Chapter 140 Fishy Smell
The little bluebird nestled around her neck and shoulders seemed to be affected as well.
His body became transparent in an instant.
The little guy opened his eyes, his icy blue beast eyes gleaming with sharp light.
Each person has a unique spiritual entity, with the exact same expression.
Cold, aloof, and disdainful of others.
Xie Tu tightened his jaw, hugged her even tighter, and stared intently at her and the little bluebird.
Yun Zhao nestled in his arms, her eyelashes fluttering slightly. Reason returned, and her eyes gradually returned to normal, revealing the confusion of someone who had just woken up.
An interrupted dream.
When I came to, my mind was blank, and the images in the dream became blurry instantly.
There are some I can't remember.
Seeing that she had returned to normal, Xie Tu's tense jaw relaxed slightly, and the seriousness and worry in his eyes gradually faded.
The noise woke up the teammates.
Duan Xi sprang to his feet with a quick movement, looking around warily. "An enemy attack?!"
"What's wrong? What's wrong???" Tao Haohao got up, picked up his weapon, and turned his head to look around.
Rabbit and Song Liang sat up and immediately released their spiritual forms.
The surroundings were quiet and still.
It was still that dark void, with all the surrounding light and shadow remaining still.
Dark matter lingers outside the barrier established by Yun Zhao.
Everything is normal.
Duan Xi breathed a sigh of relief, but his eyes widened when he saw the two people hugging on the ground.
Just moments ago it was yelling and screaming like a speeding armored vehicle, but now it's suddenly gone silent, even its exhaust fumes are being swallowed.
A collective gasp filled the air.
Duan Xi: "???"
Tao Haohao: "!!!"
rabbit:"………"
Song Liang sighed and turned away, pretending he hadn't seen anything.
Xie Tu sat still, one hand firmly supporting Yun Zhao's back, the other hand gently encircling her waist, pressing her tightly against his chest.
This posture is both protective and possessive.
Yun Zhao's petite body was enveloped in his arms, with only the back of her head showing.
Xie Tu saw his teammates all looking over, but his expression remained normal. "She had a nightmare."
His hands, which were tightly clenched around her, betrayed the turmoil in his heart.
Everyone: "..."
Duan Xi muttered to himself: If you're having a nightmare, just have a nightmare. Why are you hugging me so tightly?
The rabbit stared wide-eyed at the scene, its little head seemingly engaged in a fierce internal struggle.
She belatedly turned to look at Song Liang, her eyes asking a question.
When did this happen?
Song Liang did not want to answer.
The situation is so obvious, what more can he say?
Yun Zhao had already regained her senses. She didn't move and was desperately trying to recall everything from her dream.
She remembered the fragmented scene, remembered the fragments being pieced together, but couldn't recall what she dreamed about afterward.
The group of people, unsure where to look, awkwardly put down their weapons.
“There’s something wrong with the fragmented scene,” Yun Zhao suddenly said, nestled in Xie Tu’s arms.
Is there a problem?
Everyone composed themselves and instinctively looked at the still scene directly in front of them.
The background of the image is gray and hazy, with countless fragments of different sizes floating in the air, piecing together a strange scene.
There's another one behind it.
The two scenes are opposite, almost identical, and indistinguishable to the naked eye.
Because the scene is in a chaotic state.
Therefore, they were excluded from the team from the very beginning.
Xie Tu squinted as he observed, but even with the sentry's excellent eyesight, he couldn't see anything unusual.
Song Liang voiced everyone's question: "What's the problem?"
Yun Zhao shook his head. "I don't know."
She felt some force calling to her.
I wanted to entice her to go inside.
But since the two scenes were almost identical, she wasn't sure which one she was dreaming about.
Tao Haohao stared at it for a long time but still couldn't figure it out. He turned to ask, "Should we choose the fragment scene?"
Xie Tu remained silent, looking down at her.
It seemed he wanted to ask for her opinion.
Yun Zhao is still held in his arms to this day.
This pose is too intimate, especially in front of so many people.
Yun Zhao realized what was happening, her eyelashes trembling slightly. She tried to get up, then shook her head again and said, "Not for now. The Yanchi search team can't hold out for long. Let's check other areas first."
Perhaps it was just a trap set by a gatekeeper.
There's no need to change direction if the rules are unclear.
She stood up and broke free from the man's embrace.
Xie Tu's arms suddenly felt empty.
His arm stiffened slightly, as if he hadn't yet adjusted to the sudden emptiness.
"Let's go." Xie Tu pulled himself together, got up, and shouldered the supplies.
The two-hour break is over.
"receive!"
Everyone packed their things.
There were so many supplies that everyone was carrying a backpack, and the ammunition boxes were tied to two carts.
The cart was borrowed from the Dangcheng refugee camp.
The group quickly got ready and arrived at the lakeside park.
Get ready to enter the park.
In the still scene, the blue sky and white clouds, the calm lake, and the willow trees on both sides create a very open and tranquil atmosphere.
Xie Tu reached out his hand to her with unease, a glint of light flashing in his dark eyes as he looked at her.
Yun Zhao understood what he meant and hesitantly extended his hand.
The man's hands were large and warm, with a thin layer of sweat on his palms, proving that his heart was not at peace.
The moment the six members of Team Zero stepped into the scene.
The scenery changed.
The light suddenly became bright and somewhat dazzling.
A breeze blows, bringing a slight coolness. The lake water ripples in the breeze, and the willows by the lake sway gently, their slender branches moving gracefully.
And... the strong fishy smell in the air.
The group was standing by the lake at that moment.
Upon entering the scene, everyone saw their surroundings clearly, and their hearts sank.
This is no lakeside park at all!
It's clearly an artificial lake in a residential community!
The entire neighborhood was shrouded in a depressing atmosphere, enveloped by an invisible gloom.
The surrounding buildings are neatly arranged, their brand-new exteriors gleaming in the sunlight.
There wasn't a soul in sight; the silence was terrifying.
Everyone remained vigilant, silently cursing under their breath.
Xie Tu remained calm, surveyed his surroundings, and quickly noticed something unusual. He lowered his voice and said, "There are traces on the ground."
Yun Zhao followed his gaze and looked down.
Unusual and strange marks were scattered on the ground by the lake, pools of half-dried water stains, like huge footprints or traces of something being dragged.
There was some slime left on the ground, and the air smelled strongly of fish.
Further away, one can see some trampled and messy grass, as well as trash cans overturned by an unknown force, with garbage scattered all over the ground, and no one cleaning them up.
Something seems to have crawled out of the lake...
The entire Zero team instinctively turned to look at the artificial lake behind them.
The wind whistled by, making a faint, indistinct sound, a whimpering sound like the wailing of ghosts.
The water surface rippled gently in the breeze.
Despite the sentinel's keen senses, it was still impossible to see what was happening underwater.
None of the members of Team Zero possessed any marine spirit, and they had rarely encountered aquatic life in the polluted areas they had previously worked in.
Upon seeing this, Tao Haohao cursed under his breath, "Damn it!"
Song Liang asked in a low voice, "Is it an aquatic mutant?"
"Most likely."
Xie Tu glanced around and then looked down to test the surrounding pollution concentration—35%.
An error was displayed.
The sky was clear, and apart from the bottom of the lake, there seemed to be no drifting dark matter.
Xie Tu pondered for a moment, then looked up and surveyed the surrounding high-rise residential buildings.
Not a single window in any of the apartments on the floor was open. All doors and windows were tightly shut, and the curtains were drawn.
This is very unusual.
Xie Tu held Yun Zhao tightly, protecting her by his side, and calmly instructed, "Rabbit, attach a silencer and try firing a shot into the water."
This artificial lake is not very large.
If the mutant species is in the lake, it would be better to lure it out and eliminate it all at once.
"receive."
The rabbit deftly attached the silencer, set up its sniper rifle, and aimed at the center of the lake.
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