The Black Iron Wasteland is burning.
A bottomless crack burst all the way from the depths of the endless wasteland.
It seems that the fire from the abyss is constantly bursting out of the cracks, mixed with molten metal, like a wonderful fireworks display at the doomsday celebration.
It is more shocking than the fireworks on any celebration day in the main city.
"How long will it take to cut the main city in half?" Fu Lu looked at the flames in the distance.
"It's early." Nine Wings said.
Although the flames could be seen clearly, the explosion could be heard clearly, and the temperature in the air had risen significantly, but this crack appeared overnight after the Black Iron Wasteland, and it didn't move forward, nor did it get wider.
Like an incomplete premonition of death.
A poster of You Must Die was put up, but no date was given.
"Could Ninggu really be the savior?" Shouxi said, "He said that the main city will be divided into half for you, and the main city will really be divided into two halves."
"Which half do you want?" Fu Lu looked forward to it.
"Of course it's half of the Lost Valley!" Shouxi said, "The boss died when he left the Lost Valley."
"It doesn't just die," Fulu jumped up, "it turns into air, like a poet."
"A poet is consciousness," Shouxi said, "which cannot be seen or touched."
"That's what Qi Hang is like," Fu Lu said, "It's good to be able to see it, but it's too sad not to be able to see it."
"Boss," Shou Xi moved closer to Jiu Yi, "Which one do you like?"
Jiu Yi turned his head to look at the two of them, and after a few seconds he roared: "I want to live!"
"Alive—" Fu Lu Shou Xi shouted together.
Who doesn't want to be alive.
Nine Wings' eyes slowly moved to the main city, looking at the light spurs that looked a little dim due to the strong contrast of the firelight. If there was an exit, then under the light spurs, there would be people who could survive.
Those who cannot leave, follow this hopeless world, collapse and melt.
Who doesn't want to live, even if it means giving up the body.
Living is much easier for Nine Wings than those in the main city.
I think, I think, I just live.
"Why hasn't the car come yet?" Jiu Yi said.
"Is the ghost town gone?" Floo said.
"Is the caracal still around these few days?" Nine Wings didn't answer this question.
"Yeah," Flow said, "I came across it when I went to the gap."
"What is it doing in the gap?" Nine Wings asked.
"Scratch your ears," Floo replied.
"... besides scratching your ears?" Nine Wings asked again.
"Licking fur." Floo replied.
"Go down!" Nine Wings roared.
Fu Lu Shouxi and a few little bats ran back to Lost Valley from the entrance next to it.
The Caracal is also observing the changes in the Black Iron Wasteland. Recently, it can often be seen at several exits of the Black Iron Wasteland in Lost Valley, but Nine Wings has not communicated with the Caracal.
In the past, he would only come to the ground on celebration days to see how much the main city had declined. He had never seen a caracal cat a few times, and he would definitely run away if he saw it.
Now that Lian Chuan is not in the main city, there is no need to be afraid to see the caracal.
Nine Wings looked in the direction of the main city again, stood up and walked towards the exit.
Only the Lost Valley can give him a sense of security. It is huge but narrow, lively and deserted. Everyone is alive and everyone is dead.
Practical.
"The gap data hasn't changed in the past few days?" Minister Chen looked at the screen.
"No," Chunsan folded his arms and tapped his chin lightly with his fingers, "there is no abnormal fluctuation in the underground monitoring."
"What about Betelgeuse?" Minister Chen asked.
"The training department has cut off the data transmission of Betelgeuse early this morning," Chun San glanced at him, "It will no longer be shared with us."
"It's too late," Minister Chen was not too surprised, "The higher-ups already know that Betelgeuse's mental power has been seriously leaked."
"It's not accurate, the leak has to have a direction, where did the leak go?" Chunsan smiled, "A leak that is completely undetectable is not called a leak, it's called a disappearance. Betelgeuse is disappearing."
"Why do you look so happy?" Minister Chen frowned.
"It's nothing," Chunsan turned and walked out the door, "I'm going out for a walk, I haven't rested for two days."
"Be careful," Minister Chen looked at her, "Take two people."
"It's okay," Chun San turned around and smiled again, "Who knows who I am?"
Minister Chen sighed, turned his head and continued to look at the screen.
Chun San walked out of the gate of the City Affairs Office with a smile. She didn't want to be so obvious, but she couldn't help it.
She thinks that Minister Chen should be able to think of why she is so happy. Compared to the fact that the collapse may have already begun, Lian Chuan may have obtained the spiritual power of Betelgeuse, which can make her forget all despair.
The moment the huge rift appeared on the Black Iron Wasteland, whether or not it indicated that the countdown to the last day had entered, for the main city, it was the beginning of the collapse.
The barrier in area C, which was destroyed on a large scale due to the impact of the travelers, has completely lost its function.
The only areas that can still be controlled by the main city are the two districts A and B. All the forces are concentrated at various intersections in District A, while the area outside District B has fallen into chaos.
The vitality of people bursting out of despair is stronger than ever.
Those who usually draw the curtains when they see a patrol are enjoying their "last days" wantonly outside Area B.
"Let's go?" Li Liang stood in front of the smashed bar, looked at Guangguang, "Lu Qian and I will send you back first."
"Don't go," Guang Guang leaned against the wall and tilted his head, "Why should I go?"
"It's too dangerous," Li Liang said, "I don't know when travelers will come, and it will only be more chaotic. The number of people stationed in the city guards is less than half of what it used to be, and the patrols have given up outside Area B. Traveling Those who don't know when it will come... ”
"And then?" Guang Guang asked, "According to this speed, in a short time, Area B will be unable to defend, and finally Area A, City Affairs Office, Internal Defense, Operations and Training Department... where else can we retreat?"
Li Liang looked at her without speaking.
"Why are you so worried about me?" Guang Guang also looked at Li Liang, "Do you like me?"
"No, it's just that we have a good impression. We have known each other for a long time," Li Liang said, "but it will take time to like it."
"Oh?" Guang Guang smiled.
"So do you want to try to live longer?" Li Liang said.
"No," Guangguang walked over, with his arms supporting the half of the bar, "I just need to know that one day in the future, someone will like me, that's all. I want to live, but I want to die freely , I have enough courage to enjoy all my experiences."
It took a long time for Li Liang to speak: "The cleaning team now has two tasks in Area C every day, and I will come to see you."
"If I'm not dead, I'm here." Guang Guang nodded.
Li Liang walked out of Guangguang's entertainment store, Lu Qian straddled the A01 and waited for him outside the door, all weapons were turned on.
The scenery on the street has changed, and it often gives people the illusion of being on the edge of Zone D. People's hatred of hyenas has turned into courage without fear of death, and they often encounter attacks.
The city guard at the exit of Lost Valley has been disarmed, and the bat's self-made weapons can easily flow into the main city, and the lethality is not small.
"Did you leave your weapons for Guang Guang?" Lu Qian asked.
Li Liang glanced at him.
"Long Biao found out that one of our weapons was missing when we cleared the warehouse yesterday," Lu Qian said, "It is a non-binding equipment."
"What did you tell him?" Li Liang stepped into his car.
"I forgot to report the loss of the task." Lu Qian said.
"Which mission wasted?" Li Liang asked.
"Long Biao said he would record it." Lu Qian said.
Li Liang smiled and said nothing.
"It doesn't make any sense, does it?" Lu Qian said, "Whether it's true or not."
"We still have a mission," Li Liang put on his goggles, and received the mission information, "D8, area D, illegal intrusion, these are real, let's go."
"Yes." Lu Qian replied.
Ning Gu sat on the ground, lowered his head and turned his back to Lian Chuan, brushed his hair aside: "Can you see it?"
"I see." Lian Chuan looked at the small wound on the back of his head. The neat cut would not be so smooth unless it was hit by a knife.
"I've always wanted to know who I am, who are my parents, and where are they?" Ning Gu said in a low voice, "Headmaster and they treat me so well, although they will punish me...but they never really treat me well, I have always felt that my parents must be very powerful travelers, very important people... "
Lian Chuan looked at his wound and listened to him.
"But the leader said," Ning Gu took a light breath, "he doesn't know who my parents are, I'm just... a baby of unknown origin, a baby picked up by a traveler from the Black Iron Wasteland."
Ning Gu turned his head and looked at him: "I am just an abandoned baby, maybe just an illegal birth that cannot exist in the main city."
"No." Lian Chuan replied.
"Huh?" Ning Gu looked at him.
"You are a traveler," Lian Chuan said, "Your abilities don't just come from Qihang's fragments, you have your own abilities, which will not exist in the illegal birth."
"Are you sure?" Ning Gu asked.
"Sure," Lian Chuan glanced at him, "I have cleaned up a lot, and I will check the information when recycling illegal births."
"I almost forgot... You used to be a murderous hyena." Ning Gu said.
"Qi Hang's ability is mental damage, and it is absolutely impossible to wake up Betelgeuse," Lian Chuan said, "You can control it."
Ning Gu looked at him.
"Need I say anything else?" Lian Chuan said.
"Say." Ning Gu said.
"Don't lament why I talk so much in the future," Lian Chuan said, "The amount of my words depends on the brains of the listeners."
"I don't have that thing." Ning Gu said.
"You are a descendant of travelers," Lian Chuan said, "you have the abilities of your parents."
"Crowd control," Ning Gu said in a low voice, "I've heard of it, and Lin Fan mentioned it just now, but... that person has long since disappeared. Before I was born, there was only his legend, Hammer mentioned it, they Call him E, I can't be his kid."
Lian Chuan was silent for a long time, as if he was thinking, but he couldn't see it.
"Are you feeling unwell?" Ning Gu asked, "Is the medicine useless?"
"Is there any storage equipment in the medical room in the ghost town?" Lian Chuan asked, "Sleep or something."
"... You want to say that E is hidden? Dormant?" Ning Gu was shocked.
"What I want to talk about is you," Lian Chuan looked at him, "a suitable body, a body that can withstand Qi Hang's fragments, dormant and wait for the day when the fragments are found."
"Shut up." Ning Gu said.
Lian Chuan didn't speak any more, and leaned back into the recliner.
"You want to say that this matter is not decided by the regiment leader, but by my parents?" Ning Gu's voice trembled violently, "You want to say that my parents decided to use me to store Qihang's fragments when I was born ?”
"Maybe I'm thinking too much." Lian Chuan said.
"Do you have any feelings at all?" Ning Gu leaned in front of him suddenly, shouting under his voice, "When you told me this kind of guess, did you consider how I would feel when I heard it? Huh? Lian Chuan? Are you human? Are you not!"
"I don't care." Lian Chuan looked at him.
"Don't care about what?" Ning Gu stared at him in disbelief.
"I don't care if I am human or not," Lian Chuan said, "I can accept everything I have experienced, because there is no other choice. If you choose wrong, you will not necessarily die, but if you hesitate, you will die."
"I don't understand!" Ning Gu roared.
"Don't worry about this," Lian Chuan said, "Why you, why they decide your way like this, there is no reason."
"Who am I?" Ning Gu looked at him, "Who am I? Tell me, who am I?"
"You are you," Lian Chuan poked his chest, "You are what you see, you are what you hear, you are what you remember, you are what you have experienced, and you are what you live."
Ning Gu stared at him.
"The one who is different from others is you," Lian Chuan said, "Who am I? The precursor experiment? Lian Chuan? Betelgeuse? It's not me, it's all me."
Ning Gu still stared at him.
"You can think so much here," Lian Chuan closed his eyes, "it's because you are you."
"No one can decide my path." Ning Gu said.
Lian Chuan didn't speak.
Ning Gu didn't speak any more.
After a long silence, Ning Gu frowned and clicked his tongue.
Lian Chuan opened his eyes.
"You said, I won't..." Ning Gu hesitated, "I'm older than Crazy Uncle?"
"You can't really be a bat, can you?" Lian Chuan said.
"What do you mean?" Ning Gu glared at him immediately.
"Uncle Crazy is older than the leader," Lian Chuan said, "Even if you are as old as Uncle Crazy, will the leader let you sleep in the womb?"
"...Oh." Ning Gu nodded.
"I don't want to talk anymore." Lian Chuan said.
"You don't have to say it." Ning Gu said.
"Use your brain," Lian Chuan said.
"Didn't you say you don't want to talk?" Ning Gu lay down on the ground.
Lian Chuan didn't make another sound.
"Liangou, let me ask you." Ning Gu lay down for a while and then turned his head to look at Lian Chuan, "What's the matter with your injuries? The medicine should be useful, but why are some of them better and some of them not?"
Lian Chuan didn't speak.
"Hey," Ning Gu sat up, "Hey."
"That's Betelgeuse's attack window, and it can recover a little bit, but it can't be completely recovered." Lian Chuan said.
The monster he saw in the dream flashed through Ning Gu's mind, he sighed and then lay back on the ground.
"It's okay." Lian Chuan said.
"Are you used to it?" Ning Gu asked.
"Yeah." Lian Chuan closed his eyes.
"You are resting here, I want to find Uncle Crazy later," Ning Gu said, "Why did he mix with those travelers in the basement? Does he know where the nails are? Does he know something? what else?"
"Wait until I recover." Lian Chuan said.
"You don't have to accompany me," Ning Gu said, "This is my own business. I don't need to worry about who I am, but no matter who it is, it can arrange my life, but not my death. I have to figure out how to live .”
"En." Lian Chuan responded.
"I am the savior." Ning Gu said.
"... Mmm." Lian Chuan opened his eyes, this overconfident conclusion made him want to see Ning Gu's expression now.
"I'll show you something," Ning Gu looked serious, and reached out to feel in the small pocket inside the boot, "I got it in Lost Valley."
"It was stolen." Lian Chuan said.
Ning Gu looked at him: "What's the matter?"
"What is it?" Lian Chuan asked.
Ning Gu put a small metal bead in the palm of his hand, and stretched it out in front of him: "That yellow-eyed bat said that only the savior can open this thing, so I opened it with a pinch."
Lian Chuan picked up the small bead and looked carefully: "There is something on it."
"Awesome," Ning Gu said, "It took me a long time to find out that there are small dots, some are bigger and some are smaller, and they are arranged in the same order in groups."
Lian Chuan took the cold light bottle next to it, and looked closely at it.
"Have you seen it?" Ning Gu asked.
"Like a password," Lian Chuan said.