At five o'clock in the morning, Chen Xing climbed up the highest car mountain near the camp.
The soft morning light filled the ruins. Looking through the telescope, all the locomotives parked outside the cave were destroyed. They are all cut into two sections, sporadic flames are burning, and wisps of black smoke are slowly rising.
Only now did Chen Xing see the scene in the camp clearly. Blood mixed with soil, and the tent was covered with black blood scabs. The corpses were scattered everywhere, most of them missing their heads or having their arms and legs severed. Looking carefully, all the incisions are very smooth, as if they were made by a guillotine. The title of Thousand-Blade Rose is indeed well-deserved. Killing people is like chopping melons and vegetables, even the bones can be cut into two pieces.
Chen Xing couldn't help but take a breath. Fortunately, Aaliyah didn't want to kill him. Otherwise, she might not even have time to react if she came with a knife. Even if he could sense the danger in advance, he would not be able to dodge, because the disparity in strength between them had already resulted in a crushing attack. Any skills, experience, or judgment would be in vain.
But then again, when Aaliya drove him away just now, he didn't sense danger. In other words, Aaliyah did not have murderous intentions towards him, at least not directly.
If he were to put himself in his shoes, Chen Xing and Aaliya would change places. Even if it was for profit, he would not have the heart to kill his companions. In later generations, Aaliyah's reputation was not too good, but it was not too bad either. She walked between light and darkness, doing both good and evil deeds.
If people have a kind side, they will not do things too badly. What Chen Xing III is most afraid of is the kind of person who has no emotions, regards everything as a profit measure, and is extremely selfish. But there is an even more terrifying kind: distorted thoughts, where for the sake of a little dark joy, one can do things that are harmful to others and not beneficial to oneself.
The feeling Aaliya gave him was more of a childlike playfulness. But because the other party is too powerful, this kind of play becomes very deadly, but in essence, she is not bad-hearted.
After a while, Chen Xing dug a hole in the car mountain, huddled inside, and then covered it with the car skin, exposing several small holes to observe the situation in the cave.
The sun gradually rose into the sky, bringing some warmth. Chen Xing ate a piece of compressed biscuit and continued to wait. The water and dry food in his backpack can last for seven or eight days. A few hours passed, the sun slowly set, the moon rose, and night fell.
The temperature dropped rapidly, and the mechanical parts next to the body became cold and hard, and no warmth could be felt. The cold wind came in through the cracks, making the person tremble all over.
Chen Xing couldn't stand it any longer, so he took out the blanket from his backpack, wrapped it tightly around his body, and set the alarm clock on his black watch to sound every hour, dozing off while observing the situation.
A few hours later, the sun rose again. It was quiet in the crypt. Except for the tent cloth that flew up and down when the wind blew, there was not a single ghost.
Chen Xing came up with the idea of leaving alone several times, but in the end he rejected it. Along the way, every creature they encountered could easily take his life away. The Black Death Forest is not accessible to people of his level. You must have at least a guard-level strength to ensure basic safety.
Instead of going out to die, it is better to wait for Aaliya here and gain a chance of survival. If the sachet given to him by the other party is real and effective, he will definitely not mind taking it with him. But if the sachet is fake, the other party may not be cruel to him in person.
While waiting, another day passed. Chen Xing was nestled in the cave, his whole body stiff and numb, but there was still no movement at all in the cave. When he got close before, he looked down. It was pitch black inside, and he could vaguely see the blue water. It is the medium between space and space, which is called "power matter" by scholars. It appears in the form of a light blue self-luminous liquid in the human retina.
Seeing the food consumed for two days, Chen Xing became more and more hesitant. The longer time passes, the lower his survival rate. He silently made up his mind to wait one more day, and if there was no change, he would leave immediately.
On the one hand, when the food is exhausted, he will not be able to travel long distances; on the other hand, if the Silver Knights Guild finds that there is no movement for a long time, they will definitely send people over again.
At dawn, the sun rises from the horizon and lights up the whole world.
"Didi..."
Chen Xing woke up to the beep of the black watch and looked hazily at the cave in the distance, as if there was a big mouth looking up to the sky, trying to swallow him in. He remembered a battle he participated in with the Thunder Light Regiment in his previous life. He hid in a wet mud hole, and deafening explosions were heard from time to time outside. He didn't know when his life would be ended by a flying cannonball. That feeling was so helpless, as if there was a huge Russian turntable above his head. If he turned to a specific number, he would die.
The control of destiny is not in his hands.
After waiting numbly for several hours, just when he was about to lose his patience, a figure flew out of the crypt.
He quickly picked up the binoculars and looked over. She was wearing a dark red tight leather jacket and a dark blue canvas jacket. It was Aaliyah. But she seemed to be injured. There was a large amount of blood on her clothes, and she staggered when she landed.
She looked around and walked towards Chen Xing. Chen Xing was not in a hurry to go out. After observing for a while, he found that Aaliya was just walking in the direction she came from, not that she had discovered him. So he put down the telescope and waited quietly.
Aaliyah's steps were staggering, and there was a blood stain on her right thigh. She was seen clutching her chest, turning her head from time to time and looking in the direction of the crypt, as if she was worried that something would chase her.
After bypassing the car mountain, she continued walking forward. Chen Xing climbed out of the hole and followed her, keeping a distance of several hundred meters.
Perhaps due to the injury, Aaliyah's alertness dropped significantly, and after leaving the crypt, she immersed herself in her journey. Chen Xing followed him to the edge of the Automobile Valley, but Aaliyah was still at a loss.
"Huhuhu..."
She stopped and leaned against the door of an old car, raising her head and breathing heavily.
Chen Xing moved his steps and approached slowly. For safety reasons, he wanted to figure out the situation before making a decision. In the scope of the assault rifle, Aaliyah's shoulders were shaking slightly, as if she was enduring great pain.
Judging from the blood stains on her body, she must have been shot.
After resting for a while, she pulled out a slender knife from her calf. The blade is as thin as a cicada's wing, and you can feel its sharpness just by looking at it. The blade exudes a dark golden light and should be made of an alloy mixed with fine gold.
She was seen staring at the blade, her eyes as calm as water. Finally, she took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, held the handle of the knife behind her back, and stabbed the knife into her thigh.
"Ugh..."
She raised her head, shook her hair vigorously, and let out a dull groan.
Judging from her movements, she was treating a gunshot wound and digging out the bullet in her thigh. Just when Chen Xing was hesitating whether to go over to help, Aaliyah said "uh" and saw a blood arrow spurting out.
"Snapped!"
With a soft sound, a silver-white bullet hit the car shell next to it, bouncing and rolling to the ground.
