Lingwu: I am the only immortal

Chapter 181 Rescue
Martial apprentice, martial artist, martial artist, innate...

This is the division method of Green Star Daxia Lingwu.

Based on the reports fed back by the scouts, Zhou Yi set the monster's combat power level at the level of an average martial artist based on what he thought was a slightly overestimated assessment.

Based on this, in order to help Wang Xiu do things better, he awarded Wang Xiu three Netherworld Candles.

Originally, I wanted to refine the Nether Lamp, even if it was a secondary magic weapon.

After all, he has tasted a lot of the sweetness of this magic weapon in the community cultivation world.

However, Nether Fire is easy to come out, but it is difficult to create a carrier.

Even the Nether Lamp, which is a secondary magic weapon, has high requirements for materials.

He simply didn't have the right materials on hand right now.

So he retreated again and again, and created the Netherworld Candle.

Then use suitable materials you can find on hand to make a lampshade.

Since the Netherworld Candle is a self-contained system and does not rely on a lampshade, a combined secondary magic weapon is now made.

In addition to the Nether Candle, Zhou Yi also gave Wang Xiu three 'dirty bombs'.

The core of this dirty bomb is the extraordinary dregs accumulated by Zhou Yi during the process of refining the Yunwu Peak Shajing Crystal.

This thing is much more disgusting than nuclear waste, especially when used on extraordinary units. It can be said to be a comprehensive test of the opponent's extraordinary power protection and operation capabilities.

Failure in the assessment is not as simple as being cheated, but is equivalent to smashing the virus database into the opponent's body.

In addition, Zhou Yi also specially reminded Wang Xiu: "For those rich and big households, extra life money must be bought."

As a former senior military officer, Wang Xiu naturally knew that raising troops cost a lot of money, not to mention that Zhou Yi not only raised troops but also governed the people. He immediately said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will not spare them lightly."

After bidding farewell to Zhou Yi, Wang Xiu led his troops and rushed to the county seat of Yu County.

The group of people all rely on two legs, and they don't care about shocking the world. They are blessed with armor and horse talismans. They can all fly on the grass. The impact of the terrain is very low. They can walk in a straight line as much as possible. The key is that their endurance is good.

More than two hours later, he met the last two scouts guarding the west tower of the county town.

These two scouts were also arrogant because of their ability.

They were cautious at first, but later, seeing the situation permitting, they simply occupied the tower above the west city gate.

After all, according to the official regulations of this era, the highest place in a city is the Qiao Tower.

Not only is it easy to defend but difficult to attack, it also provides a better view of the city.

However, the scouts did not occupy this place to view the city.

Because most of the county was shrouded in strange fog, it was impossible to observe it with the naked eye.

The scouts occupied this place because the large cave where monsters emerged was located in the northwest corner of the city.

Specifically, a collapse area formed there, and the city wall was in a cliff state nearby.

The scouts discovered that the monsters did not seem to have the habit of climbing to high places.

They are more like cats’ love for cardboard boxes, preferring to live in tight and claustrophobic spaces.

Of course, that's assuming they're full.

Because of this, the scouts can start from the tower, follow the wall path, and reach the cliff to observe the movement of the large crypt and the surrounding area.

After Wang Xiu found out, he went to investigate in person.

As extraordinary beings in the orthodox underworld series, Wang Xiu and his party were just a little bit less comfortable in the foggy environment.

Mainly because the characteristics of the evil forces here are demons, evil, and blood, rather than yin, underworld, and darkness.

When they arrived at the end of the field, Wang Xiu looked at it with his dark eyes.

This Yin Eye is an ability possessed by all underworld individuals under Zhou Yi.

Like some other abilities, it is a technology in itself, but it has been integrated into the Yinsi Underworld system headed by Beiyin Emperor, and has become an ability like a power.

This is also a manifestation of the authority of the Beiyin Emperor.

His imperial position itself represents the organizational system, and receiving his imperial title will naturally lead to him mastering the corresponding abilities.

Wang Xiu looked carefully and found that although monsters no longer spewed out of the cave, special power continued to spew out.

This power is not pure evil force, but also mixed with heat, water vapor, and mineral powder.

This made Wang Xiu couldn't help but suspect that the source of the birth and lingering mist was probably the continuous spewing of this mixture.

Without further ado, Wang Xiu intends to launch a rescue operation immediately, and strive to complete the most valuable evacuation before nightfall.

He summoned his subordinates in front of him and asked them to each take charge of a sector to search for living people.

While finding it, remember its approximate location as much as possible. After the final information is collected, Wang Xiu will arrange the starting point and route of the evacuation team.

After all, the burning time of the Netherworld Candle is limited, and without the protection of the Netherworld Candle, the evacuation may be quickly besieged by monsters, so it must be carefully calculated.

The Yin soldiers who had divided their jurisdictions took action one after another.

Cats are generally light and vigorous, flying over eaves and walls, and across houses and walls at very high speeds.

Yin soldiers do not have professional-level stealth methods, but their methods are sufficient to deal with monsters in the mist. As long as they take precautions against hearing and smell, they will basically be safe.

This was also tested by the scouts before.

In the words of the scout: “The temperament of these monsters is like that of humans with extremely bad tempers, and their contradictory characteristics are very prominent.

When he is cruel, he looks like an energetic madman; when he is lazy, he looks like a harmless fool..."

In fact, the scouts did not get the real key points right. After Wang Xiu personally tested it, his latest report to Zhou Yi was as follows:
"...I secretly believe that the biggest problem with these monsters is that the fear shared by normal creatures is close to that of objects. Therefore, I suspect that this monster is not born by nature, but is man-made."

The absence of fear means not knowing how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, leaving a scar as big as a bowl on the head, and being stubborn and desperate has become the norm.

Where can such creatures exist in nature?The top of the food chain knows how to hibernate when they are weak, otherwise there will be no natural enemies, and they will have their own harvest.

For example, if there are too many, they will be involuted and die, or Shen Nong will taste the herbs and be poisoned and die...

When Zhou Yi received this report from Wang Xiu, his first sense was that these monsters were extraordinary versions of biochemical weapons.

To put it in a down-to-earth way, intimidation methods such as domineering and leaking are not effective against these things. These monsters are equivalent to being brainless + unhappy, stupid and stubborn, which annoys them. Not to mention the pressure of the monks in the foundation building period, it is The real dragon's power is overwhelming, and he dares to launch a death charge.

In addition to paying more attention to the situation of the monsters themselves, Zhou Yi also pays more attention to the impact of the monsters on the land and even the strange environmental changes associated with them on humans.

When he sent Wang Xiu to rescue him, he originally planned to let him bring another combined secondary magic weapon - the Nine Nether Umbrella.

This umbrella is made of Youzhu + Iron Bone Umbrella. The former is made from the finest luminous pearls, while the latter is not of high quality.Placing the Youzhu on the top of the Iron Bone Umbrella has a certain effect of attracting souls.

Naturally, Wang Xiu was asked to bring this magic weapon to take advantage of the opportunity to collect some Yin spirits.

In the end, he simply didn't mention it because he suddenly felt that he wouldn't be able to take advantage of it.

Wang Xiu's later report also confirmed this.

In fact, Wang Xiu was more concerned about "Gathering Yin Soldiers" than Zhou Yi.

After all, Zhou Yi is a cultivator. Whether it is Yin soldiers or puppets, they are just means to achieve the goal, and they are not the only ones.

But for Wang Xiu, commanding the Yin soldiers to serve the lord of Zhouyi was almost the only expression of his value.

He has been wandering around the ancient battlefield of Sanhepu for hundreds of years, and has witnessed with his own eyes that fierce generals and even extremely brave men of the same kind were summoned by people from the Dao lineage and detained by people from the different lineage. Naturally, he was touched and had thoughts.

After finally waiting for a lord with unlimited potential like Zhou Yi, he also entered the trap first. Naturally, he wanted to seize a favorable position, rather than end up with nothing but the reputation of a 'veteran'.

For this reason, he was determined to do what Zhou Yi told him well this time.

The Yin soldiers went to find survivors, and he began to do various tests.

It's not that you can't trust the scouts who did the previous investigation, but that you look at the problem from a different angle and see the situation differently.

As a result, after searching for an hour, I couldn't find a single Yin spirit.

This is clearly abnormal.

Not only because many people died tragically in the county town in just two nights and one day, but also because this foggy environment filled with dense evil power is very suitable for the breeding of Yin spirits.

Of course, since the theme of Shali is evil blood, the probability of the birth of the resentful spirit Ligui is even greater.

But looking at this situation on the other hand, this may not be seen as a cruel test.

Basically, eight out of ten Yin spirits who survive this test can be directly recruited as their subordinates.

The other two, although they didn't turn into grievances, had their consciousness collapsed, and those who couldn't make it into the 'spoofs' naturally couldn't be recruited.

Now there is nothing, good or bad, so Wang Xiu cannot help but suspect that this strange fog, or the strange system including the strange fog, has special means of harvesting souls.

Also, the Book of Changes asked Wang Xiu to pay attention to the interaction between the aberrant system and humans. Naturally, it not only refers to Yin spirits, but also includes possible abnormalities, extraordinary diseases, etc.

In fact, Zhou Yi is mainly worried about two points.

First, whether monsters have intelligence comparable to humans.

Second, whether monsters will proliferate rapidly after interacting with humans.

If an extraordinary version of the biological crisis breaks out, Zhou Yi will really feel sorry for the humans in this world.

The infection of the extraordinary version is much more powerful than that of the technology side.

Zhou Yi knew about a terrible disease called 'blood poison', and its infection mode can be called 'blood resonance'.

Once infected, everyone with a blood relationship is at risk. It can be called the 'Killing the Nine Clan'. It ignores distance and can be infected thousands of miles away. It is simply an extraordinary version of quantum entanglement.

Wang Xiu's report made Zhou Yi breathe a sigh of relief.

The two things he was worried about have not been violated so far.

Wang Xiu briefly described in his report the tragic situation of people being eaten by monsters, with debris scattered everywhere and the county town stained with blood.

This Zhou Yi was emotionally indignant, but intellectually acceptable.

Wang Xiu and the Yin soldiers under his command are similar to Zhou Yi. After all, they are used to life and death.

For the person involved, the most difficult thing is to face death, and whether it will be burial in the ground, water burial or sky burial, the more important thing is to take care of the feelings of the living.

It took about two hours for the Yin soldiers to screen the county seat of Yu County.

There are approximately 12 people living in Dingkou, the county seat of Yuxian County. Today, only [-] people survive. The typical number is less than one in ten.

Since the disaster happened the night after, when the weather was cold and the city gates were closed, Wang Xiu estimated that not many people managed to escape from the city, and even fewer would be able to escape after the mist dissipated.

In other words, more than [-] people were killed by monsters.

As for the number of monsters, Wang Xiu estimated it to be more than [-], with the upper limit being about [-].

It can only be a rough estimate. The monsters are now scattered throughout the county, and some are simply sleeping in large kennels.

Wang Xiu also tried to quickly kill the lone monster.

Sure enough, there was a supernatural connection between these monsters. Even if he killed the target instantly, other monsters in a certain area around him still reacted as if they were aware of it, and fell asleep again without getting any more information.

Plus, there’s more than one kind of monster.

The horned monsters are the most numerous. The shape of the horned monsters looks like a alien species born from the distortion of humans into Coleoptera.It has an armor-like hard shell and a ferocious shape. The insect horns on its head are particularly impressive. They are self-luminous and the color ranges from deep to light. There are mainly three colors: dark green, poisonous green, and fluorescent blue.

There is also a kind that is as big as a three-bouncer when curled up, like a petrified spider.

From the limbs to the main trunk of the giant stone spider, it looks like it was made by cutting it with a knife and an axe, with sharp edges and corners.

And each of its six legs is like a crab's claws, with small upper limbs and thick ends.

There is also a kind of creature that looks like a lobster that has matured and become fat. It is thick and fat, up to three meters high. It walks upright, has four legs on its lower body, a pair of claws on its upper body, and its carapace cones and tentacles are all self-luminous.

Wang Xiu once thought that this kind of clawed monster was the leader monster because of its striking posture and strong aura.

In the end, it's not even a boss, it's just an ordinary monster that likes to walk alone. Since it looks better than the horned monster, it can be regarded as a brave man.

Wang Xiu and his men only saw these three types of monsters. The giant stone spiders and claw monsters were both rare in number, and together they were less than a fraction of the horned monsters.

After more than an hour of reconnaissance, the intelligence was gathered, Wang Xiu marked it on a simple map, and then began to plan.

The layout of households in Yuxian County is similar to that of most cities in this era, mainly squares.

Fang can be understood as a modern community, with convenient shops lined up along the main road.

The specific amount and richness depends on the grade of the square.

Above the square, there are also districts.

For example, in the county seat of Yuxian County, there is not much emphasis on the districts, which are Dongcheng, Xicheng, Nancheng, and Beicheng, plus a few special blocks such as Xingyefang (commercial) and Longtaifang (official offices and other facilities).

The rich and powerful families in the city are mainly concentrated in the DC area. The West City is dominated by wealthy businessmen and craftsmen of some status. The South City and North City are mostly poor.

Wang Xiu planned to take the most dangerous route first, the northwest route.

Generally speaking, it starts from the West City, moves diagonally towards the North City, and finally leaves through the North Gate.

The reason why this line seems to be the most dangerous is naturally because the big crypt is in the northwest corner.The area close to the large crypt not only has a relatively high density of monsters, but also has a more severe environmental impact.

Wang Xiu thought, if he didn't take this route first, and if the time was delayed and the sun's rays weakened, the negative impact on this area would become more serious.

The operation began, and together with two scouts, the Thirteen Yin Soldiers entered the city. This time they walked through the streets instead of the rooftops.

In the first house, the Yin soldiers climbed over the wall and went in and knocked on the door instead of the courtyard door: "We are officials from Qing'an Mansion, and we are ordered to use secret methods to bless the victims and lead the victims out of danger. You have fifty breaths to consider whether to accompany us. Don't wait for the time."

The few people hiding in the room were startled at first, then ecstatic, but soon fell into worry again.

Just looking at the way and statement of the other party's notification, it is not difficult to analyze that this so-called order to take people away is obviously not serious.

Can I sneak away?
Does the so-called secret method really work?

The more you care about it, the harder it becomes to make a decision. This is a major matter involving human life, so it is inevitable to look forward and backward.

At this time, Yin Bing's business capabilities showed a difference.

Some prefer to emphasize the strengths of themselves and their teams.

Some are half-coaxing and half-bluffing.

Others are just like most officials in this era when facing the common people, they are very aloof and express their love to follow them. If they don't follow, they will just stay at home and wait for death. Anyway, the notice is in place.

In the end, it was more successful.

Anyone with a normal IQ can understand that if you continue to be stuck at home, you will probably end up with a worrying outcome.

And according to the government's usual behavior, such a rescue is probably only once. This is an opportunity to survive and cannot be missed.

And when they leave the house and meet the Yin soldiers, they will basically feel at ease.

Although the appearance of the Yin Soldier is not very good, wearing a mask and looking a little sinister, the light gathering on his fingertips is mysterious and inexplicably comforting.

This is a trick-level technique, the technique of attracting light.

It's a bad soldier.

After all, Jiuyou Underworld is not a place of light. To operate in that kind of place, you need to be good at using the light.

Now the light at the Yin Soldier's fingertips comes from the light of the Netherworld Candle, which can dispel the mist and calm the mind and soul.

But the illumination range is not large, and the radius is only about three meters.

The victims of the disaster greeted the Yin soldiers in a flattering manner.

Yin Bing said: "Follow closely, don't leave the light range, and try not to make loud noises."

In fact, these precautions are relatively easy to solve. The real difficulty that prevents people from escaping is "supporting the elderly and the young".

Zhou Yi awarded Wang Xiu Youming Candle mainly to consider these practical issues.

When people gathered around Wang Xiu, Wang Xiu would organize the people urgently, with women, children, old and young in the middle, and young adults in the outer circle.

Another aspect is the use of ghost candlelight. It is unrealistic to expect the light to directly cover the team.

It is much more convenient to form a diversion-like effect.

Each diverter is a sub-light source, and the light can take care of its surroundings.

The team began to march, not very fast, and the atmosphere seemed depressing.

Someone spontaneously organized an auxiliary organization, suggesting that everyone bite something in their mouths, such as a handkerchief or something, so that it is not easy to make a big noise in a sudden.

This suggestion was naturally quickly adopted by Wang Xiu.

After all, there are many tragic scenes on the road. The strange fog is pushed away by the light, only to find the corpses with distorted faces and dead bodies in front of them. For ordinary people, it is quite scary.

There is also the inevitable encounter with monsters.

There are always people wandering and passing by. It is easy to avoid them at the beginning, but in the middle and later stages, when the team becomes bloated, they are really gone.

Wang Xiu will respond according to the specific situation.

Generally, the relevant personnel are warned in advance, after all, his dark eyes see farther.

But sometimes it's too late, and someone is inexplicably startled, or just wakes up on his own, not knowing what he wants to do, and suddenly jumps out of a nearby building, and it's too late to warn him.

No matter which one it is, Wang Xiu will choose a thunderous strike with full firepower.

If you can't afford to delay, one person may become a group if you delay.

As the number of people in the team swelled, Wang Xiu himself felt a little overwhelmed and had to let the Yin soldiers guard the front and rear of the team.

If there are more guards, there will be fewer people going to notify people to pick them up. Correspondingly, they will have to wait longer, and the probability of a crisis will increase.

Easier said than done. When executing plans, you will always encounter problems of one kind or another.

Wang Xiu discovered that if he and his men wanted to ensure a safe rescue and evacuation, it would be best if the team members did not exceed six hundred.

Even so, it was a line of more than a hundred meters long, and the distance between people was less than one meter.

Moreover, due to various reasons such as the status and psychological quality of the members, such a team has a very low tolerance for shock, and even cannot stop walking.

Those behind can't see the situation ahead, and they can't make adjustments and control with loud noises. Such a team will be very laborious to lead.

"Six hundred for one time, only six thousand for ten times. With more than [-] people, we have to make twenty trips! The Netherworld Candle is not enough!" Wang Xiu secretly worried.

This job is much harder than fighting and killing...

(End of this chapter)