Chapter 583, Contaminated Zone 6 (Part 7)

Outside the medical tent.

"We've been looking for you everywhere, what are you doing here?"

The three familiar faces walked towards them.

Xie Tu's gaze swept over Jiang Mu and Xia Mingang, and finally settled on "Yun Zhao".

She walked in the middle, carrying a military backpack, wearing large sunglasses, revealing only her tight lips.

"Why didn't you rest?" Xie Tu asked.

Yun Zhao stopped beside him and shook his head. "I can't sleep."

Xie Tu frowned slightly. "Then let's go back early after the meeting tonight."

Yun Zhao hummed in agreement, looking exactly the same as usual.

Xie Tu then turned to look at Jiang Mu and Xia Mingang.

The two were about to bypass him and enter the tent when Xie Tu stopped them.

Jiang Mu raised an eyebrow and stopped at the doorway. "How are the two injured people?"

Xie Tu replied calmly, "There was no injury to the bones or muscles. With the Sentinel's physique, he should be able to move around freely after a few days of rest."

"Captain Jiang, we're alright..."

Hearing the conversation, the sentry in the tent suddenly interjected, "Can we travel together tonight?"

At the current rate of diffusion, the fog will arrive in less than two days.

The reinforcements must withdraw tomorrow if they don't leave tonight.

"Okay, let's pack our things now. The whole group will leave together tonight." Xia Mingang said, lifting his foot to enter the tent.

Suddenly, Xie Tu made his move without warning!

He swept his right leg like a whip, kicking Xia Mingang hard in the chest, while at the same time he drew his sidearm from his waist with his left hand and fired a shot at Jiang Mu's forehead.

"Bang!"

The instant the gunshot rang out, Jiang Mu's head was struck by a pulse grenade, but no blood splattered. His entire head burst open like a balloon, revealing countless writhing black vines inside.

Xia Mingang's body flew backward like a rag doll, knocking over an empty equipment box by the door, and lay motionless on the ground.

The sentries inside were stunned into silence by this unexpected turn of events.

But Xie Tu struck again, turning his gun to target Yun Zhao, who was very close to him.

Xie Tu stared at the familiar face, his eyes chillingly cold. "Remember next time, don't impersonate my girlfriend."

—"Bang bang!"

When he pulled the trigger, Xie Tu instinctively closed his eyes.

The instant the gunshot rang in his ears, he heard the sound of liquid splashing. A few drops of warm liquid splashed onto his combat uniform, sticky and with a nauseating, fishy smell.

Because the monster bore Yun Zhao's appearance, he refused to think about what that scene looked like.

All attacks were completed in an instant.

"Thank you, Captain..." the sentry in the tent said, his voice trembling.

Xie Tu kept his eyes closed, took out some tissues from his pocket, and wiped the sticky substance off his combat uniform.

The mutant impersonating Xia Mingang was not dead; countless black vines sprouted out and rushed straight at his face.

Suddenly, a fiery wind appeared, and a scorching airflow swept in, carrying several crimson fireballs that accurately blasted at the attacking black vines.

The moment the vines came into contact with the flames, they squeaked and shrieked as if they were alive, twisting and retracting wildly.

Where the flames licked, the surface of the vines quickly carbonized, cracking with charred lines and oozing dark blue pus.

As if its life force had been drained, it withered and curled up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The air was thick with the pungent smell of burning plants, mixed with the stench of decay. The fire spread along the vines, quickly engulfing the three mangled bodies on the ground.

The black vines twisted and deformed in the flames, eventually bursting open and turning into a pile of black ashes emitting blue smoke.

From the moment these three appeared in his sight, Huo Feng's mind was filled with clamor.

Ah, she doesn't have the scent of the Azure Phoenix on her!

[Damn it! Why did I have to impersonate her? Qingluan will be angry!]

Just in case, Xie Tu still risked getting close to test the waters. Looking at the fake Yun Zhao who looked and acted exactly the same, an inexplicable anger rose in his heart.

Without even glancing at the ashes on the ground, he turned around, opened his eyes, and pointed his gun at the sentry in the tent.

The four sentries were startled by his action and froze in place, some standing and some lying down, too afraid to move.

"Everyone, release your spiritual entities." Xie Tu's voice was frighteningly calm.

The chamois can mimic human appearance and behavior, but it cannot possess a spiritual body.

When the naked eye cannot distinguish them, the spiritual entity becomes the only way to differentiate them.

Some sentries had already realized what was happening and obeyed the order to release their spiritual entities.

The others quickly followed suit, afraid that if they were a step too slow, Captain Xie would treat them like monsters and shoot them.

Four distinct spiritual entities appeared in the tent.

Xie Tu put away his gun. "Pack your things and leave in ten minutes."

The two sentries who went out to make the announcement had only been gone a short while. He was worried about Yun Zhao's safety, but he couldn't abandon the group of sentries.

If the two who left did not encounter any danger, ten minutes would be enough time for them to return.

If they are already in danger, there is no point in them staying here any longer.

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Xia Mingang went into his tent to retrieve his backpack.

He put his backpack on, made sure there was nothing else in the tent, and reached out again to lift the curtain.

【Wait!】Bixi’s consciousness rang out.

A sudden, bone-chilling coldness crept up my spine.

Xia Mingang's hand froze in mid-air, and he suddenly turned around to look back.

The space inside the tent is distorting.

The cots, equipment boxes, and even the grains of sand on the ground were folded and deformed like a canvas crumpled by an invisible hand.

He instinctively took a step back, but his back bumped into some kind of hard metal surface.

Where did the metal walls of the tent come from?

Xia Mingang's alarm blared, and he jumped back instantly, shouting, "What the hell!?"

You're being watched by the gatekeeper! Get out of there!

Gatekeeper?

Damn! Didn't they come out?!

Xia Mingang cursed inwardly.

The space at the entrance is distorted, making it impossible to pass through.

He retreated to the innermost part of the tent, reached out and violently tore at the tent flap, shouting as he did so, "Yun Zhao! Jiang Mu!"

Now is not the time to be reckless.

Those two are outside; calling for backup is the priority.

However, after calling for a long time, there was no response.

Just as he realized something was wrong, he heard a 'rip' sound, and the tent curtain was torn open, revealing the view outside.

The blinding scorching sun of the Gobi Desert disappeared, replaced by a deep blue sky.

Xia Mingang's pupils suddenly contracted.

Through the torn tent opening, he saw a colossal black tower that seemed to pierce the clouds.

The tower is entirely cast from some kind of dark metal, with blood-red energy patterns floating on its surface, winding and meandering like blood vessels.

Opposite the Black Tower stands a pure white tower.

The surface of the tower is shimmering with a liquid, mercury-like glow, and is entwined with chains that embody the radiant spiritual power.

Countless semi-transparent chains of spiritual energy, materialized from the top of the tower, hung down and swayed gently in the air.

"What is this thing?"

Xia Mingang felt something was familiar, and then he realized, "Why does it look a bit like the twin towers that are being built at the Dawn Base?"

Get out of there quickly, the tent is collapsing...

Bixi was halfway through his sentence when he decided it was too much trouble to waste words with him. A stone tablet suddenly appeared and smashed down from the side, sending him flying.

Xia Mingang stumbled and fell out of the tent, his palm scraping against the obsidian floor, which stung painfully.

He was about to curse when a commotion suddenly broke out around him.

Xia Mingang immediately became alert, his hand reaching for the pistol at his waist, and he looked up to examine the situation.

In the distance, a figure could be seen running towards them; judging from the shape, it seemed to be a woman. As she ran, she shouted at another figure ahead:

"Xing Nandie! Wait for me!"