Lin Yuan squeezed into the crowd and walked inside.
There were many waiters serving drinks here, and from time to time one or two of them would come up to her and enthusiastically sell her alcoholic drinks or introduce her to someone.
Lin Yuan responded casually, all his attention focused on the bull-headed monsters that were searching for him.
A girl of the same age followed her and kept talking to her.
Lin Yuan ran up the wooden stairs and reached the corridor on the second floor. There were more people coming in and out.
A strong female sentry came out of a room, swearing, and bumped into Lin Yuan in the corridor. Under their feet, a minotaur raised its head and looked up through the cracks in the floor.
In a hurry, Lin Yuan squeezed into the room where the sentry had just come out.
The girl next to her squeezed in. She thought Lin Yuan chose this room, so she opened her mouth and looked a little embarrassed.
"Are you choosing this room? But this room just received a guest and it hasn't been cleaned yet, so it's very messy." The girl crossed her hands and placed them on her cheeks. Her almond-shaped eyes were smart and beautiful, and she looked at Lin Yuan with watery eyes. "Guest, why don't we change to another room? How about I introduce you to the boy who sings the best here?"
"No, no, no, I'm fine staying here."
Lin Yuan pushed the girl out of the door and closed the loose door.
She looked out through the crack of the door. The cow downstairs looked around for a while, didn't find her, and went to search further away.
Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, only to find that there was another person in the small room he was in.
A man, quite young, was lying on the floor, his back to her, motionless, wearing very little clothing.
Lin Yuan subconsciously pulled up a thin quilt on the floor and covered his body.
The night here suddenly became very cold. Lin Yuan felt cold even in his thick tactical uniform, not to mention someone lying directly on the floor with his back exposed.
Lin Yuan wrapped up the man on the ground. He still squatted by the door, observing the situation outside through the gap in the door.
On the street, those minotaur monsters seemed to be determined not to give up and kept moving in and out of the crowd, searching for her everywhere.
The sound of footsteps came up the stairs, and a group of minotaurs came up and walked through the corridor in front of them.
Tentacles emerged and clung to the wooden door. Lin Yuan and he listened to the swaying footsteps approaching closer, passing by in front of them, gradually becoming smaller, and then going down the stairs at the other end.
Lin Yuan discovered that although the monsters were looking for her persistently, they only looked outside and never entered any room here.
Just stay in the house and you can avoid these monsters.
Lin Yuan decided to stay in the house as much as possible and spend this dangerous night before the monsters outside left.
She began to look around the room and the person in it.
The wooden hut contained a bed and a separate bathroom, but it was drafty and extremely cold.
The windows on the wall were covered with frost, and outside the windows hung a huge waning moon.
On the floor, the man wrapped in the quilt was still motionless.
The head exposed outside the quilt had short silver hair and empty eyes. He lay there without any expression, and even a touch of the hand made it difficult to capture any clear emotions.
Part of his ankle was exposed. It was terribly thin, with thin skin wrapped around the bones and crisscrossed with several bloody whip marks.
Lin Yuan saw a broken whip on the floor.
I remembered that the sentry who just left here swearing had probably done something bad.
But before entering, Lin Yuan did not hear any painful sounds coming from this room. After entering, the tentacles did not detect any emotions of pain.
This person has become completely numb to the torture and abuse inflicted on him.
It's like a body, still alive on the outside, but already corroded, destroyed, and almost empty on the inside.
Lin Yuan knew that this polluted area had existed for a long time. Every dark night here, the same thing was repeated.
Although this "person" still retains human emotions, he should no longer be a human being when he suddenly appears at night.
Lin Yuan found a seat near the door of the room and sat down, trying not to disturb him.
The man slowly closed his eyes, curled up in the quilt, and seemed to fall asleep.
His face was as white as a corpse, and he curled up into the slightly dirty thin blanket, as if it was his own shell.
As the night progressed, the place seemed to become more and more lively. The shrill singing, music and all kinds of unbridled laughter filled every corner.
It seemed as if this was a place of carnival, with countless souls seeking pleasure in the night, indulging themselves in wanton bliss and dying.
The darker the night, the stronger the sense of danger.
Lin Yuan stayed in the house. The huge shadows of countless monsters were cast on the window panes beside the door, mixed with the laughing guests, walking back and forth.
The tentacles quietly swam underground, expanding as far as possible.
But as far as they could search, they did not find any creatures that resembled the golden tree.
The lifelike golden tree that appeared on the wooden box in the forest garden.
Gradually, amid the laughter and joy outside, one or two sharp screams could be heard occasionally.
As if no one heard them, the harsh sounds did not create any ripples in this ocean of joy.
Lin Yuan looked out through the gap in the door and realized that it was a foreigner with the same condition as himself.
One after another, some sentinels like her found this "rose garden" and broke in.
They were discovered by the monsters and each of them was caught in a tough battle.
For a moment, Lin Yuan's broken tentacle suddenly popped out from the void where it was resting, and stood in the air for a while with its pitiful broken surface.
[What are you doing out here?] Lin Yuan said to it, [Go and have a rest, nothing to do.]
[Strange...I seem to sense something.]
The tentacle muttered unhappily and hid its body listlessly.
Out of sight of Lin Yuan, some sentries fell.
Their blood spread along the gaps between the tiles, like blood-red flowers blooming in this bustling street.
The passers-by walked past the body laughing, as if they saw nothing.
There was only one sentry who made his way into the deepest part of the camp.
There, the lights, the wine, the dreamlike joy disappeared without a trace,
The earth cracked deeply, leaving a huge hole.
The crack was bottomless, emitting a scarlet and eerie light, like a tunnel leading to hell.
From the scarlet crack in the ground, a golden plant grew all the way up from the ground.
The trunk, branches, and crown of the tree are golden and pure and beautiful.
The slowly awakening golden tree stretches out in the night, opening its huge golden canopy.
The leaves with a metallic luster swayed gently in the evening breeze, and the crisp sound of their contact was like music, echoing far away in the night.
Ni Ji stood there, looking at the enchanting and beautiful giant tree in front of him.
golden tree.
This powerful deformed creature has devoted countless lives over the years and has never allowed anyone to leave this place in a clear state of mind.
Almost the moment he saw the tree, he felt a sharp pain in his brain like a needle.
Ni Ji raised his hand to support his forehead. The blood-red abyss and the beautiful golden leaves appeared in front of his eyes in a heavy shadow.
Countless strange voices rang in my mind at the same time, as if if I stayed here for one more second, or looked here one more time, I would fall into madness and be unable to extricate myself.
Ni Ji closed his eyes, drew his pistol, and without any hesitation, he raised his hand and fired a shot in the direction in front of him.
A bright trajectory lit up, dragging a long arc of light as it hit the tree accurately.
It was a specially made □□.
A dazzling light flashed, and within just a few breaths, white phosphorus flames instantly rose up along the golden tree.
The raging flames burned the golden tree trunks and ignited a huge flame in the dark night.
Before coming in here, Ni Jihe had seen the images left in those crazy minds countless times in the Royal Guard's data room.
He watched those chaotic and crazy memories, repeatedly and finally found a weapon against the tree.
After the huge flame of white phosphorus ignited, the stinging and noise in my head were greatly weakened.
Ni Ji took off his black gloves and stroked the blade with his palm, slowly leaving a bloody mark on the palm of his hand. The magic sword absorbed enough blood and became longer and wider, turning a strange blood red.
The sentry crouched, charged, leaped, and drew his sword from the air.
The dark red blade light, with afterimages and a hurricane, chopped towards the burning golden tree.
Large sections of golden branches broke off. The chopped branches were burning with flames and kept falling from the sky, turning into fragments and tiny sparks that drifted far away in the night sky.
They do not become keys.
Ni Ji had been in and out of the contaminated area countless times. He knew that the parts removed from the column would often become the key to enter and exit the contaminated area.
Whether it is a contaminated area dominated by mental attacks or a contaminated area dominated by physical attacks, the most difficult part is the process of finding the pillar and getting close to it.
But as long as they can get close to the most powerful mutant in the contaminated area and remove a part from it, it would be equivalent to getting the key, and everyone would have hope of leaving.
Here, he went through hardships, found the golden tree, and cut down countless golden branches.
But the key he wanted did not appear.
There seemed to be a soft laugh, echoing from nowhere.
Someone in an unknown place laughed coldly with a mocking tone.
In Ni Ji's mind, the harsh and chaotic sounds suddenly became intense, as if a red-hot knife was inserted into his brain, or as if countless people were crowding into his brain and screaming in unison.
Countless faces appeared in front of Ni Ji, some dead, some alive, some he hated, some he loved, each face twisted back and forth, screaming and blocking his sight.
Everything in front of Ni Ji's eyes was blood red, and red blood was flowing out of his ears.
He knelt on one knee, supported himself with his knife, took a breath, and closed his eyes.
In the chaotic sight, there is a face that will never become distorted or ugly. She just smiles at herself faintly.
Ni Ji stood up slowly, wiped the blood off his face, raised his knife and faced the giant tree in flames again.
***
Lin Yuan discovered that the person sleeping on the floor in the room suddenly developed a high fever.
The originally pale face was flushed abnormally. It touched his forehead and it was so hot that it was frightening.
Lin Yuan brought a lot of medicine for injuries, but no antipyretic medicine. He had no choice but to carefully open the door of the house and quietly stick his head out to call for help.
The girl who led the way came over quickly. "Sir, I'm Windsor. What can I do for you?"
Lin Yuan grabbed her and came in, pointing at the man on the ground, "He seems to have a fever. Is there any antipyretic medicine or a doctor here?"
"Yes, we have medicine. We have all kinds of medicine." Windsor said eagerly, then hesitated for a moment, pinched the hem of her skirt with her fingers and lowered her head, saying, "But you have to pay for the medicine. You can't use it casually."
"Can I pay with Imperial Dollars?" Lin Yuan showed Windsor the Imperial Dollars he had with him.
I don’t know if the coins of my time are still acceptable in this polluted area.
"Of course. Of course. If we don't accept Imperial coins, what else can we accept?" Windsor said happily, "Are you going to buy medicine for Xiaoxun?"
Xiaoxun was referring to the man who had a high fever and fell into a coma.
In the polluted area, the signal of the personal terminal will disappear and money transfer will not be possible.
Fortunately, Lin Yuan has the habit of carrying a wallet with him. It is great that they still keep the habit of using the Imperial Dollar.
Windsor quickly brought various medicines and warm water.
The two girls worked together to help Xiaoxun onto the only wooden bed in the room.
The thin blanket slid down a little, revealing a skinny and scarred body.
Lin Yuan bought all the internal and external medicines in one go, and he and Windsor worked for a long time, cleaning the wound, bandaging it, feeding medicine, and barely cured the patient.
"Will spending so much time affect your work?" Lin Yuan asked.
Windsor lowered his head and shook it.
"Thank you very much, you are a kind guest." She bent down to pick up the blood-stained gauze and cotton balls on the floor, and said in a low voice with a little nasal tone, "Xunhua is a very pitiful person, please be gentle to him."
Not long after Windsor left, the patient on the bed opened his eyes.
The scalding fever that felt like fire subsided from his body, and he returned to his original half-dead, cold state.
He opened his eyes, and his gaze was as cold as a piece of ice immersed in a cold pond, which had never melted after thousands of years.
He looked at Lin Yuan with a cold look for a while, stretched out his arms to support himself, and sat up from the bed. The thin quilt slipped off his shoulders, revealing his shoulders wrapped in snow-white bandages.
"What do you want from me?" he asked Lin Yuan coldly.
It was the first time that Lin Yuan met someone whose emotions were even colder than his own. The tone of his voice was enough to make people shiver.
"No, no, no, I? I don't want anything. Just lie back down." Lin Yuan waved his hand quickly.
She was busy squatting at the door and peeking outside, waiting for the monsters to disperse.
Just now, I seemed to hear a loud noise in the distance, and there was a faint sound of an explosion.
The monsters outside the house started running, becoming more frantic and denser.
But after a while, the fire and explosion seemed to die out. The noise subsided and was almost inaudible.
Outside the window, the cold light of the waning moon shone through the window, slanting onto the frail body sitting at the head of the bed.
The man looked at Lin Yuan silently for a while and then lowered his eyelashes.
In his memory, every person who came into this room took pleasure in torturing him. He had never met anyone who didn't need him.
He didn't say anything, but Lin Yuan seemed to hear the doubts in his heart.
Thinking that he was a patient and injured, I turned to him as patiently as possible and said,
"Really? Just lie down. Have a good night's sleep. I don't want anything from you."
The room quieted down.
The patient stopped talking and lay back in his position.
There was a gentle knock on the door. It was Windsor.
The girl handed Lin Yuan a menu with a smile, "Sir, it's late, do you want to order some midnight snacks?"
Windsor smiled sweetly and looked at Lin Yuan expectantly.
This was exactly what Lin Yuan wanted. Lin Yuan had been in the contaminated area for a long time. Although he had some dry food, he was still happy to see the dazzling menu.
As long as the Imperial Dollar can be used, money is not a problem for her.
"I want this, this, and that... Wow, you have so many ancient snacks."
"Oh, okay, okay." Windsor was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses and replied to Lin Yuan, "I'll bring it to you right away."
Lin Yuan smiled. She had long noticed that this girl found reasons to come in, but her attention and gaze fell on the wooden bed by the wall several times.
Her emotion was pure, with a touch of gentle sympathy, and full of concern for the man's physical condition.
Windsor did not avoid Lin Yuan's smile.
She sat down next to Lin Yuan generously, much lower than Lin Yuan, next to Lin Yuan's knees, looking up at Lin Yuan.
"Xunhua's health is very bad. We are all a little worried about him." Those beautiful eyes were pleading, "You are a kind guest. Please let me stay and accompany you. I can sing some songs and dance well."
"Okay." Lin Yuan said, "I like to listen to singing, and I also like others to eat with me."
The beautiful Windsor sat happily at the foot of the forest.
She brought Lin Yuan a lot of hot food, ate supper with her, and sang for her.
Lin Yuan knew that she was not really happy to sing, she just wanted to stay here and help a dying soul as much as possible.
"Do you know the golden tree?" After filling his stomach, Lin Yuan went to her to inquire about the news.
"What?" Windsor looked confused. "What tree? I've never heard of this thing."
Lin Yuan shook his head and said, "It's like a tree made of gold. It's very big and eye-catching. When the wind blows, the leaves will sing."
"No." Windsor laughed, "How can there be such a tree in this world? It is a treasure, something you can't even see in your dreams."
She is a person who lives in a different time and space from Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan looked at her smiling face and stopped asking questions. He just listened to her sitting next to him and singing a beautiful song.
In the middle of the night, there was a rude knock on the door.
"Open the door. Ask Xunhua to come out and keep me company."
The man knocked on the door loudly, and a drunken shadow appeared on the paper frame of the window.
Obviously, a disgusting person.
Windsor bit her lip and pulled at the corner of Lin Yuan's clothes.
"Get lost. I'm going to book you for the whole night." Lin Yuan said. She originally planned to hide in this room for a while and then leave. But now she planned to stay a little longer.
The shadow outside started to swear vulgarly. It was a human being, with the most evil intentions that could befall a human being.
That kind of nauseating feeling was transmitted to Lin Yuan, who almost vomited his midnight snack.
The tentacles swam past with great momentum.
Soon there was a scream outside the door, and someone tumbled down the stairs.
Windsor smiled and continued singing her song.
This time, she really wanted to sing.
Along with such gentle singing, the noise outside the house seemed to gradually fade away.
Even the faint sounds of fighting became quiet, as if one side had lost interest in fighting.
The monster's shadow moving back and forth gradually disappeared without a trace.
Lin Yuan also dozed off unconsciously amidst the singing.
In the small bed in front of the window, sick Xiaoxun curled up under a thin quilt and slept in the moonlight.
It seemed like there had been many nights when he had not been able to sleep so peacefully and undisturbed.
How long has it been? So long that he himself can hardly remember.
When Lin Yuan opened his eyes, the night had already passed.
The day has come again.
The rose garden was empty. The sky outside was bright, and the breeze blew up a few tattered leaflets, which fluttered in the air above the street.
Lin Yuan blinked his eyes. There was no sick Xiaoxun, nor Windsor singing, in the empty room.
The garden that was ablaze with lights last night is now silent.
Lin Yuan rubbed his sore arms, opened the door and walked out.
The tentacles suddenly became excited and emerged from the ground one by one.
Lin Yuan looked in the direction they pointed.
At the other end of the road, I saw a familiar figure.
Stained with blood and wounds, he was wearing a black combat uniform, was tall, and held a bright red demon sword in his hand.
The man saw her, opened his legs and ran towards her.
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