Chapter 3: Contemplating the World of Great Fear
Walking out of the house, Chu Cheng looked at the low pitch-black sky above his head; and the endless metal earth under his feet, which stretched to the end of his vision, suddenly felt a depression in his heart.
Although there was darkness overhead, there were countless glowing clusters of light flickering on the metal ground, and these clusters of light were arranged geometrically, reflecting the world as far as the eye could see.
Chu Cheng knew that these light clusters were the lighting system that came with the surface of the ancient ruins, and they would periodically turn on and off, and once they were turned off, they would herald the arrival of 'night'.
With the help of the lighting system on the surface of the metal earth, Chu Cheng could barely see the huge silhouette in the distance! Countless towering mountains made of metal rose and fell, and a large number of super-giant machines towered to the sky, the outlines of which stretched to the end of the sky, where the eye could not reach!
Although it was a "familiar" scene that could be seen every day when he looked up, Chu Cheng still felt shocked from the bottom of his heart! The sense of oppression in substance forced him to look away. It was a kind of shock as if facing the nature of heaven and earth, you must know that these metal giant mountains, each of which is between thousands or even tens of thousands of meters in height; As for those super-large machines, their size is even more exaggerated, and the village where Chu Cheng is located is not even a speck of dust in front of it!
And all this is just the tip of the iceberg of the insignificant ancient ruins!
Chu Cheng couldn't help but think of the flashy words and phrases praising the empire in the "Chronicles of the Empire", and he knew very well that they were just a means to coax the foolish people. The entire Sophies Empire seems to be magnificent, but in fact it is just a "bug" that inhabits and parasits on the surface of ancient ruins.
The ruins of the ancient era are incredible! The proven part of the ruins alone has a diameter of more than 10 billion kilometers, and the unexplored part is even more vast and endless! The area controlled by the empire is really not even a drop of water in the sea!
Chu Cheng really couldn't imagine that he could build a miracle creation like an ancient ruin, how powerful the civilization of the ancient era was, it was already a 'god' in religion! In the face of such a god-level civilization, the Sophies Empire is really not even a stronger ant, and the 'qualitative' gap between the two sides has already reached an immeasurable level!
And it was precisely the strength of the ancient era that made Chu Cheng feel extremely frightened! Whenever he thought about this, Chu Cheng would tremble from the bottom of his heart......
Powerful god-level civilizations like the Ancient Era, they ...... And how was it destroyed!?
Holding back the inertia of thinking, Chu Cheng emptied his mind little by little. He knew that there was no point in continuing to think about it. A "subhuman" at the bottom of the empire like him, who needs to do his best to survive, is not yet qualified to explore the truth at this level.
Today's village is particularly bleak, giving people a sense of mourning. It seems that the young and middle-aged people in the village have been summoned to the village chief's house. At this moment, there are only scattered old and sick people on the street, staggering like the walking dead.
Chu Cheng passed by these people, and saw that most of these people's eyes were empty and numb, as if their souls had been drained by life.
"Look! That little bastard is here! ”
At this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from the corner of the street. Chu Cheng followed the prestige, and saw a fat man of eighteen or nineteen years old, hooking his fingers provocatively at him.
The fat man was surrounded by a group of smaller children, and was spitting at Chu Cheng while scolding "mongrel" and something like that. This group of guys is probably the most energetic group on the whole street.
"Hear the word 'mongrel'." Chu Cheng's black jade-like pupils contracted suddenly, but the edge ...... Immediately he was caught in the eye.
Chu Cheng buried his head and sped up on his feet, trying to shake them off without paying attention to the group. He still has important things to do, but he doesn't want to entangle them here.
Seeing Chu Cheng's "timid" appearance, a burst of laughter suddenly erupted from the group of teenagers. Someone actually picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at Chu Cheng without saying anything.
A sharp sound of breaking wind came, but who knew that Chu Cheng's reaction was surprisingly agile. He twisted his neck, and he dodged the two stones that were thrown at his head. That scene not only made people wonder if he had eyes behind his back.
However, Chu Cheng's agile dodging was exchanged for a group of children's intensification. Suddenly, more stones were thrown at Chu Cheng. Chu Cheng struggled to dodge, but was still hit in the shoulder.
This blow was really not light, and Chu Cheng's entire shoulder lost sensation, leaving only a burning pain.
The crowd erupted in triumphant laughter. From that still childish laughter, Chu Cheng felt the malice that was not inferior to the imperial soldiers.
Compared with adults, children's world is more naked ~ naked. Perhaps they were simply frightened by the atrocities of the Empire and desperately needed an object of humiliation to vent the fears that had accumulated in their hearts.
And Chu Cheng, as an "outlier" among the children in the village, naturally became the best target. After all, both in his looks and in his name, he was out of step with the entire village.
Thinking of this, Chu Cheng turned around with a pale face, he knew that this group of guys would not give up today.
Seeing Chu Cheng stop, a group of people immediately surrounded him. The fat young man at the head looked at Chu Cheng playfully, and then spit directly on Chu Cheng with a mouthful of saliva.
Chu Cheng had a cold face, but he didn't speak.
"Fat Dragon, have you seen it, he's scared!" The crowd erupted in laughter again, and Chu Cheng's behavior had been interpreted by them as cowardice.
Seeing that Chu Cheng didn't dare to fight back, the corners of the fat dragon's mouth suddenly opened an arc, and the fat palm slapped Chu Cheng's face sarcastically, "Boy, I heard that you are a wild seed born to your mother and a wild man from the outer village. I've also heard that the man and your mother abandoned you after giving birth to you, is it true? ”
When Chu Cheng heard this, his pupils focused slightly, but he still didn't speak.
"The son is a wild seed, and the mother is probably also a cheap maid. A bastard like you left behind by a wild man from the outside village should be pushed out to eat guns. You were lucky to survive today, but God really can't open your eyes. But next time, you're not so lucky. Seeing that Chu Cheng didn't react, Feilong suddenly became even more presumptuous in his words.
"You mean, the guy who pushed me in the small square today...... It's you!? Who knew that in the next second, the fat dragon only felt two fierce gazes, and they "hit" him in the face.
The fat dragon was a spirit, and when he saw Chu Cheng in front of him, he had raised his head at some point, and his eyes were flashing like a wolf cub.
"Even if it's pushed by Lao Tzu, what can you ......do with Lao Tzu" The sudden flickering fierce light in Chu Cheng's eyes made the fat dragon stunned. But with a group of "subordinates" who were courageous, Feilong naturally refused to lose the upper hand, and he couldn't hold his breath, he chose to strike first, and hit Chu Cheng's left face with a round fist.
The weight of the fat dragon is two hundred catties, if it is solid this time, Chu Cheng's thin body will definitely be turned to the ground on the spot.
However, in the next second, a scene that surprised everyone happened. Seeing that Chu Cheng's waist suddenly exerted force, the whole person suddenly moved sideways like antelope horns, and directly dodged the blow of the fat dragon. It was as if the speed, force, and angle of the punch had been predicted by him in advance.
With a punch in the air, the fat dragon was about to throw a second punch, but suddenly felt a chill down his spine, and a chill ran down the back of his head to the top of his head. In a trance, he seemed to see two dazzling fierce lights burst out in Chu Cheng's eyes, and the whole person was ...... It seems to have turned from a thin and autistic teenager into a bloodthirsty beast!
The thin body was as tight as a noose, and with the strength of the force, Chu Cheng's right leg burst out like a spring of accumulated strength, with a bang, and it pierced the fat dragon's lower abdomen like a match.
"Bang!" The fat dragon's body was suddenly struck by lightning, and he only felt that his brain was blank, and his internal organs were stirred up by the huge force, and he knelt down directly holding his stomach, gurgling in his throat for a long time, but he couldn't spit out a complete word.
Feilong couldn't imagine that Chu Cheng, who had always been "cowardly", would leave no room for action than him.
But before his blank brain could recover his thoughts, Chu Cheng had already walked in front of him and grabbed his hair, which was a violent knee hit!
"Bang!" The sound of bones breaking sounded, and the fat dragon's nose bleeded, howling and falling backwards, and even the bridge of his nose was smashed into the fat meat.
However, the fat dragon's piercing wail did not cause the slightest ripple in Chu Cheng's cold eyes. I saw that he rode directly on the fat dragon, opened his bow left and right, and punched the fat dragon in the face.
In the howl of the fat dragon killing a pig, the people around him finally reacted, and there was a burst of punches and kicks at Chu Cheng's back. However, Chu Cheng didn't seem to feel pain, ignoring the raindrops of attacks behind him, and still punched the fat dragon in the face.
"Stop what you're doing!" At this moment, a roaring cry full of anger came, and the half-grown children besieging Chu Cheng hurriedly retreated, silent. On the entire street, for a while, only the sound of Chu Cheng's fist punching to the flesh and the fat dragon's fainter and weaker howl!
Wait until Brian pulls Chu Cheng away from the fat dragon. The fat dragon's face was covered in blood, and his limbs were convulsed and fainted.
Chu Cheng stood firm, gasping and looking around to greet him...... It was the frightened gaze of the children around him.
"It seems...... In the short term, there will be no more troubles from my peers. Chu Cheng coldly glanced at the fat dragon on the ground, and the gaze in his eyes softened, and he began to explain the cause of the incident to Brian and the others who rushed over after the sound.
Looking at Chu Cheng, who had a calm face, and then at the fat dragon who had fainted with blood on his face, Brian's face suddenly became complicated.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the village chief, who was a little rickety, suddenly pushed away the crowd and walked over.
The village chief glanced at the fat dragon who had fallen to the ground, and his wrinkled face suddenly twitched a few times. I saw him push Brian away, and then couldn't help but say, facing Chu Cheng's face, raising his hand was a slap!
"Smack!" This slap was crisp and loud, and everyone in the audience was a little stunned. Although they knew that Feilong was the only grandson of the village chief, they didn't expect that the other party, an adult, would actually do something to Chu Cheng.
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Information that can now be made public:
Taking Pluto as the boundary, the diameter of the solar system is about 12 billion kilometers. This means that the part of the "ruins of the ancient era" alone that has been discovered to exist is already larger than the solar system; The unexplored part is even more vast, endless!