The Mechanic [BL]

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Chapter 92 – Boundaries (6)

Anya's men who had been sent to look around Feathered Serpent City returned with information that the city was quiet, the gate was closed and there didn't appear to be any emergency situation. People in the towns around the city had also said that they had seen residents coming out to buy and exchange items, but when people asked what the loud noises and gunshots were about, the residents were silent.

Anya decided to ask Todd to escort Zhang Xun and the others across the US-Mexico border.

Todd almost exploded on the spot when he heard it, "Are you crazy? Are you really going to listen to their nonsense?"

"It's probably not nonsense......" Anya sighed and said, "I've been checking with some old acquaintances and they say that the shield system in Lost Paradise has been changing in the last few days, it has been turning on and off and not working properly. During those times of disconnection, Adam had every opportunity to communicate with Eden, and Eden could have destroyed Lost Paradise in those moments, but it didn't."

"So what if Eden has left Lost Paradise alone for one or two days?"

"Lost Paradise stole its North American servers and it only bombed them once and besieged them once, don't you think that's strange? From what we've learned about Eden over the years, it will anticipate risks and avoid or eliminate them in time, but this time Lost Paradise has shown such a strong threat and it hasn't done anything decent to counter it. That Adam probably was put there on purpose."

"Even if something happened to Lost Paradise, it's none of our business, is it? You want to throw the whole of Rhino Horn Town in harm's way for a few strangers?"

"Something's obviously happened to Feathered Serpent City and if something's wrong with Lost Paradise too, don't you think that's too much of a coincidence?" Anya put her feet up on the table and looked at her brother seriously, "If what that mechanic said is true, how long will Rhino Horn be at peace? What if Eden really wants to turn all of us humans into one giant...... monster, who could resist? That mechanic...... might be the only one who has a chance if he's telling the truth and if that's the case, what will happen to us if we don't help him and he fails?"

"Provided he's not lying......" Todd couldn't talk his sister out of it and could only say indignantly.

Anya stood up and walked over to her brother, shoving a white square object the size of a quail's egg into his hand, "That's why I'm asking you to follow them, to get to know these people and to find out what's going on in Feathered Serpent City. I know this mission is risky, but you're the person I trust the most. If you're in any danger once you enter the city, crush this thing. It will emit an electromagnetic pulse signal strong enough to penetrate the barriers of Feathered Serpent City and will be detected by us here. We'll find a way to get you out immediately."

"...... Did you get this toy from the black market?" Todd looked distrustfully at the cube in his palm.

"If you haven't sent someone back with a message three days after entering the city, I'll also bring people straight to Feathered Serpent City." A hard, sharp glint suffused Anya's upturned eyes, "I've sent someone to contact our allies, when the time comes we won't be fighting alone."

"Hmph, they won't come to your aid if they know you're going to take on Eden."

"They have no room to refuse." Anya said coldly.

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Zhang Xun stuffed all the tools he needed into his backpack, filling it to the brim and finally stumbled when he tried to pick it up, nearly crumpling to the ground with the bag.