Half an hour later.
The streets were dark and damp, with a faint gray mist.
The hurried footsteps splashed dirty water.
Shen Qiu was running quickly. He glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw corpses scattered on the ground, with blood staining the ground red.
Among these corpses were Red Alliance KPI personnel and soldiers, as well as members of the Grey Scorpion Legion.
Shen Qiuxin sank deeper and deeper into depression, and the situation seemed very bad.
From the number and direction of the falling bodies, it can be basically judged that the members of the Red Alliance were suppressed and killed.
The sound of gunfire in the distance was becoming more and more intense, and he couldn't help but quicken his pace to rush over as quickly as possible.
The temporary stronghold of the Red League.
A square steam factory that is ten meters high and made entirely of steel. On the thick metal walls of the factory are painted patterns praising God.
On the top of the factory, there are round chimneys standing upright.
At this time, members of the Gray Scorpion Legion raised their guns and kept shooting at the factory gate.
Bang!
Sparks flew.
The fierce firepower suppressed the people in the factory and made them dare not show their heads.
At this time, awakened members of the Grey Scorpion Legion surrounded the factory and prepared to storm it.
Inside the factory, personnel dressed in KPI uniforms and military uniforms spoke anxiously to an old, wrinkled man dressed in a lieutenant colonel's uniform.
"Commander Guo Zong, what should we do now? We can't hold on any longer."
"Hold on, the flares have been sent out, and support will arrive soon."
Guo Zong said in a deep voice.
"No, the other side's awakener is coming over."
A subordinate shouted anxiously.
At this time, you can see three special hardened Gray Scorpion members rushing up madly after getting close to a certain distance.
The bullets hitting them had no effect, just creating sparks.
The rest of the Grey Scorpion Legion masters followed closely behind the three.
Seeing this, Guo Zong drew out a saber and roared murderously.
"In that case, let's fight them. Everyone, get ready to follow me!"
"yes!"
Everyone present gave it their all.
The moment the Grey Scorpion Legion's masters rushed into the factory, Guo Zong took the lead, holding a flaming saber and charging towards the enemy.
The other party also raised his weapon to fight.
Ding~
With sparks flying, the first Grey Scorpion member who fought fell to his knees, struggling to hold on.
Guo Zong suddenly drew back his saber, ready to kill the opponent with one blow.
Two more members of the Gray Scorpion Legion swung their swords at the same time. One sword was wrapped with wind, and the other sword was flashing with lightning.
Guo Zong could only draw his sword to block!
Ding, ding~
For a moment, Guo Zong was entangled.
“Ah~”
Suddenly a scream was heard. Lieutenant Colonel Guo Zong turned his head and saw a bodyguard being killed and falling to the ground. He immediately opened his eyes and roared.
"Aqi!"
At this time, the people of the Gray Scorpion Legion had already rushed into the factory. They had a large number of people, at least more than seventy people.
On the other hand, Guo Zong's side only had more than 30 people, and a large number of them were injured, so they were no match for them.
Just when they were about to collapse, a giant python condensed from water rushed in from the gate.
“Ah~”
Five Grey Scorpion members were knocked out and fell heavily to the ground.
The Gray Scorpion members who were besieging were dumbfounded. They were all at the Human Realm and had never seen such strong momentum and offensive.
Guo Zong and others turned their heads to look over, and at the critical moment Shi Yao came back with her men.
At this moment, Shi Yao's cold eyes revealed a hint of anger. She waved her hand and waves of water rose up, sweeping towards the many Gray Scorpion members.
The faces of these Gray Scorpion members were filled with fear. Some of them pressed their hands on the ground to raise walls of earth, while others released walls of fire.
But it was no use, he was knocked down by the waves in an instant.
And the most surprising thing is that these waves seem to have eyes. When they are about to sweep over their own people, they will fork and turn away.
Sun Ji and others took the opportunity to rush forward and surround and kill those masters who survived.
In just a blink of an eye, the situation was reversed.
Within a few minutes, more than seventy Grey Scorpion members present were eliminated.
"Lieutenant Colonel Guo Zong, are you okay?"
Shi Yao walked up and asked coldly.
"It's okay. Fortunately, you guys got back in time, otherwise it would be very dangerous."
Guo Zong couldn't help but cough.
"Really?"
Suddenly, a cruel and arrogant voice came from the gate.
Guo Zong and others were startled and turned their heads to look, only to see groups of Gray Scorpion members rushing in.
Leading the group was a man wearing black skull armor, with a full beard, a scar on his left eye, a ferocious look, and holding a broadsword with a triangular module embedded in it. Next to him stood a short man with a sinister look.
These two people are Baikatu and Woji, high-ranking officials of the Grey Scorpion Legion.
Shi Yao's heart suddenly sank. The other party had more than 300 people with him. The most important thing was that Bai Katu gave her a very dangerous feeling. It was obvious that he had reached the master level.
"Do you rats want to surrender quietly, or do you want me to use force?"
Baikatu twisted his neck and revealed a ferocious smile. This time he finally wiped out all the Red Alliance guys.
"Catch the leader first, you guys just hold on for a while!"
Shi Yao gave Guo Zong an instruction, then drew out a blue sword and rushed straight towards Baikatu.
Then she waved her left hand, and a water python condensed, opening its bloody mouth and rushing towards Baikatu.
You should know that compared to ordinary water awakeners who tend to be auxiliary, Shiyao's awakened water ability is extremely violent and full of lethality, like a turbulent sea.
"court death!"
Woji sneered, stood in front of Baikatu and raised his left hand.
The violent wind formed a wind snake that collided directly with the water python and exploded!
Woji couldn't help but take a few steps back, then stopped, quickly pulled out a triangular dagger and rushed forward, colliding with Shiyao.
bite!
With a crisp collision sound, Shiyao's attack was blocked.
Her brows suddenly frowned. If it were a normal situation, she would definitely have the confidence to kill the enemy in front of her, but her physical energy was now greatly depleted.
You know, in recent times, she has been almost the only one supporting us.
Moreover, she didn't dare to spend too much energy to deal with Woji because there was a stronger Baikatu.
When Baikatu saw Shiyao being stopped, he immediately waved his hand and ordered his subordinates to go up.
"Deal with them!"
Baikatu had no intention of doing it himself, so he let his subordinates do the work if they could be killed by exhaustion.
As for casualties, he didn't care at all. What they lacked the least was human lives.
Groups of Gray Scorpion Legion soldiers heard Baikatu's order and rushed towards Lieutenant Colonel Guo Zong and others.
Guo Zong and others rose up to resist.
The two groups collided again.
The result was not surprising. Guo Zong and others soon fell into a disadvantage and were in a precarious situation.
In particular, Guo Zong was besieged by five elite Gray Scorpions.
Squeak~
Colonel Guo Zong accidentally cut a wound on his right arm. He raised his left hand and tried hard to condense a violent flame, sweeping it across to force back the besieging Gray Scorpion masters, gasping for breath.
At this moment, a member of the Gray Scorpion showed a ferocious smile, instantly transformed into a ratman, and attacked Guo Zong from behind.
Shi Yao noticed this scene and immediately issued a warning.
"Guo Zong, be careful!"
After hearing Shi Yao's reminder, Guo Zong suddenly turned around and swung the burning saber in his hand, cutting off the rat man's head with one blow.
Blood splattered.
However, at this moment, a powerful Gray Scorpion member took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, kicking Guo Zong in the back and sending him flying.
Guo Zong fell heavily to the ground.
At this moment, a fierce look flashed across the faces of several Gray Scorpion members, and they rushed towards the fallen Guo Zong.
Seeing this, Shi Yao forced Wo Ji back with a sword, rushed towards Guo Zong, raised her hand and waved!
Suddenly, water arrows shot over.
Those Gray Scorpion members immediately retreated and dodged.
At this time, the other members saw Guo Zong fall to the ground, and they all gave up fighting and rushed over.
"Sir, are you all right?"
"fine."
Guo Zong gritted his teeth and stood up.
However, at this time, many Gray Scorpion members came over and surrounded Shiyao and others.
Baikatu grinned.
"Haha, you are the last gasp of your strength, let's see what kind of waves you can stir up this time."
Shi Yao and the others looked at the many Grey Scorpion members who were approaching them step by step, each with a tense expression, as if facing a formidable enemy.
Many people showed despair on their faces, but they did not give up.
"Shiyao, can you leave? We will cover your escape, we definitely can't leave."
Guo Zong lowered his voice and spoke to Shi Yao.
"You don't have to tell me that after I joined the KPI department, there was no option for me to escape."
Shi Yao replied calmly that she had her own principles and dignity.
"You want to leave? Dream on. None of you can escape."
Baikatu laughed wildly, how dare you talk about breaking through in front of him, really ignoring him not existing.
At this moment, suddenly a stone fell from the factory beam above his head and hit Baikatu's head who was laughing wildly.
Boom~
Baikatu's face changed and he raised his head to look above his head.
Shen Qiu was seen sitting on the steel beam, with his legs crossed and looking at Baikatu with a smile.
"Baikatu, long time no see."
Guo Zong and others were immediately delighted and looked at Shen Qiu excitedly. They did not expect that a mysterious master would come at the critical moment.
Baikatu stared at Shen Qiu and recognized him at a glance. Although Shen Qiu was wearing half a mask, the impression was too deep.
His face suddenly showed anger, like an enraged lion, roaring angrily.
"It's you! You bastard, how dare you show up in front of me?"
It was this guy and another woman who ruined his plans in the cathedral, and he almost got killed in the church.
When Guo Zong and the others heard Baikatu's words, they were also disappointed. They thought that a top expert would come, but it seems that he is only average.
"Why not?"
Shen Qiu replied with interest.
"Come down here if you dare, or I'll kill you."
Baikatu yelled at Shen Qiu in frustration.
Shen Qiu didn't act pretentiously and really jumped down as Baikatu wished, landing lightly on the ground.
He looked at Baikatu and said.
"Okay, I'm coming down, how are we going to fight?"
"You are just a jerk. I can crush you to death in a minute. How dare you try to show off your existence in front of me?"
Baikatu looked at the calm and composed Shen Qiu, and his whole body was like a volcano erupting.
However, just when Baikatu was about to bring his men to kill Shen Qiu and kill Shiyao and others.
Suddenly a subordinate ran in hurriedly and said to Baikatu.
"Boss, the Blue Alliance has surrounded us. They must have been attracted by their flares."
When Baikatu heard this, his left hand clenched into a fist and made a creaking sound.
"The Blue Alliance is a bunch of mad dogs!"
"Boss, the Blue Alliance has many people and is very powerful. It will be troublesome if we are surrounded by them."
Woji hurriedly tried to persuade him, for he was afraid that the boss would get too angry and if he continued to fight here, he would be surrounded by the Blue Alliance and that would be troublesome.
"You're lucky. The mad dogs from the Blue Alliance are here. We'll deal with you later. Let's retreat!"
Baikatu was very unwilling, but he still threatened Shen Qiu and others and led his men to retreat.
Many Gray Scorpion members followed Baikatu and left.
Shiyao and the others breathed a sigh of relief as they watched Baikatu retreat.
"Are you all right?"
Shen Qiu turned around and asked Shi Yao and others.
"It's okay, thanks to you for coming and holding him back for a while."
Guo Zong shook his head.
"It was just a coincidence, and it didn't help much."
Shen Qiu replied with a smile.
Shi Yao raised her head and glanced at Shen Qiu who was wearing a mask. For some reason, she always felt that the person in front of her looked familiar, but she just couldn't remember who he was.
She asked Shen Qiu with considerable confusion.
"Who are you?"
Shen Qiu was also very surprised when he looked at Shi Yao standing in front of him. He really didn't expect to meet her here.
But Shen Qiu didn't say anything to Shi Yao, but spoke instead.
"Let's not talk about it for now. The Blue Alliance is coming over here. We have to leave here quickly. If it's too late, we won't be able to leave."
"good."
Guo Zong and others responded one after another.
So everyone evacuated from the back door of the factory.
They ran on the gray street, and Shen Qiu asked Guo Zong curiously.
"Are these the only ones left?"
"We are the only ones left when the scale is reached. The rest have dispersed."
Guo Zong had a pretty good impression of Shen Qiu. After all, he dared to come over alone to provide support.
"All right."
When Shen Qiu heard this, his brows slightly frowned. The situation was worse than he had imagined.
However, just as Shen Qiu and his companions ran around the corner of the street, they ran head-on into a group of fully armed Blue Alliance soldiers.
The leader was none other than Colonel Aluko, and he had more than a hundred subordinates following him, which was more than four times the number of Shen Qiu and his men. Moreover, each of them was in very good condition and exuded an extraordinary aura.
The moment Guo Zong saw Aluoke, his expression turned very ugly and he said through gritted teeth.
"It's over, I didn't expect to run into Aroko!"
"Captain Guo Zong, do you know him?"
Shi Yao asked solemnly.
"Of course I know him. He is the man known as the Wild Butcher. Countless masters from various forces have died at his hands! The most frightening thing is that he once slaughtered a 300-member elite group of the Gray Alliance by himself. Damn it, I didn't expect to run into him here."
Guo Zong's palms were covered with sweat as he held the saber.
When Shi Yao heard Guo Zong say this, she felt like she was facing a formidable enemy.
Shen Qiu couldn't help but hold his breath, staring at Aluoke. He didn't expect to run into such a strong master from the Blue Alliance. It seemed like he would have to fight for his life.
At this time, Aluoke was also stunned. He didn't expect that he would win the prize and run into someone from the Red Alliance.
A bright smile suddenly appeared on his face, but when his eyes saw the green sword hanging on Shen Qiu's waist, the smile disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
That Blue Sky Blade was exactly Hedley's general's sword, and everyone in the Blue Alliance Army knew it.
This guy is the top master who almost killed Hedley.
Thinking of this, Aluko's breathing became difficult and the muscles on his face kept trembling.
You know, he thinks he is extremely powerful, but if he faces General Hedley, he is just a small fry who is seeking his own death.
At the same time, Oser and others also recognized the sword on Shen Qiu's waist. They were like facing a powerful enemy and raised their weapons in fear at Shen Qiu and others.
Everyone on Shen Qiu's side also held their weapons tightly, with uneasy expressions on their faces.
For a moment, both sides looked at each other as if they were facing a great enemy, but no one dared to take action.
However, at this time, Aroko's adjutant Oser was too nervous and pulled the trigger of the modular pistol in a moment.
Bang!
A bullet was fired and hit the ground in front of Shen Qiu!
Make a hole.
Shen Qiu's nerves were immediately touched, and he was about to rush forward.
Aluko turned around and gave Oser a melon seed on the head.
"Who told you to shoot?"
Oser replied nervously.
"I'm sorry, sir. I was too nervous and fired the gun."
Shi Yao and others were also stunned. What the hell were these people from the Blue Alliance doing
After teaching Oser a lesson, Aluko turned around and looked at Shen Qiu fiercely.
"Wait a minute, don't leave if you dare, we're retreating!"
After saying this, Colonel Aluoke turned around and walked away with his men without waiting for Shiyao and the others to come to their senses.
Guo Zong and others looked at Shen Qiu and asked in disbelief.
"Do you know him? Why is he so scared of you?"
"I don't know him. I've never even seen him, okay?"
Shen Qiu looked puzzled.
"We shouldn't be talking about these things now. They seem to have gone to call for help. Let's go!"
Although Shi Yao was also very puzzled, reason told her that now was not the time to ask these questions.
"Yes, let's go."
Shen Qiu agreed.
So Shen Qiu and the others immediately changed direction and ran towards a small alley nearby.
A few hours later.
In the living room of a three-story retro stone building, Shen Qiu and others sat on moldy and dusty chairs.
Sun Ji came over and reported.
"The coffins in this building have been cleared out, and the bodies lying inside have been dealt with."
"Well, thank you for your hard work."
Guo Zong nodded in response.
At this time, Shi Yao also walked in from the door, and she reported in a cold voice.
"We have scouted the area and there are no traces of Blue and Gray Alliance personnel. We should be safe for the time being."
All the survivors at the scene breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and their tense expressions relaxed. They were finally safe.
Guo Zong immediately made arrangements.
"Everyone, take care of your wounds, eat something to replenish your energy, and seize this opportunity to recover your energy. The situation may get worse next time."
When everyone heard what Guo Zong said, they took out food from their backpacks and shared it with each other.
Seeing that nothing was wrong, Shen Qiu walked over to Guo Zong and asked him.
"Sir, I have just entered this world not long ago. Can you tell me what the current situation is?"
"You don't have to call me that. Just call me Guo Zong."
Guo Zong replied very kindly.
"Okay, Guo Zong."
Shen Qiu nodded and said.
"Let me tell you briefly. The country we are in is called Qianyin Kingdom, a kingdom of corpses. The city we are currently in is the capital of Qianyin Kingdom. The entire capital is divided into three floors. The top floor is the castle. Now the three alliances are on the first floor."
Guo Zong introduced Shen Qiu.
"Why not go up?"
Shen Qiu asked curiously.
"We want to, too! But the gate leading up is closed."
Shi Yao replied coldly.
"You can climb the wall or find a way to fly over. There's no need to go through the door."
Shen Qiu asked in confusion, "When the Giant's Castle was closed, it was so difficult to get in, but we still got in. Could it be that the walls of Qianyin King City are more difficult to climb than that?"
"If you can think of it, we can think of it too. People from the Blue Alliance and the Gray Alliance can think of it too. But it's totally impossible because there are many traps on the wall, and there are coffins hanging on the wall. No one who wants to go up there will survive."
Guo Zong shook his head and explained.
"Uh? So exaggerated?"
Shen Qiu replied in surprise.
"It's not an exaggeration at all. When you look back and see the wall between the layers with your own eyes, you will understand."
Shi Yao stared at Shen Qiu and said, she was now more and more curious about who the man in front of her was.
Although Baikatu had called him a jerk rat before, Colonel Aroko's reaction was too abnormal.
You have to know that Aluoke is a well-known warrior in the Blue Alliance camp, and there are few people he is afraid of. Not to mention that he brought so many people with him at the time, which clearly gave him the upper hand.
"Okay, but I have a question, but I don't know if I can ask it."
Shen Qiu asked after a moment of hesitation.
"You ask."
Guo Zong replied calmly.
"In your current state, it will be difficult for you to protect yourselves against the Blue Alliance and the Gray Alliance. Shouldn't you prioritize evacuating this world? Why are you wasting time here with them?"
Shen Qiu asked curiously.
After hearing Shen Qiu's words, Guo Zong and Shi Yao fell into a brief silence.
About ten seconds later, Guo Zong spoke to Shen Qiu.
"It's impossible to give up. There are things in the castle on Qianyin King's capital that we must retrieve. I'm sorry I can't tell you what they are. In addition, too many of our people have sacrificed their lives here. Even for them, we can't leave."
When Shen Qiu heard this, he also felt heavy in his heart, so he replied.
"I understand, but it's not a solution to keep wasting time like this."
"So we have to find a way to find the key to the city gate, open the gate and go up."
Shiyao replied calmly.
"Just one city gate?"
Shen Qiu asked after pondering for a while.
"No, there are four gates between the first and second floors. Besides, the keys we are looking for are not these four gates. After all, if such a large gate is opened, there is no guarantee that something will be triggered."
"So which city gate key are we looking for?"
"There are four major city gates, and each gate has two very small side doors on both sides for ordinary people to pass through. What we are looking for are the keys to those eight side doors."
Shiyao explained.
“That sounds like it’s okay.”
Shen Qiu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. Having eight entrances is better than having only one, so there is no need to fight to the death.
"It's not that easy. We have no idea which corpse has the key. You know, the first floor is where the corpses live. The population is very dense, at least several million people. Even if we search them, we don't know when we can find them."
Guo Zong said in a deep voice.
"There must be some clues. How about this, you guys rest here while I go look for the key."
Shen Qiu thought for a moment and then spoke.
"I'll go with you."
When Shi Yao saw Shen Qiu was going to search for the key, she immediately suggested that they join together. She had also been leading a team to search before.
"No."
Shen Qiu refused indifferently and waved to Shi Yao.
Shi Yao looked at this scene and suddenly remembered it. She said with her eyes moving slightly.
"You are Shen Qiu."
Shen Qiu was also a little surprised when he heard Shi Yao's words. He didn't expect that she actually remembered it. But he didn't deny it or say anything. He just smiled and left.
Shi Yao looked at Shen Qiu's leaving back and frowned slightly.
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