Longmen Memoirs

"The most important thing is to let them protect other infected people who are traveling with us. We want to go south, and everyone's strength is important. Besides, we are not fighting for the sake of war. In the end, we just want other compatriots to survive, so some wars We won’t fight if we can, and we can’t put the cart before the horse.”

She said, and reminded: "We must keep passing this idea on."

"I understand, then... take care of yourself."

Tallulah nodded.

"Don't worry, we're just negotiating with the locals, there won't be any problems."

Outside a nearby small village.

It was in the afternoon, and it was still early before dark, but the gloomy sky made it seem like it was already evening.

"If it was me before, I would have walked in and asked."

Looking at the village in front of her and the life scenes of the villagers, Tallulah, who was lurking on the hillside outside the village, had many surprising thoughts in her mind.

Remembering the changes in the camp.

Tallulah lied. She would indeed think of these things, even though she knew she shouldn't think about them. She knew there was no point or benefit in thinking about them. However, as a person involved and the main object of discussion, she had not grown up enough to ignore it. Rumors about what happened to you.

Maybe she was too concerned about how she looked in the eyes of the infected. Rather, she cared more about the infected and how much what she did could affect them. But in the process, she was also affected by the infected. affected.

When did it become like this?Hiding here and there, stealing [|

Am I afraid of an accident happening, or am I afraid of a recurrence of tragedy?

In the barren village, it seems that this year's harvest is not good either, and everyone has a tired look on their face.

Strangely, this village should not have moved for a long time, but many scratches from tractors can be seen at the entrance of the village.

The scrap materials at the assembly area should not be the village's abandoned tractors. The verification box is missing. If it is the village's own vehicle, there is no need to take away the verification box.

Tallulah quietly explored every corner of this suspicious village. As the doubts increased, they seemed to be confirming an idea in her heart.

Before nightfall, she came to the garbage dump outside the village.

But apart from daily garbage, she didn't see any residual garbage. She didn't even see a gravel crusher for processing exhausted Origin Stones. This was obviously abnormal.

Moreover, there are no wheat straws and grass husks that can be seen everywhere after winter.

Thinking of the poverty in the village, she couldn't help but wonder if there was a problem with the food in the village, but that was wrong. Even the wheat straw waste could not be burned casually, and the location of the village...

The granary is located on the west side of the village.

It was already dark by the time Tallulah arrived, and no one found any trace of her as an outsider in the darkness.

She sneaked into the granary.

In the dim flames.

The fragments of Originium deposited on the floor of the granary and the ground dug into pits.

She saw a blurry shadow on the ground, which looked like a huddled up person.

Her pupils constrict violently.

The door of the granary is covered with black scratches, which are the blood that flowed from the broken fingernails before death. They are crisscrossed and densely packed.

Tallulah seemed to vaguely hear a shrill howl.

The pair of blood-stained hands in front of her seemed to be suffering and struggling in hell, dragging her, trying to pull her towards hell.

Pity she thought she had encountered enough hardships.

It's a pity that she feels that she is strong enough to face any tragedy.

Unfortunately, she seems to have overestimated herself, but naively underestimated the cruelty of the world.

She was stunned for so long that she forgot to extinguish the spell in her hand.

The fire attracted the guards.

"What are you doing?!"

Tallula was surprised by the sudden shout.

She turned around.

Seeing that Tallulah was wearing a military uniform, the farmer who was guarding put down his shovel.

His expression instantly became fawning and at the same time filled with unconcealable fear.

"What are you doing here, sir? I've never seen you before. Are you a military policeman?"

Tallulah didn't answer.

He looked past Tallulah again and landed on the granary behind him, as if he thought he had guessed something before Tallulah could speak.

"You...are you here to collect rent? But our origin stone tax and food are all given to the tax collector. Mr. officer, there is really nothing left in the village."

Tallulah took a deep breath, tried her best to suppress the intense emotions in her heart, and adopted a calm and somewhat condescending attitude.

"I'm here to investigate the infected people. We received news that there is a group of infected people hidden in your village."

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"Infected? There are no infected people in our village. Sir, you must be mistaken."

He was sallow and thin, with indescribable fear and fear on his face. He was originally a weak person, but Tallulah found that she had indescribable disgust in her heart.

In the end, she didn't criticize out loud.

"You get up first, I'm just here to investigate."

"Ah, yes."

"Has any infected people passed by here?"

"No."

"Our people said that they did see infected people passing by here with their own eyes." Tallulah lowered her voice: "Be aware of the situation."

The guard looked confused.

"Oh, I can't hide it from you, Master." He said helplessly, and then said viciously: "These mixed things clearly said that no one knew they left here."

"..."

"So it does exist?"

The guard was startled, and then he remembered that there was an officer in front of him.

He trembled.

"Yes, they each hold terrible weapons, they are scary!" the guard replied fearfully, "We did not dare to resist them, nor did we dare to stop them. After that..."

"after?"

"Then they also robbed our food." The guard said sadly and angrily, looking at Tallulah in front of him and crying: "Damn it, it's so hateful, sir, you must catch these infected people who are doing evil. "

"Do not……"

Tallulah suddenly spoke. She looked at the infected person in front of her, but flames gradually emerged in her eyes.

Poor acting, empty lies.

How dare they say that.

"How dare you say that?" she asked, and the guard raised his head blankly.

He saw the anger on the face of the officer in front of him.

"How dare you say that!"

"How dare you..."

"Master? What's wrong with you!"

Tallulah grabbed the collar of the guard in front of her.

"You heard them cry!"

"You heard them shouting for help... you could hear their fingers clawing at the door!"

The guard's eyes widened with growing fear.

"Master, master, what are you talking about? Are you not possessed by evil spirits?"

He panicked and tried to hide it.

The villagers gradually came and watched the scene from a distance.

The frightened guard yelled in panic.

"Hey, come here quickly!"

The crowd was chatting and noisy, but it felt like the day they were attacked by internal guards.

"Have you seen her? Where is she from?"

"Yes, I've never heard her accent!"

"Yes, she was not wearing a protective mask. How could the officials investigating the infected not be wearing protective gear?"

"She's not a picket."

"Hey, let him go, who are you?!"

Tallulah raised her gaze.

She still didn't answer.

"What about you?"

"Infected," she said.

"Ok?"

The crowd froze.

"I am an infected person just like those who were killed by you."

"You let him go first."

Tallulah let go and the guard hurried back to the crowd, leaving her alone.

The crowd fell silent, looking at this strange infected person who suddenly appeared. She was wearing Ursus' military uniform and carrying weapons.

After silence, a person walked out of the crowd.

"We did nothing wrong."

He spoke after a brief silence.

"You lock them here and let them die here."

"What can I do? We have no food at all."

"You can drive them away, you can prevent them from entering the village, even if you attack them directly and kill them, I will not say a word." Tallulah said, "But you deceived them, you took advantage of their Trust, let them stay in an empty warehouse, lock the door, and starve to death."

"They are so hungry that they can't even use spells... They came here as if they were praying. They didn't attack you, and they don't have the strength to resist. They are just ordinary people."

"What kind of ordinary person is the infected person?!" The other party suddenly asked loudly, and it was natural to ask: "Listen up, you infected bastard... you also know some truth, since you want to say it, you also know that you are an infected person..." What a freak, right?”

"Yes, you're right, I'm a freak."

She didn't know what she thought of, but Tallulah didn't refute, she showed a somewhat sarcastic smile.

She was lucky enough to be able to laugh, but those words made her realize how pathetic she really was.

"then you……"

"You seal the warehouse until the Source Stone crystal is stable, and dispose of their bodies together with various dried Source Stones..."

She grasped the hilt of the sword at her waist.

"They have families, relatives, and places they want to go... There are no bones left of them, because infected people often have no bones left, but now, we can no longer even know where their ashes are floating."

"What do you want to do, infected person, I warn you..."

The man took a few steps back. The power displayed by Tallulah made her feel scared. This thin woman seemed to be a manic beast, no, a monster.

"You ask me what I want to do? I also want to ask, when you agreed to let them come in, what did you want to do at that time?"