The motorcycle carried the two of them through the tall and deep space of the city, drove down the intertwined overpasses, and entered the Nancheng District, which is full of industrial layout.
Huge steam pipes can be seen, extending in parallel and bypassing low-rise buildings with sparse lights, like a messy but orderly thread.
From time to time, turbulent steam spurted out from both sides of the road like whale breath.
At first, Xiao Xiao could only smell red-hot rust and dull steam on his nose. Unknown chemicals were mixed in, filling the air with a dangerous atmosphere.
The entire old Nancheng area gives the impression of being depressed and dilapidated. Factories abandoned due to bankruptcy can be seen everywhere. There are only a handful of street lights on the streets, making the entire city look much darker than other places.
The tall brick walls are covered with exaggerated and bright graffiti, but underneath the graffiti are people wandering around doing nothing.
Some of them had cigarettes in their mouths, some held a bottle of wine, or they were in groups, or squatting alone on dark street corners. Every time a new face appeared, countless empty eyes stared at it.
This is the most dangerous neighborhood in the city and a breeding ground for countless thugs, prostitutes, and criminal geniuses.
In Xiao Xiao's memory, this place was already very famous four years ago. The order was broken. Even the security department did not dare to come to this place to arrest people unless they sent a large force of people.
He couldn't help but retract his gaze.
Here, meeting anyone's eyes may cause unnecessary conflicts.
Ruanruan, on the other hand, acted very relaxed in such an environment. She even stopped next to a railing that allowed her to support herself on the ground.
He took out a small electronic instrument and observed it for a long time. Then, before a few unfamiliar faces came tentatively around him, he stepped on the gas and left the place.
Soon there was a chorus of curses and the chaotic sound of bottles being thrown to the ground behind them.
Ten minutes later, the limp motorcycle arrived at a desolate place compared to the desolate old city. It seemed to be the edge of the city.
There are only large stretches of abandoned factory buildings here, and the black holes look like corpses lying on the ground. Occasionally, there is a dim light shining outside a door, and the lonely people seem to be shivering in the thick night.
"The abnormal radiation was discovered near here..."
Ruanruan stretched out her feet to support the railing next to her, raised her left wrist, and swiped on the display screen above.
Xiao Xiao kept the newcomer quiet and did not disturb her.
If you click in your mailbox, you can also see a map with special marks. This should be a prompt from the task issuer.
This also made Xiao Xiao feel a little strange: he already understood that he, the envoys of the "foreigners", was to clean up the aberrant creatures in the city.
However, at first he thought it was the city that directly issued a "task" to him, but later he found that it was not quite the same.
At least if this city releases missions, it will never give you another chance to pick and choose, looking for suitable events...
According to what Ruanruan said, even the mission level is only summed up by all the strangers.
So, who is issuing the task?
The sender of the email, the person named "Karma"?
Who is he? The leader of the Outlander organization?
Just as they were thinking about it, on the street not far away, two people who looked like drunkards stood up and walked tentatively not far away from them. Without speaking, they just wandered there, looking at each other.
Flashing.
After observing for a while, he slowly walked over, his eyes swept over Xiao Xiao and Ruan Ruan, and asked: "What do you do?"
Ruanruan looked up at them and said with a smile: "I want to ask you something. Have you ever heard of any strange things happening in this area?"
"Is there a missing person, or something?"
"..."
When the two people saw the soft smiling face, their eyes lit up, and unnatural smiles appeared on their faces. They walked closer and closer, reaching for their lower backs: "Are you two just the two of you?"
"Little sister, these two car lights of yours are quite beautiful..."
"..."
Ruan Ruan frowned, and subconsciously reached into the bag on the front of the motorcycle, but after a slight hesitation, she thought of something, retracted her hand, and nudged Xiao Xiao, who was sitting obediently.
"oh?"
Xiao Xiao was stunned for a moment before he understood.
This eldest sister said that when she came this time, she didn't care about anything and would do everything by herself.
So, start now?
So he raised his head and glanced at the two people, a trace of thought flashed in his eyes, then suddenly took out his gun and shot the person in front of him in the leg.
"Boom!"
The sudden gunshot made Ruanruan in front of him tremble in fright, and he turned around violently.
They saw Xiao Xiao holding the gun in his hand steadily, not even looking at the man lying on the ground holding his thighs. Instead, the muzzle of the gun moved steadily and pointed at the other man's face.
The voice seemed very polite: "Asking about everything, have you heard of any strange things happening in this area?"
"Is there a missing person, or something?"
"..."
"Ahh..."
It wasn't until he asked these questions that the two people in front of him reacted. One hugged his thigh and screamed like a pig.
The other one faced the black hole of the muzzle, his face instantly turned pale, and his pants gradually became wet.
Xiao Xiao's face was calm. He moved his fingers up and down and said, "You haven't answered our questions yet..."
"No...I don't know..."
The uninjured man's legs were trembling, and he took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket with a sad face and handed it over: "This... people often disappear here, and I... my wife ran away with people..."
"oh."
Xiao Xiao was used to staying on the dock, so he casually smoked a cigarette from the cigarette case, clipped it to his ear, cast a sympathetic look at him, and said patiently: "Is there anything else?"
"I...I really don't know..."
"Think again..."
The person who was pointed at the gun almost cried. Suddenly he thought of something and pointed carefully at an abandoned factory area: "Oh, yes, that... there..."
"It is said that people often disappear, and others... say there is a warehouse there that eats... cannibals..."
"..."
"A warehouse that eats people?"
Xiao Xiao was surprised, turned around and glanced at Ruanruan, and saw her gently nodding her head.
So Xiao Xiao turned to look at this person and said warmly: "Thank you, it's okay. Go home early and drink less. My wife may come back."
"By the way, take this one on the ground with you. He's seriously injured. Find a better clinic."
"..."
"Yes Yes……"
With a sad face, the man struggled to lift the man who had been shot in the thigh from the ground, and stumbled away.
Xiao Xiao watched them walk away, then put away his gun and cast a questioning look at Ruanruan, as if he wanted to know how he was doing.
Ruanruan looked at his calm and handsome face, remained silent for a long time, and said: "I just asked for directions, and you shot me?"
"They have bad intentions..."
Xiao Xiao explained honestly: "When we came over, they were already trying to draw their swords... I didn't see clearly, maybe they were holding guns."
"Just shoot because there's a chance?"
Ruanruan's eyes became more and more surprised: "You didn't hesitate?"
"Because it's better for all of us."
Xiao Xiao said: "I'm just a newcomer and don't have much fighting experience. They have already come up to me. If they suddenly rush forward with a sword drawn, I might kill them if my marksmanship is so bad..."
"You might even be injured by them unexpectedly."
"It's better to shoot first. Since we can avoid killing both of them, we might as well ask them for some information..."
"..."
Ruanruan looked surprised: "So you still mean well?"
"of course……"
Xiao Xiao looked calm. Wasn't he the right choice?
Besides, this is a foreign land full of monsters. Even if they are really killed, what will happen?
"Well, you really have unlimited potential..."
Ruanruan was convinced, sighed helplessly, and turned to look at the abandoned factory building, where the "man-eating warehouse" the two people just mentioned was located.
Her expression quickly became serious: "What are you going to do?"
Xiao Xiao thought for a moment, jumped out of the car, glanced in the direction of the warehouse from a distance, then held the gun tightly in his hand and strode forward.
Ruanruan also followed, watching him move forward, and her curiosity became even more intense: "Are you going to go in directly?"
"What else could happen?"
Xiao Xiao stood still, glanced at her in surprise, and said, "I'm just a newcomer and have no experience..."
"You didn't even arrange a military training for me..."
"..."
"Okay, okay, I'm only responsible for observing you this time. You can do whatever you want..."
Ruanruan didn't know how to answer, so she waved her hand and stood firmly two or three meters away from Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao also thought about it and realized that he really didn't know how to do anything else, so he just walked forward in a straight line.
I took a deep breath and thought to myself: "I really need to cheer up this time. If I don't do well, I will get points..."
"...No, points are not important. What is important is that it will be very embarrassing."
