The little ladybug led us in the direction opposite the base.
We were practically at the base, yet it was now leading us away from it again.
Was it doing this on purpose?
Was it the Doctor's idea, or was Xiao Wanzi helping that Tom Cat cause trouble?
Fortunately, we had not gone too far from the base. We stopped before a cave less than two kilometers away.
"You go in alone," it said to me.
Jiang Xiaohui laughed in exasperation. "We're just meeting the Doctor. Is there really any need to be so mysterious? We're all old acquaintances."
The ladybug's voice remained utterly emotionless. "Those are the rules."
Rules? Whose rules? The Doctor's rules, or Xiao Wanzi's rules?
Jiang Xiaohui's smile vanished. "We're all going in. Let's see if you can stop us."
The ladybug said nothing more, but in an instant, countless ladybugs flew out of the cave—at least dozens, perhaps hundreds. Their tails glowed like fireflies, except the light was yellow.
"Careful. Their self-destruct devices have been activated. The explosive force of each one is no less than a grenade. There are enough of these little ladybugs to blast us into dust."
"Oh my god, they're that fierce?"
Xu Qiuyan, the girl who had just warned us, rolled her eyes. "That's why Xiao Wanzi is so hard to deal with. Don't think these ladybugs are only capable of gathering intelligence. They can also carry out suicide bombings. Luckily, there aren't too many of them—less than a thousand in total. But I heard that nearly a hundred of them are even more powerful. One of those is equivalent to twenty or thirty ordinary ones and could destroy an entire building."
Even Jiang Xiaohui was startled. He was bold and unafraid of death, but getting blown to pieces by