In the dim light, the drifting dust swirled in the ubiquitous mist, like a lonely dancer.
Black fog, a product that only exists in the world of reversal, is the culprit of the gloomy environment. They absorb a lot of light and heat, making the world behind the Krav Gate always so dark and gloomy.
Next to the rusty iron cabinet with cartons and documents, a man in a red protective suit and a helmet was flipping through the things on the cabinet. Those things had been there for who knows how many years, and they would break into pieces and turn into ashes if touched.
"This Reverse World No. 127 really makes me sick. Look at it, the civilization that once existed there is so similar to ours. I wouldn't be surprised even if I saw another me here."
Turning around, he said impatiently, "What's going on, Tianyang? Can't you contact our team?"
There was a faint light on the protective suit, which was the miniature searchlight on the shoulder. The effective distance of the light was short, and the black fog in the air absorbed the light, making it even dimmer.
With the help of light, I could barely see that this seemed to be an archive room or something like that.
There were papers scattered on the ground, covered with messy footprints. Someone was half-crouching on a thick stack of documents, fiddling with a standard communicator.
This device, which looks like a radio, can be used for communication in the opposite world and can send and receive data.
Built-in security devices can prevent unauthorized interception, and its components include receiving antenna, frequency conversion module, strengthening module and spare matrix circuit.
Now, the man called Tianyang is installing components on the communicator to strengthen the transmission of signals.
Even so, the electronic noise coming back from the communicator foreshadowed a difficult future for the team.
"... This is the fourth squad of the collection team. I am Tianyang, soldier code 1507. Please reply if you receive this."
After several unsuccessful attempts, Tianyang raised his head. In the light, he could see a face in the helmet that was still childish.
"No contact, Captain. Perhaps we are too deep and have exceeded the transmission limit of the communication terminal."
Someone not far away kicked a shelf hard, pointed at the captain in the red protective suit and shouted, "This is all your fault, Qin Wu! If you hadn't been so hot-headed, we wouldn't have been cut off from retreat by those damned prowlers!"
Captain Qin Wu pointed at the fourth member guarding the door and said, "Can you blame me for this? If that bastard Dong Yan hadn't vowed that he had found the signal of the Star Marrow Pillar, would I have rushed over with you guys?"
The team member at the door defended himself: "My digital model is correct. According to the recent activity data of the Wanderers, there must be a star pillar nearby!"
Qin Wu rushed over and grabbed his protective suit: "Then tell me, where is Xingzhu now?"
"Quiet!"
Tianyang raised his hand and clenched it into a fist, which was a warning gesture.
All members of the collection team, including the captain, looked nervously outside the door.
The walls of the passage outside the door were mottled and covered with mold.
Around the corner not far away, some strange noises were heard.
It sounded like the dying gasp of a critically ill patient, or the low roar of a wounded beast.
Tianyang took out a fluorescent stick from the tool bag behind his waist.
Qin Wu became nervous: "What are you going to do?"
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We need light, don't worry, Captain, the Prowler doesn't react to light sources."
Tianyang bent the fluorescent stick and threw it out. The fluorescent stick fell at the corner of the passage. The chemicals in it began to react and the cold light gradually lit up.
In the cold blue-gray light, everyone could clearly see several figures appearing on the wall at the corner.
The figures were extremely distorted, swaying, and wandering in the corridor on the other side.
Suddenly, a hand grabbed the corner of the wall. The skin of that hand was festering and secreting a dark green pus. It was sticky and dripped onto the ground, making a hissing sound.
Like water dripping on hot rocks...
The collection team members' hearts were in their throats, but fortunately, the hand quickly retracted.
"It's the Prowlers, it's them!" The team member named Dongyan stepped back again and again, "Captain, let's go quickly. I don't want to be caught by those things!"
"But how do we get out?" another team member shouted, "Even if we rush through this corridor, there are more prowlers down there. Downstairs, on the street, in every building, they are everywhere!"
"Shut up!"
Qin Wu tightened the attacker's rifle in his hand, his eyes flickering: "It seems that this is the only way."
He turned around and stretched out his hand to Tianyang: "New soldier, give me your gun!"
Inside the helmet, Tianyang's face was clearly filled with hesitation.
He subconsciously tightened his grip on the rifle.
The attacker rifle is the standard equipment for the collection team. This type of live ammunition gun that fires solid bullets has limited power and a clumsy body.
But if the distance is right, the Wanderer's will cage can still be destroyed. That is the only way to stop these dark people.
So handing over the gun is tantamount to handing over one's life.
At this moment, the light of the fluorescent stick began to fade. In the gradually dimming light, a foot stepped over and completely extinguished the cold light in the corner.
Those twisted figures began to move forward, and in the dark passage, the pale light emitted by the Wanderer's Will Cage was like a will-o'-the-wisp dancing in a cemetery!
"Quick! I'll stop them, you go first!"
Qin Wu urged: "I need enough firepower, damn it, can I still hurt you!"
Tianyang bit his lip: "Okay."
The boy handed over his rifle and a magazine.
Qin Wu took it and waved his hand, saying, "Leave through the window, climb up, and find another way to retreat. Tianyang, you go first!"
Tianyang nodded, turned and ran towards the window.
Just started moving.
Bang!
The boy's whole body shook, and the blood spurting from his right thigh was reflected on the visor of his helmet like a blooming flower.
The boy stumbled and fell to the ground.
This sudden change shocked the other two team members.
Qin Wu shouted, "Why are you still standing there? Come with me. There are too many wanderers in the building. Now his protective suit is torn. The beta pheromone he releases will attract those dark bastards. This is our only chance!"
I see!
Not sure if it was because of the injury or because of the betrayal, the boy just felt his hands and feet were cold.
The anger burned in his chest, rushed through his veins, and finally turned into a roar.
"Qin Wu, why!"
In his helmet, Qin Wu sneered: "Why so many reasons
"I am a noble man from the fortress. You are a dog living in the lower class. You should feel honored to have the opportunity to die for me!"
"You bastard!"
Tianyang tried to stand up and fight with Qin Wu.
The black muzzle of the attacker's rifle made him pause.
At the same time, it also calmed him down. Tianyang realized that anger could not change anything, and only by thinking calmly could he have a chance to survive.
Qin Wu pointed his gun at the young man, then looked at the other two and said, "Are you going to leave or not? If not, stay here with him!"
After saying this, Qin Wu walked towards the window.
The two team members looked at each other, and finally chose to leave with the captain.
"etc!"
Tianyang took out a dagger, turned the tip of the knife upside down, and pointed it at his heart.
"You can go, but give me a first aid kit and two units of survival supplies!"
Qin Wu suddenly became anxious: "Why do you still have a knife in your hand!"
Daggers are not standard equipment for gathering teams.
Tianyang sneered. This dagger was given to him by his mother for self-defense before he set out. She had spent all her savings to buy this alloy dagger.
The boy hid it carefully and was reluctant to use it, so Qin Wu naturally didn't know of its existence.
"Qin Wu, I don't need to remind you. Dead people don't release type-B pheromones. If you don't give me anything, I'm going to die anyway, so I might as well end my life now!" Tian Yang shouted with a resolute look in his eyes.
Inside the helmet, Qin Wu was sweating profusely and his eyes were full of hesitation.
Tian Yang looked at the other two team members and said, "Perhaps you should persuade Captain Qin Wu. Otherwise, if I die, one of you two might be the next one to be abandoned."
"After all, you are also the common people who can be sacrificed at any time, right?"
Dong Yan and another team member couldn't help but swallow their saliva and clenched their rifles. Although they didn't dare to point the guns directly at Qin Wu, they put their fingers on the trigger.
Qin Wu saw this detail clearly and couldn't help but curse in his heart.
Of course he knew that this new recruit was putting pressure on him. To be honest, he had not expected this situation at all.
If he had known Tianyang was so difficult to deal with, he should have changed his target just now.
As for now...
"I'll give him a first aid kit, and each of you take out a unit of survival supplies! Hurry, there's no time!"
Qin Wu quickly took off the backpack behind him, which contained a first aid kit. The other two exchanged glances, took out their survival supplies, and then looked at Tianyang nervously.
The young man then moved the dagger away a little.
Qin Wu breathed a sigh of relief, snorted, and climbed out of the window.
Soon the three of them used the pipes on the outer wall to climb up to avoid the wanderers in the building.
Watching them leave, Tianyang did not say anything harsh, but kept the grudge firmly in his heart.
Next, he reached out to take the first aid kit, but there were strange noises coming from the passage outside the door. The sound was like that of a leaky bellows, which made Tianyang turn his head to look.
The pale ghost fire floating in the dark passage was getting closer and closer. Tianyang even saw a foot with only three toes and covered with sticky pus, stepping heavily on the ground.
Juice splashed everywhere.
The Prowler has arrived at the door!