"What should we do? I seem to have read in a book that for any highly aggressive creatures, the stronger their abilities, the stronger their vengefulness. If we're targeted by them, it might be really hard to get away. No matter if we can escape or not, we must leave this place. Otherwise, what can we do?"
I directly patted Fatty on the shoulder. "Come on, snap out of it."
Fatty's arm had been scratched just now. Seeing this situation, he clearly knew that if he didn't die this time, he'd probably lose half his life.
He was very angry. At the same time this happened, he glared at the culprit.
Under the girl's aggrieved gaze, he stepped on the accelerator.
With a screech, the car rushed forward. The car, which had originally had a perfectly intact exterior, was now in a miserable state.
I didn't say a word. I swallowed hard and looked at the little girl beside me. "Are you okay?"
Hualian'er was obviously startled. She rubbed her eyes and still shook her head aggrievedly.
This aggrieved little look made me feel quite sorry for her. I just didn't know if this girl was really aggrieved or just scared.
"You'll understand in the future."
I reached out to ruffle her hair, but she turned away, not accepting my gesture.
She first gave me a disdainful look, and then the car stopped in a place where there were no bats chasing after us.
"Wait a minute. Where have we driven to?"
When the car was speeding away to avoid the things behind us, we didn't pay any attention to the navigation map. We just drove forward desperately.
We passed several forks in the road and chose the hidden alleys. Strangely enough, after taking a few detours, we actually managed to escape from the clutches of those bugs.
When it got dark, we stood in the jungle, looking at each other blankly. The mountain path ahead was blocked. That meant that after all those twists and turns, we had ended up in a dead end.
What could we do? After thinking for a long time, we decided to first clear a relatively safe area to take a rest.
We originally wanted to rest in the car, but the space in the car for four people was really not enough. Moreover, there were so many disgusting corpses.
We picked out all the corpses and burned them on the ground. The stench filled the air.
Looking at these big white, furry bugs, I thought of their ferocious looks and felt that they had a resemblance to a certain kind of white bat.
If these things were really like bats, then why were there such strange statues on the mountain walls? Could there be something unknown in the nearby mountains?
I looked at Fatty's injured arm, and a sense of unease grew in my heart. This kind of premonition of unease had always been quite useful to me.
Fatty swallowed hard, turned to look into my eyes, and whispered, "Are you okay?"
I shook my head, took out the disinfectant from my bag, and took Fatty's hand.
It was not until I saw it that I was shocked. On Fatty's originally rather thick arm, there was already some greasy blood oozing out, which looked extremely terrifying.
Hualian'er was still a bit kind - hearted. Seeing Fatty like this, she felt a bit uncomfortable and lowered her head embarrassedly.
"Sorry, Brother Fatty. I didn't do it on purpose."
Fatty ruffled the little girl's hair and, rarely, waved his hand generously. "It's nothing. Your Fatty Uncle is a real man. What's there to be afraid of? Anyway, let's just let it go this time. But don't do this again in the future. Do you understand?"
Hualian'er nodded. She stared at the thing in her hand, her expression struggling slightly. Then, she gritted her teeth and took out a small vial from her bag.
"This is a precious item from my master. Here, take it."
Hualian'er took out her dagger and was about to make a cut on Fatty's arm. Fatty let out a yell and dodged, but was firmly held down by someone.
Hualing'er glanced at Fatty. "I'm not doing anything bad to you. This medicine is really good. It'll be a pity if you don't want it."
Seeing Hualian'er like this, I couldn't help but burst out laughing. This little girl seemed quite interesting.
"What are you laughing at?"
The little girl gave me a disdainful look, then carefully looked at Fatty. "Are you okay?"
Fatty also gave a disdainful snort. "I'm fine. I'm not hurt at all. But your Fatty Uncle will only forgive you this once. If there's a next time, your Fatty Uncle won't indulge you, little girl."
Hualian'er mumbled something in a low voice and then nodded. Maybe she really couldn't bear it. When the medicine was sprinkled on Fatty's arm, it was obvious that some of the congestion was gradually solidifying.
"Are you okay?"
I didn't say a word, but Fatty obviously paused for a moment.
"What's that?" Fatty swallowed hard and whispered.
Seeing his greedy look, I couldn't help but laugh. I walked over and whispered, "It's nothing. Guess."
A rabbit suddenly appeared in a place where it shouldn't have. The little girl beside us also wanted to laugh.
I patted Fatty on the shoulder. "You really can't change your old ways."
Fatty immediately got angry when he heard this. "Hey, you can't talk nonsense. What do you mean by 'can't change your old ways'?"
I shook my head, took out the vacuum - packed roasted rabbit meat, and handed it to Fatty. "Here, eat. You're the patient."
Then I looked at Police Officer Chen, who was silent. We had fought side by side with him just now, so even if there had been some unpleasantness before, we'd temporarily let it go.
I patted him on the shoulder. "Brother, you've worked hard."
Police Officer Chen also turned to look at me, then smiled. "You too. You've worked hard."
"See? Isn't this great? We're all good brothers."
Fatty swaggered over and plopped down on the side. While staring blankly at his injured arm, he stuffed the food into his mouth.
We set up some safety measures around the area, simply opened our sleeping bags, and prepared to go to sleep. We would take turns keeping watch in shifts. Of course, the girls would have some advantages.
I couldn't help but laugh when I saw Fatty like this.
"What's with your reaction?"
Fatty looked at the girl with a very strange expression. That look made not only the girl but also me want to hit him.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Sure enough, the girl got angry.
"Nothing. I just think you're a strange girl. One moment you seem to be at odds with your Fatty Uncle, and the next moment you're so nice."
The girl's expression changed constantly. I thought to myself that you're even more straightforward than me.
I pushed Fatty. "She's just embarrassed. After all, she's caused us a lot of trouble, right? But don't worry, little sister. This guy never really minds these things."