At midnight, on the pitch-black earth, two ghostly mutated subway trains suddenly sped across, rapidly shuttling through the air towards the distance.
The roaring wind awakened the wilderness, then the trains vanished like ethereal phantoms, slipping silently into the night.
The Four Phases Team and the others never expected that news about Yang Zicang would appear now.
｛The Second Council Member is watching our current experience.｝
Cheng Yunze and the others, who had been gazing out the window at the world, looked up in confusion.
｛The Second Council Member has invested 1000 bond points for me to trace back.｝
“Huh? Eh? ” Ning Jiajia exclaimed, perceiving her own star-stream star update log in shock.
｛The “Big Star Little Ma Chao ” I replicated is in a state available for recall.｝
“My god, everyone! ” The voice of Ning Jiajia, dressed in a set of ash-grey and white T-shirts and a cap, made Cheng Yunze and the others, who were recalling Yang Zicang’s words, turn around. “What’s wrong? ” everyone asked.
“This demon train of mine, I can…! ” she suddenly threw herself onto Cheng Yunze, “I can be using an energy recharge a thousand times! “
……
Rumble! The wind ceased. Yang Zicang looked ahead at the new location of “Hua Mi Station. “
This was now an old factory with electric lamps hanging outdoors, standing in fragments and coats of old world market days.
The courtyard was bustling with busy people rushing about. Jinna Goas was frantic, constantly giving various instructions to passersby. The two middle-aged men with beards beside him also helped handle some matters.
“First, ask the factory to spare us at least five hundred tents. “
“The weather is decent tonight. Those who come should only need sheets. Let’s ask the Lister family if they have any connections to scrounge up more emergency supplies. “
Whenever he was unsure how to decide, the two of them would offer him new suggestions.
Under an off-road tent near the old flower platform in the distance, its side propped up against a military vehicle.
Hua Mi was sitting in a lounge chair at this moment, fluffy clothing nearby. Two young maidens radiating carefree youthful charm, dressed in tight black jackets, sat beside her in the night wind, chattering away.
“Sister Hua Mi, is your world just crawling with monsters? ” a black-haired girl from the Gas family asked, her beautiful eyes wide.
“It’s not so bad, hmm… “
Hua Mi couldn’t help feeling a surge of emotion. When she had earlier decided to return to the inn from that dilapidated rental room, she would never have imagined that she would be so respected by the nobility of this world today.
Suddenly feeling a bit drowsy, she thought she had that honor all to thank for that originally cold, callous guild president.
The busy crowd noticed the illusory sound of wind swiftly growing distinct and clear.
“The hero is back. “
A violent gale churned across the wide square. The members of the two families, who already knew what it meant when a train arrived, immediately rushed over here.
The Demon Nightmare Train rapidly emerged from within the wind.
But before the crowd could get close, they heard another urgent wind-like sound rising sharply.
“There’s another one coming. “
“Could it really be a devil arriving! “
In the midst of the people’s panic, under the tent, the two young maidens from the Gustav family saw another swirling gale erupt across the square! Everyone scattered to take cover.
“Woo— ” A new technological Demon Nightmare Train burst forth while fully loaded, carried by the wind, then swiftly hovered to a stop right beside the previous demon train!
Two trains had appeared!
The square erupted into a chaotic clamor.
The recorders who had prepared nearby, stunned yet overjoyed, raised their cameras, capturing the sleek forms of the two mechanical demons—one roughly 180 meters and the other over 130 meters long—along with the varied silhouettes of the massive throng of rescued people aboard them.
……
Yang Zicang, accompanied by Cheng Yunze and his companions glancing left and right, arrived under Hua Mi’s tent. The two maidens watched this group approach, dressed in peculiar yet ultramodern attire.
Seeing so many people coming, they immediately arranged for several servants from the family to come over and help set out cups of water and pastries.
Hailish Wei Ke Wen and Jenna Gustav hurriedly made their way from the vicinity.
“Hero sir, are these your friends? ” they asked, looking at the members of the Four Phases Team getting out of another car.
“That’s right. These are the outside reinforcements I brought in. “
“With their help, we can save at least half the time it takes to transport people, ” Zhao Xuemei said.
Tatamingji jumped out of the car, swatting wildly at a few pigeons that flew up to him, and trotted over. A flock of gray pigeons, each carrying a small radio-like device, fluttered their wings noisily behind him as they closed in.
Cheng Yunze, sipping a cup of fragrant tea, glanced at the natives of this new Track of Fate alongside his teammates. With great respect, he engaged in conversation with Yang Zicang in front of him.
This guy… he’d only been here half a year…
And he’s already been making a name for himself in a new Track of Fate again?
Then Cheng Yunze noticed two young girls—whose ears were slightly pointy—eyeing him curiously.
Thinking for a moment, Cheng Yunze glanced down at his own coat. This was the tidiest one he could choose, but it still looked a bit worn out and somewhat out of place among the early 20th-century style of clothing worn by everyone around them.
“These are the people from certain international cities we initially identified as needing special assistance. “
Hailri Huikenwen, holding a map with several small circles drawn on it, explained the chosen rescue locations to Yang Zicang.
“It’s so scattered, almost covering the entire world, but there are too few people in Stadtfeld. “
“We shouldn’t interfere too much in the Schteffen Lion Empire, ” said Jenna Goas beside him. Behind her stood a middle-aged man who, noticing Yang Zicang’s gaze, proactively extended his hand for a handshake and introduced himself as this young woman’s uncle.
“Hero Sir, although you may have no dealings with the people of these nations, if we begin publishing this rescue plan tomorrow, it will surely ignite a spark of hope for the future among these people in the heart of chaos. “
“Acting in this way will definitely restore some humanity to the utterly despairing hearts of at least half the city’s population. “
The members of the Fourfold Heaven Group couldn’t help but take a few more glances at these people who had stayed up all night setting up relief sites. With an unreadable expression in his eyes, Yang Zicang asked in a low voice, “Has it already become this severe? “
“Yes. The situation in these places is so chaotic that it’s basically no longer reported. This is only known to the key figures of various nations. It seems that in the villages there, Steelvine Disasters keep erupting non-stop… “
“Two hundred thousand, ” Yang Zicang murmured to himself.
“Saving two hundred thousand people is just a drop in the bucket, ” someone sighed.
“This is a good plan. ” Wang Tianyi interjected from the side, and everyone looked over at this friend of the Hero Sirs, who had been silent all along.
“Why do you say that? ” asked a well-dressed middle-aged man.
Wang Tianyi said in a calm tone, “Isn’t there still a month left until the end of the world? As long as we stretch out the time for rescue operations and announce the next batch of areas for active deep rescue every few days, then people all over the world will have a glimmer of hope. “
“This… ” The man behind Jenna Goas was slightly startled, and immediately said to his nephew, who was also stunned, “Your father should still be able to find new areas, right? “
“Uncle, you mean we can continue with this? “
Haili Huikewen, who was beside them, slapped the table laden with pastries and tea, and said, “We must do it. We can also find ways to get new land. “
The middle-aged man said, “That’s right. If it’s just to maintain stability in the world situation, there won’t be many more people in the following month, but it can instill confidence in people. “
“Yes, we need to carefully plan the candidates for each region and how many days to wait before announcing a new area. “
“Even for small places, we have to allocate quotas. Alas, this is truly a difficult matter that tests the conscience. “
Suddenly, a voice came from beside the vehicle:
“Gentlemen, over a hundred years ago, our family had a small fief. Although it was a desolate borderland, some emergency buildings could be erected within ten days. “
The group turned to look, and saw a young woman with an aura of icy elegance walking over, accompanied by a man with a military bearing.
“It’s Miss Veronica Augustus of the Augustus family. “
“We heard about the emergency resource mobilization here, so we came to take a look. I didn’t expect to find the Hero of Mist and you all here, making righteous efforts to stabilize the chaotic public sentiment of the world. Naturally, as the Augustus family, we consider this our duty. “
Yang Zicang hadn’t expected that a plan originally set in motion only to find a friend would, within just a few hours, evolve into a rescue and relief effort covering the entire continent.
Truly, his ability was not enough to save everyone, and it was also true that many of the aristocratic descendants before him had their own private schemes and considerations to think about.
Yet at that moment, together, they were all holding up the fledgling form of this very plan.
“Um… “
As the group discussed, a young girl who was setting down a fresh thermos beside them spoke up: “How about we give this operation a name? “
“A name? ” The others looked around at each other. “Anyone have a suggestion? “
“Me, me! ” The girl raised her hand with a bit of a hop. “I suggest we call it the Glenwood Global Humanitarian Aid Society. “
“No, no, ” another girl rushed over eagerly. “I think it should be called the Goas and Háili Clan Relief Society. “
“And what about me? ” said the black-haired woman of the Augustus family, who exuded a faint, cool aura. She folded her arms over her chest and swept a bright, sharp gaze across them.
The two girls stuck out their tongues.
“Sister, these are all minor details, ” Alaric said with a smile.
Philip Augustus turned his gaze to Kirschfeld Glabern and the people standing beside him. “It’s no trouble. Gentlemen, do you have any suggestions? “
Several people under the tent were deep in thought, and one whispered, “June International Rescue Committee? “
“You think people aren’t afraid of the number six enough? “
Suddenly, a small voice chimed in, “Cuckoo thinks it could be called the World Axis Rescue Committee. “
“Hmm, that sounds feasible. ” Jenna Goas nodded.
“Ah, that won’t do. ” Hua Mi gestured with a dismissive wave, joined by the abrupt humming murmur from the Four-Phase Group beside her.
Yang Zicang’s eyes flickered as he turned; Cuckoo, the little bird on his shoulder, shrank back and vanished into thin air with a whoosh.
It was only then that those nearby noticed it was a rather peculiar little cuckoo bird that had spoken.
In the end, the matter of the name was left unsettled for the time being.
……
With a greater plan in place, Yang Zicang wanted to discuss with everyone whether they should wait for public opinion to ferment after the major families announced the 200,000-rescue plan tomorrow, then approach the Grand Duchy to demand the release of their people.
However, before he could finish the discussion, the first arrivals were Barry, Deputy Secretary-General of the Grand Duchy’s embassy, along with Reno trailing beside him.
They had somehow managed to find this abandoned factory area on the outskirts of the capital with remarkable speed.
After a brief wait, the two saw Yang Zicang’s approach, exchanging a few pleasantries.
“We received an urgent call from the homeland. “
The two of them seemed fairly agitated in their demeanor, especially Barry, who had likely already surmised the original intentions of the royal family.
I’m afraid when those people back home were making the plan, they had no idea that this gentleman before them actually possessed a train that could ignore all obstacles and freely pick up anyone he wanted to.
“Goddammit. I still have to clean up the mess they made. “
When Bari negotiated, Reno also wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
“If the current hero is willing, every person related to the hero that the royal family has gathered in the name of ‘protection’ could appear on this land thousands of kilometers away within a single night. “
This man before them had already traveled back and forth twice but hadn’t taken away a single one of his friends. Was this trust in the Grand Duchy? Or was he leaving room for courtesy, unwilling to openly sever ties?
He looked into the distance, at the two trains guarded by several people. “What a terrible, demon-like monster… “
Wait. Two trains!
Could these technological devils be controlled so easily by others?
“How dangerous! “
His heart couldn’t help but tighten with nervousness.
Would that sir succeed?
……
Yang Zicang subtly spread his Musing Night, reinforced by spiritual patterns, carefully scanning the two men. There were no traces of what looked like business cards on them. But he shouldn’t let his guard down completely.
“Mr. Buchen, will you still come to our country to pick up people in need? ” Baryed asked with a mixture of worry and anticipation.
“Yes—but not necessarily just from the Grand Duchy. “
“Oh? ” Leno looked up. “So Mr. Buchen is also going to bring people in from other countries? “
“Yes. ” The answer came from another voice.
Crisp footsteps came from behind. Yang Zicang turned to see Veronica Augustus approaching with light steps that seemed to tread upon the moonlight.
Her eyes adorned with light eyeshadow, she spoke to them:
“Our Heiwen Zike Civilian Organization, the World Ark Rescue Committee, will be undertaking a continuous screening and transfer of refugees from the entire continent—no fewer than 200,000 people—with the assistance of Yang Buchen and his friends, and the spontaneous solidarity of the noble houses, before the day of doom arrives. “
“What?! ” Both of them were utterly stunned by these words. Leno felt a jolt in his heart.
This was a pan-continental aid plan!
And he had actually convinced himself that this was just a countermove by Yang Buchen to counter the threat posed by that Mist Lady!
Leno’s gaze snapped up toward the two Demon Trains in the distance, his entire body trembling. He desperately wanted to find any way to stop what was about to happen, but… how could he contact that person?
That place was a space he was unable to enter at all. Stop? Tell him? Throwing aside all pretense of diplomacy, Leno immediately stepped forward.
“Is something wrong? ” Yang Zicang coldly noted Leno’s off-kilter demeanor.
Yang Zicang’s eyes flickered for a moment before realization struck.
“Move, now! ” Leno finally shouted the words with all his courage. “Train, move! “
With his eyes suddenly blazing red, Yang Zicang spun around and sprinted, “Dammit! “
A cap abruptly appeared in his hand, from which he quickly pulled out a business card.
Veronica Augustus, her arms crossed, released them, turned around, and watched with her mouth slightly agape.
With a whoosh, that figure transformed into a black streak charging towards the train. The seasoned nightmare train was well aware of the danger approaching, but turning its eyes, it glanced at the quiet, gentle train parked beside it.
Within its perception, a hand that should not exist reached out from the air.
The nightmare train’s body instantly became semi-transparent, coiling to try and swallow it whole. However, against a foe that had no physical form, its actions were utterly futile.
The enemy, hidden within the force field of Sub-Ether Space, failed in its first strike. Sensing a familiar energy sweeping past, it immediately leaped out, half of its body lunging toward the other train.
Cheng Yunze, attracted by the anomalous sound, turned his head only to see that bizarre half-figure, resembling a royal guard, seemingly stick itself to the front of his own train.
“Hmph. ” Cheng Yunze’s gaze turned icy. In an instant, a pre-constructed radiance covered his body, and he launched himself with a powerful kick, hurtling towards it at high speed.
BOOM! The head of the nightmare train, over one hundred and thirty meters long, exploded with a loud bang under the force of that palm strike.
A violent wind raged outward, dispersing the rubble.
Little Machao stared in shock, witnessing the train he had longed for day and night get its head blown off. A maddening surge of rage and devastation filled his chaotic emotions.
{Wah Ah Ah! }
It thrashed its body chaotically and charged toward that hand, but Yang Zicang appeared in front of it even faster, swinging an orange-golden punch at this half-formed figure.
This man’s eyes, surrounded by four rings of light, swept over Yang Zicang. Then, with a twist of his half-body, he vanished from where he stood.
Two seconds later, Cheng Yunze appeared beside Yang Zicang, who had punched nothing but air.
“He disappeared! ” The man’s eyes were sharp and alert. “An enemy who can turn invisible. “
“It’s not invisibility. “
“Not? “
“Mm. I’ll tell you the details later. For now, you need to come with me to a place. From this moment on, everyone must keep eye contact with each other. Don’t let yourselves be alone in the dark. “
These words made Cheng Yunze puzzled.
……
The sudden destruction of a train caused an uproar among the people in the entire plaza.
The two diplomats were quickly seized and restrained by members of the two families. Under such global circumstances, the Grand Duchy—which was destined to destroy most of the continent—no longer commanded the respect of these nobles and their clan members at this moment.
“What do we do now? There’s only one Science Demon train left. “
“Mr. Buchen, what should we do? “
Jena·Goas and the others were seething with anger yet utterly powerless.
With just one train left, the plan to encourage and assist the entire continent was likely to fall apart.
At that moment, Ning Jiajia and the others walked out with unusually calm expressions. Seeing these people behaving as if nothing had happened, the crowd gradually quieted down and turned their gaze toward them.
“Everyone, please don’t worry. ” Saying this, Ning Jiajia walked over to the sobbing Little Machao, touched its shell, then turned around and pulled out a small, flashlight-like wand.
With a flash of light, an identical Demon Night Train indeed slid silently out of the darkness and onto the square.
“Wh—what?! “
The crowd, still lost in disappointment moments ago, was instantly stunned by the scene before them.
Little Machao stared in shock at the newly arrived train.
{It’s real… Is there really a prairie like that? Godmother Jiajia. }
Under Yang Zicang’s direct gaze, Ning Jiajia let out an embarrassed “Mm.“
Yang Zicang furrowed his brow.
This damn train seemed to have completely forgotten about the subway car that had been blown to bits earlier.
……
“Why did you pull us over here? “
Cheng Yunze watched as Yang Zicang brought them all onto the real Demon Night Train.
Yang Zicang looked at the people in the carriage, some of whom had names on their name cards, while others did not.
“It’s nothing. I’m taking you somewhere. “
With that, Yang Zicang patted the wall of Little Machao’s subway car.
The train began to move, quickly speeding across the square and into the night. As it invested key-」 into what it carried, a surging energy appeared around the whole train. It plunged into it and, in an instant, arrived inside a building.
Yang Zicang glanced at Zhao Xuemei, who understood this, and the two of them gave a slight nod.
“Wow, what a huge room! My goodness, how much must it have cost to renovate this? “
Zhang Zhiquan and the others jumped off the train. Ning Jiajia admired the super guest room, which was nearly two hundred meters long, with great amazement.
“Even the carpet is fully laid out. It’s truly too luxurious and extravagant. “
“Brother Yang, where is this? ” Cheng Yunze turned around and asked.
Yang Zicang, who had jumped down from the train door, hummed in acknowledgment and said, “It’s a relatively special small phantom realm. You guys keep it to yourselves. “
“Oh, I see. ” The several nodded.
Just as they landed, with a thud, a figure jumped down from the carriage beside Yang Zicang, and then a flock of pigeons flew out with a whoosh.
Yang Zicang turned around in surprise to look. Loki·Tata Mingqi walked over with his hands in his pockets, humming.
-｛Dealer April · Odyssey stated with high spirits, “Shocked. “｝
“You, you when… ” Yang Zicang looked at the boy wearing Dereiano’s oversized coat and a newsboy cap.
“Huh? Me? ” Tata Mingqi scratched his head. “When you swung that punch and missed, and then were inviting those ladies and gentlemen. “
“……“
Yang Zicang had no choice but to fall silent.
Tata Mingqi, not daring to meet his gaze, turned his head, lightly whistling while looking at the decoration here.
The dealer, the pigeons, and Little Machao, who had realized something, all tacitly kept their mouths shut regarding matters about this place.
After arranging for the others to rest in this room that originally belonged to Mori, Yang Zicang went ahead to find Manager Mus.
“I already have a brand new radiance. Manager. “
“What you said is correct. “
Manager Mus nodded knowingly, as if understanding everything, and slowly spoke under Yang Zicang’s expectant gaze:
“However, there is now a problem. “
A pigeon landed on Yang Zicang’s shoulder, followed by another one landing on the bar counter.
-｛Distributor February Dean is attentively watching my current life experience.｝
“A problem? ” Yang Zicang was taken aback, his instincts warning him something was wrong.
“What is it? “
-｛Distributor May Valkyrie exudes a slight tension as she follows my experience.｝
Tataming poked his head out from the stairwell behind.
Manager Mus, the wind-up, stared at the man surrounded by the small, radio-carrying pigeons, opening and closing his mouth as he spoke:
“Sir, that pot of yours has brought its owner with it. So now, Room 408 has been easily outbid and taken by its owner. “
Yang Zicang’s jaw dropped in disbelief.
“Its… its owner isn’t, wait. ” Yang Zicang started to think, the one who died…
Mr. Wind-up slid a room rate bill over with his finger: “This is your privilege, the closest thing to the Presidential Suite. “
Yang Zicang and the swarm of pigeons looked at the text on the paper.
—I never imagined that the pot I had rented out would one day bring me such a super fantastic piece of news. It was like a paper boat drifting through the gutter in a fairy tale, experiencing countless adventures only to return to its owner’s hands.
—It was on this very day that its owner—yours truly—could no longer afford the rent!
Yang Zicang’s forehead veins bulged.
—It suddenly reappeared in my life, sharing with me its legendary, unique experiences.
He skimmed over this repetitive, empty sentence, wanting to tear it off.
—The person who rented my treasure… honestly, I never planned to ask for it back. It was too impractical and too easily revealed my identity as an Earthling. But guess what? It was captured by a special military unit!
There was no need to read further. Yang Zicang, exasperated, slammed the paper as if trying to crumple it to dust.
“Oh~ ” came the mixed sighs from a few cooing pigeons’ chests.
Yang Zicang trembled as he raised his head and said to Manager Mus, “Why? How can it contact people on the outside? “
“That’s one of the privileges for travelers who need care and are unable to take care of themselves or move. We can send letters for them. It was originally part of the benefit package for the Presidential Suite. “
A few pigeons nodded. Yang Zicang, his lungs nearly bursting with rage, turned around and led the flock of pigeons straight up to the fourth floor, banging on the door of room 408.
“Who is it? ” came a dry, raspy voice from inside, lazy yet tinged with a slight fluster, clearly a man.
“I am… ” Yang Zicang held back the urge to say “the one who brought back that pot, ” and instead said, “…the owner of most of the rooms here. Now, I’d like to discuss the transfer rights for room 408. Or else, you could join my tour group. “
“Ah, well, I’ve been having a bit of diarrhea lately. Not feeling well. Let’s talk in a few days. “
Yang Zicang suppressed his exploding emotions, his hand bracing against the door. “I can offer you one hundred thousand silver coins, along with several portions of Glory Light. “
The voice paused momentarily, then took on a slight hint of pleasant surprise as it drawled lazily, “Ah, well, about that, hehe, well, I—I still think I’m feeling a bit unwell. So, ah, in a few days, once I’m better, we’ll have a talk. “
“Heh heh. ” Yang Zicang chuckled casually. “Fine. I’ll give you a few days. If you, good sir, truly can’t bear to part with this room, I can wait three months. “
After a moment’s wait with no response from inside, Yang Zicang narrowed his eyes slightly, let out a long breath through his nostrils, turned around, and left.
In the empty corridor, a man’s voice rang out from inside after a moment: “Ahh, actually, if it were three hundred thousand silver coins… that might be more negotiable, right? “
“Still there, master? “
“Sir? Two hundred thousand would work too. ” The man inside rubbed his hands together and inched closer to the peephole in the door. “Damn, no one’s there. This bastard has no clue how to haggle from the bottom up. “
Having said this, he couldn’t resist rubbing his dry, pitch-black hands—which looked like they’d been picking through trash—again. He then turned back to the earthen-yellow wok inside the room and said, “Fancy a game of cards? It’s your turn, I’ll help you play. “
{Eh, doesn’t that mean you’ll see all my cards? }
……
Ang Jins descended overnight from an airship, which promptly rose again without stopping, retracting its cloud ladder back inside.
This time, he had two more people by his side. The embassy secretary waiting there immediately drew closer.
“So, how was it, Mr. Ambassador? Has the plan been implemented? “
Ang Jins nodded, then sighed and shook his head.
“After hearing about this developing technology, various departments investigated the rumors of higher-level technologies from the last Epoch and agreed that ‘televison’ is indeed a technology worth preserving. But… “
“But what? ” asked the secretary, whose long hair fluttered lightly in the wind.
“Everyone speculates that some distinguished scientific family has already preserved more advanced television technologies. Although this one is usable in our era, its value is no longer what was initially thought—the pinnacle of technology. Instead, it’s a tier lower. The preliminary rating is: ‘Advanced Preservation Technology,’ not ‘Critical Preservation Technology.’ “
The secretary sighed softly and said, “If that’s the case, have our other lobbying efforts related to this technology also failed? “
“Well… “
Ang Jins looked at the two gentlemen beside him. One of them was holding a briefcase and said:
“Not exactly. Since there are still over a hundred years of the epoch-extended timeline ahead, we are indeed planning to start deploying related production tasks soon. But for now, disaster avoidance remains our priority. “
The secretary understood; these two were merely there to evaluate the project. The fact that two people had come at all already signified the Empire’s necessary level of attention to this matter.
……
Grand Duchy of HerzenHoltzburg.
In a military-style building made of blue brick, Anxi and the others were beginning to sense that the situation was amiss.
Initially, the staff here had been quite courteous to them, but it wasn’t long before many were withdrawn, replaced by a smaller number of stern-faced guards securing the area.
Everyone speculated that the staff members who had left earlier, whose speech was markedly different from ordinary people and who were clearly of noble lineage, had likely already gone to a safe place.
“We have been abandoned. ” This was the feeling many had already felt in their hearts.
In the pitch-black night, Anxi tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
Over the past two days, everyone had been waiting in a state of tension, hoping for the so-called possibility of being transferred to a safe zone—especially the commoners who had stayed in the village.
It was already past midnight, yet he could still hear the low murmurs of people outside.
“Sigh, I’m afraid we’ve been fooled. ” Anxi rolled over again. Without that damned woman, he didn’t even have the key to get back to the inn; damn it.
Suddenly, a relatively loud greeting rang out from outside, along with talk of delivering fresh food and other items.
Anxi sat up and listened for a while.
It seemed to be the voices of the officer who had apparently come to guard the place—yet refused to let them leave—and his adjutant.
He opened the door and went out, only to see that downstairs it looked like a small banquet was being set up. At this hour, they had brought in many fruits, pastries, and new clothes.
“What’s going on? ” The people below weren’t fools either; they too sensed that something was amiss.
Several soldiers ran over. Paying little heed to the officer beside them, they said:
“Respected gentlemen, our heroic gentleman has been looking for everyone in many places tonight. “
“Huh? Brother Bucheng is back? ” Some men and women from the Qingying Commune crowded around. Hurst was especially thrilled.
Anxi leaped down from the second floor in one bound, “Where is he? “
The officer nervously glanced back, signaling the person to retreat, then quickly interjected:
“Brothers, compatriots, we have the latest news: Mr. Yang Buchen, the hero who bears the Medal of Justice, picked up thousands of refugees from all over our nation a few hours ago and headed south. “
“I believe he should come to take you all away tomorrow, or at the latest, the day after. ” The adjutant beside him, a woman with garish makeup, said with a polite smile.
Wrapped in her overcoat, she bent down from a wooden crate, holding two oranges, attempting to hand them to the elated older man in front of her, but no one took them.
The crowd surged toward several soldiers in the front, wanting to hear more about how “Yang Buchen ” managed to take thousands of people away in the dead of night.
But suddenly, the heavy roar of a truck engine came from outside the yard.
“Hurry up! Everyone, move! ” a faint voice shouted.
The joyous crowd turned their heads. An army armed with live ammunition quickly pushed open the gate and rushed toward them.
“What’s going on? ” The officer and his adjutant stood up to look.
“We have orders to evacuate everyone in this area immediately. Please cooperate at once. “
Anxi immediately sensed something was wrong. His shoulder was nudged by someone next to him; turning his head, he saw a faint circular ring of light in their eyes.
“Everyone here is a friend of Mr. Yang Bucheng. These people are suspicious. We can’t let the people Mr. Bucheng cares about go with them. “
“But there are so many of them. “
“This is a special time. Mr. Yang Buchen showing up tonight means he will definitely come for us soon. Having everyone relocate now is clearly an attempt to use us to blackmail him. “
Anxi’s gaze darkened. The man beside him continued speaking:
“My name is Long·Ge Zha’er, also known as Shegui. I will try to escape later and then track you. If we encounter pursuit and interception, I’ll need your cooperation. “
Anxi immediately nodded solemnly. “Then let’s look for a chance. “
No sooner had the words been spoken than the tense crowd suddenly heard the sound of wind. They turned their heads in confusion to look, while among the soldiers, their expressions turned pale.
Suddenly, the officer in charge in front of this pile of condolence goods drew his pistol from his waist, quickly pulled back the safety, and aimed directly at the head rushing toward him—the leader of this suddenly arriving squad, who was startled by the sound of wind—and fired.
With a bang, as the head of this new squad’s leader exploded, releasing several tiny, wriggling vermiform creatures, his body staggered. The soldier beside him, who had been startled but immediately raised his pistol to aim, fired several consecutive shots and blew his head apart.
These vermiform creatures were immune to temporal displacement, yet they could not withstand the most ordinary of bullets.
Huuu——!
Along with the cry of a train whistle, a massive demon suddenly appeared in the square! The troops, who had just mutinied and were in chaos, immediately ceased fire, planted their weapons on the ground, and stood at silent attention, not daring to make a sound. They looked up and saluted with mixed emotions toward the figure opening the door of the slow-rising carriage.
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