Chapter 127: Not Afraid? Then Why Are You Trembling?
Chalmers sat on the ground, closed his eyes, and rubbed his temples tiredly.
"Deputy Captain." One of the knights couldn't stand it anymore and said to him, "Why don't you take a rest? You haven't closed your eyes for two days."
Chalmers then opened his eyes, his tired eyeballs covered with bloodshot.
"How can I sleep if we haven't caught that guy yet?" Chalmers spoke slowly, his voice was extremely hoarse, "I can always see Kud whenever I close my eyes these past two days..."
At this point, Chalmers could no longer speak, so he pounded the ground hard to vent his anger.
"Where on earth is that guy hiding?"
The knight who was traveling with him also sighed softly, then half-knelt beside Chalmers and said, "There is no way. Tianqin is too big, and we are seriously short of manpower. Even though we have issued a Level 1 wanted order, we still cannot conduct a comprehensive search for Gerard. It is really not an easy task for our small team to find him."
What the knight said was exactly what made Chalmers angry.
The wanted order has not been upgraded yet, and with just a small team like them, there is no way for them to camp at all the places where Gerard might appear.
After Kud's death, Chalmers had not rested and led the Tenth Team to run back and forth in places where Jellal might appear, but he did not even find his shadow.
Where on earth is he hiding?!
This question was not only thought about by Chalmers, but also by the entire 10th Squad. Because of the sacrifice of Captain Kurd, the 10th Squad, who believed that Jellal was the murderer, were naturally the ones in the Skeleton Corps who wanted to catch him the most.
And the knight thought about it, then looked at Chalmers with a frown: "Deputy Captain, do you think it is possible that Gerard is no longer in the city?"
Chalmers turned to look at the knight, with a hint of surprise in his eyes: "You mean, he betrayed Tianqin?"
"Do you think that's possible?"
Chalmers originally wanted to say no, because since the establishment of Lyra City, there has never been a single "defector". Even though the law has never stipulated that the Lyra people are not allowed to leave Lyra City, it seems to have become a consensus among everyone that the Lyra people only live in Lyra City, and no one has ever thought of leaving.
So is it possible that Gerard could be that “exception”?
Chalmers just thought about it for a moment, and then his expression became even uglier.
Hasn’t Gerard already become that “special case”?
Isn't everything he does now beyond the previous knowledge of the Lyran people?
He was already the biggest, most notorious, and most inestimable defector since the founding of Lyra.
Thinking of this, Chalmers stood up from the ground and walked quickly to the side with a dark face.
Another knight followed in surprise: "What's wrong, deputy captain?"
"I think what you said makes sense." Chalmers said, "If it's that guy, he might really rebel against Lyra City. I must tell Minister Finley to strengthen the border defense immediately..."
Chalmers felt very upset when thinking about this.
Why didn't he think before that Gerard might have left the city?
Until now, he had actually been thinking of Gerard from the perspective of a normal Lyran and had never considered that he might leave the city. If it hadn't been for another knight's reminder, he didn't know how long he would continue to run around like this.
"After tightening martial law on the border, I will also ask Minister Finley to go out of the city to search for him," Chalmers said. "We can't let him get away like this."
The knight was surprised by Chalmers's impulsiveness: "But deputy captain, if Gerard really has left the city, it is very likely that he left two days ago, right? Do we have a chance to find him if we leave the city now?"
"It's not that easy to leave the city." Chalmers said coldly, "If he doesn't bring enough supplies and equipment, he won't be able to go far with all his equipment."
This is the most direct reason why it is difficult for the Lyrans to leave Lyra.
After leaving Tianqin's source oil, the mechanical products will not be able to last long and will stop working. At that time, those weapons that were once the greatest help to Tianqin will immediately become scrap metal that slows down the action.
Therefore, every time Tianqin went on a trip, they would travel in a small team, carrying a lot of supplies and would be away for several months, just like when they visited the city of Somme in the Rhine.
And Gerard couldn't stay outside for too long or walk too fast by himself.
He didn't even have a means of transportation, after all, there were no gear tracks outside the city.
At most...
Chalmers thought of something again, his pupils condensed slightly, and then he cursed "Damn it" angrily and quickened his pace.
"What's wrong, deputy captain?"
"This guy is likely to go directly to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." Chalmers's face was very ugly. "The captain's father works there."
After hearing what Chalmers said, the knight's expression changed and he quickened his pace.
The captain is no longer with us. If something happens to the captain's father as well, they would be really ashamed.
But now, is it really too late?
"If Gerard runs away, he can only go to Rhine and Shengyin." Chalmers' expression became ferocious when he thought that the captain's father might also be in trouble. He looked like he wanted to eat someone. "I will apply for a cooperation order from the minister. No matter where he runs to, I will catch him back!"
Chalmers had just returned to the Skeleton Headquarters, but found that the headquarters was in chaos and everyone's expression was tense, which made him a little confused about what was going on.
"Hey!" Chalmers quickly stopped a hurried female knight and asked, "What happened? Where is Minister Finley?"
This female knight knew Chalmers. When Chalmers asked her, she immediately replied, "Just now, the 12th team responsible for border defense reported that they encountered Gerard!"
Upon hearing the news, Chalmers was stunned at first, but then he quickly came to his senses.
Sure enough, their guess just now was correct!
Gerald really wants to leave Lyra!
Although... I don't know why he wants to leave now. What was he doing two days ago?
But there was no time to worry about that now. Chalmers immediately said, "Team 10, assemble immediately! We are going to support Team 12 now! Let them hold on. We must not let Gerard escape from the city!"
After Chalmers finished saying this, he found that the female knight was still standing still with a very strange expression on her face.
"What's wrong?" Chalmers asked.
"Deputy Captain, according to the report from the 12th Squad, Gerard is not leaving the city, but is coming back from outside the city."
Chalmers was stunned.
Coming back from out of town?
What does this mean?
Has he already left the city?
Then why come back?
A series of questions surged into Chalmers' mind. Before he could figure it out, he heard the female knight say softly, "The moment the twelfth squad came into contact with him, they were all... seriously injured and killed."
Chalmers was completely stunned.
Although we knew that the 12th Squad in charge of border defense was not that strong, it was still a reorganized team. How could they be wiped out in just one encounter?
The image of Gerard appeared in Chalmers' mind again.
He gritted his teeth and punched the wall. "So now we have lost track of him again?"
“No.” The female knight shook her head. “On the contrary, we still know his whereabouts.”
Chalmers asked subconsciously: "How did you do that?"
"Because... he didn't hide himself at all." The female knight took a deep breath and then said softly, "He has eliminated five of our checkpoints in a row and injured more than ten skeleton knights. The latest report was five minutes ago."
"And judging by the route he's taking."
The female knight unfolded the Lyra map in her hand to Chalmers. On it, the stations destroyed by Gerard were connected in a straight line, and the direction this line pointed to was...
Chalmers turned his head suddenly and looked at the most majestic building in all of Lyra not far away.
Tower of Babel.
…
Bai Wei casually threw the half-blooded prosthetic limb aside, and then quietly looked at the owner of the prosthetic limb, a skeleton knight who had fainted due to excessive blood loss.
As a result, the last Skeleton Knight at this checkpoint also fell.
Then he swept his eyes over several Lyrans who were hiding in the corner and watching. The huge sense of oppression carried by his left eye made these non-combatants not even have the courage to look him in the face, and they turned around and ran away in fear.
As a result, Bai Wei was the only one left on the not-so-narrow street.
While stretching his stiff neck, Bai Wei wondered whether this was the fifth or sixth checkpoint that had been penetrated.
Hmm...I can't remember clearly.
He raised his head and looked at the Tower of Babel in the distance.
If they continue to fight like this, it seems that it won’t take long before they can reach the core of the entire Tianqin.
However, Bai Wei had no intention of moving forward.
In the field of vision of his left eye, the Skeleton Army was withdrawing from scattered checkpoints and then quickly gathering. It was obvious that they had judged his intentions and were ready to abandon the tactic of adding fuel to the fire and prepare to jointly intercept and capture him.
This is certainly the right thing to do.
Bai Wei always felt that the checkpoints set up by the Skeleton Army were a bit stupid, with only two or three Skeleton Knights at one station.
With such limited defensive power, it is no wonder that Jellal can enter and exit freely even in his injured state, not to mention Bai Wei who controls Jellal's body. The amount of activity required to clear a station is not even a warm-up.
Of course, this is also related to the particularity of Tianqin.
The most combat-effective unit in Tianqin is the second-generation pioneer unit, the Devil, while the Skeleton Unit responsible for public security actually has very limited combat effectiveness.
After all, the Lyrans are so "well-behaved", and the rules they abide by in their hearts ensure that this city will never produce vicious criminals. Although the Skeleton Corps is said to be a security force, it is actually more like a combination of the police, fire and medical staff from Bai Wei's previous life.
Can do everything, but is not good at anything.
Except for a few teams responsible for diplomacy, the vast majority of Skeleton Knights are far inferior to the Rhine Knights in one-on-one combat effectiveness.
So if it was in Som City, Bai Wei would not choose such a radical action.
Under Bai Wei's gaze, the Skeleton Army had already assembled on the path he had to pass, and they were equipped with heavy firepower equipment. If he continued to charge forward like this, things would not be as easy as they are now.
but,
His goal has been achieved.
Bai Wei gave the skeleton knights in the distance a smile that they had no chance of seeing, then turned around and walked back in the direction they came from.
From the very beginning, his goal was not the Tower of Babel.
Ten minutes later, Bai Wei arrived at his destination - Tianqin's cog train terminal.
Every gear train of Tianqin starts from here. It is also a very distinctive building. It looks like a huge bulge cut in half, or like a heart.
And in a sense, it is indeed the heart of Lyra City.
Bai Wei walked into the building alone. Only his footsteps could be heard in the empty building.
Obviously, the staff here had already evacuated early.
This is also Tianqin's rule. Once an uncontrollable crisis is discovered, all personnel within a certain range need to evacuate immediately until the crisis is resolved.
And Bai Wei's previous actions were enough to make this long-peaceful city regard it as an uncontrollable crisis.
This is also what Bai Wei wants.
He came here with great fanfare just to verify one thing.
Relying on his gaze and perception, Bai Wei arrived at the innermost room of the terminal.
He felt that what he was looking for was in this room.
However, there was a heavy metal lock outside the room, which made Bai Wei frown. This was not the small lock outside the archive room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that could be easily opened. This was a specially made large lock.
If you don't have a key, you can only use a sharper object to cut it open.
But this is more troublesome. Gerard did not bring the damaged chainsword when he went out, and Bai Wei did not expect that he would have to have trouble with a lock after he arrived.
Where can I find one... huh?
He suddenly raised his eyebrows.
It seems that there is no need to look for it specifically.
A series of footsteps sounded behind me.
Bai Wei put down the lock in his hand, then slowly turned around, looked at the "acquaintances" who suddenly appeared behind him, and said lightly: "I'm quite surprised that you can find this place."
Chalmers stared at Bai Wei so hard that his teeth were almost broken.
"Jellal!"
"You can't run away this time!"
Hearing Chalmers' words, Bai Wei was not anxious, but smiled: "Yes, I can't run away."
This smile made Chalmers feel uneasy.
He had known Jellal for a year, but he had never seen Jellal smile like this before today.
Such ridicule, sarcasm, and...disdain.
"Sure enough..." Chalmers was more certain. He slowly tightened his grip on the weapon in his hand. "You damn lunatic, are you finally stopping pretending?"
"Damn lunatic... Haha, so this is how you have always viewed him."
Bai Wei shook his head and seemed to be expressing regret and sorrow.
But more of it is still ridicule.
"What? Are you still trying to play dumb?" Chalmers stared at Bai Wei, his voice getting louder and louder. "You can't fool anyone this time, Gerald! Today is the day you die!"
But at the same time, he also made quick gestures with his hands behind his back, asking the accompanying Tenth Squad to begin to deploy their formation quietly.
But this scene naturally did not escape Bai Wei's eyes.
The Tenth Squad is also the elite among the Skeleton Forces, and it is a reorganized squad, except for the absence of Captain Kud.
They were also equipped with sufficient weapons, and Bai Wei could already see that someone was aiming at him with a loaded automatic musket.
Such a well-trained team is obviously not as easy to deal with as the skeleton knights at the previous checkpoints.
Moreover, Bai Wei didn't have so much time to waste now. He could feel that Gerard would wake up soon.
In this case, we need to be a little more serious and resolve the issue quickly.
"You've always said he was a damn lunatic." Bai Wei said slowly, "Now that he's really gone crazy in front of you, why are you so scared?"
Chalmers said coldly: "Why should I be afraid?"
"Yeah?"
Bai Wei's pupils condensed slightly, and those star-like eyes seemed to be engraved directly into the hearts of everyone present.
Then he chuckled and said.
"Then why do you?"
"You're shaking?"
(End of this chapter)
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