Xie Xuan really wanted to say something encouraging, but she was not as strong as Xiao Yao.

Judging from her experience of being stabbed in the stomach every time she went on a mission, it was already very good that she could protect herself.

The gloomy atmosphere did not last long, and Bai Ze sent the mission status to everyone's terminal.

"Canteen?" Xie Xuan was a little surprised, but just when she thought that not too many people would be implicated in this infection, she saw the next sentence.

"The Second Junior High School of 273 Street is a boarding school. When the field was formed, the students were eating breakfast together in the cafeteria."

Xie Xuan's heart sank. "According to the school's preliminary estimate, the number of people missing is around 600."

"Students are still being asked to gather in the cafeteria for breakfast on a rainy day?" Sun Ruijie said with a hint of disbelief. "There's something wrong with this school's policy."

Ji Chenghong sighed, "The situation in the field will probably be very complicated again."

He suddenly said, "Remember to set the helmet to one-way visibility when entering and leaving the field."

Xie Xuan and Sun Ruijie were both a little confused, "Why?"

Ji Chenghong was silent for a few seconds, "Because we probably can't save everyone in the area."

The atmosphere in the car became quiet, and this silence continued until the shuttle bus drove into the rain. Heavy rain poured down, and the window glass was instantly covered with water marks.

"Attention Team 7 and Team 51. We are expected to arrive at our destination in five minutes. Please put on your protective gear and be ready. Preliminary mission rating: D-Class Attack. Estimated completion time: 3 hours and 30 minutes."

Xie Xuan hesitated for a moment when choosing a weapon, but finally adopted Xiao Yao's suggestion last time and replaced the pistol with a tranquilizer gun.

Ji Chenghong saw Xie Xuan's actions and said, "Xiao Yao always carries a tranquilizer gun when he goes on a mission."

Xie Xuan was hanging a grenade on his body when he heard this: "A lot of people are implicated this time, I guess it will be useful."

Ji Chenghong thought for a while, took down the remaining two tranquilizer guns hanging on the wall, and he and Sun Ruijie each hung one on their waists.

The shuttle bus was unable to drive directly into the school because the school gate was crowded with parents wearing simple protective clothing.

In the rain, they cried almost heartbreakingly. There were 600 trapped students and at least 100 parents gathered at the door.

The school has two gates, and the situation is the same at each gate. In the end, Xie Xuan and the others decided to just walk in.

After the pure white shuttle bus stopped, parents immediately swarmed over. The guards who were originally maintaining order at the school gate had to send a few people to clear a path for Xie Xuan and the others.

Ji Chenghong was the first to get off the bus, and he was almost knocked down by the parents who rushed over.

"Save my child! Please, save my child!"

Xie Xuan looked at the hundreds of people in protective suits whose faces could not be seen, rushing forward and making the most powerless and hopeless struggles, and her heart was suddenly touched.

But she suddenly understood why Ji Chenghong asked them to adjust the helmet to one-way visibility.

If some of these parents' children were unfortunately completely infected by the field and could not return to them alive, they could only vent their grief and anger towards the school, or even towards the shelter team members who participated in the rescue.

Xie Xuan could understand, but that didn't mean she could bear such a heavy responsibility.

You can say that Xie Xuan is selfish or cold-blooded, but it is hard enough for her to survive alone. If she takes on the misfortune and sorrow of other people's lives, she may lose the passion to continue living.

She was never some morally upright savior.

Ji Chenghong walked in silently, with Xie Xuan following behind. The three of them passed through the crowd at the door with the help of the guards.

When Sun Ruijie was halfway there, he was grabbed by the hand of one of the parents, "You must save my child!"

Sun Ruijie pulled but couldn't budge, so he said, "Yes, you let go first and don't waste any more time."

The parent's hand finally loosened, and the three of them spent five minutes at the door before entering the school.

Only when the voices behind him gradually faded away did Ji Chenghong say to Sun Ruijie, "Next time you encounter a similar situation, don't speak."

Sun Ruijie was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."

The cafeteria is located in the inner part of the school because it is a boarding school. The dormitories occupy the innermost quarter of the school, the teaching buildings occupy the outermost quarter, and the cafeteria, library, playground, etc. occupy the middle half.

The cafeteria can be said to be the center of the entire school.

After walking for a few more minutes, the cafeteria, with traces of mycelium visible on the facade, finally appeared in front of them.

"We're here." Xie Xuan said.

The door of the cafeteria was open. According to the information provided by Bai Ze, the cafeteria has two floors. The first floor is where the first and second grade students eat, and the second floor is where the third grade students and faculty and staff eat.

Preliminary judgment is that the person being parasitized should be on the first floor.

As soon as I walked into the cafeteria, in addition to the familiar damp and rotten smell, there was also an indescribable fishy smell in the air, like the smell of some kind of rotting aquatic product.

The mycelium spreading throughout the space was bright red, but not the bright red of blood. It was more like the red that appears after crabs or shrimps are cooked.

Xie Xuan instantly thought of the food purchase list she had seen at the hospital under the 98th Street, and asked on a whim, "Bai Ze, did the school cafeteria purchase any aquatic products today?"

Ji Chenghong and Sun Ruijie both looked at Xie Xuan, "Yes, we purchased some shrimp."

Although all kinds of supplies are relatively scarce in this era, thanks to the concept rooted in the bones of the people in District 6 that no one should suffer but the children, the Education Bureau stipulates that the meals provided by all schools must ensure balanced, comprehensive and sufficient nutrition.

But knowing this information didn't seem to help the current situation. Just as this thought came to Sun Ruijie's mind, he heard Xie Xuan say, "Let's go to the kitchen first."

Ji Chenghong thought for a few seconds, nodded, and said, "That makes sense. The mycelium outside the area shows obvious characteristics of aquatic products. At this time, the ingredients purchased by the cafeteria should only be known by those in the kitchen."

This time, Xie Xuan took the lead and walked towards the kitchen according to the route map given by Bai Ze.

The Second Junior High School is one of the top-performing middle schools in 273 Street.

One hundred years later, District Six is ​​still implementing nine-year compulsory education. However, due to the rapid development of artificial intelligence, the talents needed by society are beginning to concentrate in both the top and bottom directions. The college students who were ridiculed as being all over the streets a hundred years ago now have no way out.

In this situation, most people will choose a three-year vocational school after graduating from junior high school, a small number of people will choose to start working directly, and a very small number of people will enter high school and then go to college, and finally engage in scientific research.