Passing through industrial areas, past schools and hospitals, cars come to the edge of the city.

The buildings and streetscapes on the roadside do not seem to have changed, just like they were a hundred years ago, except for a trace of dilapidation and desolation.

The four got out of the car, and Lu Xi raised his head.

The real change is here.

In front of him is a towering and huge barrier, like a black mountain range, extending infinitely to both ends of the field of vision.

The black city walls made of alloy are magnificent and majestic.

But Lu Xi felt that this was weak and reluctant.

Humanity coaxed.

The development of science and technology allowed the city to expand, and people demolished the city walls.

The aura was revived, and in the face of alienated beasts and invading insect tides, the human beings, who were powerless to resist, built a solid shell for themselves.

The more I lived, the more I went back.

Han Qingfeng stood beside Lu Xi and said, "This is not a city wall, this is a cage. ”

"The individual is unprecedentedly powerful, flying in the sky, and seems to be omnipotent. From a racial point of view, this is the time of the weakest. We once conquered the skies and seas, but now we can't even go hundreds of kilometers to the wilderness. ”

"It's ridiculous that some powerful psychic cultivators also preach that this is the best era for mankind and call themselves new humans. But they don't have to hide behind the ramparts. Humans have built cages for themselves, and they are like shivering domestic animals. ”

"I participated in the construction of the three walls of the 53rd district, and like you, I feel humiliated. The humiliation of being imprisoned in a birdcage. ”

Lu Xi looked at Han Qingfeng, and the meaning in his eyes was obvious, you kid still has made progress, you can say this kind of thing.

But how do you sound familiar, it's a domestic animal and a birdcage, is there any line?

"Hey, hey, what kind of eyes are you, I'm also a senior leader now, and I still have the art of speaking."

……

When I approached the black wall of the rampart, I realized that it was full of letters.

It is a name, representing a life that was once alive. The name is followed by a number, and that's when they sacrificed.

Following the direction of Han Qingfeng's finger, Lu Xi saw a familiar name.

Song Mingyao, 1020.08......

Li Shanglin, 1020.08......

Xu Hao, 1021.02......

Yu Qi,......

Gu Lan,......

……

"The idea of carving the names of the victims behind the walls was my idea. They either died in the mouths of ferocious beasts or under the chitinous scythes of the insects, and they could not be recovered. ”

"Their names are engraved on the walls of the ramparts, on the one hand, to commemorate that they are the strongest of the ramparts. They did not sacrifice, they just protected our homeland in another form. ”

"The one that doesn't have a date behind it is missing. There are thirty-four people in total, except for the two of us, and the students in the class are all here. ”

Han Qingfeng pointed to a small blank space, "This is the position left for me, and yours." One day, the names of the two of us will be engraved, and a class will be neatly organized. ”

Every time Lu Xi saw a name, he remembered a bright smiling face, and his heart was uncomfortable.

Seeing that his mood was wrong, Han Qingfeng patted him on the shoulder and said, "Come on, come on, don't look like you're going to die, if you don't fight, your name will be hung up." ”

"You, you just suffered too young. Like I've lived for so long, I don't think it's a big deal. ”

"Let's go, I'll take you up and have a look. I'm telling you, that is, follow me, if you come by yourself, you won't have a chance to climb the barrier at all. As he spoke, Han Qingfeng led Lu Xi, passed through the guards, followed the steps, and ascended upward.

"It stands to reason that a master like me can jump up directly, just like in the novel, jump, step on the right foot with his left foot, and rise into the air. Now I have to take the stairs to take care of you......"

Lu Xi: "......"

Han Qingfeng owes this, and Lu Xi has always known it.

When I used to go to school, I used to have fun arguing with him, but I couldn't imagine that this kid had lived for more than a hundred years, and he had become a big man who stomped his feet and shook three times, how could he still look like he was underbeaten.

……

Lu Xi and Han Qingfeng climbed to the top of the barrier, and Zhao Daming and Congqiu waited below.

It was dusk, and the sky and the earth met in the distance into a golden line, and the thick walls cast huge shadows.

Small black dots slowly moved at the end of the field of vision, gathering in twos and threes, approaching the barrier.

"That's a team of hunters, and most of the cultivation resources have to be obtained by hunting. Beasts affected by the aura are both fierce enemies for survival and abundant resources. ”

"But most of the hunters can't go deep into the wilderness because they have to return before dark, and the wilderness at night is too dangerous."

Lu Xi didn't speak, looking at the strange distance, which was originally part of the city. Abandoned homes and office buildings were demolished and destroyed, leaving only ruins scattered among tall bushes.

"In the past, most of the area of Q City has been abandoned and has become a paradise for man-eating beasts, and we only have five walls left."

"It's a change like a sea of vicissitudes." Lu Xi sighed.

"The research on the curse I just mentioned has not made any progress, and in the first few years, the investment in research was relatively large, but then the situation became more and more tense, and it came to a long standstill. There have always been suggestions to shut down the base. ”

"But I don't agree, I have a gut feeling that the origin behind this curse on your body may be related to the origin of Reiki revival."

"Except for the first group of people on your mission, I have been secretly investigating clues about the mysterious curse for so many years, and found 6 cases of death due to the mysterious curse. There's an interesting part of that. Han Qingfeng said stop here, he will never get tired of this kind of trick.

"What?" Lu Xi asked very cooperatively.

"Of the six cases in which people died due to mysterious curses, 5 were first-order cultivators and 1 was second-order cultivators. And that case of second-order cultivation was not a death from a mysterious curse. But...... Death in a duel, well, you can also understand it as a brawl. ”

"And then?" Lu Xi feels that he is a comic actor.

"My personal guess is two, the first is that mystical curses are not uncommon, and a significant part of the human community is cursed."

"The second point is that the influence of the mysterious curse may be related to cultivation, and the improvement of cultivation can suppress the outbreak of the curse."

"100 years ago, the aura had just begun to recover, but at that time, the cultivation of the awakened, measured by the current realm level, was basically a first-order primary level, so if you are cursed, you will die."

"And now, the aura has been widely extended, and the method of reiki exhalation for cultivation has also been developed, and the average cultivation of human beings has improved, and children have a first-order primary level. Therefore, the curse is suppressed for the time being, and the person who is cursed will not die in a short time. ”

"Of course this is my personal speculation, and there is no actual argument to support it, because substantive research has been stopped for a long time."

"So, you have to improve your cultivation strength as soon as possible. It is almost impossible to raise the strength to the second order in four months, but only in this way can there be a glimmer of life. ”

……

"In District 53, the most suitable places to improve your strength are schools, the military, and some large corporate organizations. So, you go to school. ”

"Okay." Lu Xi replied simply.

"Huh? That's what you said yes? Don't have to think about it? Han Qingfeng seemed to be unsatisfied, and he was also ready to look at the value orientation of the aura society from the background of the times, personal development, and aura...... There are eight aspects to explain why you want to go to school.

"Will you pit me?"

"Of course not, what is the relationship between the two of us, and who am I? I am Han Qingfeng, who is unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness. ”

"That's it, I believe you."

……

"I tell you, don't be so light-hearted, the current school is not what it was in the old days. A school that cultivates martial arts and fighting skills is not the same as a school that imparts knowledge. In terms of your strength and the type of ability, it's not that easy in school. It's complicated right now, and there's only so much support I can give you. ”

"Thank you." Lu Xi replied.

Only then did Lu Xi recall that he also had special abilities, and he was also the first batch of awakened people on the earth.

It's been a long time since I woke up, and if I didn't mention it, I almost forgot about the ability.

Lu Xi closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the world in front of him had changed.

There was light in front of me, a pale blue light, like mist, like a veil, and flowing like water. The light and mist shrouded everything in the field of vision, and everyone was covered with a faint halo, light and dark, and in the pale blue, shimmering colors.

This is Lu Xi's ability, he can see the existence of the aura, and can feel the fluctuations and changes of the aura.

His abilities can predict the abilities unleashed by enemies, lurk assassins in blind spots, and spot beast activity beyond line of sight.

In the early stage of the revival of the aura, in the struggle against mutant beasts and otherworldly invasions, Lu Xi was the eyes of the team.

Although it did not produce direct destructive power, Lu Xi's special ability made Lu Xi highly valued in the early days, and he was the best among all the awakened people in Q City at that time.

"Your psionic perception ability is now outdated, you know? Now that technology is regressing, thermal weapons are becoming less and less important, and the status of perceptual abilities is declining. ”

"Gone are the old ways of fighting where you reported a coordinate and a base number of artillery fire covered the past. It's the time for elemental abilities. Han Qing was a little stunned, and lit a flame with his fingers.

"9 o'clock, 300 meters away, 42 meters per second, level 3." Lu Xi's voice was hurried.

"Huh?"

Han Qingfeng subconsciously turned around, and the spiritual power was channeled from the spiritual sea to his fingertips, and the surrounding spiritual energy gathered, resonated, and assimilated, transforming from a pure form of energy into the ability of flames.

A huge black shadow, with the sound of whistling wind, rushed towards the two of them, bringing a wave of spiritual energy fluctuations, this is a fierce beast that can unleash extraordinary abilities.