Resurrection of all mankind

Chapter 56: Ruin Syndrome

After getting off the spaceship, Xie Shen quickly counted the number of people present:
Excluding the team led by Mag, there are a total of 18 members following Xie Shen at this moment.

Among them, 16 are cyborgs.

There are also two natural persons.

The two people are Li Xiu and his assistant Zhuge Fu who follows behind him.

Fortunately.

The total number of people is complete and no one is left behind.

...

Judging from the broken walls and ruins around, it was not difficult for Xie Shen to judge that there was most likely a road here thousands of years ago.

However, due to years of disrepair, the road is now overgrown with weeds.

Xie Shen and Mag led their respective teams along this main road, heading southeast.
On the way, Li Xiu always had an expressionless look on his face.

But based on their years of getting along, Xie Shen still vaguely felt something unusual: this guy Li Xiu was probably worried about something.

From the moment he got off the spaceship, he seemed a little uneasy.

As for why.
Xie Shen asked, but Li Xiu never gave a direct answer.

Perhaps it was because Li Xiu was worried that his brain was in control of the entire operation.

Both Da Nao and Zhuge Fu are talkative.

The former was because he stayed in the laboratory for too long and caused problems.

The latter has lived underground all year round, so he also has some psychological problems.

So the two patients started chatting non-stop via the wireless communicator.

Although Zhuge Fu had lowered his voice, Xie Shen, with his five senses far superior to those of ordinary people, was still able to easily hear what the two were talking about.

He was discussing with his brain about Li Xiu.

"What? Did you find it?" Although Xie Shen didn't turn around, he could tell that it was Zhuge Fu who was speaking.

In Zhuge Fu's headset, the voice in his head immediately sounded: "We found out that Li Xiu came to the surface this time. The reason he reported to the higher-ups was that he was going to get a very important chip, and that place required him to be there before anyone could enter."

"Is it a very important chip?" Zhuge Fu asked curiously, "What is it used for?"

"Not sure." The brain replied: "In the information about the chip, the note says 'can be used as a backup plan for humans to fight against the Tower Prison.' And then there is more specific information, I can't see it because I don't have the authority."

"Then hack into the system and take a look." Zhuge Fu urged, "With your skills, it should be easy to take a look, right?"

"You dog!"

The two apparently have a pretty good relationship.

Hearing what Zhugefu said, Dabo immediately cursed: "Don't hurt me."

After that, it was just some meaningless chit-chat.

Xie Shen stopped eavesdropping.

After walking like this for about an hour and a half, gradually, the broken walls and ruins on both sides of the road became more and more obvious.

"You've reached the township area. If you keep walking for another hour, you should be able to reach the city ruins."

Public channel.

The brain reminded everyone: "According to the map, this place should have been in Jiaxing, Zhejiang more than 4000 years ago."

The crowd continued to move forward.

Finally, after almost an hour, Xie Shen saw tall towers rising from the ground not far ahead.

The shape of the tower is completely contrary to human aesthetics. If you look at it for a long time, you will feel dizzy or even vomit.

So Xie Shen just took a quick glance and quickly shifted his gaze elsewhere.

But the brain reminded everyone again: "In addition to the pseudo-humans in the city ruins, there is also a monster that is more than 10 meters tall and has bones all over its body. It looks like a human and can walk upright. Our space station named it 'Giant Bone Monster'."

"Some of you may have seen it before." "But some of you are visiting the Pseudo-human territory for the first time, so I will say a few more words about it."

The brain continued, "Those 'giants' seem to be unable to hear any sound, and their eyesight is not very good. They can only see what is in front of them. So as long as you don't actively wander in front of the giant bone monsters, you won't be targeted by them."

Because of satellite monitoring equipment, we can observe the surface conditions in real time.

Under the command of the brain, Xie Shen and others easily avoided the giant bone monsters wandering around the city ruins.

In order to avoid being discovered, everyone deliberately slowed down.

The large force was so cautious that it was not until the evening that they finally reached the inner city area.

Cyborgs are also human beings and need rest.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xie Shen and Mag found a relatively less dilapidated house, entered it and set up camp on the spot.

Everyone should eat when they should eat and recharge when they should recharge.

This continued until late at night.

A sound of vomiting suddenly came from the camp - the person who showed vomiting symptoms was a cyborg from the Paradise Space Station.

The cyborg spoke Italian.

Li Xiu helped translate, "He said he felt dizzy and wanted to vomit, just like he got carsick."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw another person in the camp showing similar symptoms.

——Due to technological limitations, cyborgs cannot replace their hearts and stomachs with mechanical parts.

The former is because it is bound to the human body's blood circulation.

Once it is replaced, it will affect the entire body and the impact is too great.

The same goes for the stomach.

It is bound to the human digestive system and cannot be replaced.

Therefore, modified humans, like natural humans, will also experience symptoms such as dizziness and vomiting when they feel unwell.

"What's going on?"

Xie Shen asked the brain far away in the space station: "Have people who came to the city ruins before encountered similar problems?"

"Yes." The brain responded, "Anyone who gets close to the city ruins will be infected with this disease."

“And the closer you get to the central area, the more severe it is.”

"At first, the infected person just felt dizzy and then vomited."

"Over time, they may even become deaf, comatose, or even mentally ill."

"Because this symptom can only be contracted when approaching the ruins of a city, it is also called 'ruin syndrome'."

——If you want to sneak into the Tower Prison, you must first solve the problem of "ruin syndrome", which is an obstacle that cannot be avoided.

After realizing this, Xie Shen said with a hint of dissatisfaction: "Why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier?"

"This"

The brain wanted to explain.

But Li Xiu at the side interrupted and said, "The brain forgot to tell you because I am responsible for this matter."

Solving the "ruin syndrome" is obviously a headache for scientific researchers.

However, Xie Shen is not a scientific researcher. He is good at infiltration and actual combat.

Therefore, it is understandable that he was not informed of this matter in advance.

After figuring out the key, Xie Shen's tone softened and he said to Li Xiu, "Have you thought of a solution?"

"Not yet."

Li Xiu stared at Xie Shen for a long time, and then suddenly said: "I want to know now: So far, have you felt uncomfortable?"

(End of this chapter)