Chapter 420: The fire broke out again
The fire was not big, but it was particularly conspicuous at night in ancient times.
Even the veil of the goddess of night was reflected red by the fire.
There shouldn't have been so many people gathering in the city center at midnight, but unfortunately, there was the only tavern in the city next to the drying area, and dozens of travelers who had been driven to Norland were gathered in the tavern.
These depressed people are trapped in a dangerous city, everything is delayed, and they don’t know when they can leave safely. When they are bored, they resort to drinking to relieve their sorrows. They stay in the pub every day and don’t return until the early morning. Residence and rest.
And tonight, the tavern caught fire.
The wooden tavern burned quickly, and it didn't take long for the flames to engulf the entire tavern, and it had a tendency to spread to surrounding buildings.
Amidst the blazing fire, dozens of people fled frantically on the drying ground, and screams of terror could be heard endlessly.
The city's fire-setting facilities are actually very complete, and there are fire-fighting tools everywhere, but no one is putting out the fire at this time. Most people are panicking in the sun-drying field, and the chaos around the sun-drying field is like the end of the world.
Because behind these dozens of people were chasing seven or eight crazy attackers.
The corners of his mouth were bloody, his eyes were red, he was tireless, and he walked like flying, chasing after the fleeing people, knocking down one from time to time, lying down and biting crazily amidst the screams of the other person. Over time, crazy roars and desperate screams became the main theme of the sunbathing field.
Yes, the infection broke out among the drunken travelers in the tavern. One moment, the companions who were drinking heavily and cursing loudly suddenly turned into man-eating maniacs the next moment. Travelers who were still sober were everywhere He ran away, kicked over the wine barrel and knocked over the oil lamp in panic, causing the tavern to burst into flames. Finally, he and the infected rushed out of the tavern and ran into the drying yard.
Dark night, flames, swaying light and shadow, figures running around, infected people gnawing flesh and blood, and victims wailing miserably.
When Lynch rushed to the sunbathing area with Judy, what he saw was such a nightmarish scene that made him feel like he was dreaming back to Raccoon Town.
“Don’t put out the fire first, let other brothers who come to support surround the scene, kill all the infected on the spot, control all the injured, and no one can escape.”
Lin Qi followed the soldiers left behind in the fortress to add more troops. When he saw this scene, he immediately gave instructions loudly.
At first, the soldiers were a little overwhelmed and wanted to put out the fire first according to their original training. But now they heard Lin Qi's order and immediately felt confident. They shouted to their comrades who were patrolling the streets and pulled out their weapons. The weapon rushed towards the infected.
The infected have no intelligence at all and are driven entirely by appetite. Now that the ground is full of food, they can't even care about the soldiers rushing over. The soldiers killed an infected person with just a few axes, and quickly calmed the eight lunatics forever.
At this time, the travelers who were stopped on the drying ground felt safe. They didn't care about the blood and stains everywhere. They collapsed on the ground one by one, and many people burst into tears on the spot.
But the soldiers were not idle. Many people had escaped from the sunbathing area before, and some of them were probably scratched and bitten. They were all dangerous risks. Fortunately, it was midnight now, and most of the citizens had gone home to rest. The streets were empty except for these frightened victims and patrolling soldiers, so the people who ran out of the pub were quickly reunited. .
This is the fault of the city manager. Novlan will definitely take responsibility. Now the victims are counted on the spot. Those who are frightened can go home directly. Afterwards, the city lord's palace will send someone to verbally apologize, and tonight The injured person can not only enjoy free treatment by registering their wounds on the spot, but also receive a large amount of compensation tomorrow by registering tonight.
This was announced by the soldiers after listening to some people's murmurs. The victims who were crying and making noise immediately became quiet. Immediately, more than ten people crowded in front of the registered soldiers, vying to reveal their wounds.
No matter how big the wounds were, they were all displayed to the soldiers. Some pointed to old wounds that were almost healed and said they were caught today. Some even secretly scratched their own skin to disguise the wounds and registered them while They are smart and proud. After all, it is a large amount of compensation. These soldiers are like fools and cannot tell the difference. Lynch stood with Judy, watching the life in the square from the shadow of the building without any interference. Everyone has the right to choose, but they must also accept the consequences of their choice, so wish them good luck.
Soon a soldier reported the investigation results.
Besides the ordinary travelers who were innocently implicated, among the travelers who were drinking in the tavern, there were also two real businessmen, and both of them were rich.
The two of them usually have good living conditions and are used to being pampered. Now they are trapped in this small border town. They can only drink low-quality white bread and monotonous vegetables every day. They have had enough for the past two days.
As a result, today one of the businessmen got a lot of fine white bread from somewhere, as well as fresh fruits and bacon. The two of them were just like celebrating a festival. They took it to the tavern that night and called a few of them in the past two days. Travelers who get along well have a drink together.
So, in the envious eyes of dozens of stranded people, the eight people drank all night and ate all the exquisite food for three or four hours. When they were ready to disperse, the eight people One after another they lay down on the table.
Then there was the lively scene just now.
Lynch could only shake his head helplessly. When the soldiers inspected the batch of food in the afternoon, they visited almost all the citizens, but they obviously ignored these travelers, which almost caused a catastrophe.
But that’s good, at least Lynch doesn’t have to worry about where the missing batch of food went.
Seeing that the situation was completely under control, Lynch finally felt relieved and left the scene to the soldiers, and returned to the fortress with a few people.
The fortress was still dark, no different from when Lynch left.
The entire military camp was as quiet as a tomb, with no crowds at all. After all, all the soldiers left behind had gone to support the emergency scene. When the group left, there were only four soldiers left in the military camp.
However, as soon as the group arrived at the door, they realized that something was wrong. The two sentries standing guard at the door had fallen down, leaving two shocking huge wounds on their throats, which almost cut off half of the sentry's neck. .
At first glance, it was the wounds left by sharp claws. The victims who were dissected today all had such marks.
Ghoul's claw marks.
When he saw that the comrades who had said goodbye with a smile an hour ago had turned into corpses, the soldiers who had just returned were shocked and angry, shouting and shouting. Lin Qi ignored their reactions. He signaled Judy to protect him, and then moved closer to the body.
Killed with one blow, clean and crisp, completely unlike those dead people imitated with tools. The ferocious wound was still bleeding, and the blood had not yet coagulated. It was obvious that he had not been dead for five minutes.
Lin Qi's heart sank. This was probably done by a real ghoul. Could it be the one hiding next to the city lord?
But what did he want to do by killing the guards and sneaking into the military camp? What was there in the military camp that attracted him?
Are you trying to undermine Dr. Swain's work? Or...
Remembering the dozens of crazy infected people in the dungeon, Lynch subconsciously shuddered.
(End of this chapter)