Embers Ad Infinitum

The "priest" who was undergoing hypnosis did not expect that the other party would actually make a face.

Not only did he not expect it, Shang Jianyao himself also did not expect it.

"Father" was startled for a moment, then nimbly jumped to the side.

Amidst the banging sound, Shang Jianyao moved the muzzle of the gun very steadily with both hands, trying to draw out a line of fire to cover the possible hiding area of ​​"Priest".

But at this moment, he raised his hands involuntarily, turned the gun, and aimed it at his head.

"Body automatic"!

Not only did Shang Jianyao not panic, he actually laughed.

Because this is a new experience.

His finger was about to pull the trigger and shoot himself.

However, it suddenly forgot this action and pressed the trigger, not knowing what to do next.

Shang Jianyao gave himself a "missing hand movement".

At this time, he turned his head and looked at Odik, as if to say, it's your turn.

The shot he fired just now had no intention of hitting "Priest". The purpose was to drive "Priest" towards Odik and shorten the distance between the two.

On this matter, Jiang Baimian had an unusually tacit understanding with him. In a hurry, he fired a shot at random to the left side of the "priest", which was the direction away from Odik.

This forced "Father" to rush towards the corridor where Odik was.

Odik gave up on his intended target, half-turned his body, pressed against the wall, and locked onto "Father".

Before "Father" could make a second roll, his eyes suddenly lost their luster and his eyelids drooped uncontrollably.

In this fierce battlefield, he dozed off and was about to fall to the ground.

Of course, Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian would not miss this opportunity. As soon as their hands recovered, they immediately moved their guns and aimed at the crumbling "Priest".

However, before them, a bullet was fired from the other side of the corridor away from Odik.

From its angle, it was impossible to hit Odike, but it caused a "bang" gunshot.

The sound shook the eardrums, causing the "priest" to wake up from his deep sleep.

He ignored the situation and fell to the ground, continuing to roll. He randomly selected a target and let the corresponding hands take the initiative to raise the muzzle of the gun.

boom! boom!

Jiang Baimian's bullet shot into a fluorescent lamp on the ceiling, and a large number of glass fragments fell.

The area became a little darker.

Shang Jianyao's bullet hit the place where the "priest" originally stood, sparking a spark.

The priest in a black trench coat rolled into an empty room, stopped, took out a small glass bottle from his pocket, and threw it at Odik.

Odik didn't dare to let the object get close, so he raised his wrist and smashed it into pieces.

The next second, a strong smell of vinegar filled the air.

Odik's expression changed, and he ran out of the corridor without thinking, returned to the middle of the hall, and stayed away from this area.

However, he had only taken two steps when he started sneezing.

The sneezes were so violent and frequent that Odik stopped involuntarily and bent his back, unable to make any other movements.

The tip of his nose quickly turned red, looking quite funny.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Baimian understood one thing instantly.

That's the price Odik pays, which may have something to do with his nose and sense of smell.

He is allergic to the smell of vinegar, quite severely!

This reminded Jiang Baimian of the scene when he first met Odik:

He looks calm and reserved, but the tip of his nose is red, like a clown.

Shang Jianyao therefore commented that it was not good for the nose to be too pointed, as it would be easily blown red by the cold wind.

Thinking about it now, Odik must have passed by South Street that day, smelled a little vinegar, and sneezed several times.

The "Father" actually accurately grasped the price Odik paid, made preparations in advance, and at the most critical moment destroyed this powerful hunter who was not afraid of most awakened people one-on-one.

——The reason why he did not sprinkle vinegar in the hall in advance was because that way, Odik would not enter at all.

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Baimian chose to retreat.

She ran and rolled wildly, and quickly reached the area near the door.

She didn't want to abandon Shang Jianyao and run away, but she wanted to distance herself as quickly as possible so as not to be affected by the "Priest's" awakening ability.

As long as she is not under control, the current distance can only be regarded as a medium range for her, and she can almost hit the mark with perfect accuracy.

The next second, her legs stiffened, causing her to almost fall.

"Father" put one hand in his pocket, walked out of the room where he had been hiding before, and said with a faint smile:

"it's useless.

“The whole building is within my reach.

"The main purpose just now was to control Odik and close the distance."

His pale face looked extremely sick in such an environment.

Shang Jianyao didn't move because he was fighting with his hands.

If he hadn't used the "missing hand movement" in time, he would have successfully "committed suicide" just now.

During this process, he also transferred the effects of his abilities to Jiang Baimian from time to time to prevent her from also shooting herself.

"Priest" is constantly changing its target to control the enemy one-on-one.

This prevented him from performing more delicate operations, such as letting Jiang Baimian "walk" to the wall on his own and commit suicide by hitting the wall.

While Shang Jianyao was paying attention to the status of himself and Jiang Baimian, who were always using their abilities, he was actually quite excited and said with a smile:

"Villains always die from talking too much, don't you know?"

Wearing a black windbreaker, the "priest" looked like he was recovering from a serious illness and smiled:

"I'm talking so much, isn't it just because I can't do anything else?

“While using one ability, you cannot use the second ability unless you have entered the ‘soul corridor’ and obtained some special ‘items’.

"As an awakened person, you should know very well that your other abilities cannot be used at all now."

In other words, "Priest" is not afraid of being cheated now.

"Father" then looked around and said with a smile:

"And I have two servants."

As soon as he finished speaking, a person came out from both sides of the corridor. They quickly approached and showed their appearance:

One is wearing a baseball cap, with eyebrows like swords, and looks good, but his eyes don't look fully open. The other has pulled up hair, soft facial features, a gentle temperament, and a faint black mole in his eyebrows.

Lei Yunsong! Lin Feifei!

Their eyes, which had been missing for nearly two months, were slightly dull. At the same time, they raised the guns in their hands and aimed at Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian respectively.

At this time, "Father"'s smile became more obvious:

"By the way, I forgot to tell you.

"I did not go around the city to enhance the effect of the previous hypnotic ritual.

"The reinforcements you are expecting may not be able to arrive."

…………

When Odik, Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian tracked the "Father" and drove to the north, outside the city wall, countless wanderers in the wilderness were still kneeling or sitting, as if they were bodies that had lost their souls.

It was extremely cold today, and it seemed like it would snow at any time, and there were very few people leaving the city—there were enough people willing to buy slaves and all kinds of rags.

A man with a beard that hadn't been shaved for an unknown amount of time sat beside the dug hole, staring blankly at his wife and children who were about to faint from hunger.

At this time, a man wrapped in a torn cotton-padded jacket came over, also dirty and with a full beard.

"Ah Cai, we have to think of something." The man said to his companions next to the den.

Ah Cai slowly turned his head and looked over:

"Li Tou, what can you do?"

He seemed weak when he spoke.

Li Tou grinned, a bit ferocious:

"Break in! Let's all break in together!

"If we don't break through, we won't be able to survive tonight once the snow comes. If we break through, at least there's still some way to survive!"

"How can you break in? It's not like you haven't tried before..." Ah Cai looked at his wife and children, feeling a little moved.

Li Tou said solemnly:

“That time I was too reckless and not cruel enough.

"We can first sneak into the group of people at the city gate, find an opportunity to kill the guards at the door, and then call everyone to rush in together!

"No matter how many guns and bullets there are on the city wall, can they outnumber our people?"

As he spoke, he pulled up his clothes, revealing an old revolver.

"You didn't sell this gun?" Ah Cai was a little surprised.

The corner of Li Tou's eye twitched:

"They're probably all 'eating' to their fullest, and no one has come out to collect them recently. Hey, I can't sell them even if I want to.

"I know there are many people in a similar situation. If you organize them, you will have dozens or hundreds of guns. Are you afraid that you won't be able to break in?

"This may be life."

"I don't know how many people will die..." Ah Cai slowly stood up.

"What are you afraid of? You may not even be able to live well tonight, but are you still afraid of death?" Li Tou's expression became extremely gloomy, "If we really can't rush in, we can rob the nearby manors. They have fewer people and fewer guns. , and there’s plenty of food. If this doesn’t work, so many people have died, and you still can’t get enough?

"Ah Cai, I don't want to come to this point. It's all because of God! Do you want to watch your Axiu and Longhorn beetle starve to death like this? Do you want to wait until you can't stand it any longer? Let's exchange children and we'll eat Your beetle, do you want to eat my Xiaoerhei, so that you won’t be able to do anything?”

Ah Cai's expression changed slightly, and his expression gradually became sinister:

"Okay! I'll follow you!

"If you die, there won't be such trouble!"

Li Tou said with satisfaction:

"Your broken speaker hasn't been sold yet, has it?"

"No." Ah Cai shook his head and said, "It can still be used."

"Okay, I'll give it to you later. I want everyone to hear my voice." Li Tou took a breath and slowly exhaled, "Seriously, if we don't hold each other together and fight hard, we are really dead. !”

Ah Cai had no objection and asked eagerly:

"Where else can I be needed?

"Who else are you looking for?"

"No need, I've already contacted the first group of people." After Li Tou finished speaking, he looked sideways at the city gate.

His gaze became increasingly fierce, and his eyes were faintly red.

Ah Cai and many people around him also looked over there with the same eyes.