I am immortal with scientific thinking

"I hate that guy. Since he had already decided to come here, he chose to retreat at the critical moment. If he dared to run away on the battlefield, I would kill him first!" Su Mu, who was sitting in the driver's seat and driving the car, couldn't help but look cold.

"It's normal. Not everyone is fearless about life and death. It's human nature to be afraid of something." Lin Chen didn't think much of it. He still leaned against the window, observing the situation outside, and said, "Fang Zhengyang is relatively good. At least he clearly knew that he was incapable and afraid of death. He retreated in time and didn't cheat anyone. This is already pretty good."

"What I fear most is encountering those self-proclaimed righteous fools who appear to be passionate before the event, but immediately back down when faced with danger. They are unable to perform at the critical moment, causing the originally stable situation to completely collapse. At that time, it will truly kill everyone."

"That's true... No wonder people often say that when the end of the world comes, it's time to kill the saintly bitches first. It makes sense." After hearing this, Su Mu smiled inexplicably and said jokingly.

Lin Chen did not smile, but instead looked through the window carefully at the city outside as night fell.

Yuncang City is also a very important city. After all, its population is too large. Although it is not as important as Tianhai City, it is unique among the nearby counties, whether in terms of population, economy, or prosperity.

Normally, there shouldn't be only these few vehicles and pedestrians on the roads in this city.

But Lin Chen looked over here while riding in the car. Although the city was functioning normally, it gave him the feeling that it seemed to lack a little popularity.

There is no noisy, lively feeling. There is a dead and depressing feeling.

“No fun.”

After careful observation, Lin Chen frowned and came to this conclusion.

Logically speaking, in a city with a population of several million, even if many people go out to work, there will still be a large number of young people, or middle-aged people with families.

Apart from the most basic needs of life, humans spend the rest of their time either working or enjoying themselves.

Since they entered the city, they have driven around the city for at least two hours to observe, but they found that there are very few people eating, drinking and having fun on the streets. And today is Friday, which should be the most indulgent day, but the number of people having fun is as scarce as on a snowy night in winter. Even the noise of happy families is very small, so it gives people a lifeless feeling.

And most importantly...

“It’s red…” Lin Chen glanced at the dial that could roughly measure the ether value, which had already turned scarlet. “According to the archives, in this situation, a large number of deaths would normally have already occurred, but right now…”

Lin Chen looked out the window again. All the houses were brightly lit, and everything seemed peaceful and harmonious. Not to mention death, there was not even a hint of abnormality to be seen. Apart from that inexplicable and oppressive sense of death, there was nothing wrong at all.

It was too quiet, too peaceful, as if the dazzling red light flashing on the dashboard was just their overthinking.

But the various anomalies that have occurred since entering the city have made anyone who knows the situation feel an inexplicable chill.

Western horror is bloody and violent, while Chinese horror is the kind that cannot be described in words... the unknown.

It feels like the tip of an iceberg. No one knows the horror hidden deep beneath the boundless water.

"According to the archives of Tianhai City and our past experiences, it seems that there has been no outbreak or any abnormal incidents in our hometown within the past five years. Now that there is an outbreak, it is of this level..." Su Mu gripped the steering wheel tightly, his expression a little gloomy, "Master, are you sure we are not being targeted?"

"...It shouldn't be." Lin Chen was silent for a moment, and gave his own guess, "If my calculation is correct, Lin Tianhang should not have reincarnated into the real time and space, and the other party should not be able to wake up and make arrangements before us. But having said that, we have to be on guard."

"That's right, but we have to fight before the world is destroyed. If he really fights with us to the death, we might have to die together. On this basis, we haven't reached the point where we have to fight." Su Mu said casually while driving, "But then again, where are the other clones? They also carry part of your memory, why haven't they appeared yet... Damn, they won't betray us?!"

"What are you thinking about?" Lin Chen's mouth twitched.

But I don't care about this speculation:
"Don't worry, the clones that carry my memories are all smart people. They either won't betray me and will assist me wholeheartedly, or they are absolutely sure that they can kill me. They won't help others to harm me."

"And if that day really comes, it means that I have lost my determination on the path and my pursuit of my ideals. I will be like a weak person who hesitates to move forward and pursues pleasure, and become the person I once hated the most... Then they who have been walking on the road are naturally more qualified and capable than me to become the real body. In this case, why not let them carry me on the road?"

At this point, Lin Chen looked a little puzzled. Looking at the scenery outside the window that was constantly receding, he said calmly:
“Life is indeed important, but sometimes, it is not…that important.”

Su Mu was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said:
"No wonder you can become the original body..."

For a moment, the car fell into an unspeakable silence.

After a long while, Su Mu finally asked:
"Then what should we do next?"

"My mentor gave me a phone number before I came here. It's the branch of the Supernatural Research Institute in this city. I wanted to contact them directly when I entered the city, but considering the current situation, it's not a good idea to act late at night." Lin Chen thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll go home for a night and see if anything unusual happens."

"The ether value of this city has actually reached the A-level or even S-level. This means that the current seemingly peaceful city is just the prelude to the coming storm. The real terror has already arrived without anyone noticing."

"Then sooner or later it will explode and return to its relatives in this world. If something happens to them, it will be a good opportunity to take revenge on them. If nothing happens to them, it can protect them when disaster strikes."

"Okay." Su Mu affirmed the decision.

"Also, order the three special forces members who are following us in a car to stay in a hotel near our home. Keep in touch at all times and communicate immediately if there is any abnormality!" Lin Chen continued to give orders.

"Yes."

Soon, the two cars drove in the same direction and separated at an intersection.

Su Mu drove the car and soon drove into a high-end residential area, which was their home in this life.

"I feel like I haven't been back for half a year, and there's no difference...Fuck you!"

Just as Su Mu was about to drive into the underground garage, a car suddenly overtook him from behind and ran amok at the narrow intersection. If he had not reacted quickly, the two cars would have rear-ended each other.

"Fuck you! Is there something wrong with your brain? You drive without looking at the road. Believe it or not, I will hit you to death as soon as I open the door!" Su Mu had been driving for several hours and was already a little annoyed. Now that he encountered such an stupid driver, he almost couldn't resist the urge to step on the accelerator.

"People nowadays are so fucking uncultured..."

"Chase him!" Just as Su Mu was about to curse, Lin Chen's extremely cold voice suddenly came to his ears.

"Hmm?" Su Mu was stunned when he heard that, but he didn't hesitate at all, "Okay!"

He knew that the original body would never do anything without purpose, there must be a reason for it, so he just did it!
As soon as the accelerator was stepped on, the car not only did not slow down when entering the underground garage, but instead accelerated!

squeak--!
The vehicle turned to overtake, twisted and drifted, then braked suddenly at medium speed and blocked the car it had just overtaken!

"Main body, what's wrong?"

Su Mu forced himself to steady his body, but Lin Chen ignored him and stared coldly at the vehicle in front of him.

Through the front window, a man in a suit was seen sitting in the car opposite. He was staring at Lin Chen and the others. His head moved slightly, and the corners of his mouth curved upwards, forming a look that seemed to be a smile, and his voice was emotionless:
"You almost hit my car."

Lin Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at it carefully, and then said:
"Sorry, we have a problem with our driving. Let's go."

"Ah? Okay, okay." Su Mu was a little confused, but still drove away as ordered.

After finding a place to stop, he finally couldn't help but ask:
"What happened just now? Why did you let me chase him?"

Lin Chen glanced at him and suddenly asked:
"Don't you think it's a little strange?"

"This... does seem a little strange." Su Mu thought about it carefully and found something unusual. "He overtook when entering the underground garage. He clearly had no manners. But we stopped him forcibly, but he didn't seem to be angry. It felt a little weird..."

"It's more than just weird..." Lin Chen's eyes moved, recalling the scene just now.

At the moment when the other party overtook him, he clearly saw a face staring at him above the left window of the driver's seat!

No, to be precise, the face was not leaning against the car window, but... directly against the window!
It was as if only the skin was left on that face, as if it had been peeled off and pasted on the car window as a decoration. Lin Chen could even clearly see the tears in the eye sockets of that face.

Those two blood-stained eyes!
Illusion, or...

"Should we order the special forces to check it out? I've memorized the license plate number of that car." Su Mu suggested, "Maybe we can find something."

"No." Lin Chen pondered for a moment and rejected the suggestion. "This city gives me the feeling that it is like a pile of gunpowder that is about to be ignited. Any action may lead to unknown consequences."

"A-level and S-level events are not something we can confront head-on. What we can do now is to gather as much useful intelligence as possible before the real terror surfaces. If you are not prepared, do not trigger any anomalies at will." Having said this, Lin Chen looked at the parking lot in front of him with a gloomy expression. He sighed and said, "But even here there are anomalies. It seems that this world is probably in danger..."

Su Mu was silent for a moment, his palms gripping the steering wheel tightened involuntarily, and he said:
"No matter what, we have to go and see the results."

"In that case, let's go." Lin Chen opened the car door, stepped out, and carried a backpack the size of a travel bag.

Since the academicians of civilization have not developed space technology and cannot create things like storage bags, they can only use backpacks to carry various black-tech weapons.

Fortunately, there have been breakthroughs in nanotechnology, and all kinds of high-tech weapons are easy to carry and can be carried in a special travel bag.

Soon, the two went upstairs.

They live across the street from each other, and it can be said that the two families have been together since childhood. If they were not both men, they would be childhood sweethearts.

clatter! clatter! clatter!
After a knock on the door, it opened:
"Eh? You kid, why are you back so early..."

……

What the two didn't know was that just as they were leaving the underground parking lot, in a hidden, imperceptible corner, a pair of gray, dead-like eyes had been spying on them.

He was a man with slightly yellow skin, a stiff face, and a strange aura. He was wearing a suit and was dressed neatly. There was no sign of decay at all, and he looked like a living person.

This is the man in a suit that Lin Chen and his team just stopped.

After Lin Chen and the others got on the elevator, the cold corpse in a suit slowly turned around and left with a stiff face and a pair of gray dead eyes.

The moment he turned around and left, if someone stood behind him, they would notice that there was a blood line on the back of the suit man's head, running through his entire head.

This blood line seemed to have existed for a long time, and there were obvious signs of decay, but it did not react at all.

What is even more creepy is that the face seems to have turned into a piece of paper. There is no three-dimensional feeling. Only a lifelike human face can be seen printed on it, and the eyes are even wide open, which looks extremely terrifying.

At this moment, the strange man in the suit moved stiffly, and his steps were more like a fixed program. Every time he raised his heel and put his foot down, it was exactly the same as the previous time. He gave people the feeling that he was a mechanical puppet walking according to a set program.

It walked out of the parking lot, out of the community, and came to the street.

The people walking on the street, coming and going, stopped moving at this moment, just like a running program suddenly crashed with his arrival.

Their faces became extremely stiff, and they all looked in one direction, with the corners of their mouths forming a strange arc at this moment.

It seemed like...laughing.

Men and women, young and old

this moment,
It seems like everyone is laughing.

Everyone... was laughing. (End of this chapter)