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Chapter 1162 The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (43)

The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (Chapter 43)

After brainstorming, the final decision to proceed was quite simple.

Liang Anlin's men kept watch in the vicinity first, and then they continued to search forward. After finding suitable materials, they returned and built a simple ladder to go down.

Liang Anlin was worried that Song Ning would overthink things, so he initially suggested that Song Ning wait there with the others while Black Panther and the others continued walking forward.

Song Ning refused without hesitation, speaking politely and without question, "We found this batch of supplies as soon as we came down, so there are probably more good things waiting for us to explore down here. After all, you guys aren't familiar with this area, so it's more convenient for me to be here."

"Moreover, I also trust Mr. Liang's character; he will definitely not shortchange us what is rightfully ours."

He was being frank and open with the truth, which made Liang Anlin feel relieved.

However, he couldn't help but think that Song Ning, who didn't look very old, was quite tactful in his speech.

"Alright, let's keep going. Don't worry, Mr. Song, I, Liang, will make sure you get your share."

Both sides reached an agreement and naturally decided to hurry up and continue exploring. After all, they weren't the only ones exploring here; there were others as well. What if they wasted too much time and someone else got there first?

Song Ning and Liang Anlin clearly shared this idea, which is why they were able to reach an agreement so quickly.

However, they made no new discoveries for the next two hours. During that time, they did find seven or eight zombies wandering around. These zombies were more like mummies than zombies.

Perhaps because there were no living people underground, these zombies had become dry skeletons dressed in their old clothes. When the first zombie appeared, it startled Song Ning and the others because it made almost no sound.

After the big cat leaped and kicked the zombie's head several meters away, everyone fell silent upon seeing the zombie's horrific state.

Liang Anlin's expression was inscrutable. He shone the flashlight beam across the headless zombie's body a few times, his tone tinged with a hint of melancholy.

"I never thought these monstrous things would fall to this state. I thought they would all be as arrogant and domineering as the ones on the ground."

However, this was just a minor incident. Although there were no major new discoveries along this stretch of road, fortunately, we still found materials that could be used to build a ladder.

After Liang Anlin had the materials returned, they continued walking for about two more hours before deciding to stop and rest for a while to grab something to eat.

As agreed, Liang Anlin would be responsible for Song Ning and the big cat's food, so Song Ning carefully found a clean spot nearby and rested with the big cat for a while.

He sat on the ground, leaning gently against the large cat on his right, his right hand resting on the cat's back, stroking its silky fur.

"I wonder what kind of food Mr. Liang's people will prepare for you. It must be a bit difficult to find meat in the current situation, right?"

His situation was an exception, after all. The meat was all prey brought back by the big cats. To be honest, Song Ning didn't think he could have stockpiled that much meat on his own.

Black Panther turned his head away helplessly, thought for a moment, and then carefully licked Song Ning's worried profile with his barbed tongue.

Why are his humans still worried about this?

Didn't he deliberately eat in front of humans before leaving home? Wouldn't that put his humans at ease?

He carefully controlled his strength, but the barbs on a feline tongue still left a slight red mark on Song Ning's face when they licked human skin.

The red mark wasn't too obvious, but it still made Black Panther a little uneasy.

However, his humans seem to be raised in a rather refined manner, the black panther thought.

Song Ning didn't care much about this; in fact, he barely felt the slight sensation from the barbs on the cat's tongue because it was still too cold.

The underground temperature is actually about ten degrees higher than the surface temperature. The surface temperature has risen from nearly minus seventy degrees to minus fifty degrees in the past few days. Although the weather has cleared up a bit, the strong winds on the ground have not decreased at all.

In comparison, the underground area was much better. However, after walking such a long distance, everyone was still quite cold. It was necessary to stop temporarily to rest, make a fire briefly to warm up, and eat something to replenish our strength.

Song Ning's worries were not unfounded; the food provided by Liang Anlin was quite good.

What he was given was a bowl of porridge made with corn tortillas, some dehydrated dried vegetables, and some noticeable pieces of meat.

"Thank you."

Song Ning took her portion, and the other person placed another portion of food in front of the big cat.

It was a similar meal to his, but the big cat's bowl clearly had much more meat in it.

The person in charge of delivering the food scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "Hey Mr. Song, our Brother Liang specifically instructed us that we didn't put much salt in this portion for Boss Leopard, and we added extra meat. If it's still not enough, just come and tell me."

Song Ning thanked him and quietly began to eat, sitting next to the big cat.

The underground exploration was urgent, and in fact, they didn't have much time to rest. After finishing their meal, they basically moved around a bit to warm their hands and feet, then briefly warmed their hands and feet at the makeshift stove before turning off the fire and continuing their journey.

Song Ning lay on the big cat's body, closing her eyes to rest. When she heard that it was time to leave, she reluctantly climbed off the big cat's warm fur and put on thick gloves.

He breathed out a breath, rubbed his fingers together, and then put on his mask. As his hand hung down, a tail wrapped around him. Song Ning was stunned for a moment, then looked down, a smile appearing at the corner of his eye, and his body inexplicably felt much lighter.

Seeing that he had recovered, the black panther was still a little worried and circled around him a few times and rubbed against him several times. Only after confirming that Song Ning was alright did it revert to the aloof demeanor it always maintained in front of outsiders. Only its tail was still wrapped around Song Ning's wrist as if it was still worried.

Song Ning deliberately left a gap in her gloves so that she could feel the warmth of the big cat's tail wrapping around her.

As usual, the man and the leopard took the lead, while Liang Anlin lagged slightly behind them by half a step this time.

It wasn't anything else, but looking at the posture of the man and the leopard, he felt that it would be superfluous for him to get closer. And for some reason, it seemed that if he got closer, the underground wouldn't be so dark anymore, because he would be the third wheel!