Volume 4 Dragon X War Chapter 18 War in the Slums (Part II)
Xiang Bing and a dozen of his men had just rushed into the house when a strong man walked down the stairs with several guards. This person is Gu Cheng, the president of the White Dust and Mud Guild, the largest guild in the slums, and the largest real power figure in the entire area of the slums.
"What are you Black Wind mercenaries doing here? You should know that you are not welcome here. If you know the interesting point, you will quickly go back. Gu Cheng said angrily.
"I'm sorry, Chief. This time, we have been commissioned by the Guild Alliance to investigate your misdeeds. It's not a personal vendetta between us, it's impartiality. Your people robbed us of our goods, and there should be nothing to say about being sanctioned, right? Xiang Bing said sarcastically.
"Robbed your goods? Less nonsense here. Who doesn't know what your guild is secretly doing. Killings, robberies, kidnappings. Do you still use me to say it one by one? Will such a three-star guild that does all kinds of evil be robbed by our place where there are only four or five small guilds? I've known you've been coveting this place for a long time, and this time it's just an excuse to blackmail you. You will not succeed. ”
"Say whatever you want! Since I personally led the team here this time, I won't easily withdraw if I don't finish the commission, you'd better get acquainted with each other, don't bother your brother! ”
"Don't talk to yourself there. A garbage guild like you should have been expelled from the Guild Alliance a long time ago, and you have the face to make trouble here on the commission of the Guild Alliance. It's too shameless, isn't it? ”
"Since you say so, then don't blame me for being rude!" With that, Xiang Bing swung his long sword, threw out an ice blade, and attacked Gu Cheng.
Gu Cheng stepped forward before the escort action beside him took a step forward and threw a heavy punch that shattered the ice blade. Then he rushed towards Xiang Bing. Xiang Bing was not afraid, and sang a spell towards Gu Cheng. The two leaders engaged in a fierce battle in the house, and the guards on both sides were also eager to protect the lord at this time, and immediately drew their swords and fought together.
Outside, at first, the Black Wind mercenaries, with their sophisticated equipment and professional soldiers, had a huge advantage in the battle against the ghetto, and the ghetto front was on the verge of collapse for a time. However, as more and more people from the slums rushed to the battlefield, they finally managed to hold their ground, supported by overwhelming numerical superiority. The two sides have come and gone, and there is a stalemate.
And farther away, the raging flames are still spreading uncontrollably. Although the people of the slums were constantly involved in fighting the fires, the Black Wind mercenaries had already arranged a well-developed arson team in advance. They roamed around in groups of three or five, fully equipped with tools, so that the uncommanded ranks of poor people could not stop them. So, although the fires in some areas have been suppressed, new streets are constantly being lit, leaving the slum fires still spreading.
"What's the matter, Gu Cheng. Are you worried about the fire outside? Or is that all you have? Why do you seem to be overwhelmed? If you continue like this, you're not far from death! While fighting, Xiang Bing provoked Gu Cheng.
"Let's worry about yourself first! Lost Dogs! Gu Cheng retorted unceremoniously. He immediately sent a heavy punch to Xiang Bing's long sword, knocking him out a few steps. The two guards beside Gu Cheng took advantage of Xiang Bing's unstable footing, and each held a heavy axe to slash at him from both sides. Seeing that the situation was not good, Xiang Bing hurriedly released two ice walls to block the guards' attacks, and then immediately retreated. Make room for the surrounding guards to rush forward and distance themselves from the guards. Then, with a strong jump, he jumped through the crowd, rose into the air, brandished his long sword, and attacked Gu Cheng again.
"What's wrong? Why didn't you see your good nephew at such an important time? Do you know you're about to finish the game and slip away first? Xiang Bing said sarcastically.
"What is so much nonsense, if you want to fight, what do you care about so many chores?" Gu Cheng impatiently picked up his iron fist and smashed it towards Xiang Bing. Xiang Bing retreated to dodge again, and Gu Cheng's fist hit the floor hard, immediately smashing the stone ground. "Damn, Snapdragon, this rabbit cub, I don't know where to run at every critical moment. I can't count on it!' Although he didn't say it, Gu Cheng couldn't help but scold in his heart.
After several days of running, the completed commission was not confirmed by the Guild Alliance, which made Youjiali, who has always been more optimistic, inevitably feel a little frustrated. Nevertheless, they were able to relax and rest at home for a while. So these days, Yujali is uncharacteristically late to get out of bed, and then spend a leisurely day.
"Huh? Are you alone? I haven't seen Li Yaqi recently. Eugari stretched her waist and slowly came to the hall, looking at Conya who was bored drinking a drink at the bar.
"It's fine. Ever since that fool caught a rare stupid bird, he's been out and around all day long. I can't see anyone anymore. Konya said as she blew bubbles.
"That's right. Didn't you go fishing? I thought you'd spend all day fishing in the Falling Star Lake. Eugari took some breakfast and sat down next to Conya, talking as she ate.
"The fish in the lake are almost clean for her!" At this time, Fiona came out of the back kitchen, carried a case of wine, put it on the ground, and said.
"Uh......" "How long has this guy been fishing?" Yujiali couldn't help but complain in her heart.
"Thanks to her, we've monopolized the crimson spiked catfish in this area." Fiona said, wiping her hands, "Not only do many customers come here to eat this dish, but even many fish shop owners come here to buy from me, which is really amazing." ”
"Yes...... Well......" Yugari said with some embarrassment.
At this time, Miria and Blala also came down from the upper floor. "Getting up so late for breakfast, it's not like your style at all." Miria complained, "You're lazy these days. ”
"Also...... It's okay. Yugari explained embarrassedly, "Recently, I was discussing with Sister Kailin about the harvest season and the Guild Festival, and I slept late, so I ......."
"Oh?" Miria squinted her eyes and looked at Eugari suspiciously.
"This year's harvest season and the guild festival coincide with each other, so there are a lot of things to prepare."
"What's the fun?" Konya asked, looking a little expectant.
"Yes. We plan to participate in the ...... at Ocean Spring Square in the northwest."
Before she could finish her words, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the store, and a figure suddenly planted in. A distinct stab wound could be seen on the figure's back, and the spilled blood had already covered the back. This person was Aegean who had come from the slums to ask for help.
Aegean didn't care about the wound on his back, and crawled up, rushed to Yujiali and the others, and shouted with tears in his eyes, "I...... We...... Woohoo......"
The sudden situation startled Yujiali, and she hurriedly got up and hugged Aiqin and said with concern, "Don't worry, sit down first, I'll help you treat the wound first." ”
"No......" Aiqin waved her hand, signaling that her wound was not important, and then said with a hard time, "I, we were attacked in the morning...... Now the streets are full of fires...... Woo woo......" Aegean whimpered as she gave a brief explanation of the current situation in the slum to Yujali and the others.
After hearing this, Yujiali was extremely sad and indignant, and comforted Aiqin, "Don't worry about it first, heal well here." I'm going to rush over, don't worry, it'll be fine. Then she asked Fiona to take care of Aegean and hurried out the door.
Looking at Miria and Brala, who were following her, Yugari thought for a moment, then turned her head and said, "We can't all go over." The two of you will stay and take care of Aegean first, and after a while, Sister Luqi will help her with her treatment, and you will take her to the Guild Alliance to explain the matter clearly, so that they can deal with this matter as soon as possible. After all, this matter was caused by the other party through the entrustment of the Guild Alliance, and it may not be easy to deal with it just by relying on us to rush over so recklessly. ”
Although Miria really wanted to go with Yugari, she felt that what Yugari said really made sense, so she had to stay. Once Eucaria had settled on this, she immediately mounted the magic unicorn and sped in the direction of the ghetto.
"Wait for me! I'm going to do such a fun thing! "Konya in the back rode the Black Flame Nightmare Beast all the way to catch up.
"What's the change, what about the guy before?" In a tavern in the intelligence block, a young man of medium stature asked a middle-aged uncle who was selling tobacco and alcohol.
"You ask my cousin. He's sick these days, and I'll take care of him for a few days. The middle-aged uncle replied while looking the man up and down.
"Cousin? I haven't heard him mention it. ”
"That's natural, he rarely mentions family matters."
"That's right." The young man hesitated, intending to turn and leave.
"This guest officer, have you ever heard the saying 'wine is poison that pierces the intestines, and color is a steel knife that scrapes bones'?"
Hearing the middle-aged uncle's words, the young man immediately turned around as if he had received some instructions, looked at the new boss carefully, and then asked in a low voice, "How do you know?" ”
"Of course my cousin told me."
"What's the matter?"
"The guests have been waiting down there for a long time." The boss said with a smirk.
Although the young man still looked hesitant, he finally walked towards the basement room without saying a word.
It is a very secluded room, located at the end of a narrow corridor under the tavern. The young man cautiously pushed open the door and saw a slender woman dressed very charmingly inside, sitting on the sofa, drinking alone with a wine glass. The woman was wearing a crimson cheongsam, a slender figure, a face with heavy makeup, a high blue bun, and red high heels. Seeing the young man enter the room, the woman stood up unhurriedly and strolled up to meet her.
"What's the matter?" The young man said coldly.
"What's the hurry? I was so anxious when I just came in. Why don't you sit down and have a drink. With that, the woman beckoned to the young man and closed the door.
The woman pulled the young man to sit on the sofa, then took out the wine glass and poured him a full glass of red wine. "Then I'll do it first." As she spoke, the woman raised her glass and drank the rest of the wine. Then show with your eyes. The young man looked around briefly at this time, and saw that there was nothing unusual, so he also drank red wine.
"I have other things to do, I don't have time to waste here, if there's anything, hurry up." The young man urged angrily.
"What's the matter...... the woman, as if she was deliberately delaying time, leaned back on the sofa unhurriedly, and then asked slowly, "I heard that a mouse took advantage of the cat's outing to hunt and stole a lot of cat food from its house." What do you think about this, is there a mouse in the world that specializes in cat food? ”
"What? What did you say? Listening to the woman's words, the young man was confused for a moment.
"Mai Long! Let me ask you, where is the information that was stolen from the Black Wind Mercenary Secret Room? The woman suddenly asked with a serious expression.
"In the White River...... "!!" Xiao Long didn't finish speaking, and immediately covered his mouth.
"Hahaha, I see, I see." The woman laughed triumphantly.
"What's going on?" That's not what I'm going to say!' Meron immediately realized something, "What kind of wine is this?" ”
"Hahaha." The woman laughed again, and then said happily, "It's really interesting, I didn't expect you to drink it so easily." Let me introduce you to it. As she spoke, the woman picked up the wine bottle on the table, poured herself another glass, and said proudly, "This is called mantra dry red, and it is a very valuable medicine that can make people answer questions truthfully." How? Don't want to try another one? With that, the woman took another sip.
Hearing this, Mai Long immediately covered his mouth firmly with his left hand, forcing himself not to make any sound. At the same time, he grabbed a dagger in his right hand and slowly moved towards the gate while being wary of the woman.
The woman still looked calm, sat on the sofa, and said to herself unhurriedly, "Little insect stuck in cobwebs, don't be fearless resistance." You can only blame yourself for being stupid, who let you throw yourself into the net. Hahaha. ”
Meron stepped back to the gate, intending to get out of here as soon as possible. However, when he reached for the door, he was surprised to find that a thick barrier had been created between himself and the door, making it impossible for him to touch the door.
"Didn't you listen to me?" The woman turned her head to look at Miron and continued, "I've already laid an enchantment here. The moment the door closes, you'll have no way out. ”
Hearing this, Malone seemed extremely anxious, and he hurriedly raised his dagger and poked it towards the gate. But, time and time again, Merlon's attacks were bounced back by the invisible barrier.
"It's useless, don't waste your efforts. A flying insect of your level can't break through the cobwebs unfolded by me, a professional enchantment master. The woman teased lightly as she continued to sip the red wine.
Malone turned around, looked at the woman angrily, and asked loudly, "How can I open the enchantment?" ”
The woman was stunned for a moment, then looked up to the sky and laughed, "Hahaha, it's really funny." You don't think that I can answer your question because I drank Shingon Dry Red too? I really laughed at it. You can stay here in peace. It doesn't matter to you what happens out there. ”
Malone became more and more anxious, and suddenly, he rushed to the woman with a brisk step, grabbed the woman's wrist with one hand, and put the dagger to her throat with the other hand, staring at the woman viciously. "If you don't say it, you'll die!"
However, the woman was not afraid, and still replied casually, "Don't you know? Even if you kill me, the barrier won't disappear. You can only blame yourself for being stupid. Until we find Shirakawa and get things back, you can stay here honestly! Pathetic bugs! ”
Annoyed and angry, Malone was so angry that his face turned red, he grabbed the woman's wrist tightly, and then twisted it back hard. The woman's arms twisted suddenly.
"Hahaha." Instead of screaming as she should be, the woman laughed and defiantly said, "No matter how much you torture me, it will be useless, you can't do anything." As she spoke, the woman's other hand picked up the bottle next to her and threw it at Merlon. Malon pushed the woman forward hard, and then quickly retreated, dodging the woman's attack, keeping a distance of about three or four steps from the woman.
By this time, the woman had already stood up. She held the bottle in her right hand, her left hand unnaturally twisted and drooping. But what hasn't changed is her leisurely look, as if everything was expected by her, as if all the injuries made her feel no pain.
It became increasingly difficult for Malon to contain his anger. He decided not to give the woman any more opportunities to resist and perform tricks. After a moment of silence, Myron stepped forward, his dagger in his hand, and slashed straight at the woman's throat. The woman immediately swung out the wine bottle to block it, and with a breaking sound, the dagger instantly pierced the wine bottle and slashed deeply through the woman's neck.
Malone had expected that the blow would cause a large amount of blood to spurt out of the woman's throat, killing her instantly. Unexpectedly, the woman whose throat was cut instantly turned into a white humanoid piece of paper floating in front of her and spilling it on the ground.
"What?! Dolls? Or is it a puppet?' Malone was taken aback. But he didn't think much about it, and immediately turned and rushed towards the gate. As the woman said before, even the woman's "death" did not make the nodules in this house disappear, and Malone was still trapped inside, unable to escape.
"Excuse me, have you ever seen a young man come here?" In front of the tavern, several muscular men asked, "Dressed in black, a little smaller than us." ”
"Nope. It's not open for a day today. Not a single guest was either. Behind the counter, the middle-aged uncle replied indifferently.
"Strange, where did you go. They said they were looking for him in an emergency. After waiting for a long time, no one came back. ”
"Why don't we take someone over first?"
"No, it's complicated over there. We don't have the leadership of our big brother, so it's better not to act rashly. Let's look again. ”
Several men discussed something as they walked off into the distance.
"Is it going well?" Looking at their distant backs, the middle-aged uncle asked flatly.
"Of course. It's easy to deal with such a simple-minded fool. At some point, a bewitching woman stood behind the middle-aged uncle and said proudly, "Do you want to dispose of him like this?" ”
"Keep it, it says there's still value in use. Let's go. Save a little bit and get yourself in trouble. With that, the middle-aged uncle and the bewitching woman left the tavern one after the other and disappeared into the endless crowd.