Chapter 166 You're Trapped Here

The search party's sentries witnessed this scene and were filled with shock.

"Is this the strength of an S-class Sentinel?" Zhang Shengbing muttered to himself, his voice filled with disbelief.

Whether they are sentinels or guides, there is an insurmountable gap between their ranks.

S-class Sentinels represent the pinnacle of human power.

Everyone knows that S-class Sentinels are very strong, but no one has ever truly witnessed their power.

The members of Team Zero had all stood up.

Duan Xi looked at the six people still lying on the ground and said strangely, "Get up, let's go."

In the past, when Fire Phoenixes fought, they couldn't distinguish between friend and foe.

When carrying out missions, they often get beaten up along with the others.

But since having a guide, Fire Phoenix's temper has improved considerably; at least she knows to deliberately avoid them.

Team Zero was completely unharmed.

The sentries snapped out of their daze, quickly got up from the ground, and followed Xie Tu's steps.

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The air was filled with the smell of disinfectant.

The deeper you walk into the dimly lit corridor, the more dilapidated the scene becomes.

The white plaster had peeled off, revealing the cement wall underneath. The overhead light tubes flickered and swayed, making the scene look particularly eerie and terrifying.

Time seems to be speeding up.

More and more mutant species are appearing in the surrounding area.

They emerged from the ceiling, from every corner of the ward, howling and leaving a trail of afterimages as they lunged forward.

Xie Tu held her in one arm and carried a Tang sword in his right.

The sounds of fierce fighting came from behind.

He ignored what was behind him and continued to release fire phoenixes to clear the way ahead.

He personally oversees his teammates' daily training, so he knows their abilities better than anyone.

With the combined efforts of the four, the mutants, whose speed of time was accelerated, were not in any serious danger.

Xie Tu, carrying Xiao Yunzhao, easily dodged the fleeting phantom of a nurse that rushed towards him.

Some of the ward doors on both sides were open, but the rooms inside were pitch black, with no light coming through.

Countless noisy sounds could be heard.

The whole scene became anything but peaceful.

The air was filled with the howls and screams of the mutants, as well as the corrosive sound of the ubiquitous black slime dripping down.

The scene, which had been ravaged by the fire phoenix, caused spatial turbulence, but was quickly repaired.

The gatekeeper clearly knew they were coming.

Xiao Yunzhao wrapped her arms around his neck, frowned, and pointed the way, "It's just ahead."

The closer she got to the gatekeeper, the more impatient she became, and she couldn't help but want to take action and tear the entire space apart.

She wanted to kill it quickly; killing it would make her feel better.

Xie Tu sensed her intention and pressed down on her small hand.

Xiao Yunzhao glared at him disapprovingly, "What are you doing?"

She felt very uncomfortable, and her young face was filled with irritability.

If she's uncomfortable, nobody else can be comfortable.

Xie Tu patiently said, "This is just the gatekeeper going clockwise."

I must meet it in person to see if I can get any clues about the other gatekeeper.

Xiao Yunzhao curled her lip, her expression full of disdain, as if she wanted to say something more.

The view ahead suddenly opened up.

"We've arrived," Xie Tu said.

At the end of the long corridor, a surprising sunroom appeared.

This small room is constructed entirely of transparent glass and is surrounded by lush greenery.

In the south corner, there is a comfortable recliner, on which sits a ghostly figure dressed in black funeral clothes, holding a yellowed photo album in his hands.

Because "he" had his back to the two people, they could not see what he looked like.

Xie Tu stopped in his tracks, his gaze shifting inch by inch as he surveyed the sunroom, finally fixing his eyes on it.

As soon as you enter, all sounds behind you disappear.

The scenery behind them disappeared, leaving only the unique sunroom in front of them.

"That's it!"

Xiao Yunzhao pointed at the illusory figure with her little finger, her voice tinged with disdain, "It has no physical form."

A gatekeeper who doesn't even have a physical form is obviously no match for her.

In her eyes, it's just trash.

The gatekeeper seemed to understand her sarcasm, and stiffly turned around.

He was an extremely young man.

His features were not outstanding; in fact, they could be described as plain and unremarkable.

The eyes are small, with single eyelids, and no whites in the pupils; the black pupils occupy the entire eye socket, making them look empty and eerie.

A stiff smile still lingered on his pale face.

It looked extremely creepy.

Xie Tu instinctively tried to block the view of the person in his arms, but his raised hand was slapped away by her.

Xiao Yunzhao raised her head and stared fearlessly at the eerie phantom.

It is very weak.

No wonder he wanted to eat her.

"You only have one obsession left, and I can easily kill you."

The child's clear, bright voice sounded particularly out of place in the quiet sunroom.

"Yes, my body was cremated by my family."

It is the intense resentment and regret that has kept it alive to this day.

Its expression was full of malice as it stared greedily at Yun Zhao, "As long as I eat you... just eat you..."

Xiao Yunzhao gave it a cold look, unable to bear it any longer and wanting to kill it, coldly spitting out, "Overestimating yourself."

Overestimating one's abilities.

The little bluebird hopped onto Xie Tu's head.

That annoying sentinel is really tall; the perspective is completely different from when it's perched on the main body's head.

The little guy was intrigued and started stepping on Xie Tu's head.

Xie Tu let the little bluebird run wild above his head, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said calmly, "It's no use trying to provoke her."

The gatekeeper froze, his stiff body stiffening, a chilling smile still lingering on his face as he stared intently at him.

"When a person enters the biological death phase, after the heart stops beating, consciousness does not immediately dissipate."

Xie Tu looked up and met its gaze: "Before your consciousness dissipated, was it captured by something?"

Even though they knew they had found this place, they didn't choose to leave. Instead, they stayed in the sunroom, quietly waiting for their arrival.

There are only two possibilities for the goalkeeper to do this.

Either be powerful enough to wait for people to come to you, and then turn them all into your subjects.

Or...

It wants to be free.

He deliberately provoked Yun Zhao, who was feeling unwell and didn't want to think at the moment.

Xie Tu believes it is the latter.

Because it knew perfectly well that Yun Zhao was capable of killing it.

The gatekeeper didn't speak; his stiff smile was like a mask covering his face, and his empty eyes stared at the two of them.

The atmosphere became deathly silent.

Yun Zhao was not feeling well and squirmed in Xie Tu's arms.

She was getting a little impatient.

I don't want to know about the gatekeeper's past life; I just want to kill it as soon as possible to make myself feel better.

Xie Tu raised his hand and gently patted her back to comfort her before continuing, "When we entered the Chaotic Land before, you wouldn't let us leave. Were you trying to lead us to the hospital?"

At that time, countless mutant species appeared outside.

Thick fog surrounded us.

If someone panics and doesn't know where to go, they could very well end up in the hospital next door.

Xie Tu almost immediately grasped the key point.

Every scene here belongs to the old era.

The gatekeeper is a man from the old era.

Contaminated Zone 249, however, was formed in the later stages of the Dark Ages.

How did its consciousness manage to remain undiminished during the long wait of a century?

"You're trapped here," Xie Tu said with certainty.