Chapter 446 The Return of Darkness (Part 9)

Xie Tu's gaze swept back and forth among the buildings and pedestrians along the way, pondering the nature of a gatekeeper.

Ubiquitous?

Does this mean that the gatekeepers might be hiding in some special form in various corners of the city?

Or perhaps its anchor has already permeated every space?

Xie Tu already knew Xiao Yunzhao's personality from the last time.

She won't tell you unless you ask.

He deliberately lowered his voice, "Is its 'ubiquity' like air, or like... the eyes of a surveillance?"

Xiao Yunzhao lowered her head, twisting the spiritual thread in her hand into a braid, and said proudly, "I don't know, it doesn't matter what it is, anyway I can kill it."

Xie Tu noticed that she was in a good mood and his eyebrows twitched slightly. "Then do you know where Yun Jue is?"

After eating and drinking his fill, Xiao Yunzhao, unusually kind-hearted, answered his question.

“I have never met my father, I have only seen the videos he left behind.”

Xiao Yunzhao: "He told me to wait for him patiently, and that he would come to find me when he was done with his work, but I waited and waited, and Dad never showed up..."

"I want to go find him."

Xie Tuxin felt his heart sink.

Yun Zhao left the No. 6 contaminated zone because he wanted to find Yun Jue.

He continued calmly, "What's in Zone Six? Do you remember?"

Xiao Yunzhao stopped what she was doing, and the clusters of greenish-blue fluorescence in her hand immediately disappeared.

She raised her fair and delicate face, her eyes flashing with a coldness that was beyond her years.

"You seem to really like trying to trick me into telling you things, you always do!"

"every time?"

She did indeed remember what happened last time.

The contaminated zone, the gatekeeper's spiritual realm... are they all actually happening within the same time-space loop?

No wonder they say they want to destroy the source.

The same spacetime...does that destroying the source will destroy that spacetime and make all the contaminated areas disappear?

But why can only the Light Guide destroy it?

Xie Tu calmed down and said, "I'm not trying to trick you into saying anything, but rather I'm looking for answers for you as you grow up."

Xiao Yunzhao carefully examined his expression to confirm that he was not lying.

"I don't know. Dad sealed it off. It's too big inside. I only play around nearby."

Xiao Yunzhao: "I live in the manor castle. There are amusement parks, parks, circuses, cinemas, food streets, schools, etc. nearby..."

"There are many robot nannies who go out every day to find delicious food and fun things for me. They take care of my daily life, do laundry and cook, and even teach me to read."

Xie Tu was deeply shaken.

Xiao Yunzhao, however, seemed to have opened a floodgate of words. As she spoke, she seemed to think of something and said with a disgusted expression, "I don't like going out. When I go out, I encounter garbage, a bunch of useless people crying and howling. It's filthy."

“Once, a group of people broke into my amusement park, followed by a lot of dirty things. I killed all the dirty things and drove them all out.”

The little bluebird tilted its head to listen, and fragments of memories flashed through its mind.

The tiny original sat on the roller coaster track, looking down disdainfully at the trash that had trespassed into her territory.

It was always by the body's side during that time.

I seem to have some recollection of the scene she described.

Xie Tu listened silently to her recounting her childhood, his eyes dark and unreadable, but his grip on the steering wheel tightened suddenly.

Ahead, the Zhongshan Scenic Area gradually came into view.

"Ah, there are so many people over there." Xiao Yunzhao couldn't understand his feelings and rolled down the car window to watch the excitement.

At the foot of the mountain leading to the scenic area, a cordon was set up, and several military vehicles and tanks were parked there.

Xiao Yunzhao also saw several spirit entities crouching not far away, monitoring the army's movements.

Xie Tu naturally noticed the commotion as well.

The nearby residents had all evacuated long ago. The military had not received any orders from their superiors, but simply blocked the roads leading down the mountain from all sides, seemingly waiting for the people on the mountaintop to surrender.

Xie Tu gathered his thoughts, realizing that the important matter at hand was more pressing. He turned to Xiao Yunzhao and whispered, "Let the little bluebird return to the spiritual realm first."

The people at Qinhuai Camp had seen her and Little Bluebird, but they were unaware that she would be affected by the contaminated area.

People outside will not be affected by the timeline of the contaminated area.

As long as the little bluebird is not seen.

They wouldn't consider her as a child and as an adult as the same person.

"Why?"

Xiao Yunzhao didn't understand, and said stubbornly, "I'm so powerful, why should I hide it?"

Xie Tu patiently explained, "Qinhuai Camp is full of outsiders. If they can leave the contaminated area smoothly, it will be very disadvantageous for you once they spread the news."

He has ways to shut up the sentries at the four bases.

But these outsiders are uncontrollable, and with thousands of people in the camp, it's impossible to guarantee that everyone can help keep the secret.

Xie Tu knew her temperament, and before she could agree, he looked up at the little bluebird and gestured to the little guy with his eyes.

—You must not cause trouble for the main body.

The little bluebird possesses memories; it knows that its true form, once grown up, does not want anyone to discover its unique characteristics.

Its form gradually faded away, returning to the realm of the spirit.

Now it was Xiao Yunzhao's turn to be shocked.

Her almond-shaped eyes widened in disbelief that her little bluebird would actually listen to the cook!

Xie Tu explained, "It doesn't listen to me; it just wants to protect you when you grow up."

Xiao Yunzhao is not stupid; on the contrary, she is very smart.

After Xie Tu finished comforting the person, he drove over.

The soldiers guarding the foot of the mountain saw the pink Beetle approaching and, seemingly having already received orders from above, let it pass without asking any questions.

The road leading up the mountain was littered with drone wreckage.

The two sentries who were stationed halfway up the mountain received the message from the spiritual entity and showed themselves, excitedly shouting, "Thank you, Captain!"

Xiao Yunzhao caught a glimpse of the black combat uniforms worn by the two.

They are from Group Twelve of the Dawn Base.

Xie Tu rolled down the car window. "Let's talk in the car."

Two sentries rushed over, opened the back door of the car, and greeted the sentries in the vehicles behind them.

After being forced into this contaminated area, everyone was on edge.

Seeing Xie Tu there, they finally felt a little safer and explained everything that had happened since they came in.

The moment the car was caught in the contaminated area.

The twelve groups of people happened to be grouped together and appeared near Xuanwu District.

"When we came in, we encountered many military vehicles rushing this way, and found that the entire Qinhuai camp had been swallowed up by the contaminated area."

One of the sentries said, "We ran up the mountain to check the situation before the military's defensive line was completed, and met their battalion commander and deputy battalion commander. At their request, we stayed here..."

"After all, there is strength in numbers. Qin Huai Camp also has quite a few A-level sentries. If we can hold this place, we can brainstorm and find a way to get out."

The sentry breathed a sigh of relief, "I didn't expect you to come in too."

The level of danger in the five-star contaminated zone is beyond their ability to handle.

With an S-class Sentinel present, the chances of survival are greatly increased.

Xie Tu focused on the important matter at hand and said, "Besides you, have you seen any other sentries?"

The sentry said, "Yes, seven people from Group Nine and Group Ten have also discovered the situation here and gone up the mountain."

Xie Tu then said no more.

Forty people entered the Dawn Base, but the last seven have not been found.

The two vehicles continued driving up the mountain.

Familiar scenes along the way.

In just one day, the scenery of Zhongshan underwent tremendous changes.

If we turn back time two hundred years, the resettlement houses and cultivated fields that once covered the mountains have disappeared, and all the buildings along the way have been transformed into tourist attractions and facilities within the scenic area.

The car is almost at the top of the mountain.

A huge crowd came into view ahead.

Zheng Shao and others, whom he had met once before, stood at the front. A quick glance revealed that the woman surrounded by people in the middle was a complete stranger.

But Xie Tu immediately recognized him as a guide.

The battalion commander of Qinhuai Camp was a guide.