Chapter 39 The Spiritual Entity Has Disappeared
Zhou Tianqi's expression remained calm. "I am Zhou Tianqi. Captain Xie, don't you recognize me?"
It was just eerily calm.
It seemed as if he had no emotions.
Xie Tu suddenly grabbed his arm and shoved him face down to the ground. He reached out and touched Zhou Tianqi's neck.
His body temperature was warm, and his carotid artery was throbbing.
They are indeed living, breathing people.
But Zhou Tianqi was clearly acting strangely. Even when he was pinned to the ground, his face remained expressionless, and he didn't even struggle.
What's going on?
Yun Zhao finally realized what was strange.
Yes, her mental energy could detect emotions, but from the moment she arrived until now, she hadn't sensed any emotion in Zhou Tianqi.
How can a human being not experience emotional fluctuations?
Duan Xi and Tao Haohao were a little dumbfounded, but they immediately ran over to help hold the person down.
The fact that the captain didn't fire proves he was alive.
"What's wrong with him?" Tao Haohao asked.
Xie Tu didn't reply, but ordered, "Go find a rope and tie the person up first."
"Yes!" Duan Xi was exceptionally eager. He stood up, observed for a moment, and rushed into a sporting goods store across the street.
The rope was quickly retrieved, and three large men tied Zhou Tianqi up tightly.
Zhou Tianqi was tied up, but he kept muttering, "I am Zhou Tianqi, Captain Xie, don't you recognize me?"
His appearance reminded Yun Zhao of those mutated forms of mechanical, repetitive speech.
Yun Zhao slightly raised his hand, and a bluish-green fluorescent light appeared out of thin air and quickly entered Zhou Tianqi's body.
She closed her eyes and sensed the spiritual threads. The sentinel's spiritual barrier was blocked by a layer of gray mist, preventing the spiritual threads from entering.
Forcing entry could harm Zhou Tianqi, and in severe cases, could turn him into an idiot.
Although he looks like a fool now.
What if there's still hope?
However, no matter how the spiritual threads probed the core, his spiritual realm remained unmoved.
Yun Zhao slowly opened his eyes, "His spiritual body is gone..."
"What!???"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked.
Xie Tu's expression changed instantly, "A spiritual body cannot stray too far from its physical form, how could it possibly disappear..."
A spiritual entity has an independent sensory system and, in some respects, can be considered a separate individual.
but!
The spiritual entity exists in conjunction with sentinels and guides, and is connected to the original body's mind, establishing a spiritual link.
What happens to a Sentinel who has lost their spiritual form is unknown.
Xie Tu's face was extremely ugly. He stood up abruptly and released his senses, "Duan Xi, check if Zhou Tianqi's spiritual body is nearby."
"yes!"
Duan Xi understood the seriousness of the matter and immediately did as instructed, releasing his spiritual body.
A spiritual entity twice the size of a regular peregrine falcon, flying low and weaving through the streets and alleys.
Tao Haohao threw Zhou Tianqi, who was tied up, at the captain's feet and ran to the street to steal a seven-seater van.
Yun Zhao stood quietly to the side, his eyes lowered in thought.
The little bluebird on her shoulder stood lazily, looking completely indifferent.
The peregrine falcon quickly flew back and landed on Duan Xi's arm, its sharp eyes piercing and penetrating.
"Captain, nothing, we didn't find anything." Duan Xi glanced at Zhou Tianqi on the ground with some concern.
Xie Tu withdrew his senses; the city seemed abnormally normal.
The streets were bustling with pedestrians, but no one glanced at them; the noise was eerily loud.
Xie Tu's expression returned to calm. "Get in the car first, and find Rabbit and Song Liang as soon as possible."
The group quickly got into a car with Zhou Tianqi, who was bound hand and foot, and drove towards the edge of the city.
The person who made the choice became Tao Haohao.
He drove, unaware of the differences between the different directions, anxiously looking for the side of the street with less traffic and heading in that direction, hoping to reach the edge of the barrier as quickly as possible.
When encountering a red light, vehicles have no choice but to stop following the car in front.
Tao Haohao saw his mother again through the car window.
She stood at the crosswalk, waving and smiling at him, taking steps as if she wanted to walk over.
The twinkling lights drifted over, instantly clearing his mind. It wasn't his mother, but a mutated creature with a bizarre expression.
"A very strange hallucination."
Yun Zhao asked, "Have you encountered anything like this in your previous missions?"
Mental illusions...
Could ability represent the attributes of a goalkeeper?
Sitting next to her, Xie Tu seemed to know what she was thinking and shook his head at her.
Yun Zhao didn't actually understand what he meant by shaking his head.
Have you never encountered this before?
Or should I tell her to stop talking?
Did Xie Tu know something but deliberately keep it to himself? Was his initial goal also to become the gatekeeper?
The car quickly reached the edge of the city, and just like last time, the group got out.
Yun Zhao quickly found the illusion barrier.
The sky darkened instantly, and pedestrians on the street gathered around. Countless mutated creatures emitting black smoke transformed into the appearances of Tao Haohao's mother and Minister Duan, staring intently at them.
"Where do you want to go... come back... go to the amusement park..."
"Come here... let's go to the amusement park..."
Countless Minister Duan figures, emanating black smoke, slowly approached.
Duan Xi took a few steps back in fright. "That's terrifying! Is my aunt wearing a skirt going to the amusement park to ride bumper cars? That's so scary!"
Although he said those words, he acted as if nothing had happened.
Or perhaps it's because Minister Duan is still alive.
Duan Xi didn't think this scene could have any impact on him.
In contrast, there is Tao Haohao.
During the time Yun Zhao broke through the barrier, his eyes were closed, and he was holding the motionless Zhou Tianqi in his hand. He was covered in sweat and didn't dare to look back at all.
The little bluebird saw his appearance and made a sound that sounded like mockery.
—Chirp.
The little creature took pity on the giant and flapped its wings to disperse the dark matter surrounding it.
Tao Haohao did feel much better.
Xie Tu stood beside Yun Zhao and saw cracks appearing on the invisible barrier. "Don't be affected. Once the barrier breaks, run immediately. Stay with me and don't get separated."
There are so many mutants, we can't kill them all.
They only had a small amount of ammunition in their backpacks; the rest was on the armored vehicle.
Just as the barrier was about to break.
Darkness covered the sky and the ground kept collapsing into the abyss, foreshadowing the collapse of yet another illusion barrier.
Yun Zhao adjusted her posture and snuggled into Xie Tu's arms.
Xie Tu froze for a moment, but still reached out to stop her. The instant the barrier shattered, he grabbed her and rushed out first.
Tao Haohao followed closely behind, carrying the motionless Zhou Tianqi.
Duan Xi was responsible for covering the rear.
A black wall slowly formed and quickly approached the group.
Duan Xi ran while looking back. Behind him, a dense swarm of mutated creatures howled and chased after him, still determined to take him to the amusement park.
What are some fun things to do at an amusement park?
He muttered to himself, "What a waste of so many good things. If only I could have taken them all with me."
*
The streets were bustling with traffic, and traffic lights flashed constantly. Vehicles would sometimes speed by and sometimes stop at intersections, waiting for the signal to proceed.
Seven or eight children, pushing bicycles, ran forward playfully.
The child's mother followed closely behind, saying, "Slow down, don't bump into anyone..."
People walked past the milk tea shop chatting and laughing.
The staff are busy making milk tea according to the order information.
Behind the workbench.
A king chameleon lay motionless on the wall of a bubble tea shop, its skin blending perfectly with the surrounding environment, making it a perfect blend into the bustling city.
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