Resurrection of all mankind

Chapter 23 Race against time
"How?"

Xie Shen's question made the man in the suit feel troubled.

He hesitated for a few seconds and then said, "Don't worry, I'll ask someone and give you an answer right away."

After that, no more sound came out of the earphones.

Only Xie Shen was left in the woods, quietly looking at the thalamus core not far away.
This went on for about a quarter of an hour.

Finally, the voice of the man in the suit sounded again: "Here I come. I just asked someone, and now there are two options that can ensure that you don't die."

"Which two?" Xie Shen asked immediately.

The man in the suit said, "The first method is to escape to the ruins of the city. This way you can avoid being chased by the sentinels."

Xie Shen was thoughtful when he heard this: "Why? Can't the Thalamus Sentinel go to the city ruins?"

"Ah."

The man in the suit responded, "That is the territory of the pseudo-humans. The Thalamus Sentinels are not allowed to enter without permission. As for why, I don't know."

"This method," Xie Shen thought for a moment, and then continued, "I can run to the city ruins. Although I can get rid of the Thalamus sentinels, what if I encounter fake people? The high-tech weapons in those people's hands are really powerful, right?"

"That depends on your luck." The man in the suit said helplessly, "If you are unlucky and get caught by the fake guy, you will die."

"Of course, you don't have to choose this option." The man in the suit said, "I have another way, which is to go underground."

"It's the same as the city ruins: the underground is the territory of the underground people, so the thalamus sentinels cannot enter without permission."

"But don't blame me for not reminding you: Although the underground people are not as cruel as the pseudo-people and kill humans on sight, they are very evil."

"What kind of weird method is this?" Xie Shen asked subconsciously.

"I don't know about that."

The man in the suit said, "We are in the space station and rarely come into contact with the underground people, so I know very little information. You can only be careful on your own."

While Xie Shen was talking to the man in the suit, time had unknowingly come to six o'clock.

At this moment, there are less than 1 hour and 30 minutes left until dark.

Time is tight.

Feeling flustered, Xie Shen couldn't help but speak faster.

He decisively said to the man in the suit, "If I choose option 2, how can I get to the underground?"

"That's easy." The man in the suit said, "Let me ask you: What is your mission on the surface this time?"

"understood."

Xie Shen suddenly realized what was going on and said, "You mean, you want me to use that probe to go underground?"

"Correct." The man in the suit asked Xie Shen, "The probe you deployed should not have been wrapped up by the thalamus core, right?"

"No." Xie Shen responded.

"Well."

The man in the suit commanded, "Immediately turn on the power of the probe to maximum, and then just keep drilling down until the surface is broken through."

In the woods.

Xie Shen took another look at the thalamus core not far away that was more than four people tall.

He withstood the pressure brought by the creature, quickly walked to the probe, and turned the power of the probe to maximum as instructed.

‘Boom!’!
In an instant, a huge noise came from the drill head of the exploration machine.

This sound was transmitted into the thalamic core, causing all the thalamic sentinels inside to become restless.

They kept crawling back and forth, as if they could burst out of the giant brain at any time.
...

time flies.

There is only less than an hour left until 7:30 in the evening.

Perhaps it was because the light in the woods was getting dimmer. Not far away.

The thalamus core suddenly began to wriggle wildly at a strange frequency, and made a continuous "gurgling" sound.

Accompanied by bursts of noises, cracks began to appear on the surface of this creature.

These cracks continued to expand over time. Gradually, some thalamic sentinels could be seen poking their heads out from the cracks.

in the dark.

While operating the probe, Xie Shen occasionally looked back at the thalamus core not far away.

Although he knew very well that even if he really died outside, he could be resurrected in the space station.

But his instinctive desire to survive still made him feel unprecedented pressure, especially after those thalamic sentinels poked their heads out.

"How's it going? Did you get through?"

Listening to the roar of the drilling rig from Xie Shen's side, which was constantly being heard due to the maximum power, the man in the suit also said in a panic: "There is less than half an hour left, you better pay attention!"

"Stop talking." Xie Shen complained, "You're putting a lot of pressure on me!"

After saying that, he subconsciously glanced at the surface of the thalamus core again - as the crack continued to expand, those thalamus sentinels had already poked half of their bodies out of the crack.

With that momentum, all the sentinels might swarm out from the thalamus core in the next second.

Such a scene brought Xie Shen an indescribable sense of oppression.

The man in the suit also reminded again at this moment: "There are less than 7 minutes left until 30:15!"

"I know, I know!" Xie Shen frowned and said with a hint of impatience: "Why isn't it healed yet!?"

In order to ensure that the drilling rig would not stop due to overheating, he began to pour drinking water he carried with him into the well.

'Sizzle, sizzle'

In an instant, bursts of steam rose from inside the well.

Nearly ten minutes passed like this.

Finally, the roar of the underground drill suddenly disappeared - this meant that the drill had broken through the surface rock layer and drilled into an unknown cave.

Successful.

In the headphones.

When the sound of the drilling machine disappeared, the man in the suit said in ecstasy: "Quick, quick, quick! Fasten the cable and jump into the well. You don't have much time!"

Xie Shen ignored the man in the suit and just turned his head to take a look at the thalamus core.

——At this moment, the cracks on the surface of the thalamus core have expanded to an unprecedented level.

Its width and height are enough for the thalamic sentinels in the body to crawl out.

"No, it's too late."

Seeing that the thalamus sentinels had crawled out of the cracks one after another, Xie Shen immediately used the spiritual power in his body to strengthen himself and made a gesture to jump into the cracks.

All I heard was the man in the suit speaking into the headset: "Too late? What, you plan to jump in directly? The well dug by the probe is at least several hundred meters deep. Will it be okay if you jump in directly?"

"do not care!"

Looking at the sentinels swarming out of the thalamus core, Xie Shen no longer hesitated and jumped into the drilling well.

As there was no safety rope, Xie Shen had to use his hands and feet to cling to the wall from time to time to mitigate the impact of the fall.

Although this action would consume a lot of physical strength, it was the only way for him to ensure that he would not fall to death.

'Woo!'
At the same time.

After noticing Xie Shen's presence, a large number of thalamus sentinels also rushed into the drilling rig.

They kept making strange roars and stared at Xie Shen's head hungrily.

(End of this chapter)