233 God's Descent (I)
◎You have opened the side quest: God's Descent◎
Countdown 0 days, the day when the end of the world comes is also the day when God will come.
Sirens sounded throughout the district, warning residents that the end of the world is approaching and asking them to take precautions.
It was a quiet day. It was not a sudden disaster. Humans were prepared, but no matter how prepared they were, it would never be sufficient. They could no longer save everyone, and someone had to die.
The steel dome of Area 103 is closed, and there is no distinction between day and night. It is completely isolated from the outside world. Without sunlight, time is just a number.
The patrol plane flew slowly in the sky, and the entire 103rd District was summarized in the camera. The neon billboards were extinguished, the aerial highway light strips were turned off, and the skyscrapers were dead silent, like the skeletons of a dead giant.
District 103 seemed to have experienced the end of the world, and there was deathly silence everywhere.
There was one place that was lit, the garbage disposal center, and the combustion engine could not be shut down, so the huge city defense robot was still burning.
The city-guarding robot remained seated, like a giant poised to spring to life at any moment. It was the only source of light in the entire area, a crude artificial sun in the darkness, its illumination limited in scope.
The once bustling Central Street and city center were deserted. Civilians entered the shelters, and some who did not have time to escape hid in their homes. According to the rules, ordinary people did not dare to turn on the lights or even speak loudly.
They dare not look outward, and pretend that pollution will not come.
There are very few regulations in the asylum code, and ordinary people can memorize them quickly. However, after memorizing them, they feel that it is not enough and dare not do anything. The less they do, the fewer mistakes they will make.
Luo Shan hid at home. Her sister was sick and the family was too poor to get the entry permit to the underground shelter.
There was chaos before the apocalypse, and many stores were closed. She had wanted to stock up on food, but couldn't buy any. She only managed to grab two bottles of water and a nutritional supplement.
There was still a little food at home, which could probably sustain them for three days. But food was not the most important thing at this time. Without protective clothing and mental healing drugs, they would easily be infected and become contaminated before starving to death.
Luo Shan is a very ordinary person. After Huo Wenxi made a public statement, the company immediately gave her a holiday, and she rushed back to accompany her sister.
Before the countdown to doomsday, they did everything they could.
Because they had no protective equipment, they used tape to cover the gaps in the doors and windows. This thin layer should be useless and cannot block the pollution at all, but it carried all their hopes at this time.
The curtains were drawn, the alarm stopped, the whole area was dark, there was no light in the house, the whole world was silent, and the only sound was the sound of my own heartbeat.
Luo Shan sat by the window and injected her sister with a sleeping pill, which was the last one in the house. After the protective suits and mental healing drugs were sold out, people began to grab sleeping pills, hallucinogens, euthanasia drugs, and even some poisons.
It is said that black dreams are also very popular now.
Because they see no hope, many people begin to look for other ways, hoping to use drugs to die quickly and without so much pain.
Sister Luo Shan was suffering from illness, so she gave her only sleeping pill to her sister. If the end of the world really came and everyone would die, she hoped that her sister would die in her dream.
But my sister is asleep now, her breathing is almost inaudible, and in the darkness, it seems as if she is the only one left in the world.
She was wearing a homemade protective suit. As a poor person who could not afford expensive regular anti-pollution equipment, she wrapped herself in a plastic bag and wore a helmet. Her face was covered with the plastic bag. As she breathed, the plastic bag rose and fell, and it was covered with the hot air she exhaled.
She hugged herself tightly, feeling as if her spirit was on the verge of collapse, as if there were some lines entangled in her brain.
Her head and body were itchy. She scratched her arms helplessly, but she scratched too hard and tore the plastic bag. Blood started to flow out. She scratched the surface of her skin and there was flesh between her nails.
She stared blankly at the blood in her hands and smelled the pungent smell of blood. Only then did she realize that her behavior was abnormal and very neurotic.
Sudden--
"Xiaoshan." Someone called her.
The sound came from behind her, but there was a wall behind her and no one was there. She remembered the survival rules issued by the cleaning center and had determined the number of family members in advance. The only family member was her sister, who was already asleep in the inner room.
"Xiaoshan." The person was still calling her, it was her sister's voice.
Luo Shan personally injected her sister with sleeping pills and covered her with a quilt. The effect of the medicine lasts for 24 hours, so it is impossible for her to suddenly wake up at this time.
Who is calling her? Luo Shan's neck was stiff and her back was cold, as if there was an eye watching her from behind.
At first, Luo Shan stared at her feet, not daring to move her eyes.
Tick-tock——
The helmet and plastic bag could not form a fully enclosed protective suit. Cold sweat and my own tears mixed together and slowly flowed down through the gaps.
Luo Shan's whole body was shaking, tears were flowing uncontrollably, she couldn't be rational at all, she didn't know what was going on behind her, there was no sound at all, but she always felt that there was someone behind her.
She had no idea what the end of the world would be like, and according to the rules of the code, she couldn't respond to the voice.
Don't look back, don't look back, don't look back...
Luo Shan kept repeating these three words in her mind, but it seemed to be of no use. Two little men were fighting in her heart. The corners of her mouth twitched, and she cried and laughed at the same time, as if she couldn't control her facial muscles at all.
Don't look back, don't look back, don't look back...
Luo Shan muttered to herself nervously, repeating positive sentences, but the corners of her mouth curled higher and higher, and the arc of her smile became wider and wider. She felt that the corners of her mouth were pulled to the extreme, almost exceeding the limit of the human body, causing her a little pain.
Stop, stop laughing, but she can't stop, she can't stop!
Luo Shan was strangely aware of this. Her head was slowly turning, out of her control, as if a big hand was covering her head, twisting it forcefully like twisting a watermelon.
Stop, stop, please, she said to herself.
Her head shifted inch by inch, and she finally turned around, but it was not a turn in the human sense.
Her body remained in the same position, leaning against the window with her knees hugged, but her head had turned 180 degrees, facing the window behind her.
Luo Shan looked through the plastic bag and helmet. Everything was blurry. The windows were sealed, so she couldn't see anything specific. She could only see a shadow.
There was someone outside her window, but she lived on the 19th floor, so how could someone be standing by her window?
The shadow condensed in mid-air, revealing a big smile.
Luo Shan also laughed, the corner of her mouth was torn, and blood was dripping from the corner of her mouth, like an old man who had lost the ability to take care of himself drooling, except that what she shed was blood.
It hurts so much. It hurts so much.
There were gray-black lines outside the window. As an ordinary human being, Luo Shan saw that thing for the first time and didn't know that it was a sign of a polluted area.
Luo Shan didn't dare to breathe or speak. She felt that the person outside the window was approaching, getting closer and closer, and was about to come through.
She wanted to escape, but unfortunately she couldn't even move a finger.
She seemed to be inspired by something, and it was as if her brain was using its last bit of strength to protect her, not wanting her to discover the truth, which would make her collapse.
She lowered her eyes and looked at her back and the protruding shoulder blades.
She saw the yellow sweater she was wearing today, underneath a "protective suit" made of a plastic bag. The plastic bag had been torn from the spin of her head, revealing a product logo on the back. A normal person shouldn't look down at their back, and she suddenly realized that her head had been turned and her neck was broken.
The brain failed to block it, and once the information was passed on, things became very simple.
A whimper came from her throat and she wanted to scream for help, but it was no use. She watched the black smile outside the window press towards her and pass through the window.
The smile looked so innocent, as if a bad child was smiling at her.
Her throat ached, she felt immense pain, her lungs filled with her own blood, her bones twisted, sharp spurs puncturing her internal organs.
Her head drooped, and she completely lost her life. Her eyes were wide open, as if she had seen an extremely terrifying monster before she died.
That day, many people died in strange postures, with their heads rotated 180 degrees and their arms twisted into knots, their deaths looking very contorted.
…
breathe--
Zhu Ning was adjusting her breathing and following Huo Wenxi's instructions. She needed to hide in the darkness like an invisible assassin.
There is no way to stop God from descending, and one can only wait for the end of the world to happen, just like watching a guillotine fall.
Zhu Ning thought of Xu Meng at this moment. An assassin has to wait for the perfect moment, which tests one's patience and mental fortitude. Just like Xu Meng's duel with a top assassin in the contaminated area, Zhu Ning was struggling with himself.
Before Huo Wenxi spoke, Zhu Ning could not make any move. She had to obey the commander's orders.
Zhu Ning was near the garbage dump, which was a good place to hide. There were people around her wearing protective clothing and hiding in the dark. Today, everyone's protective clothing was the same, regardless of whether they were cleaners or demon hunters, they were all painted pure black.
If you look down from above, they are scattered everywhere like a group of black ants.
Zhu Ning blends in with everyone, like a drop of water in the ocean, making it difficult to locate her. Only a few people know her exact coordinates.
Shanmao, Shen Xingqiao, and Ye Fei protected her within a hundred meters. Song Zhizhang protected Lin Xiaofeng, while Daju was responsible for Zhu Ning's network security and concealing her whereabouts.
Zhu Ning had to deliver the fatal blow, and she had to do it.
Huo Wenxi guessed that Su He would appear at that moment, and Huo Wenxi contacted him before Zhu Ninglin left.
They didn't have time to talk face to face, and all communication was through the Internet. Huo Wenxi asked, "Are you ready?"
Zhu Ning was stunned and immediately understood what he meant. What Huo Wenxi meant was, are you ready to sacrifice yourself?
The process of Zhu Ning devouring is very dangerous. Su He is personally responsible for the ambush, and other people are unable to provide assistance. No one else can interfere in the battle between Su He and Zhu Ning.
Zhu Ning needed to make a choice between life and death. She said to Huo Wenxi, "I will complete the mission."
She was ready to sacrifice herself. No matter what the situation, Zhu Ning would choose to devour the pollutants first.
Huo Wenxi was silent for a while, then said to Zhu Ning, "Good luck, Zhu Ning."
Huo Wenxi didn't say anything inspiring. She was very good at public speaking and boosting morale. What she said at this time was very simple. She wished Zhu Ning good luck.
This is a battle for human dignity.
There is a huge amount of pollutants underground, and humans are above the pollutants, trying every possible way to prevent God from coming, like a few humble ants trying to stop an elephant from trampling on their nest.
Huo Wenxi is the leader of the ants, and Zhu Ning is her last weapon.
After Xu Meng's sacrifice, Zhu Ning became even less concerned about his own life, as he was just a defective product anyway.
Zhu Ning did not tell his other companions about this conversation. Before setting off, everyone encouraged each other and there was no need to say too many goodbyes, even though everyone knew that this might be the last time they would see each other.
They can enjoy the warmth and tenderness before the mission, and on the eve of the mission they can also go to the battlefield without any regrets.
At this time, Zhu Ning stared at the incinerator not far away, and the burning flames were reflected in her pupils.
She had no foresight and knew nothing about the future. Suddenly, Zhu Ning's breathing stopped and everyone stopped moving.
Black lines appeared.
They were all professional demon hunters, having been in and out of many polluted areas, but they had never seen such large gray-black lines. The smallest were the thickness of iron rods, most were as thick as water pipes, and the largest looked like vertical black wells falling from the sky.
The gray-black lines descended very slowly, pressing down inch by inch. It was already dark, and after the gray-black lines pressed down, it was like a hand pressing down heavily, and even the air became extremely oppressive.
Some people felt shortness of breath and some began to shiver, which are normal reactions to seeing pollution.
Black mucus flowed in Zhu Ning's eyes, covering her original pupil color. She kept adjusting her breathing.
Zhu Ning felt her heartbeat quicken, the hairs on her arms stood up, and her breathing slowed down. As a member of the same group, she could sense the presence of underground pollutants.
The gray-black lines appeared in front of Zhu Ning. They were twice as large as Zhu Ning's body and looked like the piers of a bridge.
Zhu Ning stared at the gray-black lines as if he was looking at his own tombstone.
She was no stranger to this thing. Zhu Ning could also expand the contaminated area by himself, but not on such a large scale. At that moment, the only word that came to her mind was "huge." Zhu Ning was too weak in front of "Him."
bite--
Zhu Ning suddenly heard the system's mechanical voice, "You have started the side quest: God's Descent. The mission goal is to successfully purify Area 103. Game interrupted. The current purification level is 0%. Please continue to work hard."
God has come.
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