The central castle of Shura Hall
The underground city that had just experienced an earthquake was pitch black. Restarting the power took time and could not be restored in a short period of time. Many places were illuminated with the most primitive firelight, including the main hall of the central castle.
"Chief...we...we have really tried our best, but we all blame him for his poor command! I have repeatedly advised him to wait until the siege is completed before attacking, but he just doesn't listen! I...I..."
In the middle of the hall, a guard wearing fine armor and kneeling on the ground said shakingly. The man sitting directly in front of him stared at him seriously, his eyes narrowed and he said nothing.
"I...by the time I realized that things were irreversible, my subordinates had already tried their best to stop him. He...he was eager for success. Not only did he not listen, he even knocked his subordinates unconscious. After that, his subordinates had no idea at all. You know it!”
Serious and silent, the guard, who was almost lying on the ground, did not dare to look up. He still kept lying there in the same posture as a dog and continued to explain.
"So, he makes all the decisions?"
After a while, a serious voice finally reached my ears. However, the hall was now empty and pitch black, giving people the feeling of being in front of the devil, cold to the bone.
The guard was frightened, and cold sweat spread all over his body in an instant. He knew that Zheng Zhen had begun to doubt, but fortunately it was dark enough here now, Zheng Zheng couldn't notice even the beads of sweat on his forehead, and he didn't leave any Whatever the reason was, it was considered as a way for him to escape the disaster.
"Back to the leader...yes...yes"
Although he thought he handled everything perfectly and left no trace, after all, he had done something wrong, and he was still a little nervous inside, so he still stuttered a bit when he spoke.
"Where are they?"
The cold voice echoed in this silent and cold hall.
"He...he is dead"
The guard who was kneeling on the ground pressed his face tightly to the ground and said while looking at the floor tiles in front of his nose.
"Dead? How did you die?"
Seriously, she raised her eyes and looked at him again.
"He was killed by a stray bullet during the fierce battle when the siege completely failed."
The frightened guard replied as calmly as possible.
"Being killed by a stray bullet? What a coincidence?"
He snorted seriously.
"Yes"
The hair on the back of the guard's neck stood up, but he still had the courage to answer.
He looked seriously at this subordinate who could be said to be prostrated and didn't say a word for a long time.
But in his serious heart, he had already guessed that the person who died from a stray bullet was probably silenced by him. Naturally, he could not find a dead person to confront him. He was talking about those who were sent with him. I'm afraid those who went there have already been silenced by him. Even if he asked them, they would all agree in unison in order to save their lives. He couldn't kill them all because of this matter. Now the entire Shura Palace and Heiman There are not many people in the Ba Organization who surrender to him. Killing them is equivalent to cutting off his own wings, which is really unwise. It is precisely because he has seen through this that he dares to use a bunch of lies to do so unscrupulously. Exonerate yourself.
"Since that idiot is dead, this matter is over and there is no need to mention it again. You can go down."
Weigh the pros and cons, and finally, make a serious decision to call it a day.
Seriousness is not a fool, and he understands the relationship. Besides, the dead fool can only blame him for having no brains. At least the person in front of him is smarter than that fool. It is naturally better to use smart people. However, this person dares to Deceiving yourself, although you can use it, you can never reuse it. In your serious heart, you have already put an end to this guy's fate, and you are just waiting to find an opportunity to get rid of him next time.
"Thank you, chief!"
As if he had been granted amnesty, the guard kowtowed several times and rolled out of the hall.
After leaving the entrance of the hall, the guard's highly nervous nerves could no longer be controlled. His legs went cold and he urinated incontinently. The yellow-brown liquid flowed down his trousers all over the floor. He was secretly glad that he had escaped.
On the grassland ravaged by heavy rain, three chariots were washed away by the heavy rain. The lightning that flashed across the sky from time to time illuminated the earth for a moment, but in an instant it fell into darkness again, and the rumble of thunder came one after another. , only the rain that constantly refreshes the earth continues.
In the 01 tank, Ma Tao, who was sitting in the driver's seat, stared at the stormy world outside the screen and didn't know what he was thinking.
How powerful is the power between heaven and earth? The 18-ton overall weight of the 01 tank swayed slightly in the storm, but this slight shaking made people feel quite comfortable.
Su Lanyu and Uncle Guang, who were in the same car with Ma Tao, were sitting in the rest cabin at the back and the other was sitting on the passenger seat, looking at the world outside in a daze.
The three people in the car at this moment can be said to be old acquaintances, but they are not familiar with each other. After all, they have known each other for a long time, but this is the second time they have met, so they can't talk about everything. Talking about the situation, especially with other people, Ma Tao also considered this before gathering them all on his chariot.
"Would any of you want to rest first?"
Uncle Guang, who was sitting on the rest bed in the back cabin, looked at them both and then asked.
"No, you can sleep if you want."
Ma Tao wasn't sleepy yet, but it would be the same if he was sleepy and fell asleep on the seat.
"I don't need it either"
Su Lanyu also replied.
"Then...I won't be polite now."
After Uncle Guang finished speaking, he gently walked to the rest bed, and soon he heard the sound of even breathing.
The rain has been falling, and the sky and the earth are pitch black. The sound of the rain and the muffled thunder from time to time give people a sense of state. This kind of environment is indeed suitable for sleeping. I don’t know how long it has passed. Su Lanyu also fell into a deep sleep.
Ma Tao turned his head and looked at Su Lanyu's side face. Once upon a time, such scenes often appeared around him, but he didn't know how to cherish them. Now that he has missed them, everything has become a meeting. Looking at that perfect picture With a flawless face, Ma Tao tried hard to control his impulse, and at the same time kept telling himself in his heart that she was not Su Lanxi, she was Su Lanyu, Lanxi's sister.
Looking at the time, it was already around nine o'clock at night. Because of the rain, the temperature outside, which was not very high, dropped more and more obviously. Ma Tao in the car could even see his own breath.
I didn’t expect that summer and winter on this grassland would just happen when it rains.
Ma Tao cursed secretly in his heart. He looked at the temperature displayed on the screen and found that the temperature was only 3 degrees above zero. This temperature was already very cold. I am afraid that if this trend continues, it will probably drop by the next day. When the temperature reaches zero degrees, it will freeze. I and others don’t have any thick clothes to resist the cold. It seems that it is necessary to get some warm clothes to resist the cold. Otherwise, this is the one in the car. The temperature, let alone fighting, usually makes my hands tremble with cold when driving, but luckily, Ma Tao and the others all have leather gloves. These can be used not only for defense but also for warmth, so it is perfect to use them at this time.
The other two people in the car were still sleeping, but Han Han obviously had no intention of letting them go. Uncle Guang was fine on the rest bed. After all, there was a thin quilt on top of it. Driven by the cold, he was sleeping. Uncle Guang subconsciously looked for heating items around him, and naturally covered him with the bedding.
Talking about Gao Han, when she came to look for Ma Tao and the others, although she put on women's combat uniforms, this kind of clothing was usually fine. In addition, she had been exercising at the time, so her body did not feel too cold. But it's different now. Another thing is that people often feel cold when sleeping with clothes on. This is because the body's heat is trapped in clothes, so sleeping with clothes on will make you feel cold. The quilt won't make you feel cold.
Seeing Su Lanyu huddled up in the co-pilot, Ma Tao found something to cover her with, but he had no choice but to look around but found nothing useful. The only quilt was covering Uncle Guang's body. , I can't go over and take away the quilt from Uncle Guang and cover Su Lanyu with it.
In the end, Ma Tao was cruel and took off the coat he was wearing. He was only wearing a tactical vest and undershirt, and then directly put the iron coat on the outside of the vest. The armor-like iron coat was almost ready for inspection at this time. A torture instrument is surprisingly cold, but it is a protective gear after all. If you give up because of the cold, it would be a tragedy if you die because of the lack of iron clothing during the battle.
Standing up gently, Ma Tao planned to cover Su Lanyu with the coat he had just taken off. Unexpectedly, Su Lanyu woke up as soon as the clothes touched her, staring at Ma Tao with her shining eyes. Tao.
"Well...I think you're cold..."
Ma Tao opened his mouth and explained awkwardly.
Su Lanyu looked at Ma Tao's upper body, which was only wearing a vest and an iron suit, and then opened her red lips and said, "Thank you, but I'm not my sister. You don't have to take care of me like you take care of my sister. I can take care of myself."
Su Lanyu politely rejected his kindness and said.
Ma Tao was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing, and hurriedly and awkwardly took back his clothes and returned to his seat.
Yes, in his subconscious, he was still used to thinking of Su Lanyu as Su Lanxi, always thinking of helping her and taking care of her. Maybe, in his heart, he always thought that Su Lanyu was Su Lanxi, but that was not the case at all. , Su Lanyu is a qualified warrior who has been trained in the outside world for a long time, but Su Lanxi is not. If it were not for Ma Tao, Su Lanxi would probably have lived a life of serving others or being served.
Seeing Ma Tao return to his seat, Su Lanyu rolled her eyes, then closed her eyes again and stopped paying attention to him.
I don’t know how long he had been here, but Ma Tao felt a chill coming from his body. He woke up suddenly in the next second. He didn’t know when he fell asleep. He rubbed his nose and felt that the tip of his nose was a little cold. He obviously caught a cold at night. , Thinking that he would not catch a cold, he quickly stood up. As he stood up, Ma Tao realized that he was actually covered with a quilt. Ma Tao remembered that this quilt was covering Uncle Guang. How could this happen to him? ? .
Thinking of this, Ma Tao immediately turned back to see Uncle Guang and found that Uncle Guang was not on the rest bed in the carriage. When he turned back to look at the co-pilot, Su Lanyu was not there either.
Holy shit! Where have everyone gone?
Feeling panicked subconsciously, Ma Tao looked around and saw Su Lanyu, Uncle Guang, and Gao Han busy making breakfast on the screen in the car.
Finding that everyone was there, Ma Tao let out a sigh of relief. He thought something like this had happened again, but it turned out that everyone was busy making breakfast.
Picking up the quilt on his body, Ma Tao guessed that it was the one that Uncle Guang and the others had covered him with when they woke up in the morning and saw that he was sleeping soundly. He didn't even notice it, maybe because he was too tired.
After moving his limbs to get the blood flowing, Ma Tao felt his body was much warmer and then straightened his clothes before climbing out of the chariot.
As soon as he opened the hatch at the top of the chariot, a cool breeze blew past Ma Tao's forehead. The cool breeze made Ma Tao couldn't help but sneeze.
The rain had stopped long ago, but it was very cold outside. The temperature was surprisingly low. There was already a layer of white frost on the surrounding grass blades, including their chariots, which were covered with a thin layer of crystal ice. Everything between the sky and the earth is white, and you can vaguely see the color of the green grass hidden under the frost layer.
There was a fire in the middle of the three chariots, and the flames ignited by the solid fuel slowly rose. A small pot was placed above the flames, and white hot steam was constantly rising from it, whether it was water or porridge.
"Are you awake? Come over and have something to eat."
Gao Han was roasting some dry food by the stove when he heard Ma Tao's loud sneeze and looked up at Ma Tao who had just jumped off the chariot.
Su Lanyu was holding a steaming container by the stove, blowing it carefully with her mouth. Under the light of the fire, I don't know whether it was from the cold or the light of the fire. Su Lanyu's cheeks looked pink, but this woman rarely smiled. Ma Tao almost never saw her smile.
"What about the rest?"
Not seeing Uncle Guang, Xiao Jinzi and the others, Ma Tao rubbed the tip of his nose and asked after feeling a little better.
"Xiao Jinzi and Uncle Guang went to look for some twigs nearby, while An Ruo took care of the boy in car No. 3."
Gao Han took off the pot that was cooking on the stove, scooped out a bowl of mushy food and handed it to Ma Tao.
"There are grass everywhere here. Where did they go to find branches? No, what dare they do to find branches?"
After Ma Tao took it, he blew the hot air on it with his mouth and said.
"came back"
Gao Han glanced behind Ma Tao and then put the pot back on the stove and stirred the remaining food porridge twice with a spoon.
Ma Tao looked back, and Xiao Jinzi and Uncle Guang were struggling to walk back, dragging a long branch. They saw Ma Tao looking at him, and Xiao Jinzi waved to Ma Tao with a happy expression on his face. No.
"Anti-slip the wheels. Aren't you planning to go to Freetown? The road ahead will get colder and colder as you go north. With the current road conditions, there is no problem with your tank's track structure. The two of them It’s not good for a car. If you don’t prepare some branches, if the wheels slip, it will be very troublesome, especially during a battle.”
Su Lanyu raised her snow-white neck, drank the last bit of food porridge in the bowl and said.
“So that’s how it is”
Ma Tao understood that this was to get some anti-skid material for the chariot, but this method was indeed necessary. Many times when the vehicle was slipping, he was left empty-handed and there was nothing around to help him. He could only look at it with two eyes. Discredit, hurry up.
Drinking the warm food porridge in his hand, Ma Tao felt much warmer all of a sudden. It was like there was a little sun in his stomach, which instantly drove away the coldness in his body.
"Huh? How did you know I was going to Free?"
As soon as he took his first sip, Ma Tao was suddenly startled. It seemed that he had not told Su Lanyu about Free.
"I told her"
Xiao Jinzi and Uncle Guang came back, and Gao Han filled out two more bowls and planned to give them to them later.
Gao Han continued, "And I also told you that Su Lanyu has been to Fori."
"What? Have you been to Free?"
Ma Tao looked at Su Lanyu beside him in surprise and asked.
"Is there anything strange?"
Su Lanyu put down the container and answered.
"Didn't you say that Fori and Shura Palace are incompatible with each other? Can you, the surnamed Yan, trust you to go to that Fori?"
Ma Tao still remembered what Sickle and the others had said to him before, so he was curious about Su Lanyu's visit to Freezai.
"snort"
After listening to Ma Tao's words, Su Lanyu first snorted, and then said with a straight face, "What is the incompatibility between water and fire? It's just a cover-up to let outsiders see."
Ma Tao still wanted to ask more, but at this time, Xiao Jinzi and Uncle Guang came over dragging the two branches. The branches full of ice crystals were thrown aside by the two of them. They stomped their feet in the cold and covered their ears with their hands. He trotted towards the stove.
"Hurry, are you ready to eat? I'm freezing to death."
While running, Xiao Jinzi looked impatiently into the pot on the stove.
"It's ready a long time ago. I'm just waiting for you."
He quickly handed the two steaming bowls of hot porridge to Xiao Jinzi and Uncle Guang. Gao Han continued, "It's for you, the temperature is just right."
Su Lanxi used to do things like preparing food for everyone, and he could handle everything. Since Su Lanxi died, this kind of thing has fallen on An Ruo alone, but now An Ruo goes to No. 3 The child Xiaoluobo was taken care of in the car, and Gao Han was left. Although he didn't want to do these trivial tasks, except for her, the only one left now was Su Lanyu, who had just been here for less than a day. Gao Han had no choice, but this was okay. , being busy preparing breakfast for everyone made Gao Han add a lot of femininity.
"Thank you, Sister Han!"
After Xiao Jinzi took it, he began to pour the porridge into his mouth. However, the porridge seemed to be no longer hot on the surface, but it was still hot on the inside. Xiao Jinzi was immediately scalded.
"If you can be more careful, you can't learn from An Ruo and change your irritable character."
Ma Tao looked at his angry look and shook his head helplessly.
“I’m not in a hurry?”
Xiao Jinzi, who had a big tongue, said while sighing.
"It's okay this time, don't worry"
Even Gao Han couldn't do anything about this kid. He was always injured, and they were all meaningless injuries.
Uncle Guang on the side quickly handed Xiao Jinzi some water to soothe the burned skin in the cavity.
"By the way, what did you say about Free's deception?"
After laughing, Ma Tao got back to the business. Since Su Lanyu was out for free, it would be better to find out some information in advance.
"Furi was not a town in the beginning, and it is not a town now."
Su Lanyu glanced at everyone, who looked like they were waiting to hear more, and then said, "Although Free is called a frozen city, it is actually just a building. How should I put it? The original purpose of this building was to use It was built as a military base, but was later abandoned for unknown reasons. All humans can only move around on the first and second floors of the surface. It is said that there is a terrifying murder tank below."
Terror tank?
Ma Tao and others looked at each other, not knowing the extent of the horror Su Lanyu was talking about.
"Go on"
Ma Tao Road
When he mentioned Free Town, Xiao Jinzi forgot about the pain in his mouth and listened carefully.
"That's a weird tank with super tonnage, how should I put it..."
After saying this, Su Lanyu frowned and thought for a moment before continuing, "It looks like an elephant, but it is a real chariot. You will know when you go to Fori and read the wanted poster."
"An elephant-shaped chariot? Does it have tusks?"
Xiao Jinzi found it amusing.
"You're really right about this. It does have a pair of terrifying ivory tusks."
Unexpectedly, Su Lanyu nodded.
"Is it real? A chariot with ivory teeth? How strange is that?"
Xiao Jinzi said with a confused look and even laughed.
"Approximately how big is that car?"
Ma Tao didn't think there was anything funny about this.
"Nearly a hundred tons, probably."
Su Lanyu answered.
Although he was mentally prepared, Ma Tao still felt his head buzzing after hearing Su Lanyu's words.
My own tank weighs only 18 tons, which is nearly a hundred tons. What type of engine does this thing have? It is too powerful. Let alone hit such a big tank, just hit my 18-ton tank. Even a ton of cars can’t fit in it.
Ma Tao really wanted to ask, how did such a big kid get into the building? Isn't this simply impossible? But he probably asked in vain. Su Lanyu couldn't possibly know about this kind of trouble for you. .
"How far away is Freetown?"
No matter what, Ma Tao still has to go to this town. Since he wants to go, he needs to know the distance.
Unexpectedly, Su Lanyu told Ma Tao a piece of information that he had never thought of in his dreams.
"I have the coordinates of Freetown. I saw that you all have fax machines in your cars. If you want to go, I can enter the coordinates now."
Su Lanyu slumped his shoulders and looked at everyone gathered around the stove.
"Um...Brother Tao, Xiaoluobo wants to see you."
At this moment, An Ruo suddenly opened the hatch of the minibus and looked at Ma Taodao in the crowd.
Everyone was stunned. This child has never left Chariot No. 3 since he woke up. He locked himself in the car and didn't even eat. Why did he suddenly want to see Ma Tao now?
