Chapter 220 Enraging the Gatekeeper
The man's actions on the screen caused everyone present to instinctively step back.
Li Guo and the others felt their hair stand on end, their bodies tense, and they stared at the computer screen, not daring to make any rash moves.
These past few days have passed.
They all avoided contact with digital life forms, and even the electrical circuits at their locations were completely cut off.
The group had never seen the replicas speak, let alone hear them talking or responding.
Yun Zhao and Xie Tu stood in front of the table, very close to the man.
She suddenly asked, "Where did he go? When is he coming back?"
"I don't know."
The man said indulgently, "Xin Xin is quite mischievous and often comes home very late."
Yun Zhao's tone was calm, "Is that so? Then this child is really naughty. No wonder people in the old days hated unruly children the most, running off to play by themselves without caring about their parents and sister..."
The way to determine if he is the goalkeeper is very simple.
Arrogant and conceited children cannot withstand criticism.
Yun Zhao remembered that the two sisters had just said that their younger brother was very sensible.
Her face remained expressionless, and though her voice was soft, each word was sharp and piercing: "Such children are reckless and always cause their families worry, showing no regard for the feelings of others."
"It's less about being mischievous and more about being selfish and lacking basic responsibility and empathy."
Her words were too sharp.
Tian Ling and Tian Shuang were both stunned.
Sweat beaded on the foreheads of Li Guo and the other two.
They couldn't understand why the guide would deliberately provoke the creatures of the digital life world.
Upon hearing her words, the couple on the screen immediately turned gloomy, their sinister gazes fixed on her.
"Don't you dare say that! What do you know, you annoying woman!" The 'mother' on the screen suddenly flew into a rage, her voice becoming sharp and shrill, a stark contrast to her gentle image.
The voice, transmitted through electronic devices, carried a tremor that didn't belong to an adult, mixed with an indescribable childishness.
Yun Zhao's face appeared even paler against the blue light of the screen.
Unmoved, she continued in a nonchalant tone, "Oh, I don't understand, I just find children like that annoying."
“A child who uses other people’s suffering as entertainment material is annoying to everyone.”
Upon hearing this, 'Mom' lost her temper and pressed her face against the screen in rage, shouting, "I'm going to kill you! Kill you!"
A sense of oppression filled the air.
The two sisters seemed to be affected as well, suddenly turning around stiffly and staring blankly at Yun Zhao.
Xie Tu stood in front of Yun Zhao, his gaze as sharp as a hawk's, piercing through the surrounding emotional turmoil and shooting straight at the source of that invisible and subtle change.
The dark matter grew increasingly thick, seeping out in wisps like black smoke.
The sound spread rapidly with 'Mom's' angry roar.
I never expected them to find us so quickly!
The goalkeeper is that boy!
He's definitely an immature child.
For a century, as the ruler of this polluted area, it has controlled everything and wantonly unleashed its dark power.
No creature here can defy it, which has made it accustomed to being above all others.
That's why they are easily provoked.
Yun Zhao slightly raised his hand, and a green fluorescent barrier quickly formed, blocking all the black mist outside.
The little bluebird raised its noble head and coldly stared at the large face that occupied the entire screen.
Yun Zhao was somewhat exhausted, but his face remained calm as he said slowly and deliberately, "He's nothing but a coward who wears the skin of a child but is actually a demon crawled out of the abyss of hell. He's too cowardly to even confront me. Is he afraid of being crushed by one of my fingers?"
Confirming identity is only the first step.
Next, we need to find it and eliminate it.
The boy had not yet shown up, making it difficult to find him.
'Dad' and 'Mom' suddenly fell silent, as if they had finally realized what was happening, and kept making strange noises.
"You adults are all liars after all!"
"Mom," in a childlike voice, cried out, "Liars! You're all liars! I'm going to kill you all!"
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at the same time.
In fact, the three teams also discovered subtle changes in the contaminated area.
Pollution levels are rising.
Zhou Tianqi stopped and looked down at his communicator: "The pollution concentration has risen to 90%. Has someone found the gatekeeper?"
Qi Jun held a thick list in his hand, only five suspects were crossed out with an X.
They got a result so quickly over there.
"They moved really fast."
He turned and called to the people behind him, "Let's go find the captain first!"
The two teams were in the same area, very close to each other.
Qi Jun led his men to Jiang Mu's location.
Their captain was casually standing downstairs in the residential area, directing three B-level sentries to move the supplies they had found.
Judging from the situation, the one who found the clue must be one of the two squads of Team Zero.
"Captain..." Zhou Tianqi jogged over and called out.
Jiang Mu turned his head to look over, and suddenly his expression changed slightly. He instantly drew the sharp blade from his waist and pointed it directly at Zhou Tianqi.
Zhou Tianqi was startled and hurriedly backed away, "Captain, it's me!"
Jiang Mu seemed not to hear him, and with a sudden movement, he rushed towards Zhou Tianqi.
"Little Qi! Don't move!" Qi Jun's expression changed drastically.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Tianqi, trusting his teammates, gritted his teeth, suppressing his inner panic, his feet seemingly nailed to the spot, daring not to move an inch.
The atmosphere suddenly froze.
As Liu Hong walked to the back, she witnessed with her own eyes a mutated creature emanating black energy slowly taking shape behind Zhou Tianqi in an extremely bizarre manner.
The outline of the mutant gradually became clear amidst the darkness and distorted energy fluctuations.
He had a baby face that still looked very young, and his black combat uniform clung tightly to his body... making him look exactly like Zhou Tianqi.
Liu Hong gasped.
What happened?
We've been together the whole way, so how could such a strange entity suddenly appear?
Countless thoughts flashed through Liu Hong's mind in an instant, but they were all thrown into chaos by the incredible scene before her.
She instinctively gripped the weapon in her hand, her palms sweating, yet she dared not make a move, fearing that a single careless action might lead to unpredictable consequences.
What is Captain Jiang planning to do?
If we follow the rules of the contaminated zone, then killing the mutant would also kill Zhou Tianqi, right...?
Zhou Tianqi also clearly felt that a chilling aura was rapidly spreading and gathering behind him.
In the blink of an eye.
Jiang Mu had already arrived behind Zhou Tianqi.
A hint of seriousness flashed in his eyes. He abruptly sheathed his sword, shifted his body to the side, and the massive body of the White Jade Beast appeared out of thin air. It swung its tail, sending the mutant behind it flying several meters away.
Zhou Tianqi instinctively made a tearing sound, his expression revealing pain, as if that force had been pulled into his body.
"Poor kid."
Jiang Mu kept his eyes fixed on the mutant, and even then he had the mood to joke, "Remember to go back and burn incense and pray to Buddha, and burn more paper money for your ancestors."
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