Chapter Five Hundred and Seventy-Three Dead by Daylight
"Why did everything suddenly change?"
At this moment, all the explorers in the fertile land, no matter which region they were in, all looked up to the sky.
The dark clouds are rolling, the cold wind is blowing through such a big city, the temperature is plummeting, and snow particles are flying, making everyone feel inexplicably heavy.
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"Is there anything strange? Isn't the climate change in the projection quite normal?"
West District.
A "knight" wearing medieval armor swung his sword and pierced a mechanical spider that fell from the sky. He took a breath, looked at his other companions, and said.
This is one of the eup teams. There are five people in the team. Judging from the number of people, it is already a force that no one can underestimate.
As a result, their exploration progress was extremely fast.
"Although I say that, I always feel that something is not right." A wizard with a huge aquiline nose was wrapped in a robe and looked a little uneasy. "Maybe I am too sensitive."
He pinched his eyebrows with his right hand, and his eyes were dyed with deep purple light:
"Be careful at three o'clock. There seems to be a big guy hiding in the building in front, Baker..."
"I'm going to explore the way, you guys need to rest first."
The "knight" named Baker holds a round heavy hammer densely covered with spikes. The handle of the hammer is over one and a half meters tall, and he swings it with terrifying force.
He said this and walked into the short, dilapidated building in front of him that was similar in shape to a "church".
"If you ask me, this building is of great research value. You'd better take a photo of it."
Muttering, he stepped into it alone, and immediately bumped into a mechanical python hiding inside. The two immediately fought together, but no one noticed that a crow quietly landed next to the bell tower in the distance, its right paw
After letting go, the bottle of potion rolled straight down, shattered with a "pop" sound, and a figure wearing a black trench coat splashed out.
The figure quietly sneaked into the building. At this time, Baker had just smashed the python's head with a hammer. Smoke and dust were billowing in the church. He took off the metal helmet with a giant hammer, and his forehead was covered with sweat:
"Hey, look what I solved?"
He turned around and shouted to the back with a happy face, but the next second, the smile on his face suddenly solidified.
Behind him, a thin and fuzzy figure appeared at some point, staring at him with interest.
"who?!"
The hair all over Baker's body exploded, and he was about to lift the heavy hammer, but the opponent had already taken a step ahead. The mysterious man gently raised his right hand, spread out the palm of his black leather glove, and a translucent soul rushed out.
It was very small at first, but in the blink of an eye it turned into a huge dragon head that almost filled the entire space.
The illusive Adelaide opened its huge mouth and breathed out the invisible dragon's breath. As if the knight's body was struck by lightning, he immediately released the hammer, threw away his helmet, held his head tightly with both hands, and let out a sharp, painful roar!
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Outside the church, the remaining four cultivators who were resting were talking and laughing, but were suddenly attracted by the screams. They all looked at each other. The wizard's eyes lit up, and immediately, the staff in their hands could hardly be grasped.
"what happened?"
"Beck?"
Amidst the exclamations, everyone was about to rush into the church when they heard a roar, and dust flew into the cathedral. Immediately, a thin figure dragged out a hammer covered with spikes. Wherever he passed, scarlet
The blood drew a long red line.
"kill!"
The four of them looked at each other and knew that they had encountered an unknown and powerful enemy. They launched their own powers one after another. In a moment, the spiritual energy was so powerful that the place where Cheng Lin was was submerged.
However, Cheng Lin's figure disappeared early and retreated into the spiritual world. He waited for the smoke and dust to disperse before stepping out again. He chuckled and waved in the horrified eyes of the four people.
The next second, they only heard countless "click-click" sounds coming from all directions, as if there were endless termites gnawing at their bones.
In the cold wind, every dark window of the surrounding building lit up with scarlet eyes.
Those were countless mechanical lives, waking up at the same time and swarming in at this moment.
Then, under the unbelievable gazes of the four eup monks, they swept over them overwhelmingly and tore these four dignified fifth-grade men into pieces.
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On a bridge connecting the Greater European District to the Western District.
An eup team carrying several "eight-legged vehicles" has just set foot on the other side.
They gained a lot.
Not only were many key components dismantled, but there were also dozens of backpacks, which meant that they had successfully hunted down many explorers, and even their storage equipment could not be accommodated, so they had to use vehicle mounts instead.
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"I'm really vulnerable and unchallenged. Why haven't I encountered Tris's superpower yet? My sword is already thirsty."
A tall knight with messy green hair like seaweed said arrogantly, and he thrust his sword into the soil under his feet, looking very high-spirited.
"Haha, Nick, maybe those timid guys are deliberately avoiding us. I know that the Xia people are accustomed to equipping each team with perceivers. This makes it easier to avoid danger and escape."
Another knight laughed.
As soon as he finished speaking, suddenly, the gem in the hand of a vigilant wizard in the team lit up red. He immediately raised his head and said in shock: "Look!"
The tall Nick Knight looked over and was stunned for a moment. He saw a thin figure with a vague face appearing on the rooftop of a building a hundred meters away, as if out of thin air.
At this moment, facing Nick's gaze, the figure raised his right hand, pointed it at him, and made a shooting gesture.
Immediately, the cold wind blew violently, the snow flew heavily, and a bright elemental meteorite filled with red flames flew from a hundred meters away, piercing the dark and pale world.
After a while, on the shore of the bridge, the densely packed mechanical soldiers evacuated, leaving several warm, bloody corpses with only mutilated skeletons lying quietly on the cold soil.
Nick twitched without resting, looking at his big sword piercing the soil beside him, his eyes gradually lost focus, and the last picture left in his mind was reflected on the sharp sword blade, and it came to him.
Next to it is a pair of leather boots.
Cheng Lin expressionlessly stroked the hilt of the sword: "Second team."
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"Quack...Quack..."
In the pale sky, over the city, a crow made a dry, monotonous call, and the smell of death filled the air wherever it passed.
Once there are traces of eup member activities, Cheng Lin will fall down and use his powers, fighting spirits, and swords, in conjunction with the soldiers hidden in the surrounding areas, to strangle them.
Those fifth-grade monks who were placed outside the projection and could be called "strong" in any country on earth died one by one and were plundered by Cheng Lin.
The wind and snow were getting stronger and stronger, and the cold wind howled, covering up the screams that sounded from time to time, and the sound of the "tide of soldiers" surging.
The sky was hazy and the field of vision was extremely poor. Only some huge mechanical falcons were still circling, looking down at the earth with curious eyes.
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"I always feel like something is wrong."
In a certain city, in the streets.
Song Jun stood in the ruins, raising his head and looking at this strange and cold city.
She was wearing pitch-black "alloy armor", with two magic weapons hanging from her waist. The snow under her feet had already buried her ankles, and was getting thicker.
White mist appears faintly in the mouth and nose while breathing.
"Of course something is wrong. A few hours ago it was still summer and autumn temperatures."
Next to him, He Shu, who was also wearing "alloy armor", spat and complained.
The sky gradually darkened, but it did not enter the night.
Song Jun raised her left hand, and the metal armor on her wrist opened with a click, and a screen popped up. She glanced at the time and said in a faint tone:
"I'm not just referring to the weather. It's already early in the morning, but it's still not dark here."
He Shu was stunned for a moment and then realized this.
There is no way, after entering the projection, everyone is always busy, with only a few short breaks. In this atmosphere, the sensitivity to the passage of time is very low, and it is easy to forget the time.
A few hours pass in the blink of an eye. In fact, most humans judge the passage of time based on changes in light.
"It's already so late?" He Shu's eyes widened in surprise, "I thought it was only five o'clock..."
After a pause, he suddenly remembered something and shouted:
"By the way, it's so late and I didn't see the image on the projection!"
He was referring to the "holographic projection" function. Cheng Lin had turned off this function and naturally it didn't appear. But they didn't know He Shu.
"Perhaps this has something to do with the lack of darkness."
Liang Jing also walked over, her helmet and visor opened, revealing her cheeks that were slightly red from the cold, but her expression was full of solemnity.
"Moreover, I always feel uneasy. I feel like something is always peeping at us. This feeling lingers from the moment I step into the city... Later, there is an added murderous intention." Liang Jing said solemnly.
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"Murderous intention? Isn't that normal?"
Next to him, a member of the First Division came over. His armor had several damages, which were caused by the battle:
"We and eup are not the only ones here. The largest number are those practitioners who come uninvited. Hehe, it's not like we haven't encountered them along the way. I think there should be a lot of deaths in other cities as well."
"Maybe, speaking of eup... we haven't met a team until now." He Shu complained.
As an elite of a company, there is really no pressure or challenge to face those casual cultivators. It is not as strenuous as fighting these mechanical monsters. From a more practical perspective, the rewards gained from killing an eup are also more attractive.
"Oh, there's no way, who made this projection so big... With just a few of us, we really have to rely on luck to bump into each other. Okay, let's go, let's find a car as soon as possible, the snow is getting heavier and heavier...
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One of the team members said helplessly, and immediately took the lead and walked forward, raised his right hand, and popped up a jumping fireball, using heat to melt the snow on the street in front of him.
Very convenient to travel.
However, when the snow melted away, Song Jun, He Shu and others were all stunned. They quickly ran over and took a closer look, their eyes filled with horror.
I saw several mangled and looted corpses lying on the road under the snow. It was easy to tell from their clothes that they were members of the eup.
Several people looked at each other in disbelief that they would meet each other in this way.
Who killed them? Was it the other teams? But there was no announcement in the channel...
While he was confused, Liang Jing suddenly raised his head and looked ahead at the depths of the city covered by heavy snow, and said:
"Be alert! There is movement ahead!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a red flame rose up and illuminated a small patch of sky.