From the perspective of ordinary Xintai Xizhou citizens in the Motor City, it was as if "enemies" came in overnight and announced that the city had changed hands.
The core enterprise army of the Lighthouse that they relied on before, Dienai's Angel Legion, were all slaughtered, and their bodies were still scattered on the streets.
Their homes were devastated by the war, and the fires that swept through the city were still burning. Water, electricity, roads and other infrastructure were all destroyed, and their basic lives were unsustainable.
Xu Cheng saw that they all had their heads lowered, clasping their hands, or holding the hands of those around them.
What comfort were they looking for? Xu Cheng didn't know. They seemed to be looking for some kind of treatment or spiritual relaxation. I'm afraid they were extremely scared. Overnight, they became citizens of the "occupied area".
"That's it." Goodman nodded to Xu Cheng.
He glanced at the ruins of the destroyed tower and cloister next to the auditorium, and there were also huge holes in the roof, but there was nothing he could do.
Pastor Goodman fulfilled his duty and stepped forward to conduct the prayer ceremony for the people.
Xu Cheng observed carefully.
Pastor Goodman asked some people to kneel on the stone slab in front of Dilnai with a pious expression, raising their hands, as if to pray for the souls who died yesterday and today, and to ask for some grace or grace from Dilnai on their behalf.
mercy.
They completely dedicated their bodies and minds to ancient mystics like Dirnai.
There is a strange atmosphere here, which is particularly united, mysterious and peaceful, unlike other worshipers of ancient mystics. Xu Cheng sat down on a bench.
White candles were lit around them, casting dozens of intertwined shadows behind them.
"Brothers, sisters, compatriots, as long as we continue to trust each other, and more importantly, worship Lord Dirnai more devoutly, we will gradually regain the good life of the past. Now, please remain patient and maintain
Restraint, because life will go on after all." Pastor Goodman preached and comforted people.
"Yeah yeah……"
"Why……"
They sincerely believed that Dirnai could overcome all difficulties and gave them protection and blessings. Xu Cheng thought silently.
After the intimidation of yesterday's war, these citizens relied more on the worship of Dienai, using their faith to calm their anxiety and fear.
Xu Cheng looked at the statue of Dirnai in the middle. People's wishes were increasingly focused on Dirnai, giving her unparalleled divine power.
Xu Cheng shook his head.
Dad said, it’s better to rely on yourself than anyone else!
She walked out of the dilapidated auditorium and returned to the quiet streets after the war.
Most of the urban area of Auto City is occupied by soldiers from the Eastern Hemisphere.
In the early days of the occupation, people had a strong desire to resist.
The proliferation of guns has plagued New Taipei Island for many years, and now it is also a major problem for the occupying forces. Many citizens of New Taipei Island angrily opened fire on the occupying forces, and more than a hundred death sentences were pronounced every hour.
A security company was dispatched to different streets, responsible for restricting people's travel and controlling the misuse of guns and ammunition.
The streets were full of potholes, and Xu Cheng could no longer find a single intact street nearby. Nisto's robots patrolled the streets, proving their military presence and repeatedly reminding every New Zealander who couldn't understand the situation that this city was important.
Belong.
Screams sounded in the distance, attracting Xu Cheng's attention.
She walked over and saw a woman arguing with the robot.
The woman was wearing a brown duster coat, gray pantyhose and high heels, heavy makeup, curly blond hair, and an angry look on her face.
Xu Cheng believed that she must have used a lot of lycanthropic mutagen on herself, because she actually had a pair of eye-catching orange cat ears! What a cat girl!
"I just want to go out for a walk! The war is over, we should have basic freedoms, right?" Cat Girl protested fiercely.
"It's martial law time now. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to go out. Please go home immediately!" the robot soldier said.
"Are you here to rescue us or to torture us? Isn't this just imprisoning us? What do you think of us? Prisoners? Or slaves?" she asked.
"I am only responsible for executing orders. Please go home, otherwise you will be detained." the robot said.
The woman's movements suddenly change.
Xu Cheng noticed that she wanted to take action, so he raised his hand in advance and released the wall of repulsion.
In an instant, she shot a highly lethal monomolecular line from the containment box on her arm. In this era, no one should be underestimated. It is very likely that her whole body is filled with weapons of mass destruction.
I saw the golden single molecular line slamming against the magic wall summoned by Xu Cheng, and quickly bounced away. No one noticed Xu Cheng's small movement.
Detecting hostility, the robot swung its baton and hit Catgirl in the face so hard that it almost dented her face!
"This is a warning." The robot recorded her characteristics, identity code, took a photo and entered it into the record, and then continued patrolling to the next block.
The woman's face had been beaten almost to pieces, the bridge of her nose was collapsed from the middle, and one of her eyes was crooked.
Xu Cheng felt that she was involved and could not sit idly by. She could also imagine the conflict between the occupying forces and the citizens, but she didn't know it was so scary and almost killed people.
She swallowed, quickly ran over, picked up the cat girl, and carried her towards the Dirnai Charity Order with great difficulty.
Breathing heavily, Xu Cheng carried Cat Girl into the dim auditorium and placed her on one of the benches. She called out to Pastor Goodman, and he hurried over.
"What's wrong with her?" Pastor Goodman asked.
"She ran around," Xu Cheng said.
"No one deserves a slap in the face for running around." Pastor Goodman looked at her distressedly.
This blond female citizen with cat ears was unconscious, one eye almost fell out of its socket, and she was bleeding.
Other believers came over and looked at all this in horror. They prayed one after another, hoping that Lord Dirnai could use divine grace to provide healing.
Rev. Goodman ran his old fingers across her cheek, healing it, and the air lit up with oracles and runes, healing her wounds.
I saw that the radius of the wound gradually became smaller.
"Lord Dirnai has appeared!"
"Your Excellency, Sir Dienai, thank you, Lord Dienai!"
"Great!" People were excited.
Xu Cheng studied the effect of this divine power.
The soft light illuminated the entire room, and the power of Dirnai awakened the cat girl who needed first aid. The dents on her face quickly healed, and under the kind touch, her flesh and blood became brand new.
The pain and tension were erased from her expression, replaced by surprise, doubt and calm.
"Oh my God..." Cat Girl was confused and uneasy, her ears twitching as if the memory of her whole face being smashed by a robot was just an illusion.
"Have a good rest," Pastor Goodman advised kindly. "It was the power of Lord Dilnai that healed you."
Xu Cheng scratched her hair. She felt strange because she was a member of the occupying army.
She observed the cured cat girl and found that it seemed to be more effective than surgery and had faster results.
Pastor Goodman stood up and invited Xu Cheng to talk alone.
"Child, behold, I cannot give a guarantee, but you have also seen that the power we exercise is a favor, a gift from Lord Dirnai, and we use this gift to fight despair, comfort and heal.
Innocent, if it can alleviate the eternal suffering of mankind, even a little bit, it is meaningful, isn't it?" Pastor Goodman said kindly, using his mouthful chanting tone.
"..." Xu Cheng pondered.
"Now, people need the care of this kind of power. This is also the meaning of the existence of this charitable order." Pastor Goodman said.
"Guagua." Xu Cheng didn't understand, "Why is everyone so dishonest?"
"Honestly? What New Zealanders value most is freedom, our hard-won freedom - we will fight against anyone who takes away our freedom." Pastor Goodman praised the spirit of freedom they admired.
"..." Xu Cheng felt something was wrong.
"You can join us and work with us. We are now living in fear from the occupying forces, and there is a risk of being massacred or exterminated at any time, but I can provide healing, and you have weapons, and you are still a guest of the occupying forces -
—I see that the robot has no response to you. I think we can work together to rebuild some beauty in the ruins..." Pastor Goodman said slowly, he was very concerned about Xu Cheng who could walk around on the front line without a trace.
Constrained privileges.
Xu Cheng looked at Pastor Goodman's almost pleading eyes, thoughtfully, and at the same time, seeing him approaching step by step, he felt wary.
"Don't come over!" Xu Cheng said.
Pastor Goodman approached without saying a word. Xu Cheng stepped back and turned around to see several believers walking over.
"Come, let's join Lord Dirnai's grace!" Pastor Goodman said in a persuasive manner.
Xu Cheng only felt the demonic sound penetrating his ears!
She was startled, and quickly released her power. She released the wall of repulsion backwards, knocking over two believers who wanted to pounce on her.
"What?" Pastor Goodman became anxious when he saw the two believers being knocked down. He began to chant incantations and summon the holy relics given by Dirnai.
With no other choice, Xu Cheng raised her hand and opened fire with a large pistol, blowing off Pastor Goodman's head. All this made her feel frightened, and she stepped over the old pastor's headless body and ran away.
People in the auditorium hall were not aware of what happened, but they couldn't be more familiar with shootings. When they heard the gunshots, they felt something was wrong and ran away quickly.
Xu Cheng ran away without looking back. It felt like the most terrifying time in his life.
She reported the crime, and about 10 minutes later, robots rushed over, arrested all the Dirnai admirers, loaded them into cars and sent them away.
She came to look around and wanted to know the final fate of this group of people.
"Where will they be sent?" Xu Cheng asked.
"Send to meet 4.3 billion people." said the officer who carried out the order. He wanted to use a more euphemistic expression so as not to scare Xu Cheng.
But Xu Cheng understood that these people were going to be shot! And there would be many more shootings in the entire occupied area.
"Quick..." She quickly turned her head and saw that everyone was moving very quickly. The auditorium had been planted with explosives and was ready to be destroyed. Auditoriums like this all over the new Taixi continent were constantly sending power to Dernai and must be eradicated.
Including people's perceptions also need to be corrected.
For this era, occupying a modern big city is too complicated. The New Taipei people all have guns in their hands, and due to the influence of Dirnai and the guidance of the Lighthouse Core, they will rise up and resist if they disagree, and then continue to suffer.
to pressure.
If things go out of bounds, it is possible to empty the entire city. Xu Cheng was thinking wildly. People will still bleed in the future. After this battle, will people be able to resolve internal conflicts once and for all?
Recalling the horrifying situation just now, Xu Cheng now really understands what 101 said - in a place like the war front line, it will only add to the horrifying memories. When he thinks of sisters 101 and 102 fighting bloody battles on the front line for 6 years, Xu Cheng
Cheng both admired and deeply sympathized with him.
…
In the command train on the front line.
Xu Yang inspected the results of the assault force and couldn't help but nodded.
After winning, the Great Lakes region was successfully raided by the Eastern Hemisphere coalition forces. After a carefully planned series of military operations, more than 30,000 factories in the core of the lighthouse were paralyzed and occupied, which meant that they would be unable to produce armaments.
The set goal has been achieved, and only the final decisive attack on the Ark Bunker is left. Xu Yang drew the front line and attack arrows on the simulated strategy panel, accumulating planning efficiency bit by bit, waiting for the opportunity to maximize the offensive.
At this moment, he suddenly received a communication invitation.
Seeing that the source of the communication was the Ark Bunker, Xu Yang couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
Now that we have reached this juncture, does anyone want to surrender?
Well, although the enemy is already a turtle in the urn, one more internal response can reduce the losses of one's own people.
Xu Yang calmly accessed the communication.
"Hello." he said.
"Let's open the skylight and speak frankly. It's time to end this charade." Noriko Honma said.
