Soul Echo

Standing at the intersection, Zhong Ye couldn't see the coast.

The port is a block with many houses built on both sides of the street, some are houses, some are shops, and some are warehouses.

Even in a large city like Aspalatos, the grounds of this neighborhood of the port are rarely renovated.

The city's ruler once laid a layer of stones on the block, but over time, many of the stones disappeared and the roads became potholed.

There is sewage in many low-lying areas on the street, but there is no garbage - all garbage is not garbage here.

Sawdust can make a fire, rags can be patched, and vegetable leaves that have fallen on the ground can be washed and eaten. If there are metal fragments, it is even better. The big ones can be sold for money, and the small ones can be polished. It can be used as a knife, even if it is a shoe upper.

Looking at the dilapidated houses around, Zhong Ye can imagine the living standard of the residents in this neighborhood.

People can't imagine because they haven't seen a similar sight, but Zhong Ye has seen the misery of the poor many times with his own eyes, and he can fully imagine the people living in this neighborhood What kind of life do you usually live.

Lightly sighed, Zhong Ye walked along the street towards the pier.

The sound of the waves gradually became louder, hitting the eardrums one after another, and when they turned their heads, the dark ocean that seemed extremely quiet under the night came into view.

Many boats are moored on the shore, large and small, all kinds of boats are available.

Zhong Ye raised the musket, his eyes swayed with the muzzle, and slowly approached the pier.

The vague sense of crisis has been lingering in his heart. For some reason, when he came to the port, his irritable mood was soothed and no longer disturbed his mind.

——Is it because this keeps him in the best fighting condition?

Aware that this might be an instinctive reaction, Zhong Ye instantly raised his guard.

When he came to the port, his perception of danger became clearer.

The waves were mixed with some noise, but those noises didn't seem to come from this pier.

Discovering this, Zhong Ye immediately walked to the other piers.

As the largest seaport city in Etrull, the port of Aspalatos is not just one wharf, but a block of blocks that connect several wharves.

Through the streets of the port area, Zhong Ye came to the second pier, but unfortunately, his target was not found here.

However, he found something here—

He saw a finger-like mark on this dock.

This fingerprint was left on a stone brick on the edge of a pier. The stone brick was broken, and several cracks formed the appearance of a finger.

It seemed that something was going to crawl out of the water, but it didn't come ashore and returned to the sea.

And this thing is extremely powerful, with distinct finger structures, and its body size should not be small—Zhong Ye gestured with his palm, and his fingers were a few circles smaller than the fingerprints.

With such a big palm, is it a giant?

Lifting the musket, Zhong Ye turned around and left this pier, and it didn't take long for him to come to the third pier.

Before getting close to the pier, Zhong Ye could smell a stench from a distance. He glanced at the coast and saw a hole that looked like a sewer exit.

He was silent for a moment, looking at the hole that was half submerged into the sea, his eyes slowly drifted to the interior of the city.

Asparatos has several urban areas, one of which is built on an island reef and is connected to the urban areas on the south and north banks by bridges.

Nowadays, the urban area where Zhong Ye is located belongs to the North Shore, and only the North Shore has a pier that can dock large ships. Because shipping is becoming more and more frequent, more and more people come to the North Shore, and the urban area of ​​the North Shore naturally also expand outward.

The urban area has expanded, but the urban infrastructure has not been able to keep up. As a result, many parts of the North Shore urban area are somewhat dirty. Only the old urban area maintains a basic cleanliness, but it is not too clean.

The sewers only exist in the old city, and the area close to the port can be regarded as the old city. After all, the North Shore City was originally designed as a port.

As soon as he saw the opening of the sewer, an idea popped into Zhong Ye's mind - would 'that thing' get into the city from the sewer?

The opening of the sewer is very large. Even if only half of it is above the water surface, it is estimated to be two or three meters high, with a radius of two to three meters. What about the area?

The sewers of Aspalatos are so spacious that even the giants of Vitus can crouch and walk in them.

When that thought popped up in his mind, Zhong Ye realized that he might have gone to the wrong place from the very beginning.

The danger did come from the sea, but just as he rushed to the coast, the 'danger' also entered the city along the sewers.

—No, he could still hear it just now, which means that those things just entered the city not too far.

Zhong Ye made up his mind, closed his eyes, and began to listen.

The sea water flows in the sewers, and the sound of the water flow is slight, but if you listen carefully, you can still slowly understand the veins of the sewers.

With her eyes closed, Zhong Ye took a step towards the city.

Even with his eyes closed, he can easily tell whether the road ahead is straight or the wall, and whether the foot is a bump or a depression.

The breeze swept past his ears, bringing information from a distance—it would bounce when hitting a wall, diverting through a roadway, and as for the potholes around him, Zhong Ye didn’t even need to listen to the wind. 'Sixth Sense' can be judged.

At this time, many people are still immersed in sleep, the streets are empty, only nocturnal animals are still active, but the frequency is much lower.

Night is not over and dawn is approaching, a time when all animals feel sleepy.

Except for insomniacs, not many people stay awake at this time.

Because there were no other disturbances, Zhong Ye quickly caught a trace of 'noise' after walking out of the port.

Similar to the murmur he had heard in the waves earlier, but different...is this 'language'?

Zhong Ye, who closed his eyes tightly, raised his eyebrows, the noise mixed in the water stream sounded a bit like something was communicating to him.

But if he remembers correctly, there are no murlocs or any aquatic intelligent creatures in the world of Dan.

All intelligent creatures in this world are evolved, not created by the Spiritual God - the oldest Spiritual God was also born in the ritual sacrifice of intelligent creatures over the years.

So, how should this situation be explained now?

Zhong Ye followed the 'noise'. This 'noise' came and went, and as Zhong Ye approached the source of the 'noise', the frequency of the 'noise' became higher and higher, the more he listened to it. like communicating.

Suddenly, the ground shook!

Zhong Ye suddenly opened his eyes, at this quiet moment, angry roar broke the silence of the night.

"——roar!!"

The voice came from the far underground, full of anger and hatred.

The tiles of the house next to him were shaken off, fell to the ground, and shattered. The doors and windows collided with the frame, making noises one after another.

Puffs of smoke rose up suddenly, carrying clods and water droplets into the sky.

Many people were woken up, Zhong Ye frowned, put the musket behind him, and ran towards the direction of the smoke.

His speed is very fast, passing the streets like a dark shadow.

When he got close to the scene of the incident, he was stunned for a moment when he saw the surrounding scenery.

——The location of the incident is not far from the house rented by the team!

Smoke billowed, angry roars sounded one after another, followed by the sound of buildings being destroyed and collapsed.

Screams, screams and cries sounded almost at the same time, resounding throughout the city.

Zhong Ye pursed his lips tightly, turned around and kicked the wall, stretched out his hand to hook the eaves, and swayed to the roof with his waist.

Standing on the roof, he looked at the direction where the sound came from, and in the smoke, he saw several tall and rickety silhouettes.

They roared, they roared hysterically, they waved their arms, they punched, and they smashed and smashed the surrounding buildings!

In addition to the silhouettes standing on the ground, there are more shadows emerging from the holes in the ground.

Seeing this scene, Zhong Ye took a deep breath and his muscles tightened.

Bending his knees slightly, he jumped into the sky with a slam, took out his musket from behind, and in mid-air, he aimed the sights at one of the silhouettes' heads.

Bang!

—— Bullet and Zhong Ye 'landed' at the same time!

The head of the tall silhouette that was aimed at by the musket suddenly crooked!