Tongfu City, barren mountain.

The mountainside is flat, empty and empty, only a craggy landscape piled up with rocks.

The skies of the high-risk cities were as dark as ever, and the land was barren near and far, with long winds occasionally blowing up layers of dust.

The five of 001 instantly appeared on a small piece of flat ground between the rocks.

They quickly looked around, and soon locked on the location of the hidden entrance to the "Ash Order" Tongfu City sub-base.

The next moment, the head of the Star Law Enforcement Regiment immediately raised an arm, pointed like a knife, and drew an extremely standard circle in the air in front of him.

Bang......

At this time, the "digital rain" dressed by the doctor emitted a sound wave again: "You are not sick, you should be discharged!" ”

"The energy of 'runaway numbers' is very evident here!"

"Digital Rain" lowered his head and continued the operation, as if he had not heard the words of the middle-aged man and woman at all.

The scene outside the window recedes, and the clear scene drags into a blur of color.

Zhou Jianqiang stretched out his hand to open the door of the cab, simply sat in, and raised his head to signal Zhou Zhen to go up.

It's just that there is no figure in sight, and in the middle of the road a little farther away, there are obvious dark red stains, judging from the situation of the branch, it seems to be sprinkled from a high altitude, and there is a faint fishy sweet smell.

At this critical juncture of life and death crisis, Zhou Zhen's consciousness, which was already a little blurred, suddenly woke up!

The four [pioneers] are chasing after them!

It's not close!

He hasn't finished receiving all the energy of the "Ash Doctor" yet!

The occasional clashing of metal instruments against each other and the movement of flesh being cut apart were intertwined.

At the same time, the figure with the shawl-haired female silhouette at the head stopped not far from Zhou Zhen, and the other three digital figures also stopped.

Where Zhou Zhen was standing just now, the [pioneer] of the white man in the prime of life, that is, the 0000418, was pressing a figure with more than a dozen heads with both hands, and the figure saw that the body was an ordinary human male, but the neck was like a harvest fruit, with a full dozen heads on his head, which was "accumulating feathers"!

Zhou Zhen reacted instantly, it was the "digital rain" of the "Ash Doctor" who helped him!

The head of the Star Law Enforcement Regiment said in a deep voice: "This is the sub-base of the 'Ash Order' in Tongfu City. ”

Moreover, the layout of each room is extremely simple.

Zhou Zhen came back to his senses when he heard this, he took the key, and subconsciously took out the photo that seemed to be a family photo.

Just thinking about it, Zhou Jianqiang had already opened the envelope, took out the key, and handed it to Zhou Zhen, and at the same time, he said, "Take out that photo." ”

Zhou Zhen stood at the gate of the hospital, glanced at the surrounding environment, and he immediately understood that it was the "digital rain" of the "Ash Doctor" just now that forcibly sent him out of the operating room!

Under the shadowless lamp, the "digital rain" dressed by the doctor was still buried in the operation, and he did not pay any attention to the scene in front of him.

The [Pioneer], who resembled the silhouette of a black man, also let out a burst of voice: "No way, I can't wake him up now." ”

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Zhou Zhen, who was not far away, slowly slipped to the ground with his back against the wall, and he felt that his head would explode from the physical plane at any time!

But on the screen of the vision sensor, there are countless things about energy, monitoring, circuitry, traps, ...... The hint is falling like a waterfall.

Then without saying a few words, Zhou Jianqiang answered the phone and went out, and ...... early the next morning. Zhou Jianqiang was injured and hospitalized!

As a family member, he signed not a death notice, but a hospitalization notice from the other party.

Click......

Just like the massive experience infused into the characters after just beating a world-class boss in the game, Zhou Zhen's energy maintained a rapid growth and moved towards the "ninth ladder".

At this time, 0000418 suddenly let out a particularly sharp sound wave: "What a pig teammate!" ”

In addition, it was empty, and there was not half a figure in sight.

And this majestic energy continues to flow into his body.

As soon as he walked out of the door, he was slightly stunned.

At this moment, an extremely familiar voice suddenly sounded from behind him: "Zhou Zhen." ”

"In addition, those four [pioneers] should have done something here!"

The overlook map is clearly marked, and the outpatient department, inpatient department, and logistics department are ...... Internal Medicine, Surgery, Orthopedics......

Zhou Jianqiang nodded at Zhou Zhen and said in a familiar tone, "Dad will take you home." ”

The speed of the flying car was extremely fast, and it was speeding along the way, and from time to time I could see some traces of smashing and destruction by some infected people, but no infected person approached the white flying car.

The "digital rain" dressed as a doctor was still tightly covered, holding a scalpel in his hand, and stood next to him.

The headquarters of the Deep Sea Patrol immediately said, "It's an experimental subject of the 'Ash Order'. ”

Zhou Zhen looked around and quickly judged that this was Binhai City!

The [Pioneer], whose silhouette was female, but mysterious as a mountain of mist, nodded calmly.

Zhou Zhen was taken aback, although he had only absorbed part of the energy of the "Ash Doctor" now, he had already reached the "Eighth Ladder"!

But now, the energy intensity of the "Eighth Ladder", in front of the [Pioneer], actually has no power to fight back, and it can't even support a single face?!

At this time, the "digital rain" dressed as a doctor next to him and who had been doing surgery suddenly stopped, and his head also emitted a piercing sound wave: "The next patient!" ”

They quickly returned to their house, opened the door, and there was a smell of dust that had not been inhabited for a long time.

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The intense pain was like a tide washing over and over again, impacting his willpower and body.

The numbers wriggled like living creatures, and were quickly reassembled.

On the operating table, "Ji Yu" was still lying motionless, but on both sides of his neck, there was an extra head.

The comer had a clear goal and walked straight to Zhou Zhen.

"We may be going to meet soon!"

Zhou Jianqiang did not change his shoes, and directly took Zhou Zhen through the entrance and living room to enter the second bedroom.

The entire operating room instantly became a completely closed secret room!

In the midst of extreme pain, Zhou Zhen tried his best to stay awake.

At this moment, he appeared on a bus stop without warning.

Zhou Jianqiang has been hospitalized!

Today happens to be the day when Zhou Jianqiang is discharged from the hospital!

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhen suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and shouted at Zhou Jianqiang who came over: "Dad! ”

"Be careful."

Looking into the passage, you will be greeted by a spacious and bright road, flanked by pristine mountain walls and crossed by spotlights on the ground...... This scene is very weird, as if another scene was forcibly P in the air above this pile of rubble.

The shadowless lamp shines quietly, and in the bright light, a "digital rain" dressed as a doctor is standing on the side of the operating bed with a straight back, holding all kinds of sharp instruments in his hands, and is concentrating on the operation.

The road in front of us is wide and tidy, the greenery is very good, the branches and foliage are vigorous, and there are many types, which make for an extremely beautiful scene.

Sila......

It's a hospital!

The five people watched this scene calmly, but without any hesitation, after the passage appeared, they immediately maintained a vigilant formation and rushed in.

"The same with those three!"

I should barely have the qualifications to compete with the four Pioneers......

The four [pioneers] in the operating room all looked at the "digital rain" dressed up by the doctor for a moment.

Zhou Zhen frowned, and immediately got up from the operating table.

In the photo, seven or eight-year-old Zhou Zhen is sitting on the railing next to the mountain road, holding a balloon, and Zhou Jianqiang, who has no scars on his face, stands next to him, with one arm to protect his son's back, smiling brightly.

The head on the left is a middle-aged man, and the silhouette is subtly similar to "Ji Yu", as if it is a father and son; The head on the right is a middle-aged woman, and her face can also find some traces of deep blood with "Ji Yu".

All the things around, suddenly there is no wind and automatically.

The next moment, thousands of black and red cubes suddenly appeared in the air in front of him.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhen immediately raised his feet and walked towards the outside of the hospital.

After he came out of the underground morgue of the former Jinsheng Machinery Factory, he was taken back to Yaxin Yuan by Zhou Jianqiang.

At the moment when the circle he drew was completely closed, the originally invisible circle turned into a three-dimensional channel in an instant.

No. 001's gaze slowly turned, constantly looking around, and when he heard this, he nodded, and said briefly: "Just one person." ”

The other four had quickly adjusted their formation, and they all nodded when they covered each other.

Some old red crosses hung high on the side of the building, and a faint smell of disinfectant wafted through the air.

Finally, the flying car began to reduce its altitude, drove into the community with the three big characters of "Yaxin Yuan", and stopped at the entrance of Building 51.

The five of them cooperated tacitly, and it only took more than ten seconds to search the entire base, but they found nothing.

"Dr. An", who had a shawl-haired female silhouette, quietly "looked" at Zhou Zhen, and his head emitted a fluctuating sound wave: "0000418, control him!" ”

Step, step, step......

Before the words fell, the energy on his body surged rapidly, like a calm sea, suddenly setting off stormy waves.

The energy on Zhou Zhen's body increased rapidly, and both in scale and intensity, it became more and more terrifying.

In an instant, they had entered the passage, and the wind with a little moisture was blowing from the depths, and the mountain walls on both sides stood silently and moss-mottled.

Zhou Zhen's face changed, and he immediately gritted his teeth, endured the intense pain that kept coming out of his head, and focused his attention on a certain set of equations.

Airplanes......

Zhou Zhen quickly turned his head and saw that on the platform that was still empty just now, I don't know when, there was a familiar figure, it was a middle-aged man in civilian clothes, with an inch head, brown eyes, a tall figure, a burn scar on his right cheek, and the outline was subtly similar to Zhou Zhen's face.

The doctor dressed as "Digital Rain" seemed to be unaware, he picked up the information on the cart next to him and looked at it, like a real doctor rushing to do surgery, and called the next patient's name very calmly: "Ready to start." ”

If official reinforcements arrive in time, the crisis should be resolved......

But now that lives matter, we can't stay in this "digital forest" any longer!

The moment these cubes appeared, they immediately turned into a mighty shock wave and blasted towards the four [pioneers] led by "Dr. An".

The terrifying energy fluctuations made the entire space slightly deformed.

Zhou Zhen looked at the four digital figures, feeling their approach, as if he had brought a whisper of death.

As he spoke, he strode up to Zhou Zhen's side, stretched out his palm, and patted Zhou Zhen's shoulder hard.

Zhou Jianqiang got out of the car, took Zhou Zhen, and entered Building 51.

The "digital energy" left by the "Doctor Ash", he has only absorbed part of it.

Zhou Zhen looked at this scene and faintly felt that something was wrong, but under Zhou Jianqiang's urging, he quickly sat in the co-pilot.

Zhou Zhen felt as if there were two special alloy arms, holding himself tightly and pressing him in place, unable to move at all.

"Damn it, I shouldn't have given birth to you if I knew ......"

The group marched in a fusiform formation towards the depths of the base.

Soon, the flying car started, quickly lifted into the air, and flew in one direction.

After these two heads appeared, they didn't hesitate at all, and immediately scolded the "Ji Yu" in the middle, and it seemed that they hated "Ji Yu" very much, not like they were treating their sons at all, but more like treating their enemies.

At the end of the search, the five immediately sensed that something was wrong.

The sound of neat and subtle footsteps echoed softly in the hallway.

This base, although the portals on both sides of the mountain wall are very well camouflaged, but the scale is surprisingly small, only a few rooms!

There was a slight sound of footsteps behind the medical screen, and four figures made purely of numbers walked in very simply.

However, the shockwave of the [Fusion Cube] had just approached the four [Pioneers], and it immediately broke down into countless numbers, formulas, theorems, and figures...... They are scattered all over the sky, like foam from a bubble machine, and after a moment, they quickly collapse and disappear without leaving a trace.

The next moment, the [Pioneer], who resembled the outline of a white man in the prime of life on the earth, instantly appeared in front of Zhou Zhen, raised his digital arm, and pressed Zhou Zhen's shoulders.

"Dr. Ann" ignored the two [Pioneers], but turned his head to look at the hazy [Pioneers] who seemed to have made a scene atomized, and asked, "How is it?" ”

In a flash of thought, Zhou Zhen immediately tried his best and ran towards a small door on the other side of the operating room.

On the canopy column behind him, there are a few small advertisements that are too late to clean up.

It's just that he hasn't approached the small door yet, and all the entrances and exits around him, including the vents overhead, are all filled with countless numbers in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, he felt his strength slam up a step and enter the "Eighth Ladder"!

The head of the Star Law Enforcement Regiment took a step forward and said, "I'm coming." ”

The next moment, an old-looking white flying car came from nowhere, and stopped firmly on the ground next to the platform.

The head that was almost rolling on the ground in pain began to recover strangely, and the pain was rapidly weakening.

The most important thing is that there is no trace of abandonment here, but after their search, they have not encountered anyone.

"You unfilial son!"

At the same moment, 0000418 also reacted, and his digital head slowly turned to "look" at Zhou Zhen again.

In an instant, Zhou Zhen only felt that his vision was blurred for a while, and when he was able to see his surroundings clearly again, he saw that he was already lying on a brand-new operating table.

At the same time, the energy in his body was also greatly restricted, and he could not mobilize it at all.

"Others, save energy!"

Zhou Zhen was taken aback, Zhou Jianqiang, isn't he already dead?

He was still on the other party's death notice at the time, and he signed it!

Seeing this old-fashioned envelope, Zhou Zhen immediately remembered that this was one of the two relics left by Zhou Jianqiang!

To the naked eye, these mountain walls are all naturally formed, with no traces of processing, and it is impossible to see what is behind them.

He familiarly found a brown paper envelope from Zhou Zhen's computer desk.

He returned from Tongfu City to Binhai City!

The next moment, Zhou Zhen's figure disappeared directly from the airtight operating room.

Thinking like this, Zhou Zhen suddenly felt that his memory was a little blurry, thought about it seriously, and quickly remembered the specific experience at that time......

Soon, the visual sensor showed that the scan was complete, and although there were some hidden spaces nearby, there was no clue as to the main purpose of their trip.

Click, click, click......

"Otherwise, we'd have figured out the problem as soon as we came in."

He could feel that the realm that the "Doctor Ash" had reached before his death was not far ahead......

The two relics left by Zhou Jianqiang, one is a photo of a suspected family portrait; The other one is the envelope with the key in front of me.

Holographic projection senses the existence of human beings, and is still tirelessly explaining the route, taboos and special meanings of the tail number represented by this site.

Just as he was thinking about it, the door of the operating room was suddenly pushed open.

Gates, small doors, vents, sewers...... All entrances and exits, disappear without a trace!

Not far away, in the flower bed, there is a tray-shaped bird's-eye view.

It's Zhou Jianqiang!

Next......

The rooms hidden behind the mountain wall were forcibly opened by official technological means, and other devices continued to scan the situation behind the doors.

Due to the outbreak of the "digital" disaster in Binhai City, the survivors of the entire Yaxin Garden, who have now been evacuated, look at it at this moment, the original old but clean and orderly community is deserted, and there are a lot of luggage scattered on the ground that have not had time to pack, and the walls and the speeding cars parked in the three-dimensional garage have different degrees of damage, which seems to be caused by the infected.

This is the energy left to him by the "Doctor of Ashes"!

He had a very clear premonition in his heart at the moment, as long as he completely received these energies, his energy strength would be able to directly rise to the "Ninth Ladder"!

"Ninth Tier", plus four drops of "digital rain......

And the woman in the light purple dress had a hole in her head burned by a cigarette butt, and she couldn't see her face, joy, anger and sorrow.

Zhou Jianqiang's familiar voice sounded again: "Open it!" ”

(End of chapter)