Chapter 104 Collapse of Contaminated Zone 28 (Part 1)
The sizzling sound of corrosion seemed to drip onto everyone's nerves.
"Shelter No. 28 has been occupied for over a century."
Xie Tu looked calmly at Major General Qin, who was trying to remain rational, his voice sounding cold and cruel.
"The people here allow the gatekeepers to manipulate their consciousness, living in a fabricated fantasy, blind to the truth, year after year, day after day..."
Just as Yun Zhao said, their souls seemed to be imprisoned here forever.
Xie Tu hopes that they can truly find peace before the contaminated area collapses.
There's no need to live in the illusion woven by the gatekeeper.
Major General Qin was now in a state of being half-human and half-monster.
His tall body was slightly hunched, as if he were enduring immense pain. Black viscous liquid kept oozing from his body, slowly dripping down and corroding everything in the room.
Major General Qin spoke with difficulty: "I...remember...it."
The moment the truth was revealed, the world shook even more violently.
He was unwilling to accept it!
He was once such a proud commander, leading his soldiers through the hardships of this apocalypse, all to protect the people of his region.
How could it end like this?
Yun Zhao noticed that black viscous fluid was constantly oozing from General Qin's body.
His face showed struggle as he tried to remain rational.
Yun Zhao suddenly made a move, and a bluish-green fluorescent light quickly enveloped him, attempting to control the dark matter on his body.
But Major General Qin had already become one with the dark matter.
With each bit of dark matter she absorbed, the burly officer before her trembled in agony, as if being torn to pieces, his expression becoming even more ferocious.
Xie Tu's eyes churned with emotion. After a long silence, he spoke slowly, his voice low and deep, "The dark ages are over. The Major General and the soldiers of the 74th Group held out to the very end, worthy of the honor of soldiers."
So rest in peace. The rest is for future generations, for them.
There's no need to trap yourself in the past anymore.
Let go of your resentment and put an end to the suffering in this world.
Xie Tu stood tall and straight like a pine tree in the dim light. He raised his right arm with a steady and powerful movement, giving a very standard military salute.
Then, he slowly raised the gun in his hand.
The members of Team Zero silently raised their hands and saluted in unison, bidding farewell to the general who had once defended the southwest.
Yun Zhao remained silent for a moment, then followed their example and raised his right hand.
Her posture might not be quite standard.
The little bluebird on her shoulder hopped onto her chest, tilted its head, and stared at her.
General Qin, his eyes red, was still struggling against reason, his sharp mandibles already protruding and swinging in the air.
He spoke with difficulty, "Comrade... the country is still here, isn't it..."
He had asked this question when they first met.
Xie Tu's hand holding the gun remained motionless as he said in a low voice, "The legacy of life will never perish, and the nation will endure forever."
Major General Qin struggled to remain rational, trying to fight against the evil force within his body.
He didn't want to lose himself, didn't want to become a monster who only knew how to kill. At the last moment when reason was about to break free from its cage, he uttered with great difficulty, "Humanity... will ultimately prevail."
In my memory, the hearty laughter of the Han Dynasty officer still echoes in my ears.
—I knew it! Those monsters outside are nothing. As long as the nation exists, humanity will ultimately prevail!
Xie Tu closed his eyes slightly, and when he opened them again, his eyes were clear. "Yes, humanity will ultimately prevail!"
Bang--
The gunshot suddenly ripped through the air and echoed all around.
Yun Zhao's heart raced, and it suddenly skipped a beat; he already had a premonition that something was wrong.
Xie Tu's emotions fluctuated particularly noticeably at this moment, and the flames on his forehead instantly turned red.
The surrounding scenery shook violently, becoming distorted and chaotic.
A sudden 'swish' sound rang in my ears.
The world inside and outside has shattered once again.
The moment Yun Zhao heard the sound, he opened his mental barrier and reached out to pull the man beside him.
Xie Tu seemed to sense something, and a strong, large hand gripped her hand tightly in return.
Things happened too fast.
The rest of Team Zero, still lost in heavy thoughts, were suddenly pulled by a powerful force and swept into the inner world.
The view in the corridor has also changed.
The howling outside gradually grew from faint and sporadic to deafening; a riot had broken out in the underground shelter.
The light dimmed, and the shadows on the wall slowly shifted, with only the soft breathing of the two people echoing in the air.
In the blink of an eye, only Yun Zhao and Xie Tu remained in the room.
Yun Zhao seemed very calm; at least she wasn't alone this time.
"The goalkeeper seems angry."
Because they disturbed the creatures it kept.
"Um."
Xie Tu turned his head, his gaze falling on the doorway, trying to ignore the two people's intertwined hands. "Let's go find the gatekeeper. It's time to end this."
Four team members of the same color were sucked into an underworld filled with alien mutants.
With their strength, they can easily hold out until the contaminated area collapses.
Qi Ling was still outside the door, his head hanging down, staring blankly at his hands.
Corrosive viscous liquid oozed from his palm.
He felt nothing at all.
Qi Ling saw the two men come out of Major General Qin's room and saw the officer shoot a soldier in the corridor in the head.
No, they can no longer be called soldiers.
They are monsters.
And what about yourself? What is yourself?
Xie Tu held Yun Zhao in his arms and killed the mutated creature that howled and pounced on him, but he didn't touch Qi Ling.
"Why is he still rational?" Yun Zhao stared at Qi Ling, who was standing there in a daze, unable to understand. "Is it because his obsession with going home broke through his control?"
Is home... such a strong obsession?
He clearly knew that two hundred years had passed outside and his relatives were no longer around.
Xie Tu: "I don't know."
Xie Tu led her, heading directly to the data repository with a clear objective.
Yun Zhao's mental energy was unable to control the monsters in the corridor.
She simply accepted being the one being protected without any qualms.
She saw two familiar faces.
One was the soldier who had opened the door for them, and the other was the soldier who had stood ramrod straight when she looked back last time.
They were smiling at her just a few hours earlier.
When Yun Zhao saw Xie Tu kill them, she couldn't quite describe her feelings; perhaps she was still a little sad.
Just now, during that moment of intense emotional turmoil, what was Xie Tu thinking?
The rabbit's idea was correct.
They shouldn't have too much contact with these people.
Qi Ling watched the two figures leave, hesitated for only a moment, and then recklessly followed them.
His letter is still there...
The officer said he would take it out and give it to his family, but so much time has passed outside, who will he give the letter to...?
Xie Tu led Yun Zhao through the corridor.
Since it was early morning, most of the mutants were still inside, and there weren't many monsters in the corridor, so they were relatively easy to deal with.
The two quickly arrived at the entrance to the data storage warehouse.
Yun Zhao turned around and kindly said to Qi Ling, "You can't go in, you'll destroy the data."
Qi Ling's eyes became unfocused, and she murmured, "Aren't you a rescue team?"
"yes."
Xie Tu said casually, "They're just a rescue team from two hundred years in the future."
Xie Tu then ignored him, led Yun Zhao into the data storage room, and locked him out.
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