The gray fog filled the air. It rumbled and undulated in the dead silence, stirring up a faint dark blue color. The flashlight pierced through the distance of a few steps before it was swallowed by the thick fog.
After more than a hundred living people walked into the fog, they were like ice melting into water, disappearing without a trace.
Their vision was filled with a blurry dark blue. Only the train carriage in the sky shone with a pale, persistent light in the fog.
The silence lasted for a few seconds before it was broken by Yu Yuan's voice.
"Since all of you are unwilling to leave, I'll take my leave first!" Under the inky tattoos, his irritation could be clearly seen. "Since all of you are unwilling to leave, I'll take my leave first!
"Wait!" Lin Sanjiu called out, "We want to leave too!"
After the words escaped her mouth, she was stunned for a moment. Then, she said hesitantly, "But … But there is no sound outside …"
"So what?" Yu Yuan frowned. As he spoke, the wolf head on his cheek seemed like it was about to howl. "I didn't come to Shambhala to listen to the sound. I will leave first. You guys can look for me outside. "
After he finished speaking, he immediately turned around and walked to the door. Perhaps he sensed Lin Sanjiu and Silvan's sudden urge to follow him, Meme suddenly shouted, "Then, why did you come to Shambhala?"
Yu Yuan's figure paused at the door.
"What kind of place is Shambhala?" Meme could not control his voice anymore. His voice was trembling as if it was going to break at any moment. "Why did you guys come?"
Lin Sanjiu turned her head slowly and glanced at the boy with a pale face. She said in a low voice, "We don't know the answer to either of these questions."
Meme took a quick glance at her before he looked at Silvan for help.
His superior was staring at the thick fog outside the window. His back was frozen under the dim sky, and he did not say a word.
"Anyway, I have to go out," Yu Yuan turned his head, and no one knew who he was talking to. "This is Shambhala summoning me."
"Isn't that strange? Something that you don't even know what it is, but it summoned so many people here. How does that make sense? "Meme hissed and turned around." Sir, you can't go out with him! Where did those people go? We don't even know if they're dead or alive … There's something wrong with this place! "
Yu Yuan let out a low sigh and didn't say anything else. He walked out the door.
"Aren't you afraid of encountering an accident outside?"
Meme shouted at the back, but it did not seem to reach his ears. Yu Yuan strode out of the carriage, and after a few steps, he was completely swallowed by the gray mist. The place where he had disappeared was only a deathly still, rolling, grayish-blue fog.
Lin Sanjiu's heart skipped a beat, but she soon relaxed her brows.
Apart from the conflict that surfaced from time to time, she didn't feel afraid, anxious, or worried for Yu Yuan at all.
It was like … like the feeling of calmness after an anesthetic was injected into his blood vessels.
"Meme," Silvan's silhouette was reflected in the fog outside the window. After a while, he finally spoke. His voice was low and gentle. "You should know that I can throw you out of the train at any time, right?"
The boy swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
"I-I know … Sir, perhaps you don't know me, but I've been on a mission with you before, and I've seen your power in battle."
As he spoke, he took a quick glance at Lin Sanjiu and immediately retracted his gaze. However, his grip on the two of them tightened. He did not activate his evolved ability, nor did he use any Special Items. He only used his own strength and his two skinny hands to hold their arms tightly.
"So, you're willing to take such a huge risk to stop me." Under his blonde hair, Silvan glanced at the boy with his startling green eyes. He seemed to be confused. "Why?"
"Why … Because … Because you are our superior!"
Meme hesitated for a moment as if he felt that the answer was not good enough. "Without you, what will happen to the security department? There are so many seniors outside … "
"No, what I mean is …" Silvan raised his head and met Lin Sanjiu's gaze. They saw a trace of confusion on each other's faces. "What we're doing … Is it really that abnormal?"
"Yes!" Meme was so anxious that his face was flushed. The blood seemed to drown his flat facial features. "It's … It's like we've been hypnotized!"
'Hypnotized?'
Lin Sanjiu stared blankly at the pair of cold green eyes. She knew that Silvan must be in the same situation as she was. They could understand what Meme meant logically, but the words could not trigger the emotions that they should have.
"I know." She sighed softly. Her other hand suddenly swung up like lightning and struck Meme, causing him to groan softly and let go of his hand. "But no matter what, we still have to get out."
"Then go!" The boy was pained and angry. "Don't let the superior follow you!"
"No." As Lin Sanjiu spoke, she was already rummaging through the train. Lin Sanjiu felt as if a thick fog had formed in her mind. Behind the fog, Mrs. Manas was struggling and shouting, trying to get closer to her. However, it was still just a black shadow, although it seemed to be gradually becoming clearer. "Your superior has to follow me out."
"What are you looking for?" Silvan asked softly.
"This is the transport vehicle from the Munitions Factory, right?" She hurriedly opened a row of cabinets and grabbed some uniforms and threw them on the floor. "Are there no Special Items or products from the Munitions Factory on the train?"
"You mean …"
Lin Sanjiu paused and looked at the gray fog outside the window. It had been a minute or two since the group and Yu Yuan had left. She wasn't worried about them; instead, she was excited and eager to follow them. It was as if something outside the window was calling her, and she couldn't wait to follow them out.
It was only because of Mrs. Manas's incessant call in her mind and Meme's obstruction that a little bit of consciousness emerged in her mind. It was like a weed fighting against a strong wind, a weak consciousness that kept swaying. Perhaps what she wanted to do was not right.
"We have to go out. Everyone has gone out, including Yu Yuan. Even if it's just to check on them, we can't stay here any longer. " Lin Sanjiu panted and smiled bitterly. "Besides, I really … really want to go out."
She looked at the two people in front of her and shook her head. "But no matter how much I want to go out, I know I have to be prepared and be careful. That's why I want to borrow something from the Munitions Factory."
Silvan smiled. He flipped his wrist and grabbed the boy's arm. He nimbly pulled Meme up from the floor. He didn't even turn his body and didn't seem to exert any force, but the boy staggered a few steps forward.
"That's easy," Silvan smiled. "I brought the rest of the items from the auction with me. Meme? "
The boy did not seem to have reacted to the sudden turn of events. He raised his head blankly. "Huh?"
"You are a trainee, right?"
"Yes, yes …"
"We are going out to check on the situation. Are you willing to follow us as an official member?" As Silvan said that, he suddenly licked his lips. It was as if a raging wildfire had been ignited in his body, burning his pair of green eyes so brightly that it was frightening. When he chuckled softly, his voice was hoarse. "… Perhaps your reminder could save both of our lives."
Meme was speechless. He looked at the fog that floated in through the door and then at his commanding officer. He straightened his body and said softly, "Commanding officer, I'm willing to follow you."
Silvan nodded and turned around. He opened a cabinet door at the top of the train. He was tall and had long arms. He pulled a black bag down effortlessly. The bag was about half the length of a person and was so wide that it looked like there was a door inside. He tossed the bag to Meme. The boy almost fell to the ground. "Take it. This is your equipment."
"Yes, yes!"
They quickly tidied up their belongings and walked out of the carriage. The dim light from the carriage illuminated a small patch of fog in front of them. The fog seemed to have a life of its own as it floated past them, leaving a cold gaze on their skin.
Once they left the skytrain, it was as if the world had been erased. There was only Meme's heavy breathing that became clearer as they went deeper. If it wasn't for the noise, Lin Sanjiu would have thought that they were walking on the riverbank between the underworld and the human world.
The three light circles from the flashlight streaked across the fog. They would occasionally touch each other before separating. The effect of the light was minimal. It could only light up a few steps below their feet. Through the white fog, Lin Sanjiu realized that she was standing on a grayish-white land filled with gravel and pebbles. At first glance, it looked like bones. It was barren and barren.
They could not see the road ahead, and they did not know whether they were walking in the same direction as Yu Yuan and the others. However, after exploring for a while, they soon realized that they did not have to worry about taking a wrong turn.
"It's a downward slope." Silvan's sigh came from the fog not far away. He sounded as if he could not hold back his excitement. His pleasant voice was slightly trembling. "Everyone who comes out can only go down … You guys can feel it, right? The terrain is like a giant bowl. "
Just when Lin Sanjiu was about to answer, she suddenly tripped on something. She reacted quickly and took a big step forward before she could fall. She wanted to use the ground in front of her to support herself. However, the thing that tripped her was much longer than she expected. She did not manage to step on the ground as she had expected. Instead, she stepped on something soft and hard, causing her to lose her balance.
Just as she was about to fall to the ground, she finally used her hand to support herself. Silvan and Meme were startled by her voice. They asked, "What's wrong?"
"Something tripped me." Lin Sanjiu crouched on the ground. She realized that her heartbeat did not even increase. She was still as calm as if she had just been injected with an anesthetic. Of course, there was also the joy of getting what she wanted. She picked up the flashlight from the ground and shone it on the thing. "Let me see what —"
Before she could finish her sentence, she was stunned.
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