The sandstorm barrier covering PL County does not cover the border of PL County exactly.

It is probably a regular circle with Laangcuo Lake as its center, covering most of PL County and scattered areas in other counties.

Even parts of India and Nepal across the Himalayas were shrouded in it.

(There is an Easter egg stamp picture attached) This huge circular wind and sand barrier has a total area of ​​about 10,000 square kilometers.

Most of the area is barren.

This forbidden zone for life has some of the most stunning scenery on Earth, but it is also an area with an extremely harsh living environment.

Hills and deserts are everywhere, and only a few villages and towns are still inhabited.

Therefore, Marlowe's primary purpose was to rush to Plan Town as soon as possible and rescue as many survivors as possible in this relatively developed area in PL County.

Because most people in PL County are concentrated in the more developed Pulan Town.

However, after entering the wind and sand barrier from the northwest direction of GE County.

The scene before him stunned Marlowe.

He had walked this road from GE County to PL County many times before. Moreover, as a full member of the Everday in charge of the surrounding areas, he was actually very familiar with the roads here.

He drove along National Highway 219 to its junction with Provincial Highway 207, and then headed south along Provincial Highway 207 to Pulan Town, PL County. This was the route he had taken most often in the past.

This time after he entered the wind and sand barrier, he had originally planned to continue along this path.

After all, this place is barren and the terrain is rugged. In addition, the wind and sand are blowing everywhere, blocking the view and hindering progress. Perhaps the fastest way to go is to travel along the existing national and provincial roads.

But at this moment, the wind and sand seemed to have blinded my eyes.

After Marlowe stepped into the wind and sand barrier, he felt that the scenery he saw was a little strange.

The surrounding scene was completely different from the previous times when Malo took a bus to Pulan Town, PL County.

He entered the wind and sand barrier along National Highway 219. After crossing the wind and sand barrier, he should have found National Highway 219 not far away, but he did not see this highway for a long time.

Looking around, there is only endless gray and yellow.

He couldn't see the sky or the distant scenery because everything around him was shrouded in fog.

With the help of the strong wind, every grain of sand hitting the face is painful.

If you accidentally open your mouth, the wind and sand will get in.

If you stay in this kind of environment for a long time, you will most likely be rubbed into a bloody mess by the wind and sand.

This made Marlowe even more worried.

After turning on the Dawn suit's function of isolating external substances, countless wind and sand became unable to advance an inch when they reached within an inch of Marlowe.

“This is definitely not where I come in.”

"There's something wrong with the space in the barrier!"

Marlowe stared at everything around him.

Even though the sand and dust have covered the ground to a depth of calves, the surrounding terrain has changed to a certain extent.

But Marlowe was sure that this was not any part of the xz section of National Highway 219.

Instead, it seems to be near the Majia Zangbo River.

Relying on his vast geographical knowledge, as well as his familiarity and intuition with the surrounding terrain, Marlowe can accurately judge where he might be.

The more he looked, the more he felt that the surrounding area resembled the Majia Zangbo River in the southern part of PL County, near Purang Town.

He seemed to have arrived at his destination, the vicinity of Plan Town, in an instant.

only.

He came in from the northwest of PL County, but the moment he crossed the wind and sand barrier, he arrived at the southern part of PL County, which was his destination.

In an instant, an area of ​​dozens of kilometers was crossed.

This made Marlowe frown.

The space here is really confusing. One step can actually cover dozens of kilometers.

He didn't know what his next step would be, or whether he would be sent to another place.

Coupled with the sandstorm that was strong enough to hurt people, it was no wonder that those people did not come out of the barrier again.

Even if it were him, it would definitely not be easy to get out of the barrier at this time.

Not to mention the sandstorm that is strong enough to rub people into a bloody mess, even if you can travel in this desert and hilly area against the sandstorm, you will still have to walk dozens of kilometers to get close to the edge of the barrier.

He didn't know where the chaotic space was hidden, and he was back to the depths of the barrier as soon as he took a step.

After a moment's silence, Marlowe decisively reported the situation here through the Spark chat group.

Fortunately, the signal of the Spark Chat Group was not blocked by this wind and sand barrier.

After Mano reported all the information he knew, he learned that it would take some time for the support to arrive.

Because the official members who came from surrounding areas tried to open the secret door, but it turned out to be of no use.

Only people outside the xz area seem to be unaffected by the unknown force and can open the door to the secret realm and call for people normally.

Therefore, the organization's senior forces are now being summoned by the secret gate outside the xz area, and are on their way here on foot.

Marlowe took a quick look at the information, then headed towards Plan Town in the wind and sand.

Since he was sent to the vicinity of Plan Town by the chaotic space, he would definitely go there to take a look.

Crossing the riverbed covered with sand, Marlowe quickly arrived at this familiar place based on the impression and intuition in his mind.

Stand on a nearby high point and look down.

Almost nothing could be seen clearly. Only the shadows of buildings were vaguely seen in the endless gray haze.

Marlowe walked forward with trepidation.

Along the way, I just prayed that I would not encounter the chaotic space again and be teleported away.

I just pray that my sister-in-law, goddaughter and as many residents of Plan Town as possible can survive.

Soon, Marlowe arrived at the entrance of Plan town.

At this distance, you still can't hear any movement in the city. The only sounds you can hear are the whistling wind and the sound of sand and dust hitting various objects.

Arriving at the intersection that one must pass through to enter Plan Town, Marlowe looked at the sign above his head, which had been blurred by the wind and sand, and couldn't help feeling heavy-hearted.

The six words "Pulan Town Welcomes You" on the sign have now been rubbed to the point of being barely legible.

The surrounding buildings were also dead silent, with no sense of life.

With an extremely heavy heart and extremely vigilant mentality, Marlowe continued to move forward in silence.

What came into view was a doomsday-like scene.

A severed hand on a pile of sand on the roadside, a car accident scene that was about to be buried by sand at an intersection, dried blood that occasionally spilled on the road...

He couldn't feel any life.

Instead, it was the numerous corpses that made him feel suffocated.

It might be an exaggeration to say that there were corpses everywhere, but from time to time along the way, you would find corpses partially buried by sand.

Ruin and death filled everything in sight.

Marlowe didn't know how many people had died in Plan Town. He only knew that there were no living people on his way.

With the omnipotent Everday always providing support, this is the first time that Marlowe has encountered such a big crisis.

Even when the last Mui Ne Island incident was so serious, so many people did not die.

But this time...it's different.

He understood more deeply the meaning of the so-called war that had always been talked about in Dawn Academy.

The previous Menai Island incident was caused by the Abyss believers, and the Awakener incident was just an indirect impact of the spiritual rules and ocean tides caused by the Abyss.

The real threat directly from the abyss appeared before him at this moment.

After a period of relatively peaceful time, he deeply understood one thing at this moment:

They, humans and the Eternal Day, are bound to fight the abyss to the death.

This is not a small fight, this is a war.

This time the sandstorm barrier appeared in such a remote area. Perhaps next time it will appear in a base of Eternal Day or in one of the most bustling cities among human beings.

By then, it will be another catastrophe.

He forced himself to control his emotions and calm himself.

Excessive sadness at this time will only make people lose the ability to control themselves.

As one of the first students of Dawn Academy, as an elite among humans, and as a formal member of Eternal Day, Marlowe understood that he should put aside his unnecessary emotions at this time.

After calming down as much as possible, he discovered something more.

"The amount of blood and the way it splattered are so strange..."

"This doesn't look like the bloody marks left by the friction of wind and sand. Instead, it looks more like blood spurting out everywhere after an artery was bitten off."

"These bodies are also full of bite marks."

“There are… beasts here?!”

Marlowe walked slowly, muttering to himself as he looked at everything around him.

With his keen observation skills, some extremely strange details were discovered.

Clearly, some of these corpses were wrapped in thick cloth and wearing fully enclosed glasses to protect against wind and sand, which showed that they had taken some measures after the wind and sand appeared, but they still died.

According to the inspection, these corpses did not die from sandstorms, but from some kind of bites and scratches.

Faintly, he realized that the dangers in this wind and sand barrier were not just the chaotic space and the endless wind and sand that covered the sky and the sun.

There is also some kind of beast, or should I say monster of the abyss, hiding in the darkness.

However, Marlowe really couldn't detect where the wild beasts were hiding, because every grain of sand in the sky carried a faint fluctuation of spiritual power, which was a great interference to Marlowe's perception ability.

However, this discovery made Marlowe more vigilant.

Silently, the raven on Marlowe's shoulder transformed into a wisp of spiritual power and merged into his body, lighting up a spreading golden line pattern on the surface of his body.

However, under the cover of the Dawn Suit Type II, the changes in Marlowe's body surface could not be seen clearly.

This is one of Marlowe's most proficient spiritual techniques: Burning Will.

This can give him a certain degree of enhancement, which is almost all-round.

However, this technique is difficult and dangerous, and few people can or dare to use it.

The burning of will in the first stage only activates part of the will to increase strength, which will only make people a little tired afterwards, and they can recover by resting.

In the second stage and beyond, it is a matter of literally burning one's will in exchange for strength. It can be said to be a self-mutilation technique that costs one's life.

Even now, he still needs the assistance of Raven 114514, just like when he faced Kun before, so that he can maintain the first stage of this technique for a long time without damaging the foundation.

After giving himself a buff of activated willpower, Marlowe's heavy mood finally eased a little.

Looking at the whistling wind and sand around.

He had a slight sense of security.

"Raven 114514, you will not die because of your group consciousness. Remember to build a monument for me when you return."

As he continued to move forward, Marlowe whispered to the raven 114514 in his body.

These familiar words were the same as the last time he faced the giant beast Kun at sea.

"Before every mission, you want me to erect a monument for you, right?"

"Go back and stand on your own."

Raven 114514 complained helplessly.

It’s done this every time, just like the old general on the stage with flags all over the place.

Afraid that he wouldn't die, he was madly stacking buffs and setting flags.

"If I'm dead, how can I go back and establish myself?"

Marlowe smiled and shook his head, then said nothing more.

Both of them understood that this conversation was to adjust and relieve the tense mood.

Everything that follows.

They all require their full attention.

After a while, Marlowe slowly stopped.

There was no body under the road sign in front of us that was blown down by the wind and sand.

But there was a familiar object that caught Marlowe's attention.

It was a palm-sized doll that looked like a pink Godzilla.

Ever since Godzilla made his appearance and caused a lot of commotion more than half a year ago, this kind of doll has become a very popular toy on the market.

All kids, boys and girls, love to have their own Godzilla doll.

This is a tiny fraction of the many aspects affected by Godzilla.

During that time, Marlowe also bought such a doll as a gift for his goddaughter, which made her happy for a long time.

But at this moment, seeing such a doll.

He couldn't help but feel a jolt in his heart.

However, he quickly came to his senses after entering a calm state, picked up the doll on the ground and looked at it carefully.

As a formal member of Everday, he possesses an excellent memory.

He still remembered that the Godzilla doll he bought had the number djs742506 on it, which was a string of numbers woven into the corner of the doll by the manufacturer to support the lottery event.

He grabbed the doll.

What came into view was that traces of sand and blood obscured the code.

After removing the marks with trembling hands, Marlowe's calm thoughts paused.

At this moment, no matter how calm he was, he couldn't help but tremble.

Without a doubt.

There is a familiar code on the doll.

At this moment, Marlowe felt a heart-wrenching pain.

A comrade from the Mobile Task Force who had died in front of him on Minai Island.

Now, I have to see the doll that my comrade’s daughter loved thrown on the ground.

Apparently, the comrade's daughter is likely to...

Marlowe remained silent for a long time.

The images of the corpses that I had seen before kept flashing in my mind.

The smiling face of his goddaughter in the past actually overlapped with those cold and twisted corpses in his mind at this moment.

The golden lines created by the burning technique of will on the body's surface flickered at this moment like a candle in the wind, as if it was about to go out.

It seemed as if his will was about to collapse.

But it stabilized again within two seconds.

"I have important things to do and can't stop here!"

"Besides, we haven't seen her body yet..."

Murmuring, Marlowe held the doll tightly in his hand, with a gleam of light in his eyes.

In this brilliant light.

There is hatred, determination and hope...

As for feelings of sadness, pain, and confusion, perhaps they did exist, but in front of Marlowe, whose character had been tempered through thousands of trials and tribulations, these negative emotions were suppressed at the moment.

Now what he has to do...

Just move forward!

keep going!

Just as I was thinking this, a gunshot suddenly rang out.

This was followed by another series of gunshots.

In this dusty area, it was like a guiding light, pointing the way for Marlowe.

Despite the huge noise of wind and sand, Marlowe was still able to keenly notice the gunshot.

He looked excitedly in the direction of the sound.

That is the direction more central to Plan Town.

"Is this the sound of QBU-191's gunfire?"

"Are they the soldiers sent in by the outside army to conduct reconnaissance?"

"The sound of gunfire is getting weaker and weaker. It seems that we are facing a danger that we cannot deal with. Is it the beast that killed us?"

While Marlowe was constantly thinking in his mind, he excitedly accelerated towards that direction.

In any case, this was the first time he had discovered a living person since entering this wind and sand barrier.

Along the way, there was nothing but uninhabited wilderness and corpses everywhere.

This sudden movement undoubtedly means that someone is still alive!

Marlowe was so excited about this that he could not express it in words.

As he continued to accelerate, he discovered something unusual when he turned another intersection.

The density of wind and sand in the surrounding area has been significantly reduced.

In front of him was a small building, and Marlowe could sense a lot of life inside.

Apparently, everyone isn't dead yet!

More than a dozen four-legged beasts that looked like wolves condensed from wind and sand were roaring around the small building, rushing forward from time to time to try to attack.

All possible entrances to the small building were fixed with wooden boards and iron sheets without any gaps.

And outside the door of the small building.

Several soldiers with blood all over their bodies were lying on the ground, their lives uncertain. The wounds on their bodies seemed to be torn by sharp claws, and there were large pieces of sand mixed with the blood.

Dozens of young men, wrapped in traditional Tibetan clothing with no exposed parts, were vigorously waving kitchen knives or other weapons tied to wooden sticks.

He pushed away the sand wolf that was rushing towards him and protected the wounded man, whose life was in danger, behind him.

There were also four or five soldiers standing in front of the crowd, using their QBU-191s to accurately shoot down the head of every Sand Wolf that tried to rush up.

However, such attacks were ineffective.

Although the sand wolf that was shot in the head will disintegrate into a pile of sand on the ground, soon a lot of wind and sand will fly over and some of them will condense into new sand wolves and wait for an opportunity to move.

Obviously, this sand wolf is just some kind of method that comes with the wind and sand barrier.

Within this wind and sand barrier.

The number of these sand wolves seems to be endless.

Seeing this, Marlowe did not hesitate. He took the doll into his arms and rushed forward at an accelerated speed.

The strong murderous intent and angry emotions were vented wantonly.

Marlowe appeared with great momentum, attracting the attention of everyone fighting outside.

"My journey..."

"But I've been holding it in for so long!"

Roaring, Marlowe passed by the two sand wolves at ghostly speed.

He easily tore off the heads of the two sand wolves one by one.

At this moment, everyone, including Sand Wolf, was stunned.

Where did this powerful guy come from?

(End of this chapter)