city ​​of the end

Chapter 57 The Abandoned Mine

The mine mentioned by the village chief is a place that has long been abandoned, and its history is said to date back to the Civil War.But after that, the place is already deserted, only the town not far away is somewhat popular.But now, the situation here is completely different.

The burning torches illuminated the dark mine. Standing on the hillside not far away and looking towards it, one could even see the situation inside the mine.This is not at all like a mine that has been abandoned for a full century. Instead, it looks like vitality and vitality have emerged again.

"Why do we come here? Besides, Commander, you just need to entrust us with the task? Why do you need to do it yourself?"

Looking at the weird mine in front of her, Ailuka was obviously reluctant. She would rather stay with her beloved Harmony than come to this ghostly place.But it was Fei Lun who gave the order, so she couldn't say anything more.From Ai Luka's point of view, this kind of trivial matter does not need Fei Lun's help at all. In the wilderness and wasteland, similar matters are usually handled by their subordinates, but here, Fei Lun has to do it himself. It also made Ailuka feel very uncomfortable.

Although Fei Lun had participated in the battle with them when exploring the nodes before, but Ailuka knew the importance of the nodes very well.Even the de facto ruler of the Blackstone Group has to be begged, so it is not surprising that Fei Lun will join it.But here is different. This is just one of the countless small gathering spots on the wasteland. The people here don't seem to have much to squeeze out, but the mission is surprisingly dangerous.The wasteland is full of dangers, and any mission may turn out to be unexpected.A place like this that has been abandoned long ago is even more dangerous. Let alone what is inside, whether the structure of the mine itself can still support living is also a big problem.In case of any accident, when the mine pit collapses, even if you don't die on the spot, you will die sooner or later if you are trapped in it for ten days and a half months.This is not before the disaster. In case of an accident, you have nowhere to go to the ambulance and call the police, so you need to send your subordinates to die for yourself.For a long time, the Black Dog team has been doing similar work in the wasteland, although the four sisters also advanced and retreated together at that time.But that's because they have a deep affection for each other and have been together since birth.

But Fei Lun is different. His status and displayed strength in the ninth district are naturally far higher than the three sisters of Aluka.Generally speaking, even if an existence like Faerun would not deliberately avoid it, he would try to avoid some dangers as much as possible.But Fei Lun was the complete opposite of them. He took personal risks just because of the request of the ruler of a small gathering place. No matter how he thought about it, Aluka couldn't understand such a thing.

But no matter what, they are all Fei Lun's subordinates, and since Fei Lun has issued an order, they can only execute it.

"It's just my habit, you don't have to worry about it, as long as you do what you should do."

"Okay, Commander."

Now that Feren had given the order, Eluka couldn't say anything more and just nodded.After receiving Eluka's response, Feren walked toward the mine in front of him.

In the dark night, the entire mine seemed silent, except for the occasional "crackling" sound from the torches, there was only the sound of people's footsteps.Delin didn't change back into the form of the cat-eared maid, but still turned into a black cat lying on Faerun's shoulder.Behind Fei Lun, Ai Luka, Chris and Krona followed closely behind, watching the surroundings cautiously.

From the outside, there is nothing strange here. Whether it is the discarded tools or mine carts, they all maintain their original appearance, and there are no traces of blood, corpses, or battles around.But it's no wonder, according to the village chief, no one has been here since it was blocked and abandoned.In the early days, there might have been energetic young people who came here for adventure or something in pursuit of excitement, but after the cataclysm, this kind of thing has disappeared—after all, being alone in the wilderness is already very exciting.

"Kulona, ​​did you find anything?"

While looking around, Ailuka lowered her voice and asked.Many people don't know the horror of familiars, but Ailuka and others have seen them before. These familiars are not something that exists on the earth at all, so that their existence itself even violates common sense, and on the contrary, it is even more terrifying. It is close to the goblins and monsters in those myths and legends.To deal with such monsters, ordinary attack methods have no effect at all.Even Ai Luka doubted whether these familiars could be detected by Krona's ability, but no matter what, with the little guy by her side, she was still at ease.

"Don't worry so much."

Looking at the nervous three people, Feren smiled slightly and then spoke.

"I'm afraid the danger this time will not be very high. I don't think these familiars should be the kind of particularly tyrannical guys."

"Why? Commander?"

If this sentence came from someone else's mouth, then Ai Luka would definitely scoff, but Fei Lun is different, he has a familiar by his side, at least in terms of "familiar science", he must know more than others .

"Because the character of familiars is generally very simple. If they want to kill you, then they will kill you. If they like you, then they will tell you. If they don't want to contact others, then They will hide away. According to the village chief, this group of familiars has been here for a while, but apart from burning some fruit trees and vegetables and killing a cow by the way, they have not treated these people. Anything aggressive...well, it looks like they're in need of treatment."

"Hey?"

Hearing this, Ailuka couldn't help being taken aback, and even Krona opened her eyes curiously, looking at Faerun.

"Commander, are these familiars sick?"

"Well, I think they're sick."

Hearing Krona's curious inquiry, Ferren answered with a smile, then he turned his right hand, and soon, a scalpel appeared at Ferren's fingertips.

"So they need treatment. To be honest, I haven't dissected familiars for a long time. I wonder if these familiars can cooperate with my treatment?"

"?"

Hearing Fei Lun's answer, Krona tilted her head curiously.And Ailuka let out a low cry of "噫", feeling that her whole body had suddenly entered a state of emergency. What happened in the building left a deep memory in her memory—splashing blood, sharp screams, struggling limbs, and the sharp blade between the skin and muscles...

"Well………"

Thinking of this, Ailuka hurriedly covered her mouth, trembling and lowering her head.It seemed that this was going to be a permanent trauma to her spirit...

"call!"

And almost at the same time, the burning torches all around suddenly went out instantly, and in the blink of an eye, everything in front of him was completely plunged into darkness.Then, suddenly, a series of strange laughter emerged from the darkness.

"Hahaha...hahaha..."

The laughter wasn't too loud, and it even sounded like a baby's cry, but in such a pitch-dark environment, this kind of laughter made people feel even more weird.Immediately afterwards, blue, will-o'-the-wisp-like fireballs suddenly emerged from the darkness and shot towards Feilun and the others quickly.

"careful!"

(End of this chapter)