There was no sign of restoring the supply of artificial solar furnaces, the frenzied sirens shifted the riot in a hopeless direction, and the overflowing fires and spreading fires brought the dark city to ruin.

Unlike the previous fire, which was only used to create chaos and was just lit, this time it was a veritable fire company camp, and the east of the city, the south of the city, the dock area, and the commercial area were full of exclamations and shouts.

Gasoline, which is no longer black gold, is a cheap heating material, but at this moment, it has become the most haode accelerant, and the rain cannot extinguish these man-made disasters.

The rain became heavier and heavier, and although it caused trouble for the arsonists, the increasingly bad vision made the situation more chaotic and the fear more and more spreading.

And in the darkness of fear, a melodious flute reverberated back and forth in the city, and the roar and slashing of the abandoned beast could not suppress it.

The tune is witty, quite similar to that of a circus clown, and the sound is beautiful, but somehow it makes people feel chilled in the bottom of their hearts.

And with it comes calamity.

"Mouse!"

"That's a lot of rats!"

"Red-eyed, fanged, rats bigger than cats, that's a swarm of demon rats, be careful, there should be rat people nearby!"

The entrances to the city's sewers, which should have been locked up, were opened, mad rats poured in, and endless swarms of rats brought plague and death.

In the midst of the flute and raindrops, the evil rats frantically attacked all life, these lives with stench and pestilence, turned into a moving torrent, and once they were swept in, only bones remained.

A single demonized rat is not dangerous, and it is reluctant to be called an abandoned beast, but in front of thousands of rats, even the dragon will tremble, and after the rat colony is raging, the associated plague and poison plague are even more dangerous disasters than the rat colony itself.

If the north gate and the south gate are the sharp knives that have been put on the neck of Hemming City, then these demon rats that have come out of the sewers are the daggers behind the long-planned plan.

The sharp blade of the sharp knife is certainly terrifying, but the hidden arrow behind it is even more dangerous.

Under internal and external troubles, Haiming City is in danger.

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"Jiang Shang, the south gate has been opened, the rat man has come out of the sewer, and the defense is seriously overstaffed, if you can, think of a way."

The pigeon-like soul beast stopped on the windowsill, and Liu Min's hurried words came from it, which was the channel for the two sides to meet and make emergency contact.

Hearing this, Jiang Shang was shocked, not far from the south gate is the dock area and the education area, where the population density is extremely high, but there is no defense, if the beast is abandoned into the city, the death toll will not count.

hurriedly got up and prepared to go to support, but was stopped by Hong Ling at the door.

"You underestimate the outcasts! Perhaps, it is the night watchman who underestimates the outcasts as their great enemy. When you move to their rhythm like this, you're just dying. ”

Jiang Shang, who stopped Jiang Shang who was about to leave like this, Hongling began her statement with this sentence.

"The more critical the moment, the more you need to be calm."

"The abandonment of the abandonment and the abandonment of the beast seem to be similar, but in fact they are completely different things, the abandonment of the beast is the abandonment of the abandonment, they are the beasts without support and support, they are the existence that cannot touch the sun, and the abandonment of the abandonment is the abandonment of disgust."

"They are often once human beings or demigods, but for some reason, they become beings who are cursed by the gods, outcasts, rejected by the gods, and have no future."

"Cursed by the gods? Once human? Like a vampire? ”

When the gods returned to the mortal world, theology and mythology became a compulsory course for mankind, and when Hong Ling mentioned it, Jiang Shang remembered a chapter of the Old Testament of the Bible,

"God: What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries out of the ground to me. The earth has opened its mouth, and has received the blood of your brother from your hand. Now you will be cursed from the land. Thou shalt sow the earth, and it shall no longer serve thee, and thou shalt wander upon the earth. ”

This is a passage from the Bible, but it is the origin of the vampire's ancestor Cain's descent from a human to a demon, and God expelled him and punished him for killing his brother Abel.

"Yes, the true ancestor of a vampire like Cain is cursed by the gods, he is the outcast, and the blood-sucking and transformed kindred and descendants are only forsaken beasts (the night species). The outcasts have no future. ”

"Cain was cursed to be hunted down by the world forever, but could not really die, and enjoyed the painful 'eternal life' Similarly, the more famous, there are also the half-human, half-cow monsters who were cursed by the sea god Poseidon to stay in the labyrinth forever, the fallen angels who were cursed by God to become like mortals with many hatreds and desires, the Titans who were cursed by Zeus and could not leave Mother Earth, and the ancient Babylonian founders who were cursed by the gods to lose their country and wisdom, their entire race is an existence without a future."

"No future? In other words, it is impossible to reproduce. ”

"Well, it is the most fundamental instinct of every life to leave offspring, and a race without new blood is doomed. There are many types of outcasts, but what they all have in common is that they are cursed by the gods and cannot produce offspring and their kindred in a normal way. They can only use dark evil methods to create an existence similar to the same race, but they cannot make the race truly prosperous. ”

"The Vampire Dead Apostle and the True Ancestor, seemingly the same, are two different things entirely. True Ancestors are beings that can exist in the sun, while Dead Apostles are already a kind of undead. ”

Jiang Shang vaguely knew the meaning of Hongling's words, Weishenme abandoned the clan would be so dangerous.

In other words, does an outcast often represent a large family? No wonder it's so dangerous. ”

"Not only that, but the other side of the lack of new blood is that these outcasts are often the remnants of the dead who survived from the ancients, and in the old days, they left or hibernated with the gods, but they revived with the return of the gods. Some old guys outlive the gods. Countless years and ancient inheritances have made them extremely powerful and dangerous, but the most dangerous thing is the wisdom and knowledge accumulated by those abandoned people for hundreds of years. ”

When she said this, Hong Ling's eyes flashed bloodshot, as if she remembered something that annoyed her.

"Knowledge? And wisdom, more dangerous than liliang itself? ”

"The pen can win the sword, they are all thousand-year-old foxes, what to play and talk about fasting. A hundred-year-old man can become a spirit, not to mention those cunning thousand-year-old and thousand-year-old demons. The outcasts are cunning liars. If I see it, I'll do whatever it takes to get rid of it. The Outcasts are the natural enemies of the entire human race, and as long as they get rid of any of them, the Association will directly give them a heavy reward, and even it is a task that the Silver Night's Watch must complete to advance to the Gold Emblem. ”

The edges of the Night's Watch insignia are white, bronze, silver, and gold, and it has nothing to do with strength, but only proves the seniority and merit of the Night's Watch.

If you can't make a meritorious achievement, often an ordinary night watchman will still be a white badge when she retires, and the colored night watchman's emblem represents that this is a meritorious achievement for the strong, and it is an honor and status recognized by all shijie, and Hongling can get the silver badge before she is twenty, which has proved that she has definitely done a lot of great things.

Catelo, who has vaguely retired to the second line, is only a white emblem in his forties and fifties, and the night watchman of the golden emblem, Jiang Shang has only heard of it in magazines and legends, it is said that there are less than a thousand gold emblems in the entire Asian region, since the night watchman association regards hunting and abandoning the clan as a merit that must be completed to advance to the golden emblem, but it proves the terrible abandonment from one side.

"An outcast who has lived for tens of millions of years often represents a legend, maybe they have been cursed by the gods, and their personal combat strength is not strong enough, but they can always compensate for their shortcomings from other places."

"That's why I said that Weishenme can't talk to outcasts. Maybe they won't be like such abandoned beasts drooling and staring at your flesh and soul, but they always have a way to make you happily sell yourself and count the money for them. ”

"And the Catro who traded with him?"

Hong Ling made a decisive decision. "He's finished, countless people have been deceived by outcasts, and what fraudsters are best at is making you think you can get away with it, and when he thinks he can make an exception, it's over. Being ruined, or being deceived and not even being able to be a person, is his only fate. ”

Hong Ling's words were still in her ears last night, but the fire outside the window was enough to prove everything.

Not only did Catro fall for himself, but he also lost the entire city of Heming to the outcasts, and now, the chaos that he expected to be controllable has turned into a crisis for the entire city.

Under his "cover", the shapeshifters under Hamel actually moved freely in the city, they opened countless underground pipes and seals, opening channels for rats to enter the city, and at this moment, it was these "weak" shapeshifters who did what even the trolls could not do, and they successfully opened the other two city gates!

There are three gates inside Haiming City, the crisis of the west gate has just passed, the south gate and the north gate have been opened again, the ancient beasts have entered the city, but the demon rat group has blossomed inside and outside the sewer pipe opened by the hole.

The more critical it is, the more it is necessary to be calm and calculating, and a large drop of sweat is dripping from his forehead, and Jiang Shang is still thinking about how to deal with it.

From the start, it was a game that was not fair at all.

Many calculations came to mind, and one by one Jihua was vetoed in turn, but in the face of absolute defeat, Jiang Shang was still looking forward to a reversal.

"There must be a way to do it!"

“…… Maybe it's just a drop in the bucket if I go up to support, but it's better than sitting here and waiting for the situation to be bad. Think about it, Jiang Shang, where is your support most needed. ”

"To turn the solar stove back on? Where is the most heavily guarded place in Haiming City, at the same time as it has problems, I am afraid that the top combat forces of the whole city have been dispatched, the high-level of the Night Watch Association and the military will definitely rush there, and the experts of the Ink Research Institute will also be present, if they can't solve the problem, where can I go and what role can I play. ”

"Starting from the source is the root of the problem."

"The city gate is still the winner, if you go to support the city gate, and the two gates are opened at the same time, and there are problems with the south gate and the north gate, which one to go?"

Choosing A also represented giving up B, but Jiang Shang quickly made a decision.

"Hongling, I'll go to the south gate, and you go to hunt down that outcast."

The Dusk Species is the most dangerous, and if he is allowed to continue to act, I am afraid that it will pose a greater threat, and the strongest combat power of his own side is naturally the ACE-level Hong Ling, and a good knife is used on the blade.

Inside the north gate is the business district and administrative district, where the private soldiers of big businessmen are there, and there should not be much pressure there. Moreover, where is also where the government and major chambers of commerce are located, since it is important, there will definitely be someone to support it, and the south gate

"The south gate is the dock area, and behind the dock area is the residential area and the teaching area, where the population density is the highest, and the defense liliang is indeed the weakest, even if Liu Min's knights are, I don't feel at ease."

By mistake, she was originally going to ambush the Crazy Dragon Gang, Liu Min's Knights of the Balance should be near the south gate, according to Jiang Shang's understanding of Liu Min, she would definitely not be "smart" enough to stay out of the matter.

And now that I have received her request for help, it shows that where the situation is already worse, I should be able to help.

"Hongling, kill that outcast, and then join us."

Jiang Shang made a decision, but some people had a different opinion.

"I'm not going to hunt down any mouse. My task is to protect you, superfluous things, I will not do. ”

"Now that you have awakened the Star Soul, I can say a lot of things to you. As I said, your life is more important than the city itself. And now, after the awakening of the star soul, you should also know that what I said is the truth. ”

"Is it because I'm a Star Soul Messenger?"

"A Star Soul Envoy often represents a legend, he is a seed, he can give the liliang of the legendary hero to mortals, his own combat power is nothing, but he can often create dozens of Star Soul manifesters, that represents dozens of unique rare abilities, for the entire human society, that is a huge wealth."

"He's nothing, but what he represents is a possibility to move forward. Not to mention, you used to aim for a bachelor of ink studies, how did you think that new ink studies and new Confucianism came about, they came from the star soul that competed with a hundred schools. Jiang Taigong's star soul is the best of Chinese mythology, and it is the wealth of the entire human race, I accept the entrustment of the association to protect you, and now the situation is so chaotic, the opponent's first target is you, and I will not let you go. ”

Patiently, Hong Ling explained bit by bit, but Jiang Shang had his own ideas.

"I have liliang to protect myself now, I"

"Don't laugh, your two hits are nothing in the eyes of the real strong. It is true that the Star Soul Manifester can grow as quickly as if it is a plug-in, but it does not mean that the female bird that has just broken through the shell can fly directly. You're not even a rookie now, and you still need a lot of time and professional training. “

When Hong Ling waved her hand, she seemed to see through Jiang Shang's external strength and middle strength.

"You! Jiang Shang's Star Soul Envoy, right now, there shouldn't be an offensive soul skill. ”

“…… The heroic soul of the Star Soul Envoy has a characteristic, that is, it is often the weakest in that legend, but it is also the one who is most closely related to other heroic souls. For example, Tang Sanzang in Journey to the West, Loki in Ragnarok, Jiang Taigongxing Soul in your Romance of the Gods, in the legend, he is the military advisor of the Zhou camp, but his direct combat ability is indeed the last in the Zhou camp. ”

"Maybe it's because the heroes corresponding to the Star Soul are not combative, or maybe it's to protect the Star Soul from being on the front line, the early Star Soul Envoy has a characteristic, that is, it seriously lacks attack ability in the early stage."

Jiang Shang suddenly realized that he had now awakened an active soul skill "No Taboo", but it was an orange soul skill that was weakened on a large scale by a group, which was simply a soul skill specially assisted by the lighthouse, and the star soul martial art supported by Jiang Ziya's star soul was awakened at the same time, and it was actually an auxiliary type that could not be used in battle for a short time.

Although he vaguely felt the endless potential of this Star Soul Martial Arts, he needed enough time to polish and improve.

He thought it was his bad luck, but he didn't expect that this was the only way for the Freshman Soul Envoy. "That soul technique just now can actually reduce the activity and effectiveness of all the soul power around you, it's unbelievable and unheard of!"

There was actually a hint of fear in Hong Ling's tone, her star soul was constantly reminding her that Jiang Shang's soul skill was not so much for abandoned beasts, but for other star souls and gods.

"It should be your special soul skill, it's really powerful,...... If you continue to cultivate, if you can reduce the power of the gods, I'm afraid that the various god hunting groups will go crazy for you. ”

Jiang Shang was happy at first, but then, Hongling was splashed with a basin of cold water.

"But undoubtedly, this is a typical large-area lighthouse-based soul skill, and when it is activated, all abandoned beasts in the area of influence will not let you go, or, are you going to use that lighthouse-based soul skill as a target?"

"Perhaps, you have unlimited potential in the future, but now, you are a liability."

As an expert, there is no trace of falsehood in Hong Ling's words, she gave her opinions based on Jiang Shang's reality, and it was this piece of truth that made Jiang Shang speechless.

"And how did the other lighthouses fight?"

"Most of the lighthouses became the team's 'Xuanwu' (defenders), but it definitely didn't happen overnight. If you haven't awakened, I'll think about it a little, but in your current situation, as long as you use the soul skill, you are the best target. ”

"Listen to my advice, every lighthouse is the wealth of the association, it represents the generation of a powerful new squad and even a war group, your rare soul skill has proven your potential, and every star soul envoy is the wealth of all mankind. Now that you have awakened your star soul, you should know that a small city like Hemming City is nothing in the balance of the overall interests of human society. ”

Jiang Shang was silent, the Night Watch Association is not a charitable organization, on the contrary, in order to protect the interests of human society and race under absolute disadvantage, it has done many inhumane things.

The notorious state of war compulsory mobilization clause, despite the rave of bad reviews, has not shown the slightest sign of being canceled for nearly 300 years.

"Article 1 of the Compulsory Mobilization Clause states that everyone is obliged to perform military service, and when the local government declares a state of war, no one can refuse a joint call by the Night's Watch Association and the local government."

"Mandatory mobilization clause 3, orphans who are raised by the government, and those who are born with soul abilities above the second level, must enter a warrior training institution to receive training."

A total of thirteen articles of special biedong law, the scope of which involves the entire human society, and the priority is even above the constitution, the core of which is that in the survival of the race, the weak give way to the strong, and the strong must go to war.

In this era when it is necessary to huddle together for warmth, the weak dedicate themselves to the strong, but the strong must also fulfill their obligations, how much ability to bear and how much responsibility, without being reminded by Hong Ling, Jiang Shang knows that just by sending the support of this ace night watchman, the association will inevitably ask for a reward in the near future.

“…… The association sent you? ”

"Yes, a Star Soul Envoy often represents the rise of a new Star Soul Knights. I have not only brought the protection of the association, but also the options and paths for the future. Although this is not the time to talk about this, you must understand that the association attaches great importance to you, and this is a direct order from the association's headquarters, one of the top councillors, and you know how important it is now. ”

In this era, the order issued by the headquarters of the Night's Watch Association is basically equal to the will of the entire human society.

He was thinking.

Half a sound, when Hongling and Si Luer thought that Jiang Shang had been explained, Jiang Shang said.

"Heming's not a good city......"

Hongling was stunned, she didn't know that Jiang Shang Weishenme would say this.

“…… His streets are small and dirty, the daily sunshine hours are less than half of those in big cities, there are no conditions for reading and exercising, he is neither modern, nor has enough resources, most of the resources are still in the hands of the Chamber of Commerce, not to mention a bright future, it is difficult for minors to live, for more than ten years, I have always wanted to leave

"But no matter what, I can't imagine the day when it was destroyed."

"Although this kind of city has a lot of problems, people hate it, although he has a lot of problems, but no matter what, he is our home."

"People always have roots, Ruo Xiaoyue came back from the academy and saw that her home was gone, her friends were gone, and I, as an elder brother, could face her with any face, if my parents came back one day and saw that the home in their memory was in ruins, what would they think."

With half-closed eyes and a smile, Jiang Shang had a nostalgic expression on his face, but Hongling saw the young man's consciousness.

"I'm not going to let you go."

"You will."

The young man picked up the dagger in his arms, skillfully handled, the blade jumped between his fingers, and the cold light of the blade made a sword flower.

"Do you think I'm afraid of this, or do you think this thing will be useful to abandoned beasts?"

The mockery on the girl's face was frozen in the next second.

Jiang Shang put the blade on his neck!

"You're still going to use this trick? It's useless, you're not a person who takes your life lightly. ”

"Really? I just made a simple logical reasoning. ”

"Reasoning?"

"Yes, what would you do if I died?"

Hongling's face turned pale all of a sudden, and she thought of many things at once.

Just now she raised the importance of Jiang Shang, but instead reminded Jiang Shang to use herself as a bargaining chip.

If Jiang Shang died, Hongling's mission to protect would naturally end in failure, and after that, as a night watchman's duty, she could not have watched the fall of the city without a more valuable goal.

“…… Yes, you'll definitely go after that outcast with all your might, after all, he's the biggest threat to the city. ”

"You're doing nonsense! You're blackmailing! Do you think I'm going to compromise? I'm telling you, compromise will only make the next dispute bigger, and the real night watchman never compromises! ”

"No, compromise only exists with the opposing sides, now we are in the same boat, we are now appropriately distributing combat forces according to the actual situation, I am just analyzing the situation and making a judgment."

Even if one end of the scale was his own life, Jiang Shang seemed to be just talking about what to eat today.

Hong Ling also knew that if Jiang Shang's own safety was neglected, this split action was indeed the most suitable approach.

As the strongest combat force, he went to hunt the abandoned clan, and Jiang Shang went to help Liu Min's south gate, which was the most suitable plan. ”

The outcasts with a whole population are definitely the biggest threat, and the enemy of this level, even himself, must go all out and fight with his life.

But she knew better that as long as she went after and killed that outcast, there would definitely be a problem on Jiang Shang's side, how could that cunning outcast let go of the primary target.

"I refuse, my job is to protect you."

Jiang Shang smiled, but turned his head and left.

Since it can't be convincing, there is no need to talk about it.

"Think about it, the interests of a small city and the whole of humanity, who is light and who is important!"

"I can't care so much, whether his government dies or the country dies, I just want to....

The eyes of the two met, Hong Ling glared angrily, but Jiang Shang smiled.

“…… Until my relatives returned, our home was still there, and I was able to stand tall and live until I died! ”

"Hongling, don't be a villain, if you really want to be as calm as you say, why did you just jump off the city tower alone. According to you, it was the right thing to do to protect me at that time and wait for the city to fall. ”

“…… That's different. At that time, you hadn't awakened the Star Soul. ”

"No, it's the same. If everyone only calculates from interests, this shijie is really hopeless. ”

"Moreover, on my side, I'm not the only star soul manifestor."

Surprisingly, Jiang Shang stepped aside and stretched out his hand to Si Luer.

"May the remembrance of the stars be with you, and the glory of the heroic spirit will always be with you. Silul, would you like to be my companion and my soul servant? ”

A faint starlight converged on the boy's right arm, and in the next moment, a star diamond appeared on his right hand.

It was a hexagonal transparent gem, like a star that was quietly shining, he was not beautiful, but starlight was the most beautiful painting.

On Jiang Shang's open right hand is the priceless star soul, and accepting it means becoming a star soul manifester like Hongling.

The duty of the Star Soul Envoy is to bring the Star Soul into the mortal world and make them the source of the Star Soul manifester.

"The memory of the stars? The glory of the Heroic Soul? It turns out that what they said is the guardian of the star soul. ”

From that moment on, Jiang Shang finally knew what his parents' common blessings meant.

From that moment on, just like his ancestors, the boy sent an invitation to the girl who had just almost killed him to become a companion.