Feng, who was already feeling uneasy, began to check the entry and exit records of other sentry towers.
Still nothing...
After reading them all, Qili's voice became dull.
"Brother Lin Feng..."
The captain of the sentry quickly said: "Hey, don't jump to conclusions casually. The records I have here can't explain anything. You have to go back and read the report to know the final result."
Lin Feng lowered his head, remained silent for a moment and said, "Let's go."
After packing up their belongings, they said goodbye to everyone in the sentry tower, and their depressed figures slowly disappeared from everyone's sight.
The elf archer turned around and said with a bit of complaint: "I told you not to show the records to others casually."
The captain said sarcastically: "I will make them feel better in the future."
...
After walking on the rugged road for a long time, they finally returned to the city with their physically and mentally exhausted bodies.
The priest on duty recovered the four palms carrying the holy seal and said silently: "Thank you for your hard work."
"Any news from anyone else?"
The guard raised his head and looked at the two of them, "Do you know, it's the two of you who have lost contact that are the most worrying."
Qili's eyes suddenly glowed, "You mean, the other survivors are still in contact!?"
"Yes."
Knowing what they were going to ask, the priest immediately said: "Don't worry, your teammates are all alive and well, and they have even completed the rescue mission."
Looking at the sky outside the city, he said: "The news came back in the morning that they took 891 dwarves to hide in a farm to avoid the rain, and the second support team has already arrived."
Qili turned around excitedly, "Brother Lin Feng, sister and the others are fine!"
"Yeah." Lin Feng was also very excited, but for some reason, he just smiled slightly in the end.
The cleric stood up and said, "Okay, no more talking, let's start checking your pollution now."
In a semicircular metal container, Lin Feng hugged his body and curled up in the liquid, silently enduring the penetration of the holy water.
"50% pollution value is incredible..."
After the holy healer recorded some information, he stepped forward and knocked on the glass and said, "You can come out now."
Lin Feng, who must have said hello and came out to wipe his body, suddenly felt like a light on his back.
"How are my teammates doing?"
The holy healer leaned over the instrument and checked it for a moment, "Bekla Qili, her physical body pollution value is 17%, but her mental state is not abnormal. It will only take two days to cleanse her."
Fortunately, it's only two days...
Lin Feng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Compared with some people in the temple who had been sealed away for decades, she was really lucky.
"And you..."
The Holy Healer said with a complicated expression: "It's true that people like you have never happened before. They seem to be fearless of pollution, but once it gets out of control, the disaster will be devastating."
"You must not take this as a boast and tell others nonsense. You must know that all major disasters that have happened in the shelter were caused by people like you."
"You know what people call people like you behind your back?"
"The evil god's container..."
Lin Feng fell completely silent and nodded slowly after a long while.
"Well, I understand."
Lin Feng walked out of several tightly guarded checkpoints with a heavy heart. When he returned to the city, he looked up at the sky and sighed inexplicably.
"It turns out I still have this effect..."
After pondering for a long time, he calmed down, found the direction and was about to go home.
Outside the empty checkpoint, a woman in martial arts uniform sat cross-legged on the ground with her eyes closed, her shoulders wet with morning dew, and she had been waiting here for who knows how long.
It's my sister...
His heart beat uncontrollably, and Lin Feng walked over step by step with his scalp numb due to the inexplicable panic that occupied his heart.
Lin Yue suddenly opened her eyes, and tears slowly fell from the corners of her eyes. She stood up expressionlessly, raised her hand and slapped him across the face.
But her palm stopped when it was about to touch her face. After all, she was reluctant to stop.
Seeing this, Lin Feng quickly threw himself into his sister's arms.
"I'm back!"
...
After returning home, he ate serious food for the first time in a long time.
Chapter completed!