Chapter 44: Extraneous Branches
"Oh no! Strange beasts have broken into town! ”
An exclamation came to Yu Yi's ears very clearly in the quiet night, and in an instant, the string that he had relaxed after entering Fenglu Town tightened again. It wasn't that he was afraid of the mysterious beast, but that the eyes in front of him suddenly opened. The man's cry made Shadow open his eyes.
At this time, the distance between the two faces was almost close to each other, and Yu Yi could clearly feel each other's snorts. Just now, he obeyed the unprovoked impulse and took the initiative to come up, but at this time, the other party's eyes suddenly opened, so he couldn't dodge, and he could only look at her awkwardly.
Looking at each other, Yu Yi only felt that he had never been so embarrassed, and after a few seconds of stalemate, he still didn't know how to explain. However, in a matter of seconds, all sorts of embarrassing results flashed through his mind.
"Hey." It was Shadow who spoke first.
"I ......" The other party's soft cry was like thunder, which made Yu Yi feel an explosion in his ears.
"There's an accident out there, shouldn't I go out and have a look?"
"Huh?" The seemingly unrelated words that burst out of Ying's mouth made Yu Yi stunned for a moment, and the focus of the two of them at the moment seemed to be no longer on the voice outside the window, right? It wasn't until he felt a pair of hands push against his chest that he reacted and stepped back. However, a double bed was already extremely crowded after lying on four people, and there was not much room for him to retreat behind him, and in a hurry, he fell out of bed heavily, startling the sleeping black dog on the other side also raised his head and looked around.
I don't know if it's because of this movement, behind the shadow, Bai Siling next to him also sat up slowly. The two of them had a tacit understanding, and neither of them took care of the young man sitting on the ground laughing, but cast their eyes out of the window. The movement outside was already getting louder and louder, and the fire was already flickering on the dark street, and the noise was getting louder and louder.
Yu Yi, who gradually recovered from the embarrassment, also noticed this from the appearance of the two women, slowly stood up and walked towards the window, opened the curtain and saw the source of the noise - the militia holding torches and shouting on the street. He was torn out of his throat by the people of his dreams at this time, who were not afraid of being disturbed at all, and made his own voice as far as he could, in fact, their purpose was to wake up those who were asleep.
However, even if most of the people who were woken up walked to the window and looked at it with a curse, when they saw the appearance of the militia clearly, most of the anger in their hearts had already disappeared. None of the armor of these guys who were supporting each other was neat, and it was clear that they had just experienced a fierce battle and were quite defeated. At least these guys were sent to the city because they couldn't fight.
Seeing that it had attracted the attention of many people, those soldiers said loudly: "Some unknown demonic beasts suddenly appeared outside the town, they broke through the defense, and many of them have rushed into the town, and their whereabouts are unknown. It's no longer safe in the town, and if you sleep again, you might not need to open your eyes again. ”
The people present also began to realize the seriousness of the emergency and began to get nervous. But there are always some people who like to say useless things:
"Hey! Militia rubbish! Let you guard such a strong gate for you to guard, how could you let them break in? If you waste guards, that's the most dangerous thing! ”
Everyone knows that there is no point in pursuing responsibility and the like. But when the first person says something like this, soon there will be a second, and a third...... For a time, the heroes who left their comrades-in-arms and dragged back with their injuries to report the news became sinners who were reviled by others.
"What do you know...... one of the militiamen couldn't bear the anger in his heart after all, and wanted to refute, but was stopped by his captain.
"We don't need to explain it to these people, and no amount of talk will be like an excuse we have come up with to excuse ourselves." The captain of the soldier, who could barely stand by relying on the iron gun in his hand, said.
The indignant militia still couldn't help but say: "But ...... Obviously, the door suddenly opened from the inside, and the demonic beast walked in the light from the beginning......"
"So, even if that's the case, isn't that a dereliction of our defense?" The squad leader shook his head helplessly.
"But......" The militia soldier was still trying to argue something, but he had already covered his mouth by his captain.
The militia captain shouted to the people who were looking around, "Everyone! Now is no longer the time to hold accountable, and when this matter is over, the militia group we are guarding will naturally go to plead guilty. But right now, what we have to do is to eradicate the dangerous demonic beasts in the town, otherwise no one will be at ease, will they? Please lend me a piece of strength to defend Fenglu Town together. ”
As soon as the words fell, a scolding sounded: "Phew! Are you too embarrassed to let us help? The gatekeeper is your mission, and we will not die. This town is yours, not ours, and living here is threatened, and it's good that we didn't ask for compensation from you, and you still want us to help? ”
"But, the monsters are here, including you, everyone will be in danger, won't they? It's not as good as ......."
The militia captain's words were interrupted again: "Don't worry, we can take care of ourselves, we will leave this place early tomorrow morning!" ”
After this sound, there were many more people around. The militiamen were completely isolated, looking helplessly at the faces around them, but no matter how much they shouted and prayed, they would not make the apathetic turn around and change their minds.
"Without a task, no one would want to do this drudgery." Yu Yi, who had watched all this by the window, whispered. He was almost certain that the one who had taken the lead in vetoing the militia's call for help was a player, a shrewd fellow.
When the soldier captain said his request just now, Yu Yi didn't see the prompt to trigger the mission, so he knew that the matter of asking for help was useless. At least for the players present, with the vast majority of players pursuing efficiency, they will never get involved in thankless tasks. For NPCs other than players, most of them stand from a neutral point of view, but after being instigated by those players, they will naturally lose any interest in support for a while.
Although in the end, there were still a few scattered righteous men who accepted the invitation of the militia, but I think that if there are not a few extremely outstanding guys among these righteous soldiers, I am afraid that if they go, they will be sent to death. The enemy who knocked down an entire militia regiment and hundreds of people should not be suddenly knocked down because of the addition of one or two ordinary professionals.
"Here," while he was thinking, the shadow in the thin pajamas in the hotel got up from the bed and said, "Sure enough, where you are, there is trouble again." So, aren't you ready to jump into it this time? ”
I have to say that if it is dressed like this, it still looks a little feminine. Yu Yi muttered secretly in his heart, and replied: "Get rid of it, it's not trouble looking for us at all, but we just happened to find trouble." As they said at the beginning, the town has been restless lately, and it wasn't my trouble at all. ”
"But it was on the night you went into town to stay in the house that something like this happened." Although Shadow was expressionless, it was obvious that he was making it difficult to bury his deed master between his words.
"Okay, okay, you're right, I'm a troublemaker." After Yu Yi remembered the embarrassment that had just happened with Ying, he didn't know how to be tough with her like before for a while. "Anyway, tonight, we won't be able to sleep. To be on the safe side, change your clothes and get ready for battle. ”
After a moment of silence, Yu Yi spoke again: "I said it, I want to change my clothes, can you go back?" ”
Ying didn't turn around obediently like Bai Siling, but crossed his hands in front of his chest and said, "A man, why is it so trivial?" Have you ever seen a Berserker? They were always naked. ”
"Sister, they're the upper body. I was completely naked except for this dressing gown. How do you want to watch? Saying that, Yu Yi was about to open his nightgown.
This action finally made the silver-haired woman turn around decisively, and then she remembered that she had just slept with such a vacuum. His face was red, and he couldn't help gritting his teeth and said, "You! You scoundrel! ”
"I ......" Yu Yi didn't choose to fully accept the clothes provided by the hotel out of cleanliness, thinking about washing his clothes and wearing them the next day. He didn't expect that the shadow would "generously" share her bedside with him later.
Eventually, though, he had to put on the clothes that the inn had prepared. Fortunately, it can be considered a good fit, and I believe that when I was in the lobby on the first floor, the servant had already estimated the figure of the guest.
He had just put on his upper and lower pants when there was a knock on the door. The heavy knocking sound could make the knocker a little anxious.
And the task of opening the door fell on Yu Yi, who was closest to the door at this time. Pull the deadbolt, open the door, and the mustachioed owner of the inn appeared in front of him.
"I'm sorry, my lordship. It's a time to bother you, but it's a last resort. There's something big going on in town right now, and I think I'd be the first to talk to you. ”
"I see, the beast thing. I already heard it very clearly in the window, and I don't need to repeat it anymore. Yu Yi said, "But thank you for your kindness." Alright, you go about your business, you don't have to worry about our safety. ”
"Good...... Good. The innkeeper replied. Goodbye, sir. ”
Before Yu Yi closed the door, he heard the bearded man who walked away knock on the door of another room again. It seems that the whole city is going to be awakened, after all, except for such a big thing.
However, the main thing about making such a big disturbance is that the orientation ability of this town is too poor. Not only about the loss of the town gate, but when Wildfire City faced the beast tide, even if a demonic beast forcibly broke into the city, it would not wake up the whole city, because before they threatened the civilians, the manpower of each legion would definitely wipe them out.
"There is no other armed force besides the militia? That's how it should be. With a sigh, Yu Yi closed the house. He hadn't taken a few steps when there was another knock on the door.
"Anything else?" He thought it was the mustache that had gone and returned, and opened his mouth to ask, but this time it was a different face standing in front of him. But it's not a stranger either, "Uncle militia?" It's you. ”
"I haven't seen you for a while, you look embarrassed enough." Yu Yi looked up and down at the middle-aged militiamen covered in bruises. Indeed, when we first met not long ago, the town was still peaceful, and no one expected that after nearly an hour, it would be like this.
Kan nodded and said, "My lord, excuse me." Forgive me for being rude, and ask to see the Master. ”
"See her? Why? Yu Yi just asked, but saw that the other party had already knelt on the ground. With such a posture, he also guessed the other party's intention, didn't say anything more, turned his head and shouted into the house: "Shadow, come out, that militia uncle has something to look for." ”
After a while, Ying walked out, but perhaps because she didn't want outsiders to see her thin appearance, she was draped in a nightgown that Yu Yi had just changed. "What's the matter? Militiaman. She asked.
"My lord," the militia looked up to meet the other party's request, but saw the silver-haired female mage wearing a men's nightgown, and the young man standing on the other side was still bare-chested, and immediately buried his head again. "I beg your lord to help you in Winddew."
"Let's help? No, I don't understand, you are such a big town, and you can be regarded as rich, is it that the guard force is only a few of you? Yu Yi on the side said before the film.
"The Seven Gods Arch has always had an army stationed in Fenglu Town, but this time I heard that the main city was in chaos...... They all went back to grab credit. ”
Maybe this shouldn't come from the mouth of a militiaman, but Yu Yi believes that this is the truth. Just garrisoning the town, the army may never have the day to get ahead, but the main city is in turmoil, this is the best opportunity.
"Your Excellency, you may have heard the movement in the streets just now. I think the only hope for Winddew is you. With that, the militia raised his head and looked earnestly at the female mage.
In the eyes of almost everyone, the mage is the one who can change the tide of battle alone. Of course, the militia will not know what happened to the great battle mage in front of him not long ago.
Shadow, on the other hand, patted his deed owner with his hand and replied to the militia: "If you have any business, discuss it with him." It's up to him. With that, she turned and walked into the room.
It didn't mean anything else, and it wasn't because Yu Yi was her deed owner. It's just because she is really powerless now, and the only one who can help this town at this time is Yu Yi.
At this moment, the militia became more and more sure of the identity of the black-haired young man in their hearts. He never imagined that one day he would plead in a low voice with the kind of person he despised the most. But this time, for the sake of Fenglu Town, he was willing to do so: "My lord, be merciful. ”
Yu Yi has done a lot of good things like "benevolent ......" in the past, and it stands to reason that he shouldn't mind being such a good person this time. However, as the militia said just now, the Seven Gods Arches are stationed here, and the four of them are now undoubtedly wanted criminals of the Seven Gods Arches.
At this time, the turmoil at the Arch of the Seven Gods must have been calmed down, and tomorrow the armies will rush back. Now that he is staying here and tossing like this, maybe he will meet tomorrow.
Now he is no longer the reckless guy he used to be, at least there are several people around him, such as Bosling, Shadow, and Pearl who need him to protect. This extraneous thing......
"Big brother, what's going on outside? It's so noisy that I can't even sleep. The little girl, who had finally woken up from her sleep, rubbed her eyes and asked towards the door.
"Pearl......" Pearl, Mesbo Village......
Thinking of this, Yu Yi no longer hesitated, and stretched out his hand to help the militia: "We agreed." ”