Everything happened in a flash.
The people who arrived at the No 2 stronghold didn’t go back to rest. They were basically waiting for the countdown to end. However, when the countdown really came, they all exchanged extremely surprised looks with each other.
Everyone was already prepared for the outbreak of the infection, but no one expected that the result would be so shocking.
It wasn’t just where Chi Ting and the others were, but the entire long corridor in the long isolation area seemed to be completely enveloped by noise in an instant.
No one thought that the so-called source of infection that they needed to find was actually all the residents, whom they personally sent all the way to the safe zone of the base.
“It is really interesting. So the so-called escort mission is really meaningless.” Qu Leng looked at the restless figures in the isolation rooms and sneered. “Oh, that isn’t the case. At least before this, the trust value they provided did give us a lot of contribution value. From this perspective, the ending is the same, and all of them need to be resolved, but it can be said that we have made the best use of them.
Clang. There was a loud noise, and Hua Qianmei’s scythe fell just in front of Qu Leng, cutting off a few hairs.
Qu Leng looked up and smiled as gentlemanly as ever. “What’s the matter, Ma’am? Even at this point, the Dawn team still wants to stop us from taking action? Judging from the current contribution value, it actually isn’t bad. I don’t have any big problems if you insist on keeping these NPCs in the isolation room for viewing. Of course, the premise is that I hope these isolation rooms are strong enough to stably stop them here.”
“You!” Hua Qianmei’s eyes darkened, and she loosened the grip of her fingers on the scythe slightly. She was wondering whether it was necessary to get rid of this annoying guy in front of her once and for all. Then she heard a voice coming from behind her.
“Get ready to do it.”
Hua Qianmei looked back. “Captain…”
Chi Ting and Lou Yueren walked over together. From this angle, their faces were in shadow, and their expressions couldn’t be distinguished. “This is the best outcome for them.”
There was a pause before he stated, “At the very least, they still have the appearance of human beings now.”
This one sentence completely silenced Hua Qianmei.
She naturally understood what he meant.
Once the infected humans had passed the incubation period and had completely broken out, they would gradually develop in the direction of alien species. No matter whether it was their physical function or appearance, this change was different from that of mutants. The final result was that they would become complete monsters.
Leave the appearance of being human.
Maybe this was right.
Her eyelids drooped slightly as Hua Qianmei glared fiercely at Qu Leng. Then she turned and left.
Qu Leng stood there and watched her walk away. Then he looked in Chi Ting’s direction and asked politely, “We should be able to earn points from such a killing process. Captain Chi, what do you think…”
Chi Ting told him, “The isolation rooms are numbered. Just distribute them equally to each team.”
Qu Leng leaned forward slightly and bowed politely. “Thank you.”
Chi Ting ignored him and looked at Lu Nanling. “During the process, please monitor it at all times.”
Lu Nanling was well aware of the risks involved in coming into contact with the source of infection, so he nodded. “I understand.”
Chi Ting looked at Song Xuefeng again.
This time, the captain didn’t need to speak at all. Song Xuefeng had already sighed deeply. “I got it. I will set up a barrier around here.”
The corridor of the isolation area was very long and divided into several floors.
The members of Prisoner and Seven Seas were on another floor. After they found something wrong, they sent someone over to inquire. They had no objection to the so-called equal division according to the number of isolation rooms.
In a flash, a protective shield around the entire area was raised. All of it was under the surveillance of Lu Nanling’s Data World.
If they had such a perspective, they would find that the players of each team had some alienation more or less. Among them, the alienation of top players like He Yuanqing was obviously higher. In addition, the continuous contact with these aliens had increased it to some extent. But overall, they were still in the safe range.
“It is done,” Lu Nanling replied after finishing the arrangements.
Ji Xingque had already taken the protective clothing from the tool room next door, but judging from his expression, he still couldn’t accept the reality.
Currently, those isolated in this floor were basically the former members of the guard team. Even if they were accustomed to such bloody battles, they found it difficult to take action against their comrades, who had already died in battle once.
Ji Xingque looked at Chi Ting eagerly. “Captain, are you sure you want to…”
Chi Ting had already reached out to take a set of protective clothing and passed it to him swiftly. He met this person’s gaze and said, “I’m sure.”
There was rarely no smile on his face. This made Ji Xingque feel a slight chill on his back from such an overly calm gaze. Only his tone still carried the calmness of the past. “Don’t forget. Even this type of protective clothing can’t prevent infection 100%. The initial infectiousness can at least be slightly weaker. Once it reaches the later stage, any protective measures will be useless. Once they really become monsters, these isolation rooms won’t be able to stop them. Little Bird, don’t forget. In our time, how many cities were ruined by a sudden high-level infection source? Now, in this building alone, there are hundreds of such infection sources. Do you understand?”
Ji Xingque gritted his teeth. “Understood!”
Chi Ting glanced at his expression. He knew that even though Ji Xingque knew what to do rationally, it was a different matter emotionally.
These people with special abilities might have fewer delicate emotions than ordinary humans, but as long as they still had a trace of emotion, they could be considered human beings.
Being human meant being fragile.
Chi Ting said as he did up the last button, “If you can’t do it yourself, let me do it.”
As he spoke, he untied the beads around his wrist and was the first to enter the first isolation room.
Inside was Conrad, whose expression was full of fear.
At the same time, the teams on other floors also apparently started taking action. Suddenly, the whole building became more and more boiling.
The forced slaughter continued.
Entering and coming out of isolation room after isolation room, Chi Ting’s eyes unknowingly became deeper and deeper.
He could hear the same killing happening on other floors. As his field of view passed, he could occasionally see Hua Qianmei, who had just come out of an isolation room not far away. Like him, her protective suit was stained with blood.
Without stopping, he turned around and entered the next room.
What he didn’t notice was the shouting that he had isolated outside the door just before entering.
Lou Yueren had just finished dealing with an infected person when he heard Lu Nanling calling for Chi Ting. He glanced at the abnormal expression on the man’s face and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Lu Nanling glanced at him, brow furrowed. “I don’t know if I”m overthinking it, but… the captain’s stats are indeed a bit unstable.”
“Stats?” Lou Yueren instantly understood. “The strange data from your personal skill?”
He paused before asking, “Is Chi Ting’s alienation level higher again?”
“The alienation level is only a bit higher. It is mainly due to some other indicators used as references,” Lu Nanling said solemnly while thinking of a statement that best fit this situation. “Before, the captain’s values were basically parallel lines without any fluctuations. But after entering this instance, they gradually started to fluctuate. Such fluctuations are becoming more and more intense.”
He thought about it and stated as objectively as possible, “I’m not sure what specific impact this will have, but the captain does…”
“He really shouldn’t continue like this,” Lou Yueren continued the rest of the words. His eyes were fixed on the door of the isolation room that Chi Ting had just walked into. “In fact, I had a vague feeling before. Maybe it isn’t quite accurate, but I think you should understand this feeling. It seems that this instance has been forcing him from the beginning.”
Yes, forcing.
It was forcing Chi Ting to face the world he once lived in again.
Forcing him to face the attacks of these alien armies.
Now, he was being forced to kill his former comrades once again.
If the designer of this instance was really No 7, Lou Yueren didn’t understand the purpose of doing this for a moment.
Shouldn’t this guy be aiming for Lou Yueren?
Lu Nanling’s cleverness meant he instantly understood what Lou Yueren said.
His voice sank. “If it is really aimed at the captain…”
“It doesn’t matter. I won’t let him succeed,” Lou Yueren said. He glanced at the figure walking out of the isolation room and immediately walked over with big strides.
Chi Ting closed the door again. He raised his eyes slightly and could see the completely motionless figure in the isolation room through the window.
Just like he had ended the lives of those alien species countless times before, when facing these former comrades, his actions would only become more decisive and accurate.
Apart from the conspicuous blood, the figure left in the room was indeed intact, just like an ordinary human being.
His eyes were fixed there. Before he could look away, a hand suddenly covered his eyes.
Chi Ting heard Lou Yueren’s voice coming from behind him. “Okay, let’s stop here. Leave the rest of the dirty work to me. You should go and rest.”
Just now, Lou Yueren had also participated in the task.
But it was obviously different from this man’s previous habits. After such a series of killings, forget about creating a bloody scene with a sense of disgust. Even when approaching at such a closer distance, one could hardly smell any blood from this man.
Chi Ting was slightly stunned for a moment. He grabbed the hand and moved it away. Then he looked back. “I’m not tired.”
“Then go and rest.” Lou Yueren smiled and blinked, but his attitude was firm. “I know you aren’t tired, but there is some knowledge that will make you feel sad. Ji Xingque can choose not to do it, and you can choose not to do it either, Captain Chi.”
Chi Ting stared straight into Lou Yueren’s eyes, and vaguely felt something in his heart being touched.
A sad thing.
He had obviously gotten used to the state of losing many human emotions.
It turned out that he could still feel sad?
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