Chapter 549 The Price of Leaving
"call out--"
A flash of fire shot out like a sharp arrow.
Along the way, all abnormalities blocking the way would instantly explode if they touched the flames, even just a little bit, and turned into complete ashes amid screams.
And at the end of the flaming arrow, a creature composed of a large number of broken limbs died instantly.
Furthermore, the entire area was engulfed in flames, transforming into molten lava...
"It's too weak. It couldn't even take one of my moves. Sigh, it looked quite big, but I didn't expect it to be this small. If I had known, I wouldn't have used so much strength. But it's also my fault. I can't control my weak body well and can't control my strength."
Colin took the lead and walked to the front, spreading his hands, shaking his head helplessly and sighing.
Beside him, Ms. Bai, who had been leading the team, followed somewhat numbly.
When Colin said that he could ensure a safe journey, Ms. Bai and others obviously did not believe him. After all, she did not know the other party's strength, but she was very clear about the strength of the abnormal physical entities here.
I didn't expect that in the hands of the opponent, most of these things would not even last one round before being killed ...
"Could it be that these monsters have become weaker now?" A survivor at the back of the team couldn't help but whisper.
After all, it was too easy for the other party to deal with it...
A bit fake!
Kill on contact, kill on contact. It feels totally different from what I usually encounter!
At this moment, a "experimental rabbit" as big as a car, without fur, covered in blood and flesh, and emitting a twisted aura suddenly attacked from a distance.
Seeing this, she immediately left the team and rushed forward, chopping the opponent's head with a big sword.
However, with a heavy "bang", her two-meter-tall body flew backwards like a piece of paper.
The giant "lab rabbit" bared its pitted incisors and rushed towards her head.
Even though teammates around him fired back, the "experimental rabbit" continued to bite head-on, unaffected...
Just when she felt that her head was about to be bitten off, a flame that exploded in the rabbit suddenly became more intense, burning the entire experimental subject into slag.
As the flames drifted, the woman who had left the group suffered no apparent damage, save for her hair and some clothing being completely burned...
"It's okay. I reacted quickly. However, don't leave the team without permission, ma'am. I may not always be able to save people easily..."
Colin appeared beside her at some point and extended his hand to her: "Just follow me."
"Hmm..." She opened her mouth, but in the end said nothing. She put her hand on the other person's outstretched hand and was pulled up...
During this time, she couldn't help but secretly pinch the other person's hand, which was soft and warm...
"When we get back later, you will do ten rounds of discipline..." Ms. Bai's voice made the survivor exploration team member who suspected that the monsters had become weaker feel a little uneasy. His face changed, but he nodded to show that he understood.
After one round of punitive training, I'd almost be skinned, let alone ten rounds...
After looking away and apologizing to Colin, Ms. Bai couldn't help but sigh at the other party's strength again.
As for the "strange things" Colin said, they didn't feel embarrassed at all. They even felt that this was the attitude a strong person should show: confident! bold! and fearless!
The other party spoke so gently before, and I thought he was just an ordinary person who boasted.
However, regarding their feelings, he didn't have much thought when he beat the Holy Body. After all, Brother Shunzi's current strength performance has been very "restrained"...
In the past, whenever Brother Shunzi started to act, wherever he went, the place would become a sea of fire.
All abnormal things will be burned to ashes, looking like the end of the world.
Even if you look at it, you will be guilty of original sin.
How could it be like now, where most people are still alive?
Of course, it's normal that Shunzi is playing as a proxy now, so his strength is not as good as the original. But I don't know if Shunzi used some props, but what he said was very strange...
Meanwhile, in front.
"It's a few hundred meters to another shelter." Ms. Bai followed Colin one step behind and pointed in the direction.
"Um."
Colin nodded and continued forward.
This time, we only brought a few dozen people with us to pick them up, and most of the others stayed with the female leader.
And when he was taking action, unlike his outward display of arrogance, Colin had a lot of ideas in his mind, and he was constantly thinking about one thing after another in his mind...
"After we gather everyone to open the passage, we'll intercept that guy and send him to the thirteenth hand. This round of the mission will be over. Does this mean we've given up on the employees who were lost here?"
"That's not right. After so much time, they're probably all dead. Plus, the situation isn't clear, so there's no way to save them even if I want to..."
While thinking, Kelin couldn't help but think of the old man trapped on the eighteenth floor...
Judging from the content of the mission, it seems that this guy has no hope.
"Luckily, I didn't ask him for information at the beginning. Otherwise, if he really promised to rescue me, it would be embarrassing now..."
Colin rarely breaks a promise he makes.
If I make a promise and then go back on my word, my remaining conscience will hurt...
Shaking his head secretly, Colin gathered his thoughts and then focused on what was in front of him. His current strength mainly came from various props and two golden seals.
The strength he displayed was roughly the same as in the middle and late stages of his E-level period.
This has reached the limit of what this body can endure.
Going further up, Colin wondered if he tried something like "prop liberation"...
It will probably take thirty minutes, no, maybe even less than ten minutes, and your body will turn into ashes within ten minutes.
However, even though my strength is a bit lacking, it's more or less enough to handle everything here before that possible secondary containment object arrives...
It can last at least seven or eight hours.
With a loud "boom".
After directly detonating the explosion that destroyed half of the building, Colin took a deep breath to relieve the fatigue he felt in his body.
"I finally understand how those ancient gods felt when they descended into the outer container."
Colin pursed his lips, feeling as if his body would explode if he wasn't careful.
You have to be careful in everything you do...
"However, before the passage is opened, the creatures in the depths won't come easily. They'll maintain some kind of tacit understanding. Well, just like now, at most they'll encounter some ordinary creatures, not too strong, not too weak either."
Similar tasks had been carried out several times, and Colin only needed to sense the surrounding situation to know what these abnormal things were.
It's even possible that the thing behind the scenes will have to lend a hand when it sees that his plan is not going well.
Both sides have some "tacit understanding" on these matters.
Of course, Colin didn't reject this...
After all, in this way, at least before the channel is opened, there won’t be so much trouble. In a certain direction, the two sides are now in a "common interest".
As for after this stage, it will depend on who has the harder fist.
As thoughts flashed through his mind, Colin led a group of people across the giant hospital space. In just about ten minutes, they arrived at another shelter that had been excavated a hundred years ago.
A group of tall and muscular ladies who were dressed a little differently came out.
There were not many of them, only a dozen or so, and everyone looked at Colin and the others with a solemn and doubtful expression on their faces.
As these people walked along, flames shot up into the sky and the earth shook. It was impossible not to be noticed even if they wanted to.
"I'll go up and tell them..." Ms. Bai took the initiative to walk out of the team and walked towards the gunfire and hostility of those ladies.
"White Rose, you..." The person who was supposed to receive the call was interrupted before he could even say the word "betray".
"I'm here to tell my people that once the action begins, we will be the pioneers and leave here first." Ms. Bai said simply and quickly.
After hearing her words, the receiving team members fell silent for a while.
They did know about Ms. Bai's bold plan, or rather, for hundreds of years, there have always been people like this who are unwilling to "settle the status quo."
But compared to those who paid a terrible price and ultimately didn’t even know whether they left or not.
This time seems a little different...
"This time, is it because of this person?" The garrison personnel in this area said while looking at Colin.
"Yes, he is an outsider and promised everything..." Ms. Bai briefly and quickly introduced the situation.
After a pause, she continued, "Of course, it's not without cost. If we want to leave, as compensation, we need to work for them for twenty years, nine hours a day, doing some ordinary work to repay them..."
When I took the oath before, I also included relevant content, such as normal vacations, salary, food and accommodation, etc.
In addition, there seemed to be a bunch of delicate little men - she didn't say this.
But from what Kelin had said, it seemed like that was the case outside, with more men than women, a paradise...
Colin tried his best to secure better working conditions for them.
The people in the garrison team actually couldn't fully understand Ms. Bai's words, they just felt that they were not quite true.
Although she felt it was unreal, she was still very curious and asked Colin, "Can you... show me what that world looks like?"
"Can."
Colin did not refuse. He opened his hands and the scene of the "Second Box World" appeared again.
At the same time, he continued in a solemn tone, "The time of farewell has come. I will wield the power of the Bonfire to lead all those who yearn for beauty to leave this world filled with disaster."
With the blessing of the two powers, his whole body was covered with flames and holy light, just like a saint in mythology.
The people at the scene couldn't help but be convinced by this...
Finally, she made way and pointed at Ms. Bai: "Only you are allowed in. The people who come with me, including you and some who want to leave, will leave."
Ms. Bai nodded, apologized to Colin, and then sneaked into the town.
Colin didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He continued to hold up the flame, standing in place, occasionally sending out sparks and killing some anomalies that were tracking him.
After waiting for a long time, about half an hour later...
Colin saw that the manhole cover in the flower bed next to the hospital gate was suddenly pushed open. Then, a head popped out, looked at the outside world curiously, and then crawled out carefully.
After she came out, more people continued to "pour out".
After several minutes, when the last person came out, there were a total of 431 people.
What surprised Colin was that among these girls, there were actually dozens of normal-sized "little girls" who were probably about the same height as him.
There were even some who were obviously children, shorter than Colin...
"There's actually someone similar to me?" Colin was surprised.
"Apart from some eight-year-old children, most of the others you see are malnourished. They're barely over 1.8 meters tall, only about this size. There aren't many of them in a shelter, so there's only a one percent chance..."
A lady nearby heard what Colin said and explained in a low voice.
"I feel like this is normal..." Colin pursed his lips.
Among a bunch of abnormal people, the normal ones become a little abnormal...
No, even if it is "underdeveloped", it is still much taller than a normal person.
While explaining to Colin, the tall, white-clad deputy was also observing Colin's expression. She was somewhat relieved when she confirmed that he was not angry about bringing along the "malnourished person" and even said that this was normal.
Among those who want to leave, about one-third are malnourished.
It's not because they love adventure, but because they are the most oppressed, so when you hear slogans about establishing a new world order, they respond more...
Soon, the team gathered here, and Colin led several hundred people to the next area.
There are several shelters in a row, and in each shelter, there are always some people who respond and leave.
There are thousands of people in some places and only dozens in others.
People left for different reasons. Some made mistakes, some were disabled due to injuries, or were simply fooled by Ms. Bai's words, etc...
In short, after about five hours, the team had expanded to more than 7,000 people.
Bringing everyone to the consultation room on the twelfth floor, Colin began to make some protective preparations and began to arrange for protection against possible abnormal attacks when leaving.
"There are too many people here, and I'm not the real one yet. I hope someone can help me..."
Colin was making arrangements while giving hints in his mind. At this moment, several little girls about 1.78 meters tall came up to him and followed him not far away, blinking and staring at him.
"What's the matter?" Colin said with a smile.
"I am just curious about what's going on outside..."
The little girl spoke shyly, and after seeing Colin's encouraging look, she asked curiously:
"Mr. Messenger, the sky seems so high, so high. How can I fix it if it breaks..."
"ah?"
Hearing this, Colin was stunned for a moment. How to repair the sky?
His brain short-circuited for a moment, and then he quickly understood why the little girl asked such a question.
From the beginning of their memories, the "sky" was the various steel plates above their heads. If they were not reinforced, they would occasionally have some special anomalies and fall out of it...
However, even though I understood it, I had no idea how to answer him for the moment.
