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The sky is gray.

Clouds spread over the dome, as if a careless painter accidentally splashed thick ink on the scroll and didn't know how to modify it, so he smeared two strokes hastily to form such a picture.

Gives a depressing, unpleasant feeling.

Due to the great difference in geographical location, the climate here is quite different from Anle's previous environment.

For the past three days, it has been like this.

Even the city under the gray curtain looked gloomy and ominous.

Although Anle saw the outline of the city this morning, it was like the top of the mountain seen when climbing a mountain—it looked close, but there was still a distance that could not be ignored.

And just looking at it from a distance like this, An Le felt a little uncomfortable, as if there was some kind of harmful substance in the city.

The closer you get, the stronger the discomfort.

even……

There was a slight tingling on the surface of An Le's skin.

A fishy smell similar to rust penetrated into his nostrils.

'This taste...'

An Le frowned, squinted his eyes, and lowered his body to touch the gray-black soil on the ground. The soil was rough and dry to the touch, and contained some bad substances, which also brought a slight tingling pain to the surface of the skin.

Some guesses emerged in his mind.

'If that's the case, it's too...'

But no matter what, An Le's supplies were almost exhausted, and he lost his way.

Instead of continuing to advance aimlessly on the wasteland, it is better to enter the city for a short rest.

Maybe you can recruit more employees to the company by the way.

By the way, in the past two months, 78 transcendents above D level in the Stone Clan have become believers of the omniscient Lord of Chaos.

It has to be said that the Stone Clan people are indeed a group of people with different talents. The probability of ordinary people appearing as extraordinary is about one percent, but the proportion of Stone Clan people who are only D-level transcendents far exceeds this standard. Almost one in ten.

This is also related to the brutal battles and eliminations they have to go through every day.

Before An Le was unfortunately teleported away by the "Shadow of Infinity and Infinity", the original remaining 800 Stone Clan people were reduced to only a population in the early 700s.

The wasteland, after all, is extremely dangerous.

Even with the protection of An Le, after losing the mighty power of Yi Shi, they still encountered attacks again and again, and it was normal for them to suffer casualties.

The most dangerous time, the people of the Stone tribe encountered the "silent gray" - as early as when An Le first left the city, he had encountered that kind of existence. It is a kind of undead, which can deprive and eliminate the color of all things , into pure black and white.

And the creatures deprived of color will disappear from the real world at an unknown moment and arrive at an unknown space.

According to Xin Qingyi's records in "Wildland Travel Notes", those who lost their color may not have died, but were locked in the gap without light and heat, time and space, forever.

Until the end of time, will not be released.

In Xin Qingyi's book, she bluntly stated——[Rather than end up in that situation, I would rather die quickly! 】

【Maybe even becoming a ghost can have a kiss with the same kind. 】

An Le shook her head with a strange expression.

Every time I think of Xin Qingyi, the painting style will always deflect in a strange direction.

"Master, what a nasty smell..."

A small voice rang in Anle's ears.

The phantom of the girl in the white dress was looming, showing a disgusted expression.

After all, traveling alone is a bit lonely, so An Le simply took the little statue with her.

It's not to use her strength to do something, but simply...to relieve boredom.

—— Gan Xiang who lives in the left eye, An Le can't let her out casually because it will attract attention.

"You don't feel well too?"

An Le asked Xiao Xiao from the bottom of her heart.

Living in the church for so long, Xiao Xiao has gradually acquired the atmosphere of it, and has been stamped with a unique mark.

——In Xiaoxiao’s own words, “I’m not clean anymore!”

But it strengthens the bond between An Le and her.

They can also communicate through their minds without making sounds.

The only downside is that An Le can sometimes hear some small thoughts that shouldn't be heard.

"It's a nasty smell... the air, the soil, and the city here are all super, super, super nasty!"

Xiaolian used three "super" to express her disgust.

"If you live here for a long time, you will definitely get sick, right?"

An Le added: "Probably still an incurable disease."

At this time, An Le was no more than five hundred meters away from the edge of the city.

He was walking on a relatively wide road.

Apart from its spaciousness, this road does not have any commendable advantages. The road surface is full of potholes, not even at all, and is full of craters—not the "bullets" of "bullets", but the "shells" of "cannonballs".

Some potholes and cracks were hastily filled with soil, and even the step of compaction was skipped.

It can be vaguely seen under the sand and stones, bloodstains and wreckage that have not been removed in time, and things that step on a finger with one foot also happen from time to time.

It's just that An Le can tell with a quick glance that those corpses don't seem to belong to humans?

Its distorted and deformed figure was ferocious and terrifying, which shocked even Xiao Xiao.

"What the hell is this place?"

"Where is the road in the city like this?"

An Le didn't answer her.

The remnants of gunpowder smoke and blood linger around, and it's... very fresh!

It means that the battle broke out not long ago.

Danger, perhaps not far away!

An Le looked around.

Occasionally, some low-rise shacks can be seen around, sporadically built on both sides of the road. The architectural style is different from what Anle saw in Yuechong City and the Shizu camp.

If you insist, this may be the so-called "Syrian war damage style?"

Among them, there seemed to be no malicious stares.

but.

Until An Le passed by the shed and his back disappeared, nothing happened.

*****

Hiding in the shed was a group of thin, malnourished men.

Don't look at the various and tattered clothes on their bodies, they look like some motley crew, but they have real guys in their hands, they are professional robbery teams.

There were even snipers hiding above the shed, their scopes always locked on Anle not far away.

But without the leader's order, he could only watch the target go away.

"Brother, why didn't you give the order to shoot!"

The sniper flipped down from the roof vigorously, like a smart cat, and asked in frustration and a little dissatisfaction.

"He's just alone, what's there to be afraid of?"

The leading boss sneered.

"Oh, just because he is a person, he can't do it easily."

"Just looking at his clothes and movements, you can tell that he is not from our place, but most likely a traveler in the wasteland."

The cat-like sniper asked puzzledly.

"Isn't that better?"

"An outsider who hasn't joined any faction and dies on the road, no one will care about him!"

The leader stared at him with hateful eyes, and slammed his forehead hard.

Because there are many technical arms in the team, the leader didn't knock too hard, but just said earnestly.

"What I'm afraid of is not any power or background, but the target himself!"

"Is there anyone who is easy to mess with who can travel alone through the wasteland these days?"

"Hit the iron plate and we're all over."

The strength of their small group is by no means strong in this city. They belong to reptiles that can be crushed into minced meat if they are lightly crushed by a big force, but they still maintain it for quite a long time.

Lifespan is much longer than some big forces.

The reason lies in the stability of this leader.

Do not fight uncertain battles, and do not provoke people who should not be provoked.

"But……"

In the end, the sniper's lips moved, but he didn't say a word of rebuttal.

But looking at his expression, he was obviously a little upset.

It's perfectly normal to be proud of your talents.

The leader saw his expression and sighed in his heart: 'It's hard to take care of young people nowadays. '

In fact, there is one more thing that the leader did not tell his subordinates.

Just when he was about to make a move, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the man in black robe turning his head and giving him a vague glance.

Just that one look.

The leader seemed to have seen it, he was on the surface of a choppy sea, and countless frenzied tentacles came out from under the sea surface, trying to pull him into the deep and boundless sea water.

As for what will be under the surface of the sea, the leader can no longer think about it!

Dark phantoms followed one after another, clinging to the surface of the body, as if to replace his existence;

The filthy germs licked the skin, penetrated into the flesh and blood, and turned the internal organs into pus;

The terrifying undead opened several bloody mouths, tearing his flesh...

Those terrifying existences that have only been heard and imagined seem to grow out of his body, from the depths of the soul, the core of the brain, and transmit the disease to the whole body, turning him into another existence.

The chill that seeped into his soul seemed to freeze his entire body and mind.

He was almost deformed by it!

Therefore, the leader gave up the original plan without hesitation, and watched the other party leave from the heart,

He murmured to himself with lingering fear.

‘That is definitely not an existence we can provoke. '

‘What does a guy like this come here for? '

*****

An Le didn't know anything about the leader's reaction, even if she knew, she wouldn't care.

He soon discovers another anomaly in the city.

Here... there are no walls!

Yes, this city does not have a protective city wall like Yuesong City.

Just on the main road, there is a symbolic pass.

The guards at the gate are not like the so-called city defense army, but... security personnel in special uniforms?

On the shoulders and chest of the uniform, there is a peculiar insignia.

A pitch-black mountain was drawn on it.

"Black Mountain Security Company."

The staff member glanced at An Le coldly, and introduced himself.

"Outsiders, come and pay the toll."

His tone was not very polite.

Maybe it's because An Le's handsome face is not pleasing to the eye.

An Le just took a look at the behavior of other passers-by. They all entered the pass honestly and paid the handling fee, but the amount was slightly different.

The staff even ignored some people who were wearing uniforms or who were not weak in breath, and let them go directly.

After watching their performance, combined with previous speculation, An Le has a general understanding of the atmosphere here.

He didn't speak, but just glanced at the man faintly with his single eye that wasn't blindfolded.

Afterwards, An Le crossed the checkpoint and walked forward.

"Hey! You..."

Another staff member next to the checkpoint showed dissatisfaction and was about to stop him, but was stopped by his companion.

"shut up!"

The man's face was pale, showing a look of lingering fear, and he was panting heavily.

Just now, the man went through the same experience as the leader, and said in a heavy tone.

"Let him go."

Looking at his expression, the companions around him understood everything, and cold sweat broke out from behind, thankful that he didn't say the next few words.

As a checkpoint guard, the most important thing is eyesight.

If you offend a strong person who shouldn't be offended, you will die in vain if you die.

"so close……"

*****

"Master, this place is so dirty!"

Xiaoxiao complained softly.

Even after passing through the pass, the surrounding scene is not much different from that outside the city, but the population density has greatly increased.

The environment is even worse.

Dirty water flows indiscriminately, and discarded garbage and excrement that has not been cleaned can be seen everywhere.

A corpse that had just died was lying undisguised in the sewage, stained with blood.

There are also children with bare buttocks, groping for something on the corpse, and finally stripped off their clothes.

Here, you can't see the appearance of a city at all, it can only be said to be a slum area.

However, at a high place not far away, a very tall skyscraper can be seen.

Its height is at least three or four hundred meters high.

The steel material, the luminous glass, the overall structure... all of them show that this is a building as exquisite as a work of art, not inferior to those towers that An Le has seen on Earth.

But putting the two in the same picture scroll only makes people feel endless irony.

There is not only one tall building like that, but also several smaller ones, clustering around the tallest one.

Some dazzling vehicles suspended in mid-air, shuttling between high-rise buildings - that is probably the unique technological product of this city.

The technological level of the core area here may be much higher than that of Yuechong City.

‘It’s just… so cyberpunk. '

An Le commented in her heart.

——No comparison, no harm.

An Le originally thought that the slums in Yuechong City were pretty bad, but compared with this ghostly place, it was like a paradise!

At the very least, the slums of Yuechong City still maintain a minimum order, killing people on the street is absolutely not allowed, and some people clean up regularly.

If An Le traveled to this place in the first place, he would have died suddenly in a few days.

However, An Le's emotion is just that.

An Le didn't feel any extra emotions because of this.

He is just a passer-by from a foreign country, and he doesn't intend to stay here for a long time.

‘After collecting materials and information, leave this place quickly. '

An Le thought about it, but suddenly heard a burst of sobbing not far away.

"Dad... woo... Dad..."