Is It Really Ark of Tomorrow?

The Icefield guerrillas and the infected were actually a little nervous because of this failed hunt. This time they suddenly faced this strange situation. If they forced a detour, then the extra few days would be unnecessary. risks of.

The path they chose was originally an area that was inaccessible and not even marked on the map.If someone hadn't been rescued after falling down here, they wouldn't know that there is a natural drop zone suitable for sledges and sleds that can move quickly.

More importantly, it only took them more than a week from going out to coming back. As long as there is no natural disaster in more than a week, it is almost impossible for such abnormal phenomena to occur within a few kilometers.They don't have any backup plan for this sudden weirdness, and it is very likely to cause some terrible consequences.

"I'll go, explore the way. You guys, back off."

"No, let me do it."

Watching the tall Wendigo pick up the throwing gun and prepare to throw it at the black obelisk forest, Tallulah thought for a moment, then looked at Patriot and said loudly:

"In this way, you go back and organize the team first. If we don't go back for a long time, there will definitely be riots, but your prestige is far stronger than mine, so you go back and organize the team and station in the fringe area. This way we can calm down a little. .”

"What about you? Want to go here and have a look?"

"This is the fastest way to go home. If there is a detour, we may have to walk for three to five days."

To get some ropes and backing boards, Tallulah carried the supplies that were very useful in the snow field, and began to observe the paths that could go down the mountain to reach the obelisks, and turned back to the silent patriot and said:

"I'm not sure what will happen in the camp at that time, so your strength is necessary to deter possible riots. Even if it's a gamble, I have to go inside to see what's going on. If I don't have any If there is no news, then you should take the infected people to detour."

"I won't give up my comrades."

"We are not comrades-in-arms now, are we? We are just fellow travelers."

Tallulah hit one node after another with the rope, and then tied it to a solid rock. Looking at the tall pureblood Wendigo, she showed a somewhat naive smile.

"It's okay, it's okay. I'll be back soon. Believe me. After all, I'm an Ursus officer, and I've received formal and unconventional training for survival in the wild. Faced with this kind of place, I'm more professional. "

"..."

After a moment of silence, the Patriot turned away.

"Everything, be careful. I feel a strange breath."

Carrying a huge throwing gun, Patriot, who was about to return to the team to adjust the team discipline, did not look back, and said to Tallulah who was about to go down the mountain:

"I have faced unimaginable products in the north before. The things here already have that kind of breath. If there is a problem, just launch the rough stone technique directly into the sky, and I will arrive as soon as possible."

"Understood, you should go back quickly, after all, everyone is waiting."

"Take care of yourself."

The patriot's heavy footsteps gradually faded away, Tallulah looked at the black stone forest behind her, and felt a strange feeling in her heart.

In fact, she chose this place with a little selfishness, because no matter what she did over the years, that black snake always looked like she was sure of winning.But now just looking at these black towers, he voluntarily asked himself to leave here.

Talula is not afraid of death, rather, she is quite happy to be able to drag the black snake to hell together.This kind of weird monster absolutely cannot live in this world, she has long had the consciousness to die with this monster.If it weren't for worrying about a series of problems that might be caused, Tallulah would have done it directly by herself.

'...if I were you, I wouldn't even take a step here. '

When Talula gradually climbed down the mountain and landed on the snow-covered plain wearing a large snowboard, the slightly stiff voice of the black snake rang out from her mind.

'You're touching horrors you never imagined, Tallulah.These studies are something you are unwilling and impossible to accept.Only the craziest lunatics attempt to bring to life the stuff of nightmares. '

"That would be wonderful. I'm just wondering why I'll never be able to sleep."

Responding to the shadow in her mind, Tallulah supported the branches and began to slide in the black stone forest filled with green mist.

Those huge black obelisks did not grow directly from the ground as Tallulah thought at first, on the contrary, there was a thin layer of separation between them and the ground and under the snow field, as hazy as fog.

The gold-plated runes and seals were full of frantic characters and inlay symbols, and the flickering appearance made Tallulah curiously want to reach out and touch the huge obelisk.But the moment she stretched out her hand, she heard an indifferent voice from behind.

"...Don't touch those seals, if even one escapes, there may be no peace for thousands of miles around."

A hoarse and deep voice sounded from behind, and under Tallulah's horrified gaze, a tall Vaifan walked out from behind the stone pillar with a blank expression.

It was a man who looked extremely tired, wearing a white research uniform where he couldn't tell what area he was in, his long horns were hideous like a helmet covering the shadow of his face, only the scarlet eyes that looked like demons could see in the dark looking at her.Indifferently, it seemed to be looking at a mass of biomass.

However, the scariest thing is not this.

But after he appeared, all the voices and murmurs lingering in his mind disappeared.

Tallulah was shocked to find that she had never been so stable and peaceful.Even Black Snake's cryptic words of persuasion and telling disappeared altogether.It seems to be afraid of this man.

Or, afraid of something inside him or what he represents?

"Urzath's officer's uniform?"

Looking at the white-haired girl standing still, the red-eyed Vaifan showed a repulsive expression.

"Who are you? Which legion or noble faction do you belong to? Who sent you here?"

Chapter 2 The Ring of Decay

"I am not an officer of Ursus, not anymore. I am an infected."

Pulling the collar and cuffs, revealing the thin but clearly visible rough crystals, the white-haired girl looked straight at the weak man in front of her.

"If you want to report on my existence, go ahead and report on it. Maybe you can go to the picket team to earn a bounty."

"Oh, you can tell at a glance that I don't deal with the Ursus."

"Then we are comrades-in-arms in this way? We are also people who don't want to see Ursas, so they are like-minded, right?"

"……maybe."

Looking at the white-haired girl who held out her hand with a bright smile, the tired man shook his head.

"I don't care where you are from, or what your purpose is, this place is very dangerous right now, just forget about its existence, and stay as far away as possible."

"Wait a minute, but we have to go through here to—"

"Do not touch me!"

Talula looked at the man in front of him who was about to leave and reached out to stop him.

But facing Talula's outstretched palm, the man instinctively shrank back, looking at Talula with an inexplicable expression with some vigilance.

Looking at her, she seemed to be a little embarrassed, but after doing nothing more, the man seemed to have just woken up, and quickly found the more core area of ​​Tallulah's words.

"You mean us?"

"That's right, behind me is a hunting team of infected people."

Facing the strange Vaifan in front of him, who was out of character both in his demeanor and actions, Tallulah seriously described their current situation.

Although she was very curious about how the man in front of her could scare the black snake, Tallulah wanted to directly or indirectly save the infected people behind her more than the death of that shadow.

My own affairs are not important, after all, I am very lucky to be able to live until now.The original stone disease has already taken root in her body, so sooner or later, she will explode into dust and disappear into the world.Instead of fast-forwarding this doomed ending, it is better to save more people.

Looking at the Vaifan man in front of her, Tallulah cleared her mind and said clearly:

"We encountered some accidents during the hunting, and when we were about to return, we found these things appeared here, so I just came to explore the way."

"... How many people are there in your entire team?"

"A total of 50 people, it is a large hunting team, which specializes in hunting large prey groups in the northern border."

"Then I can only tell you with regret that if there are three to five people, I can do it, but if there are more people, for the sake of your lives, it is better to take a detour."

After hearing Tallulah's reply, the man who was looming in the mist replied straightforwardly:

"The more people come, the more complicated thinking will thicken the barrier here. As a result, many things are forced to sneak into deeper places. If the containment method fails, everything around will be disturbed."

"...? Let's make it clearer."

"This is the most straightforward words. If you understand, you will know how terrible the meaning is, but if you don't understand, my words are full of all kinds of riddles to you. puzzles and clues. But really, it's the crispest words."

After saying something confusing like a tongue twister, the man looked at Talu who had a silly face and didn't understand what he was saying, he couldn't help but sighed deeply, and pointed to a certain direction in the jungle .

"And it's not because I don't like patients with Originium disease, let alone because I discriminate against him, but because this place is really not suitable for you. From there, there is a small road that leads directly to the ridge area. At that time, you can directly choose Just run away. Rather, I very much hope that you can leave this place without getting to the bottom of it.”

"But why isn't it suitable? We also have to survive. If we don't give proper reasons, we really can't waste precious materials on the road. We also have to feed people. If the high-intensity march these days If all the supplies are lost, we may not be able to survive this winter."

"My suggestion is that you'd better go back directly and don't think too much. Sometimes there are problems with thinking. The cleaning mechanism is starting to work. When the time comes, you also have to clean up the memories about this place."

"If it allows us to travel directly through here, then it is not unacceptable to clear the memory."

Tallulah stepped on the sled and stopped in front of the man, and said firmly.

She is not afraid of death, and in many cases it is precisely because of such courage and determination to face death that she can make others change their minds or make their own choices.

And looking at the girl with short white hair and a tattered Ursas officer uniform, the tired man fiddled with the fragmentary pendant on his belt, lowered his head and thought for a while, and then sighed.

"...Then let me tell you directly, if any contaminating imagination appears, you must perform a memory cleanup after listening."

"I see."

Although I don't know anything, I also understand this truth.

Seeing Li Lin's thin face, Tallulah agreed without hesitation, leaning on her dagger and watching the man waiting for his explanation.

And that man didn't do much, just walked directly to a small high slope covered by snowdrifts, and asked him to point to the huge black building with his finger.

"Did you see that black building in the middle of the jungle? It was supposed to be used as a sealing and lifting facility, but I underestimated the siltation of this world, so I am relieving the pressure on this land. If I insist …perhaps like a toilet. Suck the filthy product into a river, wash it down to the deepest part of the river, and wait for time to cover it up or kill it."

"But here it seems that the building you mentioned should be completely enclosed, so it's impossible for monsters to appear?"

"Just wait a little longer."

"..."

After 1 minute, an extremely weird sound began to sound from the huge black building.

As if some invisible giant spirit god was having a stomachache or belching, a trembling and disgusting sound echoed throughout the forest.

Then Tallulah saw with her own eyes what is called a void creation.One by one, weird monsters that seemed to appear from fairy tales gradually crawled out from the black building walls and doorways, each turned their heads, and glared at the man.

Chapter 3 The Death of Ursus

It was the howling sound of reason and thought.

She was finally able to understand why the black snake expressed his position so abnormally, and she finally understood why her mind was so clear.

Because in the face of greater terror and disaster, those small noises are not even a commentary, they can only be submerged in the huge wave, without the slightest ripple.

"—!"

It's hard to imagine such a horrific sight in the real universe.

Seeing the swollen scene inside the tower, Talula covered her mouth almost immediately, preventing something from spraying out of her mouth.

She is not someone who has never seen blood. She has seen everything in so many years of wild life, and she has even witnessed some silhouettes of some monsters in the legends, but this thing is different.