Joel pushed the log above his head and leaned on the ladder to peek in, "Wait a minute, there's guards patrolling ahead... Alright, we're safe, come on. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Joel climbed out first, then Tess, then Ellie, and Don Tu at the end.

It was still raining, and Tess complained, "The light rain is a nuisance." ”

Ellie, on the other hand, said excitedly, "Oh my God... I literally ran outside. ”

A group of four people walked through the rubble, with searchlights coming on from time to time ahead, and the area didn't feel so safe. The ruins are too good for hiding.

Sure enough, Joel and Tess, who were exploring the path ahead, were attacked first, and the guards who were ambushed in the ruins attacked them. Tang Tu picked up Ellie and turned around to run, but the cold bolt sound was already ringing behind him.

Tang Tu reluctantly let go of Ellie and turned around silently.

"Don't do anything stupid, raise your hands, turn around and crouch."

There are only two people on the other side, which should just be a coincidence, but the other party is fully armed, and more importantly, they have the upper hand.

Tang Tu and the four knelt on the ground side by side, all holding their heads in their hands. A guard took a scanner and tested it one by one on their necks.

"I'm Ramirez of Sector 12," another guard was reporting to headquarters, "requesting the containment of four smugglers." "Fortunately, they thought that Tang Tu and the four were smugglers, and they didn't treat them as fireflies.

"Don't embarrass us, it won't hurt you." Tess hinted at the guards who checked.

Tess test OK, Joel test OK...

"When will the reinforcements arrive?" The inspecting guard asked another person.

"Within minutes."

The scanner rests on Ellie's neck, and Ellie suddenly bursts out, drawing a dagger from the crook of her leg and stabbing the guards behind her.

The change took everyone else by surprise, but it was Joel and Tess who reacted the fastest, and the two quickly dealt with the two guards.

Looking at the corpses of the two guards, Ellie suddenly appeared very frightened, "Oh my God, I thought I just had to tie them up." ”

Tess looked at Ellie seriously, "Isn't it because of you, it could have been done with just a few ration cards, but now it's even more troublesome." They saw our faces, didn't kill them, waiting to be wanted? ”

Tang Tu felt that something was not right, and picked up the scanner on the ground, "Hey, do you know what it means to turn red on this?" ”

Tess and Joel walked over, and Tess took the scanner from Tang Tu's hand in disbelief, "Fog grass, she's infected!" ”

Joel glanced at Ellie and said to Tess and Tang Tu, "Marlene framed us? Why did she let us smuggle an infected girl? ”

Tang Tu also looked at Ellie and said, "So that's what makes you special... Is that why Marlene won't let you go to their base? ”

Ellie shook her head violently, "I'm not infected. ”

"Didn't you? So what does this mean? Tess dropped the scanner on Ellie.

"I can explain..."

"You'd better explain quickly." Tess pulled out her gun.

Ellie pulled up her sleeves to reveal the bite marks on her arms, "Look here..."

Joel waved his hand as if he couldn't bear to look at it, "I don't care how you got infected..."

"It's been three weeks," Ellie argued.

"No way, the person who was bitten will get sick within two days, don't give the hell." Tess said.

"It's been three weeks," Ellie said, showing the scar on her arm, "I swear." Think about it, what did Marlene frame you for? It doesn't make sense. ”

Tang Tu raised his eyebrows, but he believed Ellie a little.

If Ellie was just an ordinary infected, Firefly wouldn't have had to go to such great lengths to protect her. But if she's an infected person who has developed antibodies, the meaning is very different.

It seems that Joel and Tess have thought of this as well.

"A girl with antibodies? I don't believe it—" Joel turned around with difficulty.

At this time, the supporting Zhengfu army was heading this way, and their headlights could already be clearly seen, so the group had to put aside the topic for a while and immediately shift.

The four of them lurked in the deep pit next to them, where there were many obstacles, which made it easier for them to hide their figures. Lying behind the concrete blocks, you can even hear the words of the soldiers above.

"Two guards were found dead. Repeating again, Sector 12 found two dead and called for immediate support. ”

Joel kept looking, and he seemed to have an idea to say to everyone, "Follow me." ”

The four of them continued to cover the ruins and headed in the direction of the Capitol, where the rain-soaked ground became more and more muddy, forming a certain obstacle to movement.

After walking through the cement pipes for a while, the situation became worse because they found that they were surrounded by Zhengfu troops. Finally, there was a firefight. Thanks to the dark night, they can continue to hide after the firefight.

Passing through a roller shutter, they came to the ruined street. The houses here are abandoned, and it was the center of the city, where the crowds gathered, but after the spore crisis erupted, it was the most severely damaged.

Joel stopped in a basement ruin and said, "... It looks a little different here, Tes, do you know where to get there? ”

"It's changed so much here, let me give it a try." Tess said.

Replaced by Tess finding her way ahead.

From time to time, the voices of soldiers could be heard from above.

"Charlie's team reports, still no target found, sir!"

"Stop tracking and report back to District Eleven."

"Understood, get in the car."

Tess turned back and whispered, "I don't think they saw us, hide in the shadows here for a while, and then we'll act when they're gone." ”

After a while, there was no movement above, and Tang Tu and the four of them continued to move forward. They entered a sewer and walked through it to a safe area.

Tess paused, turned back to Ellie, and asked, "What's your plan?" We'll hand you over to Firefly and then...? ”

"Marlene... She said they have their own little quarantine where there are doctors and they are still looking for a cure and I can help them. Ellie said.

Joel looked over, "Have we heard, Tess?" ”

"And that," Ellie said after a moment's hesitation, "what happened to me was the key to finding the vaccine." ”

"Oh, my God—" Joel's voice was mocking.

"That's what Marlene said." Ellie was a little anxious, still worried that Joel and the others would leave her.

"Oh, I'm sure she said—" Joel looked incredulous.

"Hey, that's not what I want." Ellie was angry.

Tang Tu patted Ellie's shoulder to calm her down.

Joel walked up to Tess and asked, "What are we doing here?" Do you believe these nonsense? ”

"What if that's true?" Tess asked rhetorically. (To be continued.) )