Chapter 459 The Return of Darkness (Twenty-Two)
The disappearance of the sun was like a heavy death knell, shattering the last glimmer of hope in people's hearts.
Panic spread like a surging tide within the safe zone with unstoppable force.
The public's emotions were completely out of control.
The streets, already in chaos due to the aberration incident, have now descended into a state of near madness.
Many people ran and shouted blindly in the darkness, their eyes filled with despair and fear.
—The dark end has come.
at the same time.
In every corner of the city, the sentries all looked up at the sky.
"I was born at the end of the Dark Ages."
Guo Yifei leaned against the wall, his voice low, "When I was two years old, the sun reappeared. Before that... I had no memory of darkness."
Zhao Qiang patted him on the shoulder, his voice somewhat unsteady, "I don't really remember it, but I often heard my elders mention it. Those were truly unbearable times for a human being."
It was pitch black everywhere, food was scarce, and people would fight each other for a bite to eat; human life was worthless.
Human lifespan is only a few decades.
People in the middle of the Dark Ages never saw the sun until they died.
Take Zhao Qiang's grandfather, for example.
The old man had always wanted to see what a world with light looked like.
But that day never came.
The atmosphere fell silent.
The entire city was oppressed, filled with panic and despair... All I could hear were cries, screams, and chaotic sounds.
In such an environment, everyone is like a frightened bird, their psychological defenses teetering on the brink of collapse amidst fear and struggle.
Over time, the immense mental pressure can completely break a person.
What's the point of such a rescue?
At that moment, a voice came from the walkie-talkie.
"Guo Yifei, Zhao Qiang! What are you two doing? A riot has broken out during the evacuation of Block 04 in District F. Go and provide support!"
Groups 9 and 10 were responsible for assisting the military in transferring and evacuating people in the buffer zone, isolating them in individual households to minimize casualties caused by the aberration.
The entire buffer zone has a population of 720,000.
The workload is heavy, and to avoid confusion, the work needs to be transferred in batches. It's only now that it's the turn of Group Nine to be responsible for Zone F.
"receive!"
The two composed themselves, immediately grabbed their guns, and rushed toward their destination.
On the road.
Some people began to go mad, rushing into the streets regardless of the danger, cursing loudly at the sky, venting their endless anger and fear.
This has greatly hindered the relocation work.
The soldiers could not shoot at these people; they could only try to persuade them to leave, but the effect was minimal.
The more I look at it, the angrier I get.
“If I leave them outside, I’ll knock them all out with one punch each, lock them all up, and let them go crazy on their own.”
Zhao Qiang kicked aside a person blocking his way and said irritably, "They don't know how lucky they are. They should be grateful that they still have the government and the army. Otherwise, if the order collapses, these weaklings would be robbed of everything, even their underwear, if they didn't feed the mutants."
"What are you angry about? Hurry up and go provide support."
The two jogged along.
When they arrived at Block 04, the streets were in chaos.
"Aberration! Someone else has become aberrant!" someone shouted in terror.
Many people fled in panic in the darkness, their screams, cries, and shoving sounds mingling together.
Guo Yifei swept his gaze across the chaotic crowd.
In the middle of the street, their teammates Huang Liangping and Zhang Hai were locked in combat with two mutants.
In the darkness, both figures moved extremely fast.
Soldiers wearing night vision goggles gathered around, holding specially made fishing net launchers in their hands. Fearing they might accidentally catch the sentry, they hesitated to pull the trigger.
The two sentinels were clearly no match for the mutants of the same level.
Huang Liangping sidestepped the mutant's claws and slammed the gun barrel into the mutant's shoulder blade.
However.
The mutant's body seemed to have no sense of pain; it only swayed slightly before lunging at him at an even faster speed.
"careful!"
A giant rhinoceros appeared out of nowhere.
A gigantic psychic entity blocked the main body's path, roaring at the mutants, and suddenly opened its massive jaws to bite one of them.
The dense dark matter in the surroundings entered the spirit body through contact.
Huang Liangping's face turned noticeably paler.
Upon seeing this, Guo Yifei and Zhao Qiang quickly raised their guns and aimed.
"—Bang bang bang!"
The mutant tried to hide, but was held firmly by the psychic entity and couldn't move.
The bullet hit him squarely in the head.
The mutant's head exploded, and it instantly collapsed to the ground, turning into a puddle of slime.
The four of them worked together to take down the other one.
As the mutant species fell.
Exhausted and pale-faced, Huang Liangping muttered, "This filth... there are way too many advanced mutants in this city!"
Zhao Qiang walked over, greeted the soldiers, and winked at his teammates, "It's obvious they're all from out of town."
The pollution zone No. 344 has a long history.
Over the past two centuries, countless mutant species have entered the area, so it's normal that there are many advanced mutant species.
"How are you two? Are you injured?" Guo Yifei asked.
Zhang Hai waved his hand, "It's nothing. Fortunately, my combat suit is corrosion-resistant, but my mental body has been eroded."
Guo Yifei was relieved. "Just hold on a little longer. Group 10 has already contacted Captain Xie. Once Captain Xie's daughter arrives, everything will be fine."
When talking about Xie's daughter.
Zhao Qiang finally couldn't help but whisper to them, "How come we didn't hear a word about it before? Logically speaking, Dawn Base shouldn't have kept it a secret that such a young child has awakened spiritual power."
This is an extremely rare occurrence.
The base should take this very seriously and try to contact other bases to find out the reason for the child's awakening.
"Don't ask about these things."
Huang Liangping said, "If Captain Xie doesn't want to go public, does the Dawn Base dare to act recklessly? Aren't they afraid that Captain Xie will get angry and run away with his wife and children?"
Zhao Qiang thought it made sense.
Zhang Hai was even more worried about another point: "The distortion frequency is too high. We've encountered several waves of distortion along the way we evacuated."
"What's so surprising? Group Twelve said that the safe zone didn't stop all night; they were cleaning up the mutants all night long."
Guo Yifei comforted him, "Think about it, we are only responsible for more than 700,000 people, while Groups 11 and 12 are responsible for more than 9 million people over there."
Thinking about it this way, I feel a bit more at peace.
Zhang Hai pulled Huang Liangping up from the ground. "Alright, stop chatting and get to work. Let's finish quickly so we can take turns finding a place to nap."
*
Military region headquarters.
Infantry fighting vehicles were parked in front of the building.
Xie Tu got out of the car, raised his hand and killed the two soldiers who had mutated outside. After ending the chaos outside, he went straight into the door to talk business.
Xiao Yunzhao didn't want to go, so he stayed in the car with the two phoenixes and Lai Yannian.
The interior of the tank is cramped and compact, with welded metal seats on both sides of the cabin. The seats are covered with worn-out anti-slip mats, which barely provide some comfort.
Xiao Yunzhao sat alone in the back, swinging her legs. With nothing to do, she took out the satellite phone to play with.
"Oh, the power's out." She was a little unhappy.
Lai Yannian had never interacted with such a young child before, so when he heard her speak, he deliberately softened his tone and said, "There's nowhere to charge right now, why don't you play something else?"
Xiao Yunzhao raised her chin, "No! Find a way to charge me."
The little bluebird chuckled, "That's right! Find a way to charge it!"
Fire Phoenix: [Charging! Charging!]
Lai Yannian: "..."
Xiao Yunzhao glanced at him disdainfully, "What are you standing there for! Hurry up and get out of the car to ask."
Lai Yannian didn't move, and hesitated before saying, "Let's wait for Captain Xie to come back first."
It wasn't safe anywhere, and he couldn't leave her alone in the car.
Xiao Yunzhao wanted to say something, but suddenly froze.
Just now, she caught another glimpse of her hand, which had suddenly become transparent again...
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