Chapter Twenty-Five: Walking in the Dark
Click, click
Like the sound of breaking bones, Baras completed the mimic transformation in front of Jiang Chenchuan, and it only took a few seconds to change from a normal human to a monster.
It was Ballas, who looked exactly like the infected from any angle, and his scarlet eyes were terrifyingly bloodshot.
As I watched as my position in the group of searchers got closer and closer, I could even hear their clear footsteps.
"I just heard a voice there, you say...... Could it be someone? ”
"Don't you see? Quirrell had an arm cut off, and he was certainly not an ordinary person to be able to sneak into the city at this time. ”
The monsters were whispering, their movements hesitant.
"No matter, go over and see, there are so many people on our side, and we can't take an ordinary person?"
"It's just a casual wound, and he'll become just like us."
The clothes on the monster's body were already tattered, and even exuded a strange smell, and they slowly approached the house where Jiang Chenchuan was.
"But do you think he's ......?"
"Nothing."
They were talking to each other, and as they got closer, they saw the head of a monster emerge from the window.
"You ......"
The monsters that approached subconsciously retreated, and some of them also clenched the weapons in their hands by the way.
"I just searched here, but I didn't see anyone." Barras pretended to know them very well, and if he didn't know the cause and effect, he would really be able to deceive people.
"That's right."
Sure enough, those monsters believed Baras's words, and now that the city was closed to information, coupled with the pain under the shadow of the curse, they didn't want to cause too much trouble for themselves, saying that they were infected, but in fact, they were surviving in the cage of this big city.
"In that case, let's look elsewhere."
They didn't delve into Baras's words, but talked to each other and left.
Ballas retracted his head, and just like that, a crisis that was about to break out was easily dismantled, Jiang Chenchuan didn't say much, just gestured that they should leave.
Barras nodded, and the monster's form was not easy to move, so it changed back to its human form.
It's almost all the chaos in the city, and they say that hell doesn't exist, but for these monsters, it's hell.
Wherever you go, you may encounter the Infected, like trapped beasts, roaring weakly, with nowhere to vent their anger, and their hearts filled with resentment in the torment they spend day after day.
Picking up the staff sword and the recovery box, the road outside the door has been blocked by monsters, and you can only climb out of the window from the other direction.
After landing steadily, neither of them spoke, but they could both feel the hostility reserved by the other party, and they were inexplicably a little embarrassed in the quiet atmosphere.
The sound of heavy breathing came from overhead, and Jiang Chenchuan hurriedly pulled Barras to hide under the eaves, in order not to cause trouble, he could only try not to provoke those monsters.
There seemed to be some kind of sharp claw scraping against the roof, making a high-pitched sound, and the feeling of fear was so clear, and then a large black shadow leaped over their heads.
He didn't look back and let go, leaving only Jiang Chenchuan and them with a back.
"How could it be...... So big? ”
Barras was a little surprised, the monster just now brought him a sense of fear that no other ordinary infected person could match.
"I don't know, maybe the curse's spell has been changed, you know, in addition to witches, Ronalk City is the birthplace of sorcerers."
Jiang Chenchuan didn't forget that the notebook gave him a hint, and the Conjuretors Association was also in Ronalk City.
In other words, they may encounter more of these mutated infected, and perhaps many more powerful enemies.
Ballas leaned against the wall, he could feel his heart beating abnormally, whether it was the fear that Jiang Chenchuan brought to him, or the oppression brought to him by the infected, he was breathless.
It was about to suffocate him.
It turned out that his own special in front of this group of monsters was so worthless, he looked at Jiang Chenchuan's still calm expression, and knew that it was the best choice to follow him now.
Jiang Chenchuan took action while observing the surrounding environment, and when this trip to Ronalque City was over, Barras said that he would never leave Pornia again.
Compared to the outside, Polnia is a paradise.
He can change any appearance at will, and he can go anywhere without hindrance, and ordinary humans can kill them without the ability to fight, and they can be killed without much care.
The contrast between the previous pleasant mood and the depressed feeling in his heart made Ballas look a little depressed.
"Ballas, are you alright?"
It is estimated that seeing his bad state, Jiang Chenchuan actually stopped to ask about his situation, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said that he was fine.
As soon as the words fell, I heard a sound in my ears, and the mood that had just been relaxed suddenly became tense.
Barras tensed his nerves to the fullest, and then a pair of red eyes emerged from an inconspicuous darkness.
"Actually...... You can also see normal people who are not infected. ”
The voice was very old, almost white hair, and there were shriveled and slender withered hands, slowly grabbing the edges.
"You...... You, you, you......"
The voice appeared behind Barasde, and he jumped up like a frightened deer and hid directly to Jiang Chenchuan's side.
"Are you ......?"
Jiang Chenchuan looked at the other party as if he had no malicious intent, and the condition of his body had reached a very bad point, and he was almost unable to act.
"I was the owner of this shop, but, you know, since the outbreak of the plague, no one has come to buy anything, they...... They were all directly robbed, you see, and they hurt me. ”
The withered hand stretched out tremblingly, covered with all sorts of scars, and Ballas knew what the old man had been through before.
"It hurts...... I couldn't stand, I couldn't sit, let alone lie down, and I was in pain. ”
The old man coughed, his splatters were bloodshot, and he had an old face with pain written on it.
"I don't think you're from Ronalk, right?"
The old man struggled to even say a complete sentence, but he cared about where they came from.
"Yes, a little to the south, in the north of England."
Seeing that Jiang Chenchuan didn't speak, Baras replied helpfully.
"Yinglan Beier...... That place...... I've heard of ...... I heard that...... It's a gray city......"
The old man said word by word, his eyes seemed to reveal a hint of longing, and a little cringe.
"Don't beat around the bush...... If you have anything to say, you can just tell me. ”
Jiang Chenchuan suddenly spoke.
Hearing him so straightforward, the other party was slightly stunned, knowing that he didn't have any combat effectiveness due to aging, so even if he was a normal person, he wouldn't be afraid of him.
"It's been so long since I contracted the plague, and I have a wish......"
The old man hesitated for a moment, looked at Jiang Chenchuan's calm eyes, and seemed to have made up some kind of determination.
"What wish?"
"Please, kill me."
I thought that he would want to make some excessive requests, but he didn't expect that his greatest wish turned out to be this.
"For ...... Why? ”
Barras couldn't understand that for him, it was his greatest luck to be able to keep his life.
Just like the people they meet, no matter what happens, they are not willing to give up their lives.
"Okay."
Jiang Chenchuan readily agreed.
The old man, who was still struggling, instantly smiled when he heard Jiang Chenchuan's answer, and even the wrinkles on his face seemed to be much less.
"Is there anything else I can help with?"
Slowly drew his staff and sword, and pointed the tip of the sword at the old man in the room, only to see the old man slowly shake his head, and then close his terrifying scarlet eyes.
The whole process is short, and killing an old monster without any combat power is a breeze.
There was no resistance, no struggle, but some relief from death.
"Iwell, you are more cold-blooded than I thought, and it seems that you are not absolutely righteous."
As Jiang Chenchuan withdrew his sword, Barras said on the side.
"Barras, I've seen too much, under irreversible terminal illness, maybe death is the best ending for them."
"Don't you need to respect life?"
This sentence came out of Barras's mouth, and it was really a little weird, a person who could commit crimes casually, was actually discussing the topic of "respect for life".
"When you get back to Polonia, you can discuss the argument of respect for life in prison."
Jiang Chenchuan replied unceremoniously.
"Isn't it!"
Barras wailed.
Of course, he didn't dare to be too loud, he was careful to attract all the monsters around him, looking at his peaceful face, Jiang Chenchuan sighed softly.
Just then, the door across from the old man was opened, and an infected person collided with them face to face.
"Ewell! Help me! ”
Subconsciously, he is staying away from the infected, and Barras does not have any weapons in his hand now, and he has no advantage against anyone.
"Wait, he doesn't seem to want to attack us."
As if he couldn't see them, the infected person crossed the two of them and went directly to the old man's window, and when he turned his head, he happened to see the old man's deceased face.
"It's over, it's over, it's okay......"
Barras held his forehead, not looking at the bloody rain that followed.
"You did it?"
The infected turned his head, and the strange form looked incredibly twisted.
Jiang Chenchuan looked at him calmly and looked at him:
"It's his heart's desire."
"Alas......"
The infected sighed helplessly, looking at his appearance, it seemed that he was very familiar with the old man.
"I always knew that before this terrible plague broke out, Grandpa Bock was not in very good health, and he was often bullied by the children on the streets, and he lived most of his life alone, even if there was no such disaster, he did not want to continue to live."
Hearing him say this, he knew that the infected in front of him would not be his enemy, so he put away his cane.
"I also heard some of your conversations just now, there is something I want to ask, you are from England North, why did you come to Ronalk City, do you not know the situation here?"
"Quite the opposite."
Jiang Chenchuan replied.
"Huh?"
The infected are momentarily stunned.
"We're here to address the infection, and if you can, I'd like you to give us a clue."
Jiang Chenchuan said sincerely, unlike other infected people, the person in front of him seemed to be very peaceful, and there was not so much resentment.
"Oh? What do you want to know? ”
He looked interested.
"We're looking for ...... Conjuretor's Guild. ”
Hearing Jiang Chenchuan's words, the infected person in front of him was slightly stunned, but the old man's corpse and the smell of blood had spread, and it seemed that something was approaching here.
"How much do you know about the city?"
"I don't know."
Jiang Chenchuan did not tell the infected people about the survivors in the city.
I saw that he thought for a while in front of him, raised his head, as if sensing something, and was looking around.
"It's not convenient to talk now, come, if you want to believe me, please come with me."
Eyes fell on the old man's corpse, the compassion that was shown at that moment was not fake, now they have no clue, even if they find Dorotia's address, there is no solution, besides, the witch sect has also been transferred, and there is only an empty shell in Ronalk City.
"Okay."
Jiang Chenchuan nodded and agreed.
Even Ywell has no opinion, Ballas naturally won't say anything, at present, it seems that one person's action is much more dangerous than two people, plus the bracelet can't be removed, Ballas won't be too far away from Jiang Chenchuan.
"Please come with me first."
The infected turned and crawled back to his room, not even knowing whether to be happy or sigh that the place where the spell originated would one day be destroyed at the hands of the curse.
He looked at Jiang Chenchuan and Barras behind him, thinking that he was actually going to hand over the task of saving Ronalk City to two strange strangers, and he was really a little embarrassed.
Ducked inside, closed the door, and then there was an unusual noise overhead.
"No way, those soldiers are so sensitive to the smell of blood, they wander around the city, in order not to cause trouble, it is better not to meet them."
The infected person in front of him explained to them that this was the reason why he was in a hurry to leave the scene.
"What's the matter, aren't you still the same?" Ballas asked.
"No, I don't know what kind of changes they've made to the curse, to become more powerful and live longer than ordinary infected people like me, and of course, the only price they seem to have to pay is...... Become crazier, aggressive, and even ...... Loss of humanity. ”
The infected explained to them that Jiang Chenchuan had probably guessed this outcome.
I don't know if it's stuffy or nervous, Barras's forehead is covered with dense sweat, he wiped it slightly, followed Jiang Chenchuan, and entered a new space.
"So ......"
"If you want to solve the disaster in Ronalk City, I am willing to help you."