At night, the dark walls seem to blend into the night.
But the scarlet ‘30’ makes people’s eyes sting.
The door, which was entirely made of metal, had an indescribable sense of oppression.
"Is it a ceremony?"
"Or is the material special?"
"or……"
“Both?”
Jason walked to the metal gate and couldn't help but raise his hand and touch the 5-meter-high metal gate.
The surrounding walls are the same height as the metal gate.
Such a height is really insurmountable for ordinary people.
However, for the residents of the 'city that never sleeps', it really is nothing.
Especially for the residents of District 29, it would be an understatement to say that they are walking on flat ground.
Therefore, there must be some special defense methods here.
certainly!
The most likely thing is...
die!
Not walls, gates kill.
But when you cross over, you will die.
The residents of the "City That Never Sleeps" are quite persistent and have an extremely strong sense of paranoia about everything.
Only when faced with death or something that causes death will one choose to compromise.
Based on the behavior of the residents of Area 29 just now, Jason had a rough guess.
However, there was someone beside him who had been to Area 30, so Jason naturally didn't mind asking more.
"What's going on in District 30?"
Jason asked.
"It's a desolate scene. It's always shrouded in fog. Even during the day, it's gloomy. At night, it's even more difficult to see. Moreover, there are... monsters there."
Facing Jason's question, Lauren Delder said truthfully.
When talking about 'monster', this former collaborator of 'Big Shot' couldn't help but show fear.
"Those monsters are all kinds of weird. Some of them don't even have a normal body shape. They are just a ball of mist or simply a comb, a mirror, or even a toilet pusher."
"Toilet scraper?"
“It tastes great.”
Jason couldn't help but comment.
This made Lauren Derde look serious.
"Don't underestimate it. I've seen it eat an elephant-sized monster alive. But before that, the monster chased me for at least 5 kilometers, rampaging along the way. The submachine gun and grenades I carried couldn't do any harm at all.
Not a cent of it."
Lauren Delder said.
"5 kilometers?"
Jason keenly discovered the key words in Lauren Derde's words.
It is already difficult for most people to be able to identify the direction when they are running away.
And can you tell the distance?
Anyone who can do this needs to be absolutely calm.
And Lauren Delder is obviously not such a person.
At least, in Jason's observation, the other party was not like this.
In fact, this is also the case.
Lauren Delder said immediately.
“Because there are road signs!”
"There are very conspicuous road signs at kilometers 1, 5 and 10, but they are only distance signs. The road signs leading to where have been removed - there are traces of rotten nails on them."
Lauren Delder may be arrogant because of her 'supernatural power', but she still has basic qualities such as observation skills.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to be selected as a chess piece by the ‘big shot’.
"A road sign that was pulled out?"
Jason muttered to himself.
The owner of the secret passage, ‘Kulin’, said before that Area 30 is ‘Jin’’s trap.
There is no greater danger at all.
This is of course a lie.
But one thing, the other party did not lie, that is, District 30 was once a battlefield with outsiders, and a war broke out there.
If a war breaks out, it is natural not to give directions to the enemy. It is basic to destroy landmarks and road signs.
But why not destroy them all?
Do you still need to leave a distance?
"Can you tell how long that road sign is?"
Jason continued to ask.
"It's been at least 10 years or more. I don't know the details."
"Area 30 is in the fog, it's really humid, and the wood rots too quickly."
"and……"
“The buildings in District 30 are very old.”
"It's not like the reinforced concrete building we are in, it's the kind of wooden building or stone building that was decades ago or even hundreds of years ago. Those stone buildings are covered with moss, but if those wooden buildings were really decades ago,
, even those hundreds of years ago, should have decayed and collapsed long ago, but they did not, they are still intact."
Lauren Derde shook her head in confusion as she spoke.
Then, the former collaborator of the ‘big man’ continued.
"Anyway, it's very strange there. Not only the buildings are strange, but also the monsters. They seem to follow some rules and rarely appear at the 1 kilometer road sign. But once you leave the 1 kilometer road sign, there are so many monsters that it's terrifying.
The stronghold I found before was a stone cave within 1 kilometer, which contained ancient daily necessities, but there was no food."
"Um."
Jason nodded and quickly collected information about Area 30.
He believed that Lauren Delder would not lie to him.
The two of them are like grasshoppers on a rope now. Such lies are simply a recipe for death.
However, if it is concealed, it will definitely be there.
Jason didn't care about this either.
Friends all have secrets.
What's more, it's such a temporary and forced alliance.
"Is there anything else to note there?"
Jason continued to ask.
"Um……"
"I don't know if it's my illusion. When I was in Area 30, I always felt like something was staring at me. At first, I thought it was an illusion, but as time went by, I could confirm that there was indeed something.
Stare at me again."
"But what is it?"
"I have no idea."
Lauren Delder hesitated for a moment and finally answered.
He didn't think he could hide such information.
With the strength Jason has shown, once he enters Area 30, this information is simply obvious.
"Within the 'safety range' of 1 kilometer?"
Jason asked.
"It's only occasionally within the 1 kilometer 'safe range', but once you leave this 'safe range', it happens all the time."
Regarding the term 'safety range', Lauren Delder quickly accepted it.
After collecting another piece of information, Jason began to ask the most critical questions.
"Why did 'Jin' send you to Area 30?"
"Draw the map!"
"That guy's order is for me to draw a map of Area 30. The more detailed the better!"
"At the beginning, a total of 10 people, including me, accepted this task. After entering Area 30, we split up and started taking action - everyone at the time thought it was a good job."
"But when the first night came and the thick fog rolled in, I knew I was in big trouble."
"Later, I found their bones."
"Including the bones of a guy who came to Area 30 for the second time. He died in a wooden building. Only some bones were left in his body. All the flesh and blood were eaten away. There are also fine tooth marks on the bones."
Lauren Delder said it truthfully.
Jason frowned slightly.
Entering Area 30 for the second time, naturally you are no longer a rookie.
The wooden building chosen by the other party naturally had a basis.
It was probably the 'safe house' when I first came here.
But the second time I came, it was no longer safe.
It became a lair for monsters.
This is not good news for Jason.
Because this not only means that the monster is mobile, but Lauren Delder's experience cannot be fully applied.
There is a more important point!
"They died within 1 kilometer?"
Jason asked.
"no!"
"It was within a range of 1-5 kilometers. The guy who came to Area 30 for the second time died near the 5-kilometer road sign."
Lauren Delder's answer made Jason's heart sink.
The danger is spreading!
Not a monster!
It's dangerous!
Last time, the other party should be within 5 kilometers and they were all safe.
So, the other party chose that place.
However, the other party did not expect that there is only a "safe range" within 1 kilometer.
The monster's movement trajectory...has become larger.
call!
Jason took a breath, thought for a moment, and then asked again.
"Do you know when the last person who entered Area 30 entered Area 30?"
"Know."
"In order to show off himself and get more temporary subordinates, that guy told us in the car that it was - three years ago!"
Lauren Delder nodded.
Three years?!
It spread from 5 kilometers to 1 kilometers!
Jason narrowed his eyes.
Then, he turned around and walked in one direction.
Not District 30.
He must go to District 30.
Not just because it temporarily represents ‘safety’.
Also because it represents ‘food’.
As a foodie, Jason knows where the best ingredients come from.
These are the places with monsters.
Of course he won't let it go.
But he still needs to make some more preparations.
At least the basic supplies must be well prepared.
And Lauren Delder?
He didn't know what Jason was going to do, but he followed him straight away.
"We went out to draw maps, were we used as bait?"
As they walked, Lauren Delde, who had some recollections, asked.
"Not considered bait."
"At most, it's just a paving stone."
Jason replied.
"Is there a difference?"
Lauren Delder was puzzled.
"have."
"Because you are worse than bait."
Jason answered seriously.
Lauren Delder blinked and wanted to refute, but in the end she sighed.
Because he knew Jason was right.
Bait, at least something else to catch.
Just like the role he thought he played after becoming a collaborator of 'Jin'.
And the pathfinding stones?
That is to throw it out to see if there is any danger.
Just use it once and throw it away.
It's like toilet paper.
As for recycling it?
It also depends on whether it is dirty or not.
If it's not dirty, it can be used again.
If it's dirty...
It was really thrown into the toilet again.
Lauren Delder thought in her heart and sighed again and again.
For this person whose self-confidence has been knocked to the extreme, he is truly as humble as dust.
Not just confidence.
Even thinking has become slow.
He still hasn't discovered some of the horrific things hidden in Jason's interview with him just now.
He is just following Jason now, hoping to avoid the limelight and survive well.
For the residents of the "city that never sleeps", life is beautiful.
No matter how you live.
It's all like this.
When the 'old man' emerged from the gutter in Area 16, he happened to see missiles being launched towards Area 26.
This boss, who had his own territory in District 16, many subordinates, and considerable industry, suddenly changed his expression.
Before this, the 'old man' certainly knew that there was a gap between himself and 'Jin', but the 'old man' never thought that the gap between himself and 'Jin' had reached such an extent.
That's a missile!
Not a few gunmen or rocket launchers!
He, or most of the bosses in the neighborhood, initially thought that the only difference between him and 'Jin' was manpower.
But now?
It was really a day and a day.
At least, as far as he knew, no one he knew could build a missile.
At most, you can make some homemade pistols.
Submachine guns and the like are all circulated in areas 1-15.
But, now it seems.
Areas 1-15 can produce far more than submachine guns.
"I thought that after that war, the 'Sleepless City' no longer had such technology... Sure enough, does the upper city have knowledge and abilities that the lower city could never imagine?"
The 'old man' thought to himself.
Then, he changed his route.
His initial plan was to go to a 'safe house' in District 16.
This 'safe house' is under the name of a certain neighborhood boss.
He used some means and turned a few corners to create his own safe house.
The boss naturally knows.
But he chose to turn a blind eye.
Moreover, the boss and 'Jin' are not on good terms.
He shouted "gold" in public more than once. Although there was no war, it was only a matter of time.
Therefore, after the 'old man' had his lair destroyed by 'Jin', he subconsciously prepared to go there.
But after seeing the missile flying into the sky, the 'old man' immediately changed his mind.
He could imagine it now.
If he really dared to appear in that 'safe house', the boss who usually shouted 'Jin' would definitely give him to 'Jin' as an 'apology gift'.
With the power of complete crushing, the opponent will definitely do this.
Not only the other party, but also the bosses he knows well will do the same.
In fact, everyone in the 'City That Never Sleeps' does this.
Then, the 'old man' saw the projection.
When he saw Jason's sketch, the 'old man' had a wry smile on his face.
It was a wry smile that came from the bottom of my heart.
At the same time, there was also a trace of joy.
Because he knows that he is not alone.
At least Jason can still be trusted.
But now there is a difficulty!
How can he contact Jason?
As for the danger around Jason?
Please.
He is an old guy who can't even hold a gun steadily. He really has no ability to protect himself in the 'City that Never Sleeps'. As long as he is discovered by any familiar guy, he will be dead. It is better to follow Jason.
What if you can survive?
"Jason, Jason..."
"He is a cautious young man."
"He's definitely not going back now."
"The only possibility is to go out."
"Outward?"
"Area 30?"
The ‘old man’ muttered.
Then, he got back into the gutter.
Older people may not be in good health, but they are rich in experience and have many experiences.
At least, the 'old man' has memorized the distribution of the sewers surrounding the city under the 'Sleepless City'.
