Li Xiang's defense time ended, and the surrounding black mist was instantly swept back by the strong wind.
Everything in front of me returned to its original appearance within a few seconds, there were no sticks on the ground, no piles of people.
Only black gale.
Ning Gu rushed forward a few steps, threw himself on the ground, and touched the body that was closest to them before.
Icy, but not stiff.
He wanted to see the man's face clearly, but he couldn't see anything clearly because of the thick fog that surrounded his breath.
"Is the nail here?" Ning Gu turned his head and asked in a low voice, "Have you looked for it, have you checked to see if he is here?"
"There are too many, it's impossible to see each one clearly," Li Xiang whispered, "I'm leaving, Ning Gu."
The sound of the wind has changed.
Other voices were wrapped in the monotonous whistling.
It was as if someone who had difficulty breathing was gasping for breath, and there were a few sounds from his throat.
"Let's go." The group leader grabbed Ning Gu's arm and pulled him up.
"These most marginal people," Ning Gu staggered two steps, "have you checked?"
"The nail is missing here," the leader approached him, with a calm voice, "Do you think he can live under the hands of the aborigines, or do you think he can come back from there? Don't worry about things that are meaningless! Understand? ?”
The panting in the wind suddenly increased.
"Understood." Ning Gu gritted his teeth.
The leader raised his hand and pressed it, and the air wave was launched around: "Let's go!"
Ning Gu turned around and followed the leader and Li Xiang, and ran back.
If the nail hadn't gone to the border, it would have been impossible to survive in Tongwan, and it would definitely have died in the hands of the aborigines.
If the nail goes to the boundary, it is impossible to survive, and it will only become a member of the body stuffed between those metal rods.
These are the two roads after Nail stepped into Tongue Bay.
There is no third clause.
Ning Gu was running vigorously, while the head of the group continued to release attacks in the gap of Li Xiang's defense, and there were low-pitched roars from all around, disappeared, and made a comeback again.
What if there is a third way.
The nails found the basement.
The head and the others arrived.
A gray-white arm suddenly protruded from the black mist, thin and long, the broken skin seemed to cover the bones directly, and fine scales densely covered on the skin could be seen under the cold light bottle.
Ning Gu jumped violently, and kicked his arm fiercely in the air.
Arms retracted into the black mist.
The leader's attack continued.
"Don't touch them directly." Li Xiang shouted.
"No." Ning Gu replied.
Be careful and live safely, the only way to know what happened to Nail, the only way to get all the unknown answers.
He no longer hopes that someone will give him an explanation one day.
The mouth of the tongue is still the same, the rolled up black mist is still like a tongue, constantly protruding from the depths of the tongue, like a monster is constantly looking for prey.
Li Xiang pulled Ning Gu, and the cold light bottle was almost attached to his body, face, neck, hands, waist, ankles... all the positions that might be exposed to the aborigines were checked, and finally confirmed After checking that his clothes were not damaged, he stopped.
"Don't leave the shelter too far these few days," the group leader looked at Ning Gu, "The aborigines have been disturbed, and there will definitely be more metal cemeteries and garbage dumps, it's not safe."
"En." Ning Gu responded.
"If you want to live with the old lunatic, you can live there," said the leader, "but you have to watch over Lianchuan, and you can't move around in the ghost town. This is one of the terms of the deal."
"How can I keep an eye on him?" Ning Gu said, "If he wants to leave, I will blink him and he will disappear."
"There is a solution," the head of the group walked back, "There will be a trial today."
"Judgment?" Ning Gu was stunned, "Lian Chuan? What is the trial?"
"Except for you and us," Li Xiang pushed him to keep up with the leader, "all the travelers wished to kill him, countless travelers died under the hands of hyenas, and everyone hoped to be able to do it for him." Those companions take revenge."
Ning Gu lost his voice, silently walking behind the head of the group.
"If you want to keep him from dying," Li Xiang said, "you can only judge him, come up with a reason that everyone can accept, and give a way to make everyone feel that they will not be threatened by hyenas in the ghost town."
"What way?" Ning Gu asked.
Neither Li Xiang nor the team leader answered.
When he returned to Crazy Uncle's hut, Lian Chuan was no longer on the recliner, but was standing in the corner, holding a small tin can in his hand, and smelling it in front of his nose.
"You're so hungry?" Ning Gu was a little speechless, "Let me find you something to eat."
"No need," Lian Chuan tapped lightly on the small tin can, "Is this something from Uncle Crazy?"
"Yes," Ning Gu walked over, "Where did you find it?"
"It didn't turn over," Lian Chuan said, "it just fell here."
It took two seconds for Ning Gu to react: "It's okay to turn over, I don't think the crazy uncle will come back... Besides, you also stole rations in Lost Valley, it's still four boxes..."
Lian Chuan turned to look at him.
"What's wrong with this jar?" Ning Gu quickly changed the subject.
In fact, when he entered the room, he wanted to tell Lian Chuan what he saw in Tongwan, but he gritted his teeth and held back.
The scene at the mouth of the tongue had really impacted him too much. In this state, he couldn't think at all. He needed to calm down and think clearly.
Can you tell Lian Chuan
The head of the group did not tell him not to tell Lian Chuan about Tongwan, but the head of the group definitely knew that, given his character, he would probably be able to tell the truth. After all, no one would help him find the whereabouts of Nail, and Lian Chuan is the only hope.
But why didn't you explain it
Lian Chuan handed the small tin can to him: "Smell."
"Does it stink?" Ning Gu immediately held his breath.
Lian Chuan didn't speak.
Ning Gu tried to smell it, but he didn't smell anything strange, to be exact, he didn't smell anything at all, so he lowered his head and put his face on the jar, and took a breath.
Very light.
It was the smell that Crazy Uncle used to have in his house, and it was also the smell he had smelled in Lost Valley. Hammer told him that it was the smell of tea.
"Tea?" he asked.
"Well," Lian Chuan took the jar under his nose and smelled it again, "does he have tea?"
"Yes, he sometimes boils some water that I won't drink or look at," Ning Gu said, "It should be tea, the same as the one I smelled in Lost Valley."
"Tea tea is just a legend." Lian Chuan said.
"Legend?" Ning Gu didn't understand, "It's hard to get it, isn't it? Hammer said the water smells like tea."
"Not at all." Lian Chuan said.
Ning Gu was stunned.
Whether it is the main city or the ghost town, there are many legends about various animals and plants, and there are some things that are completely unknown.
These legends are almost handed down from generation to generation of the main city. Generation after generation, the old main city collapses and the new main city is reborn, but countless clues will be left behind, turning into legends, so everyone feels that the exit is real.
"Which generation of the main city did the tea come from?" Ning Gu took the jar and smelled it vigorously, regretting that he hadn't forcibly snatched some from the crazy uncle. "A twisted line, or three twisted lines? Or a four-pointed star?" …”
"I don't know," Lian Chuan said, "No one knows how many generations the main city has."
Ning Gu held the jar in a daze for a long time: "Which city logo is the current main city?"
"Infinity symbol." Lian Chuan said.
"What is an infinity symbol?" Ning Gu asked again.
Just as Lian Chuan was about to speak, he waved his hand again: "Forget it, I'm afraid I won't understand your explanation. In short, it's just a symbol for infinity, right?"
"En." Lian Chuan responded.
"The main city is very ambitious, and wants to be endless..." Ning Gu said disdainfully, after thinking about it, he asked again, "What did those city logos represent?"
"I don't know." Lian Chuan said.
"Why are there four me?" Ning Gu leaned against the wall.
"Five." Lian Chuan said.
"...Yes," Ning Gu frowned, "Then I am considered a legend, every generation of the main city will have a person who looks like me... Will it be the same for other people? There are five of you, Five crazy uncles..."
"That's not the point." Lian Chuan interrupted him.
"What's the point?" Ning Gu asked.
"Only you are in the portrait," Lian Chuan said, "The four Ninggus are all drawn at the entrance of the administrator's transport vehicle."
"Are you going to see the administrator... so what is the administrator like?" Ning Gu stared at Lian Chuan, "What do you mean, you must have seen it?"
"I don't know." Lian Chuan replied.
"What do you know?" Ning Gu was a little helpless, "You are also the number one hyena in the main city, Betelgeuse, what kind of precursor, just this treatment? You don't know anything?"
"I'm just a weapon," Lian Chuan said, "but I can guess."
"Then guess one." Ning Gu sighed.
"No one has seen those four paintings except you." Lian Chuan said.
"Huh?" Ning Gu was stunned, but quickly realized, "You were deported to the ghost city because of a conspiracy, right? But the conspiracy didn't include getting me back. If they knew that I was the fifth …”
"I still have brains." Lian Chuan said.
"Not as smart as you." Ning Gu glanced at him, "You will be judged in a moment, use your good brain to think about what to do, let the travelers let the hyena go, and make them think that the hyena lives in a ghost town It's safe...you're sure to suffer."
"Yeah." Lian Chuan was very calm.
"Are you used to it?" Ning Gu smiled.
"Well," Lian Chuan added calmly, "you find a place where no one is around."
"Why?" Ning Gu came to his senses when he asked, "I know, but...would it be a little too mean? It seems that I am afraid of things, and if they go too far, I can stop them. "
"Protect yourself first, don't be mean to me." Lian Chuan said.
In Ning Gu's memory, there has never been such a major trial in the ghost town. The travelers are very free and don't obey. Although the group leader has high prestige, he will only intervene when serious incidents happen.
The previous trials can only be called "everyone discusses the result together". For example, when Ning Gu was 15 years old, a traveler accidentally killed an ordinary traveler with his ability. Everyone got together to decide how to deal with him.
Trial Hyena, Ghost Town has never had a precedent.
After Lian Chuan was taken away, Ning Gu sat in Uncle Crazy's hut.
After sitting for a while, he stood up again, turned around twice and walked out the door.
Crazy Uncle's hut is far away from the shelter, and with the headwind, the movement of the shelter can't be heard here, but you can see that the direction of the clock tower has been lit up. This is a lot of cold light bottles gathered together, and there are human lighters addition.
The travelers from the three shelters are probably crowded around the clock tower.
Ning Gu went back to the hut, and after sitting for a while, he was still a little uneasy, although he knew that the pain that Lian Chuan had experienced in the main city for so many years was not at the level that a ghost town could achieve.
But now Lianchuan is the most direct hope for him to get close to all the unknowns. Even if he wants to protect himself and not let anyone find out that he can feel Lianchuan's feelings, he is still a little worried.
He knew all too well the travelers' hatred of the capital city, of the hyenas.
If unification cannot be achieved, even if the group leader and the three of them work together, it is impossible to control so many powerful travelers.
Although the black cloak that the crazy uncle left in the hut was at the outermost circle of the crowd, even if the cat was on the roof, it was difficult to see the specific situation on the other side of the clock tower, Ning Gu still got down.
Even if you can't see clearly, you can probably hear it.
There is still darkness beyond the range illuminated by the cold light bottle, and everyone's attention is on the bell tower, and he can escape before there is a situation.
"Quiet!" The leader raised his hand.
The travelers who were furious because they saw Lianchuan couldn't be quiet for a long time. Not to mention this kind of scene, even when they encountered hyenas in the main city and needed to be quiet and save their lives, they might not be able to do it for everyone. Shut up.
It can only be quiet if the sound is low by default.
After the yelling stopped and the buzzing continued, the group leader said a second sentence: "The comrades present today are facing a difficult choice. You need to choose to be patient for the sake of the ghost city."
"Travellers are never patient!" someone shouted.
"We have lived in the ghost town for so many years," said the head of the group, "it is patience itself."
The man lost his voice.
"This person, everyone knows, is Lian Chuan," the head of the group looked at Lian Chuan, who was standing in front of the bell tower with his hands and feet bound. "He was expelled from the main city..."
"Why didn't you kill him!" Another voice rang out, "The reason why you are standing here today is because you plan to keep him! Don't go around in circles with everyone, just say it straight!"
"Let's just say it straight," the group leader straightened his back and raised his voice, "This person is the capital for us to return to the main city and regain our homeland."
Ning Gu couldn't fully hear the head's words, but he could see that the situation could be stabilized for the time being.
He breathed a sigh of relief, and wanted to change his position, but his legs were numb from squatting.
Just as he reached the roof and was about to sit down, he saw a pair of feet next to him.
Shocked, he staggered a step to the side first, then raised his head and glanced, and found that the owner of these feet was Lin Fan.
"Don't run," Lin Fan stood still, "If someone sees it, I'll take it out on you."
Ning Gu hesitated for a moment, didn't run away, but just looked at Lin Fan: "Why are you here?"
"I'm in charge of patrolling," Lin Fan said, "in case someone causes trouble."
"Oh." Ning Gu responded.
"I can't see clearly here." Lin Fan said.
"I don't want to watch it either," Ning Gu stood up, "I'll go back to Crazy Uncle."
Lin Fan took out something and handed it to him: "This one can be seen clearly."
Ning Gu took it, it was a telescope.
This thing is quite rare, and the group leader also has one, which he used to play with when he was a child.
Thought he could see far away, saw the dump, saw the metal cemetery, saw the Bay of Tongues, saw far away places he couldn't go to...
It turned out that I was too ignorant.
No matter which direction you go, all you see is black fog, and the cold lights that guide the way in the fog.
If he used it now, the cold light bottles gathered at the bell tower would allow him to see the situation clearly.
But Ning Gu didn't pick it up to look at it, but put the telescope back in Lin Fan's hand.
It is a bit strange for Lin Fan to go on patrol. He has always lived in seclusion, and his daily affairs are usually done by the regiment leader and Li Xiang. He doesn't even go out, and patrols are even more impossible.
Even on an occasion like today, it was reasonable for him to patrol, but it was too strange to suddenly appear by his side without a sound.
"I'm going back." Ning Gu turned around.
"Don't worry," Lin Fan said, "I won't follow you, and I won't go to the old lunatic to spy on you."
Ning Gu turned around.
"Crowd control is not unprecedented," Lin Fan said, "but if there are abilities other than this, it cannot be easily known."
Ning Gu suppressed the shock in his heart and didn't speak.
At times like this, he envied Lian Chuan, who was expressionless no matter what he faced.
"I don't know." Lin Fan turned around and jumped off the roof without a sound.