Chapter 33: The Beginning of the Troubled City
Pearl ...... Pearl ...... Wake up, Pearl ......"
With a few noisy dog barks, an ethereal voice came into the girl's chaotic consciousness. The pain and torture made her rather sleep for a long time, but when she heard the call, instinctively, she followed the sound to peel away the haze that enveloped her.
Finally, she saw a faint light, the dim glow of an old energy lamp, and beneath the light was a familiar face. In a trance, she couldn't help but murmur her heart to him: "Finally waited until you came......"
"Sorry, Pearl, we're late. The way to get here is a bit off the rails, and it takes a bit of time. ”
Yu Yi's smile was a little stiff, and Pearl's words reminded him of Mesbo Village, in the beast tide, she must be waiting helplessly for him to save him...... After seeing the wounds on Pearl's body and the torture instruments around him, it was not easy for him to make a relaxed expression. He even regretted a little that he had killed the two jailers so simply, and that they should have been allowed to taste this kind of pain as well.
But more than these, it is more important to leave here now, stained with the light of that premature aging man, they should now be in the fishing net cast by the seven major forces. You must escape while the net is still in a loose state, otherwise it will not be easy to get out when the seven major forces discover that there is a big fish in the net and strengthen the encirclement.
He had barely carried Pearl on his shoulder, and before he could take a step, he felt the man on his back struggle for a moment, and then fell to the ground. "Pearl, what's wrong?" He turned around and asked the little girl who had just landed.
"Let's go, let's go. I don't need you to save me. The red-haired girl said, stumbling against the wall behind her that was still stained with her own blood.
However, this time Yu Yi will not be fooled by this trick again. He stepped forward and carried Pearl on his back again without discussion, and while the other party struggled, he spoke: "Okay, Pearl, if we break into here, it will be impossible for the seven major forces to let us go." Besides, I said I would save you, and something like that in the beast tide will never happen again......"
After saying this, the girl did not move, and seemed to lie on his back to rest. Seeing this, Yu Yi didn't waste any more time, nodded at Bai Siling and Ying, and prepared to return the same way.
Finally able to close his eyes and rest for a while, Pearl found that it had been a long time since he had been able to truly close his eyes like this. If it weren't for her entanglement with the past, maybe after the last time they met in Late Moon Village, she would have been able to end such a sad life. But she just couldn't let go of it at that time, so she made that somewhat naïve and absurd agreement.
However, now I look back and think about what happened in the beast tide at the beginning. The village of Mesbo was destroyed, can he be blamed for not coming to the rescue? Maybe, maybe not. He was just an explorer who had been hired by the village of Mesbo, and while he was a righteous man, that didn't justify forcing him to increase his mission. This may be the way things are in this world, there is no one who should do what for whom, only who is willing to do what for whom. And she felt lucky at this time, because there was indeed someone who was willing to go out of his way to save her......
"Nordion, why are you so sluggish now? Don't you think something is missing? ”
He had barely taken two steps when he heard Shadow speak.
"What's missing...... he was stunned for a moment, and then reacted randomly, "Uncle, why am I stupid!" Who is that, that blind man? Wasn't he still here? Wouldn't it be on your own? How would we get out of this prison without him leading the way? ”
"Let's get out of here first." The silver-haired woman was much more straightforward, "It's a big deal to capture a jailer alive on the road, and it shouldn't be difficult to ask for a way out." ”
The roads in this prison are complicated, but fortunately, there was Mousse to lead the way before, and at this time, several people were more or less impressed, so that they were not completely confused. However, as they had gone some distance, they heard a loud commotion outside.
Soon they knew how the voice had come from, and the cells with open doors on both sides of the road were enough to explain everything. Although the cells were open, there were still prisoners in some of them, and they had no desire to escape, so they just curled up in the corners stupidly, watching the farce outside. Obviously, these are the people who are the so-called people who "can be released back to earth and live again".
On the road, there were several more corpses than when they infiltrated before, and these people in uniform armor were obviously the prison guards of this secret prison. What caught the attention of several people was that all the way around, only the prison guards died, and there were no half of the prisoners who had fallen, and the wounds of these corpses were all familiar—small wounds in the throat and heart, which were difficult to detect.
"It's that guy!" Yu Yi said in a deep voice.
"He's freeing prisoners here." Shadow continued. "It's asking us for trouble."
"This guy ......" Yu Yi said hatefully, but was interrupted by another voice:
"So you were here, I thought you were going to get lost."
It's none other than the Progeria Mousse. He walked slowly down the aisle on the other side towards a few people. As he walked, he tilted his ears slightly to hear the movement here, and it was obvious that he didn't see a few people with his eyes.
"You guy, why are you releasing these prisoners? Is it intentionally causing us trouble? Yu Yi stepped forward and asked politely.
However, the other party shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "It is a matter of heart to release the prisoner, but I don't want to cause trouble to any of you." ”
"But in fact, we're in trouble right now." Shadow glanced at the other party coldly and said.
"Then I can only say sorry to you," Mousse said with a slight bow, but his rickety body made this movement particularly inconspicuous, "But shouldn't the people who are being held here be released?" They are all people who have been brutally oppressed and destroyed by the seven major forces, and you can look at those who have been so brutalized that they have even lost their desire to escape...... Is it wrong that I ended this atrocity with my own hands? ”
Such frank words are enough to convince the vast majority of people, especially those who are more emotional, such as Yu Yi. In the face of such a good deed, he has always supported it. However, for the silver-haired woman beside him, such high-sounding and impassioned words were still not enough:
"I don't think so, at least not like you say, everyone here deserves to be released. Indeed, as you said, it is true that the vast majority of the prisoners held here are people who have been imprisoned simply for resisting the rule of the Seven Powers, but if I am not mistaken, there must be many real high-risk prisoners among them. Such a prisoner has a lot of strength, but he was arrested for committing evil deeds, and the seven major forces imprisoned them here, also hoping to use them for their own purposes. Such a person doesn't seem to deserve sympathy, right? ”
"Did I release such a dangerous person? That's a real hassle, sorry. The blind "old man" was still smiling to hide the smugness in his heart and said.
"Hypocrisy," Shadow sneered, mercilessly piercing, "You should wish the entire prison was full of people like this, right?" Don't you just want to use the power of this prison to help you fight against the Seven Great Forces? With such a little thought, you don't have to pretend to hide it, because it can't hide it from anyone, naïve child. When she said this, she didn't notice that the expressions on the faces of the two people next to her were a little unnatural.
Yu Yi forgot the embarrassment just now, glared at the old man-looking Mousse and said, "You guy, the real purpose of coming here shouldn't be this, right?" I'll just say how could you be kind enough to insist on coming to Pearl, it turns out that someone else wants to save. ”
"Fart! I said, I have my principles, I said that I came to save the little girl, and I came to save her. Mousse said with a flabby wrinkle on his face, "But since you can easily do something that is beneficial to you, then ...... Why not? ”
"That's just good for you!" Yu Yi said angrily, originally what he wanted was to take advantage of the fact that the people of the Seven Great Forces did not know the strength of Mousse and did not pay much attention to the situation in the underground prison, he fled with Pearl, and then left the Seven Gods Arch far away and went directly north to the Forest of the Wind Whisperers. However, now that there is such a trouble, the prison affairs will be greatly affected, and the attention it has attracted will also be greatly affected, and then the trouble will be ...... It's even more out of control, and they seem to be deeply involved in it now.
"Yes, indeed, that's what I am." After being punctured one after another, Mousse finally seemed to be too lazy to hide anything. He simply confessed: "With these people, and the power that I have cultivated over the years, I will fight against those sanctimonious rulers." ”
"And then? Creating a truly free country? Or to become the new ruler? Are you doing that? After Yu Yi heard the other party's words, he couldn't help but smile contemptuously: "I'm sorry, I thought too much, you can't have such a mind at all." Don't pretend, what do you want? You're just trying to scrape together those 12 Ocean Coins to save your own dying life, coward! ”
After being ridiculed by Yu Yi, a terrifying momentum erupted on Mousse's body: "I want to live, is it wrong?" ”
"Yes, but I told you that the legend was wrong in the first place. No matter how hard you try, it won't save your life. Even if her strength had been cleared under the constraints of the power of the contract at this time, Ying still behaved like the arrogant battle mage of the past in the face of such a formation, and she said with a fearless face.
Yu Yi sang and said in harmony with Yingyi: "Now you just want to get together the ocean coins, although you may have violated some regulations, but after all, you still have your brother, and you are also the descendant of the lucky family, admit your mistake and be punished, at least there is a way out." But if you take these prisoners and your men and start a complete war against the people of the Seven Powers, for a ruler like them, this is a rebellion. There is only one fate for the rebels after their defeat! ”
If they could, the two would naturally hope that things would be smaller. In that way, the difficulty of escaping the Seven Gods Arch will be relatively smaller. At least it will not be involved in a big battle for power.
Mousse was silent for a while, and finally reached out and took the hood and said: "Whether the legend is true or false, I will verify it myself, as long as there is a glimmer of life, I will not give up." As for this war, it has only just begun, and who says I will definitely lose? ”
"You are alone, no matter how strong you are, you ......" Yu Yi was just about to start persuading, but saw the other party raise his sword and rush towards Bai Siling beside him. He moved fast enough, dragging Pearl on his back with one hand and pulling out the blood rage with the other, blocking the blow. ‘-5’
"Your sword is special, it's a sword that kills." Mousse listened to the sound of the two swords clashing and said. "You are also very special, I underestimated you, but I didn't expect that you are also a difficult guy."
Yu Yi naturally knew that he was able to be equal to the guy who had been driving the "Multiple Experience Card" for many years because of his [Disorderly Person] ability. When he is strong, he is strong, and in the face of such an opponent, he will naturally have a lot of ability improvement.
And Bai Siling behind him and the film only realized what had just happened, after all, the attack of the old monster was difficult for the two of them to distinguish. Ying glanced at the reliable figure in front of him, and then twisted his brows and looked at the old monster over there: "What? Are you trying to kill me? Is it because you're afraid of me, an opponent who knows everything? ”
Only Mousse knew that he did have that idea just now, but now it seems that he can't. He changed his words and said, "I just want to see if you have the qualifications to fight with me, and now, you have two paths to choose." Either fight side by side with me against the seven major forces, and if we win, you will naturally no longer have to worry about being entangled in trouble for the prison robbery; Or, we ...... To each of you, I would like to remind you that the Seven Powers have identified us as a group, and you must fight against them as well, and that the prisoners who have been cast do not recognize you ......."
"Are you threatening us?" Yu Yi heard the meaning of the other party's words, and unhappily threw his blood anger on the ground. Suddenly, the heavy sword smashed a deep pit in the ground.
"There is no such meaning, how you choose is completely up to you." Mousse pulled down the brim of his hood, obscuring his face more thoroughly, and he didn't have to worry about being obscured anyway. This will prevent the face from being stained with blood during the killing.
"I ......"
Yu Yi had just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by the shadow beside him: "Let's choose one." ”