Why it never ends

Chapter 332

After resting for about 2 minutes, Hesta stood up again, ready to pull the cart and move on.

"That," Anna's voice sounded again, Hesta turned around and saw another cigarette between the index and middle fingers of Anna's right hand, she shook her right hand, her eyes narrowed into a line because of her smile, "Would you mind?" Mind if I...?"

"...whatever." Hesta looked back indifferently.

The old-fashioned lighter "clicked", and Anna lit the cigarette at her fingertips.She looked back and forth, and at the moment the road leading to the pier was wide and empty. Most of the tourists had already chosen to evacuate due to the previous alarm and the strange explosion underground, and only Hesta was leading her along the way.

Anna looked at Hesta's back, "When you stood up just now, I thought you were going to rush down."

Hesta snorted, "I...look like...where can I go, and if I go, it will...make trouble."

Anna looked at Hesta's back and laughed: "You made it very clear, if they could get out of the way, but they will be dragged down after you go down, it will be bad if there are any changes at that time. .”

Hesta stopped in her tracks, she turned her head with a flushed face, the hair around her ears was all stuck to her wet face.

"Excuse me?" Hesta glared at Anna, "Who are you calling a drag?"

Anna blinked at the right time, she looked away, and lit a cigarette ash leisurely.

Hesta moved on.

"Your name is Jane, isn't it?"

Hesta didn't look back.

"The little girl who carried me up just now said that your companions on the Shengming ship sent you a message telling you not to stay outside, but to board the ship as soon as possible... It is for this reason that you think as soon as possible. Was it on board?"

Hester still did not answer.

Anna braced her face, "But are you sure that the person who sent you the message is really your companion?"

Hesta was still walking forward, Anna looked at her, just now Hesta seemed to hesitate for a moment... But it happened so briefly that Anna couldn't be sure if she was wrong.

After another 40 meters, Hesta stopped to rest again.

"There are...four options," Hesta said suddenly, "go down and find someone, stay where you are, evacuate with the tourists...and get on the boat."

"uh-huh."

"Going down to find someone...it won't work, as I said just now." Hesta's eyes were half-opened, "It's not a good choice to stay where you are, if... there is indeed a chelate underneath, it is very likely to come from Some kind of escape route - even the one near us, to get out of it... so, we'd better... get out of that area."

"Well, that makes sense."

"Next, should we retreat to... the land with the crowd, or... move closer to the ship..."

Hesta gasped and frowned. She reached out to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and flung a small water stain on the ground. At this moment, Anna handed over a silver kettle.

"Thank you." Hesta unscrewed the lid, and just about to approach his mouth, he suddenly sniffed the spout, "...is it wine?"

"Correct."

Hesta gave Anna a look in disbelief, she screwed on the lid again, and threw the silver jug ​​back into Anna's arms.

Anna caught the kettle and took a big sip by herself, "You didn't finish what you just said."

"If the text message is true, then... boarding the ship is the right choice; if not, then I... can't go to land."

"why?"

"The chelate alarm has... sounded for so long, and no other mercury needles have rushed over... I should appear in a prominent position instead of hiding in the crowd." Hesta looked at Anna, "Otherwise , do you want those ordinary people... to be implicated... because of my personal cowardice?"

Anna smacked for a while: "...so you took me with you?"

"What do you say?"

"I thought you were protecting me from harm?"

"Am I familiar with you? I protect you from harm..."

Anna smiled, "Anyway, thank you for not leaving me where I am... Originally, you could have walked faster."

"You're welcome, and it's not for you." Hesta stood up again, and she held the handle of the trailer again. "How did you and Su Lei... know each other?"

"Si Lei? Oh, you said that police officer..." Anna thought for a while, "I don't think I know her, do I?"

"Forget it, when I..." Hesta started to walk again, and she squeezed out two words with difficulty, "I didn't say anything."

The ship in the distance gradually turned into a concrete giant. The crew on the deck obviously saw Hesta and Anna slowly approaching the pier. They split up some people and ran in the direction of Hesta carrying the wheelchair on the ship. go.

"Do you know where the name 'Shengming' came from, Jane?"

"……do not know."

"This is the year name of an ancient emperor in the South Fourteenth District. He and everything of his era have left a strong mark in the history of the South Fourteenth District," Anna said softly. The name of the era is probably expected to revitalize the tourism industry in the fourteenth district with the launch of this ship, just like Emperor Shengming started a prosperous era during the Zhou Jin Rebellion."

"Really." Hesta responded absently.

"But in fact, this ship has another name, an unofficial nickname, after leaving District [-]." Anna paused, "Do you know what it's called?"

Hesta stopped in her tracks. She saw several uniformed sailors walking towards her pushing wheelchairs not far away. She heaved a sigh of relief and squatted next to Anna in relief.

"……what is it call?"

"The Alecto," Anna said with a smile, "is the mythical character you mentioned in the exhibition hall, the Punisher, Alecto."

……

"Where did Su Lei and Turan go?"

"They are in escape routes No. 2 and No. 16 respectively, at the end of the line."

"Is there a picture, call it out and have a look."

In a certain monitoring room in the East Alpha area on the first floor of the seabed, Qianye was staring at the screen in front of him alone. On the screen appeared serious expressions of Su Lei and Turan at the same time - Su Lei was holding a child in his arms. .

"How many people are still underground?"

"Currently there are no stranded people in the main building, but there are still signs of life that are climbing in escape routes No. 1, No. 6, and No. 15."

"How long is it expected to be emptied?"

"Counting the time for everyone to reach safety, it will take at least four minutes."

"...so long." Chiba sat back on the chair behind her again, kicked off the cabinet, and slid on the smooth floor of the monitoring room, "Is Jane boarding the ship now?"

"Looks like not yet, since Anna is still on land, I think they should be together."

"Okay, then wait a little longer..."

The entire monitoring room fell into silence, and Chiba stared at the second hand without saying a word.

Suddenly, she remembered something and raised her head, "By the way, what should I call you? Are you Eclipse, Palan, or someone else?"

"Zero." A female voice sounded again from Chiba's earphones, "This is the name Ms. Anna gave me."

(End of this chapter)