"Xu Lei, stop talking and save your energy! I'll take you away from here right now!"
Jiang Tong looked anxiously at Xu Lei's face, which was bloodless and pale like white paper, and his lips, which were originally rosy but now turned pale.
She knew in her heart that the injuries Xu Lei suffered this time should not be underestimated.
Although she was also feeling severe pain in her chest, she still gritted her teeth, endured the pain, and reached out her trembling hand to hold Xu Lei's arm, trying to support him and escape from this dangerous place together.
Because time is running out, if they delay any further, once the giant mantis succeeds in breaking free from the spear, then the two of them will probably have no chance of escape.
Xu Lei was already barely breathing and extremely weak at this time. He raised his head with difficulty, with blood at the corner of his mouth.
Looking at the anxious Jiang Tong in front of him, he slowly said: "Sister Tong, you should run away quickly and don't worry about me. I know my injuries. My internal organs are seriously damaged and there is no way to save me... Woo...
Besides...that mantis's target is only me, it has nothing to do with you!
It's all my fault. I was too greedy, which is why I put everyone in such a desperate situation."
His voice was very soft, and it was raining heavily. In addition, Jiang Tong was also seriously injured so she couldn't hear what he said.
I just wanted to pull him up.
At this moment, Xu Lei suddenly caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye that the giant mantis's body seemed to be loose.
He was horrified and decided that he couldn't let Jiang Tong take the risk of staying and dying with him.
So, he used the last bit of strength in his body and pushed Jiang Tong away.
"It was me who killed Uncle Li, caused Uncle Hou's whereabouts to be unknown, and caused you to be seriously injured. I... I stole the mantis eggs from that building, thinking I could exchange them for some crystal cores..."
"Go! Go! Jiang Tong! Go!"
"I don't need you to save me..."
By the time he finished shouting, Xu Lei was already sobbing and spurting out blood from his mouth, looking even more listless.
Jiang Tong was already seriously injured, and he had been struggling to support himself when he squatted down to support Xu Lei just now. Now, he was pushed so hard by Xu Lei that he suddenly lost his balance.
He staggered back two steps and finally fell on the ground covered with dirty water.
"Xu Lei! What are you talking about......"
Jiang Tong fell to the ground in disbelief, his hands tightly covering his chest which was in extreme pain.
The dirty sewage was constantly soaking her pants, but she seemed not to notice and had no reaction.
Time seemed to freeze for two seconds before Jiang Tong finally came back to her senses from the shock and began to slowly digest what Xu Lei had just said.
Gradually, an expression of disbelief appeared on her face, as if she had heard the most absurd and incredible thing in the world.
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Tong completely collapsed.
"You took the mantis eggs? What did you do with them? Why did you do that? Uncle Li is dead!"
"Do you know what you have done?"
"Uncle Hou is asking for his own death! Uncle Li is dead! We are going to die too! Why are you doing this? Woo woo..."
She sat on the cold and wet ground and cried like a child. Her originally neat hair became extremely messy and covered her face, which was flushed red with extreme grief and anger.
Tears poured out, slid down her cheeks and mixed with the dirty water on the ground.
"Why? How could this happen? I always thought it was just an accident!"
While crying, Jiang Tong stared at Xu Lei in front of her with eyes full of anger and despair, questioning him at the top of her lungs.
If she hadn't seen Xu Lei's miserable appearance, she would have wanted to immediately pull out the pistol from her waist and shoot him twice, so that he would go downstairs to apologize to Uncle Li.
Facing Jiang Tong's anger and accusations, Xu Lei just looked at her silently, his eyes full of deep guilt and self-blame.
He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to explain something, but in the end he only managed to squeeze out one sentence: "Sister Tong, please, please leave quickly... Uncle Hou still needs you, and that idiot Li Fei'er... I'm sorry... I'm... No..."
After saying this, Xu Lei's voice became weaker and weaker, until it was almost inaudible. His head seemed to have lost support and drooped down little by little until it was completely still.
"Xu Lei?"
Jiang Tong widened his eyes, staring at the motionless figure in front of him, and called his name softly.
However, the only response she got was dead silence.
Jiang Tong's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.
She stretched out her trembling fingers and slowly placed them under Xu Lei's nose, trying to test whether he was still breathing.
When her fingertips touched the cold and motionless nose, her face instantly turned as pale as paper, as if all the blood had been drained away.
She withdrew her hand expressionlessly. Xu Lei was dead, and her hatred for him was gone. For a moment, she didn't know what to do.
"Yes, Uncle Hou! I don't know what happened to Uncle Hou yet. Maybe he's still alive! I can't just give up like this. Uncle Hou is still waiting for me to find him. And I don't know if that guy Li Fei'er can return to the base safely..."
Thinking of this, Jiang Tong felt like he had grabbed the last straw, and a glimmer of hope rekindled in his heart.
She wiped the tears from her face vigorously, took a deep breath, forced herself to be strong, and decided to leave this dangerous place first.
As long as she waits for the mantis to leave, she can return to look for Uncle Hou.
Jiang Tong had just stood up while enduring the severe pain in his chest, but he felt another dull pain in his chest.
The pain was like a heavy hammer hitting her, making it almost unbearable.
With a "puff", she couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of bright red blood. The blood splattered on the ground, forming shocking blood flowers.
At the same time, there was a noise in my ears.
Jiang Tong raised her head with difficulty, and looked hazily in the direction where the sound came from through her messy hair.
The giant mantis had actually broken free from the spear that bound it and was walking towards her with heavy steps.
Jiang Tong's gaze gradually focused on the scimitar forearm that Mantis was swinging towards her, the sharp blade flashing with cold light.
But at this moment, she seemed to have accepted her fate, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
She slowly raised her neck, closed her eyes, and quietly waited for death to come, because she knew clearly that she had no chance of escaping...
"I'm sorry Uncle Hou, I can't come to see you, and I'm sorry Fei'er, I can't wait for you to come."