Chapter 368 Second Cycle (Thirteen)
Time passed second by second.
The entire city was shrouded in darkness; there were no lights, no moonlight, only a deep and oppressive darkness.
The streets had long since become the territory of mutated zombies.
The further west you go, the bigger the commotion becomes.
The road was teeming with countless zombies.
They wander aimlessly, and at the slightest rustle of wind or grass, they turn their heads sharply, revealing hollow, bloodthirsty, and ferocious faces, roaring as they rush off in a certain direction.
The fire phoenix lured the monsters to one place, then suddenly swooped down and launched a one-sided attack.
Flames surged all over his body.
The firelight illuminated the dark area, making the grotesque faces of the zombies appear even more terrifying.
Xie Tu, holding a Tang sword in one hand and leading Yun Zhao out from the corner with the other, emerged.
Qi Ling followed closely behind the two, and the three of them crossed the street and quickly entered the residential building opposite.
The spiritual threads continue to spread in all directions.
Fluorescent lights danced around, illuminating the path ahead.
Once Yun Zhao confirmed that there were no living creatures present, they immediately changed course and moved on to the next location.
The roads were blocked, and vehicles could not pass. After traveling a short distance, they had to get out of their cars and walk around to find some hiding spots.
For several hours, we were constantly dodging zombies, changing vehicles, and getting off to move around...
This kind of carpet search is very physically and mentally exhausting.
Xie Tu found another intact car, but without the key. He disassembled the wiring by hand and confirmed that the vehicle could start.
Yun Zhao sat in the passenger seat, slightly out of breath.
Sentinels are physically strong, and for them, this kind of physical activity is equivalent to the amount of training they do every day.
As a mutant, Qi Ling was unaware of fatigue.
Her stamina was clearly waning.
The little bluebird finally calmed down and rested on her head.
Once Yun Zhao's breathing had calmed down, he took out a map from his bag and marked the places he had searched with an X.
"The goalkeeper must be very pleased with himself right now."
Yun Zhao leaned back in his seat to rest and said, "It might be hiding somewhere it thinks we can't find it at all."
Team Zero was unfamiliar with the city.
Previously, they had been active almost entirely in the eastern part of the contaminated area, and their activities were limited to the streets and the town of Dongyi, with the furthest they had gone was a few trips to the military base.
Qi Ling, sitting alone in the back seat, couldn't help but ask, "A place we can't find at all? Where could it be?"
The sentinels are incredibly powerful, and their spirit forms can roam freely in and out of any building.
To evade the search by the spiritual entities and the capture by the spiritual threads, he couldn't think of anywhere to hide a 'person'.
"have no idea."
Yun Zhao closed the map: "I hereby declare that from now on, hide-and-seek is my most hated game."
Qi Ling: "..."
Qi Ling didn't know if she was acting or just saying things out of anger.
Anyway, something felt off.
If you're not confident, why did you agree to the bet?
Qi Ling had no idea that the bet was actually proposed by Yun Zhao himself.
Xie Tu took out the last bottle of water from his bag, opened the cap and handed it to her, and then tossed two cans of luncheon meat that he had just found in the residential building to Qi Ling.
He lifted her wrist to check the countdown timer set on the communicator.
The first day is over.
They only have 48 hours left.
Xie Tu said, "No rush, there's still time."
Yun Zhao took the water and sipped it. "Hmm, the road ahead seems drivable. We can continue driving."
She drank water slowly, as if she was about to fall asleep at any moment.
Xie Tu's gaze never left her. He pursed his lips and said, "Withdraw your mental energy and rest for a while. Your health is more important."
She should get some sleep; she still has two days left, and she can't go 72 hours without sleeping.
The little bluebird glanced at Xie Tu again.
I didn't scold him this time.
[You need to rest.]
Yun Zhao was indeed a little tired and didn't insist any longer. "Okay."
She took out a chocolate from her bag, unwrapped it, and gave half to Xie Tu. "I don't have much food left in my bag, just some snacks and compressed biscuits."
There's only one bottle of water left.
Of the three, Qi Ling did not carry a backpack.
Xie Tu didn't have much food in his bag, and he left his compressed biscuits for Jing Yao and the others.
The remaining compressed biscuits are enough for the two of them to last for three days.
However, they were short of water, with only half a bottle of mineral water left, which was clearly not enough for two people.
Xie Tu leaned down and adjusted her seat to a resting position. "Don't worry, I'll figure something out."
Yun Zhao nodded, put the chocolate in her mouth and ate it in small bites, drank some water, and then curled up in the passenger seat to sleep.
She desperately wanted to know the truth.
What exactly did Yun Jue say to the gatekeeper, and when did he arrive at Contaminated Zone 111?
Also, the timeline is incorrect.
The gatekeeper said that Yun Jue was the world's first Dark Guide.
What about the red-crowned crane?
Red-crowned cranes lived during the early to mid-Dark Ages, while Yun Jue appeared even earlier than them.
What kind of creature was her father?
Or was her previous guess wrong, and the red-crowned crane was not the Dark Guide?
How then should we explain the spiritual attraction?
But this can't be rushed; it's important to get her energy back. She needs to sleep now.
Qi Ling munched on his luncheon meat can. Seeing that the captain and Yun Zhao weren't in a hurry, he finished his can and simply lay down to sleep.
*
Unlike Xie Tu and Yun Zhao, who had a leisurely and unhurried attitude.
The other three teams moved faster and faster.
But more than 20 hours have passed, and not only have the gatekeepers not been found, but not even one of the previous survivors.
Where have they all gone?
Tao Haohao muttered, "Even if we can't find the gatekeeper, at least let us find someone alive, so we have someone to suspect."
At this moment, the four men were replenishing their ammunition at the military base.
They were in charge of the northern area, and the military base happened to be in the northern suburbs, so the group decided to come and resupply their ammunition.
Before coming here, the four of them thought that there might be someone hiding here.
There was nothing there.
The interior remained exactly as it had been before, and even the remaining ammunition boxes in the warehouse showed no signs of being disturbed.
As Song Liang loaded bullets into his bag, he said, "The mutated zombies outside are so powerful, the survivors and the gatekeepers must be hiding deep inside."
The windows of the residential building could no longer keep out the mutated zombies.
High-rise buildings were no longer safe, so Song Liang preferred that they hide in underground buildings.
Just like the choices humanity made after realizing it couldn't withstand the dark apocalypse that year.
Duan Xi frowned and asked, "Where would they hide?"
Along the way, they were responsible for searching the upper floors, while the spirits were responsible for hiding places in corners and underground.
After searching for so many hours, we haven't found anything.
Song Liang was also thinking about this problem.
The rabbit urged, "Stop chatting and get back to work."
Duan Xi shrugged. "Let's do it. If we haven't accomplished anything by the time the time is up, the captain will definitely think we're slacking off."
If the four members of Fuyu's team can't find any clues here, how embarrassing would that be?
Tao Haohao shouldered his weapon and said, "Who cares, let's just do it! Now that we have ammo, we don't have to be chased around like a grandson by zombies."
"Let's go! Let's load a few more boxes onto the truck."
The four men carried heavy backpacks and ammunition boxes as they walked out.
At this moment.
Duan Xi, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped in his tracks. "Holy crap, the Peregrine Falcon has found the armored vehicle!"
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