There was no light in the city of Belia, only a gray canopy that obscured the sky. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

It was pitch black all around, and only the oil lamps hanging on the side of the street allowed people to see their surroundings. If it weren't for the invention of basic timekeeping tools on this continent, the people of the city would not even be able to tell the difference between day and night.

People don't know the weather outside the city, whether it's cloudy or sunny outside, whether the sky is blue or gray, whether the clouds are black or white, how many trees have fallen in the forest outside the city, and what the newly fallen trees have been trampled on by the demons.

All they could hear was the grinding sound of the new gray walls day after day, as the demons were tearing at the walls.

The city of Belia has been largely destroyed by demons, and is littered with collapsed and crumbling buildings.

The surviving people carried stone and wood and built simple settlements as temporary shelters.

Although there were not many demons that poured into the city before, counting the natives who took the initiative to participate in the war, nearly half of the inhabitants of Belial City died in this battle.

And the original 8,000-strong army is only barely left with more than 800 people at the moment.

In the previous days, the city was littered with broken corpses and bloodstains, but after a few days of cleaning, the city was much cleaner.

At first, you can still hear the cries of the residents in the city, but in the next few days, perhaps the bodies are tired from being moved, or the residents are completely numb, and the crying gradually decreases.

Some of the bodies were placed in coffins and buried in cemeteries.

There are also corpses that do not have coffins, so they are buried directly in them.

The owner of the coffin shop died, so the city didn't even have enough coffins.

Countless people were buried in the soil, not even a tombstone, and a few handfuls of soil were turned down, and a new grave was erected.

The overcast sky was so dark that the whole city seemed to be in a cold-toned painting, with a strong sadness.

Lei Ruoya and Lei Yang, the two siblings, stood in the cemetery, and they didn't know where they got a few pillars of incense from the Ancient Heaven Dynasty, both of them respectfully inserted the incense on the ground in front of them, and bowed to the unknown tombstone in front of them with their hands folded.

The air between the cities was still circulating, and a breeze blew through the two of them, gently lifting the corners of their clothes.

Xu Ke walked in from outside the cemetery, and saw that the two of them were paying respects to these aborigines who died in battle, and they also walked up and bowed to this tombstone.

"Did Amei-san find it?" Lei Ruoya knew that Xu Ke was coming, so she asked without looking back.

Xu Ke smiled slightly when he heard this: "I found it two days ago, that kid has been with Nan Shui, although he met a demon before, but he was lucky enough to escape...... It's just that Nanshui seems to be a little injured, and I think she seems to be in a trance. ”

After hearing this, Lei Yang on the side couldn't help but say with some shame: "Teacher Xu Ke, you asked me to help you take care of Amei, but I handed her over to Nanshui without authorization...... It almost caused her to have an accident. ”

Maybe it's because he's been with Lei Ruoya for a long time, and Lei Yang unconsciously followed his sister and called "Teacher Xu Ke".

Xu Ke shook his head: "It's not to blame Mr. Lei Yang, no one expected the demons to attack the city like this, even if they knew in advance that they would take Amei with them, they might not be able to guarantee her safety." ”

Lei Yang and Lei Ruoya were silent, and after a while, Lei Ruoya asked again, "What about the other adventurers?" Have you found them all? ”

"All of them have been found, in addition to me, Miss Ruoya, and President Yuzhou, there are twenty-six groups of adventurer partners in Belial City who survived - half of them were found at the southern city wall, most of these people were knocked unconscious by President Yuzhou, and the other half of the adventurers were found in the building of the Dragon Slayer Society, and they should have been held hostage by President Yuzhou's younger brother." Xu Ke lifted his glasses and said, "The twenty-six adventurers who attacked Yuzhou are basically the same now: Yuzhou's younger brother has kidnapped their partners and forced them to attack the former elder. ”

"But the previous Dragon Slayer Society's obvious bias in favor of the strong...... Presumably it also played a role in fueling the fire. Lei Ruoya sneered after hearing this, "If it weren't for Yuzhou really giving them almost nothing, how could they betray them so comfortably." ”

Xu Ke was stunned for a moment and did not answer.

Lei Ruoya turned her head to look at him, and then asked, "What about the two brothers?" ”

Although Lei Ruoya's words did not mention specific people, Xu Ke naturally knew what she was referring to.

Lei Yang, who was on the side, obviously pricked up his ears after hearing this, as if he was very concerned about the answer to this question.

"Chairman Yuzhou seems to have used too much power in the previous battle, and has fallen into a coma since the battle that day, but the doctor said that it is not a big problem, and he will wake up in a few days at most. As for his younger brother, he was imprisoned in the prison of Belial City......" Xu Ke thought for a moment before replying, "According to Mr. Lei Yang, he was able to command the demon's actions in the battle that day...... From this alone, it can be judged that he must have colluded with the devil. But how he colluded with the devil and how he colluded, he has not yet explained. ”

Referring to this unexpected chess loser, Lei Ruoya couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

But she didn't ask any further, just glanced at the gray canopy, and then bowed respectfully to the tombstone in front of her.

Raising behind her, she sighed in an inaudible voice: "It's really dark." ”

They leave at night in Act I, spend thirty minutes in darkness in a separate space in Act II, and then return in the middle of the night in Act III.

It was easy to look forward to the sunrise in the city of Belial, but after sunrise he was locked up in this fortress that did not see the light of day.

She felt like she hadn't seen the sun in a long time, as if she had experienced a night that had lasted for centuries.

……

The trio left the cemetery and walked through the broken streets of the city.

The light of the oil lamp fell on the three of them, but it was bright enough to make people feel at ease.

"Speaking of which...... Miss Ruoya, what exactly do you mean by the high-end player's gameplay in Act 2? Walking on the street, Xu Ke suddenly remembered this question, "What did you do in the first and second acts?" ”

Lei Ruoya was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect the other party to pursue this kind of question at such a time, but she pondered for a moment and replied to the other party: "Did you say this question?" Actually, to be honest, there is an element of luck in my approach......"

"As I told you before, as long as some of the adventurers realize that Belia is about to face an enemy invasion, and that personal strength is meaningless in the upcoming war, the army of Belial City is the most important force to be earned...... Then put more effort into the army, and then rely on a certain understanding of the common sense of this continent to get a life-saving reward in the second act, how can you have some hope of surviving in this war. ”

"That's what I'm talking about as a regular player's play, you can also call it a jerk play or a lay-to-win game." "However, I was lucky, as I found a nest full of bones of unknown creatures on the second day, and on the second day I obtained the skill 'Heart of the Race', and on the same day, I came into contact with the lord of Belial Castle and found out that the lord was not human...... Combined with the fact that everything in the game was wrong and the guide's hints, I realized that the skeletons in the cave could be demons, and the castle lord could be demons...... And the demon is also very likely to be the public enemy of all races on this continent. ”

"So I came up with the conspiracy theory that the demons wanted to invade the Azure Continent again through the chess piece of the city lord of Belial City, and started my plan to clear the level perfectly for high-end players," Lei Ruoya said with a slap of his palm, "Clear the Hell Dungeon, kill the demon general 'Mammon', and then use the demon general's arm and the location of the cave where many corpses have been piled up as a name to take advantage of the situation to attack the staff who knows the past between the demons and the major races." ”

Xu Ke was still a little puzzled after hearing this: "Then Miss Ruoya, what is your intention in opening the Jiangnan Leather Workshop?" ”

Lei Ruoya shrugged her shoulders and replied: "Although I know that the city lord is a demon, and I have initially gained the trust of the staff, if I open my mouth and say that the city lord is actually a demon, then the staff will drag me out and behead me, so this matter has to be taken slowly."

Coincidentally, my elder brother had the ability to forcibly learn various skills, so we built a Jiangnan leather workshop outside the barracks with great fanfare, and used a leather armor and ten copper coins as a gimmick...... I just wanted to make the city lord curious, so that the city lord couldn't help but come in and check on this extra building when he saw it when he returned to the camp...... The city lord is a demon, the most crucial demon in the implementation of the demon invasion plan, and it definitely doesn't want to see any accidents happen, so when it sees such an inexplicable workshop, it will definitely come in and check it, and most of them will attack my brother without saying a word.

In this way, we can grasp the moment when the castle lord returns to the camp, and the castle lord's return to the camp is most likely after the staff has discovered the clues of the demonic invasion and informed the city lord of the matter, and the staff should still trust the city lord when they arrive here.

And the demon city lord will definitely find a way to get rid of the staff when he learns that the staff has found the clue, and he will probably force a wave of staff on the grounds that my brother has opened a shop outside the barracks, and then throw the pot of the missing soldier on the head of the staff.

I specifically explained this to the staff members, and asked him to prevaricate the city lord on the grounds that my brother has no fighting spirit at all.

But even if it is prevaricated in the past, and it is suddenly deliberately scolded by friends who have been deeply affectionate for many years - this incident will definitely make the staff members feel guilty.

Suspicions arise if you have a grudge, and the elder brother, who has mastered the timing of the castle lord's return to the camp, can take advantage of the situation to attack the hearts of his staff and become his new ...... I mean, I told the staff that the castle lord was actually a demon. ”

Lei Yang was a little speechless when he heard this, but just as he wanted to speak, he was glared back by his sister.

Lei Ruoya glared at her brother and continued: "In addition, I know that I can get something similar to ordering the army of Belia City in the second act, so I asked my brother to cooperate with the staff to get rid of the city lord on the last day with the confidence that he has beaten the city lord - getting rid of the city lord will inevitably cause an army riot, and the city lord has been in the army for three years, and he has put a lot of effort into it...... Most of the soldiers will think that the castle lord is innocent in this matter, and the staff is behind it, so when they find out that the castle lord has been killed, they will definitely take action against my brother and the staff in anger.

That's why I asked them to do it on the last day, and if that happens, I'll be able to come back and save the day with the second act reward.

The reason why I say that this is a perfect plan to clear the level, because it can indeed be said to be a plan that can ensure the integrity of the army to the greatest extent - otherwise, even if I have the Imperial Order, if the army is sent by the city lord, it will be hopeless.

It's like you've already bought all six costumes, but the sixth person lurking in your house has given away the bird with the six-bar costume. No matter how strong your martial arts are, it will not help. ”

"That's probably it, there's not much to brag about," Lei Ruoya waved her hand at this point, "It's just a reasonable use of the resources at hand and the ability of my brother." ”

Xu Ke's face was a little strange, thinking that if it was nothing to make so many layouts in a short period of time, then the rest of the adventurers in Belial City might as well be killed by a head.

But then he thought of a question, and his expression became serious again: "Miss Lei Ruoya, I want to ask you a question. ”

Seeing that Xu Ke suddenly became serious, Lei Ruoya couldn't help but feel a little strange: "What's the problem?" ”

Xu Ke looked at Lei Ruoya's eyes very seriously: "President Yuzhou told me before, Miss Ruoya, what you are doing is actually wanting to control all our adventurers by yourself......"

"Miss Ruoya...... Do you really think so? ”

Lei Ruoya suddenly laughed after hearing this: "This guy really likes to think too much. ”

Xu Ke was stunned and looked at Lei Ruoya puzzled.

"I never thought of controlling all the adventurers on my own, like that...... If I make any wrong decisions, the pot will be mine. Lei Ruoya shook her head and smiled, "Actually, I'm not a god, I did so much foreshadowing in the first two acts, and in the end there were no frequent accidents in the third act...... Although the 3,000 troops I managed to save did my best, if it weren't for the surprisingly reliable reliability of Chairman Yuzhou and my brother, I might not have been able to defend Belia Castle in the end. Just like Dota is a five-player game, I don't think this game can be cleared by one person. ”

"So I've never thought of controlling adventurers or anything like that, I don't have the ability or the courage to take the blame, I'm just ......" At this point, Lei Ruoya paused, and then said word by word, "I simply don't want to ...... my fate In the hands of this group of waste wood who don't understand the game at all. ”

……

After sending Xu Ke away, the two siblings saw the figure of the staff under an oil lamp on the street outside the cemetery.

Perhaps because he had temporarily assumed such an important position as the city lord, his face did not look as gloomy as before.

However, the oil lamp where he stood was not as bright as the others, but flickered a little, and the flickering light fell on the face of the staff, and his face became cloudy.

The staff seemed to have been waiting here for a long time, and after seeing the two brothers and sisters, they quickly walked up: "Miss Lei Ruoya, Mr. Lei Yang." ”

Lei Yang scratched his head, which was in response to the other party's greeting.

Lei Ruoya looked at the staff with some strangeness: "Is there something wrong with the staff?" ”

“…… Originally, I wasn't sure about this, but after thinking about it for a long time......" The staff member looked like he wanted to say something, and paused for a long time before he said again, "I think it's still necessary to tell Miss Lei Ruoya about you." ”

"What?"

The staff looked at Lei Ruoya seriously, and the light suddenly became bright and his face turned slightly pale: "I feel...... The disappearance of soldiers in the barracks may not have been done by Deville. ”

It took a long time for Lei Ruoya to realize that the name of Dai Wei in the mouth of the staff was the name of the city lord, and her expression suddenly became serious: "Lord of staff, are you serious?" ”

The staff nodded: "Although I can't come up with any concrete evidence...... But I always found it strange that the soldiers who were sent to that cave were all dead, and by the time they were sent there they were corpses. But ......"

"Mr. Lei Yang was also present that day, and we found a soldier in the barracks who had been captured by Deville and was presumably going to be sent to the cave...... But the soldier was clearly alive. ”

"I'm not sure my conjecture must be correct, but my gut tells me...... There seems to be something wrong with this. Teleport the Soldier's corpse to the ...... of the cave Maybe someone else. ”

The lights began to flicker again, and the surroundings were dark and bright, as if they were changing from day to night and from night to day.

Lei Ruoya was silent for a long time, and finally said to the other party heavily:

"Send someone to dig up all the bodies that have been buried in the past few days...... Burn them all. ”

The staff was shocked, thinking that this seemed too extreme.

However, Lei Ruoya spoke before he could speak, and spoke in an unusually serious tone: "I know you think this is extremely disrespectful to those deceased warriors...... But my lord, I want you to understand that we are still at war......"

"All I do is just hope that the rest of us will ...... Able to survive better. ”

The oil lamp flickered a few more times, but finally it was completely extinguished, and the rest of the staff and Lei Ruoya looked at each other in the long night.

It took a long time for the staff to nod solemnly, then turn and leave.

Lei Yang on the side looked at his sister in the dark, and felt that his sister's brows seemed to be a little deeper, but he felt that he couldn't seem to help in these aspects, so he subconsciously leaned towards his sister's delicate body.

The younger sister was stunned for a moment after noticing her brother's actions, and then she stretched out her hand and gently grabbed the corner of her brother's clothes.

The small space was pitch black, with almost no light.

And there was not much light in the whole city of Belia, as if it had fallen into an extremely long dark night.

The night was long.

The two siblings stood like this in the middle of the night.

(End of Volume 1) (To be continued.) )