On the Seven Towers

Xiao Chen's heart was on fire, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He was careless! He couldn't help but doubt his previous suggestion. Maybe, as Zhang Sicheng said, retreating at the beginning was the safest option. His mind was full of all kinds of imagined horrors. Being ambushed by goblins? Encountering ferocious beasts? Or other unknown threats? I don't know if it's because of the strong mental power, these pictures are vivid, making his feet cold.

He ran all the way, and I don't know when he began to be dazed, and the picture seemed to switch between reality and imagination.

Looking at the forest retreating rapidly while running, he saw countless goblins holding spears to besiege Shi Hao, forcing them to the edge of the cliff;

Looking at the sky gradually darkening between the gaps between the leaves, he saw Professor Lin being stabbed to the ground by a spear, holding the spear tightly with his bloody hands.

These scenes were so clear and so real that he could smell the stench of the goblins and the bloody smell that filled the air. These sensory stimulations spun around him like a kaleidoscope, and finally, he felt a black screen in front of his eyes, and he fell down.

After a while, he began to regain consciousness, and his forehead was burning. As his vision gradually cleared, he found himself sitting on the ground, Ye Zi looked at him anxiously, and Zhang Sicheng was using a towel dipped in mineral water to clean his wound.

"Senior, why did you faint while running?" Ye Zi handed a roll of gauze to Zhang Sicheng, who bandaged Xiao Chen's head with gauze.

Xiao Chen found that the trance just now had passed. The practice of the Dream Tower made him imagine anything, and the details would be particularly clear and real, perhaps this greatly increased the burden on his mind. In addition, he was anxious and overwhelmed, so he comforted her, "I'm fine, maybe I'm a little anemic."

Zhang Sicheng bandaged his wound, looked at the hillside not far away, and said to Xiao Chen, "Xiao Ye, take care of Xiao Xiao here, I'll go check the situation first."

"No! We can't separate again!" Ye Zi stopped him, "My previous proposal led to this result, and we can't take such a risk again. Either go together or don't go."

"I made the final decision and I'm responsible. But there's no point in talking about this now. Xiao Chen obviously can't leave, but we must find out the situation!"

"I'll carry him!" Ye Zi said without hesitation.

Xiao Chen certainly didn't have the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of being carried up the mountain by a beautiful woman. His strange symptoms came and went quickly. Zhang Sicheng helped him for a while, and he could walk slowly. The three of them were a little slower than before, but they finally arrived at the hillside where they agreed to meet before dark.

The hillside was empty, and the ground was in a mess, with bloodstains, footprints, pieces of clothes, and broken spears everywhere. The first time Xiao Chen looked at this scene, he felt like he was frozen in place, unable to even move his feet. When the visitors from the civilized world collided with the barbarism of this world for the first time, all the experience, knowledge and thoughts seemed so pale and powerless. Xiao Chen suddenly felt how lucky they were before, meeting the humans who could communicate in the town of Frollo. If God threw them directly into such a wilderness, could they really survive?

A trembling hand wrapped around his arm, and Ye Zi's face had lost the confident smile that she often wore. She seemed to have to hold Xiao Chen with one hand and lean on the spear with the other hand to support herself from falling. Xiao Chen heard her mutter in a very light voice: "They must be fine, they must be fine..."

None of the three moved. After a long time, Zhang Sicheng whispered, "Look around and see if there are any clues."

Xiao Chen thought he was a brave man, but at this time, the traces of battle he saw made his heart buried in the snow in the deep winter, freezing and piercing, and then numb. All the details in front of him seemed to rush into his mind, mixed with the previous horrible hallucination. A door opened between the illusion and the reality, connecting them together, which made him afraid.

You made a wrong decision. You let them fall into the encirclement of the goblins. If they were not waiting for you here, they would have safely retreated to the school long ago, right? Ye Zi was just a little girl with a sudden idea. Zhang Sicheng was originally against it. Only you, only you can finally bring about this result... Kill them all. There was a voice in his heart that kept repeating. This voice was pressing step by step, and it seemed that it would never stop until Xiao Chen was driven crazy.

Fortunately, Ye Zi's low cry interrupted the voice.

Xiao Chen followed the direction pointed by Ye Zi and also found the movement in the bushes on the west side. Zhang Sicheng made a gesture to Xiao Chen and Ye Zi, asking them to ambush on both sides against two trees, and he hid behind a bush and drew his bow and arrow. Xiao Chen pressed his sweaty hands against the tree roots, but the rough coolness of the bark could not really calm him down.

A dark figure emerged from the bushes, breathing heavily. He seemed to be holding a weapon, and there was a sense of panic in his gestures. Xiao Chen held a dagger and saw the figure rushing out. His feet seemed to have grown roots, but he could not muster up the courage to rush forward in time. But Ye Zi had already rushed out like a leopard. She did not stab, but smashed the gun down fiercely. The dark figure blocked it with the object in his hand, but was still staggered by Ye Zi. Seeing the opportunity, Ye Zi hurriedly pursued. At this time, Xiao Chen used his special eyesight to see clearly and shouted: "Stop! Stop! It's Shi Hao!"

Unexpectedly, after Ye Zi was stunned for a moment, he ignored Xiao Chen's call and continued to attack with the spear relentlessly. The black shadow parried several times, but in the end, it could not block Ye Zi's violent storm. He was suddenly caught. Knocked to the ground.

"Stop fighting! I told you, that's Shi Hao!" Xiao Chen shouted loudly to Ye Zi.

Ye Zi pointed his gun at Shi Hao and shouted: "I'm going to beat you! Everyone else is gone, but you have no arms or legs, and there's no blood on your body. You sneaked out from the side! What's the matter? Can you call yourself a soldier?" After saying that, he threw the gun on the ground bitterly.

Xiao Chen originally thought that Shi Hao would refute, but he didn't expect that he would collapse on the ground and remain speechless. Zhang Sicheng put away his bow and arrow, and came over and asked: "Xiao Shi, Ye Zi is too impulsive, but what happened, you have to explain the situation here clearly to us."

Seeing Shi Hao's head lowered, Xiao Chen walked to Shi Hao, squatted down and said to him, "Are you ready to give up on them?"

Shi Hao suddenly raised his head, and Xiao Chen saw that his eyes were swollen red, and he hissed: "I want to save them even if I die." He saw Ye Zi's back to him, and stood up without even looking back. He rushed behind Ye Zi and said loudly: "But, at that time... I tried my best! I really tried my best! All the way back, everything was normal, and there was no sign of the goblins at all, but suddenly, those goblins came As soon as the guide Awad came up, he was stabbed in the neck by a spear, and the others were stunned. I asked them to retreat first, and I and Li Tianrui were behind, but there were too many of them and Li Tianrui jumped from the tree. The goblin fell to the ground, and the other goblins chased me. I ran out of bullets and had no help. What else could I do except retreat deeper into the forest? What could I do if it were you? "

"If you run out of bullets, smash it with your gun. If the gun breaks, bite it with your teeth! As a soldier, if you don't fight hard at this time, what are you doing? A tall man of 1.8 meters dare not fight with a 1-meter-tall goblin. Fight... Huh!" Ye Zi's throat didn't sound as loud as Shi Hao's, but his voice was as sharp as a needle, piercing Shi Hao's heart.

"I, I fought with them. After getting rid of them, I circled back and met you! But I only have this ability. I am an ordinary soldier, not a superhero. I can't hold it Charge with no bullets at dozens of goblins holding weapons!" Shi Hao's voice weakened, but there was anger in his voice that had nowhere to vent.

"What about the others? Did you see them being caught with your own eyes?" Zhang Sicheng asked.

Shi Hao lowered his head and said, "I, I heard their call... I guess they didn't even escape... they should have gone in that direction." He pointed to the northwest.

"Asshole! Is this what you mean by men standing in front of women? Soldiers standing in front of civilians? It turns out that for you, this is just a work slogan. If you can't stop it, forget it!" Ye Zi rushed over and wanted to hit Shi Hao again. , but was hugged by Xiao Chen. She struggled a few times, pushed Xiao Chen away, and went to chase him again. However, he heard Xiao Chen behind him groan, stroking his forehead and sitting on the ground, groaning. Then he gave up and walked back and forth panting heavily to help Xiao Chen up.

"Ye Zi, calm down! Let me talk to him." Xiao Chen rubbed his head and said to Shi Hao: "I have no right to question your bravery, because when you rushed out of the grass just now, I was actually scared and retreated If I were escorting Professor Lin, I might have done a worse job than you. But I see your self-blame, I'm afraid you are also dissatisfied and regretful about your performance, right? "

"I..." Shi Hao looked at the ground at a loss.

Seeing that he was silent, Xiao Chen sighed and said: "Here, we are fighting for our own survival. We have no backup, no reliance, no bottom line, and we are not even qualified to surrender. If we don't fight hard, we will have nothing. However, since If you think you've done your best, let us go. Although I am timid, I can still fight for my life."

He did not look at Shi Hao, who looked in pain, but said to Zhang Sicheng: "We are going to rescue them, but we still need someone to go back and report the news, so let Shi Hao go."

Zhang Sicheng nodded: "If we can't come back, you ask the school leaders not to act rashly, but also to tell the locals about the appearance of the goblins and seek more help from the locals."

Shi Hao looked at Xiao Chen and said sadly: "I know you are trying to provoke the general, and I also know that you are almost going to die, but I also want to lose face. I...I can't go back."

"The tactic of provoking generals is used against those who have blood in their hearts. Do you have one?" Ye Zi picked up the spear and said sarcastically.

Shi Hao did not refute her, but picked up the rifle, set up the three-edged bayonet of the rifle, held a throwing spear left by the goblin in his hand, and silently walked northwest.

Zhang Sicheng walked up and took his arm, took out five or six bullets from his pocket and put them in his hand. "These are probably the bullets dropped by Li Tianrui. I hope you make good use of them this time."