Chapter 47: Trapped
For a day and a night, the whole team was highly nervous. Thankfully, the harassing team didn't reappear.
Ding Qin kept an eye on the eagle. It began to hover over the line from morning to night, never stopping for a moment.
In fact, it was not only Ding Qin, but also Feng Lei, who was now beginning to affirm that this eagle was strange.
The next morning, the tension finally eased somewhat. is about to arrive at Fangzhu City, and even when the line of sight is good, the location of Fangzhu City is faintly in sight.
"Let's go. After Feng Lei inspected the entire team, he finally gave the order.
Just after noon, everyone had arrived two or three miles outside Fangzhu City. This is indeed an ancient city, although it has been invaded for an unknown number of years, and a large section of the city wall still stands on the surface, which is higher than a person. These dilapidated city walls, enclosed about ten miles long and about five miles wide, also show the scale of Fangzhu City at that time.
It is not easy to build such a large city in the middle of the desert and ensure that the inhabitants are adequately supplied.
"It's the same as when I came before. Feng Lei stood there and looked at it, told the team to take a temporary break, and sent a team to reconnoiter in the city. Soon, the team reported that nothing unusual had been found.
Feng Lei got the information, walked to Ding Qin's side, and asked Ding Qin's opinion. "Into the city?"
According to the plan, they will have their last known rest in Fangzhu City, which may last for two or three days. In fact, the earlier they enter the city, the better it will be for their follow-up.
Ding Qin thought for a while and nodded, "Okay, enter the city." ”
The team started again. Just when he was still about a mile away from the city, Fat Dun suddenly turned around and blocked the front of the team.
It kept growling, as if to prevent people from entering.
"What's the matter, Fat Dun?" Ding Qin knew that this demon wolf would not normally react in a similar way for no reason, but it could not be ruled out that it had a wild attack and was an enemy of people, so he deliberately kept a distance from the previous moment.
Seeing Ding Qin coming, Fat Dun immediately showed weakness, but he still blocked the middle of the road and refused to get out of the way. After Ding Qin carefully observed, he made sure that it was not hostile, so he stepped forward and touched its head, "What's the situation?"
Fat Dun was whining in his throat, but Ding Qin couldn't understand it.
However, Ding Qin had a kind of worry in his heart, just like the reminder of the bone soul now.
Warcraft is quite sensitive to danger. Fat Dun blocked the road like this, and it cannot be ruled out that there was some kind of danger in the city.
Ding Qin touched Fat Dun's head again, "Even if you feel in danger, we need to go into the city." Rest assured, we will respond to emergencies appropriately. ”
Fat Dun was obviously still reluctant. However, under Ding Qin's gentle plucking, it slowly retreated to the side.
"Into town. Ding Qin stood up and inadvertently glanced at the sky. The eagle no longer knew when it had flown away.
The gate of Fangzhu City, which may be a wooden structure, has long been damaged and is missing, leaving only the remaining stone arches and rust on the edges. In front of the city gate, there is a stele, and the two words "Fang Zhu" can be vaguely seen. On the back of the stele, there should have been an inscription, but due to the long time, the inscription was shallowly etched, and it was also polished by the wind and sand.
Entering the city through the city gate, a quaint atmosphere immediately greeted you. Although the building has long since collapsed under the erosion of time, the regular layout and straight streets can still imagine the prosperity of those years. In particular, the entire building complex has a layout with a high middle and low periphery, and if it is restored to its original state, it is easier to have a sense of majesty.
In the city, there is no shortage of relatively well-preserved stone walls and stone courtyards. These locations can be used as campsites for the night, and they can be well protected from the wind. Feng Lei relied on his memory and quickly found an ancient well. The rope racks on the well had long since decayed, but they could still fetch fresh fresh water when they brought the buckets they brought.
"We're camping by the water. Feng Lei said, "After leaving the city from the back gate, there is a land that is not too desertified, where all kinds of plants grow, which can provide us with some supplies. After resting here for two days, it's time to start exploring the rest of the Longyang Ancient Road. ”
Ding Qin observed his surroundings and nodded after making sure that he didn't find any suspicious signs. But in this process, Fat Dun has always been in a more cautious state.
The team soon entered camping mode. After that, Feng Lei sent several sentry posts to occupy the higher view area around the camp. As time passed, the surroundings gradually quieted down.
Before it got dark, Ding Qin turned around this Fangzhu City entirely. The city is divided into three parts, the front, the middle and the back, and the first part, which is where they entered, was supposed to belong to a relatively dense construction area. The second part is central, with several large buildings in the mainstream, but it is also the most damaged. Judging from some traces, it looks more like it was directly destroyed. In the third part, there are fewer buildings and more open areas, which may be a place such as a market.
After dark, Ding Qin returned to the camp. Fat Dun has always been in a relatively anxious state, in order to prevent the sound it makes from affecting people's rest, Ding Qin arranged it outside the city. Although Fat Dun was reluctant, he obeyed.
Since no definite enemy had been identified, and it was determined that the various points had been armed, open fire was used in the camp. It's a little bright at night, and it makes people feel more secure.
Ding Qin took the initiative to participate in the duty and persisted until the second half of the night. After cultivating, he put away the Great Golden Immortal Fruit and quickly fell asleep.
I don't know how long he slept, but he was awakened by the sound of a horn.
Opening their eyes, around their makeshift camp, the fire was bright. If you look closely, there are people standing on the high places, and at the broken walls of the camp.
Each of these men had a torch in his hand, which illuminated the whole camp.
It turned out that none of the sentry posts set up in the camp played a role!
Ding Qin's heart was really shocked.
You must know that the team that Feng Lei brought out, even if it can't be said to be experienced in a hundred battles, can be regarded as well-trained. But I didn't expect that I would be controlled by these people in silence!
Looking at Feng Lei again, his face was also not good-looking.
And that horn just now is the way these people demonstrate.
Ding Qin looked around, but did not recognize who was the leader of these people.
Ding Qin asked the bone soul in the sea of knowledge, "You don't feel it either?"
The Bone Soul shook his head helplessly. "Nope. You sleep, in fact, I also sleep. These people didn't bring much spiritual power fluctuations. The way they fight can be special. So I didn't feel it. ”
Ding Qin smiled bitterly. It seems that this world is bigger than I imagined.
Because before, he always thought that the world was very big, and there were many things that the bone soul knew, but he didn't know.
And just now, he learned that what the bone soul knew was only a small part of the world.
"Surrender. Now the situation is clear, even if you attack, there is no chance of victory. When this voice came out, Ding Qin could barely distinguish the direction.
"Who are you, and why are you surrounding us?" Feng Lei was the commander of the entire team, and in the face of such a change, he usually came forward.
"Cut. No need to install it. Don't think pretending to be irrelevant and we'll fall for it again. Let me tell you, this year is different from previous years, and you will not succeed in your dreams. The voice still couldn't hear the direction, which made Ding Qin very annoyed.
Feng Lei didn't explain much, but said, "I think you guys are mistaken. ”
"We're not that stupid. You, speaking this, and he, the thin man who is still young, you two, come with us. The thin man mentioned in this voice is, of course, Ding Qin.
Ding Qin couldn't help frowning. Why should the other side just point out themselves? You know, in this team, you don't have anything to stand out about.
"I—why?" he asked.
The voice said, "You two are the commanders of this team. As long as the commander is controlled, the others have nothing to fear. Why, don't want to?"
Speaking of which, on the high platform where the sentry posts were originally set up, several bound soldiers were immediately pulled out.
"The life and death of your sentinels, and even your entire team, is in our hands. Although you are doomed to return in vain, will you leave your brother behind?"
Immediately after saying that, someone put a knife on the necks of those soldiers.
Judging by the reaction of the soldiers, they must have been in a coma.
Ding Qin looked at Feng Lei. In the current situation alone, they are at a complete disadvantage. And, as the voice said, even if they fight back, they have no chance of winning.
Feng Lei obviously had a hard time choosing. In his silent time, Ding Qin spoke, "If the two of us go with you, can you keep the others safe?"
The voice said, "Of course." However, only if they obey our discipline. If you are gone and these people try to escape, the consequences will be unpredictable. ”
"Good. Ding Qin took a deep breath, "Let's go with you." ”
Feng Lei seemed to be a little puzzled by Ding Qin's decision, "Ding Qin, none of their identities are clear......"
Ding Qin said, "I know. But now we don't have a choice. Even if we fight back now, it will only increase the casualties. Also, I don't think they're supposed to be extremely evil people. Otherwise, they would have been able to kill us in their sleep, as they would have been able to easily remove our sentry, instead of blowing the horn as well. ”
Feng Lei thought about it again and did not express any more opinions. Ding Qin said directly, "We're ready." How do you want us to go with you?"
The voice said, "Well, you little brother is happy. All right, keep moving forward, out of your ranks, to the broken wall. ”
Ding Qin looked at it, and in front of him, it was the broken wall. In that position, there were eight people, four of whom were holding torches, and four of them were holding ropes and other things.
Taking a deep breath, he slowly walked over there.