Chapter 561, Contaminated Zone 4 (Part Two)
The village is small, with only about twenty households.
It wasn't dark yet, but every house was closed and there wasn't a soul in sight.
Xia Mingang picked a low house that looked good and went up to knock on the door.
No one responded.
Yun Zhao released his spiritual threads, and the bluish-green fluorescence seeped into the nearest few houses along the gaps in the doors and windows.
There was no emotion to be felt; the whole village was lifeless.
She quickly withdrew her hand. "There's no one here."
"The village should be the dwelling place of those indigenous people."
Xia Mingang turned his head and asked, "Could an S-class monster be among them?"
"Not necessarily, there are still two villages I haven't visited," Xie Tu replied calmly.
According to intelligence, Dawn Team 1 entered Village 1.
The fourth contaminated area consists of three villages.
The villages are far apart, especially between the first and second villages, which are separated by a mountain and require crossing from the foot of the mountain.
"We went directly from one village to another to check them out."
Fu Heng looked at everyone: "Search separately, then regroup in half an hour. What do you all think?"
In the distance, the last rays of sunlight peeked over the mountains; the sun was setting in the west, and darkness was not far off.
The village isn't very big, so splitting up will save time.
Jiang Mu turned his head, his gaze leisurely: "Ask the captain."
"I have no objection." Yun Zhao, holding the box, looked harmless.
Wei Xu discovered the items in Wuji Second Village.
Regardless, they first need to search the entire village to see if they can find any clues about the S-class mutants and the gatekeeper.
A brief separation can indeed be more efficient.
So the five of them split up on the village road, each taking charge of a section, and broke into houses to look for clues.
Judging from the houses alone, the gap between the rich and poor in this village is obvious.
The houses on both sides of the village road are arranged crookedly, while the two three-story self-built rural houses near the village entrance are neat and beautiful.
As you walk further in, the mottled earthen walls come into view.
Some roofs had collapsed halfway, revealing their dark interiors, and wooden doors were half-open, creaking in the wind, as if they had been abandoned for a long time.
Architecture is not like real estate in the 22nd century.
It's more like a rural area in the 1990s.
Yun Zhao and Xie Tu climbed over a walled two-story cement house.
Clothes were drying in the yard, some farm tools were placed in the corner, and the ground next to the water tap was wet with two low stools.
Yun Zhao and Xie Tu exchanged a glance, then stepped forward and pushed open the door to the main room.
The same is true inside.
Everywhere is filled with the atmosphere of life.
Teacups were scattered on the table, used towels were draped on a rack, and the bedding on the bed was rumpled and a corner was lifted, as if the owner had just gotten up and left.
The two searched all the rooms and were quite certain that someone lived there. Judging from the shoes placed under the eaves, it should be a three-generation household, at least four or five people.
But something is clearly not right.
The mutant species does not need to eat, sleep, or wash clothes.
The mechanical puppets in the field had empty, cloudy eyes, and didn't seem to have the ability to take care of themselves.
The intelligence report didn't mention this at all.
Xie Tu seemed to have guessed the reason, "Let's talk about it when we get together."
Yun Zhao nodded.
The two then went to search the houses of their neighbors.
Except for one long-abandoned mud house, all the other houses still show signs of habitation.
I wonder if it's related to the goalkeeper's attributes.
The two men were not slow; they finished searching the five houses under their charge in less than twenty minutes and returned to the path to meet up.
When he came out, Jiang Mu stood there, turned his head and looked at him, "The intelligence was slightly different."
Clearly, his search yielded the same result.
Yun Zhao pointed to the beautiful sunset in the distance and said something that seemed ambiguous.
It's getting dark.
Jiang Mu immediately understood, "Wait for Fu Heng and Xia Mingang, then drive directly to the Second Village."
Regardless, they must find that S-class Sentinel mutant and destroy it.
Otherwise, if reinforcements encounter the contaminated area after it collapses, it will cause serious casualties.
Even worse, it will wander around aimlessly and could very well end up in number six.
The three of them stood on the path and waited for a while.
When Fu Heng and Xia Mingang returned, they found the same thing: there were signs of normal life in the village.
“It’s clear that the contaminated areas will come alive at night,” Fu Yu concluded.
The other members, who were all seasoned veterans, were no strangers to this situation.
The problem is...
“The intelligence didn’t mention this. The situation that Dawn Team encountered after they came in was completely different from what we encountered,” Fu Heng said.
Jiang Mu said slowly and deliberately, "According to Wei Xu's description, there are a large number of mutants in Zone 4 of the contaminated area. Currently, the number of monsters does not match up."
The number of indigenous people plus the intruding mutants appears to be at most a few hundred.
"Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that there are more mutant species lurking in the other two villages," Jiang Mu added.
Xie Tu gave him a deep look. "This information is correct."
Jiang Mu raised an eyebrow, signaling him to continue.
Xie Tu didn't continue speaking, but instead looked up at the sky.
Not far away, a small, bright red bird hovered low in the sky, returning from the other side of the mountain.
The fire phoenix was incredibly fast, arriving before everyone in the blink of an eye.
It fluttered its wings and landed on Yun Zhao's backpack, chattering incessantly as if seeking praise.
Translator Xie Tu: "It said that the mountain road leading to the village was covered with mutant species on both sides."
Xia Mingang paused in his gun-spinning motion, nearly dropping the weapon from his hand.
Seeing that the other four people didn't react, he quickly regained his composure.
Nobody took it seriously. If he panicked, it would be as if he had never seen the world before.
Fu Yu narrowed her eyes, her fingers gently stroking the Gatling gun's trigger. "Then we shouldn't delay, let's get there quickly."
The group then emerged from the village.
The "people" in the threshing ground were still circling around. When the indigenous people working in the fields saw them appear, their movements froze again, and they all turned to stare at Yun Zhao.
Yun Zhao wanted to conduct an experiment.
She shoved the box in her hand into Xie Tu's hands, saying, "Don't move."
Xie Tu understood what she meant, took the box, and stopped in his tracks.
Yun Zhao followed Fu Mo and continued walking forward.
The indigenous people's gaze indeed stopped shifting and instead stared intently at Xie Tu.
What they care about is... the box?
"What exactly is in the box?" Xia Mingang was stunned.
Yun Zhao replied truthfully: "A piece of crystal and a badge, we can't analyze their materials."
Jiang Mu raised his eyelids slightly. "Wei Xu just gave you the things from Dawn Base like that?"
Yun Zhao corrected, "It wasn't given to me, I bought it with 100,000 points."
Jiang Mu clicked his tongue.
Those two things were clearly wrong; they were actually able to affect the mutants.
Love-struck people are truly terrifying; they sold it for only 100,000.
The minister would probably be furious if he knew.
Xia Mingang kept staring at the box. "Should we take it out and take a look?"
Xie Tu refused.
"It's getting dark, let's wait until we reach our destination to see."
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