And that's the end of it?

The man in the wheelchair is surprisingly easy to talk to.

Tonight's reception task was much easier than expected, which made the "veteran" a little uncomfortable. The wheelchair man, who was obviously an expert, also left a very deep impression on him.

Come and go, don't talk much, only care about technical issues...... And that pair of eyes, I didn't think much at the time, but in retrospect, they were like mirrors, very transparent, and they could reflect something and stand up to scrutiny.

must be a capable person, and it's not good to cooperate with this kind of person. It doesn't seem to be too attentive to look over there, so I can only take one step at a time.

After sending off the wheelchair man, the "veteran" excused himself for lack of energy, asked Ao Pingrongsan for leave, returned to his own nest, quickly equipped, sneaked out of the flat trade market from the hidden path that had been planned, went around half a circle, and returned to Beishan Lake.

The location of the Pingmao Market is on the northeast shore of Beishan Lake, which is close to the Mangcang Mountains, and further up the land, it is already recognized as a wilderness boundary. The crust of the archipelago is relatively brittle, and from time to time there are volcanic earthquakes or something, which makes the wilderness on this side seem particularly restless.

In addition to those terrestrial species that haunt the mountains and forests, the aquatic species at the bottom of Beishan Lake are also quite irritable, and the flat trade market hunts a large number of aberrant species for raw material processing business every year, and also fills a large number of human lives into the mountains and lakes.

Of course, the so-called human life should be discounted in the eyes of some people.

The topic discussed by Secretary Yin and Ao Pingrongsan before was the key.

Why did the nomadic tribe of "veterans" come to Hancheng? It's not because the tribe can't survive because of the widespread serious aberration infection, but if you want to receive the so-called "humanitarian assistance" of the Star Union Committee, the condition is that you must go to the designated place, sign an agreement, and voluntarily become relevant living research materials.

The Hanjo Heimao Market is such a place.

On the northeast shore of Beishan Lake, dozens of public and private laboratories, large and small, are doing this kind of work. Every year, a large amount of scientific research funds are invested until they fly.

As for the "Association for the Promotion of Equal Trade" and the exchange of homeless people, it is just a living plan arranged by the budget-conscious officials and businessmen of Hancheng for the "experimental products" who continue to flow in.

By the way, you can make a small profit, why not?

For example, the Daze Order, if the "experimental resources" in their hands are slightly reversed and sent to their own factories to work, it is another wave of input.

When Lao Luo was poor and tossed in the wilderness, how could he have this treatment? I have to fight against guns and play fate with everyone, but let's see what happens to him!

Therefore, the "veteran" has already seen through it.

Most of them are old and can't stand the toss, and tonight's "veteran" has a surprisingly large number of feelings, and there are all kinds of miscellaneous thoughts, until he dives into the bottom of Beishan Lake, and then gradually precipitates.

The signal was still there, but it hadn't moved for a while. The location of its stay is a supply point in the waterway of the old city at the bottom of the lake, the water depth is more than 180 meters, and it is impossible for a normal person to dive there without special equipment, let alone stay for a long time.

Referring to his own situation, the "veteran" estimated that even if he was fully armed, with the power of equipment, he would be able to stay there for about half an hour at most.

If the one who came over was still alive, he had been tossing in the deep water for nearly two hours, and if this happened, either he was a strong man with an extraordinary physique, or ......

The "fish skin" I hid in the supply point in the open sea is a bad thing!

The "veteran" had already prepared for the worst in his heart, he went out from a sewage outlet on the shore of Beishan Lake, dived step by step, reached a depth of 60 meters, turned on the underwater thruster, and entered the urban waterway at the bottom of the lake

Middle.

For safety reasons, the annual maintenance of the waterway is personally led by the "veteran", which is the most familiar. It only took him about fifteen minutes to reach the vicinity of the supply point.

There was still a considerable distance away, and there was a muffled sound and vibration in the dark and dull water, intermittently, and in the relatively quiet deep water layer, it seemed too intense.

Of course, there are also distortions in this water, and most of them have been disturbed under this noise......

The "veteran" circled around slightly, but finally gritted his teeth, holding the underwater thruster in one hand and taking out the high-pressure gun dedicated to deep-water combat in the other, and the speed did not decrease but increased, and rushed towards the area where the sound was most intense.

By the time he arrived, things had calmed down.

The sound coming from this area was even more muffled, mixed with a few small noises.

The underwater camera worn by the "veteran" collects faint light, temperature differences, sound waves, and other information in the deep water area, and blends these together to form a circle of blurry images.

This is an old city concrete building, which used to have about seven or eight floors, and they can hold up longer than the steel high-rise buildings, and even after 40 years of submerging, the exterior outline still retains its basic appearance.

But compared to the last time I arrived, in the central area of the building, a piece of the exterior wall fell off, forming a whirlpool of water that shuttled in and out, and it gradually calmed down when the "veteran" approached.

The "veteran" approached more slowly, making the underwater camera more adaptable to the subtle changes in the environment, and by the time he quietly crossed the gap in the building, he had a relatively clear grasp of the internal environment.

Most of the traces have been washed away by the current after a fierce battle, but both sides of the fierce battle are still here.

The "veteran" locked onto the target in the corner.

It was a streamlined figure as a whole, which at first glance looked like a large fish more than one person long, but at this time, the outer skin of this large fish had fallen off in many places, exposing the outline of the inner human skeleton and some metal-like structures.

At this time, this half-human, half-fish monster was holding on to a giant octopus that was obviously a deformed species, using both hands and mouth fins, constantly tearing and biting. Shaped like a beast and a demon.

The "veteran" looked at this scene in a daze, speechless for a while.

When he made the "fish skin" and placed it at the supply point in the open sea, he expected that there would be such a day. Therefore, the relevant precautions are solemnly written down in the explanatory document, indicating the worst consequences.

But he knows very well that when it's really time to fight hard, these are not a fart!

Fate, it's all your own choice.

The "veteran" silently raised the high-pressure gun and aimed it at the figure, if he was too late, all he could do now was to make this dead man have some dignity.

The other party didn't notice it, but the "veteran" hesitated.

After all, he has not confirmed the details of the other party, and although the high-pressure gun is called a gun, the range in deep water is still very limited, and he is not confident that it will hit.

After thinking about it, he let go of the underwater thruster and stepped forward quietly, but he didn't know that he didn't advance a few meters, and Huo Ran on the opposite side turned his head.

The bionic fish head that wraps the head has been damaged in half, and the exposed face is also highly distorted in the deep-water high-pressure environment, and some of it is still stuck with the "fish skin". One eye had been shattered, the flesh was blurred, and there was a strip of flesh belonging to a distorted octopus hanging from its mouth, hideous as a ghost.

However, the other party's reaction was unimaginably calm. He just turned around slowly, staying where he was, unresponsive to the muzzle of the gun pointing at him.

The "veteran" had a glimmer of hope in his heart, and he also stopped, raised the muzzle of the gun, kept a safe distance, and released goodwill, and at the same time turned on the communicator of his diving equipment, and captured

Catch each other's signals and make connections.

After a second, a communication channel is formed.

"Hey, can you hear me? Who are you? ”

"Uh-ho, uh-ho!"

All that came from the communication channel was meaningless guttural sounds and wheezing, with the occasional high-pitch sound or two, and there was no possibility of resolution.

The heart of the "veteran" sank again.

Obviously, activating the distortion trait in the "fish skin" and actively forming a distortion infection to obtain short-term strength, the interaction between the penetration and rejection reaction of the aberrant trait has wiped out the language ability of the comer.

The "veteran" tried to send a text message again, but there was no response for a long time.

This is normal, the aberration infection has destroyed the other person's nervous system, and the brain function has become alienated - it is already remarkable that the other party can still maintain a relatively clear mind for such a long time.

And that's probably all he did.

The "veteran" wants to slap himself in the face, this is the good thing you made!

And so on, there is also a way, the kind of ...... "veteran" who is often used in teaching activities should try to calm his breath, concentrate his mind, and use his pitifully weak soul power to outline a special structure.

According to the concept of the Order, ordinary people who have no talent can only survive the catastrophe by relying on collective cooperation, and can build a "shelter" for themselves and all their colleagues to achieve group warmth under the catastrophe that may come at any time.

The "veteran" himself is not capable of exchanging ideas, but if the other party is really a member of the Order......

The water was stirring, and the one on the other side smashed the distorted octopus that had been torn into strips of minced flesh.

The "veteran" was taken aback, and subconsciously raised the high-pressure gun, and he quickly woke up: with the structure of a mollusk, and at a depth of nearly 200 meters, it is impossible to cause any damage.

Moreover, in addition to this throw, the person on the other side only twisted his body in the original and stirred up the water waves, and there was no follow-up attack.

So......

"You, won't let me use it?"

"Uh-ho, uh-ho!"

"In danger?"

“……”

There was no sound but wheezing, and the "veteran" knew he had guessed correctly. But in this situation, he can't always let him guess, he can't make up the specific plot in his brain at all.

What to do?

At this moment, the hideous body in front of him moved, slowly moving forward. There was another "ho-uh" sound from the communicator, and it could be heard that the other party was trying to keep his voice steady, revealing his desire to communicate.

Want to be close to communication?

The "veteran" was a little hesitant. Yes, he joined the Soul Order, but he was not a devout believer, but more as a partner who was huddling together for warmth, and this was also in line with the doctrine.

Now he is going to risk his life...... Phew, the man in the wilderness, there are all kinds of bad things, but there is only one, and it is by no means a bad seed!

The "veteran" stiffly fixed his body, watched the other party approach little by little, and also watched the other side make all kinds of gestures with chaotic and even ridiculous movements.

It was difficult to understand, but the old spiciness of the "veteran" manifested itself at this time, and he remembered the experience of learning the "shelter" method when he first joined the church.

Recalling the scene at that time, he freed one hand and stretched forward, so that he touched the body in front of him, which was not human, fish and fish, and the cold and slippery touch was vaguely recognizable through the diving suit.

However, in addition to the simple and crude touch, he also felt a slight warmth, which did not belong to this cold and dark lake, but in another empty world, turning into a faint light, slowly delineating the trajectory.

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