Although everyone was enjoying the food, as compassionate and polite guides, they felt that it was rude to expose someone's scars in front of Lin Yuan.

So after an awkward silence for a while, we started to change the topic and talk about this trip.

"What bad luck! Why was I chosen?" someone sighed. "I'm so scared. I heard those places are dangerous and the living facilities are very simple."

"Yeah, I heard that I wouldn't be able to survive without a flush toilet."

The guides who were kept in the White Tower were worried about the harsh environment they were about to enter.

Although I was forced to set out on the journey, I couldn't avoid feeling sad and depressed along the way.

"They say the sentries in those places are very rough, uneducated, and dirty all over."

"In previous years, there have been incidents of guides being injured. It's really scary. Everyone, remember to protect yourself when you go there."

"I can't provide spiritual counseling to those people. Why should I treat lowly civilians?"

The guides discussed their journey. They were very repulsed by the thought of coming into contact with the crude and barbaric lower-level sentinels instead of the polite nobles.

"That's what I mean. I don't understand why we have to go. After all, those people can survive by using the guide element, right?"

"Do you guys really want to complete the mission? Anyway, I'm just going to do it perfunctorily."

"That's right. I plan to show my face and come back right away. I won't stay in those places for even a second longer."

At this point, they can't help but begin to envy those guides who have already "matched" their partners and entered the marriage hall.

In most cases, if you already have a partner's guidance, you don't have to accept the mission of leaving the imperial capital and heading to a dangerous place.

The few guides, even those of commoner origin, are likely to be matched with nobles or even royal families. How exciting it is to be able to live a stable life without having to work.

The young pioneers quickly forgot their troubles and began to fantasize about the future.

They discussed enthusiastically the other unmatched noble sentinels in the capital.

Lin Yuan sat among everyone, and when everyone laughed, she laughed along.

Everyone fell silent, and she remained silent too.

Even though she didn't understand at all what was so funny about those topics.

Actually, getting along with others is not that difficult, Lin Yuan thought. All you have to do is read their emotions and then make corresponding expressions.

Then they will think, "You are the same as everyone else."

It's a rare opportunity to be with so many classmates, and I did well, she encouraged herself.

However, sometimes, it seems that you should take the initiative to say something.

So she looked around at everyone and said to the only classmate she knew, who was sitting by the window,

"Shu Jingtong? Do you have something to say to me? I caught you secretly watching me several times."

She didn't see it, but the idle tentacles discovered the classmate's secretive actions.

Shu Jingtong's face suddenly turned red.

Nicole, who was sitting next to Lin Yuan, laughed so hard that she fell on the table.

"No wonder everyone says you're a weirdo. You're so funny." She said, tugging at Lin Yuan, "I thought I was the most unrefined person in the whole school, but I didn't expect there's a guide here who's even less reserved than me."

Lin Yuan had a blank expression on her face. She didn’t know what she had said wrong.

It's true, isn't it? Although she didn't notice it, the idle tentacles clearly saw the classmate's secret actions.

Nicole came to Shu Jingtong's rescue and said, "He is just curious about you. In fact, we all want to ask you, have you really broken off your engagement with Jiang Yangshuo?"

"Well," Lin Yuan said, secretly counting with his tentacles, "During this period of time, I have answered this question 230 times."

"Hahaha." Nicole laughed again. "Okay, then I won't ask this question. I just want to know if you really applied to work in the Special Research Department?"

Lin Yuan took out his work badge and showed it to Nicole.

"Wow," Nicole stretched her head to look at her pass, "I heard that she is often sent to contaminated areas, which is very dangerous."

"You, why did you apply for such a job?" Shu Jingtong's red face had just faded a little, and he couldn't help but speak again, "No one has ever applied to investigate a contaminated area. Are you... because you are very confident in your mental strength?"

"Whatever the reason is, it looks cool." Nicole put her arm around Lin Yuan's shoulders. "I envy you. I actually want to walk out of the White Tower and take a look around. But unfortunately my family doesn't agree. This time, I had to work really hard to get my father to agree."

A curly-haired guide standing by the window listened to their conversation and rolled his eyes in his heart.

"What? You sound so great. In fact, it's just because you were rejected, you lost face, and you can't stay here anymore, so you made up an excuse for yourself."

She lowered her voice and said to her companion sitting next to her,

"Which guide really wants to work? I just hope to find a rich and powerful partner as soon as possible. Then I won't have to work anymore and can live a comfortable life."

Sitting next to her through the glass was a pretty girl with long black hair. She heard her talking to him, smiled and nodded, seeming to agree with her point of view.

The curly-haired girl saw someone agreeing with her and was about to continue speaking. She opened her mouth, but suddenly froze.

A chill rose from her back, making her body stiff and covered with goose bumps.

It had just occurred to her that she was sitting by the window.

Outside her, it was thousands of meters in the air, how could there be someone?

If it’s not a human, then what is it?

The girl outside the window had her long, smooth hair swaying gently in the breeze, her dark pupils shining, her face full of smiles, and she was nodding constantly.

The curly-haired guide only felt her hands and feet were cold, as if something cold was crawling up along her skin, making her whole body go limp and she dared not move at all.

Her teeth were chattering, her neck was stiff, and she stretched out her hand with difficulty to pull the classmate sitting on the other side of her.

"Why are you pulling me?" The companion who was pulled turned around unhappily.

The curly-haired girl was trembling, her body stiff, unable to utter complete words, and she only pointed out the window with her trembling fingers.

The companion was still laughing and looking out along her hand.

She saw a head with long flowing hair.

That human head-like creature?, was floating outside the window, clinging closely to the glass, looking at her?, grinning at her and making a giggling sound.

“Ahhhhh——!” a sharp scream rang out inside the airship.

The dining table was overturned, food was spilled all over the floor, many people fell off their chairs, and some started running.

The entire airship was filled with screams of complete loss of control.

The human-head-shaped monster outside the window began to change its shape. Its long black hair stuck to the glass as if it had sticky properties, allowing her to crawl along the glass.

The nose and mouth gradually elongate to form a long, pointed mouthpart.

The monster stood outside the window with its hair hanging down. It began to nod rapidly, and its long mouthparts pecked at the glass quickly like a woodpecker.

Ta-da! Ta-da! A dense and strange knocking sound rang out.

It is said that the grenade could not easily penetrate the glass of the airship window, and spider web-like cracks quickly appeared.

The cabin, which was filled with chaotic screams, became eerily quiet.

All the passengers, gathered in groups of three or five, stared in horror at the gradually expanding crack.

As if just looking at them could stop them from spreading.

In the silence, only the dense sound of "tick, tick, tick" remained, like the funeral bells from hell.

However, this is not the end of despair.

At this moment, in the sky not far away, a black cloud swayed and flew against the dazzling sunlight.

When I got closer, I realized that the monsters floating in the air like balloons were all monsters that looked like human heads.

The monster has an overly humanoid appearance, which makes it look particularly terrifying.

A middle-aged man with a mole on his face and a scruffy beard. An elderly woman with sagging skin and lipstick on.

Like those passers-by walking casually on the street, the neighbors in the neighboring buildings. They look ordinary and common, but they are so strange.

Faces, with disheveled hair, floated towards the airship.

"Deformation... a mutant. It's a kind of deformed creature." Someone looked out the window and said in despair. "We, we accidentally entered the contaminated area."

Faces of all sizes soon gathered around and stuck to the porthole. Some were laughing, while others were crying with sad faces.

Some people vomited, and several guides fainted on the spot.

The red light of the airship's internal warning light flashed back and forth, and a piercing alarm sounded.

"Alert, alert, the airship has mistakenly entered a high-altitude contaminated area. Everyone remain calm, hide where you are, and wait for rescue. All sentinels, assemble immediately."

"Repeat, all guides, hide where you are and wait for rescue. All sentries, assemble immediately!"

…

In the green field where the shadow of the airship had just passed.

Several fully armed sentries parted the dense greenery and climbed up to the high ground with a wide view.

"Gone? The airship?" A sentry looked at the green clouds floating in the sky above his head.

Just a moment ago, there was clearly a huge luxurious airship floating there. The high-tech means of transportation of the past, shining in the sunlight with the glory of mankind in the past, was extremely conspicuous.

However, he just blinked, and the eye-catching guy disappeared out of thin air.

Looking around, the sky is low and the blue sky is empty, with nothing but a few wispy clouds.

The sun is warm, the years are peaceful, as if everything is just their illusion.

The leading sergeant came up. It was none other than Tan Shu, the most capable person under the Public Security Department Chief Cao Junmin. Tan Shu frowned and thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Ni Ji, what do you think?"

The green plants behind him parted, and a young sentinel with a tall figure and long legs walked out.

The man walked out of the jungle, exerted force on his feet, and climbed up to the top of the rock. He looked into the distance with a sullen face. It was Ni Ji whom Tan Shu had called.

"It's a newly-born contaminated area." Ni Ji looked at the clouds in the sky for a while, his expression solemn. "It just appeared not long ago, and it's still suspended in the air, so it's hard to be found. That airship crashed into it."

"I heard that they were a ship of guides sent to the border." The sentries shook their heads sympathetically. "It's a pity. I wonder if they have any chance of getting out alive."

Tan Shu stood there thinking for a moment.

Logically speaking, they belong to the Public Security Department, and when they encounter such a situation, they should lend a helping hand immediately. At least they should return to the White Tower to ask for help.

Tan Shu's expression changed several times, and finally he waved his hand, "Let's go, it's none of our business. The principal's mission is the most important."

This time, he was sent by Cao Junmin, bringing with him a few good men from the Public Security Department, to leave the imperial capital to carry out a private mission.

Seeing the sudden disaster before my eyes, I just wanted to pretend I didn't know and leave as quickly as possible.

"No, you won't call for help?" a sentry said, "There are a whole ship full of people."

Tan Shu glared at him fiercely. He hated people like this who were ignorant and had no sense of judgment.

"I've been delayed here for a while, and something went wrong with the teacher's important matter. Are you responsible, Song Yuansi?"

"But we were the only ones who saw it. If we didn't report it, they would be doomed." Song Yuansi's voice gradually faded under Tan Shu's cold gaze, until it was so faint that it was almost inaudible.

"At least... at least we should send a distress signal." He whispered as softly as a mosquito.

He knew that once the distress signal was sent out, the security guards, who were responsible for their duties, would have no choice but to ignore the matter.

If he said this, Tan Shu would definitely be unhappy.

However, those were the lives of people on an airship. As a security soldier who was responsible for protecting the country and the people, it would be unbearable if I didn't even send out a distress signal for those people.

Tan Shuzheng wanted to curse someone.

I saw Ni Ji beside me suddenly leapt up and flipped over from the high rock.

The thin figure fell all the way down, and when it reached the ground, its toes lightly touched the stone wall to relieve the force of falling. Its body rushed out sideways with the impact, and after several jumps, it ran straight in the direction where the airship disappeared.

He didn't even say a word.

"I, I'll go and take a look too. Anyway... we have to wait for Ni Ji too." Song Siyuan, who had just been scolded by Tan Shu and couldn't even raise his head, stuttered. He didn't dare to look at Tan Shu again and ran in the direction of Ni Ji.

Tan Shu was so angry that his face turned red.

Although Ni Ji came back, the teacher had some personal matters to attend to, so he still let him lead the team.

He was very pleased with himself, and wanted to show off his authority as the captain in this mission.

He should also let Ni Ji know that their positions have been reversed. He should obey his orders.

Who knows, Ni Ji pretends to be very nice in daily life, not fighting or competing, silent and quiet.

When things got tough, he didn't take his position as captain seriously at all. He didn't even bother to discuss things with them, and just walked away.

Tan Shu was so angry that he gritted his teeth.

This guy is still so arrogant, doing whatever he wants.

I have no respect for myself at all.

Tan Shu gritted his teeth and thought that he should not have let this guy come back. He would definitely file a complaint with the principal and make him pay. It would be best if he could die outside during this operation.

The remaining sentries looked at each other. After a while, I came over and said to him,

"Ni Ji is too unreasonable, Captain. How about... we send a distress signal to the White Tower?"

"Yeah. Anyway, we can't leave. We have to wait for them."

"Why don't we go over there and help out a bit..."

"After all, so many lives were lost."

"There are quite a few guides."

Tan Shu felt even more aggrieved.

…

Shu Jingtong knelt on the ground in a daze.

In front of his eyes, a large pool of bright red blood was slowly spreading and had already flowed to his feet.

He knew that a corpse was lying in the amber, its delicate white hair completely soaked in dark red blood.

That was a classmate of his. He had short curly hair, a few freckles, and sometimes spoke in a rather harsh way.

A moment ago, they were sitting at the same table eating.

He didn't even understand how it happened.

First, the first piece of glass was pecked through by that strange monster. When everyone was screaming and stepping back, the monster with long black hair took advantage of everyone's unpreparedness and rushed in from behind by smashing the glass.

With just one move, the sharp, mosquito-like mouthparts pierced through the girl's soft abdomen.

Until now, the mutant was still lying on the dead guide, making clear and terrifying sounds.

Right next to him.

He didn't dare to look, nor did he want to see that scene.

He knew he should leave and hide.

It's just that my body was alternately cold and hot, and my limbs were so soft that I had no strength at all.

I don’t know how many people died, and how many monsters have come in.

All he knew was the constant sounds of screaming, running and falling around him.

Right before his eyes, a huge head rose from below.

That monster had the face of a middle-aged shaved man, with a few sparse white hairs floating on his greasy head, thick bags under his eyes, and his cloudy eyes staring at the group of people in the glass window with an unusually realistic hungry look.

It pressed its entire face against the glass window with a snap, and a line of sticky saliva flowed through the glass.

What should I do? What should I do at this time?

My whole body was so cold that I couldn't move, but my mind was racing.

Think of a solution quickly, he said to himself.

Countless images flashed through my mind.

Since he was a child, he has seen many scenes of humans fighting against mutants. There are countless stories of humans fighting against monsters in movies, novels, broadcasts, and even advertisements.

It's just that in those well-made film and television works, in those literary works with twists and turns, all the guides encounter such dangerous monsters.

They would all collapse to the ground in unison, trembling weakly and beautifully, or screaming.

As long as they do this, they will surely wait for a rescue sentry to rush in and rescue them from danger.

From childhood to adulthood, all he saw and heard were scenes like this.

At such a critical juncture, this was of course the only way he could think of.

Can I just... cry? Just shout for help? Shu Jingtong's teeth were chattering. Yes, maybe he should pay attention to maintaining his image. Crying like a pear blossom falling like rain would make people feel more sympathetic.

In fact, he had a vague and clear answer in his heart.

In those movies, the crying and screaming guide always waits for the hero to come and save his life.

But in reality, this doesn't work.

In the corner of his eye, the head with mosquito-like mouthparts raised its head from the body of his classmate.

The monster had grown much larger than when it first appeared, with strange reddish blood vessels bulging under its skin. It was grinning as it crawled over here.

Yes, we need to take action, Shu Jingtong said to himself.