After a long time.
Shen Qiu appeared under a house close to the castle wall and did not approach the wall rashly.
He squinted his eyes and carefully observed the wall in front of him. It was about 150 meters high, higher than the previous wall.
There were still a large number of coffins hanging on the wall, and it was covered with a lot of white silk.
As for the mechanism, although Shen Qiu is not very clear about it, there is a high probability that it exists.
Overall, the difficulty of climbing is higher than before.
And the most troublesome thing is not the problem of climbing over, but the large number of zombie guards on it. Moreover, these zombie guards are not sleeping, but standing on the city wall like wood.
Shen Qiu's expression kept changing. He looked down at the time on his bracelet and then walked back.
He temporarily gave up the plan of forcing his way over, not because he was scared, but mainly because he felt it was not appropriate now and the target would be too conspicuous in broad daylight.
Even if you go up, it will be difficult to hide when you are chased and killed by the zombies.
Therefore, we might as well wait until dark before taking any action. Since the zombies here are still lighting kerosene lamps, it means that their vision has not evolved much and light and darkness still have an impact.
It is now more than five hours before dark. It is not appropriate to stand under the city wall for such a long time. I might as well go back and find a safe building to squat in.
Just as Shen Qiu walked back a distance, he was suddenly stunned.
He saw a familiar figure in the distance on the street ahead, looking around like a thief.
"Yun Xiaoxi?"
Shen Qiu observed carefully and found that it was indeed her. Then he smiled and showed a hint of interest in teasing her.
Then Shen Qiu walked around towards Yun Xiaoxi from the alley next to him.
Not long after, Shen Qiu went around behind Yun Xiaoxi, only to see Yun Xiaoxi walking forward step by step in a distracted manner.
"Hi!"
Shen Qiu reached out and patted Yun Xiaoxi on the shoulder.
Yun Xiaoxi was immediately frightened, and her instinctive nerves reacted. She turned around and kicked Shen Qiu directly in the abdomen with all her strength.
Bang!
“Ouch~”
Shen Qiu was hit hard in the abdomen. The severe pain made his face pale and he could not help but squat down, holding his stomach.
"It's me. You're being too cruel, aren't you?"
Yun Xiaoxi only saw clearly at this time that it was Shen Qiu who attacked her. Her eyes suddenly turned red, and she squatted down and started crying.
"Woo woo~"
Shen Qiu was also confused when he saw Yun Xiaoxi squatting and crying. He comforted her with a helpless look.
"Uh, why are you crying? I'm the one who got beaten, okay?"
As a result, Yun Xiaoxi cried even more sadly and reached out to hug Shen Qiu's neck.
Shen Qiu was a little panicked and apologized quickly.
"Okay, okay, it's my fault. I shouldn't have joked with you. Don't cry."
"Woo, woo, I finally found someone. I thought I was going to die here alone."
Yun Xiaoxi said to Shen Qiu while sobbing.
When Shen Qiu heard this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He thought something had happened.
"It's okay. It's okay now."
However, the next second, Yun Xiaoxi, who was hugging Shen Qiu, slid to the ground weakly.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? Are you hurt?"
Shen Qiu was also panicked and asked quickly.
"I'm hungry."
Yun Xiaoxi said weakly.
Shen Qiu was also stunned when he heard this. Then he quickly took out a pack of compressed biscuits from his pocket and handed it to Yun Xiaoxi.
Yun Xiaoxi, who was originally listless, suddenly came alive. She took the biscuit, tore open the package, lifted the mask slightly, revealing her cherry lips, and started to eat it madly.
"Eat slowly, there's still plenty."
Shen Qiu took out the single mechanical capsule that was still on the ground and activated it. He took out some water from it and handed it to Yun Xiaoxi.
Yun Xiaoxi took it and drank the whole bottle of water in one breath.
Shen Qiu silently handed her a bag of food, and he couldn't help but shook his head. When he first met her, she was also starving.
Now that they met again, she was still starving, and Shen Qiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"You don't know how I've been spending the past few days. I thought I was going to starve to death."
Yun Xiaoxi replied incoherently.
Shen Qiu sighed, then took out another mechanical capsule and threw it on the ground. He sorted out the contents of the individual mechanical capsule and moved the contents into the complete mechanical capsule, leaving a lot of water and food. Then he shrank the capsule and handed it to Yun Xiaoxi.
"Take this mechanical capsule. There are food and drinks inside. If we get separated, the things inside can save your life."
When Yun Xiaoxi heard Shen Qiu's words, she shook her little head like a rattle.
"No, I don't want to be separated from you. This place is too scary."
After hearing this, Shen Qiu just smiled and said helplessly.
"I'm talking about just in case."
"Not even in case."
Yun Xiaoxi shook her head vigorously and refused to take the capsule.
"Okay, stop it. I can't always be with you. Take this capsule. It contains a lot of food and drink. It can save your life at a critical moment."
As Shen Qiu spoke, he forced the mechanical capsule into Yun Xiaoxi's hand.
"All right."
Yun Xiaoxi regained some sense and accepted it.
"By the way, how did you get here? And you're so lucky that you got directly to the second floor?"
Shen Qiu squatted down and chatted with Yun Xiaoxi.
Yun Xiaoxi felt even more aggrieved when she heard Shen Qiu's words.
"I don't know what happened. I was just staying at home, and then that broken box started glowing for no apparent reason, and I was pulled in. I wasn't prepared for anything. If I had come in normally, I wouldn't have been in such a miserable state."
When Shen Qiu heard Yun Xiaoxi's words, he was slightly stunned and said.
"Where's the box?"
"Here."
Yun Xiaoxi then took out the black metal box and handed it to Shen Qiu.
Shen Qiu took the box, his expression became very interesting, and he said to Yun Xiaoxi.
"Let's go to the house next door."
"good!"
Yun Xiaoxi replied while chewing on a compressed biscuit.
…
Not long after, the two appeared in an inconspicuous residential building.
Shen Qiu took out the Theory of Evolution and kept playing with the black metal box.
"Why are you looking at this box? It's just an empty box."
Yun Xiaoxi asked curiously while pulling beef jerky.
"That's not necessarily true."
Shen Qiu smiled and replied.
"Is it possible to conjure something?"
Yun Xiaoxi asked in great confusion.
"Definitely."
Shen Qiu touched the hidden thin stick in the dark metal box and pulled it out.
He tried to turn it, and suddenly the whole box began to turn like a Rubik's Cube.
Yun Xiaoxi looked at this scene and said with amazement.
"Hey, it can actually turn?"
"Not only can it rotate, there is something inside."
Shen Qiu did not hide anything from Yun Xiaoxi.
"Ah? How is that possible?!"
Yun Xiaoxi was also very surprised when she heard Shen Qiu's words. She had always thought that the box was empty.
"Really, but there is a problem now."
Shen Qiu was in a conflicted state.
"What's the trouble?"
Yun Xiaoxi asked curiously.
"Someone told me that if I turn this box according to the cover pattern of this book on evolution, I can get something. But the front and bottom covers of this book on evolution are different. Which one should I turn it according to?"
Shen Qiu flipped through the book "Theory of Evolution" and if he looked closely, he would find that the sun-like eyes printed on the front of the book were open, while those on the back were closed.
This made Shen Qiu a little confused.
"Why think so much? Just turn it over once."
After Yun Xiaoxi finished speaking nonchalantly, she continued to chew beef jerky with her head down. Eating was the most important thing now.
After hearing her words, Shen Qiu's eyes suddenly lit up, as if this logic was correct, so he began to turn the box.
Half an hour later.
Shen Qiu successfully transformed the lines on the box into the pattern on the front cover of The Theory of Evolution.
Click!
Suddenly, the dark metal box made a crisp sound.
Hearing the noise, Yun Xiaoxi also stopped eating.
Shen Qiu took a deep breath and opened the box with some excitement. A gorgeous purple flower came into their eyes.
"It's amazing, there really is something there, what is it?"
Yun Xiaoxi asked in surprise.
Shen Qiu picked up the bracelet and pointed it at the flower, trying to let Xiao Qi identify it.
"??? It seems to be the Eternal Flower, but I'm not sure."
Xiao Qi gave a vague answer.
Shen Qiu touched his chin and didn't care too much. He took out the flower and put it into his mechanical capsule.
Then Shen Qiu closed the box again and turned it again.
This time he wants to piece together another shape.
After more than ten minutes, the pattern on the box was pieced together to look like the bottom of the theory of evolution.
Click!
The dark metal box made a crisp sound again.
When Shen Qiu heard this voice, his eyes suddenly lit up. There really was something else.
He opened the black box with great joy, but when he saw what was inside the box, he was stunned.
This is a key made of black gemstone. It is very complex and covered with irregular key teeth.
Shen Qiu picked up the key out of curiosity and observed it repeatedly.
"Where is this key?"
Yun Xiaoxi asked curiously.
“I don’t know.”
Shen Qiu was also quite confused.
"Could it be the key to the castle gate?"
Yun Xiaoxi asked with her eyes lighting up.
"Probably not. The door key wouldn't be so small and delicate."
"Where would the key be?"
"Forget it. I won't guess anymore. I'll find a similar keyhole later and I'll know if I try it. Here you go."
Shen Qiu didn't hesitate too much and handed the key directly to Yun Xiaoxi.
Yun Xiaoxi was also stunned when she saw the key that Shen Qiu handed over.
"What for me?"
"It's the same if one person saves it!"
Shen Qiu replied casually.
"No, you keep it. I'll feel more at ease this way."
Yun Xiaoxi shook her head and replied.
"real?"
"Um!"
"Okay then, just leave it here with me for now."
After Shen Qiu finished speaking, he directly put the key and box into the mechanical capsule.
At this moment, Yun Xiaoxi suddenly thought of something and immediately spoke.
"By the way, you can ask the person who told you that there was something in the box. He should know something."
"That person died a long time ago. As for this box of things, it was actually a reward for the mission that person gave me in advance."
"Ah? What did that person ask you to do?"
"Kill the king."
Shen Qiu replied calmly.
Yun Xiaoxi was also shocked when she heard this. She then shook her head like a rattle and said to Shen Qiu.
"Shen Qiu, you'd better not go. The monsters here are very abnormal. The king is probably even stronger. And you've already got your reward, right? There's no need to go again, right?"
When Shen Qiu heard Yun Xiaoxi's words, he smiled and said to Yun Xiaoxi.
"If it were someone else, they would probably quit after getting the reward. But since I've already promised her, I can't give up halfway. And there's another very important reason why I have to continue to carry out that mission."
"What's the reason?"
Yun Xiaoxi looked at Shen Qiu in confusion.
"The king of Qianyin Kingdom is called Melon. Before he became king, he disappeared for a while. Later, he was like a cheat. He destroyed the old kingdom with ease and became the new king. At the same time, he led the entire civilization to destruction. Now I suspect something must have happened during the time he disappeared. He must know something. If we can capture him, we may have a chance to solve the real reason for the overlap. After all, our current world is following in their footsteps."
Shen Qiu explained to Yun Xiaoxi with a serious expression.
Yun Xiaoxi was also shocked when she heard this.
"If that's the case, then we really have to give it a try."
"Yes, we do have to give it a try. But it's not completely hopeless. Although the monsters in this world are powerful, they are still within our cognition range. They are not as perverted as Monkdomon. We still have a chance."
Shen Qiu nodded. In fact, if it were in the past, he might not necessarily be involved in these matters.
But after seeing so many destroyed civilizations and the precarious Red Alliance, he realized very clearly that when the nest is overturned, no egg will remain intact.
If their civilization were really destroyed, I might not be able to survive on my own.
"So what do we do now?"
Yun Xiaoxi stared at Shen Qiu and asked.
"When it gets dark, we'll find a way to get into the castle."
Shen Qiu said very straightforwardly.
"Okay, let's take a good rest then."
Yun Xiaoxi nodded heavily.
…
Qianyin Castle.
Melon changed back into his sacred and gorgeous golden robe, put on the triple crown, and sat on the throne on the lookout tower.
The huge pool of blood in front of the observation deck began to move.
Click!
I saw two opposing stone platforms extending from the wall of the deep pit, closing together to form a cross, and forming a road on both sides.
Eleven blood knights led a large number of zombie soldiers and escorted a large number of captives.
At this time, Eric walked up to Mellon and reported respectfully.
"Your Majesty, most of the intruders have been captured. However, some individual masters and minions escaped."
"Are the sacrifices enough?"
Melon asked hoarsely.
"It's still a little short. I will send more people to search and capture, and I will definitely gather the sacrifices that Your Majesty needs."
Eric hesitated for a moment and reported truthfully.
"No, hang them all up. I believe they will come to rescue us."
There was a hint of fanaticism in Mellon's eyes. He had been waiting for this day for too long, and finally everything was ready.
"clear!"
Eric responded respectfully.
It wasn't long before all the captured prisoners were put into special cages and hung on crosses.
…
Time passed little by little, and gradually night fell.
At this time, Shen Qiu and Yun Xiaoxi ran quickly towards the wall under the castle.
It didn't take long for the two of them to successfully reach the bottom of the wall.
Yun Xiaoxi looked at the towering city walls and the coffin hanging on them, and she swallowed.
"Shen Qiu, can we really get up there?"
Shen Qiu observed carefully and found that there seemed to be fewer zombie soldiers on the city wall and they were becoming a little sparse. He then said to Yun Xiaoxi.
"It's not easy to get up there. It's very difficult. Let's go around the castle and see where it's the weakest."
"good."
Yun Xiaoxi nodded.
"By the way, this weapon is for you."
Shen Qiu then handed the Blue Sky Blade to Yun Xiaoxi.
Yun Xiaoxi took it subconsciously, but when she saw clearly that the sword was embedded with a cube atomic module, she was also stunned.
"This weapon is too expensive."
"If I tell you to take it, take it. When the fight comes, having a weapon and not having a weapon are two different things."
Shen Qiu couldn't help but tap Yun Xiaoxi's head gently and said.
"Oh, okay, I'll use it first."
After hearing what Shen Qiu said, Yun Xiaoxi nodded in response.
"Walk."
Shen Qiu didn't waste any time. He took Yun Xiaoxi along the city wall, looking for a weak breakthrough point.
More than an hour later.
Shen Qiu and Yun Xiaoxi walked and unknowingly got closer to the south gate of the castle.
At this time Yun Xiaoxi said in surprise.
"Look, Shen Qiu, the gate of the castle seems to be open."
Shen Qiu was also very surprised when he heard Yun Xiaoxi's words. Then he looked far away and found that the south gate of the castle was really open.
"What's going on? The door is open?"
"But there seem to be zombies guarding here, but there don't seem to be many of them."
Yun Xiaoxi observed it carefully and said.
Shen Qiu looked at the open South Gate and the sparse defensive forces, and his heart began to beat fast. He thought there must be something wrong.
At this moment, Shen Qiu suddenly noticed some movement behind him, and turned around and shouted in a low voice.
"who?"
Yun Xiaoxi noticed something was wrong and immediately turned around.
At this time, Lieutenant General Hedley appeared with a group of subordinates.
"not good!"
When Shen Qiu saw that it was someone from the Blue Alliance, his pupils shrank slightly, and his whole body flashed with lightning, ready for battle.
"stop."
At this time a voice sounded.
Shen Qiu and Yun Xiaoxi turned their heads and saw Shi Yao, Admiral Dimlock, Baikatu and others coming over.
"Shiyao!"
Yun Xiaoxi shouted in surprise.
"Xiao Xi."
Shi Yao was also stunned. She didn't expect Yun Xiaoxi to be here too.
Yun Xiaoxi then ran up happily, hugged Shiyao and said.
"It's really you, why are you here?"
Shen Qiu looked at this scene with a frown on his face, and he suddenly felt very uneasy.
People from the Red Alliance, Blue Alliance, and Gray Alliance are actually walking together. If you tell others about this, I guess no one will believe it.
At this moment, Hedley and Dimlock couldn't help but look at the Blue Sky Blade on Yun Xiaoxi's waist. Their expressions suddenly became a little unnatural, but soon returned to normal.
Shen Qiu asked in a deep voice at this time.
"Shiyao, what's going on? Why are you with the people from the Blue Alliance and the Gray Alliance?"
"Yes, Shiyao, why are you with them?"
Yun Xiaoxi asked very curiously.
Baikatu and others had no intention of explaining. After all, they were members of the Red Alliance, so let them explain themselves.
"We have a truce."
Shiyao said simply.
"armistice?"
Shen Qiu became even more curious.
"Our people, as well as theirs, were captured by the Qianyin Kingdom's troops and are now being held in the castle. We all managed to escape, and then we bumped into each other! We have now reached an agreement to work together to rescue them."
Shiyao briefly explained.
"Oh, it's so serious!"
Yun Xiaoxi was also very surprised when she heard this.
After listening to Shi Yao's words, Shen Qiu glanced at the people from the Blue Alliance and the Gray Alliance. He found that there were only more than a hundred people left in the Blue Alliance, and only a few dozen people left in the Gray Alliance.
He narrowed his eyes at Hedley.
“How many of you were arrested?”
"More."
Hedley's face twitched. Among all the people, they had the most people arrested, more than 600 people.
Shen Qiu turned his head and looked at Baikatu.
"How many people were captured in Baikatu? And I remember that you Gray Alliance didn't seem to care about casualties. How come you want to save people?"
"It's none of your business. I'm happy to save people."
Baikatu replied unhappily that if his eldest brother and several important younger brothers had not been arrested, he would not want to save anyone.
Shen Qiu finally turned his head and looked at Shi Yao.
“How many of us were arrested?”
"I know of more than 20 people, and I'm not sure about the others. But Lieutenant Colonel Guo Zong has also been arrested. Shen Qiu, please help us rescue them."
Shi Yao said to Shen Qiu calmly.
Hedley also spoke at this time.
"This kid is very strong. With his joining, our chances of winning will increase by one point."
When Baikatu heard Hedley's evaluation of Shen Qiu, he was also slightly stunned, and the way he looked at Shen Qiu was a little different.
For a moment, everyone's eyes fell on Shen Qiu.
Facing everyone's expectant gazes, Shen Qiu spoke directly.
"I refuse."
"Why?"
Shiyao and others were also startled.
“This is simply a way to die.”
Shen Qiu replied calmly.
"We are a little short of manpower right now, but we are still gathering the scattered people, and we should be able to gather some of them."
Hedley began to explain.
"Then I refuse too."
Shen Qiu replied bluntly.
"Why? Guo Zong and the others have been arrested. Now we must work together."
Shi Yao looked at Shen Qiu in confusion. She thought it was a natural thing, but Shen Qiu actually refused.
Yun Xiaoxi asked in confusion.
"Shen Qiu?"
Shen Qiu said directly and calmly.
"There were only about 20 of us arrested, and none of my friends or teammates were among them. What does it have to do with me? Why should I risk my life to save them?"
"Do you know what you're talking about?"
Shi Yao said angrily when she heard Shen Qiu's words.
"I know. This matter has nothing to do with me. I don't want to take risks. If you want to take risks, you should go by yourselves."
Shen Qiu said bluntly.
"you… "
Shiyao's chest heaved with anger.
"Shen Qiu, don't be like this. Shi Yao, don't be angry. Let's talk it over nicely."
Yun Xiaoxi was also a little panicked and hurried to persuade both sides.
Baikatu, Hedli and others watched this scene without any special changes in their expressions. According to their thinking logic, it was normal for Shen Qiu not to get involved. After all, he had no important people captured, so why would he take risks
Then Shen Qiu spoke directly to Yun Xiaoxi.
"Xiaoxi, let's go."
"Ah? This..."
Yun Xiaoxi was also stunned.
"Xiao Xi, don't go with him. This kind of person is selfish and not worth it."
Shiyao said very angrily.
"Xiao Xi, do you want to go with me or stay with her? It's your choice."
After Shen Qiu finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Yun Xiaoxi was also very embarrassed for a moment.
However, when she saw Shen Qiu leaving, she quickly apologized to Shi Yao and then chased after Shen Qiu.
"I'm sorry! Shiyao."
"Shen Qiu, wait for me!"
…