The girl with white hair and red eyes is serious about revenge

"Let everything turn upside down."

......

6) Quiet Mist (Part 4)

Perhaps because she was dizzy from the impact of the information flow, the second half of the meeting seemed to be over in the blink of an eye for Perlis, just like the first drop of water dripping on the stone and then punching through the hole to the next stage of the journey.

Carly conveyed Yi Qian's words to the [Symbol Society] on behalf of Perlis, saying that the way to stop the [Lord of the Black Tide] is to find the fragment of [Engraved Ink] and reshape the [Broken Star], and that fragment is in a place called the [Black Dead Zone].

Yan Chu immediately responded to the location of the [Black Dead Zone] - Wulan City.

Wulan is a mountain city located in the south of Chaoqu. It is located among the high-altitude mountains and stands on the mountains like a bird overlooking all living things.

Perlis remembered that Shaya seemed to have mentioned that place - the white dragon's breath tea in the RV was produced from Wu Lan.

According to Yan Chu's introduction, Wulan City is relatively sparsely populated, with residents living in scattered settlements. Many hermits hide in the mountains, without revealing their true identities.

And it is in that hinterland of mountains that Qi Lang's most dangerous scar is hidden -

——【Black Dead Zone】

In the previous era, there were energy mines in the Wulan Mountains, but they did not erupt when the Judgment Day came. Qi Lang was busy building the Great Wall at that time, so there was no extra force to block and control that area. There used to be a considerable settlement there. After all, the mountains were a natural barrier and it was difficult for black water to penetrate.

However, what is coming will always come.

One day, dark liquid gushed out from the mine, spreading to and engulfing the entire area. Countless lives were transformed into alien species under the black water. The mist lingering between the mountains seemed to have merged with the souls of the dead, adding a lot of evil spirits to the place.

Qi Lang's blockade was delayed due to lack of manpower and terrain. By the time the blockade was established, a completely self-consistent black tide ecology had formed in that area, and it had established a connection with the black water in the earth veins, making it impossible to clear it.

Therefore, until now, the [Black Dead Zone] has been an area flooded by black water, a paradise lost under the black tide.

The mountains that once resisted the invasion of black water from the outside world also suppressed the spread of black water in the end. As long as you don’t go deep into the fog, you will not find that area. Therefore, the [Black Dead Zone] has been a blocked secret until now.

"The laboratory you mentioned is an ancient laboratory built in the previous era. The relevant records have been destroyed during the Day of Judgment and cannot be traced."

"The military in the blockade area will immediately send out an advance team to conduct an investigation. We will also arrange the fastest means of transportation for the two of you to reach Wulan as soon as possible."

After Yan Chu finished speaking, he turned around and left, ignoring the chattering of the politicians around him.

He did not seek anyone's opinion. This was the highest decision-making power held by the Chief of the [Protector of the Great Wall].

Although the Symbol Society is a democratic organization, they have no power to interfere with Yan Chu's decision-making when it comes to top priorities.

Looking at Yan Chu's disappearing back, countless cold figures flashed through Perlis's eyes.

Are all those in high positions such absolutely rational and cold beings?

......

"Ugh——"

On the airship, Pace looked down at La Vatino below. On the middle track of the upper town, a train was whistling and crawling on the ground like a long silver-gray dragon.

That was the first fully assembled [Armored Train].

It looked like an ancient creation, covered in ugly and heavy steel armor, but its huge body was equipped with three [God-strike Cannons], located at its head, middle, and tail.

The cannons wrapped with energy wires and tubes combined with the heavy industrial body of the train look like ancient knights holding assault rifles, like a patchwork alien.

But Pace knew that this was the best that could be done under limited conditions.

"My Lord, what do you think?"

"Don't call me that, Brother Rein..."

Pace turned his head helplessly and saw Ryan's wicked smile. The old guard still had only one hand, but his majesty was no less than that of Pace who was wearing the giant armor.

"That's good. This is the first step of the World Alliance," Pace said. "But I don't think we can be called a 'world' alliance at all."

"Everything has to start somewhere," Ryan said without caring. "Believe it or not, once the Federation's huge ships enter the gravel hills, William III will immediately come to us and sign an alliance. When disaster strikes, even fools know that they should stick together."

"Do you think William III is stupid?" asked Pace.

"What else? The Federation is just about to launch a full-scale invasion, and that old man is still thinking about making money! Have you heard about the latest regulations in the "Benefit Act"? That guy is frantically increasing taxes and is preparing to drive all those who cannot pay taxes out of the capital! In my opinion, Glynis II's self-knowledge is even more valuable now..."

Pace did not respond to Ryan. He just looked at the northern horizon silently, thinking of the old [Steam Military Police] in his mind.

That guy doesn't look like someone who would work for a tyrant.

"Let's not talk about this. Your hand," Pace pointed at Ryan's empty sleeve, "do you not need a prosthetic hand? I can have my people make you a state-of-the-art one that can at least reach the federal military grade."

“No, no,” Rui Yin shook his head calmly, “This broken hand can remind me of many things, it’s just a bigger scar.”

As he spoke, the airship flew away from the city wall and gradually flew into the area of ​​gravel hills.

Pace's mission on this trip was to scout the wandering routes of the wilderness line for the newly launched [Armored Train]. This kind of thing was not something that should be done by someone of his status, but Pace always felt that he was not suitable to be a leader sitting behind a desk. He preferred the feeling of doing practical work.

And the Thebits seemed happy to see him do this - perhaps they were suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder caused by Venia's series of policies, and they preferred to see a lord active on the front line.

"..."

Once on course, the spotter began a cursory inspection of the condition of the tracks below.

The reason why ground inspections are not conducted is that the disappeared scavenger tribes and the "epidemic" that caused their disappearance have not yet been identified, and a certain observation distance should be maintained until conditions are met.

Pace was fine. He was mainly responsible for providing safety for the crew. If nothing happened, he would just watch the scenery. If something happened, he would just go and take charge.

He stared quietly out the window at the Grau Yad Plain, and thought of himself the last time he passed by here.

When he revisited the old place, he seemed no longer the same person.

At this moment, a loud shout came from the observer not far away:

"Sound the alarm! Alert La Vattinola!"

"What happened?"

As soon as Pace asked the question, his eyes fell on the answer -

——Countless dark things formed a group on the plain and ran towards La Vatino.

Those were exactly the "black water entities" or "black tide followers" mentioned by the Dila people, and now, they appeared in the center of the continent, running while waving their claws.

6) Quiet Mist (Part 5)

The appearance of the Dark Followers in the center of the continent was something that was beyond expectations. According to the Dila people, [fish] had only been observed on the coast and in the sea, and had never been heard of before the Hillster incident. Most people had no idea what this type of creature was.

Therefore, after the first observation, the people on the airship just hastily sent an alarm message and did not take any further action.

They stared blankly at the schools of fish below with dull eyes. Some of them even trembled, with expressions on their faces as if they would vomit at any time.

This was also the first time that Pace had seen this kind of thing, but he did not panic. Instead, he quickly suppressed the fear in his heart and issued the first command after observing the black water structure:

"Fire!"

The airship then started to operate, and the machine gunners and gunners began to pour fire directly below. One shell after another was dropped, lighting up sparks on the wasteland.

"What on earth is that..." Rui Yin's usual calmness disappeared, replaced by surprise, "This kind of thing... is impossible... How did they..."

"It's those scavengers infected by the disease," Pace quickly concluded. "I don't know much, but according to their intelligence... it should be..."

If these things were allowed to reach La Vatino, all the scavengers outside the city walls would undoubtedly suffer, and if the tracks were damaged, the [Armored Train] would lose its strategic significance.

They can't be allowed to pass through the gravel mound...Pace immediately set the goal in his mind.

But fate always likes to play jokes - since this airship set out to scout the road, it had a limited amount of ammunition on board and would soon run out.

After the previous round of bombing and strafing, the group of black water entities only paused for a while and then continued to move forward in the smoke without any intention of stopping.

Wait for the support... Will the support arrive in time? The Kingdom's [Sentry Tower] has insufficient range, and the [Armored Train] can hardly withstand so many group attacks... Thebite's ground mechanized forces have not yet been formed, and it is impossible to form a defense line...

Then, there is only one way left.

"Tyrant calling Sventonet, coordinates sent, prepare for long-range bombing." Pace called quickly.

He wanted to use mountain cannons to bombard the plains and block the attack of the Black Tide followers.

Faced with his unannounced firing of artillery shells into other people's territory, Rein had no objection at all. The old guard of the kingdom regained his composure and quickly asked:

“How long will the delay be?”

"I arranged shifts for the posts, and taking into account the delay, it's about one minute," Pace said, "but the accuracy of [Sventornet] is limited, so there will definitely be fish that slip through the net."

"That's not a problem. The Kingdom's ground forces will be here soon," Ryan said. "If they can't even take care of those, then they don't deserve to be citizens of the Kingdom."

"But this doesn't solve the source of the problem," Pace stared at the ground outside the window, "They must have a brain..."

Pace once asked Mei Xinghui, a civil servant on the Blue Reef, some questions about the black water entities, so he had a basic understanding of these black monsters.

He knew that in the battle of the North Sea of ​​I-Tran, the black water constructs, under the guidance of the [Black Angel], became disciplined biological weapons and displayed terrifying combat power.

But without guidance, they are just creatures fighting based on their hunting instincts and cannot form such a large, directional wave.

This means that someone is controlling them.

Pace's eyes quickly swept across the plains below. He had seen the photo of the Blackwater Scholar before, and those black eyes forged in the blizzard were naturally immune to the rolling yellow sand in the wasteland and could clearly identify the target.

He soon saw it - above the black tide, a small black shadow was floating, surrounded by circles of small balls.

"I saw him," Pace murmured in a low voice.

"Prepare to bomb!" Ryan shouted.

"No, if he was afraid of the bombing, he would have run away just now," Pace stopped Ryan, "Leave the limited ammunition to the front row. As for him, I will take care of it."

After saying that, Pace turned around and picked up the huge cold steel sword - [Svarog] from the warehouse wall.

He gently turned the hilt of the sword, and the high temperature stored in the cold steel suddenly burst out. The huge classical sword body ignited with flames, causing the surrounding air to fluctuate.

The reason why cold steel can release cold air is that most exposed minerals are exposed to extremely cold environments. At normal temperature, the temperature inside it dissipates very slowly, so cold air will continue to emerge, hence the name cold steel.

But this does not mean that it can only store coldness, it can also store heat - it stores temperature.

This giant sword has been roasted by lava in the underground cellar of Monark for a long time. Only now can Pess use the high energy stored inside it.

"This is the first time I see you use this thing..." Ryan looked at the giant flaming sword and scratched his neck.

Pace didn't say anything. He walked to the hatch, opened the strong factor shield, and said to Ryan:

"keep in touch."

"Watch out for yourself," Ryan nodded, "Go ahead and chop off the federal man's head."

"Ah."

Pace nodded, then leaped out, his body turning into a scarlet meteor in the air, aiming at the position of the [Blackwater Scholar].

On the ground, Zu Chumen raised his head, and when his eyes fell on the red meteor, his mouth twisted sharply:

"variable."

[Blackwater Scholar] waved his sleeves, and dozens of spheres were scattered, immediately forming a series of overlapping and interlaced positions around him. At the same time, a strong factor shield was deployed on his body surface to block the wind and sand for him.

Pace raised the giant sword in mid-air. Before it landed on the ground, he adjusted the trajectory and chose not to hit Zu Chumen, but to hit him directly in front of him.

"boom------"

Under the influence of the silver hand, factor energy arcs erupted from the surface of [Svarog] and immediately spread on the ground. Red arcs spread out, tearing apart all the black tide followers in all directions.

Just as Pace was about to spin his giant sword to repel the surrounding black tide, he discovered something very incredible -

——All the followers of the Black Tide walked away.

At this moment, Pace and Zu Chumen were like standing in an open space. The black waves circled around them when they met them, forming a circle.

"I am finally honored to meet you, the new king of Thebeth, the proud Tyrant."

Zu Chumen landed on the ground and gave a standard bow to Pace without being humble or arrogant. Pace saw the pair of black eyes behind his sunglasses - eyes like black diamonds, without any white in them.

"Now that you are here, I think the negotiations can begin."

"Negotiation?" Pace frowned. "You have never responded to the call of the people of the kingdom."

"Because I'm waiting for you."

Zu Chumen adjusted his glasses and smiled widely:

"I have been waiting for you."

......

6) Quiet Mist (Part 6)