Section 134 Sinister 10
Lu Wu's car drove all the way out of Nice. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info paused a little at the location where yesterday's clash took place, in front of the entry post. Because some shelves have been erected here, and bloody corpses hang from them.
This happened after Lu Wu entered the city, because when he came in the morning, there was nothing here. Although even Lu Wu thought that this place was indeed a good place to show the public, this time it was obviously to demonstrate to Lu Wu.
It is true that he doesn't know any of these corpses, but he can be sure that the cause of death of these people is definitely not a crime or a violation of orders, but because they have something to do with Lu Wu directly or indirectly. Even Lu Wu himself didn't know what the relationship was, but that didn't affect Grumas from killing them.
Lu Wu opened his terminal and contacted Ah Qi. "Grumas wants to kill me, when will he do it?" he asked, straight to the point. According to the rules, since Grumas invited him, he must be responsible for the safety of his guests. But this responsibility certainly cannot be infinitely responsible.
"Tomorrow. Aqi hesitated a little and gave this answer. "More likely at night. She thought for a moment and added. "But I'm not sure, it's not impossible during the day...... The easiest thing he can do is to send a warlock from the family to kill you, and it's up to the warlock to decide when he does it. In short, if he wants to do it, it is possible after tomorrow night. ”
By Earth's standards, Lu Wu can now be considered a small warlord. But in this world, this level of power is like a bubble inspired by a pebble thrown into a lake, a bubble that will disappear at any time. Because in this world, there is a very unscientific power called "magic".
According to the evaluation of this world, any single warlock can easily slaughter Lu Wu. Yes, Lu Wu's men had a record of killing rangers, but it was by chance and luck. Luck doesn't happen again and again.
Rangers will step into traps because of their status. And the Radiant Moon Warlock of the same camp doesn't need to be so troublesome at all, he can completely play the role of an ordinary person, find an opportunity to get to Lu Wu's side, and kill him.
"Can you kill me like that?" Although he had been mentally prepared for this answer, Lu Wu was still a little depressed. How can a warlock kill a commander in charge of the defense of a city without any accountability? Moreover, it is completely illogical. If it was so easy to kill Lu Wu, why did Grumas do it?
"If you're a member or associate member of another family, it's a bit of a problem. Just in case, he had to find a suitable reason to do it. Otherwise, the results of the investigation will be determined by the determination, which will lead to retaliatory assassinations or public accusations. But you're not. Aqi replied. "So it's not that complicated, he wants to do it, and he can always ask the warlock in the family for help. No one will pursue the truth of your death, accuse the murderer, or take revenge. ”
I see...... Ah Qi may have just said it unintentionally, but it instantly solved the mystery in Lu Wu's heart. I see...... No, that's how it should be!
He motioned for the others not to move, then jumped out of the car and came to the pile of corpses. Although he did not know any of the deceased, the clothes on these men (although tattered and stained with blood) showed that they were soldiers. And judging from the multiple bloody wounds on the corpses, they were not arrested and executed, but died in battle. It was not the universal rifle that killed them, but the exoskeleton armor. Only this kind of machinery can inflict this level of damage.
I don't know why, Lu Wu remembered the beard.
At the beginning, the bearded man also relied on a few exoskeleton armors to rob and extort money outside the city of Gashe. But at the end of the day, robbers are just robbers who want only money, not life. When Lu Wu thought back to the time when he was bearded (very accidentally), he never remembered the deep hatred of Grumas in his heart.
"Partner," the master spoke in the headphones. "Grumas is probably watching us. Do you want me to interfere with him?"
"Can it be done?"
"Absolutely. The master's voice seemed strange. "It's simple...... Partner, I seem to have told you. These wireless signals are invisible to human optical vision, but to my perception, they are like pebbles under your feet, which you can see with a little attention. Interpreting these data passwords is a hassle, but it couldn't be easier to say that they will be broken. Just insert some meaningless data and you're good to go.
"Then let's do it!" Lu Wu said. Grumas must have been watching him.
On the other side of the surveillance, the image in front of Grumas blurred almost instantly, and then turned into a distorted and chaotic pattern that was simply incomprehensible.
"Sure enough...... The Evening Star family arranged a back hand. Grumas wasn't flustered. With the support of the Evening Star family, it would be strange to say that Lu Wu did not have this ability. In fact, it's part of the plan. There are actually two sets of monitoring systems in Nice City, one of which monitors all the areas outside the city, large and small, and the scope is very large, but in terms of security, it is simply unguarded, and any technician can invade. The other set is the complete opposite. As a result, only a subset of particularly important areas are monitored, but the security performance is far from comparable.
In fact, even its existence is a secret. It can be said that Grumas was specially made, and all the equipment and personnel involved were secretly brought from his family, and they were only used by himself and a very small number of henchmen. The others didn't even know about the existence of this thing, let alone invade.
If Lu Wu wants to invade and affect the first monitoring system, let him invade. Grumas didn't care at all, as long as the second set worked, then everything was under control.
He activated his luxury terminal and began to switch to this secret set of surveillance. It only takes a few seconds for the second set of surveillance images to appear. But the machine seemed to be laughing at him, and after a while, the image was still the weird pattern that was distorted and messy.
Isn't it an intrusion? Is it a system failure?
Grumas switched back and forth several times, sweating in frustration, but the projected image seemed to mock him, back and forth in this distorted, irregular, meaningless pattern. He was so angry and anxious that he couldn't help but curse.
"@#¥&!" A very local curse came out, but the effect was immediate, and the distorted pattern instantly returned to its prototype, condescendingly showing all the situation in the open space outside the sentry post in front of Grumas's eyes.
But it's a pity that Lu Wu's car, which was originally parked here, has disappeared, and of course Lu Wu has long been out of sight.
……
"So...... From the beginning, I thought it was too simple?" Listening to the master's words, Lu Wu sighed softly. All these people in front of him, dozens of them in all, died for him.
"Yes, partner, don't think that you are entitled to the Floating Fortress for what little Belica has, it is a valuable item worthy of violence and cunning, for which some people do not hesitate to kill innocents. You've seen it. This thing, it must be, and it can only be," the master's voice changed. "Recourse to force. ”
Lu Wu hadn't answered yet, but he heard the master's hurried reminder. "Be careful, mate, someone's coming. ”
The residents here obviously didn't dare to approach this public demonstration place, so at this moment, Lu Wu was standing here alone. He turned around and saw a middle-aged man with a scruffy beard walking straight in this direction.
Lu Wu recognized the clothes the other party was wearing—the same as these corpses, which looked old. In the current temperature, it is necessary to untie the placket to wear this kind of clothing, so it is particularly conspicuous. He seems to have been the companion of these deceased, to hang the dead, and perhaps even to collect the body of someone (there are burials and cremations in this world as well), but he soon understood that this was not the case. Because this man clearly came for him.
Lu Wu didn't worry about security, because the other party didn't have any visible weapons, and he also wore a magic ring on his hand.
"You should be Lu Wu," the stranger stopped at a fairly close distance from Lu Wu. "Commander of the Sixteenth Legion, commander in charge of the defense of Gashe?"
"It's me. Lu Wu replied. "Have we met?"
"No," the man said. "I am the current Supreme Commander of the One Hundred and Forty-Second Legion of the Banshee Gate...... My name is Han. Han smiled. Lu Wu knew that using the title of "Supreme Commander" meant that he was the one with the highest status among the remnants of the legion, and he was also the de facto person in charge. And he did know yesterday that the corps commander had been locked up in a prison in the rear by the Inspector because of the trouble (according to Lu Wu's understanding, his release was far away, or even forever). "Yesterday, a few of my colleagues met you. Thank you for your help. ”
But this thank you only made Lu Wu feel a little worried, he turned his head gloomily, looked at the bloody corpses, and turned his head again, not knowing how to speak for a while.
"I'm sorry, I'm not dressed appropriately. Han chuckled again. "But it can't be helped, it's hard enough to feed so many mouths now. Luckily, we're also soldiers anyway, and we know where some of the warehouses are located, so the harvest is a little better than that of other adventurers. ”
Lu Wu remembered that the unknown soldier had said this yesterday - since that series of events, most of the people in the legion had become adventurers (as mentioned earlier, they were the ones who ran to the area controlled by Kecha Goyat to collect those abandoned resources). But even if they relied on this dangerous business to survive, at least the soldiers still maintained the most basic military form, and did not completely collapse and become outcasts or robbers. Among them, it depends on some capable people. Presumably, this Supreme Commander is one of those people.
"Yesterday, one of my subordinates talked to you for a long time," the officer said. "You said there is hope for the future. The stranger looked at Lu Wu and continued.
Lu Wu nodded in acknowledgement. Yes, Lu Wu did say so at that time. At that time, Lu Wu's idea was very simple, it was a pity that so many trained soldiers were so wasted. Anyway, the rules of the Banshee Gate are loose, and the identity verification is not strict (otherwise, a traverser like Lu Wu would not be able to get a local identity so easily). As long as the commander is convinced, it is easy to let the soldier retire with his left hand and join the XVI Legion with his right hand. The commander himself can also change his face and become a new person after a drama of "violent illness and death". This choice must be happy for these abandoned soldiers.
"So, may I ask, is this belief of yours still at this moment?" Han asked.