Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

"This storm is really big." The deputy with black scratches stood at the bow, looking at his superior Lin Ji, and sighed with a bit of complacency: "But Chief Lin, don't underestimate us. No matter what the brothers say, we will not let the Inquisitor go deep into danger alone and leave you alone."

The storm interrupted their progress to the depression lagoon town. Except for Lin Ji who had the ability to break through the wind and waves and enter the city alone, the rest of the technology hunters had to return halfway and return to the shore.

The technology hunters did not sit and wait for death. They collected small merchant ships around them, plus the tools and equipment they carried with them. They originally planned to rebuild a ferry that could break through the wind and waves, but they tried many times and failed to succeed completely.

At most, it was considered progress.

But at this time, they ran into the Turtle, which was searching for something in the lagoon.

What good luck.

Although the technology hunters' boats could not break through the wind and waves alone, they had no problem persisting until they jumped on board and seized the ship.

These elites from Black Scratch Town, together with the Inquisitor, formed a team called "Black Claws", and they were not good people.

So they acted decisively.

"How dare you do such a thing to the noble ancients..." On the Turtle, the captain who was tied up woke up and struggled to get up.

He was obviously a son of the Green Plains, and the armor on his body had not been removed in time - or it could not be removed.

The Tech Hunter stepped on his head and pressed his entire face on the deck.

"Aren't you tired?" Deputy Zhou Jing looked at the captain under his feet, and couldn't help but admire him in his heart, "How many times has this happened."

When they occupied the Turtle, other battles were considered smooth, and only when they attacked the captain's room did they encounter great obstacles.

Those personal soldiers were all armored and wore iron masks. They were fearless and extremely fanatical in fighting. The Black Claws of Scratch Town just wanted to knock them out and leave them alive at first, but they could only kill them all under waves of attacks.

Only the captain was left.

Even though he was tied up, every time the captain woke up, he still struggled desperately, as if he didn't know his situation at all.

If he hadn't been investigating and questioning, Zhou Jing would have wanted to kill him with a knife.

"We have long given up pleasure, pain, and the source of all desires... How can we feel, feel tired..." Even though Zhou Jing had stepped on his head, the captain of the Turtle was still trying to get up, which made his neck creak as if it was about to break.

This human was reciting words like religious prayers, but he was not speaking to anyone, but only to himself, like a hint and encouragement.

Because he said that he was not in pain or tired, but the expression on his face was obviously twisted into a knot, and beads of sweat were pouring out.

"Bang!"

Zhou Jing frowned, but still knocked him out again, and exchanged glances with his companions around him.

No matter how you look at it.

These crew members on the Turtle don't look like their technology hunters.

As a watcher, Qin would not bring such a half-charlatan and half-madman into the organization.

But if you want to say what doctrine they believe in... Zhou Jing, as a technology hunter, has never seen it in the investigation report.

Perhaps it is some inconspicuous small sect.

At this moment, the masks worn by the captains' guards flashed through his mind. They were uniformly iron-faced, with big eyes and square noses. Whether it was protection or camouflage, their role was limited.

If you must say it.

Zhou Jing suddenly felt that their shape and appearance... were somewhat like skeletons.

The roar of the waves.

The Tortoise completely rushed out of the underground river.

To be honest, this is undoubtedly a very risky move. Once someone blocked the way ahead or the undercurrent surged, the technology hunters might be caught in a battle and risk, but the members of the Black Claws were all skilled and bold, which was exactly the same as their leader, the Inquisitor, to some extent.

Even Zhou Jing felt that his luck along the way was a bit too good - not only were they able to successfully seize the Tortoise, they also found the wreckage of the Viper in the dark river.

The other party not only helped them block the surging tide in the narrow tunnel, but also buried himself in it.

Originally, the crew could still escape, but as the Tortoise went backwards, they were all run over.

Now that he successfully found Lin Ji's figure, Zhou Jing was surprised and satisfied. He knew that the other party was a person who did not believe in luck.

This examiner cooperated enthusiastically with his colleagues, like a good friend, but there seemed to be some hidden estrangement behind the scenes, which was unknown to others.

Perhaps it was because of the other party's identity.

As a disciple of the Sword Saint, he was strong and had potential, so he would naturally be trained by the headquarters. It was just that because Alke went out to perform an extremely difficult task and temporarily left the Black Scratches, the influence of her faction declined, and there were some minor troubles.

But, this was also an opportunity.

That's why the other party became an examiner.

As long as she could succeed or even just successfully complete the task of inspecting the lagoon in the depression, Lin Ji would be able to accumulate a lot of reputation, proving that she was not entirely dependent on the protection of the sword master, and even be able to win the support of the headquarters for her teacher.

Even worse.

If Alke had an accident in the mist island, with this prestige, she would have a chance to take over his position.

In this way, their faction would not fall completely in an instant.

This is almost the default.

As for the elite hunters, the Black Claws, except for some who followed Alke to Kirishima, most of the rest are his supporters, so they came to Lake Town with the Inquisitor.

Zhou Jing understands the weight of Lin Ji's responsibility. To some extent, they have to rely on each other. However, under the current situation, he is leading the Land Turtle like a magic weapon descending from the sky. After all, the prosecutor should also look at it with admiration. Bar?

Seeing the Scratch Hunters in uniforms with the Black Claw emblem on their chests standing on the bow of the ship, Lin Jian was indeed stunned for a moment.

Surprise, surprise, touch... all kinds of emotions emerged. She had already prepared herself to take on this matter alone, but she didn't expect that these colleagues still found a way to break through the wind and rain obstacles and come here.

When you discover that you are not alone, no matter how strong your heart has been, you will always be touched.

However, it was at this moment.

Various clues are connected together.

"Why is she giggling... Damn it, what is happening here!?" Zhou Jing just moved his eyes away from the prosecutor and looked around, then he noticed the mess deep in the mine.

Searchlights illuminate everything.

Boards floating on the water, corpses of sailors, and the dirty blood that wandered out, broken limbs and fragments hanging upside down on the rock wall.

as well as……

"Safe Spider!"

Looking at the four-legged machines climbing up the rock wall, all the technology hunters on the Tortoise became alert. At the same time, they also heard the sound of knocking from the bottom of the cabin beneath them.

"Sir! What have you provoked..." Zhou Jing looked for Xiang Linji again in surprise, and then froze, "That's..."

The prosecutor just grabbed a long knife hanging on the rock wall, jumped up with Chad, and stood on the back of the knife.

And under her feet...

"Qin's saber!?"

"Thank you everyone, but... why are you still standing there? A new mission is here!" The prosecutor who recovered looked at his companions, with firmness and vigor in his words: "The culprit has been killed, please stop the smugglers from escaping. Ancient machines must not be allowed to enter the lower city!"

"Black Claws, move!"

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"Why do you think you are qualified to negotiate a deal with me now?" Lu Meng looked through the eyepiece at the black box in the whistler's hand. There were still blood stains on it that could not be washed away. Although the opponent's biochemical machine also had a physical body, , but there is no blood. They have a more efficient circulation mechanism. "Or, why not go directly to the people on the Tortoise? They are obviously more what you want."

This biochemical skeleton man has been lurking on the Reef. What Qin saw before his death was not a hallucination, but it was him who pretended to be strong and brave and deceived the other party to unlock the control of the safety spider.

This was not the purpose of the whistleblower at the beginning, but just a temporary idea. Obviously, he did not expect that Lu Meng could kill Qin. With his own ability, there was no need to fall out with the watcher.

The Whistleblower can change his appearance and vital signs by reading his flesh and blood, but this process requires slowly cultivating the body, which is close to cloning. Therefore, if he wants to temporarily change his clothes, he can only use the existing skin. One that had turned into a skinless corpse on the Reef.

"Don't think you can threaten a skeleton man with death - I'm sorry that even we don't have the weakness of 'fear'." Looking at the direction where Lu Meng's old world crossbow was pointing, the whistler was not convinced. Instead, he raised the black box in his hand half a minute, so that it would fall into the crosshairs so that he could see it more clearly, "If you don't want to, that's okay."

He suddenly exerted force.

The mechanical arm wrapped in flesh and blood pressed against the black box. There was a crunching sound, and a ridge appeared on the surface of the controller.

"But don't even think about it."

Even Qin, the watchman, had to use an entire armored warship to transport these, and the security spiders believed that they might be able to establish a foothold in Stobo with their strength.

"You should know that I did not activate the security spider's attack program. Now they are just acting in self-defense." The whistler stopped using his force. "I just want to take them away from this place - of course, for cover, Some of the spiders must be left behind."

"But once you lose control..."

"At least they are a quarter of the same race. I don't want to see these cuties become like the machines of the Iron Path."

From rage to abandonment.

The whistler looked at Lu Meng, who mentioned the Tortoise unabashedly, which made him even more confident in his judgment.

The core crew of the Tortoise.

It is the remnant party who has been reborn with flesh and blood.

But judging from the fact that they are all human beings, they are at best low-level believers who are deceived and beguiled by the theory of flesh-and-blood rebirth.

The whistleblower knows that once his identity as a skeleton is revealed, he may gain the respect of the other party, but it will be of no practical use.

His real idea is to lurk in this team, and then try to contact the core of flesh-and-bone transmutation through the believers on the Tortoise—even their founder.

If the other party is still alive.

"Everything in the world has its own order. Would you confuse a shepherd with his flock?" The whistler laughed with his naked flesh. "You should be able to understand this example, right?"

"——The first fire of the land."

The Order of Ember.

When the Whistleblower first learned about the theories and doctrines of this cult from human society, he established a connection with the School of Bone and Flesh Rebirth.

Even though it has become much milder on the surface, it is precisely because of this that the Embers can develop and spread as a cult and be accepted by the world.

At first, the Whistleblower also doubted whether this was just a coincidence, just the reappearance of the same spark of thought in the endless long years of history.

However, now.

As the leader of the Embers Cult, Lu Beiyou not only knows the existence of the Whistleblower, but also knows the true identity of the crew members on the Turtle.

This level of secrecy cannot be explained by knowledge or investigation clues.

It must be a personal participant.

The Embers Cult is a peripheral or even derivative of the School of Bone and Flesh Rebirth, and this fact is a foregone conclusion.

The lost school that sowed the seeds of the collapse of the Second Empire with its own strength has returned to the world stage in this form.