Table of Contents 44 Praying Mantis Catching Cicadas
The rain began to fall on this land of only cold ruins, District 8, once upon a time, the glorious kingdom of machines.
"No matter how prosperous the past is, once it falls, there will only be a pile of wreckage left. Shi Jingtang stood in the rain, letting the rain hit his cheeks, and in the shadow of the tall wall behind him, Zhang Yuan lit a cigar and sat there silently, silent about Shi Jingtang's feelings.
"Just like the world now, hypocrisy and depravity, bowing to the dragons in exchange for a short period of illusory happiness in order to numb themselves. Shi Jingtang turned around, the rain rolling down from his hair, but his eyes radiated a spiritual light, "Mr. Zhang, the Zero Style should not be obtained by anyone other than us revolutionaries! "This kind of subjective statement is really suitable for you, little ghost, I am not interested in what will happen to the world, whether Zero will destroy the world or save it, everyone can have empty ideals, but the power to realize ideals is not available to everyone. Zhang Yuan leaned against the uneven wall and put on a comfortable posture.
Shi Jingtang pursed the corners of his mouth, and said with a confident smile: "Mr. Zhang, we are now, in front of this power, the world in front of us is fundamentally wrong, the dragon clan, the blood clan, the werewolf clan, these are all mongrels created by us humans, and only we humans are qualified to stand at the fixed point of the world." "The power of the Zero-Style, and even the existence of Zài, is just a legend, and no one can guarantee that relying on a Zero-Style can destroy the Dragons, or that kind of thing is just a lie in the 8th District. Zhang Yuan seemed to be very keen on pouring stones and respecting Tang Lengshui, and the latter did not seem to be hit at all, and was still talking there.
"The primary goal of the revolutionaries is to unite all their forces to destroy the dragon clan and restore the era of mankind! But now, what are those people doing? The boring revolution has destroyed one city after another, and disrupted the order of the human world, so that they are not so-called revolutionaries at all, but simple terrorists!" The sharp words also represented Shi Jingtang's thoughts.
"You still have so deep a grudge against that woman of Cen Feiyi, she has her thoughts, you also have your methods, this action, I was ordered to let you be fully responsible, so, what you want to do, just let it go, I am also looking forward to it, your approach or that woman's thoughts, which is more interesting. Speaking of this, the staggered cross scar on his face was forcefully propped open, making Zhang Yuan's smile a little grandiose.
"Mr. Zhang, there is a question, I have long wanted to ask you, why did a man like you choose this path, you don't care about the results and purpose of the revolution, nor do you care about the future of the world, why did you join the revolutionary?" The voice spread far away, but all that could be heard was the continuous sound of drizzle, Zhang Yuan, whose face was shrouded in smoke, seemed to squirm his mouth, and finally grinned:" The strongest beast is not raised by relying on gorgeous dog houses and expensive and delicious feed, only by placing yourself in the most dangerous wilderness and constantly accepting challenges from other people of the same kind can you break through the limits and keep sharpening your minions, which is my reason. The only thing Shi Jingtang could do for this answer was to be silent, and he didn't even know how to evaluate the tough and scary man in front of him who was elusive in the rain.
The sharp flute sound of "squeak" suddenly sounded, and it penetrated the rain curtain clearly and powerfully.
Shi Jingtang wiped the rain on his face, and excitedly turned to the direction where the sound came from, which was the unique flute of a certain companion, but then connected several rapid accents and made his face sink again, which was the secret signal that the prey had escaped.
"You even brought the Nighthawk with you?" Zhang Yuan patted the dust off his shoulders and stood up, "But it looks like a miss." "I'll go take a look. Shi Jingtang didn't mean to talk any more nonsense, he immediately ran forward, and soon disappeared into the rain, leaving Zhang Yuan alone there, looking at the back that was gradually moving away, he couldn't help but feel that such a vigorous and energetic young man was rare.
Because in this era, such people always don't live long.
The sudden rain made Bai Ye curse while speeding up his pace, he was now going to do his best to find Sister Yun Yi and them, and then leave this field.
"Where will they be, I should have asked the dead old man of Kafa just now, no, no, listening to his words, he should have been caught earlier than us, and it is unlikely that he will know the information of Sister Yun Yi and them, this is trouble......" In my ears, the sound of rain gradually became heavier, and there was a faint hint of dissonance in it.
"You just said it, the name Kaffa. With an uncomfortable voice, Bai Ye turned his head, and on an inclined telephone pole, there was a man with a bandage on his head, only his right eye and mouth were exposed, and the black coat he was wearing was as beautiful as a military uniform.
"You heard it wrong, I don't know any kaffa. Bai Ye, who was smiling, shrugged, "I'm not interested in chatting with strangers." "You say it, the name Kaffa ......" the man tilted his head, his right eye rolling in extreme discomfort, "yes, I must have said it, I heard it......!" Do you know Kafa?"
"Boom" put it to his mouth and bit it in two, the man's cheeks stirred and chewed, "Where's Kaffa?" "I said, I don't know it. Continue to walk forward, but the short sword has been quietly drawn and placed in front of him, Bai Ye felt a manic aura from the other party, at least it won't be a friendly guy.
"You know, where is Kaffa, answer me...... Otherwise......" the man's head swayed back and forth, and a fierce glint flashed in his right eye, "you won't have a chance to take the next step." "You can try. Bai Ye stopped, sneered sideways, and the strange bandaged man in his field of vision was already close in front of him!
"Impossible!" turned around and swung out the short sword, but the other party's hand knife pierced into his chest faster, and the qiē happened too fast, so fast that Bai Ye couldn't make a normal judgment, and the intense pain in his chest made him realize the fact in front of him, not an illusion.
"Last warning, Kaffa, where is he?" the bandaged face was so close that the other's hand dug into his chest, a trickle of blood rolling down the wound.
"If I sue you, where is he, will you let me go......" Bai Ye's body couldn't move, he knew that as long as the other party's hand advanced one centimeter more, it would directly pierce his heart, what should I do, at such a distance, even if I fight back, it is very likely that I will lose my life, what kind of person is this guy......
"Answer me, Kaffa, where is it?" the other party was obviously not interested in hearing some inconsequential words, and all the bandaged man expected to hear was Kaffa's whereabouts.
The rest of the qiē is not important.
He ...... Just ......" The short sword suddenly stabbed out, Bai Ye is not a person with a full sense of justice, and there is no guilt in betraying Kafa, the most important thing is always life, but why did he act against common sense today?
While laughing at himself, he said that the short sword stabbed the bandaged man in the chest.
"Huh" There was a sharp sound of breaking the air in his ears, something was flying from behind, through his cheeks, and flying towards the bandaged man, the ugly wriggling right eye suddenly opened up, and his body jumped backwards with agility, bringing up a piece of blood from the wound on Bai Ye's chest, "Hmm......" Bai Ye thought of someone, but he didn't have any gratitude, just cursed secretly, "It's really unlucky, the most unbearable appearance was seen by that guy......" Turning around and rushing into the wreckage of the building, the bandaged man behind him was about to pursue, but was forced back by a barrage of bullets.
"Enemy...... It's the enemy......" The yellowed teeth bit his lip, and his right eye was filled with a sinister light, "No, let you go!"
I don't know how far to escape, Bai Ye found a vacant place and sat down tiredly, holding down the wound with his right hand, although the wound was a little deep, but fortunately it was not strict, and he did simple measures to stop the bleeding, and his breathing gradually calmed down.
Not far away, there was a crisp stampede, a proud donkey came carrying light feathers, the man on the donkey's back carried a sniper rifle rich in metallic color, looked at Bai Ye condescendingly, and did not speak.
"Hmph, you saw a humiliating scene, but your meddling saved his life...... I had already slaughtered him. Bai Ye clenched the hilt of his sword, there were dazzling blood stains left on it, and at the moment when he finally pushed it away, he slashed the opponent's abdomen.
Simulating the confrontation just now in my mind, the speed of the other party is indeed very fast, but ...... You may not lose.
"Anyone will put it in hindsight, is it safe for the daughter of the god to have no home?" Qing Yu only cares about his own half of the employer.
"At least there won't be a danger to my life, when I find Sister Yun Yi, they will pick her up, there seem to be a lot of troublesome people in this field. The rain mixed with the blood on his chest, sticky together, "By the way, didn't you meet Sister Yun Yi and them?" "No, after being attacked, the battleship and I hid, but because of this, we also found another group of people, as if looking for something, stationed near the entrance to the field. "Can't you confirm your identity?" Light Feather just shrugged his shoulders at this question, and at that moment, a violent explosion was heard in the direction of the side where Kaffa and Shen Wuling were hiding......
Inside Firefox's stronghold.
The cadres who can still act are gathered, and in front of everyone is to see the detailed map of the 8th district that wants to vomit, on which there are five places that are conspicuously outlined with a red pen, that is the location of the five military warehouses in the 8th district, and it is rumored that the zero type is buried in this area, for this reason, the two major armed organizations of Firefox and Black Ice began to seize the control of the military warehouse, a dozen is two years, and now, there are other forces suddenly intervened, and overwhelmed the Firefox with a strong attitude.
"There is good news, and bad news. Murong Hu, who was holding his chin in his hands, raised his eyelids and observed the reactions of his subordinates, "Let's talk about the bad news first, and everyone knows it, that man named Zhang Yuan and his subordinates have almost destroyed more than half of our combat effectiveness, and there will be no more than a hundred brothers who can still fight now." The atmosphere in the room became strange, and many people looked panicked, but more of them cast a trusting look at Murong Hu, "Then, start saying good news." The tone changed suddenly, and the melancholy on Murong Hu's face instantly dissipated, replaced by the proud and beautiful smile of the past.
"Our old opponent, Hei Bing, has also been attacked by several outsiders, the difference is that they have almost been completely wiped out, and at present, the area that they have accused is no longer guarded!" As soon as the words were spoken, the entire room erupted from silence, "All destroyed?" "Could it be that the man named Zhang Yuan did it too?" "It's just a monster ......" After expressing their thoughts, the people who were talking about it quieted down again, waiting for Murong Hu's next words.
"I don't know who it is, but it doesn't matter, now, you take over the two remaining warehouse ruins at once, and I need a few men to accompany me to get Kaffa back. Murong Hu stood up and propped his hands on the table, "None of us know when that man named Zhang Yuan will launch the next wave of attacks on us, we must hurry up and find Zero!" "Wait, head, I caught Kafa that time before, but I took advantage of your friendship with him for many years to trick him into taking him, where can I find him now......" The young man sitting on Murong Hu's left side had angrily pulled out his gun because of Bai Ye's mocking words, but now he also had a helpless look.
"No problem, Kaffa can't escape. Murong Hu clapped his palms heavily, and two subordinates walked in with a black hound, the nose of the hound was very special, like a swollen tumor, it was a spirit nose dog for search in various countries, and it was also an important trump card that Murong Hu bought with a lot of money.
"Greynose Dog...... Head, it turns out that you have been prepared for a long time, and asked this little beast to remember the smell of that old man?" Everyone couldn't help but start to stand up happily, and the only person who knew the correct burial place of Zero was the puppeteer master who had been passed down from generation to generation in District 8, and the puppet master of this generation was Kafa.
"Then, let's act separately, in order to take revenge on that demon, in order to get the power not to lose to this world, we must definitely get the Zero Style!" Murong Hu's fist smashed on the table, and then, the fists of all the cadres also smashed down one after another, smashing the round table violently, and also announcing the determination of the Firefox people to sacrifice their lives.
The potholed water was trampled hard, and the Firefox soldiers who braved the light rain rushed to the military warehouse where only a few people were left, and after a short gunshot, the Firefox took the lot that had been fought for for two years, who would have thought that after sacrificing many companions, it was finally taken in such a light way.
"Next, just wait for the head to get Kaffa back, so that we can ......" several Firefox soldiers leaned against the outside of the warehouse, holding their guns in both hands, and talking about something with different expressions, "It's been two years, no, if you count the time we migrated over, it should be three years, and we can finally find the Zero." "But, does Zero really exist?" a young questioning voice sounded, and one of the recruits was puzzled.
"Zero must save zài, no, it must save zài...... We can only believe so. The soldier in the lead smoked a cigarette and remembered the day three years ago, when the tribe with the surname Murong had been wiped out overnight.
"Zero, what's that?" a delicate female voice, dressed in a white trench coat, stood high above the soldiers who looked nervous for a moment, "but I'm not interested in that thing either." "Who's who!" the muzzle of the gun was neatly pointed upwards, aiming at the strange girl, "because I have eaten some snacks from others, so I want to do them a small favor, can you get out of here?" Qi Yu politely made his request.
"That's half a year's stock of our Black Ice, where are the snacks!" A more delicate voice floated from afar, and a little girl with pigtails retorted in a milky voice, and standing next to her was the young leader of Black Ice, and a little behind were Bai Ruoyan and Yun Yi, this was a strange combination no matter how you looked at it.
"It's the people of the Black Ice, what's the matter, are these people I haven't seen the same outsiders?" "Whoever they are, kill them!" The soldier in the lead pulled the trigger, but his body fell down quickly, and he stepped on his head with a stomp on him, stepping him into the dirt.
"If you want to kill me, you are not enough!" The spinning girl lifted the Firefox soldiers around her into the air one by one, and then landed heavily on the ground, almost a suspenseless battle.
"What a weird woman. The pigtailed girl snorted hostilely from her nose, and the Black Ice Leader gently stroked the girl's head, and quietly observed Yun Yi and Bai Ruoyan's faces, as if afraid that they would be dissatisfied with their sister.
The young man's name is Ah Hu, and the little girl is his sister Xiaotu, of course, these are pseudonyms, but Yun Yi and the three of them don't care, just because of the inhuman appetite of Qi Yu, they ate the food that these people rely on for survival, and under the influence of rare pity, they decided to do them a small favor.
In the other warehouse, Luo Yunxiu helped clean up the soldiers of Firefox.
"You've been fighting with Firefox for so many years, just for a weapon that only exists in legends, but no one has confirmed it?" Yun Yi couldn't help but shake his head, District 8 was indeed a mechanical kingdom worth boasting about in the past, but the so-called Zero Style is just a legend, and no one can prove its existence.
"That's right...... We must get the Zero Form to stop Murong Fox...... Stop his madness. Ah Hu clenched his fists, did not delve into this topic, and Yun Yi was not interested in asking more, at this moment, in the distance, a violent explosion was heard, and the ground shook together......