Chapter 523, Polluted Zone 24 (XI)
The armored vehicle in front of me was entirely black, with a rigid yet smooth front end and sharp edges like blades, exuding a fearsome and oppressive aura.
"This car is really cool..." Xia Mingang exclaimed.
Xie Tu replied calmly, "Really? I have two."
Xia Mingang: "..."
Xie Tu opened the car door, and the weapon racks on both sides came into view. He added casually, "Not only do I have them, but the other two S-class soldiers also have them, and the configurations are basically the same."
Xia Mingang: "Are you showing off in front of me?"
"You're not stupid; you actually figured it out."
Xie Tu glanced at the shadows of the people on the ground, and after confirming that they were alright, he helped Qi Ling lift the robot onto the roof of the car. "Get in the car, everyone."
Yun Zhao opened the passenger door and got in herself. After thinking for a moment, she turned to Xia Mingang and said, "The materials used in our car are all out of production, so you probably won't have one in the future."
Xia Mingang: "...That hurts."
How did she know he wanted to go back and get one?
The four of them got into the car one after the other.
The armored vehicle drove through the deserted streets, its wheels rolling over the ground with a dull thud, amplified in the deathly silence, sounding exceptionally lonely.
The car quickly arrived at the Memory Hotel.
Xie Tu got out of the car first and opened the door.
Even though it had only been a few hours since they left, a large amount of dark matter had gathered inside again.
The giant posters on the wall screens have disappeared, replaced by dense text.
"Welcome to Memory Hotel. We do not offer check-out service. The beds in your room await your warmth."
Knowing they couldn't watch for long, Yun Zhao read the text on the screen aloud to everyone.
"Hehehe... Have a pleasant stay!"
"This hotel offers 24-hour service... Please remember to give us a five-star review, dear."
The last line of small text flashes at the bottom of the screen:
【Friendly Reminder: All our guests will become our cherished memories】
Listen to her finish reading.
Xia Mingang was speechless: "What the hell?"
Qi Shiqi couldn't help but pull out his notebook again to write down, "What services are provided 24 hours a day?"
"I don't know, there are two empty spaces for dark matter there."
Yun Zhao also found it strange and asked them, "Do you want to go somewhere else?"
She requested to stay here, not wanting to involve everyone else.
Moreover, she has the ability to protect herself and is not afraid of being corrupted by dark matter.
Yun Zhao wasn't sure if the little bluebird could take care of everyone while he was asleep.
Qi Shiqi was naturally unwilling to leave. "Since we're already here, let's see what happens tonight."
"Yes, it's better if we're all together and can look out for each other." Qi Ling was actually safest with her and didn't want to be separated at night.
As for Xia Mingang, he didn't care.
"All right."
Yun Zhao went to the front desk to get the room key and told Qi Ling, "If anything happens tonight, remember to shout loudly. The captain will definitely hear you."
Xie Tu stood at the entrance of the corridor, which remained exactly as it had been when he left—dark and silent.
I heard her call out "Captain" again.
Xie Tu turned his head, his eyebrows twitching.
His expression remained unchanged as he took out a master room key from his bag and began assigning rooms. "These three rooms are the closest. There are two double rooms and one king-size bed room. Qi Ling and Professor Qi will share one room, and Yun Zhao, Xia Mingang, and I will share the king-size bed room."
No one has any objections.
Although this was Xia Mingang's first time entering a contaminated area, he had seen many cases before.
There is no gender distinction when going on a mission.
Accidents can happen at any time in the contaminated area, so it seems normal for Xie Tu to ask to share a room with the guide.
Xie Tu then gave one person a bottle of water and some food, so that they wouldn't be hungry or thirsty in the middle of the night and wouldn't be unable to find anything.
Everyone took their room keys and prepared to enter their rooms.
Qi Ling's robot was too tall to fit inside, so it stood quietly by the door, looking very safe.
"drop--"
The sound of the door opening rang out.
Yun Zhao's heart skipped a beat. She stopped in her tracks as she entered the room, suddenly remembering a question.
Did you close the door when we left this afternoon?
Xie Tu's gaze was deep as he gave the answer, "No."
Who closed that door?
Gatekeeper?
Yun Zhao turned around and pulled Xie Tu deeper into the corridor.
Sure enough, all twenty-four rooms they opened were now closed.
It looks like a paranormal event.
If it were anyone else, they would probably be terrified in this situation.
Yun Zhao came to the corner again and stood on the connecting corridor looking down.
The reception area was on the first floor, but here, the floor level has inexplicably changed to the fourteenth floor.
From this height, it's actually not very clear; the old hot pot restaurant, internet cafe, and arcade below are just outlines in her field of vision.
"We haven't looked at the rest yet."
She originally planned to move here before going there, but it seemed quite close, right downstairs, but how should she get there?
The stairs here seem to lead to the street on the left, but don't go directly to the street below on the back.
Xie Tu prevented her from falling and stopped her from touching the railing, saying, "Let Huo Feng go over and check first."
The spiritual entities of birds have a unique advantage in such complex terrain.
Just like before, the little bluebird easily found Xie Tu.
The little fire phoenix obediently flapped its wings and flew downwards.
The residential streets were shrouded in an eerie silence, with brightly colored neon signs hanging on the exterior walls.
Huo Feng sneaked into the hot pot restaurant. Behind the greasy glass window, overturned tables and chairs were piled up like a mountain, and a rusty nine-compartment hot pot rolled on the ground, with suspicious black lumps congealed at the bottom.
The phoenix, finding nothing amiss, flew towards the adjacent arcade.
The room was brightly lit, with colorful arcade machines neatly arranged, but the screens were completely black, and the buttons were covered with a thin layer of dust, showing signs that no one had touched them for a long time.
The fire phoenix tilted its head, unable to discern any useful information.
It's fine for the spirit to find people or mutants, but it's too much to ask it to search for clues.
Come back.
Yun Zhao said, "We'll find a way to get there tomorrow."
Xie Tu: "Okay."
The two returned the way they came.
Their three rooms were next to each other. Xia Mingang's room was next to the reception desk, Qi Ling and Qi Shiqi lived in the middle room, and the innermost room was for Yun Zhao and Xie Tu.
It's still early, only a little past eight o'clock.
Xia Mingang, who had slept all afternoon, couldn't fall back asleep.
His door was open, and he was watching the mad scientist next door, who was bent over his desk, studying the rules and information of this contaminated area.
"Let's just leave the door open tonight," Xia Mingang said to the two of them as he saw them return.
Yun Zhao's expression was strange. "Are you scared?"
"Are you kidding? How could I possibly be afraid!"
Xia Mingang immediately retorted, saying bluntly, "I'm just worried that you're all fast asleep and no one will care about Frankenstein's monster."
Qi Ling is a mutant.
What if he gets controlled by the gatekeeper in the middle of the night and eats Frankenstein's monster?
People only entered the contaminated area because they followed him; if something happens, Grandpa will definitely skin him alive.
"Don't worry, it won't happen. The captain will be on duty tonight."
For some reason, Yun Zhao suddenly thought of Fu Mo.
What would a cute, aloof girl who's afraid of ghosts do if she encountered a polluted area full of mystical nonsense?
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