Humans Shrunk 100 Times

Chapter 169: Journey Home

Since joining the Green Tablet, Liang Yan had never felt this powerless before.

As a member of the rescue team, whenever they encountered survivors in the past, those people would cling to them, crying and refusing to let go. As for occasional casualties, they were mostly caused by adverse environments.

He didn't agree with Xin Ping's so-called "probe" technique. If the opponent hadn't reacted quickly to that strike, it might have resulted in fatalities.

However, as a support ability user, he always felt inferior when facing combat-type ability users. Many times, they simply wouldn't listen to him.

He had never liked Xin Ping's personality.

Too self-centered.

But he didn't want things to end up like this either.

Combat-type ability users like Xin Ping were also rare resources within the Green Tablet, and the loss of any member was a loss to the entire organization.

"The Green Tablet's goal is the future of all humankind. Why are you only thinking about yourself..."

Liang Yan murmured to the unconscious Xin Ping, then took out something like a capsule from his pocket and carefully unscrewed it.

He focused his gaze on Xin Ping.

In the next moment, Xin Ping's body suddenly disappeared from where he stood.

Liang Yan closed the capsule again, treasured it, and put it back into his pocket.

Standing up, he looked through the hole that Chen Mu had opened, sighing to himself, "At least make it out alive within the next 24 hours."

Then he crawled out of the hole.

...

The journey home was always enjoyable.

Chen Mu completed the mission in excess, not only obtaining lubricant oil but also getting aluminum alloy, which was extremely useful for him. He also found the soap that He Ying had been longing for.

Of course, the biggest gain was recruiting three new members, all awakened individuals with relatively practical abilities.

They ran for a while until Yu Yuan could no longer keep up, and they stopped.

"Senior," the chubby one panted, hands on his knees, and asked intermittently, "Who were those two just now?"

"The Green Tablet, currently the largest organization in our school," Chen Mu didn't hide anything, knowing that these things would be known sooner or later after they returned.

"That name sounds terrible, not as cool as our Qiming," Yu Yuan said righteously, showing no signs of insincerity.

"Is the Green Tablet an evil organization?" Li Bo asked.

Chen Mu pondered for a moment and said, "I don't think so."

"Are they our enemies?"

"Not for now, but who knows about the future."

"Even if they're enemies, we'll definitely win, right, Senior?" Yu Yuan said cheerfully.

Chen Mu was caught off guard by this question, then smiled and said, "Of course."

Yu Yuan felt a little embarrassed and asked, "Senior, why didn't you mention that you have superpowers too from the beginning?"

"Well... you didn't ask."

"This..." Yu Yuan was speechless, then turned to He Ying with a smile, "What about you, Senior Sister?"

At that moment, they happened to reach the staircase.

Seeing the gap that had previously hindered their descent, Yu Yuan and his two companions displayed expressions of hesitation.

Without saying a word, He Ying swiftly jumped down one step, surprising the three of them.

Yu Yuan hurriedly approached the edge of the step and looked down.

He saw He Ying's body gliding gracefully in an arc, landing lightly without even showing a crouching posture.

"So, this is Senior Sister's ability?"

The three of them looked envious.

"Let's go, we'll go down too."

Chen Mu walked to the edge of the step and said to Zhou Xuliang, "Bring out that piece of aluminum alloy."

Ding-ding-dang-dang, a few small parts fell to the ground.

Chen Mu casually fused them together, turning them into a block of aluminum alloy.

Up until this moment, the three of them still weren't clear about Chen Mu's specific ability, and they all looked at him with surprise and curiosity.

Soon, a metal slide rod leading straight to the next step stood upright.

"Slide down," Chen Mu urged them.

"What? It's so high?"

"It looks high, but actually, even if you jump directly, nothing will happen."

"Don't trick us, Senior. It's several floors high."

"That's why I'm asking you to slide down along the rod. Otherwise, should I help you and throw you down?" Chen Mu couldn't be bothered to explain further since they would know that the falling damage now was nothing to worry about once they tried it.

"No, no, no."

The three of them gritted their teeth and approached the slide Chen Mu created.

This slide was made of aluminum alloy, which, as the lightest metal in daily life, still had excellent hardness and strength indicators. It was practically tailor-made for Chen Mu.

Aluminum alloy has a density of about 2.7, whereas even after reducing the weight, stainless steel still has a density of nearly 4.0. That's why Chen Mu was determined to find aluminum alloy.

Although Yu Yuan was timid, he was the oldest among the three, so even though he was reluctant, he had no choice but to go first.

He clung to the slide like a koala, with his body hanging at the top of the slide, not moving.

"Loosen your grip a bit."

"I'm afraid of falling too fast."

"Don't worry, don't use your past experiences with this. Be bold and let go."

However, such a thing cannot be accepted with just a few words.

After waiting for a full two minutes, He Ying below was getting a little impatient, and only then did Yu Yuan finally manage to land successfully.

They were at the stairs on the east side of Teaching Building 3. They deliberately avoided the closer stairs on the west side to avoid being caught up by Liang Yan from behind.

Otherwise, just this waste of time alone would be enough for someone to catch up.

After Yu Yuan landed, excitedly he shouted to his two companions, "Senior was right, it's easy to slide down!"

Li Bo and Zhou Xuliang exchanged glances and then also slid down the rod successfully.

If it weren't for the fact that there were simply too many steps, Chen Mu would have wanted to jump down step by step. Although the falling damage now was minimal, Chen Mu still didn't want to take unnecessary risks. After all, even people walking on flat ground could die from a fall.

Of course, He Ying was an exception.

If it wasn't for waiting for the other four, with her ability, she could have descended the stairs in almost no time.

Overall, going down the stairs was much easier than going up.

It took just a little over an hour.

The five of them reached the ground floor smoothly.

By now, the sun had already started to tilt westward.

"Do we want to take a rest before continuing?" He Ying asked.

"We won't be able to make it back today anyway. We might as well stay here for the night."

"Mm."

They found a corner, and Chen Mu once again had Zhou Xuliang bring out the aluminum alloy.

He placed his hand against the metal block.

In the next moment.

The aluminum alloy seemed to inflate and slowly expanded.

Not long after.

A simple room took shape. Chen Mu embedded the bottom of the room into the ground before inviting the others inside.

While Yu Yuan and the others curiously explored the room, Chen Mu discussed with He Ying about taking turns to keep watch. Unlike when they arrived, this time they knew that there were Green Tablet members searching nearby, so Chen Mu didn't dare to be careless.

A quiet night passed.

The next morning, in the early dawn, Chen Mu, who had been on night duty, woke the others up.

Yu Yuan rubbed his sore body and couldn't help but miss the comfort of his cigarette and soft bed.

After they packed up, they set off again.

...

At the same time.

Somewhere on the campus.

A small figure was walking briskly towards the rising sun. As he was walking on the grass, the uneven ground caused him to stumble occasionally.

But his walking speed was not slow, as if he had already gotten used to such terrain.

Liang Yan wiped his sweat, first glanced at the position of the sun, and then looked towards the tall and sturdy flagpole on the playground not far away.

Then, he let out a long sigh of relief.

They should be able to make it in time.

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