Just a magical girl who picks up trash

116. Scream

(Just a small extra~)

As if noticing Zhao Tian's arrival, the other figure turned around and fled without a second thought. Zhao Tian had no intention of chasing after him. After all, he himself didn't understand why he suddenly came out. Then, in the next moment, the only figure left raised his head slightly, revealing his long silver-white hair and expressionless face under the black robe. Zhao Tian suddenly discovered... he understood!

That was the first time he and Xia Yu met. After that, he didn't know how the other party followed him in a daze, and then it seemed as if it was natural for him to become a scavenger and a member of his team.

Now that I think about it carefully, maybe it was because the other person's eyes at that time were too pure?

The little girl with a pair of blinking blue eyes stood in front of him so prettyly, looking at him expressionlessly but suddenly stretched out her hand towards him, and said one word as if she knew him as a matter of course: Hungry!

Then when Zhao Tian reacted, his stock had already reached the other party's mouth. When he reacted again, he had already lured the other party away with a few compressed biscuits... Bah~~ It was not abduction, it was obviously she who followed him on her own!

It is said that she stared at the corpse for a long time at that time. Could it be that she was so hungry that she wanted to eat the corpse?

I don’t know what was wrong with me, but Zhao Tian once had such a nonsensical thought. Of course, it was just a fleeting thought and he quickly put it behind his mind.

Afterwards, the little Lolita named Xia Yu followed him, and not long after they met, Zhao Tian discovered a secret... A very, very big secret for Xia Yu!

Perhaps it was because of this secret that Xia Yu did not have too much contact with people other than himself, at least Zhao Tian had always thought so. And it was because of this that Zhao Tian even took the initiative to help Xia Yu stay away from other people many times. It was not that he deliberately alienated Xia Yu, but that he made his attitude of protecting the other party so obvious that the surrounding team members misunderstood that the other party was related to themselves or something.

After spending several years together, Zhao Tian accidentally found out that Xia Yu seemed to be looking for someone. When he asked him about it, Xia Yu did not hide it, so he paid a little attention to it in his heart, and by the way, he recruited him into his team on the grounds that the "Patroris" could inquire about information everywhere.

It can be said that since Xia Yu joined his team, although Zhao Tian was quite relieved by his self-discipline, his personality was also a headache. During that period, Zhao Tian was like both a father and a mother to the other party. After he finally cultivated some values ​​in the other party, although he still had an expressionless look, at least he had gained a lot of popularity.

Then, while Zhao Tian sighed in his heart that the other party had "grown up", he also suggested that the other party could go find the person he was looking for. In his opinion, Xia Yu now obviously has the ability to protect herself, and he doesn't need to worry about her everywhere.

However, Xia Yu gave him a plan to repay his gratitude with a hundred tasks. What else could Zhao Tian say? He couldn't really drive her away, after all, he had raised her for so long... He was actually reluctant to let her leave!

As his thoughts raced, he inadvertently glanced at Xia Yu not far away. The little girl was still wearing a hood and a cloth covering her head, revealing only a pair of deep blue pupils that were staring intently at the front. At first glance, he thought she was paying attention to something, but in fact, Zhao Tian knew very well that this girl... was just in a daze.

Well, the same thing... I'm used to it!

……

There was no conversation all night. When the morning sun shone through the thick fog and illuminated the surroundings of the camp, everyone was already ready to set off. At this time, Xia Yu also walked silently to a place not far from Zhao Tian's side. Although he did not speak, his actions had already made his answer clear.

"set off!"

At a command, everyone set out forward again, but this time they were obviously much more cautious than before. After all, there was an unknown area ahead and danger could appear at any time!

"Xiaoyu, those people yesterday...did they go that way?"

Not long after they set out, Zhao Tian suddenly asked Xia Yu a question. Xia Yu stretched out her hand and pointed in a direction without thinking. Zhao Tian's expression changed slightly in an instant, because the direction she pointed to was not somewhere else, but the destination of their trip: the depths of the foggy city!

Damn, I met a colleague!

After all, exploring the ruins is not something their team alone wants to do. For the Scavenger Alliance, the more people take on such exploration missions, the better. Therefore, it is not surprising to meet someone who has taken on the same mission as themselves.

Of course, they were definitely unhappy. After all, they had been preparing for this mission for such a long time, and naturally they didn't want to be beaten to it by others.

"Hurry up, it seems we've encountered someone trying to cut us off!"

"Cutting the line" is a term that refers to what people say when they meet their colleagues on an exploration mission. As soon as Zhao Tian said this, there was a commotion among the crowd, and then everyone silently quickened their pace.

The team had been preparing for this mission for several days and naturally did not want to be overtaken by others. In fact, it was just as Zhao Tian thought. After they explored about a block forward, they could clearly find signs of looting in the surrounding ruins, which were obviously left by the previous team.

"Keep going!"

From the opponent's fierce style, Zhao Tian was certain that the opponent's strength was definitely superior to theirs. However, even so, Zhao Tian had no intention of giving up. Instead, he was ready to catch up and see who the opponent was. Everyone naturally had no objection to this. However, just as everyone was about to continue forward, something strange happened...

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh~~"

"?!"

"What's that sound? You scared me!"

“Screams… they’re screams!”

"Who's calling? It seems to be... over there!"

"that is not……"

117. Dress

The screams came from the front, which was also where Zhao Tian and others were going. And the screams... Zhao Tian guessed that they might have come from the unfamiliar group of scavengers in front of them.

"Be careful and alert, move forward!"

Even though they were trying to rob someone of their way, they were all scavengers and naturally would help others if they could when they were out and about. Although they didn't know what kind of trouble they had encountered that caused such loud screams, after thinking about it, Zhao Tian still led everyone to grope forward carefully.

A scream seemed to have opened the curtain for the entire foggy city. Although everything seemed to be unchanged in the thick fog, everyone at this moment clearly felt as if there was an inexplicable pressure spreading around them, making people feel depressed.

In the thick fog, the direction from which the screams came was getting closer and closer. The sound disappeared at some point, but it was not difficult to find it because the direction was determined. After walking for about ten minutes, the next second, Zhao Tian suddenly stretched out his hand, and everyone stopped at the same time.

“Click~~”

It seemed like he stepped on something. Zhao Tian immediately asked everyone to be alert and squatted down to check. He found that it was a backpack... a backpack specially used by scavengers. Don't ask him why he knew it. It was just because the backpack was open at this time, and all kinds of scavenging supplies and props inside were so obvious.

Looking at the backpack, Zhao Tian's expression under the mask gradually became solemn. He squatted down and carefully looked at the surrounding sandy ground. He quickly stood up and said:

"He was dragged away. There are obvious dragging marks on the sand. The screams are probably coming from him, and the direction he was dragged in..."

Judging from the situation, it seems to be the work of a strange beast. After all, some strange beasts that like to attack by surprise like to drag their prey into their territory and then kill them. However, what really makes Zhao Tian strange is that although there are obvious traces of dragging on the ground, there are no traces of the characteristics of a strange beast. Even the strange beast breath detection device in Tianta City cannot detect any strange beast fluctuations.

This is very strange...

With this doubt in mind, the group immediately became more cautious and slowly walked forward in the direction of the dragging marks.

The atmosphere seemed to be suppressed to the extreme at this moment. Even the air seemed to be affected by it. The surroundings instantly became silent... Even the cries of strange beasts in the distance that were originally faint in the white mist disappeared at this moment.

"stop!"

The further he walked, the more uneasy he felt. Finally, driven by this uneasiness, Zhao Tian couldn't help but stretch out his hand to stop everyone from moving forward. Then, under the gaze of everyone, before he could say anything, a figure suddenly blocked his way.

"Beast... in front!"

A light voice came from his ears. Zhao Tian, ​​who instantly understood the meaning of Xia Yu's words, immediately shouted without thinking:

"alert!"

No one doubted Xia Yu's intuition. This was the tacit understanding formed by years of cooperation. In an instant, all kinds of weapons were taken out from everyone's backpacks and waists. Then Zhao Tian turned his head and looked at Xia Yu and asked:

"What kind of strange beasts are they? How many are there? How dangerous are they?"

You need to know the number and type first, and then analyze how to fight or retreat.

"..."

Hearing Zhao Tian's question, Xia Yu closed his eyes slightly as if listening to something. The next second, he slowly opened his eyes and said a despairing fact in a calm tone:

"Beasts... many... unknown... very strong!"

There are many strange beasts, their species are unknown, but... they are very powerful!

These few simple words instantly made Zhao Tian's heart sink as heavy as if it had sunk to the bottom of a valley. However, he quickly became decisive and slapped his palm hard on his arm:

"Everyone...get dressed!"

Putting on clothing means unfolding the equipment, because the durability of the armor will be consumed quickly in the ruins, and replenishing the energy is also a hassle. Therefore, unless there is an unexpected situation, people generally will not arm themselves.

But now... it is obviously that kind of unexpected situation!

"Deep blue~~~"

A blue halo came from the steel wristband in his hand, and then instantly spread to Zhao Tian's whole body. When the light dissipated, a set of pitch-black armor had wrapped Zhao Tian in it without revealing anything.

"Buzz buzz~~~"

Under the same halo of different colors, rays of light enveloped everyone at the same time. When the light dissipated, the scavengers who originally looked a little earthy had turned into steel warriors with different styles one after another.

"Transform!"

A calm voice sounded from behind Zhao Tian at the same time. Xia Yu also activated the bracelet on her wrist. However, the expected armor did not appear. Instead, accompanied by soft white light, a white tight-fitting dress tightly wrapped her whole body from top to bottom. At the same time, the silver-white armor that tightly wrapped her body appeared little by little, but it only tightly covered the important parts of her body.

"So few!"

A complaining sound was clearly coming out of Xia Yu's mouth, but she showed a satisfied look when she looked at the white skirt around her waist. She saw that on the hem of the skirt that looked like an ornament, there was a small dagger the size of a fingertip emitting a sharp cold light.

"Is this the armor you bought, Xiaoyu?"

Xiaoyu's special ability is wind, and her main means of attack is speed, so it is not surprising that she has less armor. However, what really makes Zhao Tian curious is that the design of this armor is a bit... too beautiful.

Well... it's a bit too sexy~~

Didn’t you see that the male team members over there were staring with their eyes wide open?

Because Xia Yu usually wrapped her whole body in a black robe, and she was a solitary person, few people in the entire team except Zhao Tian had ever seen her without the black robe. Even then, they only saw her occasionally, and that was when she covered half of her face.

However, now with Xia Yu's transformation, not only does the design of the tights and short skirt completely expose her graceful figure, but even her beautiful face, which looks expressionless but inexplicably carries a hint of temptation, is also revealed.

The long silver-white hair tied into two ponytails at the back of her head brought a touch of childishness and purity to this devilishly seductive face, which undoubtedly made the scavengers who had lived in the scavenger village for many years stare at her with their eyes wide open.

118. Mutation

(Some readers have suggested that I write more, but I'm really sorry. Three million words is really too much, and my thoughts are a bit exhausted. Of course, I will try my best to let other knights appear in the future. Sorry!)

"Alright, stop looking, the battle is more important!"

Seeing so many people looking at Xia Yu with sparkling eyes, Xia Yu did not react at all as usual, as if they were not looking at him. Instead, Zhao Tian seemed to be unable to bear it and immediately spoke so.

This sentence once again brought everyone back to reality... It was obviously not a good time to joke about the strange beast, so after just looking at Xia Yu for a few times, everyone's eyes were fixed on the direction of the thick white fog in front of them.

"coming!"

A sudden voice came out of Xia Yu's mouth. In an instant, without any doubt, everyone raised their guns and aimed at the front. At the same time, rays of light flashed from the muzzles, and it was obvious that everyone was ready to shoot.

"Boom~~Boom~~Boom~~Boom~~~"

"Ouch, ouch, ouch~~~"

“Ho ho ho~~~”

"Quack quack~~~"

One after another, sounds came from the front, like the sound of an earthquake, mixed with the roar of wild beasts and various calls. In an instant, not to mention Zhao Tian and others, even Xia Yu's expression changed slightly.

"So many strange beasts? We're...dead!"

Just by listening to the sound, one could tell the mighty momentum. Not to mention that even though there was white fog, the strong breath coming towards them caused a look of fear on Zhao Tian's face, not to mention the person who spoke. Looking at the figure of the strange beast that was already looming in the white fog, Zhao Tian turned around and said to Xia Yu without even thinking:

"Xiaoyu, run!"

Without any hesitation, before Xia Yu could react, he grabbed the other party and wanted to throw him behind. After all, Xia Yu was the fastest among all the people. With such a huge group of beasts that were almost doomed to die, if anyone among them could escape, it would undoubtedly be Xia Yu.

"No!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhao Tian's words had no effect. Xia Yu directly rejected Zhao Tian, ​​but just when Zhao Tian was anxious to say something, he suddenly said:

"The beast...is not hostile!"

"what?"

The sudden words made Zhao Tian startled for a moment. Before he could react, a scream suddenly rang out from all around him:

"coming!"

Amidst the panic-filled voices, the black fog was suddenly broken through the next second, and a huge black rhinoceros rushed out of it in an instant, aiming directly towards Zhao Tian and Xia Yu.

Finished!

This was the only thought in Zhao Tian's mind at this moment. He almost subconsciously closed his eyes and prepared to wait for death.

however……

One minute, two minutes, three minutes...

The expected scene of being trampled to death did not occur. When Zhao Tian suddenly opened his eyes, the scene in front of him obviously made him show a shocked expression for a moment!

"Boom~~Boom~~Boom~~Boom~~~"

"Ouch ouch ouch~~~"

“Ga ga ga ga ga~~~”

“Roar, roar, roar, roar~~~”

The cries that came one after another, accompanied by the sound of the earth shaking, were endless, and they did not come from one direction, but from all directions. At the same time, Zhao Tian could clearly see that within a range just a few feet away from him, countless figures were wrapped in white mist and dust and were running wildly towards the front. Aren't those those strange beasts?

The strange beast...didn't eat them?

Zhao Tian looked around with a somewhat dazed look in his eyes, and instantly discovered that the team members around him were obviously showing the same surprised expressions as him. He saw that the herd of beasts around them seemed to deliberately avoid them and ran towards their backs as if they didn't care at all. They didn't even stop when passing by them, as if these people didn't exist at all.

Such a strange situation undoubtedly made Zhao Tian and others look surprised and didn't know what was going on. They opened their mouths and wanted to say something, but suddenly Xia Yu, who had been standing quietly beside him, seemed to feel something and his face suddenly frowned slightly.