Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Traverser
Looking down from the sky, the ascension point of Binh Duong resembles a giant flower.
The "stamen" is a four-story low-rise building with a device for ascending to heaven, and it is brightly lit. The "petals" are made up of countless "light filaments". And these filaments are made of people. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked here for that hope of "eternal life." But not everyone has the good fortune of being selected, and even if volunteers have been temporarily dispatched to assist in the selection process, they can only sigh that they are like a drop of water in the turbulent tide of the black oppressive crowd on the opposite side.
As a result, more people have no hope of moving forward, and can only temporarily settle down around the ascension point.
The sky was getting darker and the air was getting choking. Every moment there are the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled who fall to their deaths on the ruins, and the cries of grief can be heard at every moment. Every now and then, there are people who try to attack the Ascension Point with what they think is a powerful ability. But the Guardians are not general. People do not know that the latest group of new faces just three days ago was a terrorist association-organization that had previously been declared illegal by the empires of the North and the South.
These men dared to rebel against the rule of the two empires in the most stressful times, and their will must have been far stronger than that of the vast majority. And most of these people are also from the secret service, and have the will to fight and combat experience that civilians are far beyond the reach. The sporadic shockers were ruthlessly suppressed, and in the area near the point of ascension, there were more and more blood stains on the ground.
So after another large-scale conflict, people calmed down for a while.
"Not a good sign." Hu Yanling said. She shook her hand, and drops of blood detached from the sleek anti-riot armor and splattered to the ground.
"I know, the calm before the storm." It was a man who spoke. He did not shy away from the circle of civilians outside the cordon who were waiting for selection with numb faces, and rested his chin on Hu Yanling's shoulder from behind and said.
"Du Qixi give me a serious point." Hu Yanling elbowed him away. Feign angry, "Our accounts are not finished yet!" ”
Du Qixi laughed. In such a time when everyone is in fear, he looks radiant. He always had a smile on his face. His gestures were brisk and vigorous, as if he had endless energy—all because of the woman in front of him.
It's not common for lovers to end up married.
But this pair of lovers who have been in love for more than ten years. At least at this time, in the great era where there is nothing bad to do, they will finally become married.
"Seriously, Yanling, you have to be ready." Du Qixi said.
He used to be the head of the intelligence section in Southern Luzon, and he always had more sources. He leaned closer to Hu Yanling and whispered, "I saw that the people inside were messing with things—a lot of hair. Those people collect the hair and take the hair follicles. This is not to sell hair, why do you ascend to heaven and come down with one? We felt like they were collecting some kind of genetic samples. ”
Hu Yanling looked at him suspiciously: "Doesn't it mean that everyone's genetic samples should be preserved and made into a gene bank?" ”
"It's not that simple." Du Qixi shook his head lightly and said. "I observed for a while, and the people who have ascended to heaven in the last two days or two, they have not bothered so much. You see they're screening -- what are they screening? ”
Hu Yanling followed his gaze.
Two or three steps away from them was a selection office. The mask-wearing staff member has a small device in his hand. A subject stepped forward and held out his hand, and the subject pressed the small device on the person's hand before waving him away.
The subject gritted his teeth and asked, "Why?" ”
When asking, he also looked at Hu Yanling and Du Qixi with a slight sideways face. Because they can see clearly in the previous conflicts...... These two men are simply the Grim Reaper.
No one has ever seen a firearm used to such an extent.
Subject does not speak, but points to a small display next to him. There is a text on it, and the text is to the effect that either because the subject's body is not up to standard, he cannot withstand the stronger impact of the ascension, and it may lead to brain death. Adjust your physical condition. Let's get put to the test.
Du Qixi leaned close to Hu Yanling's ear and said, "I haven't seen anyone who was eliminated the first time, and the second time it can still be passed." ”
"They're really testing genes, but they're selective. There's no universal standard - we've all seen old men taken away but young people left behind - they want diversity. ”
"Isn't that what I said?" Hu Yanling frowned.
Du Qixi shook his head meaningfully: "I have been in Southern Luzon for so long. Know something. I guess these things are for Li Zhen. How many abilities did he have when you met him? And now? I don't know the purpose, but I think he's expanding the gene pool in his body - Ascension, what a great opportunity. ”
"So we shouldn't have been doing this job as long as we thought. You have to be prepared, we may have to go at any time. ”
Hu Yanling was stunned for a moment, looking at the dark crowd in the dark night in the distance: "Are you saying we can't take them all away?" ”
"You also saw a vision just now, and you can't tell when you will come next time, or what it will be like when you come." Du Qixi said, "I couldn't have withdrawn." ”
Halfway through the conversation. He suddenly squinted at the crowd in the distance: "Something is wrong." ”
Because the crowd suddenly stirred. Du Qixi thought that someone was going to attack here again, so he instinctively raised his gun. But the next moment he noticed that there was something strange about the person who ran out.
The five people who ran out...... Wear a uniform.
This uniform Du Qixi couldn't be more familiar. Black, purple electric dragon winding.
This is the uniform of the Special Affairs Office, which has long been abolished!
Those five people...... It's the executive.
"It's an image again." Du Qixi put down the gun. Say.
But the next moment he heard someone from the five speak: "What's going on here?!" ”
There was panic in his voice, but more of a vigilance. As an executive who has "seen the world" and an elite among the capable. At the moment, they are still well trained.
Is it a real person?
Du Qixi and Hu Yanling glanced at each other and felt great fear.
Not for those five, but because of their appearance.
The first image brought by the peak is a phantom. Now for the second time...... It's a real person.
The change in the laws of the universe actually sent these five people over!
They are coming, will there be anyone else?
The world is messed up enough!
At this moment of stunned effort, the executive officer who spoke saw Du Qixi and Hu Yanling holding guns not far away. Visibility was so low that they could only see the silhouette, but from the silhouette they could tell that the two men were wearing standard gear - which meant that they were organized and disciplined. It is more likely that it is official.
So the executive officer raised his voice and said, "We are the executive officers of the Imperial Secret Service Office, what is the situation here?" ”
He walked as he spoke, and after only five or six steps, he saw each other's faces.
Both sides were stunned.
What Du Qixi saw was a familiar face - before he went to the southern base, his colleagues at the northern base, the second lieutenant executive officer, cared about the wishes!
"Du Qixi? Hu Yanling? Concerned exclaimed, "What's the matter with you?" ”
But the man and the woman in front of him only glanced at each other and did not speak.
How do you explain this to them?
It seems that the care is still very young, from the time when Li Zhen has not yet entered the secret service mansion. At that time, there were noisy crowds on the streets, and people could come and go freely without worrying about any barriers. Clothing can cover the body, and food can satisfy the stomach. How do you explain to them that the future they imagined should be better is what it is now?
Actually, I didn't bother with them much. Caring for Yuan took a closer look at Du Qixi and Hu Yanling's faces, looked around again, and changed his face: "What time is it?" What year? ”
Du Qixi looked at the restless crowd behind him—the noise in the distance was getting louder, and it was obvious that there were other people from the past appearing—and he stepped forward to bring his concern over: "You come here first—"
But just then he heard a broken shout: "Don't touch him!" ”
The next moment, Li Zhen landed beside Du Qixi with a gust of wind and pushed him away.
When he was in Southern Luzon, Du Qixi was not unfamiliar with Li Zhen, but it was the first time he saw him like a great enemy. He was pushed and staggered, and just as he wanted to ask what was going on, he saw Li Zhen put his arms together-
Some invisible force immediately wrapped up several people, including Guan Yuan, and rushed into the sky like a sharp arrow with him!
A qiē happened between the lightning and flint, and even the concern did not have time to ask "what's wrong".
Everyone nearby squinted their eyes and looked up at the sky. But the sky and the earth are gray, and it is not easy to find Li Zhen's whereabouts.
But it didn't take them long to look for it.
Ten seconds later, the sky was bright!
A thick fiery red cloud spread through the clouds, and the light illuminated an entire area of the vicinity, as if all the street lamps in the vicinity had been turned on as if they were all turned on.
After a few more seconds, Li Zhen rushed straight to the ground with the faint fire light on his body.
The people took a few steps back in fear, making way for him to move a wide area.
Now they can see it clearly - this person is Li Zhen. The one they used to call a "tyrant". But nowadays, almost no one thinks so. If it weren't for the strong iron-fisted policies of the past decade, it would probably not be possible for humanity to immigrate to the moon today.
"Stay away from those people!" Li Zhen shouted, "They will explode!" ”
It's a pity he shouted late. As soon as he finished speaking, a mushroom cloud rose from the far distance, and the wind swept through the gravel and the smell of burnt paste, and even the earth trembled slightly. The next moment, the crowd in the distance turned into a sea of fire, and the sea of fire rose when it saw the wind, and turned into a continuous wall of fire, like a huge wave! (To be continued)