Chapter 001 Death lingers outside the door
In the dim light, the drifting dust is spinning in the ubiquitous mist, like a lonely dancer.
Black fog, the exclusive product that only exists in the reverse world, is the culprit of the dark environment. They absorb a lot of light and heat, making the world behind the Claff 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 cover-type helmet was flipping through the things on the cabinet. Those things have existed for many years, and they will be broken when touched and turned into ashes.
"This 127th Counterworld really makes me disgusted. Look at how similar the civilization it once exists is to us. Even if I see another me here, I won't be surprised."
Turning around, his tone was a little impatient: "What's going on? Tianyang, can't you contact our team?"
There was a faint light on the protective suit, which was a mini searchlight on the shoulder. The effective distance of the light was short, and coupled with the absorption of the black fog in the air, the light became even dimmer.
With the help of light, you can barely see that this place seems to be a room like an archive room.
Paper was scattered on the ground, with messy footprints all over it, and someone was half squatting on a thick stack of documents, fiddling with a standard communicator.
This instrument, which looks like a radio, can be used for communication in the reverse boundary and can send and receive data.
Built-in security devices can prevent unauthorized listening, and their components include receiving antennas, variable frequency modules, reinforcement modules and backup matrix circuits.
Now, people called Tianyang are installing components on the communicator to enhance signal transmission.
Even so, the electronic noise feedback in the communicator indicates the difficult prospects of the team.
"...This is the fourth team of the collection team. I am Tianyang, the soldier code 1507. Please answer when we receive it."
After trying several times, he was ineffective. Tianyang raised his head. In the light, he could see a face with a childish face that had not yet faded.
"Can't contact you, captain, maybe we're too deep and have already escaped from the limit transmission distance of the communication terminal."
Not far away, someone kicked a rack hard and pointed at the captain in the red protective suit and shouted: "It's all your fault, Qin Wu! If you weren't for your hotheads, we wouldn't have been cut off by those damn wanderers now!"
Captain Qin Wu pointed to the fourth team member guarding the door and said, "Can I blame me? If this bastard Dongyan hadn't swear to the point of discovering the signal of the Star Marrow Pillar, I would have brought you here with me?"
The team member at the door defended: "My digital model is not wrong. According to the recent activity data of the Prowler, there must be star pillars nearby!"
Qin Wu rushed over and grabbed his protective suit: "Then tell me where is the Xingzhu now?"
"Quiet!"
Tianyang raised his hand and clenched his fists, which was a warning gesture.
All members of the collection team, including the captain, looked out the door nervously.
The passage outside the door has mottled walls and is covered with mold.
At the corner not far away, some strange sounds came.
It was like the dying breath of a severely ill patient, or the deep roar of a wounded beast.
Tianyang took out a glow stick from the tool kit behind his waist.
Qin Wu became nervous: "What are you going to do?"
"We need lighting, don't worry, Captain, the Prowler has no response to the light source."
Tianyang bent the fluorescent rod and threw it out. The fluorescent rod fell to the corner of the channel. The chemicals in it began to react, and the cold light gradually lit up.
In the cold blue-gray light, everyone could see clearly that several figures appeared on the walls around the corner.
The figures were extremely twisted and shaking, wandering in the corridor on the other side.
Unpredictable, one hand caught in the corner of the wall, and the skin of that hand ulcerated and secreted a dark green pus. They were sticky and dripped onto the ground, making a sizzling sound.
It's like water dripping on the hot rock...
The team members' hearts were raised to their throats, but fortunately, the hand quickly shrank back.
"It's the provokers, they are them!" The team member named Dongyan retreated repeatedly, "Captain, let's go quickly. I don't want to be caught by those things!"
"But how to go?" cried another team member, "even if we rushed through this corridor, there were more wanderers below. Downstairs, on the streets, in every building, they were everywhere!"
"Shut up!"
Qin Wu tightened the attacker rifle in his hand, his eyes flashed: "It seems that this is the only way."
He turned around and reached out to Tianyang: "Recruitment, give me your gun!"
In the cover-type helmet, Tianyang's face was obviously full of hesitation.
He subconsciously held the rifle in his hand.
The attacker rifle is the standard for the collection team. Although this live ammunition gun that fires solid warheads is limited in power, the gun body is clumsy.
But if the distance is right and can still destroy the will of the wanderer, it is the only way to stop these dark people.
So handing over the gun is tantamount to handing over your own life.
At this time, the light of the glow stick began to disappear. In the gradually dimming light, one foot stepped over, completely extinguishing the cold light around the corner.
Those twisted figures began to come, and in the dark passage, the pale light emitted by the cage of the will of the wanderer was like ghost fires dancing on the cemetery!
"Quick! I'll stop them, you guys go first!"
Qin Wu urged: "I need enough firepower, damn, can I still harm you!"
Tianyang bit his lip: "Okay."
The boy handed over his rifle and a magazine.
Qin Wu took it and waved his hand, "You leave through the window, climb up, and find another way out. Tianyang, you go first!"
Tianyang nodded, turned around and ran towards the window.
Just move your legs.
Bang!
The boy's whole body shook, and the blood spurted out from his right thigh shone on his helmet's mask, like blooming flowers.
A staggering boy 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 quickly. There are too many wanderers in the building. Now his protective suit is broken. The released pheromone will attract those dark malpractices. This is our only chance!"
I see!
I don’t know if it was because of the injury or because of betrayal, the boy felt his hands and feet were cold.
Anger burned in his chest, rushing in his blood vessels, and eventually turned into a loud roar.
"Qin Wu, why!"
In the helmet, Qin Wu sneered: "How many whys? I am a citizen of the fortress and have a noble status. Dogs like you who live in the lower class now have the opportunity to die for me!"
"You bastard!"
Tianyang wanted to support himself and fight Qin Wu desperately.
The attacker's black muzzle of the rifle made him stop.
At the same time, it also calmed down. Tianyang realized that anger could not change anything. Only by thinking calmly can he have a chance to survive.
Qin Wu pointed the boy at the gun and looked at the other two: "Do you go or not, stay here to accompany him if you don't leave!"
Leaving this, Qin Wu walked towards the window.
The two team members looked at me, and finally chose to leave with the captain.
"etc!"
Tianyang took out a dagger, turned the tip of the knife backwards, pointing at his heart.
"You can leave, give me the first aid kit and survival supplies for the two units!"
Qin Wu suddenly became anxious: "Why do you have a knife in your hand?"
The dagger is not in the standard configuration of the collection team.
Tianyang sneered. The dagger was given to him by his mother before he set out. In order to buy this alloy dagger, he spent all her savings.
The boy hid it carefully and was reluctant to take it out and use it. Qin Wu naturally didn't know its existence.
"Qin Wu, I don't need to remind you. Dead people will not release pheromones. If you don't give me something, you will die anyway. I might as well stop it now!" Tianyang shouted, his eyes firmly.
In the helmet, Qin Wu was sweating heavily and his eyes were filled with hesitation.
Tianyang looked at the other two team members: "Maybe you have to persuade Captain Qin Wu, otherwise I will die, and maybe the next one to be abandoned will be one of you."
"After all, you are also villagers who can sacrifice at any time, aren't you?"
Dongyan and another team member couldn't help swallowing, clenched the rifle in their hands. Although they didn't dare to point the muzzle directly at Qin Wu, they put their fingers on the trigger.
Qin Wu could see this detail clearly and couldn't help but curse in his heart.
Of course he knew that the recruit was putting pressure on him. To be honest, he had no idea about this situation just now.
If he knew that Tianyang was so difficult, or he should have changed his target just now.
As for now...
"I'll give him a first aid kit, and each of you will bring out a unit of survival supplies! Hurry up, there's no time!"
Qin Wu quickly took off the backpack behind him, and there was a first aid kit. The other two exchanged glances, took out survival supplies, and then looked at Tianyang nervously.
The boy then moved the dagger a little away.
Qin Wu breathed a sigh of relief, hummed, and drilled out of the window.
Soon the three of them used the pipes on the exterior wall to climb up to avoid the wanderers in the building.
Watching them leave, Tianyang did not make any harsh words, but only kept this hatred in his heart.
Next, he reached out to get the first aid kit, but a strange noise came from the passage outside the door. The sounds like the air-lossed bellows made Tianyang turn to look.
The pale ghost fire floating in the dark passage was getting closer and closer. Tianyang even saw a foot with sticky pus and only three toes trampling heavily on the ground.
Juice splashed everywhere.
The wanderer has arrived at the door!
Chapter completed!