Chapter 5 Chapter 5 (1/2)

Ouroboros

Chapter 5

A drifter suddenly rushing into the forest like a lunatic early in the morning was already unusual.

With the addition that the other party probably suffered from some sort of disease and his appearance was too terrible, everyone present was rendered speechless.

Song Qinglan took the flashlight in Ji Yushi’s hands and turned it off.

Once again falling into darkness, Ji Yushi heard him say, “Alright, I should’ve checked my fortune for today before leaving. To think that we broke the record of being discovered by the original residents of the land the fastest. No one is allowed to report about this when we go back. If we get any more points deducted, those bastards in the ninth squad will surpass us.”

Ji Yushi: “………..”

Song Qinglan’s tone was the same as usual, pulling everyone out of the strange atmosphere.

It was a reminder to them: They are Guardians and are currently in a time and space where they shouldn’t be.

“For now, leave that person nearby. Someone will naturally find him and call the police.” Song Qinglan said, “We can’t see anything in this darkness so we will need to get out of here to find a way to contact the Tianqiong in this time period. When we go out, pay attention to your surroundings. Be very vigilant as you may come across a murder scene.”

Everyone: “Yes sir.”

Before leaving, they distributed the weapons as per usual.

Zhou Mingxuan opened the storage which carried long and short guns, daggers, sabres, everything. Guardians would always have the most advanced weapons, and everyone has their own preferences. It was necessary to be prepared as anything could happen.

It was Ji Yushi’s first time carrying a weapon during a mission. When it was his turn, he chose a pistol he had often used lately in the training rooms.

The body of the gun was silvery white and the gun itself was small and easy to carry and hide.

“Diamond Bird.” Song Qinglan stood beside him and said the guns name, “Designed after the PPK style from the last century, Hitler and Bond have used it. Advisor Ji, you are very retro.”

“What?” Ji Yushi didn’t understand. Just a single gun and he could tell that he’s retro?

Song Qinglan however didn’t explain why he said this. He just said, “If it was me, I would try to choose something that can protect myself better. But it suits you.”

Ji Yushi: “……..” He knows that there are people who call the Diamond Bird a woman’s gun.

Song Qinglan was proficient with close combat and his firm and well-proportioned muscles also proved this point.

He methodically picked up two military knives first , strapping it to his calf, and the picked up a pair of gloves, a pair of fist hooks and a shotgun.

Shen Mian (KKnotes: lit. God Sleep)

—— That was the name of this gun. It wasn’t light in weight and it has great lethality. Just like the feeling Song Qinglan gives people, it was unruly, domineering and hard to ignore.

After selecting their weapons, Song Qinglan asked, “Weapons should be used when they need to be used. It is best that they don’t leave your side, but do you know what you should say if you are discovered by the original residents?”

His dark eyes moved over to Ji Yushi. There seemed to be a hint of teasing in his tone, “Tell them you are the police.”

*

Walking out the forest, everyone saw that the place they had arrived at was a park.

Song Qinglan was right. Just as they reached the main road by the park, they found a corpse under the streetlamp. Although they say that it was a corpse, it actually wasn’t a complete one and only half was left. The wound looked like it had been bitten by some animal, which quickly reminded them of that crazy drifter.

Combining this with those pieces of flesh on the drifter just now, everyone felt a little sick.

Could this person have been eaten?

This was not only the first time they were discovered by the original residents so quickly; it was also the most distasteful encounter.

It was a moderately sized forest park located in the middle of the city and surrounded by tall buildings. It was already five o’clock in the morning. There should normally be morning exercisers and elderly people taking walks, but they didn’t run into anyone the entire time they were there.

Garbage were scattered about everywhere; on the lawn, the benches, everywhere. It was as if it had not been cleaned by the sanitation team in a long time. In the middle of the road, there would also occasionally be dry dark red blood stains. It seems that more than one murder had happened here.

Not only that, the windows of all the tall buildings in the distance were completely dark. They stood lifelessly under the dark grey sky.

Without the hustle and bustle of traffic and the familiar noises one would hear early in the morning, the city was terribly quiet, as if it had fallen into dead silence.

What was even stranger was that the further they were from the forest, the more obvious the rancid smell in the air got. It was as if there were more things waiting for them in places they couldn’t see.

What on earth happened here?

A wisp of paleness appeared in the skyline. The sun was soon about to come out.

The lifeless park was however still shrouded in shadows, appearing extremely gloomy.

Sensing danger, Song Qinglan silently made a gesture.

Everyone was on guard. They stood in line and looked around at their surroundings.

On Song Qinglan’s left was Ji Yushi. His beautiful fingers held the gun and his act of holding it looked very well practiced. With tacit understanding with his teammates, he similarly looked around but, in view of his reaction when they encountered danger in the forest, Song Qinglan tilted his head towards him.

The meaning in Song Qinglan’s dark eyes was obvious: Go to the middle of the team.

Ji Yushi however had no self-consciousness of his flower vase identity. As if he didn’t understand his meaning, he continued moving forward.

A few seconds later, he said quickly in a suppressed voice, “Cap Song, eleven o’clock, park management office.”

Song Qinglan squinted in the direction he had pointed out. It was completely dark there. He couldn’t see anything.

Ji Yushi again spoke, “There seemed to be lights inside.”

The minimum requirement for a scout was to have good eyes and ears. Song Qinglan regarded the previous scout of the team, Old Yu, as their eyes and never doubted the scout’s judgement.

And so, Song Qinglan said solemnly, “Go and see.”

Turned out, Ji Yushi’s eyesight was excellent.

With his notice, everyone walked a certain distance before finally distinguishing a building hidden by the bushes. A sign hung at the entrance of the building: PU-31 Central Park Management Office.

“What’s PU-31?” Someone whispered, “I don’t remember a place called this?”

Everyone was puzzled. The current time coordinate was Star Era 1470. Although they came from more than ten years ago, they shouldn’t be using something like that as a place name in just ten years?

At such a long distance and such small writing, they didn’t know how Ji Yushi managed to see it.

After entering, Song Qinglan realised that the so-called light was just a lamp sitting on the wooden desk in the corner of the room.