death of hope

Chapter 48 "Flying Windfall" (48) The Underground World

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The cold water drops hit his face, Roy shivered all over,
The next second, another drop hit his neck this time and flowed down his Adam's apple into his collar. He was so cold that he woke up instantly. He was lying on a hard wooden board, his back hurting from the pain.

(It's so cold... where is this?)

Opening his eyes, the blurred vision gradually became clear, and he saw the wet gray-black cement vault, the rusty and mottled pipes, and the squeaking rats crawling on it,

There was a rancid moldy smell in the air, and there was a rattling sound in my ears, like the sound of oars paddling water.

Dazed, dazed, with a splitting headache,

The last memory stops at the moment of the crash, like a lingering nightmare, and I don't know if the cyber warrior "Cold Steel" is still chasing after him.

Fear is the most inspiring thing. Roy sat up suddenly and found himself in a small broken boat,
There are two oars on the left and right sides of the boat, and an old man with a white beard in a straw hat is at the helm at the stern. A dim kerosene lamp is hung on the bow. The water is pitch black and plastic garbage is floating. man's boat.

The skin felt the long hair brushing gently, itchy, and the familiar elegant fragrance, it was Anna who hugged him:
"You're awake."

Roy responded to the hug with a kiss:

"Is this the sewer?"

"Yes, we are deep underground in York City. To be precise, it is not a sewer, but a large air-raid shelter that also serves as drainage."

"Is Albert all right?"

"My brother was rescued by kind people and sent to the hospital for recuperation. He is safe now."

Having said that, Anna looked ashamed, and didn't even dare to look directly at Roy:
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault... I was too crazy, too selfish, I acted recklessly, I didn't listen to your persuasion, and I didn't care about the safety of others at all. At that time, I only thought about my brother and was afraid of losing him..."

"Your brother is my brother. Why blame yourself? We're going to live a lifetime together. Why bother about it?"

"Thank you." Anna raised her head slightly. "I still can't let go. I killed your friend. The entire team was killed because of my stupidity."

Roy waved his hands again and again: "That's no wonder for you. We were about to return to the voyage. It was Captain Dyson who saw the enemy rushing over desperately. He is very strong, but it's a pity that the opponent is not human."

Anna remembered the scene of blood and flesh flying in the cabin, and couldn't help swallowing:

"It's... so scary... it's just..."

"Don't wipe your tears, your makeup is all over, crybaby."

There was a coughing sound from beside him, and the black cat hero took off his mask, revealing Miss Susan's sharp and capable face:
"Hey, you two, stop showing affection, we're almost there, let's get off the boat... Hey, Roy, your expression is a bit hideous, are you okay?"

"Bumped in the head by something in the cabin, buzzing in the ears..."

"That's all right. I'm lucky enough to escape from this kind of disaster. What, do you remember what happened?"

"I just remember that the plane crashed and my eyes went dark... I woke up and lay here."

Susan shook her fingers triumphantly: "Thanks to the fact that I taught myself how to drive a rotorcraft online and turned on the buffer device, we didn't get smashed into pies. We are all fine, but you are more unlucky. You were hit on the head by an ammunition box."

"It's good to be alive, it's just possible...was hit with a mild concussion...then what happened?"

Anna gently rubbed his head for him, and said: "The workers' assembly failed. The explosion-proof police and the National Guard began to encircle the venue with force. All those who resisted were killed. Thanks to Miss Susan, who helped us hide in the underground pipe network She took refuge and sent her elder brother to the hospital through a secret passage.”

"Thank you." Roy cast a grateful look; "You saved our lives."

"I can't do this alone, we have a strong team."

"What team?"

"A team of people who are unwilling to accept the status quo." Susan smiled, pointing to several other small boats not far away:
"Under the joint siege of powerful federal agencies, corporate fighters, and street gangs, the masked vigilantes in the city are suffering unbearably. They will reveal their identities at some point and die without a whole body, so everyone decides to hug together to keep warm.

Half a year ago, we established the 'York City Avengers'. The secret base is hidden in the underground pipe network, and we are about to go now. "

"Eh..." Roy repeated the awkward name: "York City...Avengers...Alliance?" He covered his mouth and almost laughed out loud.

"Is it so funny?"

"It sounds a little familiar, like the name of a comic book I read when I was a child. It's a bit... like a copycat."

"Hahaha!" Susan's heroic laughter echoed in the tunnel: "I think so too, it's just too naive, isn't it, but everyone thinks it's cool, so they call it that!"

"Hush! Keep your voice down!" Roy looked around in fear and asked, "Did the cyber warrior catch up?"

"That guy, he was thrown so badly that he was covered in electricity like a pile of electronic waste. He was recovered by corporate soldiers. He probably needs repairing for a while before he can move."

"It's better to fall to pieces and never be able to move!" Speaking of this, Roy became sad: "It's a pity, Brother Dyson still failed to get revenge."

"Hey! Dyson, we are old friends." Susan sighed, looking at the black cat mask and said:

"We have persuaded him to join the York City Avengers, and he also intends to be a masked vigilante to uphold justice for the poor people in this decaying city,

At that time, I even thought of a name, so I called it 'Punishment Iron Fist', but unfortunately I couldn't work together after all. "

Anna clasped her hands and said the Catholic prayer for Captain Dyson and his Delta team,
Remembering the lost friends, the atmosphere became heavy and mournful, and everyone fell silent until the boatman said, "Guys, we've arrived."

The sight in front of them made Roy and Anna dumbfounded. Above the dark sewage, there was a town made of rubbish floating.

There are countless foundations of the town, oil barrels and plastic bottles that are bundled together, covered with wooden boards and iron sheets, the houses on the bank are made up of rubbish and waste, and the center of the town rises high like a hill. The dense lights flickered in the darkness like stars, and it seemed that many people lived there.

The boat was docked on the dilapidated wharf, the sampan was firmly fixed to the tires and oil drums by nylon ropes, and an old electric pole was firmly erected in place to play a fixed role.

With the help of dim kerosene lamps, you can see the rotten wooden signs nailed to the utility poles, with big crooked characters written in red paint - Heiyuan Town.

(The black abyss... the dark abyss? It's unlucky, what kind of person would give their home a hellish name?)
With such uneasy thoughts in mind, Roy jumped lightly onto the sampan on the pier, turned around and carried Anna ashore.

(End of this chapter)