Returning from the abyss

Lu Ning originally had a certain degree of confidence in dealing with the doomsday disaster. After the twelve apocalypses were slowly being interpreted and research on countermeasures began, she had enough confidence in the alliance formed by Chen Geng to survive any apocalypse.

But what if it weren’t for these twelve doomsdays?

The three people who claimed to be "Entirement Court" were not weak at all. Under the premise that Lu Ning did not use spiritual transcendence, she had a vague feeling that she could not beat each other.

Of course, it's also because Ai Siqi and Delos can't help much. The opponent's leader and two subordinates cooperated tacitly on offense and defense. The leader man stood at the front, using a folding knife and a coffin to attack and defend. Lu Ning had no way to get past the opponent's defense. The young man who was one step behind turned his long stick into a spear and attacked fiercely, able to fill in the leader's gap at any time.

As for the young woman, she was absolutely unbeatable in one against two. There was a handle embedded into the base of the stele behind her. Just swinging this thing away made Ai Siqi and Delos not dare to get close. After all, the monument clearly bears the glow of magic. At the same time, the gun in the young woman's hand didn't seem to need to be reloaded at all, and she fired the pistol with suppressive force like a semi-automatic rifle.

"The burial court...is it an organization targeting the doomsday when the dead return?" Lu Ning thought calmly, "Let's not talk about anything else. Are these three elite troops of the civilization at that time or just ordinary combat troops? They are still far away from a real major disaster. It has been more than a year, which means now this is just a prelude, they are just a small force suddenly appearing."

"Captain! Help, help!" Ai Siqi had already begun to fight and retreat.

These two siblings are really unlucky. It stands to reason that their strength is not bad among people in this world, but choosing to follow Lu Ning means that most of the enemies they encounter will not be able to defeat them. The Mortuary Court has a very high level of insight into death, and it happens to restrain the magic of life and death that two people are studying, so it is quite easy for one person to chase two people.

"Go first."

Lu Ning threw up a spell pen, and it disappeared into a small crack in the air. The sharp blade ejected from the coffin could not be intercepted in time, but the leader was quite experienced and did not miss this small detail and immediately ordered his two subordinates to move closer to him.

Seeing this, Lu Ning also knew that her surprise attack might not be successful. She waved her hand and opened a crack beside her, and a red ray shot out from the crack. The moment it came into contact with the real world, it expanded to the thickness of a bucket. , directly hit the coffin set up by the leader, and the leader also supported it with all his strength. The surrounding areas of the coffin had been turned into scorched earth under the high heat, but there was nothing in the area he was defending.

When the power of the ray finally dissipated, Lu Ning and the three of them had long since disappeared.

"You didn't take the opportunity to attack, cunning dead man." The leader put the folding knife back under his clothes and frowned.

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Under the powerful firepower of high-energy rays, several unknown people who appeared outside the outpost before the transit were finally vaporized.

At the beginning of the contact, Ling Ri suffered fifty casualties. These soldiers, whom Yang had spent a lot of resources to train, could be eliminated so easily, which made it difficult for him to accept.

"Chen Geng has gathered a lot of intelligence, and it has been basically determined that this is a sign of the coming doomsday. What we encountered is the army of a pre-civilization." Humphrey was the only one of the tourists in Ling Ri who was still sitting in the center. Ling Ri's territory has expanded a lot after Xia Tian's development, and this situation definitely doesn't just happen in one place. There are too many things to do to command people to avoid and collect information about enemies that suddenly appear. Even Christine felt the seriousness of the situation and ran out to lead the team, which was evident.

"Check the historical materials previously obtained from Xinshu Cinema." After this period of training, Yang has a calm mind. Even if he cannot accept such casualties, he still knows what is most important, "I simply After reading their historical data, although there is not much early technology accumulation process, there are still relatively detailed records of the social form in the disaster, and we should be able to find out the corresponding military identity from them."

"We are already checking." Humphrey said in a hoarse voice, "The History Department has dispatched clerks from various departments to search for relevant information. If it is the ones we have just eliminated, we should be able to find the corresponding results soon. "

Not only Ling Sun, but also Chen Geng and Hermit Valley naturally had the same idea. Among them, Hermit Valley is the fastest. After all, the mental network they have built is equivalent to a magic version of the database. They still use a brain-computer interface, so the speed is naturally faster.

It's a pity that Lu Ning won't be able to receive the list for a while.

This round of crisis has not yet shown the intention of urgent pursuit. After Lu Ning ran away with Ai Siqi and Delos, they were not pursued again. The three people in the funeral hall did not pursue them, probably because they were worried about some trap. This is also a normal judgment.

"Captain, those three..." As soon as Ai Siqi saw that it was safe, she couldn't help but want to ask again. Lu Ning raised her hand to stop: "We'll discuss that question later. Let's first check how far this place is from the Devil's Desert."

Ai Siqi and Delos immediately started to take action. After Lu Ning dismissed the two people, he found a higher stone and jumped on it. He relaxed slightly and checked the surrounding situation.

In the previous battle, she had a little contact with the spiritual seas of the three people in the mortuary court, and concluded that they were so stable that they could not be affected through the resonance of the spiritual seas. They had to rely on direct contact, which was similar to how she initially stabbed them with a spell pen as a scalpel. Only the form of entry will do.

His special pistol might be effective, but it's hard to say whether it's effective or not.

Lu Ning sat down on the stone and sighed softly.

Not only does this scene fail to reach the established future, it even begins to catch up with the past. It's really been a disaster. According to the original development trajectory, without the intervention of tourists, it may not be able to withstand so many crises.

She also tried to contact Christine, and the response was still timely, but this time it was just a few words "Busy, I'll talk about it later" and nothing came out, so I guess the mortuary incident didn't just happen near her.

"So... what's the pattern?"

There is definitely no problem with the time announced by the distribution center. If it does not arrive by that time, it means that the end has not yet come, and what Lu Ning encounters in front of him may be just a harbinger. But even if it is the end of the world, there must be a core to follow. This has been the case for the previous twelve apocalypses. This time, it will not be about selecting the elite armies of the previous civilization to destroy this civilization, right? Lu Ning felt that although this sounded despicable, there was a very crucial problem in it.

Judging from the fight with the Mortuary Court, although they regarded Lu Ning and others as enemies, they all fought as if they were facing the end. Lu Ning has no doubt that they will destroy all the living forces they see, but assuming that these elites of the former civilization really kill all the civilization of this generation?

They have no motivation to cut off the inheritance.

The previous twelve apocalypses have all wiped out people and things without exception. Except for some special recording supplies discovered by early civilizations, the remains of previous civilizations cannot be found at all. There is a bug in the six major divine systems. They are not civilizations themselves but were transformed from the apocalypse, so they have left behind memories. Therefore, from the perspective of severing the inheritance, every previous doomsday can be done completely, but this time... there is no sign of such complete destruction from the initial performance.

So there must be something wrong inside.

Lu Ning was thinking whether this kind of provocative behavior was also part of the end of the world. If various organizations turned their goals to how to deal with the elite units of the pre-civilization, would they have fallen into a trap? The method of stimulating generals has been tried and tested since ancient times. However, tourists have information on distribution centers as a reference, so they should be able to take these into consideration like she did. Jun Ying and Yu Wenbin can definitely think of...

Lu Ning rubbed her face and jumped down from the stone.

"When did I start thinking about such a big problem? Keep it in front of you, keep it in front of you. If you can't solve the current problem, then don't talk about the future. Be more vigilant."

After Lu Ning collected her thoughts, the sister and brother also returned. It's not too far from the Devil's Desert, and it's only half a day's journey from the northern entrance.

"If you enter the Devil's Desert from the north, many people used to go to Goldsmith Town for supplies. It is also the only regular town in the north of the desert. The founders of Goldsmith Town were four adventurers who built it there after they retired. The prototype of this town, relying on the connections accumulated along the adventure, developed the town from a simple state of a few houses to a stable supply location with a permanent population of three to four thousand."

This is all information from before the war.

"If you're tired, take a rest. If you're not, we'll set off right now." Lu Ning didn't hesitate. The situation in Jinjin Town might also verify some of her guesses.

The siblings immediately said they were not tired and could set off at any time. They were worried that the three people who were buried in the burial chamber would come after them again.

On the way, Lu Ning shared some of her conjectures about the funeral and the end of the world with her siblings, so as not to die in confusion. And after she finally dealt with Ai Siqi's strange problems, she saw the outline of the small town in the distance on the road.

"Still whole."

Lu Ning gave the highest evaluation of an old town in this world.

From Shenghui City to Kane Fortress, all of these well-known fortified cities were in tatters when Lu Ning saw them for the first time. The one in Shuying City was simply abandoned for repairs and was rebuilt instead. Come out of the city. These fully reflect how rare "integrity" is for a border town like Goldsmith Town. As the three people approached, they discovered that the town had indeed kept its walls and buildings basically intact, as if it had not been involved in the war.

"Don't rush in."

Lu Ning stood at a distance just enough to see the general appearance of the town clearly. Although the buildings remained intact, Goldshire did not look like there were people there. There were no guards at the door and no people walking around on the streets. This place is not Kane Fortress, but there is no condition to dig such a big hole underground to hide people.

"Maybe they all ran away?" Ai Siqi guessed.

"Then it shouldn't be like this now." Delos immediately retorted to his sister's idea of ​​​​slapping her head, "You have to run away early. After the war for about 20 years, this city will not be what it is now." appearance."

The town, which is uninhabited and unmaintained, has been abandoned for twenty years in this windy and sandy place. If nothing else, the foundation of the wall should have been buried by sand long ago.

"Hidden, well hidden." Lu Ning observed carefully, "Of course, I didn't hide the fact that there are people here. But if this is the case, most people may not dare to go in casually. Who knows what their attitude is? Do you have any ill intentions towards passers-by?”

"But we still have to go in, captain?" Ai Siqi said.

"Get a clone to go in and check the situation first." Lu Ning nodded.

Ai Siqi's clone is a very convenient ability. Apart from providing little help in combat, it is also very useful for reconnaissance, escape and the like. Most of the people who died in Kane Fortress were made into clones by her. Now, although there are no corpses as raw materials, it is not difficult to make temporary supplies using sand and some of Lu Ning's spells.

When the clone approached the gate of Goldsmith Town, no one came out to stop it. She just walked in without hesitation and walked all the way along the street. Although the doors and windows of the houses on the road were closed, there was no damage visible. Most of them were traces left by the passage of time.

Continuing inside, you can see the central square. This area was also the main area for people who wanted to enter the Devil's Desert to supply supplies. There should have been rows of shops on the streets selling various useful props, medicines, daily necessities, etc. But now they are all closed and in a state of depression.

"Try to break the door."

After learning about the situation, Lu Ning asked Ai Siqi to test it further.

The clone grabbed a stone and smashed the lock of a door, breaking into the shop. This is a store that sells medicine. The herbs on the shelves have dried up, but the medicines stored in the bottles look still usable because they are sealed. The clone walked around the store and found nothing, so he walked behind the counter and towards the door leading to the back of the store.

As soon as he reached the door, the clone saw some dark dried blood on the ground.

"Something happened." Ai Siqi grinned, "It didn't take long, someone died."

"You were killed in your own shop after it was closed and locked?" Lu Ning asked.

"I don't know, let me go in and take a look."

After the clone walked into the back door, he finally saw the scene of a murder.

It was a somewhat old wooden rocking chair, and it was covered with satin. But now, there was an obvious human-shaped outline made of black dried blood on the chair. Splash-like blood marks extended from the outline, making it look like there was something there. It's as if the person was slapped flat on top. Wrinkled clothes were scattered on the rocking chair and on the surrounding ground, but there was no blood on or inside these clothes.