Krupp's team of several hundred people marched forward in a mighty manner. Even a few people who had originally planned to stay here to look after the camp and make fires for cooking were asked to leave and march in together.
According to the meaning of "Krupp", there are countless gold treasures inside, and it is too late to ask more people to move them. Where can there be people left to watch the fire and cook?
The more he said this, the more uneasy and strange the porter Jin Minzhong felt.
However, he had no role to speak in this team, so he could only obey the orders and move forward without saying a word.
But before he knew it, he had fallen to the end of the queue. In front of him was a crowded team, and behind him were a few lazy gunmen, chatting in low voices as they walked.
After walking along the stone road for a while, they arrived at the deep valley and the team began to climb down the cliff one by one.
The heavy machinery and explosives were also tied to ropes and transported down on pulleys. For a time, the scene was lively and full of people.
After struggling for nearly two hours, everyone and the equipment were finally transported to the bottom.
At this time, someone used the moonlight to open his pocket watch and saw that it was already eleven o'clock in the evening.
"Where's the gold? Where's the treasure?" someone asked.
"It's too dark. Isn't it normal to not be able to see?"
Krupp stepped aside, took a hiking stick and started drawing lines on the ground.
However, this is not a line for everyone to set up camp. Instead, these gunmen are arranged in a special arrow formation.
The most precious three heavy rotating machine guns, each weighing two hundred kilograms, were removed by a dozen porters and carried on their backs, and finally they were transported into the deep mountains.
At this time, they were also assembled. Several gunmen pushed and pulled the machine gun, which was mounted on wheels on both sides, like a trolley, to the designated position, placed it, and placed it with ammunition boxes piled next to it.
These sophisticated heavy-duty firearms, including the Denglong airship that appeared in Wenling before, were all made by Krupp.
This arms company comes from the banks of the Elbe River. It is said that without Krupp, the mafia in the Americas would not even be able to fight a decent fight.
The remaining gunmen were loaded with live ammunition and divided into several rows ten meters apart. Each row was divided into groups of ten, standing closely together.
Even if their minds were not clear at this time, everyone already understood that they had to put all luck behind them and face the terrifying monster they had never met before.
In such a late night, the sudden pressure was too great, causing many people to wet their clothes.
After all, the people they had dealt with the most before were humans. Occasionally, a few people mentioned their experiences of dealing with vampires in Europe.
However, this was the first time to fight against a giant beast hiding in the forest, which made people feel unbearable and made their palms sweaty.
Ma Xiaoyu, covered under the black robe, approached Yin Xiu, who was playing "Krupp", and whispered: "Are these people reliable?"
"What's so unreliable?"
Yin Xiu hugged her shoulders and said carelessly: "Anyway, we asked them to die, not to be brothers. It doesn't matter whether they are reliable or not."
Ma Xiaoyu just wanted to break away, but found that there were people around her looking at them intentionally or unintentionally, so she just moved slightly and glared at Yin Xiu.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm doing this to prevent them from becoming suspicious. After all, if you look like this for a long time, people will come back to their senses and notice."
"You'd better think so."
In this way, Ma Xiaoyu could only get closer to him.
"It is indeed a terrible thing to fight against such a giant beast at night." She murmured.
"Yeah."
Yin Xiu felt the same way.
"It's like fishing on the sea in the dark. There's only one boat around you, with a lantern hanging on it that can go out at any time. And there's no telling what kind of monsters are hidden under the bottomless sea. You just glance down and see the swaying black, occasionally reflecting the broken moonlight, and you feel cold all over.
It seems that when you look at the sea, something is watching you from below. ”
"What you said is so scary."
Ma Xiaoyu retreated into Yin Xiu's arms and tightened her cloak.
Only then did Yin Xiu remember Ma Xiaoyu's experience in the dark cave when she was a child. She couldn't help but feel that she had touched the horrific past of her childhood. She hugged her tighter with some apology and patted her shoulder to comfort her.
Just when the two of them were thinking a lot, the battle formation was already set.
One of the people who looked like the captain came over. He had two equally golden mustaches. After he came over, he started chattering a lot.
Devin, it was still that damn Devin. Yin Xiu felt dizzy, but she still maintained an expression on her face that looked like she was listening and thinking.
After the man finished speaking, Yin Xiu nodded and looked at Ma Xiaoyu.
After Ma Xiaoyu lowered her voice and muttered something, the captain left quickly.
"What did you tell him?" Yin Xiu asked.
Ma Xiaoyu rolled her eyes, "I told him that you are a fool, the hopeless kind."
"Then we can't let these ghost guys know this kind of secret. We just need to know it internally." Yin Xiu smiled.
"You really don't care at all."
Ma Xiaoyu also laughed, and then said: "He asked us, how to deal with the big red snake, what is the time, and what is the plan?"
"Then how did you answer him?"
"I told him that your level is too low, so there is no need to ask. This smart gentleman will tell you when it starts."
"This is indeed a decent answer."
Yin Xiu nodded and looked at the moon again.
Because it was the middle of the month, the moon was particularly round tonight, so the forest was filled with bright moonlight. Through the gaps in the leaves, it shone on the shoulders of the two of them, dotted with stars.
"A lot of people are expected to die tonight."
"Do you regret it?" Ma Xiaoyu asked.
"What's there to regret?"
Yin Xiu spread her hands, "I met a strong enemy before. He said that in this world, either you rob me or I rob you. If you don't rob others, you will be robbed by others.
Although I think that statement is too extreme, it is none of my business and there is no need for me to correct his views and ideas.
Many times, even other people's lives really don't have much to do with me. Does it mean that if I tell a person to live, he will definitely live a good life?
I told Prince Sheng that when he came back from the ancestral hall and became the leader of Heli Sheng, we would drink with him again, but he was killed by Masahito Yamamoto.
As a result, Uncle Ming said that he was very tough, but he also died at the hands of Masahito Yamamoto.
I have no control over the life or death of these people.
However, I also know that it is much easier to die alone than to let others live. Especially for masters like us, it is often just a matter of a palm and a punch.
Right now it looks like I'm pushing them to die, but if they hadn't come into the mountain for that illusory treasure in the first place, maybe they wouldn't have encountered an evil ghost like me.
This may sound like an excuse, but in my opinion, it's just cause and effect.
Not to cover up my sin of killing so many people, nor to make myself feel better and make others feel better, but I truly believe that these are necessary results. ”
Yin Xiu's eyes shone with cold light and her expression was firm.
"What I have to do will inevitably involve a lot of sacrifices. These people are standing in front of me. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, they will be my enemies. If I want to participate in the game of Kyushu, I have to sweep them all in. Determination in hell is good.”
"Do you have the capacity to carry everything, save everything, and destroy everything?"
Although in the eyes of others, Yin Xiu at this time seemed like a tyrant, terrifying and awe-inspiring.
However, in Ma Xiaoyu's eyes, he was no different from before. He still had the same eyes and face, with a firm expression.
At this moment, a majestic sound echoed through the valley, causing everyone's bodies to tremble.
That was the sound of a bronze bell being struck.
However, the timing seemed wrong. Liu Banxian, who was originally hiding in the dark, should have struck the bronze bell after Yin Xiu gave the signal, but Yin Xiu obviously had no such plan at the moment.
He and Ma Xiaoyu looked at each other in confusion. Just when they didn't know what was happening, another loud sound came out, like thunder rolling on the ground, one after another.
Everyone in the expedition team changed from the initial shock to calmness and alertness.
Then, in the forest, with a faint sound, a black figure ran out.
Everyone immediately raised their guns and pointed their muzzles at the black figure. Even the three machine guns were turned around, and the machines made a crisp sound of bullet chains spinning.
Ma Xiaoyu and Yin Xiu stared over there, and then they saw clearly that it was Liu Banxian.
"Stop!"
Yin Xiu immediately raised his hand and shouted out the only German sentence that Ma Xiaoyu had taught him before.
This was originally what Ma Xiaoyu shouted when he couldn't be beaten to prevent him from being surrounded by too many people, but now it came in handy.
As soon as Yin Xiu shouted the order, the gunmen lowered their guns and did not aim at Liu Banxian.
However, Liu Banxian didn't seem to care at all about this change that was related to his life, and just continued to run forward.
When Yin Xiu was confused, as the jungle behind Liu Banxian made another noise, Yin Xiu saw clearly the reason why Liu Banxian fled in such a panic.
Behind him was a huge blind bear, with fat all over his body swaying as he ran, looking like a brown water polo.
In the winter in Changbai Mountain, such a huge beast should have already fallen into hibernation. However, Liu Banxian somehow managed to provoke such a beast.
At this moment, Liu Banxian was running at a speed he had never seen in his life. He was actually faster than the bear behind him, and he was slightly farther away.
Yin Xiu was speechless. She walked up to a gunman who was also stunned and took the spear from his hand.
Then he raised the gun, took aim, took a deep breath, and tried to aim the gun at the black bear's head instead of subconsciously aiming at Liu Banxian.
Bang!
A loud roar streaked through the night sky, and Liu Banxian felt a sudden strong wind beside his ears. Something slid past his thin hair, and then there was a crashing sound behind him.
Only then did Liu Banxian dare to turn his head, only to see that the black bear had been shot through the throat by a bullet and fell to the ground, twitching and shaking.
Not only was this shot beyond Liu Banxian's expectation, it also made everyone in the Musketeers cheer.
You must know that with the power of an ordinary spear, you can never hit a black bear on the forehead like hitting a human.
Because in that case, the bullet is likely to get stuck in the black bear's hard skull, and it will not be able to kill it. At most, it will suffer some temporary injuries that will not kill it.
Therefore, hunters usually have to deal with such behemoths by shooting at the chest or abdomen of those beasts, in an attempt to penetrate the soft abdomen with bullets and penetrate into the lungs to suffocate the prey.
While running just now, Yin Xiu's shot was shot directly from the open mouth into the throat, cutting off the trachea and knocking the bear as big as a car to the ground.
This kind of technology, of course, is also a gift from the [Master of Weapons], which makes Yin Xiu as good as a person who has been practicing for more than ten years no matter what kind of weapon he uses.
Even the most professional killer, Orion, cannot practice shooting for more than ten years in all weathers, so Yin Xiu's skills are even more admirable and admirable.
Not caring about responding to these eager glances, Yin Xiu just waved lightly, signaling Liu Banxian to run over quickly.
Liu Banxian ignored the gunmen who looked at him with unkind eyes, waved at Yin Xiu and ran over.
However, at this moment, the bell that should have been silent actually rang again.
Another black blind man came out?
Yin Xiu pulled the bolt of the gun, ejected one bullet, and reloaded the other. He planned to do the same thing and kill another beast that was so hungry that it dared to come to die in this situation.
But things are far from that simple.
After a bell came from the direction where it was originally heard, it suddenly seemed like a resonance. The sound of copper bells was heard from all directions, at different heights and in different locations. In this valley where there was already an echo. It was stirring and resounding.
It was the sound of thousands of bronze bells ringing together. It was magnificent, powerful, and had a sad undertone. It resounded in everyone's ears and made the hearts of those present tremble.
Somehow, Yin Xiu had a vague feeling that this kind of music seemed not to come from the human world, but from heaven.
It seemed that above the clouds, a group of priests were ringing bells, holding ritual vessels, and performing some kind of sacred ritual.
And beside them are the goddesses with fluttering clothes and flying up and down among the clouds.
A kind of calm fell over him.
Suddenly, the sound of the bell disappeared, completely disappeared, as if someone opened his sleeves and took all the bells into his bag. Everyone could not help but feel a sense of loss and loneliness.
Then, there was a small crackling sound, as if something was crawling quickly between the trees, passing through the piled leaves.
There was also a sharp sound of gold and iron interlacing, as if a fully-equipped army was walking through the forest. Their shoulder armors rubbed against each other and their ankles touched their ankles, making such a neat sound.
Someone shouted in despair. Yin Xiu looked up and saw a dark shadow in the night sky. There seemed to be two golden lanterns hanging on the shadow, twinkling like falling stars. . (End of chapter)