Severely polluted area No. 3
Liu Xia might not be familiar with other competitions, but if you talk about killing mutant beasts and obtaining the alien beast cores in their bodies, then Liu Xia is very familiar with it.
After rejecting Shen Wanren's invitation and leaving the hive, Liu Xia and the other two hunted mutant beasts all the way here. That's how they accumulated a lot of mutant beast cores.
This also made Liu Xia realize that not all mutant beasts will give birth to alien beast cores in their bellies. As for how to distinguish them, it can only be done by experienced hands.
The area covered by the No. 3 heavily polluted zone is very large. Throwing more than a thousand contestants into it is like throwing sand into the desert or beads into the sea. Therefore, it is difficult for the contestants to bump into each other on the first day.
And almost all the players who knew each other were arranged in different troop transport vehicles to avoid the situation where the team was against a single person.
These considerations are also to avoid the contestants fighting with each other, so that the selection process is putting the cart before the horse. After all, those who can enter the selection are all top talents, and if the loss is too serious, it will also be a loss.
In order to prevent the contestants from getting lost, the organizing committee distributed electronic maps to everyone so that they could clearly know their location and not get lost in the competition area.
However, these measures can only achieve 80 to 90 percent of the goal and cannot completely prevent the occurrence of the above situation.
After all, humans are very smart creatures and can always come up with ways to deal with problems and exploit system loopholes.
Looking out through the bulletproof glass, many residents were looking out from the buildings on both sides of the street. As it was not yet time for them to start work, they were strictly ordered to stay still and not occupy the streets, so they could only stay at home and watch secretly. Even the contestants' families were subject to the same requirements.
As the heavy city gate slowly opened, dozens of troop carriers rolled over the cordon and drove out one after another, heading towards the No. 3 heavily polluted area.
The closer we got to the contaminated area, the thicker the radiation particles in the sky became, and the sky changed from a light yellow covered with a layer of gauze to increasingly turbid, until it looked as if a paint box had been overturned and new yellow paint had been mixed in, until it became a somewhat disgusting grayish-yellow.
Compared with the well-maintained Black Gold City, Liu Xia seemed to have returned from a relatively civilized society to that garbage area full of killing.
Not only the pungent smell in the air and the devastation everywhere, but also the extremely dense and wildly growing branches and vines that wrapped around the building even gave her a strange sense of familiarity.
The contestants in the car put on the protective shields that had been prepared in advance without anyone reminding them. It was obvious that this was not their first time in a heavily polluted area.
Although the compartment of the troop carrier has a certain degree of protection, and some experienced and wealthy contestants even brought some radiation inhibitors, they did not dare to be careless. After all, they still had to stay in the contaminated area for three days. These things were scarce and would be gone once they were used up. They would generally be saved for use when necessary.
Liu Xia didn't want to arouse other people's curiosity, so he took the protective shield handed to him by Song Xuan and put it on silently.
Liu Xia now has a "body of black lead" and is very sensitive to radiation concentration. In fact, she is not averse to the radiation floating in the air. She can clearly feel that as she goes deeper and deeper into the radiation zone, as long as she actively pulls it, the invisible radiation will swarm in like bees seeing fresh nectar.
When she actively inhales these nuclear radiations into her body, they will automatically be converted into energy and stored in her limbs and bones.
She had tried it before in Black Gold City, so this was not the first time she was doing this kind of traction. It was just that the nuclear radiation floating in the air in the city was relatively less, and it was stored more slowly.
Liu Xia could feel that these nuclear energies were like a flowing stream, constantly flowing through her body and flushing her blood vessels, as if recharging her. However, Liu Xia had not had the chance to try how to use this energy.
The convoy followed the predetermined route to the outskirts of the No. 3 contaminated area, and then dispersed into more than a dozen routes. With the harsh sound of brakes, the cars stopped and the iron doors of the carriages opened with a "clatter". Every time the car drove ten kilometers, a contestant was dropped off.
As soon as these contestants jumped off the troop carrier, they rushed into the contaminated area without stopping. Each contestant showed different behavioral patterns.
The impatient contestants stretched their bodies excitedly and went straight to look for suitable prey; the cautious contestants vigilantly looked for suitable areas to hide in order to avoid running into other contestants and causing unnecessary trouble.
When they were about to get off the bus, Song Xuan, who had been sitting next to Liu Xia, finally couldn't help himself and cautiously held her hand.
After spending these days together, Liu Xia didn't really dislike Song Xuan. She was even a little moved when he looked at her with such a passionate gaze.
But Liu Xia didn't know whether she liked Song Xuan or was more grateful and distressed. First of all, she had to worry about whether she was the Liu Xia in Song Xuan's heart. Then, various things happened one after another and she had no time to take care of the rest. Coupled with the childhood memories in her mind, she just took it one step at a time.
But now she has figured it out. Since Song Xuan was willing to reject Qi Ya for her and wanted to leave the Black Gold City where she had worked so hard for so long, she could do it with her.
From a child picked up from a garbage district to being brought back to the Black Gold City, from the lowest outsider in the city to the current deputy commander of the guards, I can't imagine what Song Xuan has gone through to climb to his current position.
But Song Xuan could just say no to all of this.
Then why can't she be brave again and try to accept it.
Feeling Song Xuan's cautious touch, Liu Xia took the initiative and firmly held his hand. Then Liu Xia saw the surprise mixed with joy in Song Xuan's bright eyes, and the smile that could not be concealed at the corner of his mouth rose wildly, revealing eight white teeth.
"It's really Song Xiaoba." Liu Xia looked at his expression and laughed in his heart.
"Xia..." Song Xuan looked at Liu Xia's eyes in disbelief, his slender fingers clenched tightly in excitement, but he was afraid of hurting Liu Xia so he quickly relaxed some of his strength, but he was reluctant to let go.
This was the first time Liu Xia took the initiative to respond to Song Xuan's feelings. He could even see the acquiescence and determination in Liu Xia's eyes.
Liu Xia was the last one to get off the bus. He jumped out easily and took the backpack handed to him by Song Xuan. The soles of his tactical shoes gave him the familiar soft touch of mud and clay, a texture unique to heavily polluted areas.
Song Xuan stood at the car door, the hem of his protective suit blown up by the wind. Even the protective shield couldn't block his burning gaze. "I'll pick you up in three days. Don't worry about your family. I'll take good care of them."
Liu Xia nodded: "Okay."
Song Xuan looked at her reluctantly, the purple highlights on his protective helmet rippled in the breeze. Although he had no doubts about Liu Xia's abilities, he still felt a little worried. The thousands of words in his heart finally merged into one sentence: "Be careful."
Liu Xia patted the two weapons on her waist, which were engraved with the words "Song" and "Xuan". She smiled softly and waved to Song Xuan. The breeze also ruffled her dark hair that was exposed outside the protective helmet. "Don't worry."
The troop carrier drove towards the exit. Only after Song Xuan, who had been standing at the door and watching her, could no longer be seen clearly did Liu Xia slowly walk towards the contaminated area.
The big screen in the event broadcast room lit up after all the players had finished broadcasting, and 1,305 light spots representing the players' vital signs appeared on the screen, and each light spot represented a life.
Starting from that day, the event broadcast room will enter a 24-hour uninterrupted broadcast mode. All residents can come here to follow the players' updates after completing their work obligations, not just the players' families.
Although it is impossible to know exactly which contestant these 1,305 light spots represent, it can be regarded as a hope for the families.
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