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All the black iron fragments that Lian Chuan blocked hit his body.
He slowly knelt on the ground with his left leg.
The cleanup team's uniforms only slowed the debris, not stopped it.
Ning Gu, who was standing behind Lian Chuan, still had his hands raised and did not move, with his head down and not even looking over here.
"Old ghost!" Li Xiang pulled the chain, "That's enough, they can't resist anymore."
"Who is that hyena?" The old ghost's hoarse voice was full of doubt, "He hasn't fallen yet?"
"He's already injured," Li Xiang said, "Ning Gu's abilities haven't been activated."
"A little bit..." The old ghost slowly raised his arms, "Strange."
"Old ghost!" The leader said, "We can discuss it."
"They haven't fallen yet..." Lao Gui didn't know who he was talking to. It seemed like he was talking to himself, or to the team leader and Li Xiang.
"Ning Gu! Run!" Li Xiang screamed and used all his strength to try to wake up Ning Gu, who seemed to have fallen into another world.
"Ning Gu!" The old ghost raised his arm suddenly above his head. This time, there were no flying black iron fragments, but electric light.
The old ghost directly took advantage of the flashing electric light on both sides.
Countless pieces of lightning that seemed to be cut into small pieces were peeled off from the cracks on both sides and flew densely towards the two people at the other end of the passage.
The chains on the captain's shoulders slid through the wound one by one because of his pulling, but he couldn't break free.
He watched the streaks of lightning flying forward.
The two people opposite him were about to turn into ashes before his eyes, their consciousness dissipated in the black fog, and their bodies disappeared in the strong wind, leaving no trace.
sorry.
Sorry, kid.
When the lightning flashed in front of him, Lian Chuan, who had been motionless, raised his head.
"receive."
His voice was not loud, but it could still be heard clearly in the wind.
As he said these two words, he jumped into the air and rushed into the lightning.
It was as if it was wrapped in a layer of impenetrable air. Due to its incredible speed, the lightning was carried behind him by the airflow before it even touched his body. It was then swept into the turbulence, exploding with a golden light and then disappearing.
"That's..." The old ghost's voice was full of surprise. When he turned his hand to defend, Lian Chuan was already in front of him. The thin silver cracks in his pupils were clearly visible, "Betelgeuse..."
At this moment, the captain's breathing paused.
He had no doubt that Lianchuan was indeed Betelgeuse.
But he never expected that Betelgeuse would be awakened in the ghost town.
There is no doubt that Lianchuan is the strongest weapon in the main city, and the fact that Betelgeuse can be awakened in a non-laboratory environment proves that the reason why Lianchuan can become the strongest weapon is his mental power that is so powerful that it is uncontrollable yet perfectly self-controlled.
What the leader couldn't imagine was...
He is the one who can awaken Betelgeuse in a non-laboratory environment.
The old ghost didn't have any time to react.
When facing Betelgeuse, reaction time can only come from advance judgment.
Betelgeuse has no weapons.
But when Lian Chuan raised his hand and swung it towards the old ghost, a silver spike flashing with cold light suddenly pierced through from the other side of his arm, suddenly came out from under the skin, and pierced into his shoulder blade before the old ghost could defend himself.
The old ghost shook himself and stomped his foot on the ground.
It was as if something invisible broke through the restraints from beneath the ground, and a small hole appeared on the ground around it.
Lian Chuan kicked the old ghost in the chest and used the force to jump upwards out of the invisible encirclement.
What emerged from the hole were invisible tentacles, which only appeared as a ball of fine foam when they wrapped around the old ghost's body, blocking the attack while quickly repairing some wounds.
Lao Gui's abilities are among the best among travelers, even stronger than many experimental subjects in the main city.
The captain watched Lian Chuan falling rapidly from the air, his knees against the old ghost's protective water foam, and the thorns that penetrated his knees went all the way down, cutting through the old ghost's protection...
My heart felt like it was being tightly grabbed.
Lao Gui had long been a stranger to them, but he was still a comrade-in-arms who could stand by them in their memories, and a companion who had struggled and relied on them in despair and fear.
And their enemy, the nightmare of all travelers, is now the only one who can save Ning Gu from the old ghost.
In such a battle, the captain didn't know what kind of outcome he should expect.
Betelgeuse's attack did not leave any gaps or flaws. While cutting through the defense, the spike that penetrated from the elbow had already pierced through the other shoulder blade of the old ghost.
When the second wave of invisible tentacles emerged from the ground, Betelgeuse had already leaped into the air again.
"Run," Li Xiang said, "Run, old ghost..."
Betelgeuse had no intention of killing the old ghost. If he wanted to kill him, the first stab would go straight into the heart. He was just gradually destroying the old ghost's attack ability.
The old ghost panted and uttered a low voice.
After a series of guttural sounds, a response came from the surrounding strong wind.
The old ghost is calling the natives, his little friends.
When Lianchuan broke through his defense for the second time, countless natives rushed in from the other side of the lightning, their grayish-white skin covered with black scars.
All the natives rushed towards the old ghost.
Lian Chuan swept away a group of natives, leaped backwards and landed on the ground.
One of the natives pounced on the old ghost, followed by the second, the third...
Soon the old ghost was surrounded by the natives and turned into a huge gray-white ball.
The ball pressed through the narrowest gap next to it and rolled into the black fog with a burst of lightning.
"Did you see that? Ning Gu?"
It was black all around.
No wind, no light.
There is no one either.
Ning Gu stood alone in the darkness, the only feeling he could feel was pain.
His fingers kept trembling slightly because of the pain.
This is the voice of the old ghost.
"You finally chose the same path as the leader, but you are more perfect than they planned..."
"I don't know what path the leader chose. I just chose the one that allows me to survive."
"It is inevitable to live this way... Go ask the leader what is in your body... When you know the truth, you will understand that which path you take has been arranged long ago..."
"I go my own way."
The old ghost laughed.
Dull and distant in the endless darkness.
A circle of transparent ripples appeared on Ning Gu's fingertips.
Then another circle.
Golden light radiated out immediately, instantly covering the surroundings.
The iron chain passing through the shoulders of the regiment commander and Li Xiang made a few tiny clinking sounds at this moment, broke into pieces and fell to the ground.
"Ning Gu!" Li Xiang covered his shoulder and rushed forward a few steps.
Lian Chuan stood up and stood between them.
After staring at each other for two seconds, Lian Chuan stepped aside and Li Xiang rushed to Ning Gu.
Ning Gu slowly lowered his raised left hand.
"Are you injured?" Li Xiang asked.
"In my body," Ning Gu looked at him with a blank expression on his face and his eyes wandering, "What's there?"
"Let's go back to the shelter first." The leader came over.
Ning Gu stared at the captain, then looked away and walked quickly to Lian Chuan, staring at the wounds on his body. There were several black wounds of different sizes, clearly visible under the torn uniform.
"It's okay," Lian Chuan said, "I need to rest."
"Okay." Ning Gu said.
Around the electric crack that was opened by the old ghost and the natives, you could still smell a faint burnt smell. It was the smell of the natives' skin turning to ashes in the electric light, which even the strong wind could not blow away.
In some ways, the indigenous people are indeed more suited to this harsh living space than anyone else. They can break through the lightning that disappears when travelers touch it.
After passing through this gap and going back a short distance, you will see a cluster of cold light bottles in the black fog.
They are the travelers brought by Lin Fan.
"Captain!"
"It's the captain and Li Xiang!"
The team suddenly became chaotic and everyone rushed forward.
The leader raised his arm and said, "Stay alert. Everyone return to the shelter and don't fall behind!"
The travelers responded with a cheer, and the team quickly regrouped and headed back in the direction they came from.
There was no communication between Lin Fan and the team leader. They just looked at each other and then went back.
Ning Gu felt that his entire head was heavy, as if it was trapped in an iron barrel. He could not hear clear sounds and things seemed shaky.
I don't want to talk or think.
When I turned around and looked at Lianchuan, this state of uneasiness slowly disappeared.
"Are you..." He looked at Lian Chuan.
Even Lian Chuan, or even the awakened Betelgeuse, would not be able to easily withstand such a fatal injury.
Lian Chuan's face and lips turned pale, which had never happened before even when he was about to die in his sleep due to the existence of the limiter.
"I'll carry you." Ning Gu said.
Lian Chuan glanced at him.
Don't worry about face at this time.
Ning Gu planned to teach Lian Chuan a lesson when he refused. In the ghost town, there are many things that can be learned from travelers, such as shamelessness.
But Lian Chuan said nothing and just stopped.
Not knowing whether to carry him on his back or not, Ning Gu hesitated for a moment, but still walked over, bent down and did a horse stance.
Lian Chuan fell on his back.
Very heavy!
Ning Gu never thought that this man could be so heavy.
Although I didn't want to talk, I couldn't help but ask, "Why are you so heavy?"
Lian Chuan didn't say anything, his arms hung from his shoulders, and he seemed to have fainted.
Ning Gu had no choice but to grit his teeth and carry him on his back.
The journey was a bit long. In order not to attract the indigenous people, everyone remained silent and quietly walked out of the thick fog deep in Tongue Bay.
Ning Gu looked at the cracks all over the ground and the constant flashes of lightning, and felt extremely uncomfortable.
And when he saw the crack that went from the Tongue Bay all the way to the Metal Cemetery, he felt a deep sense of uneasiness.
Perhaps everyone has more or less worried about this day not knowing when it will come. The madness and recklessness of travelers may be based on this anxiety of "not knowing when it will disappear."
Only yourself.
I have lived in a fog for more than 20 years.
There are no answers to all the curiosity.
And when everything was revealed, it was so sudden and there was no way out.
Ning Gu did not return to the shelter. Instead, he carried Lian Chuan and went directly to Uncle Feng's cabin.
Li Xiang wanted to follow and say something, but was stopped by the team leader.
"He will come to me," said the captain.
Li Xiang didn't say anything.
"Go to the medical center and treat your injuries first," Lin Fan walked over, "This injury can't heal on its own."
"Did you run into Lao Gui when you came here?" The captain looked at him.
"No." Lin Fan said, "I thought he was dead."
"He would have died," the captain said, "but Betelgeuse spared him."
"Betelgeuse?" Lin Fan looked at him in surprise, then quickly turned to look in the direction Ning Gu left. "How is that possible? Even if Lian Chuan's mental strength is strong..."
"It was Ning Gu who awakened Betelgeuse." After saying this, the captain walked straight forward.
The treatment center was very quiet and no one was injured because no Aboriginal people were encountered.
The leader sat down on the chair: "Have you said anything to Ning Gu?"
"For example?" Lin Fan did not deny it directly.
"For example, what's in his body." Li Xiang said.
"No," Lin Fan took out the potion, "You should be the one to say this."
"He knows," said the captain.
Lin Fan's hand paused in the air for a moment, then poured the potion onto the leader's shoulder: "He has met the old ghost, hasn't he?"
"The old ghost didn't have the chance to tell him then," the regiment commander said. "If he had, he wouldn't have asked about it suddenly in the situation just now."
"Did he communicate with Lao Gui just now?" Lin Fan asked again.
"No." said the captain.
Lian Chuan did not faint, he just looked very tired, leaning on the recliner.
"I want to ask you something," Ning Gu looked at him, "Can you speak now?"
"Ask." Lian Chuan said.
"Did we just wake up Betelgeuse?" Ning Gu wanted to confirm.
"Yes," Lian Chuan glanced at him, "I thought you knew."
"I didn't see anything," Ning Gu squatted next to him, "I was in the dark the whole time, but it doesn't seem to be your memory or consciousness."
"How did you determine that?" Lian Chuan turned his head away.
"The old ghost spoke to me," Ning Gu said, "He didn't say anything, right?"
"Well," Lian Chuan closed his eyes, "your ability is somewhat beyond my expectations."
"I don't want this kind of ability," Ning Gu sat on the ground, leaning against the table leg behind him, "It's painful."
"What did the old ghost say to you?" Lian Chuan asked.
"He asked me to ask the captain what's in my body." Ning Gu looked at him, "What's in my body?"
Lian Chuan didn't say anything.
"Can you take care of yourself now?" Ning Gu stood up, "I want to go find the captain."
"I'm fine." Lian Chuan said.
"I'll get you some medicine when I come back," Ning Gu rummaged through Uncle Feng's box and found some clothes to put on, "and some food."
"Yeah." Lian Chuan responded.
Ning Gu didn't stay any longer, slammed the door and walked out of Uncle Feng's cabin.
The team leader and Li Xiang were seriously injured. The injuries caused by the iron chain that bound them could not be recovered by recuperating in the hut or using the traveler's abilities.
Ning Gu went directly to the medical clinic.
When he opened the door and saw three people in the room, he suddenly felt like crying.
"Close the door." Lin Fan said.
Ning Gu closed the door and walked to the middle of the room.
The team leader and Li Xiang both took off their shirts. The black penetrating wounds on their shoulders were shocking. The blue-purple medicine seemed to have produced some reaction, and tiny bubbles continued to emerge from the wound.
"What's in my body?" Ning Gu asked.
"Qi Hang's fragments." said the team leader.
After these words were spoken, there was no other sound in the room, and neither Lin Fan nor Li Xiang spoke again.
A secret that had been buried for many years. Even though they all knew it, when it was spoken so bluntly, the unknown uneasiness it brought was still fresh.
"Where?" Ning Gu's voice was hoarse and trembling.
"Do you have a small wound on the back of your head?" the captain said softly.
"...Yes," Ning Gu slowly raised his hand, his fingers fell on the back of his head, shaking violently, "You told me that this was a bruise I got when I was a kid... You said I fell to the ground and got hurt..."
"We don't have a better place to store this fragment," the captain stood up and walked in front of Ning Gu, "I..."
"Don't come near me." Ning Gu looked at him.
"We didn't want to hurt you," Li Xiang said with some difficulty, "Ning Gu, there was really no other way at the time."
"Why me?" Ning Gu asked, "Why choose me?"
The team leader and Li Xiang were both silent.
"Who am I?" Ning Gu asked, "Who are my parents? Where are they? Have you protected me for twenty-two years, or have you protected Qi Hang's fragments for twenty-two years?"
"Who am I?" Ning Gu looked at the three people in the room, "Who can tell me?"