Arknights is too real, right?

The dark clouds ahead were close at hand. After two days of driving, the Glasgow gang finally arrived at their destination, Mandel City.

It's still afternoon, but the sky outside the car window has become very dark, and signs of people's habitation are beginning to appear on both sides of the road.

Scattered simple houses can be seen everywhere on the roadside, and there is a large area of ​​bungalows at the end of the path extending from the highway. It seems that it should be a village that was abandoned a long time ago. The rubble on the roof is incomplete, and most of the walls have collapsed. From a distance, It looks like ghost villages that often appear in movies.

Judging from the size of the villages passing by, Mandal City should have been very prosperous in its heyday. There were at least 7 or 8 large villages not far from Mandal City along the way, and there were countless small villages.

Xia Feng quietly looked at the ruins of the village outside the car window. With the dim sky, his eyes were full of an apocalyptic scene.

"Hey, it may take several generations of effort to build a village. Just because of a natural disaster, so many houses were abandoned."

Kate, who was driving, looked ahead and replied expressionlessly.

"There is nothing we can do about it. The land after the natural disaster cannot be cultivated. Moreover, Mandel City has fallen. The residents of these villages must abandon their homes if they want to continue to live."

Xia Feng sighed.

"I understand the truth, but now that I have seen this tragic situation with my own eyes, I feel quite complicated."

Vina patted his shoulder.

"Xia Feng, I know that it is your first time to enter such a dangerous place and you will inevitably be a little nervous. Relax and don't think too much. We will be there soon."

"kindness."

Soon, the terrain began to get higher, and there were large dead trees on both sides of the road, which looked like it was climbing up a hill.

The field of vision began to be severely restricted. The three vehicles increased their power and drove up a long uphill road at a constant speed.

5 minutes later.

The ground finally leveled off and Kate parked her car on the side of the road, followed by two other cars.

Opening the car door, Wei Na walked out first. When Xia Feng took Gui Gui's hand and was the last one to jump out of the car, she was completely shocked by the sight in her eyes.

"This is."

“This is Mandal City.”

At the foot of the hillside, a majestic and huge city appeared in front of everyone.

Endless stretches of streets intersect in the city, and buildings of varying heights stand on both sides of the streets, making it impossible to see the edge at a glance.

A long-dried river passes through the city, dividing Mandel City into two urban areas: north and south.

Looking down from a distance, the layout of the entire city is very regular. From the shape of the buildings, you can roughly distinguish schools, parks, hospitals, as well as commercial areas with many high-rise buildings, residential areas, central squares, etc.

However, the hustle and bustle of the past is no longer there. Mandal City, which has been baptized by two natural disasters, has turned into a gray-white color full of death and despair.

The walls of the buildings were in dilapidated condition, and some had collapsed. The whole city was silently destroyed, and the bleak cold wind passed through the streets, as if playing an ending song.

Xia Feng had imagined what Mandel City looked like countless times before, but when he actually saw it, he was still a little shocked.

This city is too big.

Seeing Xia Feng's surprise, Kate next to her explained in a deep voice.

"Twenty-seven years ago, Mandal City was the largest trading city in northern Ursus. Because it was very close to Kjerag, the goods shipped from Kalan Holy Mountain were basically transshipped in Mandal City. In addition, the surrounding mineral resources were rich. With abundant natural resources, the economic development here was once ahead of all the inland cities in Ursus, and the scale of the city also expanded again and again, eventually developing to the level you see now."

"That's really awesome."

"Not only that, because Mandal City's logistics developed at that time, many businessmen came here, and the foreign population even exceeded the locals in Ursus. As time developed, it gradually turned into a multi-racial and diverse city. Eventually there was even an exclusive law that only applied to Mandal City.”

Xia Feng nodded. If you want to compare it, Mandel City is like an administrative zone. This northern city standing on the border of Ursus has formed its own exclusive culture.

However, all of this was reduced to ashes with the advent of a natural disaster.

Vina just glanced at the ruins of Mandel City expressionlessly and said nothing.

She took a small box out of the trunk of the jeep, opened it, and placed it on the ground.

Xia Feng came over curiously.

"Vina, what is this?"

Wei Na took out a pile of arc-shaped metal plates and distributed them to everyone one by one.

"This is an air shield to prevent Source Stone infection. Remember, no matter what happens after entering the city, do not take it off. If you encounter a situation where you must take it off, the interval must not exceed 3 minutes."

Xia Feng carefully took the protective shield and held it in his hand. He felt that this kind of thing was much thicker than ordinary masks, and it could not be folded at will.

When worn on the face, breathing is not affected at all, and the sound of speech can be transmitted normally.

After Xia Feng put it on himself, he took out another one from the box and leaned down to help the turtle next to him put it on too.

Turtle shook his head.

"I do not need this."

Xia Feng was stunned for a moment, then immediately remembered that Guigui was already an infected person.

After distributing the protective shields to everyone, Wei Na took out a small bottle from the box and distributed the pills in the bottle to everyone.

"Each person takes one. This is a medicine that inhibits the fusion of blood and Originium substances. Although there will be slight side effects, it is better than contracting the ore disease."

Xia Feng took a pill.

"What are the side effects of this medicine?"

"If you are a person with poor health, you may experience symptoms such as dizziness, weakness in the limbs, and chest tightness caused by increased heart load after taking it. However, you must eat it. This is an order."

Xia Feng nodded and swallowed the pill.

Wei Na watched everyone take the medicine very responsibly. For her, she no longer wanted to see her companions contracted the horrible ore disease.

at last.

Vina took out a needle from the bottom of the box.

"This is the oriosis inhibitor that I paid a lot of money to get from Colombia. It is also the last resort if one of us is confirmed to be infected with oriosis."

Wei Na held this small syringe, looked at everyone seriously and continued.

"Our protective measures are not professional. Whether it is masks or drugs, they cannot 100% guarantee that we will not contract ore disease. Please remember what I am going to say next."

Everyone looked at Wei Na seriously.

"Listen up, if you are confirmed to be infected with mineral sickness, please inject this inhibitor immediately before the source stone material has merged with the blood. This is currently the most advanced biotechnology in the world. It will instantly inject your whole body. The blood coagulates, causing the organs to enter a dormant state. Within 24 hours, the medicine in the injection will automatically separate the Originium material from the blood, with a success rate of up to 80%."

Just as Xia Feng was about to say something, Wei Na immediately interrupted him with his next words.

"But there is something you need to know in advance. From the time when you are infected with ore disease to the time when the Originium substance merges with the blood, we only have about 5 minutes. That is to say, once the infection lasts for more than 5 minutes, the injection will be lost. If it has no effect, then we will have to accept the cruel fact that we will become infected completely. Another point to note is that if people who are not infected with oriosis are injected, it will cause huge damage to the blood cells of ordinary people, so everyone’s judgment You must be rational, decisive, and accurate, do you understand?"

"Understood!"

Everyone replied in unison.

Vina held the syringe in her hand and looked into everyone's eyes.

"The last thing, and the most important thing, is that I only have the only one of this inhibitor in my hand!"