Chapter 172: The Horse is Falling
Lu Yan had only been away from the Devil City for a while, but this devastated city seemed to have entered an aging period prematurely. The buildings were damaged even more severely. The only thing that had not changed was the lifeless night, which was still quiet and empty.
He killed many vagrants along the way, but most of them were level three and level two, and there were only a few level four. They looked chaotic, but seemed to be collectively rushing towards one place. Lu Yan stood on a high place and observed for a long time, and finally discovered that the direction was a contaminated area.
The blood-red moon hung in the sky, dyeing the thick dark clouds with a thin layer of scarlet. The black mist seemed to be controlled and summoned by something, flying towards the most desolate and dark place.
Lu Yan watched intently for a moment, and finally chose to follow in secret. He exchanged an invisibility card and a teleportation card from the system, so that no one could find him even if he was mixed in with the wanderers. He passed through the steep and dilapidated buildings and came to the deepest part of the contaminated area. There were rusty steel bars everywhere, piled higher than the mountains, and looked like a cold and ruthless steel monster from a distance.
Those wanderers slipped through the gaps in the steel bars and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
At this time, Xing Yuan also led the team to the vicinity. He stopped subconsciously only one kilometer away from the contaminated area. There was a faint energy fluctuation in the air. It was the message from the priest calling on his peers.
It is the king of the wandering tribe, and no one dares to disobey its orders. Even Xing Yuan's brain is affected and starts to buzz.
Seeing Xing Yuan's pale and forbearing face, Yan Feng asked worriedly, "What's wrong with you? Is there something wrong with your supernatural power?"
Just when they were rushing from Sky City to Devil City, Xing Yuan's supernatural power suddenly failed for no reason, but then returned to normal. It was hard not to think too much.
Xing Yuan endured the pain in his mind, exhaled slowly, and said in a deep voice: "I'll go inside to check the situation, you stay where you are, and you are not allowed to enter the contaminated area without my permission!"
Xing Yuanyu's figure flashed and disappeared in an instant. He wanted to see what the priest was trying to do with all the trouble!
It was a dark and windy night, and Lu Yan felt as if he had entered some extraordinary place. When he struggled to get in through the gaps in the steel bars, he saw a pitch-black cave behind him. Deep in the cave was a bubbling pool of red magma. The wanderers were crowded together in an orderly manner, as if they were performing some mysterious religious ritual.
【Priest——】
[Please wake up——]
【Priest——】
[Please don't continue to sleep——]
A cloud of black and red mist slowly floated to the edge of the magma pool. A low and strange sound echoed in the cave, vaguely in line with the ups and downs of the magma surface. Along with its repeated calls, a ball of turbid red energy suddenly floated up from inside, pulling around like a dough, and finally turned into a distorted human figure. From a distance, it looked like a hunchbacked old man.
Lu Yan was hiding behind a rock. Seeing this, his pupils shrank for a moment. It turned out that this group of wanderers actually had a leader. He just didn't know where they came from. They looked neither like humans nor wanderers. He frowned and continued to listen patiently.
The priest's voice sounded particularly old, as if he had just woken up from a long-lasting dream, with a hint of realization: [So the red moon has already appeared? ]
The red and black mist said respectfully: [Yes.]
[Our world has arrived, priest, please do not fall into eternal sleep again. This city has been ruled by lowly humans for too long. We cannot walk under the scorching sun, we can only hide in the dark. Please protect your poor people——]
[Please protect your poor people——]
The dense group of wanderers spoke in unison, and their deep voices echoed in the cave, as if carrying some strange magic. The priest's shadowy figure gradually expanded and grew larger as he made repeated requests. He was like a "great" monarch, and his old voice suddenly became full of pride: "My sleep is not completely useless. Soon I will be able to leave the place where I was born. Those humans have occupied the territory for too long, and I will definitely make them pay the price!"
[Children, don't let down the blood moon's gift, go foraging as much as you want. When the blood moon disappears, we will have an unprecedented feast! ]
A feast for wanderers will only bring disaster to mankind.
Lu Yan hid in the dark and became more and more frightened the more he listened. What exactly did this blood moon portend? Who was the monster called "Priest"? It seemed that the other party was trapped in this place and couldn't get out. He could only escape after the blood moon was over. By that time, mankind would probably be in a huge catastrophe.
Lu Yan no longer wanted to stay any longer and just wanted to pass the news back to Sky City as soon as possible. However, as soon as he took a step, he was attracted by the priest's next conversation.
The priest seemed to be very concerned about this matter, and his deep voice was full of anger: [Have you found number one? ]
The black and red mist said: [Priest, No. 1 has become a member of the human race. In the Sky City, he betrayed the place where he was born! ]
The priest sighed: [He was dazzled by the prosperity of the human world. Sooner or later, not only he, but also those wanderers who escaped like him will return here.]
Lu Yan listened attentively, and pondered the meaning of this conversation over and over again. However, before he could figure it out, the system prompt sounded suddenly from his ear: [Ding! The invisibility card is about to expire. The countdown is ten minutes. Please be prepared! ]
Invisibility cards are not always available, but are randomly dropped from the system mall every day. Lu Yan had only saved three cards before, and they had been almost used up when he came in just now. When he heard the system prompt, he didn't care to continue eavesdropping and quickly left the cave.
However, it would have been fine if he hadn't gone out. As soon as he went out, Lu Yan was shocked. He looked up and found that a dark red fog had appeared in the sky above the cave. The fog was huge, and the invisible oppression almost made people breathless. It was far more terrifying than all the wanderers he had seen before.
It was unknown why the wanderer did not go in. He hovered quietly in the air like a lurking giant beast. A pair of scarlet eyes could be vaguely seen, looking down at the cave below from above. Through the natural caves above the rocks, he took in all the scenes inside.
The priest had just woken up from a long sleep, and was weak and confused. In addition, the aura of the high-level wanderers in the cave was too mixed, so he did not realize for a moment that there was such a huge creature hidden behind the dark clouds. It was Xing Yuan's real body.
He should have guessed that the priest would not be willing to stay in this cave forever, but he did not expect that the other party would take action so quickly. The Sky City looks powerful, but it is actually just a paper shell. Not to mention the Devil City, it is like a fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others.
Although Xing Yuan did not think that he had a close relationship with humans, if the priests really occupied the city, it would cause him great trouble.
The black mist, covered by the dark clouds, stayed for a moment and then dissipated. Lu Yan followed quietly behind, secretly estimating the opponent's strength. He felt that if it was not level 5, it was at least level 4. Why hadn't he heard of such a terrifying level as T5 among the Wanderers before? His invisibility card was about to expire, so he didn't dare to act rashly. He could only wait for the black mist to leave before leaving the contaminated area.
As luck would have it, Luo Yang and Yan Feng were both outside, along with a few other members of the team. They saw a black figure walking out of the contaminated area, and subconsciously raised their guns to aim, and when they found out it was Lu Yan, they jumped down from the abandoned building above.
"Lu Yan, why are you here?!"
Luo Yang was always happy every time he saw Lu Yan. He didn’t know why. Maybe it was because he could see Xing Yuan’s excitement every time the other person appeared.
Lu Yan didn't expect it to be such a coincidence: "Why are you here too?"
Yan Feng explained, "The wanderer from Prison No. 7 escaped, and we were ordered to come and hunt him down. Xing Yuan is here too."
Lu Yan subconsciously glanced back and found that they were all unfamiliar psychics, and did not see Xing Yuan: "Where are the others?"
Now it was Luo Yang who was puzzled: "Didn't you see him when you came out of the contaminated area just now? Xing Yuan was also in there, and he had been in there for more than half an hour."
Lu Yan's expression suddenly turned strange when he heard this: "Xing Yuan is also in there?!"
His first thought was to worry about whether the other party was in danger, but the cave in the contaminated area was so small that Lu Yan stayed in it for nearly an hour and heard nothing. He only saw it when he went out...
"Why are you all gathered here?"
A deep and familiar voice suddenly exploded from behind, scaring everyone. Lu Yan turned around subconsciously and saw Xing Yuan just walking out of the abandoned iron gate of the contaminated area. Behind him was a dark shadow. The moonlight fell on his body, and even his cold profile was covered with a layer of blood. Not sure if it was an illusion, Lu Yan always felt that the dark red flashed in the depths of Xing Yuan's pupils was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, and his heart inexplicably skipped a beat.
Luo Yang greeted him carelessly: "It's because we were waiting for you. The contaminated area is so dangerous. You didn't come out for half an hour. We were afraid that you were in danger, so we had to guard the door. What a coincidence, Lu Yan is also in there."
Xing Yuan spotted Lu Yan when he came out. He didn't expect that he was also in the contaminated area. He paused when he heard that. He subconsciously looked at Lu Yan and asked with a deep gaze, "You were also in the contaminated area just now?"
It seemed like just a few seconds, and also like a long few minutes. In fact, it was only a moment, but both of their hearts were lifted up at the same time.
Lu Yan hummed and said, "I noticed that the group of wanderers were gathering in the contaminated area, so I went over to take a look. However, there were too many of them, so I didn't dare to go in rashly. I walked out as soon as I reached the door."
Xing Yuan frowned slightly when he heard this, and his hidden gaze fell on Lu Yan, wondering if the other party had seen his true form. But seeing that Lu Yan had a calm face and did not seem to be lying, and he had just hovered in mid-air, he indeed did not see any figure below. Thinking of this, his heart finally settled down a little.
"There's nothing interesting in there, and those wanderers have been sorted out. Let's go back directly. I have something to see the director immediately."
It is unknown how long this blood moon will last, but it is undoubtedly the last time left for humanity. Sky City must make all preparations before the priest takes action, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.
Luo Yang subconsciously said: "But the director is busy with dispatching now, and I guess he doesn't have time to see us now. If you have anything to say, we can talk tomorrow afternoon..."
Before he finished speaking, Xing Yuan had already strode towards the aircraft. Luo Yang and Yan Feng looked at each other helplessly and had to follow him. Lu Yan lagged behind and accidentally tripped over a stone while walking. He staggered forward and almost fell flat on his face.
Luo Yang kindly gave him a hand and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you?"
Lu Yan: “…It’s okay.”
My legs are just a little weak.
If he was still unsure whether Xing Yuan was the monster lingering in the sky, when the other party was in a hurry to return to Sky City to meet the chief dean, Lu Yan was instantly certain that Xing Yuan was indeed the wanderer who had just eavesdropped outside!!!
When this thought came to his mind, Lu Yan's eyes went dark and he almost passed out. His hands were shaking, his legs were weak, and he was sweating all over. He couldn't believe that there was someone in the world who could be so unlucky as him. Not only did he have a useless brother who was a vagrant at home, but he finally found a date online and the person he met was also a vagrant? ? !
Moreover, the two of them even rolled in the bed sheets, and they did it countless times...
No no no, that can't be true.
Lu Yan denied it frantically in his heart and forced himself to calm down, but his legs just wouldn't obey him. He already needed Luo Yang's support to walk. Xing Yuan turned around and found that the two of them were close together. His thin eyebrows knitted up instantly: "What's wrong?"
Luo Yang let go of my hand instantly, and took three steps back, as if it had nothing to do with me: "Lu Yan just accidentally kicked a stone and almost fell flat on his face. I guess he hurt his foot."
Xing Yuan paused after hearing this, then turned back and took Lu Yan into his hands. He held Lu Yan's arm. Although he did nothing, possessiveness flowed from his dark eyes, as if it could solidify into substance. He whispered:
"I'll just help him."
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