On the 101st day after entering area x, more and more evidence proves that 019's guess is correct.
This group of "intruders" headed by Zhang Yu saw many "traces" of humans in the wreckage, but the ones that best proved 019's guess were some landmark building pendants!
The first pendant was accidentally discovered on the ninety-second day after entering area x.
At that time, Zhang Yu and others had already entered the inner area of the wreckage. They only had a few more days to bypass the "wreck" in front and see the "door" that caused the disaster.
But things did not go as smoothly as Zhang Yi said.
First it was foggy.
The fog was so dense that even one could not see each other even close at hand, forcing the team to stop.
And this stop lasted for a whole week.
During this period, there was a "lost" situation.
This "lost" 011 member was in a very bad mental state when he was found... as if he had been frightened in some way.
Zhang Yu got several key words from him.
"Voice", "Shadow" and "Call".
At the same time, Zhang Yu also got the landmark building pendant in his hand, but he was unable to determine where exactly he got the pendant.
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This landmark pendant is a miniature Eiffel Tower!
Although Zhang Yu doesn't know much about the history of the earth, he also knows some... such as the Great Wall of China, the Pyramids of Egypt, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, etc...
When the evidence is presented here, Zhang Yi's statement seems to be self-defeating.
Because obviously, if this was not the earth, why would there be such distinctive landmark building pendants?
Zhang Yi’s explanation for this is: “Because most of the people who lived here before thought that they still lived on the earth!”
This statement is a bit far-fetched, but it is not impossible.
In short, everyone's understanding of the world is still based on conjecture... 019 cannot completely deny Zhang Yi's statement. Zhang Yi currently has no conclusive evidence to prove that his statement is correct.
Therefore, in order to avoid endless arguments between the two parties, Zhang Yu set a rule!
"It is not our main goal to figure out what exactly this place is. Our main goal is how to get out of here! At this point we must be unified! Therefore, from today on, no one is allowed to discuss the previous issues!"
With the rules in place, the team became much quieter.
Zhang Yu was finally able to calm down and take notes.
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Zhang Yu's records mainly revolve around various observations and his own physical and mental feelings after entering the x area.
For example, on the 100th day after entering area x.
Zhang Yu wrote:
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I can no longer determine whether I am alive or dead at this moment... because my cognitive ability to the world is being continuously stripped away, just like my body... I can't feel hunger and fatigue. I first felt trapped and now
It also disappeared... I don't need to eat or sleep... But this is not a good thing. I think my team members should be in the same mood as me at this moment... depressed and hopeless.
Chang Yuan never woke up after falling into coma.
That faceless humanoid existence seems to be the guest mentioned by Zhang Yi.
But I still can't believe that Zhang Yi calls himself a guest... I don't believe him not because his name is "Zhang Yi"... but because I was very surprised to meet him in this weird place!
Yes...I have to admit it.
Not only did I doubt him, I also doubted myself.
Even suspect the entire x area.
I suspected that Zhang Yi was lying to me. He was leading us to a tomb, where he would kill us all or use them for sacrifice.
This feeling is very strong.
I suspect that my mental state is out of control.
Sakurako...it would be great if you were by my side...so that you could hypnotize me and make me tell my true feelings, or...no...even if you don't do anything, as long as you are by my side,
I will feel much more at ease...
I……
It's very contradictory now. I desperately hope to see you again, but I'm glad you're not here now.
I doubt the existence of the entire x area.
Because I compared the sampling data here with the Tomb of Pure Sky Fire in the Center Veil.
I found that the spatial structure here is denser, and the dense contrast feels like comparing a sponge with a steel plate.
The softness and inclusiveness of the sponge make me feel more immersed in the world.
But steel plates are cold things.
The x area is this cold thing.
It has died, frozen...cannot be awakened again...walking in it always makes me feel like I am walking in a cemetery.
I'm not afraid of dead things.
What scares me is what has been forgotten.
Perhaps the biggest difference between this place and the Tomb of Jingtianhuo is... I gradually lost the feeling I should have when I was alive...
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I really want to come back to you, I hope this is not a luxury.
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The one hundred and twenty-seventh day after entering area x.
The problem that Zhang Yu was aware of finally broke out.
019's spirit began to lose control irregularly.
He often talked to himself and argued with himself.
Other members tried to talk to him to stabilize his mood...but slowly everyone discovered that 019 was wrapping himself up from the inside.
Although he would respond to other people's questions and concerns, he would just look at you with a blank look in his eyes, and then reveal a weird smile.
Zhang Yu was worried that 019 would make more dangerous moves if he continued... so he put 019 into forced hibernation.
So there was another "unconscious" person in the team.
Although other members did not express their opinions on this, 019's abnormality induced a chain effect.
More and more people started to lose their temper.
On the 131st day, Zhang Yi said to Zhang Yu: "Ahead is the impact center, which is your only exit from here! But I want to remind you that there are some weird existences that cannot be explained by science.
, they will try to kill all creatures approaching the exit, so you must be mentally prepared!"
If ordinary people hear this sentence, they will definitely feel stressed.
But people like Zhang Yu are warriors, and what they are least afraid of is the clear and existing enemy.
The process of moving forward through the wreckage like before is what they are really afraid of.
So when they heard that they could make contact with the enemy, the team members all showed a strong sense of excitement.
Obviously, everyone can't wait to vent!
But Zhang Yu was very calm and asked: "Have you ever been in contact with those things?"
Zhang Yi shook his head: "No, but I know they are there, in the area ahead."
Zhang Yi’s statement is very strange...
This is not the first time that Zhang Yu has felt this strangeness.
He did not continue to ask, because Zhang Yu knew that Zhang Yi could not
Tell him the truth...
Continuing to move forward, everyone soon saw the entire central area.
It was a circular open space much smaller than imagined.
There is no "door" mentioned by Zhang Yi before, and there are no traces left behind when explosives exploded.
But all the wreckage points here... all points to this open space with a diameter of only 135 meters...
003 stood at a commanding height in the distance and observed the surrounding area. After a long time, he reported to Zhang Yuhui: "Captain, no abnormalities were found."
Nothing unusual... This is not the result Zhang Yu wants to hear.
He looked at Zhang Yi and said, "Is there nothing here?"
Zhang Yi showed a mysterious smile and said: "No, it is very shy. If you are not close enough, you can't see anything!"
Zhang Yu was disgusted with such vague statements.
But so what...this guy is simply unreliable.
So Zhang Yu decided to put himself at risk and enter the area personally to find out.
But when he decided to do this, he was opposed by all the members!
"Captain! You can't do this in person! We need you to be foolproof, so that more of us can survive!"
Of course Zhang Yu knew this, but there was always a voice in his heart urging him to witness it!
So... Zhang Yu's decision is that he will still make the first attempt, and if something happens to him, the command will be handed over to 002.
After the decision was made, it was useless no matter how much people tried to stop it.
Zhang Yu activated the Desperate Arms, took out a strong titanium steel short from Chang Yuan's back and held it in his hand.
Before leaving, Zhang Yu warned everyone: "No matter whether I can return successfully or not, you must keep an eye on Zhang Yi! If he does anything unusual, kill him without mercy!"
After silently accepting the order, the team members began to watch Zhang Yu go away.
It was obviously just a few meters forward.
But every time Zhang Yu took a step, he felt that everything behind him was moving away from him.
That feeling was not an illusion... but a real state that could be felt by his whole body and mind.
However, Zhang Yu did not look back. He had to maintain a high degree of concentration to discern the possible dangers ahead.
The progress continued. When Zhang Yu took the sixth step, Zhang Yu heard a voice coming from behind.
That was Zhang Yi's voice.
He said in a cold voice: "In the unknown darkness, the despicable fusion of copying wisdom will blossom into a flower of disaster and destroy all living beings!"
This sentence was not broken, it was spoken completely to Zhang Yu.
But... what does this sentence mean?
Why did Zhang Yi choose to say this at this time?
Is it some kind of suggestive arousal?
Just like...just like when Zhang Yu met his lover Yingzi for the first time...
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"I can't sleep every night...the medicine is no longer useful to me..." Zhang Yu said.
Yingzi looked at him and asked after a long silence: "If that boy has been looking at you, then you should feel guilty, but this is like a denial of self-knowledge, and it is a very painful mutilation.
... You should have a sense of responsibility, not guilt... Even if you realize that you killed the child's father in front of him... You didn't realize that there is a pair of eyes peering into your heart in the dark.
, you just fulfilled your duty and saved more people! But you still should feel guilty...but this guilt is not shameful...because everything you do is for justice and the living!"