Chapter 946
"Kill Two Birds with One Stone"
After the body comes to a standstill.
Several minutes passed without them moving.
With his face covered in blood, Jiu Zhong raised his head, trying to struggle to get up.
But as he continued to breathe, his vision began to blur, and he felt his strength waning.
The heart rate began to decline in sync with the heartbeat.
Another five or six minutes passed.
It twitched a few times.
Then there was absolutely no further activity.
Ninth Middle School's last thought was, what if all of this was fake, just a game?
That game is terrible, just like the real world.
It's real, and there's no way out.
This is the end.
Two of the new students never escaped the air-raid shelter, even in death.
The backpacks on their backs served no purpose other than to be a burden and add weight.
The gaze moves downwards from the motionless No. 9 Middle School building, penetrating the thick layer of cement.
Two figures were seen climbing up the spiral staircase at the bottom of the air-raid shelter.
Compared to the two students, these two people moved extremely slowly.
Even his breathing had a rhythm and a hint of restraint.
Of course, if you look closely, you'll find that the main issue is the slowness mentioned above.
The figure below pauses after climbing each step.
These two people are Li Qingqing and Qingchen.
Although it's slow, it's safe enough.
Within minutes, the two climbed up to the second floor, one after the other.
After Li Qingqing came up and stood still.
I spotted a figure in a school uniform with a tactical backpack on his back.
The figure lay face down on the concrete ground not far away, motionless.
Even the head was bleeding profusely, the liquid staining the dust on the ground and swirling around.
It is spreading rapidly outwards.
It was obvious that this person was already dead, just as Qingchen had said.
He died very quickly.
Just then, Qingchen suddenly stopped and looked up.
He murmured, "The other one must be dead too."
"His heart stopped beating."
Li Qingqing, who had been staring blankly and motionless, came back to her senses.
"Ah, Wh! What?"
"What died?"
The tremor in his voice was impossible to hide.
Yes, this scantily clad young woman finally felt afraid.
After all, no matter what, a living being just a few minutes ago is now a still-warm corpse.
And so it lies motionless in front of you.
Anyone would be scared in that situation.
After all, Li Qingqing was still a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, so it was understandable that she was afraid.
She forced herself to look away and look up.
Li Qingqing then realized that the air-raid shelter she could see had at least four layers.
She initially thought the student had accidentally fallen from the upper floor, but now she realized what had happened.
Even if it's an air-raid shelter with a floor height of over four meters, you wouldn't die so easily if you fell on your head.
Now I understand, it didn't fall from the first floor, but from the third floor.
This student most likely lost their footing on the top floor and fell headfirst, ending up like this.
It was only then that Li Qingqing realized what this person had just said.
"Uh, what?"
"Uncle, you're saying another student died too?"
"They died up there?"
Li Qingqing pointed to the top of her head.
Qingchen nodded and pointed in a certain direction: "He died in this spot. That should be the exit of a pedestrian walkway."
"He fell to the ground and slid a distance due to respiratory failure caused by poisoning, and finally died here."
At this moment, Li Qingqing looked at Qingchen as if he were a charlatan.
But considering the floor plan that person had just drawn, I had no choice but to believe it.
Li Qingqing smacked her lips, forcing herself not to spit it out.
Forcing himself to remain calm, he said:
"That's a bit of a pity, according to what you said, uncle."
Those veterans are now presumably cleaning up the surrounding Decepticon robots.
If that student had run away, he should be fine now, and might even have run into some other survivors in the city.
Qingchen walked over and squatted down, slowly unpacking the dead student's backpack as he spoke:
“In some cities in the United States, there is no difference between Asians and Blacks.”
"So for that student, even if he goes out, encountering local survivors or those robots will be no different!"
"Especially that military tactical backpack, which will turn from a life-saving tool into a deadly danger."
"Of course, I don't think there will be any survivors outside either."
"After all, the people in this city aren't zombies or monsters."
Instead, they are robots with futuristic technology; a simple thermal imaging display could wipe out all life in the city.
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Qingchen had already picked up his tactical backpack. After confirming that all the items inside were present, he took out the antidote and drank a small sip.
After drinking it, Qingchen glanced at it to make sure the dosage was correct before putting it back.
Li Qingqing glanced at the motionless student's body again and hesitated:
"Uncle, shall we go up and take a look?"
"Actually, I still don't quite believe it. Is this America? Is this the world of Transformers?"
"Just one look at it will put my mind at ease."
Having drunk the antidote, Qingchen smelled a putrid odor in the air that was stronger than the one below and spoke:
"The situation on the top floor is probably not very optimistic."
"I hope you're ready. Let's go!"
After Qingchen finished speaking, he turned around and placed the packed backpack on his feet, seemingly not intending to take it with him.
Li Qingqing nodded vigorously: "Uncle, I thought you wouldn't agree."
Qingchen smiled:
"You want to see the world, and so do I."
"And don't forget, there's a backpack waiting for us at the exit."
After saying that, Qingchen strode away.
But before he could take two steps, someone grabbed his right hand and supported him.
Li Qingqing, supporting Qingchen, said in a carefree manner:
"You're welcome. I'm just an impatient person and want to walk faster."
"And if I weren't afraid of dead people, I would have gone up there myself long ago."
Li Qingqing quickened her pace, taking only a few steps at a time, and reached the bottom of the ladder.
Having learned from their previous experience, the two worked together quite well, and Li Qingqing also placed her backpack on this floor.
After all, climbing upwards is quite physically demanding.
If you're coming back, only a fool would bring heavy loads.
They rested for a while after each floor they went up, and Li Qingqing was worried about her backpack, so she kept looking down.
Half an hour later, the two finally arrived at the last, and first, floor.
Looking around, Qingchen, who was the first to come up, began to shrink in the pupils.
However, he quickly realized what was happening, turned around and looked in the direction where the student had died, and then walked over there.
But before he could even take a step out...
A hand with prominent veins and pale skin gripped Qingchen's arm tightly.
He turned to look.
It was Li Qingqing, trembling all over, with one hand covering her mouth.
After thinking for a moment, Qingchen raised his hand and covered Li Qingqing's wide eyes.
Then she turned and hugged the stiff person, saying as gently as possible:
"Alright, Qingqing, now close your eyes and take deep breaths in rhythm with me!"
"Yes, that's it. You can listen to the number of my heartbeats to distract yourself."
Thirty minutes later.
Compared to climbing upwards, the speed of going downwards is much faster.
The two carried three backpacks, and it wasn't until they returned to the familiar platform that Li Qingqing felt alive again.
She had forgotten how she went to the first floor to pick up the backpack and then came back.
She only remembered the dead people on the first floor, countless dead people.
Men and women, young and old, Black people, White people, Asian people, all kinds of people.
She realized for the first time that the peculiar smell she had initially detected was the smell of a corpse.
It's disgusting, repulsive, and utterly repulsive.
Li Qingqing didn't even know how she managed not to vomit.
"Are you feeling better now, Qingqing?"
A gentle voice rang out, and Qingchen, who was carrying two backpacks, looked over.
The pale-faced girl nodded and forced a smile.
Qingchen looked around and said, "You can put on the combat suit in your backpack to keep warm, and then lie down and rest."
"It will make you feel a little better."
Li Qingqing nodded and did as instructed.
Qingchen then took everything out of the two backpacks he was carrying.
I looked at each one carefully.
They seem to be researching something.
Time begins to pass.
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The words are divided into two parts.
Above a city in ruins.
Chu Xuan quickly looked around and then spoke:
"The bodies we just saw were dead no more than seventy-two hours ago, which means the city hasn't been under Decepticon control for very long."
"The reality is even worse than we just imagined. For a third party representing a local power to be beaten like this, I'm afraid..."
Before Chu Xuan could finish speaking, he suddenly turned his head and looked at the commotion in the distance, then quickly spoke.
"Zhan Lan used a vitality potion, and the image and spirit were shared with me, allowing for a maximum range of bundled scanning."
"I need to pinpoint this location!"
Zhan Lan nodded.
After instinctively closing his eyes, he touched his forehead with one hand.
With his other hand, he took out a milky white medicine from his pocket and drank it directly.
The Vitality Potion from the Harry Potter magical world was originally intended to refresh and energize wizards preparing to cast spells.
However, after testing, Chu Xuan discovered that this potion actually had the effect of activating mental power.
To some extent, it can be compared to a metal sheet imbued with spiritual energy.
As the vitality potion took effect, the sudden surge of mental energy radiated outwards.
Zheng Zha and the others stared with grim faces at the endless city ruins around them.
A dozen seconds later, Zhan Lan spoke:
“There is fighting in a city 100 kilometers to the south. I scanned and found hundreds of mechanical lifeforms fighting against a US Marine Corps force of several thousand.”
"The troops are covering the retreat of some survivors; it seems their target is a military base on the outskirts of the city!"
"I'm sharing the footage with you."
Done.
Li Xiao and the others were jolted awake, feeling as if a new image had appeared in their minds.
Hundreds of mechanical beings of varying sizes and shapes are recklessly aiming and attacking.
They launched a massive, overwhelming attack.
These robots are as tall as thirteen or fourteen meters, and when they stand up, they are comparable to the buildings next to them.
The smaller one was only about five or six meters tall, but its shoulder height reached the second floor of the house.
In the scene, the most lethal weapons are the large robots that act as artillerymen at the front.
Compared to these robots, the opposing combat troops were struggling to hold them off.
Only thirty or forty heavy vehicles, such as tanks, remained, and they continued to be lost.
Meanwhile, the Decepticon robots on the periphery were firing and slaughtering the soldiers outside the tanks.
Perhaps due to a shortage of vehicles, most of the thousands of soldiers only had light weapons.
Compared to an encounter battle, this was a one-sided massacre.
Once Zheng Zha understood what was going on, he immediately opened his eyes and wanted to get up.
But then she paused suddenly, turned to Chu Xuan, and said:
"What's next?"
"you say!"
Zheng Zha's reaction stunned everyone.
Even Li Xiao began to look at this person with new respect.
Chu Xuan stared at Zheng Zha:
"You probably want to rescue the survivors, fine, I won't stop you."
"Because the situation is now very clear, it can be confirmed that the Decepticons have obtained the AllSpark, but it shouldn't be long, at least no more than a week, otherwise there wouldn't be so many now."
"Of course, the source of the fire wouldn't be nearby, otherwise those military attack helicopters and tanks would become new executioners."
"The team's primary objective now is to make contact with humans, obtain the latest intelligence, and find the Autobots."
"Secondly, to acquire the combat capabilities and data of these mechanical lifeforms."
"Thirdly, rescue these humans to gain their favor."
"Fourthly, eliminating them can clear the danger for newcomers and ensure their survival, which can be said to be a win-win-win situation."
Zheng Zha breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, saying:
"I understand. I hope they can survive."
After Zheng Zha finished speaking, he stopped thinking about the newcomers.
"At midnight, you'll provide remote support in a bit. Li Xiao, Chen Zilong, and I will go and probe those robots."
"Zhao Yingkong is in charge of intercepting them."
"Xiao Honglu, Saito Ichi, and Chu Xuan, you will be responsible for collecting data."
"If anything unexpected happens, please let Zhan Lan notify me immediately."
After saying that, Zheng Zha flapped his wings and flew straight away.
Li Xiao moved his feet, and the black sword beneath him hummed as he followed.
Upon seeing this, Chen Zilong flipped over and stood on the broom between his legs, then leaped up with a burst of energy.
In mid-air, the dark gold staff in his hand flickered, and the golden light dispersed, eventually transforming into a pair of wings on his back.
The distinct dark gold wings spread out instantly, followed by a sonic boom.
His speed was no slower than Zheng Zha's or Li Xiao's.
In the past, Chen Zilong would have insisted on getting a ride no matter what.
It will not waste the precious true energy in the body.
But now that we have energy stones, we don't have to worry about these meager sums.
It can be said that it is easy to go from simplicity to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to simplicity.
Chen Zilong now has the means to squander money recklessly.
Zhao Yingkong glanced in the direction they had gone, then turned and flew off to the other side. (End of Chapter)