When I left the city, my vision immediately widened. Ren Yi slowed down, looked at the outline of the black grass in front of him and the six-wheeled red sun hanging in the west, and said, "It's about to get dark." ”

In the distance, the first outcast stronghold has appeared. Two dilapidated modified cars stopped at the entrance, and Ren Yi swerved, driving into a low, dilapidated old-world complex in front of him.

In order to protect themselves, the wilderness homeless people built a simple watchtower at the entrance of the stronghold, and there was a ventilation guard box on all sides under the tower. The corpses of four middle-aged men fell horizontally in the sentry box, blood dripping all over the ground, long dried up and blackened.

The corpse lying on the ground was pierced with a deep bloody hole by a dagger, and it was a fatal blow that was caught off guard in the back. The remaining three bodies were riddled with bullet holes, all from short-range fire. The entire sentry box was also beaten to shreds.

Ren Yi stopped the car and glanced at Bai Henglei nervously, "This should be the trace left by the invasion of the 'Golden Cicada'." He first possessed one of them and manipulated him to kill his companions who were on duty at night. The rest of the men began to attack him, and he immediately attached himself to the other, and the scuffle began, and he quickly cleared the sentry. ”

"Hurry up, hurry up," Ren Yi glanced at Jiang Lan in the back seat, "With him, who knows if there will be a corpse fraud?" ”

"You think tomb robbers!" Jiang Lan said angrily.

The vehicles were turning around in the alleys, and the moldy white walls, the staggered drying racks, and all kinds of clothes became more and more dense into the eyes of the four people. Except for being too quiet, it looks no different than ever. The whole town was like it was asleep.

Syllable. A clothes pole broke for no reason, and Ren Yi's car just drove to the ground, and all kinds of underwear smashed down his head and face.

Bai Henglei looked at the flower pants that blocked his vision, and then looked at Ren Yi, who was safe and sound, and said angrily: "The coverage of your lucky ability is too narrow!" The co-pilot can't cover it! ”

Ren Yi laughed and flicked the windshield wipers. As a result, the flower pants were pushed into the blind spot of the wipers, and the brushes couldn't be brushed.

The car stopped in an open, sturdy dirt field that appeared to have been where the homeless people dried their food.

The four of them got out of the car and walked towards the nearest house.

Entering the house, a cloudy smell came from the room.

Ren Yi held his breath and walked around the room, unlike what he imagined, there was no trace of blood after the fight. The family of three huddled together on a rusty camp bed covered with a thin dirty blanket. They looked painless, as if asleep, but their bodies were shriveled, gray, brittle, and became a worthless texture.

This kind of corpse does not breed germs, because even the colonies cannot multiply on it.

The four of them glanced at each other in surprise, Jiang Lan and Bai Henglei were both experienced city patrols, and they could see at a glance that the death of these corpses was the characteristic of draining life energy.

Smoke Cloud let go of his right hand that lifted the blanket and said nervously, "There is an Adventist here?" But why haven't they mutated? ”

"It's not." Ren Yi shook his head.

He suddenly remembered the scene described by Xu Tianwei, the "golden cicada" pinched a transparent vial and entered Lingzhou City, and the vial was rippling, sounding very much like the water waves in the "round sky".

Ren Yi knew very well that the water waves in the "round sky" were the life energy from his body.

And so on, so ......

Bai Henglei frowned deeply, "Could it be that the 'Golden Cicada' has extracted all the life energy of these people?" Is there such a thing in the world? ”

The light bulb that was turned off overhead suddenly burst into a burst of electricity and flashed a few times.

The four of them raised their heads as if facing a great enemy.

"You can't stay in the same place for too long, bad luck will be attracted." Jiang Lan reminded, "Hurry up and inspect the entire town." ”

"You're the boss, you have the final say."

The four of them soon circled the alley, and without exception, all the inhabitants died and dried up in their slumber.

"The whole town has lost its life, there should be no human danger, we just need to beware of the collapse of the houses......" Ren Yi walked towards the alleyway and suddenly stopped.

"What is this?"

He stared at the uneven surface of the earth, flicked the tip of his shoe, and frowned.

The other three came up.

Ashes, the ashes left behind after something burns. It stretched all the way, as if someone was carrying a coal stove to take out the garbage and spilling it all the way.

"It seems...... Is it a pattern? Bai Henglei tilted his head.

From this point of view, it's really hard to tell what it is, after all, it's too big. But they can only see that the lines of this pattern are continuous and complex, and they can never be formed by chance.

Someone deliberately drew a huge picture on the ground with ashes!

"Don't move, I'll go up and have a look." Ren Yidao.

With that, the space behind him suddenly distorted, and the next second, he appeared in the watchtower at the entrance of the stronghold.

Standing here, the whole town was low and dilapidated, and the twisting and turning pattern was in full view, Ren Yi walked to the edge and looked at the small figures of the three people......

When he finally saw what the huge pattern was, Ren Yi gasped.

It was a huge circular formation of ashes, in the shape of four black swallows, all four of which rotated in one direction, head and tail together. The swallow's body and wings are elongated, and it has a tentacle-like twisted and strange beauty.

"What is this?" Ren Yi was stunned and couldn't help but sigh.

Why is there such a huge pattern in this town?

What does it have to do with the inhabitants who have been drained of energy?

After listening to Ren Yi's description, Jiang Lan pondered:

"It's a very old organization, it's called the 'Enlightenment Society.'"

Enlightenment! Ren Yi's pupils suddenly constricted.

"The Enlightenment Society is an extremist force left over from the Old World, and their actions have always been very secretive, and the fortress cities know very little about them." Jiang Lan continued to explain.

"The only thing that is known is that their doctrine is 'light'. They believe that one day 'light' will come to the world and put an end to all suffering. ”

"Just like this pattern, they compare themselves to swallows that pursue light and heat all their lives, reincarnating forever and endlessly."

Light? Ren Yi frowned, shouldn't it be the sun that represents the light? What does it have to do with the stars?

"Perhaps, the behavior of the 'golden cicada' that night must have been some kind of mysterious ritual. The life energy of these inhabitants is collected by that kind of ritual. ”

Mysterious patterns, weird whispers, the northbound star of the master, the giant hand in the sky......

Ren Yi is now very sure: the monks mentioned in the ancient books, the behind-the-scenes forces behind the sneak attack on Lingzhou, are this Qiguang Society!

"Do you feel that way...... Weren't we the first people to come here after the incident? Yanyun suddenly paused and hesitated.

Well? Ren Yi looked up and followed his gaze.

There really was something wrong with the whole town.

In the stronghold in the wild, every household should be very vigilant. But just now they checked all the way, and the doors of every house on one street were open. It's even clearer from here.

This is absolutely not normal!

"Jin Cicada still has accomplices?" Jiang Lan whispered, "Or are there bandits?" ”

Ren Yi covered his mouth: "You can say a few words!" ”

"The most terrifying thing is that they are both bandits and accomplices...... Bai Henglei added.

Ren Yi couldn't wait to give each of them a mouthful.

Whining......

Jiang Lan's voice fell, only to see bursts of earthy yellow smoke and dust rising from the edge of the watchtower's line of sight, and nearly ten large modified vehicles made of various parts and weapons were roaring towards this side.

"Damn, there are bandits!" Ren Yi's gaze was firmly fixed on the approaching earthy yellow wave, "It's the same as the car at the gate of the town!" Those cars are their vanguard! ”

The car is here, which means that the vanguard of the bandits is still in this town!

"Maybe it's an accomplice!"

"It could also be pure unlucky ......," Jiang Lan said.

Bai Henglei looked at everyone: "You can't take risks, let's go back to Lingzhou immediately." ”

"Wait a minute," Ren Yi stretched out his hand to stop, "I have to spend the night here." ”

Ren Yi remembered the dream about the biyi cicada, in which he had recited that strange incantation.

Although the tone was strange, Ren Yi remembered it.

When the Beiluo Shimen Star appeared, if the spell was repeated in front of this strange formation, would it be clearer to understand what this thing was?

Bai Henglei was surprised: "Why? ”

"Believe me, I naturally have my reasons," Ren Yi gave him a wink, "In the evening, maybe I can find the answer to that formation." ”

"Okay...... Let's go down first! Bai Henglei grabbed him, and the four of them stumbled down the tower.

"I'll cover." The eyes of the smoke cloud instantly became foggy, and the air around them began to sparkle and ripple, and the colors of the branches weaved into the twilight, and the twilight enveloped the figures of the four people.

"This way!" Bai Henglei got into a house, and the four of them finally breathed a sigh of relief and plugged in the door bolt.

"What do you think?" Bai Henglei looked around at everyone and whispered.

Jiang Lan said: "Since I am here to investigate, of course, the result is the most important. If Ren Yi says he has a way, then we have to try it anyway. ”

Bai Henglei thought for a while, "In this case, now that Jiang Lan's ability has completely entered a trough, any small matter may lead to catastrophic consequences." In order to reduce the twists and turns, we try to avoid confrontation with bandits head-on. ”

"As long as we don't make a noise, we should be able to avoid ......," Yanyun said.

Bang dang. Before she could finish her sentence, an empty can fell from the messy shelves behind her.

Ren Yi looked around: the top of his head was low, and the criss-crossing wires dragged the light bulb, swaying against the top of his head; The walls are plastered with scrappy fertilizer bags as wallpaper, and there is a loud sound of friction; There are cardboard boxes and plastic bottles piled up at the feet and on the walls...... It's a garbage heap!

Ren Yi broke down and shouted silently: "I really obeyed you!" It's just bad luck to get home! There are so many houses, but I chose a garbage heap! It's hard not to make a sound! ”

"It's okay," Jiang Lan comforted, "It's also good to be dirty and messy, bandits in this kind of place will definitely not come in and search......

Buzz, buzz!

As soon as Jiang Lan finished speaking, the four of them suddenly heard the vibration of the mobile phone from the small room that was getting louder and louder.

A mobile phone was lying on a nearby iron shelf, almost falling off the edge as it vibrate.

Who said that dirty, messy, bad bandits won't come?

Ren Yi glanced at it, and the caller ID: Big brother.

There are also 9 missed calls on it.

Buzz, buzz! The sound is getting louder.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Ren Yi.

I'm really convinced!

Jiang Lan said: "Answer the phone, stabilize them, and find out the news by the way!" ”

“…… It's up to me to do it! Ren Yi opened his mouth and scolded, grabbing the mobile phone that was vibrating like a hot hand, "What brand is this!" If you don't answer the phone, it gets louder and louder! Later I saw one smash the other! ”

"Hey!" Ren Yi pressed the call button, and a loud voice immediately came from the opposite side, "Where did you die?" Don't answer the phone for a day! ”

"Didn't you say let's come and pick up the leaks? You kid won't be going to eat it alone! ”

Ren Yi listened, and suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

Along the way, not a single living bandit, or the corpse of a bandit, was seen.

The car is there, the mobile phone is there, but the people are gone.

Two cars, about eight people, none of them showed up.

It's been three hours since the first missed call, and by then, they've already had an accident.

Ren Yi stared at the black broken phone in his hand, and the air around him suddenly became tense - what happened in this dead town three hours ago?