Chapter 820 Cafe

Long Yuehong heard the conversation between Bai Chen and the team leader, thought for a while and said:

"Maybe this is a common creature on the ice sheet, and it will change its hair with the seasons."

When it's cold and snowy, the fur is covered with white hair to hide itself from the environment and avoid danger. When the ice and snow melt and the climate warms up, the white hair will fade away and black hair will grow that is more suitable for the current state.

The "Old Tune Team" has encountered similar creatures several times in other places.

Jiang Baimian nodded gently and said:

"Maybe.

“But there is a saying that predicts the enemy with leniency. When making speculations, you also need to think as divergently as possible and cover several possibilities, so as not to miss something and capsize in the gutter.

"Well, besides the presence of giant cat creatures, what else do the ice ruins and Cornimis have in common?"

She believes that if seeing similar giant cats is not a coincidence, then the reason must be hidden in some secret connection between the two places.

Bai Chen recalled:

"They are all in the ice sheet. They are all dead. Normally there is no human activity."

"The former residents were mainly Honghe people." Long Yuehong added.

Jiang Baimian nodded, and his thoughts were transferred:

"And, and..."

She paused and her expression became serious:

"Also, both of these have a certain relationship with the Eighth Research Institute. It's just that the ice and snow ruins are suspected, but here there is no doubt."

The "Old Tune Team" currently suspects that it was the Eighth Research Institute that caused the goods of the "Rootless" team to "evaporate out of thin air" in the ice and snow ruins, and the special commissioner of the Eighth Research Institute made it clear that they were not only around Konimis The area was quarantined to prevent the spread of "unintentional diseases", and they also entered the city to search for the whereabouts of Shang Jianyao's father's old team.

"Team leader, you mean that giant cat creature is related to the Eighth Research Institute?" Long Yuehong was startled.

Jiang Baimian said "hmm":

"Xiao Chong can control aberrant creatures, and the Eighth Research Institute may also be able to command certain animals."

What she meant was that the Eighth Research Institute might have an awakened person similar to Xiao Chong in some aspects, and could exert an influence on other creatures.

Of course, Xiao Chong currently seems to be a personality of "Zhuang Sheng". It is not difficult for him to create and drive aberrant creatures such as Nightmare Horse and Sleeping Cat, but the Eighth Research Institute obviously cannot deal with a senior personality. The fragments are comparable, so if you wait, you can only find ordinary animals.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Baimian added:

"The Eighth Research Institute specializes in awakening. It may be able to create creatures like nightmare horses and sleeping cats."

That is, the kind of aberrant creature with quasi-awakening abilities.

"That feline creature is the ice field 'scout' from the Eighth Research Institute?" Bai Chen probably understood what the team leader meant.

Jiang Baimian nodded:

“This is just a possibility and most of the details are speculation on my part.

"But we need to pay attention to this."

"Yes, don't be careless!" Long Yuehong was always cautious.

Jiang Baimian immediately put on the military exoskeleton device and used the built-in communication system to contact Shang Jianyao and Gnawa:

"Hey, Lao Ge, can you hear me?"

According to her estimation, Shang Jianyao and Gnawa were already out of the effective range of ordinary walkie-talkies at this time. After all, the closer to the main city, the denser the buildings and the more complex the environment, so she switched to a more powerful airborne communication system.

"I can hear it! Not very clear!" Shang Jianyao's voice came back with a rustling "special effect".

Jiang Baimian immediately warned:

"Be careful with animals! Especially cats!"

…………

In the main city of Cornimis, the sky was as dark as evening, or a heavy rain was about to fall.

"Be careful, animals?" Gnawa struggled to reconstruct Jiang Baimian's words from the noise.

"Why should we be careful about animals?" Shang Jianyao was not convinced, "Aren't they careful about me?"

Honest Gnawa replied:

"Maybe I want you to be careful and not bully animals."

"Okay!" Shang Jianyao was satisfied.

Gnawa added:

"We can't ignore the possibility that the animals here are deformed and dangerous. Dabai must have found some clues. In short, be careful and you won't make a big mistake."

"No problem." Shang Jianyao said this, but he looked eager to try and see something.

Gnava, wearing the "Chameleon" bionic smart armor, looked around and said:

"I have calculated the distance from here to Dabai's position and analyzed the surrounding building layout. I don't think the effect of the airborne communication system will be so poor.

"So, it is initially determined that this area has relatively strong electromagnetic interference, and it is very special. I was not able to detect it at the first time."

Shang Jianyao smiled and said:

"Electromagnetic disturbances in post-apocalyptic city ruins are normal.

"Moreover, the 'New World' node can be destroyed by high-voltage current. Its existence form may be related to electromagnetism."

"Indeed." Gennava did not refute.

He looked at the messy street ahead and reminded Shang Jianyao:

"From the Western Pass to here, you haven't sensed the existence of the 'New World' node, which means that the possibility that the current situation in Cornimis is caused by a large number of small 'New World' nodes has been basically ruled out.

"As a result, the probability of us encountering a huge 'New World' node somewhere in the main city is getting higher and higher. In addition, there are also 'New World' strongmen and Zhi Sui who behave strangely and are close to Zhi Sui in strength. There are two possibilities of sleeping in the physical body.”

The latter three situations are obviously more serious and dangerous than the first.

"It's here." Shang Jian Yaohun didn't care.

Wearing a military exoskeleton device, he drooped one hand and held a "Berserker" assault rifle in the other hand, walking through the abandoned vehicles.

Compared with those cities that were in ruins when the old world was destroyed, the number of vehicles on the streets of Cornimis was much less, less than one-tenth of the former.

Because Cornimis does not produce oil, and the electricity supplied by the surrounding power plants can only sustain the production of major supplies and basic people's livelihood needs, there are only a few people who can afford to drive a car.

——The difference between this place and places like Weed City is that it is surrounded by ice fields. This makes it relatively difficult to exchange supplies between Cornimis and the outside world, depending on the season. At the same time, the residents of Cornimis are not free to explore other urban ruins in nearby areas and obtain gasoline from those places.

In this way, excess vehicles are naturally recycled and become raw materials for other items.

With a slight clanging sound, Shang Jianyao and Gnawa walked toward the city.

Suddenly, from the second floor of a tall building by the road, a figure jumped out and approached Shang Jianyao.

His face was distorted and his age could not be seen. His eyes were extremely cloudy and bloodshot. His golden hair reached to his vest and was obviously knotted. He was wearing a black and tattered cotton jacket.

This is a "careless person".

Shang Jianyao, who should have sensed it in advance and used his ability, stared blankly, as if he was stunned at the critical moment.

boom!

Gnawa shot the "careless man" down with one shot.

Not only was his marksmanship extremely accurate, he was also able to make certain predictions. The "unintentional man" had obviously completed the evasive action, but still failed to dodge. He was hit by a bullet in the head and shattered into a watermelon.

Plop, as the body fell to the ground, blood quickly soaked into it.

"What's wrong with you?" Gennava asked Shang Jianyao with concern, "Why don't you fight back?"

"I was affected by the ability." Shang Jianyao shared his experience excitedly, "The 'unintentional one' probably hid his human consciousness at first, and then used some kind of magic weapon on me after I entered the range. ability."

"Higher 'Heartless'." Gnawa concluded and asked, "The ability to make you sluggish?"

Shang Jianyao shook his head covered by his helmet:

"no.

"I originally wanted to use the 'lack of limb movement', but I found that I had forgotten how to use the awakened person's ability. Well, I still haven't remembered how to use it, but the feeling is slowly coming back."

"Forgot how to use abilities?" Gnawa looked down at the corpse of the "Heartless Man", "The question now is, why did he ignore my existence and directly attack you?"

"The 'unintentional ones' have no brains, so they probably don't know how powerful intelligent people are." Shang Jianyao chuckled, "Besides, you are also wearing the 'Chameleon' armor, he might think you are a big chameleon. , wait until I’m dealt with, then I’ll take care of you calmly.”

Gnawa's eyes moved to the abdomen of the corpse, and he moved the metal neck up and down:

“No chameleon carries and uses weapons.

"He must be starving. He hasn't found anything to eat for a long time. He's a little desperate and thinks he can avoid my attack.

"It seems that the other 'Careless Ones' in Cornimis will not be weaker than him, or in other words, there will be at least one person in a small group who is similar in strength to him."

Gennava didn't wait for Shang Jianyao's response, because this guy was already looking ahead:

"It seems like it's foggy over there!"

At the end of the current street, deep in the main city, a faint mist filled the darkness, making the environment there closer to night.

"Go over and have a look." Shang Jianyao did as he said, and Dangdang ran over.

Gnava had no time to stop him and could only follow closely behind.

It didn't take long for them to reach the edge of the area, either relying on equipment or on their own.

"Could the root of the problem lie in this area?" Shang Jianyao asked excitedly as he stepped directly into the light mist.

The next second, he saw a yellowish light suddenly emerge from the darkness in the distance.

One window was lit.

It seemed to be a roadside cafe, with two people vaguely sitting inside.

"Is there anyone?" Shang Jianyao became more and more excited, "I'll go over and say hello and make friends!"

"Be careful!" Gnawa could only remind him.

He had already seen clearly what the two figures sitting by the window looked like:

One is a lady, with her back to Shang Miyao and Gennava, wearing a thin white dress, her hair is golden and wavy.

One is an old man, wearing a black formal suit, a white shirt, and a dark tie. He is over sixty years old. He has obvious wrinkles on his face, brown eyes, and thin and white hair.

The two of them were drinking coffee and chatting calmly.