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Ning Gu just felt cold all over. The wind in Shewan Bay was stronger than other places, and several of his clothes were blown through.
The old sound of the dragging iron chain carried in the wind made his bones feel as if they were creaking from the cold.
This is not a nail. Nails don't talk like that.
They are not indigenous people either. Aboriginal people cannot speak at all.
And besides these, there were only other travelers.
But Ning Gu had never seen or heard of a traveler who might be chained, at least this person had never appeared in his range of activities.
If this person only lives in Tongue Bay... How did he survive among the Aboriginal people
Before Ning Gu could determine whether the owner of the voice posed a danger to him, a grayish-white shadow suddenly rushed out from the black fog in front of him on the left.
Aboriginal.
Ning Gu immediately jumped back, raised his right hand, and pressed the handle towards the shadow.
There was no sound, as if something had stretched the air, forming a hollow area, and the natives were pushed away.
But he didn't run away.
Ning Gu jumped again as he landed, this time forward. He wanted to strike before the native could stand firm.
Li Xiang said that he couldn't have direct contact with the indigenous people, so he didn't use his fists, but kicked them instead.
But the kick missed.
When Ning Gu fell back to the ground, his thigh was stretched and hurt a little because he kicked in the air.
But he didn't care about his legs.
The natives were pulled back into the black fog at an extremely fast speed and disappeared without making a sound.
"Who are you!" Ning Gu lowered his voice.
The sound of the dragging chain sounded again, slowly approaching him, but when it was still two or three meters away from him, the link made a "clatter" sound and stopped.
Ning Gu immediately understood that this man must have been tied to something and his range of movement was restricted. With just a few steps, he had already reached the end of the edge.
"Who are you?" Ning Gu asked again.
"There is another one," a hoarse voice came from the wind, "who is it?"
Another one
Ning Gu suddenly felt his hair stand on end. Someone was following him
who
It couldn't be the captain and Li Xiang. If it was them, they would have taken action long ago given the situation just now...
There were footsteps behind me.
Ning Gu turned his head suddenly and raised the cold light bottle.
The illuminated black mist danced in the wind, and then someone walked out.
Ning Gu recognized who it was when he saw the legs. He lowered his voice in shock and said, "Little Trumpet? Why are you here?"
Lian Chuan suddenly looked at Ning Gu with a new respect. In such a dangerous situation and emergency, Ning Gu was able to ask questions in shock and react quickly without calling out his real name.
Although every time he heard the name Xiaolaba, he felt indescribable.
"Are you following me?" Ning Gu stared at him.
"I'm taking a walk." Lian Chuan said.
"You're talking nonsense! Take a walk!" Ning Gu frowned, "You actually followed me..."
Lian Chuan heard the voice in the black fog, and before the natives came close enough to see their figures, he had already rushed to the right.
The small iron rod in his hand was thrown on the road by Ning Gu. He used the small iron rod to accurately pierce the gray-white shadow that had not yet been seen clearly.
Ning Gu said that Shetou Bay was a gathering place for the indigenous people, and it seemed to be true. In the strong wind and dark fog all around, he could hear at least five more people wandering around them, not counting the one who had fallen to the ground.
"He is not a traveler." The chains clicked twice more.
"He was expelled from the main city, a traitor." Ning Gu said.
"No," said the voice.
"If I say yes, it is what I mean." Ning Gu said.
"You," the voice seemed to be struggling to speak, panting hoarsely, "Come closer."
"Come here." Ning Gu stood there without moving.
There was no words spoken on the other end, but he suddenly laughed.
A hoarse, old laughter as if covered with hundreds of years of iron filings.
"Listen," the voice said.
The sound of chains being pulled came in the wind.
"This is the captain," the voice panted a few times, "It's given to me, why don't you come... and take a look?"
Ning Gu frowned.
Did the captain tie this man here
Although he didn't want to think too much, at this moment, what flashed through his mind was the box that the leader brought to the main city, the travelers in the basement, and the black circle on Lian Chuan's neck that contained Lin Fan's ability...
And my own summary.
An army with only ability but no brains.
He didn't want to go over there, he didn't want to get close to this person.
But he still took a step towards that side.
Questions about the team leader, questions about the ghost town, and the whereabouts of the nails.
He turned around and looked at Lian Chuan.
Lian Chuan is much more perceptive than him in judging danger.
Lian Chuan didn't stop him.
So he turned around and walked slowly forward.
"Right there." Lian Chuan said behind him.
Ning Gu stopped. Judging from the sound he just heard, this position should be some distance away from the maximum range of the chain.
But before he could finish this thought, a huge black shadow slowly appeared in front of him. When it was only one meter away from him, he heard a clang and the chain ended.
Ning Gu's heart was pounding. The sound of the chain reaching the end that this man had made him hear before was fake!
The range of this activity was much larger than he had judged.
Bastard! So insidious!
Ning Gu raised the cold light bottle, trying to see the black shadow clearly. Compared with the grayish-white natives, this completely black shadow could barely be seen as an outline in the black fog.
Even if I raised the cold light bottle, I still couldn't see clearly.
At this moment, there was a light suddenly behind him. When Ning Gu turned around, a cold light bottle flew past him and landed at the feet of the black shadow.
The black shadow roared, raised his leg and kicked, and the cold light bottle shattered on the ground.
But in that instant, Ning Gu had already seen the appearance of the black shadow clearly.
It's a person.
Very tall, the team leader is more than two meters tall, and the black shadow is taller and stronger than him.
He was wearing only two thin layers of tattered clothes, and his skin could be seen through the holes. There was a faint layer of fine scales like those of the indigenous people.
His face was hard to see clearly. Like the Crazy Uncle who hadn't taken care of himself for a long time, his hair had reached his waist. Although it was tied up with a cloth strip, his face was covered with a beard, so even with the tied-up hair, his face was not visible.
Besides, it wasn't pierced.
This was someone Ning Gu had never seen before.
“The cooperation between the Traveler and the main city,” the shadow said slowly, his voice unchanged, “has it reached this… level?”
Ning Gu didn't say anything.
"The cleanup teams can also move freely in the ghost town." said the black shadow.
"Who are you?" Ning Gu stared at him.
"Who am I?" The shadow chuckled. "Just an ordinary traveler, once."
"So what are you now?" Ning Gu asked again.
"Zombie!" the black shadow roared and suddenly rushed forward.
Ning Gu felt his collar tighten and his tongue was almost strangled.
When he came to his senses again, Lian Chuan had already grabbed his collar and dragged him two meters back.
Although the black shadow in front was still in the same place, as he rushed forward, two gray-white figures appeared on his left and right at the same time.
Just as Ning Gu was about to press the handle, Lian Chuan said behind him: "He can control the natives."
He stopped.
It was discovered that the two gray-white shadows did not move forward. After a few seconds, they slowly retreated into the black fog and disappeared.
"I'm just protecting them." said the shadow.
"They are the masters of the black fog," Ning Gu said, "You protect them?"
"The things the captain brought," the shadow's voice suddenly sank, "have contaminated the black fog and are spreading like a virus..."
"What is it?" Ning Gu asked immediately.
"Experimental subjects!" The shadow raised his voice. "Experimental subjects! Those brought to the experimental site are all experimental subjects! Kill them here! Die here! Destroy them here..."
The shadow's voice began to split in the second half of the sentence, and it was almost inaudible in the wind.
Experimental field.
These three words still hit Ning Gu's ears, causing a buzzing sound.
The team leader used Tongue Bay as an experimental field.
"Have you been to the main city?" When the black shadow asked this, his body leaned forward, looking very curious.
Ning Gu didn't say anything.
"It looks like you've been there before," said the shadow, "Do you have a lot of questions?"
"No." Ning Gu answered simply.
"Then you..." The black shadow laughed again, as if he was in a good mood, but his laughter was a little labored, as if his throat would break in the next second, "What are you doing here?"
"Looking for my friend." Ning Gu said.
"Friends?" The shadow paused, "Nail?"
"Have you seen him?" Ning Gu suddenly raised his voice.
"No," said the shadow, "but I know he has been here. He is a good friend of yours and you come here often."
"Where did he go?" Ning Gu asked, his voice a little unsteady.
"Come here," the shadow said, "I'll tell you."
Ning Gu stood there without moving.
The shadow said nothing more and began to slowly retreat.
"Where are the nails!" Ning Gu yelled.
The black shadow still didn't make a sound, and its figure slowly disappeared into the black fog.
"Just stand there." Ning Gu lowered his voice.
The shadow stopped.
Ning Gu gritted his teeth and slowly walked forward.
Lian Chuan didn't stop him because he was sure that he could save him if he was in danger.
Although it is a bit risky, he and Lian Chuan both hope to find the answer from each other. He chooses to believe that Lian Chuan will definitely rescue him when he is in danger.
The black shadow was right in front of him. Ning Gu continued to move forward step by step. He stopped only when he could see the man's eyes clearly with the light from the cold light bottle in his hand.
This person's eyes are red.
Ning Gu likes red very much because it is bright and vivid, but red eyes do not have this beautiful feeling.
Besides being somewhat scary, it also exudes an indescribable sadness.
When he walked here, Ning Gu saw clearly that behind this man, there was a chain being dragged, and at the end of the chain was a huge piece of black iron.
There were four or five natives squatting around the black iron.
When they heard his footsteps, the natives turned their heads and made the same strangled roar that he had heard in the wind.
For the first time, Ning Gu saw the general outline of the indigenous people.
They don't really have eyes.
The black shadow raised his hand and slowly raised it in front of Ning Gu.
Ning Gu looked over and saw that the black shadow was wearing gloves. He slowly turned his clenched fist and spread his fingers.
In the palm of the hand is an animal's claw.
It's the one where the nail is always placed close to the body.
Monkey's paw.
Ning Gu suppressed his emotions, slowly raised his hand, and picked up the monkey's paw, but his hands were shaking.
"Where did it come from?" he asked through gritted teeth.
"The kids found it for me," the shadow said, "It belongs to your good friend, right?"
"Where are they?" Ning Gu squeezed out three words from between his teeth.
"I don't know." said the black shadow.
When Ning Gu wanted to ask more questions, the black shadow suddenly took a step back and opened his arms.
Lian Chuan had already arrived behind Ning Gu at the same time.
Ning Gu reacted very quickly this time. He quickly grabbed his collar with his hands to prevent his tongue from being strangled by Lian Chuan again.
But Lian Chuan grabbed his waistband.
"It's time," the shadow slowly backed away with his arms outstretched, "You guys can go now."
After he finished saying this, tiny noises began to appear in the darkness, gathering in groups from all directions.
Then Ning Gu saw several gray-white shadows rushing out and pounced on the black shadow.
Lian Chuan didn't stop, he grabbed Ning Gu's waistband and rushed back.
The wind whistled in their ears, and the gray-white shadows that flashed by from time to time seemed not to notice them. There was no attack, and all the natives rushed towards the direction of the black shadows.
When Ning Gu returned to Uncle Crazy's cabin, there was a deep gash on the palm of his hand caused by the tip of the monkey's claws.
"Is the man dead?" he asked.
"I don't know." Lian Chuan replied.
He stared at the monkey's paw in his hand: "Why not go directly to the basement?"
"It's too late." Lian Chuan said.
"It's just something I can do on the way." Ning Gu said.
"Can you get in?" Lian Chuan asked, "Isn't there a door in the basement?"
Ning Gu didn't say anything.
Of course there is a door in the basement, and it is made of very thick black iron. When it is closed, it fits tightly against the side and you can't even feel the location of the door.
The only time he went in was probably when someone went in without closing the door.
Or maybe, he suddenly remembered the time when Lin Fan let him go from the bell tower... Someone left the door open on purpose.
"I want to find the team leader." Ning Gu said.
Lian Chuan said nothing, just looked at him.
"Captain... you're hiding too many things from me." Ning Gu frowned.
"That person," Lian Chuan asked, "is he a traveler?"
"There are no other people here except travelers and those who were born illegally in the three main cities," Ning Gu said, "This person is not only a traveler, but also a traveler who knows me."
"It's better to find Lin Fan than the team leader." Lian Chuan said.
Ning Gu turned and looked at him: "Lin Fan? I think there is something wrong with him. This guy is hard to figure out."
"Captain and Lin Fan, who do you think will answer your question?" Lian Chuan asked.
Ning Gu was stunned.
"Answer," Lianchuan said, "don't think."
"Lin Fan." Ning Gu blurted out.
For some reason, although he had more doubts about Lin Fan than the team leader, his experiences from childhood to adulthood made him very clear that the team leader would hardly answer any of his questions directly.
Ning Gu sat on the chair, holding the monkey's paw in his hand, his mind seemed to be hollowed out by Jiu Yi.
"The captain used the indigenous people as experimental targets in Tongue Bay," Ning Gu said, "is that right?"
"Maybe it is both a target and material," Lian Chuan said.
"What's so good about the main city?" Ning Gu said, "Why spend so much money to take it back?"
He has lived in a ghost town since he was a child. Everything he sees and feels is about a ghost town. This is where he grew up and has lived for more than 20 years.
He knew that the long-time travelers' obsession with the main city was something he couldn't understand.
The main city used to be their home, even though it was now so far away that it was completely unfamiliar to them.
"Why?" Lian Chuan suddenly asked out of the blue.
"Hmm?" Ning Gu looked at him.
"The main city has been collapsing for a long time," Lian Chuan said, "Why do we have to take back a main city that is doomed to be destroyed?"
Ning Gu didn't say anything. He had never thought of this angle before.
"The captain knows better than you," Lian Chuan looked at him, "by the time we are able to defeat the main city, it may have already become a black iron wasteland."
"Then why..." Ning Gu seemed to understand what Lian Chuan meant.
The team leader doesn't really want to take back the main city.