Chapter 146 - Falling into Hell (1)
It was an hour before Zero carried Monnie up the suspension bridge that connected the two sides of the fissure.
Monnie was pushed down into the crevice. There was a strong wind blowing against the flow, causing the bridge to sway slightly. Running across the bridge was not a good idea. The wind blowing from under the cracks would only cause the bridge to tremble slightly when it was weak, but when it was strong, it would cause the bridge to sway left and right slightly. If a strong wind suddenly blew across the bridge, the rising wind would cause you to lose your balance. It was not a fun thing to fall into the bottomless abyss beneath the bridge.
If Zero had an SUV, it would be much easier to cross the bridge. The weight of the vehicle itself was enough to resist the strong wind from underground. The car's chassis would also be fixed on the bridge so that it wouldn't be blown over. In fact, the suspension bridge was designed to deal with cracks and was built for the purpose of vehicle traffic. The designer did not consider that pedestrians would pass through the bridge, so it was a little difficult for a few people to pass through it.
The three of them did their best to walk along the center of the bridge. When they reached the middle of the bridge, a magnificent scene appeared before their eyes.
From the east side of the fissure, the exit of the fissure was visible to the surface of the sea. It was a polluted area on the east side of the coastline. This area was very wide, so big that it was impossible to measure. However, the sea water that should have been blue turned dark red due to the pollution, showing the world a sad beauty filled with despair.
The Endless Sea was also not peaceful. As far as the coast was concerned, there were at least a hundred species of mutated fish. As for the depths of the sea, there were more than a dozen large mutated beasts like the Nefarious Filthbird. It could be said that the polluted sea was much more dangerous than the land. However, on both ends of the sea, there were two other continents. Their size was slightly smaller than that of the Middle-earth Continent, but there were traces of civilization on them.
However, because of the ubiquity of the sky's radiation clouds, all aviation equipment would be interfered with to varying degrees. Hence, even if the aircraft from the old era were repaired, they would still not be able to be put into use. This makes it possible to travel between continents only by means of ships. Some scholars have predicted that with the development of ability and technology and the increasing frequency of exchanges between continents, the world will usher in an era of great navigation, which means that war and conquest will take place in every nook and cranny of the world.
But anyway, the sky and the sea have always been fascinating. Even if it was zero, looking at the sea outside the fissure, he couldn't help but have the urge to set out to sea. Naturally, impulse was only impulse, it would not become reality.
Therefore, Zero's dry cough pulled Monnie and Atasha's minds back from their imaginations. Monnie was better, after all, she had spent some time in Angry Reef City, not far from the sea, but she had never seen the sea before. Although Gunther had mentioned this mysterious world when he had taught her, today was the first time she had seen the sea.
"What's on the other side of the sea?" she asked in an almost dreamy tone.
"I don't know. It could be a war, it could also be freedom." This world was no longer the era that Zero was familiar with. He also did not know what the other two continents looked like.
After a short time of sighing, the road still had to be travelled. However, just as Zero was about to leave, something cold suddenly appeared between his brows.
All the hairs on his body immediately stood up. This was the feeling of being targeted by a sniper.
It was Parkland's killer! He's back!
However, just as Zero was about to dodge, the coldness in between his eyebrows disappeared. However, Zero could clearly feel that the killing intent was moving.
"What's wrong, Zero?" Monnie asked in surprise when she saw Zero's expression change.
Just as Zero was about to warn him, he suddenly realized that the killing intent had already landed on Monnie's body and was right behind her. Monnie was not yet dead!
The sniper rifle was like a death god in the dark night, it had suddenly arrived. When he looked at Mony, he also saw the metal warhead that was shooting towards him from the direction of the Death God Ridge. It was spinning at high speeds in the air, and as it rubbed against the air, it produced a faint flame, shooting towards the back of Monnie's head with a sharp killing intent.
Roaring, Zero instinctively drove Monnie away, causing her to fall towards the nearby Atasha. However, after knocking Monnie away, he moved his zero position and placed himself in the shooting trajectory of the sniper rifle.
He instantly understood that he was the assassin's target. However, the enemy had cleverly used his human nature weakness to increase his chance of hit by a sniper's sniper attack to one hundred percent!
Zero could no longer avoid it.
He could only grit his teeth, crossing his arms in front of his chest and blocking the vital parts of his head. Time was of the essence, and he was not even able to use explosive force to dodge this fatal blow.
So the moment Monnie hit Atasha, Zero flew off the ground and flew back.
It was as if time had pressed the stop button at that moment, and both Monnie and Natasha's eyes were wide open. They could see the sniper swipe a translucent trajectory through Zero's arm, into the right side of his chest, leaving a trail of blood and bits of flesh behind him, and disappear across the bridge.
When Zero fell onto the bridge, the sound of the sniper rifle came from the direction of the Death God Ridge.
"Zero!"
"Get down!"
Monnie's and Zero's voice sounded at the same time. The latter's voice was loud and clear, clearly showing that they were not fatally injured. Only then did Monnie heave a sigh of relief.
"Damn, what luck!"
In the dense forest of the Death God Ridge, Lan Qi cursed. He had just finished a sniping session on the cedar tree. According to his calculations, the sniper bullet should have hit a zero point of the heart. Unexpectedly, a strong gust of wind blew up from the crack, causing the bridge to sway and interfering with the trajectory of the sniper bullet.
But he still had a chance. Lan Qi revealed a cold smile, changed his gun, and aimed it at the steel cable on the bridge.
Actually, this was his most powerful killing move.
Zero took a deep breath and used his muscles to contract the wound. However, he did not have the time to immediately deal with this gunshot wound. His right forearm had been grazed by a sniper bullet, leaving a deep gash. A penetrating wound had also appeared on his chest, but fortunately, his bones and nerves were not injured. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to move this time.
If they stayed on the bridge, they would only be targets for the snipers, so Monnie told them to stick close to the bridge and then quickly climb over it. However, just as they moved, the suspension bridge suddenly shook, and the sound of sniper rifles rang out once again.
This time, the target was clearly not any of them. However, a terrifying tearing sound came from above their heads. As they looked up, they saw that a part of the rope had been torn apart. And at that gap, the steel wire hidden in the rope was constantly cracking open!