Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

The wind continued to roar, and the dust and sand hit more and more violently. In just 10 minutes, the weather began to become bad, and the temperature began to continue to drop.

"It's 20 degrees below zero, no wonder it's so cold!"

Hu Xue and Luo Zhenzhen were right next to each other in the alley between two dilapidated houses. Not far away, at a place with ruins on their backs, captains Kakuri and Sophia were looking at a light and shadow screen. On one side were the scores of the team members. On the other side is the route, and the two of them are looking at the route.

"This situation should last for more than an hour. It would be too much of a burden for them to continue walking."

Sophia said and Kakuri nodded. The extreme temperature difference between day and night is also one of the signs of the barrier area. The wind will get stronger and stronger in such cold nights, reaching an extremely low temperature of minus 60 degrees below zero in the barrier area around 4 o'clock in the morning. After a few degrees, it starts to calm down. When Bright City starts to heat up early the next morning, the airflow will start to change drastically again.

Kakuri was still hesitating whether to continue walking or wait for the situation to get better. If he continued, he was afraid that points would be deducted when the team reached the first resource supply point.

"What are you doing, silently!"

At this moment, Luo Zhenzhen's frightened and slightly angry voice came from the alley opposite. Hu Xue hurriedly pressed her down. On the left side of the two of them, Sun Lu walked over without saying a word.

"Here, eat some if you feel uncomfortable!"

Sun Lu raised a hand with a small bottle of liquid in her hand. Luo Zhenzhen grabbed it and took a look. It was stomach medicine. She didn't think much about it. She took off the veil and drank it. Her stomach felt very uncomfortable at this time.

"Better not Zhenzhen!"

Hu Xue patted Luo Zhenzhen on the back. She raised her head and looked at Sun Lu and said thank you, but there seemed to be something wrong with Sun Lu's eyes, as if she was worried.

The two of them ignored Sun Lu because she was usually taciturn. Sun Lu, like Yu Tong, were two misfits in Team 144. At this time, in a dilapidated small building not far away, several female team members They ran out, and with a burst of collapse, the entire small building collapsed. Several female team members looked at it with fear in their eyes.

"It's almost time! Gather!"

Along with Kakuri's voice, members of the team appeared from all over the town and quickly gathered. Some team members seemed to have not yet recovered.

"Please be patient, you may have to move forward in the wind and sand later, take action!"

Kakuri gave an order and led the team members through the town and soon returned to the wind and sand. The team members were close together and moving forward slowly. The women were in the middle, while the men were outside.

Yu Tong and Hu Xue were on the left and right, supporting Luo Zhenzhen who was in some condition. Hu Xue was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Yu Tong would take the initiative to help. Some girls kept saying that Luo Zhenzhen was about to leave and still eat. So many snacks and stuff.

"Shut up!"

Sophia, who couldn't stand listening, said something, and the team became quiet for a while. Kakuri's idea was to let the team members take a good rest after arriving in some larger towns. If they fall behind and slow down at this stage, the entire team will As long as those who are eliminated are fast enough and reach the city of Nimu in the northwest, the team members can have a good rest for a day. After being refreshed, they can directly continue to the north for more than 100 kilometers and then have a good rest.

In the previous route selection, Kakuli was very lucky and picked two better places on the northwest route. They both need to pass through the City of Rebellion and be close to the largest town gathering place in the south, Jizhigla, which means the place of happiness. That place is controlled by the three largest armed forces in the south, is relatively stable, and is 100 kilometers away from the City of Rebellion.

During the 30-day march, when Kakuri drew the route a few days ago, he discussed it with the team doctor Sophia. It was the safest way to take two days away to rest. Fatigue would reach the critical point after ten days.

Sun Lu was at the end of the team, with three male team members beside her. The three of them looked at Sun Lu from time to time, always feeling that the look in this woman's eyes was a little scary tonight.

At this time, Sun Lu's mouth kept moving. Because she was wearing a veil, no one could see it. Sun Lu's cheeks began to become slightly distorted. Under such a dark night sky, no one noticed that she was slightly smiling. His mouth was open and his eyes were smiling strangely.

You all must die!

The roar of the engine stopped. Xima got off the motorcycle. There were bunches of bright lights in the distance behind her. They were the governing officers and level 3 section officers. Xima glanced at the time: 3:31 , this is a large town about 200 kilometers south of the Western Guard Station. It is also the first material supply point for this military exercise. The materials will arrive later.

At this time, many houses in the town still have lights on, and most of the houses in this town have been repaired. This is also the benefit that Division 3 gave them after the leaders of the barrier area had a meeting at the guard station. Supplies to repair your home.

There is only one main street in the town, and across the street is a large auditorium. There are high towers erected in many places around the town. The lights on the two high towers at the entrance of the town immediately turned on, and the two black holes of the muzzles were It stretched out from the small hole in the watchtower. Xima ignored it and walked over. Immediately, the bell rang in the town, and the lights on the streets of the town also turned on. Many people opened the door and walked through the gap. Watch.

After Xima walked for a while, the door of the auditorium opened, and a group of people wrapped in big coats ran out quickly.

"Sir Xima, I thought you would arrive around 5 o'clock. Sorry, please go inside first and have a glass of hot wine."

In front of him was a tall man, one of the leaders who had negotiated at the guard station. His name was Batu, and he was almost killed by Xima. Xima left an indelible scar on his chest, but Batu did not resent Hima, but was grateful that Hima did not kill him.

At this time, more than 20 officials from Section 3 behind him also arrived. They all carried equipment on their backs. Almost all the lights in the town were on. Everyone looked a little happy, because the special inspector had been here before and had already It was agreed with them to use their town as the first supply point. In exchange, they would naturally be given some food and water.

Even in such a cold night, the arrival of food and water makes people here feel warm in their hearts. Some management militants are already shouting, asking everyone to line up to get food later and not to mess around. Come.

Xima was not polite to Batu, and followed Batu and the others directly into the town's auditorium. The auditorium was full of people, including more elderly women and children. Batu took Xima directly to the opposite side of the auditorium. , a table separated by laminates, with sofas and some daily utensils inside. The water on the induction cooker was already boiling. Batu brought a glass of wine to Xima. After Xima drank it in one gulp, her body was warmed by the chill. He stood up, and his subordinates were all smiling.

Batu also looked respectful. Everyone knew that there were not many opportunities to contact senior officials in the business department.

"Your Excellency Xima, I wonder how the establishment of the agricultural experimental base is going!"

Batu has already made plans to take his subordinates to station near the experimental base established by the Business Department as soon as it is almost time. He has more than 2,000 subordinates. At least he can find a job and everyone's life will be easier. .

“It has reached the stage of land recovery and planting.”

Many people in the room showed joy.

"Have you heard anything suspicious lately?"

Xima asked directly, Batu shook his head. After Xima finished talking about discovering that armed forces in a factory town were massacred, the expressions of Batu and his men changed.

"It shouldn't be. I remember that place was Chen Chao's territory. The number of mutants there was more than ours. They were massacred, and they were massacred silently, I think."

Xima didn't say much, and directly opened a light and shadow screen. Batu stared blankly at the sea of ​​corpses on the light and shadow screen. Discussions broke out in the room for a while. Some said that they had been there half a month ago and there were no problems there at all. No, the place where they were massacred was right between the City of Defiance and Jizhigla, very close to both sides.

"Can you trouble your people to make a trip? People in the barrier area probably don't know about this yet. Your people are far more convincing than our people from the business department."

Batu nodded, and immediately several of his men stood up and were willing to make a trip.

In the town, many council officers climbed to the roof, began to bring out equipment, and began to set up a communication network.

A large amount of supplies will be shipped here soon. The first batch of trucks should arrive at 5 a.m., and the teams on subsequent trucks will lay and build network signal devices along the 100 routes, and finally converge here. In the town, go directly back to the southern guard station and transport supplies again to the second supply point.

The remaining two material supply points will be visited half a month after the exercise.

Then Batu took the people out, and Xima stayed alone in the room. Looking at the information on the light and shadow screen, the network for several routes had been set up. The real-time status of the team members could be seen. Sure enough, there was already a team. Many points were deducted from the members, with the team member having the most deducted 20 points and already on the verge of being deported.

If you want to get extra points, you can only arrive at the food supply point early. The earlier you get, the more points you will get. However, the fastest record in the past years is 1 hour, 38 minutes and 21 seconds earlier. If you arrive early, you will get 5 points. If you arrive more than half an hour early, it will be 10 points. , more than 1 hour and 15 minutes.

All team members carry beacons and can only march along the prescribed marching route. The error must not exceed 1 kilometer. If it exceeds, points will be deducted.

Each team's route is planned based on the information obtained from field investigations by the special inspectors of the barrier area over the years. Each route has three places where it can be relatively comfortable to repair.

Due to the heavy workload in the city, Xima has not directly participated in military exercises for two years. This time she is a little worried. The 5,400 recruits are the largest number of recruits in history. The route planning alone has already taken a month. time.

The two massacres in particular were what made Hima most uneasy. Many special inspectors had been dispatched to conduct investigations in the barrier area, and they had negotiated with some forces to build communication equipment within the boundaries of these forces.

Didi didi

Xima immediately called up an orange document flashing above the light and shadow screen. After clicking it, she looked at it carefully. It was sent by He Min and Sarah, the first inspectors who discovered the strangeness in Mining Town. They could send it over. According to the news, it seems that the communication equipment between Jizhigla and the City of Rebellion has been set up.

On the night of the discovery, the two started tracking directly. After entering the gravel field, their speed slowed down. While tracking along the way, the traces disappeared. In the end, the two could only continue tracking, and now they have arrived at Jizhigla.

"Please cooperate with other inspectors to investigate the surrounding area!"

Seema sent an order.

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Under a cliff, two motorcycles were parked on the mountain wall. In a cave that was slightly recessed, He Min received Xima's instructions. Sara next to her was smoking silently. The two of them were cuddling back to back in the wind and sand, their faces Already showing signs of exhaustion, the two of them had not rested for nearly two days and kept tracking along the way.

"Why don't you go get a room in the town ahead and have a good sleep!"

Sarah said and He Min nodded. Dots of light spots can be seen in the distance. This is the largest human gathering place in the southern barrier area, Jizhigla. This area is connected by a large number of former human towns. , like a city, with a population of nearly 800,000.

Most towns are not far from each other, no more than 3 kilometers at most, but both of them know that the wind and sand are so raging now, they are already very tired, they can see the lights, and the road down the mountain is at least 30 kilometers away.

"When this matter is over, let's go back and take a nice bath. How about going to Phoebes Resort Manor!"

Sarah said, He Min was a little surprised.

“It’s so expensive there, still.”

"I'm treating you to a treat. Bring your son. The three of us will have fun together for two days. Then we will take your son to Angel Paradise."

Sara said with a smile, He Min nodded happily, and the two quickly closed their eyes and fell asleep soon.

There was a rustling sound, and in the dim light, a red-black plant-like line slowly extended from the stone wall, and slowly approached the two of them. The two of them fell asleep amidst the sound of the wind and the wind, and did not notice it.

click

On the cliff, a stone rolled down, and red and black plants sprouted from the ground. Frye sat quietly on the cliff, with Jie Lin beside him wrapped up like a rice dumpling.

"What do you want to do, Dean, if you kill these two people."

After a while, the put down plant was pulled up with a communicator, and Frye directly handed the communicator into Jie Lin's hand.

"Move quickly!"

Jielin seemed to understand what the dean meant. The plant-like plants began to extend upwards, forming the shape of a small room. Jielin put on special night vision glasses and took out a small ball from the source of the matrix next to it. Small square, start disassembling the communicator.