The high-rise buildings were retreating from the windows little by little. Looking at the gradually desolate scene around them, many students realized that something was wrong.
"Where are we going?"
"Further ahead is the terminal station of the tram..."
"Is the trial outside the city?"
Everyone speculated in low voices.
Shen Qian looked at the edge of Jingcheng that was getting closer and closer, and couldn't help but murmur, he really got it right.
The bus finally stopped in front of a side gate on the west wall of Jingcheng.
Many police and warriors were already waiting here, and Shen Qian saw an old acquaintance with a beard at a glance.
Song Ye also saw Shen Qian through the window, smiled and waved to him.
After everyone got off the bus, Chen Feng walked to the front of the team and said, "The final trial of the training class is outside the city, at an abandoned garbage dump two kilometers away from Jingcheng. Officer Song will tell everyone the details. "
"Hello, classmates, I am Song Ye from the police force in the city. We received a tip three days ago. After careful reconnaissance, we have determined that there is a group of scavengers lurking in the abandoned garbage dump... …”
Before Song Ye finished speaking, the crowd was already in a commotion.
"Scavengers?"
"We're going to deal with the scavengers?"
"But isn't it said in the news that scavengers are murderous demons..."
"Teacher Liu, will you go with us?"
Some were confused, some were excited, but most of all, they were afraid.
"Quiet!" Chen Feng still gave everyone a minute to digest. After everyone calmed down, he looked at Song Ye and said, "Officer Song, please continue."
"Students, don't worry too much. This group of scavengers were arrested by the police and warriors for many days before they could escape from Jingcheng. They are not in very good condition, and there are no high-level warriors among them. The strongest ones are the first to second level warriors. It looks like there are not many people there.”
"We are on guard at the perimeter. If there is an emergency, all students need to do is shout, and we will provide timely support."
What Song Ye said could not reassure these students who had never seen the dangers of society. Many of them had not even gotten over the psychological shadow of the last time they faced a death row prisoner.
The scavengers we were about to fight this time were obviously more dangerous.
Shen Qian was also a little stunned. Lao Liu's style of training students was really free. No wonder he had such a big dispute with Zhao Hanhai before.
"Monitor Chen and I will go in with everyone."
Ignoring the frowning Chen Feng, Zhao Hanhai finally calmed everyone down with one word.
With two martial artists as bodyguards, at least their lives would not be in danger.
"Of course, if any of the students are unwilling to participate, they can raise their concerns now." Zhao Hanhai stepped forward and asked again.
After knowing that Chen Feng and Zhao Hanhai would go in together, everyone's mentality seemed to have changed subtly. They looked at each other, but no one responded.
Huo Ling'er opened her mouth, but after glancing at Shen Qian beside her, she finally chose to remain silent.
"Next, each person will receive a Heart-Protect Pill and Awakening Pill. Although you are only going to the edge of the restricted area, it is better to be safe."
Zhao Hanhai took out the prepared elixirs and began to distribute them.
"Most of the scavengers are cunning and cruel. You must be careful. The results of this trial will comprehensively judge everyone's performance. There is no need to have too much psychological burden. There is no shame in shrinking from the battle."
"If you don't have the courage to kill, all you have to do is make the other party incapacitated, and the police and warriors will help you finish."
"I wish everyone can pass the assessment smoothly."
After some more instructions, Zhao Hanhai watched everyone take the elixir, and then stepped aside, allowing Chen Feng to resume his leadership.
"Your mission is very simple, which is to round up the scavengers among them. You decide whether you want to form a team with others. I will not interfere."
Chen Feng glanced at Zhao Hanhai and said coldly: "Also, I want to correct Director Zhao's statement. Although we will go in, we will only take action at critical moments. Accidents are everywhere, and Director Zhao and I may not be able to take care of them. .
So, if you feel confident, just stay now!
If there is no doubt, just put on your clothes and get ready to go! "
When a police warrior handed over the specially made protective clothing, Shen Qian suddenly felt that this trial was nothing more than that, and the insurance added too much. He thought that when he left the city, it was...
Oh, he has a system, so that’s okay.
Putting on black protective clothing covering head to toe, and putting on transparent masks, everyone got on an off-road motorcycle driven by a police officer in groups of two and a half, and filed out of the side door.
Shen Qian took Huo Ling'er who was alone on the back seat of Song Ye's motorcycle. As the motorcycle started and passed through the shadow of the city gate little by little, Shen Qian couldn't help but raise his head and curiously stared at the restricted area that was getting closer and closer. .
Although Shen Qian had seen the scenery of the restricted area from the memory of the last fight with the iron-eating beast, it was only a fragment of memory after all, and naturally there was no intuition from personal experience.
There seemed to be a thin film at the city gate, and it was difficult to see anything clearly at first, but after it was pierced, everything in front of me suddenly changed drastically.
The violent wind and sand blew against my face, accompanied by the exclamations of the students walking in front.
A light shield lit up on Song Ye's motorcycle, blocking out the wind and sand, but the harsh cracking sound was still terrifying.
Shen Qian knew how terrifying these wind blades were. He had a lot of wounds last time. The deeper into the restricted area, the greater the power of the storm.
Shen Qian raised his head and looked up into the sky.
The most conspicuous ones in the sky are always the three suns of different sizes, but now only two are visible, and one is temporarily obscured by thunderclouds that occupy half of the sky.
In addition to the three suns in the sky of the restricted area, there are also some strange light and fog flickering, some far away and some close, but they all have a hazy feel and it is impossible to see clearly what they are.
According to geography textbooks, urban areas currently inhabited by humans only account for less than 5% of the entire earth's area.
As for the forbidden world, the textbook seems to be vague.
Apart from the extreme weather and ubiquitous strong winds and the possible occurrence of poisonous miasma, not much else was mentioned.
"Captain Song, do you know what those are?" Shen Qian asked loudly, pointing to the colorful mist that looked extremely gorgeous.
"I don't know." Song Ye shook his head, "I haven't been out of the restricted area a few times, so I don't know much about the outside world."
Shen Qian nodded and turned to ask: "Captain Song, tell me the truth. Are the scavengers hiding in the garbage dump really just low-level novice warriors?"
"I have nothing to hide from you."
Song Ye said calmly, "Despite what your teacher Chen said is harsh, in fact, there really won't be any big danger this time."
"We have cleaned it up in advance, and there are only a dozen scavengers left inside. The one with the highest strength is the third-level novice warrior, and the remaining three or four have reached the first to second-level strength of the novice warrior."
"You are all geniuses in this class. As long as you don't panic, you will definitely be able to handle it."
I see.
Shen Qian suddenly realized, no wonder all the police and warriors looked calm just now.
It seems that I can play soy sauce with peace of mind.
Shen Qian coughed after feeling the hands on his waist tighten again, and even the protective clothing could not block certain touches.
"What's that, Huo Ling'er, I'm a little bored."
"oh."
A muffled voice came from behind, but there was no intention of letting go.
"What's wrong with you?" Shen Qian then realized that Huo Ling'er was not in the right state. It seemed that she had been silent since just now.
"...scared." After a while, Huo Ling'er's weak voice came over.
"What are you afraid of?" Shen Qian was startled.
"Just... afraid." The voice became weaker.
Shen Qian lowered his head and glanced, only to find that Huo Ling'er's knuckles holding on to his clothes were turning white due to excessive force. He opened Huo Ling'er's palm and looked at it. It was covered with sweat.
"Since you are so scared, you stayed in the city, why did you come with me?" Shen Qian asked doubtfully.
Huo Ling'er didn't speak.
Shen Qian sighed and didn't ask any more questions.
After an unknown amount of time, the wind and sand hitting the face suddenly disappeared, as if a layer of film had penetrated again, and the surroundings became quiet.
Under the dim sky, there was a stinking ruin in front of me. Except for a few intact houses in the corners, there were broken walls and piles of rubbish everywhere, like huge monsters of various hideous shapes. The head poked out from the ruins.
Song Ye stopped his motorcycle, and the police warriors who arrived first came over to greet him.
"Boss, the protection system here is still there. It can be used as long as it is charged with energy. No wonder the scavengers use this place as a stronghold." A police warrior said loudly.
"Well, our intrusion may have alerted the enemy. Disperse immediately and pay attention to guard against danger!" Song Ye ordered.
Shen Qian watched with boredom. He already knew that these police and warriors were just cooperating with the performance and deliberately creating some tension.
Frustrated, Shen Qian patted Huo Ling'er and said, "We're here."
Huo Ling'er let go of Shen Qian, jumped off the motorcycle, wrung her hands together, her little face in the transparent mask looked pale.
"If you are really scared, don't go looking for the scavengers. You can paddle with me." Shen Qian comforted.
Hearing this, Huo Ling'er immediately regained some energy and nodded vigorously.
Not long after, everyone arrived.
"Fortunately, we didn't encounter any monsters..."
Shen Qian heard the police warrior behind him whisper to his companions.
Indeed, when it comes down to it, monsters are the overlords of the restricted area, and they are much scarier than ordinary scavengers. Song Ye was also very vigilant along the way just now, presumably to guard against possible monsters.
Shen Qian looked up and saw that the field of vision outside the protective gas mask was still poor, but Shen Qian estimated that Liu Changqing was probably hiding somewhere high in the sky.
There were about thirty police and warriors accompanying them. Under Song Ye's command, they quickly dispersed and headed towards the edge of the ruins.
"I would like to emphasize to everyone again, please do what you can and don't show off. When you encounter scavengers who you can't fight against, the best way is to run away."
Song Ye said again, and after confirming through the communication device that all the police and warriors were in place, he nodded towards Chen Feng and Zhao Hanhai.
"Everyone is ready to go. Director Zhao and I will stand in the center of the ruins and keep an eye on everyone's situation."
Chen Feng glanced at everyone and warned: "But again, the danger may come very suddenly, and we may not be able to arrive in time. You must realize that you can only rely on yourselves."
After Chen Feng finished speaking, he and Zhao Hanhai entered the ruins first and quickly disappeared.
Looking at the garbage dump that was silent but seemed to have opened its bloody mouth and could swallow everyone at any time, coupled with the appearance of the police and warriors "as if they were facing a formidable enemy", the students who had been calm just now began to panic again. Winning each other over to form a team.
Everyone's first choice for forming a team was Zhou Xiaoguang, but Zhou Xiaoguang ignored anyone, jumped up, and entered the ruins alone before anyone could say anything.
In this way, Huo Ling'er, who ranked second in apparent strength in the class, naturally became a fragrant steamed bun.
"Shen Qian, shall we come together?" Zheng Shaoyang came over with two people, looking at Shen Qian and Huo Ling'er expectantly.
Although Shen Qian's strength is not outstanding, he is not weak either. His performance against the death row prisoner last time was obvious to all, and many people did not reject him.
"Ah, forget it, I'm afraid of death, so I just want to make a fool of myself this time." Shen Qian shook his head and refused.
"But with Squad Leader Chen here, there won't be any life-threatening danger. This is a good opportunity to truly test our strength, practice our character and seek breakthroughs. Moreover, if we join forces, our results will definitely be better..."
Zheng Shaoyang persisted in persuading for a while, but seeing that Shen Qian remained indifferent, he could only shake his head and give up.
He asked Huo Ling'er again, but Huo Ling'er just looked at Shen Qian without saying anything, and the meaning was obvious.
After everyone tried one after another to no avail, the look in Shen Qian's eyes unconsciously brought some resentment.
"Doesn't this person have any courage?"
"I've experienced it from my previous sparring sessions with him. He's extremely steady, yet he gives in at every turn."
"Forget it, forget it, I insist on hiding behind the school girl's back to eat soft food, what can you do?"
Shen Qian pretended not to hear these rumors.
After everyone entered the ruins one after another, Shen Qian called out to Huo Ling'er and prepared to take her for a walk around the area.
He approached a garbage dump with great interest, and Shen Qian observed it. The types of garbage inside were very diverse, and he had never heard of many things.
For example, the doll he pulled out at this moment looked weird, the skin felt so real, and it was about the same size as a real person...
Hey, what is this?
Shen Qian's eyes suddenly focused, and he pulled off the Chinese bellyband on the doll under Huo Ling'er's astonished gaze.
"Shen, Shen Qian...you, you..." Huo Ling'er hugged her chest and took a step back in fear, with a mixture of shame, anger, disappointment and resentment on her face.
Shen Qian never thought that Huo Ling'er, who had always been relatively single-celled, could have such a complex expression.
"What are you thinking about? Come over here and see if this is blood?"
After coming back to his senses, Shen Qian helplessly turned over his bellyband, revealing the other side.
The dark red blood stained more than half of the white bellyband. Shen Qian shook his head, and there were drops of blood falling out.
This shows that the blood is fresh.
Huo Ling'er realized that she had misunderstood. She breathed a sigh of relief and took a closer look. Then she frowned and said, "It's blood, but it doesn't look like human blood."
"Yes, I find it strange too, because not only is this blood not pungent, it even has a faint aroma."
"I remember hearing from my family that the blood of some monsters has a scent." Huo Ling'er tilted her head and thought for a while before saying.
"Are you sure?" Shen Qian's face turned serious, "Is this the blood of monsters?"
Monsters are far more powerful than ordinary warriors.
Later, Shen Qian specifically asked Shi Dingyan for advice. Z-class was only the weakest among the monsters, but such an iron-eating beast almost caused Shen Qian to die in the restricted area.
If there are unknown monsters in this garbage dump...
"I'm not too sure, but there is such a theory." Huo Ling'er also realized the seriousness of the problem.
Shen Qian no longer hesitated and turned around to find Song Ye.
