"Director Chen! Many of our compatriots have suffered unknown massacres! People in the two towns have lost contact! What should we do?"
"Professor Luo, don't be anxious."
In a hotel room in the town closest to the tower, two people were talking in the room. One seemed restless, while the other looked calm.
"We have touched something that they have concealed for a long time, which of course will lead to such disaster." Director Chen crossed his hands calmly, "But it is already too late. Maybe we have made sacrifices, but our pursuit of knowledge has already It is an existence that they cannot stop. Human beings who are limited to believing in war and deceiving the world cannot understand what we are feeling today."
"Director Chen, are you saying that we still have room to fight back?"
"Counterattack? Hahaha, Professor Luo, I said, don't limit your vision to such a narrow category. Why should we get angry with a group of fools? These people will never understand what knowledge is and what transcendent cognition is. If If you really hope, just show them a little bit, I’m not going out.”
"But didn't you say before...that this kind of knowledge can only be given to like-minded people..."
"It's not that part." Director Chen smiled softly, "The knowledge of the silver layer is our most precious harvest. It can only pass the test of the tower, but it is still okay to show a little bit what we obtained in the lower layer."
"I understand, Director. But I think it's better for us to climb to the last level as soon as possible. Only when we fully understand this world will we no longer need to be troubled by these mundane things."
"Today is too late. Tomorrow, I will lead five compatriots from the silver layer to launch the final challenge to the crystal layer."
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Lu Ning hid in a half-collapsed house, quietly looking at the night streets outside. Since she squatted here, several different groups of people have passed by. The tower's information has indeed attracted countless people who want to gain some benefits from it, including some strong people.
She didn't need to move around much. The Shanhekan map would naturally record every team she had seen. Gradually, ink dots filled the numerous small towns around the map. The three people from the Abnormal Group were in a small town next door. They were parked in a building and looked like they were resting. However, it is still unknown whether people in that state will really rest. The only thing Lu Ning can know from this is that the strength of the three people is not as strong as his own to the extent that they cannot be marked on the map.
In addition, there are some ink spots that come closer from the outside world. It seems that many people have obtained information about Type A virus. Many people in the circle she knows know the location of the Silent Pagoda. It has to be said that although the believers' move to divert disaster to the east was very rough, the effect was still very good.
I don't know how the researcher will respond. Lu Ning is just trying to watch a show, and he is not ready to take action casually.
In the middle of the night, a RV parked downstairs where Lu Ning was hiding.
Lu Ning was just sleeping lightly upstairs. She woke up immediately when she heard the sound of cars. She raised her head and took a look outside. This RV is different from those common vehicles in the doomsday. It is basically clean. It seems that it has not encountered monsters and has few signs of battle. But this does not mean that the people in the car have less fighting ability. Lu Ning looked carefully and saw that the people in the car were full of life, which meant that the people on it were living a good life.
"Is it right here?"
"We shouldn't get too close. There are empty houses around here, and there have been fights. We can spend the night here without being disturbed. First, check the surrounding houses. If there are any monsters, kill them and make an open space."
Several people got out of the car. Lu Ning heard the familiar voice behind her and took a look.
There were small lights on both sides of the RV, and one of the people who got off the car also had a light in his hand. With these lights, Lu Ning immediately discovered that this group of people was another group of people in the Hongmei Pavilion - the servants. The last people to get off the bus were Mr. Zhou and some men, women and children she didn't know. Mr. Zhou still has the same cold expression, but judging from the behavior of several servants, it seems that Mr. Zhou has become their new master.
Feng Yuanxi was giving orders, with Tian Xiao lighting the scene, and the remaining three servants were also present. Lu Ning thought for a while, and instead of going out to meet a few people, she secretly watched their actions. She has actually walked around here before, and there are no monsters staying at all, so the early investigation work will definitely not take a lot of time.
Ye Yunmei and Qu Langyue unloaded two pitch-black shotguns from the car, while Jin Xiuqing and Tian Xiao brought out big knives. Among the unknown people in the car, several young people each took their weapons and began to break into the surrounding area. Searches were carried out in several houses.
No sound of fighting was heard, and soon, people from each house came out and made gestures, probably indicating that it was safe inside. At this time, Lu Ning glanced sideways at the ink dots on the picture. Several ink dots were slowly approaching here. Unfortunately, it was hard to tell who they were from above.
"Sir, according to the inspection, there are no monsters in the houses here, and you can live with confidence." Feng Yuanxi reported the results after asking one by one.
"Okay, now...wait a moment, there is a sound." Mr. Zhou raised his hand and looked towards the street ahead.
Five people came trotting down the street on horseback. Lu Ning glanced at the map. There were only two ink dots, which meant that only two of these people were people she had met. But what was interesting was that these five people She didn't recognize any of the faces.
Seeing the RV in front of them, the five horses stopped. Mr. Zhou also had a serious look on his face. There were many people driving cars in the apocalypse, but there were really not many people who could ride horses. Even if the current apocalypse has not reached a state where people are in dire straits, it is still rarer to be able to raise horses as mounts than before the apocalypse.
"I didn't expect that there are already people here." The leader raised his hand to Mr. Zhou and smiled softly, "But I am a little tired after rushing here. There are many houses here, I hope they can let me wait here. Rest."
"You speak quite politely." Mr. Zhou crossed his hands, "Have we met before?"
"I've seen him before? How could it be possible? We met by chance, maybe it's just a little bit friendly."
"Feng Yuanxi, do you know this person?" Mr. Zhou asked the old housekeeper next to him.
"Sorry, sir, I don't know this person, and we have definitely not met him in recent days."
His super memory ability can ensure this, but Lu Ning knows that even if Feng Yuanxi can remember, he can only remember the surface. If a person can change his appearance, he cannot tell it.
"Which house do you want? We have many people, and we have already inspected the houses here." Mr. Zhou nodded and said to the leading rider.
"Of course, you guys choose first, there are five of us, but this horse needs more care. It would be nice to have a roof to cover it."
"Then there is no need to discuss with us, please feel free to do it yourself." Mr. Zhou said coldly and led people into a room that had been searched before. Jin Xiuqing was the last one to go in and sealed the door. .
The five riders did wait quietly for Mr. Zhou and his entourage to get off the car and enter the house before dismounting one after another.
"Which house should we choose? Also, that person just now..."
"It has nothing to do with me anymore." The leader rider said, "It has nothing to do with you either. If we have a conflict, it is a matter of conflict, but the current situation is... we don't need to make extraneous matters, as long as we can reach the tower. "
"Why not take advantage of the night?"
"Even we have to avoid this night."
Lu Ning narrowed her eyes. The more the leader rider sounded, the more he sounded like the owner of the Red Plum Pavilion. But who was the person next to him who was answering questions with him? It sounded like a slightly deep female voice, but it was also very unfamiliar and not the timbre she was familiar with.
The five riders found a house to live in. Lu Ning came down from upstairs and quietly touched the place where they tied their horses. These horses have been carefully cared for, and they don't look like post-apocalyptic animals at all. There are no scars on their bodies. Either the riders are superb, or the horses are kept out of the battle in all battles.
No matter which one they are, the strength of these five people cannot be underestimated.
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When the sky was twilight, the smell of blood came from the east.
The abnormal group continues to act. The logic they follow is very simple. Those with normal smells are ignored, and those with rotten smells are killed. No one knew what their "rotten" criteria were, but soon, people around the tower became aware of the existence of such a group of people.
"That's why Emmy said it would be very troublesome once the abnormal team was deployed..." Yu Sheng opened the door and tightened the octagonal plate behind her, and the smiling killer stood outside the door.
"Several of the monsters I summoned also died. Those members of the abnormal group are really like monsters. It's hard to imagine that such existence existed in the peaceful society I once lived in."
"They would not be easily dispatched. Ordinary people would never have their turn to deal with them. The judgment of good and evil in the abnormal group is different from common sense. Dispatching them casually will cause big troubles."
"But are you not afraid now?"
"It's like pouring highly toxic chemicals into a deep pit full of pests." Yu Sheng glanced at the killer, "And you and I may also be within their killing range."
"That sounds terrible."
At this moment, the clouds above the tower suddenly began to surge, and the lingering clouds in the sky were slowly spreading in a ring. People saw some sunlight starting to shine down, and the sunlight was glowing with colors like gems. color.
On the intricate trunk of the Silent Pagoda, eyes opened one by one, and those jewel-colored eyes began to stare at all the people in the surrounding town who came for various reasons.
"Quiet."
A voice came from the tower and echoed in everyone's ears.
"Your arrival has interfered with our pursuit of knowledge."
The voice was old and slightly angry, but the most important thing was that this voice was able to make sounds with the help of the tower, which undoubtedly showed that the believers in the tower here had mastered some of the power of the tower.
"Ignorant people are fearless, and we will not blame them. However, it makes me heartbroken that so many smart minds have died due to ignorance. Now, perhaps I should show you the truth about this world, and let your rusty brains , share some of the truths we know!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the killer's expression suddenly changed, and he raised his hand to hold his forehead.
"What’s wrong with you?"
"Don't you feel it? No...what are those?"
The killer's eyes widened and he began to look around. Although his expression had not changed drastically, the sense of surprise was fully revealed. This kind of situation not only happened to him, but everyone around him except the tourists fell into this abnormality.
Ying Caiyi didn't know what was wrong with her. She felt that her vision seemed to be covered with a layer of blood, and what she stepped on was no longer the ground, but a piece of floating material. There are all kinds of blood connections between people, and behind them crouch a huge black shadow of a monster. Ying Caiyi looked at his arm in shock. What were the crystallized lin and the carbonized arm?
Is this an illusion? Ying Caiyi has dealt with hallucinatory superpowers before, but has never experienced such hallucinations. She looked at her companions around her, and the frightened expressions on their faces were not fake.
[This is this world, what is presented to you is nothing but falsehood and fraud. This is not the end of the world at all, the tower only gives us the knowledge to lift the curtain before our eyes. We are trapped in a body called cognition from which we will be liberated. 】
Ying Caiyi began to become more and more confused - is she always like this? Human appearance and previous life...were just forged? It’s hard to imagine such deception, but what about everything in front of you?
At this moment, a "pure" person came into people's sight.
There were no ferocious blood lines on his body, and there was no shadow of any monster behind him. There was only a pure white light shining on everyone.
Ying Caiyi opened his mouth: "Don't kill... master?"
"There are so many fools in the world, why should we be fools? The world here is real or false, it is like a dream but not a dream, but what does it have to do with the people in this dream?" Jie Sha shook his head gently, "We meet each other, and since we are destined, we will be together for you. Let’s save this disaster.”
These were the last words Ying Caiyi heard.
Zhao Xihua and Xiao Ronghai were at the front of the motorcade, watching where Jie Sha walked, people fell down and fell into sleep. Then the monk returned and bowed his head to the two of them.
"Two donors, have you woken up from your dream?"
"I have never been asleep, how can I talk about being awake?" Xiao Ronghai said lightly, "The only thing I didn't expect was that the master of quitting killing was actually the same person."
"Haha, what about Donor Zhao?"
Zhao Xihua looked at Ji Sha calmly, and this look made Ji Sha slightly stunned.
"That's your spiritual essence."
"Indeed." Ji Sha nodded lightly.
"Then you just came here in pursuit of your own spirit because of the inspiration from the material. You advised the dreamer to continue having this long dream, and have you ever thought about when you will wake up?" Zhao Xihua said seriously. asked.
Ji Sha looked solemn and didn't know how to answer.
