If this young man did not lie, then Wu Chan was almost certain that this man was the eldest son of Gong Jingsheng and his wife who ran away from home, and Gong Tiantian's brother.
Compared to his younger sister who is more like his father, his older brother's appearance is more inherited from his mother.
Wu Chan asked tentatively: "Are you here in this old city to go to the new city D067?"
The young man smiled and said: "I am an independent treasure hunter. Of course I am here to make a fortune."
Wu Chan said: "Then what did you gain?"
The young man said: "Having the honor of taking refuge with you all is the best reward since entering this old city."
Zhan Hai said: "Mr. Gong, you are really good at talking."
The young man said: "Just call me Xiao Gong. I wonder what other elder brothers should be called?"
Zhan Hai smiled and didn't answer.
Due to Ye Mei's identity, Zhan Hai and others cannot declare their family status. Wu Chan didn't answer, not because he was rude, but because he was worried that his surname would irritate this little palace.
Fortunately, Xiao Gong was very sensible and didn't ask any questions. He took out a blanket from his backpack and wrapped himself up.
Not long after, the ground began to shake, and zombies rushed towards various old cities. After the tremors in the street subsided, Xiao Gong set up a small pot and prepared to boil water. Wu Zen noticed that he lit the stove with blue electric sparks emerging from his fingertips.
Xiaogong noticed Wu Chan's gaze, raised his head and smiled in return.
This smile made Wu Chan look like he was seeing Gong Tiantian disguised as a man.
The outside of Wu Chan's arm suddenly felt warm. It was Zhan Hai who brought hot food.
"Familiar?"
Wu Chan said: "I didn't hear your footsteps. How did you do that?"
Zhan Hai said: "That's because you are too absorbed in watching."
There was no words all night, and early the next morning, Xiao Gong packed up his personal belongings and said goodbye to everyone.
He lifted up the fireproof cloth and was about to leave when Wu Chan couldn't help but said to his back: "When you have time, go back to D067 New City and take a look."
The figure behind him was obviously stunned, but the man didn't look back and walked out directly.
The stranger's stay was just a brief interlude. The convoy went on the road normally. After noon, the convoy finally approached the edge of the ash storm.
Ashes are falling all the time from every corner of the old city. On the way here, the ashes were only the size of snow particles, but now the ashes are like goose feathers of snow, with a faint glow of fire as they fall, and fall on the windshield. It breaks when touched.
Zhan Hai and others got off the car.
He leaned against the car door and lit a cigarette.
Wu Chan said: "I thought that an organization like yours, which has strict training, would not touch tobacco or alcohol."
Zhan Hai blew out a smoke ring: "We live like ghosts, but we are still human after all. As human beings, we will have quirks. Every time I enter the ash storm, I smoke a cigarette."
Wu Chan said: "How many times have you been in?"
Zhan Hai said: "Not much. So my lungs are still very clean."
Wu Chan said nothing and looked at the ash storm in the distance that covered the sky and the sun.
Ash storm is a unique climate phenomenon in the old city.
It occasionally appears in different locations in the old city. Like a thunderstorm, the Cyclops will always appear with the appearance of the ash storm.
Wu Chan had experienced many sudden ash storms in the old city. The most recent time was when he went to climb Poison Mountain. At that time, Shen Jin was sitting in the co-pilot of the car, and he and she were not very familiar with each other.
It is different from the sudden ash storm.
The ashes storm ahead is permanently stationed in the center of the old city, like a stubborn disease, and its destructive power is even more powerful. Red lightning flashes in the chaotic storm.
Even though they were hundreds of meters away, the howling wind could still hit everyone's faces.
Zhan Hai took a deep breath and smoked the entire cigarette completely. He threw the cigarette butt on the ground and crushed the sparks with his feet.
"Wear a battle suit."
Six metal boxes shaped like coffins were unloaded from the truck bed and stood in a row.
Six people, including Wu Chan, Zhan Hai, and Shen Jin, entered the suit one after another, waiting for the assistants to install the external spine and create a protective source of protective fluid.
Zhan Hai said: "At this moment, the six of us no longer have names, but six numbers. I am No. 1."
Shen Jin was assigned to number five, and Wu Chan was assigned to number six.
After dividing the numbers, Wu Chan got a disc. There is a button in the middle and numbers from one to six on the outside.
Zhan Hai said: "After entering the ash storm, conventional communication equipment failed, except for this positioning plate. When you find the tallest building you can find, install the demolition bomb, and retreat to a safe location, press the button in the middle. When all six lights on the periphery light up, I will detonate all the bombs at once. The whole purification process is that simple."
Wu Chan said: "What is the explosion range of the bomb?"
Zhan Hai said: "If you install a bomb on the middle floor of a high-rise building, the explosion after detonation will go straight up and down, so a safe location is 100 meters away. In case of special circumstances, you only need to hide 50 meters away." , can also survive.”
All six night charms put on their storm-proof suits.
Only then did Zhan Hai take out a long box with a tight shape. He and the other two Ye Mei inserted three keys into the three keyholes at the same time before opening the long box.
The lid was slit sideways, and a thick cold air came out the moment it was opened. There were six objects not much larger than mechanical test tubes lined up inside.
Zhan Hai took out one of them: "This kind of bomb is very unstable. Severe vibrations at normal temperatures will cause it to explode."
He turned the bomb around and pointed the tip toward Wu Zen.
"When you get there, place the bomb vertically on the ground, and then press the button hard. A mechanical claw will pop up from the bottom of the bomb to fix it to the ground. The only thing left to do is to escape from the building quickly. You see, the designer put the bomb The design is so simple, doesn’t it take good care of us?”
Wu Chan felt that Zhan Hai was mocking something, but he was focusing on other things now.
"You said that vibrations at normal temperatures can cause explosions, so aren't we committing suicide by running with bombs in our arms?"
Zhan Hai said: "It won't detonate if you run, and it won't detonate if you throw it high. What I just said is violent vibration. The amplitude does not matter, the important thing is the frequency."
After distributing bombs, Zhan Hai began to distribute ghost faces.
"remember."
He paused deliberately.
"The limit that a pair of ghost horns can filter the miasma is only one and a half hours, which means that no one of us can stay in the ash storm for more than three hours. I hope everyone can come out alive, and Ye Mei never advocates not doing so. Meaningful sacrifice, this mission failed, we will have another chance, and the prerequisite for the next chance is that people must live. I know this sounds like a long-winded statement, but I hope everyone will listen."
Wu Chan said: "Apart from armor, are weapons optional?"
Zhan Hai said: "Try to pack as lightly as possible, your long pole will definitely not be of use."
Of course Wu Chan would not carry a fierce leopard. The reason why he asked this was because he wanted to bring both long knives.
One more knife, one more chance of survival.
Zhan Hai said: "Any more questions?"
Everyone shook their heads.
Zhan Hai issued an order.
"Set off!"