This was the fifth time Lin Sanjiu had seen the same wall. Under the dim light of the night, every wall, fence, and path looked the same. So, when she noticed that she was walking past the same wall, she had probably walked past it many times already.
"I thought you knew the way out," Lin Sanjiu asked in a low voice as she tried to hold back her panting.
"... I know!"
Just like the previous few times, Naga-ashi immediately replied cautiously, "I — I just haven't walked this path before."
"Then, how do you know the way?" Lin Sanjiu stopped and knocked on the wall. Half a twisted nail protruded out of the wall. Lin Sanjiu couldn't tell what it was used for, but it seemed like someone had nailed it there on a whim. "Look, we are back."
"I'm not blind. I can see." Naga-ashi was restless and anxious, like a can of unstable chemicals. "Can't you feel it? There is a very strange force field in this garden … "
Lin Sanjiu's heart skipped a beat. Finally, Naga-ashi was talking about this. She had been enduring the effect of the force field and the exhaustion it had on her. Even though she had activated her Higher Consciousness Defense, it didn't have much effect on her. However, she didn't want to reveal her weakness in front of Naga-ashi.
Now, she suspected that Naga-ashi was also affected by the force field but didn't dare to show it.
"There are a few duoluozhongs in the garden to do odd jobs. I spent a lot of money to get the route from them." Even though Naga-ashi's voice sounded steady, its face mask bulged as if it was panting. "... Follow the force field. They said, ignore the path in front of you and follow your body's instincts. It doesn't matter even if you keep returning to the same spot. As long as you feel the influence of the force field diminish, you can follow it to the edge of the garden. "
After a pause, it hissed uncontrollably, "Mei and I are there."
However, when the body was in a constant state of stress, it wasn't as sensitive to the slightest fluctuation in pressure and exhaustion. When Lin Sanjiu raised this question, Naga-ashi snorted, "The mutated body of us duoluozhongs is much more useful than yours. No matter how much you guys grow, you are just a piece of soft meat as your foundation. "
"But you duoluozhong can't do anything to soft meat." She could not help but mock.
Zhang Zi did not say a word and ignored her. He just kept walking forward, stopping from time to time as if he was using his body to explore the direction of the force field. They were undoubtedly lucky. After walking for more than ten minutes, they did not encounter anything like the catfish-faced monster. According to the information that Nagashi had gathered, most of the small creatures wandering in the garden were at the bottom of the ecosphere, which was not very dangerous.
However, although they did not encounter many monsters, there were more and more traces of humans.
The masked posthumans, who were obviously the workers of the park, patrolled the open space and the small paths in groups of three to five. Some of them were holding torchlights, so it was easier for them to avoid detection. However, some of them were used to silently moving around in the dark. Once, they were almost bumped into. Fortunately, Long Zhang-zi let out a sharp, thin, inhuman cry in time, and the sound of their footsteps did not arouse the suspicion of those people.
Perhaps it was due to safety considerations, but these evolved humans of the night never acted alone.
"The more people there are, the closer we are to our destination." Long Zhang-zi glanced at Lin Sanjiu's backpack. "We are almost at our destination. Shouldn't you give me the thing?"
Although that was what it said, Lin Sanjiu could tell that it did not believe that she would keep her promise. After all, in the mind of a duoluozhong, there was no such thing as a "promise". Tearing up, destroying, turning against each other, and robbing were the norm.
"I will give it to you when we arrive."
Lin Sanjiu wasn't sure if it was just a psychological effect, but she did feel a little better. Her strength seemed to have returned a little. "What does our destination look like?"
Long Zhang-zi looked at her but did not say anything. It turned around and gestured for her to follow. Long Zhang-zi walked in silence for a while. Its footsteps gradually became faster and faster. It even skipped the step of sensing its surroundings as if it knew where to go next. The alley gradually widened and turned into an empty downhill path. Lin Sanjiu and the duoluozhong tried their best to stick to the shadows at the corner. After a few turns, the path was cut off. When they arrived in front of a thick iron gate, Lin Sanjiu knew that this was the end of the labyrinth even if she did not deliberately sense her body.
She glanced at Long Zhang-zi.
The duoluozhong stood straight in front of the gate. It did not move an inch and did not say a word for a few seconds.
The heavy gate was about ten centimeters thick and could almost withstand the weight of a tank. There was a small dog-shaped sign hanging on both sides of the gate. There was no keyhole or camera. Lin Sanjiu could not even tell where the gate was opened from. It was as if the gate was a seamless whole, unshakable and unshakable.
These posthumans were surrounded by countless monsters that they had created, so they had no choice but to be more careful. However —
"Where is this?" Lin Sanjiu frowned and asked in a low voice, "This is not the exit."
Long Zhang-zi stared at the gate without saying a word. Only when Long Zhang-zi got closer could Lin Sanjiu see that its body was trembling slightly. Even its clothes were rustling. Its mask fluttered even more. After a few seconds, it slowly turned its head and said, "This is where I was born."
"What?"
"This is where I was born as a duoluozhong," Long Zhang-zi repeated in a low voice.
It took Lin Sanjiu some time to digest what Long Zhang-zi said.
"I still remember this gate and the path around it." Long Zhang-zi raised its hand and ran it across the gate.
"Listen, I don't care what you want to do next." Lin Sanjiu pulled out the umbrella-shaped weapon and placed it on the ground. "I want to get out of here. Do you know that? If you want this weapon, you have to bring me to the exit. "
It was as if Lin Sanjiu's words had lit up the dark night. As soon as he finished speaking, there was a slight sound of electric current flashing, and a few snow-white beams of light suddenly lit up around them. It was as if they were actors who were suddenly pushed onto the stage and were firmly covered by the dazzling spotlights.
At the blurred border between the light and the darkness, some indistinguishable silhouettes appeared.
"How rare. We have a guest again." An unfamiliar voice suddenly rang out from behind the gate. Lin Sanjiu had no idea how long that person had been standing behind the gate. "How can you trust a duoluozhong?"
Lin Sanjiu turned her head and stared at Long Zhang-zi with a piercing gaze. Long Zhang-zi stood still and did not move.
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