The group of people didn't talk or even look at each other.
Everyone remained unusually silent, even breathing slightly.
The moment the gray-haired young man waved his hand, they split into two parts in perfect agreement.
One part moved quickly through the town, dodging any residents they might encounter along the way.
The other part quickly moved towards the mine outside the town.
Even while moving quickly, this group of people did not make any sound or movement. It seemed that they had practiced thousands of times, and each movement was deeply rooted in their bones.
The first group of people passed through most of the town in a short time and arrived at the two-story building where Richard lived.
All of them quickly separated and formed a circle, surrounding the two-story building.
One of them clasped his hands together, and faint ripples spread out from his body, twisting the air and connecting to his companions standing on the left and right sides.
In the blink of an eye, the ripples formed a circle through these people, surrounding the small buildings.
In the darkness, a small moth was about to fly into the building following the light. However, it hit something in the air and spontaneously combusted.
The cage has been successfully set up, but the gray-haired young man who led it did not feel relaxed.
He took the initiative and walked towards the closed door of the small building.
In the living room on the first floor of the house, Fang Cheng and Isis looked at each other.
Just as Fang Cheng was about to subdue Richard, he suddenly disappeared. Neither of them noticed how he disappeared.
Isis frowned and said, "Look for him and see if he has left this space or hid in other parts of the town."
Isis didn't need to speak, Fang Cheng had already spread the blood.
The next moment he was stunned: "Where did these people outside come from?"
Isis raised her head and looked outside, her eyes penetrated the wall and fell on the group of people outside.
The first thing she noticed was that the costumes of this group of people were strange.
Some of them were wearing the same old-style uniforms, while others were dressed in different styles.
"What do you think when you look at their clothes?"
"If it's not a COS enthusiast, then maybe it's someone who entered the town from a different era?"
Fang Cheng and Isis looked at each other, and a guess emerged in their minds.
boom!
The door was shattered instantly.
Among the shattered and flying wood chips, an agile figure quickly rushed out.
"Um?"
After rushing into the house, the gray-haired young man immediately attacked the sofa.
He has repeated this action more than three thousand times, and there is no deviation in either angle or strength, and it has even been engraved into his DNA.
But this time, he didn't see Richard, whom he was familiar with to his core. Instead, he saw two strangers he had never seen before.
This sudden change made the gray-haired young man stunned on the spot, with shock in his eyes, but the attack did not stop.
boom!
The sofa was instantly torn apart by his air cannon-like attack, and a large crater was created along with the floor.
Along with this movement, the walls and windows of the living room were broken open at the same time, and several people rushed in to attack.
"Wait a moment!"
The gray-haired young man finally recovered from the shock and shouted hurriedly.
But it was too late. The attackers were already familiar with this set of siege moves, and could do it flawlessly by instinct without even thinking.
But it is difficult for them to stop suddenly. Some people can barely try to stop, but some people are too late.
All attacks were directed at Fang Cheng and Isis standing in the middle of the living room.
For a time, lightning, fire, and gunshots filled the entire living room.
The gray-haired young man's eyes widened, as if he could predict the scene where the two strangers would be beaten to a pulp.
But the next moment, he heard a flapping sound.
Several companions who rushed in to launch the siege fell to the ground at the same time, and all the attacks directed at the two people disappeared.
The gray-haired young man fell into even greater shock. He stared at the two people with wide eyes. He subconsciously wanted to retreat, but found that his body could not move.
Only his mouth could still move, so he subconsciously blurted out: "Who are you?"
Fang Cheng subdued the group of daredevils who attacked without saying a word, including the people outside who were surrounding the small building, and then replied: "I should be asking you this question, who are you?"
"It doesn't matter who we are!"
The gray-haired young man suddenly became excited: "I have never seen you before. You are new here, right?"
Fang Cheng and Isis looked at each other, Richard also said this just now.
Just as Isis was about to speak, Fang Cheng appeared in front of the gray-haired young man like a flash, reaching out to hold his head and read his mind.
Everyone here is a riddler. He is tired of asking questions and guessing riddles one by one. It is better to read thoughts faster.
Although Richard suddenly disappeared just now, so many people here have been subdued by Fang Cheng.
He didn't believe that these people would disappear together.
"What are you going to do? Stop!"
The gray-haired young man realized that Fang Cheng's behavior was not very friendly and shouted to stop.
Of course, he didn't expect to stop Fang Cheng with words, but wanted to use his voice to attract the attention of his companions outside and let them come in to save people.
But after he made a sound, there was dead silence outside.
The gray-haired young man didn't know that his companions outside had long been subdued by Fang Cheng from the air and couldn't even make a sound.
He only needs one thought to kill all these rookies who only have one trump card.
Fang Cheng successfully pressed his hand on the gray-haired young man's head and began to read the memory.
The name of the gray-haired young man is Heywood Drew, a special investigator affiliated with the North American Homeland Security Agency.
Of course, it was Homeland Security half a century ago.
At that time, the fire in Centralia had just begun, and Homeland Security had already lost three-digit personnel while investigating operations in the town.
In the end, I had to apply for the dispatch of special investigators from the General Administration, that is, ace-level investigators.
After Drew arrived in Centralia Town, he personally led several investigators into the town and also disappeared.
With the loss of an ace, Homeland Security realizes it's in serious trouble.
However, Centralia Town had no intention of spreading outward. The Security Bureau did not dare to continue sending people in to die, and it was not qualified to apply for strategic level. In the end, it had no choice but to give up.
Dulu, who entered the town with several investigators, was not dead. He even found all the missing people. More than a hundred people were still alive.
However, a group of people are trapped in this place and cannot get out.
Dulu tried to take people away, but after losing a few people, he did not dare to act rashly and could only continue to stay in the town.
They originally thought that being unable to leave was the most dangerous part of the town. However, at night, this group of people saw the truly terrifying part of the town.
After midnight, the destroyed town of Centralia came back to life, including the missing residents.
But the residents didn't know what was happening in the town, and instead they clashed with outsiders like Duru.
Duru had to order his men to subdue these irritable residents.
Then monsters appeared and began attacking the investigators and residents of Duru.
After finally repelling the monsters, the residents of the town turned into monsters.
In the end, a fire swept through the town of Centralia, burning all the investigators including Drew and the residents who turned into monsters.
The next night, the town of Centralia comes to life again, not just with its residents, but with Drew's group as well.
They are trapped in this town that is constantly dying and resurrecting, reincarnating again and again.
At the beginning, Drew was able to calm people's hearts by relying on his status as a special investigator, encouraging everyone to wait for rescue from the Department of Homeland Security.
But he knew in his heart that after losing his ace investigator, the Department of Homeland Security was more likely to abandon the investigation plan completely and seal off the town.
Dulu's guess was not wrong. There would be no new investigators in Centralia Town for a long time to come, which meant that the security bureau had given up on the rescue and blocked the entrance and exit.
Many trapped people fell into despair after realizing this.
In this town that is constantly dying and resurrecting, even if you are killed by residents or monsters, you can be resurrected the next night.
However, once despair arises, it will gradually turn into a monster and cannot be resurrected after being killed.
During this period, more than half of the people who turned into monsters out of despair were killed.
Dulu had to start looking for hope of survival for these poor people, otherwise everyone would eventually die of despair.
After a long period of time and various attempts, Dulu finally discovered Richard, an unusual resident.
Unlike other residents who lost their memories after death, Richard was aware of the existence of Dulu's group and the continuous reincarnation of Centralia Town.
Drew thought Richard might know a way to leave, but Richard coldly refused to tell them.
Not surprisingly, Richard, the only insider, was regarded as the murderer behind the scenes.
Dulu's group initially wanted to capture Richard, but gradually turned to wanting to kill him.
All the survivors believed in one thing - as long as they killed Richard, they could leave this damn place.
They had to do it, and they had to believe it.
Then, Dulu and his companions launched a half-century-long pursuit of Richard.
They didn't know how much time had passed, they only knew that it was a very long time. In Dulu's memory, Richard had been hunted down more than 3,000 times.
Some people kept dying of despair along the way, but new people joined.
These newcomers come from different eras, and are all bounty hunters or explorers. After hearing about the situation in Centralia Town, they entered the town to explore, and were eventually trapped in this reincarnation.
The addition of newcomers has made up for the personnel losses in Dulu's team.
But for a long time, no new people appeared.
They speculated that maybe after a long period of fermentation, the dangers in Centralia Town have become known to everyone, and even bounty hunters and explorers are no longer willing to come here to die.
Without the addition of new blood, the number of Duru's team members has been decreasing, from three digits to double digits.
Today, there are only about forty determined people left, but most of them have become numb and may turn into monsters at any time due to despair.
This endless pursuit has lasted for half a century. Until today, Duru finally saw two newcomers again.
This made his already quite numb mind become active again, which is why he seemed so shocked.
After reading Dulu's memory, Fang Cheng finally understood the origin of these unlucky people.
However, the origin of Richard and the reason why the town of Centralia has this endless reincarnation is still a mystery.
After Fang Cheng told Isis Dulu's memory, Isis was silent for a while before saying: "It seems that the only person who may know the truth is Richard. We have to find him."
Dulu realized that his memory had been read, and said helplessly: "It's too late, let's start again next time."
Fang Cheng, who had seen the memory, knew why he said that.
After the reincarnation begins, Richard will appear three times in total.
The first time was at home in the town of Centralia, the second time was in the mines, and the third time was deep in the mines, a place where cultists summon evil gods to come.
In the three times Richard appeared, Dulu and his companions had to kill him three times before they could end this cycle.
After years of hard work, Dulu and his companions have successfully killed Richard twice, but the last time they always failed.
The first time tonight was messed up by Fang Cheng and Isis. Naturally, it was impossible to succeed the other two times, so he said he would wait until next time to start again.
But Fang Cheng felt that this pursuit plan was very unreliable and not quite right.
In Dulu's memory, he and his companions always fought hard with Richard before forcibly killing each other.
However, when Fang Cheng and Isis first arrived, Richard was able to disappear in front of them.
With such ability, how could Dulu, the strongest and ace-level man, be able to kill Richard.
Fang Cheng buried these doubts in his heart and did not intend to waste a night with this group of people, so he directly released everyone's control.
Dulu and his companions regained their freedom, gathered together, and looked at Fang Cheng and Isis with alert and curious eyes.
Even those who have become mentally numb can see their eyes become lively again at this moment.
Because no matter how you look at it, Fang Cheng and Isis don't look like ordinary people. In terms of temperament and appearance, they are more outstanding than the ace-level leader Dulu.
Moreover, Fang Cheng easily subdued everyone including Dulu just now, and his strength was obviously far beyond the ace level.
"You don't have to look at us like that."
Fang Cheng said ruthlessly: "We were also accidentally trapped and don't know how to leave."
As soon as these words came out, everyone including Dulu was disappointed.
But with these two powerful newcomers joining, at least the probability of success will be much higher.
A man next to Drew asked, "Will you join us?"
"Tell me next time."
Fang Cheng said calmly: "I will try it tonight to see if your method can succeed."
The people around Dulu were a little unhappy. They had only figured out this method after countless reincarnations.
Fang Cheng acted as if he looked down upon him.
Dulu was afraid of conflicts between the two parties, so he quickly said: "One more person will bring more strength. We can help. As long as we succeed, everyone can go out."
Isis smiled slightly: "That's right, just do what you can."
Her smile made a group of grown men, including several women, lose their minds.
It's unimaginable that someone could be so beautiful.
Drew vaguely felt that Isis looked familiar.
He had been trapped in the town of Centralia for so long that his memories of the past were blurred.
After being read by Fang Cheng, the memory became clear again, and I felt that Isis looked familiar, as if I had seen it somewhere.
But it doesn't matter. He only has Richard in his heart now and only cares about Richard. This man has become his obsession.
"ah!!"
A scream suddenly sounded outside, piercing the silent night.
"The first wave of monsters is coming."
I don't know who said something, but everyone else looked calm. They had experienced this scene thousands of times, and they were already extremely familiar with it.
Soon, screams were heard one after another, and monsters moving in the night were attacking the residents of the town.
Duru was afraid that Fang Cheng and Isis would have sympathy and go to save people, so he quickly said: "Don't worry about these residents. Even if there is no first wave of monsters, they will become monsters themselves after a while, and they will be resurrected again next time." .”
"Don't worry, we are not good people."
Isis said speechless words and looked at Fang Cheng: "Time is limited, let's go?"
Fang Cheng nodded, and then he and Isis disappeared instantly.
Duru and his companions were all startled and couldn't see how the two people disappeared.
Then they got excited again, with two masters like this joining them, and this time it was up to them to see where Richard would run.
Dulu said to his companions: "They must have gone to the mine, let's follow them quickly."
The others had no objection, and immediately left the two-story building and moved quickly towards the mine.
Fang Cheng and Isis arrived at the entrance of the mine in the blink of an eye, and high temperatures were continuously transmitted from inside.
The two of them entered the mine directly without hesitation.
The underground fire has been rekindled, and the inside of the mine has turned into a huge high-temperature furnace, with toxic gases spitting out along with the flames.
Several people were gathering together, resisting the damage of fire and poisonous gas, while resisting the humanoid monsters rushing out of the flames. There were still more than a dozen corpses lying on the ground.
This group of people were all Dulu's men. They came to the mine in two groups from the beginning, preparing to besiege Richard who would appear in the mine.
But they were not ready yet. Both Richard and Underground Fire appeared in advance, disrupting their steps.
Richard killed most of the people and entered the depths of the mine. The remaining people were unable to pursue them.
Fang Cheng and Isis ignored these people and pursued them deeper into the mine.
Along the way, there were some humanoid monsters rushing out of the flames, like flaming skeletons, waving the same burning weapons.
According to Dulu's memory, these monsters in the flames were cultists who died in the fire.
As the legend goes, cultists gathered in the town of Centralia half a century ago in an attempt to summon the evil god.
