Ning Gu has been lying in the middle of the tunnel for a long time, he is not as capable as Lian Chuan, he can't figure out how long it has been, and he doesn't have three meals a day for reference, so he can only estimate that it has been more than ten hours.
Because he is already very hungry, the kind of hunger that has not eaten at least two meals.
He fished out a box of rations, opened it and took a piece out.
At this time, he finally understood Lian Chuan's painstaking efforts. If he knew that there were four boxes of rations from the beginning, he might have eaten them all before he reached the exit.
Of course, it is also very possible that Lian Chuan simply forgot that he stole four boxes.
However, this way of planning to eat is still very helpful for Ning Gu, at least it can survive.
It's just that I don't know where to find food outside.
The main city is heavily guarded, especially now that they only found Lian Chuan.
After he went out, he not only wanted to find food, but also avoided all kinds of armed forces in the main city. His own ability was very erratic. So far, he doesn't know the conditions and methods of triggering it, let alone its use...
Go play shit and use it twice, once it works and once it doesn't.
Don't dare to use it for the third time, insulting the opponent like this when the sword is on the verge of breaking out, if it doesn't work, it will simply speed up the process of death...
Forget it, it's useless to think so much, let's talk about it after we go out.
After eating a box of rations, Ning Gu lay back on the ground, and slowly approached the exit. When he could see the black mist outside, he stopped, and slowly returned to the middle of the tunnel.
In extreme boredom, he rubbed back and forth for about a dozen times. He felt that his clothes were all worn out, so he stopped.
Sleepy.
He closed his eyes.
I don't know how Lianchuan is doing now.
Are you still alive
Have you been caught...
No, he just went out and was arrested.
So now has he achieved his goal
Will I suffer if I catch it, will I have food to eat...
"Lian Chuan wants to see Minister Chen," Xiao Lin frowned, "The outer defenses of the City Affairs Office have been deployed, but my suggestion is not to go."
"I have to go," Minister Chen straightened his clothes, "things have to be resolved."
"The purpose of our operation this time is to find out what Lian Chuan did in Lost Valley," Xiao Lin said, "There must be a reason for him to come out with his whole body, whether it is mental strength or something else, he must Do you have any objections to undergoing a memory check for a while?"
"In theory," Minister Chen replied, "but coercion is not the best option right now."
Xiao Lin did not speak, this reason could not convince him.
The main city has always wanted to change the situation of being constrained by the uniqueness of Betelgeuse, and completely eliminate the hidden danger of Lian Chuan being the strongest individual that cannot be copied out of control.
To find a replacement and destroy Lianchuan, Ninggu is the greatest hope.
When Lian Chuan received the task of bringing Ning Gu back even if he entered Lost Valley, he already knew this relationship, so he would not easily hand over Ning Gu to the main city, let alone leave Ning Gu to the poet .
Not only does he have to prove that he is irreplaceable, but he also has to remove all obstacles that threaten him.
The deployment of patrols and city guards in the past few days is to control Lianchuan in the first place and obtain first-hand information.
Now that Lian Chuan suddenly appears alone, it is obvious that he has reached a certain consensus with Ning Gu, and there is a certain possibility that he has already got rid of Ning Gu, so the most direct way to find Ning Gu is to forcefully check his memory, or even directly destroy the previous ones. No future troubles.
The best way for Lianchuan to protect himself is to stay away from the main city and not accept investigations.
But what we know so far is that he came back desperately after breaking away from the control of the main city.
Why
However, Minister Chen always ignored the danger and insisted on having an interview with Lian Chuan first...
It's just that a coercive method is not the best choice, and it is difficult for him to accept it.
"Why?" Xiao Lin said, "I need a reason."
"Until it is determined that Lian Chuan can be replaced, he is the only one." Minister Chen turned and walked towards the door after speaking.
Liu Dong followed Minister Chen without saying a word.
Xiao Lin looked at the backs of the two: "I have reason to doubt now."
Liu Dong's footsteps paused, but Minister Chen still moved forward without stopping.
"The City Affairs Office and the Operations and Training Department," Xiao Lin said, "are hiding something from the internal defense."
"Mr. Xiao," Liu Dong turned his head, "Everyone should perform their duties, don't make assumptions."
The tip of Lian Chuan's knife was still stuck in the patrol captain's neck, and the black edge of the knife was clearly visible. The captain walked very carefully in order to avoid damage caused by the movement of the knife tip.
Lian Chuan has never carefully looked at the wound, controlling, killing, destroying, and recovering. He has completed various tasks, but he has never carefully seen how the wound slowly expands, and how people are reduced to debris in an instant .
He deliberately avoided all the details that would affect his judgment, and stayed sober.
The patrol team had never met with the cleanup team, and he didn't even know the captain's name.
This is the longest time he has faced the controlled object, from the intersection of A1 in area C to the intersection of A1 in area A.
The pedestrians on the street have been cleared, their eyes are hiding behind the curtains and cracks in the door, all the intersections are flashing with orange and red lights, the reinforcements of the city guards and patrols have arrived, except for the celebration day, the lights of the main city taverns are always flashing There is no such dazzling light.
The blue light is above all the buildings, A01 is suspended in the air, and the cleaning team follows all the way. It was originally a special team with invisible light in the main city. With the experience of Li Liang being injured before, their weapons have all been opened, and any kill will Let them collectively fire.
Lian Chuan knew that Minister Chen would agree with him, so he could probably guess two points.
In addition to cooperation with the ghost city, another layer of cooperation is the city affairs, internal defense, and training. If the three parties are aware of it, he may not have the opportunity to get here. After all, there is no equipment. Without any assistance, all city guards and patrols were mobilized. Even with a cleanup team, it would be a fierce battle.
As for the cooperation of this secret experiment, if Minister Chen didn't participate, he was already suspicious and needed to talk to him before the other party.
However, Lian Chuan has other plans. He is unwilling to be led by these people again and again. All his life, he has worked hard to prove that he is qualified and that he has the value that the main city needs. The time to prove it was the last step he took.
Any possibility of threatening my life must be eliminated.
Every inch behind me now is death.
I will implement the safety rules you engraved on me to the end.
There was a flash of orange light in the room on the second floor to the left. This was not a flash that changed angles as he moved, but the light that was emitted when the weapon entered the last gear and was ready to fire.
Without hesitation, Lian Chuan grabbed the captain's collar and pulled it back, raised his knee from the right back, and kicked the captain's right arm. The weapon fixed on the arm was also kicked up by him, and he drew half a circle in the air to point at the captain. left.
Before the captain had time to react, Lian Chuan had already held his hand and pressed the firing button of the weapon.
An orange beam hit the second-floor window, making a loud bang.
There was a commotion at the scene, and the teams of the cleaning team in the air on both sides quickly gathered around Lianchuan, and all their weapons were raised.
Xiao Lin's voice came from the captain's intercom: "Don't do anything without an order!"
Lian Chuan let go of the captain's hand.
Minister Chen stood at the gate of the City Affairs Office, turned his head and glanced at Xiao Lin next to him: "Let your people stop acting rashly, no one is faster than Lian Chuan, don't waste resources in vain."
"Understood." Xiao Lin said calmly.
Lian Chuan appeared in the small square at the entrance of the City Affairs Office. Instead of choosing the side path, he walked on the avenue in the middle, facing the main gate of the City Affairs Office.
"Start it?" asked the technician behind him.
"Start." Minister Chen slowly walked out the door, looking at Lian Chuan who was walking step by step behind the patrol captain.
Lian Chuan pushed the captain away and put the knife back to his leg.
The distance between him and Minister Chen is enough to kill him with one blow before any weapon is fired, and no one will take the risk of attacking him again.
He stepped up the steps.
Minister Chen looked at him calmly.
When his feet landed on the third step, Lian Chuan suddenly felt a huge pain coming from his feet. This kind of pain that can quickly spread all over the body, is familiar, and feels like a nightmare when he is awake. The memory of Lian Chuan being pulled into the abyss, the fear and despair of every training engraved in his bones came instantly with the pain.
He staggered, knelt down on the steps with one leg, propped his hands on the ground, cold sweat dripped onto the ground in big drops.
Chunsan stood far away from the gate, and could only vaguely see Lian Chuan's figure suddenly paused.
The training device was placed outside the gate and activated. Once Lian Chuan stepped on, the great pain caused by the endless training would come back.
Minister Chen believes that no matter what the reason Lian Chuan wants to see him is, it is necessary for Lian Chuan to clearly find his own position, no matter what he has experienced in Lost Valley, and what kind of changes he has made.
Now Lian Chuan, who dared to rush into the City Affairs Office and threaten the main city, needed to find his identity as "the only one who fits Betelgeuse" in this pain.
"Ah—" Ning Gu hugged his head and rolled into a ball on the ground.
The severe pain all over his body seemed to be torn apart, making it difficult for him to breathe, and he didn't even feel it when he slammed into the cave wall.
It just hurts.
It hurts everywhere.
This kind of pain is so familiar, even when the pain is so painful that his consciousness is a little blurred, he can still judge immediately that the pain belongs to Lian Chuan.
But this time, he couldn't see or hear anything.
He is not in his sleep, nor has he had any contact with Lian Chuan.
Lianchuan, what's wrong with you
Ning Gu put his head on the ground, and the sharp corners on the black iron ground scratched his forehead, but he didn't feel anything, pain, fear, despair...
Lianchuan where are you? what happened to you
"Lian Chuan—" Ning Gu roared, his voice hoarse with anger.
you unlucky dog...
When Lian Chuan raised his head suddenly, Minister Chen was a little surprised.
Although he couldn't see his eyes behind the goggles, the anger exuding from his whole body was something he had never seen before. Lian Chuan had been living with despair and patience in training since he hadn't learned anger...
When Lian Chuan escaped from the range of the training device and arrived in front of him at a speed he couldn't see clearly, he still didn't recover from the feeling of surprise.
Lian Chuan pressed his fingers on his throat: "Mr. Chen."
"You're back." Minister Chen said with difficulty.
"I want to see the administrator." Lian Chuan said.
"What?" Minister Chen looked at him in surprise, his voice became smoother.
"Right now." Lian Chuan said.
Ning Gu was lying on the ground, he didn't know when he came out from the exit of Lost Valley, and he didn't know if there was time to come out.
Anyway, now he was lying on the Black Iron Wasteland. After the great pain disappeared, he was already lying here, looking at the black mist that filled the sky.
The pain in his back was unbearable, so he slowly stood up.
Except for the exit, there was nothing around, it was pitch black, he stood there, looked into the distance for a long time, and finally saw a small piece of white light faintly.
That should be the direction of the main city.
He tore his clothes, moved his arms and legs, and walked over there.
Although the ghost town is still in the same darkness once it goes out of the sanctuary, and there is a constant wind all year round, and there are aborigines who don't know when they will appear in the wind, but it is as quiet as if frozen in the darkness. Compared to the Black Iron Wasteland, ghost towns still make people feel safer.
Whether it's the scrape of clothes or the clatter of the metal guards on his shoes hitting the raised ground, it makes him tense now.
I have to go again.
I don't know how long it will take.
Last time I came to the main city, I ran endlessly, but this time I came here endlessly.
I have been looking forward to coming to the main city for so many years, and finally this is the treatment.
I don't know how long he walked, but anyway, his stomach was already aching with hunger, so hungry that he wanted to take off his clothes and eat. The light of the main city could be seen clearly, but it was still far away.
Ning Gu stopped. There are quite a few exits of the Lost Valley near the main city, and maybe there are still people squatting there.
When he was considering which direction to go in the safer way, there was a sound behind him.
Not his clothes, not his shoes.
Not even footsteps.
Yes... a low growl in the throat...
It's like the kind that can be heard occasionally in the dark fog of a ghost town.
He turned his head sharply and clenched his fists.
But in the darkness, he saw a pair of round eyes, reflecting the bright light in the light of the main city in the distance.
These are not human eyes.
"Caracal?" Ning Gu was stunned, "You are Lian Chuan's caracal!"
The round eyes approached slowly, and he finally vaguely saw the brown-black fur and the two pointed ears with tassels above the eyes.
"Are you here to look for me?" Ning Gu took a step back vigilantly, "I didn't harm him, he returned to the main city! You know?"
The caracal sat down and looked at him.
It wasn't the aggressive posture of lowering the body when I saw it for the first time.
Ning Gu heaved a sigh of relief, carefully approached it, and squatted in front of it: "Hey, are you wandering without a master?"
The caracal looked at him.
"Lian Chuan said that when he goes back, he will ask his boss to come pick me up." Ning Gu stared at the caracal cat up and down. He had never seen an animal, let alone such a close distance, that he could see the face of the caracal cat. Beard, "Why don't you come with me and bring you back when his boss comes over."
The caracal let out a breath from its nose.
Ning Gu moved forward curiously: "Are you still sighing?"
The caracal bared its teeth at him.
"Hey, don't!" Ning Gu quickly took a few steps back, frowning, "What can I do, his boss doesn't know when he can come, and he doesn't know if he can come. Now I..."
Ning Gu stopped in the middle of speaking, stared at the caracal cat for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking a shocked question: "You can't be the boss, right?"