Chapter 37 Was she here on vacation?
The fire phoenix emitted low cries in the spiritual realm, seemingly dissatisfied that the process of channeling energy had stopped.
Xie Tu's restlessness subsided, and his breathing returned to normal.
--key.
It may become a key factor in contamination zone number 88.
Xie Tu ignored its protest and said, "Keys have one thing in common: obsession. You can obtain a key by fulfilling an obsession."
“Among the cases recorded at the base, there was one where someone accidentally wandered into a contaminated area and was so frightened that he hid in a residential building and dared not go out. He woke up in the middle of the night and found that the kitchen tap was left running.”
Xie Tu paused for a moment, "Water resources are precious in the wasteland era. The concept that is ingrained in his bones made him subconsciously walk over and turn on the tap, and then the key appeared."
I forgot to turn off the tap when I left home.
It's also a kind of obsession.
There are many ways to obtain a key, but none of them are difficult. Sometimes you can get a key by accident.
All teams in the operations department will search for the key as soon as they enter the contaminated area.
This way, even if the mission ultimately fails, they can withdraw in time.
If Jiang Mu's team notices a problem in the mental realm, they can simply use the key to exit the contaminated area.
Unless the key has not been found.
The leaders of each base are probably aware of this as well.
That's why Minister Duan emphasized that we should get the key first before taking any action.
"Oh, I see."
Yun Zhao lowered her eyes. She had considered asking the gatekeeper for the key directly.
But now it seems that deceiving it is useless.
If they have broken into the gatekeeper's mental domain, how can they find it and kill it in the vast and mysterious realm?
"How did you complete the previous four-star contaminated zone mission?" Yun Zhao asked him.
Minister Duan said that three four-star contamination zones have been eliminated.
One of these incidents was committed by Xie Tu's team.
Xie Tu's eyes darkened. "It's a long story. I'll tell you slowly once I find the others."
It was during that mission that they lost a teammate.
The former sniper of Team Zero, and Rabbit's older brother with whom he has relied for many years.
The younger sister took the sniper rifle from her brother, inherited his will, and became the team's new sniper.
He wasn't worried about the others.
Mental illusions don't have a significant impact on some people.
For example, a guide, or... a paragraph analysis?
But Rabbit, her mental barrier is inherently fragile, and there is a high chance she will succumb to illusions.
Yun Zhao nodded. "Understood."
Perhaps it's because she's new to the team and hasn't been there long, so she doesn't have a deep connection with her teammates yet.
In her opinion, since it was known that the key to the contaminated zone 88 was crucial, it would be wise to go find the key first.
But Xie Tu was the captain, and she was determined to kill the gatekeeper.
The key became dispensable to her.
The captain decided to gather first, so let's gather first.
"Okay, let's go."
The commotion outside had long since subsided, and the two walked down the stairwell.
This building is an apartment building with an elevator, but it looks quite old. The walls are mottled, and in some places there are water stains, forming irregular yellow spots.
As he went downstairs.
Yun Zhao belatedly realized that the man walking beside her had been pulling on her backpack strap.
The little bluebird perched on her shoulder, arrogantly tilting its head back and glancing sideways at the man beside it, seemingly very dissatisfied with his actions.
Xie Tu didn't explain. He heard noises downstairs and someone was coming upstairs.
An elderly woman, carrying a pile of cardboard scraps, stood at the corner of the stairs, her hunched figure moving slowly as she climbed them.
Xie Tu pulled Yun Zhao aside to make way for him.
He was tall with long legs and well-proportioned muscles. In the narrow stairwell, he inevitably bumped into the cardboard box when passing by.
The objects seemed to gain physical form the moment they touched his body.
The old woman suddenly turned her head and stared at the two of them with her cloudy eyes, her gaze revealing an indescribable strangeness.
The atmosphere was eerie.
Yun Zhao looked back and suddenly asked, "Do you need any help?"
The old woman didn't react at all, still staring intently at them, her lips moving slightly as if she were muttering something.
The sound was very soft and faint, almost inaudible.
Yun Zhao then asked her, "Which floor do you live on?"
The old man didn't respond. He looked away, picked up a pile of cardboard, and continued slowly upstairs.
Xie Tu watched the old woman's retreating figure in thought, then pulled on her backpack strap and continued downstairs.
Only after the blurry figure disappeared around the corner did Yun Zhao ask Xie Tu, "What did she just say?"
“She said…”
Xie Tu replied: "You can't leave..."
Yun Zhao: "Oh."
The two of them didn't take this incident to heart.
There are too many absurd things happening in the contaminated area; a single, incoherent statement is not enough to affect Xie Tu's mind.
Yun Zhao, however, was thinking that if touching something could turn it into a physical object, then things from the contaminated area could be taken out?
She touches the little bluebird every day, so how come it's still a spirit?
The little one sensed her thoughts and nestled silently on her shoulder.
The two walked out of the residential building.
Outside, the weather was fine and the sky was clear. The sounds of car horns and the lively sounds of cooking filled the air.
The scene on the street was very disjointed.
At one end of the street, there was a bustling and noisy scene with a constant flow of traffic, while the other end resembled a battlefield, filled with dark matter. The road surface and buildings were riddled with holes due to the corrosion of the black slime, and cars were parked in the middle of the road like scrap metal.
It's like two worlds split apart from a dream.
The massive mutant army has vanished, and space is slowly repairing itself.
It's both magical and bizarre.
Xie Tong went straight to the roadside, snatched another indigenous person's car keys, and pulled her into the car.
This place is exactly the same as the one he was in inside the barrier, even the pedestrians on the street are the same.
Four students carrying ice cream cones walked by from the street corner, chatting and laughing.
Not far away.
That's where he shot and killed the mutant who was impersonating his father.
Xie Tu closed the car door, not in a hurry to start the car, and analyzed: "There should only be four of us alone. Apart from the ammunition and some supplies in the military backpack, everything else is in the armored vehicle. Song Liang is probably with the vehicle. Let's find Rabbit first."
Duan Xi and Tao Haohao did not separate.
Because the car was traveling through the fog, Xie Tu released his senses and clearly saw the two people disappear together.
Yun Zhao nodded upon hearing this, "But there is one problem. There are still three directions of the barrier's edge that I haven't checked. We can only choose one barrier to break now."
If this space collapses if she steps out.
This means you have to choose one of the three.
And there is no turning back.
Xie Tu started the car and said calmly, "I'll choose."
The car started and merged into the traffic on the street. Pedestrians hurried past, their figures flashing past the car window.
It makes one feel as if they truly belong to this peaceful and bustling world.
Xie Tu ultimately chose the east direction.
Because the communicator's timekeeping has stopped, the time cannot be determined.
A long time passed, and the city remained in daylight, the sky unchanged, making it difficult to perceive the passage of time.
However, a person's energy consumption and physical strength do not remain static.
Xie Tu took out water and compressed biscuits from his backpack and handed them to Yun Zhao, saying, "Eat something first to replenish your strength."
Yun Zhao glanced at him, but did not reach out to take it. Instead, she silently turned her head and opened her backpack.
She took out several boxes of hot and sour noodles, instant noodles, strawberry sandwich cookies, cream bread, pickled chicken feet, and various kinds of yogurt from her bag...
Snacks quickly filled the front seat.
"I'm not hungry, do you want some?" She made a gesture as if he could choose whatever she wanted.
Her backpack was the lightest, without any ammunition, and the largest water bottle, which took up the most space, was only filled with one. Compared to the other team members, her backpack was more than half empty.
Yun Zhao ate as he walked, replenishing his backpack as he went.
Seeing so much food, Xie Tu's expression turned complicated, which was rare. In the end, he said nothing, picked up a bag of cream bread, tore it open, and took a bite.
The sweet aroma of the bread spread in my mouth.
Xie Tu's feelings became even more complicated.
Judging from her appearance, she had clearly already eaten her fill.
They came in to undergo tribulation, while she came in for a vacation?
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