In the gloomy sky, the crow paced back and forth without moving forward.
Miasma rose from the swamp around them. The Fogbreaker stopped moving. Regardless of whether they sensed it or not, they could see that something was wrong.
The eight of them had been moving north from the entrance of the alley for more than 20 hours. The swamp did not always have a clear path. They had spent a lot of time trying to figure out which part of the swamp was suitable for walking but it was a treacherous journey. Several times, they had almost sunk into the swamp.
The swamp did not change much. Decaying mud, dead wood, duckweed and an unbearable stench permeated the air.
But now, as the miasma swirled to form a fog, the visibility plummeted and the scenery around them started to twist and warp.
"Do you guys feel that …" Yu Chi scratched his head anxiously as he looked around. "It feels like there's something …"
Deng Ximei's calm face was frowning slightly. The mental pillar … was acting strangely.
"Why does it sound like someone is calling me?" Uncle Dan grumbled.
Lou Xiaoning, Peacock, Malachite, Bell Grant and Feng Peiqian raised their rifles to guard their surroundings. Their helmet-mounted infrared cameras and infrared scopes were all broken after they crossed the two worlds. Now they could only aim with their naked eyes. Their nerves were stretched taut.
The light fog swirled, obscuring their vision. They could only see up to 50 metres away.
50 metres was a very short distance.
Suddenly, the Black Rot Wetland that they were stepping on seemed to shake, and at the same time, there was a new situation in the fog in the east.
Yu Chi saw some humanoid figures walking towards them. The other party seemed to have noticed them as well because they stopped moving. Yu Chi pointed to the east and made a questioning gesture. Deng Ximei, Lou Xiaoning, and the others responded with gestures that indicated that they had also seen the unusual situation.
But at that moment, another group of humanoid figures appeared from the north. They stopped as well.
Including them, the three groups stood opposite each other in a triangle. No one made a sound.
A question was placed before Yu Chi's group, 'Who are they? Are they humans? Could it be Gu Jun and the others?
Strangely enough, Deng Ximei had a feeling that Gu Jun was very close to them. She was not the only one who had this feeling, Yu Chi felt it as well. Uncle Dan appeared to be hallucinating, he was hearing Gu Jun's voice. However, these feelings did not seem to come from the east or the north.
So when they quickly exchanged glances, they couldn't tell whether the person in front of them was a friend or a foe.
Four of the eight of them pointed their guns to one side. Amidst the drifting fog, the figures also had rifles, and they were also on guard.
This silent standoff only lasted for a while. Uncle Dan and Bell Grant's foreheads were covered in sweat, and the cold wind cut at their faces.
However, the cold wind had also blown away the fog. The swamp was no longer filled with miasma, and visibility was recovering …
When everyone clearly saw the figures on both sides, their pupils instantly dilated. Although they were no longer particularly surprised, a strange feeling still surged through their bodies, and their hearts clenched. The people in the east and the people in the north all had strange expressions on their faces.
They … were also the Fogbreakers.
There were eight of them, and their figures and appearances were all the same. Their clothes and weapons were all the same. It could be said that they were exactly the same.
They looked like they had just been cloned. Just now, when the miasma filled the air.
"Don't move! None of you move! " The shout came from the Fogbreakers in the north. It was Lou Xiaoning who was yelling angrily, breaking the silence. The automatic rifle in her hand was aimed at the south. Her arm was shaking, ready to fire at any moment.
"F * ck, the real deal hasn't even said anything yet …" Lou Xiaoning's heart was pounding madly.
She knew herself too well. Seizing the opportunity to fire first was probably the best solution, or else the slightest hesitation could lead to her death.
She would strike first, that was something she could do.
If that thing had the same recipe as her, then she would be able to make it as well.
And then there was the one from the Fogbreakers in the east …
"Don't move, none of you move! None of you move!" Lou Xiaoning shouted angrily from the east. Her gun was aimed at the north. But Peacock, Malachite, Feng Peiqian and Yu Chi who were next to her all had their guns pointed at them.
In that instant, even though all 24 of them did not move, the situation was already chaotic. Gunshots could be fired at any moment.
Everyone's mind was in a whirl but no one dared to speak. They were afraid that the slightest movement would trigger someone's nerves and light the fuse.
'Who are they? Clones? Monsters in disguise? Illusions? '
If they were so sure that they were the real themselves and the other party was just a fake creation, then shouldn't they have fired first?
Or did they think that even if they were clones, they were still alive and had a sense of self … Could it be that cloning could clone a person's soul and self?
Or was it that in the depths of his heart, there was even a trace of doubt about what he was …
The chaotic thoughts battered at the group's mind, battering at the quivering pillars of their minds.
If this place could clone them once, it could clone them a thousand times. Other than Deng Ximei, this was the second time they had seen 'themselves'.
Who was real and who was fake? Or were they both real and fake?
Suddenly, the crows in the sky let out a low caw. This sound caused Yu Chi from the northern team to scream like a madman, "Fire, fire! It was Bronx who tricked us, they're fake, fire … "
This "shoot" was like a sudden clap of thunder. Everyone, who had been trained for a long time, had a conditioned reflex. Their muscles tensed up, and their fingers on the trigger of the rifle were about to press down. At the same time, their bodies dodged and crouched down on the ground …
In that split second, Deng Ximei saw something sticking out of the mud next to her because she was crouching. Her eyes immediately froze. It was a hand holding a knife.
The knife was stained with blood but from its flowing shape, she and the others recognized it immediately. It was a Carlop scalpel.
Bang bang bang! Gunshots rang out from different directions. North, East, South, all of them echoed.
Some bullets flew through the air while others landed on the ground, causing the mud in the swamp to splatter.
At that moment, Yu Chi made a decision. He quickly chanted the spell to summon Byakee. With Byakee's large size, it would be able to cover the whole team. Before this, they couldn't use spells in the dark, but now they had to fight for their lives.
At the same time, Lou Xiaoning also noticed Deng Ximei's movement. She warned everyone, "Be careful, there's a strange hand in the swamp!"
Strange hand, it was probably left behind by Gu Jun. There was a strange hand in the swamp …
But Deng Ximei sensed something else. "No, that looks like … Ah Jun?"
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