Mist

Chapter 13: Ouroboros

This communicator was also the same kind as the one from the park management office. On the screen were the same information.
[Welcome Guardians from Star Era 1456. Welcome to PU-31.]
[The transfer this time has been locked in. Unlocked after mission is successful.]
[Mission mode: Ouroboros.]
[Mission rule: Death elimination]
[Mission objective: Chaser of darkness.]

There was no internet. It meant that the information was sent one-sidedly.
An idea flashed through Song Qinglan’s mind but at this moment he happened to spot a small rectangular medicine box through the corner of his vision.
He bent over and picked it up. The box was completely blank, with no symbols or markings on it.
It was Ji Yushi’s.

Hyperthymesia……
Song Qinglan glanced at the teammates sitting in the centre of the bookstore.
Among the three, the only one who didn’t look strange in the bookstore environment was Ji Yushi.
Ji Yushi naturally wouldn’t forget about this medicine box. He was just busy looking for clues and had temporarily put that matter aside. Song Qinglan stored the box in his pocket, not wanting to disrupt the other party’s focus.

Unfortunately, there was no information about ‘chaser of darkness’ or the ‘black wall’.
Ji Yushi however found a number of artificial cultivation projects implemented on PU-31, including but not limited to artificial soil, artificial water sources etc. He picked up a book, “<The History of PU Thermonuclear Fusion Experimental Reactor Project>? Is this related to development of sustainable energy?”
“Huh?” Li Chun’s expression was blank.
“It’s about energy.” Ji Yushi explained, “It mainly uses deuterium and tritium in controlled settings to carry out nuclear fusion to release energy which can then be used to generate electricity and heat.”
Everyone: “………”
Ji Yushi: “In other words, the energy for this place may perhaps come from this source. We are also researching into this field in our era, but it hasn’t developed to this extent yet.”

This had no association to what they are looking for.
And so, Ji Yushi placed the book back down.

After the serious atmosphere was interrupted by this conversation, Song Qinglan picked up a half-full bottle of water from the shelf and wanted to give it to Ji Yushi along with the box of medicine.

The area under Ji Yushi’s eyes were a little blue, “No need, thanks.”
The bitter taste of the beans were clearly still there but he wasn’t willing to touch that bottle of water again.

Song Qinglan understood. This person also has a bit of mysophobia.

At this moment, Ji Yushi’s eyes fell outside the window and the expression on his face froze.
Everyone followed his line of sight.
They saw another wave of zombies gathered outside the windows of the bookstore, stacking up layer by layer.

In the last row, there was a tall zombie.
He wore a black combat uniform and there was a large bloody wound on his neck, exposing the arteries and veins inside. His eyes were grey and turbid, and his face was identical to that of Tang Le’s.

“Brother!!!”
Tang Le’s eyes turned red. He shouted this loudly as he got up and hurried over.

Everyone was shocked. The convenience store was at least twenty or so kilometres away. He couldn’t imagine how Tang Qi could suddenly appear here.

Through the layer of glass.
Tang Le’s tears flowed endlessly. On the other end, Tang Qi numbly opened his mouth, exposing his rotten gums. Facing a living human, he was so excited, he wanted to tear him apart immediately.
“Grrrr! Grrrr!”

The zombies started moving.
The originally brightly lit room suddenly darkened and almost at the same time, Zhou Mingxuan’s frustrated voice sounded, “Hurry! The black wall is here!!!”