Chapter 165 Something's Wrong with Her
Hospital scene.
A long and quiet passageway, seemingly without end.
The dim light flickered in the long corridor, casting eerie shadows.
An old and eerie atmosphere permeated the air.
The walls had become mottled and yellowed, and there was a faint smell of disinfectant in the air.
On both sides of the corridor, the doors to the wards were tightly closed, and countless ghostly figures were frozen in place in the passageway.
Nurses, doctors, patients, and their families.
The nurse's hand was still gently pushing the ward door, her body slightly leaning forward, as if she would once again take hurried steps and shuttle between wards at any moment.
As the twelve people stepped into this place, the entire scene was instantly activated.
Everyone quickly discovered that time flowed very fast here.
All the ghost images were fast-forwarded.
Nurses, carrying medicines and medical equipment, hurried through the corridors, their silhouettes almost blurring into afterimages.
This was the gatekeeper's last memory.
The peregrine falcon ran to the nurses' station and checked the time.
At six o'clock clockwise, the hour hand is jumping at ten times the speed.
Xiao Yunzhao frowned, shifted slightly, and nestled on Xie Tu's shoulder. "It's right here."
She seemed to be feeling unwell, but didn't want anyone to notice, so she tried her best to maintain an aloof demeanor.
Xie Tu discovered it, but said nothing.
The key point regarding contaminated zone 249 is still the timing.
Perhaps it was the rapidly passing clockwise time that affected her.
This should be a good thing.
It will help her recover.
They need to find a clockwise goalkeeper as soon as possible.
"It must have been dead when it was brought to the hospital, right?"
The rabbit looked at the weeping families, got goosebumps, and tentatively whispered, "Will the gatekeeper be in the hospital morgue?"
Duan Xi: "..." He didn't want to go.
The sentries were already used to seeing life and death.
But the thought of that scene—a morgue filled with corpses and freezing temperatures—made the dead gatekeeper suddenly sit up, his whole body resisting.
The sentries of the Salt Lake search team seemed to have already imagined the scene, and couldn't help but shudder.
Nobody is afraid of dying.
What I fear most are the dead who can come back to life.
Xie Tu said calmly, "It is deeply averse to its own death and will not stay there."
A gatekeeper born of death, imbued with powerful obsessions and memories.
The most hated place must be the morgue where your own corpse is kept.
The reason for staying in the hospital may be for other reasons.
"Isn't that even more terrifying?"
Duan Xi muttered under his breath, "Think about it, they're already dead, why aren't they staying in the morgue, why are they running around everywhere..."
Sentinels: "..."
"Stop talking." The rabbit glared at him.
Clearly, no one really likes the 'human' type of goalkeeper.
As they were talking, a familiar, fishy smell wafted over.
Something's up!
Everyone became alert.
All they could see was an endless corridor, and on the ceiling in the distance, several frog-man mutants lay sprawled on it, crawling toward them at incredible speed.
Faster than before!
It was so fast that only a fleeting shadow passed by.
They were already close in the blink of an eye.
"Holy crap! Fast forwarding the phantom ten times is one thing, but the mutant can be fast forwarded too?"
Tao Haohao cursed and summoned his spiritual form to stand in front, "This damn place, even monsters get a buff!"
The sentries drew their melee weapons, ready to engage in battle.
Only Xie Tu, upon hearing Tao Haohao's words, froze, his dark eyes looking at Xiao Yunzhao in his arms with a complicated expression.
She was unusually well-behaved, her little hands wrapped around his neck, her little face resting on his shoulder, neither making a sound nor causing any fuss.
Xiao Yunzhao occasionally reached out her little hand to rub her temples.
A hint of annoyance flashed in his eyes, as if he was getting a headache from the rapidly passing time.
Previously, Xie Tu had deliberately avoided thinking about it.
Having carried out numerous missions, he knew better than anyone that people outside would not be affected by the timeline within the contaminated area.
Among the teammates, apart from Song Liang, the other three are not very bright.
They only trusted what the captain said.
Although they had doubts, everyone assumed that the five-star gatekeeper was different.
This is what caused the bizarre phenomenon of Yun Zhao's 'rejuvenation'.
After all, no one has ever carried out a mission with a five-star danger level.
They suspected the gatekeeper, but never suspected that something was wrong with Yun Zhao himself.
The sentries on the other side were already engaged in a fierce battle with the mutants.
Protected by a sturdy shield, the frogman mutants acted with impunity, darting through the corridors like ghosts at a dizzying speed.
The sentries brandished their weapons, slashing at the mutants again and again, but all they heard was the crisp sound of metal clashing.
The surrounding area fluctuated, but the protective shield remained unbreakable, easily withstanding all attacks.
The spirit entities worked together to stop the endless stream of frogman mutants.
Even so, the ten sentries were still forced to retreat.
Even Duan Xi and Tao Haohao, who were usually the most energetic, fell silent, focusing all their attention on dealing with the monster that was charging at them unexpectedly.
Xie Tu tightened his grip on her hand slightly.
Xiao Yunzhao felt very uncomfortable at the moment and didn't want to exert any effort at all.
What does the life or death of those sentries have to do with her?
She squirmed restlessly against Xie Tu, with only one thought in her mind: kill the gatekeeper!
The little bluebird sensed the discomfort of its host and became even more agitated, jumping around on her body and accidentally landing on Xie Tu.
The little guy usually hates being touched, but now he doesn't seem to be reacting at all.
They seemed to have gotten used to this shadowy sentry.
Xie Tu calmed himself down and tried to speak to her in a calm tone, "Just bear with it a little longer, it will be over soon."
"not good!"
Xiao Yunzhao raised her chin slightly, her eyes revealing a stubbornness, "Let's go kill it quickly."
Kill it, and you won't feel bad anymore.
Xie Tu noticed that she said 'we', and slowly drew the Tang sword from the side of his backpack. "Okay, but we have to deal with these mutants first, otherwise we won't be able to get through."
S-class Sentinels have their own pride.
She's not feeling well right now, and he doesn't want to force her.
Xie Tu, holding Xiao Yunzhao in one arm, his eyes sharpened like an eagle's. "Lie down, all of you!"
Upon hearing their captain's command, the members of Team Zero immediately bent down and pressed themselves to the ground, their movements swift and well-trained.
They also managed to stop six sentries from the salt lake search team.
The next moment.
The surrounding temperature rose sharply, and the narrow hospital corridor was instantly enveloped in scorching light.
A gigantic phoenix, its entire body enveloped in raging flames, soared into the sky.
As soon as the fire phoenix emerged, it spread its enormous wings, which could not contain the narrow corridor. Part of its body became transparent and slowly extended into the wall.
The phantoms in the scene were instantly shattered into dust upon contact with its flames.
It raised its head and let out a deafening cry, as pillars of scorching fire directly struck the mutant.
The space around the mutant fluctuated, and under the continuous attack, its protective shield became shaky.
Ultimately, unable to bear the weight, it shattered like a mirror.
Without the protection of the shield, the mutants were directly exposed to the pillars of fire, which instantly engulfed them, causing them to let out shrill screams.
Xie Tu recalled the Fire Phoenix and stepped forward with a cold expression to deliver the final blow.
He ignored the devastation around him, picked up Yun Zhao, and walked to the front. "Let's go, let's meet the gatekeeper."
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