Chapter 207 The Guides

Those were dark eyes; it belonged to a man, who had been observing her through the gap for who knows how long.

The moment Yun Zhao met her gaze, his heart skipped a beat.

She unconsciously took a step back.

So, she also has feelings of fear?

Xie Tu reacted quickly, and his Tang sword slashed towards the gap almost the next second.

The gaps between the iron frames that hold the machines are very small.

The blade pierced out, got stuck in the gap, and could not move forward any further. The 'person' on the other side narrowly dodged it.

Xie Tu frowned, a murderous intent rising within him.

The S-class Sentinel's five senses failed to detect anyone nearby.

Are we blocked by the digital world of life?

Like those suddenly appearing mutant species, they cannot be detected in advance.

"Huh? Is that a sentry?" someone spoke from the other end of the shelf.

The voice was that of a very gentle woman, not the man I had just seen.

All six guides were together.

Guide variants are very difficult to deal with.

Xie Tu held Yun Zhao in his arms and led her away from the corridor immediately.

“They don’t seem to have any ill intentions,” Yun Zhao said, looking up as he helped her walk forward.

A bluish-green fluorescent light is dancing in the air.

Her mind did not detect any malicious intent.

Xie Tu spoke up, but his concern was for her: "Did they scare you?"

Yun Zhao shook his head slightly, "I'm fine."

Six people appeared at the end of the passageway filled with machines, blocking the two people's way.

Four women and two men.

He was wearing an immaculate white robe and was quietly observing the two of them.

Xie Tu calmly stopped in his tracks.

The two sides faced off, and the air seemed to freeze.

Xie Tu's eyes were as sharp as a hawk's, constantly watching the six people's every move. His hand was still tightly holding Yun Zhao, protecting her firmly behind him.

Yun Zhao peeked out from behind him, also sizing up the six people.

There were both young and old people.

They all looked normal, with calm, expressionless faces, but their eyes were as deep as endless black holes, making them unfathomable.

His white robes stood out starkly in the dim light.

Regardless of whether they had malicious intent, no one knew if they would suddenly turn into monsters and attack the two of them in the next second.

Unable to sense any fluctuations in their spiritual energy, it was impossible to determine their guide level.

Yun Zhao wanted to use the same trick again and take control of them first.

Just as she was about to make her move, one of the women, who looked slightly older, broke the silence first, saying, "We've waited so long, and you're the first outsiders to arrive here."

Yun Zhao stopped moving.

What's the meaning? ?

Did they consider the two of them to be opponents?

Are there people among the guides who oppose the digital life world?

still……

"My surname is Rong, and people at the base call me Guide Rong."

Rong Ping's gaze fell on the two people's tightly clasped hands, and she looked at Yun Zhao with a kind expression, "Can you ask your matchmaker to put away their weapon?"

Yun Zhao scratched Xie Tu's palm with his index finger.

Xie Tu turned his head to look at her, their eyes met, and he understood her meaning, putting away his Tang sword.

Such a great opportunity.

Perhaps we can obtain new clues through a guide of extremely high status.

Moreover, even if all six of them are A-level guides, the two of them are confident that they can escape unscathed.

To their surprise, what the guide said next completely overturned their understanding.

"Are you looking for the gatekeeper?" A complex look flashed in Rong Ping's eyes.

Yun Zhao gasped, "You..."

The creatures within the contaminated area were aware of the gatekeeper's existence!

Like Pandora in the box, the cat knew the consequences of opening the box.

It's incredible.

"Destroying the digital world will not destroy it; on the contrary, it will cause a greater disaster."

Perhaps it was her shocked expression that made Rong Ping smile. "The guide is the only person here who still has true self-awareness."

The male guide who had just made eye contact with her paused for a moment, then said, "If we can still be considered human."

He is aware of his own death, yet retains a clear memory.

It is a very painful thing.

"We can tell you with certainty that the digital world is not the gatekeeper, and destroying it will not get you the key."

Rongping's gaze turned sorrowful. "Because we had already tried it when the contaminated area was first created."

The base was captured and turned into a contaminated area.

There were many sentinels and guides inside. With their protection, they killed the hordes of mutants that were pouring in, and many people survived at first.

Xie Tu remained calm. "So you don't even know what a gatekeeper is?"

Another female guide smiled wryly, "Yes, we searched the entire base, and even launched random bombing raids with firearms, but we still couldn't find it."

The fusion of two different dimensional spaces.

The dead come back to life, a bizarre and twisted scene unfolds daily; the key cannot be found, the gatekeeper cannot be found…

As time goes by, people are gradually assimilated and become part of them.

The guide, relying on his powerful willpower, became one of the last to arrive.

Because their mental strength was too great, the gatekeepers were unable to completely control them.

Every time midnight arrives and the timeline returns to normal, their consciousness becomes exceptionally clear.

"It is related to the digital life world, but it is not the digital life world itself."

The female guide looked very young, and she said her name was Xu Jinyao. "This is the only clue we have."

Yun Zhao then spoke up, "What about the opposition? Who is the leader of the opposition?"

"The leader is not one person, but a group of people."

Xu Jinyao's tone was heavy. "It was a lie fabricated by all the survivors in District One in their final moments, in order to prevent the people who still survived in the contaminated area from being affected by the digital life world."

Opposition stems from a deep-seated disapproval; it leads to an active rejection of the digital world, refusing to be assimilated by the gatekeepers.

Unfortunately, it didn't work.

They tried everything, but they couldn't leave or eliminate the contaminated area.

Upon receiving the answer, Yun Zhao felt extremely heavy-hearted.

The truth is so cruel and complex, like a giant net that traps everyone within it.

Rong Ping turned around and faced the rows of cold machines. She reached out and touched them. "The Digital Life Project was originally good. It was meant to bring hope to humanity."

Do you know how much food the 530,000 survivors consume in a month?

Rong Ping murmured, "The shelter has lasted for 68 years thanks to the city and national reserves, but the resources have long been exhausted."

In the first few years, people still held onto hope that the sun would reappear.

But later, everyone lost hope.

No one expected that the darkness would last so long, be so dark, and be so despairing.

The food supplies in the shelter were dwindling rapidly each day, and people began to starve to death.

The initial purpose of generating electricity was to grow food.

Many plants require photosynthesis, and relying solely on bacterial cultivation results in very low yields.

The rate of grain cultivation cannot keep up with the rate of consumption; in order to expand the planting area, sunlight must be provided.

Sunlight requires electricity, and electricity generation requires more guides to support the operation of the power grid.

"The initial intention behind announcing the development of the digital life project was not to evade, but to confront it."

"The original intention was to give hope to the survivors and tell the public to persevere and wait for the sun to rise or for the research results of the Digital Life Project to come out."

"Nobody expected it to succeed; it was just an excuse to motivate the public..."

Rong Ping said in a low voice, "It didn't succeed on its own; it was the birth of the gatekeeper that made it successful."

The gatekeeper created another dimension.