Infrastructure Throne

There was a "creak".

The fragile branch was pierced by the spear, and under the double pressure of Shen Qingze's weight, it was finally overwhelmed and snapped.

He stepped into the air, fell from the treetops, and the cold spear came like a shadow——

In the nick of time, the big white dog jumped up and bit the man's calf tightly. The man suffered from pain, and the gun head was slightly deflected by half an inch, thus avoiding the fate of the owner's death on the spot.

Shen Qingze only had time to take out the fine iron dagger, barely separated the gun body, and the rapidly rubbing metal scraped out an extremely ear-piercing noise.

The place where he fell happened to be right above the man's head, the man who was bitten by the big white dog couldn't dodge in time, and crashed into the trap prepared for Wolverine in embarrassment!

Accompanied by a heavy muffled sound, a cloud of pungent dust rose from the mud pit covered with fallen leaves.

Shen Qingze quickly straightened up from the plaster, the man who was crushed by him and fell into a pad seemed to be silent, his heart skipped a beat, and he quickly turned him over.

After sniffing, at least he still has breath.

With the help of the cold moonlight, Shen Qingze finally saw the man's appearance clearly. The man was wearing a dark brown cloak, the hood covered most of his head, the open cloak revealed the corner of the black military uniform, faintly oozing black and red. blood.

The wound on his leg bitten by the big white dog is not too deep. This guy was seriously injured in the first place?

Shen Qingze frowned slightly, and the moment he pulled back the hood, a face covered with curse patterns appeared in front of him!

Weird black runes, like distorted earthworms, criss-crossed and densely covered half of the face. In the lonely forest under the moon, it had a terrifying effect, and it terrified the big white dog beside him.

Shen Qingze frowned in surprise, this should be the appearance after being cursed.In the afternoon in the tavern, I heard the soldiers mention the witch priest of the orc tribe. Could this man... Could it be an officer of the Abyss City Guard?

In the game, if the player is cursed, at most he will lose blood until he dies. Otherwise, if the player becomes this respectable, he may have the intention to kill the plotter.

The man was seriously injured, and his original appearance could no longer be seen. There was hardly a piece of intact skin on his face, his eyes were closed, his lips were white, and his brows were slightly twisted and twitched due to pain.

Shen Qingze took out the ordinary healing potion from the gift bag from his pocket, and regardless of whether it was symptomatic or not, he unplugged it and gave the fainted man a gulp.

"Aw!" the big white dog gasped and called out in a low voice.

"Ah Bai, what's the matter?" Shen Qingze glanced at it, suddenly aware of the danger, he suddenly turned his head, facing a pair of dark golden bear eyes, with a bloodthirsty cold light glowing faintly in the night!

Hold! ——It's Wolverine!

It stood quietly at a distance of less than one meter, looking down at them with the eyes of looking at the prey, with saliva in its mouth, hanging down long, almost dripping to the ground.

This is a good time, the trap has pitted itself, and the prey and hunter have lost each other.

At this moment, the strange man in his arms suddenly coughed and woke up slowly from his lethargy.

With a pair of amber eyes, there was a hint of confusion that was not yet awake. Immediately afterwards, the tense and tense atmosphere in the air made him instantly awe-inspiring. In the backlight, the huge silhouette of Vajra Bear was clearly reflected in his pupils.

The snorting and growling were so close that they seemed to stick to the neck, making the hair stand on end, and the terrifying bear's paw was already close at hand!

Before he had time to think, the man squinted his eyes, and almost subconsciously handed out the spear in his hand. The sharp tip of the spear pierced straight into the giant bear's belly, and was stuck by the muscles due to exhaustion!

The utterly enraged King Kong Bear let out a long, earth-shattering roar, and shattered the barrel of the gun with his palm!

The man was holding half a broken gun in astonishment, and he let out a muffled groan when he was swept away by the wind in his palm, and he bumped into a tree stump two meters away with Shen Qingze who was hugging him!

Shen Qingze lowered his head, and saw the man who had blocked the bear's paw for him vomit a mouthful of blood, and fell into a coma again.

His eyes were cold and stern, and while the Wolverine Bear's attention was attracted by the abdominal injury, he raised his crossbow and aimed at its eyes crazily——

"Roar-"

The sharp iron arrowheads were screwed into the two bell-sized eyeballs of King Kong Bear, and two of the four arrows hit!The other two brushed against the hard fur of the giant bear, but failed to shoot through.

Enraged, it roared and slapped Shen Qingze hard!

Shen Qingze nimbly pushed the unconscious officer away, and rolled on the ground, a deeply sunken bear paw was made on the soft soil, and the knife-like wind blew his cheek sorely.

The second palm of the King Kong bear followed. He threw away the empty crossbow, kicked towards the tree trunk, leaped high with his strength, turned over and rode on the back of the big bear, and clamped its thick neck tightly with his legs!

Shen Qingze brushed off the rough bristles on the back of his neck, raised the dagger high, and stabbed it down with all his strength——

"Roar!!"

The angry roar of the Vajra Bear startled the birds in the forest. During the frantic struggle, Shen Qingze was almost knocked over by it. Soon, its roar sank. After the young man cut open the artery forcefully, hot blood gushed out, and his huge body Finally fell to the ground.

Everything came to an abrupt end, and the misty forest was ruled by silence again.

Suddenly, a clear and crisp notification sounded on the system board that belonged to him:

[Gain experience value 1000, level up to Lv5, all attributes up]

[Acquired a special reward: slashing skill - cutting throat, when attacking the opponent's vitals, there is a certain chance of death]

【Unlock Tier [-] Store】

I didn't expect to get a first kill reward, and it was a rare skill reward.

Is it a blessing in disguise?

Shen Qingze was shrouded in the upgraded golden light, gasped heavily and climbed down from the back of the Vajra Bear, and began to skin and cramp his spoils expressionlessly, it didn't look like he had just experienced life and death.

He squatted on the ground, used the dagger to dig out the still warm heart, held it in the palm of his hand and beat, the dark red blood dripped down the gap between the fingers, making the slender fingers appear shockingly pale.

Shen Qingze stared at his spoils, feeling a little absent-minded.

This kind of temperature, slippery touch, and disgusting bloody smell will not be directly felt by the player in the game, so as to avoid the discomfort and guilt of killing lives.

Is the thing in his hand a famous red monster worth 10 silver coins, or... a life that was once alive and will never be refreshed?

If he hadn't been decisive enough to strike just now, but whoever has the slightest bit of compassion, would it be himself who has been ripped open and dug out his heart?

If there is that day, can he be reborn at the resurrection point like in the game?

Shen Qingze looked at the bear's corpse that was getting colder on the ground, and instinctively told him, don't gamble with your own life.

The bloody piece of meat in his hand made Shen Qingze truly feel for the first time that he had really completely left the former civilized planet full of order and peace, and drifted into a different world where death and crisis are everywhere, and never again. Can not go back.

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Shen Qingze twisted a few thick ropes with a branch, and carried the unconscious officer back to Yuanliu City.

In the tavern that was about to close, there was not a single customer, Shen Qingze stepped into the dark night and pushed the door in, covered in blood, he looked like a devil who wanted to choose and devour people, which made the tavern owner tremble.

"You... are you a human or a ghost?"

"Of course I'm human."

Shen Qingze casually wiped the blood off his face, and placed the burlap bag containing the heart and paw of the King Kong bear on the counter.

Other bear skin, tendon, bone and meat are all high-quality raw materials, all of which are in his own pocket.

The tavern owner pinched his nose to examine carefully, his eyes almost popped out, he looked at Shen Qingze with awe in his eyes: "Little brother, this is your reward, 10 silver coins, can you tell me your name? "

"Shen Qingze."

The boss looked at his dark eyes: "Mr. Shen is from the Great Xia Empire in the Far East?"

Shen Qingze was slightly taken aback.

When the game was first constructed, in order to allow players from different regions to have a sense of substitution, different skin colors were set. Shen Qingze's black hair and black eyes are typical characteristics of Far Easterners.

Yuanliu City is located in a desolate uninhabited area, sandwiched between the Great Xia Empire and the Mansi allies. It was originally established by a group of exiled survivors from the East. After intermarrying with the locals for a hundred years, the bloodline Injected with Mansi's genetics, the characteristics of Daxia people are not as obvious as Shen Qingze's.

Shen Qingze thought for a while, then nodded and said: "That's right."

The tavern owner seemed relieved, and said in a nostalgic tone: "It's really a nostalgic hometown."

He seemed to think of something suddenly, and called Shen Qingze again: "By the way, do you sell that bear's foot? A merchant is buying it with a golden dragon carp."

Golden Dragon Carp?

Shen Qingze remembered that in the setting, this thing is the lowest dragon species, its only purpose is to increase people's luck, anyway, the bear's feet are not very useful, so it just happened to be a trade-in with the boss.

He exchanged the remaining coins with the boss for a small amount of food. He wanted to ask the boss if he knew the cursed officer, but when the boss saw the horrible curse marks on the man's face, he was so frightened that he hid behind the counter .

Shen Qingze had no choice but to bring him back to Father Li's house first.

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Dim starlight shines through the treetops, spreading to the feet in the cool autumn night wind.

It was almost dawn when I got home.There was a dim light in the cabin all night.

The big white dog rushed into the house with brisk steps first, and the old man Li came out of the house in a coir raincoat. He didn't know whether he woke up in the night or stayed up all night.

Seeing that Shen Qingze came back intact, with no missing arms or legs, he seemed to let out the breath hanging from his chest, and the old skin on his face stretched out.

"Who is this person?"

Shen Qingze shook his head: "It may be a member of the city guard, who was injured, so we can't just leave it alone."

He placed the man on the small wooden bed in his room, and took care of the food and bear skins he had purchased, and there was another string of fresh meat next to the half string of bacon.

Father Li silently looked at the blood-stained bear skin and silver coins, and suddenly said: "Actually, if the shop is gone, it will be gone."

Shen Qingze turned around in surprise, the lamp on the table was like beans, and there was a bowl of hot porridge. Under the candlelight, the old man's hunched back was projected on the bare wall, with a hoarse voice: "I'd rather you don't take this risk." Danger...I...you are the only one left in my family..."

Father Li thought of his son who died tragically, and felt sad. He wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and hugged the bear skin in his arms: "It will be winter in a few months, and it is very cold here. This skin is just right for you." You make a winter coat..."

Shen Qingze's heart trembled suddenly, the old man regarded him as a family member, he opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but Old Li had already picked up the bear skin and limped out.

loved ones?The young man sat at the table dejectedly, looking at the bowl of bacon porridge that had been warmed overnight, with a few scallions sprinkled on it, but it was just a bit of bitter and salty bacon. Father Li was never willing to eat it, so he reasoned that he had bad teeth .

He used to be a single-parent family and was brought up by his mother. He had never seen the existence of his father. His mother hoped that his son would become a dragon, and she was extremely strict with him.

Shen Qingze thought sadly, so there is a father, is this the feeling?

This mud-walled thatched hut, leaking rain and wind, lacking clothing and food, is actually a "home".

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Put the golden dragon carp into the water basin, and gave Dabai another bone in his mouth.Shen Qingze washed off the dirt all over his body with cold water, the shirt and trousers that he brought at the beginning of time travel had been washed white.

He changed into rough linen clothes, and went back to sleep before dawn.

After the oil lamp was blown, the room was so dark that he couldn't see his fingers. He had just closed the door when a sharp object suddenly hit his back!

"...Don't move." A deep, magnetic, strange male voice sounded next to his ears, "Where is this place? You... who are you?"

Shen Qingze's whole body was pressed against the door panel by the man, and his scorching breath kissed the back of his neck, causing trembling goosebumps.

"..."

Seeing that the young man said nothing, the half-gun in the man's hand was pressed against his waist, his voice became colder and colder, and he said in a commanding tone: "Answer me."

Shen Qingze said coldly: "If you poke me with that thing again, I won't be polite to you."

The young officer raised his brows slightly, surprised by his toughness, and was about to say something when the suppressed young man had already grasped the barrel of the gun with his backhand, twisted and twisted it with a firm force like an iron hoop, and snatched it away.

Turning around, the gun barrel hit the man's throat.

In the blink of an eye, the two changed positions, the hood slipped from the man's head, and the terrifying curse lines on his face were half-hidden in the darkness, making it impossible to see clearly, only a pair of bright and sharp eyes could be discerned vaguely.

Shen Qingze took out a torch, and the faint light of the fire illuminated a corner of the room.Unable to adapt to the sudden light, the young officer squinted his eyes.

Under the light at such a close distance, this disfigured face presents a high-definition horror. The thin lips have faded, but fortunately, the lines disappeared when they reached the chin. Below is a slender and fair neck. The barrel of the gun is close to the Adam's apple, as if It can be easily crushed with a little force.

The man seemed to have given up resisting, and even had the mood to show the other party an interesting smile, although he was very permeable under that respect.

"Aren't you scared when you see me?"

It was only then that Shen Qingze remembered that the opponent was still seriously injured, slowly released the gun barrel, and threw it aside.

"Are you a soldier of the guard?" His eyes fell on the opponent's collar - where the logo of the Abyss City Guard was embroidered.

"Your face was injured by the witch sacrifice curse of the orcs?" Shen Qingze looked into his eyes and said slowly, "Since you were injured to defend Yuanliu City, why should I be afraid to protect my home when I live here? people?"

"..." The man's eyes seemed to be moved, and he slowly restrained his sarcasm, stroked his uneven cheeks with his fingers, and looked at the other party with an incomprehensible gaze.

"But they are all afraid of me, and they don't even have the courage to look at me directly. They point and point behind me, saying that this is the curse of the devil, a pain that can never be shaken off."

Shen Qingze: "So you just hid in the foggy forest alone?"

"Hiding? No," the officer raised his voice, shook his head again, his tone was very light, half a smile, "I just want to see in the dark, some people show their true colors..."

He raised his head and looked at the young man with amber eyes: "My name is Yan Zui. Your name?"

"Shen Qingze." He turned his face slightly, "This is my home, a blacksmith's shop in the suburbs."

"Blacksmith shop?" Yan Zui looked down at the simple bandages on his waist and calves, and blood oozes from the wounds due to the violent movement just now, "You saved me?"

Shen Qingze said lightly: "My dog ​​bit you."

"This medicine should help your injury." He put the remaining half bottle of common healing medicine on the small table, took off his coat, turned over and lay down on the small wooden bed, "Take a rest, it's almost dawn. "

Yan Zui: "Aren't you afraid that I will attack you in the middle of the night?"

Shen Qingze didn't even open his eyes: "Forget it, you may not be able to beat my dog ​​with residual blood."

Yan Zui: "..."

He pulled out the cork of the medicine, put it under his nose and smelled it, and there was no herbal smell, but he vaguely remembered that he was indeed fed water by the young man when he was drowsy, and the burning sensation of the curse was relieved.

Yan Zui glanced at the young man sleeping peacefully with his eyes closed on the bed, and tentatively took a sip of the potion, the taste...was no different from plain boiled water.

"Hey."

Shen Qingze who was woken up impatiently opened his eyes, and saw Yan Zui standing on the bedside like a ghost, looking at him with green eyes: "Where do I sleep?"

Shen Qingze slowly moved a few inches into the bed, and stretched out a finger to indicate the empty half of the bed.

Yan Zui pursed his lips and remained silent: "..."

The author has something to say: Yan: Tsk, invite me to share the bed as soon as we meet, could it be...

Shen: You sleep on the floor!