Chapter 364 Second Cycle (Part 9)
However, before Yun Zhao could come out, another batch of mutated zombies arrived at the service area.
The service area here is very close to the residential area. Given the current strength of the zombies, even the slightest disturbance could attract them.
The roar shattered the tranquility of the night.
The sentries pulled out their guns, attached silencers, listened to the sounds to pinpoint locations, and positioned themselves in several directions around the service area to snipe any creatures that approached.
The spirit entities appeared one after another, hiding in the darkness and rushing out.
Fire Phoenix was not among them; Xie Tu had already sent it out to find Tao Haohao.
It felt wronged: "Why is Qingluan ignoring me?"
Everything was fine before, wasn't it?
The fire phoenix questioned its true form: "Did you make it angry?"
Xie Tu stood at the door, glancing occasionally at the closed door to his side and behind him.
After an unknown amount of time, movement finally came from inside.
The peregrine falcon peered around cautiously, and when it saw the door open, it plopped down in the doorway, tilting its head back and staring at them with its big eyes wide open.
The rabbit bent down and touched it, "I'm fine now."
With the fragments in its mental realm cleared away, the rabbit regained its spirit.
Yun Zhao also wanted to touch it, but the little bluebird was still angry and had already returned to the spiritual realm.
It doesn't like her touching other spirits.
Yun Zhao took this opportunity to purify the peregrine falcon, cleaning out the dark matter inside its body.
The peregrine falcon swayed comfortably back and forth.
Yun Zhao looked up and saw a tall figure walking towards him. The night was too dark, with not even a sliver of moonlight. There were many sentries standing indistinctly outside the door.
She recognized him at first glance.
Xie Tu quickly came to her side, bent down and said to her, "It's not safe here, let's leave first."
Yun Zhao nodded and let him lead her into the car.
Finding the gatekeeper in such a vast city is like finding a needle in a haystack.
They only had a little over 60 hours left, and they really couldn't afford to waste any more time.
Xie Tu gestured for the others to get in the car.
Fu Heng and the others arrived in two cars, and there was plenty of room for everyone in the three cars.
The personnel were scattered.
Upon seeing the S-rank guide, Lin Yu finally freed Qi Ling from the chains.
Besides Song Liang, Fu Yan, Lin Yu, and Qi Ling also got into their seven-seater minivan.
Duan Xi and Rabbit led the way in the first car.
Zhuo Yu, Zhao Xinlei, and others were responsible for covering the rear, while three people remained in the vehicle behind them.
The three vehicles quickly left the service area and headed east.
Song Liang was in charge of driving, and Xie Tu told her what he had learned beforehand.
The van has two rows of seats in the back.
Fu Mo happened to be sitting behind the two of them, and she still hasn't had a chance to greet Yun Zhao.
Directly in front of her, Xie Tu, whose demeanor had changed in front of Yun Zhao, even softened his tone when speaking.
The two sat very close together; one of them was practically pressed against the guide.
Were you two this intimate when you last met?
Yun Zhao was completely unaware of what had happened after they left. She asked, "So the ammunition we stockpiled at the safe base is gone too?"
"Yes, not only are the ammunition and supplies missing, but the armored vehicles have also been driven away," Xie Tu replied.
A year has passed, and the city has undergone tremendous changes.
All previous progress has been overturned. The zombies are now incredibly strong, and the survivors are either dead or scattered.
With this change, it became even harder for Yun Zhao to find it in the city after he left.
She will lose if 72 hours pass.
What a cunning gatekeeper.
“But we were right about one thing,” Yun Zhao said: “Its obsession is to end the apocalypse.”
It's not a zombie apocalypse, but a dark apocalypse outside.
Fu Heng finally spoke up: "End the apocalypse? Would the gatekeeper be so kind?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Zhao knew that Xie Tu had not yet had time to tell Fu Hu's team the truth.
It's not good to ask someone to come in and help, and keep it a secret.
Yun Zhao turned around, greeted her, and said, "This gatekeeper is a bit different. It has a very high sense of self. Even after it was deformed into a gatekeeper, it still takes the things it did in its previous life as its goal."
She then told him about the bet she had made with the gatekeeper.
Nothing else was mentioned.
Fu Yan, holding her Gatling gun, was somewhat surprised, and her expression immediately turned serious. "This gatekeeper knows the truth about the disaster?"
This is a major breakthrough!
Humanity has always sought the truth, trying to unravel the mysteries and restore the golden age.
If we can get important clues from this gatekeeper and understand the source of the disaster, perhaps we can end this world.
Xie Tu paused for a moment, then said, "It's not that simple."
If people a hundred years ago had already found the source of the disaster, but chose to sacrifice themselves to hide the secret, it can only mean that... the truth is beyond what humanity can bear.
Or rather, the source is something that humanity simply cannot deal with.
In order for humanity to continue and avoid extinction, those who discovered the truth chose to face death and wait for future generations to grow.
Yun Zhao remained silent.
She concealed the fact that there were Dark Guides and Light Guides.
His guess was close to the truth, and he almost discovered the reason why the gatekeeper did this.
"Guessing won't help."
Fu Yu said, "Finding the gatekeeper is the most important thing."
Lin Yu turned to the members of Team Zero, "We must find the gatekeeper within 72 hours. The problem is that the city is so big, and there are mutated zombies that hinder our operations from time to time. How are we going to find him?"
Fu Hu's squad entered later and knew nothing about the gatekeeper.
Completely baffled, with no idea what clues were available.
Fu Yu interrupted her, "We can't discuss it, just follow the plan."
What if they hear you and run away?
Fu Heng believed that since Yun Zhao dared to agree to the bet, she must be confident in her ability to do so.
Yun Zhao caught her gaze and blinked. "I don't know."
Fu Heng's big, bright eyes blinked, "..."
Did you really dare to accept the bet if you didn't know?
Xie Tu looked somewhat helpless and pulled Yun Zhao to sit down.
Why did she suddenly start teasing Fu Yu with such a wicked sense of humor?
At this moment, Qi Ling hesitated before speaking, "Actually, I have some ideas."
Everyone looked at him upon hearing this.
Even Song Liang, who was driving, perked up his ears.
Under the gaze of so many people, Qi Ling forced himself to say, "As anyone who has played games knows, completing a game once is considered a playthrough."
"Assuming we finish loading the supplies and leave, that's the first time we clear the gatekeeper's level. Then, coming back in is like starting a new playthrough."
Qi Ling said, "The supplies we took, the survivors we rescued, and the clues we found are like save files we've saved up; they're all resources we've accumulated."
Their current situation is very similar to that of others.
The fact that Jing Yao and the others who were found remembered them proves that everything that happened in that scene still exists.
The timeline has simply been moved forward by one year.
"From the perspective of playing a game, there are usually some hidden clues in the second playthrough."
Qi Ling said, "The gatekeeper may be related to everything we have done before, so it has to change the rules and increase the difficulty."
He felt that the gatekeeper might be among the thousand survivors.
S-rank guides are too powerful.
If it doesn't change the rules, once Team Zero returns to the safe base, Yun Zhao can quickly find the gatekeeper by creating a large-scale barrier to trap all the survivors and testing them one by one.
Then it loses.
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