Alien Relic Hunter.

Chapter 101 The Return
At this moment, a strange warning sign suddenly came to mind, Ke Lan didn't even think too much, he pulled out the shotgun on his chest and turned around immediately——

A shadowy, human-shaped shadow stood behind him, looking down at him.

The outline of that face was not too familiar, but it was by no means unfamiliar. Ke Lan abruptly stopped the finger that was about to pull the trigger.

"Liao—"

Before he finished speaking, the shadow quickly stretched out his hand and shoved Ke Lan's body!
And behind Ke Lan is the abyss that once imprisoned the "prehistoric species"!

"boom!!"

The shotgun rang, but because the body was already out of balance, most of the projectiles were shot in the air, and only a small part hit the shadow—Ke Lan's last glance, only to see the shadow staggering. After taking a few steps back, he disappeared from his sight.

And Ke Lan fell straight into the abyss——

"why?"

There was only this question left in Ke Lan's mind. He even forgot the fear of imminent death for a while... He couldn't understand why Liao Zilang appeared here and why he pushed himself down...

It can't be an illusion, can it?
That figure... is it really Liao Zilang?

The wrist of his right hand was hurt by the strong back seat of the saw barrel shotgun. Ke Lan wanted to stretch out his other hand to rub it, but found that his body had completely lost control...

The sound of the wind whistled in his ears, and the weightless effect of the high-speed fall made him feel that the blood in his whole body seemed to be surging, and his internal organs were torn apart to the point of pain...

He was still falling, and the flashlight fell to nowhere, and the darkness swallowed him completely.

In the next second, a dazzling white light suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. It was as if countless high-lumen shadowless lamps were turned on in a dark room. For a moment, Ke Lan even thought he was blind—" Gudong!"

The white light only lasted for less than half a second and then disappeared, and then, Ke Lan felt that he was slammed into the water, the strong impact was like a heavy fist hammer, and the pain came from all over the body... …

I can't pass out... if I pass out... it's really dead...

Ke Lan bit his lip hard, and the sharp canine teeth even sank deep into the flesh.

The control of the limbs returned to Ke Lan's hands again. He struggled desperately in the water, trying to get as close to the water as possible.

At least four or five ribs were broken, and the spine seems to be injured... Fortunately, he is not paralyzed...

It was the body on the left side that collided with the water surface. The left arm and left leg had completely lost consciousness. The right leg also cramped after a few kicks, and the whole person curled up in the water...

But what made Ke Lan feel a little unbelievable was that... he was constantly floating on the surface, and he could feel a force in the water that was constantly pushing him to the surface.

"...This can't...it's...an illusion...?"

Finally, his body hit the surface of the water, and he got into the mask with a hint of salty seawater and the long-lost fresh air——

"Wow—" Ke Lan took a deep breath, and changed positions in the water with some difficulty. When he looked up, he saw an icebreaker moored on the water not far away.

It's the Pioneer! !
Ke Lan was stunned. He didn't react until the searchlight on the ship hit him, and he vigorously waved the only arm that could move.

Soon, a lifeboat came over, and several sailors pulled him up from the water.

"Ke... Ke Lan?! It's really you? But, but why are you wearing such a... such an antique?! What happened?" A sailor suddenly exclaimed, although he couldn't see it She went to the face under the cover of the other side, but Ke Lan still recognized her just by hearing the voice. It was the female first mate on the Pioneer, Caroline.

"...It's a long story, don't rush to ask...I'm about to die." Ke Lan said weakly, he felt that he was at a critical point where he would faint at any time.

"Alright alright... Hold on, I'll send you to the boat right away!" Caroline nodded hastily.

……

……

When Ke Lan woke up from the anesthesia, he found that he had been transferred to a luxurious box. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw the gold-trimmed crystal chandelier hanging on the ceiling.

"Looks like he's really back..."

To be honest, he was really scared. After opening his eyes, he found himself back in that dark cave, with no lights and no heating, only air laced with toxins and stones full of radiation...

He wanted to lift his hand, but found himself wrapped in bandages into a human-shaped dumpling, a lot of monitoring equipment beside the bed, and at least a dozen bags of potions hanging on the infusion stand...

"Are you awake?" A guy in a white coat stuck his head over, "How are you feeling now? Don't rush to talk, just blink."

Colin blinked.

"You have 26 fractures on your body, countless bruises and bruises, plus poisoning, radiation, blood loss, internal organ damage...It is really a miracle that you survived...the medical methods on board can do this. It’s the limit, if you want to receive further treatment, you have to spend at least half a month in the medical cabin on the ark.”

The doctor glanced at his watch and continued: "The captain has already contacted the transport plane for you, and it should arrive in two hours."

"...Can...can you help me call my companion?" Ke Lan said with some difficulty.

"You need to rest now." The doctor shook his head.

"...I have something urgent." Ke Lan insisted, "Just call one person in, that guy... nicknamed the Hound..."

"Oh, let's do it." Seeing that Ke Lan was so stubborn, the doctor sighed helplessly, walked to the door, and shouted to the outside, "Who is the hound? The injured have something to tell you."

In less than two seconds, the old dog rushed directly into the room and ran to Ke Lan's bed before stopping.

"I know you have a lot to ask me." Ke Lan gave the old dog a look, and then said to the doctor, "I'm sorry, can you avoid it for a while?"

As soon as the doctor went out, the old dog hurriedly asked, "What exactly happened to you down there? Your equipment... and those things in your backpack... those old antiques from decades ago, what's going on?"

"Don't worry, you tell me first, it's been a few hours since I entered the water." Ke Lan asked.

"Not counting the time of your operation, four hours have passed since you entered the water and reappeared. We all thought you were dead."

Four hours... Ke Lan was stunned for a moment. It seemed that he guessed right. There was indeed something wrong with the time and space on that island. He spent at least one day and one night. four hours.

"Old dog...you said you thought I was dead...then...what about Liao Zilang?"

"He was rescued ten minutes after he was in the water. His water was much better than yours, but at that time you were directly swept away by the undercurrent."

Ke Lan was silent for a moment... If Liao Zilang escaped just after encountering an undercurrent underwater, what did he encounter under the island?
And...undercurrent...why didn't I feel anything at that time... Ke Lan clearly remembered that he suddenly saw the giant eye pillar during the peaceful dive, and no undercurrent appeared at all.

"You're answering my question... Do you want to scare me to death?"

"Old dog, before this, I need you to confirm one very important thing." Ke Lan said solemnly.

"It's important," he said again.

"You said." Seeing Ke Lan's expression, the old dog suddenly became serious.

"Do you have any way to determine Liao Zilang's identity?"

"What do you mean?"

"I suspect... the Liao Zilang you rescued might not be the one who went into the water with me..."

(End of this chapter)