Chapter 411, Polluted Zone 320 (Part Twelve)

The city features symmetrical streets and a mirrored, inverted sky.

Xie Tu looked up at her, seemingly having already understood.

"Perhaps the mirror fragments are not the key; the key is the conditions that trigger the mirror world."

Yun Zhao ignored the small wound on his hand and quickly continued, "The gatekeeper is a mirror; it can actually move."

"In the contaminated area, it can appear anywhere it wants."

Xie Tu's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he slowly said, "So the other gatekeeper couldn't catch it, while Zhao Xinlei and Qu Xingzhou clearly heard the noise coming from the stone wall, but when we broke open the stone wall, we found nothing."

It can move!

"But there are at least tens of thousands of mirrors in this contaminated area. How are we going to find the gatekeeper and get in?" Tao Haohao questioned his life choices.

Song Liang seemed to be deep in thought, then turned to ask Yun Zhao, "What are the conditions for triggering this?"

Yun Zhao pursed his lips and gave the answer, "It's mental power."

Inside the side room, Qu Xingzhou used mental connection, triggering the conditions.

Han Dadao is waiting for the guide of light.

Only the guide can open the mirror world.

Only the guide can unlock the 'door-opening code' set by Han Dadao.

Wisps of bluish-green fluorescence emerged.

The little bluebird gradually solidified and landed on her shoulder.

As soon as the haughty little guy came out, he raised his noble head and glanced sideways at the group of sentries.

Ah, you useless sentry, you still have to rely on me when it matters.

"No need to look, wherever the mirror exists, it is its eye, its medium."

Yun Zhao spoke slowly, which was considered an answer to Tao Haohao's question earlier.

She realized the key when she saw countless reflections of herself in the shards of the mirror.

Fluorescent light penetrated all the mirrors of varying sizes, attempting to establish connections. Fine cracks began to appear in the air, like shattered glass.

The shards of mirror began to reflect a dazzling green light.

The intense light forced everyone to close their eyes.

Xie Tu gripped Yun Zhao's hand tightly and instructed, "Hold onto the people around you, don't get separated!"

The teammates did as instructed immediately.

The surrounding light was so intense that it almost drowned out the fluorescence emitted by the spiritual threads.

Even with my eyes closed, I could feel the blinding brightness penetrating my eyelids and shooting straight into the depths of my soul.

Yun Zhao could feel the warmth and determination emanating from the man's palm.

A pulling sensation came from all around.

Immediately afterwards, a strong feeling of weightlessness came over me.

The light reached its peak, and suddenly, everything returned to calm.

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When Yun Zhao opened his eyes again, his palm was empty.

Xie Tu's hand warmth still lingered on his fingertips, and what met his eyes was a void space filled with mirrors.

—A space composed of countless mirrors.

Time seems to stand still here.

She saw her reflection split and recombine in countless mirrors, as if countless versions of herself were watching her.

And, a little bluebird with its head tilted to one side on its shoulder.

Ah, so many of me.

Yun Zhao stood still.

She looked around for a moment, then looked down at the ground, which was also made of mirrors.

She felt like she was trapped inside a mirror.

Yun Zhao remained calm and asked softly, "Han Dadao, where did you put my teammates?"

Her voice echoed in the space.

No one answered.

At this moment, the surrounding mirrors lit up, dividing the area into twelve sections.

Yun Zhao was slightly taken aback when he saw them in the mirror, along with the missing Duan Xi and the rabbit, and Lin Yu.

The scene gradually appears.

Each area is like a small screen, playing different scenes.

In the empty air-raid shelter.

The goalkeeper said to Duan Xi.

"That child...she's a Dark Guide, aren't you afraid?"

"She has the ability to control the Sentinels; your life or death, your good or evil, are all in her hands."

A dilapidated steel mill loft.

Tears streamed down the rabbit's face. After a brief embrace, she watched helplessly as her beloved family, whom she had longed for day and night, disappeared once again.

hurricane.

A tall figure appeared.

"Do you know her? Has she told you that she's a Dark Guide with the ability to control Sentinels...?"

"You want to become her puppet?"

Yun Zhao stood there, stunned, his fingertips beginning to tremble slightly.

She felt as if the blood in her body had frozen in an instant, and her ears were ringing.

The carefully hidden secret was ruthlessly exposed by Han Dadao.

The little bluebird sensed that its true form was afraid and stared in confusion at the annoying sentinels in the mirror.

Why be afraid?

Unable to answer the little bluebird, Yun Zhao took a deep breath and spoke again, "What do you want to do?"

No one answered her; the gatekeeper never showed up!

Her thoughts were completely in disarray.

The other images reflected in the mirror continued to play.

Yun Zhao had to force himself to look at the situation of the others.

Tao Haohao was running with his cannon barrel on his back, cursing and shouting other people's names.

The scene where Qi Ling appears is an underground shelter in the No. 28 contaminated zone.

Black slime kept oozing from its body.

Qi Ling slowly reached out and caught the slime, her expression blank and somewhat at a loss.

Song Liang has found cover and is currently scouting the surroundings...

Xie Tu... appeared in a very subtle place.

It was his home in the valley outside the base.

—The home after renovation.

On the first-floor windowsill area, there are two tall bird stands, and the toys are stored in a box to the side.

The carpet that Yun Zhao bought was placed in the corner, covered with a dust cover.

Her slippers and water cup were still there.

When Yun Zhao saw Xie Tu on the screen and realized she was missing, she panicked for a moment, but quickly calmed down and began searching the corners of the room.

No one knows his home better than him.

Xie Tu went up to the second floor.

When she opened the study door, her notebooks and pens were neatly placed in the drawer.

He went to his room and then to the bathroom.

Her toothbrush and mouthwash cup, along with her pink towel, hung on the shelf next to his.

It is no different from a real-life decoration.

Unbeknownst to him, her presence had already filled his life.

Xie Tu stood at the bathroom door for a moment, then turned around and walked to the opposite side to open the door to the walk-in closet.

He washed the clothes she had changed out of last time and put them in the closet.

Inside the wardrobe, there were also several pairs of delicate and small children's shoes.

corner.

Dozens of large boxes, neatly stacked, occupied one-third of the dressing room's area.

Yun Zhao looked at the familiar-looking children's shoes and box.

I remember now.

She hadn't been to his walk-in closet and had no idea he'd taken all those things home.

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After searching the second floor without finding anyone, Xie Tu returned to the first floor.

The gatekeeper appeared out of nowhere, standing against the light in front of the open door. Its face was blurred, and its tall body almost blocked the entire door.

Xie Tu's eyes sharpened, and he drew his Tang sword, charging forward without hesitation.

She lied to you.

The gatekeeper's voice came through, "She is the Dark Guide. Have you ever considered that your attraction to her, and all your feelings for her, were intentionally created by her?"