Chapter 30: The Slums
Following.
The morning light pierces the night sky, and the dawn sun overlooks the land.
The westernmost part of Golden City is a street full of abandoned houses.
Natsuhiko arrived here early in the morning with a unicorn worm.
Looking at the rows of old residential buildings that are more than a dozen stories high, but have been abandoned for an unknown amount of time, it can be seen that this place has been uninhabited for a long time.
As the largest metropolis in the Guandu area, Jinhuang City seems to have unlimited scenery on the surface, but behind the scenes, there are actually many poor areas that are not wanted to be seen.
For example, Xia Yan before, he was the lowest creature in Golden City, and no one cared about his life or death at all.
And the area he came to at this time is the area where the low-level residents of Golden City are active.
Also called:
Slum.
Dressed in the clothes that Kenji had given him, his eyes hidden under the brim of his long hat scanned the area around him that seemed to be dead silent.
I couldn't help frowning.
"It's actually here, so it's a bit of a hassle to find it."
In his hand was the mission material handed to him by Director Lotto yesterday, which contained a description of an elf, and how dangerous it was and what to watch out for.
His task was to get rid of the elf.
This cleanup is not as simple as driving away, it is a cleanup in the real sense.
"It's really a sense of familiarity like a world away."
Xia Yan muttered.
His predecessors were active in this area, and he was familiar with the environment.
Knowing how complicated the situation is here, it is definitely not easy to find a hidden elf.
At the same time, Xia Yan could clearly feel that in the seemingly empty place, there were many eyes hiding in the dark to observe him.
One with only hostile and greedy eyes.
With what he is wearing now, it is indeed a little out of place in this environment.
"Sure enough, I still have to find someone to ask about the situation first."
Collapse the file.
It only has a description of the quest elves, and only knows the approximate area where the other party is hiding, and cannot determine the exact location.
Tuk Tuk Tuk –
Stepping on the broken stone slabs, the gravel and sand everywhere made the sound of footsteps a little dull.
Walk straight to a dilapidated house.
His sudden move made the people who were originally hiding in this room and silently observing Xia Yan not expect it.
panicked and wanted to leave, but heard Xia Yan say;
"Stop him."
Whoosh –
Crystal white threads spat out of the unicorn's mouth and wrapped directly around the ankle of the man who wanted to run away in embarrassment.
The other party looked panicked, trying to break free, but he didn't move, but he got closer and closer to Xia Yan.
With the current spinning of the unicorn worm, it is impossible for ordinary humans to break free.
Xia Yan looked at him expressionlessly and met his panicked eyes.
Seeing this person's appearance, Xia Yan was slightly stunned, and then quickly recovered, and said lightly: "Third husband." ”
Hearing his name being called, the man was also stunned.
Xia Yan didn't expect that he wanted to find someone to ask casually, but he actually ran into an "acquaintance" from his predecessor.
It's just that he has changed too much now, and Sanfu doesn't recognize him at all, even if he feels familiar, he won't think of the original Xia Yan at all.
"This ...... My lord. ”
Sanfu knew that he couldn't run away, so he shouted obediently.
One of the rules of survival at the bottom of society, when you meet someone who is obviously not an opponent, you should admit it.
Xia Yan took out a bill worth twenty alliance coins from his pocket.
"To answer my question, it's yours."
Seeing the money, Sanfu's eyes lit up all of a sudden.
Don't underestimate twenty Union Coins, for him, it could be a week or more of food security.
Nodding again and again, "Yes, yes!" ”
"Recently...... Are there any elves in this area? A special place or a special event? ”
"This area...... Genie...... Special Event ......"
Mio blinked, lost in thought.
Immediately, a spirit reacted quickly, and hurriedly said: "Recently, the scar in the south corner suddenly died......
"Not this one."
Before he could finish speaking, Xia Yan interrupted directly.
Scarface was the one who wanted to snatch his unicorn, and it is estimated that after being hit by the unicorn's poisonous needle, his body fell into a short period of weakness, and he took the opportunity to be killed.
This is common in slums.
Not a big deal.
"No...... Mio muttered in a low voice, and then seemed to think of something, "The abandoned garbage dump to the west, there have always been some strange vehicles dumping garbage these days. There are also some strange creatures in the dump, some say...... That's an elf, like a stinky mud......"
"Not really."
Xia Yan interrupted again, staring at him with undeniable eyes, and emphasized, "What I'm talking about is something special, something that shouldn't have happened or appeared. ”
The death of the scarred man and the appearance of stinky mud in the garbage dump are all routine events.
and his mission, there is no half-dime to do with it.
Feeling Xia Yan's eyes, Sanfu's body trembled slightly, and his dusty forehead was dripping with sweat, leaving traces one after another, and his brain began to spin rapidly.
Xia Yan didn't urge, clasped his hands, and waited silently.
After a while, the third husband said in a tentative tone: "West Corner...... Asseph in the West Corner subdues a small Lada...... Is it an event that shouldn't have happened....."
Before Xia Yan could speak, Mifu seemed to understand that such a thing might not be special in Xia Yan's opinion, and immediately added: "Assefu doesn't have Poke Balls!" ”
Hearing this, Xia Yan's eyes narrowed.
Drop the money in your hand and immediately turn away.
Should.
That's it.
...
...
The west corner of the slum.
"Whew!"
The unicorn worm, which had been lying on Xia Yan's shoulder, suddenly stood up, raised his head and looked at a dilapidated residential building not far away.
"You feel it?" Xia Yan asked.
"Woo......"
The unicorn was a little confused, it wasn't sure, it just suddenly had a strange feeling.
"That should be here."
Xia Yan was more determined in his conjecture.
Quiet residential building, lift your feet and walk straight in.
"Who?!"
Suddenly.
As they approached, a voice rang out in the corner of the first floor.
I saw a figure slowly come out of the corner, followed by a small Lada, who was a little thin and did not look very strong.
But here's what is a bit surprising.
Assef and Little Lada, who came out, both looked a little dull and their eyes were blank.
It's like two marionettes.
Something seems to be manipulating them.
Xia Yan was not very surprised when he saw them like this, but he was already ninety-nine percent sure of his conjecture in his heart.
His eyes swept around, but no one else was seen.
"You, yes, who?"
Assef asked again very stiffly, and the little Rada beside him was even more open.
"Whew!!"
The unicorn echoed.
Whoosh –
Little Lada seemed to be stimulated by something, and rushed forward on all fours.
"Deal with him." Xia Yan said calmly.
The unicorn insect realized, and jumped out of him, its open mouth lit up with a cyan halo, and bit down on little Lada's body.
One move directly made this thin little Lada lose his ability to fight.
At the same time, Arthur didn't know where to touch a wooden stick and smashed it towards Natsuhiko's head.
Whoosh –
But before he could get close to Xia Yan, the unicorn immediately turned around and spit out silk threads, binding his feet.
Boom!!
Suddenly, he stumbled and fell heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Immediately after that, the unicorn worm patched up a few more silk threads and completely subdued him.
But Arthurf struggled and roared as if he had gone mad, and he didn't look like a man at all, but a mad beast.
"Let's go, the Lord is here."
Natsuhiko glanced at Assef on the ground and said to the unicorn.
The unicorn worm returns to its shoulder with the help of a silk thread.
Climb the stairs and head towards the top of the dilapidated residential building.
But as soon as I stepped up the stairs, I heard ......
Boom Boom –
The stairs began to tremble slightly, and countless footsteps came from above, accompanied by a large number of "squeaks".
Followed by.
A dense and crowded petite figure appeared in his sight.
Little Lada!
A large number, uncountable little Lada, was running frantically down the stairs.
And the target is the unicorn insect and Xia Yan who rushed in.
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