Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland.

After hearing this sound, all the drifters who were still on the boat and had no time to evacuate also looked up.

After witnessing this scene, the boiling blood suddenly subsided and everyone fell silent.

Lin Ji's expression changed: "Why did it come down at this time... There should be at least half a day left!"

The Reef battleship was actually still far away from their absolute height, but the opponent's hull was as slender as an ancient barbarian warship. In the eyes of everyone, it was a giant axe hanging in the air.

Of course, if it really fell like this and the two ships collided, the Reef could indeed smash the Raven cargo ship into pieces with the strength of its hull alone, just like a knife or an axe!
Lin Ji was terrified. She had clearly sent out the correct signal...

"Speed ​​up the evacuation!" Chad ordered the drifters who were still on the boat, "Don't move the cargo that hasn't been moved away...Have you found all the people?"

He was asking about the merchants who were held hostage.

"Brother Huang has already led people to search, but we can't guarantee whether there are any left..." A drifter replied, "We won't know until we finish counting!"

What he didn't have time to say was that Huang Xiang, who was from Community No. 4, ran too fast and the people behind him couldn't keep up with him.

"Leave the rest alone!" Chad ordered decisively, "Let everyone retreat first. Huang Xiang will cover the rear. Don't worry about him not being able to jump back."

Lin Ji looked at him with some surprise and a little appreciation: he did not get carried away in the emergency, nor did he stubbornly insist on saving people, but preserved his own strength first.

The decision is quite sensible.

As for if there really are still merchants stranded on the cargo ship, they can only consider themselves unlucky in the face of such a devastating disaster.

"Um... lend me your flashlight again." However, Lin Ji still held out a glimmer of hope and asked Chad again, but this time it was not cool at all - she originally had this kind of standard equipment, but it was soaked in water when she swam into the lagoon at the beginning. In the weather at that time, it was good enough to be able to protect herself and the long sword she carried with her.

"Also, the person I mentioned..."

"Here you go." Chad threw the flashlight without looking back. "As for that man...don't worry about him. There's no time or need to look for him in this situation."

Lin Ji took the flashlight and her heart tightened, but she also knew that the other party was telling the truth. She wiped the rain off the lampshade and turned on the light again, shining it towards the warship above.

The only glimmer of hope she had was that the people on the Reef might have misinterpreted her signal or failed to receive it completely, and thus made the decision to lower the battleship.

Now, he had to disguise himself as Luo Yousheng, signaling that the Raven was still at anchor for a rest, and ordering the other party to temporarily stop in mid-air.

However, when the flashlight illuminated the sky, the examiner's blood ran cold.

The beam of light illuminated not only the rust and barnacles beneath the Reef, but also a human figure... a human figure falling in mid-air.

The man held onto the anchor cable hanging from the Reef with one hand, pretending to block the strong light that just happened to shine on his half-iron face with his palm, and smiled and said, "Niece Xiaolin, long time no see, have you finished your apprenticeship?"

"When you go back this time, remember to say hello to Brother Alke for me!"

After saying this, the Watcher laughed out loud.

His long hair tied back was dry and fresh.

Qin was in mid-air, and logically speaking, he was a very small figure, but his voice reached everyone's ears. In this deep drilling hole with strong winds and heavy rains and the falling steel battleship, he was the only one, but he seemed to be more powerful than all these things combined.

The rain hit Lin Ji's face and her hair was completely wet.

But there was no sense of coolness.

"Qin... you have indeed already taken this step, and it has not been a day." The examiner called him by his name, "But why have you never reported to the headquarters before? Obviously..."

"I could be a more useful dog for you guys, right?" The Watcher sneered, "But I feel more comfortable the way I am now."

If there is an organization that, even at the war level, does not receive the same absolute respect as in the secular world, it is the Tech Hunters or the Mechanics behind it.

The End of the World has witnessed too much history, knowing that even an ancient civilization will be reduced to ashes, not to mention a single individual. From a more realistic perspective, they also have countermeasures.

For them, the only things that are truly eternal are the knowledge condensed by wise men of all ages and the essence that truly symbolizes the pinnacle of civilization.

Of course, if you really have strong personal strength, the mechanic will still win you over for practical purposes and give you great autonomy and authority - but this is not flattery, but a transaction.

OOO.

Throughout the ages, there have been many war-level hunters who have died in dangerous situations.

Some of them were even swallowed by the Zerg... That was the battle in which the Zerg Lord destroyed the Southwest Relay Station. Because there were almost enough watchers to organize an inner ring, all of them were buried. To this day, the ruins are still called the "Watcher's Ring".

The inner circle made up of corpses!

What a pity and irony.

Qin, who was just a grassroots hunter at the time, had already remembered all of this.

"Sorry, I said the wrong thing just now." It was only when he saw that the person coming was Lin Ji that he said a few more words with interest: "Even if you can go back, I'm afraid you won't be able to see Brother Alk, because..."

"He is destined to die on Kirishima!"

Just like the previous batch of Watchmen.

Feed the monster!

“Teacher, he is not what you said…” Lin Ji’s pupils suddenly dilated, as if he was poked in a sore spot. He was about to refute subconsciously when he heard an urgent order from the side: “Get down!”

Then, he was dragged down by Chad.

At the same time, the sails of the Raven were spread out, and the entire deck was covered with a special cloth. This was originally designed to block rain and avoid wind and waves, but the material used by the technological hunter was so strong that it was enough to defend against several rounds of arrow rain.

Even if it's just a cargo ship.

All the castaways who had not yet had time to evacuate, fell down together at Chad's command, and sought shelter in the cabin below.

Shielded by the tarpaulin, the sound of raindrops instantly became quieter.

But the next moment, it suddenly rang again.

It's a rain of arrows!
Just as the beam of light revealed the Watcher Qin, the archers and crossbowmen on the Reef released their strings at the same time, shooting clouds of feathered arrows at them.

After accelerating for several hundred meters, the arrow fell like a nail.

"So that's how it is." Chad understood. Just now, Lin Ji and Qin seemed to be talking smoothly, but they were actually very far apart.

When ordinary people speak like this, it is hard to hear clearly, and even their lip movements cannot match.

Lin Ji’s strength is not enough to do it, so the only possibility is that Qin’s physical fitness and perception have reached an inhuman level.

Qin was able to stand out among the many Watchers and become the only one in charge of the Depression Lagoon. There have been rumors that he had already been promoted to the war level. However, he denied it and never showed his strength. Even the attitude of the Black Scratch Headquarters on this was quite vague.

As a result, the only war-level hunter in the open was Alke. Although there was such an outstanding one, that was enough.

Now, they have completely torn off their masks and are no longer hiding them. In the eyes of Black Scratches, they don’t know whether the overpowering strength of this Watcher is a good thing or a bad thing for everyone!

Chad pulled the silent Lin Ji, and the sound of the rain of arrows hitting the cloth was deafening, making him shout: "Go under the cabin, take the original escape route... and then jump off the ship!"

The drifters in Lake Town were all very good swimmers because they had to swim back and forth, so simply jumping into the underground river would not put their lives in danger. The only problem was that the water level was still too high, and the impact of falling alone could kill them.

Chad thought that he also needed to find a way to restart the Raven's sling, allowing it to fall to a height close to the Dark River, while also avoiding the Reef battleship above, so that the two could not come into contact.

This job could only be done by himself, so his words were only spoken to Lin Ji. Moreover, as an examiner, the other party also had to serve as a witness and report everything he witnessed back to Black Scratches.

How the tech hunters fight among themselves afterwards is their own business.

Lin Ji's expression changed, and she obviously understood Chad's meaning from just a few words, but she did not move.

Chad was anxious again and was about to urge him, but unexpectedly, Lin Ji kicked him in the waist without warning. The speed was so fast that this technology hunter who was proficient in martial arts did not have time to dodge and rolled off the deck.

After a spin, he fell into the open deck hatch and fell into the inner cabin.

"I'm the one who's going to stay." She rushed forward and slammed the hatch shut. "As an ordinary tech hunter, I may not be able to gain people's trust..."

Lin Ji looked around: "But I can't stop the gossip."

The drifters have all gotten out of the inner cabin, and on the periphery, the gate that originally connected Community No. 2 to the drilling hole was slowly closing.

The central community prohibits residents of the lower-class communities from ascending or descending with the thugs, but if they take the initiative to close the passage, people from the upper-class communities will not be able to open it - it's just that no one was "stupid" enough to do so in the past.

The steel gate is rusty and old but indestructible.

Lin Ji had just stood up. She was tall and slender, and because of the veil, she could hardly lift her head. But the next moment, alarm bells rang in her heart.

He quickly turned over and dodged.

There was a series of explosions, and this time what fell from the sky was not a rain of arrows, but harpoon cannons fired from the Reef!

This battleship was located right above the Raven. The Reef usually cruised on the lake and had not considered targeting underwater opponents, so the muzzle angle was designed to be slightly limited, and this round of salvos only used a quarter of the firepower at most.

Even so, the rain of steel-cast spears was still enough to cover the entire deck of the Raven, as dense as divine punishment!
The special cloth that could originally withstand one or two rounds of arrow rain was torn apart in an instant.

This piece of equipment, perhaps the most expensive piece on the entire cargo ship, was turned into rags.

Flying all over the sky.

The harpoon cannon tore through the cloth and continued to move downward, nailing into the deck - and one of them was aiming at Lin Ji's back!
The Inquisitor dodged the most dense formation, but did not dodge again. This time, her long sword was at her waist. Her slender fingers gripped the hilt tightly like an iron clamp, and she used the torque of turning to draw the sword!

Tech Hunters are not as stingy as other forces. The long crossbows loaded with harpoon cannons are made entirely of steel, so not a single bit of kinetic energy is wasted. However, what Lin Chong hit was a weapon forged by an ancient blade walker, which cut at the welding point between the arrow and the crossbow body at an extremely exquisite and tricky angle.

Sparks flew.

The fist-sized arrow was thrown out directly, and the remaining long iron rod hit Lin Ji's chest horizontally, causing her to stagger and hit the side of the boat, almost falling backwards.

The Inquisitor forced himself to stop and stay on the deck. Protected by the specially made combat uniform, Lin Ji should have had a large bruise on his skin, but it was not serious.

The first round of harpoon fire has been fired.

Qin, who was falling in mid-air, gestured upwards. It was obvious that he was the one who had just ordered his subordinates to fire.

Given his status and strength, it would be too cheap for him to deal with such a junior personally, not to mention that he should not get close if he can deal with the opponent from a distance.

This is both his arrogance and his caution.

However, seeing Lin Ji standing up from a distance, Qin also showed a hint of surprise on his face. He said with a playful expression: "When I was on a mission with my elder brother, I saw him cut off the ruins mechanism with one sword. Other than that, I have never seen anyone else use it... He never kept back his skills when teaching you."

"I know what kind of person the teacher is better than you do. He doesn't treat his colleagues and subordinates like you do." Lin Ji glanced at the Reef above. Even though she couldn't see it clearly, she could imagine the trembling looks on the sailors' and even the captain's faces. "His character is such that even if there are three more of you, you can't catch up with him!"

"It's a negative number after all." She finally smiled.

"But I will be the one who survives." Qin did not comment and raised his second finger - the Reef battleship was equipped with twin-row harpoon guns. They did not even need to alternate between firing and reloading, and could launch two rounds of devastating attacks in quick succession.

As Lin Ji spoke, trying to provoke the other party, his eyes were fixed on the hook that fixed the sling on the bow. The drifters had used it to intercept the falling Raven before, but now he wanted to untie it and let the cargo ship continue to go down.

If he hadn't been so concerned, Lin Ji could have taken advantage of the situation and turned over and dived into the water just now.

But, is it too late?

"Wait, sir... don't fire, don't fire..." At this moment, a panicked voice suddenly sounded, with a hint of crying: "Please, don't fire!"

Hearing this somewhat familiar voice, Qin frowned. In his extraordinary vision, he saw that one layer of the Raven's deck had been destroyed, revealing the middle mezzanine, which was the place that the drifters had not searched.

I saw a middle-aged man in tattered clothes shouting and waving his hands in fear. In his other hand, he held a big axe on the necks of a couple in gorgeous clothes. They should be the leaders of the merchants, so they were escorted alone by Luo Yousheng's men.

The man was Green, the community manager No. 2 who had disappeared and was taken on board.

Beside him, there was a group of hostages standing there shivering, and they all looked like they were being held hostage.

Lin Ji's eyes were also drawn to it, and she was stunned. She found a familiar figure among them...

Trail?

(End of this chapter)