82 Black Dentist's Clinic (Thirteen)
◎ Zhu Ning held her trembling hand with his trembling hand◎
Even if the cleaning center were to dispatch at its fastest speed, it would still take at least ten minutes on the road, but they dispatched an aerial mechanical monitoring device.
Monitoring machines are spread throughout Area 103, like eight-legged spiders crawling in every corner of the city. Once large-scale urban pollution occurs, the monitoring machines will operate simultaneously and can provide feedback on the situation in the entire Area 103 at the fastest speed.
The surveillance machine closest to Ant Xue is in the hive, which usually lives on the top of a telephone pole or the top floor of a building, blending in with the entire background.
At this time, they received a unified order to take off, and the nearby residents realized that there were surveillance aircraft lurking around them. Ten surveillance aircraft had entered the area.
The surveillance drones flew through the complex interior of the Yixue. Since they didn't know exactly where the problem occurred, ten surveillance drones were spread out in six areas of the Yixue to search and then send the images back to the technical department of the cleaning center.
"This is really weird," said the technician in charge of the operation while watching the image.
Because of the strange structure of the Ant Xue, the corridors are oppressive and interconnected, even technological products can easily get lost in it.
There were no lights inside the Yixue, and the video they saw was green. They didn't see anyone along the way and had no idea why there were abnormal data.
There were some signs of human activity in the corridor, with several black medicine boxes and syringes scattered around, as if someone had taken drugs here.
"Who do you think lives here?" the technician asked.
"I heard it was a defective item from the neighborhood. I had nowhere else to live so I came in and found an empty house to live in."
"Isn't there serious metal pollution here?" asked another technician.
"It's better than sleeping on the street. Wait, something seems to be happening here."
One of the surveillance cameras was responsible for buildings between 30 and 40. It had just patrolled the 36th floor when it suddenly heard a rustling sound.
Rustling——
"Did you hear that?" The technician stopped chatting and held his breath to listen to the sound. Nowadays, with the development of technology, the radio receiver can accurately capture the sound of the scene, so that even if you are not at the scene, you can feel as if you are there.
The strange rustling sounds mixed with the sound of electricity. They captured the audio, amplified the sound, and listened to it over and over again.
Rustling——
Chila Chila——
"What's that noise?"
"A bit..." the technician said uncertainly, "A bit like a bug?"
It's very much like a bug. In an old house that has been in disrepair for a long time, any sound will be amplified. The bugs will leave similar noises when they climb on the ceiling with their densely packed legs shaking.
"W-How can I hear a human voice?"
The audio was very messy, but the technician always felt that there was a human voice mixed in it. Was someone talking?
Or is someone calling for help?
The technician operated the machine while moving closer to the screen. This is a completely human instinct. When you can't hear the specific sound, you always feel that you can hear it more clearly if you move closer.
The technician's face was about to fall on the screen, when suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a black face suddenly appear on the screen.
The technician's body stiffened, cold sweat broke out on his back, and he was completely frozen.
The face on the screen instantly filled his vision. It was a blurry face with only two black holes where the eyes should be. The edges of the black shadow were struggling, like thick black blood.
The other person was hanging upside down on the ceiling, staring at the surveillance camera with a pair of empty eyes.
He didn't know if it was the technician's illusion, but he always felt that the black shadow could see through the screen and directly into his eyes.
Even though he knew it was impossible, they were far apart, he was in the rear of the logistics unit, and there was an electronic screen between them, so it was impossible for him to be seen.
But he inexplicably felt that the other person was looking at him.
He looked over here.
He saw me.
His mind was filled with only these two sentences, and he couldn't even look away. His face was pressed against the screen and he couldn't move. He was like an ant locked by a bird of prey.
"Damn!" The colleague next to him reacted. He didn't look directly at the black shadow on the screen, but only saw that there was a foreign object inside, and immediately transmitted it to the leader of the abnormal event investigation team.
"What is this? Pollutants? But no obvious increase in pollution concentration has been detected." He was typing on the keyboard with both hands, completing the work at hand, and completely unaware of the people next to him.
After he uploaded the pictures and reported the situation at the scene, and wanted to continue the investigation, he found that his colleague was a little weird.
"Hello? What's wrong with you?" He pushed his colleague but failed to move him away.
I only saw that his colleague's eyes were a little dazed, and he looked very dull, and then he showed a silly smile.
“Hehehe——”
The technician got goosebumps all over his body. To be honest, compared to the black shadow on the screen, his colleague scared him more.
"W-What are you laughing at?"
His colleague didn't reply to him, and the smile seemed to be frozen on his face.
"Are you mentally polluted?" The technician waved his hands in front of his eyes, but his colleagues didn't react at all.
He touched his colleague's nose with trembling hands, but he couldn't feel any breath.
His colleague was laughing but not breathing. He only inhaled one breath and couldn't exhale. If he continued like this, he would suffocate to death.
He immediately pressed the emergency button. "Help! There's an abnormality in the logistics and technical department. Suspected of mental contamination. Repeat, abnormality..."
…
Zhu Ning and Pei Shu reached a cooperation.
They had just known each other for less than ten minutes, and then they had to work together for some unknown reason. Liu Niannian was the only acquaintance among them, and his biggest role was that of a mediator.
Otherwise, Pei Shu was afraid that he would not be able to control himself and would want to beat someone up.
The three-person team retreated all the way, and the good news was that Zhu Ning's idea was surprisingly good.
The entire interior of the Ant Xue is made of metal, and Zhu Ning's talent for metal manipulation is brought into full play here, especially the structure of the Ant Xue's aerial corridor, which is a natural cage if you cut off the beginning and the end.
Liu Niannian acted as bait, using firepower to drive away the aliens. Pei Shu set the fire, and Zhu Ning blocked the front and rear exits of the corridor. Metal itself conducts heat, and if successful, once the cage is closed, the screams of the aliens will be heard from inside.
Their cries were very strange, very similar to human voices, which made Zhu Ning have the illusion that he was not killing aliens, but living people.
Liu Niannian may not have done this before, so he was a little stunned when he heard it for the first time.
Zhu Ning and Pei Shu both frowned. Even if you knew that the other party was a monster, when their screams sounded too much like humans, it would naturally arouse people's disgust.
It's not disgust towards monsters, but disgust towards myself.
They used this plan to successfully close off the dentist's office and then evacuate the corridors of Buildings 35 and 36, and it seemed like everything went smoothly.
It was even a little too smooth.
Liu Niannian became more attentive and asked, "Are you okay?"
Zhu Ning wasn't wearing a helmet, so her nosebleed was particularly noticeable. She was overusing her abilities.
"It's okay." Zhu Ning wiped his nose and felt blood on his hand.
She felt that if she continued using it like this, she would eventually die, so she had to find a way to reduce her dependence on the system.
Zhu Ning took the lead. According to the rough plan she and Pei Shu had made, they should go down from Building 36 and find their own homes after reaching the ground safely.
They are now on the 35th floor of Building 36. Going down one floor at a time, the fastest speed to reach the ground is four minutes.
But Zhu Ning stopped.
"What's wrong?" Liu Niannian asked behind him.
"Shh—" Zhu Ning stopped the people behind him, "Listen."
Liu Niannian had been saved by Zhu Ning before, and she trusted Zhu Ning's abilities very much. When she heard this, she stopped and really started to listen carefully.
Rustling——
A strange sound came from the dark safe passage. They had heard this sound before, so it shouldn't be strange, but this sound was a little weirder than the previous one.
It seemed like... there was an echo, mixed with the sound of people talking.
Although she couldn't hear clearly, her intuition told her that it must be someone talking.
Zhu Ning was always on guard against unknown dangers. Even though she could use her metal manipulation talent without restraint here, she couldn't help but feel a little scared at this moment.
There was only one section of the road left, and they could leave Yixue after walking up the stairs.
Zhu Ning was in a state of alert, moving little by little with the people behind him. Pei Shu was the rear guard, and Liu Niannian was in the middle. Their speed suddenly slowed down and they began to move slowly downwards.
34th floor, 33rd floor, 32nd floor...
Walking down one floor after another, each floor was the same, with identical safety passage stairs.
There were no pollution sources here, so there was no chance of mental breakdown. Zhu Ning had made it up this way, and now he had to slowly descend.
19th floor, 18th floor, 17th floor...
The floor is gradually lowering, and there is still no risk.
Is Zhu Ning afraid of everything?
The danger warning didn't sound either, so there was a high possibility that there was no problem at all.
A person cannot stay tense all the time. He must have a balance between relaxation and tension. Being tense all the time will cause some stress reactions.
But her sixth sense kept telling her to leave immediately. She quickened her pace, and when she reached the 13th floor, Zhu Ning had already relaxed a little. She had just breathed a sigh of relief, and before she could catch her breath, she was suddenly stunned.
A dark shadow appeared at the corner of the stairs.
The stuff seemed to be flowing down from the ceiling. A mass of thick and smelly black liquid slowly flowed down from the gaps in the ceiling and the corridor, and then gathered into a human figure.
He stood backwards at the corner of the stairs.
The hands looked like they were folding their arms, or more precisely, like an upside-down black bat.
His appearance is not much different from the previous aliens, except that his movements are a bit weird, but his eyes are extremely empty. They are obviously empty, but you can't see behind them through those eyes, as if you are trapped in an invisible vortex.
Although she didn't know what this was, her instinct told her that it was definitely different from the previous ones.
Zhu Ning and the black shadow met face to face, and neither of them moved. The other party's shadow fell on Zhu Ning, as if his entire body was enveloped.
She forgot how long she had been stiff, forgot the flow of time, and even forgot why she was there and where she was.
She actually forgot everything in that moment, her mind was blank, and she was stunned. A feeling that she had rarely experienced in her life happened in an instant.
At that moment, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. A chill spread down her back, and all the blood in her body froze. Something fine was crawling in her veins.
She couldn't even think.
She seemed unable to breathe.
Liu Niannian behind her had no idea what had happened to Zhu Ning. Among the three of them, only Zhu Ning walked into the corner of the corridor first. Just as Liu Niannian was about to follow, she felt a tightness on the back of her neck. Pei Shu behind her grabbed her neck and pulled her back.
So Liu Niannian could not see what Zhu Ning saw, and could only see Zhu Ning standing there in a strange daze.
She originally wanted to ask Zhu Ning what was wrong, but she couldn't ask for a moment.
As soon as she opened her mouth, she felt something blocking her throat. Liu Niannian couldn't describe the feeling. She tried to speak, but a mysterious and unknown force stopped her.
"Close your eyes." Pei Shu whispered.
Liu Niannian obediently closed her eyes. After closing her eyes, she became more sensitive to the outside world.
Liu Niannian felt Pei Shu's subtle movements behind him. He pinched the back of his neck to convey his emotions. Pei Shu's movements became heavier and heavier, and even his fingers trembled slightly.
Pei Shu was scared.
Liu Niannian felt Pei Shu's fear. Pei Shu had been her teacher for so long, and Liu Niannian subconsciously felt that he could handle everything. Liu Niannian had never seen Pei Shu afraid.
What's ahead?
What happened to Zhu Ning and Pei Shu?
hiss--
Zhu Ning felt a severe headache. It was the first time she had felt this kind of pain. Before, it was vague and difficult to describe. She only felt like being pricked by a needle.
But this time she felt as if her brain was vibrating, and pain came from all directions, as if the things in her brain had gathered into a hedgehog, pricking her fragile brain and almost causing it to crash.
She had never felt so deeply that there was something in her head.
"call--"
Zhu Ning was frozen, unable to breathe, and thought she was doomed. But as the pain in her brain spread, she let out a deep breath, as if forcibly untied.
It was as if a drowning person had been entangled by water plants around his neck, and at this time the water plants loosened.
Zhu Ning was able to catch her breath. She lowered her eyes and did not choose to continue staring at the black shadow in front of her, but looked at her toes.
After Zhu Ning looked away, the rustling sound above his head seemed to become lighter.
Zhu Ning couldn't stop shivering. She gritted her teeth to keep herself from losing composure and whispered, "Don't, don't look into his eyes."
She felt the power of the other person's eyes. He only needed a glance to make her stand there in a daze. This was not even considered mental pollution. Zhu Ning's mental value had not dropped.
Zhu Ning's words reached the ears of Pei Shu and Liu Niannian. Neither of them had looked directly into the black shadow's eyes, so the intimidation they felt was even lower.
Liu Niannian kept her eyes closed, and Pei Shu stared at her toes following Zhu Ning's suggestion.
Zhu Ning felt that since he lowered his head, the dark shadow above his head seemed to have moved away a little. Could it be that the other party could only perceive people's gazes?
Or do they absorb fear through human eyes?
Zhu Ning was certain of one thing: the eyes must be used as a window, and they must convey through sight.
Moreover, they didn't seem to be that agile. For example, after seeing Zhu Ning for such a long time, they didn't immediately pounce on him.
Pei Shu said that this thing was an alien species. It seemed that the types of alien species were more complicated than he thought. The one in front of him was more difficult to deal with than the one upstairs.
The biggest evidence was that she couldn't help trembling. The nature of her job required her not to tremble, but her right hand was shaking.
That was her right hand holding the gun.
"What should we do?" Zhu Ning asked in a low voice.
She didn't dare make too much noise, for fear of disturbing the alien species right above her head.
Pei Shu kept frowning. He didn't expect that he would encounter a high-level alien species here.
High-level alien species feed on human fear, so they coexist with polluted areas outside the wall. They usually live near pollution sources and eat frightened humans.
This thing is not uncommon outside the wall, and every investigator outside the wall has seen it more or less, but it is really rare inside the wall.
Pei Shu replied in a low voice: "High-level alien, don't look at it, move slowly."
If conditions allowed, Pei Shu wanted to lead the team himself, but now any slight movement could cause an accident, so he had to pin his hopes on Zhu Ning.
What did Pei Shu mean? Let Zhu Ning lead the team to move under this thing? Is this really a solution?
What if the move fails?
But Pei Shu's voice sounded very firm, and Zhu Ning couldn't think of a better way for a moment. Pei Shu had rich experience in activities outside the wall, and perhaps this was the advice from a veteran to a novice.
If you encounter an unknown creature, do not move easily, do not use firearms easily, and do not panic easily.
Stay as calm as possible.
The probability of survival is closely related to your psychological quality.
This is a very easy truth to understand, but it is a great test of personal qualities.
Pei Shu was actually unsure of Zhu Ning's psychological quality. Compared with the alien outside the wall, the alien in front of him was not very strong, nor was he so scary as to be invincible.
But normal people would panic when seeing a high-level alien for the first time. Once people panic, it is not surprising that they would do anything stupid, especially since Zhu Ning had never encountered it before.
Pei Shu had already calculated in his mind what to do if the situation got out of control. He had envisioned two plans and was ready to take precautions at any time.
A fight would be very troublesome, and there would be no way the three of them would escape unscathed.
Pei Shu privately didn't want to see that scene.
Liu Niannian was also equally frightened. If fear could be transmitted, she would be doubly frightened now. Even Zhu Ning and Pei Shu would feel something to be afraid of. She hadn't even seen a corner of the monster, but she was already instinctively frightened.
She was very afraid that she would be a drag. If something happened, Pei Shu would give up his life to protect her. She just came out to take the risk and didn't want to risk her life.
She was sweating profusely, regretting her rash behavior for the first time, and was extremely panicked.
She was very afraid that she would make a mistake. If she made a mistake, all three of them would be in trouble, and that was not what she wanted to see.
Liu Niannian was still in panic, with sweat on her palms. Suddenly, she felt her palms warm.
Zhu Ning held her trembling hand with his trembling hand.
Zhu Ning's hands were very slender, a hand that had been holding a gun for years, and even at this moment, it looked very powerful.
She held Liu Niannian.
Liu Niannian's hands were shaking, and Zhu Ning's hands were shaking too, but the shaking disappeared after the two hands were shaken together.
A calm and gentle force was transmitted through their gloves. Liu Niannian had never been held like this before.
"Follow me closely and don't look up." Zhu Ning's voice was very nervous, but she still said this.
For some reason, this was easier to soothe than Zhu Ning's calmness. Zhu Ning was also scared. She was not completely calm and was shaking, but she could move forward, and so could Liu Niannian.
Liu Niannian closed her eyes, but she could feel Zhu Ning leading her.
In the darkness, Zhu Ning was her guide.
She just needs to relax and follow Zhu Ning.
Zhu Ning reached back and grabbed Liu Niannian's hand, moving very slowly, almost motionlessly. She couldn't ignore the gaze above her head. The gaze was so strong, as if it had a weight pressing heavily on her spine, about to bend her.
Zhu Ninghou had cold sweat running down her back. She was getting colder and colder, and if this continued she might get hypothermia.
For a moment she couldn't tell whether she really felt cold or the other person made her think she was cold.
She only did one thing: keep her eyes on the ground and lead the team to move.
Snap——
When Zhu Ning walked right under the black shadow, a drop of thick black liquid fell. Zhu Ning was not wearing a helmet, and the mucus fell right on the back of his neck. It was cold and seemed to want to penetrate into Zhu Ning's skin through the gap in the protective suit.
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