Chapter 372 Second Cycle (Seventeen)

The Azure Phoenix hovered in mid-air, its magnificent wings unfurled, and fluorescent spiritual threads continuously emanated from beneath them.

It looks down at the world below with a cold and arrogant gaze, reflecting the insignificance of all things in the world.

The person who had always been quiet and reserved in the polluted area suddenly changed his demeanor.

The way she and her spirit act—what else could they be but a Dark Guide?

The gatekeeper stood in the midst of the zombie horde, shaking his head.

Its skin was bluish-black, and its face was terrifying. It wandered around the streets with the zombies.

The spot where they were standing was an area that the sentries had already searched.

The most dangerous place is the safest place.

No one expected that it would be blatantly wandering the streets, and as long as it didn't go west and be detected by the guide's spiritual threads, no one could find it.

"You have to accept the consequences of your bet."

The gatekeeper finally spoke, "Make the rules, abide by the rules. Since you want to know, why not tell you? I hope you won't regret it..."

A clear voice echoed in Yun Zhao's ears as it slowly began to speak.

"All disasters originate from dark matter, which does not belong to Earth or the solar system."

"It can make magnetic fields disappear, create inexplicable forces, hardly interact with any other matter, and has no weak force or gravity."

"Evolution and extinction are interdependent. Disasters disrupt the food chain and also lead to the birth of guides and sentinels."

"At this point, you should understand that the source and the truth are not something that humans can fight against."

Dark matter created Sentinels and Guides.

These two types of people are like failed experiments, both suffering from fatal genetic defects.

Sentinels possess superhuman strength and keen senses.

However, they are extremely susceptible to interference and corruption by dark matter, and can easily be deformed into monsters if not careful.

The guide, with his almost mysterious spiritual connection ability, becomes incredibly powerful, but also fragile and easily destroyed, making him vulnerable to external attacks.

How can the products of evolution rebel against the Creator?

Just like humans living on Earth, we are helpless in the face of natural disasters brought by the planet.

No matter how many mass extinctions occur, they are nothing more than minor, insignificant traumas to a planet.

“At that time, Shen Ying noticed a clue in the contaminated area.”

"She's just like you now, believing that finding the source will end everything. She shared the information with us and insisted on going to find it..."

The gatekeeper's voice rang in my ears, accompanied by the sound of the wind.

His clear voice changed slightly as he talked about the past.

It's as if it's climbing out of a decaying, dry well of time, carrying a dull and hoarse texture. Every word is wrapped in a heavy sense of vicissitude, like old sandpaper rubbing, rough and harsh.

The golden age is over, and darkness has descended.

It appeared from the sky, omnipresent, and wherever it went, corpses spread, devouring and devouring...

It cannot be speculated upon or described, otherwise it will be severely contaminated.

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The wind howled and the cranes cried.

The sentries on the parade ground craned their necks until they were stiff, but the two men above still did not react.

This silent exchange lasted for a very long time.

After a long while, Yun Zhao's body swayed precariously in the sea breeze, and he leaned all his weight on Xie Tu.

Yun Zhao listened quietly, processing everything on his own.

She murmured, "So you choose self-sacrifice?"

Trapped in despair, destined for an untimely end, all while waiting for someone whose arrival is uncertain.

Her response was a helpless, bitter laugh.

"Yun Zhao, humans are both fragile and brave, but even Xiang Yu couldn't cross the Yangtze River."

Yun Zhao's emotions were in turmoil, and his thoughts were racing.

What is Shen Ying so determined to find?

Unfathomable, indescribable... otherwise it would be severely contaminated.

What is that?

Yun Zhao thought for a long time, but then asked a completely unrelated question, "Yu Jie isn't your real name?"

Both are from the Dawn Base.

Team Zero also includes descendants like Duan Xi, who have been rooted in the Dawn Base for a century. To avoid revealing their identities, the gatekeepers would not fill in their real names.

"yes."

"May I have your name?"

"It doesn't matter. I have no descendants, and I don't want anyone to remember me."

The gatekeeper said this in a very calm tone.

The past has long since vanished.

Its current name is Gatekeeper of Contaminated Zone 111; nothing else matters.

Yun Zhao remained silent.

A complex mix of emotions welled up inside me.

True death is actually oblivion.

The serenity and detachment that comes after weathering the storms of life, all the past glories and sorrows have been deeply buried by the sands of time.

For this goalkeeper, a name may really just be an insignificant symbol.

It cannot bear those heavy memories, nor does it need to be remembered by anyone.

“Your father…” the gatekeeper continued.

Yun Zhao, who was still lost in thought, had a change in expression upon hearing this.

She wanted to know about Yun Jue, but when she heard news about him, she subconsciously felt resistant.

It's a contradiction.

"I only met him once, but he left a deep impression on me."

The gatekeeper seemed lost in memories, murmuring, "He was an oddball, a man of gentle appearance, who always had a smile on his face when he was with people."

"He walks on the edge of darkness, acting entirely on his mood. When he's in a good mood, he's very easy to talk to, but when he's in a bad mood, he can turn on you in an instant."

“I have never seen a guide as powerful as him. It was then that we learned that guides like Shen Ying were not isolated cases. They even had a name—Dark Guides.”

"He was also the one who told us about the Guide of Light."

He said that light is born from darkness, and the guide of light is the nemesis of dark matter. Once the guide of light is born, the world will be saved.

"Only the Guide of Light can fight against it... He gave us hope..."

Yun Zhao closed his eyes slightly, his thoughts racing. "What is his purpose in doing this?"

Gatekeeper: "I don't know."

“He has no reason to lie to us.” Ever since the gatekeeper learned that the sun had appeared, he had become even more convinced of Yun Jue’s words.

Yun Jue was right.

The Guide of Light is the nemesis of Dark Matter; its appearance ended the Dark Apocalypse.

Because of hope.

Only then can it hold onto this obsession and wait day after day, year after year.

"I never expected that Yun Jue would have a daughter..." it said, then asked, puzzled, "He's your father, so why don't you know anything about him?"

"I've never seen him." Yun Zhao's chest heaved slightly, unable to calm down.

She first learned about her father through a gatekeeper.

A blurry image suddenly flashed through my mind.

Such fragmented images.

The perspective is also strange; it's from the little blue bird's point of view.

The blurry figure held her in his arms and gently coaxed her, as if she were the most precious treasure in the world.

The figure spoke to her in a gentle voice as he walked out.

"Yun Jue! You can't do this!"

The woman's shrill voice echoed in Yun Zhao's mind behind him, "Are you going to kill her with your own hands?! She's your daughter, she will die!"

"So what? Her physical strength can't keep up with the speed of awakening. If nothing is done, she will still die."

The man still had a smile on his face. "Since that's the case, why not take a gamble?"

"You're insane! What right do you have to have children!"

The man remained unmoved, gently coaxing the little one in his arms, "Look at this little guy next to her, his eyes are so arrogant, just like mine."

"But it shouldn't have appeared so early. If it weren't for it, my daughter wouldn't be suffering like this."

"I really want to kill it."

Yun Zhao sensed the killing intent, the killing intent directed at the little bluebird.

Her father wanted to kill the little bluebird...