It's not a particularly difficult decision.
The three children each have their own characteristics, and perhaps their strength needs to be weighed a little, but in terms of mind and vision, the three of them together are no match for Yuan Jie, the most honest person among them. After a few low-pitched discussions, everyone reached a consensus. The task must be carried out, and it must start with understanding the world.
Dorian and Bingham were naturally very excited because of the news. Alex was always the one who kept calm, but it could be seen from his eyes that he was happy to have new people willing to join.
They are not very good at hiding their emotions, which at least shows that the outside world is still openly cannibalistic.
Before leaving, Dorian picked up the things that fell from the monster called "The Butcher", two metal pieces, a black crystal and a dagger.
After coming outside again, everyone discovered that there had been a lot of changes in the outside world. Black shadows could be seen wandering on the wasteland. Although the distance was far away, the various strange appearances gave people an unpleasant association. . In contrast, the three young people felt this was normal.
"When we first came here, we couldn't even see a ghost in the wasteland." Yuan Jie said.
"It's unlucky for you. You just woke up and encountered the mist." Dorian had recovered her emotions and waved her hands and said, "Everyone hid when the mist appeared. Fortunately, you ran indoors in the end, otherwise You must have been torn to pieces by the imps when we saw you."
"Little ghosts refer to...those one-meter-long little guys?" Zhu Qinyuan asked.
"Yes, they will emerge from the mist. It is a curse cast by the people who died in this wasteland. They have no life and death. They will constantly come out of the blind corners of the sight. Even the best black carvings can easily be grouped together. And the imps on top are dismembered." Dorian shook her finger and said as she walked, "So when the fog comes, everyone will hide in a small closed and open environment. The imps will not pass through the doors and windows in the fog, so it is very safe. "
"What about the monster before? It seemed to have suddenly appeared in the mist." Yuan Jie asked again.
"Those are the Butchers. They are the reason why we were sent to this wasteland. Only Hei Ke can temporarily kill the Butchers."
Dorian seemed much calmer when explaining this, clearly an area she was familiar with.
"Butchers" are a kind of thing whose origin is unknown to people in the outer city. They have weird shapes that are similar to but different from humans. Once they appear, they will massacre the humans around them and even make various things out of artificial materials. And people can't kill them.
Whether it was burning, flooding, slashing, shooting... various methods have been tried, but people can't cause any substantial harm to the butchers. They can recover quickly and continue to slaughter in various ways. And finally one day, an inconspicuous young man slashed a child-like butcher with a knife. The butcher did not regenerate, but black matter began to pour out from the wound.
The strength of the butcher was different, and after losing the advantage of immortality, the young man seized the opportunity and chopped the butcher into black smoke.
He became a hero.
The people in the outer city were overjoyed and let the young man lead them to continue attacking the next butcher. The people contained the butcher's offensive and let the young man kill the butcher with his own hands. This method was very effective. Soon, the rest of the people from the outer city began to come. Asking for help... At this moment, the second person who can kill the butcher appears.
This was supposed to be a good thing.
Within a few days, the killing turned into a kind of competition. The young man and another person began to compete for who could kill the most powerful butcher. However, the young man was just an ordinary person, and the other person had received some martial arts training. Finally, in a desperate act, the young man faced an extraordinary butcher and was disemboweled by him.
He was thrown from the city wall by the butcher, and all his men were killed. However, when his opponent came to collect his body, he discovered that the young man was not dead... his flesh and blood began to return to its original position, and his body began to recover.
[Monsters that can kill immortals are just because they also need immortality. 】
The nobles finally made this judgment, and people always followed the nobles' will.
[Their arms have black patterns, which is their symbol. They long for the butcher's immortality, and the butcher longs for flesh and blood. They are mortal enemies. Let them conquer each other. We provide swords. 】
Those who can kill the butcher are given the name "Hei Ke".
[Heike is a hero, but battles will always result in the death and injury of ordinary people. They must live in the wasteland outside the city, and butchers will follow their scent. As long as there is still a Heike, the people will lose one point. fear. 】
They began to leave the city and head towards the desert. And just as the noble said, since then, the butcher has never appeared in the city again. After that, the birth rate of Heike became faster and faster, and there were more and more people. Some people couldn't bear to leave like this and tried to go back.
[Cut off their way back. We will provide the necessary supplies for the heroes, but they cannot bring terror back to the people. 】
After that, the young Heikes lost their memories and they would fight to the death in the wasteland.
"Wait, since you said that, aren't we immortal?" Yuan Jie quickly discovered the problem.
"The butcher will also be temporarily killed, so there is no real immortality at all." Dorian shook her head, "You must also pay attention! We take the butcher's immortality to maintain our own immortality, but if we are killed a lot If it happens once, the mark on the arm will turn red, and if we are killed again at that time, we will die like ordinary people! This number of times varies from person to person, and we can’t be sure!"
Lu Ning, Yan Rong, and Rang looked at each other, with a more cautious look in their eyes.
Is the distribution center so generous as to directly distribute an immortal body to tourists this time? Even if there are conditions... it can be said that it is extremely rare to see a scene that can give tourists several lives.
There are many campfires in the wilderness, but there are only a few campsites.
The Wind Campfire is just one of many such small groups. The name is just because they chose a short cliff with a height difference as a shelter. At least the wind blowing on the wasteland will not invade this place all day long.
When everyone saw the light of the fire, Bingham rushed towards the bonfire waving his hands and uttered several unknown shouts. Along the way, Alex and Dorian still had some things that they did not explain in detail. Although they lacked experience in dealing with people, they would not really tell everything related to their family.
When I got closer, a dozen people sitting around the campfire had already stood up.
As everyone expected, there was no warm welcome. These people were all older than the three of them, and their eyes were mostly curious, inquiring, or even indifferent, but few showed joy. The clothes on their bodies were all in tatters. They were boiling soup in a large pot on the campfire. Some tubers and other things were floating in it, but not much smell came out.
"Bingham said a new black engraving was discovered."
A man standing in front spoke. He was about thirty to forty years old, with a strong build. He carried two big knives on his back and wore a straw hat on his head. His eyes were sharp and he was obviously experienced in battles. people.
"Hello, my name is Jean Stuart." Jean still acted as the negotiator.
"Yes, remember your name, we only have this one left." The man nodded, "My name is Cai Shen, and I am the leader of this bonfire for the time being. We do lack combat members, but we will not directly accept people of unknown origin. people."
"Uncle Cai, they really didn't take any precautions against the mist..." Alex said.
"They weren't harmed by it, were they? So it's not impossible to deliberately set up such a trap."
"Ah, maybe you don't trust us, but what do you mean, there is still intrigue between Hei Ke and Hei Ke?" Rang didn't care about Cai Shen's attitude and continued, "If something similar has happened before, then why not do this?" It’s understandable to be wary.”
"Including yourselves, too. I can see that the clothes you are wearing are valuable, so the people who prepare them for you must be very concerned about your fighting ability. If they are not close relatives, they are rich and wealthy people. But this is good The equipment will inevitably attract looters." Cai Shen chuckled, "We can let you join the bonfire, but we also need you to prove some of your sincerity, understand?"
"Uncle Cai!" Dorian winked anxiously, "Tone better...if we drive them away..."
"Can I ask a question?" Zhu Qinyuan said, "The black knights were put into the wilderness to deal with the butchers. Dorian has proven this, so why are there people who can't fight? "
Her eyes swept across the people behind Cai Shen. These people were obviously non-combatants, but they didn't have many scars on their bodies.
"It's very simple. Not everyone can deal with the Butcher." Cai Shen glanced at Zhu Qinyuan, "You have been trained for a long time, and you should know that there are still ordinary people in the world. The birth of Hei Ke is very random. When the outer city When the people sent all the black beasts to the wasteland without distinction, those who were not good at fighting would just die for the butchers."
"I understand, so what kind of sincerity do you need?" Jean continued to ask.
"The target is of course the Butcher." Cai Shen said, "I can let you rest here temporarily and recover your strength, but you have to set off to the nearby Cold Wind Cave to kill the Butcher who was just resurrected by the bleak mist. , getting its core back is proof of joining. With your equipment and some thinking, it shouldn’t be difficult to kill the butcher there.”
"Thank you." Rang smiled and stretched out his hand, but Cai Shen did not shake his hand and only turned around.
"You can get a cup of soup, and when you're ready to go, Alex will lead the way to the entrance of the cave. Please don't come into contact with the rest of us until you get our approval, and keep your distance. It's a big deal for us all. Good decision."
"Okay." Rang didn't care about the other party's rudeness. He just turned around and exchanged glances with everyone, then found a stone slab at the edge, and everyone sat down far away from the bonfire.
Soon after, Dorian and Bingham came over with six cups, which they distributed among them.
"Sorry, since Uncle Cai thinks you need a test, we also think it should be like this. However, the Cold Wind Cave is a place we are often responsible for cleaning. The butcher there is of average strength. You can kill it if you are careful."
"Are the butchers resurrected the same in every place?"
"Well... it won't be the same, so we can't provide any advice. Too much interfering information will affect your battle. But there won't be much fluctuation in strength. That butcher is not strong." Dorian smiled. Said, "This soup helps to replenish physical strength, although the taste is not very good..."
"Well, Uncle Cai won't let us talk too much, so go ahead." Bingham scratched his head, "We really hope that a few more people will join in."
"Thank you." Yan Rong nodded, "We can definitely kill that butcher, don't worry."
The two people left quickly, while the six people began to discuss quietly.
"This bonfire is indeed not very strong, but this is just a small problem." Zhu Qinyuan was the first to speak, "The immortal monster, the Butcher, based on our current strength, it is a little difficult to fight one-on-one, but with more people it is still possible Easier."
"Well... the weird thing is the scene itself." Jean stroked his beard, "Where to start?"
"Let's talk about what's at hand first. Our identity, Hei Ke. What I'm curious about is why they accepted this result so easily? Since they all know that they were driven out of the city to deal with monsters like the Butcher." Yuan Jie said with a look on his face. Puzzled, "Anyway, if it were me, I would definitely resist if I knew I was being treated like this."
"Two possibilities." Yan Rong took a sip of the soup. "The first is that the chaotic scene itself is set up like this, and is constrained by things like fate. However, this rarely happens. After all, chaos scenes mostly follow general logic. Let’s go.”
"What is the second possibility?" Zhu Qinyuan asked.
"Simple, people cannot kill butchers if the butcher is immortal. Heike can kill the butchers and gain their immortality. But no one said that Heike cannot be killed by others, right?"
"They can't resist?" Yuan Jie said in surprise, "Those children alone are very strong."
Lu Ning shook her head: "They rated our clothes well, and they recognized our reaching out. In other words, the clothes specially provided to us by the distribution center are only within the normal equipment range of Xinshengheiji in their eyes. These are all It’s provided by the people in the city. They can’t kill the butcher, this is a hard condition, but their strength is not necessarily weak.”
"Well, I think so too." Jean nodded, "After all, from another perspective, we know so many background stories, but none of our tasks can match them."
"Uh...so what?" Yuan Jie hasn't reacted yet.
"It shows that compared with our main plot, things like the fate and resistance of the black carvings are not worth mentioning at all. In fact, in ordinary scenes, this alone is enough to form a main quest chain." Zhu Zhu Qinyuan said.
