When the man asked this question, the woman's face almost changed abruptly. She yelled and said in a low voice, "I said before, don't mention this! Just as we are here to clear the nightmare!"
The man nodded and apologized quickly.
The woman bit her lip, and then said sternly: "Listen well. This must not be revealed, otherwise..." She looked around nervously, "You understand."
The man's face also changed. He whispered: "Damn it, no, can you be noticed with just one sentence..." He said seriously, "I understand, Fei."
The woman called Fei heaved a sigh of relief and nodded: "Let's go on, see."
Unseen is covetous, which means wizard. This is the code name of the man. The code name of the woman is Fei.
Almost all of them have forgotten their previous names and only used code names. In their small secret organization, each member calls each other by code names.
Secret organizations will always bring closer and deeper bonds between members. They are proud of their organization and proud of being a member of this organization.
Fei He Wu Jian is like that.
But the other taskers never knew that such a secret group existed. They do know that there are countless rumors that are not true or false in the narrow building, and a large part of them are conspiracy theories.
They didn't know that many of these conspiracy theories originated from the Scarlet and Umbrella organization.
However, Fei and Wujian don't think that it's all conspiracy theories. They believe that they are well-founded and are always looking for clues to prove their theories.
The two of them came to this nightmare this time because of this purpose.
They are actually angry that the outside world regards their inferences as conspiracy theories.
That can't be said to be a conspiracy theory.
That is... they combined with their own imagination and some of the things that the taskers have actually experienced, and inferred the truth behind things such as narrow buildings, nightmares, taskers, and so on.
… Well, they also know that this is an inference, so they have been trying to find evidence.
Over the years, they have achieved almost nothing. But in recent days, some changes have occurred in the narrow building, and the atmosphere that had been silent for a long time suddenly became lively and noisy.
Fei He Wu Jian also vaguely heard some more secret news. They confirmed the authenticity of the news in their small team, and then excitedly descended from the higher floors to the bottom of the narrow building, and then entered this nightmare.
Others are all going to higher floors, and the two of them "go down" instead. It is no wonder that many taskers regard these taskers who believe in conspiracy theories as lunatics.
However, there are actually many taskers who believe in those conspiracy theories.
… Anyway, it’s at least an explanation, isn’t it
Among the ruins, the road that Fei and Wujian took was first to the south, then to the east at the end, and finally north to the building where they agreed to meet. In terms of the road, their distance is the farthest, but the road is fairly smooth.
Along the way, the sight is a desolate and abandoned site, without the slightest greenery, just what it looked like after the collapse of the steel city.
Perhaps after many years, vegetation and animals will re-enter the ruins, and vines will grow along the walls, but whether there are humans at that time is another question.
Seeing these scenes, his complexion became more and more complicated, and his pace became slower and slower.
Finally, he couldn't go on anymore.
He asked with a trembling voice, "Doomsday... is it true?"
Fei's voice is cold, but her nails have fallen into the palm of her hand. She said: "There is no evidence to prove that it is true."
"... There is no evidence to prove it is false."
Fei bit his lip, calming himself down with pain. She took a deep breath and changed the subject: "We haven't met anyone along the way, I'm afraid we can't find anything..."
With that, she stopped suddenly.
Wu Jian concealed the emotions in his heart and looked forward, the man who made Fei suddenly silent.
The man walked slowly, holding a loaf of bread in his hand. Even when he saw Fei and Wu Jian, he didn't react at all, but walked quietly, like a numb zombie.
The sunken cheeks, pale complexion, and dry lips really looked like a zombie.
After a while, he walked past the two in silence, without saying a word, as if he hadn't seen them at all.
Wu Jian couldn't understand why Fei stopped there, and even turned and stared at the man's figure.
They stopped at the southernmost side of the entire ruins, on a road from west to east. The sound of the surrounding wind was raging, and the layers of dust on the ground were rolled up. They just stared at the man like this, watching his back gradually leave and walk away—
Walk into the mist that covers the outside world.
It just disappeared.
Wu Jian's expression changed: "That's not right! Didn't that bald head say that you can't get into the mist?!"
"That's for the quest person." Fei said while thinking, "These NPCs here are not necessarily."
Wu Jian frowned and said, "Perhaps it's just this narrow building resident who is special? But, it also means that the fog is really meaningful, right? It's not just to delineate the game scene. The fog..." His face suddenly appeared. Changed, "Will it be...?"
"Don't think about it!" Fei scolded him. "Even if the outside world considers our inferences to be conspiracy theories, you can't just think about anything you really encounter? Isn't that really a conspiracy theory?"
It's utterly inconsistent.
He actually wanted to refute. He was actually a little surprised at how often his companion associates his conspiracy theories and dismissed it.
However, over the years, they have finally obtained a clue that can prove their inference, so how can they not make them feel excited and nervous
end…
Wu Jian muttered this word in his heart.
They continued to walk forward.
Compared with Fei and Wujian, Mu Jiashi and the collector took the route closer to the playground. Therefore, they clearly heard the sound of "impurities".
Collectors are a little puzzled: "What are they talking about... what impurities?"
Mu Jiashi shook his head. He didn't pay much attention to this matter. Instead, he talked about another matter: "Are you hungry?"
The collector was taken aback, touched his stomach, and suddenly said something strangely: "It really feels like my stomach is empty."
In the narrow building, they have never felt this way before.
Whether it's hunger or fullness, it has never happened. Of course they can eat and drink in the narrow building, but in addition to satisfying their appetite, it will not bring any burden to their intestines and stomach.
But now, in this nightmare, they have a novel feeling of hunger.
Mu Jiashi frowned: "The situation is not right." He murmured, "It only takes ten minutes to feel hungry. Maybe in an hour, we will have to eat."
The collector's mouth still has that kind of surprised smile: "So, what will happen?"
"This means that in this nightmare," Mu Jiashi looked at him and said, "The fight for food is necessary."
The collector squeezed his chin, snorted, and then smiled on his lips: "I understand. We have to grab food from those inhabitants of the narrow building, right?" He laughed, "It's funny... like a genuine product." The same as the Doomsday game."
Mu Jiashi glanced at him, and had no liking for this leaping youth.
Most of the taskers in the narrow building... Not to mention powerful, at least serious. Even wicked people are serious about doing evil.
However, people like collectors are casual and irritable, as if they don't care about anything at all. If you are teammates with such taskers, it is really a headache.
At least Mu Jiashi doesn't like such taskers very much.
But he changed his mind and thought again, let him go. Anyway, in the nightmare at the bottom of the narrow building, even if it is a bad ending, it doesn't matter much. He'll be a waste of money and save it—Mu Jiashi thought so arrogantly.
His face still had that lazy look.
The collector looked at him with interest, with an unabated smile at the corner of his mouth.
The young man jumped to the front of Mu Jiashi again. After a while, he suddenly jumped back and said cheerfully, "Someone is robbing food in front of you!"
… Others grab food, why are you laughing so happily
Mu Jiashi was speechless and sighed with a headache. He had heard the sounds of fighting and roaring not far ahead.
He quickened his pace, flipped through the two collapsed concrete walls, and then saw the chaotic scene.
The collector’s look at the excitement is not fake, because this place is really lively. Mu Jiashi glanced around, stared at the people who were fighting for a while, and then understood the cause of the matter.
There is a non-staple food store with shattered shutter doors. This kind of shop always has some food inventory, and it is the kind of long-term preservation of antiseptic food, and there may even be tobacco and alcohol, which is naturally loved by survivors.
There are people on the 7th and 8th who are fighting desperately and vying for food. They all described withered, unclothed, dirty hands and faces, and even the methods of fighting are full of animal-like wildness and craziness.
Three of them are in a group, while the others are fighting on their own. But those who fight alone are more flexible and fierce than team fights, as if they are not dead.
As a result, the three people who had the upper hand were forced to give up part of their food after screaming and howling. One of them even had a finger bitten off.
Several people grabbed their own food, and were vigilant because of the arrival of Mu Jiashi and the collector, and soon dispersed with the food.
The collector cut in disappointment and muttered in a low voice: "I thought there would be something big..."
Mu Jiashi glanced at him.
He thought, amidst the ruins of such post-apocalyptic days, what could be the major events in the daily lives of these survivors
It is nothing more than fighting for food, drinking water, shelter, clothing, medicine, and at most weapons. But seeing that the group of people were still fighting with their bare hands just now, I would like to know that this ruin may not have any weapons.
Even if they did, they probably wouldn't belong to the survivors they saw just now.
Mu Jiashi shook his head, and said nothing. He looked at the grocery store, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Let's go there and have a look."
Collectors have no opinion. In addition to his words and expressions being too lively, he has always followed Mu Jiashi in his actions, and has not made any radical moves.
Although he couldn't help coughing twice when he entered the grocery store. The outside world is also dusty, but compared to the half-collapsed shop, the outside world looks much cleaner.
The collector couldn't help but stepped back, poked his head out of the store and took a couple of breaths, which made it easier. He looked back at the dim shop.
In the half-collapsed shop, there are actually a few shelves crookedly standing there. But everything on the shelf has been swept away.
Mu Jiashi looked at this small shop carefully, and stopped his eyes on the messy pens on the glass counter.
Suddenly something flashed across his mind.
The collector didn't notice his stunned look, and couldn't help saying: "Hey, there is nothing to be found in this place, let's go quickly."
He knew what Mu Jiashi wanted to do. Now that they are faintly hungry, being able to find food on the road provides a guarantee for their nightmare journey.
But... This small shop seems to have been raided.
As soon as the collector’s voice fell, she saw Mu Jiashi suddenly squatted down, reached into the depth of the container and took a bit, and then got a ham from the dark and dirty corner.
The collector immediately slapped himself, exclaiming: "Strong! You can find all this!"
Mu Jiashi glanced at him flatly.
The collector immediately said: "You just divide me a little, don't divide me half." He grinned and said, "If I have a little, I will be content."
Mu Jiashi rolled his eyes and broke half of it to him.
The situation is not clear now, and he doesn't need to hesitate on this kind of thing. Mu Jiashi never treats his teammates badly, even temporarily.
… Of course, when you sell your teammates, you don’t hesitate to sell.
The collector still doesn't know the nature of his temporary teammate. He takes the half of the ham and is about to utter his mouth.
Mu Jiashi reminded him abruptly: "Wait until you are really hungry before eating. Now eating is wasted."
The collector was stunned, then smiled and nodded, and threw the ham sausage into his pocket.
They once again embarked on the journey to the building.
At this time, they were about ten minutes away from the ground floor of the building. But the bald head and the flower arm have already arrived.
Before Bald and Flower Arm arrived, Xu Beijin had already observed their movements through the live broadcast system, so he returned to his bookstore ahead of time and continued to perform in the group peacefully.
The two brothers, Baldhead and Flower Arm, estimated the arrival time of the rest of the taskers in their minds, so they walked quietly through the building, planning to go to the abandoned supermarket a little south to see if they could find some food in advance.
However, as they walked through the building, they inadvertently saw the bookstore and Xu Beijin sitting behind the counter through the dirty floor-to-ceiling windows on the ground floor of the building.
The bald-headed eyes stared out of the eye sockets: "Damn! When will there be an NPC in the bookstore!"
Just when they came to this nightmare last time, the bookstore was still empty, but now, there is an extra man sitting behind the counter.
The bald head couldn't help but glanced at Hua Arm in doubt.
Hua Arm frowned, "Something's wrong... It didn't happen last time, this time it did. Is there anything different about entering the nightmare this time? No, it's the second time we entered. The nightmare can't change... "
After bald thinking for a while, he suddenly understood: "The last time we came here, it was the late stage of the nightmare. But now, we came to the building in the early stage of the first round of nightmare... This is the difference!"
The two brothers glanced at each other and said in unison: "This is the information I missed before!"
So they rushed into the bookstore happily, forgetting about the things they thought about going to the supermarket to find food and the things they had agreed to meet with other taskers.
A new NPC in the nightmare! It's the NPC they haven't encountered the last time! Doesn't this rush up to ask a wave of information
Xu Beijin was sitting behind the counter and wandering sleepily. The thoughts in his mind could not leave the black robe man standing on the fountain platform and shouting "Humanity is the impurity of the earth".
But suddenly, the two brothers Bald and Flowered Arms appeared in front of him, shocking him.
Of course, Xu Beijin's expression on the face did not change in any way, he just frowned slightly, as if he felt a little displeased with these two uninvited guests.
In this shabby, stale bookstore, the man sitting behind the counter, wearing a white shirt, with a cold look and handsome appearance, makes people feel at first glance-he is definitely not an ordinary person!
Bald and Flower Arm became more excited. Bald even turned his head and said to Flower Arm, "Brother, we are going to send it!"
Xu Beijin: "..."
In the live broadcast room, the audience hahaha for a while.
"Sure enough, Beibei couldn't escape the fate of the tool man."
"What kind of tool man is the fate of'Anchor Murderer Theory'!"
"Oh, I want to reason, when will the reasoning guy come back, hurry up and analyze the rationality of the anchor as a murderer!"
"Hey, are you the master of Yin and Yang in the live broadcast room?"
"It's nice to taunt two people at once."
"Beibei, don't stare at us, you stare again, we also know that you are just a cutie, hehehe."
Xu Beijin: "..."
Who is the cutie! You make it clear!
He felt frustrated, and turned his attention to the two bald heads and flower arms who broke into the bookstore.
At exactly this time, the bald head also walked in front of him, a pair of bloodshot eyes staring at Xu Beijin. He asked Xu Beijin with an insincere request tone: "Do you know something about this ruin?"
Xu Bei's expression remained unchanged, but he didn't even stand up, just lifted his eyelids and calmly looked up at his bald head.
Obviously the bald head is condescending, but at the moment in the quiet bookstore, the bald head feels as if he is being looked down upon by the man in front of him.
He felt a heavy pressure. He didn't know if it was because the light in the bookstore was too dim, or because of the man's aura and appearance. He even turned his gaze away unconsciously, afraid to look directly at Xu Beijin's gaze.
Seeing that Xu Bei did not speak, Hua Arm took two steps forward impatiently: "I want to ask you something, you..."
He suddenly got stuck because he also met Xu Beijin's gaze. He didn't know what was going on, he couldn't help but tremble.
The corners of Xu Beijin’s mouth opened a faint smile. He was just because he thought the two people in front of him looked a bit funny, but the smile, coupled with his pale, ghostly complexion, really made the bald head and Hua's arm trembled unconsciously.
The bald head couldn't help swallowing in fear. He thought, what kind of NPC are they facing? What is the relationship between this man who appeared in the bookstore of the building and this post-apocalyptic nightmare in ruins
Without speaking, Hua Arm had to take over this important task. He bit his scalp and said: "Sorry... We were not so good just now... You, cough, you, can you tell us about this ruin?"
Xu Bei thought to himself that he didn't know anything, at least the master didn't tell him anything.
But... through the perspective of the live broadcast room, he also saw something. It's just that the two taskers in front of him have come to this nightmare, maybe they know more than him.
Although Xu Beijin intends to use the information obtained in the live broadcast room to secretly guide the development of the nightmare, he does not want to take risks after all. However, if he now says that he doesn't know anything, it would be too frustrating.
He could see that the two taskers in front of him seemed to regard him as a group performer as a big man in a nightmare.
In that case...
Xu Bei smiled and said without changing his face: "I follow the principle of equivalent exchange."
The bald head and Hua Arm looked at each other, looking at each other.
In the live broadcast room, the audience roared with laughter: "Hahahaha Beibei, you are trying to do for nothing!"
Xu Bei laughed and said nothing.
Yes, he just wanted to use the information that Bald Head and Flower Arm knew...or rather, the information they concealed. He was still impressed by what Shade said before, "They will forget it sooner or later."
Forgetting... If this is a certain pattern of this nightmare, then this nightmare can really be said to be very special.
After hesitating for a while, the bald head said, "What do you want to know?"
Xu Bei slyly pushed this question back to the bald head: "What information you want from me depends on your sincerity."
The words were confirmed by the bald head. Xu Beijin probably really knew something, otherwise, he would not have said that. Only those who really know something can be so confident.
As a result, Bald turned his head and looked at each other with the flowered arm, and the two brothers seemed to confirm something with their eye contact.
Then he turned his head and said to Xu Beijin: "We have just come here, but we have heard that this area seems to be infected with a virus. Once we enter here, we will gradually forget our past."
Forgotten
Xu Beijin was taken aback in his heart, but his face was calm.
Looking at Xu Beijin with his bald head, his expression did not fluctuate. He gritted his teeth thinking that the information he provided was not recognized by Xu Beijin.
He thought that this was just a resident of a narrow building, and had nothing to do with the mission's activities. It didn't matter if he told Xu Beijin what he knew... Yes, that's it.
He convinced himself, so he added again: "And when you forget all the memories after entering this area, everything will restart."
Xu Bei was slightly startled.
The bald head said: "The time here is cyclic."