Section 4: Remembering (I)
"Since you're so sure......" Marcia was visibly undecided, "but now, where are we going to flee?"
"We're going to the West Coast, and I'm expecting a bunch of people who want to pick up the bargain coming after us. A sneer appeared on Townsend's face: "We'll wait for them there, at least, we have to get some interest back from some people first." ”
Half an hour later, Townsend was able to move. In fact, after the ability that imprisoned him was lifted, he returned to the same normal state he had two days ago. During this time, the monkey and the captain had already made arrangements for the trip, and everyone, including the women and children, received packages containing the necessary clothes and food, and the mercenaries carried standard weapons on their backs.
Townsend was completely in a state of imminent battle, and in such an environment, he had no time to grieve.
In the eyes of others such as Marcia, this young man as old as her brother exuded a kind of steady courage that only middle-aged men possessed, a determination that only the bravest soldier could have, since he stood up.
While gobbling it up, he draped his weapons on his body, and at the same time kept giving instructions in his mouth—how much gold to bring, how much medicine to bring, how to arrange women, how to take care of children. There was no procrastination, no hesitation, he didn't seem to have to think. And those improvised questions, Marcia, an experienced mercenary leader, had to take a while to figure it out.
This is strength, and it is also a power of conquest and cohesion, so it was not long before Marcia, who was an intermediate apprentice of the Anomalous Master, gave up the suggestion, and just held his own equipment, and followed Townsend honestly, as if he regarded himself as a bodyguard - not to mention her current companionship with Townsend, not to mention the threat everyone faced, just the roar that Townsend cast two days ago was worth her doing.
Marcia had been accustomed to seeing abilities since she was a child, and her mentor was very orthodox and famous, so in terms of knowledge, no one among the Apprentices of Ability could surpass her, and it was hard to find a similar one among even junior Ability--but she was sure she had never seen or heard of this kind of roar.
She had a gut feeling that this was a big discovery, and that it would be even more valuable if Townsend was really a fledgling apprentice. Not only to herself, but also to the Psychic Master Guild, so she felt it was her duty to protect him.
Townsend had no such concerns, and was now bothered by something else—dozens of men standing at the base of the camp wall, the men talking, the women with frightened faces, and the children trembling. What the hell is he going to do?!
"Monkey, captain, come. He called two of his close men to the corner, hugged their heads, and lowered his voice: "Listen, we can't rule out that there are bad people among these people at the moment - don't look back, listen well, we don't have time, so we can only make a simple identification before escaping from here." ”
"Sir, you say. The monkey nodded, "Let's listen." ”
"In a moment, monkey, you go to organize the team and attract everyone's attention, and at this time, captain, you take the three people first, don't make a noise, go quietly, go out of the camp in a circle, go directly to the entrance of the smuggling passage, and set up an ambush as I taught you before. Townsend carefully arranged: "Monkey, you will take these people around in a big circle, pretend to be some, and then arrange for the two brothers to observe to see if anyone has left a mark to try to contact." If you find something else, I estimate that there are two at most, and I'll clean him up when I go up the mountain. ”
"What about you, sir?" said the Captain, who had not heard Townsend say himself, was a little worried.
"I'm on guard for you. Townsend said, "If there is a situation, I will use sound to deliver the message." ”
"Sir, that's too dangerous. The monkey said, "You should come with us." ”
"Don't be stupid, which of you is as good as me?" Townsend shook his head: "For now, Marcia and I are the strongest combat forces, but she is not familiar with the terrain and landforms, so Marcia moves with you, and I will soon follow, remember what I have always told you." ”
"Yes sir," the monkey and captain nodded in succession, "well-planned, well-prepared, and decisive. ”
"Then let's get started. Townsend patted them on the shoulder, turned to Marcia and said, "Marcia, please act with the big army, I'll hold back a bit, but I'll catch up soon." If there's trouble ahead, they'll have to rely on you for protection. ”
"Okay. Marcia was not the kind of procrastinating surname, and just nodded: "You must be careful." ”
After about ten minutes, dozens of men came out of the camp in the dark, and the vast area was empty, except for Townsend, who had been on the tower for half an hour before coming down after making sure everything was in order. He made a time-lapse mechanism for ignition in each of the three buildings in the dark, checked the equipment on his body one last time, and then quietly sneaked into the night.
Following an unknown path unknown to even his men, Townsend headed for Harvey.
Unlike the well-organized things he had done before, he couldn't be sure of what he was thinking about at this time, maybe there was a little consideration of sharing the danger, maybe he couldn't let go, maybe he couldn't let go, maybe he ...... Without really seeing Harvey Town with his own eyes, he still couldn't believe that this had actually happened.
He still has a little extravagant hope in his heart, and he will personally take action, maybe he can get away with finding a subordinate in the ruins?
The town of Harvey finally appeared in front of Townsend, where there used to be a variety of buildings that stretched to the end of the view. But now, the whole town of Harvey can be seen through at a glance - smoke rises between the ruins, and most of the ground is a layer of black mud.
On the big stone at the intersection, there is still a circle of curled humanoid silhouettes, the big ones holding the small ones, and the strong ones protecting the weak ones.
Townsend looked away, his throat gagged.
After a half-recouting round around the periphery as a matter of routine, Townsend walked towards the town. In fact, there was no road in the whole town, and he could only rely on his memory and step on the mud that reached the instep of his feet. He walked past the fountain in the center of town, he walked past the meat market, he walked past the cramped reading room, he walked past the beautifully decorated inn......
The reality in front of Townsend is dim and bleak, but it is constantly intertwined with colorful memories. There was no voice, no noise, only the ticking of raindrops, no heartbreaking, no rage, only a bone-chilling coldness that once again wrapped Townsend's body, once again wrapped his heart.
Townshhalf, who was in a trance, stopped, and he stood in the midst of this desolation for a long time......
After a long time, Townsend crouched down and dug through the mud with his hands.
He didn't know what he was looking for, but it was clear that there was an idea that drove Townsend to look for ......