Ling Cage: I come from Hisakawa

Chapter 258 Exploring the Spaceship
"Donnie, why are you so stubborn?" Penny said, gripping the metal frame by the car window. "The car almost flipped over, and you're still keeping such a long face."

"You really don't like me at all?"

"Donnie".

Please answer me carefully.

Donnie fell silent.

After a long pause, he whispered, "I'm sorry, but I don't know what it feels like to like someone."

Penny's eyes lit up.

She lowered her voice: "You don't know, but I do."

"When you like someone, your heart races when you see them, you want to laugh when you're with them, you're afraid they'll get hurt, and you feel uncomfortable when you see them with other girls."

Every word is full of emotion.

As Donnie listened to Penny's words, his steely heart gradually softened.

He sighed softly, "Let's talk about it when we get back. Let's finish the mission first."

Penny's eyes widened, her face filled with joy.

Although Downey didn't give her a direct response, this can be considered a response as well.

A small team arrived at the hatch of the starship.

The hatch is open.

At the time of the disaster, passengers were entering the starship through this hatch.

Mark and Ran Bing got off the bus first.

"The reconnaissance team will go in first. The engineering team will check the spaceship's energy supply and see if the facilities on the spaceship are still usable. The transport team will stay put and wait for the reconnaissance team to find out the internal situation of the spaceship," Ran Bing calmly instructed.

"Yes, Captain Ran Bing!"

"Understood! Captain Ran Bing!"

"Roger that, Captain Ran Bing!"

Everyone responded in unison.

Ran Bing looked emotional.

team leader--

I never imagined that one day she would become a Hunter Commander.

She thought she would be Mark's adjutant for life, until one day she was killed in battle.

The hunters entered the spaceship with light steps.

There were no lights inside the spaceship; it was pitch black after only a few meters inside. The only way to see was by the flashlights on the guns. If anything happened, there would be no time to react.

Everyone was on high alert.

Every mission involves sacrifices, but no one wants to be the first to die in this mission.

"There is a lot of fleshy soil inside the spaceship. So far, we have not found any traces of the Spine Worm or the Devouring Beast. However, the spaceship is too big. We have only explored a part of the area so we cannot rule out the possibility that they exist."

The investigation team sent back intelligence.

Meanwhile, the engineering team also completed its preliminary analysis.

"The spaceship's energy supply is not a problem, but the wiring is severely aging. In addition, the Devouring Beasts destroyed many structures when the disaster broke out, so there are not many usable areas in the spaceship now."

"I suggest leaving the things inside the spaceship untouched if possible, as it might cause a big commotion and alert the Devouring Beasts prematurely."

Ran Bing nodded slightly.

She commanded, "Everyone come in, stay alert, move the padding, and don't touch anything."

After saying that, she set an example by stepping into the spaceship.

Mark followed closely behind.

He watched Ran Bing's retreating figure, a look of admiration on his face.

On the lighthouse, no one understood Ran Bing better than him. In fact, Ran Bing had long been capable of handling things on her own, but she usually kept a low profile.

The hunters ventured deeper into the spaceship.

The roadside was covered in mud, with men and women, experienced and inexperienced, all in different positions.

Some people walked forward normally, some hugged and kissed, and some knelt on the ground as if trying to escape something.

“So much flesh and soil,” Ran Bing whispered. Mark nodded slightly: “When the disaster broke out, they were completely unprepared. They just couldn’t tell what had happened, what kind of Devouring Beasts they had encountered, or how they lost their life essence.”

Most of the succulents are in normal condition.

Unlike the previous visit to the core ecological area, where there were bear-eating beasts nearby, Rou Tu put his hands in front of his face and made a pushing motion.

If Bai Yuekui were here, she would immediately know what had happened.

King-level Devouring Beast!

Only a king-level Devouring Beast possesses the ability to absorb the life essence of so many people at once.

The ability to remotely and over a wide area plunder life essence, even turning healthy humans without any wounds into flesh and dirt, is a unique ability of the King-level Devouring Beast.

Mana Ecology does not want humans to leave Earth.

Life-generating material that has left Earth is very difficult to recover, especially for those who have gone far away. It may never be recovered, which is equivalent to cutting flesh off the Mana ecosystem.

The life source material from the germination of source material seeds is a renewable resource, while source material seeds are a precious, non-renewable resource.

This cycle has resulted in the loss of a batch of source matter seeds, and in each subsequent cycle, a batch of life source matter will be lost. These losses accumulate and are absolutely not to be ignored.

Just as this interstellar spaceship was about to set sail, a king-level Devouring Beast visited the place and immediately collected all the life essence and seeds.

Mana Ecology deliberately timed its arrival precisely.

Donnie swallowed the word "dust" that was on the tip of his tongue.

Penny said on his behalf, "Everyone, walk faster, don't touch the fleshy dirt in the corridor."

With the three laws of conduct recently abolished, many people haven't yet adjusted their habits, and Downey is one of them.

"Okay, thank you." 4068 walked past Penny with his head held high.

Penny smiled.

Donnie took a deep breath: "Thanks. You'll have to watch over them later, or I might accidentally say something wrong."

We've been calling them "Dust People" for two or three decades, and suddenly it's become a mistake; it's really hard to change that in a short time.

“Yes, yes, leave it to me. I know what to say. You can stay silent,” Penny said with a smile.

Today is the happiest day of her life.

The three laws were abolished, and she no longer had to perform breeding tasks with others. She confessed her feelings to Donnie, and Donnie even accepted her half-heartedly. Everything was as beautiful as a dream.

When she gets back this time, she'll establish a romantic relationship with Donnie in the old world!
then
Penny's face flushed slightly, burning hot.

Fortunately, the spaceship was dimly lit, and no one saw her expression.

"Let's go, what are you spacing out for?" Donnie shone a flashlight in Penny's face.

Penny snapped out of her daze: "Coming."

The two walked quickly forward.

4068 crept furtively at the back of the group, scrutinizing the wrists of each fleshy creature, as if searching for something.

Suddenly, he spotted his target.

His face lit up with joy, and he strode into the pile of flesh and dirt, arriving next to a large, bloated piece of flesh and dirt.

4068 set its sights on a mechanical watch on the wrist of this fleshy creature.

He reached out and wiped the dust off the watch strap, the alluring golden light catching his eye.

Big gold watch!
Then he wiped the watch face.

Despite being decades old, the watch face remains pristine, with its unique mechanical structure and colorful gemstones creating a stunning effect.

"That's it."

"She definitely won't refuse as an engagement gift between me and 4277."

"Captain Ran Bing, this is Jeff. We have arrived at the entrance to Area B. Please reply upon receipt!"

A strong wind and sandstorm swept through, turning the sky a hazy yellow.

Jeff, a veteran hunter, stood on a high point, trying to call Ran Bing, who had already entered the spaceship.

Only static could be heard from the communicator.

"Oh shit!"

"What kind of weather is this?!"

(End of this chapter)