Gunfire, Punk & Necromancers

Chapter 1 Prologue Explosion Opening
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Once, corporations acted under the guise of states; now they don't. ---
In the year 7702 of the elf calendar, at 6:23 on June 22, Tuesday

The night after the rain is dark, trance, and smelly; the decadent days of Peicheng are coming to an end.

It will continue tomorrow.

In a narrow alley where no pedestrians pass by, a brand new good car is still on. The steam turbine is slowly panting. The raindrops are as crystal clear as dewdrops.In the shadow of a tall building nearby, two security guards in black leather were staring vigilantly at the streets and alleys, as if expecting something.

"It's past the time agreed with the young master." Paul glanced at the dimming steam lamp outside the alley, and with a cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth, he couldn't help urging: "Why don't we go over and check on the young master's situation?"

"Is it you who are worried, or is the young master scaring you?" Wende asked with a smile on his lips.

Paul didn't want to fall into the trap of language. He has been in the bodyguard industry for 30 years, and he is already a veteran. He has protected hundreds of objects.Even "Young Master" is just a human being, and he has seen all "human beings", good or bad, dead or alive.

"It's nothing to be afraid of, it's just that it doesn't feel right." Paul rubbed his hands gently, the leather of the old gloves was smooth, and there was no sound at all when rubbing. "The protesters are just four blocks away, and they might come at any moment, so it's better to get back uptown early."

"It's a bit cold here..." Indeed, a foul-smelling water vapor permeated from the pressure relief port of the steam pipe well, and Wende tried to drive it away with his legs in vain.These underground pipes, like spider webs, transport the steam from the heating station in the suburbs of Peicheng to every corner of the city, bringing power and convenience, but the lingering bloody stench in the steam will inevitably make people have bad associations , It also makes the surrounding atmosphere always have a sense of chill and danger. "It's just as cold four blocks away, and their affairs won't affect us. As for Young Master, I believe it's warm over there, and he won't be able to freeze."

"Can you confirm his location and condition?" Paul asked curiously: "Have you changed to a new tracking shadow (an energy body attached to the user and providing various special abilities)? When did you change it?" ,I do not know how?"

"I don't have the money to change that! No matter how good your shadow is, it's better to have a smart mind." Wende pointed to his head and said, "Every time you go to Hutong Mansion in District [-], you are related to women, and he always wants to show He is in a state of strong ability and stamina, so he will definitely stay a little longer. If we go up to look for him, he will lose his temper, thinking that we underestimated him, and the next time it will take longer. Besides, even if the time is extended, those women dare not Ask him for more money, why are you in a hurry, just wait!"

"You inquired so clearly?"

"Because I also want to know what it's like to be a woman in the Hutong Mansion—aren't you curious? But they are too expensive, and they only accept people like young masters."

"I heard that many of them are not human..."

"What are you doing suddenly lowering your voice? It's been an open secret for a long time. You have no guts to be so careful." Wende snorted.He looked around, there were only the two of them in the narrow corridor between buildings, and there was not even a mouse within the range of the car's electronic lights, and no one would eavesdrop on their words. "Not only are they not all human beings, I heard that all the people there are called containers."

"Container - that sounds creepy - what does that mean?"

"I heard that it has something to do with the defective products of the shadow world. You also know that the quality of the shadows varies greatly, and there will always be a lot of leftovers that cannot be sold for money-someone has the idea of ​​these defective products. Take them, mix them Make it up..." Wende made a stirring motion on the palm of the other hand with his index finger, then raised his eyebrows and said, "You need a container to do this, do you understand?"

"Hey! There's really no limit to doing such an outrageous thing! Being possessed by a defective shadow follower, how can those people be any good?"

"Keep your voice down! We have been company security for so many years, do you see such things rarely?" Wende sighed, and said: "To put it bluntly, either you become a son, or you are a consumable. And we... stand on the edge of the cliff , One wrong step will lead to eternal doom.”

"This damn day, this damn place..." Paul snuffed out the cigarette butt on the wall beside him, and threw it out forcefully.

"It's quite ghostly, but it depends on who you compare it with." Wende stuck out his tongue and licked the corner of his mouth, raised his chin, and said, "Paul, do you know what the mess over there is doing?"

"I don't know, I only know that some people are protesting. I don't know what they are protesting."

"You must be well-informed if you want to do this job well. You can't do this—I'll teach you a lesson." Wende waved his hand, let his companion get closer, and then said, "Does our Magic Crystal Factory in the Eastern District know?"

"Is it the one that closed without making any money?"

"What is not making money! The business is very good, but it is closed to clean up and sell, which involves the exchange of benefits between our scarlet company and today's group - all the meanings above, but these are not important." Wen De said: "The key is that it was closed too quickly, and a lot of people lost their jobs at once. It stands to reason that a severance pay should be given, but the money has more important uses, so naturally it goes to more important places, such as the young master. pocket. Think about it, can the people below stop making trouble?"

"It's this kind of shit again! How many times has it happened!"

"Anyway, those troublemakers are in charge of the PCPD (Peicheng Police Department), and we don't need to worry about it. Hey, it seems that the son is here."

A series of fluffy footsteps came from the depths of the alley, over there was the back door of Hutong Building, this door was more in line with the young master's preference.Wende and Paul glanced over there to confirm that it was him, so they quickly straightened their collars and put on an energetic, capable and loyal look.

Minimo Dix, "Young Master", was born in a wealthy family. He is the son of a director of the Scarlet Company headquarters, and he is the sixteenth in a family full of descendants.Although this ranking is not important, it can be "free and easy", and it can still be regarded as the type of person "born with a golden spoon in his mouth".Although it seems that his intelligence and EQ are somewhat heavy metal poisoning, it does not prevent his little finger is often thicker than other people's waist, which can easily stab most people in the world.

Excluding the influence of his wealth, Minimo Dix can be regarded as a handsome young man, tall and thin like a knife, with a white face and long hands, and a clean shaved beard. The short boots kicked and tapped.He has just turned 20 years old at the moment, and he is a perfect combination of infancy, smugness and great talent, manifested in flowing curly hair, erratic tired eyes, fluttering mocking smile, and fluttering long windbreaker.His walking posture is unforgettable, it is a dangerous posture with a dangling belly button but he will not fall; watching his limbs sweeping around, it seems that he is gathering the surrounding sundries towards his body all the time, only his chest and abdomen It was still empty, filled with an uncontrollable sense of vanity and hunger.

It can probably be summed up that there are multiple meanings of stinky fart and begging for beating, but not beating.

This dress is popular in Peicheng.

"If you have the chance, you should try the service of Nifujia's lady. It's really amazing—it's just that you are unlikely to have such an opportunity in your life." Young master Minimo shook his shoulders, nodded his head left, right Click to echo the rhythm of the music in his own mind.

"We can only rely on our imagination and our hands, my lord." Wende smiled as a response.

"Imagination and two hands? Then your guy must be big?" The young master laughed, but his face quickly darkened: "I don't like hearing such jokes. Is the car safe?"

"We kept watching, and no one came over, let alone let wild dogs and cats touch it."

"It's the best way! If there's something wrong with the car, even if it's just scratched, you'll have to lose your head!" The young master snorted, put his hands in his pockets, and walked towards the car staggeringly.

This is a T400 steam-electric hybrid six-wheel commercial vehicle, which is the latest model among similar models. The price on the open market is 26 yuan.The son’s car has added additional armor to resist direct impact, and there is an energy-guiding rune interlayer underneath that can transfer the shooting energy of the "Shadow Gun" harmlessly. Its interior has also been modified by the master. It can be called A perfect blend of luxury, safety and comfort.These modifications can at least double its price, so all in all, it is definitely a low-key but high-end gift.

This is a birthday present for my father. Minimo took it and tried it out, in case there are any mistakes that I haven't found, let's enjoy it first.It is his father's now, and his own in the future. This is a matter of course, so he has no burden on his heart.

"There is something else tonight, you follow me to do it." The young master adjusted his belt, came to the back of the car first, and said: "Open the trunk."

"You have the special key for the trunk," Paul said.

"Eh? Oh, yes, yes." The young master dug around and found a silver key in the third pocket of the coat.

The key was slightly twisted in the lock, and with a crisp click, the trunk of the car was opened, and there was a square silver-white metal box in the center of it.The box is about one meter square and a quarter of a meter thick. It is smooth and has no edges and corners. There are rib-shaped support structures on all sides to increase strength.

Mysterious runes are densely engraved on the box, with dark red light spots moving slowly between the complex lines.In the middle of the front of the box is a brass nameplate with two lines of words engraved on it, which are the larger black words "Bright Box No. 623" and the smaller red words "Owned by 6 Departments of the Scarlet Group".

"Box of light?" Paul hissed, his heart pounding.He clutched his chest and asked, "My lord, is there a shadow inside?"

"Needless to say? Of course the shadow from the Shadow Realm must be locked in the box of light, after all it has not been domesticated yet." The young master stroked the box lightly, the movements were exactly the same as when he stroked the body of the woman he lusted after. "Six Departments asked me to help, I reluctantly gave them a solution, haha!"

"It's because you are so good, son, that Liubu will come to beg you." Wende said with a flattering smile, but he had another thought in his mind.

The Scarlet Group is one of the four major corporate groups. No matter how the situation changes, it has never fallen out of the top ten for more than 100 years, and it has also occupied the top five position for a long time.The group's main businesses are biopharmaceuticals, organ transformation, living body therapy, and shadow transplantation. The existing "individual powerhouses" are generally inseparable from the Scarlet Group.

The six departments of the group are responsible for research and development, with the highest level of confidentiality, and have always been one of the most mysterious departments in the whole group.The things produced by the six parts are often dangerous, unproven, and powerful, especially when they are related to shadows.

Shadows are like ghosts, with various shapes, most of which are in the form of aerosols, and they are energy creatures belonging to another world—the Shadow Realm.After being domesticated, they can be combined with the human body to provide a variety of special abilities, such as flying into the sky, escaping from the ground, breathing fire and shooting ice.It can also be combined with some electrical devices to control the current and produce a variety of functions.The stronger the shadows are, the harder it is to tame them. The Box of Light is a device for imprisoning and taming shadows, and it is the most powerful of this type of device.

The box of light of the six divisions of the Scarlet Group can be said to be the container for the most dangerous shadow in the world today. How did this thing get into the hands of the young master?He has a problem with his own brain, so are those researchers going crazy with him?This young man has nothing but good birth, so he shouldn't be exposed to things of this level.

Wende felt that something was wrong, but he didn't dare to ask.He is very aware of the young master's temper, once he says something wrong, apart from scolding his face, he will definitely leave his current position - all three of his previous partners have left like this.Once he leaves, his income will definitely drop sharply, and he still has a family to support.

You can't ask about this matter, just get over it quickly.He winked at Paul, and then asked, "Master, this is a good thing. Where are we going next? Don't worry, the two of us will be very careful."

The young master snorted, and said: "Hey, it's right to be careful. If you don't work hard, if something happens, it will be light to take your skin off. Don't worry, I will handle the box of light. , you don’t have to do it.”

It's because of you that we are worried, okay?Paul and Wende exchanged a helpless look, and their necks shrank at the same time.

"Look at your cowardice, what are you afraid of! There is a basic truth in this world, you have to pay for everything you want. The more powerful the shadow, the more obvious its weakness, even if it is difficult to tame, it will not It’s hard to detain. The box of light is absolutely safe, you just smash it a few times and you’ll be fine.”

After finishing speaking, the young master raised his fist and beat hard on the box of light, Paul and Wende hurriedly stopped it. "We believe in you, young master. We fully believe in it. We have little experience, and now we hear what you say, and we have confidence in our hearts."

The young master slowly raised his palm, and the attitude of the two attendants finally made him smile with satisfaction. "Tonight's work is very simple. Go around the troubled place over there and let the box of light complete its work. You two only need to drive."

If it's just driving, it's really not difficult. Wende and Paul are afraid that the young master will cause trouble and cause trouble for them.The mysterious sixth department, the box of light that exudes a dangerous atmosphere, and three novices who have no experience in shadow servant domestication, this combination is not reassuring no matter how you look at it.

The two of them were a little apprehensive, but the young master urged them so hard that they had no choice but to bite the bullet.They closed the trunk, one opened the door for the son, and the other increased the steam pressure of the car.The best pure black coal ash is mixed with the combustion enhancer extracted from whale oil, and sent into the combustion chamber along the pipe, where it turns into a blazing flame and further boils the water tank.People call the vibrating sound of high-pressure steam in the pipeline "the sound of water and fire", and they always control this originally contradictory force with pride.

The carriage trembled first, then moved forward slowly and steadily.Paul and Wende, who were sitting in the front row, glanced at each other, nodded, and pulled into their arms in a tacit understanding.They took out two silver "shadow guns" from their close pockets and put them on their fingers.

The Shadow Gun looks like a half finger tiger, with only two rings for the index finger and the middle finger. It is a weapon that uses shadows to help it shoot. It can launch "ghost energy bombs" with simple tracking and lethal killing effects.The power and size of shadow guns vary from small to large, and the smallest is the one that fits on two fingers.Because it is easy to carry and can be used with one hand, it is also called a pistol.

Approaching the near chaotic crowd with valuables, only armed with weapons can make people feel a little reassured.Paul and Wende put on the "half finger tiger", a tingling sensation came from the pistol, first stirring the heart, and then piercing the brain, they clenched their teeth and endured it.

Although the shadow is good, it was caught from another world, and it is "restless and rebellious" all the time. There is a price to pay for using it. This kind of stinging pain is already the mildest symptom.It only happens violently when you first equip it, and it goes away quickly, but after that, it will become more and more tiring if you continue to equip it.In mild cases, it will make people's physical fitness deteriorate and make them more susceptible to diseases. In severe cases, it will make the mind unable to relax and cause serious problems in personality and spirit.

In order to reduce the harm of the shadow, especially the damage to the spirit and personality, it is necessary to "domesticate" the shadow, that is, to eliminate its wildness.The shadows in Paul and Wende's pistols are domesticated. According to them, they will only "bite" when equipped, and then "suck some blood". It will definitely not turn people into psychopaths.

This is a Shadow Cong pistol manufactured by formal methods, and the scarlet group distributes it uniformly, and the quality is guaranteed.If it was a black gun of unknown origin circulating on the street, the potential threat would be much greater.But most of the time, guns are used to save lives. Even if there are follow-up troubles, they can only bear with it.

The method of completely taming shadow followers has always been the secret of the top group companies, and it is also the main reason why they can monopolize "super shadow followers".The more powerful the shadows are, the more "wild" they are, and more complex means are needed to suppress and tame them. The most famous of these devices is the Light Box, which targets the strongest shadows.So far, Scarlet Corporation, one of the four major groups, has only ranked No. 623 for the top box of light, which shows how rare the number of "Super Shadow Followers" is.

The two people in front put on their pistols nervously. The silver-white half-fingered tiger reflected the luster of the metal, and the young master sitting in the back row naturally saw it too.He only felt that the two of them were useless, they had no guts at all, they didn't look like they were doing big things, and they were even more incomparable with him.

"You guys, with this amount of courage, at most you can be the captain of the team's security team. If you want to get something, you have to give. Everything is an exchange." The young man raised his legs and raised his eyebrows, and said arrogantly: "The more senior you are, the better you are." The easier it is to tame. Its anger is no different from human emotions, as long as it is hedged and enough people share the damage, it will be satisfied and accept taming."

It has been said for a long time that the crowd is used to share the damage from shadows and reduce the wildness of shadows.Paul and Wende heard that many shadow followers on the black market are "domesticated" in this way.As for the effect... the hundreds of thousands of cases where the use of such shadows has caused the body to decay and the mind to go crazy is enough to illustrate the problem.

Even if it is not safe, this primitive and irresponsible method is indeed effective, at least it can domesticate shadows to the extent that they can be used, so only those non-group shadows can be sold on the black market.But the shadow products on the black market are all simple things, so to speak, they are not wild, and they can be dealt with in this way.Can a super shadow follower who needs a box of light to suppress it use such a primitive and unreliable method?

Paul and Wende were uneasy, tried hard to control their emotions, and parked the car safely in the alley behind Jianxin Road.From the three-meter-wide alley, you can just see the oblique side of the protest team.They turned the back of the car on the protesters, turned off all the lights, and let the shadows protect them.A number of protesters crowded shoulder to shoulder, standing or sitting, and cast their angry eyes on the office building of the Scarlet Group Peicheng Division opposite them.A number of PCPD cordoned off the streets, protected themselves with shields, and aimed electric batons and various guns at the protesting crowd.

It seemed that the situation was under control. The crowd did not attempt to cross the cordon, nor did they clash with the PCPD. Everyone lived in peace for the time being. This gave Young Master a chance to use the Box of Light.He lit a cigarette in the car, breathed hard, and got out of the car exhaling the smoke, leaning against the cold concrete wall, squinting his eyes and looking at the situation across the alley.Today, the Scarlet Group’s Peicheng District greeted the PCPD, there is no need to drive them away violently, they don’t need to frame them, just let those people make trouble honestly.

"Hmph, they don't know what's going on..." The young master smiled lightly, scanning the crowd with contemptuous eyes.Those people were sallow and thin, and the only thing that could be called plump in their bodies was the emotion of grievance and anger, which was just used to absorb the wildness of the shadow follower.Well, those old men, old ladies, uncles and aunts may lose their skin this time. The young and strong can bear it better, but they will definitely suffer a serious illness.

"I hope that your sequelae are all sexual dysfunction." The young master was inexplicably amused by his own joke, and he laughed.His laughter made Paul and Wende shudder, and the hands that carried the box of light from the trunk trembled slightly.

"Hey, did you see that guy? It's very conspicuous." The young master pointed to the crowd in the distance and said.

Wende quickly looked over, looking for what the young master was referring to from the crowd of protesters.He soon saw an interesting young man, perhaps the one defined by the young master as "conspicuous".

"The one with the iridescent coat, the yellow shirt, the green pants, and the hanger?" Wind asked.

The young master nodded and said: "It's him, you have good eyes. He propped up the work clothes rack and held it high above his head. I glanced at it before and thought he was holding a living person! I think, this guy's body The quality is not bad, it can climb on the shelf, did you use a shadow to enhance your strength? Hehe, it turned out to be wrong, it is just a model in work clothes."

Paul also found a target from the crowd. The protester holding a model in work clothes looked about 20 years old, and he was a little far away. He could only see his yellowish skin, sharp-edged eyebrows and eyes, and he should be considered handsome.

"Put the box on the back of the car." The young master flicked his finger, and the cigarette butt with sparks drew an arc in the air, and landed in the pond on the side of the road with a thud. It immediately dimmed and sank, just like the young master's last sympathy. Heart. "There are two universal resistance enhancers in the refrigerator in the back seat of the car. Drink each of you one at a time to reduce the influence of shadows."

"What about you, son?" Wende asked.

"Idiot, I must have already drank it!" He waved his hand, and took advantage of the gap between the two of them to touch and press the box of light.

Tsk... The cold gas overflowed from the opening of the box of light, sank and then spread along the surface, forming a layer of frost on the surface of the pool.The young master retracted his hand, rubbed his fingers that felt cold, and took a deep breath, and opened the box of light suddenly.

The box of light is the most cutting-edge power rune device. The delicate and precise rune parts are densely packed in the box, guarding a transparent round tank in the center.The tank is made of special laminated glass, and inside the interlayer are dense silver conductive filaments that are almost invisible to the naked eye.Under the control of the rune circuit, an electric current running at a specific frequency flows inside the glass, forming a restraining barrier, trapping the shadow in the center.

The shadow that was imprisoned by No. 623 Bright Box was a fist-sized, black and white cloud that rolled slowly, forming a vortex in its center.The three of them looked closely, and they all saw the mirror image of their own pupils in the center of the vortex.The eyeball that was exactly like his own contained both flames and frost, and the ice and fire exploded continuously during the impact, as if they wanted to destroy everything around them in this way.

"The research institute said that this shadow has little power but has a great temper and is extremely difficult to domesticate. It is a particularly weird thing. I think they are stupid to stay in the laboratory all day long. The wild will be grinded by the wild. As long as there is enough manpower , there is no shadow that cannot be domesticated." The young master said while manipulating the mechanism inside the box of light to change its restraint state.

Few people know how to operate the Bright Box, and Young Master is no exception. It completely relies on the operating procedure instructions on the top cover of the box, which is thoughtfully arranged by the staff of the research institute.The young master was very pleased with himself for being able to propose a method of domesticating shadow followers. He never thought about a problem: the box of light has specially set up functions for this kind of domestication, and the research institute clearly often uses this method!He is just a tool man.In the eyes of the research institute, he has almost the same status as Paul and Wende in his heart.

Accompanied by a buzzing electric sound, the box of light lowered part of the restraint net, releasing the wildness of the shadow.In an instant, the young master and the three of them immediately felt icy cold all over their bodies, and a chilling feeling emerged from the hairs on the back of their necks, and went straight to the top of their heads along the back of their heads.Before they could shudder, this icy air flow penetrated from the ceiling, penetrated the whole body, penetrated the heels and entered the ground.

"Huh...exciting!" Young Master said stiffly, his teeth chattering.

Shadow No. 623 continued to expand its influence. A faint shadow passed through the alleys, pounced on the PCPD and the protesting crowd, and shrouded everyone's faces.

Steam dims the moonlight, exhaustion obscures the light.No one knew there was a shadow at work except the one who started it.The atmosphere at the protest scene quickly turned wrong.Under the influence of Ying Cong, everyone's temper began to swell, they began to abuse, began to push and shoved, and began to move towards the PCPD's cordon—everyone became more and more excited and uncontrollable.

The overalls mannequin that was lifted high before fell to the ground with a slap, followed by the sound of the cordon being breached.The protesters fought with the PCPD, and they also fought with themselves, crying and cursing one after another, fists and fists, metal and metal.

"Young Master" lit another cigarette, ready to relax for a while.

Suddenly, the Box of Light shook violently, and then bounced up and down, left and right in the trunk of the car, like a big fish that had just been thrown onto the shore. Shadow No. 623 struggled frantically, and the shadow released became more and more intense.Wende and Paul's eyes were red, they let out a scream, and then shook their fists at each other.The young master struggled to rush to the box of light, and slapped his palm on the red button representing emergency stop.

He thought he'd hit the button, and found his vision was blurred and blocked by the warm red liquid.

only……

The chaos caused by Shadow 623 became more and more serious, everyone's emotions were aroused, and the desire to fight overwhelmed everything else.The protesters generally have a big goal-the office building of the Scarlet Group is close in sight, and rushing in will "surely" get back everything that was taken away.In order to counter this impact, the PCPD not only used weapons, but also called for the support of the riot strike unit.

In the corner of the chaotic scene full of red and blue flashes, fists, sticks, boots and blood, next to the overturned trash can and the half-skull-missing corpse, a young man sat on the ground, watching the battle scene with lifeless eyes Gradually approaching the top.The ghost energy bombs grazed his ears, shattered the wall bricks, and the splashed stones left bloodstains on his face, and he remained motionless like a dead body.

Ever since the "workwear model" fell from his hands, Zhuang Xuteng has fallen into a trance, as if drifting away from the world in front of him.He was shoved, punched, and fell over the edge of a trash can. He was lucky to avoid the heart of the riot and suffered only minor injuries.The brain kept reminding him to leave this place of right and wrong quickly, but his body seemed to have lost power and would not move at all.

He thinks that he may be paralyzed, maybe the back of the neck is injured, otherwise he cannot explain the current state.Now it’s very much like the out-of-control state of being a zombie (a dangerous side job of lending your body to others), only the body and mind are reversed, and the mind is intact and the body cannot move.He watched the people around him fight back and forth, became bloody, and then became cold and dead; he watched a cloud of red blood fog cover his limbs and then penetrate under the skin.

An explosion occurred in an alley not far away, and many figures rushed in.Zhuang Xuteng vomited a few mouthfuls of blood, the sense of touch in his hands and feet gradually recovered, and he felt that he could move again.At this moment, the riot strike team was in place to support them. They were dressed in black and fully armed; they came from the air and released a large number of ghost energy bombs every time they raised their arms; they quickly controlled the situation on the scene.

A pair of cold handcuffs locked Zhuang Xuteng's hands, they were very tight, biting the flesh tightly.He and many people at the scene were taken away because someone needs to be responsible for today's events.

Including the bombing in the alley.

(End of this chapter)