Chapter 249: A Chance Encounter Under the Gray Mist
Gray fog filled the air, and thick mist threads intertwined like clouds, shrouding the city in a dark and hazy place.
Towering buildings are looming in the gray fog. A lot of the outer walls of the tens of meters high buildings have peeled off, and cracks are spreading on them, like gray-black creeping vines covering the building.
From those thick cracks or windows with broken glass, cold eyes could be vaguely seen, staring at the deserted streets outside.
There are also rusty and dusty cars, damaged billboards, broken windows, etc.
This is a dead city.
Four figures wearing flame-patterned robes were walking cautiously through the dead and dark streets.
Pearly walked in the front.
According to the tactics formulated before arriving, she and Captain Shi Yunxi were positioned one behind the other, with Miss Anna and Sister Cen Jingjing in the middle holding bright torches to illuminate the surroundings.
This is for safety. If an accident occurs and one of the torches goes out, there will be another one burning.
Through the light of the torch, the surrounding environment comes into view.
Pearly couldn't help but feel a sense of desolation in her heart, "The world is about to sink. Could it be said that this is the future of our Blue Star?"
"Probably yes, so the mentor created the fire and trained us, and we want to prevent disaster."
Prevent disaster.
Chewing the words from Captain Shi Yunxi's mouth, Pearly had a different understanding for the first time.
It’s not just the simple oath taken when joining the membership, it’s not just the dazzling redemption list, it’s just that the disaster is too heavy.
If a city is destroyed, you can escape by yourself.
If a country is destroyed, you can escape.
But can I still escape the destruction of a world?
The dilapidated city made Pearly feel very uncomfortable. She was wondering whether the cities she had passed before, which were occupied by evil and destroyed, had gradually become like this?
I can no longer run away, I am now a warrior of fire, holding the fire of dawn in my hand to drive away the warriors of darkness!
"Be careful, there are evil spirits up there, three of them."
Hearing Cen Jing's words, Pearly quickly came back to her senses. She raised her head without looking around. In an instant, her arms turned into diamonds. Following the fishy wind that hit her face, she punched hard.
Bang——
The two-meter-long monster was as long as a giant cockroach. Its entire head was shattered, and its body rolled to one side under Pearly's huge force. It smashed into shop windows and knocked away all the poses.
The model has no interest in life.
The second cockroach was weird. As soon as it flew into the air, it was sliced by Anna's hot and sharp flame thread, and its entire head was lost.
But a third one pounced down and bit Pearly hard with its sharp teeth.
Seeing this scene, Shi Yunxi did not take action.
Her tactical position is to reserve strength to deal with emergencies. This has been planned before departure. Now, it is not dangerous yet.
She trusted Pearly.
I saw that Pearly's left arm also turned into a diamond in an instant. With the sound of "dang", the evil sharp teeth tore the wide sleeves and bit out one or two small holes in the combat uniform, but they could not bite.
Wear arms as hard as diamonds.
The next second, Anna's support arrived, and the line of fire penetrated this evil creature.
A seemingly thrilling but actually ordinary battle came to an end.
Be it Pearly, Anna, Cen Jing, or Shi Yunxi, they are all almost familiar with the battles in the treacherous world.
In most cases, the encounters are not difficult. With the strength of the team, even if they encounter two or three three-star evil spirits, they can be killed in a moment.
But when exploring the mysterious world, you need to consider not only kills, but also movement, battery life, etc.
"let's go."
"Next, we will turn to the left and enter an area with less dense buildings. This road will be easier to walk."
Hearing what Shi Yunxi said, Pearly scratched her head and expressed curiosity, "Captain, isn't it your first time to walk this road? How do you know that there are fewer buildings on the road ahead?"
"Because of the map, the treacherous world is another side that is deep under reality. Most places are in contrast to the real environment. For example, where we are now is the treacherous interface of Linshan City. I have collected this in detail before coming here.
Map of the city."
emmmmm, she still suffered the disadvantage of being uneducated.
You must seize the time to make up for your lessons when you return, but you must not be like President Irohi and become a scumbag.
"I understand, I understand." Polly nodded her little head.
Captain Shi Yunxi is so reliable~!
The team's march is not a straight line. It must avoid some areas with complex and changeable environments and avoid the occasional giant figures passing by.
If you can avoid it, avoid it, and if you can go around it, go around it. These are the rules for exploring the mysterious world.
Polly followed the instructions and kept remembering these little tips.
Occasionally, I will take a detour because of treasures.
This happened many times. Captain Geinshi Yunxi purchased a 'treasure detection radar', which is a special ability that can only be purchased by official members of Xinhuo.
Able to discover mysterious materials within a certain range centered on oneself.
Detection radar is charged by the hour and is not cheap, but everyone thinks it is a formal benefit of Xinhuo. There is too much mysterious material collected along the way.
12 pieces of green materials and 1 piece of blue materials.
In comparison, such small fees are not worth mentioning. They feel that they are too cheap and are worried that the organization will suffer too much losses as a result.
When collecting materials, Pearly opened her eyes wide. She knew that the treasures were all around her, but she still couldn't find them or recognize them many times.
This again suffers from lack of culture.
Sure enough, sure enough, you can't imitate President Eloshi and be a scumbag. A top student will make a lot of money, but a scumbag may even lose his pants.
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More than an hour later, the four-person team finally arrived at their destination.
Treasure collection point located in the underground parking lot.
"here it is……"
The environment in front is dilapidated and lifeless, but at least it still reflects reality.
But here, there are no rusty vehicles in the underground parking lot. Instead, it feels like walking into a huge underground cave. The cave is cold and damp, and the ground is mostly rugged. Some places are cement floors with steel bars standing there.
Primitive and modern actually blend together.
After being shocked for a while, Shi Yunxi finally spoke.
"The target area has arrived, stay vigilant!"
She looked around, walked forward, squatted down at the junction of the flat concrete floor and the rugged rocks, fiddled with it a little with her silver-gloved palms, showing a happy look.
"I found it, it's the Gap Stone! It's embedded in the underground area at the intersection. I see three of them now!"
This is blue grade material!
Usually, the purchase price of an organization starts at 30 contribution points, and the price can be as high as 70, 80, or even hundreds. And because it is mission material, the price can be increased by at least 50%.
No wonder this mission is of high value.
Polly was also excited, her ponytail swaying.
At this juncture of instant wealth, one must be cautious. The four members of Pearly knew this very well. The three of them were on guard, and Anna, who could gather the line of fire and had strong cutting ability, mined it.
"I'm starting."
Anna inhaled, half-crouched on the ground, and rubbed the rough junction. After observing for a while, flames appeared in her palms, condensed, compressed, and turned into a small red silk rope, which began to cut into the earth.
呲呲呲——
Sparks flew.
Anna's cutting was faster and quieter than any other tool, and soon she mined the first 'gap stone'.
Then came the second and third.
The fireworks on the two bright torches swayed slightly, spreading a soft light, dispersing the surrounding fog and bringing light to the dark underground space.
But it is still inevitable that something evil will come to your door.
The most dangerous one was the three giant death worms. They were three-star evil creatures and were good at burrowing into the ground. When they burst out of the ground, the investigator Cen Jing was a little too slow to warn them.
Earth and rocks flew up, and the earth collapsed.
The delicate body wrapped under the robe fell downwards, as if about to fall into the endless abyss.
Pearly was startled and stepped forward quickly.
But the one who was faster than her was Shi Yunxi.
"Flow of Water·Blue Wave Water Blade!"
She shouted low, and the water flowing around her turned into sharp blue water blades, which shot out. Several water blades accurately struck the same part of a giant worm. In one blow, the worm was killed.
Cut off.
This was just the beginning. Shiyun Creek was surrounded by more water, and there was a rushing sound.
The water flowed out like a wave. At the same time, she charged up her right fist, and a pure white cold current spurted out from her silver-white gloves.
"Water flow, freezing, and permanent freezing cold current!"
The freezing power of the Freeze Fist was released outwards, spreading to the two giant worms along the flowing water.
In a moment, two gorgeous statues were frozen and embedded in the collapsed rock.
As the last blue water blade of Shiyun Creek fell, the worm statue broke into several pieces and fell into the seemingly bottomless abyss.
Also falling together were two void stones that had not had time to be mined.
Anna's eyes followed the falling rocks as she climbed up, full of regret.
Shi Yunxi did the same, but she was calmer, "More evil things have discovered us, it's time to leave."
Stuffing the void stone and surrounding valuable things into the backpack, calling the team members, the four of them quickly left the underground space.
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"Hu~hu~"
The sky outside is still gray, which is much more reassuring than the completely dark underground cave.
Pearly leaned on her knees, panting a little.
It was nervous, but also felt, "exciting~!"
She blinked and looked at Captain Shi Yunxi. The scene of killing three three-star evil spirits in just a few seconds appeared in her mind, and she became aware of the power of the organization's fire bearer.
Under the cover of the torch light, the giant death worm stopped chasing after him.
Seeing this, several people drank the potion to recover a little, and then returned along the way they came.
Walking through the steel jungle shrouded in thick gray fog, occasionally catching a glimpse of a giant shadow in the thick fog. She either waited patiently or took a detour to other roads. Pearly listened to the instructions and walked forward cautiously, and suddenly she saw something in front of her.
In the thick fog, an unusual light and shadow appeared.
The bright orange light floated in the air. It was small, but it was more eye-catching than the vehicles hidden in the gray fog.
Pearly paused.
Just as I was about to ask the captain for his opinion, I saw that orange light floating towards me at an accelerated speed.
It was as if a gust of wind broke out of the gray fog. Under the light of the fireworks, Pearly could clearly see the appearance of the orange light - an oil lamp, and the person holding the oil lamp.