"Perhaps the end of the world will be like this." The young man muttered to himself as he gazed out the arched window with a heavy gaze under the wizard's hat.
In the distance, an earthy gray tower stands between the turbid sky and the earth. The wind pulls the sand into straight lines. The world seems to be eternally dark, making it difficult to tell whether it is day or night. In the distance, there is a wind-driven road. The dancing curtain—perhaps the flag of Istania, or the prayer flags of the Andromeda Temple.
At this time, this scene can't help but make people wonder - is the ancient Sleeper still protecting this land? The believers are praying firmly, and the chanting echoes under the majestic cathedral. Maybe in a few days, this dust storm will pass, the raised sand and gravel will return to the dust sea, and everything will return to its previous trajectory. , but did the gods just watch all this day after day, even until the moment the misfortune star came?
Aitalia has experienced two disasters. What did people get from the disaster, what did the world get, what does the disaster star mean, and why does it come to this world again and again? Everything is like is an unknown puzzle. The wind outside separated by a wall was blowing suddenly, like a low howl coming from a distant direction. Under the power of nature, people always spontaneously feel small, so small that people can't stop thinking.
Are the two worlds really irrelevant to each other, and how can they really stay out of the coming disaster?
"Let's go." Fang Yu pulled this guy back to prevent him from continuing to fall into the trap.
"It's just a dust storm. We also have weather like this on Earth."
"But dust storms on Earth cannot reach this level. The central wind speed is as fast as nearly 200 kilometers per hour. The dust storm raised almost covers the entire north of the Silver Sand Sea. It is the strongest black storm ever recorded in the history of the Earth. 'It's not such an exaggeration." Luo Yu looked at the last content left before the community was disconnected, and suddenly said: "The ether between heaven and earth is extremely violent, like waves rising on the originally calm sea, astrologers Nothing like this has ever been recorded in hundreds of years of history."
"I can even feel the elements fearing. They seem to be running away from something." Luo Yu turned around and looked at him, with a steady gaze in his dark pupils: "I don't know if it's my imagination, leader. But in theory, the elements The envoys can feel the state of the elements, they are indeed... shivering."
"I don't know how to describe this state, but 'trembling' is the only adjective I can think of. It feels like a drastic change is taking place in the world."
Fang Yu felt a little surprised. He knew that Luo Yu was different from Xiang Xiang. It was not necessary and he rarely spoke. And the way he looked at the other party, Luo Yu seemed to be... uneasy?
"What are you worried about?" he couldn't help but ask.
This is just a dust storm. There have been more than one dust storm like this in Istania's history. The intensity of dust storms on Earth may not be as exaggerated as this, but the two are different worlds in themselves.
In Aitaria, the natural climate is also influenced by the magic of ether. The hot and dry climate in the west of Kaolin is itself brought about by the prevailing westerly wind blowing from the Sea of Harna. Changed by the warm sea breeze containing the elements of fire and air, it is no accident that this place has the largest number of fire warlocks and elementalists in the entire Kaolin-Ithurian.
Luo Yu shook his head. This kind of worry is more like an uneasy intuition. It may not be correct, just like when people are quiet at night, they may become suspicious for a moment because of sudden changes in the environment.
After hearing what the other party said, Fang Yu actually had a flash of doubt in his heart, but he was the captain after all, and he had to distinguish priorities.
"Okay, let's settle the immediate matter first," he said: "Otherwise, even if this sandstorm happens, it will have nothing to do with us."
Luo Yu nodded.
The sandstorm spread a thin layer of soil in the long and narrow walkway, which unexpectedly produced a sound insulation effect when the three of them walked up, as if the silent footsteps of a cat were walking in this dark, long and narrow walkway.
The dust storms passing outside the window are like walking in a turbid corridor of time.
This place is close to the center of the inner city. It leads to a tower near the inner city through a corridor that leads to the nearby city wall. This is the only relatively safe path leading to the inner city that Fang Plover could observe before. one of the routes. Although he did not choose to go deeper at that time, he was certain that there would be guards there.
Except for the roar of the wind outside, it was unnervingly quiet here. There were no sentries or patrolling guards as expected, and the defense was much weaker than expected.
Fang Plover instinctively felt that the guarding force here might have been mobilized.
He thought of a possibility, which meant that part of his expected goal might have been achieved.
After a while, there was a sudden rustling sound in front of him. It was a fork in the city wall. Outside, there was a horse track exposed to the sandstorm. The entrance was about one meter high from the ground. Fang Plover saw a black figure climbing up from there. , the other party pushed his body up with some difficulty, raised his head and saw them, he couldn't help but show a look of surprise:
"Boss, are you here?"
Fang Yu took a closer look and saw who it wasn't Wu Xiaopang.
This guy's life is really big.
Wu Xiaopang was followed by ZXC and two other members of Lufu's Shield.
As soon as the little fat man saw Fang Plover, he sighed again: "Boss, I'm afraid the others won't be able to come, but the good news is that at least no one was caught. We all escaped into the sandstorm, and those who didn't escape are the same." I killed myself. Some of us were separated again in the sandstorm, and ZXC and I finally found the direction and came here."
They had agreed to meet here, but Fang Yu had thought early on that there might not be many people who could actually get here. After all, the people in Lufu's Shield were at about the same level as the guards here. To lure them away, they had to go through a sandstorm. , it was really too difficult for them.
Most people who are resurrected in the temple will not be able to escape the hands of the mystics in the end, but under the current weather, it is actually not possible to say that. And as long as a few people escape, the rest will be safe.
This should also be the point that the other party is most afraid of at the moment——
Wu Xiaopang took a breath and said again: "Boss, you guessed it right. After you rescued the others from behind, they found that they couldn't catch us, so they shrank back. If not for this, we would have really It’s hard to escape, boss, are they really taking Miss Kita as a hostage and waiting for us to come?”
How can you say this kind of thing accurately?
But Fang Yu felt that this was probably the case. After the other party found out that playing hide and seek with them was fruitless and noticed their intentions, they would naturally think of using the remaining chips in their hands. And after he compared the information from Miss Afifa, Wu Xiaopang and others, he found out that among the people captured by the mystics, except for Jita, everyone else has actually been rescued. .
Then the only remaining Jita who has not yet been rescued is the only place where the other party can make a fuss.
Very good idea.
It's a pity that they don't intend to follow each other's script.
Wu Xiaopang also chuckled: "If these guys really think so, then we might really give them a surprise next. Boss, they really want to send all the guard forces to that place and wait for us. By throwing ourselves into a trap, does that mean we can travel unhindered from now on? Is this killing two birds with one stone?"
Fang Yu glanced at this guy and thought it would be as simple as that. But I'm afraid the other party doesn't need so many people. Is it possible for more than 2,000 people to set up a trap?
But in fact, as long as the mystics mobilize enough temple knights, it will be enough for them.
The rest are the personal guards of the Earl in the inner city. What is the rank and level of these people, and how many are there? If they can avoid these bodyguard knights who belong to the owner of this place, then their next actions can indeed be said to be without much hindrance.
ZXC was obviously much calmer than Wu Xiaopang. He looked around and asked, "Can this place lead to the inner city? Where does that young lady live? How can we determine?"
"This is not a problem. As long as we enter the inner city, I will have my own way."
Fang Plover replied confidently. As a combat craftsman, it is not a complicated matter for him to find the target as quickly as possible in a place with complex terrain. Especially with his multi-control ability, he can even shorten this time to the shortest time. As the place where the city lord lives, the environment in the inner city should be much better than this place with good ventilation on all sides.
As long as he can use flexible structures, nothing will be a problem.
The premise is how to get to the inner city.
But he was also confident about this.
"As for how to get to the inner city, I have already explored it before and even drew a map." Fang Yu fumbled with his hands for a while, and suddenly his expression changed. Worse! He suddenly remembered that he had lost the map because he was pretending to be cool. The map only marked the locations of a few dungeons, but the back also showed how to enter the inner city.
He was a little confused for a moment, thinking that he could hide all the birds and hide the bow, but he never expected that even though the bow was hidden, the birds were not gone yet.
But how can I have the nerve to say such a thing? Fang Plover coughed and said bravely: "The map... I have the map in my mind. You just need to follow me."
ZXC and Wu Xiaopang nodded together, without any doubt.
Fortunately, Fang Yu found that his memory was still reliable. It was probably a place he had personally explored after all, so it was not so easy to forget. Although he went wrong several times in a row, he still had some vague impressions. During this time, only the box muttered a few words:
"Have we been to this place before?"
"Why are you here again?"
Luo Yu was heard looking at this guy with a strange expression. He had probably guessed what was going on, but he was too embarrassed to say it.
Fang Piao winked at this guy frantically, but the latter just couldn't get it, which made him extremely crazy. He had basically thought about how to release this guy in the subsequent battle.
However, the troubled journey finally came to an end when they finally met Luo Hao who came to join them.
Because Luo Hao still has the map they copied from that time——
Seeing that this fat military man could actually escape and join them, Fang Piao was actually surprised, but also felt that it was reasonable. What was unexpected was that given the opponent's level and a cumbersome profession like an iron guard, if he wanted to There is really little hope of escaping from the mystics.
But what makes sense is that this guy once performed extraordinary. If everyone in Lufu's Shield has a chance to escape, the possibility of the other party's escape will obviously be greater.
According to the map, Fang Plover finally found the corridor leading to the city wall. The terrain in this fortress was too intricate and complicated. It was probably a deliberate setting, and there were many similar scenes. If they didn't rely on maps, sometimes they wouldn't be sure if they had walked back to the place they had just walked through.
However, this also covered up Fang Plover's previous mistakes, which made several people in Lufu's Shield think that the situation just now was the same.
The corridor runs through darkness.
This place is actually part of the fortress barracks, but it is obviously not in the same direction as the outer area where they were previously imprisoned. Looking outside the city wall, it seems to be a cliff, but the wind is howling outside and the sky is dark. There were many artillery pieces placed in the corridor, but probably all of them were wrapped in cloth to prevent sandstorms.
I just think that the reason for the current dust storm is that no one can be seen in this place. Only the wind and sand passing through the windows are raging in the corridor. Several people had their hoods pulled up, and they had to keep their heads down to move forward, because as long as they raised their heads a little, the wind and sand rushed towards them, pouring in from their collars and necks, making it difficult to prevent them.
Fortunately, this section of the road is not long. After passing through the corridor, a stone gate appeared in front of it. Behind the stone gate was an open-air city wall, and at the other end of the city wall, the tower leading to the inner city was already vaguely visible. .
It’s just that Wu Xiaopang looked at that place, and then looked at the bottom of the city wall under the roar of the strong wind. Under the cliff, there was only a dull piece of gravel dancing wildly. If someone lost his footing on the city wall and fell, it would be possible It's not as simple as dying. To say it leaves a psychological shadow is an understatement.
There are no guards in this place, but the environment is too harsh.
Is this a place for people to stay?
He turned around and asked a bit stammering: "Boss, are we going to go there somewhere?"
"of course not."
Fang Yu shook his head.
Wu Xiaopang couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief when he saw this, thinking that it was okay, the boss was not crazy enough yet.
But Fang Yu's next words immediately broke his illusion: "Of course we can't pass through the city wall. Do you think no one is really monitoring this direction? The inner city will only be more tightly guarded than the outside. We can't go through the city wall." , we have to go from below."
"Down, down?" Wu Xiaopang took a breath of air, walked over and leaned on the window and looked out. His face turned pale. How to get down there?
Don't look at the distance of only a few dozen meters, but in the current weather, it is difficult for even birds to cross, let alone them?
"Of course let's just pass it by."
Fang Plover walked to the door and looked outside - at a distance of tens of meters, as long as he didn't light a fire on his side, it should be difficult to see this direction from the other side of the inner city, but once he got closer, it would be different. He was almost certain that someone on the other side of the tower was watching the entrance. Even if there was no one outside, there would be guards inside.
And this situation is not the same as before. It may be difficult to contact the direction of the inner court in the inner city, but contacting in the inner city should be easy. Just like when they were in the outer area before, he could also use the Clockwork Fairy to contact Wu Xiaopang and others at a short distance.
He can think of things that the other party can't think of.
So they have to get around these possible guards.
As he walked out of the stone door, the wind speed on the city wall seemed to have doubled in an instant. The strong wind pulled at his coat and almost blew him off the wall. Fang Plover was so frightened that he quickly took a step back, thinking that he had underestimated the storm, but he had also experienced more dangerous scenes, and he was not afraid of this mere sandstorm.
Without saying a word, he took off the alchemist's coat and handed it to Luo Yu: "Hold it for me."
Luo Yu looked at him and gave a rare reminder: "Be careful."
Luo Hao also asked from the side: "Do you need me to come? I am an iron guard. My strength is much higher than yours, and my equipment is heavier than yours."
But Fang Yu shook his head, he had to do this.
He wrapped a towel around his face, then pulled down his goggles, glanced outside, lowered his waist, lowered his head and rushed out in that direction. The wind almost immediately caused him to lose his center of gravity, but Fang Plover did not panic, fell down on the spot to reduce the resistance area, and then rolled close to the battlements there.
But the danger had obviously just begun. He straightened up carefully and glanced in the direction of the tower. The cliff below the city wall could not be as flat as a mirror. In fact, there were many jagged and protruding rocks. When he saw these rocks, Fang Plover breathed a sigh of relief.
He raised his hand and fired his flying claw in that direction.
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