Chapter 423 - 390: Rescue 3
Tap tap tap...
Crisp footsteps echoed through the empty corridor. The black metal surface reflected a pale green fluorescence, dim and blurry.
Merrill ran at the front, glancing at the wristwatch on her arm as she ran. It was a regular electronic watch, but with a small column of mercury added to one side, resembling a thermometer. At the moment, the column of mercury was slowly descending, having passed a little more than halfway, about one third remaining.
A ring of pale green dots fluttered around Merrill like fireflies. The pale green fluorescent light emanated from these dots, and at the same time, a pale green barrier spread out from these points of light, enveloping everyone.
"How much farther?" Lin You asked, running through the base and feeling an inexplicable shiver. "Why does it feel like it’s been forever..."
"Shouldn’t be much further now, just a few hundred meters," Cheng Guang said, pulling out a compact mirror and checking it. The mirror clearly displayed their current location and the target point. "According to the location of Kelan’s Energy Scepter that we sensed and combined together, we should be almost there."
"The barrier can hold for another twenty minutes; we need to pick up the pace," Merrill whispered.
"Wait!!" Suddenly, Chris called out.
Four people and a cat came to a screeching halt and stopped in their tracks.
Gradually, the four figures faded quickly, finally disappearing into the air.
Then, a series of footsteps came slowly from a branch corridor up ahead. As the footsteps neared, two people dressed in white research attire walked towards them. They were a man and a woman, seemingly engaged in deep discussion, both appearing very absorbed.