Alien Relic Hunter

"Get out of here? Why, are you going to kill everyone in this safe house?" Soap asked.

"It's not me who wants to kill them. I just eat to dilute the erosion in my body. If possible, I don't want to kill anyone. But after a while, a group of professional killers will come to the door...Of course, It may also be a group of monsters that are much stronger than the ones you have encountered before."

"You mean... the man sent by Zeus?!" Soap felt that he must be crazy, since the self-proclaimed man killed four people under his nose, and even devoured their flesh and blood. But I actually think what he said is right... "Crazy, I must be crazy! Fuck! Why? How do you know this?!"

"Because that Zeus is the same person as me." The clown said, "It's just that he failed to withstand the temptation of power and completely sold his soul and body to that existence."

"I don't understand what you're talking about... Do you know Zeus? Who are you? Who is Zeus?" Soap felt his mind was in confusion, "Wait, let's not talk about this, you have killed four people, This is the fact in front of you, how do you plan to explain it to other people? Do you think they will believe your words?"

"Soon, this safe house and everyone in the safe house will be destroyed. Maybe one or two people can escape, but most of them will die." The clown turned his gaze to the soldiers he killed on the ground "These people just died a few hours earlier."

"Why are you so sure that everyone here will die?!" Soap's facial features were twisted together, not because of pain, but because of the brain overload caused by too much information to understand, which made him feel a little hysterical , "Is there no chance of resistance at all?"

"You can choose to resist, but the result is doomed. The coming 'things' cannot be resisted with your strength."

"What about you, will you die here too?" Soap stared at the clown and asked, although there was still fear in his heart, emotions such as surprise, bewilderment, and doubt prevailed. There was even a hint of anger mixed in.

"I'm leaving here now. If other people find out about this, as you think, they will definitely treat me as a monster... As for my explanation, they probably won't listen. I don't want to kill They also don't want to waste their energy in unnecessary battles, I have more important things to do." The clown said.

"Yes." The clown didn't hide anything, "What I'm going to do is very dangerous, and the success rate may be higher if you bring more assistants. This is an action to save human civilization. If we succeed, your name may be recorded Into the annals of history, to use a Chinese idiom, is to 'leave a name in history'."

"You just said that killing these soldiers ended their lives a few hours earlier. Does that mean that the killer sent by 'Zeus' will arrive here in a few hours?"

"With the efficiency of Zeus, it will only be fast and not slow. He has not yet fully controlled everything on the ark, and he must eliminate all unstable factors in his infancy. Although this team is not eye-catching at all, it is not It will pose any real threat to him, but he will still pay attention to it... Once, I admired his cautious style." The clown said.

"If I want them to believe me, I need to explain a lot of things, not to mention whether they will give me a chance to explain, or whether there is enough time... Even if I can tell all these things, the 'danger' contained in it "Information" is enough to turn most people into Roni-like death in pain, or become a monster without self-awareness. The helper I need must believe me completely and unconditionally without knowing the cause and effect, There are very few people who can meet this condition."

"No." The clown said, pointing to the soap, "but I might not have time to take him."

"It's enough. With a distance of five kilometers, you can observe the situation of this safe house with a telescope." Noir nodded. "I also have a question... These unknown creatures that invaded the ark, shouldn't they be alien creatures?"

"But you also chose to trust your intuition this time, didn't you?" Noir folded his arms around his chest and raised his chin at the soap, "Time is running out, it's time to make a decision."

"That's the crux of the problem. I can't explain things clearly to them." The clown's eyes showed a trace of helplessness, "You have said many times that the mutant symptoms are contagious through cognition... in their In my eyes, the current me is no different from a dangerous monster—”

The three of them did not walk along the main road, as it would be too easy to expose their whereabouts. Under the leadership of the clown, they first turned into an alley, and then walked back and forth between the gaps in the buildings... Just when Soap was completely lost When they were looking in the direction, their eyes suddenly went blank, and the water purification tower had already appeared in front of them.

Clown: "In my opinion, yes."

"The superstitious intuition guys I know... most of them die miserably in the end." Soap pursed his lips and said sarcastically.

"Then I run away alone or go with you, which one has a higher probability of surviving?" Soap asked again.

"The rope is prepared for you, I don't need it." The clown shook his head, "I have heard footsteps, if you don't leave, it will be too late."

"I'll give you two choices... or two suggestions." The clown said, "You can escape from this place by yourself, as long as you can avoid the capture of those things and find a way to leave the ark, you can live. You also You can go with me, I need the assistance of some people who believe in me, I will try my best to ensure your safety, but what I am going to do is very dangerous, and I may not take care of you. Of course, you can also according to your own The will to judge, to stay, to be with these guys, or to just shout out and tell everyone on the squad what happened here."

"Aren't you going down first?" Soap asked doubtfully, glancing at the clown standing by the window.

"Okay!" Soap gritted his teeth, "But... I have a request."

Hearing Noir's question, the clown couldn't help but glance at him more, and nodded: "Yes, Zeus is the initiator of all this...Of course, he is no longer the original Zeus. His body is polluted by that existence Consciousness and thinking are naturally unavoidable...he can no longer be called a human being."

"In 10 minutes at most, the captain of the spear team should send someone up to check the situation. Do you think you can dismiss the others in 10 minutes and convince your companions to believe that a man who just killed four Is it a teammate's 'monster'?" A third voice suddenly joined in, which made Soap shudder and turned around abruptly.

"In my eyes too," Soap interrupted.

The clown paused, and then said: "How to do it depends on your own ideas."

"It's time to go." After the clown finished speaking, he walked to the window. The glass of this window had already been removed, and a rope was hanging down from the window.

"He came up behind you," Soap was interrupted by the clown before he finished speaking, "He listened to our conversation completely, which saved me a lot of tongue. "

"I know!" Soap squeezed his fists hard, and silently said sorry to his old partner in his heart, jumped to the window with a stride, buckled the safety buckle around his waist on the rope, and raised his legs to step out of the window frame.

"Fuck, when did I say I believed in you...fuck, fuck." Soap cursed three "fuck" in a row, and then hung his head like a deflated ball , "Can you take the giraffe guy with you? He has been with me for many years, and I don't want to leave him alone to die...if they really will all die."

"Hurry up." The clown urged, "You have already made your choice, so don't hesitate any longer."

Soap hesitated, he wanted to weigh the pros and cons of these "options", but his brain was blank right now, as if he had lost the ability to think... After several seconds, he said: "If If I choose to stay, am I bound to die?"

"Don't you think I can trust you unconditionally?" Soap opened his mouth slightly, and said in amazement.

"Say it," said the clown.

"Just go there," Noir said.

"It seems that you have discovered me from the beginning... Let me introduce myself again. My name is Noir. In addition to transport planes and fighter jets, I can also fly tactical mechs. If you bring me, maybe you can send me Useful." Noir looked at the clown and said, "But I'm a little curious, if I just chose to shoot or call someone, would you kill me?"

"I'm not interested in saving human civilization. Leaving a name in history is empty talk. People are dead, and what happens after death has nothing to do with me..." Soap's tone was tinged with frustration, "I It's very strange, since you want to save human civilization, why didn't you tell General Maginot? Why didn't you tell the rest of the team? If you can explain things clearly, they should choose to assist you."

"Five and a half kilometers to the south, there is a water purification tower with a wide view, which is very suitable as an observation point." The clown said as he retracted the rope.

The transport plane pilot was leaning against the wall of the corridor, staring at him with piercing eyes.

"You...you 'also' believe what he said?" Soap looked at Noir in disbelief, then turned to look at the clown.

"I can't give a correct answer. I can't foresee the future. It depends on your luck." The clown stood up from the ground, the spine was completely hidden in his body, except for the stains on his body. Except for less blood, he looks exactly the same now as before.

Although this building has only three floors, it is more than ten meters above the ground because of the relatively high floor height.Soap held the safety buckle in one hand and his belt in the other, and slid down the outer wall... As soon as his feet touched the ground, he saw the clown floating on the ground like a ghost—not only did he not make any sound, he even No dust was raised.

"Wait...you mean, if I want to live, I have to be like you and run away from this place now?" Soap asked.

"Even if I'm lucky enough to escape to the wilderness...then where can I go?" The corner of Soap's mouth couldn't help showing a wry smile, "If you follow me, you're going to find that Zeus, right?"

"My reason tells me that I can't trust him, but my instinct tells me that what he said is true." Noir said, "When flying a fighter jet, there are many critical moments that don't give you time to think. , In that case, I trust my intuition even more... and I survived 27 battles, which shows that my intuition is quite accurate."

"When did you..."

"At least you haven't shot or shouted until now." The clown said, "You are afraid that I will kill you may be the main reason, but I can feel that deep down in your heart, you actually believe me everything that was said."

The soap is still there, Noir has already rushed to the window first, grabbed the rope and slid down.

"Although this proposal is a bit dangerous, in order for you to completely trust me, yes." The clown replied, "But we must ensure a sufficient safe distance, at least five kilometers away."

"You seem to be really familiar with him..." Soap took a deep breath and continued, "In this case, can we hide nearby and observe, I want to confirm whether the people sent by Zeus are real or not. come to kill us."

"Where are we going now?" Noir stepped forward and asked.

"You mean, this incident...is a civil strife?!" Only then did Soap react, with his mouth wide open, his face full of astonishment.

"Huh...huh...you seem to be... familiar with this place?" Soap gasped slightly.

"It's not too difficult to write down the map." The clown shrugged and said disapprovingly, "You can go to the top of the tower now."

Soap and Noir looked at each other the same way. They climbed the stairs to the top of the water purification tower one after another, and raised their binoculars to look in the direction of the safe house.

All the windows of the safe house have been sealed with bullet-proof one-way glass, and heavy metal gates have been dropped at the entrance and exit—obviously, after the bodies of the four soldiers were found, the entire squad has been shut down. It has entered the highest alert state, and all the defense facilities of the safe house have been activated.

"In their view, we have either defected or become monsters." Soap said to Noir, "But that's good, at least we won't be caught off guard by Zeus's people."