Wasteland Border Inspector-Chapter 216 - 108: Mysterious Void Mist, the Moving Extraordinary Curse!
"She, was it always foggy like this in Happiness City?"
Cheng Ye called She over, pointing towards the city ruins swallowed by dense fog.
She was taken aback, looked in the direction he was pointing, and her gaze froze, "How did it get foggy?"
This reaction made Cheng Ye’s heart skip a beat.
While inspecting the Red Mountain Merchant Team, his attention was all on the smuggled goods and Jin Dafei’s response, not noticing the change in the surrounding environment at all.
After the inspection, he replayed the information from Liu Kun and Lei Hu, pondering how to improve their cooperation.
As for when the fog started, who could have a clear perception of such a slow change in the natural environment?
It was only after he had been deep in thought for a long while, before suddenly looking up, that he found it somewhat strange.
"Normally, fog only forms in winter, and never this thick."
She scratched her head and called Bao, who was recording border entry information in the dormitory.
Bao ran out of the room and was also baffled by the thick white mist before him, "When did the fog start? I was inside listing records, didn’t notice a thing."
After asking around, two guards standing in the corner hesitantly spoke up, "It seemed to start around twelve? That’s when the rain suddenly got heavier, we went to take cover from the rain and didn’t pay much attention..."
Indeed, no one would notice when the fog began to form.
In this continuous drizzling rain, it’s easy for thin fog to mix in, indistinguishable from water vapor.
But with Cheng Ye’s reminder, everyone gathered to take a closer look and belatedly realized this fog was indeed too thick.
The fog started at twelve, and in just twenty minutes, visibility was already down to around one kilometer.
"Stay sharp, be careful of anything abnormal!"
With a tense heart, Cheng Ye took out his Defense Communication to check the weather, which showed no fog forecast.
Let’s hope this fog is just a common natural phenomenon.
Happiness City withstood one Stand-In Starfish attack, but couldn’t endure a second wave of infection.
If two dense waves hit, not only the ordinary people but even he, an Inspector, would want to run away and hide for a while to see what happens.
After consuming five heated bags of Nutrient Paste, some of the chill was barely dispelled.
Cheng Ye thought for a moment, turned around, and walked to the garage to retrieve the pendant from the charging head.
While drinking the Nutrient Paste, Liu Bi’s words "the rules of the Wasteland aren’t set for those who can write formulas" kept echoing in his mind.
Yes, danger never plays by the rules, and intuitive warnings shouldn’t be dismissed with rigid perceptions.
After traversing this Wasteland, one must admit that life-and-death crises could hit at any moment.
[Collector has been retrieved]
A slight flicker in the palm, the pendant appeared.
Cheng Ye lifted one corner slightly, his eyes on the hollow glass core’s center.
The spot of azure blue in the upper left corner was particularly delightful; the small Horned Starfish floated slowly in the liquid, like a sleeping ocean sprite.
After staring for a while, the inexplicable unease in his heart dissipated slightly.
Why were these five minutes of Extraordinary Ability considered his trump card, the courage to act boldly, the confidence to survive?
Internally:
Within the rules of Happiness City, if anyone dared to break the rules and attack him, an Inspector, regardless of any consequences, it would mean the order that this city strives to maintain has collapsed, becoming a disorderly place akin to the wilderness.
Even if someone pursued those who breached the rules afterward, it proved the rules’ constraints were weak, leaving no path but death if staying here.
At this moment, the Extraordinary Power brought by the Horned Starfish was his capital to fight through, his confidence to survive.
And if no one dared to break the rules, he could freely operate within their framework, without worrying about sudden fatal threats.
Externally:
Just like this eerie weather encountered now, or like the super-strong Infected Body that might appear at any time.
The Extraordinary is his capital for survival, giving him the courage to continue his duty in Zone C.
During these five minutes, even if the main source comes, it must sit down for me!
"Speed it up; disinfect them and let them into the city. Don’t let them linger too long at the South Inspection Station."
Cheng Ye instructed, not passing the panic down to the Red Mountain Merchant Team.
Since humanity established a unified information communication system, even when rooted across the Wasteland, they remain a community with a shared destiny.
Caravans traveling far and wide might have seen many anomalies, but their information channels can’t match the accumulation of a Super Shelter City.
If the fog indeed has a lethal threat, Happiness City’s monitoring system wouldn’t remain completely unreactive.
What he must do now is calm down and return to the inspection area to continue his duty.
Sitting back at the inspection desk, Cheng Ye took several deep breaths, standing up every ten minutes to move around.
Whether running exercises or doing push-ups, he strove to keep his body ready for battle at any moment.
Continual skill searching, rapid growth in strength.
The sense of threat previously weighing on his mind had largely faded, and even sleep was more restful.
But now, even with the Horned Starfish’s support enabling him to be Extraordinary at any time, he still felt emptiness and insecurity within.
"I still need to become extraordinary myself, still need to possess more power!"
At this moment, he suddenly understood why Ding Yishan and Harlem rarely appeared at the inspection station.
With strict security, high walls, and iron fences, safe it seemed.
But viewed from a different angle, every day taking in countless outsiders and unknown goods, it was an exposed nest of danger in the wilderness.
