Wasteland Echoer

"Nahaka!" Luo Ka shouted excitedly. Regardless of the confrontation with "Lei Ye" who might have "rebelled", he actually threw the pistol back, hugged Nahaka into his arms, and caressed her with a loving look on his face. .

Nahaka, who had not seen Roka for a long time, was naturally immersed in the joy of reunion. Just like this, one person and one cat kept hugging each other for about four or five minutes.

Everyone present, including "Future", "Thunder Page" and Victor, were very surprised. They looked at the "two people" who were "pretending" with some embarrassment and bewilderment. They actually forgot for a moment the tense situation between the two parties.

When the man and the cat came back to their senses, and Loka's angry state disappeared due to Nahaka, he returned to his absolutely awake state, smiled awkwardly, touched the back of his head, and let Nahaka stand. Above his head, he said to "Thunder Page":

"Aunt 'Thunder Page', if you hadn't rebelled against the Federation, you should have recognized me, right? Nahaka is my friend. He has been by my side since I can remember. People's eyes and feelings will Brings wrong information, but cats’ sense of smell is sensitive enough.

"In addition, Nahaka is a strange beast, so there is no way he could be mistaken for the wrong person."

Although "Leiye" had recovered from the awkward situation, he was still very surprised and unbelievable, but he still handed the "Shadow" brand submachine gun to the Lost Man boy who was carrying the "Wuxinren" behind him, and turned around, feeling a little embarrassed. said:

"I... believe it now, and... Lorca, you know, I admire the 'Ice Blade' very much. Even if his current physical condition... is very bad, I will not betray him and the 'Chaos Group'. There is some misunderstanding between us, but you should give me this basic trust."

Seeing that the misunderstanding was resolved, Victor, who was standing aside, hurriedly called on the Lost to continue carrying the few remaining "materials".

Then, he opened his cuffs, revealing a mechanical watch made of steel, with a spider-web-like crack on the surface glass. His eyes quickly scanned the steel stamp of "Kruesder Military Materials Factory" in German letters, and looked at the dial. , and then interrupted "Lei Ye" to explain somewhat helplessly, saying:

"There is no time, Lorca, 'Thunder Page'. The time for us to negotiate with the Federation is up to 2:30 in the afternoon, and it is now 2:05. We must transport the last batch of things to the new temporary camp in the north. .According to the virtue of that old man Yaroslav, Vasily’s admirer, he will definitely resume bombing on time.

"If we fail to evacuate within the stipulated time, the 'Howl of Amykes' will definitely blow us to ashes. No matter how much we say, we will wait until it passes. Lorca, your 'Ice Blade' brother I’ve been waiting for you to come back.”

"Get in the car first." "Lei Ye" echoed:

"If my judgment is not wrong, Luo Ka, the person behind you should be entering the 'future' with you in the 'Suffering Deep Ruins'. Judging from the state, you must have experienced a hard battle. Remember to take a good rest after returning. .”

After transporting the last batch of "unintentional people" and materials to the truck, Victor chose to leave first with the Lost Ones escorting the materials.

"Thunder Ye" took Luo Ka and "Future" into a "Strong Shield" brand federally produced mechanical chariot behind it, driven by another young lost man with excellent skills who belonged to the "Comprehension Sect" , quickly drove away from the camp warehouse area.

After driving almost at the fastest speed for about 20 minutes, the two vehicles drove on the old K102 highway branch that had been simply repaired. Only then did "Lei Ye" let out a sigh of relief and looked through the rearview mirror at the exhausted bear leaning on it. Two people on leather seats.

However, before she could speak, "Future" muttered and said first:

"My Ms. Lei Ye, when you followed Yin Ming before, you were a clear and careful thinker. Within our 'Order Society', there are so many 'controllers', including the leader, who are not as smart as you. . Why, it’s only been a few days and you don’t even recognize your ‘colleagues’ at all?”

"Lei Ye" heard the strange aura of "Future" and the irritation in her tone, but she was not angry. Instead, she sighed heavily, with a little reproach and distress in her tone, and asked:

"About no one has told anyone except Ice Blade about leaving the camp. Do you know how long it has been since you entered the Bitter Ruins?"

"At least, it's been a week. 'Thunder Page', you also know that no matter what the ruins are, as long as they are in a dark environment with no sky, I lost my watch again, and it is impossible to accurately estimate the time. 'Buffering Deep Ruins' is full of With so many crazy 'sorrows', even if I find a reference, it is difficult to make a correct judgment. Now... and Luo Ka, the only thing I can be sure of is... that we are still alive."

"Twenty whole days." "Lei Ye"'s voice was extremely low and a little choked.

"What did you say?" "Future" asked, not knowing whether he didn't hear clearly or was surprised.

"I said 20 days!" "Lei Ye" half-shouted:

"You and Luo Ka only have level 4 magic source power at most. Do you know what the consequences will be if you are exposed to a high concentration of 'sorrow' with this pitiful level of magic source power? Even if we are 'in charge', It's a relationship of mutual benefit, but you shouldn't put Luo Ka in danger.

"He is still a child. If I were you, even if 'Ice Blade' kneels down to me, no matter how hard I beg, I will never treat him as my biological brother's child, the future successor of 'Chaos Group' Throw it in a place like that."

"'Lei Ye', you also know that if we can't find the 'perception concealment', we will have no chance of winning in this game with the Federal Council." "Future" said angrily:

"You know clearly that the 'Wind Mine' is being calculated by the Federal Council, and half of our 'leaders' have broken with them, and Vasily is a person who is determined to retaliate for his goals. If we had not cooperated with the Federation from Ivan 22 In the laboratories left behind in the world, with the ability of replica technology products to compete, we lost people will always gradually fail and perish in battles of various sizes!

"However, the 'Careless Man Crisis' will not disappear, and the 'Ivanov Virus' will not be eliminated. Human beings are the most selfish and despicable existences in the universe. Once the external pressure is slightly relieved, they will fall back into the endless internal crisis. Go into battle.

"Even after hundreds of years of the Wasteland Era, the current Crusaders, especially the federal soldiers, have enough moral standards and willpower to not attack their own people, but as long as we disappear for ten years In eight years, believe it or not, the Crusaders will destroy themselves in a civil war."

"Did I tell you the same thing?" "Lei Ye" said with an unhappy smile:

"If you want to find the 'Perceptual Hidden', you can come to me, or to 'Pojun' Victor, or to find the girl Sophia who you loved before the 'Wind Mine', but you shouldn't drag Luo Ka into it. Danger. Do you want to look in the mirror now and see what you two have become?

"You know, 'Future'? Even I can't recognize you two, let alone other lost people who have little contact with you. If it weren't for Nahaka, you would have been in my hands." Shadow's submachine gun pierced the heart." Lei Ye said, turning his head and looking directly at Luo Ka and "Future":

"Well, after I go to the new camp, I have to explain your changes to others, so as not to think of you as 'alien monsters' or human undercovers. Oh, by the way, 'Future', and Lorca, although we only have One-third of the people successfully moved to the new camp, but fortunately it was a supporting settlement built by the old empire for the 'experimental station'. Although it was dilapidated, it was still exposed after the lake froze.

"Those Crusted buildings are partly imitated in the Putoya style. Many of them are three-story Western-style buildings. If they are really developed into settlements by the Federation, they will have a unique flavor in the ice and snow wasteland. They should be for those who come from Putoya. Prepared by scientists hired with high salaries by the Toa Empire.

"Ahem, I'm going too far. 'Ice Blade' has told us before that if you are lucky enough to come out of the 'Ku Shen Ruins' alive, you should first go to the 'isolation area' of the new warehouse and let Victor and I check it." After confirming that there is no risk of mental deterioration or contamination, we can arrange for you to see him to report the situation."

After taking a breath, "Lei Ye" said very vigilantly and seriously:

"As soon as you feel hungry, ask Victor and I for food. If we are not here, grab whoever you see and ask for it desperately. Remember, you must not endure 'hunger', especially when returning from a dangerous area. And he has not eaten for a long time. The former companion of 'Ice Blade', 'Nanguo', was injured in the battle with the 'alien monster'. In order to ensure the survival of the children of the 'Chaos Group' in the Waters Province, he chose to endure."

"What happens next?" "Future" asked curiously. Listening to "Lei Ye"'s description, he felt a little uncomfortable and twisted his body a few times.

"After that, the wounds on his body stained with the blood of the 'alien monster' first festered, and then mutated, and dark blood flowed out. You must know that during the mutating process, his mental power was rapidly consumed, and he did not feel any pain. "Lei Ye" replied in a low tone:

"Countless thorns sprang out from his wounds and quickly turned into tentacles and vines, as well as many small black-skinned snakes. In less than an hour, they hollowed out his internal organs and turned him into a shriveled If he had eaten in time, those 'alien forces' would have been temporarily appeased, buying enough time for 'Ice Blade' and 'North Country' to come and help him disperse them."

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After driving smoothly on the main road and forest area for about an hour, the "Jiandun" brand mechanical chariot drove down a huge slope with a simple embankment built on the side of the "man-made lake" and entered a low-lying, large-scale pit area.

After a brief conversation with the guarded Lost Youth, "Thunder Page" chose to continue driving inward for fifteen minutes and parked the car in a semi-abandoned factory with the dilapidated "double-headed eagle flag" of the old empire hanging.

Less than half an hour later, after arrangements were made to unload the "materials" and properly place the frozen sleeping "Heartless Man", Victor arrived belatedly.

Seeing "Lei Ye", "Future" and Luo Ka who had been waiting for a long time, he briefly conveyed the order of "Ice Blade" and then directed "Lei Ye" to take "Future". He took Luo Ka and opened the After entering the largest factory door and walking into the only underground passage, the four people divided into groups of two and walked into the two rooms with "Isolation Room A" and "Isolation Room B" hanging on them respectively.

As soon as he entered "Isolation Room B", "Future" raised his alienated right arm, yawned, stretched, and then quickly sat on the only chair.

This room is not too big, and is very limited compared to ordinary bedrooms. Looking around, "Future" discovered that instead of calling it an "isolation room", it would be better to call it an "interrogation room."

The entire room was very dark, and only a narrow skylight nearly three meters high could let in some pitiful incandescent light. The interior furnishings are very simple, including an iron desk with red rust everywhere, a wire bed with a yellowed and smelly "white" mattress, and two metal chairs.

Looking inside, there is a cross hung with a thick hemp rope, and next to it are various torture instruments that are covered with dust and corroded to the point of being almost unusable.

If it weren't for the familiar "Lei Ye" who was also the "controller" standing in front of him, "Future" would have had the illusion of being arrested by the Federal Council and thrown into Sener Prison for trial.

After looking "Future" up and down for a while, "Leiye" quickly walked to the bed next to him, pulled out a life-size mirror, stood against the wall, patted "Future" on the shoulder and said:

"I suggest you take a look at your appearance first. I estimate that your body has not changed as much in the twenty years you have lived with the Wind Mine as it has in the twenty days in the Bitter Relics."

"Really?" "Future" couldn't believe it until "Thunder Leaf" turned on the electric light. He struggled to stand up with his right arm and walked to the full-length mirror to check. He was really shocked.

Compared with the original "future", the person in the mirror is completely different, not to mention slightly different.

It seems that his body was completely reconstructed due to the battle with Ivan 22 and the influence of "Shang" in the "Suffering Relics".

Fortunately, the right eye and the right half of the face, which were "offered" as sacrifices after overdrafting the "Zhuo Gen Zhi Xiao", seemed to have been restored.

Except for the roughness of half of the skin, the overall face is very pale. The mark containing the power of darkness expanded a little, and extended a lot of light black blood vessels all over the forehead. The hair became half white and half black, and the right eye completely changed. Apart from being empty, it is "not much different" from before.

The body of "Future" appears to be "huge", the time that was "frozen" due to his identity as a lost person seems to have flowed a bit, and his body seems to have "grown".

Not only did his temperament and demeanor lose the immaturity of a young man, but his height grew by about fifteen centimeters, approaching the height of "Thunder Ye". Even his body became much plumper, with a thin layer of muscles growing out.

However, the left arm is still missing, and the right arm is still as "thick" and "swollen" as a vertical rod. The surface is still as dry, but it appears tight.

The five fingers have shrunk a bit, and are close to human size. At least there is no problem in grasping, but the right arm as a whole looks old, dirty, and dilapidated.

After standing aside and observing for a while, "Lei Ye" said:

"We are quite lucky."