Rifle charge in Ark, but without a mount

The large chunks of stewed meat are already soft and tasty, and you can chew them without hesitation. The sausages are fried until they are slightly crispy, and when your teeth tear through the casings, you can feel the elasticity of the meat underneath. The tiny cartilage that is specially added brings a rich layer of taste.

Add to that the thick cream of mushroom stew, the sweet apple pie, and the shepherd's pie that gave people a strong sense of satisfaction and fullness... everyone enjoyed the meal very much.

Although they cooked a lot, it would probably be enough for more than a dozen people in other places, but it was just right for them here. After all, with Ceobe and Hart here, they would not refuse such delicious food. In the end, they even wiped the remaining soup on the plates with bread. If they hadn't seen Claude's clenched fists, they might have licked every plate...

Xinteleia and Margaret took the initiative to take over the task of washing dishes. Since there was no food left, the refrigerator was not opened again. Listening to the sound of pots and pans colliding in the kitchen, Claude, who had eaten and drunk his fill, unbuttoned the first button of his shirt. The situation was very good at the moment. No one mentioned the embarrassing situation just now, and it seemed that he could just get away with it.

Claude decided to be a smart guy and wait until bedtime as if nothing had happened. After everyone said goodbye and left, he could put the matter behind him and have time to think about the relationship between himself and his companions...

This is indeed a more appropriate way to deal with it, but it also carries a great risk. As long as one person brings up what happened just now, the plan will be declared bankrupt. So although Claude seems to be relaxed, he has actually been on high alert.

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The city is a symbol of human civilization after it has developed to a certain extent. It is the largest settlement that humans can form. Thousands of people gather in this area and build high walls to protect themselves from enemy attacks. Different people divide different areas in the city. A person can get the most convenience living here, because all the surrounding materials will gather in the city, and this high quality of life will attract more people to settle in the city.

But with so many people living together in one area, the population density far exceeds that of areas outside the city, which brings up a very realistic problem: how to deal with the large amount of domestic waste generated every day? If left unchecked, the city's environment will soon deteriorate to the extreme.

After a long period of exploration, people invented the sewer system to drain all kinds of waste and sewage out of the city through the sewers to keep the city clean and sanitary. This is a very good strategy. The role played by a mature and developed sewer system is very significant. It also has an extremely complex structure. Over time, this gloomy, dirty and intricate area has become a restricted area for urban residents. No one knows what is going on here, and no one except the workers is interested in seeing it.

This place has become a breeding ground for crime and conspiracy, and is the favorite place for those who can only hide in the shadows.

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Chen Wusi was a minor civil servant in Longmen, but the work he was responsible for made most people stay away from him. After all, not everyone had the courage to go deep into the underground of the mobile city to clean up the clogged pipes and complex machinery. There were densely packed Originium-infected creatures living there, and there was no way to clean them up. They would always breed in batches.

Because of the dangerous nature of this job, he receives a high salary that even ordinary Longmen citizens would envy, as well as various bonuses and benefits, as well as comprehensive medical insurance. With such generous treatment, it seems to be a rare good job, but only they themselves know how high the mortality rate of this job is.

Each of the creatures infected by Originium was close to madness, and would launch a full-force attack as soon as they found a living creature. Even though they were wearing heavy protective clothing, they were still likely to be infected, and the only way was to deal with the infected creatures before they attacked them, so although they were workers, they carried weapons with them.

Repairing damaged pipes and cleaning up waste is also very dangerous. Those huge debris can easily lead to tragic accidents. Every year, several people are smashed into pieces and their bodies cannot be recovered. However, the most terrifying thing is not the infected organisms and dangerous environment...

Today was their time to work again. A group of thirteen people were holding various weapons in their hands. They looked more like special forces than workers. They were indeed as alert and careful as special forces. They followed the route map on the terminal and reached the place that needed repair. They also set up emergency sentries around the place before the rest of the people started to work.

The mobile city not only has a complex sewer network, but the underlying structure created to drive the city's operations is also extremely complex. The combination of these two structures makes the roads extremely complicated. If there is no map, no one would dare to come here even if their salary is increased tenfold.

The rulers of the city were also unable to establish effective management here. After all, the manpower and financial resources required to fully control this complex structure were too enormous, so they could only leave it alone.

There are several thousand maintenance troops like them in this city. Every month, they are responsible for cleaning the pipes in a certain area or maintaining equipment somewhere. For the normal operation of the city, any rational ruler will not be stingy with the remuneration in this regard.

The terminal box next to it was opened, and the iron lock on it was broken, which showed signs of sabotage. Anything could happen here, and it was not uncommon for equipment to be deliberately damaged. So the few people did not make a fuss, and operated the terminal inside, and the huge gate next to it opened immediately.

They walked into the gate, covering each other, with their crossbows already loaded with arrows, ready to fire at any time. In order to survive here for a long time, Chen Wusi and his men had imported burst assault crossbows from Colombia, which could burst out powerful firepower at close range and were very suitable for use in this environment.

Although they were wearing filtering masks on their faces, the bad smell in the city sewers still made them pause slightly. Black sewage was flowing in the wide waterway in front of them, and there was a mess of all kinds of things in it. Part of this sewage was sent to the sewage treatment plant, and most of it would be discharged directly. Anyway, the environment outside could not be polluted anymore.

Holding up the assault crossbow in his hand, he shot and killed several slowly crawling Originium worms with precise bursts of fire. Several people walked over from the iron bars built above. Chen Wusi stayed here as usual until the last person walked over the iron bridge. If an uninformed person saw them, they would definitely think they were special forces on a mission and would basically not associate them with the workers. But there was no way around it. No matter how careful you are here, it is not too much.

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Suddenly, there was a violent vomiting sound coming from the front. He frowned and rushed over. He found that it was a newcomer in the team who took off his mask and lay on the ground vomiting. The sour smell of vomit soon filled the surroundings, but the few people around did not show disgust. It was not because they cared about the newcomer, but because they were also scared...

Corpses! A pile of corpses! They were already half-rotten. They were soaked in sewage and turned green. They were crowded together and blocked the sluice gate in front. This was the cause of the failure. These twisted limbs and skulls with muscles falling off made everyone feel creepy under the illumination of their helmet lights. Even the veterans felt a little uncomfortable. Although corpses were often seen here, it was still very rare to see so many corpses gathered together.

All I can say is that this is the environment they work in. As for the newcomer, if he wants to continue to receive this salary, he has to adapt quickly...

Yan Country, Longmen and Victoria: Chapter 2: Surrounded ()

The densely packed wriggling maggots will cause people to instinctively feel disgusted. The reason for this may be that the larvae of these flies represent corruption, stench, filth and death. Each of these words will cause fear and disgust. This is the innate rejection of death in human genes. It is completely instinctive. No matter how well-trained a soldier is, he cannot avoid the emergence of this emotion.

The maggots crawling on the rotten meat reflected a disgusting greasy light under the cold white light. In some places, only bones were left. These tiny maggots stretched their soft bodies and groped around aimlessly, searching for the last bit of rotten meat that could fill their stomachs. In every hole that could be drilled into, there were fat white maggots crawling in and out. Such a horrifying scene made everyone silent. Chen Wusi looked at the head with only bones left in front of him. As several maggots with green mucus on their bodies crawled out of his eye sockets, he felt like his stomach was being squeezed by a big hand. Acid tried to surge up his throat, but he suppressed it again.

He shook his head gently, as if to shake off something. He quickly adjusted his state and was about to call on everyone to move on. They had only completed 1/10 of the task today, and there were still 9 places that needed to be checked.

Although these corpses were extremely disgusting, they were not uncommon. The gangs in the city always threw the bodies into the sewers after killing people. Some of them would flow along the water flow to the filter gate, and the accumulation would naturally form this horrible scene. He had seen them from time to time before, and there was nothing to be curious about.

"Captain! Look at this."

A hurried shout interrupted what he was about to say, and the newcomer suddenly came to the pile of corpses very nervously. He reached his hand into the pile of corpses and quickly moved them around, ignoring the smelly and sticky rotten flesh, trying to find something.

After a while, the newcomer showed everyone what he had found from the corpse, and wiped off the disgusting mucus with a piece of rag next to him.

It was just a small gadget, but it immediately shocked everyone. Everyone turned around and looked at Chen Wusi. He was their captain and their backbone. The reason why these experienced team members were so panicked was because of the small copper badge. They had the same thing under their protective clothing...

If nothing unexpected happens, there is a chip inside the badge, which is also their identity recognition device. In case they die in an accident and their bodies are dismembered, this badge can be used to identify their bodies.

Chen Wusi took the badge silently, took out an instrument from his backpack, put the badge on it and scanned it lightly.

"drop!"

A string of numbers appeared on the screen, and below was the specific information...

"Team 3 disappeared a week ago, right?... None of the dozen or so people showed up..."

Chen Wusi's voice was a little dry, and he couldn't help swallowing his saliva. Most people did the same thing as him. The pile of rotting corpses seemed to spread cold tentacles, causing everyone to retreat a full circle.

"Look again to see if there are any others."

The team members looked at each other in bewilderment, but still began to move the bodies and search for debris.

Because of the strong stench, two retching sounds were heard from time to time during the turning process. This was when they were wearing gas masks. If not, no one could stay here for 10 minutes.

In this harsh environment, the work of flipping the photos lasted for half an hour before it was completed. They arranged the corpses in a row, there were 15 in total.

And they found nine of those badges...

Chen Wusi squatted on the ground and scanned the badges one by one. Except for four sentries who were on guard around, everyone else stood in a circle, wanting to know the final result.

"These eight are all from Team 8, and this one is from Team 4...but why have I never heard of this name?"

"I know this person. He's a rookie from Team 4. I heard he died down there on his first mission..."

The last doubt was answered, but no one could laugh. These corpses were undoubtedly their colleagues. When they turned over the corpses, these veterans had discovered that the cause of death of these corpses was not attacks by Originium creatures. The spine of each corpse was cut in half, without exception... They really couldn't imagine who could do this.

No one mentioned work again. They found a safe maintenance room and began to discuss what had just happened.

They didn't sit down until they had carefully locked the door of the maintenance room and checked the ventilation holes.

"Captain, this is very strange... The people in the three teams were all killed by having their necks cut between the third and fourth vertebrae. Who could do this? The most important thing is that they didn't have any other wounds on their bodies. The only fatal wound was this one..."

A team member spoke first. He was the person who had been working in this job the longest except for the team leader. He had been drilling sewers for five years and had basically encountered all the things he should and shouldn't have encountered.

"The gangsters in Longmen have been basically cleared out. I thought it was much safer down there, but I didn't expect another great god to sneak in from somewhere..."

Chen Wu Si was also very distressed, but he couldn't retreat easily. They were paid for each job they did, and now he had only done a little work. If he retreated like this, he would not get much money at all, and might even be criticized... Everyone was willing to do this life-threatening job just for the money. If they couldn't make any money, then why did they come here?

But after hesitating for a while, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind that no matter what the other teams did, he would definitely lead everyone to retreat quickly. This place was too dangerous, and if they were not careful, they would lose their lives here.

"Let's go! We're not going to do this job anymore. If we keep going like this, we'll end up rotting in the stinking ditch!"

Chen Wusi, who had made up his mind, stood up and stated his decision. Others had no objection, but they were also panicked. No matter who they were, they would be scared when looking at the pile of corpses.

Just as the others were packing up, Chen Wusi signaled with his eyes to several old team members next to him. They stood up silently and quietly surrounded the newcomer.

Following the captain's order, a burly team member suddenly hugged the newcomer from behind and pressed him hard to the ground. The other men took off his dagger and crossbow, and ignoring his panicked shouts, took out a rope and tied him up tightly.

"Captain! What's wrong with you guys? I'm Du Jun! Don't you recognize me?"

The newcomer was tied up like a dumpling, but he was still struggling to defend himself. The other people looked at him, the captain, in confusion, wondering why he tied up the young man.

Chen Wusi's face turned as cold as ice, and he drew out his sword:

"Are you still pretending? Who the hell are you?!"

The young man named Du Jun showed a confused expression and struggled hard to raise his head:

"Captain, what do you mean? I'm Xiao Du! Did you forget that I invited you to dinner yesterday? It was at the Shangshu Restaurant on Xihai Road."

"You know what I mean? Stop playing dumb."

The sharp tip of the knife touched the young man's forehead and sank into his skin. A drop of blood slowly flowed down his forehead. Chen Wusi was a martial artist. The knife in his hand did not tremble at all. If he wanted to, he could split Du Jun's head in half at any time.

"You vomited when you first saw the body, but you were the first to run into the body to search. And this badge is so small, if you saw it, you should have been able to reach out and grab it. Why did you search for it for so long? Do you think we wouldn't notice such an obvious flaw?!"

The other people suddenly realized it but also felt a little embarrassed because they had never thought of this and all their attention was taken away by the tragic corpse.

Chen Wusi continued:

"You deliberately wanted us to find the badges in the bodies, and wanted us to know that these bodies were our colleagues... Who are you? Why did you do this?"

"You are obviously very familiar with the roads here, and you pretended to be a novice and followed me. But a true novice would definitely look left and right, which is also how they are familiar with the roads. But you followed me all the way here... Although you pretended not to know the road, there were several times when your head had already turned in the right direction before I turned... I have been walking this road for several years, so I don't need a map, but you didn't even look at the map, but you knew the exact route. You must have some ulterior motive."

The young man named Du Jun fell silent. The dim light above his head only illuminated his hair, and his entire face was buried in shadow. Everyone realized what had happened and pointed their weapons at him. Although the other party had been tied up like this, no one felt safe when they thought of the bodies that had been killed by a single knife.

The tied young man began to tremble, but when he raised his head, he only revealed a face full of tears:

"Run! Run! They've heard it!"

"what?!"

Chen Wusi didn't react for a moment and asked again.

"If you don't run, you'll die here. Go! If I didn't hide it from you, they'll come and kill you to silence you!!"

The young man's hoarse cries made Chen Wu Si understand everything. He also instantly realized that he had accidentally done something stupid... but it was too late.

The dim light bulb above my head suddenly began to flicker, and the frequency of the flickering became longer and longer. Screams of fear and the sound of hot blood spurting out of the arteries came one after another, until the light bulb went out completely, and the place was plunged into darkness...

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The round legs wrapped in black stockings are crossed together, the long golden hair is curled into spirals at the ends, as dazzling as flowing gold, the emerald-green eyes as beautiful as emeralds are carefully looking at the documents on the table, and the thick tail with black and yellow stripes behind is swaying gently, unconsciously tapping the leg of the chair.

This is a very beautiful and petite girl, but there are now a few wrinkles on the girl's smooth forehead, as she is troubled by the contents of the document in her hand.

The girl's name was Shi Huaiya Beatrix, and she was now the director of the Longmen Guard Bureau. Originally, Chen Huijie should have taken this position, but that guy suddenly threw in a letter of resignation a few days ago and ran away. The original director, Mr. Claude, also resigned and returned to the opposite city to become a general, so this position fell on her.

This is a good thing, for everyone, including girls.

But her mood was still quite delicate. Although this was her ideal, she got this position so easily that she felt a sense of loss as if a full-strength blow hit cotton. According to her original expectation, she should have gone through fierce competition with several outstanding colleagues, relied on her own abilities to advance step by step, gradually gained advantages for herself, and finally sat on this position naturally and without any controversy.

If I lose to others in this process, I will willingly become their subordinate as long as I use fair means... But with Chen Huijie's character, he probably won't use other methods.

But before she made any efforts, the position fell on her automatically, making Miss Shi Huaiya's ambition useless, as if she had lost her goal to strive for.

Of course, the serious and independent Shi Huaiya did not let herself fall, and quickly sorted out her mood, ready to continue to benefit the people of Longmen as the director. Then... this heavy work overwhelmed her.

The command system created by General Claude in the Longmen Guard Bureau is not for normal people. Anyone who wants to fully master this system needs extraordinary thinking and calculation abilities, which ordinary people simply cannot master. Even though Shi Huaiya has a very good mind and managed to get it working, there have been many mistakes in the past few days.

But this system is so excellent that it can grasp every aspect of Longmen. No one is willing to give it up, so this brings her a huge workload. Even if she increases the number of civilian staff to assist her by three times, she is still exhausted every day.

He was determined to introduce more terminal artificial intelligence and civilian personnel to share the work with him, and the corresponding costs would be borne by his own company... Shi Huaiya continued to have a headache over the documents in front of him.

"Has the maintenance team on the lower level suffered another loss? This time it was the second team, and they were all wiped out?..."

As the article turned the page, Shi Huaiya rejected the idea just now:

"Is there another survivor? His name is Du Jun... Is he a newcomer? We should ask him about it..."

Yan Kingdom, Longmen and Victoria: Chapter 3: Surrounded ()

This young man was very abnormal... Shi Huaiya watched the young man in the interrogation room from the surveillance screen, and it didn't take long for him to judge that he was lying. After all, the young man's cover-up was too poor and ridiculous for old policemen like them. Not only was his face pale, he stuttered, and his eyes were always looking around with guilt, almost writing the words "I'm lying" on his forehead.

But the key question is why he lied. According to his report, they should have encountered a devastating accident disaster in which a local Originium engine exploded. Only he was not affected because he was a newcomer and at the end of the team. The large amount of Originium dust detected on his protective suit also confirmed what he said...

Everything seemed reasonable, and the subsequent search and rescue team did find the Originium engine that had exploded at the scene of the accident. After testing by technical experts, they believed that the most likely cause was that the machine had been in disrepair for a long time.

The bodies of the others were blown to pieces and could not be pieced together, but the badges found at the scene could confirm the identity of the charred corpse on the ground. Other evidence was difficult to find, after all, the ground was covered with a thick layer of Originium dust from the explosion, and even the search and rescue personnel dared to step in after wearing protective clothing.

After being covered by the source stone dust, there is no need to expect footprints and fingerprints to remain.

Although she could not find any other suspicious points, an inexplicable intuition still drove Shi Huaiya to interrogate the only young man who had come out alive. It turned out that her decision was correct. The young man could not resist questioning. The old policeman who interrogated him had already exposed him to many loopholes before he even used any tricks.

The question now is what is he hiding? And why is there any need to lie? …………

Shi Huaiya realized the seriousness of the problem. Something terrible must be happening in the city's lower-level institutions, but they had not noticed it before.

But the girl did not claim it. Even though she is now a powerful director, she is still very careful to conceal her conclusion.

She ordered this young man to be protected. Although he refused to say anything now, if they wanted to know any information, they would definitely use him as a breakthrough point.

And now, this guess must be known to the most important person...

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"I understand. Please tell Duke Wei that I will make the corresponding preparations."

But after dealing with all those girls, Claude received an unexpected guest. The leader of the Black Cape tribe appeared outside Claude's window and told him the news.

Claude thought for a moment, then sent Hei Luo away. He took out his terminal and dialed a number.

"Convey my order and start Plan 1 within three minutes..."

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Hearing about the movement in the lower district of Longmen, Claude had already made some guesses. The situation was indeed difficult to resolve. After all, he couldn't demolish the lower district of the city. The complex terrain meant that it was difficult for a large army to be used. Moreover, he couldn't send his troops to the land of Yan Country, which would be a huge provocation to a country's sovereignty.

He had already figured out the identities of those men in black capes. They were all the royal guards of Dayan in the past. After retiring from that position, they came to the side of Wei Yanwu, the former crown prince. It sounded like there were countless court struggles and conspiracies involved in this matter. Claude had no interest in this, but he could use it to determine the strength of these people.

After all, it was Longmen's business, and he had done his best so far. The main force to resolve the incident must still be Wei Yanwu's black straw raincoat. He had no interest in working for others in vain. Although he could not tolerate Black Snake causing any trouble in Longmen, he could not stand idly by.