Chapter 432 Qixia Camp
While we were talking, the claypot rice was ready.
Xie Tu thanked him and carried the food upstairs.
After having lunch, the two packed their things and drove away from guard post number 339.
The sentries downstairs ate small pieces of cured meat they had bought at a high price, bidding them farewell with tears in their eyes.
I paid 50 points for a hotel stay, and ended up making 250 yuan off them when I left.
It's hard to say who really profited.
At this moment, another group of sentries came to take over the shift.
The group looked towards the car that was gradually driving away.
Someone asked, "Chen Feng, who are these two people? How dare they drive such a long distance in a small military vehicle?"
Military vehicles cannot withstand the corrosive effects of the black slime.
"And with a truckload of supplies, aren't you afraid of being robbed by middlemen?" another person said.
Chen Feng, busy fighting with his teammates for the cured meat, said irritably, "Robbery? Whoever dares to lay a hand on me is doomed. Those are Xie Tu, an S-class sentinel, and Yun Zhao, an S-class guide from Dawn Base."
Snap.
Several pairs of chopsticks fell to the ground at the same time.
The sentries were stunned.
"Two S-class individuals, no wonder they dare to wander around outside."
"Wait a minute, isn't Team Zero on a joint mission with our Team Ambush? Where are the rest of their team?"
"Boss! How did you find out?"
Chen Feng quickly picked up a few pieces of cured meat and put them in his bowl. "Heh, I only glanced at her and Qingluan scolded me."
After the establishment of the Sentinel Forum, information communication became simple and convenient.
With the emergence of another S-class Sentinel at Hope Base, the other S-class Sentinels have also been brought up for discussion.
They had heard about Qingluan's wicked nature.
Who else could be the guide spirit that curses everyone it meets, besides that S-rank guide?
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The car moved forward.
The view outside the window was desolate and oppressive.
The collapsed old-fashioned overpass was buried in dust, revealing a broken corner. A rusty bus lay tilted on the side of the road, leaving only a few weathered seats.
Because of the presence of sentry posts nearby, the mutant species is almost nowhere to be seen.
It's too hot.
After getting into the car, Xie Tu turned on the air conditioning.
I'm not worried about fuel consumption.
With so many preparations made before leaving, the fuel in the back of the truck should last at least until we reach Hubei.
Yun Zhao folded the blanket and put it away, then took out the map he had drawn showing the distribution of the survivor camps.
She spread the map out on her lap, her finger lightly tracing the marked dots. "Let's go check out that small campsite first; there are fewer people there, so it'll be easier to find."
Xie Tu, driving, reached out and lowered the sun visor in front of her. "Okay, it'll take about an hour."
Although neither of them had any hope that Yun Jue would appear in such a place.
But I'm also afraid of missing out on even the slightest possibility.
The car continued driving forward.
In the distance to the left front, patches of swirling gray fog began to appear in the sky.
That's the boundary line of the polluted area.
Xie Tu turned on the communicator and logged into the base's internal system. "Contaminated Zone 341, a three-star contaminated zone, has been registered by Dawn Base."
Yun Zhao was also watching, and turned to say, "The nearby sentry posts haven't received any notification, and the people haven't arrived yet?"
Each base has a small number of combat teams.
There are so many polluted areas outside.
Xie Tu: "Yes, it looks close, but it's actually over a hundred kilometers away. If it doesn't spread in a short time, it will basically be postponed."
Xie Tu drove around section 341, away from the polluted area.
The abandoned highway was full of cracks, and four or five mutants began to appear along the way.
The creature, covered in black slime, stood in the sun, extremely agitated, howling as it charged at the vehicle.
Yun Zhao slightly raised his fingertip, and several streaks of bluish-green fluorescence headed towards the mutant.
The monster, attacked by emotional resonance, became dazed and blank, standing motionless in place.
Xie Tu rolled down the car window and shot him dead.
An hour later.
A city ruin from an old era came into view.
Once the car entered, the sunlight was blocked by the towering ruins, and the surrounding light suddenly dimmed.
Through the car window, Yun Zhao's gaze swept over the architectural ruins buried by time.
Like the remains of giants, or like silent tombstones, they tell the story of the glory and destruction of a bygone era.
She murmured, "Do people live here?"
Yun Zhao grew up in Qingshan Town, and the only refuge camp he had ever been to was probably the Dangcheng Refuge Camp.
I never imagined that a refuge could be built on ruins.
Xie Tu opened the map to check the location, then glanced at the tire tracks on the ground. "I shouldn't have gone the wrong way."
They hadn't gone far when they spotted their target.
The core building of the Qixia refuge site is a circular, old-fashioned facility.
The top looks like an inverted pot lid, and the surface is covered with rust and cracks.
The building has clearly been modified, with metal supports and protective netting welded to the exterior walls, and a dozen solar panels mounted on the top, reflecting a faint glow in the sunlight.
Upon hearing the sound of a car, one of the middle windows opened.
A figure flashed past above.
Yun Zhao pondered for a moment, "It's not advisable to go in. Let the Fire Phoenix show itself and try."
These civilian refuge camps are very xenophobic; if you go directly there, you might be subjected to their interrogation.
There's no need for the two of them to deliberately hide their identities and create trouble for themselves.
Xie Tu called to Huo Feng: "Go out and get to work."
The phoenix and the little bluebird were playing in the back carriage, pretending not to hear.
But upon hearing that it was Yun Zhao who gave the order, it immediately scurried out of the car window, abruptly changed its form, and soared over the refuge camp.
Its appearance immediately caused a stir at the Qixia refuge site.
What is that?
"It's a Fire Phoenix Spirit! The person outside is an S-class Sentinel from Dawn Base!"
"My God, how come an S-class Sentinel is here?"
"Go and inform Brother Zhao immediately!"
Before long, several figures appeared behind the collapsed concrete slabs and in the narrow passage.
They hurried over here.
The man in the lead was in his thirties, burly, with a messy beard, and looked somewhat unkempt.
"Welcome, Captain Xie."
The man spoke, his tone tinged with a hint of probing and caution, "I am Zhao Hongkai, the person in charge of the Qixia refugee center. I wonder what business requires your personal visit?"
Xie Tu rolled down the car window and nodded to him, "I was just passing by and wanted to ask around for some information."
Zhao Hongkai breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, thinking that the large base was planning something big again.
He replied, "Ask me anything you want to know, and I will tell you everything I know."
"We're looking for someone."
Yun Zhao rolled down the car window. After thinking for a moment, she said, "A man, perhaps in his forties, or maybe he looks very young. He might be a guide, and probably has a bad temper..."
She had never met her father, and the man's face in her fragmented memories was very blurry and completely unclear.
According to the two gatekeepers, Yun Jue was the world's first Dark Guide.
It seems like Dad has lived for a very long time?
If he stays in the contaminated area for a long time before coming out, is it possible that he might not age, just like she might turn into a child in the contaminated area?
There's also the possibility that, like her, they have lost their memories, their abilities are sealed, and they're disguised as ordinary people.
Age and attributes are uncertain, so this seems to be the only way to describe it.
Zhao Hongkai heard her description and said, "..."
Perhaps? Maybe? Probably?
Aside from the fact that his gender is male, the other information is very vague, so how can he answer?
Zhao Hongkai tentatively suggested, "Why don't you draw it and I'll see if I recognize it?"
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