"How did you end up like this?" Cyrus asked incredulously.
Lin Sanjiu was wrapped in a blanket and held a steaming cup in her arms. She looked just like the survivors in the TV dramas. However, this was not a way to comfort her. It was an emergency measure. Under the blanket, Lin Sanjiu had two heaters that Cyrus had found somewhere.
The aircraft wasn't big, but it was well-equipped and very comfortable. It was considered a rather luxurious mode of transportation in Roaming the Clouds. At this moment, Lin Sanjiu was sitting close to the air vent on the ground. The hot air wafted into the quilt, but she still felt that it wasn't enough.
Even without looking at herself in the mirror, she knew that her face was pale and her lips were purple. Even though her body temperature was gradually recovering, she still felt a chill from her bones. She was so cold that she was shivering. She could not even give a complete answer to Cyrus.
The cold wind in the sky was nothing compared to what she experienced when she fell into the depths of the smog.
"I … I didn't expect that …" Her teeth chattered, and she almost bit her tongue. "There are some things in the smog … They are … they are using ice … to hunt …"
Lin Sanjiu fell right into their lair. She was a creature that could freeze its surroundings to capture its prey. Coincidentally, Lin Sanjiu fell into their nest. When she thought back to the half an hour she had been through, she felt that her mind was about to freeze again.
Cyrus was still in disbelief. "Then why didn't you run?"
If you were frozen in the ice, why don't you run? "
Lin Sanjiu had many things to say to him, but her tongue was not working so well, so she could only swallow her anger. Cyrus was not good at taking care of people, but fortunately, he had plenty of heating resources. He had hot water and heaters. After a while, Lin Sanjiu's skin gradually returned to its normal color. Her hair, which had gotten wet when she had to rub herself with ice, had also dried.
"In other words …" Cyrus thought for a while after listening to Lin Sanjiu's story, "After losing contact with you for so long and spending so much effort, you still haven't figured out why the Palace of Shadows would join forces with the old lady to capture ordinary people."
Lin Sanjiu almost forgot that this man had a nasty tongue.
Lin Sanjiu scratched her face and changed the topic. "Are you sure that the Palace of Shadows is working with the old lady? If they just happened to appear in Fanjia City … "
"I can basically confirm this point." Cyrus was sitting on a chair. Compared to Lin Sanjiu, who was lying on the ground, he looked very relaxed. "While you were sneaking back to Fan Jia City, I didn't stay idle either. Do you know that there will be a duoluozhong experience exhibition in the Twelve Worlds? "
Lin Sanjiu did not expect to hear that name again in this place. 'Not only do I know, 'she said, with a bitter smile,' but I've had my misfortune there. Wasn't it already turned off? I heard about it on the radio. "
Cyrus was a little dazed after she briefly recounted her experience. "Your bad luck is everywhere in the Twelve Worlds, isn't it?"
"Actually, it's not just the Twelve Worlds," Lin Sanjiu answered honestly.
"Anyway," Cyrus waved his hand as if he didn't know what to say, "I found out from my internal sources that the Palace of Shadows had an agreement with the duoluozhong experience exhibition … After the exhibition closed, they rented the duoluozhong and lured them into Fanjia City. Finally, they scared away all the posthumans in the area. I didn't know how they controlled the duoluozhong, but now that I think about it, the members of the Palace of Shadows might be living in the duoluozhong's body. That's why they were so restrained and didn't cause any more trouble. After they took the duoluozhong back, they sent a few airships to Fanjia City. Judging from the time, it was just before you met the old lady. Not long after you disappeared, the entire Fanjia City was sealed off. No one could enter or leave. "
In other words, the old lady came with the Palace of Shadows.
Lin Sanjiu thought for a moment and said, "I really don't understand. They created rumors, artificially created Mutants, and even rented duoluozhong to chase away the management of Fanjia City … Did they spend so much effort just to capture four to five thousand normal people in Fanjia City? But why? "
Cyrus spread his hands. "I was hoping that you could answer my question."
"What about the rest of the people in the city?" Lin Sanjiu felt much better. She crawled out from under the blanket and extinguished the stove.
Cyrus's answer shocked her. "There are no more people left in the city."
"What?"
"I contacted Octocephalus," Cyrus answered. "After all, there's still a dimension with Mutants in the city, so I had to warn them. Octocephalus almost lost his life, but it's a long story. I can tell you about it later … He told me that there's not a single normal person left in the city. "
"Not even one …"
"He told me that after he recovered some of his mobility from his severe injuries, he immediately gathered all the normal people in the city. He thought that by gathering everyone together, they could take care of each other. This method could ensure everyone's safety … However, it was only for one or two days. When he woke up yesterday morning, he realized that he was the only one left in the gathering area, "Cyrus said slowly," He said that everyone in the city had disappeared. He wandered around Fanjia City alone, looking for people, but he couldn't find anyone. He sent a message to the city, but there was no response. "
Perhaps they had all been captured and sent to the factory.
The Shadow Palace and the old lady were so greedy for the normal people that they wouldn't let a single one of them go.
Lin Sanjiu sat on the ground in a daze. She could not help but imagine the scene in her mind. The old lady was walking among the sleeping humans. With every step she took, an ordinary person would disappear. When she finished walking around the area, only the unconscious Eight-Headed Druid was left in the same spot.
"I was a little suspicious of him at first," Cyrus sighed. "But now, I just feel sorry for him."
When Lin Sanjiu was in a daze for a moment, he continued, "Octopus also asked me to tell you that he has already tried his best to spread the message that you asked him to send to all the channels he could to find you. He said that he didn't know if the people in Fanjia City could return safely, but he hoped that you could at least find your lost friends and family. "
Lin Sanjiu exhaled shakily. She immediately took out Beacon Smoke's personal gadget. It wasn't that she didn't trust Octopus. It was just that after hearing the missing person's message with her own ears, she felt that the hope in her heart was real.
When she thought that she might see Yu Yuan and her grand prize waiting for her when she returned to Exodus, it was as if a corner of her heart had been loosened and filled with blood. Lin Sanjiu bit her lip. She almost couldn't resist the urge to rush back to Exodus. She asked, "What should we do next? I want to go back to the airship … "
Not to mention anything else, she did not forget that Peng Ping was still locked up on the spaceship. Thinking about it, she had been gone for almost ten days. Even if he was an evolved person, Peng Ping could not be locked up indefinitely, otherwise he would starve to death sooner or later.
Cyrus was silent for a while.
"For the past few days, the organization has been urging me to go back as soon as possible." When he said that, he seemed to have noticed the expression on Lin Sanjiu's face. He smiled faintly and said, "I know very well that if I go back, I won't be able to come out again … Since we have lost the clue about the factory, I will go with you. Didn't you say that you need a dissecting artisan? I can bring you to hire one. "
"This is a transitional chapter … I have a sudden urge to read horror stories. I have read two in a row. How should I put it? It's so peaceful. It's not scary at all. Moreover, each page is a mystery. In the end, it turns out that the main character is insane. He keeps going crazy. This is really … "Do you think I have a lot of time?" "I know I can't write about ghosts, but isn't this too much?
I borrowed a short story written by Stephen King in the 70s. I hope it will be interesting. Do you have any recommendations? "
(End of chapter)
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