Standing on a high sandy slope, there is a steep slope in front of you, about twenty or thirty meters.
The field of view ahead is empty, and a majestic city-state stands between heaven and earth. The earth-colored city wall is tall and thick, and there is a lookout tower on the city wall. You can vaguely see the silhouettes of guards standing on the city wall.
There were still people coming in and out of the tall city gate, but Gu Yuan discovered that the guards of this city-state were actually standing on the city tower. On the contrary, the city gate was very free.
Fang Lan and Zhao Yong also climbed up, and when they saw the magnificent city-state, they also had incredible looks on their faces.
They had heard Uncle Mu talk about a city-state before. In their imagination, a city-state was probably a town, but they didn't expect it to look like this.
When Uncle Mu also came up, Gu Yuan also raised his doubts.
Uncle Mu was a little curious when he heard this question.
"Isn't it supposed to be like this? Do we still need people to strictly guard the city gate?"
"So, people from outside can come in at will?"
"Of course! They are all from the Kingdom of Sand and live in the city-state. How can they not let people in?" Uncle Mu continued.
Listening to the tone of Uncle Mu's words, it seemed that everything was as it should be, but Gu Yuan should not have raised such a question at all.
"So, we can come in and out at will?" Zhao Yong asked immediately.
Uncle Mu smiled and nodded: "Of course, although I don't know why you haven't lived in a city-state before, as long as you want to enter a city-state, His Majesty the King will definitely welcome you!"
Gu Yuan nodded slightly.
Fang Lan smiled again and said: "But if the city gate is not fortified, what if someone inside commits a crime and runs out?"
Uncle Mu laughed, his eyes seeming to say, this man is so naive.
"People in the city-state will go out to hunt, but they will still go back, and... at night, only the city-state is the safest. Outside the city-state, it is very dangerous. No one can survive the city-state safely. At night outside." Uncle Mu explained, "So, even criminals would not dare to escape from the city-state unless they no longer want to live."
Gu Yuan nodded slightly and asked, "What danger are you talking about?"
"Of course it's sand monsters, and sandworms. At night, those sandworms will crawl out, and there will even be sand monsters more terrifying than sand boas! And... there is a kind of sand monster that can hide in the dark, and when it passes by When you go out, your body will turn into bones." Uncle Mu's eyes revealed fear, "So, even the hunting team must go back before dark, otherwise... they will never be seen again. Until tomorrow’s sun!”
Although it's not night yet.
But when Uncle Mu said this, he couldn't hide the fear in his eyes.
Even his voice was trembling slightly when he spoke.
You know, Uncle Mu is the captain of their hunting team. He has rich experience. He has been able to make a prompt decision when someone was entangled by sandworms before. This is definitely not a person with weak psychological quality, but he can be so scared.
Outside the city-state at night, the horror can be seen.
When going uphill, those dragging meat seemed to have a very difficult time, but when going downhill, everyone was going faster.
Gu Yuan was not in a hurry and walked slowly and leisurely. Anyway, he was already at the place.
Master Mu was still worried about whether his previous words would have a psychological impact on Gu Yuan and the others. He smiled and said to them: "Although it is very scary outside the city-state at night, you don't have to be afraid as long as you enter the city-state. Inside the city-state, It’s absolutely safe.”
Blair, who was following us, heard this and quickly joined in: "Yes! Uncle Mu is right! As long as we enter the city-state, we have nothing to fear. His Majesty, the great king, will always protect us!"
"Praise be to His Majesty the Great King!"
Uncle Mu mentioned His Majesty the King before, and now Blair also said it.
Moreover, when Blair talked about His Majesty the King, someone immediately echoed him.
When Gu Yuan turned to look at them, he saw fanaticism on these people's faces.
"We were able to meet Mr. and harvest so much sand python meat. All of this is His Majesty the King's blessing to us!" someone said with emotion.
"..."
Gu Yuan's face turned dark.
You had thanked him so much just now, why did you arrive in the city-state? Everything was the result of His Majesty the King?
Have you considered your own feelings again?
At the same time, Gu Yuan also discovered that the enthusiasm on the faces of these people when they talked about their King was simply abnormal.
Just when he was about to enter the city gate, Gu Yuan suddenly sensed something.
He stopped, raised his head, and stared ahead, feeling a very bad feeling in his heart.
The first priority right now is to find Yun Sheng and others.
Before finding Yun Sheng and the others, Gu Yuan must avoid being "changed" like these people.
At this moment, Gu Yuan felt a sense of depression and indescribable awkwardness in his heart, as if the city gate in front of him was a monster with its bloody mouth open, and at this moment, he took the initiative to walk into the monster's mouth.
"Sir, are you okay?" Fang Lan whispered from behind.
Gu Yuan glanced at her and shook his head.
For Uncle Mu and others, it is very dangerous outside the city-state, especially at night, but as long as they return to the city-state, they will have a sense of stability, because in their understanding, the city-state has the protection of His Majesty the King, and it is absolutely safe. of.
But this is not the case for Gu Yuan and the others.
Gu Yuan always felt that the reason why he, Fang Lan, Zhao Yong and others were still awake at this moment was because they had been staying outside the city-state. Once they entered the city-state, there was a possibility of being assimilated.
To them.
Inside the city-state, it was even more terrifying than outside the city-state.
He would rather die at the hands of those sand monster sandworms than be assimilated, have his mind changed, and then lose his soul like an NPC like Uncle Mu and others, and live here all the time.
It’s scary to think about it…
But now that we are here, there seems to be no retreat.
To find Yunsheng and the others, it was like entering a city-state. Moreover, it was equally unsafe outside the city-state. Even Gu Yuan was not sure whether he would not be assimilated if he stayed outside the city-state.
"Let's go." He no longer hesitated and followed Uncle Mu and the others into the city.
When he entered the city gate, a cold wind suddenly blew in his face. He could feel the chill on his neck and every hair on his body stood up.
He turned his face and glanced at Fang Lan and Zhao Yong. Both of them had serious expressions. Obviously, Gu Yuan was not the only one who felt the strange cold wind.
Behind the city gate is a spacious avenue. On both sides of the road, there are actually some vendors, which look lively and lively, as if they have really traveled through time.
Gu Yuan had made many assumptions before, but he never expected that he could still feel the smoke of fireworks here.
Walking on the street, Uncle Mu and others also attracted many people to watch.
They were watching, not because they were curious about the identities of Gu Yuan and others, but because they were shocked by the sand python meat they were dragging.
"Oh my god! Murad, what kind of sand monster did you encounter, and you were able to get so much meat!"
"Hey, Tucker! You are so lucky. This time you came back with a full load!"
"Damn it, if I had known earlier, I should have gone with you. What kind of sand monster did you encounter?"
Based on these people alone, Uncle Mu and his acquaintances could not tell that they had encountered a sand python.
Uncle Mu has an introverted personality. When he heard such inquiries, he just responded with a smile, but did not give an answer. Maybe these people also know the principle of not exposing their wealth, but others are not as calm as Uncle Mu.
Soon, everyone in the street knew that Uncle Mu and the others had brought back the meat of the sand python, and the whole street was boiling.
"Oh my God! Have you heard? Murad and the others encountered a sand python outside the city-state!"
"What? Damn it... Then they must have died outside, right? Even if they can escape, they will probably have suffered a lot of casualties."
"No, no, no, you are mistaken. Not only did they come back alive, but they also brought back the meat of the sand python. Oh my God! You can't even imagine how much meat a sand python has!"
"Oh my god, then I have to go and see quickly. How can they hunt the sand python?"
The street was already lively enough, but now word spreads from one to another, and more and more people are gathering in this direction, almost blocking the road.
Uncle Mu sighed, knowing in his heart that after returning, the sand python's meat must be processed as soon as possible, part of it must be handed over, and the other part must be kept well, otherwise, someone will take care of it.
But at this moment, there was a sudden commotion ahead, and then two screams were heard.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
Uncle Mu tilted his head and looked forward, his expression suddenly changed.
"It's the law enforcement team..."
The crowd quickly began to retreat to the left and right, and there was a sudden chaos. Gu Yuan looked forward with a little curiosity, where the crowd was commotion.
A group of people in green uniforms with white helmets on their heads were running in a hurry.
But suddenly, Gu Yuan's eyes narrowed and he quickly walked a distance forward.
A man was being chased by the law enforcement team. He accidentally bumped into Gu Yuan. When the man raised his head, Gu Yuan saw his appearance clearly and his heart skipped a beat.
Although he didn't know how the other party came here and why he suddenly changed his clothes, after all, he had just met him before and Gu Yuan still remembered the other party's appearance.
The knight who came in with them, Tyne!
Just when Gu Yuan wanted to ask, he found that Tai En's face was pale and his eyeballs were bloodshot. When he saw Gu Yuan, he also had a surprised expression on his face, then his lips trembled and he grabbed Gu Yuan arm.
His voice sounded a little hoarse, his tired face still showed a bit of pain, and his facial features were a little distorted.
Watching Tyne being pinned to the ground by the law enforcement team, the other party's hoarse voice seemed to still be echoing in his ears.
"Don't look at him...eyes...don't look at him..."
