Chapter 50 Emptiness
This atmosphere didn't last long, because Qi An realized that Yang Yuning didn't know the details of the "Star Fortress" incident.
He didn't know that Qi An's awareness of danger wasn't just a little bit, but a complete grasp of the situation, even to the point of killing.
This person is not very curious and strictly adheres to the principle of not prying into secrets.
If he had known, he would never have agreed with Qi An's actions, and he probably wouldn't have given her a neural signal access device that violated the rules.
The saying "You have such a soft heart" would no longer be possible.
Qi An was stunned for a few seconds, and after regaining his senses, he heard Yang Yuning say, "The team that was chasing Yao... Yao Du'an was completely wiped out."
She was taken aback: "Killed by Yao Du'an? He was that strong?"
"Uncle Yao is very strong. Even though he has not been on the front line for many years, his combat strength has remained at the level of A or above."
But the tracking team was killed by the Fallen Insects.
The problem with the arrest of Yao Du'an was that the military governor didn't know whether Yang Yuzhi was involved, or whether the assassination attempt was a simple one, or whether the general had also amassed a large army and was planning something big.
At that time, martial law was imposed on the base, and troops from the 2nd Division were also ordered to be mobilized.
No matter how well this commotion is concealed, it will inevitably be noticed by the 1st Division's garrison.
At the time, Yao Du'an was accompanying Yang Yuzhi on an inspection tour, and the commander of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division was also in the same car.
The convoy had just entered a sentry post and the group had barely disembarked when the movement to impose martial law was discovered by the detachment of a garrison unit of the 1st Division.
All officers' military communication equipment in the 1st Division was locked, with a blatant command from headquarters: Standby, communications blocked.
However, someone still used a private mobile phone to report the matter to higher authorities, which alarmed Yao Du'an.
Their outpost was the closest to the base to the north, situated between two large farms.
On one of the farms, there were vehicles that the Black God Cult had prepared in advance, and there was more than one, which allowed Yao Du'an to escape.
Qi An already knew that Yao Du'an had escaped and that the base had sent out a pursuit team.
She felt there must have been some debate at higher levels regarding whether or not to pursue the suspect.
Because if these people abandon their beliefs and leave the base, there's a 99% chance they'll undergo a mutation.
If they mutate, even if the pursuit team catches up, will they be able to recognize which one is Yao Du'an?
But the pursuit team was still dispatched; perhaps this is the attitude towards handling such a heinous act of betrayal.
Qi An asked, "Was it Yao Du'an's mutated Fallen Insect that killed the pursuit team?"
"I don't know, the battle seemed to happen very suddenly," Yang Yuning said. He couldn't understand how Yao Du'an, a person who was so pure and kind, could end up on this path, let alone imagine Yao Du'an's transformation and the massacre of soldiers.
He was stunned for a few seconds, then said in a low voice, "Aunt Liu died from the mutation, it's been 8 years."
This seems to be one explanation: Uncle Yao is a person with great trauma.
......
People who have experienced major trauma are indeed recalling their trauma.
Yao Du'an thought of his wife, Liu Zi, who had undergone a strange change at home 8 years, 3 months, and 21 days ago.
At the time, he was still on the front line, carrying out missions outside. When he returned, all he saw was a wall covered in dried green blood.
However, the memories were filled with mutations and brutal battles, while Yao Du'an had not yet undergone any mutations.
He was standing on the edge of a cliff, with a wrecked black SUV behind him and a forest of red reefs in front of him, while the white waves crashed against the rocks.
The rugged coastline and the raging sea were still as he remembered them, but the bustling city behind him and the laughter of tourists were gone.
This is Yao Du'an's hometown.
After leaving the base area, he headed south towards the seaside town he remembered.
Yao Du'an felt a sense of joy as he traveled, like fallen leaves returning to their roots. But when he arrived at his destination and saw ruins entwined with vegetation, and the streets where he once lived turned into a small lake, his joy sank away like the setting sun.
However, the mountains and sea remain unchanged, and the sea breeze is still the familiar damp and cool.
Yao Du'an drank his wine while enjoying the sea breeze, thinking that if his father found out about this, he would definitely frown.
However, his father might understand him, because he has been through so much that he can say "there are stories in every drink," so his alcoholism might be somewhat forgiven in this situation.
Yao Du'an's father also had a similar experience, which was somewhat legendary in a way.
His mother also passed away from illness when he was 8 years old.
His father originally worked in geological exploration and was always traveling for work. After his mother passed away, he resolutely resigned and opened a small outdoor equipment store in this small town.
His father took great care of him and ran the shop diligently, and did not remarry for many years.
That's where the legend begins. When Yao Du'an was in junior high school, the nearby wild mountains were developed into tourist attractions, and the highest one was even a hiking spot.
His family's small shop kept expanding, and by the time he went to high school, it had even opened a branch.
His father used to frequent the mountains and fields in his early years. Later, he cooked and bought goods. Occasionally, when he had free time, he would go up the mountain to listen to sutras in the temple. He was upright and strong.
Relatives who wanted to arrange marriages for his father, as well as divorced or older unmarried women, flocked to his home in waves.
But his father refused, because if he hired a shop assistant, he would have more free time and would spend more time going to the temple in the mountains.
"Your dad is a real gem, a man like him is like finding gold in the sand!" Yao Du'an heard the plump aunt from the supermarket next door say this.
Perhaps it was a bit rare, but Yao Du'an remembered that in his home, his mother's portrait was displayed on the north wall of the living room, and there was an altar that was always clean.
They always have an empty bowl and chopsticks on the table for each of their three meals a day.
His father would set out empty bowls and chopsticks and mutter a few words about what dishes he had made that day. This habit continued until Yao Du'an went to college and until the end of the world came.
The apocalypse was, of course, abhorrent and terrifying to Yao Du'an. It killed his only relative and trapped him in the city where the university was located, only allowing him to return to his hometown for several years later.
However, due to the apocalypse, a girl named Liu Zi was also trapped in the North 1 Base, and Yao Du'an got a chance to meet her.
He has a second home!
Later, in his second home, there were often two empty bowls and chopsticks on the dining table.
One bowl is for adults, and the other is for children. The child's bowl is a colorful silicone bowl that he found at a stall on Yulin Street; it's safe and shatterproof.
Yao Du'an thought of his daughter, but the little baby was born with a serious metabolic disease. On the first day of her birth, she was a tiny, soft little bundle of joy, crying loudly, and even smiling at him.
But the next day, the child began to drowsy and convulse, and could not be fed.
She died on the third day.
Liu Zi spent her entire pregnancy in the maternity ward, strictly adhering to the requirements for sitting, lying down, and daily living, making every effort to ensure the health of her child.
Therefore, the doctor could not explain the cause, only saying that it might still be due to pollution or it could be a side effect of gene enhancement.
There are too many children who die in the apocalypse, and they are just an ordinary unlucky couple.
Yao Du'an took a sip of wine and felt the cheap liquor burn like a knife as it went down his throat.
In fact, he wasn't as noble as he was when he debated with the regimental commander; he had prayed to God, even prayed fervently.
But he did not hold a grudge afterward.
Because resentment is an intense emotion, he cannot generate it.
His father also taught him "not to seek externally." Perhaps his father was following the writer's line of thought, looking at gods and Buddhas from an aesthetic and philosophical perspective, and finding faith in a state of peace and hope.
But hope was an even greater luxury; no matter how hard Yao Du'an tried, he couldn't squeeze out a single drop.
The sun had completely disappeared, the waves had ceased their roar, and the silent dark blue had engulfed everything. The world was so desolate that it seemed as if he was the only living thing left.
Yao Du'an finished the last sip of wine and felt that the scene was very familiar, as if it had appeared in his dreams many times over the years.
That's a good ending, he thought, turning to look at the city ruins.
The white priest should still be around.
On his way here, his portable radio in his car received an encrypted communication request from the Fallen Insects.
He was somewhat surprised, because the Fallen Insects had their own methods of communication, and the Wisps' "words" could travel very far. The Fallen Insects should know that they had completely failed.
Yao Du'an was already being relentlessly pursued by the special forces team that was chasing him. He responded to the communication and told them his location.
Half an hour later, a white priest appeared and wiped out the entire pursuit team.
The White Priest did not immediately corrupt him, but simply followed his carriage from a distance.
The White Priest should still be around; he can corrupt him now, before it gets completely dark.
Yao Du'an turned and walked towards the ruins, but it was quiet in front of him, and the howling sea wind behind him seemed to be mixed with the cries of a flock of seabirds!
Yao Du'an turned around and saw a bright white moon rising from the sea.
It doesn't seem to be the bright moon. The "bright moon" is flying this way, and that's an Ash Priest!
Yao Du'an's heart clenched instinctively, and he pressed his body against the car.
This fear prevented him from thinking about how an Ash Priest could appear, but he also thought that being corrupted by an Ash Priest was an honor.
But the Ash Priestess retracted her large wings as soon as she landed, and stepped barefoot on the sharp rocks. Her figure and appearance changed with each step, and by the time she reached Yao Du'an, she was already a human woman.
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