Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland.

Torrential rain fell, and the searchlight on the well wall was smashed in the chaos. The fire that gradually spread to the deck made this huge freighter look like a torch suspended in the air for a moment.

Under Chad's leadership, the organized army of drifters rushed onto the deck. Some guards in the lower city recognized them as servants who were trying to survive in the underground river. They were frightened at the same time, but were overwhelmed by the sheer number of people the next moment.

Strictly speaking, with the power of the central community, it might not be a problem to suppress the entire downtown area, but only a quarter of it could be allocated to this freighter.

Even the more elite personnel had to remain on the last lagoon battleship, the Reef.

The forces on the remaining ships are sufficient to guard the hostage-taking merchants.

After all, no one would have thought that the drifters who had been timid and submissive in the past would one day dare to straighten their backs and raise their butcher knives towards themselves like moths to a flame!

In this damp underground city.

Since some time ago, a dangerous powder keg has actually been buried, and it only needs a spark to explode.

Even the surging lake water cannot cover it.

On the pipeline platform, the firelight reflected in the old man's eyes, making the drifter's originally turbid pupils glow brightly. Memories flashed in his heart, and he thought of those strong people, his son, and the mother who gave birth to the child.

Finally, it came down to the song that spread among the drifter community:

Embers of the old world,

The first fire of the new world.

The old man patted his granddaughter in his arms and said, "Go."

Little Li Yin nodded, and together with the other drifters, women and children who were unable to wield weapons, ran towards the restarted conveyor belt in the old community. Although her cheeks were still dry, they were faintly rosy.

The girl didn't have any disease. If anything, it was the easiest and most difficult to cure terminal illness in the world: hunger.

Just after a few full meals, with her youthful vitality, her complexion was much better.

On the conveyor belt, a row of boxes covered with curtains were transported slowly and intermittently. After arriving at Community No. 2, the drifters took turns to load and unload them and piled them aside.

These were all taken from cargo ships.

The manager of Community No. 2 originally wanted to use it to transport his personal property and manpower onto the large ships that were about to sail to the secret new base, but he didn't expect that it was being operated in reverse at this moment.

Until someone was moving a cargo box, a terrified scream was heard from inside. When the curtain was lifted, they saw several merchants who were soaking wet inside. In the narrow space, there were several people crammed in with twisted postures.

After Luo Yousheng officially boarded the ship and suppressed the troublesome merchants, his men dealt with them all in the same way, which also saved space for loading cargo and crew living.

This was the method used by hunter gangs on slave ships in the past.

After all, people who cannot control their own destiny are no different from commodities in this world.

"No, don't kill us..."

Several merchants were already terrified. Having experienced betrayal, anger and despair, they could only feel the world spinning and the shouting and screaming deafening in the darkness, and they had no idea what was going on.

Now that they had seen the light of day again, the lights in the mine tunnel and their fear made it impossible for them to open their eyes.

"Are you also illegal immigrants?" A crisp voice sounded. A brave merchant opened his eyes in surprise and saw a little girl.

Li Yin looked at them curiously. They were still wearing exquisite clothes. Even though they were wrinkled by the rain, their luxury could still be seen.

The funds and wealth of these caravans themselves are also the reason why they are targeted. Otherwise, in terms of manpower alone, the drifters are cheaper.

What's more, the law enforcement team takes advantage of the world's trust in technology hunters, but does not damage their own reputation, so it can be said to be cost-free.

"It's okay, I'll let you out right now." The other party didn't know how to answer, and Li Yin didn't wait for them to speak, and took off the simple bracelet on her slender wrist -

It was a tangled mass of rusty wire.

Then she began to fiddle with the keyhole of the cage clumsily but carefully.

in this world.

Even young children cannot be useless.

Li Yin still didn't understand the meaning of "smuggling", but in his eyes, these "smugglers" were not as attractive as the previous ones.

Under the watering of heavy rain.

The flames suddenly stopped.

But it has left its mark.

"What's happening down there?" The commander on the reef battleship frowned. The storm over the depression lagoon had not stopped yet. There was even a small waterspout appearing on the lake in the distance. The whistling wind and the sound of water droplets hitting the armor almost covered up all the noise.

But he could still vaguely feel that something was wrong - the other party did not send out the pass 'flag signal' at the agreed time.

"They have descended to Community 2, which is the lowest level of the entire downtown area." The adjutant said lazily: "If there is any problem, the Tortoise and Viper will find it."

In the division of the downtown area, they do not allow Community 2 to communicate freely with the central community because this community is, to some extent, a gateway that separates drifters from the inner city.

There was no such division in the Depression Lagoon Town originally. It was just a drilling platform. When it was still possible to work, the bottom and the inside were the most active. Some places have not even been completely counted and sorted out by the current technology hunters.

It is better to cut it in accordance with the terrain.

The Tortoise and the Viper were two cargo ships that had already sunk into the underground river. They were actually closer to the sinking Raven.

"Send a final signal - nothing can go wrong before the Lord Watcher returns." The captain of the Reef, who was also the chief of the law enforcement team, looked at the adjutant and said, "Also, have all the suspicious people in the city been investigated? Those who have no roots and who should be taken away should not be left behind."

After hearing the first half of the order, the adjutant was still a little lazy and just nodded slightly. However, when the captain said the following instructions, his heart tightened, as if he had thought of something, and he smiled and said, "Of course, big brother, you have told me so many times, I am already... well, I am tired of hearing it."

"I will definitely not let Lord Qin down." He promised repeatedly.

Underground river.

The captain of the Viper, the squad leader of the law enforcement team responsible for the internal discipline of the Lowland Lagoon, stood at the stern and looked at the passage behind him, somewhat distracted.

If nothing unexpected happened, the Raven would land there, sink into the water, and sail out of the lake with them.

As the captain, he had to be prepared at all times to face the impact of the waves caused by the entire fully loaded cargo ship falling directly into the dark river.

"Why do I smell a bloody smell?" He shrugged and sniffed.

Did someone die in this underground river?
It won’t rain blood from the sky.

"If someone from the lower city dies from an injury and has no place to bury him, it's normal to just throw him into the lake below and let him float downstream." The adjutant walked over from the deck. "I've already fished up a lot of bodies in the past few days... What bad luck! I was originally planning to catch two fish to eat."

"You are really careless. You can eat all the fish here." The captain turned around and looked at him.

"What's the matter?" The adjutant made a cigarette gesture, "You also know that I am 'this'——"

Then the two of them smiled knowingly.

"Where are those people from the Tortoise?" After a morbid sneer, the adjutant returned to seriousness and asked curiously, "I haven't seen them for several days."

"They left first, saying... they were chasing something." Captain Viper was a little hesitant when talking about this, "You know, they are not our people." But collaborators.

The drawings of the Reef battleship were provided by them.

The black scratches were originally thought to be made by Lake Town hunters searching for ancient ruins and copying old shipwrecks. This achievement alone is worth the rewards of many adventures.

For this, the headquarters praised the other party highly and gave them more autonomy to allow them to give full play to their abilities.

Little did they know that the Depression Lagoon had not launched a large-scale expedition mission for a long time, and the blueprint for this entire ship was entirely a gift.

Or rather, trading.

With a gift of this magnitude, it is not excessive to let the other party occupy an entire cargo ship alone.

"Those people are quite mysterious... What are they looking for?" the adjutant asked curiously, "There are things in this world that interest them all."

"It is said to be a giant white beast," the captain recalled. "Someone reported similar rumors and traces in the underground river. Captain Lu Gui was very surprised when he heard it. He said that it shouldn't appear here and it should be in the Sorrowful Mine Town or something like that... I don't know the details, so I just let them go."

The only thing he knew was that the other party was difficult to control, and even Lord Qin treated him with courtesy.

In the entire south, no one except Tian Xinli Zheng from Kaidun City is qualified to have such treatment.

After hearing this, the adjutant also put away his curiosity. Although they were all registered, they did not have the adventurous spirit of ordinary technology hunters. They understood that some things should not be pursued by themselves.

However, just as the two men were waiting with the entire ship, a roar suddenly came from the direction of the drilling!
Steel and wooden beams broke and collapsed, rubble rained down, stirring up the reddish lake water.

It was like the sky was falling.

……

……

Lin Ji rushed out of the cabin. She was originally chasing a familiar figure, but the other party had extremely strong stealth ability and was agile. In this narrow and cramped cabin, there was plenty of room for her to perform.

Many thugs and guards were separated and blocked in various unconnected spaces because she destroyed the alleyways and assassinated the leaders... and were thus defeated and eliminated one by one by the armed drifters.

Facts have proven that the last time the anti-slavery group passed through Shem, they really had no ill intentions - once they got deep behind enemy lines and had no scruples, even a single individual could cause incredible damage.

Without someone like Yamudu who is familiar with his methods, ordinary forces and organizations cannot even launch an effective counterattack.

Lin Ji naturally didn't know all this. She just noticed from a quick glance that the other person looked very much like the back of a girl she had seen in Black Scratches - she wasn't an acquaintance, but when she went to the pub for a drink after get off work, she always saw her drinking alone, so she left an impression on her.

Logically speaking, the image of that girl in the minds of everyone in Black Scratch Town is still a little lonely and timid. How could she cause such massive destruction and chaos in a depression lagoon thousands of miles away... However, even he could come here as an inspector. Connecting all the coincidences, Lin Ji couldn't help but care.

With just this chase, she had actually caught up with him onto the deck.

And the key is...

During this journey, Xiaolu was lost.

No wonder, with the speed and intensity of their pursuit, few people in the world can keep up.

The examiner knocked her head and realized that she was being impulsive again, but she had already cut off Luo Yousheng's head and left it to him.

Even if you meet a drifter, this is the most powerful token of your allegiance.

There is no problem in ensuring safety.

However, when Lin Ji appeared on the deck in an outfit that was clearly inappropriate for a drifter or a gangster, everyone's eyes were focused on her, and some of them were hostile.

None of them expected it.

Lin Ji was not afraid at all. She held the knife and scanned the area, looking for a chance to escape. However, when she saw a figure, she was stunned: "Chad?"

The boxer approaching her was also stunned at the same time: "Do you know me?"

"It's written in the file... Don't worry, you are clean." Lin Ji said casually.

At this moment, a beam of light suddenly came from overhead, penetrating the heavy rain curtain that was still covering it, and illuminating the deck of the Raven.

Then, it started flashing.

Lin Ji's expression changed: "Flag signal?"

She quickly looked at Chad who was guarding the side of the boat: "You didn't respond?"

Chad was still shocked that the other party could call out his name, and was thinking about the meaning of the word "clean". He subconsciously replied: "Respond to what..."

"...It's over." Lin Ji strode towards his position, "But it's not too late!"

"Here!" She took out a black notebook and threw it to Chad, "and give me your flashlight."

The drifters around wanted to stop them, but as soon as Chad opened the first page of the certificate, his expression changed and he quickly ordered, "Stop!"

Then he took out a high-intensity flashlight specially made for hunters and threw it to the other party.

Lin Ji climbed up the boat's pole in no time and stood at the top like a black star in the dark night. She turned on the switch in the direction of the light column and skillfully sent out the internal signal according to the frequency.

Although she didn't know the purpose of these rioters, they were "really" on the same ship at the moment. If they were discovered by the warships above...

Then we must sink together!
"See, I told you it's alright." The adjutant looked at the flickering beam of light and explained casually, "It's just that the sling was out of repair and hit the drilling rock wall, but it's back to normal now..."

He paused, "Well, it seems there is still a little misfire... but it's not a big problem."

Captain Reef frowned, but said nothing more.

It would be nice to have a response.

As for the other problems, it was all because Luo Yousheng was not doing a good job. These people from the Lower City District really couldn't be fully trusted.

"Boom!"

At this moment, there was a sudden explosion on the deck, which startled all the generals and sailors and made them look back. At the same time, the crossbow turrets with searchlights were all aimed at that place.

Then they felt relieved.

In other words, it was a kind of fanatical joy.

I saw a tall man with long hair, half-kneeling on the ground and then slowly standing up, with water flowing down his sleeves, as if he had just been soaked.

The adjutant's eyes lit up, he saluted and said, "Sir, you are back..."

But before he could finish, the man interrupted him and said, "Sink the boat."

"What?" This time, even the captain of the Reef Battleship was stunned.

"I say..." Watcher Qin gave a cold order, "Sink this ship!"

(End of this chapter)