dark moon

Chapter 373 Embracing the Sky
"Ka, ohm." A simple instant spell, the mountain elf chanting at the lowest volume pointed his finger, the temperature around the small flashing red cylinder suddenly dropped, and it was frozen in a ball of ice in the blink of an eye. However, this was not the case at all. It was meaningless, the self-propelled mine in the ice was still flashing red.

"Huh." Mia snorted coldly, and her eyes that had been squinting suddenly widened, and the light in her eyes skyrocketed. The next moment, everyone felt an oppressive cold air. The low temperature not only isolated the energy from the barrier, but also kept it from getting higher and higher. The heat was swept away and even stung the skin of ordinary people, causing their bodies to tremble involuntarily.

The red light flashed faster and faster, and when it reached a limit two seconds later, it suddenly stopped. All the locals present held their breath, closed their eyes and huddled up, waiting for the explosion to come.

However, nothing happened.

"Get up, don't pretend to be dead." Xiure randomly kicked a few people lying down, "Hurry up and leave."

People cautiously opened their eyes, only to discover that the self-propelled mines in the ice that were supposed to have exploded were actually unscathed, as if they had lost their vitality.

"Most explosions are chain reactions related to temperature." Mia was not explaining to the locals, but to Shuer, "As long as the temperature is controlled, the explosion can be prevented, but freezing The technique doesn't last long, the ice will vaporize after a while, and when the temperature rises, I'm not sure whether the explosion will continue."

"duration."

"2 minutes."

"Enough." Xiu Er nodded and gestured to Saf.

"There has been a change." Safu lowered her voice and said, "The voice hasn't changed much. He probably didn't notice us, he just became alert."

"Miridi, cover up."

"Saelen, work is done." The necromancer gently stroked the skull's head. Rich black gas gurgled out from the skeleton's two black eye sockets, quickly spreading around and soon covering half of the street. In the dark mist.

"Don't stay, all the rescued people, go hand in hand, don't get separated. You children, pay attention to follow me." In fact, Xiuer didn't need to say anything, the children did not dare to leave his side. This was not an ordinary black man. The fog is the dark sky of the Necromancer. The black is still glowing with green light, and there is a ghostly atmosphere. It can easily remind the little ones of the horror stories and urban legends they heard when they were children.Therefore, the children had long hugged themselves into a ball and followed Xiure tremblingly.

"Saph?"

"Fortunately, they probably didn't notice us."

"Very good." Xiuer calculated the distance, "Mobark, turn right at the corner ahead and stop, everyone, immediately enter the highest alert level after stopping, Mility, remember to remove the fog."

Following Shuuer's instructions, the Shadow Chasers began to adjust their team during the march, each occupying a side and protecting these ordinary people in the middle. As soon as the team stopped, everyone took two steps forward at the same time, widening the protective circle and adjusting their status at the same time. Always ready for battle.

Fortunately, the black mist dissipated, and nothing changed. The sound of guns was still rumbling in the distance, and the sea was still calm nearby. If it weren't for the faces around them who were also in shock, the survivors would have realized that the nervousness just now was just their own illusion .

"This place should be out of their detection range. You should rest where you are and restore your mental state." Shuer frowned and looked up at the sky. The morning light was getting brighter and brighter. It was about to dawn. Once it dawned, protect yourself. The darkness lost its effect, "Delia, how far is it to the outskirts of the city?"

"Let me see, it's probably more than a kilometer away, about 10 minutes at most." Delia answered absentmindedly, hesitated for a while, then suddenly pulled Shuer's sleeves to make him bend down, and whispered, "Uncle, We really regard you as black market profiteers."

"Haha." Xiu Er laughed dumbly and ruffled the little girl's hair vigorously. "If you find something wrong, you can just not say it. Why bother to cover it up like this?"

"Isn't it obvious that you have other plans in mind?" The little girl blinked, with a sly smile, "It's better to confess and gain favor."

"You're quite brave, little guy, how did you see that?"

"The way you fight the mechanical beasts, the people in the black market are not so powerful." Delia rolled her eyes, pulled Xiul to the corner and said quietly, "Those rich people can't see it, because they are so obsessed with the black market." I don’t know about the strength, but we are different. Since we are half of the black market’s allies, we know a little bit about the black market. What you can do may not be possible even if there are several times more people in the black market. Then I think about it carefully. , Uncle, you have never admitted that you are a member of the black market, you just did not deny our speculation. Hey, uncle, you are very cunning."

"Okay, I admit, we have nothing to do with the black market." Those ordinary people could not hear the whispered conversation between the two, but the Shadow Chasers were different. Xiuer exchanged a look with his teammates and touched the little girl's head. , "If you are so honest, then I will give you a chance to choose. Accept our employment, or leave us immediately after the danger is over. Don't worry, we will not take back the credit points."

"Huh?" The little girl blinked. It was the same employment invitation as not long ago, but the little guy instinctively felt that there was a difference between the two. After thinking seriously for a moment, Delia raised her head and asked, "What about the reward?"

"Huh? You really dare to ask." Xiuer laughed angrily at her, "You said you won't take back your credit points. Are you still not satisfied?"

"Of course, uncle, you said that no matter whether I accept it or not, the credit points will not be taken back. Then if I accept the employment, there must be other benefits." The little girl rubbed her hands and her eyes shone. Hey, why is this action so... Familiar, well, it must be because I have seen others do it, not because I often do it. "Uncle, what benefits are you going to use to seduce me?"

"What do you want? Besides credits."

"Of course it's gold." The little guy's eyes were shining brightly, and his mouth was almost watering. "If you don't have it, silver will do."

"Tsk, tsk, nothing is as solid as holding gold in your hand."

"Yes, yes." Shuer winked at Moback, and the dwarf dug in his pocket understandingly. When he took his hand out, a gold coin had been rolled into a ball and rolled in his hand.

"The purity is not too high, about 70.00% three." Xiu Er shook the gold coin ball in front of Delia's eyes, and took it back until her eyes widened. "Five, enough to hire you for a month."

"Not enough." Still staring at Xiure's hand, Delia shook her head subconsciously.

"let it go."

"Oh no, uncle, it's a deal." I'm kidding, I haven't been able to earn so much money after working hard for several years, how could I let it fly away from my eyes.

"Humph, you're dishonest. We'll talk about the details later when it's safe." Shuer clapped his hands gently and walked back to the crowd, "You've recovered now. Let's set off. Talk as we go, I have a question now. , none of you know what happened. Don’t talk nonsense like mechanical invasion, I know it’s a mechanical invasion, I just want to know why it’s so serious this time.”

No one answered, obviously everyone didn't know, and it's right to think about it carefully. Those who know, I'm afraid it's impossible to be here: "Then change the question, this mechanical invasion, where did the continuous mechanical beasts come from?"

"I know this." A young military clerk raised his hand and said, "When I finally received the communication from the headquarters, I heard that the enemy invaded from the underground energy pipeline. Because the pipeline was very narrow, the mechanical beast never chose I passed this route, so I ignored the reconnaissance, but I didn’t expect that this time the Tower of Babel modified the mechanical spiders and reduced their size so that they could just pass through the energy pipeline.”

"The energy pipeline." Xiu Er asked thoughtfully, "The one with good sound insulation?"

"Well, otherwise the noise will be too loud, and sound insulation measures must be taken." The young man was unprepared. Everyone knew that there was nothing to be prepared for.

"No wonder I can't hear the sound." Seeing the relieved expression on the female swordsman's face, Shuuer winked at her and continued to ask, "What about the big one?"

"You mean the mechanical gunners and snipers? The headquarters believes that the mechanical spider carried some extra parts in its body and then found a secret place to reassemble it."

"Assembled so many?"

"Well, the base of the mechanical beasts is too large. There are at least 300 million people who invaded this time, which is far more than the population of the city. It is said that the Tower of Babel is probably planning to eliminate us all at once this time."

"It's not that easy." Shuer curled his lips, pretending to be so similar that there were no flaws. "It's not like we humans don't have secret weapons."

"That's right, especially the newly installed electromagnetic..." The young civilian soldier suddenly covered his mouth with a vigilant expression on his face.

"It's not like I don't know about electromagnetic pulse." Xiuer paused for a moment. Only those familiar with it could notice that he seemed to be listening to something. "I was just surprised. When did the military install the finished product into the center?" On the tower.”

"Shh, shh." The three soldiers looked horrified. "Trader, please stop talking."

"Hey, what a fuss." Seeing the subtle expressions of the other people in the municipal agencies, Shuer knew that these people would never doubt their identity as mysterious black market traders in a short time, so he nodded secretly with satisfaction, and looked serious on the surface. Said, "The startup time is so long, at least three days, there is nothing to keep secret."

"Just two days... Oops." The young man was kicked hard by his colleagues, and he shut his mouth and did not dare to speak.

"Forget it, don't ask, lest you make a mistake."

I have made a mistake, okay, the young man wants to cry but has no tears.

"I think... hmm? Why is the wind suddenly so strong?" The strong wind that hit him almost blocked Xiuer's words. After walking a few steps, the shadow chasers could not hide the shock on their faces, "This is ...the outskirts of the city."

After the last building, what appeared in front of everyone was an open space. Like the urban area, the ground was paved with strange stones. The difference was that there was nothing on the ground in the suburbs, only a flat ground that extended to The distance is integrated with the skyline, and the strong wind is blowing in your face, making it difficult to open your eyes.

"It's finally safe." The survivors let out a burst of cheers and ran forward against the wind, trying to stay as far away from the city behind them as possible. Only when they could no longer run in the strong wind did they collapse to the ground and unload all their belongings. Be on guard.

Wait, something is wrong.

The Shadow Chasers looked at each other and ran toward the end of the city suburbs. After a few minutes, everyone stopped and stared blankly at everything in front of them.

It is true that the ground is on the ground under the feet, but there is an abyss in front of it, a strong wind blows head-on, and white clouds float past the city.

This is a city floating above white clouds.

(End of this chapter)