Chapter 214 A Different Kind of Feeling
It was already six o'clock in the morning.
The dim streetlights outside went out in an instant, and all the patrolmen disappeared at the same time.
Darkness descended.
The entire dilapidated city fell into a deathly silence, with only the sound of the wind howling past, like the wailing of lonely ghosts, resembling a ghost town.
The dark matter in the air became even denser, constantly swirling around and taking the opportunity to erode the sentinels' mental state.
With a guide present, even if her mental state was not at its best, she was still a powerful S-class guide, and neither team cared much about this slow rate of erosion.
Yun Zhao left Xie Tu's room and returned to his own.
Xie Tu watched her go inside before going downstairs to find Jiang Mu.
In the next room.
The rabbit was still awake, sitting cross-legged on the edge of the bed, clutching a sniper rifle, staring intently at her king, the chameleon.
The chameleon lay on the gun barrel, occasionally sticking out its long, thin tongue to lick its own face.
The rabbit leaned back to avoid the noise, then, hearing a sound from the doorway, looked towards the entrance and asked, "Sister Yunzhao, you're back?"
"Mm." Yun Zhao nodded gently, turned around and closed the door, then walked towards the bed with a flashlight in hand.
In the polluted area, there is no distinction between day and night; the sky remains unchanged, always displaying a gloomy hue.
The biological clocks of this group of people have long been messed up.
Yun Zhao gave the rabbit two milk candies, "Go to sleep now, you don't need to wait for me next time."
Team Zero only has six hours of rest time, and after they get up, there's still a lot to do. They need to find the gatekeeper as soon as possible to get out.
The rabbit was delighted to receive the candy and put it into its bag, saying, "Okay."
Rabbit placed the sniper rifle within easy reach of the bedside table, and the two said goodnight to each other before lying down in their respective beds.
Accidents can happen at any time in the contaminated area.
Everyone was still wearing their combat uniforms while sleeping. The clothes were close to their bodies and not very breathable, so it was a bit uncomfortable after they covered themselves with blankets.
Yun Zhao lay quietly on the bed.
The surroundings were swallowed by the deep darkness after the flashlights went out, as if you were in an endless night, and all you could touch was emptiness and shadows.
Afraid of disturbing the rabbit, she lay down and remained in a supine position, not moving at all.
The negative effects of mental overload have not been completely eliminated.
Even though I'm mentally exhausted and want to rest, countless thoughts are churning and intertwining in my mind, unwilling to settle down.
Her own background, clues about this contaminated area, and... Xie Tu.
A jumble of thoughts raced through my mind like wild horses.
Yun Zhao slowly closed his eyes, trying to sink into the deepest tranquility.
Thinking about it now is pointless.
I should just go to sleep.
*
Noon.
It was time for the two teams to change shifts.
Yun Zhao, unusually, didn't stay in bed. After getting ready with Rabbit, they went out together.
The rooms of the Zero team members were adjacent to each other.
As soon as the two came out, they saw their teammates standing in the corridor, seemingly waiting for them.
I didn't see Song Liang.
"Old Song went downstairs to help prepare food."
Duan Xi shrugged and brought up the topic, "I don't know how long we'll be staying here. Our supplies might not be enough, so we have to go out again today."
The armored vehicle went missing, and most of the supplies were not brought in.
There are currently twenty-one of them, twenty of whom are sentries with big appetites; only Team Zero brought some food with them.
The backpacks of the Zero Team members were mostly filled with ammunition.
Yun Zhao's backpack was almost entirely filled with food, but snacks made up the majority of it.
Jiang Mu and the others found some food, including rice and noodles, enough for two or three days, so they needed to prepare more.
Everyone carried compressed biscuits in their bags as a last resort, which they would not use unless absolutely necessary.
It's better to be prepared than to run out of supplies in an emergency.
"Captain, shall we go together or do it alone?" Rabbit asked.
One side of the corridor is equipped with a railing, facing the lobby downstairs.
Xie Tu stood there, leaning against the railing with one hand. Hearing this, he turned his head and said, "I'll call those B-level sentries together later."
His gaze swept casually over Yun Zhao. "Something happened this morning, so I didn't have time to cook. We'll have noodles for lunch."
Yun Zhao nodded gently, saying that anything with food was fine. She then asked, "What happened this morning?"
Xie Tu replied: "Just after six o'clock, the damaged power system of the guesthouse was suddenly restored. Fortunately, Jiang Mu discovered it in time and cut off the power again immediately."
According to the rules, electricity connects the digital life world.
Wherever there is electricity, there will be cloned mutants.
After 6 PM, the 'corpse collectors' will be active in the base, appearing out of nowhere in various corners until 6 PM, when they will go to the streets where they were chosen by lottery to forage for food.
The sudden restoration of the power system speaks volumes about the gatekeeper's malice and sinister intentions.
Xie Tu bumped into Jiang Mu when he went downstairs to talk to him.
He called on the others to destroy the entire power system inside and outside the guesthouse once again.
They even targeted the nearby streetlights.
Inside the contaminated area, their every move could not be hidden from the gatekeepers.
"We're on the right track this time; it's in a hurry."
Xie Tu's tone was indifferent, "He manipulated the entire Shelter No. 16, making it think it had everything under control."
It revels in the thrill of manipulating the fates of others.
Now, however, he encounters a group of uncontrollable outsiders, much like a naive child who, upon discovering that his beloved toy is no longer entirely under his control, is filled with a mixture of anger, embarrassment, and unease.
That's why it takes these crazy actions, trying to regain the initiative and prove that it is still the 'god' that can control everything, but little does it know that this only exposes its naivety and arrogance.
"This gatekeeper shouldn't be very old," Xie Tu calmly analyzed and speculated.
He leaned on the railing and looked down at the lobby below.
Countless papers covered the table, sofa, and floor. Ten sentries sat on the ground, flipping through them one by one with flashlights in hand.
Zhou Tianqi was holding a flashlight in his mouth and a pen in his hand, lying on the sofa and writing something down.
His black panther spirit was also helping, carrying A4 sheets of paper back and forth on the sofa with one in its mouth.
The papers with the notes were flung to the ground by the black panther's tail, making a mess everywhere.
Jiang Mu lay on the sofa on the other side, his chest covered with papers and documents. He yawned and said, "Are you guys done talking? If you're done, come down and help us. After we finish eating, we need to go to sleep for a while."
Team Zero went down the stairs.
Visibility was poor in the dark, and I could only rely on the flashlight in my hand for illumination.
Xie Tu walked at the front, shining the beam of light in his hand towards Yun Zhao's feet behind him.
Her teammates exchanged a meaningful glance, then consciously stepped back two paces to make way for her to go first.
Yun Zhao paused for a moment, but ultimately said nothing.
She took two steps forward, looked down at the stairs that had become clearer beneath her feet, and descended the stairs step by step.
After their conversation last night, the atmosphere between the two became somewhat awkward.
We've kissed and made the spiritual connection that only couples make.
They even had a brief, candid encounter in that small, dark room.
Even their teammates and others seemed to accept that the two were a couple.
But in fact, their relationship hasn't reached that point yet.
What used to be a natural act now seems to carry a different kind of emotion.
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