Infinite Pollution: The SSS Guide Pierces the Horror Dungeon - chapter 11

Qin Xu stood still, and the confrontation between the two happened in an instant.

“Guide Wen, are you sure?”

He left the final choice to her. Entering the Pollution Zone and bringing a Guide along was like carrying a life-saving talisman.

He had entered and exited the Pollution Zone countless times and knew all too well what it meant to enter the Pollution Zone-especially one with psychic attacks-with a Guide.

Yet, in all the information he had about her, she had never entered a Pollution Zone before. Her understanding of it was probably limited to what was described in books and by teachers at the Empire Academy.

But the Pollution Zone was far more terrifying than any of those descriptions.

“I’m sure.” Wen Song didn’t hesitate.

“Alright, equipment room, ten minutes.”

All the team members were momentarily shocked when they saw Wen Song enter the equipment room, then quickly lowered their heads.

Wen Song was already standing in front of all the equipment.

“Bulletproof combat suit, standard firearms, close-combat knives, communicator, anti-interference helmet, emergency medical kit.” Qin Xu recited all the necessary gear beside her.

Wen Song glanced sideways, her fingers quickly taking down the equipment from above.

These items weren’t much different from those in the apocalypse, just more advanced and more lethal.

There was no women’s changing room here. Wen Song simply walked to the restroom nearby. All the black bulletproof combat suits were men’s sizes, but fortunately, the suits would automatically adjust to the wearer’s body.

Within five seconds of putting it on, the combat suit had adjusted to a comfortable fit for Wen Song. She picked up a knife and stabbed it directly at her own thigh.

The moment the tip touched the suit, the fibers instantly elongated, transformed, and became incredibly tough.

“Clang.”

With a faint sound, the knife bounced back.

Not bad at all.

The combat suit also had an emergency inflation mode. When colliding with Aberrants, it could inflate in 0.001 seconds to provide extra force buffering.

After changing, Wen Song walked back to the equipment room. Seeing her teammates almost fully equipped, she quickly grabbed everything she needed and fastened them at her waist.

The moment she put on her helmet, a line of text popped up on the panel in front of her.

“Captain Qin Xu requests to establish a communication link with you. Do you accept?”

“Accept,” Wen Song said.

Soon, a voice came through her earpiece. “Wen Song.”

“The helmet is voice-controlled. I’ve added you to the team comms. Switch over,” Qin Xu said.

Wen Song spoke, “Switch to team communication.”

[Switched.]

[Guide Wen!]

[Hello, Guide Wen.]

[Guide Wen!]

[Don’t be afraid, Guide Wen. We’ll protect you.]

[Guide Wen.]

Before Wen Song could reply, Qin Xu’s voice sounded, “If you’re ready, let’s move out.”

[Yes, Captain!]

As the group stepped outside, they saw two figures.

It was Dou Dou and sister-in-law.

Dou Dou ran up to his father, sniffled, and his small eyes were full of reluctance. “Daddy, you have to do your best! Dou Dou will wait for you to come back!”

Zhuo Jiang held Dou Dou back. His face was hidden inside the helmet, but he squeezed Dou Dou’s hand tightly. “Take care of your mom.”

Dou Dou nodded vigorously.

Sister-in-law stepped forward, all her words condensed into a single look. “Come back.”

“I will.”

After saying goodbye to his father, Dou Dou ran over to Wen Song, his small hand grabbing hers. “Big sister, Dou Dou will wait for you to come back too.”

Wen Song bent down slightly, looking at the little boy who wasn’t even as tall as her leg. Suddenly, a figure flashed through her mind.
In the apocalypse, she had also saved a five-year-old boy. He was very clingy and always wanted to follow her on missions.

But he was too young, so she always left him at the base.

On the day of the accident, before she left, he held her hand just like always, his face full of anticipation. “Sister, I’ll wait for you to come back.”

She wondered how the little guy was doing now.

If he heard the news of her death, he’d probably cry.

But she believed he would recover quickly. In that world, people died every moment.

She was just one of them.

“Alright.” Wen Song patted Dou Dou’s head.

The group got into the car, which shot forward like an arrow released from a bow.

“Pollution Zone Seven is a relatively stable Pollution Zone. The last expansion was five years ago. The Green Tower sent people to assess Pollution Zone Seven before, and it was estimated that there wouldn’t be another expansion for at least ten years. This time’s expansion-”

Qin Xu’s eyes darkened, a storm of gray and black suppressed within.

“If you ask me, those people from the Imperial Capital are nothing! They don’t know anything!” Zhuo Jiang cursed loudly. “Good thing Boss had the foresight to leave some expansion space and made sure everyone lived on the outskirts. Otherwise…”

Soon, someone nudged Zhuo Jiang with their elbow, signaling toward Wen Song’s side.

Wen Song was from the Imperial Capital.

“Guide Wen, don’t mind him. Zhuo Jiang just speaks his mind, he’s just standing up for everyone,” Yu Tao quickly joked to smooth things over.

“Yes, yes,” Zhuo Jiang realized he’d accidentally dragged Wen Song into it and hurried to explain, “Guide Wen, don’t get me wrong. I’m just really angry, I have absolutely no issue with you!”

Wen Song listened to their hurried explanations, completely unconcerned. “I know.”

Everyone had strong opinions about people from the Imperial Capital and the Green Tower.

“Wen Song.”

Among the voices, Wen Song heard Qin Xu’s.

Wen Song turned her gaze, and a file appeared on the panel in front of her. “Five minutes left. This is the current information on Pollution Zone Seven. Get familiar with it quickly.”

“Open the file.”

[File opened.]

Pollution Zone Seven, among the countless newly formed Pollution Zones in the Northern Frontier, was considered a relatively old one.

Its characteristic was ‘human imitation.’

Seeing the words ‘human imitation,’ Wen Song raised her eyebrows slightly.

It meant that the world inside the Pollution Zone wasn’t much different from the world outside.

More precisely, Pollution Zone Seven resembled the world before the Pollution Zone was formed.

The file also included several pictures of Pollution Zone Seven. The moment Wen Song saw them, she was stunned.

Pollution Zone Seven looked very much like the world before the apocalypse.

As an old Pollution Zone, after years of exploration by countless Sentinels, its clearance rate was not low.

As long as one followed the living structure inside, found the Pollution Source, and brought back a part of the Pollution Source’s body,

they could open the door to the Pollution Zone.

This door would remain open for twelve hours. Within those twelve hours, as long as you reached the entrance in time, you could leave.

Follow the living structure inside-

“So it means we have to blend into Pollution Zone Seven?” Wen Song asked.

Qin Xu replied, “Yes.”

As his words fell, the tires of the car made a fine friction sound against the road.

“Screech-”

Pollution Zone Seven had arrived.

The expansion was complete, and they had arrived quickly enough that the entrance to the Pollution Zone hadn’t changed location.

“Are you ready?” Qin Xu stood at the front and spoke.

The group took a deep breath. “Ready.”