The members of the investigation team were no strangers to the "no man's land".
Therefore, they were all very calm.
After the truck stopped, the investigation team and the field team got off the truck one after another.
The no man's land around the giant tower was originally a bustling city. However, the moment the tower appeared, the terrifying power destroyed everything around it, whether it was the buildings, the roads, or … living things.
Everything ceased to exist.
Only ruins were left.
Irin squinted his eyes and looked at the thick fog.
The gray fog was somewhat similar to the scene at Haunted-mist Mountain.
However, Irin knew very well that this thick fog was not as simple as "fog".
Ordinary people simply couldn't survive in the "thick fog" for a long time. Once they stayed for too long, they would inexplicably contract all kinds of diseases. Humans who lived in the thick fog would deteriorate at a terrifying speed day by day. Only when they left the no man's land would they gradually recover.
This was the main reason why no one lived in the no man's land for the past ten years.
Detecting the composition of the fog in the no man's land was one of the main tasks of the investigation team.
Irin also knew very well that no matter how many times they tried, the investigation team would return empty-handed.
Because this was not something that humans could understand.
This was a power that was close to the "rules". It could not be explained by human technology.
While the others were unloading the truck, Irin casually asked.
"You stayed up late last night?"
"Yeah, why else would I?" Molly yawned. Fortunately, Irin gave her a bottle of "ghost oil", which gave her more capital to stay up late.
Seeing that no one was paying attention, Molly whispered, "Isn't it because of you?"
"Me?" Irin was stunned.
"From the Xiao family's businesses, we found a lot of information. Among them, there was a" neural connection technology "that they had developed to the point where it could be used on the human body. Old Zhao gave it to me to see if I could find another reasonable way to open it. "
"Neural connection technology?" Irin frowned.
"To put it simply, it's the technology of connecting human nerves and mechanical components. Originally, this technology had been hypothesized in the last century, but for some reason, it had been stuck in the stage of human clinical trials, so it was eventually shelved."
"Now that there is a ready-made result, the higher-ups will definitely not let it go so easily."
Molly gave a simple explanation in an easy-to-understand way.
As for what the "certain reason" was, it wasn't hard to guess.
Technologies such as "human modification" and "human cloning" were forbidden by Chidragon's laws.
The reason was simple: it was not in line with scientific ethics.
But since Xiao Mo had already put this theoretically successful technology on the table, the higher-ups would never give up on this high-end technology.
Molly just mentioned it casually and didn't say anything more.
The bus was stopped by the roadside.
All the equipment had been packed, and everyone carried a part of it. Even the Irin was arranged to carry a heavy bag, and they were about to enter the no man's land to explore.
"Be careful. If this kind of precision instrument is damaged, it will directly ruin the investigation."
Ju Xiuyuan said in a harsh tone as he stared at Irin.
Irin calmly glanced at Ju Xiuyuan.
In an instant, Ju Xiuyuan felt a little creeped out by Irin's calm stare.
"Let's go!"
Wang Bing didn't waste any time. Seeing that everyone was ready, he took the lead and walked in front of the team.
Although the thick fog around the Tower of Death was harmful to the human body, it was just a short investigation, so it wouldn't cause too much trouble.
This was the conclusion of countless investigations in the past ten years.
"Hmm?"
At this moment.
Irin suddenly turned her head and looked behind her.
At the end of the road, there was nothing special.
"Was it an illusion?"
Before Irin could carefully think about the strange feeling just now, the investigation team began to step into the thick gray fog.
Wang Bing opened an exquisite pad and pulled up the map.
As soon as he stepped into the no man's land, he didn't dare to let his guard down even though he knew that there were no "living people" in the no man's land. His expression suddenly became serious.
"Everyone, be careful. We are now at the edge of Jiachang Town. If we follow this road, we will reach the city square of Jiachang County about three kilometers away. The geographical location is relatively empty, so it is suitable for the investigation team to do preliminary observation."
Wang Bing had carefully identified the direction before entering the no man's land, so he couldn't be wrong.
It had been almost ten years since the Tower Era, November 11, 2111.
In the past ten years, countless investigation teams had entered the no man's land for observation, but they still couldn't see the full picture of the no man's land and the Tower of Death.
In the no man's land, the most frightening thing wasn't just the layer of gray fog that could cause people to be infected with diseases unknowingly.
In the no man's land, the magnetic field was chaotic. With the current level of human technology, it was still impossible to identify the correct direction in the no man's land.
The only thing that could be relied on was the "old map" left behind ten years ago. Based on the landmarks that could be identified with the naked eye and compared with the "old map", they could identify the general direction.
The so-called "Jiachang Town" actually meant that this used to be a town called "Chang."
But now, it was erased from the map.
It was called "Jiachang Town."
However, the no man's land was already in ruins. In the gray fog, after ten years, many buildings had changed their appearance. Therefore, according to incomplete statistics, the accuracy of comparing the buildings on the old map was only about 60%.
Once they lost their direction in the no man's land, if they couldn't leave the no man's land in a short period of time, they would never be able to leave the no man's land again.
In the eyes of countless people, although there were no monsters or traces of other living people in the no man's land, it was more like a monster that chose people to eat. People stayed away from it.
Wang Bing led the team. Two people from the field team were at the side of the team, and two people were at the back. They protected everyone in the investigation team in the center to prevent anyone from falling behind or getting lost.
In the no man's land, due to the magnetic field interference, the distance of wireless communication was limited. Once the distance was more than fifty meters, the micro-communicators in the ears of Irin and the field team would lose their function.
Molly and Irin were in the center of the team, and they moved forward with the team.
"Have you been up there before?" Molly suddenly moved closer to Irin and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
Irin narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the looming tower in the distance. Then, he said softly, "You can say that … I've been up there before."
Molly's interest was piqued when she heard that. "You've been up there before? How's the scenery up there? "
Irin shook his head and chuckled. "You don't want to know."
Molly pouted. "Stingy. Will it kill you to tell me?"
"We'll talk about it when we have time."
Molly thought about it. There were too many people around. It was indeed not a good time to talk about this topic.
Therefore, she could only suppress her desire to explore and focus on following the team.
This was not the first time Molly had entered the no man's land.
She remembered that after returning from the no man's land for the first time, she fell seriously ill.
Later, a famous tower researcher risked his life to enter the no man's land many times. After analyzing the data, he came to a conclusion.
The maximum time a human could stay in the no man's land was … 72 hours.
Once this time limit was exceeded, "ingesting" too much of the grey mist could cause irreversible damage to the human body.
And this expert who was not afraid of death was none other than someone else.
It was Ju Xiuyuan.
Therefore, although Molly was the team leader in name, in fact, Ju Xiuyuan had more experience than Molly in entering the no man's land.
Perhaps this was the reason why Ju Xiuyuan did not like Molly.
But of course, with his experience, he would not be too calculative with the 18 year old Molly.
After all, he acknowledged Molly's scientific research level deep in his heart.
There was even an inexplicable jealousy.
Before Molly revealed her talent, he did not believe that there were "geniuses" in this world.
Everyone walked in silence for nearly 40 minutes.
There were fewer and fewer intact buildings around them.
"This is a traffic light … zebra crossing … there used to be a fountain in the center of the city square … It should be here!"
After Wang Bing carefully compared the "old map", he turned around and said loudly to the others, "We are now at the city square of Jiuchang Town. Everyone can move freely, but remember, do not stray too far from the crowd. Otherwise, if you get lost, the consequences will be unimaginable."
The members of the investigation team expressed their understanding.
Irin also carefully put down the equipment on her body.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey, you …"
At this time, a middle-aged female researcher who was conservatively dressed in loose jeans and had her hair tied up in a bun saw Irin's actions and quickly walked forward. She frowned and said, "You are the intern researcher who followed the team. You are called …"
Before Irin could reply, Molly spoke in a muffled voice, "Sister Qing, he is called Irin."
Molly had introduced Feng Manqing before. Feng Manqing was already a renowned Ph.D. in microbiology in China ten years ago. After the Tower era, she was very interested in the "tower" and began to study it.
Compared to the "tower" that was filled with a mysterious aura, Feng Manqing was more interested in the "gray fog" that shrouded the no man's land.
Until now, there was still no accurate statement about the composition of this layer of gray fog, and the academic community debated endlessly.
However, it was clear that this "gray fog" was not a gas, solid, or liquid from a morphological point of view. It was a material form that did not exist in nature.
Whether it was gas masks, isolation suits, semi-biological, semi-permeable membranes, or various scientific methods, they could not prevent the gray fog from invading the human body.
The word "fog" was actually not appropriate.
However, at present, the scientific community could not use a more accurate word to name this mysterious material.
The reason Feng Manqing was interested in the "gray fog" was that she believed that this "gray fog" was very likely to be an unknown "microorganism". As long as she could successfully extract the composition of the gray fog, she, Feng Manqing, would be able to leave a deep mark in human history.
"Oh, right, I'm sorry, I forgot." Feng Manqing carefully opened the bag. Inside was a high-tech compartment thermostatic storage box. Feng Manqing took out many sealed glass bottles from the thermostatic box.
There were all kinds of things in these glass bottles.
There were flowers, grass, leaves, liquids of various colors, and even some laboratory animals such as white mice and insects.
Molly glanced at Irin and saw that Irin's eyes were wandering. She could not help but chuckle and explained, "This" gray fog "cannot be preserved in any way, so Sister Qing intends to use the" indirect observation method "to bring back the various samples that have been affected by the" gray fog "to see if we can extract the special composition of the" gray fog "—"
Suddenly.
Molly's smile froze on her face, and her words came to an abrupt halt.
Irin's palm suddenly grabbed Molly's small hand, stretched out a finger, and kept rubbing Molly's soft palm …
Scratching, rubbing, rubbing.
This made Molly feel a little …
Itchy.
Molly was instantly stunned.
Her expression was dull.
Her mouth formed an "O" shape.
Wait a minute —
What kind of strange development is this?
In broad daylight, with so many people watching, do you have to be so impatient? Can't you change to a place where there is no one around?
But in fact, when she thought about it carefully, under the gray fog, the visibility was not high. As long as the two of them did not go overboard, and the others were focused on their own work, they would not notice this side …
Bah!
No, no, no, this was not the main point!
Molly was a little mad.
She couldn't understand why a bunch of messy thoughts suddenly popped up in her mind.
Perhaps this was the trouble of people with high IQ.
In just a few seconds, countless thoughts flashed through Molly's mind.
Kicking was not the right thing to do, but not kicking would make her seem rash.
For a moment, Molly's thoughts were running wild, and she forgot to pull her hand out.
When Molly came back to her senses, she glared at Irin fiercely.
Irin lowered her head a little embarrassedly. "I need to … pee."
Feng Manqing stopped what she was doing. When she heard Irin's words, she could not help but raise her head.
Molly was a little anxious. "What does it have to do with me whether you need to pee or not?"
"Well …" Irin did not let go of Molly's hand. She felt that Molly's palm was a little wet. "I'm … not familiar with this place."
Molly: "…"
Feng Manqing chuckled. She continued to wear latex gloves to avoid contaminating the specimen. She glanced at the two's tightly clasped hands and looked away. "Young people are quite good. Xiao Li, you can accompany him … to the bathroom."
"Sister Qing!"
Molly was embarrassed. How could she not hear the teasing in Sister Qing's words?
Irin's fingers gently tapped her ear twice.
Mm … just twice.
Then she smiled. "It's okay. There are no 'outsiders' around. Even if there are, there are professionals protecting them. It doesn't matter whether you are here or not. Just accompany me. It's not far."
Molly's face changed slightly. Then, she nodded helplessly.
He didn't say much and was pulled into the gray fog by Yi Lin.
Humans have three needs. After walking for more than half an hour, Irin's behavior was not too abnormal.
Feng Manqing gave a few words of advice. Then, she lowered her head and continued to focus on her work.
One of the field team members noticed that Irin and Molly had left. He sounded a little surprised. "Where … are you going?"
Irin smiled and explained again.
Molly's face was a little pale. Her hand, which was being held by Irin, trembled slightly.
However, under the cover of the gray fog, Molly's expression did not change too obviously.
"Remember not to go too far away! Don't go beyond the communication range. "
"Understood," said Irin with a smile. "Then, I'll have to trouble you to pay attention to the safety of the others."
"… … …"
Irin held Molly's small hand and ran for over 20 metres.
Molly could not help but turn around to look. Under the cover of the gray fog, the figures of the others were gradually becoming blurry.
It was as though the two of them were the only ones left in this world.
Molly suddenly lowered her head and looked around timidly.
"Do you think there will be anyone around to see us like this?"
"Like what?" There was a faint smile on Irin's face. His hand that was holding Molly's hand slowly loosened.
"Like this?"
"Mm …" Molly replied in a low voice.
"He he, you are thinking too much. There is not even a ghost in this no man's land, let alone a human."
Molly glared at Irin. "Didn't you say you want to pee?"
"Oh, right. I almost forgot." Irin spoke very slowly and he appeared to be indifferent. "Don't worry, I will take it out now …"
Irin reached his hand into his pocket.
A card appeared in his hand.
No one saw it.
Molly stared with wide eyes. There was fear and curiosity in her eyes.
Irin turned his head. "Be good. The next scene will be too violent for a young girl. Close your eyes. It will be over in a few seconds."
Violent your sister!
Molly cursed inwardly. However, she dared not say anything else. Instead, she closed her eyes tightly.
Hiss —
"Do it!"
Suddenly!
Suddenly, a low shout came from a place where there was no one around.
The surrounding gray fog fluctuated slightly.
It came from four different directions.
However, before that low shout could be heard, Yi Lin's movements were even faster than that low shout, one step ahead of that low shout.
Irin flipped his palm and the Blood Jasmine card that he had attached to not long ago silently shattered.
However, in the instant that the Blood Jasmine card shattered, what appeared from the light in Irin's palm was not the Blood Jasmine in the form of a dagger!
It was …
Countless threads that were soaked in the color of blood!
Chi chi chi chi —
"Wang Bing! Directly behind! About half a meter away! Try to keep them alive! "
The moment Irin made his move, he immediately used the miniature communication device to give instructions.
Countless blood threads spread out in all directions with Irin and Molly in the center like a peacock spreading its tail.
In the blink of an eye, with the two of them as the center, the area within ten meters was completely covered by the blood threads. There was not a single gap.
Mo Li had already heard the commotion. However, her brows were tightly knitted together and her eyes were tightly shut. She did not dare to open them, but her delicate body was trembling uncontrollably, revealing the fear in her heart.
"How —"
"Possible!"
The four figures that were almost transparent were pierced by the blood threads. Around the two of them, they were skewered like fried dough twists. They were rooted to the ground and could not move.
The blood threads were too dense and almost instantly filled the entire space. The figure only had to lift a finger, but dozens of fine blood threads pierced through it. At this moment, even a simple action like lifting a finger was extremely difficult.
Drip, drip, drip.
Countless drops of blood dripped down from the blood threads.
It made the color of the blood threads even more vivid.
The four figures that were almost transparent were quickly dyed red by the blood.
Molly could not help but open her eyes.
When she saw the scene in front of her, she could not help but be shocked.
"This is … gamma military camouflage clothing!"
Molly looked at the four transparent figures that were dyed the color of blood. After suppressing the shock in her heart, this was the first sentence that came out of her mouth.
Irin listened to the voice from the communication device beside his ear.
The commotion on the other side seemed to have gradually calmed down.
Irin's hand shook and twisted, and the countless blood threads cut through the bodies of the four figures.
After cutting through them, Irin retrieved the countless blood threads.
[Obtained chaos points …]
Four messages popped up in front of Irin's eyes at the same time …
QuadraKill (quadruple kill)!
Mo Li's face turned pale as she stared at the horrifying pile of flesh, organs, and blood all around her. Even though Mo Li had studied dissection before and thought that she would be able to remain calm in any situation, she could not help but feel her stomach churn at this moment.
After a while, Molly finally suppressed the urge to vomit.
Irin shook the blood off his hand and looked speechlessly at Molly who did not look too good. "Didn't I tell you that the situation would be very violent? You didn't listen. "
Molly heard Irin's tone that seemed to have a hint of schadenfreude. She wanted to kick this bastard's face.
However, she knew that she was in the wrong and did not do anything.
She just desperately took deep breaths. After calming down a little, she asked, "These people … who are they?"
"They are shattered to this extent … it would be strange if I could recognize them."
Irin shook his head and then asked through the communication device, "Wang Bing, how are things on your side?"
"Dead."
Irin frowned. "You killed them?"
"No …" Wang Bing's tone was strange. "He committed suicide."
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