Chapter 903: The Power of the Ragtag Army (Thirty-Five)
The closer I got to the safe zone, the more I felt the tightness in my chest get stronger, and even I was in this situation, and it seemed that the people in the safe zone were not much better.
This can't help but make me worry about the situation in the warehouse that Niu Zhuang said again, you must know that there are Salvation Army among the trapped people, even if they are subordinate to Xu Wenhui, but they must also know a little about the situation in the city, will this warehouse have been looted by them in advance? Especially those special armor that can resist psionic energy, and now it is even more precious.
I can only pray now that the men were in such a hurry to evacuate to the safe zone that they didn't have time to estimate what's in the warehouse.
As I went, my eyes had to sweep around the children almost every few seconds, and the more I thought about it, the more scared I felt, if the control personnel of the children such as Yabu were originally Qianqian, wouldn't that mean that I had been toyed with by her all along?
But then I found a somewhat contradictory suspicion.
You must know that those children originally acted with Yang Xinxiong's Salvation Army troops, if the person in control was Qianqian, then how could she be willing to work for the Salvation Army?
I couldn't find a reasonable explanation after thinking about it, so in the end I could only use Qianqian's "ulterior motives" as a panacea for the time being.
At this time, I touched the box in my pocket again, and said that this thing was actually asked by Zaka to take it, and I don't know what his purpose was in doing this, does he also want me to use this bone to pursue Qianqian's lucid dream?
At this time, Niu Zhuang's pace in front of me suddenly slowed down, and I thought I had arrived at the place, but he turned around and told me that there was a group of people in front of me.
A team of people......
I immediately pushed Niu Zhuang away, and I glanced in the direction he was pointing just now, and sure enough, I saw several men in civilian clothes half-squatting in the street next to a small three-story building in front of me, which made me feel like graffiti on the ground.
I, the Holy Maiden and Wen Yun glanced at each other, and said in my heart, what the hell is this fame?
Wen Yun told the rest of us to be silent, she herself took a few steps closer to the front, then frowned and looked carefully for a while, then turned back to me and said, "These people were originally citizens here......
She used this subtle word, describing these people as "citizens", but not the Salvation Army, you must know that almost all the people I met on my way into the city belonged to the Salvation Army, except for one place that was a little special......
When I entered a bazaar-like place in the downtown area, I saw a large crowd of idle people, dressed in the same ordinary casual clothes as the people squatting in the narrow streets in front of me.
"What are these people for?"
"I don't know, they may have been affected by psionic powers...... Look at the behavior is not like a normal person. Wen Yun said cautiously.
"I didn't ask about that, I asked you what those people were in charge of in this city before, and they couldn't have been raised here by you to eat here, right?"
"They're not responsible for anything. Wen Yun said without thinking about it: "These people are actually a group of our experimental subjects. ”
"Subjects, then they're willing to let you do the experiment?" I was amazed, knowing that the people looked very calm on their faces.
"Looks like you've already met them, haven't you?" Wen Yun asked very cleverly.
I nodded truthfully and recounted the circumstances I had seen during my previous infiltration.
After hearing this, Wen Yun continued to ask, "Then didn't you feel that there was anything abnormal about these people at that time?"
"Nothing unusual, they wander around the market at random...... "I suddenly reacted to this.
In fact, when I saw those people at that time, I could indeed feel something strange, but my focus was not on those people at that time, so I didn't think about it carefully...... In fact, the "bustling" crowds in those markets are not normal, they almost all walk alone, there is no sign of walking together, and there seems to be little communication with each other.
This...... It's more like a bunch of dolls dressed in ordinary costumes, or robots, just moving according to a programmed path.
"Did you remember?" Wen Yun asked.
"Are they ...... Similar to those in the Wanderer's who are not fully conscious...... Semi-infected?"
"It's not exhaustion, they are. ”
"How is that possible? These people look normal, without any signs of paleness. ”
"That's just that you don't look closely, and most of the physical changes in the semi-infected don't reflect on their faces, unless you look closely at their reddened eyes to detect the anomaly. ”
Reddened eyes...... This is indeed the most striking characteristic of those who are semi-infected.
"Where did you get so many semi-infected, and what are you going to do with them?"
"The Wanderers had previously had a large-scale retreat to Dongkou Province, during which they abandoned some of the cumbersome people, who were semi-infected who had not completely fused with the Gu worm virus. These people are slow to move, and sometimes they don't follow the guidance of Gu spells, so in order to avoid slowing down the process, they discard some of the semi-infected with weak systems. ”
"And then you picked it up like garbage?"
Wen Yun nodded.
"Train them into death squads?"
"They are not qualified enough, this weak physique can't withstand the impact at all, and the main reason for arresting them is that Yang Xinxiong wants to find out the cause of incomplete infection from these people, so as to finally find a way to reverse the Gu worm virus, but this idea is not realistic at all, and there are very few people in the Salvation Army who are proficient in Gu arts, in fact, we are already planning to drive this group of people away. ”
I don't know why, Wen Yun's intuition just now was that he was lying, and although I couldn't find a flaw, I still firmly believed it, because I didn't believe that the Salvation Army would be so boring.
At this point, several semi-infected people in the street stood up and began to turn their heads to look at us.
Well......
I wanted to take a closer look at their eyes for blood, but what I saw was a blue light coming out of their pupils!
"Master, be careful!" Wen Yun immediately reminded, "They are affected by psionic energy!"
"Don't panic!" I took a few deep breaths and said, "They shouldn't attack us!"
Because judging from the previous situation, Qianqian is still very "protective" to me for the time being, if these people are really affected by her spiritual energy, then it shouldn't be difficult for me.
The men got up and sniffed around like wild beasts, then retreated towards the end of the street, and soon disappeared from our sight completely.
"It's really weird...... Wen Yun sighed slightly and said: "Their behavior and demeanor have completely changed now, it is very likely that the influence of psionic energy has brought about a change in thinking, and these people are probably subordinate to Qianqian now." ”
I nodded, "That's the best, at least they won't embarrass us." ”
Then I patted Niu Zhuang, who was stunned next to me, and asked him to continue to lead the way, Niu Zhuang was excited, and felt as if he had just come back to his senses from some deep thought.
"What's wrong?" I asked, frowning.
"Not really. Niu Zhuang shook his head: "Damn, I just felt a little dizzy in my brain just now, maybe it was caused by too much exercise and not eating today, and when I get to the equipment storage place later, I have to find something to eat! Otherwise, people will be hungry and faint before they go out!"
As soon as Niu Zhuang finished speaking, the saint secretly pulled my sleeve, and then strained in the direction of Niu Zhuang, and said to me in a spoken voice: "He has also been affected......"
Looking up at the clouds that were lowering even further, I thought to myself that if we didn't find those helmets, we wouldn't be able to get out.
After Niu Zhuang came back to his senses, there was not much delay, and we continued to shuttle quickly along the path for five or six minutes, during which we did not see half a living person, and then we saw Niu Zhuang stop again, and this time because we had arrived near our destination.
Niu Zhuang pointed to a black, parking lot-like building in front of him and said, "It's right there!"
I squinted at the building and realized that it was supposed to be a very "bright" building, but now it was like it was covered in a black veil, and it wasn't just because of the black clouds in the sky...... It felt as if there was some looming black aura swirling around it.
The rain was heavier.
"Master, I had a very bad premonition. The saint whispered in my ear, "I can feel it...... The nearby psionic energy continues to grow...... This energy seems to give me a feeling that it is gradually eating me up...... I'm very uncomfortable......"
Being said by the saint, I also felt that the feeling of tightness in my chest was even stronger, and now it is Wenyun's best situation, after all, she is a normal person.
The children were now completely silent, and Zaka, who used to have a brief conversation with me from time to time, was also mute, and Jab and I didn't make any eye contact.
The influence of psionic energy on us is increasing at a speed that is visible to the naked eye, and I know that we can't hesitate any longer, and it is better to continue with the current plan!
But well...... It seems that these little children can no longer be brought with me, and I can't take that risk.
I immediately told Zaka in Chinese to stay where he was with the other children and wait for us to come out, I repeated it several times in a row, Zaka did not respond, I thought he acquiesced, but when I made the movement to walk forward, he followed again.