After several days of arduous trekking, the ruins of this featureless city that appeared in front of the turtledove and the little worm at this moment should be the one that has some kind of relationship with the new empire.

It doesn't exist on the map from the abandoned city, but it is mentioned on Uncle Galahad's hand-drawn map, and if it weren't for the coordinates in Huangsha Town, I'm afraid the two young men wouldn't have found it.

"This is it?"

The modified pickup truck stopped a few hundred meters away from the ruins of the city, and Ikardove, who had turned off his engine, jumped out of the car and looked at the ruins of the city from a distance, which seemed to be separated from him by a veil, and couldn't believe how this place could be found so easily.

If there is really an unknown connection between this place and the New Empire, then according to Turtledove's conjecture, this place should probably be the same as the Gray Soil Ridge that passed through before, and it will be burned down by the New Empire after it is abandoned, completely avoiding future troubles.

No matter how bad it is, with the ability of the new empire, it is not difficult to wipe out a city of this size, why is the ruins of this city so grandly placed here, it looks like it is waiting for others to explore.

Isn't the new empire afraid of its secrets being leaked? Or is this place nothing to do with the new empire at all, or is it just a trap waiting for moths to put out the fire?

Countless thoughts sprung up from the depths of Turtledove's heart, and the more he pondered it, the more he realized that things were not so simple, and that perhaps he and the worm would encounter unexpected dangers as soon as they stepped into the ruins of the city.

"Otherwise, let's not go in?"

Recalling his previous experience, scenes of passing by death were re-reflected in Turtledove's mind, and he was very cautious this time, but unfortunately he was not the one in charge of this "duo".

"Don't talk so much nonsense," the little worm said as he walked towards the ruins of the city, "We've been tossing back and forth for so long, isn't it just to find this place, why don't you go in?" Okay, you'll be waiting for me here, and I'll go in by myself. ”

Looking at the stubborn back of the little worm, the turtledove had no choice, so he had to follow in a hurry.

……

Speaking of which, the reason why the turtledove and the insect were able to sail smoothly along the way was thanks to the tide caller in the abandoned city, under its call, the monsters within a hundred miles of the abandoned city became part of the "tide of terror", and they all went to the abandoned city.

Thus the turtledove, who had been seriously injured himself, was given a long chance to rest, and although a few days were not enough time for him to fully recover, it was still of some use—at least the turtledove was now able to move freely, unlike when he had just left the abandoned city, where it was difficult to walk two steps.

Most of the necrotic skin on his left shoulder has dried up and shrunk, and it is believed that it will be replaced by new skin in a few days, and as for the huge "cross scar" on his chest, there are already signs of scabbing, but the wound is so big that the scar seems to be inevitable.

But isn't there such a saying, called scars are a man's medal of honor, and turtledoves are not big girls and little daughters-in-law, and it is nothing great if there are a few more scars on the body.

Adequate rest also reduced the symptoms of the worm's concussion a lot, at least she no longer looked at things and had double vision, and she was nauseous and vomiting at every turn, all in all, although the turtledove and the worm did not fully recover, but the state was getting better little by little.

……

Walking among the empty mature ruins, turtledoves and insects are quite nervous.

The sun was high in the sky, and it was almost one or two o'clock in the afternoon, and the temperature was not high, and the occasional breeze would add a touch of gloom to the dilapidated streets.

It seems that this place has been deserted for a while, and the high-rise buildings of the past have almost all collapsed, and there are all large and small rubbles everywhere in sight, and only the low buildings can barely maintain their original appearance.

It is located on the border between the lawless land and the barren land, and few people have been here before, and even people like Galahad who run all over the world will pass by accidentally, so the ruins of this city can be described as real "urban ruins", and there is not even a ghost shadow.

Not to mention people, not even a small mouse can't see it.

……

"It's so quiet here, it's so quiet that it feels so awkward."

Turtledove on the left and Worm on the right, walking side by side along the street into the depths of maturity as they surveyed their surroundings, and Turtledove remembered that the humanoid monsters were most fond of living in the ruins of cities, which contained many architectural remains that provided them with shelter during the day.

Among the ruins of the city that the turtledove has entered before, almost every one of them is occupied by humanoid monsters, and their populations range from tens to hundreds, but there are more or less after all, and there are no mature ruins occupied by humanoid monsters, and the turtledove has never seen one.

Why is there no shadow of a humanoid monster in the ruins of this city?

Turtledoves can't figure it out, after all, humanoid monsters hate sunlight, according to Turtledove's understanding of humanoid monsters, there are two things in their lives that can directly make them go berserk, one is to be woken up while sleeping, and the other is to be exposed to the sun.

So why don't the humanoid monsters come to occupy the ruins of this city, could it be that there is something here that makes the humanoid monsters stay away, and they and the worms don't see it for the time being?

Worried in his heart, the turtledove's eyes blinked, he said in his heart that it must be like this, there is definitely a problem with the ruins of this city, otherwise it doesn't matter if you can't see the humanoid monster, there is not even a "scourge" such as a mouse, flies, and cockroaches, saying that there is no problem here, this is called how to believe the turtledove.

There is no life, and the ruins of the city are clearly a "dead city", a veritable "dead city".

……

The more he walked into the depths of the ruins, the more doubts in Turtledove's heart became, he really didn't see a single living thing, as if in the entire ruins of the city, there were only two living beings, him and the little worm, and there was a palpitating dead silence around the two of them.

A half-collapsed building doesn't breathe, a sculpture that falls crooked on the side of the road doesn't breathe, a dilapidated phone booth on a street corner doesn't breathe...... However, Ikaruga always felt that a pair of eyes were watching him secretly, and this feeling couldn't help but make him creepy.

"Jingle bells, jingle bells......"

Without warning, a sudden ringing rang from the phone booth, making the atmosphere more terrifying and eerie.