The Forbidden Zone at the Pharmaceutical Factory in the Third District formed because the Takekawa Society killed too many innocent children, eventually giving rise to Afterglow, a huge wild card. I wonder why this Terminal Station became a Forbidden Zone?
Gao Ming only dared think those words. Saying certain things aloud would draw unclean presences closer.
Not everything in this city's Forbidden Zones was as friendly as Afterglow. Some were like the fathomless darkness in the Underground Water Network—malice purer than anything else.
"Don't take the escalator." Ci Nian continued leading the way. Inside the Forbidden Zone, not a trace of drowsiness remained in him. The three pupils in his eyes had almost completely overlapped, and the darkness had no effect on him.
They headed down the stairwell. They could see the bottom, yet even after ten minutes of repeatedly walking downward, they still hadn't emerged.
"Don't rush, don't move around, and follow behind me. One step at a time."
Ci Nian spoke very quietly. He took every step with extreme care, as though he were treading not on stairs, but on the sharp teeth of a shark.
Water stains and trash gradually appeared on the already slick steps. At one point, every light the core members carried went out.
Just as their surroundings plunged into complete darkness, Gao Ming and the others emerged from the stairwell onto the subway platform.
"Ci Nian, we can't see anything. What should we do next?" Gao Ming held Ci Nian's hand to stop the little brat from ditching him and running away.
"The Terminal Station Forbidden Zone is one of the most dangerous Forbidden Zones in the First District, and even in the entire city. Two subway lines and three unfinished lines extend beneath almost the whole city. Setting off bombs here alone