The four of them walked into Vinar City.
Edmund briefly analyzed the upcoming 'hunting plan':
"Only two months after the "False Moon Incident", the few 'Moon Transformers' who survived by chance grew up on their own in the ruined city without a leader.
Unless someone is like Mr. Li, who has a gentlemanly character and takes a whole bottle of secret medicine, he would be likely to become a "seriously ill patient."
Other Moonizers who were transformed from ordinary citizens can only reach the "sick" level at most. I believe that most of the survivors are still in the early stages of infection and their consciousness is not yet fully developed.
The overall threat level of the urban ruins, which has already been swept by the organization, should not be much higher than that of Green Lake Town.
Considering the issue of "time", we can slowly increase the hunting speed. Before the time limit arrives, try to get as many moon skins as possible to increase the bargaining chips. "
While Edmund was analyzing the action, he also reached out and scratched the needle hole on his neck.
The skin around the needle holes has grown white hair similar to that of a mouse.
Yi Chen also pretended to scratch the needle hole, pretending to be uncomfortable too.
He did not tell the team members that Grape had already absorbed the pathogen agent by sticking to the artery at the moment of injection.
The reason is simple: this way she can share the stress of managing her illness with Edmund.
After entering the city,
The four did not search for the Moonizer aimlessly, but went to a specific area.
The destination is exactly the area where the "voyeurism" appeared when they were riding in a carriage and crossing the city yesterday... The source of the peeping is most likely the hunting target of everyone.
but,
No one explored any suspicious buildings, ruins or sewers.
Instead, he deliberately chose conspicuous areas such as open roads, broken building rooftops, and intersections, and walked back and forth pretending to be conducting a serious investigation.
Just ten minutes of this stroll passed.
An eye that was hidden between the teeth suddenly opened, and Little Grape felt the sense of being spied on again.
"Bait taken~Southeast, Old-John Theater... Seems like there's more than one, multiple grapes looking in this direction at the same time."
When the team received this important information, they did not go directly over.
Continue pretending to investigate.
It was natural to turn into a side street that just blocked the theater.
Card!
Dagbert removed the manhole cover with the abbreviation of the city of Vinal, WN, printed on it.
When the four people fell into the sewer one after another, the scene below could only be described as 'hell'.
A large number of mutilated, rotten and worm-infested body parts,
Or floating in the fetid canals,
Or piled up in the aisle,
It can be seen that during the "fake moon incident", many citizens who were not affected by the moon chose to take refuge in the sewers at the first time... but the final outcome was still death.
Not long after walking, they found some fresh 'traces' in the sewers.
According to the blood stains left on the ground,
And some traces of searching among the corpses.
It is basically certain that there is something active in the sewers for a long time, picking out some of the best corpses as food or for other purposes.
Touching the nearest bloodstain that had not yet dried, Edmund's eyes lit up.
"I actually got an unexpected reward... Let's take care of the guy in the sewer first, then head to the theater."
Following the blood trail left by the drag,
Everyone is more or less nervous or excited about the 'unknown'.
After all, this is the first time facing this kind of rare "moon disease", which is fundamentally different from the "ichthyosis" in Green Lake Town.
These rare diseases may give those infected unexpected abilities.
"Here..."
Juliana among the teams seemed to have a special tracking ability and quickly located a rusty iron gate.
The branch space behind the door, which is connected to the sewer, was once the residence of some urban homeless people.
When you peek into the depths through the iron gate, you can vaguely see a faint glow of fire, and you can almost conclude that there is something hiding inside.
Pour the lubricating liquid you carry with you onto the door hinge to ensure that there is no noise when opening the door.
Turn off the kerosene lamp,
The path along the side wall gradually goes deeper.
The firelight from the depths grew brighter and brighter, and one could even hear the hoarse roar of burning firewood.
At the same time, a huge monster shadow was projected onto the wall of the passage. It looked like a four-legged beast, eating the corpse with big mouthfuls.
“Get ready!”
When the four fully armed men reached the deepest part, what they saw were not monsters.
Instead, he was an old man with no shirt, wearing tattered trousers, a thin body and silver hair falling to his waist.
He was sitting cross-legged in front of a bonfire he had built, grilling the limbs he had just collected.
There is a very conspicuous "moon mark" on the back of its neck.
Next to the old man was a white Chihuahua sitting obediently, enjoying the delicious barbecue handed to it by the old man.
If we put aside the source of the meat, this picture is quite heartwarming.
"Oh... Are there any guests here? If you are just passing by and don't mind the environment and food here, you can come and sit, eat, and chat.
If you come here with a purpose, please wait a moment.
"Mi Li" She hasn't had such a good appetite for several days. Let her eat more before going on the journey."
Yi Chen did not sense any hostility for the time being.
He motioned to his teammates to stay still, stepped forward, and sat cross-legged beside the campfire.
"Wait for William to talk... He seems to have this kind of experience."
Having experienced killing the enemy together last night, Captain Edmund condoned such behavior.
certainly,
His right hand had already fallen on the pistol at his waist, and the bullet would be fired immediately if the old man showed any hostility or made any suspicious movements.
In front of the bonfire,
Yi Chen noticed that the old man's face, which was full of traces of age, had a pair of silver eyes of the same color as his hair... Such a special eye structure made Little Grape drool.
When the old man handed over the food, Yi Chen took it calmly.
but,
He didn't eat it himself, but passed it to his 'pet' like the old man... Although Little Grape mainly feeds on eyeballs, he also happily accepts other meats and is not very picky about food.
Yi Chen stared into the old man's silver eyes and asked a question:
“Why don’t you leave here?”
"The sewer is my home. Compared to before, there is more food and a more comfortable environment. Why should I leave? Even if I leave, where can I go? Will I become someone else's food?"
Yi Chen continued to ask questions: "We also found some survivors who are 'similar' to you among the ruins of the city. Why do they still stay here?"
"You mean the group of guys that gathered at Old John's Theater
Recently more and more survivors have begun to gain consciousness and are being invited to the theatre for what is known as a 'leadership screening'.
They invited me too... but I wasn't interested.
I guess after they elect a so-called 'leader', they will organize everyone to leave together. After all, if we want to find a new place to live, it will be more effective if we act together."
“Leadership screening.”
Quite important information.
If what the old man said is true,
Yi Chen and others didn't need to run around because all the Moonizers had gathered in the theater.
"Do you know how many people are in the theater?"
“That’s not clear… I’m a homeless person and I don’t really care about the above things.
So, you should be special humans who came here specially to clean up the survivors of the "Fake Moon Incident", that is, those of us who happened to survive, right?"
"That's right." Yi Chen did not deny it.
"There should be more than just the four of you. Are there more humans up there secretly waiting to clean up the city?"
When the old man said this,
Yi Chen glanced at his silver eyes keenly and responded with a smile:
“That’s right.
We are just the reconnaissance team at the forefront. Once we confirm the survivors among the ruins of the city, we will immediately notify the main force to come and clean it up quickly.
Also, I want to criticize your poor acting skills.
At the beginning, he deliberately revealed some information about the theater in order to lower my defense.
Halfway through the conversation, I couldn't help but tentatively ask if there were any other companions on the ground besides the four of us.
He tried his best to distance himself from the theater, but happened to set up his "nest" on a sewer road near the theater that people would definitely pass by.
He even deliberately left a faint firelight and bloodstains so that passers-by would notice it.
Too much effort, old man.
If I guess correctly, you are a member of the theater, and you are the watchdog in charge of the sewers, right?"
As soon as the words fell,
A silver bullet had hit, piercing the back of the old man's head.