Steel Chang'an

Chapter 89

On Pangu Continent, many religions recorded the coming of the red tide.Those religions invariably refer to red tide as "God's Wound" or "God's Blood and Tears". They believe that only the blood of gods can dye the sea red, and the bleeding earth means the wrath of God.But that's actually the sight of a school of fish called "devil's eye" washed ashore by the tide.This kind of fish is blood red all over, and the fish scales have patterns like eyeballs with red pupils. They themselves are not dangerous to humans, and they can even be considered delicious, but another creature that lives with them - called "red devil" "Sea beasts are extremely dangerous to humans. The "devil's eye" usually parasitizes the "red devil" and cleans the parasites on its skin, making it look terrifying and weird like burning red flames all over its body in the dark sea water.But the red devil itself is a sea monster whose internal organs are close to transparent. Their body size is only half that of a sea bitch, and it is close to a [-]-ton armor, but their movements are fast, they hunt in groups, and they are aggressive. So strong that even sea bitches are their prey.Red Demons, like dragon beasts, were originally amphibious creatures. On land, their skin is no longer covered with "devil's eyes", which makes them more concealed and more dangerous.According to legend, the human knights drove them to the depths of the sea and almost wiped them out, so that this ferocious beast disappeared from the land.On this continent, there are only a handful of red tides, almost once every thousand years, but every red tide is accompanied by a large number of casualties.

"Those four sea bitches were driven ashore by the Red Demon." Gran said through gritted teeth.He is organizing the evacuation of the sea people. They have to abandon the camp they just set up. In the dim light of the fire, there are people running around in a panic. The sea people are packing up their meager belongings. The saucepan in front of him, and took away the earthen pot from which he drank.Mu Yun couldn't count their numbers. He felt that what he saw was more than 1 people, and this was just a temporary camp. "Don't pack up, evacuate immediately! My father saw more than a hundred red devils at the bottom of the sea, and they will go ashore in less than an hour!" Gran shouted, he turned his head and looked at Mu Yun. The group of three said, "You are the same, get out of here quickly, there is nothing you can do if you stay."

"Hush," Lao Zhang raised an index finger, "Listen, what's that sound?" Mu Yun pricked up his ears, and he heard the rumbling thunder again, as if the sound of glass breaking was amplified countless times , the ground was trembling slightly, but the crowd running around in the camp covered up the strangeness around them.The voice came from a distance. Mu Yun strode up the hillside behind the wheat field, stood on tiptoe and looked into the distance.He was shocked to find that the sea was gone. It used to be a choppy sea, but now there were only reefs standing silently in the bare mud.

"Big tsunami!" Gran said out of breath behind him.His face turned pale. "Now I finally know why the red devil came ashore. Something must have happened on the bottom of the sea. This wave of tsunami will be bigger than the previous wave. Looking at the depth of the sea water receding now, the wave height will exceed 100 meters by then. !"

"Your second uncle's legs can rise so high!" Lao Zhang scolded, "The mound under our feet is not even 100 meters high!"

"That's right, but this hillside is already the highest place where the sea people gather." Gran murmured, the original confidence had disappeared from his face, replaced by pale fear, "I It was originally planned to let everyone retreat to the abandoned cities behind this hillside, where there are abandoned basements to hide in. As long as the waves caused by the tsunami do not exceed 80 meters, and the hillside blocks them, the waves will break, but Now it seems that the waves will go directly over this hillside and crush the settlement of sea people behind the hillside. Unless we can cross the land boundary and enter the noble territory, where there is a sea defense wall, but there is only one hour left, and it is too late to let so many People withdrew..."

Mu Yun frowned.Standing on this hillside, he recalled the feeling that bothered him when he first came to this sea dweller gathering place: a tsunami had already occurred here.he thought.But the sea people did not retreat behind the hillside, and even the wheat fields in front of the hillside were not submerged by sea water.All they were worried about at the time was the sea bitch.why?Even if the scale of the last tsunami was not large, the scope of the impact should not be so small...

"What did you do to mitigate the impact of the tsunami?" he blurted out, asking Gran.

"My father drove the submarine out to sea during the last tsunami, and he placed mines in the dikes to break up the converging points of the waves," Gran replied almost mechanically.The Pangu Continent was forcibly formed by manpower. Although the Pangu Seven Knights supported the continent, they also left behind consequences, that is, continuous tsunamis and earthquakes.Before the Millennium War, sea defense walls and mine arrays were set up around the mainland. After the tsunami signal was detected, the mine was detonated to form a shock wave, which scattered the small waves before the tsunami and prevented them from gathering to form a huge wave of the tsunami. This was one of the means to prevent the tsunami one.But after the Millennium War, the coastal defense wall of the East China Sea was damaged in the war, and the minefields have long since been abandoned.Gran's father is the leader of the sea people and the one who knows the waves best. When the last tsunami came, he drove the submarine out to sea alone, and dropped the mines only by naked eye observation, successfully weakening the huge waves formed by the tsunami , when the tsunami reached the shore, the wave height was suppressed below 30 meters. Except for the few sea dweller settlements closest to the sea that were washed away by the waves or trampled and destroyed by Mrs. Hai, most of the sea dweller settlements survived. Disaster.

"Your father is still at sea?" Mu Yun asked, "Can he throw another mine?"

Gran shook his head. "His boat is trapped by the red devil. It's the only sub we have. I've been in touch with my father since the last red tide alarm, but he never There is no answer. I am worried that something may have happened to my father, otherwise, based on his experience as an old man, it is impossible not to discover the tsunami this time." After speaking, Gran collapsed on the ground and covered his face with his hands.Lao Zhang stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, sighing.Only then did they realize that the son of Haitou had been suppressing his worries about his father's safety in his heart, acting calm and calm to direct the Haimin to evacuate, and he was almost unable to hold on.

But just as they were thinking this, Gran stood up again.He took a deep breath, "I'm going to remind the people in the abandoned cities behind the hillside that they can no longer hide in the basement. Although the basement can prevent them from being attacked by the Red Demon, but The sea water will pour in and kill them."

"Where do you plan to let them evacuate?" Zheng Quan asked, "Although Zheng has never seen a red tide, according to records, it is very dangerous to be exposed when the red tide comes. The stomach stops attacking."

"Sixty miles to the west of the abandoned city is the territory of the Xiao family, and there is a coastal defense wall there." Gran said, "Although most people here are too late to get there, maybe those people in the abandoned city have time to get there after getting the news .”

"The coastal defense wall is in the territory of the Xiao family, and there will be heavy guards there." Zheng Quan reminded, "I'm afraid the Xiao family may not let people into his territory so easily. When the tsunami comes with the red tide, those people will be stopped." Outside the coastal defense wall, there's nowhere to go, and that's a real dead end."

"You're right," Gran smiled wryly, "If there are only dozens or hundreds of people requesting to enter the city on weekdays, the Patriarch of the Xiao family may be lenient, but there are sea people hiding in the abandoned city alone. One hundred thousand, even if there are only 5 people who can reach the coastal defense wall in the end, the Xiao family will probably not let them enter the city. As you said, those people are likely to be squeezed between the coastal defense wall and the sea water. They were either drowned or killed by the red devil." He looked at the long lines of people lined up on the hillside, moving forward silently, "but we have no other way to go. I can't let So many people are waiting to die in despair."

No, maybe there is still hope... Mu Yun thought to himself. "Do you still have mines?" he asked.

"There should still be a lot of mines in the abandoned camp near the sea, and these things can't be taken away." Gran replied, "But we don't have any submarines anymore. The one my father used to go to sea is our only submarine."

"We have armor." Mu Yun said.

Lao Zhang's eyes widened, "Boy, don't you want to..." Mu Yun nodded, "Collect all your mines and give them to me." He said to Gran, "I still need someone who is familiar with the waves. People stay here and show us where the mines are dropped."

"I'll stay." An old voice said.Mu Yun turned her head and saw Madden's old wrinkled face.He dragged his rotten feet and finally climbed up the hillside. "Although not as good as Gran's father, I have also been out at sea, and my old eyes can barely recognize the shape of the waves."

"It's very dangerous." Mu Yun reminded him, "I can't guarantee that the tsunami will stop before this hillside, you may die."

Madden grinned, showing his unsightly teeth, "I can see the Knight of Light fighting for us with my own eyes, and this old bone can still help him, so I can die without regret."

"I said, I'm not him." Mu Yun frowned, but Madden looked at him stubbornly, still maintaining that mysterious smile on his face.Mu Yun shook her head, followed Gran and walked quickly down the hillside.time is limited.he thought.His plan was very risky, and the probability of success was very low, but Gran was right, the despair of so many people should not be allowed to wait for death.

He is not the embodiment of the Knight of Light.He alone could not stop the tsunami, nor could he withstand the red tide.But there are some things, even if he is not a knight of light, he can still do it.

At least he can give those people a glimmer of hope to live.

Anyway, he's going to give it a try.

Mu Yun put the last piece of amethyst into the hilt of the Bright Sword, and the Haimin camp that was crowded with people has become empty. "It's enough for me to go alone, you don't need to come with me." He said to Lao Zhang and Zheng Quan.This is his plan, even if he can succeed, it is very likely that he will never return.There is no need for others to take the risk.

"Boy, that's your fault." Lao Zhang said, "Don't get carried away just because someone regards you as the incarnation of the Knight of Light. I'm already very upset that a man as eye-catching as Lao Zhang is ignored by others, and you still want to monopolize it?" This kind of heroic show, unless you want to fight with my old Zhang first!"

"Although Mr. Zheng really wants to give you the limelight," Zheng Quan said with a smile, "but you alone have to deal with the Red Demon and throw mines. I'm afraid it's too much. I can only reluctantly grab your limelight with Lao Zhang."

At this time, shouldn't I be moved to have more atmosphere?Mu Yun scratched his head.Based on his understanding of Lao Zhang these days, although this man is full of gangsters, and his three words are not far from a word of money, he gave up his noble status and founded the Rose Knights to fight for the common people. He was quite chivalrous, so Lao Zhang insisted on acting with him, which was not surprising to him. He was really moved when he heard Lao Zhang's half-joking words.But this guy Zheng Quan insisted on following him, which made Mu Yun very worried when he heard it, and couldn't be moved at all.

In the underground hangar of Tengwang Pavilion, it was precisely because Zheng Quan covered Mu Yun that Li Jing didn't find that there was another person in the hangar besides Zheng Quan who heard his conversation with the wolf lord.At that time, Mu Yun's mind was agitated, and he didn't even think about what Zheng Quan's intentions were.But when he calmed down, it was easy to think why Zheng Quan did this: Zheng Quan's purpose of lurking in Donglin was the same as Li Jing's, and it was also for the king's seal, and he was a competitor with Li Jing. In order to save his life, Quan had to hand over "Lu Zang" and agreed to cooperate with Li Jing, but it did not mean that he really planned to cooperate obediently.What Mu Yun heard about the conversation between Li Jing and the wolf lord, Zheng Quan also heard it clearly. Among them, Li Jing asked the wolf lord to destroy the White Horse City. Seeking revenge on Li Jing will inevitably create a rift with Li Jing, so Mu Yun judged that Zheng Quan followed him all the way from Yongjiang City to the East China Sea.

It's just that on the way from Yongjiang City to Donghai, Zheng Quan said surprisingly few words.I don't know if it's because Lao Zhang is on the sidelines and it's inconvenient to talk, or because I'm too tired from traveling all night, except for a few brief exchanges for cooperation when they teamed up to deal with Mrs. Hai, Zheng Quan and Mu Yun are almost on the same page. Didn't talk much alone.

Is it a good opportunity to chat later to throw mines against the red tide?Mu Yun didn't feel it at all.At that time, I'm afraid I don't even have a chance to leave a last word, so what's the mood for chatting?Besides, if Zheng Quan wants to instigate himself to deal with Li Jing, he must save the lives of two people to have a chance. What he has to do now is to escape from death. In front of opponents of the level of tsunami and red tide, even if there are more Lao Zhang With two masters like Zheng Quan helping out, it's like putting two extra eggs in front of the stone, and it probably won't return.No matter how you look at it, Zheng Quan doesn't look like the type of self-sacrificing and helping others. In Mu Yun's eyes, this smiling guy seems to have the potential to stab people in the back.At this time, Zheng Quan insisted on going into the sea with him, but it may not be because he suddenly realized that he risked his life in order to save the [-] sea people. Could it be...

I was wrong about Zheng Quan's motivation before. This guy sincerely planned to cooperate with Li Jing. The reason why he followed me all the way was because he found that he had overheard the conversation between Li Jing and the wolf lord. He was afraid that he would seek revenge on Li Jing. Destroying their plan to find the seal of the king, so they plan to find a chance to kill themselves, this hidden danger without anyone noticing?
But if this is the case, why did Zheng Quan protect himself in the hangar?
"You don't have to think too much, Zheng has no other intention to follow you." Mu Yun was pondering in his heart when he suddenly saw Zheng Quan appearing from behind him with a smile, "Zheng followed you to protect you .”

"You? Protect me?" Mu Yun stared vigilantly at Zheng Quan's hand on the knight's sword at his waist, and took two steps back calmly under the cover of the armor Xifeng.At this moment, he had installed the torpedo on the back of the mecha, and the three of them were making the last inspection of the mecha, and they were ready to go on the road.He asked Xuenv to stay on the hillside to protect Madden. If they failed to attack the tsunami, she might still have time to save his life.Lao Zhang was on the side of his Vajra armor, a distance away from them.Mu Yun still remembered Zheng Quan's ghostly swordsmanship in the hangar. If Zheng Quan did it now, he would have turned into a corpse when Lao Zhang found out and rushed over.

"Don't be nervous. Putting Zheng's hand on the sword is just a habitual action. Zheng's sword is like a part of Zheng's hand. If you don't put your hand on the sword, it will easily itch. Don't misunderstand it." Note Seeing Mu Yun's gaze, Zheng Quan pushed his glasses, and smiled harmlessly, "It's normal for you to have doubts, Zheng doesn't know you well, and you're not a pretty girl, so you just need to be a little You can guess with a bit of brainpower, of course Zheng did not come to protect you willingly, but was forced to come here."

"Can this kind of thing be forced?" Mu Yun was very vigilant, "Who forced it?"

"Who else? Of course it's your great master." Zheng Quan curled his lips and handed something to Mu Yun, "There's no evidence for what you say, just listen to yourself."

It was an earbud communicator.Mu Yun put it into his inner ear and heard Li Jing's voice, which was obviously recorded by Zheng Quan on purpose for him to hear: "By the way, Xiucai, I've heard about the incident in the East China Sea. It's so simple, I can't get away from it, since my stupid apprentice has already got involved, you just run for me, protect him well, and the thing you owe me will be written off."

Hearing that familiar voice, Mu Yun couldn't help being a little dazed.He thought that even if it was Li Jing, it would not be easy to get Kuaijian Zheng Quan to do something, especially when the Yin Ruins opened, it would be very important where Zheng Quan used this sword. The lord knight, even at the risk of being seriously injured and almost unable to return, did not let Zheng Quan take action, presumably planning to save the sword for the most critical moment.

Unexpectedly, what Li Jing asked Zheng Quan to do in the end was to let him protect herself...

When Mu Yun returned the earbud communicator to Zheng Quan, the expression on his face must have revealed something, but Zheng Quan smiled and said, "Actually, you don't have to be too moved, your master asked me to protect you The purpose is not so simple. It is not so much that I was sent by him to protect you, but it is not that you were used by him to contain me. Since I want to follow you to protect you, then I am tied by you You see every move you make, and it’s inconvenient to do anything, your master..."

Sure enough!Mu Yun didn't change his face, and secretly slapped himself in the heart.Why did he almost fall for Li Jing again?Isn't he clear enough now that Li Jing has been using him from the very beginning?Why does he still think that Li Jing really cares about his apprentice?Could it be that he still couldn't let go of the master-student relationship from Chang'an City to Donglin?Even if he knew it wasn't true...

He took a deep breath, looked at Lao Zhang on the other side, and then at the time, and whispered to Zheng Quan: "Say it, tell me what the purpose of this is. You want to win me over to help you deal with it." Li Jing, fight for the seal of the king?"

"You are really direct enough," Zheng Quan said with a smile, "Even if I want to win you over, I have to see if you are worthy of my win, right? I have observed along the way, although your strength is not as good as Chang'an's. The battle at Tongque Terrace in the city did make a lot of progress, but if you didn't have this bright sword, I'm afraid it would be difficult for you to go through three moves under my hands. So I'm really curious, whether Li Jing has taken a fancy to you At what point will he accept you as an apprentice? You must know that his other two apprentices are of extremely high use value to him. Not to mention the Prince of the Northern Realm, you should also accept his other two apprentices. I heard that, it is the female adult in Daming Palace..."

Mu Yun frowned, "He took me in as his apprentice, maybe it was just because I was the most convenient person for him to use at that time. You heard the conversation between him and the wolf lord, from the battle of Tongque Terrace From the beginning, they have already calculated."

"No, no," Zheng Quan shook his head, "If it was calculated, then they should have calculated it earlier, when Li Jing asked the wolf lord to destroy the White Horse City, but left you alive. So, you'd better use your brain and think carefully about what happened when the White Horse City was broken? What is so special about you that it's worth them taking so long to calculate?"

He pushed his glasses and looked Mu Yun up and down: "Could it be that they, like those sea people, believe that you are really the incarnation of the Knight of Light? That would be interesting..."

After Zheng Quan finished speaking, he shook his head with a grin and walked towards his Gale Armor. It was obvious that the last sentence was just a joke.The King Kong battle armor not far away also raised a hand to indicate that the energy has been updated and it is ready to go.Mu Yun didn't have time to think about it, and quickly entered the cockpit of the armor Xifeng, and activated the armor, but in his heart, like a tsunami, there was a stormy sea——

Because of Zheng Quan's last words, he suddenly thought of an absolutely impossible possibility.

(End of this chapter)