The last warrior found died standing up.

His dead body was much larger than a normal human's.

It looked like a patchwork of some strange creatures, or a huge twisted statue. In short, it didn't look like a human being at all.

Only the scarred half of his face still retained its original look, with his eyelashes drooping, as if he was calmly gazing at his late comrade.

Ni Ji stood in the shadow of the giant tower and looked up at the familiar face.

Everyone on the parade ground followed Ni Ji's gaze and watched the warrior's final appearance.

This Sentinel has gone berserk.

Everyone whispered this word in their hearts.

This Sentinel overused his abilities in the final battle, exceeding his capacity to endure.

Once you cross that boundary, you can no longer control the flow of your mental power, and eventually your consciousness slides into the abyss, falling into complete madness.

In this crazy world, his spirit and body merged randomly, and he became a complete monster.

Madness. It is the nightmare hanging over the head of every bottom-level sentinel.

Every sentry is like a dancer stepping on sharp knives, and no one knows when he will step on empty air.

With a click, the fuse blew.

It became a distorted monster.

The berserk sentinel was long dead.

But he stared down like a huge black tower, casting all the people in front of the screen in shadow.

There were some tiny noises on the parade ground.

Some of the disappointing recruits cried quietly.

Some people started cursing.

More people whispered to each other, discussing seriously the reasons for the tragic deaths of these soldiers.

The world on the screen is still dead silent.

The captain quietly pried open the hand of his dead comrade, took the gun in the hand, and loaded bullets into it.

He remained silent throughout and said nothing.

With the gun in hand and the bullets loaded, he continued to move forward, stepping over the bodies of his teammates.

At the feet of his dead robe, there were three words carved in blood:

"Researcher"

The screen lights up again.

It appeared at the border of the contaminated area, only a few hundred meters away from the "gate" where the exit was located.

The researcher held his backpack tightly in his arms. He stood in front of Ni Ji with sweat all over his face. He showed a flattering fake smile.

He didn't even look panicked, as if he felt everything was still under control and could be resolved through negotiation.

"I'll tell you what I'll tell you. Put your gun away first." He wiped the sweat from his forehead, opened a corner of his backpack and showed it to Ni Ji. "Do you know what this is? Bug jade, alive, and this big."

He looked around, afraid that someone would peek at him even in this deserted place. He lowered his voice and approached Ni Ji, "It's very rare and worth a fortune. The big shots above got the news and specially assigned me to come in and get it."

Worm jade is a special type of stone that only appears in heavily polluted areas. Some say it is the core of the polluted area, while others say it is the egg of a twisted god. Those monsters will not allow anyone to take away the worm jade.

Regardless of the reason, the fact is that as long as someone brings the worm jade close to the "door", the monsters in the entire contaminated area will be awakened by something, and begin to collectively become restless and rush towards the location of the worm jade.

That is why it is very rare to see worm jade in human hands. Only a very small number of people understand the characteristics of worm jade.

Ni Ji's calm voice rang out, "So that's how it is. I just found it strange. They had to mobilize all the sentries at the post to protect you alone, and they also allocated more rewards than ever before."

His voice sounded the same as before, smooth and clear, as if without any special emotion.

"That little money is nothing but a drizzle. It's just a scam." The researcher laughed. "We can get all kinds of good things with this insect jade. Money, a job, or a guide? Let me tell you, it's not impossible."

The huge screen was occupied by his greedy and complacent face.

The drizzle he mentioned was the hope in the hearts of countless soldiers. For this reason, they risked their lives to protect him all the way.

"Why didn't you tell everyone in advance?" Ni Ji asked.

He always wants to get things straight.

"This is a routine operation. You just don't know about it." The researcher stretched out his fingers and rubbed them together. "This is a private job, you know that, right? If it's to go into the pockets of those people, how can it be announced publicly? Besides, if those soldiers knew about it in advance, it would be more likely to cause trouble."

Maybe it was because of Ni Ji’s peaceful attitude, or maybe he really didn’t think the death of a few sentries was a big deal.

As he spoke, he even dared to reach out to touch Ni Ji's shoulder.

"Captain Ni, you are a capable person. I will introduce you to a higher position. Do you want to be transferred to the imperial capital?"

"Your soldiers are really good. I heard that all the teams that came here before were defeated."

"You didn't see it. One of your soldiers transformed into a giant iron bear at the last moment. It was as tall as a tower and scared me. He killed all the remaining monsters, so I was able to run here successfully."

A sudden gunshot interrupted his words.

The man screamed and fell to the ground, holding his bleeding knee.

The priceless insect jade rolled out of his backpack and rolled into the dust at his feet.

The black gun barrel in Ni Ji's hand moved and aimed at a certain position on his lower body.

"No, no. You can't do this." The researcher's voice was hoarse with fear. He said quickly, "Don't shoot, don't shoot. I was forced to do this. I can't disobey those people...ah!"

The second shot brought even louder screams.

The broken wails could not be heard far away and could not comfort the wronged souls everywhere.

It just made the male sentinels in front of the screen feel their skin tighten and they squeezed their legs together unnaturally.

The following scene has been played many times in front of everyone.

It's just a change of perspective.

When we first saw it, everyone felt that the dead man begging for mercy was very pitiful.

Now that the perspective has changed, everyone feels that Ni Ji's hand was not heavy enough.

The man cried bitterly, crawled on the ground, and picked up the insect jade that was exchanged for the lives of countless sentinels, thinking that he could use it to exchange for his own life.

"I'll give you this, all of it, and spare my life."

"If you take it with you, you can exchange it for a lot of money. A lot of money. It can allow you to rise to a higher position, to the imperial capital where there are no monsters."

"People always have to take care of themselves. Why get angry over a few low-ranking sentinels? They always die quickly anyway..."

The third gunshot rang out in the silent contaminated area and hit the amber stone.

It broke the priceless stone and pierced the person who was holding it for mercy.

Amber stone fragments were scattered all over the ground. A strange, unformed creature uttered a sharp cry and crawled out from the fragments, dragging its strange umbilical cord. It crawled a few steps on the gray-black land, gradually lost its vitality, and became rigid and motionless.

The picture stops here, followed by large patches of snowflakes.

"Oh my God! This is actually true! He really broke the insect jade!" The clerk in front of the window jumped up when he saw this, clapping his hands and cursing, "What a fool, a fool. No, he is a madman!"

She watched the whole thing, indifferent to all the death, sacrifice and injustice, but when she saw the stone breaking, she clapped her hands and shouted in grief.

The sentries on the parade ground were also frightened by Ni Ji's move.

"Oh my god, he smashed that piece of worm jade."

"Isn't he stupid? That thing is worth a lot of money, right?"

"You are stupid. If you take this thing out, it will sooner or later end up in the pockets of those people. Why should you let them have their wish?"

"Or do you think that Ni Ji will come out with this piece of jade and hand it over personally? Stepping on the corpses of his brothers as a stepping stone for promotion? Captain Ni is not that kind of person." The sentry who said this forgot that he had just said not long ago that Ni Ji was not a good person.

Soon someone responded.

"He was wrongly accused, let him go!"

"Yes, you are wrongly accusing me, let me go!"

"Yes, that's too much. You actually tortured him like this!"

"Release him. Release him immediately!"

A piece of yellow earth hit the glass on the second floor of the office.

Lumps of earth fell one after another.

The anger of the sentinels had already been ignited, and when the wind blew, it burned throughout the entire place.

Some people directly lifted their legs and walked towards the rack.

The interrogating sergeant wanted to stop him, but the female sentry who had caused the most commotion came up and slapped him to the ground.

"You Chaos, where did you say you were going to send him to?"

She rode on the fallen sergeant, raised her palm like a palm leaf fan, and slapped him several times, causing his face to swell.

"You are so unreasonable and wrongful. He is such a strong man, but he was almost tortured to death by a villain like you. I am so mad at you, just wait and see how I will slap you in the face!"

I totally forgot that I had joined in the fun before and even made dirty jokes about taking care of other people's business.

Another veteran who had been a captain came over, held her shoulders and whispered, "Don't stay here, drag her to the corner."

Then, three or five people dragged the interrogator with swollen cheeks to a corner.

Others rushed onto the rack and began to smash the chains, trying to bring down the dying Ni Ji.

More people, with anger that had nowhere to vent, rushed down to the Military Control Office building.

They smashed the glass, demanding the release of the prisoners and an explanation.

The crowd was excited and burning like fire.

They are all ordinary sentinels from the lowest class.

At such moments, once they gather together and roar, they scare the officials sitting in the offices, high up above.

The timid voice of the officer soon came over the radio.

"It is true that he was wrongly accused. We were also deceived. We will release Ni Ji immediately."

"Yes, immediately release him. Everyone, please be patient."

After this chaotic drama came to an end, Lin Yuan's entry and departure procedures were barely completed.

When I came out, the sun was already setting.

Roy led Lin Yuan to stand outside the gate of the Military Control Office waiting for the passing bus.

He looked at the orange sunlight on the street, still a little dazed.

"Xiao Yuan," Roy asked, "I always feel like something is wrong. Are you taking care of him on purpose?"

"No." Lin Yuan said calmly, "Everything is true."

She was still the same as before, quiet and uninterested in anything.

After a while, she raised her white and tender little hand and gestured with her index finger and thumb, "I just helped him hide it a little bit."

"Really?" Roy's eyes lit up. "I just feel like some scenes are abruptly cut off. Tell me what it is?"

Lin Yuan did not answer his question.

She turned to look at the alley where the side entrance of the Military Control Office was located.

Roy's eyes followed.

In the narrow alley, a small door opened.

Two men came out carrying a wounded sentry. They put the obviously seriously injured sentry down and quickly closed the door and went in.

The sentry, wearing a soldier's coat, leaned against the dark earth wall for a while. As if he could not hold on any longer, he supported the wall with one hand and slowly sat down next to the wall.

Roy squinted his eyes and looked at him for a while, very surprised, "It's him, that Ni... Ji?"

"The military officials are too much. They tortured the man so badly, and when they found out he was innocent, they just bandaged him up and threw him out."

Roy is a very compassionate person. He discussed with Lin Yuan, "It doesn't look like he will come to pick up his family. Xiao Yuan, should we help him?"

Lin Yuan looked at the dim alley.

There, the sentry sat with his back against the earth wall in the semi-darkness, and the expression on his face could not be seen clearly.

Lin Yuan watched for a while. Something mysterious came back to her feet from the direction of the alley.

"I think it's not necessary." Finally, Lin Yuan retracted his gaze, "The person he wants to wait for is not us."