Chapter 559 Number 4 and Number 6

The two armored vehicles sped along the road and entered Hebei Province, arriving at the No. 3 outpost in the afternoon.

The five decided to rest there for a while.

This area is within the Dawn Base's territory.

Jiang Mu got out of the car and told the sentries to carry the ingredients for tonight's dinner into the kitchen. He patted them on the shoulder and said, "I'll trouble you to make dinner."

The sentries' eyes lit up when they saw the meat, and they nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Captain Jiang!"

A group of people nimbly carried the ingredients and ran towards the kitchen.

Fu Heng watched coldly from the side until the sentries left with the ingredients before saying, "I bought the meat, remember to transfer the points to me."

"I know, we'll split the profits when we get out." Jiang Mu waved to her, then turned and went upstairs to rest.

Yun Zhao took two steps off the bus, still holding the iron box.

She looked up when she heard this, only to see Jiang Mu's back flash by. Then, a large head hung upside down from the top of the armored vehicle, blocking the sunlight from her head.

The white mythical beast lay on the roof of the car, blinking its big eyes and making "woofing" sounds as it tried to charm her.

Yun Zhao slightly raised his hand, releasing specks of cyan-green fluorescence.

Sure enough, it happily pounced on it.

This area is too close to the contaminated zone; the surrounding pollution concentration is 44%.

The white beast was spoiled by Jiang Mu, and would act cute and beg for purification if there was even a little bit of dark matter in its body.

"Don't damage our car."

Yun Zhao manipulated the fluorescent light to fly out of the sentry post, guiding the big guy to play outside.

The little bluebird flew over and, mimicking her, flapped its wings, releasing even more spiritual energy.

Greenish-blue fluorescence danced everywhere.

This amused the white-haired beast, causing it to leap and thrash about.

Fire Phoenix also joined in.

Fu Yu casually took out binoculars from the car, while the water unicorn in her spiritual realm stirred restlessly.

I want one too!

Fu Yan glanced at the white mythical beast, frowning: "This is a sentry post; we can't tolerate your fooling around."

The water unicorn immediately burst into tears.

No crying allowed.

Fu Mou turned around and called the others to go up to the signal tower to check.

The signal tower, responsible for communication and testing, is the only tall building in the vicinity, offering a wide and unobstructed view from its top.

Yun Zhao squinted and looked at the gray fog in the distance.

Pollution zone 4 is located in the southeast, bounded by the old city ring road elevated highway. The gray fog churns above the road section like a pot of boiling asphalt.

The sky over there disappeared.

There were no clouds, no sunlight, only swirling gray fog, thick like some kind of viscous liquid, slowly creeping and obscuring everything.

The ground was also swallowed by the fog, as if the entire earth had been dragged into another dimension.

What's even more unsettling is the presence of the more distant Zone 6 contamination zone.

Although the gray fog was invisible to the naked eye.

But all the S-class sentinels could feel that almost tangible sense of oppression coming from the horizon.

The fog on the sixth was thicker and darker than that on the fourth, like the breath of some enormous creature, each surge carrying a heart-pounding pulse.

The fog from the two polluted areas did not actually meet.

The sky in the middle area was cleared by a patch of blue sky and white clouds.

The gray fog, like tentacles, extended toward Number Six, slowly eroding it and attempting to connect the two.

Strangely, however, there was no movement in the sixth contaminated zone, and the smog at the boundary was even retreating.

Yun Zhao stared blankly at the sky, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Xie Tu stood beside her, took the binoculars from her hand, and interrupted her thoughts, "After the sixth day of summer, there has been no movement. According to the latest measurements, the diameter of the hollow zone is 385 kilometers. Now we are afraid that the fourth day will suddenly spread."

Fu Heng nodded in agreement, "Try to finish this quickly."

Xie Tu turned on his communicator and pulled up the data sent by the base's logistics department.

"Dawn Team's impression of the place: rural architecture, monsters concentrated. Not long after they entered, they encountered an S-class mutant."

He continued, "In order to buy time for his team members to get the key, Wei Xu went alone to lure away the S-class monster. He broke into many houses and found some things in one of the cellars."

Fu Pei turned her head and asked, "Where are the things?"

“Here it is.” Yun Zhao tapped the iron box in his arms and saw the white Xi Beast fly up from below.

Jiang Mu was using his chubby daughter to eavesdrop on their discussion.

Fu Heng stared at the box, a hint of confusion flashing in her large, watery eyes: "What's inside?"

Yun Zhao didn't hide anything: "There's a photo of my father, but I didn't bring it with me. The other two items are items that the Academy of Sciences can't detect."

Father?

Her high-reward post seeking her father was known to almost everyone.

Xia Mingang was somewhat afraid of heights. He gripped the handrail next to the signal tower tightly and asked casually, "How did your father's things end up there?"

Yun Zhao shook his head: "I don't know."

Fu Yan understood her intention in holding the box almost instantly. "It can't be detected outside. You want to bring it into the contaminated area to test it?"

Yun Zhao nodded.

She had a gut feeling that these two things belonged to Yun Jue.

The people at the Academy of Sciences can't open it, but what if she can?

Unfortunately, time was too tight and there were other people on the road, so she couldn't find a chance to study it privately.

Xia Mingang shook his leg, making the iron escalator clang. "I said, can we talk downstairs? It's so hot up here."

Yun Zhao turned around and said, "You can go down now. I want to take another look."

"What's there to see? Just confirm it, go in and get to work."

Xia Mingang felt he couldn't go down alone; they were all S-level, and he couldn't show weakness!

Yun Zhao didn't respond for a moment.

Xie Tu saw what she was thinking, took her drooping hand, and pointed to it for her, "According to the map, Qingshan Town is in that direction."

Xie Tu was referring to the south side of Pollution Zone No. 6.

But the gray fog enveloped everything.

Even after he pointed out the direction, Yun Zhao still couldn't see his former home.

As far as the eye could see, there was only gray fog, an endless expanse of gray fog, like a living wall, completely isolating everything inside the contaminated area.

The reason everyone left the town was because of the spread of the virus on the 6th.

Today, Qingshan Town has probably already become part of Pollution Zone No. 6...

Xie Tu held her hand and gently squeezed it, silently comforting her.

Seeing this, Fu Mou turned around and jumped off the escalator without hesitation, so as not to stay there and be a third wheel.

Seeing that she moved and ran very fast, Xia Mingang immediately jumped down after her.

The white-winged beast flapped its pure white wings and continued flying down to play with the little bluebird and the fire phoenix.

"Let's go down and rest for a while."

Yun Zhao didn't grieve for long.

The outcome, which she had already anticipated, was actually easier for her to accept.

She still remembered that she was the team leader, "To avoid any unforeseen problems, let's go straight there after we finish eating."

...

After dinner, the sky outside turned gray, almost blending into the distant haze.

The dim lights at the sentry post came on.

The crowd gathered in the courtyard.

Xie Tu and Fu Mo gathered the supplies and decided to drive in in just one car.

It is not wise to separate pollutants.

Especially given the known presence of S-class Sentinel mutants, it's best for everyone to stay together.

After checking the supplies, Fu Heng called everyone to get in the car, "Let's go! Let's try to eliminate Contaminated Zone 4 tonight!"

Yun Zhao thought to herself, "It seems like she stole my lines."