Chapter 29 Stories in the Corner
Inside and outside a fortress, countless corners are where countless stories unfold.
Some stories are sad and tragic, but others are heartwarming.
In the long corridor leading to the front door of the kitchen, there was a large, well-hidden, and well-sealed safe room where about thirty people were huddled together.
The people here are lucky because there was a purifier who entered the room with them amidst the chaos.
After Qi An arrived at "Star Fortress", one of the two purifiers who had been following Tan Fu took the opportunity to take a vacation.
This purifier surnamed Yuan is younger and serves as Qi An's substitute, responsible for Tan Fu's mental well-being when Qi An is absent.
Perhaps because she had only been working there a short time and it happened to coincide with a period when Tan Fu was at his most irritable, she and Tan Fu did not get along, so she was not able to drink a bowl of soup.
The purifier herself didn't mind the matter too much; she actually felt that Tan Fu had a tough time.
It's really difficult to raise healthy and loving children in a confined environment.
She truly admired Qi An.
When the powerful fallen insect appeared, fear made the purifier instinctively stay away from Tan Fu, but she saw Qi An rush towards Tan Fu without hesitation.
He truly deserves to be called a first aid and purification specialist who is still serving in the military. He is incredibly brave and dedicated to his duties!
The purifier felt a little ashamed of his own abilities, so after entering the safe house with the flow of people, he actively observed and purified the people around him, trying his best to ensure the mental safety of everyone in the house.
This is the base center, and the purifiers are still optimistic that they will receive rescue and eventually escape.
But the sound of insects approaching from outside the door.
Military-trained men stood guard at the door with guns, while the rest either huddled together or took up corners.
The room was extremely quiet; if you pressed your ear against the door, you could hear the sharp sound of the tentacle-like bone spikes scraping against the wall.
There were more than one; some approached, while others went away. They must have just passed by.
Everyone held their breath and fell silent.
Amid the tension, people's pollution levels began to rise again. The purifier's eyes darted around and spotted a thin man in the corner near the door, who seemed to be close to undergoing a level 3 mutation! He hurried over.
This person was really well hidden and inconspicuous. The purifiers, adhering to the principles of early purification, frequent suppression, and prevention of high-risk mutations, had been patrolling but had not yet discovered this person.
She walked over and reached out her hand to the man.
The man seemed to be in a daze and was startled by her sudden arrival.
The purifier stretched out his hand and said, "You need purification."
His hand reached out hesitantly, his palm still slippery.
But the purifier didn't show any disgust or hesitation, and took his hand in her soft, dry palm.
The man in the darkness, his pitch-black eyes seeming to glow with a glimmer of light, stared at the Purifier.
Cui Hongfei stared at the gentle and beautiful purifier, the daze in his eyes gradually fading away.
He was in a daze.
His task was to poison the soup and then serve it.
After that, his mission was over. He only needed to go back to the kitchen and wait for the people in the canteen to become poisoned before the attack officially began.
Both he and the doctor will undergo mutations, fight alongside the White Priest, and then leave together.
The doctor will be freed from the prison of disease, and he will also be able to completely escape this filthy human base, especially his filthy home, and gain freedom!
Cui Hongfei only needed to go back to the kitchen and wait; fate would take its course.
But he hesitated. He wanted to wait and see the moment when people dressed elegantly enjoying their food in the bright and clean kitchen, which resembled a banquet hall, would die from poisoning, leaving their bodies strewn all over the place.
At that moment, everyone in the room was either completely collapsed or had noticed something was wrong with their bodies and were about to collapse to the ground.
The only people standing in the room will be the "little princess" surrounded by everyone, and him.
It's him! Cui Hongfei!
The one still standing, who will be subjected to the shocked and fearful gazes of everyone, is Cui Hongfei!
Then the White Priest appears, and the White Priest will corrupt him.
His ritual of fall, his ritual of rebirth, will be completed in the spotlight!
Those watching the ceremony, those looking up at the spectators, were supervisors, military officers, senior engineers, and even monster-level superhumans!
Cui Hongfei had imagined this scene a million times in his mind, and every time he imagined it, he would be so excited that he would tremble!
Perhaps only one moment in life is real; everything before and everything after is false and worthless!
Although he left the kitchen, he didn't go far and lingered in that corridor.
He stared at the worn-out digital watch on his wrist, counting the time second by second.
But suddenly screams rang out from the kitchen, and the White Priest rushed out of the cold storage.
The alarm suddenly went off, and the entire underground central level erupted in chaos. The crowd pouring out of the kitchen was like a flood after a dam had burst, pushing Cui Hongfei outwards.
What? What happened?
Cui Hongfei tried to go against the current and return to the canteen, but the guards were behind him.
Guards were dispersing the crowd, standing between the cafeteria entrance and the corridor, shouting sternly: "All departments, follow the defense procedures, go to the safe point to get your weapons, then take cover or evacuate, and follow instructions!"
Cui Hongfei was like a small boat going against the current, encountering formidable reefs.
The fierce roar and the live ammunition in their hands made him involuntarily shrink back, losing his courage to go against the tide.
Cui Hongfei was swept up in the crowd and rushed into this safe house.
He was in a daze, habitually, lost in thought in the corner, wondering what was going on, what was happening outside, and what he should do next.
Without the power outage, people scattered in different places were still able to share information.
Someone received a message from a colleague:
The fallen insect was trapped by the mechanism!
Don't go to the ground yet, the ground is also a battlefield.
The fallen insects were targeting Tan Fu, but the Valkyrie Doctor Qi was protecting her. They've hidden themselves and are waiting for rescue; we just need to wait for rescue too.
Rescue will surely arrive soon!
This news greatly excited everyone in the room and boosted their morale.
They survived!
If it weren't for the occasional stray insects passing through, the pollution levels of everyone in this room would have been completely stabilized!
Only Cui Hongfei dug his fingernails into his palm.
What will he do if rescue arrives? If things calm down and everyone is saved, what will he be?
clown?
The clown who is about to be hanged?
Her warm, soft palms grasped Cui Hongfei's hand without any hesitation; the purifier girl was gentle and fragrant.
The tentacles slapped against the door and the wall, as if slapping against everyone's heart.
The purification was so comfortable it made him dizzy, but Cui Hongfei felt a chill run down his spine, interrupting this unfamiliar gentleness and comfort. He pulled the purifier away with a little force.
Caught off guard, the purifier fell into his arms.
Cui Hongfei's hands were trembling, but the softness of the person in his arms, so delicate and tender in stark contrast to the terrifying guards, suddenly swelled his confidence.
He raised the dagger in his hand.
The purifier only purifies him briefly, then leaves quickly and soon forgets who he is.
But if he kills her, she will remember, remember it vividly. Before she died, or before the mutation, her beautiful eyes were filled with him, filled with him!
The door lock switch is diagonally above his head. He kills the purifier, presses the lock, and the fallen insects outside will come in.
The people here... even here, corpses can litter the ground!
He knew the priest, he was able to be transformed, his ritual of depravity, his ritual of rebirth, yet so many eyes were still watching!
Cui Hongfei plunged his dagger in!
But a sharp, piercing ringtone, so intense it made everyone flinch, suddenly rang from the engineer's phone next to Cui Hongfei.
Everyone was startled, including Cui Hongfei.
The phone's flashlight was suddenly turned on, and the bright white light illuminated the dim corner and Xue Han's dagger!
Cui Hongfei was stunned.
This was also a kind of spotlighting, just as he had hoped, all eyes were drawn to him, staring at him in astonishment.
The dagger had already pierced his flesh, and the purifier screamed and struggled.
Someone realized what was happening and raised their gun to shoot at Cui Hongfei.
Cui Hongfei also realized what was happening, shoved the purifier aside, stood up and lunged at the door lock!
The several clones outside, as well as two guards that had mutated into fallen insects, heard the commotion inside the wall and turned around.
It was too close. Cui Hongfei was shot and was stopped by someone who lunged at him, but still managed to smash the door lock!
Everyone felt a jolt of fear in their hearts.
But the door didn't move; the lock was pressed, but the door remained completely still!
The fallen insect outside the door merely turned its head, glanced at the scene, and then left.
Their only target is Tan Fu... oh, now it's Tan Fu and Qi An who is protecting her, both are equally important.
If the others are right in front of me, I can just contaminate them; if it takes more time, then I'll pass.
The clones disappeared at the end of the corridor.
[The Fallen Insect is Gone.] The engineer whose phone suddenly went off received a message—it was from a work notification channel!
This news brought everyone in the safe house to their senses: Cui Hongfei had been overwhelmed!
In the main control room deep underground, Tan Fu, wearing a floral crown, closed his eyes.
She always maintained a cold expression while working, coldly confirming that the area was safe, coldly unlocking the door to the safe house, and withdrawing her presence and gaze.
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