The safest place06
The safest place06
Jingguan was originally a high mound built by gathering enemy corpses and covering them with earth on the battlefield.
But now he appeared here.
They were all ordinary people without armor.
They died in different ways, with traces of fear, madness and confusion remaining on their faces, as if they didn't understand why things had turned out this way.
They are stacked together layer by layer, and from their decayed appearance, smell and the position of the stacks, one can determine the order of death and the time span.
Such a huge Jingguan could not have been built in one day.
How many people died...
Even the appearance of monsters did not allow the people who came here to feel so intuitively that so many people had died.
But……
"Why?"
Among the crowd that gathered here and were shocked by the Jingguan, some pointed at the terrifying Jingguan with trembling hands.
The sun is clearly shining on the earth at this moment.
People standing here feel as if there are dark clouds covering the sky and a freezing cold wind.
"Do monsters still like to do things like this?"
"…This must have been done by a monster, right?"
I couldn't believe the people I saw whispering so softly.
Some people turned their backs, unable to bear to watch any longer; others lay on the side of the road and vomited.
Some people were already retreating tremblingly, as if they saw a monster right in front of them, with a look of desire to escape written all over their faces.
And on the side of the road or under the shade of trees, there are occasionally people sitting there with numb expressions.
He ignored the people who came and stared blankly ahead with empty eyes.
It was as if their souls had long since left their bodies.
But could this really be done by a monster?
Tianyi didn't think monsters would do this.
At least so far, he has not seen any monster that built a mausoleum with human corpses.
Compared to...
On the contrary, it is more likely that humans themselves.
If the Jingguan in front of us was built by humans, why?
Tianyi grabbed Muhong's clothes tightly with one hand.
Mu Hong was obviously very nervous, but after seeing the Jingguan, he naturally didn't dare to go forward.
Even though the closed gate of the county town is not far away.
For the safety of the children, Mu Hong was very cautious along the way.
She glanced at the crowd who were standing there, then hugged Tianyi, took Wenxiu and Tianchuan, left the main road, and stood in a secluded place.
As time goes by, more and more people gather here.
The existence of Jingguan does have a very strong deterrent effect on people who come here.
But some people still had the courage to cross the Jingguan, walked to the city gate and knocked on it, or shouted loudly.
However, there was no movement at the city gate.
There was no response from the county town just across the wall.
The longer this goes on...
Tianyi glanced at the increasingly anxious crowd, and then glanced at the city gate not far away.
Of course there are people inside the city gate.
This is not difficult for Tianyi to judge.
Without this ability, he would not be able to survive in the demon battlefield.
Not only was there someone behind the door, but the person behind the door was becoming increasingly nervous as the number of people gathering here increased.
Something is going to happen.
Tianyi tugged at Muhong’s sleeve.
Mu Hong looked down at Tianyi, then led Wenxiu and Tianchuan to a more secluded place.
It didn't take long.
When the crowd gathered here reached a certain number, everyone made more and more disturbing speculations about the existence of Jingguan and the closed city gates, and confirmed that there were actually people behind the city gates but just didn't open them.
A large group of people, pushed together, began to rush towards the closed city gate.
That could indeed be called an assault on the city gate.
One after another, people were crying and shouting as they pushed towards the city gate.
Perhaps among the people being swept up in this, there are some who don't want this to happen.
But they were still pushed towards the city gate, charging, wailing, crying, and cursing...
Who wants to die if you can live?
Does the fact that there are living people inside the city gate mean that the monsters have not entered and it is safe to go in?
Their village was destroyed, and they managed to make it here alive with great difficulty.
They were tired and desperate, having walked for so long without even a full meal or a good sleep.
They really want to survive.
But why not let the people inside the city gate live?
Why won't you open the door?!
Someone was inciting the crowd, making them more and more angry as they charged forward.
The city gate was originally tightly closed, but it became slightly "loose" due to the repeated and desperate attacks of the crowd.
How much force is needed to break a city gate and make it "loose"?
——Even if this is just the gate of an ordinary county town.
Tianyi, who was far away, frowned when he saw this.
Considering the overly excited mood of the crowd at that moment, even if someone stood up to stop them, it would be impossible to stop everyone from wanting to enter the city with words alone.
Of course not words.
So new movements appeared in the originally silent city.
Soldiers in armor appeared on the city wall. They raised their weapons and pointed them at the crowd that was attacking the city gate.
Tianyi: "..."
Tianyi's eyes were covered by Muhong again.
Mu Hong, with a pale face, reached out and hugged Wenxiu and Tianchuan in his arms, and lowered their bodies together.
They hid behind trees and bushes, trying their best to reduce their presence.
And outside the city gate not far away, a one-sided killing was taking place.
When the first man was shot dead, the others who were attacking the city gate did not react.
But after people died one after another.
This group of angry people who were attacking the city gate finally "forced themselves to calm down".
They fled to the vicinity faster than they rushed to the city gate.
But it didn't work.
Most people died there anyway.
Soon, there were dead people outside the city gate.
Perhaps those soldiers standing on the city walls holding bows and arrows would also have a look of pity in their eyes.
But they were standing too high and the sun was too hot.
The people fleeing outside the city thought that these were ghosts from the underworld demanding their lives.
Finally, most of the people who gathered outside the city gate to attack died, and a small number escaped.
For a moment, the original "silence" returned outside the county town.
“Hehehe…hehehe…”
The laughter that sounded at this moment was particularly abrupt in such dead silence.
Mu Hong shuddered all over and turned around to find a crazy old woman sitting a few trees away.
The old woman had a skinny face and messy hair, like a beggar.
Those eyes with more white than black make people want to stay away from them.
When Mu Hong brought the children here earlier, they didn't even notice the old woman.
The old woman, who had been sitting here for who knows how long, laughed for a while and then set her eyes on Mu Hong and the children.
The last place her gaze stopped was Tianyi.
Different from the cautious and uneasy expressions on Muhong, Wenxiu and Tianchuan's faces, Tianyi's eyes were wide open without any unnecessary emotions.
Maybe a little exploration and curiosity?
The old woman didn't find this kind of look offensive.
Although... this may just be because the child is too young and inexperienced, so he has no fear of external things.
"This child is so adorable."
The crazy old woman laughed for a long time and said these words.
Mu Hong didn't answer, but just stared at her, thinking about staying away from the old woman at all times.
The old woman saw it, but she didn't care. She just asked herself, "Do you know why the city gate is not open?"
Mu Hong: “…”
Mu Hong shook her head.
"Then do you know that the monsters that appeared in our area are only found in this area, or are they found in other places?"
Mu Hong: "...Other places, I naturally don't know."
Mu Hong had never thought about it before the old woman asked this question.
Regardless of whether there are monsters somewhere else, she will always do her best to get the children to a "safe" place.
only……
If monsters like this appeared everywhere...
Just thinking about that scene made Mu Hong feel despair.
"I quite like the child in your arms, so I tell you," the old woman said slowly, "People outside our area say that there is a plague here, a plague that has no cure at all.
"If we who live here run away, we will naturally bring the plague with us."
Therefore, no one in their land is allowed to leave the designated area.
If you want to leave, those who die in front of the city gate will be the end.
“Perhaps the Emperor knows what is going on here;
"Maybe the gate of hell just happened to open here.
“Maybe the people in our area are just unlucky;
"Or maybe we really have some kind of plague that makes us see monsters and turn into monsters...
"Anyway, we can't leave here. We can only find a way to survive."
The old woman's cloudy eyes moved and her gaze fell on the direction of the city gate.
"Do you see those soldiers on the city wall? Those are not the soldiers our county can have."
After saying this, the old woman paused for a moment and then laughed again.
That laugh sounded so creepy.
"You have so many children to take care of, but my children... I don't have any children at all, hehehe..."
Hehehehe…
Hehehehe……
That creepy laugh actually sounded like crying.
It makes people's hearts twist.
But the old woman didn't want to say anything more, she just waved her hand and lay back.
The old woman's body was already shriveled and skinny, and her clothes were gray.
Once he lay down in the dense grass, he could no longer be seen.
Her eyes were fixed on the intertwined branches and leaves above, as if she had become a part of the earth and the weeds.
She no longer cared about her own life or death.
To be precise, she was waiting for her own death.
There is no need for words to explain this; Tianyi and Muhong can both see it.
Finally, Mu Hong took out some dry food and water from her bag and placed them next to the old woman, then she thanked her in a low voice and left.
Mu Hong actually wanted to help the old woman...
But she couldn't even protect herself.
Mu Hong did not walk directly onto the main road, but continued to walk carefully behind the grass and trees on the roadside.
She did not walk very fast with the children.
So she saw that after a brief silence, the county town gate finally opened.
But those who walked out of the city gate moved very quickly and looked hurried.
They quickly collected the bodies of the dead people on the ground.
These bodies were thrown on the Jingguan.
Tianyi, who was held by Mu Hong, looked up at Mu Hong's face.
After watching it, I took another look at the Jingguan which was "elevated" again.
Then Mu Hong hugged him tightly and patted his back. She also checked on Moore in Tianyi's arms, and then walked away more carefully and quickly.
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