Chapter 315: Desperate Spring City
Hearing is false, seeing is believing, many times it is indeed the truth, before coming, Li Ang made a variety of speculations about the situation in Spring City and Huadu, but now none of them can be right.
The Chuncheng army is not so much to capture Huadu, but to become the guard of Huadu, to say that the people of Huadu and the Chuncheng army should cooperate with the outside, Li Ang really can't imagine that the whole group of idlers who drink tea and enjoy flowers will have such behavior and ability.
What's the problem? Generalissimo Lee's intelligence is inaccurate? Or is it all fake?
Shaking his head and suppressing the doubts in his heart, Li Ang walked alone on the streets of Huadu, when night fell, the lights were on, and the top of the lamppost was a blooming magnolia, which was the shape of the lamp, which was quite exquisite.
After dinner, people repeat the leisurely daytime, drinking tea, chatting and admiring the flowers, so they are not comfortable and happy.
The green, flower-dotted walls were not guarded by anyone, but they gave Leon a sense of danger, with mysterious creatures spying on him.
It was already dark, but the city gate was not closed, in fact, it could not be closed at all, and there was no city gate in Huadu at all.
There are still many troops of Spring City guarding the outside of the city gate, not only at the city gate, but also along the city wall, there are troops from Spring City stationed at intervals, like the most loyal soldiers guarding their homes.
Through the shadow of the city wall, Li Ang quietly approached a soldier from Spring City, and then touched it to wipe his neck, it was impossible, why did he kill people without anything, he just watched quietly.
The unknown warrior stood upright, his eyes did not squint, his skin was slightly dark, his expression was serious, he stood silently, unmoving.
If it weren't for the fact that his chest was still rising and falling slightly, Leon really suspected that he was a sculpture or a corpse at all.
Click! Rumble~~! The rumbling thunder suddenly exploded overhead, and the bean-sized raindrops fell unexpectedly, hitting the ground, slapping the leaves, and it was very lively.
The thunderstorm downpour without warning is also a major feature of Huadu, and despite the heavy rain, the soldier still does not move.
No matter how elite a warrior is, I'm afraid he can't do this, and then in connection with Wu Haoyue's letter and what Bai Lan said, Li Ang boldly guessed that this warrior was most likely parasitized.
It took a moment to circle around Huadu, observing all the soldiers guarding the city walls, except for the difference in appearance, everything else was the same, even the posture of standing.
It's just that Li Ang can't figure it out, these are the troops of Spring City, but why did they come to protect Huadu? Because they captured Huadu? If they are considered to have conquered, then the standard of this capture is really low.
Except for a circle of troops from Spring City surrounding Huadu, Li Ang did not find any more people from Spring City, and it seemed necessary to go to Spring City.
Huadu is thousands of kilometers away from Spring City in a straight line, the actual distance must be more far, Spring City is in the west of Huadu, the latitude of the two is about the same, and the climate difference is not big.
Coincidentally, it was raining heavily in the flower capital, and the spring city was also thundering, and the dense rain curtain blurred the world like a bead curtain.
Spring City was no different from the last time Li Ang visited, the spiraling upward, towering tower of stars in the rainy night, mysterious and unpredictable.
It was midnight at this time, and the whole Spring City fell into a deep sleep, and occasionally a small group of patrolling soldiers walked by, also quietly, without making any sound.
The movements of the patrol team were uniform, and the amplitude of their footsteps and the angle of their arms did not deviate in the slightest, which was afraid that it had been parasitized again.
I'm afraid that the army of Spring City has completely fallen, but what about the civilians? What about the managers of Spring City? Is it rare that it is already more auspicious?
Well? A slight but rapid footstep caught Leon's attention, followed by another footfoot, the difference being that the latter's voices, though almost identical, could still be heard not to belong to one person, but to a group of people.
The street lamps that emitted a faint white light did not illuminate the entire street, and a hurried figure flickered from one street lamp to another very quickly, and soon ran away.
A group of patrolling soldiers still maintained a uniform movement, quickly chasing the figure in front of them.
"Stop!" "Don't run!" But no one shouted it, everyone knew that it was useless to shout, so it was better to save some effort and run faster with your head covered.
One person runs, a group of people chase, there must be a story in this, Li Ang followed without hesitation, and most of the people in front of him were not parasitized, otherwise what to run and what to chase is his own person.
The dark night, the majestic rain, between chasing and fleeing, soon came to the edge of the city wall, here is an ordinary residential area, small houses are neatly arranged, all around the pitch black, there is no light, the people who live here have long fallen asleep.
The rows of small houses meant an intricate series of forks and alleys, and the fleeing man was obviously very familiar with this place, and he was also very agile, and he could quickly turn and move with a random step on the wall, and the chasing group of soldiers quickly lost his sight.
"Huh~~~" Gently closed the door, pulled the curtains a little, and looked cautiously at the window for a while, Yu Kang finally breathed a sigh of relief, if he hadn't run fast, he would have almost been caught, and he was afraid to think about it.
"You're back." A woman's voice rang out behind Yu Kang.
"Shh~~~ tap!" Yu Kang hurriedly made a silent action.
"Discovered?"
"I was accidentally found when I came back, but it's okay now." Yu Kang gently closed the curtains, and the room was dark.
A small house with a very ordinary appearance, it is no different from the small houses built around it, but the underground of the house is unique.
Li Ang silently followed behind Yu Kang and the others, but they were completely unaware that in the intricate tunnels, every once in a while, a torch would burn weakly against the wall.
In this confined space, there are so many torches, and there is no fear of lack of oxygen? Li Ang secretly complained.
All the way forward, the deeper and deeper, the more damp it becomes, the whole tunnel is cylindrical, and the thickness is always consistent from beginning to end, compared to human digging, it is more like a path left by some kind of creature, carefully sensing, but also exudes a slight smell of decay, with a breath that obviously does not belong to human beings.
The two of them, who were familiar with the road, walked through the forks of the road, and finally came to a fairly wide cave, which should be a natural cave, with rows of stalagmites on the top of the cave, hanging upside down unevenly.
The ground is quite flat, it should have been specially taken care of, and a group of people sat on the ground so quietly, and with Yu Kang's arrival, everyone's eyes were focused on him.
"You're finally back, how's it going?" One person in the crowd stood up.
Standing up, this person Li Ang looked a little familiar, and remembered it after a while, he had seen this person before, he was Wu Haoyue's secretary, surnamed Jiang, and he didn't know what it was called.
"Report to Secretary Jiang, Mayor Wu was really caught by them, but he doesn't know where he was locked up." Yu Kang reported.
"Bastard!" Secretary Jiang clenched his fists and took a few deep breaths before calming down a little, and then continued to ask, "Is there any news from Xiao Zhang?" ”
"No, Xiao Cai and Xiao Zhu who were with him are also gone, I'm afraid ......"
"No fear! We have to believe in them! Secretary Jiang interrupted Yu Kang's words, showing a determined and confident look, but the deeply hidden worry in his eyes betrayed his true thoughts.
Silence spread in this dimly lit cave, and Secretary Jiang's firm and confident words could not dispel the haze in their hearts: "Secretary Jiang, you say, is this city finished?" ”
"What nonsense, we will definitely rescue Mayor Wu! She'll definitely have a way! Xiao Zhang, they will definitely complete the task! ”
Secretary Jiang said three certainties in a row, seemingly full of confidence, but more of his hope was pinned on others, indicating that his heart had gradually lost hope.
"Secretary Jiang is right, there will be a way." Leon's voice resounded in the crowd, his tone was flat, but it seemed to contain some kind of magic, which made these people who had almost lost hope regain some information and some brightness in their eyes.
"As long as you don't give up, everything will be fine!" Secretary Jiang also took advantage of the situation to encourage everyone.
Taking this opportunity, Li Ang smoothly blended into this group of people, the people in the cave thought that he was brought back by Yu Kang, and Yu Kang thought that Li Ang was brought back by others when he was out, anyway, as long as he was not parasitized, he would not be an enemy now.
Humans can fight among themselves, but they can still unite well when they are persecuted by other powerful races, especially when their numbers are already small.
It's easy to tell if you're parasitized or not, the parasitized have dull expressions and don't have any ability to communicate, they're just puppets with a human appearance.
In order to better understand the current situation of the city, Li Ang volunteered to join the team that went out to find out the news, their most important task was to find the location of Wu Haoyue, and the secondary task was to search for survivors.
It seems that Wu Haoyue is quite prestigious here, she has been arrested, and there are so many people who want to save her, and they still pin their hopes on her, Li Ang thought secretly.
Spring City has completely turned into a puppet city, and all the inhabitants are numb and wooden, doing their work like machines according to established procedures.
There is a special connection between the parasitic people, as soon as one person sees them, people from all directions will rush over, looking like they are not dying.
It is really desperate to want to act in such a city that is the enemy of the world, and even to save people.