Chapter 223 No Avoidance

Three B-level sentries followed behind the two.

Li Guo was holding a computer in his hand, looking tense and his whole body was taut.

Behind him, there was also a clone of a mutant.

Yun Zhao leaned against him, her face unusually pale, her eyelids drooping, her long eyelashes occasionally trembling slightly, as if she were hovering between sleep and wakefulness.

Her mental strength is still not fully recovered.

Her frequent use of her abilities made her condition worse.

Xie Tu tightened his grip on the person he was holding, his expression tense as he looked at Jiang Mu. "Go to District One immediately."

Jiang Mu toyed with the twin swords in his hands. "Have you found the gatekeeper?"

Xie Tu: "Yes, but we can't pinpoint its location. Only by destroying the database and bringing the digital life world to life can we make the gatekeeper appear."

Is the digital life world arriving?

The thought of facing monsters from the entire base sent chills down the spines of the group.

But if you want to lock down the gatekeeper and get out, this is the only way.

The streets were full of mutants, and with the guide's mental strength failing, the group didn't talk much and quickly left.

Unaffected by the crowd, the white-haired beast happily spread its wings and soared into the sky to play with the two phoenixes.

The group headed to Zone 1.

Until we are far away from the battlefield.

Song Liangcai found an opportunity to approach the captain, pointing behind Duan Xi and Tao Haohao, "Captain, what's the deal with these replicas?"

According to the rules they had previously understood.

Only when self-awareness disappears will aberrant clones appear.

But everyone was clearly alive and had no suicidal thoughts, and that's how the replicas appeared.

Xie Tu glanced behind his team members at the monster emanating black energy, filled with malice and intent on killing its own consciousness.

"They have touched computers and have had direct or indirect contact with the digital world; all their data has been scanned."

Song Liang thought about it for a moment.

That's true.

When the group went to investigate, only Tao Haohao and Duan Xi had ever touched a computer.

The rabbit lagged two steps behind, taking out some wound medicine from its bag and applying it to Liu Hong as it walked.

Orange also got wound medicine and bandages for the other B-level sentries.

Fortunately, they were all superficial wounds and were not bitten by the mutants. The Sentinels are physically strong and can withstand these minor injuries.

Yun Zhao leaned on Xie Tu's shoulder, looking like he hadn't woken up yet, his eyelids lowered the whole time, and he didn't say a word.

The proud Qingluan refused to show her vulnerable side. Even with her mental strength failing, she remained as proud as a princess, completely ignoring the two noisy giants beside her.

The group arrived at Zone 1 as quickly as possible.

They stopped in their tracks outside the door.

The city center was deserted, the surroundings were deathly silent, and a thick, gray-black fog hung in the air.

The sentries who patrolled at night have disappeared.

It's like a ghost town.

The guide bought everyone a brief respite.

Jiang Mu glanced at the time. "It's past ten o'clock at night. Let's rest for ten minutes and replenish our ammunition if necessary."

There are less than two hours left until midnight.

They had never been to the central urban area, which was in the 'daylight' zone.

Jiang Mu turned to ask about the details of the goalkeeper.

Xie Tu was looking down at the person in his arms when he heard this. He pulled out a photo from his backpack and handed it to Jiang Mu.

"He is the younger brother of those two sisters."

Xie Tu said, "The boy is ten years old and his name is Tian Xin."

The base has electricity, and the two sisters' parents took a family photo before their son passed away.

Jiang Mu took the photo and examined it.

The boy was an ordinary man, but due to years of poor health, his face was as pale as a sheet of white paper, devoid of any color, and exuding a sickly gloom.

The lively light that should have been in her eyes has been completely worn away by the disease, and her gaze towards the camera is empty.

Jiang Mu circulated the photo so that the sentries would remember what the gatekeeper looked like.

When the news reached Duan Xi, he suddenly exclaimed, "The peregrine falcon says it has seen this boy!"

Xie Tu squinted slightly. "Where?"

Duan Xi quickly asked his own spiritual entity, which replied, "In the computer of a residential building in District Seven, this boy is playing with a red ball."

Jiang Mu chuckled. "It seems the gatekeeper likes this place. Let the peregrine falcon lead the way; I'll go take a look."

The peregrine falcon led Jiang Mu away.

The others remained where they were to rest.

In particular, Liu Hong and the group of B-level sentries were all injured to varying degrees and were resting on the ground.

Xie Tu found a corner, picked up the person, and sat down on the steps.

Yun Zhao seemed to be asleep, quietly nestled in his arms.

The situation was urgent.

The two sisters inside went berserk and instantly turned into mutants. A copy of Li Guo appeared behind him, and at the same time, a fierce battle broke out outside.

If Yun Zhao doesn't make a move, no one will be able to escape.

Xie Tu's brows furrowed tightly into the shape of a "川" (river).

They had managed to get through this without a guide before, but since Yun Zhao came along, they seem to have become overly reliant on her power.

Xie Tu instinctively hugged the person tighter.

People around them consciously kept their distance.

Team Leader Xie doesn't even try to hide it in front of people anymore.

It didn't take long.

Jiang Mu and the peregrine falcon returned.

"They're not there, they left a long time ago," Jiang Mu said as he walked over.

As expected, even across a dimension, they couldn't kill the gatekeeper.

Xie Tu stood up, carrying the person, his face expressionless. "It's alright, it can't escape."

Yun Zhao wasn't asleep; he just felt tired and didn't want to speak.

Clearly, a fierce battle is yet to come after the digital life world merges with the contaminated area.

She wanted to take a break during this time.

Unable to bear the clingy fire phoenix, the blue phoenix transformed into a little blue bird and flew back to nestle on its original body's shoulder and neck.

The little guy wasn't as lively as before, snuggling close to its owner and resting with its eyes closed.

Xie Tu stared calmly at the fire phoenix flapping its wings as it approached, his meaning clear: go play somewhere else and don't disturb her rest.

The fire phoenix immediately bristled.

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After a short rest and replenishment of ammunition, the group entered the central area.

The vast city was deserted.

Xie Tu carried the person and led the way, soon arriving at the entrance of the research institute they had seen last time.

We've arrived here.

The surrounding area rippled again, and countless mutants reappeared.

The cloned mutants behind Duanzi, Tao Haohao, and the others suddenly went berserk and began attacking them.

Knowing they were looking for it, the gatekeeper was clearly anxious.

A barrage of gunfire erupted.

The spiritual beings established a defensive line outside the research institute, while the black panther and brown bear blocked the berserk mutants behind them.

The Fire Phoenix and the White Beast blocked the way at the front. These two incredibly destructive S-class spiritual entities were completely unfazed by the erosion brought by the dark matter and began their slaughter.

Yun Zhao seemed to have finally woken up, and slowly opened his eyes.

She didn't move.

It's not time for her to make another move yet.

Xie Tu looked down at her, his dark eyes gleaming. The two had unknowingly developed a tacit understanding.