"The target is approaching the complex."
Ever since the non-existent hero started moving, he had become in a state of ignoring all attacks. It is like a ball of air, and any attack will penetrate directly through it, making people even suspect that it is a phantom.
But now it seems that once it has a goal, it will ignore all external factors and rush towards it without hesitation. The members who have now been renamed the special operations team, led by Meng Bin and others, followed the non-existent heroes to places outside the building complex.
"What's going on here?" Ji Changting was slightly shocked when he saw the surrounding environment. It was true that the weather had gotten warmer in the past few days, but it was just that the sun was shining down, and everyone chased them all the way but didn't see any spring scenery. However, outside this building complex, spring has already begun to bloom. The green grass on the ground and some scattered flowers have sprouted, making the mainly black buildings look less gloomy.
Meng Bin watched the non-existent hero walk into the central hourglass building and never came out again, so he said cautiously: "Record the situation here and send two people back to report. The captains will arrive soon. The abnormal team will also support us when necessary. The situation this time is still unclear, so we must be cautious and it is not appropriate to act rashly now."
The "kingdom" established by the monsters spawned by the semi-crystal pillars is very large, ranging from hundreds of kilometers away to dozens of kilometers close. In addition to the sky-high bright light of the pillar that could be used as a road sign, Lu Ning even felt that his sense of direction in other directions was somewhat confused.
She had been running around several building complexes in the past few days, and found that there were more than nine building complexes built by these monsters. The total number of large and small buildings was close to twenty, which made her start to speculate about herself before. Got some doubts. In a larger area around these building complexes, some wanderers and people who came to inquire have set up camp to observe the situation. Except for the few reckless guys who dared to directly attack with cannons, most of the people who came later were cautious people. When faced with these monster groups, they immediately chose to observe and test first.
The monsters here show a discipline and organization that is close to that of a civilized society. They never attack people at will. Even if someone comes within sight, they will not attack easily unless someone strikes first. But at the same time, these monsters did not engage in any "diplomacy". There were various types of human beings, and some of them had the courage to try to show favor to these monsters. Nothing happened, but the monsters ignored him.
Gradually, someone noticed that with the arrival of each Type A virus, the central semi-crystalline column would emit a brighter light. At first it was a light pillar, and then there was a bright light in the sky. When the fifth Type A virus individual was in place, the night began to be illuminated, and the bright light on the other side of the light pillar could be seen even a hundred miles away.
Lu Ning could also see such changes, and it inevitably reminded her of the "Bright Abyss" mentioned in the mission. It's just that no one can prevent the type A virus individual from returning, unless he goes there himself.
One night, while Lu Ning was resting against a tree, she heard a loud noise coming from nearby. The ground seemed to be continuously hit by heavy objects, and there were continuous flashes of fire in the distance. Lu Ning jumped up and moved toward the scene invisibly.
She met the two people fighting but did not know their names.
Yu Sheng and Xiao Ronghai started a fierce battle on a wasteland. Xiao Ronghai was surrounded by four elemental spheres, which were the elements of earth, water, fire and wind. Following the instructions of his fingers, they quickly arranged into magic and bombarded Yu Sheng. Yu Sheng continuously switches weapons through the octagonal disk on her back. There are many types of weapons, and they contain an unknown wave, allowing her to cut through Xiao Ronghai's magic at will.
This was undoubtedly the super power that the two tourists chose for themselves when they entered the scene. Lu Ning could see that these two abilities were not as simple as they appeared on the surface, but because of this, the battle between the two could be said to be a stalemate. Xiao Ronghai's quick magic spells appear one after another, and as each spell is resolved, they will be fine-tuned immediately, and the attack angle will become more and more tricky. But Yu Sheng's response was never omitted, and sometimes she would even take out a crossbow to retaliate, creating some positioning difficulties for Xiao Ronghai.
A cloud of sparks flew over, lighting up the grass at Lu Ning's feet. She moved two steps to get out of the way, but she couldn't move, and the two of them noticed her.
"Change!"
An ice ray was shot by Yu Sheng towards Lu Ning's position. Lu Ning hurriedly dodged. Xiao Ronghai also raised his hand to draw a line on the fire ball. A horizontal line of fire was opened, and a wall of fire immediately ignited under Lu Ning's feet. .
"My friends watching the theater, please stop being sneaky." Xiao Ronghai said in a deep voice.
Lu Ning dispelled the invisibility on her body, and the two of them saw Lu Ning's hand gestures slightly, because they both knew Lu Ning's face.
"You two, why are you fighting?"
"He came to regain his spiritual essence." Yu Sheng locked her eyes on Xiao Ronghai again, "I can't let him do this."
"Why?" Xiao Ronghai said calmly, "Am I not allowed to touch my own spiritual body?"
"We all know that the previous killing at the Silent Pagoda failed, resulting in the release of an unkillable monster. Until we figure out the reason, I don't think it is a good idea to let anyone come into contact with my spiritual essence." Yu Shengheng With the military equipment in his hand, he said solemnly, "I will not allow disaster to happen again."
"Do you think you can avoid disaster by blocking it?" Xiao Ronghai narrowed his eyes, "Without process, how can there be results? When the day of the Bright Abyss comes, do we all have to accept the outcome without knowing anything? Don't Give your ideals to others.”
"If you were the only one nearby, I wouldn't care so much." Yu Sheng frowned, "Do you know how many people are around here and how many Type A virus individuals are there? Once you have any changes, what will happen? Who will be responsible for the chain reaction? Since you want to get in touch with the spiritual essence so much, why didn’t you come and find it earlier?”
"Because I have never seen it before." Xiao Ronghai replied, "Lanhai Grave Lamp is the corresponding individual that matches my superpower, but its record really puzzles me."
"What's so confusing?" Lu Ning asked.
"Of course we know what our true intentions are, and we should have a premonition of what kind of nature our spiritual essence should be. Even if we fail, we won't be too far away. But Lan Haifen Deng and I are indeed very different. I couldn’t believe it until I saw it with my own eyes.”
"That's just an excuse because you failed to face your own heart." Yu Sheng sneered, "No matter what you say, I will not let you touch your own mental image now. If it has the same result as quitting killing, that is Another silent pagoda incident.”
"Are you regretting it?" Lu Ning said to Yu Sheng.
"Regret? You said..." Yu Sheng was stunned for a moment, but did not finish her words. And Lu Ning asked this question precisely because she had just noticed a hint of emotion in Yu Sheng's tone.
There are people in this world who will take on responsibilities that are not theirs, and if any mistakes are made, they will find the reasons for themselves. This cannot be said to be a mistake, but Lu Ning knows that this approach is often It will put yourself in a corner and be stuck in a certain self-denial mood that is difficult to get out of.
At the beginning, Yu Sheng stood in front of the entrance of the pagoda. She had the ability to prevent Jishai from entering, but because she did not know the situation, she let him go in. In the end, not only did Jishai fail to come out, but she also caused a large number of people there. casualties. Perhaps this is also the reason why she is desperately trying to stop Xiao Ronghai.
"Yes, I regret it." Yu Sheng spoke again, acknowledging the current situation, "But what about regret? The most important thing is to make up for the mistake. Unless you can come up with evidence or inference that can be safely contacted, I will not let him Let’s go.”
"I can't take it out, and you have no right to stop me." Xiao Ronghai passed his hands over the wind ball and water ball, "If I want to leave, can you keep me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the air around him flickered slightly, and he was quickly covered by the refraction of the air.
"You want to hide this clumsy stealth method from me?" Yu Sheng immediately pulled out a cane-like weapon, sprayed a large amount of steel wire from the end of the cane, and instantly rolled it towards the direction of Xiao Ronghai's stealth. But a fire net also stretched out from Xiao Ronghai's side, withstanding the net of military equipment. After Yu Sheng cut off the fire net, where was the shadow of Xiao Ronghai anywhere at the scene?
She glanced at Lu Ning, turned around and threw out the wire, pulling herself closer to the building complex. Xiao Ronghai's target must be the Lanhai Grave Lamp, and now this Type A virus individual is inducing the killer to take it to where it should be.
Lu Ning touched the blank reward order in her arms. Is this evidence that everything is fine? But she instinctively felt that there was only a temporary peace between her and the bounty order, and sooner or later she would start fighting with it like quitting killing.
She did not continue to go with them. No matter what kind of results Yu Sheng or Xiao Ronghai got, it had little to do with her. Another purpose of her wandering around was to wait and wait for the invisible hole to arrive. Will the organization of believers follow it here? According to the level of belief of that group of people, most people must follow this so-called "god" to their new residence at all costs, right?
Before leaving the scene, she still had to settle a score with this organization.
On bright nights many people who had camped nearby would gather and talk. After gradually adapting to the life in the apocalypse, people began to have some wildness and were no longer as lonely as they were in urban life. Instead, they were happy to light a fire and chat in the wild. Lu Ning easily found such a small campfire nearby. About a dozen people were sitting around here, holding soup from the pot or wine they brought.
"Hey, friend, are you here to watch the fun too? Add a little something to the pot and you can share the soup. Of course, you can bring your own wine! Any soul who wants to share is welcome here!" The unshaven uncle saw Lu Ning and raised his bowl to her.
"Hey, brother, this is quite poetic." Someone next to him patted his shoulder.
"Life is too short to be poetic, isn't it? My dream before the end is to be a poet." The bearded man laughed, and then everyone made room for Lu Ning to sit. Lu Ning took out two potatoes, a piece of radish, and a piece of sausage from her backpack.
"It's...meat!" Someone exclaimed.
"The only meat that can be eaten these days is preserved meat except canned food. The animals in the breeding farms were basically wiped out when the first batch of natural disasters happened, right? There are not many animals left alive." The man next to the bearded man sighed. , "Girl, take it back, there is no need for such a valuable thing."
"It doesn't matter, I'm here to chat too." Lu Ning said with a smile.
There is not much intrigue here. With Lu Ning in the pot, it will be much easier for her to chat with everyone.
"Why do you all come here to join in the fun? I'm quite curious. After all, there were rumors from the wanderers that a catastrophic incident happened at the Silent Pagoda, and the scene was sealed off in the end. I guess it will be the same here now, right?"
"I have learned a lot." The bearded man took a sip of soup, "I am already alone. Of course, the remaining days are to live a life I have never lived and see a world I have never seen. If I die because of this, then It’s fine just letting it rot in that place.”
"Brother is very open-minded. I am not. The people in our little base have to send someone to collect information. I will be unlucky in the lottery. Anyway, if the situation goes bad, I will run away or find a base at worst. , I have hands and feet, I have to be taken in by someone, right?"
"Hey, I don't know if you have seen the monsters that have entered these places." Another man with dreadlocks also said, "I have visited several places, what do you think? These monsters look scary, but they don’t hurt anyone! I’ve seen one before, it’s a very beautiful swan shape, but if you get close to it, it will be sliced into pieces by the knife-like water waves, it’s so cruel.”
"The devil knows what these monsters are doing. I think it's probably not a good thing." Another man wearing a straw hat said drunkenly while drinking.
The bearded man patted his knee: "So, the reasons why everyone comes are quite complicated, and their thoughts are different. Little girl, why are you here?"
"I feel like I am destined to be here, do you believe it?" Lu Ning said with a smile.
"Believe it, why don't you believe it?" The bearded man grinned.
"Yes, in this apocalypse, all kinds of things have appeared, and superpowers have emerged. If you want to talk about fate, it may really be your fate." Dirty Braid nodded in agreement.
A tall woman next to her stood up and filled the soup from the pot, and said smoothly: "My superpower is a bit like divination. You may have some fate with those things. This is probably your opportunity. I hope you can seize it." "
Lu Ning smiled and thanked her, but she was covered by silence. Ordinary superpowers could not predict her at all. I am afraid this woman was just a compliment.
