Embers Ad Infinitum

Chapter 80 Blocking (please vote for recommendation)

Xiao Chong looked down at the clothes on his body and muttered:

"I haven't eaten tomato scrambled eggs for a long time."

"Me too..." Shang Jianyao showed a recalling expression, raised his right palm, and wiped the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand.

Jiang Baimian listened to their conversation, his expression gradually became a little weird.

Then she tried adding:

“I can cook this.

"It's just that in the wilderness, eggs are easier to find. As long as you don't insist on eggs, tomatoes are a bit difficult to find."

Xiao Chong thought about it and said:

"I remember there was a cold storage in Tianxing District with a lot of tomatoes stuffed in it, but I don't know if they have been eaten or if they can still be eaten."

"You can go and take a look if you have the chance." Jiang Baimian brought the topic back on track, "Let's get out of here first."

"Okay." Xiao Chong was the first to respond, carrying the red schoolbag and jumping towards the door.

Looking at his back, Shang Jianyao took the initiative and said:

"I'll go ahead."

"Okay." Jiang Baimian did not stop him.

As a result, they changed their tactical formation - mainly Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian swapped positions.

The "Old Tune Group" once again walked in the dark corridor of deathly silence. Most of the light was provided by Jiang Baimian at the end of the team. Since the other people couldn't hold the flashlights, they could only shine straight down, and the radiation was very small. area.

"You guys walk faster!" Xiao Chong, who was carrying a red schoolbag, turned around from time to time to urge the adults, but Shang Jianyao and the others were unmoved and kept their own pace.

"Hey." Xiao Chong urged him later and sighed, "When the school organized parent-child activities in the past, my father and mother were like this. They had to follow slowly behind, as if they would lose the face of adults as soon as they started running."

"What are parent-child activities?" Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong asked at the same time.

"That's it, that's it..." Xiao Chong organized his words, "Forget it, I won't understand even if I explain it to you."

As they talked, they returned to the stairs without incident.

This made Jiang Baimian look like his guess had been initially confirmed.

On their way back to the first floor, they were not attacked again. They passed the safety passage door that had been knocked open smoothly and saw the elevator hall.

Jiang Baimian considered it for a moment, and said to Xiao Chong, who was dressed in yellow, in a gentle but loud voice:

"Wait here, okay? We still have some things to do."

She didn't forget her plan to snipe Qiao Chu here.

Before Xiao Chong could answer, Shang Jianyao added:

“We’re going to play real shooters.

"It's just about moving the game just now into the real world."

Xiao Chong's eyes lit up and he muttered:

"I'm just a kid and shouldn't play such a dangerous game.

"But I can be a spectator!"

When he spoke, he looked expectant, as if he hoped Shang Jianyao would give him a pistol.

Shang Jianyao ignored his subtext:

"Remember to shout cheers and applaud!"

"Okay..." Xiao Chong looked around in disappointment, "Where should I stay?"

Jiang Baimian pointed to the stairs leading to the second floor:

"Where you sit, you can see the situation here and it's safer."

"Yeah." Xiao Chong ran over with a red schoolbag on his back and sat down without fear of getting dirty.

Jiang Baimian immediately said to Bai Chen:

"Go to Xiao Chong, lie down there, and take charge of the three elevators facing you.

“When the time comes, we will press the up button to stop the elevator on this floor.

"When the elevator door opens, you immediately snipe Qiao Chu inside.

"Well, it must be noted that Qiao Chu is likely to be on guard and adopt abnormal postures to avoid attacks. For example, lying half on the ground, for example, jumping up, grabbing the top of the elevator, hanging there, and shrinking his body."

Although Bai Chen had rich experience in fighting in urban ruins, there were no elevators available in those places. Therefore, she spent some time imagining the corresponding scene and finally said:

"I see."

She seemed to connect a similar scene with an experience in the past, her expression changed slightly, and she raised her hand and pulled the scarf.

At this time, Jiang Baimian was already looking at Shang Jianyao, pointing to the three elevators that could not be seen in the stairwell:

“You get to the button and your back is against the wall.

"There are two tasks:

"The first is to assist Bai Chen, lest Qiao Chu think of some way to prevent her from finding the target immediately or failing to hit the vital point;

"Second, after the empty elevator passes, help me press the up button again."

She then pointed to herself:

"I went to the middle of the three elevators that Bai Chen was in charge of and stood with my back against the wall. Well, it's best to kneel down at this time.

"I am responsible for sniping the three elevators on the left and right sides of Shang Jianyao. At the same time, if there is any accident and Shang Jianyao is unable to make a move, I can also press the upward button again.

"Also, I will try my best to sense changes in electrical signals and determine in advance which elevator Qiao Chu is in."

Seeing the team leader pause, Long Yuehong couldn't help but ask:

"And me?"

"Not bad, there is a sense of teamwork." Jiang Baimian praised, pointed to the stairwell and said, "You monitor the stairs leading to the underground and be ready to shoot at any time. There is a good chance that Qiao Chu will give up the elevator and choose the stairs. .”

"Yes, team leader!" Although Long Yuehong was nervous, she was still very happy that she could contribute to the group and be praised by the team leader.

…………

Next to the underground machine room, there is the power distribution room of the building.

Qiao Chu was a little surprised and cast his gaze into the dark room illuminated by the flashlight.

He didn't expect that he would find his target so smoothly.

Smooth didn't mean the "finding" thing, after all, he spent a lot of time, but it meant that he didn't encounter any attacks from fanatical "admirers" along the way, and there were no accidents during the entire process.

This was completely different from his original expectation - he knew very well that there were many dangerous creatures in this building, so after the first "breakthrough" failed, he changed his approach and mobilized everyone in the "Old Tune Team". Otherwise, according to his habits and preferences, he doesn't want to talk to other people at all. If other people insist on getting close, he doesn't mind shooting them directly.

Although he didn't understand why there was such a development, since success was close at hand, Qiao Chu didn't think too much about it. He opened his legs covered with metal frames and walked into the room in front of him.

…………

"There is one more question." After Jiang Baimian arranged everyone's tasks, he said solemnly, "Qiao Chu's 'charm' ability has a relatively large range. According to the arrangement just now, even Bai Chen, who is farthest away, can It will be affected, so we have to make some preparations in advance.”

She looked directly at Shang Jianyao:

"Is there any way?

"If not, we will give up here and go to the top of the building. When Qiao Chu leaves, we will snipe from a distance. Well, by then, part of the city lighting will have been restored."

Shang Jianyao smiled and replied without hesitation:

"have!"

He continued:

"But I have to do it individually, otherwise the effect will be greatly reduced or even ineffective if we witness each other."

"When you were underground, you didn't ask others to avoid you, right?" Long Yuehong asked doubtfully.

"At that time, you were under the influence of 'charm', and you would actively ignore some things and emphasize some things. Moreover, the conditions I used were what you took for granted at the time, and the conclusions were the same." Shang Jianyao explained seriously.

Jiang Baimian expressed his understanding:

"Then start, as soon as possible."

Shang Jianyao pointed outside the elevator hall:

"Team leader, come with me."

"Okay." Jiang Baimian opened his legs and followed Shang Jianyao to a place where Long Yuehong and Bai Chen couldn't see the picture or hear the sound.

Shang Jianyao looked into Jiang Baimian's eyes, and his eyes instantly became deep:

"Team leader, look:

“Eighty percent of the couples in our ‘Pangu Creatures’ are allocated through unified distribution;

“Many of their families are living well, and their husbands and wives are harmonious and dependent on each other.

"so……"

Jiang Baimian was stunned for a moment and blurted out:

"Only what is assigned by the company is a partner and love.

"Love at first sight must be a scam!"

Shang Jianyao nodded and said with a smile:

"So we need to blow the liar's head."

"Where did you learn the word dog head?" Jiang Baimian glanced at Shang Jianyao.

Within "Pangu Biology", how can ordinary employees afford to keep dogs?

Even if there is, it is provided as food.

"In the radio program." Shang Jianyao looked at Jiang Baimian suspiciously, "Haven't you heard of that serialized story?"

"No." Jiang Baimian responded, sighing, "I feel like I may not have had a childhood."

Shang Jianyao didn't say anything more. He returned to the elevator hall with the team leader and said to Long Yuehong:

"It's your turn."

Long Yuehong followed him anxiously and asked in a low voice:

"How do you plan to deceive, no, influence me?"

"It's very simple." Shang Jianyao said casually, "Look, you have always wanted to have a beautiful female spouse, have several children, and let them eat meat three times a week. Can a man do that?"

Long Yuehong's expression changed slightly and she said in a deep voice:

"no!"

He quickly distanced himself from Shang Jianyao:

“You are so disgusting.

"It's disgusting to be around men!"

At this time, they had not reached their intended location.

Shang Jianyao smiled and patted the side of the assault rifle, turned to Bai Chen and said:

"It's your turn."

"I-I'm done?" Long Yuehong next to her looked confused.

Shang Jianyao responded seriously:

"No need, you're fine."

"What..." Long Yuehong muttered with a little doubt and walked back to his original position.

Bai Chen, who was coming towards him, glanced at him and said nothing.

Shang Jianyao led Bai Chen to the previous place and said sincerely:

“Can you tell me about someone or something you value?

“The better I know you, the better the final result will be.

"No need to go into too much detail, just briefly mention it."

Bai Chen thought for a while, pulled the scarf around his neck, and said in a slightly hoarse voice:

“I once had a robot that accompanied me through the most difficult years.

"Later, it died trying to save me..."

Shang Jianyao's eyes turned dark without knowing when:

"look:

“That robot grows with you and always protects you;

“It also sacrificed itself to save you;

"so……"

Bai Chen's eyes suddenly became a little moist.

She was silent for a moment and said firmly:

"Only robots are true companions, humans are not worthy of love!"

Bang, Shang Jianyao clapped his hands:

"No need to be so extreme, okay, you can go back."

Bai Chen resisted the urge to think and entered the sniper position.

At this time, Shang Jianyao walked to the gray-black elevator, looked at the mirror image illuminated by the flashlight, and whispered with an unusually serious expression:

“Human beings on the dusty earth are still affected by famine, pollution, disease, deformation, and war, and they still live in the shadow of ‘unintentional disease’;

“This is something that everyone must face, there will be no exception;

"so……"

Shang Jianyao paused and said in a deep voice:

"Loving people will only influence me to save humanity!"

He immediately turned around and said to Jiang Baimian:

"alright."

Jiang Baimian didn't hear Shang Jianyao's whisper just now, and without any additional reaction, he said directly:

"Everyone in your place!"

The members of the "Old Tune Group" quickly adjusted their positions and postures and waited patiently for changes.

About a minute or two later, the elevator hall suddenly lit up.

The entire first floor hall lit up.

The clear white light dispelled the darkness and dominated the area.