Abyss Express

The gunsmith took his luggage and set off again, his destination was an unnamed fishing village 93 kilometers away from Taiye County.

He was going to continue north along this waterway, bypassing the war-torn Tonghe countries, continue to collect intelligence around the Central Plains, and serve as a pioneer for the subsequent fast knife team.

This time, he was still a single soldier deep behind enemy lines, and he was on the road alone. Xue Ming changed into a simple monk's robe, took up his luggage and said goodbye to his wife. After boarding the boat, he saw Xiao Qi's reluctant eyes.

Xue Ming: "If there is something, I will ring the bell."

Xiao Qi gave a thumbs up: "I will drive the armor to save you."

There was no goodbye, and there was no need to say goodbye.

According to Xue Ming's personality, if he really encountered a life-and-death crisis, he would ring people faster than anyone else.

The people who traveled with him this time included Fu Yanini, Billy, and Teacher Su Ling - these three people had other tasks, and they took the same sightseeing boat with the gunsmith to the northwest.

The two apprentices waved goodbye to their master's wife. Fuyanini returned to the cabin and whispered to Billy by pulling his sleeve.

"Hey Billy, isn't it a bit too aggressive for Marshal Crozo to send two of us to carry out this search mission?"

Billy hadn't slept well for several days. Since he came to the southeast of Daxia, the hot and humid summer sea breeze made him vomit and have diarrhea. He had been having strange dreams these days - he dreamed of Fayi, this pitiful little girlfriend.

At least in his world, in his memories, Fayi Frosalin's hometown is in District 51. She is a Persian girl whose mother just passed away and needs him to take care of and cherish her.

"Billy, big brother? Billy?" Fuyanini saw that his big brother didn't respond to him, so he raised his voice and shouted: "Billy!~"

Billy the kid still cherishes this relationship. He can't fight this inner demon and it's hard to get out of it - his eyes are dull, white hair has grown on the back of his head, and his originally fierce and tough features have made him look old quickly with his stupid look, like a middle-aged uncle in his forties.

"Billy, Billy, Billy, Billy, Billy, Billy!~~~" Fuyanini couldn't stand it anymore, so he just lay on his big brother's back and kept muttering.

Billy finally woke up and put down the planetary gear set at hand. It was a model toy he made to simulate the operation of the gearbox, and he often held it in his hand to play with it.

"Oh! Oh, oh, oh!"

Fuyanini had a gloomy face and leaned close to Billy's ear: "Hey, are you listening to me?"

Billy boy immediately responded: "Excuse me, what did you ask just now?"

"I said!" Fuyanini was full of resentment: "Marshal Crozo transferred us from the war situation center to explore the way! Is he too proud of us!"

As he said this, the younger brother sat cross-legged next to big brother Billy and whispered.

"Originally, I thought that as a mechanic of the assault team, my job in Shambhala was to repair cars, build buildings and dig trenches, and at most lay local wires and do radio power engineering - I didn't expect that this time, the marshal actually wanted us to follow VIP to carry out the exploration mission."

"I'm only twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old."

Fuyanini pulled down his eyelids and made a face, secretly sticking out his tongue in the direction of the next cabin - at this angle, the gunsmith and Su Ling couldn't see him.

"You can't be sure what strange things you'll encounter on the road! Immortals, monsters, blood-giving monsters! Incarnation of butterflies!"

"I'm going to deal with blood-giving monsters? Really?"

Billy's will to survive is not that strong. The only difference between him and Fuanini is that he has some of the attributes of a blood-giving squire - unlike the serious blood-giving nobles, the blood-giving squires contain a very high number of people.

As early as the Rose Church period, Mary had many blood-giving squires under her command - they were not afraid of the sun, and could do many things for the mistress, making it convenient for them to walk in the world. Unlike "holy blood", this kind of cheap blood does not have the superpowers of blood-giving nobles.

Billy's body cannot regenerate supernaturally, nor does he have the strong physique of the nobles, nor does he have amazing finger strength and grip strength. In addition to a slight increase in inspiration and spiritual energy, cheap blood will also greatly reduce the life span of Homo sapiens.

For cheap blood species, the only advantage is that when the blood-giving ritual is officially performed, the rejection reaction of Vita's imprint and holy blood will not be so severe - no adaptation period is required, and they can start working immediately.

Marshal Krozo already knew Billy's little secret. Letting the craftsman stay in Black Wind Town for a long time would only aggravate his condition.

The warriors of the Quick Blade all have surging spiritual pressure, and the gunsmith who keeps ready for battle can make the blood donor tremble with fear all day long - that's how Billy got the fever.

Ever since Su Ling brought back the news from Dongma Port, Marshal Krozo has been paying attention to the movements of Danqiu. In terms of geopolitics, this ghost place, Fufeng Mountain, occupies the four natural dangers of the Central Plains Copper River - the terrain is unique, and the crescent-shaped axe-blade-like northwest foothills isolate most of the foreign enemies. The throat of the mountain pass on the southeast side gradually narrows, and an observation post is established on the high ground, so that the invading enemy can be seen at a glance.

The overall mountain range stretches for hundreds of miles. In the troubled times, warlords established sixteen countries, and seven of them bordered Danqiu, making it a place that must be fought for by military strategists.

Without even thinking twice, Crozo immediately determined that Danqiu was Judah's hiding place. If Dagda's Cauldron wanted to be filled with essence, it had to land in the Axe Mountain Range. All the immortal fetus pills in Xiabang could be transported to the center at the same time.

The task that Coach K assigned to Foyanini and Billy was to go to the Aizong Mausoleum, more than 200 kilometers away, to explore the local mineral resources.

After the Zhutai War, Kuai Dao discovered a large number of pyroxene reserves in this place, as well as many lithium ores, nickel ores, and lead and mercury minerals.

The tomb of Xia Aizong was originally selected to be located on the third branch of the Tonghe River Basin in the Central Xia Plain. The tomb was built for 26 years, but was finally shelved.

The emperor wasted money and money on major renovations. At first, he wanted to obtain a lead-mercury elixir to seek longevity, but Judah never intended to help the emperor consolidate his eternal imperial power - because an emperor who could not die would easily lead to the death of the dynasty.

Later, Aizong found a way to preserve the flesh and blood forever - pouring mercury into the tomb to keep the body from rotting, so Aizong went to make things difficult for the mausoleum craftsmen.

As a result, the old emperor passed away before the complicated tomb passages and chambers were completed——

——Today, Aizong Mausoleum is just a place name, referring to a small town that emerged seventy or eighty years ago due to the economic development brought about by the construction of the imperial mausoleum after the canal was opened.

Most of the residents in the town are descendants of the tomb-making team, and there are also many alchemists and Feng Shui masters who have settled here. Where there are people, settlements and villages will naturally form. After the imperial tomb was put aside, the place gradually declined, and only the canal operation occasionally evoked Some angry.

Speaking of the relationship between Fufeng Mountain and Aizong Mausoleum? In fact, this time, Su Ling's mission was to assassinate Judah.

There are reliable reports that since the death of Gloria Sebastian, chaos and commotion have occurred in the elixir caves on many islands in the direction of Sendai——

——A team walked out of Fufeng Mountain, but they were not chased and intercepted by many warlord forces around Copper River.

According to common sense, the caravan troops that walked out of this ghost place would more or less have to fight with the nearby bandit leader, and at least have to pay life money before they can safely carry their goods and do business.

But this time, the intelligence network of the Gate of Wonders informed Keshuai.

The team is estimated to have only twelve people. Regardless of whether it is a waterway or a mountain road, the luggage and baggage will always be six cars from beginning to end.

This team changed the waterway from Dannan, and then headed east, heading straight for Aizong's Mausoleum. At the same time, the quick-knife spies operating around Aizong's Mausoleum also collected unusual changes in environmental spiritual pressure.

Marshal Crozzo keenly sensed a fighting opportunity. This may be Judas building a new cave——

——But Keshuai did not insist that this was Judas' team, but there must be high-level cadres of the Eternal Ones in this team.

Something must have happened in the small town of Aizongling. The sudden change in spiritual pressure in the environment drew the enemy out of their lair.

Phoenix became the second choice besides the gunsmith. Keshuai mobilized the organization department to reallocate tactical resources and slightly adjusted the gunsmith's task schedule.

Foianini and Billy will follow Su Ling to the Aizong Mausoleum to explore the mineral abundance of at least three strata.

Su Ling's mission is to protect these two craftsmen and at least find out the true identity of this team. Use the Summoning Bell to call for Gunsmith and Knife reinforcements at any time.

Based on the gunsmith's itinerary, if he wanted to support the Phoenix more than a hundred kilometers away, it would only be half a day's ride on horseback.

If you really get lucky and confirm that Judas's true body is in the Tomb of Aizong - the power of the Phoenix can build a group of FOBs, enough to gather a five-person team, and the opening battle of the Central Plains will use Judas' head as a sacrifice flag.

For Foianini and Billy, prospecting in a small place like Aizong Mausoleum was just their lower limit. The two little idiots had no idea what they were about to face——

——Continuing to walk north along the First River of Tonghe for about forty miles, the ships were rising and falling, and the fog was getting thicker and thicker. After arriving at the entrance of Lingquan Valley in Su'an Prefecture and walking more than thirty miles on the waterway, Xue Ming disembarked early and planned to go to a fishing village to spend the night and meet up with Kuai Dao's brother to change routes.

The only guests on the boat were the two Kuai Dao brothers who were in charge of driving the boat, and Teacher A Ling.

At this time, Su Ling opened the curtain and returned to the inner room, looking at the nervous Foianini and Billy who had fallen asleep long ago.

"Sir VIP! Hello!" Foianini greeted him with a smile, but he was actually nervous inside——

——He saw this "golden generation" in their early forties, but he couldn't find a single wrinkle on this sister's face.

The other party's expression was calm and his aura was stable. If he remained motionless, he would be as weird as a sculpture in a wax museum.

"Say what you have to say." Su Ling and the gunsmith finished chatting about their family affairs, asked about Xiao Qi's mental state, had some fun - and decided to get down to business.

Foianini was about to speak directly.

The question is stuck in the throat and cannot come out.

Su Ling: "I will take you to kill Judas."

"Ah?!" Foianini was stunned for a moment.

Billy woke up from his dream——

"—Me? Kill Judas?"

When Teacher Su Ling pulled these two people into the team, the phoenix's soul power turned into a to-do list.

[The burial place of Xia Aizong·Judah’s Crusade]

[Task Difficulty: Very Easy]

[Mission description: We discovered a resource-rich non-ferrous metal mine. Marshal Crozo Van Dien personally ordered Su Ling [Phoenix] and two brave unknown soldiers to investigate the information and adapt accordingly. ]

[Required main task: Use geological hammer, litholysis hammer, and exploration rod to verify the mineral abundance of the three strata in the area. The specific difference in altitude between them needs to be kept within the range of 180 meters of Wujiang underwater depth-otherwise, we will attack It will be difficult for the engineering team to advance the collection work]

[Optional secondary mission: Escort Foianini and Billy to ensure the completion of the exploration work. ]

[Optional secondary task: Find out the environmental spiritual pressure change conditions in the Aizong Mausoleum area, and send back at least one geological analysis report. ]

[Optional secondary task: Assist VIP to find out the true identity of the foreign team. ]

[Optional secondary mission: Kill Judas. ]

[Note: Anonymous operators, when you see this mission description, don’t be afraid, it’s just a small loss of skill to you. ]

"I don't want to play anymore." Foianini dropped the phoenix spirit scroll on the spot and wanted to jump into the river and swim to chase the gunsmith teacher.

"Hey! No, buddy." Su Ling bit her thumb and blew hard, blowing the spirit body into a huge palm, and then easily fished Foianini back from the side of the ship.

Foianini waved his arms in panic: "VIP, I'm really not this material."

A-Ling threw the coward back into the cabin. She tilted her head with an expressionless expression, scratched her head, and asked Billy questions casually.

"What do you think?"

Billy shrugged helplessly: "I have no objection."

A Ling: "Otherwise, when we return victorious, I will take the same thing as last time."

"Eh"

She thought for a moment, recalling what happened on the paragliding ledge a month ago.

“That’s it, the sister who was originally going to go skydiving with you, I’ll give you her WeChat ID.”

Foianini blinked, as if he didn't understand -

——Billy whispered: "My brother is timid, and he might be held back. Mr. VIP, please understand. It would be okay if we carry out exploration work around the imperial tomb and follow you in intelligence collection activities."

"Through fire and water! Brother Ling!" Foianini's head finally turned around.

Su Ling was very moved and shouted to the bow of the ship.

"Brother! You can say it now!"

Billy the Kid realized something was wrong: "What did you say?"

Foianini: "Don't care what she said! Hey! You don't care about life and death! If you don't accept it, do it! Isn't that just a Judas!"

Kuai Dao's communications officer walked in, his face gloomy and his expression terrifying——

——The boatman held the summons bell translation code list and read the latest news to the VIPs.

"Based on the bell telegram just sent from the front line, I will translate it."

"On the morning of the 17th, six of the twelve brothers from Kuai Dao Scout Squadron 3 followed the target team into the area of ​​Aizong Mausoleum. They passed the boundary monument and did not come back -"

"——The remaining six people just sent the letter, and two more suddenly disappeared."

"The decoders at the war situation center couldn't understand the contextual semantics, so they asked them to resend the letter and confirm the war situation again."

"There is no firefight record, no ballistic observation signal, no code of armed conflict is transmitted back, and there is no emergency status of encountering the enemy——"

"——They just evaporated, as if there was nothing left."

"What does it mean to disappear suddenly?" Su Ling asked.

The communications officer frowned and shook his head.

"It is very likely that, like the downgraded city and platform, some unpredictable changes occurred in Aizong Mausoleum - after our psychics stepped into this town, they had no chance to come out, and even the summoning bell did not work."

"These are the specific original translations, and they were sent back in an instant."

With that said, the communications officer handed a paper bag to Teacher Su Ling.

Foianini came over and wanted to watch it together.

The information on the first page alone is mind-boggling.

[August 8]

[9:27:57丨No. 6, Class 3: Help me! ]

[9:17:44丨No. 7, Class 3: I don’t know where I am! Stop asking! Stop asking! ]

[9:11:11丨No. 1 of Class 3: Determine the target position again, can you keep up? ]

[9:30:30丨No. 6, Class 3: Can you hear me? what are you guys saying? ]

[9:00:00丨No. 1, Class 3: Check the watch! brother! Shift change schedule! No. 2 took over my command, and the others followed me from the reverse slope. ]

[9:15:11丨No. 2, Class 3: Why? Why are there two monitors? ]

Foianini could not understand the message at all, and the translation seemed illogical.

Kuai Dao's scouts were like being on drugs, conveying useless information to each other.

Su Ling pointed to the time item: "There's something wrong with the sorting."

"This is not the time for receiving letters." The communication officer explained: "This is the time they specially marked for sending letters. To be precise, there are hundreds of messages here, and the ringtones are almost within just two minutes, like a dense Like raindrops, it was transmitted to the war center simultaneously."

"It may be that the abnormal environmental pressure has affected the spirit bugs summoning the bell, but after we formatted the letters according to the normal sending time, they still couldn't connect." The communications officer's face was solemn: "VIP, Keshuai just received this The message - he gives you thirty minutes to make a decision, and you have to make your own decision whether to continue with this mission."

"Ah?" Foianini couldn't understand it even more, "In other words, the moment these sharp-edged elite soldiers entered the town, they were driven crazy by the environmental pressure?!"

"I won't play anymore." This time it was Billy's turn to rush out of the side of the boat and jump into the river without hesitation.

Likewise, he was retrieved by a psychic hand.

Teacher A Ling took out her sunglasses from her pocket and put them on herself.

"Killing Judas is important. As for these little things, just let it go."