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“How much do you say?” Xiaobo could hardly believe what Joel just said. “Is that right, Sullender?” he asked the second officer he had sent on patrol, just to be sure.
“Unfortunately,” it sounded shivering from Sullender’s mouth.”
“Why do you sound so weird? It’s like you’re cold,” Xiaobo said.
“I’m shivering here,” Sullender confirmed anxiously. Along with Agent Joel, he walked between the big machines. His weapon ready to fire, knowing that his handgun would have little effect and therefore terrified that a horde of Sepulchrians would emerge from behind the machines. In awe, he looked up past the massive tires. “I’ve never seen anything like it. Such huge machines… and so many!”
“More than a hundred, you think? But no people, or er… some kind of human being?”
“No,” Joel said. It
