At this moment, even the stupidest person can see that something is wrong.
The reason why those strange demons who were madly chasing them stopped in the shadows among the surrounding tall buildings was obviously because there was something in front of them that made them more afraid.
They may be able to get out of their own one-third of an acre of land, but they dare not step into someone else's one-third of an acre of land, especially if there may be something in this third of an acre of land that they cannot afford to offend.
Gray Mane had no idea that he would choose such a path of no return when he pointed at the diagonally inserted Tower of Babel at the critical moment tonight.
But unexpectedly, Gray Mane's gloomy face was flashing with a complicated and unexplainable expression, and it didn't seem to be entirely regretful.
"What do we do now, Captain?"
Ji Yuanwen was a little panicked. He had always been willing to be Gray Mine's pawn and follow his lead. Unexpectedly, Gray Mine's kick seemed to lead them into a ditch.
Gray Mane did not express his loyalty to the people of Jiyuanwen, he just gave him a cold look.
Then, he looked at the leaning Pearl Tower behind him, and then at the numerous ghosts among the tall buildings where whispers could be heard faintly in the night wind from all directions.
Obviously, the strange monsters in Pujiang Community did not dare to move forward, but they also did not retreat.
As for Higashinohara and others.
It will be impossible in the future.
Taking a step forward seems more dangerous.
Gray Mane's expression changed for a while, but he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Camp where we are. Since they don't dare to catch up, let's wait here until dawn."
Wait here until dawn?
You mean setting up camp here?
Hearing Gray Mane's words, everyone suddenly felt like their scalps were numb.
It's hard to imagine how they would spend the night under the watchful eyes of demons. Just imagining it makes people feel like their scalps are numb.
But there really was no better way at this time. Even Higashinohara didn't think it would be a wise choice to rush into the Pearl Tower in front of him.
However, he quietly glanced at Hela who had changed the subject before. Why did she go deep into the Pearl Tower alone at night?
Did she already know that there was a problem in the Pearl Tower?
But the other party was different from him. Dong Yeyuan only found out about this situation after reading Ma Baoli's diary? It was definitely impossible for Hela to recognize the words in the diary that only he could recognize.
So how did Hela learn about it?
Unfortunately these questions cannot be asked directly.
Higashinohara had no choice but to take these doubts and calmly stationed himself in the small square in front of the Pearl Tower like the others.
It's already past midnight now.
The second half of the night is short,
But it seemed extremely long.
Higashinohara was not sure whether anyone else fell asleep that night. Anyway, he only dozed off in a daze around early in the morning, and woke up after a while.
When I opened my eyes, it was already the third day since I passed through the [Border] Gate. The light around the small square was not too bright, and most of the people around me were staring around with red eyes.
Hela didn't know when she appeared next to Higashinohara, blinked at him and said, "It's hard to believe. You can still sleep."
Higashinohara gave a bitter laugh, shook his head and said, "There is nothing I can do, I can't bear it anymore."
Hela didn't expect Higashinohara to be so candid, so she laughed out loud. Her pure smile in the faint orange light looked particularly sincere and touching.
But Higashinohara knew that she must have hidden something last night, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It felt like the old masters all said that the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to deceive, and women will only affect the speed of drawing a sword.
He was thinking wildly in his mind when he suddenly heard the sound of digging. He turned around and saw that several people from the black-robed enforcement team of the Judgment Division of the investigation team were digging something with engineering shovels around the Pearl Tower.
"what are they doing?"
Higashinohara couldn't help but ask.
Hela shrugged, shook her head and said, "I don't know. They probably started in the early morning when you fell asleep. We, the hired ability users, have no right to know."
Only use your own people?
Higashinohara had a thoughtful look on his face.
Reminiscent of the look on Gray Mine's face last night, he guessed that perhaps this related to the true purpose of the Adjudication Division in organizing this investigation team. He was not sure what the specific purpose was.
Is there something hidden under the Pearl Tower?
After a while, the gloomy and cold sun rose from the east as usual. The Pearl Tower tilted into the sky reflected the golden light in the morning light, like a real road to the sky.
This scene is like a gentle and lovely flower blooming in the cold wind on a steep high cliff where the ice and snow are dead.
On the third day after arriving here, everyone saw such a scene for the first time. They couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Apparently they didn't expect that there would be such a magnificent scenery in this "hell".
Higashinohara had already withdrew his gaze.
Yes, it's only the third day, but they have already lost all their supplies.
Regardless of the purpose of the people in the investigation team, the prerequisite for achieving this purpose is that they must get out of here alive.
Now they are trapped in the small square in front of the Pearl Tower. Even if it is really safe here, it will be difficult for them to survive the next four days without supplies.
Not to mention, when the [Border] gate opens again on the seventh day, they will inevitably return to the street near Pujiang Community where they first came here.
Otherwise, if you miss it, according to the dangerous woman who came to Beijing, every [border] is extremely unstable and generally does not exist for a long time.
It is very likely that after the next closure, they will never be opened again - which means that they are likely to be left in this place forever and become bait for those strange monsters after a few years. This result is undoubtedly something that no one can control.
accepted.
"Everyone gather."
At this time, the voice of captain Gray Mine came from the team voice in the headset again.
grain fee
After experiencing some unspoken things last night, except for Yoshimoto Onu who wanted to join the Judgment Division, among the remaining people in the mercenary team, even Shinichi Nimura, a member of the Judgment Division, had a lower opinion.
The ultimate point - these people really don't treat them as human beings.
During the evacuation last night, the hired speed user who followed Gray Mane would disappear. In all likelihood, it has something to do with Gray Mane.
There is an old proverb that goes, "You don't have to outrun a brown bear, you just have to outrun your teammates."
It is hard to imagine that a person with speed-type abilities could not outrun a person with physical abilities like Greymane, unless something bloody and dirty happened that is unknown to the public.
This time they gathered to count the people. Only 10 people were left in the full team three days ago. Counting the 6 hired ability users including Higashinohara, there were only four people left in the black-robed enforcement team of the Judgment Department.
After the two parties met, the atmosphere was not harmonious. Only Ji Yuanwen, an old man, tried to fight. Unfortunately, no one on both sides paid attention to him this time.
Gray Mane's face was still gloomy, and he did not care about the attitude of these human ability users towards him.
As long as you want to go back, you have to go through the [Border] gate with him in seven days. On the other side of the border gate are people from the Adjudication Department. By then, the big shots from the Adjudication Department in Beijing will also appear.
He was very sure that as long as these hired human ability users didn't lose their minds.
Even if he is the only one left in the black-robed execution team, the other party will not dare to act rashly against him. This is the deterrent power of the "Judgment Division", a thousand-year-old tree that has stood firm.
After the gathering, Gray Mane did not say much, nor did he explain what he and three other members of the black-robed execution team were digging near the Pearl Tower in the early morning, as if these things did not exist at all.
He only said one thing, and that was to brainstorm solutions.
But there is nothing anyone can do.
Now the strange demons from Pujiang Community behind them have trapped them in front of the Pearl Tower, and most of their supplies are still in Pujiang Community. The Pearl Tower in front of them obviously contains some unknown dangers. Under the calm appearance, everyone
Staying a second longer is taking a risk.
The way forward is blocked,
The road back is blocked.
They are the fish on the chopping board.
The silent Higashinohara looked at the Pearl Tower, recalling the contents of Ma Baoli's diary and his observations during the night.
He guessed that as long as he did not enter the Pearl Tower, the outside would be at least somewhat safe.
After thinking about it, Higashinohara finally spoke and made a bold proposal.
Then counterattack in a roundabout way.
That is, taking advantage of the fear of the strange demon behind him, he bravely passed through the Pearl Tower, and then counterattacked the empty Pujiang community with lightning speed, retrieved the supplies, and then quickly moved.
I have to say that this plan is very bold.
Everyone was stunned for a moment after hearing this, but they had to admit that if they wanted to survive, they could only take a dangerous approach.
Gray Mine also looked at Higashinohara with a gloomy expression. Higashino originally thought that he would object to his proposal, but unexpectedly Gray Mine suddenly nodded in agreement.
But this aroused Higashinohara's vigilance. He knew that Gray Mane held a grudge against him for daring to contradict him, so he must have no good intentions when he suddenly agreed with his opinion.
But now we are in this desolate and dead world, with only four days left until seven days.
The two people now are like gamblers sitting face to face at the gambling table, competing to see who can reveal their trump cards at the most appropriate time.
Or completely flip the table.
After agreeing to Higashinohara's plan, they didn't hesitate much.
The group of ten people quickly integrated and quickly passed through the foot of the Pearl Tower with fear, and then quickly detoured and turned back under the leadership of Higashinohara, who had an excellent "sense of direction".
No one stopped to rest along the way. They had to reach Pujiang Community first and seize the opportunity to seize the supplies before the strange demons surrounding the Pearl Tower reacted.
But without modern transportation, even if the remaining ten people in the team are all speed users, their endurance and physical strength cannot support such a long-distance trek around the road at full speed.
After all, not everyone can be as "well-rounded" as Higashinohara.
By the time the group finally returned to Pujiang Community, the only neighborhood in this hell city that they felt slightly familiar with, led by Higashinohara, it was almost forty minutes later.
They quietly groped their way to the entrance of the community. The community was very quiet. The rusty iron gate that was kicked away when they broke out yesterday had been reinstalled back to its original position in a very rough way.
This time there was no advance exploration.
Time is everything. They must move all the materials left on the second floor as quickly as possible before those strange monsters come back, and then find the next temporary location.
Gray Mine is also very aware of this.
So all ten people took action, quickly crossed the iron gate and re-entered this old residential area that shocked them twice.
There was silence all around, and everything seemed to be just as Higashinohara expected.
"Quick! Move faster!"
Gray Mane gave orders very quickly.
Unexpectedly, after the group entered the door and walked a few steps, suddenly, Nanami Kenjiro, who was walking at the front, stopped and looked up in a certain direction upstairs.
Subconsciously, everyone raised their heads, but their eyes shrank violently.
I saw two gray black figures hanging upside down on the balcony on the fifth floor of this old residential building.
A closer look revealed that they were the two injured people who had been unable to evacuate last night. Their faces were full of shock and panic before death, and the binding method was like hanging in the wind.
Two "bacon"s.
Almost at the same time, boring footsteps came from behind the flower bed in front of this residential building.
I saw a woman with a swollen belly, and beside her was a haggard man with low eyebrows and soft eyes, supporting her. The man also wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses with gray lenses on the bridge of his nose.
The next moment, the two sides looked at each other across the flower bed without any obstacles.
The woman lowered her head and caressed her bulging belly without raising her head, as if she were walking in her garden in the early morning.
However, the body of the skinny and slender man next to her began to tremble slightly unconsciously, and there was a faint look of excitement behind his gray gold-rimmed glasses.
