Chapter 97 Robots
“The gatekeepers are keeping them.”
Thinking of this, Xie Tu scoffed, "This gatekeeper likes excitement and is afraid of being alone."
Just like the gatekeeper of Pollution Zone No. 88, they yearn for the old days.
“It’s related to obsession.” Xie Tu’s eyes gleamed in the darkness, as if he could see through the truth behind it all. “By creating this false scene, they immerse the mutants in a seemingly normal life.”
Tao Haohao asked, puzzled, "Then why not let people live in the old era?"
Isn't it more lively?
Yun Zhao pondered for a moment before speaking, "It should also be because of emotions; it needs negative emotions."
The survivors in the underground shelter were shrouded in negative emotions.
The first thing it drew away was the cold-bloodedness, ruthlessness, and cunning represented by white.
The scope has been narrowed down. If it's based on facial images, it can basically be locked into the facial images of a few negative figures.
Xie Tu nodded slightly, took her backpack strap, turned around and led the way, "Let's go back and find Qi Ling."
Because the situation wasn't right, I had to send him away.
It is currently impossible to predict what will happen after the truth is revealed.
The robots in the planting area don't exist, nor do the robots on the ground. We need to confirm whether those robots he mentioned are still there.
Why did the robots disappear?
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Qi Ling had barely entered dormitory B2205 when the officers came knocking on the door again.
He was completely confused.
Didn't you guys ask me to go eat? Didn't we just break up?
Xie Tu cut to the chase, his tone leaving no room for negotiation: "Let's go, let's go see your secret base, and then we'll eat."
Qi Ling dared not offend them, so she resigned herself to her fate and led them out again.
The soldiers and survivors they encountered along the way greeted the Zero Team with smiles, seemingly trying to ingratiate themselves with them.
"Sir, are you going to lunch?"
Xie Tu nodded slightly, without saying anything more.
The group continued walking, following Qi Ling to a deserted corridor.
His so-called secret base was actually inside a subway tunnel.
At the end of the south corridor of the shelter is a sealed-off dead end, but upon closer inspection, it can be seen that the tunnel entrance is not completely sealed off, with a gap on the side that a slender person can squeeze through.
Tao Haohao was displeased. He stepped forward, drew his weapon, and used brute force to knock down part of the wall.
Qi Ling's heart pounded. "No way! If the military finds out, they'll seal this place off completely."
Before Tao Haohao could finish his work, broken bricks began to fall from the wall. "Fine, seal it off then. Didn't you want to leave with us?"
As expected, Qi Ling fell silent upon hearing this.
Tao Haohao stopped when the gap widened to allow everyone to pass through.
Yun Zhao followed Xie Tu and went ahead first.
She looked up to observe her surroundings, only to find that, like the previous tunnel, it was pitch black, so dark that she couldn't see her hand in front of her face.
Yun Zhao silently took out a flashlight.
“There’s a small air-raid shelter inside the tunnel,” Qi Ling said. “That’s how I escaped underground.”
Recalling the harrowing experience that day, he still feels lingering fear. "There were many monsters in the tunnel. The military used robots to block them and prevent them from getting close, and then they opened fire with guns..."
Upon hearing this, Xie Tu shone his flashlight on the four walls, but saw no signs of a battle.
In such a fierce battle, it's impossible that there wouldn't be a single bullet mark on the wall.
Xie Tu's eyes flickered, but he said nothing, gesturing for him to lead the way.
The group walked along the subway tracks, their flashlight beams appearing so faint in the endless darkness.
The dark matter seemed to be alive, surging around them, but was kept out of the barrier.
As they went deeper into the tunnel, the eerie atmosphere grew stronger.
Footsteps echoed through the tunnel, amplified countless times. Occasionally, a drop of water would fall from above and land on the neck—a sign of groundwater seepage.
After walking for about ten minutes, Qi Ling in front stopped.
"arrive."
Sure enough, there was a very small air-raid shelter on the right, hidden in the darkness. If you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't be able to find it at all.
The light from the flashlight shone in.
The room was filled with supplies, including all kinds of food, canned goods that could be stored for a long time, instant noodles, and cases of bottled water.
Near the wall, four broken robots lay on the ground like scrap metal.
Qi Ling stared at the robots, her expression becoming dazed.
It seems she was thinking of her family again.
When the apocalypse came, the Qi family's technology company ceased to exist, and these robots were the only remaining items that connected him to his family.
Yun Zhao watched silently for a while.
All the working robots have disappeared, but Qi Ling's robot is still there.
Is it related to obsession?
Tao Haohao and his teammates exchanged glances, then activated their senses and entered the air-raid shelter to investigate.
Two of the robots had scratches all over their shells, and the company logo on their chests was blurred and dented in some places. Their heads were also severely damaged.
The electronic eye was dim and lifeless, as if it had lost its soul.
The other one is relatively well-preserved and is standing upright.
It was probably just out of power and couldn't start properly. Like a loyal guardian, it stood quietly inside the air-raid shelter, as if it were protecting these supplies.
You can't tell anything just by looking at it.
Tao Haohao shook his head at his teammates, and was about to speak, but shut his mouth the moment he saw Qi Ling.
This is different from the previous discussion of Sichuan Opera facial makeup in the reserve.
These robots are clearly closely related to Qi Ling, so it's not convenient to discuss them in front of him.
Xie Tu's gaze lingered on the well-preserved robot, and he suddenly spoke up: "We can have researchers help you modify this robot."
"real?!"
Qi Ling was pleasantly surprised, "When I return to the capital with you, can I take it with me?"
Xie Tu paused for a moment, then said, "Okay."
He just wanted to go home.
It spans a gap of nearly two hundred years.
His home has long since become a distant place he can never return to.
The atmosphere around them was tense.
The members of Team Zero looked at the excited Qi Ling with complicated expressions.
Qi Ling was overwhelmed with joy upon receiving the promise and completely failed to notice their gazes.
Xie Tu pursed his thin lips slightly. "Let's go back. Leave these robots here for now. We'll move them out and modify them after we contact the researchers."
"Okay, okay, I'll follow your orders, sir." Qi Ling nodded repeatedly; at this moment, he would do anything.
The group emerged from the tunnel and parted ways at the entrance.
Once Qi Ling left...
Xie Tu glanced down at the time, then changed the subject, "There are still four hours until midnight. Let's go down to the ground and check the address of the Sichuan Opera House."
These robots are useless in the real world.
We'll have to wait until midnight.
You only have one hour to enter the inner world, so you must arrange everything properly and scout out the route beforehand.
"Yes!" the team members replied.
They haven't gone out since they came in yesterday.
The group walked briskly along the same route they had taken the day before, and arrived at the heavily guarded gate.
"Let's go get something from the car," Tao Haohao explained instinctively when he saw the soldiers looking over.
The soldiers only said one thing: "It's too dangerous outside, we can't go out."
While they were still immersed in their own fantasy world, Tao Haohao thought, "It's not dangerous, our car is parked right at the door."
The soldiers repeated, "It's dangerous outside, you can't go out."
The voice was stiff and had a mechanical quality.
The members of Team Zero sensed something was wrong, and their hands unconsciously reached for their sidearms at their waists...
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