The surroundings were quiet, and the only sound that could be heard was the clicking of dead branches and leaves with the soles of their feet. Xiyou strolled behind Qi Zhao, carefully observing the movements around her. A crow flew past, accompanied by an ominous "Ahhh" sound,

Xiyou couldn't help but feel creepy. The gray weather was not suitable for staying in such an eerie place.

A mouse quickly scurried past Xiyou's feet. Xiyou was so frightened that she stepped back and screamed. Her unsteady steps almost made her fall. Fortunately, Qi Zhao had quick eyes and quick hands and used a scabbard to support the girl's shaky body.

Only then did Xiyou reluctantly stand still.

"I didn't expect you to be so timid. I saw you fighting the White Walkers before, and I thought you were very brave." Qi Zhao threw away the cigarette butt and smiled crookedly. His stubbled face was not slovenly, and he had a unique mature manly look.

spirit.

Xiyou hurriedly stood up and thanked Qi Zhao, tidied up her clothes embarrassedly, and glared angrily at the mouse that ran away, and then with a shyness of being poked into the center of things, she said: "Girls are always afraid.

Animals hiding in the dark, this is an instinctive reaction."

"That's it, it's true." Qi Zhao specially drawled his voice when he spoke, as if he really understood. Xi You stopped explaining and leaned down to continue searching for any clues.

"But you actually know how to go to DX Academy." Qi Zhao took a peek at the girl's serious look and said casually.

Xiyou raised her upper body to take a breath, half-crouched aside and looked at the burly man. Then she lowered her head and continued searching while saying: "After all, it can be considered a dream." The girl's tone was light, as if she was saying

Something that has nothing to do with oneself, or perhaps a slight sense of inexplicable loss.

Xiyou wore trousers and knelt down without scruple to study a strange wear mark on the ground. The mark was still very clear, as if it had only occurred recently, but how could such a brand-new wear mark appear for no reason in such a deserted place?

Where are the marks? Unless it’s...

She raised her hand to signal Qi Zhao, wanting him to come over and take a look. After Xi You called repeatedly, Qi Zhao looked away before looking at her. He walked past nimbly, and also squatted down to check the subtle things Xi You found.

clue.

Xiyou looked up and said, "This should be a trace that was created recently. It seems that someone has indeed been to this place." Hearing this, Qi Zhao nodded with relief and said, "Yes, he has the potential to become an investigator."

Xiyou continued to check the nearby lawn, and found a total of dozens of fresh traces. Long and thin friction traces snaked upwards, all pointing to a factory building to the right of the center of the factory.

Viewed from a distance, most of the red paint on the outside of the factory building has been worn away, and the remaining dilapidated remains are around the walls. The four sides of the factory building are covered with cement, with only a large chimney on top, and the iron locks have been oxidized and welded.

Dead door and a small window on the side.

Xiyou and Qi Zhao obviously can't go up the tallest chimney, and the door is impassable. If they want to go in, they can only go through this window. This should be a light-transmitting window for lighting, or for ventilation, which is higher than the ground

The small and narrow window of about three meters only allows smaller people to pass through.

Qi Zhao and Xiyou looked at each other. Through Qi Zhao's deep eyes, Xiyou knew that she had to complete this hard task. Looking at the dark building inside, her heart couldn't help but beat in panic.

The glass was very dirty inside and out. Even if the outside was wiped clean, the inside could not be seen clearly. It was all gray and there was no light at all. Xiyou lay on the glass and listened to the movement inside for a while. It was unusually quiet. There should be no one there.

But all the new traces on the ground pointed to this factory, and she really didn't want to go in if she could.

Xiyou stared at the window in a daze, silently rolling up her sleeves, but made no next move. Qi Zhao looked at her and asked, "What? Aren't you going in?"

"Huh - of course I have to go in, but I have to be mentally prepared." Xiyou took a big breath to calm down her mood and breathing, "But how do I open the window?" Xiyou lowered her head and looked at the man who was a lot shorter than her.

They all called together and knocked on the glass a few centimeters thick in front of them.

"Can't you pry it open?" Qi Zhao raised his head. Fortunately, the girl was wearing pants. Otherwise, at this height, the bottom of her skirt would be clearly visible. Sometimes he was quite puzzled by his female alien companions, wondering how they wore skirts and

High heels can easily run on the edge of life and death.

Xiyou shook her head, looked at the rusty window eaves, and said: "It's already rusty, and there will be a sound when you pry it open. If there is really something inside, then it won't alarm the snake." Just as Xiyou thought silently.

When trying to do this, an object thrown from the ground suddenly flew out from one side. Xiyou used the water element to catch it. When she looked closely, she saw that it was an object that looked like a pen.

"This is?"

"You press that button, and then draw a circle along the window." Xiyou did as he was told, pressing the button at the end of the 'pen', and a green laser instantly emitted, drawing a circle along the window, and the glass was drawn along the route.

Opening it, Xiyou took off the round glass and placed it beside her, then looked at the pen in her hand, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, this is too convenient.

"Hey." Hearing the call from below, Xiyou looked over. Qi Zhao made a sign to get in, and then continued: "The light pen in your hand can be used as a flashlight by injecting some mental power. Next, rely on

is you."

Xiyou stared at the light pen for a moment, and the front part of the pen radiated a wide range of light, just like a strong flashlight. Everything around her became clearly visible, but it was only in one direction, and the rest was still dark.

Xiyou breathed out, with a trembling final sound. People are inevitably afraid of the darkness in position 2, and Xiyou was not the same. Her heart beat faster than usual, and she secretly wrapped herself with water elements, although it was nothing.

It was useful, but it also brought her some inner comfort.

Suddenly laughter came from the ground behind him. Qi Zhao lit another cigarette and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, I'll be waiting for you here. If anything happens, I will save you. Don't worry."

Xiyou took a deep breath and jumped into the darkness. When she stood still, she took pictures with the light pen in her hand. She was now in a very large square room, but there were only countless bunk beds in it.

and desk cabinets, and nothing else.

Xiyou covered her mouth and nose. The surrounding air produced a lot of dust due to her jumping, which made her nose feel very itchy. Xiyou endured the discomfort and gradually moved forward.

Walking to a corner of a bed, Xiyou leaned over and touched the ground. There was no accumulation of dust here. The ground was very smooth. If you look carefully, you can see some traces of dust being pushed away. Here and on the grass outside

The traces are very similar. It seems that she has come to the right place. This is where those fresh traces gather.

Xiyou cast the light of the flashlight into the distance. Suddenly, there was a rustling sound, and a dark wind blew from behind. She couldn't help but shiver, and her heart gradually became hairy, and her hair stood on end.

She carefully moved towards the place where the noise came from, holding the light-emitting pen in her left hand, while her right hand began to condense the water element. A circle of light blue light spots gathered around Chen Wei, and the dots made Xi You feel at ease.

Keep walking forward.

The long-term lack of air circulation made the air quality here not very good. The oxygen content was not high, and there was a strange smell in the air. Xiyou continued to listen to the strange noises to identify the direction, and did not forget to observe the surrounding terrain.

.

This factory seems to be full of beds. It should be the place where the workers originally lived. The space here is so big, but there is only one small window. Each bunk bed and bunk bed are close together, leaving only one in the middle for single people to pass through.

The road here feels too depressing. Can workers really work well in this kind of life?

If Xiyou were asked to tell her how she feels about coming here, she would only feel that this place doesn't feel like a place for people to live at all, but more like a prison that confines people's hearts that yearn for freedom.

When Xiyou walked to the place where the sound came from, the surroundings suddenly became quiet again. She squatted down to check and found a dragging mark on the ground. She slowly moved forward along the mark. Xiyou saw random scattered things on the ground.

With a transparent strip bag,

Xiyou lifted the bag and tilted her head to observe it carefully. It was very new. There were no traces of dust covering it. Was it just made? Xiyou rubbed the bag in her hand with her fingers. The uneven textures were neatly arranged and felt to the touch.

It felt familiar, but Xiyou still didn't expect what it was.

"This feeling... I'm about to think of it. What is it...?" Xiyou felt that the answer was about to come out. The winding crawling traces and the neatly uneven surface of the bag looked like...

....snake!

Yes, it's a snake!

Just when Xiyou was happy that he had the answer, a hissing sound suddenly came from the back right side. Xiyou turned around instantly, threw the snake skin in his hand towards the place where the sound came from, and then quickly condensed water in the air.

Element, his fingertips drew in the air, and along with the sound of liquid flowing, the sound of an object being cut into two pieces and falling to the ground came.

Xiyou raised the light pen and shined it towards it. Sure enough, it was a snake that had been cut in half. The slender body had bright colors. It didn't take a guess to know that it must be a poisonous snake.

"Snake..." Xiyou stared at the snake's skeleton in silence for a while. Suddenly, there were sounds of friction from all directions, and the sound of metal colliding with objects. Oh no, Xiyou was secretly worried. It seemed like this

This is a snake's nest. It turns out that the traces outside are all snakes' crawling routes.

Xiyou quickly ran towards the window she had just climbed in. The number of snakes was so huge that it was better for her to run away so as not to disturb their hibernation. Xiyou clenched the light pen in her hand and continued to condense the water element in her right hand to open up a path for herself.

, she used the arranged bed frame to use her agility and flexibility to travel between spaces. The training of Xingji has greatly improved her physical fitness, and she can use elemental power more easily than before.

Finally, with the help of the metal shelf placed under the window, Xiyou put her left hand on the table, kicked her body upwards, drew a beautiful arc in the air, and stepped firmly on the window eaves, just as she was leaving.

In an instant, her light pen illuminated a corner that she had never cared about.

An obvious person's handprint fell in the middle of the dusty ground. It was not the place she touched. The handprint was very clear and there was no dust on it. It was not caused by the people who lived before. There was someone in this place!

The poisonous snakes that kept flying interrupted Xiyou's thoughts. Xiyou jumped back and raised her right hand in the air. The water element continued to condense into a water wall, sealing the window she had just escaped from. Countless poisonous snakes hit the water wall.

, unable to move or jump out of the window, the commotion subsided slightly.

Seeing Xiyou flying out of the window, Qi Zhao was surprised at first, but soon recovered. He put out the cigarette in his hand, looked at Xiyou who was on the ground and was about to get up, and asked about the situation inside.

"It's full of snakes."

Qi Zhao frowned slightly, understanding in his heart.

Xiyou continued: "There is someone else, there must be someone, I saw the fingerprints."
Chapter completed!