Chapter 56 Gatekeeper No. 88
She moved too fast.
A mental barrier was formed instantly. The cyan-green spiritual threads, like countless agile silk threads, condensed into a net, resembling a giant dome that completely enveloped the entire bookstore.
The soft, bluish-green light was not dazzling; instead, it possessed an ethereal beauty.
Duan Xi reacted quickly, became alert, grabbed his gun, ran off the vehicle, and went to the captain and guide Yun.
Duan Xi asked, "What's wrong?"
Following his will, the peregrine falcon spread its wings, preparing to go and investigate.
"Don't let it pass," Xie Tu said in a deep voice, trying to stop him.
The little guy obediently flew back again.
The bookstore was completely dark.
In the city at night, countless dazzling lights intertwine.
Under the lights, the glass door of the bookstore reflects light like a mirror, with colorful lights reflected on the glass, creating a unique sense of light and shadow.
The light refracted so badly that the interior of the bookstore was completely obscured.
The tiny blue bird gradually materialized, perched on the main body's head, and tilted its head to stare at the bookstore.
Xie Tu turned his head slightly to look at her, his dark eyes deep and unfathomable, and said to her, "Follow me, don't stray too far."
He turned and walked ahead to clear the way.
He never asked her for an answer, as if he already knew the answer in his heart.
Yun Zhao gazed thoughtfully at the man's broad back, then stepped behind him.
Duan Xi snapped out of his daze and strode after the two.
The three of them crossed the road and arrived in front of the bookstore.
Inside stood blurry figures, presenting a scene exactly the same as that within the illusion barrier.
Xie Tu narrowed his eyes, his expression cold.
He reached out his hand, and the glass door of the bookstore was easily pushed open.
With the reflective glass no longer obstructing the view, the interior of the bookstore was clearly visible to the three of them.
Inside the bookstore, people sat around with their heads down, engrossed in their books. Some sat quietly in a corner, holding a book, seemingly oblivious to everything around them.
Someone stood sideways in front of the bookshelf, looking for the book they wanted, occasionally taking a few small steps to move to the bookshelf next to them.
Even if Duan Xi is stupid, he should have realized it by now.
The sentry has superhuman senses; how could he not detect that there's someone in the bookstore, even though they're just across the street?
"Did the gatekeeper block this place out?" Duan Xi asked in a low voice.
But how could the captain and the cloud guide know?
No one answered.
Duan Xi didn't care, and cautiously observed everyone in the bookstore.
These 'human' figures, like the mannequins in the illusory city, showed no reaction to the three intruders, remaining immersed in their own worlds.
But from their appearances, it's impossible to tell who the gatekeeper is.
Duan Xi pondered, now that he was certain there were gatekeepers inside, should he take the initiative and fire a barrage of bullets to wipe them all out?
Xie Tu knew exactly what he was thinking, and gave him a disdainful look, "Don't make any rash moves."
Duan Xi: "Oh."
The air seemed to freeze.
There was an old and decaying smell, as if it had been sealed for countless years and that their sudden intrusion had broken some kind of taboo.
The occasional rustling sound of pages turning filled the eerie atmosphere, sending chills down one's spine.
Yun Zhao stood beside Xie Tu, his dark, bright eyes fixed on the second-floor staircase.
There sat a little girl holding a study guide.
She had her hair in a braid, which hung loosely over one shoulder. She sat on the stairs with her knees together in an extremely demure posture.
With her head slightly lowered, the angle perfectly concealed her face in shadow.
It made it impossible to see her face clearly.
Yun Zhao took a step and climbed the stairs to the second floor.
Xie Tu made a move almost simultaneously with her.
As we went upstairs, he reached out and grabbed her backpack strap again.
Even though it was a three-person operation, Duan Xi suddenly felt somewhat superfluous: "..."
Yun Zhao approached the little girl sitting on the stairs, head bowed, intently studying her review materials.
From this vantage point, all that could be seen was the vortex above her head.
"Aren't you curious about how I found you?" Yun Zhao asked softly.
The little girl was still holding the review materials in her hands.
It was as if he couldn't hear or see her at all.
Yun Zhao pointed to the book she was holding, "You probably haven't read any books, have you? This is advanced mathematics for university students. When I was little, my uncles also picked up a copy of it. Nobody in our town could understand it."
more than.
She noticed it the first time she entered the bookstore.
Among those heads that were turning, and those blank, lifeless eyes, there was a gaze that was both eerie and tinged with curiosity.
Yun Zhao chuckled softly, as if something had occurred to him, "You shouldn't have become curious about me, and kept revealing yourself..."
This gatekeeper probably had never seen a guide as powerful as her before.
Unable to break through her mental barrier, and intimidated by her actions and words that severed space when she first entered, he developed a new obsession.
Xie Tu listened quietly without saying a word.
His expression remained unchanged, as if he was not surprised at all.
In contaminated areas with a danger level of four stars, the gatekeepers have a very high level of self-awareness, but they still act more based on instinct and obsession.
The gatekeeper of contaminated zone No. 88.
He developed a new obsession with Yun Zhao, which revealed his weakness.
A green fluorescent net covers the entire bookstore.
Those who cannot break through Yun Zhao's barrier will naturally be unable to escape the mental barrier she has set up.
It's too late to escape now.
Yun Zhao slowly raised her right hand, her voice sounding calm: "It's alright if you don't speak. I'd like to try it out myself and see if my mental threads can control the gatekeeper."
A faint glow appeared and suddenly shot straight towards its face.
An invisible barrier appeared simultaneously, blocking the attack.
The moment the cyan-green fluorescence collided with the barrier, a strong surge of mental energy erupted in the air.
The two forces collided violently, and the barrier began to tremble violently under the impact of the powerful mental force, with countless fine cracks appearing.
The little girl with braids suddenly looked up and finally revealed her true face.
It was a delicate and youthful face, but the complexion was extremely pale. The eyes had no whites and were entirely black pupils. The expression was as stiff as a mannequin, making it look very eerie.
The surrounding scenery suddenly changed.
Xie Tu was already on guard, keeping one hand firmly gripping Yun Zhao's backpack strap. An invisible force came and tried to push his hand away.
He reacted even faster, pulling the person into his arms, quickly drawing his Tang sword, and shattering the barrier attacking him with a single strike.
The whole process took less than a second.
But the person simply vanished from his arms.
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The familiar bookstore environment was quickly wiped away by an invisible hand. Almost in the blink of an eye, darkness surged in from all directions, and the dense dark matter around seemed to want to devour everything.
The surrounding scenery has changed.
All around was endless darkness.
The frail girl seemed to be standing in a bottomless abyss.
Yun Zhao stood alone in the dark abyss, letting it bring him here.
Spiritual pull...
It was a strange feeling; she subconsciously didn't want Xie Tu to follow.
It's like... if he comes along, something bad will happen.
The green barrier overhead is still there.
The gatekeeper standing opposite her had his pale, youthful face inexplicably distorted under the blinding green light.
The little girl gradually revealed a strange smile, and finally spoke: "In my world, you can't do anything to me."
Its tone of voice was very strange.
The voice had a sticky quality, as if countless tiny tentacles were trying to tightly wrap around a person and disturb their mind.
"Is that so?" Yun Zhao's expression was calm, and his voice was indifferent.
They didn't take it seriously at all.
Yun Zhao slightly raised his fingertips.
The Great Bluebird suddenly appeared in the world.
Rising from the void above her head, an extremely dazzling cyan-green light surged forth from the void like a raging tide, instantly illuminating a large area of the abyss.
Yun Zhao stood there quietly, his body enveloped in light.
Above her head, a phoenix exuding a powerful aura hovered in mid-air, its enormous body spread out its huge wings.
Those cold, emotionless blue beast eyes looked at the gatekeeper as if he were an ant.
The physical body and the spiritual body had identical expressions on their faces at this moment.
"But you see, no matter how you move, you're always trapped inside my barrier and can't escape."
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