Chapter 596 Contaminated Zone 6 (Part 20)
The woman's astonishment froze for a moment, then twisted into a near-manic sneer. "What uncle? A bunch of inferior beings who can't even resist a little bit of dark matter. What does their death have to do with me?"
Xie Tu had already drawn his sword.
Inside the doorway, outside the doorway.
At such close range, the woman had no way to avoid it.
She remained completely unfazed and continued, "As I said, dark matter can react to any kind of DNA, and in a sense, it grants them immortality."
"These lower creatures, whose lifespan is only a few decades, should be grateful for the blessings of the Creator."
"A gift?"
Xie Tu said sarcastically, "You call it a blessing to become a monster that is neither human nor ghost, to eat your own kind to survive, to hide in the contaminated zone and be at the mercy of the gatekeepers?"
Like Qi Ling, she retained her rationality but lived in constant pain.
"This deserves to be called a blessing?"
Xie Tu's voice was as cold as ice, and the Tang sword trembled slightly in his hand, as if it were also protesting for the souls that had been devoured by the dark matter.
The woman, however, didn't seem to care. "Being able to live through suffering is itself a form of evolution!"
It's easy to see from the woman's words that she is an absolute supporter of dark matter.
Xie Tu stopped talking nonsense.
The moment the Tang sword pierced the woman's heart, there was no feeling of flesh being torn apart.
Instead, it's like inserting a blob of flowing ink.
The dark matter coiled around him like a living thing, and Xie Tu felt a sticky resistance in his palm. The dark matter around the blade was writhing and coalescing at a speed visible to the naked eye, tightly wrapping the blade.
"it's useless."
The woman chuckled as she gripped the blade, black, sticky liquid dripping from between her fingers. "Here," she said, "I am the rule itself."
She suddenly raised her hand, and the black mist lashed out like a whip at Xie Tu's face. "Looks like I overestimated you. You're just as stupid as them!"
them?
Xie Tu had no choice but to let go and dodge to the side, the blade slashing diagonally.
The slash was so fast that it left only a blur, but its force was abruptly dissipated the moment it touched the black mist.
The woman's shoulder transformed into a flowing black shadow, and the blade pierced through the illusion, cutting only a wisp of drifting black mist.
The woman, now free, slipped into the water like a fish, disappearing through the door in an instant.
Ordinary physical attacks can't hurt her, and chasing after her is useless.
Xie Tu finally understood why Yun Jue had told the Red-crowned Crane and the others that only the Guide of Light could end this world.
—Yun Zhao's spirit restrained things in the polluted area.
She comes from an advanced civilization and possesses antibodies. Even with her mental power suppressed, she can still live a carefree life in Zone Six of Contamination.
Moreover, Yun Jue must have something on this woman, which is why she's stuck here helping him take care of his child.
later.
Yun Jue then informed the Red-crowned Crane and the others about the Light Guide, explaining that he did not suddenly have a kind heart and wanted to save the humans on this planet.
Rather, it was to prevent humans from breaching the contaminated zone and mistaking Yun Zhao for a monster before he returned.
Yun Jue created a savior persona for Yun Zhao.
Make sure that neither the creatures inside the contaminated zone nor the sentries and guides outside of it will harm her.
Parents' love is far-reaching and far-sighted.
However, despite all his calculations, Yun Jue hadn't anticipated that his daughter would run away on her own, lose her memory, and be found by a group of low-ranking sentries...
"Thank you, Captain..."
On the other side of the broken staircase, You Fei and the others saw him standing motionless with his back to them, and they couldn't help but speak up in concern.
Thanks to the sentry's keen hearing, the people on the other side could hear the conversation clearly.
This is merely the tip of the iceberg of the truth, yet it is far too shocking for others.
It turns out that Earth's disasters came from an alien invasion...
The cloud guide...is she from outer space?
So, is she an enemy, or...?
Cai Zhou chose to play dumb, "That woman is gone, what do we do now?"
The rusty iron gate has disappeared, trapping everyone here once again.
Xie Tu slowly turned around, his gaze fixed on the abyss below the steps.
It wasn't a test, but a probe into his strength.
The woman's act of untying the climbing rope seemed more like she wanted to kill him.
"Let's go down and take a look."
Xie Tu said, "Just now, when I fell down, I saw what seemed to be a path below, but it was blocked by the pervasive dark substance, making people mistakenly believe that the bottom was unfathomable."
Even if it's a separate domain, there should be exits to other places.
After all, the woman said she was just one of the gatekeepers.
...
It's very deep down there.
The group tied all the climbing ropes together and waited for Xie Tu to go down and confirm that everything was alright before they began to climb down one by one.
The three injured people were positioned in the middle, secured with safety buckles, and slid down the rope.
The surrounding darkness was so dense that it was almost impossible to see one's hand in front of one's face.
I don't know how long I slid down, but the climbing rope wasn't long enough.
Xie Tu threw down an empty bottle and soon heard the echo. "It's about four or five meters down. Be careful."
After saying that, he climbed up the wall next to him, and gently jumped down, successfully touching the ground.
Just as the person regained their footing, a rustling sound came from behind, and a mutated creature resembling a centipede suddenly darted out from the gray mist.
Xie Tu didn't even turn his head, and swung his knife backhand!
"laugh--"
The Tang sword pierced precisely through the head of the centipede mutant, and black blood spurted out.
The monster convulsed and fell to the ground, its eighteen limbs still clawing wildly. Xie Tu stomped on its spine and crushed it.
"Get down, everyone."
The echo struck the stone wall with a muffled thud.
Cai Zhou was the first to slide down. He stumbled when he landed and frantically grabbed the rope beside him, saying, "Why does this place... smell so fishy?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a suppressed groan of pain came from behind him.
A height of four or five meters is somewhat difficult for the injured.
Huang Tinghai's injuries were the least severe. He had a shoulder injury, and after several days of dressing changes, the wound had begun to heal. He quickly stepped forward to help the man up.
Everyone took out their flashlights.
The beam of light exploded in the darkness, leaving a faint halo.
Beneath their feet lay a narrow passageway, the stone walls on either side riddled with tiny holes from which green mycelium seeped, tangling with the surrounding dark matter and emitting a soft hissing sound.
"Could the fungal walls above be from here?"
"Who is that woman? A spider demon?"
"Damn it, at a time like this, can you please stop telling lame jokes?"
"Captain Xie, it seems like there's a breeze over here!"
Cai Zhou interrupted the others' conversation, "There might really be an exit!"
Xie Tu narrowed his eyes; he could indeed sense a faint airflow.
Without taking a break, he took the lead and said, "Cai Zhou will cover the rear. Don't touch the wall, just follow me."
He had already taken the Fire Phoenix back into his spiritual realm.
The dark matter below blotted out the sun, almost completely blocking the view.
In such circumstances, the sentries could not withstand the erosion and had to find a way out as soon as possible.
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