Black Chapter (12) Rumors
The person who made Huang Shan care was dressed neatly and neatly, and unlike in the past, Huang Shan took the initiative to ask if he wanted to take a ride, and it was the person who took the initiative to stop the car.
"Could it be that the son-in-law of the 'empire' slipped out to play by himself?" Huang Shan was thinking all the way, should he confirm the identity of that person, if he really was from the "empire", he didn't seem to be able to do anything, and he was a D-class non-combat "sober person" to fight a dragon alone? Huang Shan is not stupid to this extent, he just wants to live well in this era.
After several years of wind and rain, the green greenhouse originally installed on the bucket was only a few shaky frames, and seven or eight refugees were sitting listlessly on both sides of the rear bucket, on the dilapidated seats, these refugees were all men, both white-bearded old men and young men in their early twenties.
"You're all going south?" Can't stand the long silence, the old man took the lead in opening his mouth, but no one responded to him, it was rare to have a comfortable place for the time being, most people chose to sleep well, awake, and there was no mood to chat, looking at the monotonous scenery on the side of the road in confusion.
"I heard that in the south, there is a city, and neither the 'empire' nor the demonic beasts dare to mess around in it, where are you all going?" The old man asked reluctantly.
"Is there a city like this?" The young man in his early twenties came to be interested, his life had just begun, he desperately wanted to get rid of the nightmare and find a place where he could live in peace.
"I've only heard, what about the others? Ever heard of it? The old man tried to win more people in, he didn't want to face the two terrible enemies of silence and loneliness.
"Old man, do you have any cigarettes?" A middle-aged man spoke.
"No, that kind of thing, I'm willing to take a mountain of gold in exchange." The old man is obviously also an old smoking gun, but unfortunately, the society has collapsed, not to mention the factories that produce tobacco, and even the tobacco farmers who grow tobacco are gone.
"I haven't touched a cigarette in nearly three months, and I'm sick to death!" The middle-aged man was extremely disappointed, he smoked the last cigarette on his body three months ago, and his addiction to cigarettes tormented him, and if he didn't wait for the monster to speak, he was afraid that he would let the addiction torture to death first.
"If you meet it, it's fate, take it!" A sleeping young man got up, took out two cigarettes, threw them to the old man and the middle-aged man respectively, and lit another one himself, "Say okay first, I'll have these three left, and if you want it again, you won't kill me." ”
"I'm not going to be so ruthless!" The middle-aged man smiled kindly, although the young man only said a half-joking remark, but he was also reminding them not to move their minds, there was nothing worth snatching on him, and the story of the snake and the farmer would be staged at any time in these years.
"Old man, I've heard of the place you mentioned." The middle-aged man took a puff of his cigarette carefully, he wanted to prolong the life of the cigarette in his hand as much as possible, so as to get more satisfaction, "It seems to be in a small city in Fang, where ordinary people like us can also live in peace without worrying about becoming the food of the monster or the target of the pastime of the soldiers of the 'Empire'." ”
"Is there such a nice place?" The young man's blank eyes lit up.
"I've only heard about it." The middle-aged man took out the cigarette in his hand and carefully hid the remaining half of the cigarette in the pocket of his worn jacket, "It is said that in that city, there is a very strong person guarding it, and neither the Warcraft nor the 'Empire' dare to approach that side. ”
"But ......," added the young man, in a low voice, "I have heard that they believe in a strange new religion, and that it can't be a bunch of fanatical religious elements, right?" ”
"A new religion?" The old man was curious about the new religion that the young man mentioned.
"I forgot the specific name, it's called life, or is it God or something...... Anyway, I personally feel that it's better not to go near there! On the surface, it is safe, but the cult or something is not necessarily as terrible as Warcraft and the 'Empire'. "Young people have reservations about the rumored city, and it's normal for some messy cult to emerge in the apocalypse. These cults, under the false surface of prosperity and beauty, often conceal an inhuman purgatory-like life.
But the young man didn't care, he was determined to go, "At least, there is still hope there, running around outside, maybe one day the monster will be fed!" ”
The people in the car were silent again, they were thinking about the young man's words, feeding the monster or joining the cult, which one would be more comfortable?
"By the way, have you heard of the blazing White Demon King?" With an extra expectation in his heart, the young man was in a much better mood and asked happily.
"I've heard a little about it, it should be fake, right? It's just a legend. Entangled in his heart, the young man was a little irritable, and said casually.
"The White Demon King? You mean the flame-capable 'sober' who is dressed in snow white and wreaks havoc everywhere? The middle-aged man took out the pocket of his clothes, but the young man spread his hands, indicating that he had run out of matches, and the middle-aged man had to swallow his saliva and forcibly suppress his addiction to smoking.
"Yes, yes! That's the guy! Uncle, have you heard of it? Seeing that his topic had aroused the interest of others, the young man was very excited.
The middle-aged man said: "I have heard, it seems, it has only begun to circulate in recent months, it is said that the first time he appeared, he killed a whole team of cavalry of the 'Empire', and later, rumors of his appearance have been heard in various places, however, this guy seems to be not only against the 'Empire', I heard that some people and organizations who rebelled against the 'Empire' also suffered in his hands." ”
"I said, it's just a legend, a school of its own? Messing around? Will there be such a madman? If so, I'd love to see it. "Young people don't really believe this rumor,
"No, such a madman really exists! I was there when he killed the 'Imperial' cavalry. The old man took a hard puff of his cigarette and spoke amazingly.
"Uncle, don't brag!" Young people still don't believe it.
"Bragging?" The old man pulled up his clothes, and there were two terrifying whip marks on his exposed body, "At that time, I thought that a group of us were going to let the group of big lizards play to death, but as a result, he came out of nowhere and grabbed the whip swung by the cavalry captain with his bare hands, and then, with only one move, he buried the entire team of cavalry in the fire!" Brag? God, I'd rather I was bragging! ”
"Strange, sir! People saved you, why do you still seem to be afraid of that guy? The lad seemed to have caught the old man's feet.
The old man trembled and said, "Help? If you let a demon save you, you'll be like me! Do you know? He saved us, not because he was kind, but because in his opinion, we are not even worth destroying! I'll always remember those dark eyes! It was a pair of eyes that were extremely cold and devoid of any emotion, and I couldn't imagine what a terrible experience it was to have such eyes! ”
"Old man, are you exaggerating, this little friend, have you heard of that demon?" The middle-aged man pushed his elbow to his side, a young man wrapped in a shabby trench coat from head to toe, and kept his head bowed and silent.
"Come on! Don't make people sleep! "The man who smoked the cigarette protested on behalf of his peers.
"Sleep? I'd love to get some sleep! It's a pity that there are always flies in the ear! Unexpectedly, the young man in the cloak spoke.
"Who do you say are flies?" The middle-aged man thought that the people around him were talking about him, and raised his fist angrily.
"Human ...... Hum! It's impulsive! Don't be in such a hurry to get seated! The young man in the cloak stood up, "I said the fly, on top." ”
A huge shadow streaked over the truck, "Boom! In the loud noise, an "Imperial" aircraft crashed in front of the truck, but fortunately, Huangshan braked in time and the truck did not crash into it.
"Hand over the stuff!" Several members of the "Cold Fang" jumped down from the aircraft, and the leader shouted at the hatch of the aircraft.
"Just human! Look for death! The door of the aircraft opened, and two "Imperial" soldiers stepped out, one of them yelling.
"Humph! A swarm of flies, noisy all day long! The young man in the cloak jumped out of the truck, ignoring the obstacles of the others in the car, and walked towards the battlefield of the confrontation between "Cold Fang" and "Empire".
"You, if you don't want to die, drive in a while and get out first!" The young man passed by the front of the car, patted the driver's door, and said coldly.
"Go first? The road is blocked by the aircraft, how to go? Huang Shan wondered.
The young man did not answer him, and walked up to both sides.
"Another one who is not afraid of death?" The "Imperial" soldier sneered.
"Flame Emperor Armament: Forbidden Demon Spear!" The young man raised his right hand, and the space on the right side was distorted, and a diamond-shaped giant gun the size of a small car, the same as the "Serpent of Eden" logo, emerged from the distorted space, and then the flames ignited the entire giant gun, and the burning giant gun shot out, crashing into the "Empire" aircraft, cutting the aircraft into two pieces.
"The blazing White Demon King? It's too long, I'm the Demon King! That's all! In the flames of the explosion of the aircraft, the young man took off his cloak, revealing a snow-white body.
At night, scattered rain drifts in the starless sky, but the moon is still incomparably bright, bringing light to the dark world.
In the south, on the outskirts of the city, in the dilapidated buildings on both sides of the road, there are red, green, and light of different sizes, and these lights are actually the fierce lights in the eyes of the demonic beasts lurking in the ruins. At this moment, these beasts, who had slept all day, were restlessly pacing slowly in the building, hungrily observing a lonely figure on the road outside the building.
The Warcraft snickered in their hearts, this year, at night, there are still people who dare to wander around alone, this is a rare opportunity, as long as the nearby Warcraft rush up, they can easily take down this human who doesn't know whether to live or die, as for the distribution of this delicious supper, it depends on their respective strengths!
"Tsk, a bunch of brutes, they don't seem to be having a good time here!" Walking alone on the road of the night, surrounded by hungry monsters waiting for an opportunity, Zero didn't care too much, the destination was ahead, and all he thought about in his mind was after entering the city.
"Whew..."
"Roar..."
"Whew..."
……
The beasts screamed, unable to endure even a moment longer, and rushed out of the buildings on both sides of the road, fangs and claws, heading towards all the vital points on Zero's body.
"Humph! Hungry and dizzy? Becoming the target of everyone, Zero unhurriedly summoned his strange red single-edged sword. As soon as the blood-red strange sword appeared, a faint crimson aura spread, engulfing all the surrounding demonic beasts.
The monsters stopped, their fierce and hungry eyes becoming suspicious, and looked at the surrounded Zero in the inner and outer three layers.
"Roar! Don't get out of here! Zero's eyes suddenly widened, and he roared, scaring the surrounding monsters like scaring kittens, strange things, these monsters that almost let hunger devour their senses, but they lost their former majesty, and they all seemed to be greatly frightened, scattered and fled, and got into the vast night.
"It's good that you're here, so you saved a lot of trouble, so it's better to walk with me for a while." Zero touched the blade of the sword with pity, did not put it away, took the sword, let it emit an uneasy aura, and walked leisurely towards the city that flickered in front of him.
On the streets of the city, cars, household appliances, etc., all kinds of products of human civilization are thrown on the road at will, and no one cares about them. These things, not to mention whether they can be used or not, and even if they can, people will not be able to find the energy available for them to operate.
In today's world, all energy is in the hands of the "Empire", a huge dictatorial tyrant, and there is no energy source such as gasoline or electricity in these cities that are dispensable in the eyes of the "Empire". Without these things, for the first few years, the night became a terrible nightmare. Thankfully, however, people slowly remembered the skills that their ancestors had left in their minds, such as survival techniques such as drilling wood for fire, which did not help people completely conquer the night, but did give them a warm comfort.
Walking on the street, Zero observed this, the second city he encountered along the way was different, the first was the city where the "hermits" were located, where Zhang Xianghui and Mengdie were guarding, and the people in the city still had some hope in their eyes, but this city was very different from the one where the "hermit" was located, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Zero didn't believe that there would be such a city.
In other cities, at night, people will choose some tall buildings, or other hidden places, gather together, and survive the night together, but this city is different, obviously when the nocturnal monster is active, but you can still see people gathered on the street in twos and threes, around the fire, chatting and talking leisurely, and even more, just sleeping directly on the street, as if the people in this city are not afraid of the threat of the monster at all.