Shi Tie Zhu scanned the surroundings as he analyzed the traces, tracing them back to their source to uncover the truth.
"There are many of them, and the traces are chaotic. This doesn't look like the Secret Agent mutated—it looks more like pursuers found their way here."
"Looks like the Secret Agent's location was exposed, and she's being hunted."
"The traces are very fresh. The pursuers only arrived recently."
"The Secret Agent retreated in a hurry."
"There's blood here, but the color is wrong. A few drops fell, then it stopped almost immediately. Looks like the wound healed rapidly. Not human."
"The Secret Agent fought back and wounded the pursuers, but failed to kill them. One chased while the other fled."
"The direction is—this way!"
Whether this person was the one he had in mind or not, they had to find the Secret Agent quickly. The deadlock on Mars could only be broken with the intelligence she possessed, giving everyone a chance to turn defeat into victory.
Just like before.
"I'll go ahead. Keep up!" Shi Tie Zhu called out, then shot into the small tunnel the Secret Agent had fled through.
The hole was indeed far too small for Shi Tie Zhu, but he used both hands and feet to climb through it at blazing speed.
As he crawled at full speed, tracked the traces, and processed the clues, Shi Tie Zhu kept chanting in his heart, Whoever you are, hang on. You have to hang on!
Suddenly, he spotted a corpse ahead.
Shi Tie Zhu's heart clenched, but he immediately realized it was not a normal human. It was a shriveled monster. He grabbed the corpse and examined it. The thing was small, with especially protruding eyeballs. Its vision had apparently been specialized; perhaps it could even see