Chapter 20 Chapter 20 (2/2)
The scorching sun was high up in the sky at noon.
All their shadows were under their feet.
The metal surface of the building reflected the dazzling sunlight.
Ji Yushi had already opened his eyes. He supported up himself using the wall of the car and took in the scene from the front of the spacecar.
A five-metre-high wire fence surrounded the entire base. There was no greenery around, and the ground was bare. There were many zombies wearing white coats walking around aimlessly on the empty field.
Hearing the sound of the car, the zombies frantically rushed to the wire fence but were immediately shocked by high voltage electricity. The air was filled with the terrible smell of burnt flesh as well as the smell of a wasteland one would often see in science fiction films. It reminded people of the cause of this world’s disaster as well as the world’s source of light— The artificial sun.
The security equipment at the entrance of the base was still in operation. As soon as the spacecar approached, a warning was issued, “Dangerous zone. Please leave immediately.”
The group divided up the equipment. Tang Qi and Zhou Mingxuan were responsible for carrying them off the car and placing it in the nearby security room.
Song Qinglan walked ahead opening the way for them. At this moment, he heard a small noise from above his head.
He looked up and saw a bee-sized drone circle around him.
In the car, Duan Wen also saw it and couldn’t help but laugh and curse, “Fuck, this is controlled by the other me?”
Li Chun next to him grinned and urged him, “Brother Wen, hurry and say hello to your twin brother!”
Duan Wen: “Hey, it really does feel like I have a twin brother. If it were me, I would’ve also sent a drone to follow us. It’s tacit understanding!”
Tang Le stared at his brother’s back and said meaningfully, “When your older brother wants to beat you up for no reason, you won’t like this kind of tacit understanding.”
Just now in the car, Tang Qi and Cap Song had exchanged a few words before his expression turned ugly. He then came over and started to beat him up, “You sure have strong curiosity, huh? No discipline at all?!”
Tang Le was confused, “What did I do?!”
Tang Qi said as he hit him, “Next time you see a dog with two tails or a cat with three tails, don’t fucking chase after them! You understand?!”
“What dog and cat?!” Tang Le was furious, “Stop finding excuses. You’re just in a bad mood and want to vent by hitting your younger brother!”
At this moment, Ji Yushi who heard Tang Le complain said, “You’re right.”
Tang Le was happy to have someone who understood him, “Advisor Ji, you also have an older brother?!”
Ji Yushi said lightly, “Yes, but I’m the one beating him.”
Tang Le: “……”
The drone hovered around until the three of them entered the security room before leaving. It is presumed that the distance between Team B and them wasn’t too far. They were at most half an hour away.
But soon, everyone saw the three of them come back out. They didn’t place the equipment down and just stood there saying something with a strange expression.
Even Song Qinglan’s expression wasn’t very good.
When everyone in the car saw this, they all got out the back door to check on the situation.
On the wasteland not far away, more than a dozen zombies were running towards the entrance of the base.
Gunfire sounded.
Brains exploded, and the zombies fell to the ground.
Ji Yushi had also used Diamond Bird to kill a few, causing the wound on his abdomen to be reopened. When he reached the security room, his forehead was sweaty, “What’s the matter?”
They originally planned to leave the equipment and go.
Ji Yushi had a bad feeling. He had always been very keen in this sense.
Ji Yushi stood in place while Tang Le and the others had already hurried into the room. When they came out again, their faces were all pale.
Song Qinglan had already pulled himself back together in a very short period of time.
Under this heavy atmosphere, he even spoke with a relaxed tone, “Do you want to hear the good news or the bad news?”
“Bad news.” Ji Yushi almost didn’t hesitate.
Under the scorching sun, his brows were wet from sweat, making him look fierce.
“The bad news is that for some reason we once again died.” Song Qinglan looked at them and spoke, “The good news is that the future us seems to be a little smarter and have left a message.”
It turned out that clues had been left in the security room of Golden Crow No.1.
A knife was used to engrave the following words onto the ground, “Turn off energy supply of the two bases.”
Signed below was: Team 5.
From the writing, it was left by Song Qinglan himself.
Team 5 had experienced everything they had and once the cycle restarted at the park, they didn’t waste time and rushed straight to their destination.
Then, as Song Qinglan said before, they continued advancing. Even if they failed, they left clues behind for next time.
But no one could be happy hearing this.
Because every time the cycle restarted, it was due to the entire squad in the cycle before that being annihilated.
The so-called death elimination was indeed just as Ji Yushi had said. It was to ensure that the mission could be completed even if there was only one person left.
The emergence of Team 5 meant that whether it was the current Team 3 or the Team 4 from a parallel timeline, they would all die in this cycle, and thus Team 5 was born.
They had clearly just regrouped and pumped themselves up to do everything they could to clear the mission, but this clue was equivalent to leaving them with a death sentence, reminding them they were going to die soon.
In this foreign world established by the time anchor, they felt like fish caught in a net, unable to escape their predetermined fate.
Ji Yushi was shocked. His pupils gradually constricted.
Team 5.
Turn off energy supply of the two bases.
That black wall…..
Suddenly, a slight smile appeared on Ji Yushi’s pale face. When he raised his head again, his eyes were bright, “I know how to clear it!”
Everyone: “???”
Although Song Qinglan didn’t know what Ji Yushi thought of, a smile also appeared on his face.
He looked at Ji Yushi and asked, “Advisor Ji, is there a prize for guessing right?”