The Heartthrob Guide: Dodder of S-Class Sentinels

Chapter 154 The battle begins

When the warning whistle sounded throughout the city.

Residents living near Duke Ned's estate began to be evacuated overnight.

Fortunately, the manor is not located in a traditional residential area, but is part of the Duke's property. Because there is a large vineyard in this area, he specially built a manor here for brewing and hosting special events such as banquets and cocktail parties.

The pollution spread very quickly. The previous moment, the manor was immersed in the mellow aroma of wine, and the crisp sound of crystal glasses colliding and the lazy laughter of the nobles were intertwined into a flashy dream; the next moment, the thick pollution source flooded over the vineyard like a tide, and the rust-like fishy smell choked every inch of the air.

The carved iron gate of the manor became a dividing line - outside the gate, residents fled, and a large number of rescue teams began to gather here; inside the gate, the whole world had been dyed a morbid gray-green, and the candlelight was still struggling to jump, like the gasp of a dying person.

Why are pollutants so scary?
Because it can cut into a living being with a crack in its spirit in an instant, and then quickly assimilate it, becoming what people in this world call an "alien".

At the same time, it is also contagious. A living organism that is successfully parasitized will unconsciously emit special emotions, affecting other living organisms around it through air, contact, and even eye contact.

What's even more terrifying is that these parasitic life forms seem to have collective intelligence. They will cooperate with each other to create mental resonance points to expand the scope of infection.

Thus, a "contaminated area" was formed.

The contaminated area is a completely independent area from the real world, and the life form that is initially infected will also become the "king" of this contaminated area.

Although the location of Ned Manor is remote, it is at least a national second-level area and is very close to the Central White Tower, so there should be no pollutants.

But tonight—

"Director, the communication has been completely cut off. We have completely lost contact with the people inside."

As soon as Huo Sen got out of the car, his subordinates came forward to report everything.

“How many people are left inside tonight?”

"There are about a hundred guests, and the remaining twenty or so are the staff of the manor. So far, no one has escaped."

"Has the source of the pollution been found?"

"We are searching, and we can roughly determine that it might have been brought in by one of them."

Huo Sen couldn't help but sneer - how ridiculous.

There were people in the room, most of whom were sentries and guides. The source of pollution crawled in, but no one noticed.

You know, an infection in the secondary area is as horrifying as finding a nuclear bomb in the president's room.

There is a white tower in each area. A monitoring sound wave is emitted from the top of the white tower all year round. These sound waves radiate to every piece of soil in the area. If there is an invasion of pollution source, it will be discovered at the first time.

The operation of local white towers is entirely controlled by the central white tower. In other words, the closer you are to the central white tower, the stronger the monitoring sound waves will be and the safer you will be.

The source of the sound waves comes from the Queen.

"Gather a team and follow me in."

"..."

That night.

The entire District 2 fell into extreme panic.

Under the supervision of the police, ordinary people all hid in their homes, sealed the doors and windows tightly, and even blocked the sewers. Heavily armed soldiers were checking every house to prevent other sources of pollution from being missed.

The people of District 2 were in a state of panic, and people in other districts had apparently heard the news as well. On the streets, the number of military patrols at night had noticeably increased.

Especially in District 1, most of the people living here are royal nobles and some military ministers, and their status is extraordinary.

They enjoy special treatment and protection on a daily basis. Now, facing potential threats, they have to tighten their guard and dare not slack off even a little.

However, in stark contrast to the tense atmosphere in these areas, the specially protected Guide Academy is extremely quiet at this moment, as if isolated from the noise and fear of the outside world, and the peace is somewhat unreal.

Lin Nan slept soundly. Under the hidden moonlight, a huge shadow slowly withdrew from her mind. The branches of a tree stretched to the window, looking in the direction of the central white tower, and the leaves rustled.

[Weakened...]

Suddenly, a voice sounded in the darkness—

The battle is about to begin...
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Tina and Lan Yin have been running for a long time.

But no one could find the exit of the manor.

They couldn't remember how many times they had turned into this corridor with oil paintings.

The same landscape, the same Persian carpet, the same crystal chandelier—

This manor seemed like an endlessly recurring nightmare. No matter how they tried to escape, they could not find a way out.

The people trapped here have begun to alienate. The first to suffer are those ordinary people who have no mental power at all. Almost the moment the contaminated area was formed, they were simultaneously contaminated and completely became part of this world.

"Be careful!" Lan Yin pulled Tina and hid in a room.

As the door closed, a creepy scraping sound came from outside. Tina looked through the peephole and saw a man who looked like a waiter crawling on all fours down the corridor. His neck was twisted 180 degrees, and a mouth full of fangs opened at the back of his head, constantly sniffing the lingering human scent in the air.

Suddenly, it seemed to sense something, and the eyes on the back of its head suddenly focused on Tina and the others' room.

"I found you—"

The waiter made a strange sound and his whole body quickly rushed to their door in an extremely weird posture. Lan Yin hurriedly pulled Tina's body away from there.

Almost at the same time, the monster's hands and feet pierced through the thin door panels.

Lan Yin's eyes lit up with blue fluorescence, and a huge tentacle sprang out from behind him, wrapped around the alien's neck, and with a "crack", broke its entire head!

Blue blood sprayed all around, and wherever the blood splashed, objects were corroded instantly.

"Be careful, these liquids can devour cells and fibers." Tina said after observing for a moment.

After all, she was an S-level guide and had many years of experience in the army, so she soon calmed down.

"If we want to get out, it seems we have to find the source of the pollution. This polluted area has just formed, and the king beast probably hasn't evolved completely yet. We must take this opportunity to get rid of it!"

"How do we find it?" Lan Yin asked.

"Observe," Tina replied. "The contaminated area is a simulation of the King Beast's spiritual world. By observing it, you can infer its preferences, personality, and identity... Look for a place that strikes you as ordinary yet unusual. That's where the King Beast resides..."