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Above the wilderness.

The troop carrier was like a tenacious beetle, struggling to trudge across the rugged and devastated land.

This steel behemoth, covered in rust and dust, has a mottled body.

In this land where time seemed to have stopped, the tires of the troop carriers rolled heavily over gravel and debris, making a dull and regular "crunching" sound.

It seemed as if the entire vehicle would fall apart in the next moment.

In the world of refugees, humans really don't care about the maintenance of their vehicles.

As long as the engine works, all other parts are ignored.

Even if the tire is flat, you should continue driving without caring about changing it.

This is what they subconsciously consider “normal.”

The two dim headlights on the front of the car struggled to penetrate the darkness, illuminating the blurry road ahead. The dust floating in the light beams danced like ghosts.

Inside the car, exhausted people clung to the rusty, cold seats, their faces blurred by smoke and sweat, as the vehicle swayed.

I felt dizzy and drowsy, as if my brain was about to be thrown out.

We drove for two consecutive days and were so crowded that we could hardly move. Even stretching our legs was a luxury.

The car was filled with a unique smell of engine oil and sweat, mixed with a hint of rust, which made the crowd cough continuously.

Shen Bei looked up and out of the car.

The sky is like an ancient canvas eroded by time, and between the stars hangs a weathered moon.

It is no longer as bright as a silver plate, but has taken on a dull and deep copper-gray color. The edge of the moon is blurred and uneven, like a scar left after countless wars and sandstorms.

In a trance, Shen Bei seemed to understand what Chen Anzhi heard in the folk song.

"Looking up, you can still see the land. You're not referring to the moon, right?"

Shen Bei held the sniper rifle tightly in his arms and continued to stare blankly.

I do not know how long it has been.

The dawn is coming.

Shen Bei could feel the vehicle starting to turn east.

And the speed is gradually increasing.

Shen Bei didn't know where the vehicle was currently going.

Many places in the wilderness have no place names.

After all, apart from Titan, no place name has any real meaning.

Just like the hearts of migrant workers who cannot stay in their hometowns in the old days.

What is forgotten is not only oneself, but also the name.

Gradually.

It's bright.

At the same time, Shenbei also felt the temperature gradually rising.

The exposed land was cracked into thousands of gullies by the scorching sun.

On the distant horizon, the outline of the once prosperous city is vaguely visible, but now it has become a pile of broken concrete and metal skeletons.

You can also see groups of ironthorn beasts running in the oasis.

This creature is nearly forty meters long, and its skin is like ancient bronze armor carved through time, covered with rough and hard rust-brown scales and sharp keratin spines.

Behind the Ironthorn Beast is an even more brutal beast, like a walking black fortress, covered with a layer of scales as deep as the night, chasing and biting it.

The vehicle cleverly avoided the beast's path.

It’s not that we can’t afford it, but that it’s not cost-effective.

After about five hours of driving.

The troop carrier stopped in a small valley.

Everyone jumped down.

After stretching their muscles and bones and releasing their fatigue, they all spoke out:

"Damn it, it's so tiring!"

"It's too crowded. I've never been so tired riding in a car before."

"What is this place? Where is Shelter No. 1?"

"I don't understand. What's going on? Why is it still here?"

"Get out of the way, I'm going to release the water."

"Get out of here!"

……

At this time, the prisoner boy stood in front of everyone.

He has a high nose, a wide mouth, messy hair like a lion, and a strong body. Just standing there casually gives people an oppressive feeling like a towering mountain.

His eyes were like glass, with silver light flowing from the deepest part from time to time, giving him an inhuman and mysterious aura.

"Quiet!"

Just two simple words, but their power overwhelmed the entire audience.

Everyone kept silent.

"From now on, Team A will have a 10-minute break, Team B will have 20 minutes, and Team C will have half an hour."

Having said this, the prisoner waved his hand.

A human walked into the dense forest and lifted up a piece of camouflage cloth.

There were three off-road vehicles inside.

Shen Bei took a look and it seemed that they had prepared to stop here early.

This means that it is quite close to Shelter No. 1.

"Ten minutes later, Team A will set off ahead of schedule, heading towards 10 o'clock, and travel about 9 kilometers. They can provoke anyone they see, but they cannot initiate conflict first. The main purpose is to attract attention."

The prisoner boy spoke in a steady tone as he continued, "Team B will depart in 20 minutes, travel 10 kilometers towards 25 o'clock, and lie in wait. Their primary mission is to cut off the enemy pursuing Team C."

"Half an hour later, Team C will march 12 kilometers towards 35 o'clock, then disperse and walk 3 kilometers to find researcher Niu Ben, who is doing quantitative research outside, and bring him back."

After the prisoner finished speaking, he waved his hand and said, "That's it, rest!"

Wow...

The crowd began to disperse.

Those who need to drain water should drain water, and those who need to eat should eat.

There are also people lying on the ground and sleeping soundly without any restraint.

Different postures.

Shen Bei had some insights at this time.

At first, Shen Bei thought that there was an insider who would bring Niu Ben out to take over.

Unexpectedly, they took it away secretly while he was doing his quantitative task.

Quantitative tasks are almost a routine measure in various shelters.

There are also some in Shelter No. 36. Even Chen Anzhi has to walk out of the shelter and take a proper walk outside.

According to Rock's explanation, quantitative tasks were originally intended to ensure equality and fairness for everyone and to encourage participation by all.

A legacy of working together to complete the construction of the shelter.

But as time goes by, the status of psychics and R&D personnel becomes higher and higher.

If ordinary people don’t do their quantitative tasks, they are seeking death.

The psychics and researchers can just fool around and be done with it.

It feels like picking up some wood and going on a picnic.

And in Rock's plan, he seized this loophole.

There is no need to sneak into Shelter No. 1 and bring it back by force. You can receive the mission target in the wilderness.

Of course, most defections are related to quantitative tasks.

But if you are a thief for a thousand days, you should be on guard against thieves for a thousand days.

Banning everyone from doing quantitative tasks for a low-probability event is undoubtedly a huge loss for the shelter.

Therefore, even though all the leaders knew about this drawback, they still retained the tradition.

After all, residents do the quantitative tasks for free and don’t have to pay for crystal source cores.

The advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

……

Shen Bei turned around on the spot and took in the terrain of the valley.

The valley is surrounded by dilapidated, rusty stone walls.

A vibrant green forest has taken root and grown tenaciously along the banks of a big river.

The river is more than 30 meters wide, with waves like scales.

At the same time, there are many waterways and streams flowing in the valley in a disorderly manner.

At this time, everyone was on the east bank of the river.

The sunlight penetrates the thick clouds and shines through the gaps in the leaves, creating mottled light and shadows in the green forest.

Shen Bei knew that the change would happen in half an hour, when the other teams had left.

The Third Master would definitely not let himself leave this valley.

Shen Bei knew the general terrain well and decided to disappear first and wait for an opportunity to act.

Shen Bei walked through the crowd and headed into the dense forest.

But I always feel like someone is watching me.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the Third Master leaning against the carriage, chatting casually with the prisoner boy Ming Zhongshui.

Shen Bei pretended to unbuckle his belt, which diverted the Third Master's gaze.

Shen Bei went deep into the dense forest, looked back, and saw that no one was following him.

He took a few quick steps, and finally trotted along the broken rock wall, like a racing hare, running towards the top of the mountain.

About ten minutes later.

Shen Bei was halfway up the mountain, climbing up a big tree, and the armor's visual panel began to enlarge his field of view.

Shen Bei saw that in the valley not far away, the members of Team A had already set off in an off-road vehicle.

Slide down from the tree and run quickly along the ridge of the peak.

Shen Bei's armor has turned green, but just to be on the safe side.

While running, Shen Bei instinctively grabbed a handful of grass, put it in his mouth and chewed it hard.

A bitter, electric taste filled my mouth.

He then smeared the sticky liquid on the sniper rifle.

Sniper rifles don't change color. In order to better hide himself, Shen Bei feels that no matter how much he does, it's not enough.

Soon, Shen Bei arrived at the entrance of the stream and forest tributary. He lay under a large rock, using the lush vines to cover his body.

……

In the valley.

Team B members had already set off ten minutes earlier.

Now it is the turn of Team C led by San Ye to prepare to set off.

Team C has a total of ten people.

They are all waiting for the Third Master's instructions.

But the Third Master was not in a hurry at all.

His eyes were still looking towards the direction of the dense forest where Shen Bei disappeared.

Another five minutes passed.

The Third Master was feeling a little restless as he hadn't seen Shen Bei come back yet.

"Third Master, that guy couldn't be..." Maru Wu squatted on the side, holding a stick in his mouth, and didn't finish his words.

Man Yue and Cha Xiao Dao laughed playfully.

The other members were confused, and only then realized that it seemed that the team was missing a guy named Shen Bei.

Someone whispered, "Could it have been carried off by a ferocious beast in the valley?"

The Third Master snorted and laughed: "Spies have surveyed this place and found no ferocious beasts at all, otherwise how would we dare to come in?"

"In my opinion, Shen Bei has most likely defected."

The others looked at each other.

Everyone was skeptical about what the Third Master said, but no one said anything.

Man Yue licked her lips, her eyes inciting: "For those who desert in the middle of a battle, according to the rules of the shelter, we need to hunt them down and punish them."

Cha Xiaodao rubbed his two swords, expressionless: "Then what are you waiting for? Give the order."

The Third Master was waiting for these words. He waved his hand and said, "Everyone, the pick-up and drop-off missions can be delayed, but the punishment of Shen Bei cannot be delayed even for a second. Search! Hit anyone on sight, kill anyone who is caught!"

After a brief silence of one second, the other members of Team C showed anger on their faces and immediately began to carry out the order.

Many of these third-level psychics carry guns.

For those who lack the means to attack, shooting is also a convenient option.

Although the bullets didn't do much.

But a blind cat can catch a dead mouse and kill a person.

More importantly, it can disrupt the enemy's rhythm.

Everyone dispersed.

Without any precaution, he began to chase quickly in the direction where Shen Bei disappeared!