Chapter 216 The Mischief
The little bluebird took the white beast away, and the fire phoenix was eventually released and followed it happily.
The three S-level spiritual entities were left unattended.
Xie Tu, Yun Zhao, Tao Haohao, and Song Liang, along with four other sentries from Dongcha Town, stayed on the first floor to start searching for information.
Holding a flashlight, Yun Zhao carefully walked around the floor covered with A4 paper and sat down cross-legged next to the sofa.
She picked up the information Zhou Tianqi had previously recorded and examined it carefully.
The information of the personnel they screened.
He drew a conspicuous red circle on the paper, on which his name, age, home address, and previous jobs were recorded in great detail.
These suspects have all had direct or indirect contact with the Digital Life project.
After a quick look, Zhou Tianqi alone had circled twenty or thirty people.
Rongping had previously helped them eliminate many people.
But Xie Tu did not trust any of the creatures in the shelter.
They need to find the gatekeeper hiding there and re-examine everyone, including the group of guides.
*
While eight people were working downstairs.
Rabbit and Duan Xi climbed to the rooftop.
Duan Xi walked ahead, bent down and pried open the lock on the rooftop door. "According to the pattern, it should be the turn of Zones 4 to 7 to draw lots today."
The rabbit followed him up to the rooftop and took out night vision binoculars from his backpack.
"It should be."
The sky above was gray, and the outlines of tall buildings in the distance were faintly visible in the haze.
The guesthouse is not very tall, only four stories. Plus, it's surrounded by high-rise buildings, which significantly obstructs the view.
Looking around, the surroundings were shrouded in a depressing shadow.
They are currently in District 15, a considerable distance from the area where the draw was held.
The rabbit raised its night-vision binoculars.
Unfortunately, the building is too low, and some tall buildings block the view, so you can't see very far.
She turned her head and urged, "Hurry up and get to work. The team leader and the others are still downstairs waiting for us to come back and help."
"Don't rush me, let's check if there are any Sentinel Mutants nearby first." Duan Xi released his senses to observe for a while before sending out the Peregrine Falcon to check the situation.
The peregrine falcon flapped its wings and flew towards District Seven.
It was extremely fast and arrived nearby in very short time.
It was already 1 p.m.
Just like the previous two days, the streets were filled with the stench of blood, and corpses were everywhere.
Every now and then, someone would run out of the house laughing, shouting, "I got it! I got it!"
"This damn world is going to be my life now!"
"Hahaha... It's my turn! My family is reunited..."
The peregrine falcon crouched in the shadows, watching the group of creatures go mad.
Among the 'people' who escaped, some had mutants behind them, while others did not.
Duan Xi looked strange. "Judging from what the captain said, this time period should be the beginning of the formation of the contaminated zone."
The residents of Shelter No. 16 are gradually being affected by the contaminated area.
They exhibit a strong and almost obsessive desire to enter the world of digital life.
Duan Xi couldn't understand, "But why do some people have mutant offspring while others don't?"
The rabbit rolled its eyes at him. "How should I know?"
The peregrine falcon was patrolling several nearby districts when it suddenly heard noises coming from a high-rise residential building.
It flew to the windowsill and stopped, like a free-range chicken, sneaking around to the window and peering inside.
The lights were on inside.
Blood was everywhere in the living room, and two Sentinel mutants were feeding on the corpse, their sharp mandibles extended.
The little guy seemed unaware of fear, his dark eyes darting around as he witnessed the horrific scene of the corpse being devoured.
On the dining table in the living room, a computer is facing it.
On the screen, a boy of about ten years old is playing happily in a sun-drenched room, holding a red ball, with an innocent smile on his face.
He occasionally looked up outside, as if sharing his joy with someone outside the screen.
Like a mischievous child, it turned its head back and forth.
It creates a sense of disconnect with the tragic scene outside.
The peregrine falcon was merely a spiritual entity; it sensed its physical form calling it and spread its wings, leaving the room.
Duan Xi recounted what the Peregrine Falcon had seen: "Turning on the lights will attract Sentinel Mutants. That person must have died because the lights were on."
The rabbit pulled a candy from its pocket, unwrapped it, and said, "This rule has been in place from the beginning. Electricity should only be used to charge computers and the like, and residents are not allowed to turn on the lights."
Before the contaminated area was created, only a small area had electricity.
It must have been the gatekeeper's doing again.
Duan Xi nodded, and suddenly smelled a sweet, milky aroma.
He noticed the candy in the rabbit's hand, stared wide-eyed, and asked, "Where did you get this candy?"
The rabbit unwrapped the candy, put it in its mouth, and the sweet taste instantly filled its mouth. It said proudly, "Sister Yun Zhao gave it to me."
Duan Xi: "..." If he goes to ask for candy, will the captain beat him up?
The peregrine falcon surveyed areas 4 through 7, and after confirming the situation, quickly flew back.
Duan Xi and Rabbit confirmed that the area was temporarily safe and went down the stairs to help.
Go up to the fourth floor.
The two heard a thumping sound, and an unusual noise broke the silence.
Duan Xi glanced at it only once, then silently looked up at the sky.
Three S-class spiritual entities seem to be playing hide-and-seek or a chase game on the fourth floor.
Using their small size, the two phoenixes nimbly weave through the gaps between the rooms. With a gentle flap of their wings, they can slip into a room or leap onto a tall bookshelf.
The enormous body of the White Jade Beast couldn't fit into any room.
Its face was full of anxiety, and it was making "woof woof" noises as it desperately tried to squeeze its big head inside.
Its long, thin tail swished back and forth, making the whole floor thump and thump as if an earthquake had struck.
Duan Xi: "..."
rabbit:"……"
Is it really okay to bully Jiang's family's white unicorn beast like this?
Spiritual beings are naturally playful.
The peregrine falcon flew happily toward them and then disappeared into the room, waiting for the white-haired beast to come in and find them.
The King Chameleon lay on the wall, its scales changing color all over its body.
It seems they also want to join everyone.
The white-haired beast seemed to finally realize what was happening. Its massive body gradually became transparent, and it managed to squeeze itself into the house.
Duan Xi saw the little bluebird leading the team out again, so he quickly pulled the rabbit away.
They're all ancestors; he can't afford to offend any of them.
Let's just pretend we didn't see anything and go back to work.
*
A dozen or so people spent the whole afternoon working in the living room.
By the time Jiang Mu and the others got up, they had already gone through almost all the documents.
Working in two shifts, it took nearly a day to finally complete the verification of the population records.
Song Liang helped organize the information and announced it to everyone: "Before and after the launch of the Digital Life Project, the population base changed by nearly 4,000 people. The research team initially had only 14 people, and the number of superiors who knew about it was no more than 100."
"Something strange happened later. The entire base announced the plan, but in just three days, the research team grew from fourteen people to three hundred and eighty-eight people."
Song Liang said, "Among them, there are also some people who signed up to participate in the experiment and requested to enter the Digital Life Project."
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