Chapter 4: Extinguished Fluorescence (Thanks to the leader of Bi Mo Zhuoxian)
Author: Blue Sky Movement
Chapter 4: Extinguished Fluorescence (Thanks to the leader of Bi Mo Zhuoxian)
Raindrops made a tinkling sound on the steel partitions and inclined ladders. Occasionally, someone walking by holding an umbrella could hear the popping sound of the raincloth.
Heshia put the information bag on her head, held on to the corroded and rough guardrail with one hand, and then walked down the stairs quickly.
The black shoes made some splashes and made a thumping sound. The black knee-high socks were also partially wetted by the rain, making them appear darker.
After a while, she hurriedly walked into the inner structure of the patio so that she didn't have to get wet in the rain.
Putting the information bag down and shaking off the water drops on it, the gray-haired girl slowed down and looked around leisurely.
Compared to the huge patio, this is just a small structure in its inner wall. Many similar entrances and exits can be seen in the distance around it, like spider webs, leading to the complex underground world.
After passing through the long steel corridor, Hesia and several other scattered passers-by came to the vertical elevator to wait.
Kakaka——
Amidst the sound of heavy gear rotation and the slight shaking of the floor, the large industrial elevator was slowly pulled up from the ground. The rust and wear on the corners of the elevator could still be seen through the steel mesh.
But these are just minutiae. The elevator car as a whole is like a rough beast, with a different kind of industrial aesthetic. The strong, sturdy, and heavy main structure gives people a sense of peace of mind.
The interior is about 16 meters long, 12 meters wide, and 8 meters high. The area may be larger than many people's family homes, and it looks very empty when you walk in.
More than 300 years ago, such elevators were mainly used to pull goods, but now they have been changed to civilian use. The internal aspect ratio was designed according to the size of the federal armored fighting vehicles at that time, and the purpose was to transport the Viper in and out of the country.
Snake-R2' medium tank.
Heshia recalled the history she had seen in the materials before, and walked in with several other passers-by. Her black shoes stepped on the black fence floor, making a slight echo, and then some water droplets and dust came from the gaps in the fence.
It fell down.
There is also a layer below the fence floor to catch the dust, muddy water and garbage falling from above. When cleaning, you only need to use a high-pressure water gun to wash the surface of the floor once, and then dump the garbage in the bottom compartment. It is very convenient.
Save effort.
There are also advanced and high-end elevators in the Federation, which are like glass bubble balls. They shuttle quietly and quickly through transparent tubes, and the interior is extremely clean. However, those kind of things are very expensive to maintain and are not suitable for places like Payin City.
Industrial city.
After waiting for two minutes, the elevator started to start. Heshia watched the thick steel hatch slowly close, and then with a burst of gear rotation, the elevator began to fall, from slow to fast, and finally the sound of gear rotation became one.
, there is no pause in between, just like a scream.
They will pass through 7 kilometers of deep earth's crust in the elevator before arriving at the underground urban area of Payin City. Why the urban area is arranged so deep underground is due to historical reasons.
The Emerald Skirt Planet developed vigorously and rapidly during the Federation Civil War. This is a planet where military industry is produced, so it is natural to be prepared to face the possibility of enemy attacks.
In order to preserve most of the effective forces during the orbital bombardment of starships, the industrial cities built at that time were basically underground, and there was an extremely strong armor layer on the dome of the city to resist the bombing of earth-penetrating nuclear bombs, and the Viper
The -R2' type is also a tank that is more suitable for street fighting in underground buildings. It can be used as a temporary fortress to block intersections.
More than ten minutes later, the elevator suddenly came out of the dark tunnel, a bright light appeared in front of us, and its speed slowly slowed down.
The underground world with orange lights in the dim light appeared before our eyes.
The steel buildings are arranged in an orderly manner, with a few floating cars shuttled in the air. Some people shopping can be seen under the street lights, and many neon signs are also flickering in the dim environment, and the pictures are constantly changing.
, trying to attract the attention of passers-by.
[42nd floor underground, have arrived]
This line of writing appeared on the old display screen in the elevator, and the heavy door slowly opened.
After stepping out of the elevator, you will see the familiar stairs and streets. Heshia has been walking this road for more than ten years. She is very familiar with it and her steps are much lighter.
The 1st to 30th underground floors of Payin City are the crust layer, with only a few buildings. The 30th to 40th floors are armored floors and are uninhabitable. The 40th to 45th floors are public floors, where many supermarkets, shops, restaurants, public institutions, and squares are gathered.
,etc.
The 45th to 50th floors are office floors, which are mainly used by some companies and enterprises. The 50th to 70th floors are divided into several blocks, some are residential floors, some are industrial floors, and below the 70th floor are unknown areas.
What are you going to have for dinner tonight?
Walking on the street, the girl looked at the brightly lit supermarket in the distance, thinking about how much money she had left and her budget, excluding the emergency fund that could not be used, and the reserve fund left for the next two months. Now she
I only have 525 federal coins on hand. No, it should be 405 federal coins, because I just spent 120 on the hover car.
I feel so distressed. There are 120 federal coins. Thinking of this, Heshia felt depressed and stirred her fingers in front of her.
Get ready to make money.
It just so happens that I have graduated from junior high school and there are still a few months left before I go to high school. I have to think about how to earn some living expenses.
With various ideas floating in her mind, Hesia walked into this familiar supermarket.
Under the bright white lights, various commodities are placed in square grids, and not far away there are rows of fruits and vegetables, some of which are produced locally in Payin City and some of which are shipped from other places.
[T6 grade white-lined japonica rice, 6.23 federal coins/500g, T6 grade snow-patterned cabbage, 5.34 federal coins/200g, T6 grade fresh red meat, 20.12 federal coins/500g, T5 grade white strawberry, 37.52 federal coins/200g, T5 grade
Purple liquid mulberries, 45.06 federal coins/200g...]
'Strawberries are still so expensive...' Heshia muttered softly and looked away.
Since her father passed away, she has been living alone, and has rarely had the opportunity to eat expensive fruits. The last time she bought them was for her birthday, and she reluctantly bought a box. She was very happy when eating, but she also felt...
I am too extravagant.
The so-called T6 level refers to food materials/industrial products that do not have any extraordinary power. They are easy to produce and cheap. T5 level refers to food materials/industrial products that use less extraordinary technology in the production process. Although the final product
It has no special effects, but because of its excellent quality, the price is generally higher.
Let's buy something simple. After making up her mind, Heshia walked through the shelves, picked out a few of her favorite dishes, put them in the basket on the side, and then came to the automatic checkout counter after a while.
[Welcome, settle the bill for you now...]
Words appeared on the AI's display screen, and then the robotic arms on both sides began to bag Heshia, displaying the prices one by one, and adding in settlement.
[A total of 40.67 federal coins will be charged to you. Because you are a long-term customer, we will give you a discount, and finally charge you 37.24 yuan]
"Thank you~"
Heshia stretched out her white wrist and approached the cash register. With a beep, the settlement was completed, and then she took the bag handed over by the robot.
Federal residents have microchips implanted in their wrist bones, which can be used as ID cards and make payments, which is very convenient.
After walking out of the supermarket, Heshia continued walking to an elevator on the corner of the street, and then descended to the 62nd floor of Area C3 where she lived.
A few minutes later, the girl carrying a handbag walked out of the elevator. The elevator door behind her slowly closed, and the bright white light emitting from the interior of the elevator slowly turned off.
There is a dim and quiet world in front of me. The corridors outside the elevator extend in all directions. You can see the dim and intermittent orange-yellow ceiling lights in the corridors. However, some of these ceiling lights are damaged and extinguished, and some are covered with thick dust and stains, and the light is not bright.
Not bright.
Some messy trash cans can be seen in the spacious corridor. The walls on both sides are covered with various graffiti, including slogans protesting the government, slogans and mottos of industrial groups at that time, as well as curse words among neighbors, and even some
Pasted pictures and papers that exposed each other's scandals were scattered randomly on the walls, making it difficult to see clearly the dark red anti-rust coating on the walls.
Most of the people living in such an environment are people with lower incomes in Payin City, and the public security is not very good, but now Heshia has no choice.
In fact, she has not lived in such an environment since she was a child. Six years ago, before Hesia was 10 years old, she also had a very beautiful home. Her parents had a good income. At that time, they lived in an upper-class residential area, where
The environment is very good, and there is a public skyscape space where you can see simulated sky scenery, enjoy the natural wind, and play on the lawn and under the trees.
However, as his mother and sister passed away one after another, the family's property was rapidly depleted, and they finally had to move to a lower-class residential area.
Her father also passed away a year ago, leaving only a letter, asking Heshia to live a good life.
‘I wonder where that old man is now. He must have gone to some illegal area to mine.’ Sometimes Heshia would also think about the irresponsible father who ran away suddenly.
Walking through the long corridor, occasionally meeting some familiar people on the way, Heshia would nod slightly nervously, and then smile. In fact, a more polite way of responding would be to speak, call the other person by name, and then simply say the last sentence.
Two sentences.
But this kind of thing is still too difficult for a girl. She is afraid that she will call the wrong name at the moment, and she doesn't know what to say. She always feels awkward when calling, so she might as well just keep smiling and nodding.
Fortunately, as time went by, most of the residents here got to know each other and others would not embarrass her.
After turning another corner, Heshia stopped in front of a passage, where four children gathered, one of whom was still standing wiping tears.
"Stop crying." One of them grabbed the crying child and shook it, trying to calm the other person down.
"How timid." Another kid next to him said.
"What should we do now? He's crying all the time. It's annoying. What if the adults see it and accuse us again?"
Several children seemed to be in some kind of distress.
"You..." The girl didn't want to speak, but these children blocked the way.
"Ah, it's the gray-haired elder sister."
"She is a sister with excellent grades."
"The person who never talks." The comments made by several children are quite true, reflecting the neighbors' impression of Hesia.
Although she is a bit introverted and timid, after all, they are familiar neighborhood children, and Heshia is not as nervous as the outside world.
"What are you doing here?" The voice was like a light gray thin line across the sky, quiet and inconspicuous.
"The light in front is broken, or there may be a power outage inside." A child pointed to the dark passage ahead.
"We wanted to go back together, but not far away, Lulu suddenly started crying and ran back."
"If I let her go again, she will refuse to move. She is so cowardly."
"Actually, I'm a little scared too." The child in the corner who had been silent before now added.
Is there a power outage? Heshia looked up and looked at the tunnel in the distance. This section of the road was about 200 meters long, which was not too long, but because the lights inside were out, it was very dark.
After observing for a while, nothing unusual was found. Heshia stepped forward and turned on the lighting settings in her personal terminal. A beam of light shone out, but compared to a tunnel with a diameter of seven or eight meters, this beam of light was not that big.
That's it.
"Follow me." She said, turning around and seeing a few pairs of expectant eyes behind her.
Still a little afraid of children, the girl thought to herself.
Compared with mature and sensible adults, children's behavior is sometimes unpredictable, and Heshia is not good at dealing with this kind of situation. If she hadn't met by chance today, she would usually stand far away.
"It's amazing, a big sister with a personal terminal."
"There is light."
"It shouldn't be a big deal if you just follow along."
The girl who was crying before also lowered her voice at this time, and then was led by her companions, following Heshia. The current situation was like a mother duck leading four ducklings across the river.
However, the little guys today were quite cute. The girl felt a sense of peace in her heart, and then walked into this dark tunnel.
The shoes stepped on the steel floor, making waves of echoes. Occasionally, you could hear the sound of dripping water in the dark, and the sound of liquid flowing in the pipes. With several children, Heshia walked in front step by step.
Initially, she thought it was just an episode when she went home, until a strange heart palpitation suddenly appeared at a certain moment.
When there were still more than fifty meters away from the exit, a black shadow suddenly passed through the light cone of the lighting and rushed towards the glowing personal terminal in the girl's hand. The huge force almost knocked the girl over, and there was also a sudden sound on her wrist.
pain.
The square personal terminal flew out, then landed on the ground and rolled rapidly, sliding far away. With the sound of biting and breaking glass, the light was instantly extinguished, and the panicked cries of several children were heard in the tunnel.
There were shouts and there was a moment of chaos.
This sudden drastic change made Heshia panic, but the screams of the children behind her constantly reminded her of the situation at this moment.
Calm down, calm down, think of a solution quickly, you must respond, now is not the time to escape
These words kept echoing in Heshia's heart. Her legs were trembling and she leaned against the cold wall. The pain in her right hand still did not disappear. She could feel the wet and sticky blood flowing from the surface of her skin.
Holding her head with her left hand, her knuckles were stiff, and while she was trembling, Hessia finally calmed down a bit.
"Huh-huh-" She felt that her breathing had never been so intense and tense.
With her chest rising and falling, Hesia slowly lifted herself up from the wall she was leaning on and stood up.
"You guys, come behind me first." She spoke in a trembling voice.
But those children just cried and screamed, and no one heard or cared.
"Shut up!" He stamped his foot and let out a sharp roar, which almost made Heshia unable to believe that it was her own voice.
At this time, the children finally stopped crying.
"Come behind me!" The voice was quick, with a slight breath in it.
Several children groped and stumbled in the darkness and ran behind Hesia. Only then did the girl have her attention to deal with the enemies in the dark environment ahead.
Although he couldn't see clearly, the sound of chewing glass shards and metal in the darkness was still so clear and terrifying.
Mutated beast? Out-of-control machine? Or a crazy person? Heshia guessed the target in her mind. Unfortunately, her personal terminal was broken at this time, otherwise she could directly contact the nearby riot control self-discipline unit.
But there was no other choice at the moment. She thought silently in her mind, and the extraordinary core in her body began to operate. Dots of blue light emerged from her eyes, and then formed a simple symbol.
Withering Sequence 2·Dark Visitation, Start——
As if invisible light and shadow suddenly extended on themselves, the originally dark tunnel showed another scene in Heshia's field of vision.
This is a world in black and white, with countless spider web-like threads outlining everything. Then not far in front of her, a restless soul consciousness is also displayed. It is constantly twisting and cannot be seen clearly. As a Sequence 2 professional
Introduction, Dark Visitation has no combat ability, but it is very good at exploration. It is suitable for various environments and can also see ghosts, ghostly creatures, souls, spiritual bodies, etc. that are invisible to ordinary people.
Machines have no soul consciousness, so it is negated. Mutated beasts will not have such a full consciousness and spiritual body. Therefore, they should be people who are out of control and crazy. Heshia felt reassured.
Just like human beings can use Airka particles to let their spirits affect reality, during the practice of extraordinary sequences, if the extraordinary core constructed has flaws, it will gradually cause mental pollution, making people slowly go crazy or become fools.
This is also the reason why many people stay at a certain level throughout their lives and do not continue to advance, because forced advancement will lead to self-destruction on the spot at worst, or become crazy or stupid at worst.
After observing for a few seconds, some information appeared in Heshia's mind.
Out-of-control human beings
Physical appearance: 32-40 years old, partially deformed
Extraordinary Sequence: Dragon Sequence 3·Unknown (Evaluation: Incomplete Red Bronze Level)
Ability: Physical Strengthening (Lv.2) Beast Sense (Lv.1)
——
The above information was judged by Heshia based on what she had learned. Although it is not accurate and comprehensive, it is sufficient for now.
The strength is not strong, but now she does not have suitable weapons and attack methods in her hands. Thinking of this, the girl feels a little bitter.
However, she didn't have much time left. This almost beast had already chewed up Hesia's personal terminal. When it finished chewing, it was time to launch an attack.
Thinking of a way, a trace of sweat slowly left Heshia's forehead. She felt that her back was cold and hot, and the nerves in her right hand still twitched from time to time, causing pain.
At a moment of high tension, adrenaline began to be secreted. She took a deep, trembling breath and leaned down slightly. It was best to be ready to react at any time.
I can't find a suitable weapon at the moment, so my only means of attack is to use the wither sequence's primary spirit-purifying formula at close range, and use the wither sequence's strong lethality to the soul to deal with the enemy's spiritual body, scattering and annihilating its soul, or
Beaten to the point where he can no longer take care of himself.
But this process takes at least 5-7 seconds, and you probably have to hold the opponent's head with your hands, and her body is definitely not as strong as the enemy who practices the Dragon Sequence, not to mention that the opponent has fangs and claws...
Before Heshia could think about what method to use, the other party had finished eating and rushed over again.
In the dark environment, the sharp claws scratched across the metal floor, making a sharp and ear-piercing sound, and the hissing heat kept getting closer as it moved. Even if it could not be seen at the moment, the beast-like madness was still frightening.
With a kick of her toes, Heshia moved to the side, hoping to attract the other party's attention and avoid hurting the children behind her, while also allowing herself to look for opportunities while moving.
However, her idea soon came to nothing.
When she moved and made a sound, the enemy seemed to have finally found its target, and the speed of movement suddenly accelerated. Heshia was directly hit by it before she had time to react.
During the impact, her right arm collapsed, the bones were broken, and then the severe cramping pain made Heshia almost faint. Her body also flew backwards and hit the cold and damp tunnel wall. The huge shock seemed to pop out her heart.
Come.
The brain was filled with stars, and the body slid down the wall of the tube. The enemy who was close at hand gasped for heat. A sharp claw pressed Heshia's left shoulder, and the heavy weight pressed down, drawing a bloody groove.
, and the sharp teeth that opened were aimed at her right shoulder and bit down directly.
The sound of shattering bones sounded like firecrackers, followed by the sound of chewing flesh and blood.
The severe pain almost drained Hesia of all consciousness, and she twitched unconsciously.
Will die
That desperate premonition came instantly, so close to her, that Heshia even began to have some kind of hallucinations, such as a beautiful childhood, an admired sister, parents who took her to play, etc...
Is it going to end here...
No, not yet, there are still a lot of things that haven’t been done yet——
The tombstone in the dark rain, the black flowers placed on it, the back of the man who left in despair, the experience of being laughed at and cursed, the ideal hidden in the heart, the desire for the future...
Uh-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-kk-a-teeth-searing sound came from her throat, like the pharyngeal bones and vocal cords being pulled. Blood continued to drain from Heshia's body. Her only left hand that could still move kept waving wildly and struggling, from the pressing claws.
He tore open a small gap, and barely managed to reach the enemy's neck with his bloody fingers.
No, it's not enough. This distance is not enough. The knowledge I once taught in class now appears in my mind like a stamped iron.
'The Pure Spirit Formula is a general formula that can be used in Withering Sequence 2. It is used to clean up the remaining ghosts and broken consciousness. If you want to deal with living creatures, you must get close to the opponent's brain within 2.7cm, otherwise the Pure Spirit magic power generated by the formula will rapidly decay.
, unable to cause effective damage to living organisms.'
The human skull is thick, but this distance is not enough!
Hesia's legs kicked on the ground randomly, rubbing constantly, while she struggled to lift her waist, trying to stretch her hands as high as possible.
It was just a little bit there, just a little bit there. She could even touch the hair, crumbs and scattered scales on the back of the other person's head.
However, the opponent had already finished eating Hesia's right shoulder, and then raised his head again and bit Hesia's neck fiercely.
The sharp fangs pierced the trachea and throat, causing Hesia's vision to go dark. Blood began to pour into the trachea, and then her left hand hung down weakly and landed on the back of the enemy's head.
Being bitten through the neck made Hesia's life countdown, and the other party's movements allowed her to finally touch the back of her head.
While tearing apart like wild beasts, the blue fluorescence lit up in the dark underground, so small and weak.
Slowly, the fluorescence gradually dissipated
Darkness returned to the tunnel again, the previous beast-like roars disappeared, and there was deathly silence everywhere.
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