What is that?
"Don't be so hesitant. The old man doesn't like it. I'm tired. If you want to leave, just get out of here. Also..." Doctor Lin's hoarse voice paused before continuing, "Girl, be nice to Song."
Liu Xia heard the fatherly love in Dr. Lin's hoarse and low voice, and with red eyes she uttered a heavy "hmm".
Song Xuan had also reached the second floor by then and heard what Dr. Lin had said. He and Dr. Lin had known each other for many years, almost like a father and a friend. He understood the old man's thoughts best. He knew that Dr. Lin was reluctant to part with him and didn't want to part again after meeting, so as not to make him feel even more uncomfortable.
Song Xuan rarely cried since he came to the Black Gold City as a child, because he knew that he could only survive if he was strong enough, and crying would not solve any problems. It was not until he felt an itch on his cheek that he discovered that his eye sockets were a little wet after touching it.
"Take care, Old Lin." Song Xuan suppressed his trembling voice and turned the words of gratitude in his heart into a farewell.
Although Ding Ruotong didn't know why he left in such a hurry, she still habitually trusted Liu Xia's choice.
After helping the two men move the unconscious He Tianlin to the jeep, and returning home to get some necessary supplies, the jeep drove again towards the east gate which had been breached and was undergoing emergency repairs.
Dozens of soldiers and civilians responsible for repairing the city gates were working intensively. The sparks from the welding guns were particularly dazzling in the dim morning light, to prevent any mutant beasts hiding in the dark from entering the city.
The leading sergeant's voice was hoarse, his eyes dark blue. "Hurry up, everyone! Seal the gap in the east wall with steel plates first!"
Soldiers patrolled in the shadows in groups of three, holding guns, while civilians in charge of maintenance used robotic arms to carry alloy plates. Some were responsible for welding, while others were responsible for lifting. The division of labor was clear and skilled.
The jeep stopped when it was near the city gate, its tires making a screeching sound as it was blocked by the raised alloy gate.
Song Xuan lowered the car window, but before he could say anything, the guard at the door raised his hand and signaled, having already recognized Song Xuan sitting in the driver's seat.
"Deputy Commander Song!" The guard straightened his back and saluted, but the assault rifle in his hand remained at the ready position. "This is a combat readiness period. Please show me your pass."
Song Xuan gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands, his eyes sternly scanning the surrounding guards who were patrolling cross-country. Since the incident happened suddenly, he naturally did not have any passes.
They cannot let the guards open the gate without being prepared, otherwise they will not be able to leave the City of Black Gold safely. This seems to be a necessary path.
Liu Xia suddenly had an idea in his mind. In fact, there is no need to rush into some things head-on. You can change your thinking.
Liu Xia stared at the guard past Song Xuan, his eyes filled with an inexplicable temptation. He picked up the toilet paper placed in front of the car window and waved it in front of the guard.
Her voice was calm, yet with an unquestionable tone, she slowly said: "I have shown you the pass. We are going to carry out the task assigned by Governor Qi Yao. Please don't waste our time. Open the door."
The guard's body froze for a moment, as if he really saw a pass in front of him. What Liu Xia said was very serious and important. He immediately put down the assault rifle in his hand, saluted with a standard military salute, and waved his hand to signal to open the door.
Song Xuan clearly noticed that the guard's eyes suddenly became unfocused. He looked at Liu Xia in amazement, but said nothing, for fear of disturbing her.
This was not the first time Song Xuan had seen Liu Xia so much. The last time was in Paradise. At that time, he was curious whether Liu Xia had some amazing hypnosis skills.
However, the leading sergeant who was standing not far away and supervising the construction workers looked at the jeep in confusion. Governor Qi Yao announced that they would assemble in the outer city war preparation area in an hour, and then the entire team would set out to launch a full-scale counterattack against the Hyena Gang. How could anyone leave the Black Gold City at this time?
Just when he felt something was wrong, he took two steps towards the gate. Suddenly, the leading sergeant recognized Liu Xia sitting in the co-pilot seat and gave up his original intention to step forward and question her.
The leading sergeant waved his mechanical arm gently, indicating to the sniper on the city wall that nothing was wrong, and then he once again urged the workers who were repairing the city wall.
If Liu Xia looked carefully at the face of the leading sergeant, she probably wouldn't be able to recognize him. He was the brother of the archer Xu Jingjing, whom she had rescued in the No. 3 contaminated area.
He immediately recognized his sister's savior, the woman who won first place in the selection at the awarding ceremony, Liu Xia.
No matter what Deputy Commander Song and Liu Xia were planning to do, it was not something a small person like him could resist, not to mention that Liu Xia was his sister's savior.
The heavy alloy gate slowly opened under the control of the mechanism, wide enough for the jeep to leave. The roar of the car engine quickly moved away from the city, and the gate closed tightly again.
The light of morning sun filtered through the pale yellow clouds, illuminating the road that was dimly lit due to a power failure. The headlights of the cars were projected onto the mutant beast carcasses and bloodstains scattered on the ground, making the surroundings appear devastated like the end of the world.
Soldiers outside the city had already conducted a rough search in the dark and brought all the bodies of the Leviathan soldiers back into the city.
A large number of mutant beast corpses had not been cleaned up in time. Only a rough road was cleared for driving out. Piles of mutant beast corpses were piled on the roadside, and the rest were casually discarded in the post-war ruins.
The hot weather caused the corpse to decay quickly, oozing out turbid corpse fluids. The strong smell of blood mixed with the stench of decay drifted in the air, sticky and penetrating into everyone's nostrils, lingering.
From time to time, one could hear the dying whimpering of mutant beasts that were not yet dead. Liu Xia sighed softly.
Not pity, nor fear, but a deep weariness.
Even if only one percent of the world's population is left after a nuclear explosion, is war still unavoidable?
When they stuffed Hao Feiyang into the trunk again, they already knew where they were going next: the abyss he mentioned.
Under torture in the interrogation room, although Song Xuan still failed to get the specific location from Hao Feiyang, he still locked on the approximate location of the abyss.
Contaminated Area Zero, which was once the most severely nuclear-polluted area on this earth, is located in the southernmost part of the City of Black Gold.
There were no birds singing or insects buzzing, only the overwhelming dark yellow radioactive dust, silently covering the sky above the sea and drowning everything that was originally blue.
Initially, no one could stay in the zero-contamination zone for a long time. Without protective clothing, even just one breath would cause the lungs to slowly begin to erode.
After three hundred years of sedimentation, the nuclear radiation in the air has almost disappeared by sinking into the ocean.
However, there are large amounts of radioactive substances in seawater, and there is almost no water source for human survival. The contaminated fish and shellfish in the ocean are also inedible due to the high concentration of radioactive substances.
Therefore, although humans can walk freely in the zero-pollution zone without wearing protective clothing, it is still considered an area unsuitable for human survival.
According to Hao Feiyang's explanation, the abyss is hidden here, and the footprints of the "Mother Goddess" will also appear in the zero pollution zone.
Although it is still unknown where exactly it will land.
Song Xuan once went to the contaminated area No. 0 alone, not because there were any mutant beasts that needed to be cleared out, nor for the purpose of completing a mission, but to see the sea.
The ocean that Liu Xia and I saw in the picture book for our children was originally a common wish of theirs when they were young.
At that time, Song Xuan had just joined the hunting team. Taking the opportunity of going out to hunt mutant beasts, he originally wanted to find the blue sea in advance, and when he found Liu Xia, he could bring her to see it directly.
So much so that when he stood in front of the rusty observation deck railing, he was somewhat disappointed.
The ocean, which was supposed to be azure blue in the picture book, was like a pot of boiling asphalt with a rainbow-colored oil film floating on the surface. Occasionally, the white bones of fish would float up, but would be quickly swallowed up by the rainbow-colored black waves.
"It's so ugly..." This was the first sentence that came out of his mouth, but he still watched it for a full three hours.
And now, Liu Xia was also standing in front of the bare observation deck. The railing had been blown away by the sea breeze long ago. She frowned and looked at the colorful ocean, silently complaining, "How ugly..."
This reminded Liu Xia of the real world, where similar situations had already occurred even though a world-class nuclear explosion had not yet occurred, and his mood became a little bad.
The ocean polluted by a large amount of nuclear waste water, even if the nuclear explosion had not happened, would the sea water slowly become like this, with no clean fish, shrimp or shellfish to eat. As time goes by, radioactive substances will seep into the groundwater, making it no longer suitable for drinking and no longer suitable for human survival.
"Xia, do you still remember..." Song Xuan turned his head to look at Liu Xia, who was frowning and looking at the sea, and asked uncertainly, "Did we agree to go to see the sea together?"
Liu Xia was slightly stunned, and the fragmented memories in her mind seemed to be activated again, swarming past her eyes. Among them, there were two little heads gathered together, excitedly looking at the memories of the ocean in the picture book.
A warm feeling suddenly surged in my heart, which had been feeling a little bad, and it seemed that my mood had improved a lot.
Liu Xia's slightly frown relaxed and he nodded with a smile.
"Yes, I remember."
Song Xuan couldn't help but purse his lips as he saw her lips curl up. His cautious expression then blossomed into a full smile. His heart couldn't help but rejoice. Great! She still remembered!!!
He Tianlin ran around on the observation deck curiously. This was his first time seeing the sea. He was like a curious baby, and everything was new to him.
He Tianlin suddenly seemed to have discovered a treasure. He pointed at a giant whale bone on the beach and shouted exaggeratedly, "Wow!!! Sister Xia, look over there, it's such a huge fish bone! I've never seen such a big fish in my life!!"
Liu Xia looked in the direction of his finger and saw a giant whale skeleton half-buried in the golden sand. Its ribs were like pale arches, and its vertebrae were covered with long kelp. From a distance, it looked like the remains of some ancient civilization.
The boy's voice was cheerful and excited, which made Liu Xia, who was affected by the tragic state of sea water pollution, feel much better.
He Tianlin woke up on the way to the contaminated area No. 0 and recovered very well. This was all thanks to Dr. Lin's allogeneic transplantation skills, which allowed him to be full of energy as soon as he woke up.
Although He Tianlin's body was a little thinner due to being on nutrient solution for a few days, he was still full of energy and even became more energetic.
This was all thanks to the quasi-level seven mutant core. The original level five core was enough to greatly enhance Scarhead's strength, and this quasi-level seven core made He Tianlin's strength soar by several levels. However, he was unable to flexibly utilize this endless energy.
"Can I go down and touch it? Just touch it!" He Tianlin had already climbed over the observation deck. He didn't even notice that half of his shoe soles were buried in the sand. He said to Liu Xia excitedly like a child.
"Come back." Liu Xia grabbed him by the back of the collar and said with a helpless smile, "That thing might still have a radiation source. You didn't even bring protective gloves."
Song Xuan felt a little jealous watching the intimate interaction between the two. He took two steps forward and grabbed Liu Xia's hand, holding it. With his right hand, he grabbed He Tianlin and dragged him back to the observation deck. His face was stern and he said, "Xia is right. There might be mutant beasts parasitizing in there. Don't cause trouble."
Before he fell into a coma, He Tianlin had some hostility towards Song Xuan. Although he couldn't open his eyes these days, he was still conscious from time to time.
In addition to Ding Ruotong and Liu Xia's unwavering loyalty, we also know that Song Xuan, an outsider, did a lot to save him, and that the relationship between Song Xuan and Liu Xia developed to a very close level.
He no longer considered Song Xuan an outsider, nor did he have the same hostility as before.
After all, He Tianlin's feelings for Liu Xia are more out of the affection between siblings. Although he understands these principles, he is still jealous of his brother-in-law because his sister was chased away by a wild man.
Even because of her cheerful and funny personality, she will not allow her brother-in-law and sister to be close to her.
He Tianlin immediately hugged Liu Xia's other arm like a bullied puppy and started to act coquettishly, pointing at the faint red marks on her neck from being strangled and complaining: "Sister Xia, look how fierce he is, he even pulled my neck red!"
Liu Xia was being pulled by two men, one on each side. She knew there was no hostility between the two men, they just liked to act coquettishly and get jealous.
The warmth in her heart made her smile unconsciously, her eyes curved into two small crescents, and the corners of her mouth curled up uncontrollably.
Song Xuan grabbed her left sleeve, his face cold and sarcastic: "Why does someone pick up children everywhere, and such childish ones at that!"
"You're childish, your whole family is childish!" He Tianlin held Liu Xia's right arm tightly, deliberately rubbing his head against her shoulder, and even remotely recruited allies, "Sister Xia likes me like this! Right, right, little Ding Nier!"
Unfortunately, Ding Ruotong was standing not far away looking at the sea, with no intention of joining in.
Liu Xia was driven crazy by them. He Tianlin was fine as he was always a bit childish, but how could the originally calm Song Xuan become so jealous?
Not wanting to continue to play the role of mediator between the two, Liu Xia finally uttered a "tsk" and quickly withdrew his hands, patting each of them on the back: "You two grown men, go and solve this yourselves."
When leaving, Liu Xia secretly watched them glaring at each other in a funny way, and suddenly felt that this damn doomsday might not be so bad.
He walked a few steps to Ding Ruotong, who was still staring blankly at the sea, and put his arm around her shoulders, rubbing them gently: "What's wrong, Tong? What are you looking at?"
Ding Ruotong pointed uncertainly at a dark depression on the sea surface and murmured, "Sister Xia, what is that?"
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