Ka-la-la—
A thunderclap sounded above Tianyang's head. The young man raised his head and stared at the gloomy sky. They were almost close to their destination. The sky was gloomy and thick clouds were piled up. Lightning flashed in the clouds from time to time, and then thunder rumbled, resounding through the sky and earth.
Tianyang took a few breaths of air, which became humid. It looked like it would rain soon.
He sat on the top of the Falcon tank and looked around. It had been a day since they left the Skyfort. After a journey of hundreds of kilometers, the two teams said goodbye to the Bay Area.
Looking ahead, there is an almost endless land, a plain area, and a wide field of vision. Not far ahead, low but rolling mountains can be seen.
Thunder Canyon is located in that mountainous area. According to information, due to the local environment, thunder sounds can be heard all year round, hence the name.
At 3 pm, the first raindrop finally hit hard from the sky. When the sun felt the rain, the whole world was already pouring down with raindrops flying everywhere, and the world became blurred.
The boy returned to the chariot, and at this time, the two teams also stopped. They were not familiar with the surrounding environment, so in order to avoid accidents, Han Shu and Bai Yinglan discussed and decided to take shelter from the wind and rain.
Fortunately, the rain came and went quickly. An hour later, the rain had basically stopped. However, after being washed by the heavy rain, the ground was full of muddy water mixed with mud and dust.
As the tank passed by, a spray of water appeared on both sides of the hull, like a pair of khaki wings.
In the evening, the sun rarely showed up, and under the setting sun, a colorful rainbow hung in the distant sky.
Just below the rainbow, Tianyang saw a gathering place.
A gathering place belonging to Black Star Fort.
This settlement is located near the mountains, almost at the entrance of Thunder Canyon. From a distance, there seems to be no trace of human activity in the settlement. However, from the roofs of many sheds and the open space around them, many daily necessities can be seen.
For example, there were clothes soaked by the heavy rain, and some food hung under the eaves to dry. Tianyang even saw the corpses of some skinned rodents.
Among them, gray smoke was coming out of several empty oil drums from time to time, as if there was fire in them not long ago.
"It seems necessary to investigate." Bai Yinglan said, putting down the telescope.
Han Shu bit an unlit cigarette and said, "Then let..."
"I'll be right back."
Bai Yinglan said straightforwardly, and walked towards the gathering place. Han Shu shook his head and winked at Tianyang: "You go too."
The young man did not refuse and caught up with Bai Yinglan in just three or two steps.
After the two of them had distanced themselves from the team, Bai Yinglan approached the boy intentionally or unintentionally: "Can I ask how you and Xiaoniao knew each other?"
Tianyang glanced at her and thought, isn't it inappropriate to discuss this topic now? But he still said, "At the Yunrang base, I thought she was a mechanic because she fell from a communication tower."
Bai Yinglan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing an imperceptible smile: "It really fits Xiaoniao's style. She likes to tinker with some parts and machines."
Tian Yang agreed: "So when I saw her on the transfer platform, I was really shocked. I didn't expect that she was a night walker."
Bai Yinglan whispered: "Just the Night Walker would surprise you, if you knew she was..."
Tianyang looked at her: "Captain Bai, what did you say?"
"Nothing." Bai Yinglan smiled.
Throw in another question: "Do you like birds?"
This question made the young girl sway. Tian Yang looked at her in confusion: "Why did Captain Bai ask this?"
Bai Yinglan shrugged: "I care about her, she is my good friend."
Tian Yang thought for a moment and said, "How should I put it? She is very lively. I never feel bored when I am with her. I don't hate her."
Isn’t it annoying
But he didn't answer my question directly. I want to know whether you like her or not...
Unfortunately, Tianyang was no longer prepared to answer any questions because they had arrived at the gathering place.
Similar to other gathering places, a circle of barbed wire was erected here to enclose an open space. Various simple houses were built in the open space.
Most of them were built with iron sheets, and there were two or three wooden houses. In the settlement, wooden houses were considered luxurious buildings, and those who could usually live in such houses were usually important people in the settlement.
Now, no matter ordinary people or big shots, they all seemed to have evacuated from this gathering place. As soon as they entered the gathering place, Tianyang and the others found a large amount of abandoned items. Unfortunately, it had just rained heavily, and the ground was full of mud. Even if there were traces left earlier, they had been washed away by the rain.
Looking at a rag doll lying in the mud and covered with patches, Tianyang's eyes looked a little heavy.
The war has not yet begun, but the impact has already appeared.
However, it is also a good thing to evacuate the gathering place, otherwise, once they are detected to be hostile, they will carry out annihilation operations against the gathering place according to the action instructions.
Come to think of it, that would not be a pleasant thing.
Suddenly, the door of a tin house not far away opened suddenly, and someone stumbled out from inside and fell on the muddy ground.
The figure was that of a woman, with thick fabric wrapped around her body and head, revealing only two smooth arms and white calves. She seemed to be injured and couldn't get up after falling. She just weakly stretched out her hands to Tianyang and the others, and asked for help in a hoarse voice: "Please help me..."
"What's wrong with you?" Bai Yinglan asked, his eyes a little anxious, but he didn't look over immediately.
"I..." The woman suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood. She covered her mouth, and blood still flowed from between her fingers.
Bai Yinglan quickly took out the first aid kit and was about to run over, but unexpectedly, Tianyang grabbed her hand.
"Don't go over there!" Tianyang said in a deep voice and pulled out the Predator.
Bai Yinglan looked confused.
Tian Yang said with a straight face: "She is not from the gathering place. Look carefully at her hands and feet. She deliberately fell into the mud and water to make herself look dirty. But if you look closely, you will find that her skin is in good condition and very healthy. This is not the condition that women from the gathering place can have!"
Bai Yinglan's eyes immediately became sharp, and it was just as Tianyang said. Although the woman's hands and legs were covered with mud, most of her skin was covered.
But those parts that were not stained looked smooth and elastic. The people in the gathering place worked hard for many years, and were exposed to the sun and rain. Even if they were young girls, their skin would become rough and a little black and red. It was impossible for them to be as smooth and white as hers.
"People from the Skyfort, go to hell!"
The woman who was lying on the ground suddenly screamed, jumped up from the ground and raised her hand.
Bai Yinglan saw clearly that they were several high-explosive grenades. Several grenades were thrown over with clever techniques. At this moment, Bai Yinglan's vision suddenly widened, and the grenade flashed, forming a cloud of fire.
But she was already far away from the fire cloud, and the wind caused by the explosion made it difficult for her to breathe.
Then she realized that Tian Yang had put his arm around her waist and gently put her down. It turned out that just now, when the boy saw that something was wrong, he immediately picked up Bai Yinglan and ran away.
As a result, the woman's grenades didn't hurt them at all.
After putting Bai Yinglan down, Tianyang disappeared again. Miss Bai only saw a discontinuous silver light, which passed through the fire cloud that had not yet been completely extinguished and went deep into the gathering place.
"Wait for me!" Bai Yinglan shouted hurriedly, Xingyun appeared, and chased after him with a gun.
After reaching level 3, Tianyang's speed increased. When he passed through the fire cloud, he saw the woman fleeing quickly. She was quite familiar with the gathering place. She flashed and flashed between two houses, then disappeared from Tianyang's sight.
The boy tried to expand his perception to track his opponent while jumping onto the roof to maintain a good view.
If he were in the Reverse Realm, he could have easily been far behind the woman. Unfortunately, there was no black fog for him to use here, and Tianyang's perception range was greatly reduced, so he could only rely on his vision to make up for the deficiency.
He was on the rooftop, and he soon spotted the woman. The stars roared, and the scenery in his vision immediately became blurry. When it became clear again, the sun had already reached the top of the woman's head.
The woman heard the sound of wind above her head, looked up, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "How can you be so fast!"
Tianyang didn't answer, he just jumped down from the roof with a tiptoe.
The woman groaned, stretched out her hand, and threw the fabric wrapped around her body towards the sun. The fabric spread out in the wind, blocking her sight, but it could be shredded into pieces by the predator that had transformed into a sword whip.
Amid the flying debris, the woman slid on the ground with her back, holding a bow and string. She was wearing simple and light armor, and her left palm and right calf were actually mechanical structures.
He was about to shoot a powerful arrow at Tianyang, but saw two black round objects falling behind the flying fabric fragments.
It’s also a high-explosive grenade!
The woman screamed, and without bothering to shoot, she stretched out her hand and pressed the ground, and the whole person bounced up, rolled sideways and fell into the window of a nearby house.
boom!
The grenade exploded.
The flames, along with a violent shock wave, knocked her out of the door at the other end of the house. The woman fell to the ground in a mess, sparks flashing in the mechanical prosthesis of her right leg, her back was black, and blood was oozing from her nostrils and mouth.
Just as I got up, a cold light flashed in the corner of my eye.
That's Bai Yinglan's gun!
Miss Bai chased after him, the silver spear in her hand stirring up the wind and clouds, and stabbed fiercely at the female Ascendant of Black Star Castle.
Just when it was about to hit the target, suddenly a black shadow hit Bai Yinglan's gun barrel, causing her palm to go numb. The silver gun deviated from its original trajectory, passed in front of the woman, and missed.
Bai Yinglan regained his composure and saw a man beside him. He was tall and had a serious expression, his mouth corners pulled down, and a carefully trimmed beard around his mouth.
He held in both hands a black long sword with a blood groove in the middle.
After knocking away Bai Yinglan's gun, the man pulled his companion and turned around to run. Bai Yinglan wanted to chase her, but he saw the woman suddenly turn around and raise her mechanical hand.
A small hole opened in the palm of his hand, and a small, cylindrical red object spurted out.
Bai Yinglan raised his spear and was about to sweep it away, but someone shouted, "Don't touch it!"
That is Tianyang's voice...