Doomsday Bandits and Tramps

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Xiu came out of the bathroom, sat on the ground exhausted and let out a long sigh of relief.

There is only daylight in Avalon forever, and they can only tell from the time in the room that it is dusk, and there are still six hours before midnight.

Seth sat beside him, and his condition was not much better: "How is it?"

"I spit it out," Xiu touched the water stains on his face, and said slowly, "I feel uncomfortable in my stomach."

"Drink some water."

Seth unscrewed the water bottle and handed it to Xiu. The bottle of water was still on the floating battleship, and Sanderson gave them the water.

Xiu shook his head and pushed the water back: "I still have some, save it."

Seth smiled, took a sip of water, and re-screwed the bottle.

Xiu asked: "Are you sure there is something wrong with the food?"

"I'm not 100% sure either."

Set raised his head, looking at the ceiling above his head.

After eating at noon, Seth and Xiu temporarily bid farewell to Prin, and were taken to the apartment on the west side by a ferry.

Along the way, the two carefully observed the plants and trees in Avalon. The crowds around the street were much less than when they first came, perhaps because of the lunch break, but the more they observed, the more unexplainable they felt. harmony.

After entering the apartment, there is no one in the strangely quiet building. From the access control to the door lock, everything is automatically recognized by the machine.The one-bedroom, one-living room is fully furnished, and it is bigger than a bed for two people. There is also a separate bathroom and bathtub. The room is clean and tidy, and the scent of flowers is lingering.

This kind of careful preparation is like knowing their relationship in advance and knowing that they will come in advance.

"The food tastes normal, but I think there's something wrong with Purin."

"I feel it too," Xiu said, "If Avalon is really as good as he said, his eyes won't be so empty."

"Well, besides, his attitude towards food makes me feel very wrong."

Seth thought over Principe's expression at that time: "He eats so much that I believe him, but the phrase 'just right' is definitely not his style."

If it was said that Seth was too sensitive at lunch, dinner proved his suspicion even more.

After the lunch break, Prine found their residence, and took him and Xiuli to visit Avalon, but did not see any substantial buildings.

No food in sight, no bustling crowds, no core building in Avalon.

They sit on the shuttle bus and cannot get off at will, and cannot change the route.

The first thing you see is a person with a happy smile, the second, the third... Even if you walk around, there is still this.

After visiting for an afternoon, they finally returned to the restaurant at noon, and there were still only three of them, and the waiter brought up exquisite delicacies and a warm reminder that they came early and the kitchen was not ready yet.

Seth can't cook, but he's not blind.

You tell me that the kitchen is not ready for this level of dishes?

In order not to startle the snake, he and Xiu pretended not to know, ate it in big mouthfuls, and then were taken back to the apartment by the shuttle bus.

Throughout the whole process, they have no contact with other people, nor can they communicate with other people.

To say it is to let them rest at ease, it is better to say it is a disguised house arrest.

"During this time, what did Prince go through?"

Xiu looked at Seth's bloodshot eyes, and squeezed Seth's shoulder: "Don't think too much, Prince appeared in front of us intact, at least we can be sure that he is safe."

Seth frowned anxiously: "Physically it's safe, but in my heart..."

"Are you worried about the Presbyterian Church?"

"Well," Seth closed his eyes, "before I left, I confirmed with Dr. Franz that the Presbyterians had not returned to Tinis City, but Prince said that they had gone back long ago. Dozens of people disappeared out of thin air, and there must be some of them. question."

Xiu knew what Seth was worried about, but there was no evidence, and the more he thought about it, the more confused he became.

Seth shook his head and wiped off the wet stains on his face: "Forget it, don't think about it for now, I'll have a good chat with that brat later."

Said, Seth took out a pack of compressed biscuits from his arms: "Eat some, I haven't eaten well all day."

"I'm fine," Xiu smiled, "but you, with such a bad complexion, is there something uncomfortable?"

"I'm fine, don't worry."

Seth bumped the repair head lightly, and then tore open the packaging bag: "Don't be polite to each other, we are half of each other, and the relationship will not be broken."

"it is good."

The two shared the compressed biscuits and regained some strength.

"There are still five hours until midnight," Xiu calculated the time, "There is no data interface in this apartment, the inside and outside of the room are integrated, the recognition machine and the access control system are embedded, and the ventilation duct cannot accommodate a single person width."

"I checked the route in the afternoon. There are several streets on the east side of Avalon, and the shuttle bus basically won't approach them."

"The more you don't want people to get close to the place, the more curious you are?"

"Well," Seth said, "I haven't found a place that matches the entrance in the map. Even if it's a trap, I can only jump into it."

"Yeah," Xiu sighed, "It's been a day, and we can't get in touch with other people. There is no hope for secret codes, and we can only rely on ourselves."

After a brief discussion, the two took a rest to recharge their batteries.

It was twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, and the sun was still shining outside the window.

Avalon is always like this, there is no night, and even the concept of date has become very blurred, and the artificial time can only be used to distinguish between today and tomorrow.

Set held the handle, took a deep breath, and gently pushed it away.

The corridor was very quiet, only the constant whistling of the air could be heard.

The two looked around and quickly went downstairs.

No one could be seen outside the apartment, and the music stopped. The empty sky fortress was like a ghost town without people, but the fragrance of flowers was still there, the sound of water kept coming, and the strange feeling was full. They couldn't restrain themselves when they heard their own footsteps. Living with hairs and hairs, it is more terrifying than night.

Seth and Xiu ran to the east side of Avalon, went all the way down the street that the shuttle bus avoided, and quickly found the entrance recorded in the map.

On the periphery of a closed building, there is a row of whirring vents, and the huge fan blades keep blowing the wind.

"From left to right, the third exhaust fan...is this one."

Seth melted away the screws that fixed the fence, and Xiu froze the spinning fan. The two finally checked the surrounding situation and sneaked into the ventilation duct.

Relying on vague memories, the two fumbled in the ventilation ducts. Fortunately, the vents that appeared from time to time allowed them to observe the direction, so as not to be completely blind.

I don't know how long it took to drill, Seth stopped in front of a vent that glowed with blue light.

"Xiu, come and see."

"Is this... a robot?"

"Go down and have a look."

Seth fusing the screw, pulled open the grille of the vent, and entered the room.

The lights in the room were not turned on, and there were light blue light sources everywhere.

In the huge space, there are two rows of transparent coffin-shaped containers, inside which are robots in sleeping mode, and the line conduit extends from the top of the coffin-shaped container all the way to the inside.

Seth asked, "So many robots? Are they all self-exploding bombs?"

"do not know."

Xiu stuck to the coffin-shaped container and looked at one of the robots. Through its transparent 'face', he could see the complex and intricate circuits inside and the beating energy core on his chest.

"But it doesn't feel like it."

The more you go in, the more delicate the robots in the coffin are. In the coffins on both sides of the core console, the robots inside are almost the same as humans. Men, women, old and young, tall, short, fat and thin, it is almost impossible to find two similar robots. Their faces are as smooth as a mirror.

Just when the two were curious about how the robot's face was made, they saw only a flash of light, and a human face that was hard to distinguish between real and fake appeared clearly on the smooth mirror surface.If they hadn't looked closely, they wouldn't have noticed that it was a robot.

"I see."

Seth squinted his eyes and folded his arms around his chest: "No wonder we are not allowed to get close to other people. There are only robots here from beginning to end."

"What about the people of Corvinion? And the former immigrants, where have they all gone?"

"I don't know," Seth stared at the robot in the coffin, feeling an ominous premonition in his heart, "Maybe, they don't exist anymore."

"how come......"

Xiu couldn't believe it, but Seth's conjecture was not groundless.

It is true that Avalon needs humans, but he needs humans to contain the beasts.

They should have noticed that with robots, Avalon's maintenance does not require human intervention at all.Rather, human intervention would easily expose Avalon's secrets.That being the case...

"Why is Avalon suddenly open to immigration?"

"It doesn't matter, this kind of inhuman thing, hurry up and destroy it!"

Seth rushed to the core console, unplugged a data transmission cable, and a coffin-shaped container next to it stopped working immediately.

"That's right, this is it."

Set took off his shoes and removed the virus container from under the insole.

A moment before the insertion, he stopped and looked at Xiu beside him.

"Let's do it," Xiu said, "We're here just for this moment."

"it is good."

Seth grabbed Xiu's hand, took a deep breath and inserted the virus container into the data interface.

However, nothing happened.

The core console is unresponsive, and the remaining coffin-like containers are functioning normally.

"What's the matter, is the virus useless?"

"It's not that the virus is useless, it's that you are too impatient."

Lights came on suddenly, and the core console was sealed into the ground by a metal compartment.

Then, the coffin-shaped container exploded, and countless robots instantly surrounded the two.

Seth cursed secretly: "Damn it! I've been fooled!"

"I just found out now, isn't it a bit late?"

Seth and Xiu stood with their backs facing each other, the robot group made way for them, and Titania appeared in front of them without any haste.

Xiu stared at the woman: "You already knew."

"Of course," Titania said, "otherwise, how can I get you to hand over the virus obediently?"

"And then?" Seth sneered, "I got the virus, next, do I want to kill people?"

"No, you misunderstood."

Titania said: "I am only ordered by Avalon, please tell the two of you face to face."