Why did you provoke me?

Yu Meng closed her eyes in thought, while Yan Lei pursed his lips and lowered his eyes. He didn't know whether he should trust this leader, but she was the person his mother-in-law had appointed, so she should be reliable, right?

Yu Meng's little mind raced. She hadn't felt this way in a long time. That was the problem, but she felt at a loss for what to do. She wasn't in a hurry; this involved lives, and no amount of caution was too much.

Yu Meng asked softly, "Yan Lei, think carefully, when you first encountered this alien, where was the first place that showed any abnormalities?"

"It's the eyes," someone nearby said. Yu Meng turned her head to look, and the person still had their eyes closed. "I was the first to notice something was wrong. I couldn't see anything at the time, and I felt a sharp pain in my head."

Yu Meng nodded. "Come here, let me check."

The young soldier opened his eyes and glanced at Yan Lei, who glared at him angrily, "Hurry up, don't you want to live?!"

Seeing their reaction, Yu Meng explained, "I can find the black spore alien, but it's difficult to remove. I need to examine several people to determine its parasitic trajectory."

"Really?" Several people spoke at the same time, clearly Yu Meng's words had given them the confidence that they could survive.

But they were very restrained and did not make a fuss; they simply waited quietly.

Yu Meng looked at Yan Lei and said, "Your comrades are all very good."

Yan Lei smiled. "Of course."

Yu Meng checked several more people, confirming everything repeatedly. Finally, she looked at Yan Lei, "The method I can think of right now is just theoretical; it needs an experiment. Who among you is willing?"

"I'm the captain, of course I'll do it." Yan Lei said without the slightest hesitation.

"Let us do it. You're the captain, and this team can't do without you."

"I'm the captain, what I say goes."

Yu Meng said, "It just hurts a little, but it's not life-threatening."

The young soldier stepped back, saying, "Then let the captain do it."

Yan Lei pointed at him, "I'll remember you. You just wait."

"You said it yourself, you're the captain, you're in charge," the young soldier said, expressing his grievance.

If it's death, they can fight for a spot, but if it's pain, how can they compete with the captain?

Yan Lei looked at the group of people with a cool gaze, but they all wisely closed their eyes.

Yu Meng just watched, and could imagine that they must have a very good relationship.

Yan Lei finally felt relieved. He closed his eyes and said, "Commander, it's my turn. Please be gentle; I'm afraid of getting hurt too."

Yu Meng rolled her eyes. "I'm not your mother-in-law. What's the point of telling me all this?"

This time, Yu Meng's lines entered her mind again. They didn't linger and went straight into her blood vessels. The viscous feeling made Yu Meng very uncomfortable, but there was no other way. It was the best method she could think of.

Sure enough, as soon as the lines entered his blood vessels, Yan Lei's body tensed up.

"Relax!" Yu Meng shouted. Her voice was loud, and Yan Lei trembled.

Yu Meng controlled the lines to reach Yan Lei's heart. The alien-like creature, resembling a rice worm, was stretching its short legs and floating in the sea of ​​blood. Yu Meng observed it but did not act immediately.

She had always thought that aliens were all plant-like, never imagining that there were animal-like ones. Could it also peel off its skin?

Yu Meng's hands were itching to act, and in the end she couldn't resist and did it. Anyway, it just took a while, she didn't care about her life.

The lines gently caressed the black spores, and sure enough, in no time, Yu Meng peeled off the small piece of dough.

Yu Meng was satisfied. The lines split into several fine threads, each bringing the dough and black spores to her mind, and then they were pulled out.

Yu Meng looked at the thin threads hanging from her fingers. The black spores didn't move and seemed very docile. You couldn't tell that it could be so harmful.

Could it be that the aliens with their skin peeled off are their true form? Yu Meng swallowed hard, but it seemed that no one had ever done anything like peeling off the aliens' skin before.

Suppressing her own thoughts, Yu Meng looked at Yan Lei and said, "How about it? Tell me where and how much it hurts."

"Sir, may I open my eyes?"

"Yes." Yu Meng smiled and looked at Fu Ke outside the door. "Fu Ke, prepare paper and pen to make a record of his situation."

Fu Ke came in quickly. "Sir, is it done?"

"Everyone, go and sign the confidentiality agreement!"

"I guarantee to complete the task assigned by the commander." Fu Ke couldn't suppress the joy in his eyes. His eyes even reddened.

"You've got potential!" Yu Meng muttered in a low voice.

Fu Ke didn't care; she was the leader, so a scolding was no big deal. At this moment, everyone forgot Yu Meng's age; strength was the most important thing here. Especially the strength that could save a life.

The rest was easy. Yu Meng was very quick, and everyone's problems were solved in an hour and a half.

At that moment, they lost their composure. They jumped up, hugged each other, tears streaming down their faces, but no one wiped them away.

Yu Meng silently withdrew. She could understand the feeling of falling into an abyss and then being pulled up by someone.

The captain of the guards outside shouted, "Salute!" Yu Meng was startled and glared at him. "You all go and sign the confidentiality agreement too."

"Yes!" everyone shouted. Their voices were filled with joy!

Qingyuan was still worried about these people. Feeling that she had learned the skills, she hurriedly came over.

"Yu Meng, how are they? Are they in danger?"

"Aunt Qing, are you all done over there? Have you learned everything?" Yu Meng asked in a relaxed tone.

"That Xia Xuan learned the fastest, and she was the one who taught us later. Sister Xiu was a bit conservative, after all, everyone else was at a higher level than her," Qingyuan commented objectively.

Yu Meng nodded. Few people are as pure as Dali, who trusts Yu Meng without reservation.

"Everything has been taken care of here. Let them rest for a while and recuperate properly."

Qingyuan felt relieved and didn't ask any more questions.

"Aunt Qing, has the base never peeled off the alien's mask before?"

Qingyuan looked at Yu Meng and said, "You're the first person to think about peeling off the alien's skin. For a while, Grandma also considered this issue, but unfortunately, she tried several times without success and eventually gave up."

Qingyuan looked at Yu Meng belatedly, "What? The aliens that Yan Lei and the others are parasitizing can also peel off their masks?"

Yu Meng nodded. "They parasitized the black spore alien."

Qingyuan grabbed Yu Meng, "What did you say?" Then she pulled Yu Meng back, "Why did you only say something so important now? If the black spores grow, the seeds they release will destroy the entire base."

Caught off guard, Yu Meng stumbled as she was pulled. "Aunt Qing," Yu Meng whispered.

Qingyuan then realized that she had been too hasty. "Did I hurt you? I was a little anxious."

Yu Meng glanced at her, rubbed her wrist, and remained silent.

Qingyuan looked at Yu Meng's wrist; it was a little red.

"Aunt Qing, I've taken care of things here. You don't need to go over there," Yu Meng said softly.

Qingyuan nodded. "That's good. That alien destroyed the Third Base before. I was really anxious and didn't think things through. Don't blame Aunt Qing."

"No, it's my fault for not explaining clearly."

The two then talked about the experimental garden, wondering when the first team would return, as they were running low on experimental materials.