Chapter 463 The Return of Darkness (Twenty-Five)
The process of guiding and directing the flow of information by the little bluebird was very quick.
After guiding the two severely corrupted sentinels, it obeyed its master's command and conducted a superficial guidance on the mental bodies of the other sentinels.
The spiritual thread spread into the residential area and quickly located the two sentries inside the building.
Although the process was filled with complaints and grumbling, the results were remarkable.
The sentries recovered from their previous state of tension and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Without a guide, you're practically doomed in this polluted area," Zhang Hai remarked with a sense of urgency.
The sentries wholeheartedly agreed.
Guo Yifei walked toward the chariot, wanting to thank Captain Xie's daughter and Little Bluebird.
He paused every two steps, then suddenly realized something very important.
What is Captain Xie's daughter's name? How should she be addressed?
"Captain Xie, what's your daughter's name?"
Guo Yifei said, "We also owe her a lot last time, and we want to personally thank the children."
Xie Tu put the map into his backpack. "No need, it's no trouble at all."
"I have something to do, I'll be going now."
Xie Tu reopened the window, jumped into the car, and quickly closed the door to block the view.
Infantry fighting vehicle starts.
Everyone watched helplessly as the car sped away.
The sentries had keen hearing, and Yun Zhao spoke up only after they had gone some distance away, "Let's go to Sector E first and take care of the seven sentries in Group Ten."
"Should we go over there?"
Xie Tu turned his head and, using the dim light from the equipment inside the car, looked at her face. "When you were little, you could pinpoint the Sentinel's mental core with a wave of your hand."
What's the meaning?
Do you think she's not as good as she was when she was a child?
Yun Zhao glared at him with displeasure: "I can do that now too."
Their eyes met.
Xie Tu couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
She seems a little different now.
But he couldn't quite put his finger on what was different, though he felt that Yun Zhao looked more vibrant and alive at that moment.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Yun Zhao assumed that he didn't believe him.
She slightly raised her hand, and countless strands of spiritual energy began to spread in all directions, searching for and capturing the sentinel's spiritual core.
The effect of mental guidance goes beyond control.
Faced with the Dark Guide's abilities, the Sentinels had nowhere to hide, and it's no wonder that even the Gatekeepers were wary of the Dark Guide.
"Let's go straight to the power plant then," Yun Zhao said.
Xie Tu composed himself. "Aren't you sleepy?"
Yun Zhao: "...A little."
Xie Tu smiled and said, "Take a nap first, I'll wake you up when we get there."
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In the old days, with advanced technology, power plants were called integrated energy stations.
It can generate electricity, and also provide services such as heating, grid regulation, and data storage.
There are a total of six integrated energy stations in the entire city of Nanjing.
There are two safe zones and one buffer zone.
Commander Zhong has dispatched troops to escort power company personnel into the two energy stations in the safe zone for inspection and maintenance.
The test results were as Xie Tu had expected.
Everything is working properly, but it just won't start.
"Only now do I fully understand why it's called the dark apocalypse."
Secretary Dong's voice was filled with desolation: "The people's collapse and despair are not just because they are afraid of being deformed into monsters."
"Life would be meaningless without lights burning all night long."
Who can bear to spend the rest of their life in darkness?
Just thinking about those days fills me with despair.
Commander Zhong paused for a moment, then said into the walkie-talkie, "There must be other ways. As long as we don't give up, there is hope."
The appearance of time travelers represents both change and hope.
At least for now.
Ninety percent of the city's residents survived.
...
The situation in various parts of the city has been initially brought under control.
Xie Tu did not relinquish command, but instead issued mission orders remotely.
He left the main battle tank units on the edge of the safe zone and the buffer zone.
The remaining 40,000-plus infantry companies had already entered various districts of the safety zone to assist in suppressing and eliminating the mutants in the city.
The number of aberrations within the military is equally staggering.
Soldiers are tested almost every hour, and those found to have abnormal levels of contamination are immediately reported and self-isolated.
It was 11:30 a.m.
With the assistance of the military, volunteers in various areas notified residents to come downstairs to collect food and supplies.
Thick darkness spread like ink, engulfing the entire world.
A tent was set up downstairs, and two battery-powered lamps were placed on the table, emitting a bright glow that was very conspicuous in the darkness.
To avoid accidents, people must disperse.
Only ten people are allowed to leave one quarantine site at a time.
Notification received.
One by one, people cautiously walked out of the quarantine point, groping their way forward in the darkness, their eyes filled with fear and unease, following the escorting soldiers toward the light.
No matter how the world changes, we still need to eat.
Volunteers and soldiers moved about in the dim light.
The face was hidden by darkness, and only the outline of the hurried figure could be seen.
Beside the tents, staff members distributing supplies were busy working in a tense but orderly manner.
Their hands moved quickly in the dim light, handing out food and supplies to the people, while reminding them, "Use them sparingly, we don't know when the next supply will come."
In large cities like Nanjing, most of the supplies are imported to keep the city running.
All civilian production lines are currently at a standstill, and it is unknown when they will be able to resume.
The people who received the supplies remained silent, turned around hastily, and disappeared into the darkness, as if swallowed up by the darkness in an instant.
Sudden.
A sharp roar came from afar, shattering the silence of the night sky.
The people queuing for food froze and turned to look at the source of the sound.
But you can't see anything in the dark.
All that could be heard was the sound of soldiers' footsteps.
They already knew that the army would handle the newly mutated monster.
After experiencing intense panic and fear, most people become like zombies, numbly following orders.
Darkness seems to devour all human emotions and desires.
One day.
The whole world has been turned upside down.
Some people, unable to bear such a repressive environment, climbed to the top of a tall building alone and jumped to their deaths.
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Yun Zhao only dozed off for a short while.
When she woke up, the car was already parked at the entrance of the energy station in the buffer zone.
Yun Zhao sat up, yawning as he asked, "Why didn't you call me?"
I wanted you to sleep a little longer.
Xie Tu took out a bag of bread and a bottle of strawberry milk from his backpack and handed them to her, saying, "It's already noon, let's eat something before we go in."
He explained, "The energy stations in the safe zone are heavily guarded, so let's try the buffer zone first."
He was more concerned about the variables within the buffer zone than the safe zone.
Although there are few people here, it is home to many advanced mutants and some people with their own antibodies.
Yun Zhao nodded, took the food, and started eating.
The two had a quick lunch in the car.
Xie Tu got up and opened the sunroof. He jumped onto the roof first and pulled her out of the car.
It was pitch black outside, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.
Human vision becomes useless at this moment, unable to capture any information or details.
It was like a bottomless abyss.
It's hard to tell whether the darkness is from the night itself or from the omnipresent dark matter.
Yun Zhaoming had his eyes open, but found that he couldn't see anything at all; he had become blind despite his eyes being open.
She can certainly release spiritual threads.
But considering the need to establish barriers at three energy stations, it's better to conserve some mental energy for now.
Yun Zhao touched his hand and jumped out of the car.
After getting off the bus, she quickly took out her flashlight.
The surrounding area is now deserted for dozens of miles, and there is not a sound in the air.
A deathly silence.
The beam of the flashlight illuminated the path beneath my feet.
The two broke down the door and went inside.
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