Chapter 658: Chosen

"How many civilians are there?"

"In their early 3,000s, most of them are crowded on a few streets near the town gate."

"What about the casualties?"

"There are a lot of dead, ...... are injured" Feng Chen tried to stare wide-eyed, but relying only on a void vision, it was inevitably difficult for a strong man to make a clear count. What's more, under the unbearable heart, from the beginning, the young man tried not to look at the constantly fading fireflies in his field of vision, "The dragon cavity is not clairvoyant, and it is impossible to simply get accurate numbers. ”

"So, what's the use of your tricks?" Bai Ye couldn't help but ask.

"I can only ......," the young hunter pursed his lips, "as I did just now, pass what I said to the people here." ”

Captain Reverse Scale was stunned for a moment, and then whispered, "What kind of mystery is it, is it just for the purpose of sounding boxes-" The next second, his face returned to seriousness, "How big is the range?" ”

"Standing here, barely covering the whole town." Feng Chen replied truthfully, "But just now hundreds of people have broken through the town gate and fled into the wilderness......

The Shadow Hunters felt a chill in their hearts, and everyone present certainly knew what kind of danger unsuspecting civilians would face once they entered the hunting ground.

"You can't save them." Bai Ye said categorically.

"But—" The dragon whisperer wiped the water stain from his face.

"It's useless to talk too much! Do you want my help? The ironclad hunter grimaced. When he was still in the union, dealing with natural disasters and powerful monsters, and evacuating and relocating civilians from villages and towns was the daily work of Bai Ye. However, among the countless commissions handled by the old hunters, it was quite successful to ensure that more than seventy percent of the civilians successfully retreated. Under such a natural disaster, even the elite team of the trade union cannot guarantee the survival of every civilian, which is the norm in the hunter world.

Seeing Feng Chen's neck shrink, Captain Reverse Scale restrained his anger and said in a deep voice: "The streets and alleys are narrow, tell them to let the people walking behind retreat half a block first, leaving a passage for pedestrians." Otherwise, the stampede will continue to occur after the crowd moves. ”

"I'll try—" Dusty didn't retort anything, and closed his eyes again. The dragon's vision enveloped the entire town, and after half a breath, the mysterious voice sounded from everyone's cranial cavity again, "The people of Burning Rock Town, if you can hear my voice, ......"

"Wait!" Even though the young hunter's voice didn't need a tongue, Kaede hurriedly stepped forward to cover his mouth and interrupted the words behind Feng Chen, "If you say this, they won't do what you say." You've got to get it ...... Be more holy, pretend to be that god. ”

"But I'm not a god of hunting, no one has ever seen a god of hunting......" the young shadow hunter shook his head into an afterimage, "do you want me to fool them?" ”

"You mentioned the god hunter earlier, and I'm just helping you lie—" the old hunter pointed in the direction of the town gate, "Listen, they're praying to your god." If it weren't for believing the damn god hunter you were talking about, these terrified townsfolk wouldn't have paid any attention to what you had to say. ”

The dragon cavity does not have the slightest ability to affect the minds and behaviors of human beings, and the current situation is all created by Feng Chen's vague sentence "The hunting god is above". If the townspeople discover that it is only a hunter who gives orders, the mysterious atmosphere that has just been created will disappear in an instant.

"This is an emergency, if you believe in a good god, borrow the name for the time being, and I believe he won't blame you." The old hunter admonished, seeing that Feng Chen still looked like he was refusing, Feng let out a long sigh, "Forget it...... Brainless fellow, simply, you can repeat my words. Listen, I'm the god of the hunt who lives in the volcano—"

"God Hunter...... It's from the Big Snow Mountains. Feng Dust protested quietly.

"Don't worry about it so much!" Kaede yelled angrily, "That guy is a god, since he can protect the Great Snow Mountain, of course he can also manifest on the volcano." In my words, don't change a word! ”

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"It's an oracle...... The Hunter has appeared! ”

"It's the god of hunting who is merciing our lives!"

"God Hunter, save my child!"

"Do what the oracle says!"

In the end, Feng Chen still failed to proclaim himself a god with a shy face, but used the name "Messenger of the Hunting God". However, the effect was already obvious, and after a violent commotion, the kneeling civilians finally stood up, wiped the muddy water from their bodies, and moved slowly in prayer.

"Actually...... And it did! Looking at the black waves surging in the heavy rain, the young hunter clenched his fists fiercely. It's like really being protected by the hunting god, and there is not even a half-stampede in the process of crowd diversion.

"Well done, you see they're already in action!" Kaede's face flashed with a smile of successful planning.

Under Feng Chen's instructions, as a "sincerity to the god hunter", the hundreds of townspeople who had finally crowded into the first few blocks of the town began to retreat, leaving some room for the streets to turn around. The streets and alleys near the town gate are finally no longer like the quagmire of choosing people to eat, and they will devour several lives every minute.

"But...... Forgive your sins and save every soul...... Do I have to say that? After a period of deceived "oracles", Feng Chen's face was already red.

Bai Ye snorted, he had been a union hunter for half his life, and no evacuation commission had ever been reached in such an almost childish way: "We have wasted too much time, and the next dispatch must be hurried." ”

"Give the order." Seeing that the people had responded to their call, the young hunter's confidence was greatly increased, and some hope was ignited in his eyes.

"Keep in formation, don't scramble, and if possible, try to leave a way for the female dependents......"

"Throw away whatever is left except food, necessary blankets, rain gear, and tinder, and they will only become a burden when you evacuate......"

"Those who are out of town, let them just go far in the clearing in front of them. Outside the town is a large hunting ground, and without the protection of hunters, there is only a place to feed the beasts......"

"Someone in the queue took the opportunity to steal money and hurt someone......" the young hunter cast a pleading look.

Captain Scale's eyebrows furrowed, and then slowly lowered. A retreat of 1,000 people requires at least fifty elite hunters to maintain order to ensure that nothing happens when they leave. Now that there is a shortage of manpower, there are guys with unclean hands and feet who make some disaster money in the team, and they can only let it go. He decided, "What else can I do...... Let it go, in the current situation, keeping people alive is the first priority. ”

"Hey, you're the messenger of the Hunter now." Kaede shook Feng Chen's shoulder, "In the law of the Hunting God, isn't there any punishment for stealing?" ”

"In the next life, you will become the weakest beast on the snowy mountain, this is the harshest punishment of the hunting god."

Kaede pursed his lips, as if he didn't think the intimidation was far enough: "Tell them that the guy who stretches out his hand to hurt people will be swept into the ghost spit and be torn apart by the angular pebbles." ”

"I can get that straight to the ears of those little ones." The dragon whisperer gritted his teeth, but said with pleasure.

"That's even better......"

The evacuation arrangements were thrown like rain on the head of the sealed dust, and under the "translation" of Kaede, they became an oracle that was transmitted to the ears of every townsman through the dragon cavity. The power of the crowd is endless, and some of the new believers who have been inspired by miracles and pray incessantly, the people who are skeptical but unable to explain the phenomenon in front of them have also accepted the guidance of the voice in the dark.

The chaotic crowd gradually created order in the command, and the crowd rowed noisily in several rows on both sides of the street, piled up useless luggage to the corner, and marched slowly along the street in formation. Without the crowd and noise, the speed of evacuation nearly doubled, and large groups of people poured out along the town gates.

"Captain—that clearing can't hold a few thousand dead." At some point, the three of them also abseiled down from the hunting group's ship. There was so much movement on the ground that they couldn't sit in the cockpit either. Rhino held up the clairvoyant in front of him: "There are too many civilians, and at the speed in front of us, even if the town gate is tripled, it is impossible to evacuate everyone on time." ”

Burning Rock is a town facing a volcano, and three of the four town gates are facing the foothills. The only remaining west-facing gateway is still the regulation of the town's first construction, and can only accommodate two herbivorous dragons' pack carts passing side by side. If such a wide range wants to successfully extradite the residents of the whole town, it is better to sit at home and wait for death.

"How do the people in the town get around on weekdays?" Disgusted by the falling mud rain, Lena bent down and hid behind the Silverarmor Hunter.

"It's all Shadow Hunters who come and go, and most of the civilians don't have to set foot out of town all year round." "Where can they go without this safe place?" ”

"If you can, let them tear down the gate and part of the wall as much as possible—" After some more calculations, Bai Ye's face still couldn't hide his worry, "How much time do these guys have left?" ”

"An hour...... Up to that. Kaede looked towards the top of the volcano. The rain was gradually accumulating, and there was a faint sound of small pieces of flowstone and mud collapsing, and once the small collapses were connected into patches, it was a sign that there was only a fraction of the time left in Burning Rock Town.

"Still not enough...... They needed another way out of town. The rhino shook his head. Although he didn't know why Bai Ye wanted to interfere in the evacuation of the townspeople, as a member of the same hunting group, the Silver Armor Hunter still spoke out his opinion.

"There's another way!"

A voice rang out at the right time not far from the rooftop, and the Shadow Hunters turned their heads to look, but the sound was empty. I saw raindrops falling on the empty roof, as if blocked by some invisible barrier, and the mud rain outlined a transparent human figure, just like a clear glass figure standing here.

"Gollum ......" Kaede swallowed, and the standing figure moved, and the invisible soles of his feet made a splash on the eaves, walking in the direction of the Shadow Hunters. As the mysterious hunter approached, a burst of light and shadow flowed on the transparent hunting suit, and when it came to the front of the sealed dust, it had already turned into a lilac wrapping outfit.

"Wow-" Lena exclaimed in her throat with an inhumane exclamation, "If I could, I'd trade my invention for this hunting suit......"

"Who are you?" Bai Ye subconsciously drew the heavy sword behind his back.

"Relax, I'm here to help you." The stealth hunter made a gesture that everything was fine, as if he was ignoring the iron-black greatsword in the hand of the captain of the scales, and he turned his head straight to look at the side of the sealed dust, "When I heard the first dragon cavity message, I knew it was you......"

"Nameless senior! Are you still here? The young Shadowhunter said in surprise and delight.

"You know?" Kaede's face turned strange for a while, "Didn't you say this is your first time in Burning Rock Town?" ”

"I won't leave Burning Rock until I hear that you're safe." There were many people, and Nameless didn't unmask him for the first time, but nodded slightly towards Feng Chen, "Let's wait until it's safe to say goodbye, anyway, I came from the direction of the landing pad, and there are still some usable airships there." ”

"I thought all the airships were driven away by the Shadowhunters?" Feng Chen said suspiciously.

"It's just the valuable part." Nameless quickly explained. The airships at the foot of the volcano are full of consumables, and the power furnace is subjected to volcanic ash all year round, and one day it will not be able to cope with the harsh navigation environment on the volcano. It's not that the scrapped airship can't be started, but it can't go up the mountain anymore, bringing income to the Shadow Hunter and the rental organization, so it can only be shelved on the take-off and landing pad, as a spare parts reserve for the airship during the service period, and the value is naturally greatly reduced.

"Just confirmed, thirty ...... Or more small airships, and a few medium-sized ones are still in good condition, all of which are common models near the volcano. "A small airship can carry at least fifty people, including the cargo holds, and a medium-sized cargo ship like a reverse scale is much larger," I don't know how long they can hold up in this rain, but I'm afraid it's the only way to save these poor civilians. ”

"Even if there are so many airships, their pilots have already flown away with their respective hunting groups." Hearing Nameless's words, everyone's expressions still did not ease, "Even if we can all pilot, we can't command so many warships......"

"We don't need to drive it." Kaede preemptively said, "This is Burning Rock Town, a town that survives by transporting volcanic ores and materials, not to mention finding thirty or forty people who can fiddle with airships, I bet that there are a hundred retired airship pilots in the town." ”

"So what now?" Lina asked quietly as her head poked out from behind the rhino.

"You're the messenger of the Hunters......" Kaede pointed his elbow against the back of Ding Dust, "it's time for you to find some chosen ones from among the believers." ”