Chapter 152 The Ultimate Natural Disaster 2
At the same time, residents of Ankang City received the news.
Augustine's eyelashes trembled, and his mouth was full of bitterness.
The injured team members applied ointment to stabilize their injuries. Occasionally, a beetle that was not drowned climbed up the mast. The swordsman fought with them to the death and did not dare to use fire again.
The smoke produced by burning is poisonous.
A burst of black water and black wind splashed everywhere, corroding the ground. The black wind was like coal ash choking the lungs, thick black smoke, and those who inhaled it would feel pain and itching all over their bodies.
Chopping with a knife will cause the least damage to the group.
Every experiment requires people to do it.
Every time we try, people die.
He took a deep breath, and fortunately the situation stabilized.
Although there was a sea of water under the city, as Lord Lin expected, what could not be burned by fire could be drowned by water.
He did not feel the joy of victory, but only pain.
The losses in Ankang City were too heavy.
More and more people are dying.
As for the beetle submerged in the sea, it is unknown whether it is truly dead or just pretending to be dead.
A flash of bells rang.
Augustine looked up suddenly.
Ankang City and the West made an agreement that when one of them had something to do, they would ring the bell.
I didn't expect the Western Army to survive?!
And based on the direction and rhythm of the bell ringing, he could understand that the Western Army was going to send people in!
this……
Augustine looked down at the city. Wrapped in a brown protective cover was the sea water that was tens of meters deep.
If the Western Army or other legions rushed in rashly, wouldn't they be instantly swallowed by the sea?!
It's like I just escaped from one circle and entered another...
David suddenly said, "I'll take some people with me!"
Peter stopped him abruptly, "No! You're the only one left in your family, so I should be the one doing this kind of work!"
"It's because you have someone waiting for you at home, and they will be sad!" David almost blurted out.
Peter trembled his lips, "If you die, I will be sad too..."
The turkey next to it also kept clucking and looked at its owner worriedly.
David pursed his lips, "I'm still waiting for you to improve your cooking skills and cook for me, don't be like this."
As he spoke, he fell silent.
No matter who goes there, it may be difficult to achieve the wish.
They looked at Augustine, waiting for his decision.
There is no time to hesitate any longer.
Augustine took several deep breaths and squeezed out the words from between his teeth, "Let's draw lots."
*
The other side.
A gap in the partition was removed.
A ray of light shot into Lin Muqiu's eyes, causing a blinding pain.
Grandpa's bloodstained clothes reflected in front of her, and he forced a smile, "I'm glad you're okay, I'm glad you're okay..."
Lin Muqiu slowly moved his eyes, his mind full of thoughts.
According to her recollection, after her grandfather dug her out, a mudslide would roll down within a few minutes. Then, due to the lack of terrain advantage, they could only quickly hold on to the big tree and climb up. Finally, her grandfather would let go due to exhaustion and roll into the mud.
"Little Wood, are you okay?"
Grandpa called her softly.
Lin Muqiu frowned, and his eyes, which used to be good at mental calculation, flashed with tears, full of depression and pain.
Those were a pair of eyes very similar to her grandfather's.
There was only heartache in grandpa's eyes.
Lin Muqiu forced a smile and said, "I'll go get the rope."
"What?"
Grandpa was stunned for several seconds.
"rope."
Lin Muqiu insisted and turned to get the hemp rope.
Grandpa was stunned for several seconds, then his eyes froze and he followed.
After a while, when Lin Muqiu quickly tied a knot for himself and him, Grandpa slowly said, "Why?"
Lin Muqiu suppressed the slight trembling of his hands, and his tone was a little stuttering, "I'm afraid I will fall, so you can catch me."
Grandpa didn't speak for a long time before Lin Muqiu took a breath. In her heart, grandpa has always been a very smart person. Fortunately, he didn't ask too many questions, otherwise she really didn't know how to answer.
The muscles that were holding her still relaxed slightly, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly, she heard her grandfather say, "You seem a little off today."
*
Other continental plates.
Rumble.
Thunder rumbled and heavy rain began to fall.
Acid rain mixed with mud fell.
The walls and mountains were melted into mottled shapes, the mud solidified at the base of people's thighs, and the soft mud made walking extremely difficult.
"Walk!"
The stranded Eldar Knights reined in their horses and urged the villagers to come aboard, "Move! Leave this village, or the mountain will collapse and a mudslide will come soon!"
The fearful cries of children could be heard all around. The men covered the porcelain jars and bedding rolls, and the women wiped their tears and carried the children on their backs. The ground was covered with mud, and no one spoke a word that night.
They kept moving, from one village to another, their boots sticking to the smelly, sticky earth, and they gasped for breath until they reached a flat and safe town.
The surrounding knights whispered to Elda, "My lord, don't you think this is like bringing forward the spring disaster?"
Elda was speechless, watching the flat land being continuously submerged by acid rain, while the village built on the mountain was unstable. It was really a dilemma, and she had no idea what to do.
From the back, I could hear the men's painful whispers, "Will we make it this time?"
Elda frowned slightly. "We've reached a point where there's no turning back. Could going somewhere else be any worse than now?"
"Go to Ankang City."
*
The knight team on the other side helped Zhen through the jungle.
The jungle was thick and the villagers were gasping for breath, something they had to do if they wanted to reach the big city before dark, or they would be swallowed by the river.
The jungle is deep and dark, and they have to avoid jackals and wild beasts.
They had to hold torches and listen to the surrounding atmosphere.
Fortunately, they have professional animal trainers.
Russell and Roger breathed a sigh of relief. "That's not bad. We just need to walk the last tenth of the distance and we'll be there."
Everyone present smiled triumphantly, as if they had seen the dawn of tomorrow. But the next second, someone shouted, "Ah! I was bitten by a poisonous mosquito!"
Their smiles froze on their faces. Russell hurried to check and found that the mosquito had already burrowed into the skin of the team members like a leech, leaving only a tiny tail.
The mosquito sucked until it was full, like a drunkard.
The legs bitten by mosquitoes swelled up quickly like a balloon. When pressed lightly, it felt like the legs were dissolving and hurt.
This toxin will eat away at the bones.
If not handled properly, amputation may even be necessary to prevent the spread of toxins.
Everyone's heart skipped a beat.
They were horrified and immediately checked, and more and more people exclaimed, "Oh my God, me too!"
"When did this happen?"
"Help! I don't want to die here!"
"How could it happen so quickly? Late spring is the season when mosquitoes start to produce toxins like crazy. What's going on?"
Only Roger calmed down and said through gritted teeth, "Let's get out of this environment first! Carry those who are not injured and leave! We can apply the medicine when we get to the town!"
*
Outside Ankang City.
Nicole watched the team members go in one by one, but there was still no sound, and she couldn't help but feel anxious.
She gritted her teeth and took off the coat of the Western team member, "I'm going in!"
Marissa's pupils trembled, "Now is not the time for you to act like a spoiled brat!"
Nicole rolled her eyes in anger, "Then what do you say we should do!"
She pointed at the mainland news sent by the Elda Knights and jumped up and down angrily. "Now the news from outside the city can't be sent to Ankang City. I don't know what's happening in Ankang City. We have to think of a solution!"
Marissa slapped her on the head. "Hurry, hurry, hurry! Who wouldn't be anxious right now? How dare you yell at your own mother like that?"
Nicole was so angry that she bared her teeth. "Then what do you say we should do? Don't you always claim to be the best in the West?"
Marissa rolled her eyes and said, "I'll just go in there myself..."
Duke of Northern Ross: No, what do you think is so good about your method?
Unexpectedly, Marissa and Nicole looked at each other and nodded firmly.
"no!"
A voice interrupted.
Duke Ross shrugged his nose and said, "I disagree."
"Would it be useful if you disagreed?"
"You should always listen to my advice."
"Why? Who do you think you are?"
"You...why would you do this for her!"
"She's my friend."
The calm words made Duke Ross hold back the words he had prepared.
Marissa looked at him calmly, her eyes filled with sorrow, as if she had calmly accepted the outcome. Gentle, cold, yet resolute with a lingering warmth. In his heart, her eyes were vaster than the universe.
He had seen that look before.
On the day she got married.
Duke Ross lowered his hand with trembling lips.
He understood that Marissa was the most sentimental person, and he understood her.
But this time, Marissa was living for herself.
Marissa waved her hand nonchalantly and said, "Take good care of the Western Legion for me."
Ross clenched his hands quickly and lowered his brows silently.
His eyelashes trembled slightly, but he didn't say a word. His shoulders were hunched and half drooped, like a timid and lost child.
Even though he had gained immense power over the decades, Marissa still reminded him of that day.
Even though he had obtained everything that others envied, he knew that as a man, he was a failure.
Can he only do what he did twenty years ago, with his eyelashes trembling slightly and his brows lowered?
He was unwilling to accept it.
"At the end of the day, you didn't even say goodbye?"
Marissa teased him, "You haven't changed at all in all these years."
When she was young, she married Alexander, the Duke of Middlesbrough, and Ross stood behind her just like he was now, his lips trembling, not saying a word.
In her heart, Ross is still the child who hugs her every day, calls her sister, and has a runny nose when he cries.
Thinking of the past, she burst out laughing, turned around and left, but unexpectedly, a strange and obscene fragrance came from behind her.
This is……
Her pupils suddenly contracted and she held her breath, but it was too late.
She rolled her eyes and fainted, and Ross quickly caught her.
"Are you crazy?" Nicole was shocked by the sudden change.
Ross whispered, "This time, I'll go for her."
He had just handed Marissa to the guard next to him and was about to leave when he felt a sudden pain in his kneecap and someone attacked him fiercely from behind.
His bones softened and he fell to his knees.
Marissa withdrew her hand from behind him, her eyes still tender, and she did not feel ashamed for having just lied to Ross. "Ross, you forgot that I know you best."
After saying that, she turned and left.
Ross grabbed forward, "No!"
He came up empty-handed.
Marissa shook her head silently and led Nicole and the guards into Ankang City.
So decisive, just like before.
Ross slapped his forehead hard, full of regret, as if he was hitting a brick. However, after Marissa came in, a hideous yet comfortable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if everything was under his control.
That smile seemed like relief from a heavy burden, but also seemed helpless and sad.
He rubbed his sore legs and feet, still smiling while kneeling.
On his lord system, it was clearly written:
【Your lord system has taken effect! 】
【Lord-level skill: Replacement.
Note: When Marissa is in extreme danger, you can use your life to change her situation.
Skill Source: When I was young, I thought I loved power, but later I realized that the person I loved was just her. But how many moments in a person's life can be redeemed?
"When you really love someone, why can you resist going to her?"
On a starry night, Marissa asked him with tears in her eyes, but he pursed his lips and said nothing.
Because he was too embarrassed to see her.
Because he wanted to wait, until the opportunity was enough, until she changed her mind.
His life was ultimately a failure. The only comfort he could get was when he touched the Lord System late at night and knew that she was still alive.
That's enough.
Every night, chaotic memories tore into pieces, the dim candlelight, and every word of the family members would swallow him up:
"Good boy, don't be angry. If you offend the king, you will suffer no good consequences in the north."
"Be patient, be patient. There is nothing more important than power in the world."
"When you grow up, I will hand over the position of Duke of the North to you."
"Forget Marissa. A man shouldn't stop for just one woman."
Every word his father said was engraved in his heart, and for these, he endured year after year.
But on the day he inherited the title and received the lord system, he looked at it with a smile, and it was written on it:
[Your lifelong obsession is Marissa.]
*
"East District Three, transfer five wind mages to West District Four!"
"East Area 1, evacuate! No need to defend it anymore, it's worthless!"
"Wounded, wounded! Transport them to the Civilian Academy first!"
"Don't hit the kids!"
“…”
In Ankang City, Kedero kept waving flags and making dispatches to control the situation.
Unfortunately, it rained heavily in the city, and the muddy swamp seemed to be in the same situation as Lin Muqiu.
Augustine's call came to my ears:
"Damn it! Some more Beetles have broken through the city gate! West District 23 Degrees, be careful!"
Kedero gritted his teeth: "Got it!"
Even if both parties only use the shortest messages, they can still feel each other's attitude.
But this time Augustine did not disconnect.
Kedero asked puzzledly: "What's wrong?"
"Do you feel like this natural disaster appeared out of nowhere?!"
"Well, what do you mean?"
"Our past experience has taught us that natural disasters follow a pattern and appear according to the seasons. However, this time, the disaster clearly defies this pattern and even shatters my understanding. I mean... the world we live in doesn't seem real at all. It feels more like a deliberate setting."
"You mean...the Passion of God?"
Kedero narrowed his eyes, and suddenly remembered the system's announcement at the beginning:
This scene is called the Passion of God.
"right."
After receiving a positive answer, Kedero slowly spoke, "You mean, since the person behind the scenes is conscious, then this natural disaster must have some traces to follow?"
The long sound of rain, rustling, the sound of wind blowing the leaves, and the roars and fighting sounds of the team members around them made the two of them feel equally painful, but also strengthened their ideas.
"Do you feel that this final, ultimate natural disaster is more like the end of the last spring of this year?"
The long gasps made the short two seconds seem long and heavy. Kedero could only hear the vibration of his heartbeat. When faced with the truth, even his voice seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. "She is now in the late spring."
He looked up and saw the young Lin Muqiu stuck in the center of the screen. Her face was as pale as paper, but his mind inexplicably flashed through the words she said with a gentle smile:
"Perhaps you've played Werewolf?"
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