Chapter 176 The Hell Behind the Border Gate? (Part 2) 7.8K
It must be said that as the ace scavenger of the Night Fury Revolutionary Army, he is very skilled at smiling.
Judging from the curvature of the corners of his mouth, he seems to be smiling very gently, provided that you ignore the lifeless fish eyes blocked by sunglasses.
In fact, Nanami Kenjiro just felt that Higashinohara's figure was a bit familiar, and he just subconsciously tested it out of his professional habits as a scavenger.
After finishing speaking, the two of them walked into the first floor of the Sky Tree radio tower one after another. There was a person waiting at the elevator entrance, pressing the elevator button, waiting for them.
Higashinohara knows that the Sky Tree radio tower has a circular glass corridor-like observation deck at 300 meters and 450 meters respectively, allowing people to experience the feeling of walking in the clouds. During normal operations, the tickets are quite expensive.
He had never been here before when the Sky Tree was open, but he didn't expect that when the Sky Tree was closed, he would have the opportunity to take the elevator to the "Tembo Corridor" above to see the scenery.
There is just a slight gap between reality and Higashinohara's imagination.
When they took the elevator to the 300-meter-high glass corridor, Higashinohara felt something was wrong the moment he opened the elevator door and walked into the corridor.
It was clear that the sun was shining brightly outside when he came, but at this moment, the sky he saw through the glass corridor was as dim as dusk. The sky tree under his feet seemed to be in the ruins. I don't know when his eyes became a little hazy.
When I got up, the air was filled with an indescribable smell of decay and decay.
What's happening here?
Like Higashinohara, the other six people in the seven-person human team also had blank expressions on their faces, looking around, seemingly confused about the situation.
"Welcome to our investigation team."
At this moment, a familiar female voice suddenly came from the front.
The sound was coming from the front, but in the empty Tianwang Corridor, the clicking footsteps of high heels came from behind, and everyone turned their heads.
The sixth ruling made Adeline Lyon's green pupils flow in her eyes, and she said with a smile, "You are all outstanding human beings who stand out this time, and you have also successfully passed my interview. I believe you have excellent skills in unfamiliar environments."
Adaptability, then I will make a long story short. Regarding the specific content that needs to be investigated this time, you just need to listen carefully."
"The place we are going to investigate this time,
It’s ‘hell’.”
The woman's voice was calm, but the words she spoke made everyone feel cold in their hearts.
The sixth ruling made Adeline chuckle and glance at everyone, turned around and stepped forward, "Please come with me."
After saying that, she walked in front, and everyone behind her looked at each other in disbelief.
It is estimated that at this juncture, it is no longer realistic to back down. The oldest Jiyuan Wenren was the first to take the step to follow the "show of loyalty", and the others could only follow after seeing this.
Inexplicably, as they walked along the "Tianwang Corridor", they suddenly heard the whining sound of wind and sand in front of them, and the strong wind made their clothes rustle.
But where does this wind come from?
Suddenly, Nanami Kenjiro, who was walking behind and to the left of Higashinohara, seemed to have thought of something, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face under his sunglasses.
That night when he set up the "Nightmare" sniper on the sky tree and aimed it at the seventh adjudicator Gaius Rein, he blasted a big hole in the Tianwang Corridor on this floor.
But when everyone actually reached the source of the wind ahead, the scene in front of them made Nanami Kenjiro slightly startled.
I saw a large hole of about three meters on the outside of the glass corridor with broken glass in front of me. Looking out through the hole, my field of vision was blurry. I could only vaguely see a strange orange-red color, and the strong wind continued to blow from it.
Pour it into the hole.
But the wind didn't seem to come from the high sky where the sun was shining brightly. Instead, the strong smell of withering and decay in the wind made people feel that the wind came from a land full of dead souls.
"Now, what you have in front of you is the gate of [Border]. Behind the gate is the 'hell' you need to investigate this time. The gate of [Border] will reopen in seven days. Each of you is equipped with a timer.
The time starts counting down from the moment you walk through this door, if you don’t come back on time after seven days.”
The sixth verdict made Adeline chuckle and did not continue.
But at this moment, everyone realized a fact with a chill in their hearts - this investigation was far more complicated and dangerous than they had prepared themselves mentally before coming.
Can I opt out?
Look at the gloomy-looking black-robed enforcement teams scattered around, as well as Adeline next to her, who vaguely exudes a dangerous aura.
This idea only circulated in their minds and was quickly suppressed.
It is obviously impossible to exit.
However, looking at the hole in the glass in front of them and the broken glass shards on the ground, everyone felt a little bitter in their mouths.
After all, they had just taken the elevator and climbed up to the 300-meter-high glass corridor. Now, someone pointed to a broken glass in the sky and said it was a door.
If it were you, would you walk in?
"We don't know much about the situation on the other side of the Sky Tree [Border] Gate. This is exactly what you need to investigate. The cameras you carry will record everything that happens."
"Okay, now, who will be the first to cross that door?"
Upon hearing this sentence, everyone's minds automatically translated it into "Who will jump first?"
You know, this is not a "YouJump, MeJump" skydiving game. If you fall freely from such a height, even those with physical abilities below level six will be reduced to a pulp.
Then the problem is back to its original point.
Who's first?
Someone quietly looked at the black-robed execution team behind them. This time the investigation team was divided into two groups, seven humans and seven black-robed execution teams.
But those members of the black-robed execution team, including Gray Mine, the captain of the investigation team who had just come with them, all looked like they were watching, as if everything had nothing to do with them.
Now everyone was even more unsure.
At this time, the sixth adjudicator Adeline said faintly, "What? Are you scared? But I told you during the interview this morning that there is no regret about the work of the adjudication department."
Before Adeline finished speaking, a voice suddenly moved her steps, and a look of interest suddenly appeared on her face.
Higashinohara, who stood still, took a look and found that it was the man with sunglasses on his nose.
Nanami Kenjiro walked up to the glass hollow in the high-altitude corridor. His lifeless fish eyes under his sunglasses and his face showed no extra emotion. He didn't even pause at his feet. He raised his legs and stepped forward like a tough guy who truly "goes to death calmly."
My vision was blurry and I was in an orange-red hole where the wind was constantly pouring in.
"Interesting, he is a human being who is very indifferent to death." The Seventh Judgment made Adeline think with a smile. This is the type she likes. It is more interesting to let people who are indifferent to death reawaken the fear of death, isn't it?
At this moment, everyone's eyes were involuntarily cast on the transparent glass floor under their feet, and they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
From their angle, they could clearly see that Nanami Kenjiro, who had crossed over, seemed to have entered another dimension, with no sign of falling from a high altitude.
At this time, facing the sixth judgment, Adeline looked half-smiling but not smiling.
Although the blurry orange-red glass hollow was still very strange, it was here, and someone took another step forward. Ji Yuanwen, a member of the seven-member human ability user group, gritted his teeth and walked up.
He had a criminal record with the Wano government before, and he has been disliked all these years. The reason for coming to the interview this time was to perform well in front of the Adjudication Division. After the employment is over, he will be appreciated and then work with the Adjudication Division.
I saw Ji Yuanwen walking in front of the strange and blurry orange-red glass hollow, closing his eyes and taking a step forward.
Similarly, he seemed to have entered a different dimension, and there was no sign of falling through the glass floor.
Everyone immediately let out a long sigh of relief.
Immediately afterwards, the third and fourth Higashinohara walked in behind Hela.
In fact, he could have been the last one, but when he saw that the bronze-skinned foreigner next to him did not show any signs of moving, he seemed to be waiting for something. Higashinohara, who did not want to attract attention, suppressed some nervousness in his heart and took a step forward.
pace.
The sturdy Camilla saw Higashinohara's figure disappearing and he was the only one left in the group of human superpowers. She slowly turned her head and stared at the sixth adjudicator Adeline who was smiling but not smiling.
He said in a low voice, "I will do what you tell me, but don't forget your promise and guarantee to me! My sister."
The sixth ruling made Adeline stretch lazily and interrupted with a smile, "Don't worry, as long as you behave well, your sister will be fine."
Camila stared at the other person's green eyes, as if she wanted to see into the other person's heart.
After a moment, he lowered his gaze again and took steps forward.
"Oh, wait a minute."
Adeline suddenly remembered something and took out a small, sealed, delicate brown bottle from her waist with a hanging rope on it, and handed it to Camilla with a chuckle.
"I almost forgot. This is the 'talisman' your sister Vivian asked me to hand over to you after you left last night. You must keep it with you and don't peek at it, otherwise it won't work."
"Don't forget your mission,
Your sister is watching too."
Camilla stared at the small brown bottle for a moment, then carefully took it and hung it under her neck. A soft look suddenly appeared on her face. There was indeed such a tradition in his hometown.
Soon, his figure disappeared into the void.
Immediately afterwards, the seven celestial beings from the investigation team also filed in under the leadership of captain Gray Mine.
After everyone entered the [Border] gate, the Sixth Judgment made Adeline look away and looked around with some boredom.
She originally thought that the man wearing the dark golden dragonfly mask would find an opportunity to enter the [Border] Gate, so she had been waiting here for the past few days, waiting for the man to hit the [Border] Gate and be intercepted by the law. She chuckled.
The moment when the net is closed.
But that moment never came.
Her intuition told her that the man behind the mask in Wano Country was interested in strange demons.
Is that guy
Are you still waiting for something?
In the evening, a faint twilight slanted over from the western sky, and the gorgeous sunset gave everything around it a layer of orange-red luster.
After passing through that door, Higashinohara was now on an empty street. Except for the people who came with him, the entire street was extremely miserable and deserted.
Is this "hell"?
He raised his hands to cover his eyes, squinting slightly and looking at the scene around him.
The buildings with glass walls around them were almost entirely covered with green moss and had long since lost their former glory. The bridge across the river, covered with vines and plants, was shockingly broken and raised in the middle. The river flowing into the sea under the bridge had dried up and turned into a piece of decay.
The dark swamp.
Not far away, a radio tower towering into the clouds like a sky tree with three spheres on top leaned against a nearby dilapidated building.
This tower, this bridge, these tall buildings
Gradually, Higashinohara became a little stunned.
Looking at the extremely desolate and desolate scene in front of him but filled with an indescribable sense of familiarity, he seemed to have returned to a place where he had lived for a long, long time, and some long-forgotten memories slowly revived in his mind.
Suddenly, there was wind blowing on the street, and a yellowed old newspaper rolled with the yellow sand in front of Higashinohara.
Higashinohara lowered his head and glanced at the row of familiar words hidden deep in his memory that suddenly made his eyes shrink.
"News on April 1, 4596 AD, a tidal wave from the sky is coming, countries around the world have fallen one after another, and the rivers and seas have become the last line of defense for mankind."
Jianghai?
Higashinohara's whole body froze instantly.
Is it that Jianghai!
He is back?
Could it be that the Jianghai where he lived for more than ten years in his previous life, or that world, thousands of years later, actually became what people in the world he lives in now see as "hell"?
What are extraterrestrial tides?
Higashinohara lowered his eyes slightly, the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily, and his mood suddenly became extremely complicated and difficult to understand.
