Chapter 141 So That's It (5K)
Turn back the time a little.
Gerard was standing on a relatively tall building, looking through a telescope at the camp in the distance.
He had been observing here for a long time. He saw the devil's army enter the city and then saw them disband, leaving behind a group of people who were obviously not from the devil's army, as well as rows of still twisting polluted debris.
Gerard's expression gradually became serious.
"What do these people want to do?" he whispered. "Why would they bring back pollutants?"
"It should be a disguise." Bai Wei said lazily, "It's quite creative."
"camouflage?"
"Well, they used the remains of those pollutants as camouflage." Bai Wei said, "I guess they must have hidden something in those wreckage."
"...Can't even your eyes see through it?"
"It's not that easy. Those debris should be taken out from the deepest part of the polluted land, which is what you call the abyss. I can feel the remaining divinity from these debris." Bai Wei observed the immortal debris with great interest. "Things with divinity are naturally not so easy to see through. At least you need to be more serious. But your current body..."
Bai Wei didn't finish his words, but Gerald understood what he meant.
In order to see through the wreckage covered by divinity, he needed to release more power from his left eye, but that kind of power was obviously beyond his ability to bear at the moment.
"Then there is no other way?" Gerard said calmly, "Actually, my body is still OK. I can hold on."
"Some things are not something you can handle just because you say you can handle them." Bai Wei said with a faint smile, "It's better for older people to have a little self-awareness."
Gerard could naturally hear the teasing in Bai Wei's words. It was obvious that Bai Wei did not take the other party's disguise to this extent seriously, which made him relax a little, so he continued to observe.
What is certain now is that Visas' body parts and the purification source crystal are there.
But neither Gerard nor Bai Wei had any intention of just charging in... at least not now.
After all, the Devil Army is different from the Skeleton Army. They are the true elite of the Lyra Army, and the entire Fifth District is their home ground. Once they are surrounded and suppressed by them here, the pressure they face is incomparable to that outside.
Even Gerard didn't think he had any chance of escaping.
But Bai Wei was different. Gerard could clearly feel Bai Wei's eagerness to try and knew that he would do anything to get his body parts. After all, this guy had never known fear.
Thinking of this, Gerard decided to remind Bai Wei and the others about the deal.
But before he could open his mouth, there was movement in the camp.
Gerard saw that Devil Knights were constantly walking out of the camp, pushing small carts covered with thick black cloth. They formed teams of at least two and at most three people, and walked in different directions. No one knew what they were going to do, and they quickly blended into the darkness.
In fact, if it weren’t for Bai Wei’s eyes, it would be really difficult to see things clearly at this distance and with this visibility.
Just as he was about to speak, he heard Bai Wei's voice ringing in his mind: "So you want to leave this way?"
Obviously Bai Wei also saw it, so there was no need for Gerard to remind him.
But Gerard soon discovered that these guys were not Devil Knights, they were just wearing costumes similar to those of Devil Knights.
It seems that he is from Zhuxinhui.
Gerald immediately said, "They are out. Can you see through them now?"
"no."
"Still not working?" Gerard asked, "Didn't you say before that without the obstruction of the divine debris, your eyes would be able to see through it?"
"Yes." Bai Wei said slowly, "But how do you know they don't have it?"
Hearing this, Gerald's brows immediately frowned.
He looked at the carts again, and Bai Wei also shared his vision at this time, which made Gerald see more clearly. Even at night, he could see various details dozens of meters away without the help of firelight, such as the small pendants carried by the Zhuxinhui. But even so, he couldn't see what was on the carts, as if they were covered by a huge shadow.
The feeling was exactly the same as the polluted debris in the camp.
Gerald immediately understood what was in the car.
"They brought the remains of those pollutants with them?!"
"From what I can see now, that's indeed the case." Bai Wei said, "Tsk, they are indeed very cautious. It seems that they had already guessed that you would come."
Hearing this, Jellal's frown deepened.
He originally thought that Yian... no, he originally thought that by getting rid of Yongxin, even if not all the troubles could be solved, at least most of them could be solved, and at worst, it could provide some relief.
But the reality is that the other party's actions were faster and more targeted, as if he already knew everything and had anticipated everything.
This made Gerald feel deeply powerless.
Not only to himself, but more to Ian, as if Ian's sacrifice had gained nothing and made things worse.
"Hmm? Is it my illusion?" Bai Wei suddenly said, "I seem to smell a very depressing smell in the air. Could it be you who is emitting it?"
Bai Wei's words were like a basin of cold water, soaking Gerard from head to toe and making him sober up instantly.
It's already this time, how can he still have such negative emotions?
So he bit his lower lip and used the slight pain to warn himself.
Zhuxinhui's current actions are precisely the result of Ian's sacrifice.
They didn't dare to wait any longer.
Thinking of this, Jellal's mood gradually calmed down, and then he lowered his head, looked at his left middle finger, and whispered: "Thank you."
"Haha, I didn't say anything." Bai Wei didn't say anything, "Looks like we can continue."
"certainly."
Gerard once again focused his attention on the members of the Zhuxin Society who were trying to hide in the darkness in groups of two or three.
Bai Wei took a good look at Gerard.
In fact, he also knew that Gerard was not in a good condition now.
I experienced the pain of killing my son last night and didn’t even have time to rest, and then I ran into the matter of Ju.
The problem with Ju has not been resolved yet, and now he has come here to face even more troublesome things.
If it were an ordinary person, his spirit would have collapsed countless times, but Jellal was able to hold on until now, and he just had some "depressed" thoughts.
Of course, there may be more than a little. After all, even Bai Wei can feel it, which means it is quite big.
Bai Wei knew that what Gerard needed most now was rest, both physical and mental rest.
However, the last thing he could do now was to rest.
After all, saving a city that is destined to be destroyed is not something that can be solved by simply making up your mind and shouting slogans.
It was precisely because of this that Bai Wei decided not to further use the power of his eyes, so as to avoid causing Gerard to collapse first.
"Okay." Bai Wei said, "If that's the case, let's get started."
"Do it?" Gerard raised his eyebrows, which was rare. "Do you know where they hid the things?"
"I don't know yet." Bai Wei said calmly, "But I know the position of each of their groups. Isn't that enough?"
"you mean……"
Gerard watched the middle finger of his left hand gradually straighten up and point in a direction. He knew that was the location of the bridge without even looking up.
"No matter how far apart they are now, there is only one bridge that leads out of here, right?" Bai Wei said slowly, "If that's the case, then why don't we just kill them one by one before they get on that bridge?"
…
The tires rolled on the uneven ground, shaking the entire cart and making a continuous "crunching" sound, as if it would fall apart in the next second.
On the cart was a huge object, covered with black cloth and tied with ropes, making it impossible to see what was inside.
But as the cart continued to shake, the edges of the black cloth also fluttered. When passing by a light source, one could see the wriggling shadows under the black cloth.
At the same time, liquid was constantly flowing down from the shadow.
But the people pushing the carts showed no reaction. They still had the heavy masks on their faces, and the black lenses on the masks couldn't even penetrate the street lights.
They didn't make any unnecessary movements, nor did they have any conversation. They just walked in silence, like ghosts.
But as they passed under another street light, the real ghost was reflected in their dark lenses.
Just as the two were about to look up, the other party swung the giant sword in his hand and hit them on the head.
Two muffled groans.
The two men fell down almost at the same time, twitched twice on the ground, and then became motionless.
The one who took action was naturally Gerard.
He didn't kill them all as Bai Wei said, but at least he could make them unconscious for a while.
Then, without hesitation, he quickly walked towards the cart and tore off the black cloth.
There was indeed a polluted corpse under the black cloth, but there was nothing inside.
"Not here." Gerard whispered, and then prepared to go to the next place.
This was their plan, because there was only one way to get from District 5 to District 4, and that was the steel bridge.
Therefore, they just need to stay nearby and "kill" the groups approaching the bridge one by one. As long as they act fast enough, they can find the body parts and purification source crystals before they step onto the bridge.
But just as Gerard raised his foot, Bai Wei suddenly said, "No, there's something wrong with the two guys behind you."
Gerard was stunned for a moment, then turned his head suddenly, and saw that the two guys who had been knocked unconscious just now stood up again tremblingly.
He can even stand up!
Gerald was surprised.
Just as he was about to knock the two men out again, he noticed something wrong.
There was something wrong with the way the two of them stood, their entire bodies were twisted, like broken puppets, not like human beings at all.
What is going on? !
Before Jellal could react, the two men's masks suddenly cracked, and then a sharp scream resounded through the sky, as if to awaken the entire sleeping Fifth District.
"Jellal, chop off their heads, now." Bai Wei said in an unquestionable tone.
This sound was obviously not something that a human could make, so Jellal no longer hesitated and immediately swung the chainsword in his hand.
Almost in an instant, two heads fell to the ground and scarlet blood spurted into the sky.
Gerald froze.
The color of this blood...are they still human?!
As soon as this thought popped up in Gerard's mind, he found that after the two heads rolled on the ground for several times, the sound they made did not decrease at all, and they were still screaming heart-wrenchingly.
Then Gerard heard Bai Wei make a "tsk" sound in his mind.
"So that's how it is."
Before Gerard could ask "What is this?", Bai Wei said, "They were also awakened. This is... a trap."
...awakened?
Bai Wei did not explain, but directly shared the vision of his left eye with him.
Then Gerard saw that all the members of the Zhuxin Club picked up the carts and started running towards the bridge.
The reason why the word "running wildly" was used is because they no longer looked like human beings at this moment, just like the two guys whose heads were chopped off by Jellal just now, now these people's limbs have become very strange.
That movement, that posture, is exactly as Bai Wei said.
Like a monster that has been awakened.
The closest one to them was only a few hundred meters away from the steel bridge.
At this speed, there was no way Gerard could intercept them.
"There are Devil Knights on the bridge." Gerald said solemnly, "They should be able to stop these guys."
"You're overthinking it." Bai Wei said, "Why did they go up the bridge?"
Gerald was slightly stunned: "What?"
"Only humans need a bridge to cross the river." Bai Wei said calmly, "Look, are they human?"
Gerard finally came to his senses and once again used Bai Wei's shared vision to look at these people.
Only then did he realize that the direction they were running in was not the bridge.
But the river.
As Bai Wei said, only humans need a bridge to cross the river, but monsters don't.
"Also, we previously thought that those body parts were just tools to block our vision." Bai Wei said slowly, "But in fact, they are not. They are also important goods, even as important as my tongue and the purification source crystal."
"...What do you mean?" Gerard became even more uneasy.
"Those divine remains from the abyss are used by the new god to enhance his strength." Bai Wei said, "He wants to become more powerful by directly devouring these flesh and blood, and thus...completely kill Tian Qin and complete the final coming, which is what Zhu Xinhui calls rebirth."
Jellal's body froze.
Bai Wei had explained it very clearly, so he understood it, everything.
It all connects together.
Countless times they thought they saw the truth, but they didn't know that it was only a part of what the other party deliberately revealed.
Even Bai Wei didn't notice it, and by the time he reacted, it was too late.
More than ten groups of people rushed towards the river in unison. Even if Gerard had four legs, he would not be able to stop them one by one.
Once they have crossed the river, it will be even more impossible to stop them.
The devil's army is the last line of defense.
Now, it has fallen.
...Is this Bishop Oliver's method?
When he saw the countless ghosts rushing towards the river like wild beasts in his field of vision, Jellal's body staggered. The huge psychological fluctuations and shock almost made him unable to stand steadily.
But at this moment, Bai Wei chuckled: "Don't worry, the worst time has not yet come."
After hearing this, Jellal immediately gripped the hilt of the chainsword tightly, trying hard to keep his body from falling.
Bai Wei's unhurried tone seemed to give him a shot of adrenaline.
"Do you have any other ideas?" Gerald said, "We can only stop one person at most."
"One person is enough."
Gerard seemed to understand something, and then he took a deep breath and said, "My body can still hold on, please release the power of your eyes."
"No need." Bai Wei's pupils moved slightly, and then he moved his gaze to the throat of a person who was running wildly, and then chuckled, "I can still find my own tongue."
…
Across the river, District 4.
Hogen stood on the dark shore, quietly looking at the awakened District 5 on the other side of the river.
He knew that when that sound came, the plan would be successful.
Then what follows is unstoppable.
Not even Jellal, who has that eye.
When a series of splashing sounds came from the river, Hogeny raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
After a few breaths, strange black shadows climbed out of the river carrying body parts, and then stood silently beside Hogni.
One, two, three.
Hogen counted silently.
When no newcomers climbed out, the smile on his face became even more intense.
"Only one group of two people was lost." Hogen said with a smile, "The Knight of the Evening Star, the Eye of Visas... that's all, don't you think?"
He turned and looked at the others.
But no one could answer him. Most people just stood there blankly, their eyes looking dead.
That's why they never take off their masks.
Hogni walked slowly up to one of the groups of people and used his fingers to pry apart the debris they were carrying.
The wreckage contains the purification source crystal.
"very good."
He nodded with satisfaction.
Then he walked to another person.
"Open your mouth."
The man slowly opened his mouth.
The tongue in the mouth is exposed.
"Perfect!" Hogeny excitedly patted the other person's dull face, "Or rather, it's even better! Hahahaha!"
Then, without caring whether the other party responded or not, he turned around and left with a laugh.
So he didn't see the monster tilt its head.
He gave a weird smile.
(End of this chapter)
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