Chapter 178 Explosion
"Lu Yan, what are you crazy about? Come back quickly!"
Xing Yuan's eyes were dark. Before he could speak, Luo Yang and Yan Feng in the back could not help but speak anxiously. This was not an ordinary battle, but a real disaster. No matter how powerful Lu Yan was, he could not fight against all the wanderers. The gates of Sky City were about to be closed. Wouldn't it be courting death to run out? !
Lu Yan turned his head to look at them, then slowly took two steps back and stood with the ordinary people. His tall figure blended in with them. Although he was wearing a black suit, he was particularly conspicuous. "Anyway, the city hasn't been sealed off yet. I'll go back in two days. Wanderers will come out at night, and there must be people with special abilities outside."
He said this to Xing Yuan.
The area outside Devil City is no longer habitable. Almost all residents have fled to Cloud Road. Those who have houses to hide in are still fine, but those who don't have houses can only sleep in the open air. Sky City has evacuated the armed forces at this time. If wanderers come out at night, these humans will be wiped out before the red moon ends.
Lu Yan wasn't sure how many people he could save, but he would hold out for as long as he could.
The rest of the psychics saw this scene, and the originally quiet crowd started to stir. Finally, a female psychic with a ponytail stepped out of the team, gritted her teeth, and climbed down from the defense wall: "I'm with you! There are so many people, you can't defend it alone!"
Not everyone was indifferent to the disaster, and not everyone had the heart to watch their compatriots die. With their leadership, many psychics gradually stepped out of the team and jumped down from the defense wall one after another:
"I'm with you!"
"Me too!"
"The Sky City hasn't been sealed off yet, so let's just defend it for a few days!"
The director was standing above, and his expression turned stiff and complicated in an instant when he saw this. He clenched the edge of the wall, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing. Finally he closed his eyes and uttered a hoarse sigh, then ordered the patrol team to guard the entrance and exit, and turned away with his secretary.
One of Sky City's most powerful psychics has already gone down. If another one goes down, there will be chaos inside.
Xing Yuan stood expressionlessly on top of the defense wall, neither leaving nor going down. He watched quietly as Lu Yan and those psychics unpacked the supply boxes and distributed them to the crowd. His figures seemed extremely busy in the dark night. Finally, time passed quietly, and he finally rested at seven in the morning.
There are only a dozen or so psychics at most. When danger comes, they are as small as ants. How can they protect this city of tens of thousands of people?
Xing Yuan had no way of knowing, he just had to make sure Lu Yan survived when the priest attacked the city. His natural monster physique did not give him too many human emotions, and he could not interfere too much in this matter.
Lu Yan had been busy all night and finally sat down on the side of the road to take a break and catch his breath. When he looked up, he found Xing Yuan still standing there looking at him. He took out his cell phone from his pocket, lowered his head to edit a text message and sent it out, then raised his hand and waved it at him. Although the sky was dark, it was not difficult to see the smile in his eyes.
“Buzz——”
The cell phone in Xing Yuan's pocket suddenly vibrated several times. He took it out and turned on the screen, and found that the other party had sent a series of messages.
【（Love）（Love）】
[You have just advanced, your energy is unstable, go back and rest early, don't let anyone find you. ]
【I will go home after I finish my work here. 】
Tsk... Who cares about him going home?
Xing Yuan snorted in his heart, and sent a punching emoji to Lu Yan, then turned around and prepared to go home. When he passed by the special power team, he glanced at them casually, and suddenly found that the people from Team 7 were standing by the sentry post, watching the excitement with a smile. He paused and said lightly: "From now on, when on duty, the team will be divided into two, one on top and one on the bottom."
Xiao Shian, the captain of Team 7, was stunned for a moment and said reluctantly, "But the director said that entry and exit are strictly prohibited now..."
Xing Yuan raised his eyebrows coldly. His eyes were mostly white and less black. He could not hide his sarcasm when he looked down at people. His sharp tongue remained unchanged: "The chief dean also said that Sky City does not keep waste. You guys are standing here watching the show and not working. Do you want to be waste?"
Xing Yuan may not be sympathetic to humans because he is a monster, but Xiao Shian and the others are 100% pure humans. Even if a normal person does not go down to help, he will feel a little guilty. As for people like Xiao Shian who just stand by and watch the excitement, even Xing Yuan cannot understand what is going on in the other person's mind.
"you!"
Xiao Shian was so angry that he choked when he heard this, and wanted to say something, but Xing Yuan had already turned around and left. The chief director ordered that half of the current superpowers would be under Xing Yuan's command, so even if he was dissatisfied, he had to swallow it back.
Lu Yan sat on the side of the road, resting against a power pole. He hadn't slept much all night, but he felt exhausted. This fatigue was not physical, but mental. Just as he was chatting with Feng Xiangming on his phone to inquire about the next move of Sky City, a dirty little hand suddenly appeared in front of him. In that hand was a bottle of mineral water taken out of the supply box:
"Brother, drink some water."
It was a little boy in a blue hoodie, about ten years old, so dirty that his face could not be seen, but his eyes were clearly black and white, incredibly bright. Seeing that Lu Yan did not accept his water, he thought that he was disgusted by his dirtiness, so he wiped it hard under his clothes before handing it back, trying to explain, "It's clean."
Lu Yan paused before reaching out to take it. He patted the seat next to him and motioned for the little boy to sit over: "How old are you and what's your name?"
The little boy sat over happily, hugging his knees awkwardly: "My name is Ayang, and I haven't counted how old I am."
Most people of this era have names related to warmth and brightness, such as Feng Xiangming, Nie Zhuguang, Liu Xuyang, and Chen Yan. Now if you randomly shout out a name on the street, eight out of ten people will be named "Ayang".
Lu Yan uncorked the bottle cap and handed the bottle of mineral water to him: "Are you thirsty? Have a drink?"
Ah Yang didn't answer: "I'm not thirsty, I've had some water. I came here specifically to bring you some water. Brother Xu Yang said you must have been exhausted after a whole night."
Lu Yan heard an unfamiliar name and frowned in confusion: "Xuyang? Who?"
Ah Yang happily pointed to a gentle man in a suit not far away, who was busy moving containers and setting up a temporary tent. "That's the one who was standing down there and speaking with a loudspeaker yesterday. His name is Liu Xuyang."
Lu Yan thought that he was the negotiating representative elected by the residents of Devil City, but unfortunately the director did not give him any chance. He took out a bag of candy snacks from his pocket and handed it to A Yang, patting him on the back of his head: "Thank you for the water, go and have fun."
Ah Yang took the candy, smiled happily, and ran away. Lu Yan saw him walk among the group of children and distribute the candies one by one. Finally, he squatted in the corner and talked to a pale and thin woman. He pointed in his direction and said something, which made the woman smile and touch his head.
Seeing this, Lu Yan slowly let out a breath, and thinking of the disaster after the red moon, his heart sank.
At nine o'clock in the morning, a small side door suddenly opened on the right side of the Sky City, and more than a dozen welfare home staff walked out. They held up a loudspeaker and announced to the crowd that the children in the Devil City should line up in order of age, with 0-5 years old in one line, 6-10 years old in another line, and 11-15 years old in another line. They would be screened according to their specific circumstances to enter the city, and those over the age of sixteen were directly given up.
"Time is limited! Children under the age of 16, please line up in an orderly manner according to the signs. We will conduct age testing and physical screening. Those who meet the requirements can enter the Sky City!"
"Due to special circumstances, Sky City's current resources are temporarily unable to support an overpopulation. Please allow each child at least five years to be on their own!"
"I repeat, all children under the age of 16 should prepare more than 5 years of time and immediately go to the entrance to line up. Time is limited, so don't waste it!"
Hearing the shouts from the loudspeakers, the crowd, which had been in a depressed mood, suddenly became agitated, like a boiling oil pan. They all got up from the ground and hurriedly dragged their children forward, fearing that if they were a little slow, they would not be able to catch up and almost break through the guard post.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!! Get in line! It will be too late if you are late!"
"Xiao Hao! Xiao Hao! Where is my Xiao Hao?"
"Hey hey, why are you squeezing me? Get out of here!"
"Is a sixteen-year-old child not okay?! He's only one year short, please be flexible!"
The outside was in chaos. Several psychics and volunteers tried their best to disperse the crowd. They finally managed to separate the teams. It was a long queue. Lu Yan stood on the container and looked around. Suddenly he found Ah Yang squatting in the corner and didn't come out to queue. He jumped off the container and walked up to him and asked, "They are all queuing. Why don't you go? If you are late, there will be no more spots. Is it because you don't have enough time? I can lend you one."
The number of children in Devil City is far beyond imagination. It is impossible for Sky City to recruit all of them. If it is too late, it will be too late to catch up.
Ah Yang was squatting in a corner, which was very hidden. He saw Lu Yan coming over, and he glanced behind him quietly before muttering, "I don't want to go to Sky City."
Lu Yan was puzzled: "Why?"
Ah Yang said eagerly, "My mother's legs are disabled. If I leave, there will be no one to take care of her. She will die."
Lu Yan thought of the woman who was sitting in the corner and couldn't stand up. He paused and said, "...but you will die if you stay in Devil City."
Ah Yang smiled, his eyes innocent and bright: "It doesn't matter, I can be with my mother."
Perhaps he did not understand the meaning of death, or he had already become accustomed to it. The Devil's City was cold and hopeless, but his mother's arms were warm. If he had a choice, he would rather die in his mother's arms.
Lu Yan couldn't help but whisper, "Do you know how scary wanderers are? How painful it is to be eaten by them?"
Ah Yang said honestly, "I don't know, but my mother said that sooner or later all wanderers will disappear."
“…”
Lu Yan didn't say anything else. He rubbed Ayang's head silently, and after a moment he said softly, "Well, those man-eating wanderers will disappear sooner or later."
A long queue formed outside the Sky City. Lu Yan found a high position and stood guard nearby to prevent the wanderers from appearing out of nowhere and eating humans. However, as time passed, something was wrong with the team behind. The children entered the Sky City one by one, but the adults fell down and died one after another. One or two was still normal, but when the number spread to dozens or even hundreds, the whole scene had become a mess, with screams coming one after another:
“Ahhhhhh! Oh no! Someone’s dead!!”
"Is there a doctor? Call the doctor!!"
"Is the Wanderer coming?!!"
Just as Lu Yan was approaching, a woman fell down. He quickly jumped down to hold her up, but found that she had stopped breathing. She had no fatal injuries and no signs of poisoning. It was not until he saw children entering the Sky City in front that Lu Yan suddenly realized something. He grabbed the woman's wrist and found that her health had returned to zero!
As if to verify something, Lu Yan rushed over to check the condition of several other bodies. Like the woman, none of them had fatal injuries and all died from zero health points.
“Damn it!”
Lu Yan couldn't help but curse softly. Sky City requires every child to have at least five years of life. Those adults transferred their lives to the children who entered Sky City. As time passed, they fell one after another. What's the difference between this and exchanging lives!
Soon Liu Xuyang and the volunteers also discovered something was wrong. They ran desperately in the crowd, angrily separating the parents and children who were holding hands, and shouted at the top of their lungs: "Stop! Stop it! You are not allowed to turn the time anymore! Do you hear me?!"
"Stop! Do you want to die?!"
"Stop those kids!!"
Xiao Shian was on duty downstairs. Seeing this, he frowned secretly and said impatiently to Liu Xuyang and the others who rushed to the front to block the way: "There are only ten minutes left. Do you want those children to go in or not? If not, I will close the door!"
A female volunteer said anxiously: "But there are still so many children outside who haven't gone in yet!"
Xiao Shian glanced at his watch: "Nine minutes left."
Liu Xuyang was so angry that his eyes turned red, and he rushed forward to hit him: "Didn't you see so many people died?! Those were living people!!"
In his life, Xiao Shian would never set foot in a dirty place like Devil City unless he was hunting at night. Naturally, he had no sympathy for the people inside. He just felt that these ordinary people delayed the closure of Sky City. His tone became more and more irritated: "It's not me who killed them. The order from above is to end at 9 pm. Are you going to go in or not? If you can't make it in time, just stay outside."
The children outside were in a dilemma as to whether to go in or not. Many children suddenly realized that their departure would lead to their parents’ death, and they burst into tears, looking for their parents everywhere. The team suddenly became a mess.
Lu Yan pushed through the crowd and walked out, staring at Xiao Shian sharply: "Each child needs at least five years to prepare. Is this the order of the director or yours?"
Xiao Shian knew Lu Yan. He took a half step back unconsciously and his arrogance suddenly weakened. "Of course it was the order of the chief dean. Sky City is short of resources right now and can't afford to raise so many children. Five years is already the minimum requirement."
Lu Yan tried to hold back the emotional Liu Xuyang and negotiated: "Since it will take five years, you should have given us advance notice. Besides, there are so many children out there. Why don't you ask for a day's grace so we can use up some time."
Sky City set the conditions in order to screen out as many children as possible. Xiao Shian certainly couldn't agree to it: "This is impossible. Rules are rules. But you don't have to worry about it. It's time to close the gate. Even if the remaining children have enough time, they can't get in. Seal the gate immediately... What the hell are you doing! Do you want to die?!"
Xiao Shian glanced around casually and suddenly found that the two patrolmen guarding the entrance were quietly sending the children outside into Sky City. In the blink of an eye, dozens of them had already gone in. He was immediately furious and rushed over and kicked the patrolman to the ground: "Fuck you! Do you think Sky City is your own home? How many brats just ran in? Catch them all! If you two don't want to stay in Sky City, get out immediately and wait for death!"
The patrol soldier didn't dare to fight back. He curled up on the ground with his head covered. He didn't dare to say a word even after being kicked several times by him. Xiao Shi'an was furious and was about to grab the man and throw him off the stairs, but at this moment, he suddenly felt a strong wind in his ear, his shoulder hurt so much, and he felt dizzy and fell heavily to the ground.
"Bang--!"
The onlookers were all shocked when they saw this, but no one dared to step forward to help, because the one who did it was Lu Yan——
That famous fifth-level lightning-type esper, a master who even the chief dean had to treat politely.
"You are the one who is looking for death!"
Lu Yan kicked Xiao Shi'an hard, with a fierce look on his face. He had never been so angry in his life. He helped the patrolman who had just been beaten up from the ground. His anger had nowhere to vent, and his muscles tensed up. He gritted his teeth and said, "If the Sky City is sealed, then it will be sealed! I really thought ordinary people wouldn't be able to survive without you! Those children won't go in! Even if they do, they will be thrown away like garbage by you!"
"The population of Devil City is more than twice that of Sky City. Can't they form their own team?!!"
"Can people with special powers survive, but people without special powers have to die?!!"
"You guard your city, and we guard our land. From now on, we will not interfere with each other!"
After Lu Yan finished his last sentence, he kicked Xiao Shian off the stairs. Seeing him flying away screaming like a rolling gourd, his chest heaved and he turned to face the back with bloodshot eyes. There stood countless people from Devil City. Even the darkness could hardly hide their angry and powerless faces. "Now I'm going to recruit members from Devil City to form a team. Starting tomorrow morning, who of you want to join, come and sign up!"
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