Chapter 71: Abandoned Factory

The first target location was an abandoned factory.

The production lines here had been emptied out, leaving only the empty factory building.

However, the so-called empty factory building actually only had a small half remaining. The other roofs and support pillars had long collapsed, and the factory at most had only one wall left that might collapse at any time.

Without needing Sabova to introduce it, Xiao Fen had already obtained relevant information from the corner of his eye.

“You have entered the Abandoned Factory.”

“You have triggered a new mission, Abandoned Shadows.”

“Mission Name: Abandoned Shadows.”

“Abandoned Shadows: Inspect those abandoned fragments; perhaps there will be new discoveries.”

“Mission Difficulty: A.”

“Mission Requirement: Eliminate all mutants in sight; not one can be let go.”

“Running in the sunset is such a pleasant thing, but running with mutants might be unbearable for you. You should know, these guys are very fond of running away.”

Xiao Fen’s eyes jumped slightly. Without waiting for Sabova to speak, his hands were already reaching into his backpack, taking out two gleaming cold daggers. He held them in a reverse grip in front of his chest and said in a low voice: “Stand here, don’t go in. The smell here is a bit strange.”

Sabova paused for a moment, jumped out of the car, walked to the trunk, took out a tattered bag, and pulled out a very new-looking AK from it. After skillfully loading the magazine and chambering a round, she said to Xiao Fen: “I’ll guard here.”

Xiao Fen nodded, thought for a moment, and fearing that the passive Skill would activate again during the fight, causing the dagger to shatter, he simply took out a third dagger from his backpack, held it in his mouth, waved his hand at Sabova, and slowly walked into this broken courtyard.

The sky had already become quite dim, which reminded Xiao Fen of what had happened on the streets of London back then. In a different Trial World, the real business always started in the evening.

Although in the Real World, the time difference between the two Trial Worlds was only a few hours, the sudden change of scenery still gave a feeling of great changes in the world.

Xiao Fen put aside distracting thoughts and moved forward slowly. Suddenly, his heart jumped; not far from his feet, there seemed to be a slowly wandering shadow.

His hands suddenly tightened, and just as he was about to rush over to see what happened, he suddenly heard the sound of several cars braking behind him, as well as chaotic voices. Just at this moment, that wandering shadow seemed to realize something; it shrank abruptly and disappeared.

Xiao Fen frowned slightly, turned his head to look at where Sabova was, and then was stunned again.

Over by Sabova, two middle-aged men wearing black suits, clearly looking arrogant, were walking over. Behind them, more than a dozen men in grey suits were holding different weapon s. Although they weren’t raised and pointed at Sabova, the threat was already very strong.

Seeing Xiao Fen turn his head, Sabova had a look of frustration on her face. She explained in a low voice: “It’s the City Reconstruction Council. Although our security team is responsible for security in this factory area, the ownership still belongs to the Reconstruction Council.”

Xiao Fen shook his head, turned his body back, leaned slightly, and began to walk deeper into the ruins.

“Stop! Mountain man, go back to your bunker. This is private property. If you don’t leave, I’ll finish you off right here.”

An angry voice suddenly rang out. At the same time, Xiao Fen clearly heard the sound of several guns being cocked.

He curled his lip slightly, just about to stand up and leave, when Sabova behind him suddenly asked: “Palin, are you sure there’s a problem here?”

Whether there was a problem here or not was up to the World Tree to decide. And now, with such an obvious mission prompt, how could Xiao Fen turn a blind eye?

On the contrary, this A-rank rating looked very abrupt, but thinking about these people from the Reconstruction Council who had suddenly appeared behind him, Xiao Fen could vaguely feel something from it.

He raised his right hand, extended his thumb, paused in the sunset, and then retracted it.

All his perception spread out again. Within a range of more than ten meters around him, those tiny sounds and vibrations began to continuously transmit to his mind.

Sabova glanced at Xiao Fen’s hand gesture, nodded slightly, turned her head to look at the angry middle-aged man walking over, and asked: “Vice Speaker Tubrushev, where is your Scribe, Palyuka?”

The middle-aged councilman was stunned for a moment and said: “What do you want with Palyuka?”

Sabova stared at this middle-aged man who looked righteous and said: “Just now at the prison, Councilman Nusyanov was confirmed to be infected with a strange disease. According to the councilman, the one who infected him with this disease was your Scribe, that charming Palyuka. I have already issued a wanted order through the security team, and the local garrison has also responded. If you have news of him, you’d better notify me early. Otherwise, once this matter is transferred to judicial procedures, Vice Speaker Tubrushev, your position as a councilman in the City Reconstruction Council will be stripped. If you used personal power and force in this matter, you will also be deprived of the right to participate in any reconstruction in 33rd Komsomolsk and be expelled from this city immediately.”

Looking at the Vice Speaker whose expression had changed slightly, Sabova casually tossed the AK in her hand into the back of the car and said nonchalantly: “However, this is all just a prediction. Both you and I know that whether Palyuka has problems or not, your status as Vice Speaker in this city is unshakable. Although rules are important, in the eyes of people like you, rules are just a piece of paper. Even if you cover for Palyuka now, you won’t bear any consequences in the future.”

The middle-aged councilman’s expression became somewhat strange. He was just about to say something when suddenly his vision blurred, and a sharp military dagger was already pointed at his neck.

Sabova held this dagger, a faint smile on her face, and said: “Tell your subordinates not to act rashly. As long as you can maintain enough calm, so can I.”

Tubrushev did not expect reality to change so suddenly; a small security corps leader actually dared to threaten his life directly with a knife.

Because he had never expected it, when facing the reality that had already occurred, the Vice Speaker’s legs suddenly trembled violently, and he accidentally almost sat down on the ground.

If Sabova had not controlled the situation well, with just the action of sitting on the ground, the Vice Speaker could have slid his neck across the tip of the knife.

Another council member shouted: “Sabova, you are openly provoking the Reconstruction Council. I will immediately report your behavior to your superiors…”

The high-sounding words suddenly disappeared; in the same instant, almost all the council members’ subordinates simultaneously let out a “Whoa” sound mixed with fear.