This assassin is upright

Chapter 252: Doubts about the Cause of the Collapse (asking for monthly tickets!)

"anyone there?"

In the ruins of the ancient city shrouded in silence, a shout drifted away and echoed among the broken stone walls.

Yu Zhun pressed his hands together, cupping his cheeks like trumpets, and looked around with a fixed gaze, but he did not see any living people.

“Rustle…”

A slight voice suddenly sounded, making his eyes light up.

But when he looked in the direction where the sound came from, the slight sense of nervousness and anticipation that had just risen in Yu Zhun's heart suddenly disappeared.

It was Yu Zhu who came over from the other side.

"I don't see anyone over there." Yu Zhu spread his hands and glanced at Yu Zhun, "It seems like there's no one over here either."

"It seems that there are no indigenous people in this city." Yu Zhun sighed, "I knew it wouldn't be that simple."

"This is just the first city we are looking for. There are still six cities to be found." After Yu Zhu finished speaking, he paused slightly, "There may be more opportunities later."

"That's right." Yu Zhun nodded, with a thoughtful look in his eyes, "Then let's go to the second city?"

"Okay." Yu Zhu's eyes flashed slightly, and then he nodded.

The two left quickly and headed towards the second city.

When the two men disappeared from the spot, the sound of rustling was heard again in the silent ruins.

A collapsed stone wall was carefully moved a little, revealing a gap barely big enough for a person to pass through, and then a short little boy crawled out.

He pushed the stone wall with great effort, and after working together with another person inside the stone wall, he quickly pushed the stone wall open completely, revealing an extremely hidden hole.

The person inside walked out quickly. It was a haggard adult woman. She looked warily in the direction where Yu Zhun and Yu Zhu left, then retracted her gaze after a moment, "They shouldn't have noticed us."

Hearing this, the little boy tugged at the woman's clothes and said, "Mom, they are a little different from the people who wanted to catch us before."

“What’s the difference?” The woman shook her head. “I know all the residents of the Seven Cities, and they are strangers just like the previous people.”

She looked at the bright moon in the sky with a sad face, and then sighed deeply, "How much better can those of us who are lucky enough to stay here be than those who disappeared?"

The little boy tugged at his mother's clothes again, and then pointed to the place where Yu Zhun and the others left, "But... they left food behind."

food?

The woman was stunned for a moment, and her eyes suddenly looked in the direction the little boy pointed. There was a small pile of food on the ground. Even from a distance, she could vaguely smell the aroma of the food.

"Mom, can we go get the food?" The little boy swallowed and spoke carefully.

He hadn't eaten that kind of food for a long time, and just looking at it made him feel greedy.

"This..." The woman opened her mouth and was about to say something when a voice came from behind her.

"Of course, the food is for you."

Hearing this voice, the woman's expression changed drastically and she turned her head sharply.

Yu Zhun and Yu Zhu, who had left earlier, appeared behind the mother and son at some point.

"What are you doing!" The woman suddenly blocked the little boy behind her, looked at the two men with vigilance and ferocity, pulled out a knife from her waist and waved it around, "Don't come over!"

"We have no ill intentions." Yu Zhun looked at the woman's actions and sighed slightly, "We just want to ask you something."

"Asking about something..." The woman murmured in a low voice, but the vigilance in her eyes had not completely relaxed. "What do you want to ask?"

"You just said that someone wanted to arrest you. Who are those people?" Yu Zhu couldn't help but ask this question quickly.

Although they didn't find anyone, Yu Zhun and the other man were still cautious and pretended to leave, but it was just a sleight of hand.

They heard everything that happened between the mother and son just now.

When the woman heard Yu Zhu's question, her expression changed slightly.

She originally thought that Yu Zhun and the other two were in cahoots with those who arrested them, but now it seems that is not the case?

Realizing this, the woman's vigilance dissipated a little. After a moment of silence, she slowly said, "I don't know who they are."

"All we know is that they are not residents of the Seven Cities, but strangers from outside the Seven Cities."

Strange face?
Yu Zhun and the other man looked at each other.

If they heard this sentence in a 4A copy, they would immediately think of players from other servers, but [Tower of Eclipse] is only a 3A copy, so this assumption is not valid.

Then...

Who could this unfamiliar face from outside the Seven Cities be?
Putting aside this doubt for the time being, Yu Zhun looked at the woman, "When did they appear, and why did they arrest you?"

"They appeared one day after the collapse of the Eclipse Tower." The woman paused for a moment, "They said that those of us who are still alive are extremely evil and must be eliminated."

"As for the rest, I don't know."

Yu Zhun and Yu Zhu exchanged glances.

It seems that women really don't know much about those who are trying to catch them.

However, the time when the other party appeared was close to the collapse of the Eclipse Tower, and the two were obviously inextricably linked.

If we can catch this group of people, we might be able to gain a lot.

in addition…

When the woman mentioned the "collapse of the Eclipse Tower", both of them saw the deep fear and confusion in her eyes.

"Then let's change the question." Yu Zhun took a deep breath, looked at the woman and spoke word by word, "The Eclipse Tower..."

“Why did it collapse?”

Upon hearing this question, the woman's body trembled violently and her face turned pale. Helplessness and confusion were written all over her face. She was stunned for a long time before she gently shook her head.

"I have no idea."

do not know?
Yu Zhun and the other man frowned at the same time.

"I really don't know." The woman took a deep breath and shook her head again. Perhaps because the questions asked by Yu Zhun and the other man were beyond her expectations, the vigilance in her eyes had mostly disappeared.

After a moment's silence, she spoke slowly.

"We are a family of loyal believers of the God of the Lunar Eclipse."

"Ten years ago, the God of the Lunar Eclipse issued an oracle to build a tall tower, and the high priests of the seven cities led the citizens to respond enthusiastically."

"Devan was not born at that time. My husband and I also participated in the construction of the Eclipse Tower." The woman said, gently stroking the little boy's head.

Divin is the child's name.

"Later, when Devin was born, I temporarily put aside the work of repairing the tower and focused on raising Devin, while my husband continued to participate in the construction of the Eclipse Tower." The woman paused.

"Most other believers in the city are like this too. Almost all those who are able to help will participate in the construction of the tower."

"Because this is the first time in a long time that the God of the Eclipse has given an oracle, everyone is doing their best to fulfill His will."

"The blueprint of this tower was passed down by the God of the Lunar Eclipse, and we built the tower brick by brick with our own hands, so I know that it would never collapse under normal circumstances." The woman's eyes were filled with tears, "But that day, the Lunar Eclipse Tower collapsed without any warning."

"My husband and others never came back." Yu Zhun and Yu Zhu couldn't help but look at each other.

The two thought that by finding the natives, they would be able to discover the reason why the Eclipse Tower collapsed.

Now it seems that this matter is not that simple.

The woman in front of him was not only a survivor of the collapse of the Eclipse Tower, but also a participant in the construction of the Eclipse Tower.

But even she didn't know why the Eclipse Tower collapsed.

Yu Zhu's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly asked, "Where were you on the day when the Eclipse Tower was completed?"

"I..." The woman paused, "On the day when the Eclipse Tower was completed, according to the request of the high priest, all residents of the seven cities had to go to the Eclipse Tower to worship the Eclipse God, but Diwen fell ill unexpectedly."

She gently touched Diven's head with kindness in her eyes, "Believers who worship the God of the Lunar Eclipse must be healthy."

"Otherwise, it would be disrespectful to the God of the Lunar Eclipse."

"So Diven can't go to the Eclipse Tower."

"And he was still a child, I couldn't leave him alone at home, so he stayed with Divin."

After the woman finished speaking, she suddenly sighed.

"So, all the people who went to the Eclipse Tower disappeared mysteriously, and those who didn't go stayed behind?" Yu Zhun couldn't help but confirm.

“Yes.” The woman nodded. “But because of the arrests by the group of people who showed up later, fewer and fewer people are left.”

Hearing this, Yu Zhun and Yu Zhu's expressions became more solemn.

In a sense, those who went to the Eclipse Tower were the ones who witnessed the collapse of the Eclipse Tower, but these people have disappeared.

The people who stayed behind were unable to attend the event for various reasons. If their situations were similar to the woman in front of them, they probably did not know the real reason why the Eclipse Tower collapsed.

In addition, there is a group of unknown mysterious people wandering around the copy, trying to capture those who stayed behind.

Why did the other party want to arrest people? Why did they think that those who stayed behind were extremely evil?

This is likely to be a very critical breakthrough.

Taking a deep breath, Yu Zhun smiled at the woman and said, "Thank you for your answer. Let's go look somewhere else."

"Those foods are for you. Go back to your original positions and hide them. Don't let anyone else find them."

After saying that, Yu Zhun took Yu Zhu and turned away.

The woman was stunned for a while, then suddenly came to her senses, trotted over to carefully pick up the food on the ground, pulled the child back to the hiding area, and closed the stone wall again, leaving no trace.
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"The day when the Eclipse Tower collapsed?"

A skinny man was swallowing food in big gulps. After hearing Yu Zhun's question, he paused slightly. After hesitating for a moment, he pointed to his limping leg.

"Before the Eclipse Tower was built, my leg was accidentally hit by a falling rock, so I have been recuperating at home."

"The ritual requires healthy believers, and the ritual is held at the top of the Eclipse Tower, which I cannot climb in my condition."

"So... I stayed at home."

At this point, the man's expression became somewhat complicated.

“I don’t know if this is a blessing in disguise.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhun and Yu Zhu looked at each other.

After leaving the mother and son, they went to the second city, but unfortunately, there was no one left in that city.

So, the two of them went to the third city and luckily found the lame man who was out looking for food.

The other person's name is Klei, and he is also one of the people who stayed behind.

And unlike Devin’s mother before, Kled was more involved in the construction of the Eclipse Tower.

After all, Divin's mother stayed at home to raise the child after Divin was born, and had not participated in the construction of the Eclipse Tower for at least a few years.

On the other hand, Kled broke his leg in an accident a few months before the Eclipse Tower was built, so he knew more about the situation of the Eclipse Tower.

"So, you don't know the reason why the Eclipse Tower collapsed?" Yu Zhu sighed lightly and spoke slowly.

“Yes.” Kled shook his head slightly, his face, which had turned yellow due to long-term malnutrition, darkened a little. “I still remember how happy the believers in the Seven Cities were when the oracle came.”

"The Eclipse God gave us everything but never asked for anything. This is the first time He asked for something from us, and we..."

Having said that, Kled sighed deeply.

It can be seen that he is extremely loyal to his faith in the God of the Lunar Eclipse.

However, after hearing his subconscious sigh, Yu Zhun's expression changed slightly.

Diven’s mother seemed to have said before that building the Eclipse Tower was the first oracle from the Eclipse God.

And what Kled said confirmed this.

Never asked for anything…first time asking for something…

Yu Zhun frowned slightly and was about to say something when Yu Zhu beside him curiously asked his own questions.

"Since this is the first time the oracle has appeared, how did you determine that it was indeed sent down by the God of the Lunar Eclipse?"

"Because of the moon." Kled smiled, with some reminiscence in his eyes, "The God of Lunar Eclipse is the incarnation of the full moon, but that night, the moon disappeared little by little in the eyes of all of us..."

"Lunar eclipse?!"

Yu Zhun and Yu Zhu cried out in surprise at the same time, their pupils contracted and their facial expressions changed.

"Lunar eclipse?" Kled was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "This statement is indeed very appropriate."

"At the moment when the moon completely disappeared, a golden light fell from the sky and landed seven cities away."

"The high priests of the seven cities went to check it out at the same time and found the construction drawings of the Eclipse Tower and a line of oracle."

"The oracle requires us to build the Eclipse Tower on the original site."

Listening to Kelei's description, Yu Zhun and Yu Zhu's expressions gradually became solemn.

If they had not witnessed the destruction brought by the lunar eclipse at the end of "The Silent Ruins", they would not have doubted Kled's words at all.

but now…

The two of them made the judgment almost at the same time that the oracle ordering the believers of the Seven Cities to build the Tower of Lunar Eclipse was itself likely to be problematic!
"Can you give us a rough drawing of what the Eclipse Tower looks like?" Yu Zhun took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

He suddenly discovered something.

From beginning to end, he never cared about the Eclipse Tower itself.

After all, in his mind, no matter how tall the Eclipse Tower was, it was just a tower.

“No problem.” Kled nodded, “But I can only draw a rough outline based on my memory. After all, the drawings brought by the oracle disappeared completely with the collapse of the Eclipse Tower.”

As he spoke, he picked up a stone and started carving on the ground.

As Kelei outlined, Yu Zhun and Yu Zhu's expressions became more and more solemn.

Because the shape of the Eclipse Tower is a sword piercing the sky!
(End of this chapter)