Chapter 245
"It's okay." Professor Hao nodded.
"Let's go, then...... If the guess is correct, there should be an exit when the number reaches one or zero. Tang Tian said.
After sorting out the corpses of the sacrificed soldiers in the room, everyone went on the road again, Tang Tian walked to the front, behind was a few soldiers protecting Professor Hao, and Su Mo was walking at the back.
Lin Yun walked beside Su Mo, looking at him a little absent-minded, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong with you?" β
Judging from the current situation, everything is fine, and there is a great possibility that she can escape, and Lin Yun's curiosity and gossip as a reporter and a woman have begun to burn again.
A person with an "immortal ability", if he can be interviewed and broadcast, it will definitely be a sensation. As a reporter, Lin Yun's instinct was to let her make a big news.
However, Lin Yun also knows very well that for now, it is impossible for such news to be broadcast, and the ban may not be lifted until many years later. But this does not prevent Lin Yun from doing an interview with Su Mo or something, since it is an exclusive interview, of course, the other party must agree, and the relationship must be established first.
Lin Yun didn't think that this good-looking young man would be a good talker.
"Nothing." Su Mo glanced at Lin Yun and said, he was just thinking about what that clay monster was and what the so-called "soul" was, and who was that strange girl?
Of course, these things are certainly impossible to say to this beautiful journalist.
For a long time, Su Mo took soul devouring, or life force, for granted, after all, it was the "instinct" of life that accompanied him through that period of trial space. But now that he has come to this shelter, Su Mo has discovered a very interesting thing.
It is the uniqueness of the soul...... Human beings have souls, life forces, but those animals Su Mo have never seen any souls in them.
And the monsters encountered in the shelter now, they don't have any souls or life force that can be absorbed by Su Mo.
This made Su Mo a little puzzled, where was the limit of his absorption of life force.
There is no way to distinguish between dead and living things in the pure sense.
"Sure enough, you should study it carefully." Su Mo said secretly in his heart, flicked his fingers slightly, and several pieces of clay fell from between his fingers and fell to the ground.
This is what he secretly put away when the girl dismantled the strange clay monster just now, and it can barely be regarded as a trophy.
However, Su Mo himself didn't notice that after falling to the ground, those incomparably fine pieces of clay actually began to move on their own, rolling down into the gap between the wall and the ground, gathering some ......
"There's an exit!"
With a suppressed voice of surprise, an iron door appeared in front of Tang Tian and the others. This iron gate is larger than the one that walked to the walls on either side, and it was not numbered.
Most importantly, the dark, closed walkway has finally come to an endβor the entrance, and the iron door is on the wall at the end.
Several people made way for Lin Yun and let her walk in front of the iron gate.
As Lin Yun clicked a few times on the bracelet, bursts of dripping sounds reached everyone's ears.
A beam of light shot out from above the iron door, scanning Lin Yun's body, stopping on her bracelet for a moment, and then slowly retracting.
The sound of a heavy mechanical spin reached the middle of everyone's ears, and the iron door, which had no gaps in sight, cracked open on both sides, revealing a black metal passage.
"That's it." Lin Yun nodded.
Tang Tian crossed Lin Yun and walked into the passage first.
After standing for a while, not encountering any danger, Tang Tiancai motioned for the others to follow, and the rest entered the metal passage.
When Su Mo finally walked into the passage, a slight vibration came from under his feet, and the iron door behind him slowly followed, and small round holes appeared above his head, making a sound of "Boom".
"What is this doing?" Lin Yun asked with some curiosity, although there was a little sound from the round hole, nothing came out. Isn't it normal to spray something like a liquid or gas?
"Disinfection, perhaps?" Su Mo said.
"But there's nothing." Lin Yun said.
"Who knows how long this shelter has been abandoned, it's good that this door is still usable." Su Mo said.
"It seems to be." Lin Yun nodded.
"It's a dead end." At this time, Tang Tian's voice came from the front, and he had already walked to the end of the passage, where he had a glimpse of the extremely thick, I don't know what material was made of metal walls. Tang Tian stretched out his hand and knocked on it twice, only a faint sound came from between his knuckles and the wall.
"We're stuck here?"
Someone asked, the voice was a little flustered, this metal passage was only five or six meters long, and now the front and rear ends had been closed, and the darkness had shrouded it, coupled with the sound of "Boom" above the head, it was far more oppressive than the corridor outside.
"Can the door in the back be opened?" Tang Tian turned around and asked.
"I'll try."
Lin Yun clicked twice on the bracelet, and a light curtain formed in front of him, giving more light to the dark metal channel, but what appeared in the light curtain was the flashing red word "Forbidden", proving that there was no way to open the iron door behind.
"What's going on with this!" Someone yelled at him.
Finally had the hope of escaping, and now smashing this hope in front of them, such a gap is not easy for everyone to accept.
"Calm down." Tang Tian opened his mouth and said, his calm voice reached everyone's ears, and then he looked at Su Mo and said, "Mr. Su......"
"Wait, didn't I say that I would let you out before the disinfection is completed?" Su Mo said, his tone relaxed.
ββ¦β¦β
Everyone was speechless for a while, turned on the lighting attachment and looked at the top of their heads, the round hole above their heads still made a sound, as Su Mo said, this is disinfection? It won't open until it's finished.
The process of "disinfection" lasted for five minutes, and finally the sound gradually disappeared, followed by a slight vibration, and a burst of pressure came from under the feet, like the feeling of an elevator going up.
"Is this an elevator?" Tang Tian couldn't help but ask, although the passage was very stable, the instinct of the human body still made him feel that he was rising, so they were in an underground space? Now it's back on the surface.
"To be precise, it's a moving cube, and the technology displayed in this containment has surpassed the current level of human beings, not necessarily an elevator, but more likely another energy source as a power source." Professor Hao said.
ββ¦β¦ This professor doesn't need to be so rigorous. Tang Tian said.
"How can science not be rigorous?" Professor Hao said.
With the sound of the two talking, everyone felt that their bodies sank slightly, it seemed that this "elevator" stopped, and before Lin Yun could make any control, the metal wall in front of everyone opened directly, and a room appeared.
The ceiling of this room emitted a faint light, the shape of the dome looked like some kind of observatory, and the interior looked like some kind of laboratory, and there were all kinds of experimental equipment that no one else could understand except Hao Ren - Hao Ren was basically incomprehensible, not completely incomprehensible, and there was still a little difference between the two.
However, at this time, everyone did not pay attention to the problems in this room, but walked quickly towards the door of the room.
The door looked much more normal, with a doorknob, Tang Tian did not hesitate, immediately held the doorknob, pressed it down, squeaked, and the door was easily opened by Tang Tian.
A bright light pierced several people and couldn't help but close their eyes, followed by a chaotic and noisy shouting.
Hearing that familiar language, everyone was shocked, they returned to Earth?
"It's Chief Tang!"
"Don Jr!"
With some sounds, it seemed that someone had already recognized Tang Tian, and a burst of footsteps approached, stopping five meters away from the door.
The strong light that lit up the neighborhood as if it was day dimmed slightly, Tang Tian's squinted eyes slowly opened, looked at the man in military uniform in front of him, and saluted: "Captain of the thirteenth squad of the Special Bureau, Tang Tian reports." β
"Take a break."
The middle-aged man in a special black military uniform returned the salute and bowed slightly: "The current situation is more complicated, what is there to talk about later, now, can any of you close the outer protective shield?" β
"What?" Tang Tian was stunned for a moment, only then did he realize that there was a faint, almost invisible, and occasionally a light curtain like ripples like flowing water appeared between the two of them.
It seemed that there was this light curtain blocking the people outside from entering this room, Tang Tian looked past the man in front of him, glanced at it slightly, and could see that their location was still in the small village.
However, a lot of changes have taken place, and there are even some military bases under construction around the area.
From the disappearance of Tang Tian and the others to the reappearance now, it has been about ten hours, and I have to say that the efficiency has reached a rather terrifying level.
"I can give it a try." Lin Yun said that only she had a bracelet pass, and she might be able to close the defensive light curtain that shrouded the outside of the room in the shape of a transparent water curtain.
As Lin Yun manipulated the bracelet, the light curtain outside the room flickered a few times, and then a hole of the size of a person could enter and exit appeared at the outside of the door of the room.
"Let's come out first."
The middle-aged man frowned and said, "We're going to lock it down for the time being. β
β¦β¦
Tang Tian and the others walked out of the room, and they couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and finally ...... I left that hellish place, that hellish shelter, and returned to the safety of the "human world".
However, there are also people who don't care, such as Su Mo.
Tang Tian and the others had already gone out, but he was still walking around the room, observing everywhere, and after staying on a table for a while, Su Mo walked out of the room slowly.
At this time, Lin Yun's bracelet made a rapid "Dididi" sound, and suddenly changed back to the original key form from the bracelet state and fell to the ground.
Lin Yunling instinctively squatted down to pick it up, but someone had already picked it up first.
"Leave this thing to us for safekeeping." The middle-aged man said, with an unquestionable order in his tone: "You go and check if there are any injuries first, everything will be left tomorrow, and today you will rest first." β
For this decision, of course, Tang Tian and the others will not refuse...... It is also impossible to refuse.
"There's no need for an inspection, just find me a room to rest." Su Mo yawned and said lazily.
Everyone knew what was going on with the so-called examination of injuries - after all, they came out of a shelter that appeared strangely, sucked everyone in, and was infested with monsters, and although it seemed like nothing happened, who knew if there would be any viruses or other things accidentally brought out inside.
A full inspection is a necessary thing.
However, for Su Mo, of course, this is not a necessary thing, and he knows his own physical condition best...... He also didn't have any interest in giving someone else a "check-in" either. Su Mo is a man with a lot of secrets, and the special bureau must have coveted him for a long time.
"Director ......"
Hearing Su Mo's words, Tang Tian stopped, intending to say something.
However, the very dignified middle-aged man waved his hand, signaling Tang Tian for them to go first, and he walked in front of Su Mo, stretched out a hand, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Su, the first time we met, the current person in charge here, Zhou Zhiyuan, is also the deputy director of the Special Bureau. β
"Hmm." Su Mo nodded, stretched out his hand and shook the middle-aged man.
"Since Mr. Su can appear here, he must also be a reasonable person, I hope he can cooperate with us and not make it difficult to do things that are originally happy." Zhou Zhiyuan said in a deep voice, exuding the atmosphere of a "superior" who has been in a high position all year round.
Of course, the so-called majestic aura is not fake, Zhou Zhiyuan's tone was steady, but the undoubted taste in his tone was overwhelming.
"I'm already cooperating." Su Mo let go of his hand and said, "Otherwise, I can leave directly now." β
"Please check it out." Zhou Zhiyuan repeated: "If you carry a certain germ on your body, it will be catastrophic for the earth. β
"If there were really terrible germs, we would have spread them long after we came out." Su Mo said: "In comparison, I think you should still worry about the monsters in here, compared to the ethereal germs and viruses, these things will be a disaster if they come out." β
"Monsters?" Zhou Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It seems that the situation is much more serious than I imagined. β
"Generally so, don't have some brainless guys messing around, there shouldn't be any big mess." Su Mo said.
I don't know why the shelter appeared at my feet, although it has been abandoned for a long time, but its "cage" function continues, and without the bracelet, it should be difficult for those monsters to escape from it.
"Looks like we've got an extra ticking time bomb." Zhou Zhiyuan said in a deep voice, his brows furrowed involuntarily.
"It's a ticking time bomb." Su Mo corrected.
Zhou Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, looked at Su Mo, and didn't understand what his words meant.
"It's been abandoned for a long time, and now it's barely running, and I don't know what kind of energy it relies on to keep it running, and even the sun will go out one day. It was only a matter of time before this shelter would lose its function, and when the time came, if the monsters inside hadn't died, and the humans outside hadn't perished......," Su Mo said.
Zhou Zhiyuan nodded: "It is indeed a serious problem, but the top priority is still ......"
"As I said, I'm not interested in cooperating with your inspection." Su Mo took a step back and interrupted Zhou Zhiyuan's words.
"This is not a question of interest or disinterest, and I ask Mr. Su to focus on the overall situation." Zhou Zhiyuan looked at the incomparably young face in front of him.
"The big picture?"
Su Mo suddenly laughed: "Since you are the deputy director of the Special Bureau, you should know about the information about me, at least part of it...... The big picture, do you think it's really important to me? β
Zhou Zhiyuan's face was slightly gloomy and he did not speak.
The man in front of him, a monster that can barely be killed, the man who "played" in the disaster a few months ago, what he said was indeed right, maybe the so-called big picture was bullshit to him.
"In other words, who should focus on the overall situation, Director Zhou, you can think about it." Su Mo continued. didn't deliberately exude any terrifying aura, just stood like this, quietly looking at Zhou Zhiyuan. He believes that as the deputy director of the Special Bureau, at least he is not an idiot, as long as he knows something about him, as long as he uses his brain to think about it now, he will make the right choice.
Of course, it doesn't matter if you make the wrong choice, anyway, the person who suffers the loss can't be Su Mo.
"It's me who wants to fork in."
After a while, Zhou Zhiyuan spoke: "For a special talent like Mr. Su, of course, it is impossible to treat it in a normal way. β
"Oh?" Su Mo's tone was slightly the same, and his words seemed to be a compromise and a threat.
"In this way, please ask Mr. Su to rest for the night first, and I will give Mr. Su a satisfactory and acceptable answer tomorrow morning for specific matters." Zhou Zhiyuan said.
"Tomorrow morning, isn't it up to you here?" Su Mo asked.
Zhou Zhiyuan couldn't help but smile bitterly, he had already figured it out just now, there is no need to maintain any majesty and momentum in front of such a person, getting along with such a person, sincerity and non-hypocrisy are really good ways.
"The Secret Service is just a special kind of agency, how can it be said in a word?" Zhou Zhiyuan said, showing that although he is currently in charge of this place, in fact, the power in his hands is not to this extent, and he is only the deputy director.
Not to mention anything else, another guy surnamed Tanaka gave him a headache.
"That's right." Thinking of this, Zhou Zhiyuan suddenly asked, "Mr. Su, did all the people in the small village enter the shelter you mentioned at that time?" Among them, there is a young man named Shima Shu. β
"Oh, you said he'd be locked up in it if he's not dead." Su Mo said.
"What?" Zhou Zhiyuan was stunned.
"Well, I was with him at first, and then we separated." Su Mo said.
Zhou Zhiyuan nodded: "So that's the case, I'll take Mr. Su to rest first." β
"Okay, okay." Su Mo nodded, walked beside Zhou Zhiyuan and said with a smile: "Actually, even if there is no satisfactory answer tomorrow, I don't care." β
Zhou Zhiyuan paused, and his breath froze: "Mr. Su, you ......"
"Don't worry, I'm too lazy to do it, but if I don't want to, do you think you can find me?" Su Mo asked with a smile.
"Huh." Zhou Zhiyuan laughed dryly.
This world is not big, it is not small, if Su Mo has the intention to hide himself - no, as long as Su Mo leaves HX, they will lose control of his whereabouts.
Even if his whereabouts were known through some means, there was no way.
Don't look at the special bureau looking for Su Mo as if it was very easy, that's because he didn't even think about hiding his whereabouts. If you really want to hide it - well, it will still be found. After all, it is impossible for Su Mo to live the life of a sewer rat, and living a life of spending money and being drunk and dreaming of death is Su Mo's real daily life.
It started out long, and then the short night passed quickly.
The sun shines down on the former hamlet, signaling the beginning of a new and vibrant day.
Tang Tian and the others had already gotten up early in the morning and began to tell all the things they had encountered in the shelter, no matter how big or small, they talked over and over again, from morning to noon.
Originally, many people turned on the head-mounted cameras, but I don't know why when they came out, the images had been completely damaged, and there was no way to restore them.
I had to let them describe it many times to restore the details, and even used some hypnotic means to describe some details. Of course, for Professor Hao and Lin Yun, they worked very well, but for a tough guy like Tang Tian who had received professional training, there was no need.
As for entering the shelter...... Sorry, when the bracelet turned into a "key" again, the only hemisphere room exposed to the ground was once again wrapped in a curtain of light, and an unknown force blocked everything.
It has been suggested that a passage should be dug out, but the excavator in this place obviously cannot be driven, and the matter is not so simple, of course, there is no way to start construction directly.
As for Su Mo, probably because he hadn't discussed it, or he had already discussed it, he wasn't disturbed, so he slept directly until noon before waking up.
After washing up briefly, before he could find someone to ask what today's "morning and lunch meal" was, a burst of alarm sounded in Su Mo's ears.
"What's going on again? Su Mo threw the towel aside, tidied up his clothes, opened the door of the room and walked out.
After not taking a few steps, Tang Tian took a step and walked towards him, and said with a solemn face: "The light curtain outside the house has disappeared!" β