Chapter 209 Eating People

Just as Yun Zhao and Xie Tu were talking with the group of guides.

Jiang Mu had already silently infiltrated the core area of ​​the base—the power plant.

Located beneath the gray wall, two heavy metal doors resemble the lair of a steel behemoth.

Jiang Mu was alone, making it easy to conceal his whereabouts and evade sentries along the way.

Wait until he gets close to the door.

The white beast suddenly appeared, its massive body exuding an oppressive aura. It abruptly appeared above the sentries at the door, and with a flick of its tail, it instantly killed the two night sentries on duty outside.

Jiang Mu acted swiftly, working in tandem with his spiritual entity to eliminate the other sentries and infiltrate the power plant.

The guards outside weren't very strict, with only a few sentries on night duty.

The power plant must rely on the ability of the guide.

The situation inside must be tricky.

Guides with powerful mental strength are practically born to be the nemesis of Sentinels.

Jiang Mu had planned to launch a strong attack before he arrived. The guides' weaknesses were also obvious; their physical abilities were far inferior to those of the sentries.

We can suppress them by force before the guide can react.

Stepping inside the power plant, a strong smell of engine oil and a metallic feel hit you.

The massive generators roared, like the heart of a behemoth, constantly pounding and providing a continuous source of power to the entire base.

The intricate network of pipes and cables forms a vast energy network.

Jiang Mu rapidly approached the central area along the dim shadows.

Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks.

A short distance ahead, a group of guides stood quietly, seemingly waiting for his arrival...

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The two teams waiting outside Zone 1 are still awaiting news.

The base was quiet in the dead of night, with lights flickering sparsely and regularly, as if everything was running normally.

However, beneath this seemingly calm exterior, a dense, dark substance permeates the air, creating a sense of oppression and unease.

Patrol teams pass by from time to time.

They are all A-level sentinels with keen senses.

Liu Hong, along with four henchmen, followed Team Zero into the shadows. Everyone breathed very softly, but their hearts were beating faster than usual.

It's been almost three hours, why hasn't it come out yet?

The rest of Team Zero remained calm and composed, showing no signs of panic.

In their hearts, the captain has always been strong and calm, able to overcome any predicament with extraordinary wisdom and strength.

Three S-rank officers went in to explore Zone 1.

If both captains and the S-class guide can get into trouble, then they might as well just slit their own throats and stop struggling.

The patrol team quickly disappeared into the distance.

Silence returned to the surroundings.

Just then, a faint but clear metallic scraping sound broke the silence, and the nine people in the team instantly became alert.

They had already divided into teams when they came out. The members of Jiang Mu's team led the others to guard the other side of Zone 1.

There are only nine people here.

Duan Xi and Song Liang exchanged a glance and quietly released their spiritual entities.

The peregrine falcon emerged, shook its feathers, and flapped its wings to fly towards the source of the sound to investigate.

The little guy only glanced at it before flying back and landing on Duan Xi's arm.

[It's nothing, they're eating people.]

Mutants also get hungry; they need to eat.

The rabbit received the message from the King Chameleon and looked at Duan Xi as if he were a pervert.

They've eaten people and nothing's wrong?

How do you teach spiritual beings?

Duan Xi shrugged, indicating that it was none of his business.

As a reconnaissance-type spiritual entity, the Peregrine Falcon has long been accustomed to the various bloody and terrifying scenes within the contaminated zone.

It's not very good at expressing itself.

It probably means that mutants will come out to forage when they are hungry, nothing more.

Song Liang paused, looked in that direction, and reached out to touch Duan Xi and Tao Haohao.

Nighttime is the normal world.

Why are there still mutant species foraging for food?

Is it normal foraging to eat humans who have already died?

The group exchanged silent glances.

Liu Hong glanced at them but couldn't understand what they were doing at all.

Dark matter surrounded her outside, so she didn't release her furry spiritual body to avoid eroding her spiritual realm.

A moment later, another series of chaotic footsteps could be heard in the distance.

Liu Hong's heart leaped into her throat. She squinted, trying to make out who it was in the dark.

As the footsteps drew closer, a figure gradually became clearer.

All nine people saw it.

It was a ragged man with eyes full of terror, as if he had just escaped from hell, fleeing in a panic.

In the void behind him, a mutant appeared out of thin air, lunging forward with its gaping maw.

Liu Hong's breath hitched, and she instinctively raised the weapon in her hand.

But soon, she slowly lowered her hands.

There couldn't possibly be any living people here besides them.

The nine people watched as the man was pounced on and devoured by the mutant.

No one moved or spoke, as if a heavy stone was pressing on their hearts.

That was another dimension of himself.

Even if the mutants are killed, the men will still die.

There's no way to save it.

Song Liang finally spoke up at this moment, his voice very soft and low, "The situation is different from during the day."

Daytime is the self-consciousness actively rushing towards death.

The man from before was clearly trying to escape and was being chased by another mutant version of himself.

What does this tell us?

Tao Haohao shook his head vigorously upon hearing this.

Little did he know...

With his naturally loud voice, he didn't dare to speak at all, even with Class A sentries patrolling nearby.

"Rabbit, try saving one next time." Song Liang didn't understand what this meant either.

The rabbit set up its sniper rifle and replied, "Okay."

But after the nine people, they never encountered another incident of mutants eating people.

Or rather, there aren't any nearby.

The captain and Yun Zhao haven't come out yet. Just in case, they have to stay here to provide backup; they can't leave to search for them.

Time passed second by second.

Liu Hong and her four henchmen all looked rather solemn.

Three S-class destroyers were sent in to destroy the power system and the digital life world, but several hours have passed and there has been no movement from inside.

What happened?

Nine people waited outside for a long time.

Patrolling sentries passed by in waves.

Until five in the morning.

Xie Tu and Jiang Mu finally appeared outside the gate of Zone 1.

Two sentries walked out of the main gate openly, carrying thick stacks of paper documents on their backs. The documents were carefully bound together, with the edges of the papers sticking out.

Yun Zhao, who was in Xie Tu's arms, was also fine, though her face was a little pale and she looked slightly tired.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw them emerge safely.

Song Liang looked over with some doubt. Wasn't the plan to destroy the power system and the database?

So much time has been wasted, yet nothing has happened.

Jiang Mu gave him a lazy look, but said nothing.

Xie Tu remained calm. "Let's go back to the guesthouse first."

Upon hearing this, Duan Xi immediately sent the Peregrine Falcon to inform Orange and the others.