Shi Yao looked at Yun Xiaoxi and Shen Qiu who were leaving, her eyes somewhat disappointed and dim.
However, she quickly suppressed these negative emotions. Since they were unwilling, she could only rely on herself.
At this time, Admiral Dimlock spoke in a deep voice.
"Forget about them. We don't have much time left. If we delay for too long, something will definitely go wrong."
"So what should we do next?"
Baikatu replied irritably.
Hedley's eyes flickered as he spoke calmly.
"There are two things we can do now. One is reconnaissance, reconnaissance around the castle. In addition, we need to find the right opportunity to send wireless message relay crawlers to the castle walls to act as signal relays, contact the captured personnel, and find out the strength of the troops guarding inside. Another aspect is to gather manpower. Our current manpower is completely insufficient. We must gather all the manpower in this world. That means people roaming in the wild and those who are opening up wasteland in other cities."
Admiral Dimlock heard this and looked at Hedley with a frown.
"You mean to say that we want to invite even those people from the Tianji Club?"
"That's right."
Vice Admiral Hedley nodded heavily in reply.
Dimlock was silent for a while, then finally spoke.
"knew."
In fact, if he had no other choice, he would definitely not be willing to call on the people from the Tianji Club.
Because the cost of summoning them is very high.
The unspoken rules of the Tianji Club are very simple. As long as they call me, no matter how much effort I put in, I will demand extremely high compensation.
Baikatu heard this and spoke.
"Then what are you waiting for? Act quickly and call everyone you can contact."
Shi Yao stood aside and didn't speak, mainly because she couldn't get a word in. She knew very well that she couldn't gather many people.
"Then let's start to act separately."
Admiral Dimlock said hoarsely.
…
On the other side, Yun Xiaoxi caught up with Shen Qiu and asked in confusion.
"Shen Qiu? What's wrong with you?"
"Let's go further away."
Shen Qiu whispered to Yun Xiaoxi.
When Yun Xiaoxi heard Shen Qiu's words, she immediately reacted and said nothing more.
After a while, Shen Qiu stopped when he saw that he was far enough away.
Yun Xiaoxi asked curiously at this time.
"What's wrong? I feel like what you just said is not in line with your character."
"Are you stupid? Let me ask you something. Do you think our people, the Gray Alliance people, or even the Blue Alliance people are opponents of the Qianyin Kingdom?"
“It seems like they are no match, but if we work together, maybe there is hope.”
"If we could have defeated them, we wouldn't have fallen to this point. So it's useless to join forces, and we probably still can't win. As for why I refused, I also had my considerations. The reason is very simple. If we join them, there will only be a few of us, and we won't have the right to speak, and I don't trust them. Moreover, if we act together with them, we will be too conspicuous and easily targeted. It's better to let them play as the vanguard and attract the target, and we will look for an opportunity to turn the tables in secret."
Shen Qiu analyzed the situation to Yun Xiaoxi rationally.
"I see. Let's act quickly then."
Yun Xiaoxi's eyes lit up when she heard this.
"Well, let's go around the castle and see where is the best place to enter."
After Shen Qiu finished explaining, he looked at the magnificent castle in front of him and said.
"Yeah, okay."
Yun Xiaoxi believed in Shen Qiu without reservation.
The two of them then began to circle the castle.
A few hours later, Shen Qiu and Yun Xiaoxi appeared in a daze at the corner of a house near the west gate of Qianyin Castle.
"Shen Qiu, we have gone around in circles, there is no weak point at all, we will be discovered no matter how we go in."
Yun Xiaoxi said to Shen Qiu with a bitter face.
Shen Qiu was also a little helpless. The plan was good, but it was not easy to implement it.
With such a high wall, it would be difficult for him to climb up by himself even if the guards were sparse, not to mention that there was now Yun Xiaoxi.
You can't carry her on your back, can you
The more Shen Qiu thought about it, the more troubled he became. At this moment, a strange noise came from a distance. He came to his senses and reminded Yun Xiaoxi in a low voice.
"Hide well!"
When Yun Xiaoxi heard Shen Qiu's words, she immediately squatted down.
Clank, clank~
A group of burly zombies wearing full armor, more than two meters tall and holding spears, walked towards the open castle gate in an orderly manner.
At this time, a prompt popped up on Shen Qiu's bracelet.
"Armored Guard, atomic wave reaction 740, determined level is LV2 (Advanced)"
At this time, a team of armored patrol soldiers also walked out from the castle gate.
The two patrols passed by alternately.
Shen Qiu looked at the two groups of zombies, his eyes following them, and suddenly an idea emerged in his mind.
He whispered to Yun Xiaoxi.
"Xiao Xi, if we get a set of armor, can we blend in with the zombie group?"
"Is this okay? What if the corpse smells it?"
"As long as we stuff some of the corpse's clothes in to cover up the smell on their bodies, it shouldn't be a problem."
The more Shen Qiu talked, the more he felt that this was feasible. He then drew out the Cang Bone Blade and prepared to move forward and kill the armored guard.
Yun Xiaoxi quickly grabbed Shen Qiu and tried to persuade him.
"Don't go up there. These armored guards are so burly, they don't seem to be vegetarians. It's easy to make too much noise. I know where there are identical armors."
"Hmm? Do you know where it is?"
Shen Qiu looked at Yun Xiaoxi in surprise.
"I have been wandering here for several days before, and I saw a set of armor of this style in a house."
"That's great, you lead the way."
"good."
Yun Xiaoxi then took Shen Qiu and ran in one direction.
More than an hour later, Shen Qiu and Yun Xiaoxi appeared in a house with a garden.
The two climbed the stairs and came to the master bedroom on the second floor.
The entire master bedroom was decorated luxuriously, with oil paintings hanging on the walls. The coffin in the bedroom was open, and the person lying inside was already dead.
If nothing unexpected happened, it should have been solved when Yun Xiaoxi visited last time.
In addition, in the corner of the bedroom, there is a complete set of armor and spear weapons hanging. This set of equipment is the same style as the ones worn by the zombie guards.
"That's it."
Yun Xiaoxi pointed at the set of armor and said.
Shen Qiu happily stepped forward, took off the entire set of armor and put it on himself.
However, when Shen Qiu put on part of the armor, he immediately discovered a problem. The armor was too big and his body could not support it at all.
"No, it's too big. Is this designed for people? I think it needs to be 2.5 meters tall to fit. Is there a smaller one?"
"I haven't seen any small armors, and those zombies wearing full sets of armor are all so burly."
Yun Xiaoxi said while tilting her head.
"Oh, this is troublesome."
"Don't worry, we'll think of a solution."
"etc."
Shen Qiu suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Yun Xiaoxi.
Yun Xiaoxi looked at Shen Qiu and couldn't help but blink, with a puzzled look on her face.
"What's wrong?"
"Did you ever play horse-riding war as a child?"
Shen Qiu asked excitedly.
"No, but I've seen other people play it. Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"
"You can stand up if you ride on my neck."
"Ah? That's not good."
Yun Xiaoxi's cheeks suddenly turned slightly red, but thanks to the mask she was wearing, it didn't show.
"It's nothing bad, come up and let's give it a try."
Shen Qiu squatted down and said, not noticing anything unusual about Yun Xiaoxi.
"All right."
Yun Xiaoxi blushed and slowly rode on Shen Qiu's shoulders. She felt a little flustered for some reason.
Plop, plop~
My heart couldn't help but beat faster.
This was the first time she took the initiative to have such intimate contact with the opposite sex.
On the other hand, Shen Qiu stood up swiftly, then picked up the armor and put it on. Although Yun Xiaoxi was riding on him, he could completely ignore the weight.
After a while, the two men actually put on their armor and stuffed some smelly clothes in it.
"It's done. Yun Xiaoxi, can you see it?"
Shen Qiu said happily.
"Can."
Yun Xiaoxi could still be seen through the gap left in the helmet.
When Shen Qiu heard Yun Xiaoxi's words, he started to take off his armor.
"Huh? Why are you taking off your armor again?"
Yun Xiaoxi asked in confusion
"I need to make two holes in the chest of the armor, otherwise it won't be visible. It's not realistic to rely on you to command and remind me. It won't work in many scenarios and it's easy to go wrong. For example, if we succeed in following the team, and I fail to keep the distance right, I'll bump into them and that's it."
"good."
Yun Xiaoxi responded quickly.
After taking off his armor, Shen Qiu drew out the Cang Bone Blade and pierced two small holes at the designated positions on the chest of the armor.
When he tried it just now, he probably measured the position of his eyes.
After doing all this, the two put it on again and tried it again. The position was just right. Although the visibility and range were very low, it was barely acceptable.
"How about it?"
Yun Xiaoxi asked nervously.
"Okay, let's go now."
Shen Qiu first turned the bracelet to silent mode, then picked up the spear hanging in the corner and walked outside.
…
A moment later.
Clang~
With the sound of heavy footsteps, an armored guard appeared on the street.
Yun Xiaoxi rode on Shen Qiu's neck and gave orders through her helmet.
"Be careful as you go forward. There is a kerosene lamp in your blind spot on the left."
"Okay, I understand."
"Shen Qiu, why don't we wait until we are near our destination before putting on this armor? It's very troublesome to walk like this, and we can't go fast at all."
Yun Xiaoxi asked with some confusion.
"If we don't get used to it now, how are we going to get in later?"
Of course Shen Qiu wanted to wait until he needed it before putting it on, but if he didn't put it on and run it in now, it would be exposed in a minute when he took action.
"Understood, turn right fifty meters ahead."
…
On the other side, Shiyao and Hedley took advantage of the cover of night and found their way under the city wall.
Hedley took out a mechanical box, opened it and took out an eight-legged mechanical spider the size of a fist.
Then he controlled the octagonal mechanical spider and climbed up the wall little by little.
Shiyao held her breath and watched quietly.
Hedley was very careful when operating it, for fear of touching the white silk and waking up the crawling zombies.
Fortunately, the mechanical spider was sent up safely in the end.
After the mechanical spider went up, it found a dark corner and squatted down. Its back cracked open and a spiral antenna device extended out.
Seeing that the launch was successful, Hedley activated the wireless communication device on his body and called out in a low voice.
"Colonel Aroko, can you hear me?"
Shi Yao couldn't help but feel worried. Whether or not she could get through to unlimited communication was crucial to the next action.
Two seconds later, the wireless communication device suddenly rang with Colonel Aroko's low, excited voice.
"General Hedley, I can hear you."
When Hedley heard Aluko's reply, he was secretly relieved and he quickly said.
"Don't show any strangeness. Just answer whatever I ask."
"good."
…
Under the house near the north gate of Qianyin Castle.
Shen Qiu and Yun Xiaoxi were wearing armor and leaning against the wall, waiting for the team of armored soldiers to change shifts.
However, after waiting for a long time, nothing happened. Instead, the midnight bell rang.
"Shen Qiu, the bell is ringing, and the zombies are starting to move. Should we find a house to hide in?"
Yun Xiaoxi asked in shock.
"No, we'll just stand here and try out the camouflage. If it doesn't work, we'll run away."
Shen Qiu thought for a moment and replied.
"All right."
Yun Xiaoxi swallowed.
Soon a large number of zombies walked out of the house, and soon some wandering zombies discovered Shen Qiu and his group.
However, when the zombies saw Shen Qiu wearing armor, they all showed expressions of fear and took detours to leave.
"It worked. The zombies are walking around us."
Yun Xiaoxi said very happily.
"That's fine. We'll just stay here and wait for the patrol to come over, then find the right moment to sneak in."
Seeing his success, Shen Qiu became more confident.
…
Not long after, in the southern area of Qianyin Castle, in an inconspicuous building.
Shiyao and Hedley reached the door of the house, and the door opened immediately, and the two of them slipped in at an extremely fast speed.
"How about it?"
Baikatu asked impatiently.
"We were very lucky to get in touch with them. Just as we expected, those zombies only took away the weapons of Colonel Aroko and his men, and didn't care about anything else."
Hedley explained.
"Tell me more specifically."
Admiral Dimlock asked calmly.
"Colonel Aroko and his men are now hanging in a cage. There is a pool of blood below them. Also, King Mellon of the Qianyin Kingdom is watching them from the observation deck."
"How is the on-site security force?"
"According to their description, they didn't see many guards. And when we scouted the castle walls and entrances, we found that Qianyin Castle's defenses had become very sparse, and the gates were still open."
Hedley said with a frown.
"It feels like this is a trap, waiting for us to fall into it."
Shiyao opened her mouth to remind him.
"Humph, it would be strange if it wasn't a trap. If these monsters had closed the city gate, it would have been difficult for us to attack. Now the gate is open and the troops are sparse, it's obvious. If I'm not mistaken, their troops must be ambushed somewhere in the castle."
Admiral Dimlock snorted.
"Then we are out of luck?"
Baikatu asked irritably.
"That's not necessarily the case."
Vice Admiral Hedley replied with his eyes flickering.
"What can you do?"
When Shi Yao heard this, a glimmer of hope rose in vain.
"Listen to me, if we only have the troops in the castle, as long as we gather all the people, we may not be defeated! And we know the history of Qianyin Kingdom. King Melon was just a priest and scholar before he came to power. He probably doesn't know how to fight. And even if he has some power after mutation, it is probably not a melee profession. As long as we can get close, we can behead them! Once the beheading is successful, these monsters will be leaderless and will be in disarray."
Lieutenant General Hedley analyzed.
“It’s not that simple.”
Shiyao said after a moment of hesitation.
"Of course it's not that simple. It's difficult to implement this decapitation plan. First of all, those blood knights are very troublesome, and Colonel Aluco has clearly pointed it out. There is another knight beside King Melon, who is estimated to be very powerful. We must overcome these obstacles. In addition, the most important point is that the biggest threat we face now is not the troops of Qianyin Kingdom. It is the millions of zombies in the entire Qianyin Kingdom. If they swarm in, even if we kill them standing, we will definitely die."
Hedley explained the key points in a deep voice.
Shiyao and Baikatu were silent after hearing this.
At this time, Admiral Dimlock said in a deep voice.
"These problems are not completely unsolvable. We can forcibly hold back the Blood Knights and the knights beside King Melon, and create an opportunity to get close to King Melon. As for the zombies, it's easy. We just need to assign people to ambush at the four city gates. Once they start, we can cut off the city gates. Then the zombie troops and civilians outside the castle will be cut off and can't get in."
"It's feasible, but we will need more manpower. How are you gathering the manpower?"
After hearing this, Shi Yao pondered for a moment and asked.
"Not bad, we have contacted a lot of people. In addition, when we attack the castle, we will go straight to the platform where the prisoners are held to rescue them. As long as we rescue our people, our chances of winning will be higher."
Admiral Dimlock replied calmly.
"Okay, I will do my best to gather manpower here."
Shiyao nodded in response.
…
The next night.
A gray fog enveloped the entire Qianyin Capital.
The whole city was quiet.
Shen Qiu carried Yun Xiaoxi on his back and leaned against the wall waiting for the new patrol team to arrive.
Last night, Shen Qiu and his team waited for several patrolling guards, but they did not act rashly.
On the one hand, it is to observe their pace and movements and imitate them as much as possible.
Another purpose is to confirm the number and action patterns of these patrol teams.
So no action has been taken.
At this moment, a team of armored soldiers lined up in an orderly manner and walked towards Qianyin Castle to prepare for the change of guard.
"Here they come. Sure enough, every three hours, a team will come to take over."
After seeing this, Yun Xiaoxi said to Shen Qiu excitedly.
"Well, get ready for action, but remember not to be too hasty."
Shen Qiu instructed Yun Xiaoxi calmly.
"good."
Yun Xiaoxi nodded, holding her breath and staring at the group of armored soldiers that were getting closer and closer.
Just as the team passed by them, she whispered to Shen Qiu.
"Walk!"
Shen Qiu immediately found the right time, took a step forward, and kept in sync, moving towards the end of the team very naturally.
At this time, Shen Qiu and Yun Xiaoxi's hearts were also beating wildly.
It’s getting closer and closer, and success or failure depends on this one move.
Fortunately, the other party didn't notice anything.
In this way, Shen Qiu followed the corpse guards towards the city gate.
"Walk!"
Shen Qiu then took a step forward, very naturally moving to the end of the team, and followed the corpse guards towards the city gate.
Clank! Clank!
The patrol team advanced in an orderly manner and would soon reach the city gate.
Yun Xiaoxi became more and more nervous.
Shen Qiu was also a little excited. It was his first time to sneak in openly.
However, neither of them retreated, but followed the team calmly.
Soon the team reached the city gate, and they were very close to the zombie guards guarding it.
Both of them felt their hearts in their throats.
However, it turned out that Yun Xiaoxi and Shen Qiu were completely overthinking. The IQs of those zombie soldiers guarding the door were not high at all.
I didn't even count the number of people.
In this way, Shen Qiu and Yun Xiaoxi successfully followed the patrol team into the castle.
After entering, the two of them exhaled slightly, but they dared not make any sound to communicate.
Yun Xiaoxi looked around with great curiosity.
The road they were walking on was paved with cobblestones, with gently undulating hillsides on both sides, covered with gray dead grass and trees.
These lawns and trees are obviously maintained by someone and are not very messy.
Walking along the cobblestone road, you can see the magnificent castle.
Unfortunately, the patrolling soldiers did not go straight to the castle, but instead circled around the garden.
Yun Xiaoxi then took out her cell phone, typed a line of words, and then knocked on Shen Qiu's head.
Shen Qiu immediately understood that Yun Xiaoxi must have something to tell him.
Then Yun Xiaoxi put the phone screen in front of Shen Qiu, and it was written on it.
"It seems that this patrol does not enter the castle, but only patrols this area."
Shen Qiu nodded slightly to show that he understood.
Yun Xiaoxi immediately put away her phone, while Shen Qiu continued to patrol in circles with the patrolling soldiers.
After turning around three times, Shen Qiu confirmed that no special enemies or things were found. He took advantage of the patrol team reaching a fork and left the team directly.
Then Shen Qiu walked step by step towards the side door entrance of the castle.
However, at the side entrance of the castle, there stood two armored guards, two meters eighty centimeters tall and wearing heavy black armor, who looked like door gods.
Yun Xiaoxi saw the guards on duty from afar, she swallowed and spoke in a low voice.
"There's a gatekeeper."
"Don't worry about them. I've observed before that even if other guards entered, they didn't move. We can just enter normally."
Shen Qiu thought for a moment and said.
"good!"
Yun Xiaoxi gritted her teeth and continued to direct Shen Qiu to move forward.
As they got closer to the gate, Yun Xiaoxi's palms, which were holding the Blue Sky Blade, began to sweat.
Fortunately, I was able to get in safely in the end.
Yun Xiaoxi looked around and confirmed that there were no enemies, then she lowered her voice and spoke excitedly.
"We're in, now where do we go?"
"I don't know either. Just walk around. I'll try my best to record the route I've taken."
Shen Qiu didn't have any special clues either.
"Uh-huh."
Yun Xiaoxi then directed Shen Qiu to continue moving forward, while she herself kept turning her head to look, and then she couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"Shen Qiu, this castle is so beautiful and luxurious. The lights hanging on the ceiling of the corridor are made of crystal and gold. And all along the way there are bronze exhibits and jade carvings with strange shapes."
"These should be left by the previous king."
Shen Qiu pondered for a moment and replied, although it was Mellon who destroyed this civilization, these luxurious items were probably not made by him.
"oh oh."
Yun Xiaoxi replied softly.