Chapter 207: To inspect (1/2)

Chapter 207 - To inspect

TL: xDh20, LifeisaJourney

“Elder Liu is right. This sound can only be heard when sound is kept to minimum like when we hold our breath. So we should be able to hear it, if it was actually quiet. Tonight’s a thunderstorm so the surrounding area makes it hard to hear. Plus, we didn’t pay attention to it. If Little Han tells us to listen carefully next time, we can all try our best to detect the sound. I’m confident that we will be able to hear that sound the next time.” Zhang ShengLi drew up a plan immediately.

“When Qian An told me about hearing the noise, I didn’t believe him. Didn’t believe that there was whistle-like noise. So I didn’t report it to Elder Liu, since I thought it might interrupt his sleep schedule. It’s all my fault. If I had reported the issue earlier then Little LuChen wouldn’t have died!” Han GuangMing said with an ashamed expression.

“No need to overly blame yourself, just pay attention next time.” Liu Gan shook his head. The events tonight were very strange, so the blame shouldn’t rest on Han GuangMing.

“Thank You Elder Liu!” Han GuangMing was still ashamed since this situation occurred on his watch. No matter what, shifting blame is difficult.

“Elder Liu, what should we do to face this?” Zhang ShengLi asked.

“We can follow the plan of centralized sleeping. We can’t let the presence of this threat ruin our sleep schedule just to worry about it. We would never recover our strength and that would make us weak. If we get weak enough, the Variant might attack us at that point,” Liu Gan told Zhang ShengLi.

“Should we continue to monitor the noise? If we hear the sound, should we report to you?” Zhang ShengLi asked.

“You can monitor it! If you hear anything, just wake me up. I really like to know what type of Variant this is! Able to kill my teammate! I won’t let it live!” Liu Gan replied.

“Then, Little Han and Little Qian, I thank you for your trouble. Let’s have you continue to keep guard and monitor the noise. Since you two are the ones who can absolutely hear it, you have to wake us up when you hear it.” Zhang ShengLi said to Han GuangMing.

“Good, this time I definitely won’t commit the same mistake!” Han GuangMing promised Zhang ShengLi. Even if Zhang ShengLi didn’t request for Han GuangMing to stay up to actively monitor for the sound, Han GuangMing would do it out of guilt.

“Living within The Trembling World, anything is possible. If you face off with the unknown next time, remaining calm is the highest priority. If you are done with your tasks, then don’t be too nervous and rest up. Be prepared for tomorrow!” Liu Gan said to everyone there, before dissolving the meeting.

After the meeting was over, other team members felt safer being able to sleep with more people around. Liu Gan felt safe with Yin He keeping watch, so he wasn’t concerned about the Variant Zombie attacking him. Thus, Liu Gan kept sleeping in a single room, but this time, he moved it down to the second floor so he could have a faster response rate.

“This Variant Zombie is too tricky! It was able to avoid my detection! I must kill it!” Yin He exclaimed after returning back to the room. She was so sure she had felt its presence before the thunderstorm, but she didn’t have any luck in her search for it. She couldn’t believe that even after searching several hundred meters within the vicinity something like that was able to slip by her.

“This is a game. Everything is factored into the game design, even things that we can’t expect. This Variant Zombie is possibly cold-blooded with the ability to camouflage to the surroundings. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that you weren’t able to find it. I don’t blame you, so don’t be too hard on yourself,” Liu Gan explained to Yin He.