"The place we are going to is a mysterious valley about three thousand kilometers away from Qinggang."
"It is close to the Sleeping Mountains in the west, and is relatively close to the range of activities of the wandering tribes in the mountains."
"The Beginning's Crimson Moon Research Institute was built there..."
"It is said that there used to be the largest number of lunatics there, and there are also rumors that the earliest lunatics appeared there."
"In addition, there are many strange legends that have been brought to all parts of the world by the surrounding wandering tribes, such as the dead Buddha statue, the hanged man wandering under Crimson Moon, the mysterious shepherd who herds souls, etc. It is the most mysterious and dangerous forbidden area in the world."
"..."
Before departure, Dr. An found Lu Xin and told him the basic information frankly.
"Only legends?"
Lu Xin looked at Dr. An curiously, not hiding the suspicion in his eyes.
Research Institute does not seem to be a place that likes to use rumors as information. If there is such a place full of mystery and unknown, and it is inextricably related to his predecessor, Lu Xin does not believe that they will always let it go...
"Yes."
Dr. An nodded calmly and said, "However, Research Institute has always wanted to observe there for more than ten years."
"In fact, at least a dozen groups of people were sent out before and after."
"There are well-trained professional intelligence agents, knowledgeable researchers, controllable ability users, etc..."
"Even Infiltrator sent a lot of them."
She looked at the Infiltrator team members who were already waiting to set off, especially the red hat.
Then he shook his head. "But all of them were in vain."
"Without exception, all the observers we sent there mysteriously disappeared."
"And basically no valuable intelligence was passed back."
As she spoke, she thought about it carefully and said, "You can even understand it as..."
"There has been some kind of taboo and a line has been drawn there."
"If you cross that line, you can discover something valuable. If you don't cross that line, no effective observation method can be formed. And for these observers, that line is the line of death..."
"All observers were either too far away to observe anything."
"Either it is because it touched that line and mysteriously disappeared. The principle of disappearance cannot be explained so far."
"..."
When she said this, she paused slightly and gave an example:
"Before, we Research Institute discovered a Puppet-type ability user of Third Step."
"He can make puppets that are no different from real humans and control them from a thousand kilometers away. So, we set up an observation station far away from the mountain range, and he can control the puppets in the observation station to explore."
"As it turns out, just after his puppet entered that area, something unexpected happened."
"..."
Lu Xin was slightly curious. "The puppet disappeared?"
"No."
Dr. An shook his head and said, "The puppet did not disappear, but appeared in the observation station."
"But the Puppet-type ability user disappeared in the sealed reinforced glass room without leaving any trace."
"Only the puppet, which was a thousand kilometers away, returned to his original position inexplicably."
"He drooped his head, with a smile of unknown meaning on his face..."
"..."
"..."
Thinking about that scene, Lu Xin couldn't help but tremble slightly and whispered, "It's so scary..."
Dr. An glanced at him with a deep meaning, "tsk", shook his head, and sighed, "To be honest, I have some doubts about whether our idiot dean gave me the leadership of this team that can be called a death investigation task because I usually go too far. But there is nothing I can do. The official level is crushing people to death. Since they have found me, of course I have to go..."
Lu Xin listened and remained silent.
Dr. An looked at him curiously and said, "Are you scared?"
"That's not true."
Lu Xin shook his head and said, "I was wondering if the two hundred million is going to be low..."
"..."
Dr. An was stunned for a moment and immediately skipped the topic.
"This is the list of our investigation team members. Take a look at it carefully first."
She handed over a list, and at the same time called all the people who were going to the Sleeping Mountains with them, so that Lu Xin could identify them clearly, and said with a half-smile, "You have to remember this. Because in such a mysterious place, all kinds of weird things may appear. Maybe while we were walking, one person suddenly disappeared, and we all forgot that we had brought such a person with us."
"Perhaps as we walked, there was one more person. We didn't know each other, but we felt it was natural..."
"..."
Dr. An's words made Lu Xin think about it subconsciously. It was quite exciting.
However, as a serious and dedicated consultant of the investigation team worth 200 million, Lu Xin carefully checked the list.
The investigation team and myself included a total of seven people.
The first one above is the information of Dr. An:
Anya.
Gender: real woman
Age: Confidential
Height: 183cm wearing high heels
Key coefficient: 78B/63/82
Good at:???
Lu Xin was a little confused and looked up at Dr. An.
He saw her deliberately looking towards the sunset, proudly stroking her long pale golden hair.
What kind of information is this?
The speechless Lu Xin could only endure the old tricks and continue reading.
In addition to himself and Dr. An, there were three researchers, one named Zhang, one named Li, and one named Wang. Although the list of the investigation team indicated that he was a researcher, Lu Xin felt at a glance that he was definitely not...
... Because he has thick black hair, and it's not fake.
There is also a little girl named "Sisi". Her age is not mentioned in the information, but her identity is said to be a security guard.
Security...
Lu Xin glanced at the girl and saw that she looked young, about eleven or twelve years old.
She is not very tall either, only about two fists taller than her sister when she stands up.
He was wearing a thick white down jacket, and his arms and even his calves were wrapped in the down jacket.
Only two feet wearing white leather boots and a head with two small black balls were exposed.
Every time she moved around, there was a very strange jingling sound coming from inside the down jacket.
The last one is the porter.
He is unusually tall and seems to be even bigger than Qinggang's watchdog.
His face was ashen, and he was wearing thin clothes. Through his coat, you could see the lumps on his body.
He was carrying a huge solid wooden shelf on his back, and several suitcases were placed on the shelf.
Lu Xin looked at the information and called him Azhen, so he also handed him his luggage.
There are only seven people in total. Compared with the name of the investigation team, the number seems to be a little smaller.
But compared to the place I am going to, it seems to be very suitable.
After all, according to Dr. An's explanation. "It's really difficult to find someone who can be used, has no background, and no one will cause trouble even if he dies in there. I've been looking all over, but there are only a few poor little people who are unloved and unloved..."
"Well..."
Lu Xin read the list carefully and tried to remember each of their names and images deeply.
Then he typed the list and said to Dr. An, "There is still one person left."
"Huh?"
Dr. An was startled, glanced hastily, and was slightly panicked. "Is this starting to cause problems?"
"No, no..."
Lu Xin Seeing her misunderstanding, he hurriedly explained, "It's my sister."
Of course he said to Dr. An, "You didn't write my sister down."
Dr. An's eyes looked a little strange. "Are you sure you want to write?"
"Of course."
Lu Xin said, "Otherwise, what if it passes and I have an extra sister unknowingly?"
"This..."
Dr. An originally thought that Lu Xin was showing off his less humorous sense of humor, but after hearing this, he realized that he was actually serious.
He quickly took the list and wrote the four words "Solo Soldier's Sister" on it.
Regarding the specific job title, I pondered slightly and wrote "special consultant assistant".
As a result, the original seven-member investigation team became the current eight-member team.
Usually when I think of my sister in such trivial matters, my sister will be very happy.
So after reading the list, Lu Xin looked at the sister next to him happily, but found that she was a little absent-minded. She was still carrying the small backpack and looked in the direction of Qinggang reluctantly, looking hesitant.
"What are you looking at?"
He asked his sister a little curiously.
"I'm considering whether to bring my envoy with me..."
My sister said seriously, "He is in Qinggang now. I am worried that he will be lonely if I leave him behind."
"Messenger?"
Lu Xin is slightly curious.
Having gone through so many trainings before and after, he also understands.
Many spiritual creatures, either because it is too troublesome to come to reality, or because they are too powerful to move around at will, will choose their own "messengers" to deal with various things in reality and to implement their own will.
Just like his father, he has restored his identity as Night King and will probably choose the "messenger" in reality.
But as for my sister...
... What kind of messenger does the child's family want?
"Who is your messenger?"
Although he found it funny, Lu Xin still asked curiously.
"No one, let's go..."
The younger sister glanced at Lu Xin warily, but did not answer. Instead, she quickly climbed onto Lu Xin's shoulders.
At the same time, the transportation vehicles prepared by Dr. An were already outside the base, waiting for him to set off...
"My sister has been acting weird lately..."
Lu Xin couldn't help but think, and looked up at his sister sitting on his shoulder.
But the journey was long, so I wasn't in a hurry to ask questions at this time.
"Are you gone? Are you finally gone?"
Meanwhile, Qinggang Satellite City No. 2.
Gecko, who had already spent huge sums of money to buy a house near Moon Platform after confirming the reliability of Solo Soldier Captain, was staying in his room of more than 100 square meters with tall floor-to-ceiling windows and full of sunlight. He was looking at the direction of the base with an expensive long-distance telescope... In fact, he couldn't see anything, but he still looked at it very seriously, even anxiously.
At the same time, a staff member in the base who was "bought" by him was reporting various situations to him in a timely manner.
"Oh my god, he's back again..."
"Huh?"
"Team Leader Chen went to his room..."
"Team Leader Chen seemed to be trembling and crying when he left his room..."
"Huh? He came out with his luggage and was about to leave..."
"..."
After hearing this announcement, Gecko was trembling with excitement. "Great, the captain is finally leaving..."
"When he leaves, that little devil will definitely follow him..."
"..."
"I got through it..."
Gecko was so moved that she almost cried, "In such a difficult situation, I couldn't resist and didn't agree to be her messenger..."
"Although the messenger is indeed a close confidant, can that be the same?"
"Follow the captain, I am Deputy Captain, my direct subordinate..."
"Follow the little devil, I am the captain's sister's confidant, and I am separated by one layer..."
"..."
While thinking this, he heard the staff member confirm again and again. "I'm leaving, I'm really leaving this time..."
"We left in a carriage with Research Institute's people..."
"... Huh? Why don't their carriages have horses?"
"... Huh? The carriage is missing!"
"..."
He could clearly hear the panic in the words of the staff member who corresponded to him, and he could see how much it cost him to keep an eye on her. He was deeply moved, and decided to follow his previous agreement and never appear in front of his daughter again from now on.
When he put down the phone, he almost collapsed, extremely tired, but with a happy smile on his face.
That is the smile of freedom.
It means that I have finally successfully overcome a disaster!!
However, he was so immersed in happiness that he didn't notice that a thin layer of frost had formed on the coffee tables and walls around him.
An unusually cold aura appeared in this room, as if there was a coldness that penetrated into the bone marrow. It could not be resolved with clothes or its own heat, and it could only be allowed to invade. Faintly, I heard crying and painful howls...
"Who?"
Gecko suddenly reacted, and within half a second he stood up and hid behind the sofa.
At the same time, he already held a gun filled with special bullets tightly in his hand, and gently turned off the safety with his thumb.
Then he looked up at the door warily, and found that a dark shadow was slowly submerging in the living room.
In the shadows, there was a tall figure looking at him.
"You..."
After being seen by that cold person, Gecko felt that his body froze instantly, and every nerve was out of control.
He froze there like a sculpture, motionless, with only a look of horror on his face.
"Uncle... uncle?"
"I need a messenger..."
The black shadow, or in other words, the current Night King slowly slid forward.
The essence of fear is like a tide, constantly rising, vaguely forming the appearance of countless innocent souls screaming and pleading.
As he approached, many palms began to creep up on Gecko's body.
Faintly, caressing Gecko's body little by little.
And starting from the ankle, extending upward little by little.
"After thinking about it, among the people I have met in the past few years, you are the smartest..."
Heiying smiled with satisfaction, "That's why I waited for him to leave and then come back here to find you..."
"Are you willing?"