Boulder City is located at the outermost group of cities in a large federal group centered on Maple Leaf City. It is made entirely of special giant rocks. The indestructible boulder walls are their important support for dealing with attacks from monsters and other free bandits, robbers, etc.

Originally, Boulder City was just one of the poorest cities in the Federation. Since the Knights from Maple Leaf City and a sect named the Martyrs came here and took root, Boulder City began to grow stronger.

The people here have discovered that believing in the Martyrs' sect can give them abilities that ordinary people don't have, but the price they pay is that their hair will fall off and their teeth will turn black, but other than that there isn't much of an impact.

Their ability to work together and their cohesion also multiplied geometrically. Originally, the people in such a remote town were extremely tough, and internal divisions were inevitable. But since the arrival of the Sufferers Sect, they have become more united and started to develop an extremely xenophobic sentiment.

A bishop of the Martyrs' sect also began to teach the people here a way to tame a special monster. However, this monster was unique to the Martyrs' sect. It looked like an ant, but it did not have slender limbs like ants. Instead, it was extremely strong, and its sharp jaws seemed to be able to crush everything. Even the huge stone walls would be bitten into pieces by this special ant-shaped monster.

The special power and this powerful ant monster made the Stone City prosper day by day. However, not long ago, several strangers came here to find out some information, but were finally driven out by the residents here.

The residents here all believe in the Martyrs, so strangers without faith stand out in their eyes like candles in the dark.

And today, a team of Achilles tactical team came here, with an average height of more than two meters and five, wearing heavy armor, holding magic flamethrowers, standard bolters, heavy bolters, and daggers, chainswords and other melee weapons hanging on their waists.

Watching the comings and goings, and the faint appearance of several extremely huge ant-shaped monsters, the captain of the tactical team, Barry, discovered that these ant-shaped monsters had almost reached the level of second-level apprentices, and some had even reached the level of third-level apprentices, although he only saw five of them.

"How can a small, almost remote town like this have such a large force?"

Venice, who was considered a half-staff officer, walked up to Barry and spoke in a low voice.

Barry nodded imperceptibly. He also discovered the strangeness of this stone city. He also found that the residents living here had no hair, no eyebrows, and no beards. They looked completely bald.

It would be fine if this phenomenon only occurred to one or two people, but judging from the nearly 50 residents he had seen coming in and out, as well as the soldiers stationed at the city gate, it seemed that everyone was like this.

"All bullets are loaded and ready to deal with emergencies. This city is not simple."

Click, click, click…

After the order was given, the team members loaded the bullets into the guns, put one hand on the gun body, and put the other hand on the trigger, ready to shoot at any time.

After Barry made a gesture, a group of soldiers continued to move forward, and soon they arrived at the city gate. The residents who had just been coming in and out all walked into the city gate almost at the same time. The soldiers also returned to the city gate to close it. Then a man who looked like an officer stuck his head out, looked at them and shouted loudly.

"Who are you? This is our city. Outsiders like you are not welcome here."

The man dressed as an officer spoke in a calm tone. When he saw a group of Achilles warriors who were completely different from ordinary people, he did not feel any fear. Instead, he showed an indifferent and hostile attitude.

"Something seems to be wrong now. They don't seem to be afraid of us at all. During this period of time, the residents of the Governor's Palace where our master is located couldn't help but tremble with fear when they saw us."

Fisk said this while standing next to Barry.

Barry made a gesture, and his team members immediately dispersed and assumed a tactical posture ready to attack. He took two steps forward, looked up at the man dressed as an officer on the city wall, and spoke loudly.

"We are a troop that came here under the orders of the Attorney General of the Governor's Office, Wizard Taylor. Something unusual has happened in your city. We are allowed to go in for inspection and investigation. If necessary, you must all obey the instructions!!!"

In Barry's view, they represent the face of their master Taylor, and their momentum cannot be lost no matter what.

"So you are the team sent by the Attorney General. That's really offensive. Please come in. This is our Boulder City. We always welcome the Attorney General's representatives to come for inspection."

As they were talking, a huge stone door made of huge strips of stone slowly opened below. On the other side of the stone door were rows of houses, all built with huge stones of various colors. There were no signs of residents inside. Instead, there were three soldiers riding on ant beasts and several other teams of soldiers waiting, with a wide road between them, as if to welcome them.

After Barry and his group walked in, the huge stone door behind them slowly closed.

Next they saw a skinny man dressed like a missionary looking at them with a smile on his face, and his black teeth made them feel particularly uncomfortable.

"Oh, welcome, my friends, this is Boulder City, the great city we are protecting together!"

The skinny missionary raised his hands high to the sky, looking extremely intoxicated, which was both weird and disgusting.

Seeing this scene, all the soldiers tightened their weapons. Willix, holding a heavy flamethrower, came behind Barry and whispered.

"We are warriors of the Great Wizard. Everything should fear us, but they act too normal!"

Barry remained silent, carefully examining the skinny, heart-shaped missionary. He paid particular attention to the arthropod-like limbs that were exposed from beneath the missionary's sleeves, his black teeth, and his strange eyes that were elongated to the left and right.

"Come on, wizard warriors, please follow us. We welcome you very much. If possible, we would like to invite the great wizard to our city..."

The missionaries' voices gradually became louder, until they reached their climax when they talked about their hope to have wizards come here, almost like a roar, and they howled towards the sky.

They are not human, at least they are no longer normal people!

Years of combat experience made Barry realize that they were now facing potentially endless enemies.

The people here seem to have undergone some special deformation, causing them to become fearless and not even have the most basic reverence. Judging from the disappearance of their pupils, hair, and arthropod-like limbs, they seem to have been infected by some kind of blood, witchcraft, or other means.

And the following words uttered by the missionary in a state of madness made Barry more certain of his guess.

I don't know if the missionary saw something that he was pursuing or believing in, but he shouted loudly and waved his hands. The soldiers around him and the man dressed as an officer all knelt on their knees, put their hands together, and knocked their heads to the ground with an extremely pious look.

"I think if the great wizard could join our sect of the martyrs, perhaps they could become beings that truly bear endless suffering..."

Bang! Before the missionary could finish his words, he was blown up by a bomb. Everyone around him froze, and then their pupils stretched to the left and right. A ferocious expression of rage and resentment slowly emerged on their faces. They mechanically turned their heads and stared at Barry and the others.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Barry raised his bolter and began to shoot at the soldiers accurately, while giving the order.

"Kill them! This city may be out of control, kill them!"

(End of this chapter)