There are only two minutes left in the time limit,

There are four carriages waiting at the meeting point at the entrance of the town.

A large number of crazy townspeople chased here. A small number of them naturally noticed Yi Chen approaching from the lakeside and turned around to chase him.

At this time,

The back compartment of one of the carriages suddenly opened,

Stretching out an arm as strong as a stone pillar, it was none other than Dagbert from the [Northern Territory] whom he had collaborated with before.

The blond Edmund was also sitting nearby, waving to Yi Chen.

"Isn't this William? Come on, we just need someone here."

This is a critical moment related to the end of the assessment, so there is no need to refuse.

Come forward quickly,

When Yi Chen stretched out his hand and made contact with Dagbert's palm... an unimaginable force was transmitted.

Without even making a leap, the whole person was pulled onto the carriage.

Edmund, who was sitting nearby, closed the door simultaneously.

Now that the carriage is full, the driver no longer waits.

Snapped!

The reins hit the horse's back and they quickly drove away from this fishy town.

Except for the four of them in the carriage,

There are also two fresh faces, both of whom are injured...one has a bandage wrapped around his waist, and the other has a large amount of skin and flesh cut off his right arm, and is spraying medicine on the wound.

In comparison, the injuries suffered by Edmond's team were minor.

Dagbert's left upper arm was wrapped in a small bandage.

Juliana was resting against the carriage, with one hand on the right side of her waist and abdomen, seemingly slightly injured.

The blond Edmund only wore an adhesive bandage similar to a Band-Aid on his cheek.

In contrast,

Yi Chen, who was unscathed, naturally became the focus of everyone's attention.

Edmund leaned closer to his face and asked curiously:

"Mr. William, I'm a little curious~

The three of us almost walked all the way to the meeting point along the center of the town. We also stopped and observed twice along the way, but we found no sign of you at all.

Did he come from the lake?"

"Um."

"How did you do this? There is a riot in a small town, and the most dangerous thing is the lake that breeds pathogens... Basically no assessor will go near there at the last moment."

"I just accidentally discovered the [gap]."

"Is that so? It's really amazing."

"By the way, how long does it take to get to the organization from here?"

Seeing the taciturn Yi Chen taking the initiative to ask, Edmund quickly explained:

"Generally, the place chosen as the assessment point will not be too far from the organization... This is conducive to the monitoring of the assessment point and avoids unexpected situations.

We can arrive at G&D headquarters - Zion City (Zion) in up to three hours."

"Um."

Yi Chen asked no more questions,

Use this time to close your eyes and rest your mind, and recover from the remaining trauma on the mental level.

at the same time,

You can also pay close attention to the status of the little grape.

With this operation at the bottom of the lake, although Little Putao has some selfish motives, it can still be trusted on the whole.

Gajigaji~

Plant roots are moving inside the body. Try to touch the gestating little grape to check its status.

When it was almost close, the plant roots all dispersed.

"Forget it, it's better not to disturb it..."

Putting his hands into his pockets,

Leaning against the wooden frame of the carriage, I prepared to have a good sleep.

But I found that there were some things left in my head, and I couldn't fall asleep.

As soon as you close your eyes, you will think of the abyss laboratory and the untouchable unknown existence.

Since I can't sleep,

The inertial thinking of engineering students began to try to think about the root cause of the incident in Green Lake Town.

"The real mastermind behind the scenes should be the unknown existence I accidentally saw.

The giant eye at the bottom of the lake is just a product of his experiment.

Putting this eye together with some parasite samples into Green Lake Town... is not so much a pathological invasion of the town, but rather treating the town as a [breeding farm].

Once high-quality patients are produced, they may be taken to the abyss.

It's really scary...

What kind of things are this world dominated by?"

Recalling the epic music of the sea, and the golden frame floating above the head of the unknown being,

Yi Chen actually showed a smile, eager to explore the secrets of this world.

…

About two hours passed

Suddenly there was a strong jolting feeling.

at the same time,

The carriage also gradually became tilted upward, obviously going uphill.

"Have you finally made it up the mountain? Oops~ We'll be there soon. I'm really looking forward to it."

The blond Edmund stretched himself, and then he took it upon himself to open the back door of the carriage... The coachman did not say anything about this behavior.

As long as you go up the mountain, there is no risk of getting sick.

At least that's the case for now.

The moment the carriage door is fully opened.

"Fuck!"

The effect of acrophobia instantly swept through Yi Chen's brain, and his eyes widened instinctively... Fortunately, he was not sitting outside, otherwise he would have been frightened.

current,

The carriage was traveling up an extremely steep mountain road.

There is a cliff on the right, with a visual height of more than two hundred meters.

The most terrifying thing is,

The width of the mountain road is only less than ten centimeters wider than the carriage.

The rolling wheels almost hit the very edge of the road and could slip at any time... Any ordinary person would feel an instinctive fear, a fear of death.

However.

The other assessors didn't show much change in their expressions, completely trusting the driver's skills.

When the carriage rounded a bend between the cliffs,

Several hundred meters apart,

Looking at the top of the cliff,

There stands a black city.

The city is built on the cliff, and even 1/3 of the area extends beyond the cliff.

The sky above the city is filled with thick fog, and some areas are even separated by black films, which can effectively block outside prying eyes.

"This is [Zion]."

Do not know why,
To be continued...