Chapter 28 27

Auduma's tone softened, as if facing a frightened child.I don't mean to hurt you, Mary.I just want to see you in this costume, just once.I used to buy this for a German girl.She was as beautiful as you, but she abandoned me when I needed her most.You can fulfill my wish! Mary bit her lip.She glanced at the tent entrance a few meters away.Even if you can rush over, you will be caught by the guard's sentry post. Auduma's face darkened.I can see that you are so stubborn!Why can't you western women learn to show due respect to men!He grabbed Mary by the collar of her coat. Mary felt a panic and tried to shake his hand away.Her hands waved desperately.let me go!

Little bitch!Auduma said through gritted teeth, you can only obey!He slapped Mary across the face. Mary staggered back a few steps and stopped at the edge of the tent.She looked at Uduma who was approaching her in panic.Uduma's tone softened again. I didn't mean to hurt you.I just want you to let my eyes enjoy your beauty, my little desert rose!But what came out of his eyes was naked greed. No!Desperate, Mary dared to answer aloud. A thin, sneer escaped Auduma's mouth.Well, since you don't want to, he grabbed the button of Mary's shirt in a flash, tore it open, and then wrinkled his forehead.

Aha, look what's here!As he spoke, he reached for Mary's bra and pulled out the vial. Mary hit his hand hard.The glass bottle fell to the floor, hit the leg of a small table, and shattered.A clear liquid flowed out of the bottle.A strange, slightly sweet scent wafted out, like some kind of exotic spice. Auduma was dumbfounded.What? His face contorted, he roared angrily, and punched him. Mary jumped to the other side and fell on her back. Auduma jumped into a rage, kicked and beat indiscriminately, and yelled again in horror.He picked up the chair and waved it over his head.If the chair falls on Mary's head

The curtain of the tent was thrown back, and first an African rushed in, then two Arabs.One of them was Cardin who had introduced himself to Mary.Apparently, Auduma's yelling had alarmed the men. Kadin said something in Arabic, like a question.Auduma responded by throwing chairs at the men. Cardin's eyes widened in shock.He raised his hands high and approached Uduma, but suddenly stopped, his face contorted angrily, he pulled out the long sword from his robe, and rushed towards Uduma.The two men on the side rushed over and tried to hold him, but they also fell into a scuffle.They seem to have completely forgotten about Mary's existence.

When several people were beating to death, Mary rolled out from under the tent.The cool night immediately enveloped her.She heard muffled shouts from inside the tent, wood breaking, and gunfire. The camp was in chaos.Men rushed out of their tents armed with weapons and guns.Some people stopped and looked around.Others rushed quickly towards Olduma's tent.Mary hid under a bush, waited for her chance, and then rushed quickly to her tent. She knew very well that her life would not be guaranteed if she stayed.The only chance is to escape. There was only one guard left in front of the tent looking around nervously.The other one is missing, maybe to find out what happened.Mary smiled and walked over.Raphael, let's run away.It's now!she yelled.

go in!The guard shouted, hurry up!We are under attack!You must have nothing more to say about him.The low table that flew out of the tent hit him on the back of the head, and he collapsed to the ground. What's wrong?Raphael asked. We need to get out of here now!quick!Marie rushed into the tent and quickly grabbed some plastic bottles.Rafael bent over the fallen man and unhooked the pistol from his belt.The two then rushed into the darkness. I didn't expect it to be so easy to escape.There are neither fences nor walls.Those at the base were so busy defending against the alleged attacks that no one thought to intercept them.

They quickly left the tent area behind, and didn't stop to listen until they had run a long way.Although there were still sporadic gunshots, the situation in the camp seemed to have calmed down.It won't be long before Oduma and his men regain control, and the two of them will be found slipping away.Once the two are caught again, the end will be miserable. what is going on?While the two were running, Rafael asked out of breath. The thing in the vial Mary was so out of breath from running that it was hard for her to speak.It's a kind of nerve gas or something that drives people crazy.She suddenly realized that the rare fragrance wafting from there had been smelled somewhere before.Mary was at a loss for words.

What?Rafael yelled, I didn't understand anything! There is no time to talk now.Wait a minute! They passed through a thicket of thorny bushes and trees.This jungle grows very neatly, like a botanical garden. An hour later, they stopped, out of breath, and collapsed to the ground.It must be several kilometers away from the camp. Fortunately, the weeds are so overgrown here that it is difficult to spot them from a distance.Tall grass concealed their tracks.Mary still had no hope of them surviving, though.The three bottles of water she carried under her arm were the only equipment they had.

Can you tell me now, what happened?Rafael asked, what is in the small bottle? I am not sure as well.Auduma wanted him to discover the vial.I knocked the bottle in his hand to the ground.The bottle shattered, the liquid inside flowed out, and a very strange fragrance wafted out.I smelled it right away.Now I think of it: that was exactly the scent that wafted out when Li Ke and Constantine fought in Ofana's office.Auduma completely lost his mind and yelled.Several people rushed in, it was Kading and two other people.Then, several people jumped together and attacked each other! Attack each other?What are you referring to?

They punched and kicked each other furiously like crazy.I also don't understand why this is happening.They don't seem normal anyway. Now I understand why they are chasing us so hard.Rafael said, no matter what it is, just imagine what will happen if you spray it into the crowd! What a wonderful weapon for terrorists!But how is it possible, a nerve gas I believe that is not nerve gas.Raphael said. Otherwise, what else? Probably some kind of pheromone.Dr. Bergman once introduced to me that Offana is conducting research in this area. Pheromones?You mean, something like an aphrodisiac?

Pheromones are a class of odorant messages that animals use to communicate.It is not only used as a breeding bait, but also has other uses, such as sending danger signals.Dr. Bergmann said ants release pheromones when they nurse their young.A certain caterpillar takes advantage of this habit of ants by secreting a similar scent to lure the ants to take the bait and then eat them.Research on pheromones is still in its infancy, but Bergmann believes the research has enormous potential. You mean, it works on people too?Marie thought about what Scorpa said when she met her for the first time: It is a pity that most people forget that the olfactory nerve, which is important to life, affects our human beings far more than we like to admit Rafael shrugged.Have you read Xu Sijin's novel "Perfume"? no, what happened? Ah, nothing.In short, it is estimated that this thing can use human sense of smell in some way. Once people smell it, they will lose their minds. He paused, as if he suddenly remembered something.You've smelled this scent before?Was it in the task force's office? Yes, that's it.When Constantine jumped up to attack Li Ke, this was the smell that wafted in the room.We had a conversation with Berg the day before the accident.At that time, Li Ke pushed him to a corner.Then, the next day, the mysterious brawl happened.Berg must have put a piece of paper soaked in perfume in the task force's office.Li Ke opened the envelope first, and then the two started fighting.Tears of anger welled up in Mary's eyes.He manipulated Constantine! You've smelled it twice, but you haven't lost your mind.That said, it only works on men.This proves once again that it is a pheromone and only works on the opposite sex.Now let's think about what we can do with what we know. We must warn people.Better to inform German officials.We have to go to the German embassy. Rafael pursed his lower lip.We don't even know which country we are in. Do you have a better idea? No.How about this!We'd better travel by night and rest by day.Although I don't know which direction to go, but as long as I go straight ahead, there is always a chance to see the road. Didn't you say that the road is the most dangerous?They must have thought, we try to make it to the next stop. I don't want to make you nervous.Raphael said.Under the dim starry night sky, it was difficult to make out his grimace.However, I am afraid that the area we have just walked through is not very safe. As if to emphasize his words, there was a cry of animals in the distance.Mary shuddered. Accompanied by the buzzing of mosquitoes and the occasional roar or howl of prey, they walked all night.Once they heard a terrible cry of terror, as if a wild beast had captured its prey.However, they kept walking. In the early morning, when the sky gradually became pale, they came to a hill covered with rocks.The hills rise abruptly from the wasteland, like the back of a huge primitive animal.They decided to go up to the top of the hill, look around, and try to find a bush as cover.Looking down from above, there are vast plains covered with weeds all around, with only a few scattered dwarf trees.Looking further away, a large group of black animals are grazing on the grassland.Maybe an antelope.A group of spotted giraffes can also be vaguely discerned in the distance.A herd of duikers gathered around the only tree nearby.The trunk of the tree was so thick that it looked like a huge carrot, half of its body had been knocked down to the ground.A large lone bird, perhaps an eagle, circled lazily in the pink morning light.Everything looked so peaceful, like heaven, like a scene in an African movie shown on TV.They might be in a national park or something.In short, there was no one around. Or, is there still someone?Mary's eyes narrowed.No, she read that right.look over there.she cried, pointing to a cluster of rolling hills on the other side of the plain. What? I believe it's a smoke column. where?I do not see it. There.Look carefully at the steep hill on the right, see it?A small piece on the left side of the hill? It took Rafael a long time to see clearly.Really, I see it.God!Your eyes are amazing. Look, can we get by? have no idea.It takes two or three days to get there.We had little water to drink and no food.It's not easy, but you have to try. OK, let's go. They descended the other side of the slope, and came to a thick undergrowth overgrown with thorns.Rafael began to undress. what you do?Mary was puzzled. pitch a tent.Rafael replied, it would be even better if you could also donate one or two pieces of clothing.It's going to be a hot day, and we'd be grateful for any little shade. Mary hesitated, but she still took off her shirt and skirt as Raphael said.Now, all she has left is her underwear.Rafael tied several clothes to the short branches of the bushes.Thus, a small shade appeared. They can only squeeze in.The grass was piercing, and their hot bodies had to be huddled together.However, they did escape the scorching sun.They each swallowed a small sip of water, and then tried to sleep. For Mary, lying almost naked with Rafael was not much easier than hiding from the scorching sun.It was really hard for her to resist the desire to caress Rafael's arm with her hands.Regardless of whether Rafael felt it or not, and whether Mary's movements were not just due to fatigue, he still remained motionless and did not express anything. Near noon, the scorching sun was in the sky, and the heat became more and more unbearable.Several times Mary repressed the desire to leap into the fresh air of imagination.She couldn't fall asleep for a long time.In the end, at an unknown time, fatigue finally enveloped her, and she fell into a vague sleepiness. The dull rumble of the helicopter woke her up.The plane approached quickly, even directly above their heads.Her suit floated left and right under the rotation of the propeller.However, the helicopter did not land, nor did it stay here, but flew away quickly.Evidently, their hunters had missed them, and her gray suit matched the hue of the wasteland just right.How did she think that deliberately wearing an inconspicuous suit could save her life!