Chapter 474 Falling into the Deep Sea (17)

Chapter 474 Falling into the Deep Sea (17)

The appearance of a portal leading to an unknown place did bring a glimmer of hope to the two's situation, but the two were not sure whether this improvement was good or bad.

"The best case scenario is that after passing through the portal, we can reach the territory of the Tigs or the Renegades."

"The worst-case scenario is that you die in the past."

As the commander of an elite squad, Xin was not optimistic about where the portal led to, nor the probability of a good or bad situation after arriving. Lack of intelligence and support were all big taboos for the operation. She seemed a little hesitant about whether to go through the portal.

"Even if the situation is not the worst, we may still be teleported to another location on the planet. If we are teleported to the other side, it will be difficult for us to find a way back to the wreckage of the battleship. I think this kind of behavior of cutting off our own retreat is not feasible."

Han Zu had no objection to this matter. In his opinion, the probability of anything was 50/50, that is, success or failure. If they passed through the portal, there was a % chance that their situation would improve. If they did nothing, they would still be trapped here, so it didn't take long for him to make a choice.

"I'm going to go in."

"You've made a decision so quickly? Don't you want to think about it again?"

"That's not necessary. We don't have any intelligence right now. All of our guesses about where the portal can reach are baseless. Even if we waste a lot of time thinking about all the situations we might encounter after passing through the portal, when we actually get there, the actual situation is likely to be completely opposite to what we speculated. What's more, apart from our own strength, we don't have any support."

"Even so, I think we need to think about it seriously and at least come up with some course of action."

"Are you afraid of death?"

"In a sense, no."

"That's it. Just muster up some courage and do it."

"This is more like foolish recklessness than courage."

“Sometimes the line between the two is very blurred. Success is courage, and failure is foolish recklessness. However, the premise of all this is to make a choice first.”

"Let me think about it..."

"Okay, I'll give you five minutes. No matter what choice you make, I will enter this portal."

Five minutes passed quickly and Han Zu also walked towards the portal. After five minutes of thinking, Xin did not come up with any effective backup plan. If she stayed here alone, not to mention the enemies outside, she could not get out of this space. Following Han Zu was indeed the most effective choice, even though there might not be much time left.

He took two quick steps to catch up with Han Zu, and they came to the front of the portal together. The aftermath of unknown and strange energy continued to wash over their bodies, like the hot wind on a summer afternoon.

This portal is completely different from the portal technology used by the Tigr people in the early days. The actual environment of the teleportation destination cannot be seen through the portal body. The energy emitted by the mirror of the portal body varies in size, so it is impossible to judge the distance of the teleportation through them. If there are other people present, most of them will choose to stay here in such a situation.

"I hope you're right."

With a sigh, Xin followed Han Zu's footsteps and stepped into the portal at the same time.

After entering the portal, a huge amount of energy instantly spread throughout Xin's body. She felt like an animal on a grill, enduring the extremely uncomfortable roasting in all directions. Just as she was trying to adapt to this feeling, the huge amount of energy changed instantly. This time it was like falling into an ice cave, freezing cold. Similar feelings kept appearing and changing, gradually making Xin dizzy. The most terrifying thing was that there were only all kinds of dazzling lights in her sight. She could neither move nor see anything except the dazzling light.

The sound of energy roaring continued to echo. In an instant, she could not feel anything. Apart from the light, there seemed to be no difference between her and the pure void. Because of the unknown situation, Xin's instinctive fear was increasing and gradually began to erode her mind. Although she tried hard to restrain this most primitive impulse, it had little effect. Apart from constantly repeating to herself that this was just a transmission, she could not do anything else.

After an unknown amount of time, Xin felt her feet finally touch the solid ground. The light gradually dissipated, and she reluctantly opened her eyes to adapt to the changing light. All kinds of discomfort lost the suppression of the huge amount of energy and instantly eroded Xin's whole body. She knelt on the ground uncontrollably and vomited continuously.

After vomiting intermittently several times, the dizzy Xin finally felt much better. She stretched out her hands and grabbed on both sides, hoping to use something to climb up. A big hand grabbed her arm and helped her up. Xin heard someone talking in her ears. Although she didn't hear clearly what the other person said, the voice was very familiar. It should be Han Zu.

He turned his head and took a look. Although his vision was blurry, through the other person's body outline and the other person's lit eyes, Xin was able to confirm that the person who helped him stand up was indeed Han Zu.

Shaking his head and blinking hard a few times, Xin slowly recovered from his dizzy state.

"Did you eat behind my back?"

"what?"

"You vomited so much stuff. Look, there are metal residues. Your pica is not good. You need treatment."

Han Zu's words were confusing, and Xin was very confused. She looked back at the place where she had knelt. There was a pool of foul-smelling liquid on the ground. It looked very turbid. It should be what she had just vomited. In this pool of liquid, there were also a lot of places flashing with metallic light.

"This is something that the Tig people injected into the blood... cough cough... It shouldn't be possible to expel the device in the blood through vomiting. Besides, we haven't eaten anything for a long time. I can still... vomit... It's not right to vomit something out."

"It doesn't seem right to me. After all, after evolution, people generally don't vomit, but Gloria doesn't. Maybe it's because the effect of the evolution of the Tigris is different from that of humans?"

"Let's not talk about this for now. Where are we now?"

Han Zu helped Xin to the side and asked her to sit down somewhere to rest. Xin took a subconscious look and found herself sitting on a dilapidated bench. Although the shape of the bench was unfamiliar, it at least gave Xin good news, that is, this place was at least civilized, at least it had existed before, and at least it was an industrial civilization, because she also saw a damaged street lamp next to the bench.

"Now there is good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear?"

"Just tell me one by one. I don't really want to guess. Ugh! The aftereffects of teleportation have made my head swollen. I can't think calmly right now."

"Okay, then you take a break, I'll observe and confirm... You don't have to stand up, we won't move for now, I'll observe from here."

Pressing Xin back onto the bench, Han Zu began to confirm whether his idea was correct. He looked around and saw a familiar scene, a dilapidated city that looked like it did during the Industrial Revolution, lingering thick fog, the fishy smell of sea water, and a gray sky.

"Well, that should be the place."

"what?"

"The good news is that we have left that liquid planet, and I am very familiar with this place, at least part of it."

"So what's the bad news?"

"I can now confirm that this place is not within the sphere of influence of the contractors or the Tigris. Moreover, it is not easy to leave this place, at least not now."

"Have you been here?"

"A long time ago."

"What is this place?"

“Old town.”

"Old Town? Doesn't this place have a name?"

"At least I don't know."

“Ah~~~Ah~~~~”

As they were talking, they heard the cry of ravens in the distance. Han Zu could tell that the sound was from ravens, but Xin couldn't. As a Tig person, she had never seen animals on Earth. So she immediately drew her weapon. The interference of the power sword had disappeared, and she could use it normally. However, Han Zu held down her wrist holding the sword to stop her.

"Relax, it's just some birds."

As they were talking, a raven flew over and landed on the street lamp next to the bench. Its eyes moved a few times and looked in the direction of the two people.

"Being stared at by this creature gives me a bad feeling."

"In a sense, your guess is correct. Someone has discovered us and is monitoring us through that raven."

"enemy?"

"Not really. At least their strength is not enough for me now. Of course, the premise is that I understand them correctly. If that is the case, then they are not a threat to you at all. You don't even need the power sword in your hand."

"What the hell is this place?"

"It will take a lot of time to explain this clearly."

"If, as you said, this place poses no threat to you and me, then we have plenty of time."

"Okay, I'm a little bored, here's what happened..."

Han Zu spent several hours telling Xin about everything from his encounter with the Infinite City to his arrival at the Old City. During this time, he also told Xin a lot about the Infinite Company based on Xin's questions. Although it was only a part of it, it already made Xin feel an instinctive disgust towards the human race.

"The intrigues in the Tig society are just childish games for your race. Things like that in Sector 4 only happen once every few years. In the continuous darkness here, it is just an apprenticeship. It seems that I was wrong before."

"Mistaken? What?"

"You are indeed more dangerous than the hunter."

"how you said that?"

"Although you say that you hate trouble and don't like to think, you are able to survive in this civilization, participate in it, and still be able to keep yourself safe. This is something that you can't do with just strength but no brains."

"You are wrong. I am not a smart man, but a reckless man. I just want to achieve the effect of breaking ten skills with one force. The reason why I keep looking for ways to become stronger is just to prevent myself from being controlled by others. Compared with others, I am just a little luckier."

"The Tige people don't believe in something as illusory as luck. Being strong is the real thing."

"Whatever you say, it doesn't matter. Now we need to find a way to get out of here. This is not a safe zone."

Through the similar architectural styles, furnishings in the environment, dim sky and thick fog, although it can be confirmed that this is the old city, or at least a connected location, this seems to be another location of the old city. It is different from the area that Han Zu came to a long time ago. The current location of the two is a fishing pier. About ten meters away from the two people is a dilapidated pier. You can see the dark and turbid sea surface, and the fishy smell of the sea is also from this.

In fact, Han Zu was able to leave last time because he had the game cabin of Infinite City and his identity as a player. According to his own experience, this place was not one of the test sites reshaped by Infinite Company, but a real world. Infinite Company must have a presence here, but Han Zu did not intend to meet them.

Han Zu lied about one thing. In fact, the contractor's equipment had been connected to the matrix node, and Γ4 contacted Han Zu as soon as the connection was smooth. He could teleport away at any time if he wanted. Although this place was not the contractor's sphere of influence, they did have a node in the nearby area, which came from a probe spacecraft that had a malfunction and crashed here.

After confirming Han Zu's location, Γ4 immediately re-sent a stable transmission node to the area where Han Zu was located to ensure that he could evacuate at any time. Γ4's status among the contractors was higher than Han Zu had thought before, otherwise he would not be able to establish a transmission node at any time. Han Zu kept this in mind and it might come in handy in the future.

As for why Han Zu lied and stayed in the old city, it was because he was surprised to find that the fourth coordinate left by the Ferdinand family from Gloria was actually near the fishing pier, which should be somewhere in the outer ring of the city. Although these coordinates should refer to a certain location on the earth, since he was here, it would not be a big deal to find it.

Although he has experienced a lot of things during this period, Han Zu's primary goal has never changed. It has always been the four coordinates. The first three have been ruled out, leaving only the last one. As long as it is possible, he will naturally try it.

"Let's go and take a look at the city."

"The raven is gone."

"unimportant."

After resting for a while, the two left the vicinity of the dock and headed towards the last coordinate.