Among the crowd, Luke, who was considered tall, did not show his special identity.
He was just like an ordinary citizen of Hope City, looking at the familiar faces not far away.
That’s right, after the exploration plan was restarted, it was Luke’s old teammates who were the first group to go out of the city to investigate.
After his father passed away and he was recruited by Senator Nia, Luke left his original team through formal procedures.
Luke did not elaborate on the reason for leaving the team, but after a farewell dinner, his teammates all knew the reason.
Everyone roughly understood what Luke was going to do.
For this kind of revenge-type thing, it is difficult for teammates who are not involved to give an objective and fair evaluation.
As the captain, "Nian" just said a few words to be careful, and Luke never saw these people again.
Until today.
This team of super-powered people, which had once fought with Lin Qingliu in the underground laboratory of the research institute, became the focus of everyone's attention with their new members.
Regarding the exploration plan, there is almost a consensus among the top leaders of Hope City, that is, this plan should not occupy too many resources.
Exploring the outside world is like scratching a lottery ticket. You can do it, but you can’t bet your entire fortune on it.
Therefore, those who are too weak should not go, as it would be a complete waste outside the dangerous city. And the teams that are ranked very high should not go either, as Hope City cannot afford such a loss.
After much selection, the "Mind" team, which has control, can fly for a short period of time and can cause enough damage, took on this responsibility.
The fifth person newly added to the team is a super-powered person who was drawn from the non-combat sequence in the rear and can consume energy to speed up the growth of crops.
It is said that this super-powered person has a close relationship with the congressman who is in charge of the underground ranch, and this operation is actually a secondment.
After a period of running-in, the team finally stood at the door to the outside world.
Looking at the cheering people, the five super-powered people who were about to leave the city couldn't help but feel excited.
Soon, the captain saw a familiar face in the crowd. He smiled and waved, and Luke, who was dozens of meters away, responded to him.
The cheers did not last long, the door was soon closed, and the team carrying the hope of mankind began their exploration.
According to the plan, they must reach the limit of what the city wall telescope can observe, and then continue to go deeper into the area that has a signal shielding function.
Because it was just a preliminary exploration and the first time, no one wanted the team to fail.
The original ten-day exploration plan was shortened to five days, and early return was not allowed unless there were unexpected events.
No one had ever made it back successfully before.
To ensure that everything goes smoothly, the five men's combat uniforms are implanted with the most advanced monitoring devices and signal amplifiers. Their conversations and decisions will be uploaded back to Hope City intact, becoming an important reference for the staff's analysis.
Outside the City of Hope, the cheers were blocked by the heavy gate and gradually disappeared into the air.
"Is this the outskirts of the city? It's so desolate..."
The male superpower who can make plants grow quickly looks like he has just reached adulthood, and his actual performance is not mature.
Looking at the dense corpses of strange beasts outside the city, the young super-powered man sighed in his heart.
"Be careful, don't take it lightly."
"Nian"'s expression remained indifferent. He believed in the strength of this new teammate and his cooperation with his original teammates, but having experienced countless fights, he was still wary of the outside world.
The group of people continued to advance forward in a battle formation that had been rehearsed long ago, and on the city wall behind them, telescopes and cameras were pointed at them.
The area outside Hope City seemed to be in a state of intermittent decay forever. The ground was not simply bare, but mostly covered with a thin, sparse layer of grass.
But the grass did not show any signs of life. Instead, it was in a withered but not dead state.
The group's advance speed is gradually increasing. They are still within the observation range of the city, and the strange beasts do not have the ability to be invisible, so they should be safe before reaching the observation boundary.
As time passed slowly, the walls of Hope City gradually changed from a huge monster towering into the sky to a dividing line stretching across the horizon.
After confirming the location displayed by the locator on the watch, the team leader said seriously:
"Be prepared to be disconnected from the city. From now on, everything depends on ourselves."
As the distance increased, the interference on the display on his wrist became more and more severe. The only connection between the team and the city was the monitoring device installed in their equipment, which only had the function of sound transmission.
At the same time, the dry yellow grass under everyone's feet gradually rose. The grass that was originally only as high as the feet had now reached the knees. Perhaps the only thing that remained unchanged was its half-dead color.
Everyone seemed to have walked into an endless ocean of withered yellow grass, like suicide seekers walking into the sea, letting the water gradually flood over their bodies.
"Captain, these grasses are a problem. Let me burn them!"
The "bomber" who was walking in the front and had the ability to create flames and explosive fireballs was the first to realize that something was wrong. He expressed his thoughts without turning around. This was a step that had been agreed upon long ago and required the captain's consent.
"Approved. Quicksand, create a safe zone on the spot. Overgrowth, keep a record of these plants. Gecko, keep watch around. Bomber, prepare to set fire!"
"Okay!"
"receive!"
With the captain's permission, everyone started to act on their own. As for the captain "Nian" himself, he activated his ability and rose several meters into the air, looking at the endless grass in front of him.
The "quicksand" that could cause solid matter to fluctuate and surge quickly created the safe zone. It caused the soil within a radius of thirty meters to surge, burying all the tall grass underground.
The others also completed their tasks. After ensuring safety, accompanied by a loud shout, seven or eight fireballs expanded and surged towards the surroundings, eventually landing outside the circular safety zone and igniting the withered yellow grass leaves.
When a spark falls into dry wood it always causes a raging fire, but in this case what falls into the tall grass is a fireball thousands of times more powerful than the spark.
The fireballs exploded, forming a large sea of fire that lasted for several seconds. The tall grass was quickly ignited and then began to attack the surrounding same kind, as if sharing the poison of fire.
"Nian" in the sky looked at the fire spreading below, but he did not dare to let his guard down at all.
More than 20 years ago, those super-powered people who went to explore outside the city were all the elites of Hope City at that time.
Many of them are powerful super-powered people and even hold other important positions.
Those people didn't survive... "Nian" didn't dare to let his guard down.
Sure enough, just when he thought everything was normal, something strange happened.
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