Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—
One flare after another was sent high into the sky, flying in different directions, then releasing light, illuminating the city below.
Oh, actually this is a bit of an exaggeration, because the city is so huge, so a few flares can only illuminate some local areas in the city.
Through the light released by the flares, it is not difficult to observe that the city has a huge and complex transportation network. Ground roads, overpasses, light rail tracks... These transportation lines crisscross and weave a transportation network like a spider web.
Within the illumination range of one of the flares, a canal can be seen, of course, a dry canal, which passes through the city. So in some dark corner, there should be something like a dock.
As for the buildings, they were so densely packed that the city looked like a forest of mud and rocks. But now, the houses were dilapidated and the roads were broken. The once magnificent city was now nothing but a decaying corpse.
"Let me bet, this city is not smaller than the metropolis at all." Han Shu put down the telescope and was so surprised that he couldn't even hold his cigarette tightly. The cigarette fell to the ground long ago, and a few sparks flew out from time to time.
Ji Yu said excitedly: "Captain, according to the regulations, the first people to discover a city with a population of one million have the right to name it. What do you think we should name this city?"
Han Shu looked troubled and said, "It's called the Metropolis, what else can it be called this time, the Big Apple?"
Ji Yu's mouth twitched and he said, "Captain, what kind of aesthetic is this? Big apple? Why not call it a big banana, a big orange, or a big pineapple?"
Han Shu shrugged and said, "Let's talk about naming it later. Now we have to start working. What a headache. I didn't expect the signal source to be in a super city. It will take a long time to find it."
He took out another cigarette and put it in his mouth, but did not light it. He called Ma Da over and said, "Squad leader, can you find the exact location of the signal source?"
Ma Da was holding an electronic board with various data and patterns on it. He looked embarrassed in his helmet: "I won't talk about the specific technical means. To put it simply, it's already very difficult for us to track the source of the signal here."
"With our current technology, we can't pinpoint it. However, if we can go deeper into the city, I can find a way to narrow it down."
"All right."
Han Shu cursed: "When I get back from this trip, I will have a good talk with Siyan. Why do you always throw the dirty work to me? For such a big city, it would be better to give me ten teams."
"With just these few people now..."
The captain finally lit up the cigarette, took a puff, and then called out, "Tianyang, Kunlan, you go with Jiyu's team. Find us a safe camp and get a feel for the situation in the city before we go in."
"clear."
"Yes, sir."
The team members quickly mobilized, and Tianyang and Kunlan got on the Huayu team's car.
After getting into the chariot, Tianyang immediately felt several pairs of eyes falling on him.
They were a few new members of the Huayu Team. They seemed very happy to be able to work with Tianyang this time, but they were still restrained and did not show it on their faces.
Just through the eyes, this kind of feeling is conveyed.
"Come here, Xiao Tianyang, sit next to your sister."
Ji Yu waved, then patted the seat beside him with an ambiguous smile.
Tianyang smiled, walked over generously and sat down.
"grateful
Me."
Ji Yu whispered, "If it weren't for my sister protecting you, these little sisters under me would have eaten you up."
Tian Yang followed her tone and said, "Then how should I thank you?"
Jiyu laughed, blew into Tianyang's ear, and asked in a soft voice, "What do you think?"
Tianyang sighed in his heart, knowing that Jiyu was teasing him again. Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, she laughed heartlessly.
Clap, clap, clap.
She patted Tianyang on the shoulder and said, "Are you scared? Don't be afraid. Sister is just joking with you."
Tianyang looked at her and said seriously: "Jiyu, you should find a man."
Ji Yu was stunned for a moment, then said charmingly: "Sister thinks you are very good, how about you live with me in the future?"
Tian Yang said seriously: "No, I'm still young."
Ji Yu looked up and down at the boy, chuckling and whispering, "Not small anymore, not small anymore..."
Two Falcon chariots drove along the highway towards the nameless capital. The road, which used to be smooth, was now mostly broken and bumpy.
There were a few vehicles here and there on the road, with the rotten wreckage of vehicles, almost only shells left, parked randomly on the roadside.
Sometimes, soldiers had to get out of their vehicles and move the debris away so that vehicles could continue to pass.
Finally entering the city, the two cars slowly drove through the streets, traveling through the blood vessels of the city's corpses. After a moment, the chariot stopped in a small square.
This is a street square with a broken fountain in the middle and outdoor chairs around it for people to rest. The flower beds that once planted flowers now only have hard black soil and grayish-white diseased fungi.
Ji Yu got out of the car with a serious expression on his face. He looked around and said, "The conditions here are pretty good. It's spacious enough without any obvious blind spots. If things go wrong, we can evacuate in time. Let's set up camp here."
After hearing her words, some soldiers opened the rear compartment of a chariot, controlled a 'Queen' to get out, and set up a cordon.
"Let's go look around."
Tianyang took off the death knell, called Kunlan, and planned to explore the surrounding streets.
Ji Yu gestured and called two team members over: "Take them with you and help me give some pointers."
There are two female team members, one is a hunter and the other is a war god, both are level 2.
Now that Ji Yu called out their names, they were all excited, with a hint of anticipation on their faces.
Kun Lan said impatiently: "I don't have time to lead people, Baimao, you lead them, I'll go this way."
He casually pointed in the direction of a street on the east side, and left the square alone.
Tian Yang shook his head and said to the two novices behind him: "Follow me closely."
The three of them headed in opposite directions.
Gradually moving away from the square, darkness surged like water.
Tianyang didn't feel anything. He could communicate with the black fog. In the adverse world, he was like a fish in water. His perception was many times more sensitive than that in the fortress.
But for the two girls at the back, the black fog had the opposite effect. It reduced visibility and compressed the perception range, especially since the two team members were not of high rank.
Tianyang was not as unkind as Kunlan, but he was also not as "enthusiastic" as Wuhen, so along the way, he just walked forward quietly, at most paying attention to the situation around him and reminding the two novices behind him from time to time.
After walking for a while, the taller girl among the two team members said, "Lieutenant Tianyang, my name is Hongdou and her name is Sisi. We have been on several missions with Captain Jiyu. If there is anything you need us to do, just tell us."
Tianyang nodded slightly and looked at the girl named Hongdou with a different eye. The fact that she dared to volunteer was a proof of her courage.
Of course, if you don’t even have this little courage, you can’t be qualified for the job of a night walker.
“This city is pretty big.”
"I don't know how many dark creatures are hiding there. I ask you to keep an eye on the movements nearby. If there is anything unusual, report it to me immediately."
In fact, with the black fog available, Tianyang can "see" far beyond the range of these two girls.
But since they took the initiative to level up, Tianyang felt that it was necessary to assign some work to them so as not to dampen the girls' enthusiasm.
In the world of rebellion, the dark people are almost everywhere.
Cities, towns, villages, wilderness, forests... In this dark world, there is no place where the black people cannot go.
Someone once joked that perhaps when we dig through the reverse world and reach the center of the earth, we can encounter the dark people.
This statement may be exaggerated, but it also shows from another perspective that illegal immigrants can appear anywhere.
Tianyang would not believe that there were no illegal immigrants in such a huge city.
However, the black people are mobile, especially the black people in the opposite world. They will not and cannot stay in a certain place for a long time.
If you are lucky and there are no illegal immigrants near the camp, it is not impossible.
Therefore, this requires exploration and investigation, and then the safe range can be determined and sentinel points can be established.
From the current perspective, no illegal immigrants have been found yet, even so far, Tianyang has not entered any building.
But with the help of the black fog, he could be sure that he had not missed anything.
But just as they turned a street corner, the two girls behind them screamed in surprise. Tianyang did not blame them at all, because even he himself felt a tingling sensation on his scalp at the sight before him.
people!
so many people!
They walked on the streets, moved in and out of nearby buildings, greeted each other, or accidentally bumped into each other in their haste.
Tianyang believed that before the world of adversity fell into the abyss, when the sun still rose, these people lived like this in this city.
But now, such a scene should never appear in the reverse world!
Except for the fact that it was pitch black and there was no light in the streets or between the buildings, these people looked too normal, as if they didn't know that the world had died and that they were surrounded by darkness.
They seem to live in their own world, maintaining what they think is a normal life...
But to Tianyang and the other two, this scene was as weird as it could be.
In the darkness, in a city that has been abandoned for many years, there are still humans
Moreover, these humans walk in darkness, live in darkness, but they don’t think there is anything wrong!
Seeing this scene, Tianyang's first thought was the Drifting Town and the 'toys' controlled by the Separatists.
So, are these people now also "toys" of something
Could it be that an ancient being like the Separatists lives in this city