Chapter 33 The Materialization of the Old Era
On the bustling street, spiritual threads continued to spread through the nearby streets, searching for the whereabouts of their teammates.
Yun Zhao walked to the zebra crossing, curiously followed the pedestrians, and stopped to wait for the green light.
The bustling city is filled with a constant flow of traffic, and the sounds of engine engines and horns blend together to create a vibrant urban symphony.
Not far away.
Outside the mall, crowds thronged, and huge electronic screens displayed colorful advertisements, attracting the attention of passersby.
The concrete scenes of the old era are finally unfolding before our eyes.
So this is what the outside world is like.
Are they trying to seduce her by constantly urging her to come out?
Yun Zhao stood at the intersection, looking up, his eyes fixed on the towering skyscrapers.
She recalled the ancient ruins she passed by.
After two hundred years, the skyscrapers are now just rusty steel frames, lying tilted in the overgrown ruins.
Suddenly, from the trash can behind her, thin black lines extended and attacked her back.
Yun Zhao remained motionless.
The little bluebird perched on her head, fascinated by everything around it, tilting its little head back and looking around.
It flapped its wings twice, and a cluster of bluish-green fluorescent light emerged from beneath its wings, colliding head-on with the black lines.
The forces of blue and black intertwined and clashed, fiercely devouring each other.
In no time at all.
The surging dark matter was defeated, and the streets returned to calm.
The green light is on.
Yun Zhao followed the crowd toward the other side, her mental barrier keeping all living beings outside, and pedestrians walked around her.
She walked along the wide street for a while, passing a cake shop, and her eyes were drawn to the cakes in the window.
Inside were displayed all sorts of very beautiful large cakes.
The air smells sweet.
She had never seen or eaten this food before.
I want to eat...
Yun Zhao pushed open the glass door and went inside.
The few customers scattered throughout the cake shop were dressed smartly, holding plates and carefully selecting bread.
Yun Zhao glanced at the bread, but showed no interest.
She walked up to the cake display case, casually pushed open the glass door of the case containing the cakes, picked up a large strawberry cake, grabbed two forks from a bucket on the counter, and then turned and walked out.
The baker was attending to customers and didn't glance at Yun Zhao once, yet she just swaggered away with the cake.
"So sweet." Yun Zhao took a bite, her eyes widening slightly.
The corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up, and the tension in her expression eased slightly.
My mood has finally improved a bit.
The cyan-green fluorescent filaments continued to spread, seeping into the corners of nearby streets and alleys, slowly proliferating.
Yun Zhao carried a large birthday cake, eating as he walked and looking for someone.
When you get tired, just find a shop to rest in. When you're thirsty, wait for your drink to be ready at the milk tea shop, and then grab it before the other customers.
She tasted many foods that were simply unavailable in the wasteland era.
Those black tentacles suddenly darted out from the corner to launch a sneak attack.
A series of clashes and tests of strength.
The little bluebird was extremely annoyed and grumbled under its breath, cursing the gatekeeper for disturbing its visit to the old era.
The little guy has a very limited vocabulary when it comes to swearing.
The only two words that keep coming up are "waste" and "garbage".
I don't know where they learned that.
Yun Zhao wandered around alone for a very long time, but still couldn't find his teammates.
Was she anxious? Of course she was.
But all they could do was wander around slowly.
The frequent sneak attacks all indicate that it has been secretly monitoring me and has sensed a threat from me, which is why it keeps trying to test me.
The powerful mental strength of the S-rank guide prevented it from finding a breakthrough.
Yun Zhao had no idea just how intelligent the gatekeeper could be.
After the threatening words were spoken, no familiar figure appeared again.
If she acts too hastily, it might perceive her teammates as her weaknesses, giving it an opportunity to bring unpredictable dangers to Xie Tu and the others.
Yun Zhao ate the cake in small bites, silently reviewing the path he had walked.
The street names on the road signs are the same as those on the old-fashioned maps provided by the intelligence team, indicating that the terrain has not changed.
Minister Duan said that once inside, they should get the key immediately.
She was determined to eliminate the gatekeeper, but first she needed to leave a way out for Team Zero.
However, the rules are different in each contaminated area. In such a large city, how can one obtain the key?
Why don't you ask the gatekeeper?
It probably couldn't wait to get out...
There's still more than half of the cake left, and it's getting a bit too rich after eating so much.
I can't bear to throw it away.
Yun Zhao looked conflicted. Just then, he passed by a fried potato shop that smelled incredibly tempting.
She went over to take a look and cut in line to wait for the potatoes to be fried.
After the fragrant potatoes and sausages arrived, they ultimately left the cake on the shop counter.
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"That's terrifying!"
Duan Xi, carrying a gun, pulled Tao Haohao along as they ran, saying, "We're already in the contaminated zone, and we can still see my aunt."
Even though they knew it was a mutant in disguise, they still couldn't bring themselves to do it, so the two had no choice but to run away.
Duan Xi's only relative is Minister Duan.
He was only a few months old when his parents died, so he had no memory of them and didn't even know what they looked like.
The Dark Ages have only ended nineteen years ago.
People in those days lived in shelters, without light or electricity, so of course they couldn't have cameras.
There isn't even a single photo of my parents in the house.
So when the scene changed, it was Minister Duan who appeared in front of Duan Xi.
As for why he and Tao Haohao are together.
It was pure luck.
At the time, the two were sitting in the car opposite Rabbit and Yun Zhao.
Just as they were being on guard about their surroundings, the Azure Phoenix appeared, its countless strands of spiritual energy forming a barrier that kept the gray mist outside the carriage.
Tao Haohao reached out to pull Duan Xi, wanting him to look quickly!
The cloud guide is actually able to establish a mental barrier to the outside world.
As soon as they grabbed each other, the scene changed, and the two found themselves in an office together.
Realizing something was wrong, Duan Xigang opened his five senses.
Immediately afterwards, Minister Duan opened the door and came in.
She was wearing a dress and said with a smile that she would take Duan Xi to the amusement park.
The decisive and efficient Minister Duan, her dark blue military uniform with the red-crowned crane emblem, seemed to be welded to her body.
Suddenly wearing a skirt...
Duan Xi was so frightened that he grabbed Tao Haohao and ran away.
"That was terrifying! Did you see that just now? My aunt was wearing a skirt and makeup!" Duan Xi was still shaken by the experience.
Tao Haohao, who was usually very outgoing, remained silent.
At the street corner he had just run past, a familiar figure stood there, smiling and waving at him.
If Duan Xi hadn't been holding him back, he probably would have walked over there.
"Hurry up, something's wrong with this contaminated area. The captain said that the guide can't be left alone. We need to find the Cloud Guide."
There has been no response yet.
When did the talkative Tao Haohao become so quiet?
Duan Xi finally realized something was wrong, and belatedly asked, "Who did you just see?"
"My mother." Tao Haohao didn't dare to look up at this moment, as if he could see that shadow if he looked up.
His mother died of illness.
It wasn't a serious illness; the treatment equipment was brought out of the contaminated area the year after her death.
I missed it...
Duan Xi was silent for a moment, then said, "It's all fake, don't believe it, it's trying to mislead us."
Tao Haohao said in a low voice, "I know, the mission is the priority."
The two sentries regained their composure, picked up their weapons, and chose to leave the crowd, climbing to the rooftop of a nearby high-rise building.
Duan Xi released his senses, observed the surrounding terrain for a while, and then released his spiritual body.
A peregrine falcon appeared silently over the city.
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