Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

"The place in front of us is where the soldiers of the United City finally disappeared..." Huo Buyang stared at the ruins in front of him. The bricks and stones of the buildings collapsed everywhere. They were covered with a thick layer of dust over the years. It looked empty and quiet, but he still carefully hid behind the bunker and lowered his voice: "After that, I didn't go deep, otherwise I would be easily discovered." He was referring to the period of lurking.

"You did the right thing," Izumi carefully poked his head out, "After that is the city area of ​​Aikuang Town. That is where the Blood Hunters dare to go. Only they know what is inside. It is not easy to get out, but I didn't expect that people can be sent in."

She was puzzled: like them, the wild people who live on the periphery and can at least exchange some materials with the surrounding areas of the city wall have such a difficult life. Are there really living people, the so-called "city residents" in the more closed city area?

Could it be that all the Blood Hunters made up to deceive people?

"Little sister, isn't your father a blood hunter?" Just as Izumi was thinking this, someone pressed on her back and squeezed out his head with the same curiosity, "Didn't he tell you anything?"

This was a young woman wearing a straw hat, and the shadow created by the wide brim of the hat almost covered her entire body.

And from the hair leaking out from the side of her cheek, she still had red hair.

"This..." Izumi didn't know how to answer, and was a little embarrassed.

She knew that her father was a blood hunter. In the past, when he was in a good mood, he would brag about his experience in the city. But when Izumi really explored the edge today, she found that the real situation here did not match the bizarre things her father said.

I'm afraid that her father was just a blood hunter, but he actually didn't go in a few times, let alone go deep.

The news he heard from him was not accurate.

"Chise, stop it." Huo Buyang was obviously frightened by the sudden appearance of the woman, but he said seriously, "Be careful, Izumi still has a wound on his hand."

"I know, I'm not a person who doesn't care about the severity of the situation..." Chise muttered and stood up. Huo Buyang said "It's hard to say" and then glared at him. Then he rubbed Izumi's head, "Besides, I brought Ah Mao with me, so it's a good opportunity for him to see it."

She saw a man with an unshaven beard following her from a distance. His clothes were obviously quite luxurious and decent, but he hadn't changed them for a long time and they were messy.

Seeing Izumi turn around, the man laughed foolishly and looked a little stupid.

Izumi nodded embarrassedly.

——To be honest, she didn't expect that in addition to Lu Beiyou and Huo Buyang, there were actually so many people in the other team.

Moreover, all these people were met by the white-haired young man in the process of socializing. I don’t know where he got so much time. People can’t help but wonder if he is really a regular officer of the United City. What is he doing all day long... What is really terrifying is that these people he knows are all skilled.

For example, this man named A Mao is said to have been an ordinary citizen in the United City. As a result, he was robbed by the Sand Bandits on the way to a blind date. The Sand Bandits looked at the rented fancy clothes on him and thought he was a great noble in the United City. They kept waiting for people to pay the ransom and negotiate the deal, and even escorted him all the way back to the secret headquarters, the Sand King Tower.

One blackmail letter after another fell into the sea. The Sand Bandits thought it was the work of the Cloud Ninja or even the Black Dragon Group near the Black Sand. In addition, A Mao has a kind of "pure" style that is unique to great nobles, speaking nonsense and answering questions in a roundabout way...

The result made them believe it even more.

This level lasted for ten years. During this period, the sand bandits gradually forgot the purpose of capturing him and relaxed their guard. In order to relieve his boredom, Ah Mao found various prisoners and wounded soldiers to play with. Over time, he actually learned advanced first aid methods...

When Izumi heard this, he didn't dare to think about the specific process of the other party's medical practice.

And with Ah Mao's mental state, it was obviously impossible to ask the details.

What made her even more incredible was that Lu Beiyou could actually bring such a person out of the Sand King Tower.

As for the red-haired woman Chise, she was a thief that Lu Beiyou met in North United City. It is said that she is also a member of the local brotherhood. She just ran into him and was caught on the spot.

Being caught stealing is not a big deal. Chi Se also has her own principles. She only takes things worth no more than 200 coins at a time. It is reasonable to be released after being locked up in the police station for ten days or half a month. As a result, the night Chi Se was sent to prison by Lu Beiyou, a group of robbers attacked the prison and released all the prisoners. Chi Se cursed in her heart and decided to hide in a corner and pretend to sleep. As a result, she was carried away by someone without paying attention.

When she got out of the city gate, the mysterious man took off his mask and saw that it was Lu Beiyou, the white-haired young man who caught her in the morning.

Now, Chi Se went from a petty thief to a wanted criminal who escaped from prison. The charges were doubled several times, and the reward amount that made her tremble with fear... So she had no choice but to join the gang.

Yes, Chi Se used the word "join the gang" when she talked about it.

She said bitterly that the son of a noble family looked decent, but in fact he was more rogue than the local tyrants in their black streets.

By the way, most of the other prisoners who escaped during the chaos were captured by a certain officer named Lu, who made a lot of achievements... As for the few who escaped, their whereabouts are unknown.

Izumi: ...

She can only agree with Chi's opinion.

But Akaashi said this, but Izumi could hear that she had no reluctance. The only complaint she made was the same as Izumi's own surprise: You didn't say there were so many people at the time. I thought they needed my care. ...There may be hidden secrets in it that she can't understand yet.

Red's ability lies in her old profession, with agility, nimble hands and feet, and even superb sneaking skills. She can sneak up behind the two of them without being noticed by Huo Buyang, which is an example of this.

This time, in addition to Huo Buyang's memory of being an undercover agent, Izumi collected clues and figured out another route to escort the soldiers, and Chi Se went to conduct reconnaissance first. Seeing that this little sister was so smart and capable, Chi Se also liked her quite a lot.

As for Lu Beiyou himself, as the person in charge of force in the team, he took the captured blood hunter to deal with something first. It is said that he also had to meet with two other partners that Izumi had never met.

They were even a team of six...seven.

Izumi thought.

She was still not used to counting herself among them.

"Stop being so straight-faced." Chise choked Huo Buyang, and then got down to business: "I've gone over there and looked, and there's not a single person there - no matter whether you're whispering or having a banquet, no one can hear you."

Huo Buyang rolled his eyes at her angrily, but he breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his lips: "Facial paralysis, born from birth."

On the other side, Ah Mao stepped forward and took apart the splint that Izumi fixed by himself. The girl's technique was rough and she was still injured and she was doing it alone. Ah Mao had seen such injuries many times, so he spelled the mistake for her. The injured bones can be repositioned so that there will be no sequelae after they grow well.

But this process was undoubtedly painful. Izumi's face turned pale and cold sweat immediately flowed down, but he still did not scream.

The red one on the side was amazed.

After Ah Mao re-bandaged her broken bones, Chi Zi asked: "Little sister Izumi, how old are you this year?"

She became curious when she saw that Izumi's thinking and character were both precocious and mature beyond his years. However, the level of development in the wasteland was not like that of cities in the civilized world, so it was difficult to judge.

"Uh... ten, sixteen or seventeen years old?" The girl was a little unsure.

She stopped paying attention to this a long time ago.

However, when getting along with these people, Izumi unconsciously still had the mentality of a child. He was a little embarrassed and subconsciously talked about it.

"Impossible!" Chi Se was the first to react and objected immediately. Huo Buyang on the other side was also a little surprised, but he randomly shook his head.

Izumi didn't expect them to react so strongly, so she could only shrug. She couldn't give an answer.

But at this moment, Ah Mao on the side suddenly stretched out his hands and gestured, and then stretched out four fingers. Red understood: "14 years old?"

Bone age cannot be deceived.

Izumi was a little enlightened for a moment. She remembered that a long time ago, when she had just decided to write down her age, she would still estimate it carefully.

At that time, Aikang Town had not yet changed its owner, and her father was not a blood hunter yet. She was working very hard outside and would occasionally be scolded...but overall they still depended on each other.

I don’t know when it became what it is now.

Or should we say that things in the past are all things that people unconsciously embellish for their own memories and cannot be taken as real. This is both the strength and weakness of human beings.

However, Izumi can be sure that there were no samurai from Kaidun City stationed at that time, so she would not have met Lu Beiyou and these interesting people.

"...Uncle Amao." Waiting for the wild doctor to fix his broken bones, Izumi asked timidly: "Can I learn medicine from you?"

She was originally a little conceited and felt that she was different among the wild people, but after joining this team, the girl realized that what she knew was just a little cleverness.

Not much help.

In fact, even the cunning and cunning (praise) may not be as good as the officer himself.

For the first time, a desire for learning and knowledge arose in Izumi's heart.

After hearing her words, Amao first tilted his head, thought for a while, and then shook his head firmly. Izumi's heart suddenly sank, feeling extremely disappointed.

However, she also knew that skills should not be passed on lightly. This was someone else's skill, and her own request was considered overstepping...

"Let's talk about it later." Ah Mao pointed to her injured arm and grinned: "You can't move now."

Izumi was stunned and didn't react, but Chi Se and Huo Buyang on the other side also laughed.

"...Definitely." The girl nodded heavily, as if she was abiding by the doctor's orders and making some agreement. Among the others, Izumi was originally the most afraid of this somewhat crazy doctor, but now he also felt that his unshaven face was frightening. Somewhat cordial.

"It's a pity that there is no better medicine for injuries." Huo Buyang looked at Izumi's arm, his tone fluctuated slightly as if he was reminded of some past events, but his expression did not change, "Otherwise, he could have recovered faster."

"Why don't you ask for the medical module?" Red subconsciously replied, "Our cat doctor has done a good enough job."

"Well, it's okay, Brother Huo..." Izumi thanked Ah Mao and tried to shake his shoulders, but he couldn't move at all.

Although the luggage of the few people was simple, Ah Mao's first aid kit contained serious medical bandages and decks, produced by technology hunters, which could not be compared with those made by Izumi, a wild man.

The recovery speed is at least doubled.

According to the officer, you can save anything except blood packs.

When the few people were traveling and adventuring, they were indeed saved several lives because of this perfect preparation.

Huo Buyang hummed and wanted to get up and relax.

"Not good!" At this moment, a shout suddenly came from the distance, scaring everyone, and the content heard next was even more frightening: "Lao Lu... he is dying!"

There was a crying tone in his voice.

"What!" Among all the people, only Ah Mao turned his head and didn't react. Izumi was stunned in place with a buzzing brain. Chise jumped out in a flash, so fast that people couldn't see his figure clearly. Huo Buyang moved his feet, but he endured it, and quickly scanned around to be alert and observe the enemy situation.

In the distance, there were indeed two people supporting this bloody figure - it was Lu Beiyou, an officer of Kaidun City.

He removed half of his armor, and only wore a helmet and half of the armor, and put the rest on another person. Because the person was thin, even if he only had half of Lu Beiyou's armor, it was covered with half of it, which looked quite ill-fitting. It was this person who cried out in sorrow.

Chise stepped forward to take Lu Beiyou, and his hand sank, and then he heard a thin and thin voice: "Who did you say died... Beep."

"Oh, Lao Lu, you're okay!" The person who supported him suddenly became excited, and then pointed at the other person who was traveling with him and said: "It was Sadnir who told Beep that you were dead!"

"People, always die."

On the other side, a stiff mechanical voice came, with a hint of melancholy.