Under the gray sky, two Everest birds flapped their snowy wings and flew over the vast mountains covered with white snow, like two silver-feathered arrows shooting straight into the dark clouds.
Not long after, boom!
There was thunder and lightning in the sky.
A series of astonishing electric lights, like a meandering purple snake, spitting out snake messages, surrounded the two Zhumu birds.
Amusement flashed in the eyes of the Zhumu birds, and they stretched out their sharp claws to attract the light of thunder.
Beneath them, among the long and rolling mountains, you can vaguely see countless houses and buildings that have turned into black spots, densely packed and row upon row. There are factories, hospitals, schools, residential areas, transportation hubs, and city government halls.
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With the technology that humans have today and preparations decades in advance, it is not difficult to build large towns in the mountains, and it even has a unique flavor.
The difficulty lies in relocating the entire population of dozens of cities to a hidden city in the mountains. Even for the Huaya Federation, whose economy, energy, and telekinesis technology were at their peak a few years ago, it is difficult to accomplish.
During the large-scale migration two and a half years ago, many originally wealthy families were reduced to civilians overnight, and those families who were not wealthy were even worse off. Many people got lost during the migration, and they were able to escape before the city wall was closed.
Enter the federal ground fortress and enter the large list of missing people in the ruins of the occupied area.
But everyone knows what the scene is like outside the Federal Fortress now.
Countless monsters and sub-monsters roam around the once prosperous city that has been reduced to ruins, like terrifying giant undead spirits in the mist, hunting for possible living life.
Once you get lost and fail to enter the ground fortress, it means... you will either become a humanoid ration for the monster, or you will become a living "minion".
Being the latter is worse than death than the former.
In mid-air, the two Zhumu birds were tired of playing and no longer chased the lightning.
They looked down at the densely packed houses and ant-like crowds in the mountains, and glanced at the tall black iron city wall that protected the mountain city and the surrounding plains, lakes and forests. A trace of ridicule flashed in their eyes, and then they flew away into the distance.
go.
Above the city wall made of black fine iron, the three young men in charge of tonight's shift were also looking at the two Zhumu birds.
"I envy them so much, how free they are."
"Yes, seeing them reminds me of myself three years ago. At that time, the monsters had not yet invaded, and everyone was still enjoying the convenience brought by the highly developed economy and telekinesis technology. We were looking forward to the emergence of more advanced inventions, and
The miraculous creatures all live in harmony... Looking back now, it feels like a dream."
"Then you still talk so much! Wang Feng, I think you haven't woken up from your dream yet!"
"Life has been so difficult, why don't we let people fantasize about it? Take Lao Guan, for example. If it hadn't been for this sudden war, he would still be a second-generation official in the capital."
Standing on the side of the city wall, the handsome young man who was looking at the wilderness outside the fortress helplessly put down his telescope, glanced at the two friends who started bickering again, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly, "Wang Feng, you are wrong. If there was no such battlefield
, I will also enter the Capital College as I do now, become a student of Nianxiu, and then get to know you."
A gleam of warmth flashed in the eyes of the fat young man named Wang Feng, and then he smiled and said: "In a peaceful era, with your talent, I would still be able to enter Capital College. But Xiao Hua and I may not be able to do so."
Xiao Hua, who is over 1.9 meters tall, did not refute this time. He nodded and said: "Yes, our telekinesis value when we graduated from high school was just over 50 breaths. Let alone the Capital College at that time, even it had not risen three years ago.
You may not be able to get into Zhonglu College."
Wang Feng sighed: "If I had known that I would be sent to guard the iron castle wall, I shouldn't have gone to the academy in the first place. Anyway, Old Guan, you are so mean to leave the logistics research and development work arranged by Uncle Guan and insist on taking the risk."
Come with us to the ground to defend the fortress despite the danger."
"Actually, there is no danger for us as guards, hiding behind the city wall. The real danger is the spirit rangers who wander outside the fortress, kill monsters, and engage in spiritual battles."
The handsome young man holding the telescope whispered in a low voice, with a heroic spirit between his brows.
Less than three years after the war began, the structure of the federal Nianxiu world has already undergone earth-shaking changes.
Although the Relic Academy is still a holy place in the minds of young people, as the federal military, the Spiritual Control Association and the Divine Lei Family began to compete with the Relic Academy for students in order to expand their military equipment and replenish fresh blood.
Finally, the best talents are no longer concentrated in the Legacy Academy for systematic study, but are directly sent to various forces.
Fight to feed war, practice while fighting.
In fact, isn’t it true for Heritage Academy?
The original three-year course was shortened to one year.
After one year, graduate immediately and either stay in the Sky City to do logistics research and development work, or be sent to the ground fortress, a human settlement in the ground city, to become a glorious iron fortress guard.
In the end, Guan Ningying chose the latter.
In fact, after that night two and a half years ago, his father had a prosperous official career. After serving as the number one figure in the lower-level capital for three months, he was directly promoted to the City Hall of the upper-level capital and became a mid-level official in the upper-level capital.
With his father's current official position and authority, leaving him in the Sky City in the rear area was just a matter of words.
In fact, most Capital College students with background have chosen to do this.
However, Guan Ningying ignored her mother's tearful dissuasion and resolutely chose the position of "Captain of the Nanjiang Fort Garrison" on the volunteer form.
As for his father, Guan Jun, he didn't say much from beginning to end. But before leaving, he called out to his son and said those words.
'I know that you chose to guard the ground fortress in order to find him. However, you also heard what he said that night. From now on, you will no longer be involved in the world. Even if he and that organization are still there, they will appear again.
.'
There is nothing better than a father who knows a son.
Guan Jun naturally knew why his son was so persistent. It all came from his hope and trust in a certain idol.
What he knew even more was that in the past two years, all the major forces in the capital had racked their brains and used various means to find the mysterious organization that once shocked the world.
But the result was that it failed again and again. After that night, the mysterious organization seemed to have completely returned to the background, without any aftermath.
Over time, all forces in the federation stopped searching, and even deliberately erased some traces of their search for the Immortal Organization.
'So, son, even if you go to the ground fortress, there is a high probability that you will not encounter him.'
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"Are we really never going to meet each other again..."
Behind the black iron city wall, Guan Ningying looked at the ruins in the distance with only broken walls and scrap copper and iron, her eyes long and her face uncertain.
"Can't we meet? How is it possible? We are all in the same fortress. It shouldn't be too convenient to meet."
"Hehe, it's just, I'm telling you, old manager, you and that female genius from Zhonglu College have only been separated for three days, and you've already started to miss him day and night?"
Listening to the teasing of the two friends on the side, Guan Ningying shook her head speechlessly, "What nonsense are you talking about? We are just ordinary friends... we just met once more than two years ago."
Having said that, a pair of strange eyes drifted across Guan Ningying's eyes, and she was looking at herself playfully, whom she had just met again after two years.
He lowered his head, but a warm smile appeared on his face.
Wang Feng and Xiao Hua looked at each other and grinned.
The night is getting darker, and the clouds in the sky are getting darker and thicker.
The thunder under the clouds did not end, like a purple snake sword, slashing through the air towards the city walls and mountain cities on the ground.
The gushing cold air was brewing in the thunderous air, and with the strong wind in the sky, it spread and swept away, attacking the guards at the top of the city.
"It's so cold." Xiao Hua shuddered.
"The climate is getting worse and worse." Guan Ningying also turned pale from the cold and her lips turned blue.
Wang Feng took out the old broken watch and looked at the time: "The time is up, you can start igniting."
One after another, bonfires rose from the top of the city, like everlasting lamps.
Wang Feng also lit the bonfire in front of him, while Xiao Hua bared his teeth and waved hello to the team of brothers more than 20 steps away. Before his hand fell, suddenly, a shadow that was imperceptible to the naked eye came along the city wall.
The edge wandered up, and in a blink of an eye, it was at Xiao Hua's feet.
Almost at the same time, a sharp and piercing whistle came from the far side of the city wall.
Wang Feng was startled and his face changed slightly: "A warning from the Rangers? Not good..."
Before he finished speaking, bursts of exclamations and wailings sounded from all sides of the city wall.
"careful!"
Guan Ningying had quick eyesight and quick hands. She pressed her mind seal immediately and teleported out, pulling Xiao Hua away who was not aware of it yet.
Bang!
A blood-colored arm claw that was more than two meters long and had eyes on its back hit the ground hard from top to bottom. Even the solid city wall made of black iron was scratched with a deep mark as thick as an index finger by the huge blood-colored claw.
It was a faceless monster that looked like an ape.
Its whole body is pitch black, with suckers and barbs on its back, like a porcupine, but its arms hang down to the ground, and its claws are as scarlet as blood. The eyes on the back of its palms keep rolling, and when it opens and closes, it looks like a ferocious mouth.
Always ready to leap out from its claws and devour anyone of its choosing.
Wang Feng, who was not far away, was stunned, his body was stiff, and he murmured: "What a danger, it turned out to be a faceless shadow ape..."
This was the first time he experienced such a surprise attack. He was obviously not ready yet, and he didn't even realize that another black shadow was coming from the city wall beside him.
But Guan Ningying, who had just stood firm and turned around, saw clearly, her face changed drastically, her eyes turned red and she shouted: "Quick move!"
What responded to him was the sound of the faceless shadow ape's bloody palm being slapped by the wind, and the unbridled laughter.
Click!
Wang Feng's left shoulder completely collapsed.
His body was cut into strange shapes, with one side higher and the other lower, like an irregular trapezoid.
There was horror, pain, fear, and despair on his face... All the expressions were gathered into a ball, and were completely annihilated after the Faceless Shadow Ape's second palm fell.
Bang!
Scarlet blood spattered, blurring the moist eyes of Guan Ningying and Xiao Hua.
In the peripheral vision, above the entire city wall, this kind of sub-monster was jumping and jumping, its bloody arms waving constantly, harvesting young lives wantonly.
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Faceless Shadow Ape.
The fourth-level sub-monsters are between level 11 and level 13.
The level of ferocity is as high as Grade B.
It often turns into a shadow at night, is good at climbing, and enjoys cutting off and chewing human arms.
They are attached to darkness and need the help of firelight to turn into shadows, but they do not like salt water. If salt water is poured into their shadows, their power will be greatly weakened.
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They also learned about the habits and weaknesses of the Faceless Shadow Ape in the academy.
But the battlefield is different from classrooms and training grounds. Life and death are on the line, and there is no time left for them to think.
And they never thought that the sub-monster would go deep into the hinterland and directly climb the fortress's thousand-meter-high mountain-like wall.
This shows that the defense line of the Ranger Regiment guarding the wilderness ahead has been breached.
Rumble!
There was constant thunder in the sky above the fortress.
Panic spread in the hearts of the young guards.
Even so, the vast majority of them were still able to take out telekinetic weapons immediately, coordinate telekinesis and battle formations, and attack the terrifying invasion.
They come from the seven branches of the Relic Academy, and their number is nearly a thousand, ten times as many as the Faceless Shadow Ape.
They knew that as long as they could survive this period and wait until the rangers and watchers arrived, they could repel the hundreds of faceless shadow apes.
But when they actually fought, they discovered that even the third-level faceless ape was far more brutal and cunning than any of the miraculous creatures they encountered during the simulated actual combat.
After just three minutes, only half of the garrison at the top of the city remained.
"Xiao Hua...no!"
Guan Ningying, whose face was scarred and stained with blood, looked tremblingly at her friend whose arms were cut off by the faceless shadow ape not far away.
He wanted to save her, even if it meant hitting a stone with an egg, he couldn't care less.
However, before he could take a step, there was a sharp pain in his brain. His spiritual world was empty, his mind power had been exhausted, his state of mind was shaky, and his body could no longer bear the blood loss and pain, and he fell to his knees with a thud.
The firelight reflected the bloody corpses on the ground, as well as the scarlet and ferocious eyes of the faceless shadow ape that was walking towards him.
At this time, bursts of sound piercing the sky were heard from above the sky. The Faceless Shadow Monkey seemed to hesitate for a moment, and finally stopped and turned towards the Spirit Control reinforcements that had landed at the top of the city.
Shouts of death and angry screams came and went, mixing with the dull thunder from the sky, like the roar of the tide, one after another.
I don’t know how long it took, but the sound of the “tide” gradually subsided, became deeper, and finally returned to silence.
There was a sound of rustling footsteps.
Those are human footsteps.
It is the footsteps of companions.
Guan Ningying had no strength to get up anymore. His consciousness was blurred and hazy, and he was only one breath away from relief.
On the other side of the world, two friends who had just left seemed to be calling to me.
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"Hey, Hai Qing, there seems to be someone alive over there."
"Where is it? Wait, Jizu, I saw it too. Capital Academy battle uniform? Junior, hold on!"
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In a daze, Guan Ningying saw two familiar faces, and then felt her head being lifted up, and different liquids being poured into her mouth to moisturize her physical body and repair her spiritual world.
'Are you saved...?'
His consciousness gradually returned to clarity, but there was no joy in his heart.
Like the black clouds pressing down on the city in the sky, they are so heavy that it is almost difficult to breathe.