With the appearance of the rescue team, everyone became a little excited from the previous complaints, because the arrival of the rescue team allowed them to get out of the red tide and reach the city's defenses more safely.
The rescue team looked at the town residents in the red tide who were protected by golden protective shields in disbelief. They thought they came here just to collect evidence and take photos, and to report to the above, because the red tide emergency caused all the town residents to be wiped out.
news.
Even the rescue team member whose parents were in the town thought that his parents were killed in the battle, and he wanted to take his parents' bodies back for burial. He didn't expect that he would see his parents at a glance in the crowd.
He was about to rush down, but he stopped abruptly and glanced at the captain.
The captain looked cold and glanced at him.
"What do you want to do?" Before the captain could say anything, the vice-captain in the team reprimanded. "Our team has always been well-disciplined. You walked out of the formation without permission. What if you suddenly encounter a strange beast?"
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The team members were about to open their mouths to explain, but after thinking about the team's usual style, they finally chose not to speak and stood back where they were.
Seeing him like this, the team leader stopped caring and led the team members to land.
When everyone saw the rescue team coming, they gathered around happily.
The team leader glanced at the human rights who came over and found that they were all ordinary people, and frowned.
As soon as the vice-captain saw the look on his captain's face, he immediately shouted to the crowd: "Who is in charge in your town? Where is the mayor?! Come out quickly when you see us coming!"
The originally happy town residents took a few steps back when they saw the arrogant look of the rescue team.
There happened to be Lao Zhang and his wife in the crowd who came over. They looked at their youngest son and were about to ask a few questions. After hearing the reprimand from the vice-captain, they looked at their son and shook their heads silently. In the end, they didn't.
Open your mouth.
"That's me." The crowd made a way, and saw the old mayor walking over with the secretary and Lao Liang.
The captain looked at the gray-haired old mayor and took a look at his strength. He was only at the sixth level of Extraordinary!
"Hello, hello, I am the mayor of this town." The old mayor smiled, then bent down and stretched out his hands to the team leader.
But the captain of the rescue team glanced at the old mayor and still put his hands behind his back without paying any attention to him.
After seeing this, the old mayor rubbed his hands in embarrassment and said nothing. After all, the residents these days are relying on the rescue team to safely get out of the red tide.
"Don't be too thankless. Our captain is a ninth-level extraordinary man. Are you trying to get in touch with us?" The vice-captain smiled scornfully. You must know that there are many people who want to curry favor with their captain.
When the old mayor heard what the deputy captain said, he was about to explain but was interrupted.
"How many people are you here in total?"
Lao Liang looked at the arrogant deputy captain who dared to do this to their mayor. He was about to go up and argue, but was stopped by the old mayor.
The old mayor still smiled and said to the deputy captain: "There are a total of 56,000 people in the town, and they are all here. Do you need me to count them again?"
"Casualties?"
"About 5,000 people were injured, 56 were unconscious, and 3,200 were unable to move. Thirty-four died. They were all elderly people who died on the spot after inhaling the red mist."
When the old mayor said these numbers, he looked a little lonely. There was no way, ordinary people couldn't survive in the red tide. If it weren't for Li Xiu's timely mask, I'm afraid the number of casualties would have increased several times.
The rescue team was a little surprised to hear this series of numbers. After all, the number of casualties was negligible. They had rescued other villages and towns covered by the red tide in the past, but the number of casualties was huge, and some even wiped out all members. They did not expect this time
This small town can be so lucky.
"Who made this mask?" The team leader spoke at this time.
The old mayor was stunned for a moment and then pointed to Li Xiu: "It's this little brother. We met by chance in the red tide. Fortunately, we had him, otherwise everyone in our town would be dead."
The team leader glanced at Li Xiu and frowned, because he couldn't see any cultivation in Li Xiu, and he had no deterrent power at all. This proved that Li Xiu was not a strong person.
On the contrary, the sturdy man behind him seemed to be a bodybuilder.
And this light mask, which can suppress the violent spiritual energy in the red tide, was automatically planned by the captain to be a natural treasure that Li Xiu picked up from nowhere.
"Outsiders?!" The team leader frowned.
"What's wrong with you, mayor? You don't report the presence of outsiders. Do you know that some outsiders have committed crimes around the city recently? You are shielding criminals and allowing them to break the law and cause trouble," the deputy captain said.
Seeing the expression on his captain's face, he quickly reprimanded the old mayor.
Hearing this, the short-haired man Lao Liang was unhappy: "If it weren't for Brother Li, with your rescue speed, we would have been eaten by strange beasts countless times."
Hearing that Lao Liang dared to question them in public, and that Lao Liang was still a mere fifth-level extraordinary strength, the vice-captain looked at him contemptuously: "We encountered a powerful beast on the way here, so we delayed the time.
, and what do you mean by this? Are you blatantly provoking the rescue team?"
At this time, the thin-faced secretary laughed and said: "How dare we provoke the rescue team? We have no other intentions. We have to rely on the rescue team to survive. He is just talking nonsense. Ignore him. There is something wrong with his head."
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"It turns out he is a mentally ill person. If you want me to say that mentally ill people should be kept at home, they should not be released."
The vice-captain looked at the angry Lao Liang and looked at him provocatively.
Even Cao Hao next to him couldn't help but whispered in Li Xiu's ear: "Brother Li, are we just watching from the side? Well, this scene really makes me a little angry. If you can't do it, let me go! I
I guarantee that the battle will be resolved within one minute!"
Hearing Cao Hao's paintings, Li Xiu shrugged. To be honest, he felt a little unhappy when he saw these guys. He was about to walk up, but was stopped by the old mayor.
"Little brother, just stand there and don't move. Don't make any more trouble! We will solve the matter. Don't worry. When we leave here, we will find a way to help you get a map to the north. Then you can
You can go back with peace of mind!”
Before Li Xiu could even say anything, the old mayor next to him grabbed Lao Liang's arm and told him not to be impulsive. After all, the secretary was right, everyone in this town had to rely on the rescue team to escape.
come out.
"Those who have difficulty moving will stay, and those who can walk can keep up with us. Those outsiders will stay here." Facing this farce, the captain of the team showed no change in his expression.
When the old mayor heard this, he immediately said: "No, people with limited mobility are also our people, and we cannot leave them behind."
"Our captain said, let them stay, let them stay, they will only slow down our movement speed. Do you know how many alien beasts there are in the red tide? If these thousands of people are allowed to restrict their movements, something will happen later.
The beast is coming, what will you do with these tens of thousands of people?! Our captain is also thinking about the overall situation."
The old mayor looked at the arrogant deputy captain and said firmly: "We will find someone to carry or carry those thousands of people, so that the speed of the rescue will not be slowed down."
"Then we are not responsible for what happened." The team leader frowned and stared at the old mayor in front of him.
"We will not leave them behind."
The families of those thousands of people felt that the sky was falling when they heard that their loved ones were to be abandoned, but when they saw the hope of survival that the old mayor had fought for for them, they felt a warm current flowing through their hearts.
"But those outsiders will definitely not be brought along."
"But if there is no Brother Li, how can ordinary people like us survive in this red tide?"
Hearing these words, the corners of the vice-captain's mouth raised slightly, and he took out a device from his bag: "We must be prepared. This thing can move and protect ordinary people from the spiritual energy in the red tide."
"If we take Brother Li with us, we will definitely be able to reach the fortifications safely." Lao Liang, the short-haired man, said.
He has the most say regarding Li Xiu's strength.
"Are these people...very important to you?" The vice-captain glanced at Li Xiu and then at Lao Liang. He sneered, thinking to himself, since he became the vice-captain of the rescue team, he has been here
In this small village, everyone was not respectful to him. This fifth-level extraordinary trash actually dared to openly question him.
He walked up to Lao Liang, patted his shoulder with his hand, and then said with a sneer in his ear: "Do you think I will agree to you? To be honest, no one has dared to do this for a long time.
I've spoken, don't say it's you now... Even if your old mayor speaks in person, I won't take them with me!"
After finishing speaking, the vice-captain showed a slightly proud look. Now he almost has the final say here. These people have to rely on him if they want to go out. Remember, he also encountered a small village two months ago.
They met a few men with bad tempers, but what happened to these people later?
She was still not docile under his treatment, and in the end she could only kneel in front of him, crying and begging for his forgiveness.
And now, it was a scene like this again... He felt very unhappy. Once he was unhappy, someone would suffer, and the person who suffered this time was obviously Lao Liang.
"Do you know, as long as I say a word!! Or, as long as I do a little manipulation, how many people will die in the evacuation town this time! As long as I don't agree, I dare say that all my team members will not
You dare to disobey my orders, under such circumstances! Why do you talk to me like this?"
The coldness on the deputy captain's face became more and more conspicuous, making Lao Liang's mouth wide open and a trace of fear in his heart. This deputy captain seemed to be very different from the ordinary rescue team. He really couldn't understand what such a person was.
How did you become the deputy captain of the rescue team?
But now except for the team in front of him, no one can help them, so...if he wants the people in the town to leave safely, he must compromise and bow to the deputy captain in front of him.
But he felt very painful and unwilling in his heart. The little self-esteem left in his heart firmly supported him, but the reality was always so ruthless and cold.
Can I just bow my head?
Lao Liang clenched his fists, and the pain gradually appeared on his face. When the vice-captain saw this scene, he felt very comfortable, and the pride on his face became increasingly clear.
Even the team members behind the vice-captain couldn't help but sigh, not knowing what to say. Their vice-captain had indeed gone too far, but as members of this team, the only thing they had to do was
It's about obeying orders.
They are lucky enough to be in this team. Once they lose this position, many of the materials they need for practice will not be replenished. I don’t know how many ordinary superpowers go out every day for a few materials needed for practice.
Taking risks, every time you go out, you will have a narrow escape.
Their current comfortable life made them gradually lose the courage to contend with reality, so they chose to remain silent and did not say anything again.
"Of course... you can agree to it if you want... apologize to me in front of everyone. Then I can think about it." The vice-captain spoke again, as if to crush what was left in Lao Liang's heart.
self-esteem.
When Lao Liang heard these words, his pupils shrank slightly, and he finally chose to compromise... He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, his face changed again and again, revealing a trace of shame and anger.
After a long time, he finally said: "I'm sorry!"
The vice-captain glanced at him, smiled and said nothing.
"Recently, outsiders have been burning, killing, and looting in surrounding towns. The identity of the group of people has not yet been determined, so we should remain vigilant against every outsider."
The captain said quietly.
"The captain is right." The vice-captain glanced at Lao Liang, and saw that Lao Liang's face was not confident, and then his face turned red with anger, and he was in a good mood.
"I only said that I would consider it, but I didn't say that I would definitely bring it with me." The vice-captain said softly to Lao Liang.
"Brother Li is the savior of our town. Please ask the captain to be accommodating." The old mayor took out his machete and handed it to the captain.
The captain saw that the machete turned out to be an amplifier, and its grade and condition were both good.
But he didn't reach out to take it, he just glanced at the deputy captain, who immediately signaled to take the machete.
"It's not impossible to take him with us, but he must keep a distance from us. After all, his identity has not been confirmed yet." The vice-captain weighed the machete and said.
The old mayor looked at Li Xiu, but Li Xiu just nodded. Anyway, as long as he could find a way back to the north, that would be fine.
The old mayor organized some strong young people to carry or carry those who had difficulty moving or were unconscious. After sorting everything out, they started to move towards the destination.