Chapter 565, Contaminated Zone 4 (Part Six)

The metal wires shimmered with a faint blue light beneath the skin, as if they were performing some kind of scan.

The next second.

A holographic panel popped out of thin air from above the crystal.

On the pale blue screen, a dense stream of data cascaded down like a waterfall.

At the very top is a line of clear characters.

—Unintelligible script, like the languages ​​of other civilizations.

However, it's not hard to guess that this is a notification similar to the successful activation of the sealed chamber.

Xie Tu's expression was icy. As he stepped forward to cover her wound, his sharp gaze turned to Jiang Mu on the other side of the door.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Jiang Mu took everything in, leaning lazily against the door. "Trying to kill me to silence me?"

"You're overthinking it." Xie Tu looked away and bent down to disinfect Yun Zhao's wound.

Yun Zhao was in a state of utter confusion, letting Xie Tu grab her hand and wipe her fingertips with iodine, but she didn't react at all.

When her suspicions were confirmed, she was somewhat at a loss.

The sealed chamber is Yunjue's.

Possessing technology far more advanced than that of the old era, the crystal resembles a genetic code, activating her blood energy.

What does this mean?

—She and Yun Jue are indeed father and daughter by blood.

—Yun Jue… he might not be from this world…

Like that "He", Dad may have come from the sky.

Yun Zhao was in a bad mood, thinking about what Han Dadao had said.

Shen Ying once saw some strange radio echoes at an observatory in a polluted area...

So, did humanity's own exposure of Earth's exact location lead to this disaster?

What is Dad's stance?

There were seat tracks inside the cabin, but no escape seats were visible.

It is not hard to tell from these fragments that Yun Jue once made an emergency landing here. Perhaps the aircraft malfunctioned, or perhaps it was corrupted by dark matter.

In short, the sealed capsule crashed.

To avoid being discovered, Yun Jue hid the debris from the crash in the cellar.

However, the sealed cabin is only a small part of the aircraft, and the main body of the aircraft is not visible.

Since we haven't been able to find him, could it be that he has already left this land?

Don't you want your daughter anymore?

Is Yun Jue... related to this disaster that lasted for two hundred years?

The little bluebird sensed the host's emotions, and its form gradually became visible.

[Dad's bad!]

Yun Zhao couldn't figure it out; the more she thought about it, the more confused she became.

"team leader."

"Um?"

Yun Zhao spoke hesitantly, "I seem to be... an alien?"

Yun Jue is her biological father, which proves that she was very likely in this sealed chamber when she was an infant.

"Do aliens look the same as humans?" Jiang Mu replied casually.

Xie Tu's gaze swept over them coldly once again.

Yun Zhao took a breath, "Then how do you explain it..."

--"Bang!"

Another noise came from above, interrupting her.

The distinctive sound of a Gatling gun firing, the whistling of bullets tearing through the air, instantly filled the cellar.

The soil trembled and crumbled.

Xie Tu disinfected her wound, applied a bandage, and stared directly at her with his dark eyes.

“Listen,” his voice was deep and firm, “you are simply you.”

He gently stroked the freshly applied bandage with his fingertips, as if trying to soothe the turmoil in her heart.

"No matter where your father comes from, no matter what 'He' is—none of these things change who you are."

Xie Tu stared intently at her face with his dark eyes, his gaze sharp as a torch. "Even if there are unknowns hidden in your bloodline, every step you take to survive in this era is your own footprint."

So there's no need to feel uneasy.

You are always you.

Above the cellar, gunfire continued to rumble, dust falling in hushed tones. Xie Tu's voice was clear and powerful, seemingly piercing through all the noise.

Yun Zhao's eyelashes trembled slightly.

They were clearly wavering.

Xie Tu grabbed her hand, carefully avoiding the wound on her index finger. "We need to go up and help right away. Let's get out of here first."

Judging from the sounds, Fu Heng and Xia Mingang should have the upper hand.

However, it's not easy to use one's skills in the bamboo forest. The spirits sometimes don't know their own strength, and if we delay any longer, the cellar might collapse.

"You have to take the crystal."

Yun Zhao quickly reached out and took the crystal.

The holographic screen disappeared, and the light in the entire sealed cabin dimmed again, turning it completely black.

For a moment, Yun Zhao was dazed, then lowered his head and tossed the crystal into the box.

We know the crystal is the key, but what about the other badge?

Xie Tu had already escorted her out of the sealed chamber and headed towards the cellar exit.

To him, Yun Zhao's identity was irrelevant.

She had no idea about her background.

She is innocent.

Jiang Mu was two steps behind, yet he remained as steady as a mountain even after learning such a huge secret.

Him?

What kind of ghost is He?

How many secrets do these two people hold?

In two hundred years, only one S-class guide has emerged.

Isn't it just a coincidence?

*

at the same time.

The joint reinforcement force, which departed a day later, has arrived at the periphery of Zone 4.

The searchlight pierced the wall of fog, and countless dust particles in the beam swirled and danced like a dense swarm of insects.

Under the inky darkness, the gray fog surrounding Zone 6 was silently churning, like a lurking beast slowly stretching its body.

The fog wall was creeping at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the gap between the two fog seas was getting closer and closer. The thin fog threads were probing and intertwining with each other like living things.

The reinforcements received an urgent communication from the base while en route.

The contaminated zone No. 6 suddenly spread again, showing signs of merging with No. 4.

"Reporting to base, reinforcement team three has arrived at the edge of the contaminated zone. Should we proceed? Instruct S team to retreat?"

Inside the base.

The four bases are holding an emergency online meeting. Leaders are gathered together, but the atmosphere is unusually silent.

Although they were confident that the 5S team could eliminate the five-star contaminated zone, the sixth contaminated zone had been active in recent years, with a bizarre spread route, and its danger level may have already exceeded that of the five-star zone.

Nobody dared to gamble.

If the gamble is lost, the entire army is wiped out, and humanity's last hope is gone.

Surprisingly, there were no disputes during the meeting.

"According to the data provided by the calculation team, at the current rate of diffusion, the two contaminated areas will converge and merge within five hours."

Minister Duan said slowly, "For safety's sake, if the 5S team doesn't come out in an hour, immediately send someone in to notify them to evacuate."

"yes!"

*

The moment the cellar's iron door was smashed open, the stench of rotting blood, mixed with bits of bamboo leaves, assaulted our senses.

Yun Zhao raised his hand to shield his eyes, and through his fingers he could see the depths of the bamboo forest thirty meters away.

A burly black figure flashed past like a blur, moving so fast that it was impossible to see it clearly.

The water unicorn lunged forward to block it, releasing a mist of water to suppress the monster and prevent it from escaping.

"Well done, little crybaby!"

Xia Mingang stood on the left flank, holding a gun in one hand with a flamboyant pose.

The phantom of a giant tortoise, as large as a small mountain, crashed down, blocking the path at the other end and splashing up a patch of withered leaves.

Fuhma, carrying the Gatling gun, gave chase. The bullets tore through the air, leaving crimson trajectories in the darkness, and pierced the mutant's body.

Upon hearing Xia Mingang give the water unicorn a nickname, she cursed without turning her head, "If you say another word, I'll shoot you first!"

The monster roared, its body writhing with surging black energy, and charged towards Fuyu.

The shadowy figure continued its movements, and the bullets clearly did not cause it any real damage.