At this point, the man in his thirties was already in tears, and he choked up and said:
“I didn’t go not because I was afraid of death, but because my mother didn’t want me to go. This was the last thing she said to me before she left.
"I don't want them to worry or feel sad, so just let me die here in peace."
The members of Team 25 fell into silence.
To be fair, Zhanmu is usually too taciturn and looks very calm due to his old age, which makes his teammates always subconsciously ignore some of his feelings.
Just like now, Beacon and Puppet Master realized that they didn't know their teammate at all, and naturally they had no right to make decisions for him.
Zhanmu wiped the tears from his face and returned to his previous calm expression.
He stood up and walked to Fresnel, patted him on the shoulder and said:
"I will write the withdrawal statement and hand it in. Captain, you guys train well and keep going!"
He walked forward a few steps silently, then suddenly turned around and looked at everyone:
"I remembered one thing. If you leave Hope City, you must be careful of the fog!"
"fog?"
Fresnel frowned. His ability was very sensitive to light, so he was particularly concerned about this kind of information.
"Yes."
The blind man nodded:
"I later joined the headquarters' direct superpowers and was able to view some of the files. I found the last words my father's team sent back before they lost contact - 'What a thick fog.'"
After making his final instructions, Zhanmu left the team's activity room silently.
Fresnel was no longer as excited as before. He said seriously:
“Everyone should know how dangerous this is, but for Hope City, I will do my best.
"As the captain, it was my fault for not taking into account the emotions of the blind man, but I also respect everyone's choice. Now there is one last chance. Those who don't want to go don't have to raise their hands. Even if I am the only one, I will choose to participate in the selection."
After saying that, he was the first to raise his right hand, and the other three followed suit without any hesitation.
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In the psychological clinic, after sending away the last patient, Lin Qingliu, who had been busy for half a day, turned on the radio on the bedside table.
This is one of the few ways for Hope City to learn about current affairs.
With a population of several million, there is seldom any news worth reporting. The three fixed columns on the radio are how many waves of beasts the army has repelled today, how many people the factory has solved the expenses of recently, and how many scientific research problems the research institute has solved recently.
In short, similar news is extremely homogeneous, and Lin Qingliu has long given up drawing nourishment from the radio.
But in recent days, or since that day, the radio seems to have been injected with some fresh impetus, doing something new and different every day.
Just like now, the radio is playing a man's thank-you speech. He thanked the city defense forces in the outer city for saving himself and his family during the infected riot a few days ago, and cursed those hateful infected and monsters in the most vicious language that could pass harmony.
Finally, the man finished reading the long script with a dry mouth, and a female voice quickly took over the broadcast.
After a round of inspiring words, the news came to an end:
"The above news is reported to you by Hope City Spire reporter 'Flan'."
The word "Flan" in the broadcast seemed a bit abrupt, with obvious signs of coverage, as if something had briefly taken over the broadcast.
Lin Qingliu sighed silently, looked at the cat's paw on the radio knob, and asked calmly:
"interesting?"
"Hey~"
In the chaotic color block, the calico kitten was acting cute while trying to rub against Lin Qingliu's arm.
"Fran, you've already bitten a lot of things. Fortunately, the money El gave us hasn't been used up yet, otherwise we would have to beg on the street."
Fran knew that her great master was just joking, so she pretended not to hear his complaints and climbed up his arm to his shoulders and around his neck.
"I once read a book that ended with 'You are not a medal that can't be hung around my neck forever', is that right, Fran?"
The kitten was startled because she could hear the seriousness in her owner's words.
Am I going to be abandoned?
Fran's body trembled, and she almost fell down, but luckily she was a cat, so she landed steadily on the ground and quickly jumped onto the bedside table, showing her belly to Lin Qingliu.
I was wrong!
“…”
Lin Qingliu sighed silently:
"That's not what I meant. I'm not saying I'm going to abandon you. It's just, have you ever heard of a word?"
The cat showed doubt on his face, and Lin Qingliu smiled and said:
"This word is - Jungler."
Fran shakes her head.jpg
"Listen to my analysis. You were originally a strange beast, part of the wild monsters. Now you have finally turned from darkness to light. This is a typical case of rebellion, and it is perfect for recruiting surrender and traitors."
"Meow?!"
There was shock in Fran's voice after she understood. Not to mention whether all the exotic beasts were as smart, witty and cute as she was, her master's imagination alone was unprecedented.
"I know what you mean. It won't be that simple. Whether this can be successful depends mainly on your performance, so I decided to let you go out to fight in the wild after you grow up a bit.
“I won’t help you easily when the time comes. Whether you can grow up depends on your own little brain.
"But we have to wait until at least the second energy level..."
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