The girl with white hair and red eyes is serious about revenge

The core team had only two people because of the request of Perlis and Carly. In their opinion, the school was very likely to involve a netherworld mechanism similar to the town of Ankamouth. The more people there were, the more difficult it would be to control the variables.

Besides, Perlis's fighting power alone is enough to be several times that of all of them combined.

"Got it, when do we retreat?" Carly shouted. The propeller was too noisy.

"No matter what the situation is, we will retreat within three hours, or at most four hours. The clock will start counting from the moment we land. This way we will have more flexibility and the retreat will be safer."

"I understand," Su Yao nodded. "By the way, this is my first time riding in a helicopter driven by Xiao Shaya, and it's quite stable."

"Really? Thank you for the compliment. This is also my first time flying a helicopter!"

"What!?"

"Hey! Miss Su Yao, be careful! Hold on tight!"

"Hahahahahahaha, I'm just kidding. I have a pilot's license, issued by the military. Don't worry, I won't let you fall."

"You... stop joking now!"

"You guys are just too nervous, hahahaha... Eh? Where's my joystick? It's gone?"

"Stop messing around!"

......

7) Paradise Lost (Part 2)

The helicopter was flying in the misty fog like a sparrow. As it went deeper into the hinterland, dots of ink spread out in the white fog, soon dyeing the surrounding world with an ominous black.

After flying over a blockade that stretched for hundreds of miles, everything along the way began to deteriorate: the vegetation went from lush to withered, from vitality to decay, as if everything in the world was undergoing rapid evolution.

When everything she could see turned pitch black, Perlis knew that she had arrived at the [Black Dead Zone].

"Communications are about to be disconnected. Good luck everyone."

The last message came from the helicopter radio. The electromagnetic interference sound became stronger and stronger. Saya found it too noisy and turned it off directly.

"We have lost communication with the headquarters. It's up to us now," Shaya said. "There is a temporary base station on the helicopter. After entering the erosion zone, it can maintain the minimum level of radio communication between us."

Perlis did not respond to Shaya. She just stared at the scenery outside the window, looking at the area where civilization once lived.

The ground was pitch black, and the houses had been corroded to the point where only the basic shapes were left. Twisted and weird crustaceans covered the entire street. Cars that had been corroded to the point where only their skeletons were left were parked on the roadside, and the ground was littered with unrecognizable black fragments.

There was no vegetation here, all of which had long been devoured by the Kuroshio. Only some vine-like objects that looked like plants grew messily on both sides of the street. Perlis saw that they were always rotating in the direction of the helicopter - they were obviously part of the Kuroshio ecosystem and could sense the approach of the helicopter.

Such a scene of decay made Perlis feel a little uncomfortable. When she first arrived at the other side, the Kuroshio land she saw had lost all traces of civilization in hundreds of years of evolution. Although she was shocked, she always felt that she had no connection with that time.

Now, looking at the half-eroded house, she had a deeper understanding of the Day of Judgment caused by the greed of the Great Alliance.

They ate the forbidden fruit under the temptation of the snake and were driven out of paradise.

This is a paradise lost under the black tide.

......

Core Team - 25 minutes into the dead zone - 3 hours until extraction

"The hatch is open, good luck everyone! Keep in touch!"

As Saya spoke, the helicopter door opened automatically, and the wind blew in, blowing the hair of the three girls.

According to the plan in the briefing, Polys and Carly will land by parachuting, while Su Yao will lead the others on the helicopter to a nearby designated point to block the area.

This was done in order to take into account the Black Tide followers that might be attracted by Perlis's bloodline, as well as to block the escape of the Black Tide Cult.

The target location is a school, which is the source of the information obtained after tracing the hard drive found by Su Yao. It is the possible base camp of the [Black Tide Cult]. The operation will officially begin the moment the core team composed of Perlis and Carly lands.

"Let's go."

Pearlis and Carly held hands, nodded to each other, and then jumped out of the helicopter cabin.

"call--"

Two crimson factor arcs burned in the air, dragging long crimson trails. Perlis quickly observed the school and chose the entrance as the landing point.

"Om-"

Under the effect of the factor shield, the two landed on the ground unscathed. After standing firm, Perlis immediately activated the factor vision, and her blood-red eyes with a halo quickly scanned the surroundings.

"There is no one here, not even the Kuroshio followers. This place is very clean."

"The Little Bird didn't detect any movement either," Carly's eyes glowed blue, "The model of the school's interior... No, it can't be constructed inside. There's interference from the netherworld."

"As expected," Perlis nodded and walked to the school gate, "The interference means we came to the right place."

Her eyes fell on the doorplate at the school gate: the words on it had not been completely eroded. After Perlis identified it, it was the name of the school:

"Lulintun Hope Primary School..."

"This view doesn't look promising," Carly said, looking at the withered vegetation beside the road. "Shall we go in?"

"Give me two minutes."

As Perlis spoke, she released some of the destructive factors stored in the factor bracelet, and then manipulated them to the designated location.

Then, she continued to open cracks and traveled to the outside of the school's playground, rooftop, warehouse, etc. Every time she arrived at an area, Perlis buried a factor anchor while observing to ensure that she had a means of evacuation later.

After doing all this, Perlis tore open the rift again and returned to the school gate. At this time, Carly also completed a thorough investigation of the entire area and said:

"There is a very weak trace of factor energy waves underground, probably somewhere like a basement."

"Understood. Let's go."

Perlis and Carly acted in perfect harmony, following the route they had scouted in advance, they passed through the gate and entered the school.

The school was not very big, consisting of a teaching building, a small playground, and several warehouses. According to Qi Lang's standards, such a school was obviously unqualified, and the facilities were too simple.

Apparently, when the school was established, this area, deep in the mountains, was poor.

Crossing the road beside the playground, Polys and Carly arrived in front of the school building.

Along the way, Perlis discovered a strange pattern: as they got closer to the teaching building, the degree of erosion by the black tide on the buildings, the ground, and the surrounding facilities was gradually decreasing.

By the time they arrived in front of the teaching building, the gate in front of them showed no signs of being eroded by the black tide. The brown-black wooden door even shone with a layer of luster, looking like new.

"This is so weird..." Perlis frowned, "Carly, what do you think?"

"This means that someone is maintaining this area," Carly analyzed, "or in other words, there is some force preventing the black tide from spreading here."

"Could it be the Black Tide Cult?"

"It is very likely, or perhaps there are other secrets here."

While speaking, Carly once again used the [Little Birds] to observe behind the closed door of the teaching building. The result was exactly the same as before - the [Little Birds] lost contact directly after passing through the crack in the door.

"I encountered the same situation in Hillster," Carly whispered, "It was the office of an arms dealer. He had already become a follower of the Black Tide at that time, and a high-level one..."

"Then prepare to fight," Perlis spun out a butterfly knife, "Carly."

"Always be ready." Carly pulled out the steam revolver.

The two prepared for a while, and then Perlis pushed open the door of the teaching building——

"Om..."

Behind the door was endless darkness. Accompanied by some kind of roar hidden beneath the space, the two entered that darkness.

Carly took out the glow stick she carried with her, and a blue light came on. However, the light was confined to a small space around the glow stick by some strange force, and could not illuminate the surroundings more deeply.

The two of them walked forward in the darkness, holding each other's hands and walking carefully.

Suddenly, everything around them became clear, as if a scene was directly cast around them.

When she came to her senses, Perlis found herself standing in an empty classroom.

......

7) Paradise Lost (Part 3)

Cover Team - 28 minutes into dead zone - 2 hours and 57 minutes left to extract

"The area has been cleared, and no traces of the Black Tide followers have been found for the time being."

Next to a damaged building, Su Yao put down the telescope and reported on the radio:

"Evacuation team, how's the aerial view?"

"Nothing unusual for now, but don't let your guard down," Shaya's voice was hoarse due to the interference from the lower world, "But I didn't expect that I didn't even see the shadow of the Black Tide's followers."

"Miss Carly reminded us that we might encounter the Black Khan," Su Yao looked around, "We will continue the blockade. If there is any situation, remember to report it."

"Understood," Shaya replied, "Has the core team entered?"

"I got in, but there's no information at the moment. I'll try to establish a one-way connection."

Su Yao adjusted the factor energy wave transmitter to the one-way amplification mode, and then called Perlis's channel:

"Core team, the outer area has been blocked, how are you doing over there?"

no respond.

Su Yao adjusted and called a few more times, but no matter how she called, no sound came from the main building of the school.

"It looks like they are in trouble..."

Su Yao subconsciously wanted to go to school, but suddenly remembered her responsibilities and finally stayed where she was.

She took a deep breath, fixed her gaze, and nailed herself to her post.

......

Core Team - 30 minutes into the dead zone - 2 hours and 55 minutes left to evacuate

"Where is this?"

Perlis looked around. In her memory, the two of them had just entered the gate not long ago, and the scene in front of her suddenly switched to this empty classroom.

"This is really weird..." Carly frowned. This was the first time she had experienced something like this. "Little White Flower, was your previous exploration on Sea Mist Island similar to this situation?"

"Yes, but not exactly the same."

After a preliminary look, Perlis had a simple understanding of the overall appearance of the classroom: it was an ordinary classroom, with neatly arranged desks and an empty blackboard behind the podium. There was a row of windows on the side of the classroom, and it was pitch black outside, so nothing could be seen clearly.

"The Little Bird is useless," Carly shook her head, "Could this be the Netherworld you mentioned earlier?"

"It should be." Perlis lowered her head and did not see her own shadow.

During the Sea Mist Island Operation, Perlis found a way out of the impasse with the help of Miss Ayane's secret bag, but this time Miss Ayane was not there, so she had to figure it out on her own.

Perlis decided to start with exploration. She walked through the corridor and came to the door of the classroom. She pulled the door and found that it could not be opened.

"Need a key?" Carly looked around.

"No, it takes a little effort."

As Perlis spoke, she took out her butterfly knife and slashed fiercely from top to bottom.

"bass--"

The door of the classroom exploded, and the debris did not seem to fall down, but disappeared into thin air.

"That's really unladylike," Carly muttered.

There was complete darkness outside the door, and a vibration hidden in the space was transmitted, causing Perlis to frown.

It can be confirmed that this is the [Netherworld]. Judging from the darkness all around, it should be an isolated island in the dark space.

Going out directly would not be a good decision... Without guidance in the [Netherworld], who knows where we will be dragged to?

Polys turned around and found Carly walking to the podium and rummaging in the drawer of the podium.

"Carly, did you find anything?"

"Yes," Carly said, as if she had touched something, "Let me see..."

She pulled her hand out, and along with it a piece of torn paper stained with black. Pearlis leaned over and found many names written crookedly on it.

"...Shi Weijie...Long Bowen...Zheng Hanwen...Xu Jiankang...Are these the students' names?"

"It seems so," Carly nodded, "With more than 60 people in a class, educational resources are very tight."

This was obviously a roll call sheet, with more than sixty students' names marked on it. Most of them were clear, with only two covered by black ink.

No matter how hard they tried, Pearlis and Carly couldn't identify the two names. They could only see that the corresponding seats were two tables put together by the window in the second to last row.