Although he always only went to a few places in the past, because the urban magic van route in Salem City was relatively fixed in the past, and he always had to travel long distances to the Peace Newspaper Office, he visited many places in the city.
I've been there and seen it.
And because he needed to draw materials for his writing, Xiuge was very familiar with many landmarks in Salem City.
As he traveled, he saw many important symbols of the past.
For example, monuments erected between buildings to commemorate some celebrities in Salem City, or fountain sculptures left by a certain master...
Now, however, these important landmarks have changed their appearance.
Although they were not completely destroyed like the magnificent clock tower of Salem City, they have been changed beyond recognition.
The pool of the exquisite fountain has collapsed, and the water in it has completely drained away. The human-shaped sculpture has been violently smashed, and the magic crystal originally embedded in the sculpture to ensure the continuous operation of the fountain has also been forcibly taken away.
The monuments that were used to commemorate important figures who were important to the establishment of Salem City and the "peace cause" between the two countries have now been daubed. Heavy oil paint has been splashed directly on the monuments, and they have been painted into various symbols.
and words. Among these things, there is neither the iris of the royal family of Teresa nor the giant eagle that symbolizes the kingdom of Votel.
In these oil paint patterns, Shuge only saw swords symbolizing anger and ropes used to express despair and anger. In addition, there were a few scattered prayers to the goddess Mel.
Next to the monument, Xiuge saw the paint buckets and brushes abandoned on the ground. In addition, there were blood stains and clothes that had become empty. It seemed that the painter finally chose to paint in his works.
He ended his life next to him, and his body and the crystal gun left behind were obtained by the descendants of An Abyss and other survivors who passed by.
Compared with the collapsed houses and cracked roads in major earthquakes, this scene seems more profound and absurd.
During a brief pause, Shuge asked: "Felix, how many people do you think are left in the city?"
"I don't know either……"
Felix looked at the pale finger bone that was left next to the monument and couldn't help but sigh: "But according to what I have seen with my own eyes, the two times when the most people died were probably the two weeks just after the disaster.
And the subsequent big earthquake.”
"At the beginning, everyone was not aware of the seriousness of the problem. At that time, robberies, thefts and murders were the most frequent. Many people were not killed by those monsters at all, but died at the hands of other people...
…As I mentioned to you before, those who stormed the gate stronghold are also included.”
When talking about these things, Felix seemed a little helpless: "In fact, when the robbers realized the seriousness of the problem, they were not far from death... After all, they spent most of their time
In terms of robbery and plunder, these people didn’t even believe that monsters appeared in the city at first.”
Felix's eyes fell on a crack on the base of the monument: "After passing through the initial period of time, those who survived gradually knew how to deal with those monsters... However, later, the big
The earthquake killed many people directly in the shelter."
Hearing what he said, Shuge turned his attention to Felix's chest. He deliberately put on a pendant before going out. Shuge remembered that Marlena said that this pendant belonged to a man who died in the earthquake.
children among them.
Felix lamented: "The earthquake happened during the day... Well, the people who were left in the shelter at that time were all people who needed to be taken care of, so..."
Hearing Felix's words, Xiuge couldn't help but shook his head.
Along the way, he had seen too many collapsed houses, many of which were apartment buildings for human habitation.
Not every builder responsible for building a building is absolutely responsible. As a mage, Xiuge can tell at a glance that most of these collapsed buildings have not been attached with the solidification ritual used to protect the walls.
They are even substandard at the structural level.
To use the language that Xiuge is familiar with, it is the so-called "tofu dregs".
However, apartment buildings are the preferred hiding place for ordinary people... Xiuge felt very depressed when he thought of the many survivors who had escaped the first round of death and lost their lives as a result.
He raised his hand and pressed twice on the unrecognizable monument next to him. Then Xiuge discovered that the surface of the monument seemed to be filled with a very unpleasant aura. Apparently there had once been a huge number or an astonishing volume.
The descendants of the Dark Abyss have been here before, and this aura is exactly what they left behind after crawling.
Unlike the city that Xiuge imagined had experienced major disasters and suffered a large number of deaths, although the current city of Salem is extremely dilapidated, there is no smell of decay among the ruins. And until now, Salem City
There has been no outbreak of any form of disease in Lun City.
This is mainly related to the characteristics of the descendants of An Yuan.
They are not only extremely strange and dangerous hunters, but also conscientious cleaners of corruption. Whether they are humans or ordinary animals, all the creatures that died in this disaster will be found and eaten by the descendants of the Dark Abyss.
.
"Let's just call it good news among countless bad news."
He smiled helplessly.
At this time, Sniqi had also gotten enough rest, so Shuge and the two climbed onto its back again and continued to move towards the south city gate.
…
As it approached eight o'clock in the morning, Xiuge and his two men had successfully arrived near the southern city gate.
Similar to other neighborhoods in Salem City, this place is also dead silent. The difference is that this neighborhood has obviously been carefully searched by someone. The searchers even left traces of signs on the walls and streets.
Slogans and graphics to warn late comers.
Xiuge even saw huge cracks that were specially marked and collapsed buildings that might contain the descendants of An Yuan.
He was surprised to find that those who had been here actually tried to fill the cracks in the street, but their filling work was obviously not very good. Most of the cracks used to fill the cracks were discarded stones and sand.
It was a bit too loose, and Xiuge even suspected that as long as the descendants of An Abyss bumped into it twice randomly, these cracks would instantly return to their original state.
But no matter what, in this situation where everyone is focused on their own affairs, it is very rare for someone to do such a thing.
"He's from Iris Street."
Felix pointed to a wall nearby, and Shuge turned around to look, only to see a purple iris in full bloom there.
"This General Boots actually directly used the logo of the Royal Family of Deland?"
"After all, General Boots is originally from Deland. In fact, in the past few years, he has been trying to make Salem City surrender to the Kingdom of Deland. This is why the Tricolor Brotherhood can seek benefits from Iris Street.
s reason."
Hearing this, Xiuge was silent for two seconds: "So even now, are they still insisting on this set of ideas?"
"I did hear that General Boots was not very friendly to the Votels, but it doesn't seem like he would be completely unfriendly."
Shuge laughed: "Now it's interesting."
"interesting?"
Felix was stunned, but then he realized that Shuge was a real member of the Ernst family. His black hair and pale complexion revealed his status as a Walter noble.
At this moment, Felix suddenly felt a little uneasy. Such an identity condition seemed to cause unnecessary trouble and resistance to the cooperation with Iris Street.
In view of the current trusting relationship between the two, Felix did not hide his worries from Shuge. After listening to Felix's account, Shuge acted quite indifferently and glanced at it calmly.
The room with the weird mask suspended in the metal disk of his own spiritual world.
Now, this room is completely different from the state when it was first filled with fog. Xiuge can clearly feel that the power blocking it has been greatly weakened. As long as he continues to hunt the heirs of An Abyss like before,
It should soon be possible to completely lift this blockade and successfully acquire the capabilities within it.
Xiuge had a hunch that this mask would most likely help him deal with the upcoming events.
"Don't think too much, I will figure out a solution when the time comes... Let's deal with the matter in front of us first."
After saying that, Shuge took out the pocket watch secret instrument that he had previously collected from the members of the Three Color Brotherhood, and handed it directly to Felix: "Wear it, this thing should be able to prevent those monsters to a certain extent.
To be aware of your existence, the prerequisite is that you appear directly in front of them."
"I see."
Felix nodded gratefully, and then he raised his hand and pointed to the building near the south city gate: "I'm going to go take a look at the stronghold there... Although there is a high probability that it has been vacated by Iris Street, there may be some left.
Put down some odds and ends."
"Go ahead, I'll take a look around here... By the way, bring it with you."
With that said, Xiuge spread his palm and handed over a very tiny magic mouse: "Just put it in your pocket. If you are in danger, it will tell me directly."
Felix stretched out his hand tremblingly, took the mouse, and then put it into his coat pocket.
He always felt that Sugar Ernst seemed to be inseparably connected with rats, and this gave him some bad associations. Felix had heard the police officers mention it when he was in the police station.
The tragedy of Peace Newspaper—the editor-in-chief Philip, who single-handedly concocted the frenzy of public opinion in Salem City, seemed to have been gnawed alive into a skeleton by a large group of rats...
"Could it be..."
Felix glanced at Xiuge carefully, but he did not dare to ask any more questions. He took his empty pockets and weapons and rushed towards the stronghold.
"This guy's reaction is really fast!"
Jacob Ernst was very interested in Felix. He had been observing the young leader of the Mutual Aid Association through Shuge's perspective, and Felix's reaction just now was naturally captured by him keenly:
"My child, why don't I feel something is right? That boy seems to be suspicious of you?"
"Ah, I guess Felix probably remembered some of the things that happened in Salem City before, right?"
Shuge smiled: "It's not a big deal. A gossip was eaten by rats... He deserved it."
Seeing that Xiuge was very relaxed, Jacob also laughed: "But I think that young man is a little scared. This shouldn't affect the trust between you, right?"
"Will not."
Xiuge turned around and at the same time completely radiated his magic perception: "If he knew that I did that thing in the past, he might feel a little scared, but if it were him now, I'm afraid he would just clap his hands and applaud.
.”
Xiuge closed his eyes slightly and successfully located an individual descendant of An Abyss hiding in the nearby ruins with his magic power. As he walked in that direction, he replied: "Although Felix himself may not know it clearly,
But he is actually similar to some other people I know... He has always had certain ideals and is willing to actively do something to change the status quo in order to realize these ideals."
There was no one else on the nearby streets, so Shuge stood in front of the ruins where the descendants of An Abyss were hidden. Charron's Touch immediately rolled out and stabbed into the gaps in the ruins of those buildings.
Soon, the frightened screams of the descendants of An Abyss came from the ruins, but Shuge seemed to have not heard the sound. He continued to say to Jacob: "The judgments Felix made in the past, and
The things he continues to devote his energy to are actually manifestations of this tendency...including after the disaster, he still tries to save those children who have lost their parents and relatives, even if this behavior will not happen in the short term.
In no real sense, but he did it anyway.”
"The Professor Meyer I know is actually a similar person, but he knows what he wants to do and what he is doing better than Felix."
In a few words, Shuge's Touch of Charron once again completed the cutting of the prey, and then the messenger in the mirror who had been waiting for a long time appeared, and a large cloud of fog rushed towards the ruins, easily killing those who had been killed.
The cleanly chopped fragments of the descendants of the dark abyss were swallowed up.
At this time, Jacob said in Shuge's spiritual world: "I think I roughly understand what you mean, but... I want to ask, child, what about you? Are you the kind of person you said?
?"
"may be?"
Regarding this issue, Xiuge is a little unsure.
"Why is it just possible?"
"If we talk about ideals, then I do have them, but they are too far-fetched and too distant for the current world... If I have to say it, what I am doing now is not fighting for ideals, but for
Then the ideal itself builds a relatively stable foundation, right?”