The locomotive carried the two of them through the tall and deep space of the city, driving down the intertwined interchange and entering the industrial layout of Nancheng District.
You can see huge steam pipes, extending in parallel, bypassing the sparsely lit low-rise buildings, like a chaotic but faintly orderly mass of threads.
From time to time, surging steam erupted from both sides of the road like whale breath.
At first, Xiao Huan smelled only the smell of red-hot rust and dull vapor, mixed with unknown chemicals, which filled the air with a dangerous atmosphere.
The entire old area of Nancheng gives people the impression of depression and dilapidation, factories abandoned due to bankruptcy can be seen everywhere, and there are no street lamps on the street, making the whole urban area look much darker than other places.
The tall brick walls are covered with exaggerated and brightly colored graffiti, but underneath the graffiti are idle wandering crowds.
Some of them had cigarettes in their mouths, some of them held bottles of wine, or they were in groups of three or five, or they were squatting alone on dark street corners, and every time a fresh face appeared, countless empty eyes stared at them.
It's the city's most dangerous neighborhood and a breeding ground for thugs, prostitutes, and criminal geniuses.
In Xiao Huan's memory, this place was already very famous four years ago, and the order collapsed, and even the guard department did not dare to come to this place casually to arrest people, unless a large army of people was sent over.
He couldn't help but withdraw his gaze.
Here, making eye contact with any one person can create unnecessary conflicts.
It's soft, and in such an environment, it's very relaxed, and she even stops next to a railing that allows her to hold up on the ground.
took out a small electronic instrument and observed it for a long time, and then before a few faces around him tried to come over, he stepped on the accelerator and left here.
There was a quick expletive, and the chaotic sound of the bottle slamming to the ground behind them.
Ten minutes later, the soft locomotive drove to a place that was desolate compared to the desolate old town, which seemed to be on the edge of the city.
There are only large abandoned factories here, continuous in patches, black holes like corpses crawling on the ground, and occasionally there is a dim light outside the door, and the lonely girl seems to be shivering in the thick of the night.
"Anomalous radiation was found in this vicinity..."
Stretching his feet softly to support the railing next to him, he raised his left wrist and scratched on the monitor above.
Xiao Huan kept the newcomer quiet and did not disturb her.
If you click in from your mailbox, you will also see a map with a special marker, which should be a hint from the task issuer.
This also made Xiao Huan feel a little strange: he had already understood that the messengers of these "strangers" were to clean up those aberrant creatures for the city.
However, at first, he thought that it would be the city that directly issued a "mission" to him, but later he found that it was not quite like it.
At least if the city issues a mission, it will definitely not give itself a chance to pick and choose and find the right event...
According to what Soft said, even the task level is only summed up by all the strangers.
So, who is the one who publishes the task?
The sender of the mail, the person whose name is "karma"?
Who is he? The head of the Outlander Order?
While they were thinking, not far from the street, a man who looked like two drunks stood up and tentatively walked not far from them, and without speaking, he was just wandering around, his eyes flashing.
After observing for a while, he walked over slowly, swept his eyes over Xiao Huan and Soft, and said, "What are you doing?" "
Squishy looked up at them and said with a smile: "I want to ask you something, in this area, have you heard of some strange things or something?" "
"Someone is missing, or something?"
"..."
When these two people saw the soft smiling faces, their eyes lit up, and there were unnatural smiles on their faces, and they got closer and closer, and stretched out their hands to their waists: "Just the two of you?" "
"Little sister, your two headlights are pretty beautiful..."
"..."
Softly frowned, and subconsciously wanted to reach into the bag in front of the motorcycle, but after a slight hesitation, he thought of something, withdrew his hand, and slapped Xiao Huan, who was sitting honestly, with his elbow back.
"Oh?"
Xiao Huan was stunned for a moment, and then he understood.
The eldest sister said that she came over this time, and she didn't care about anything, and she would do it all by herself.
So, to get started now?
So he glanced up at the two men, and a trace of thought flashed in his eyes, and then he suddenly pulled out his gun and shot the leg of the man in front of him.
"Phew!"
The sudden gunfire frightened the soft in front of him, and he turned his head violently.
I saw Xiao Huan holding the gun in his hand steadily, not looking at the person lying on the ground with his thighs in his arms, but the muzzle of the gun moved steadily and pointed at the face of another person.
The voice was very polite: "Ask me something, have you heard of some strange things in this area?" "
"Someone is missing, or something?"
"..."
"Ahh...hh
It wasn't until he asked these words that the two people in front of him reacted, one hugged his thighs and let out a scream like killing a pig.
The other faced the muzzle of the black hole, his face turned pale in an instant, and his pants gradually became wet.
Xiao Huan's face was calm, his fingers shook up and down, and said, "You haven't answered our question yet...
"No... I don't know..."
The uninjured man's legs trembled, and he took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket with a sad face and handed it over: "This ... People are often missing here, I ... My wife ran away with someone..."
"Oh."
Xiao Huan was used to staying on the dock, so he casually smoked one from the cigarette case, put it on his ear, threw a sympathetic look at him, and said patiently: "Is there anything else?" "
"I ... I don't know..."
"Think again..."
The people who were pointed at the guns were about to cry, and suddenly they thought of something, and carefully pointed to a ruined factory: "Oh, yes, that... There..."
"Legend has it that people often go missing, and everyone else ... They all say that there is a ... there Cannibalistic warehouse ..."
"..."
"Cannibalistic warehouse?"
Xiao Huan was surprised, turned his head to look at the soft light, and saw her nod her head slightly.
So Xiao Huan also turned his head to look at this person, and said warmly: "Thank you, that's okay, go home early in the future, drink less, and my wife may come back again." "
"By the way, take this one on the ground away, he's seriously injured, find a better clinic."
"..."
"Yes... It's ..."
The man cried and mourned, pulled up the man who had been shot in the thigh on the ground, and stumbled away.
Xiao Huan watched them walk away, then put away the gun and threw an inquiring look at the soft, as if he wanted to know how he was doing.
Softly looked at his calm and handsome face, was silent for a long time, and said, "Just ask for directions, and you will shoot?" "
"They don't mean well..."
Xiao Huan explained honestly: "When they came over just now, they already wanted to draw their knives... I didn't see it clearly, maybe it was a gun. "
"Because maybe, shoot it?"
The soft eyes became more and more surprised: "You don't hesitate?" "
"Because it's good for all of us."
Xiao shouted: "I'm just a newcomer, I don't have a lot of combat experience, they have already come to the front, if I suddenly draw a knife and rush up, my marksmanship is so bad, I may kill them..."
"You might even be hurt by them by surprise."
"It's better to shoot first, not only to avoid killing the two of them, but also not to delay asking them for some information..."
"..."
Soft and soft looked surprised: "So you still have good intentions?" "
"Of course ..."
Xiao Huan's face was calm, didn't he make the most correct choice?
Besides, this is a foreign land full of monsters, even if you do kill it, what can you do?
"Well, you did... The potential is limitless..."
Soft and soft were convinced, sighed helplessly, and turned his head to look at the abandoned factory, where the "cannibalistic warehouse" that the two people said just now was.
Her expression quickly became a little serious: "What are you going to do?" "
Xiao Huan thought for a while, jumped out of the car, glanced at the direction of the warehouse from a distance, then clenched the gun in his hand and strode forward.
Squishy also followed, watching him go all the way, his curiosity became even heavier: "Just go in like this?" "
"What else else?"
Xiao Huan stood still, looked at her in surprise, and said, "I'm just a newcomer, and I have no experience...
"You didn't even arrange a military training for me...
"..."
"Okay, okay, I'm only responsible for observing you this time, and you can do whatever you want..."
Squishy didn't know how to answer, so she had to wave her hand and stand firmly two or three meters away from Xiao Huan.
Xiao Huan also thought about it for a while, and found that he really didn't know anything else, so he walked straight forward.
I took a deep breath, and I was secretly thinking in my heart: "I really have to cheer up this time, if I don't do it well, I will ... points."
"... No, the points are not important, the important thing is that it will be very shameless. "