Chapter 195 A Crowded Ghost Town
According to the settings of the game, once the alarm sounds, it heralds the reversal of the inner world and the outer world. Terrifying monsters patrol in the thick fog, sharpen their claws, and are ready to drink the blood of the living at any time.
Lu Mingfei's team made up for Silent Hill content, movies and games on the road, including news reports about the mine fire that year.
All in all.
They were ready to set foot on a ruins.
Originally... it was like this.
The four of them stood at the gate of the crowded town.
The tour guide holding a small flag led the way, followed by a long row of little yellow hats.
""Come, look here, everyone. In front of you is Centralia, one of the seven most abandoned cities in the United States!
The tour guide held up a small speaker and waved his arms vigorously.
Lu Mingfei and the other two watched the tour group enter the town in silence.
His eyes followed them as they moved forward. Similar teams abounded in the town. They were shouting and yelling at the cracked ground. Some excitedly took out their cameras and kept taking pictures. Others noticed the four people here. A rather friendly wave, smile, and nod.
"Hello."
Fingel responded enthusiastically, while applauding, he stepped forward, looked at a girl with a hot figure, raised his eyebrows, and shook their bodies in unison, you take a step forward, I will take a step back, you lean forward, I will take a step back. From time to time, passers-by stopped to watch and applauded.
After the butt-butt-butt gesture ended, Fingel habitually opened his backpack and prepared to collect the money.
Suddenly he seemed to realize something.
Turn around and look.
The figures of Lu Mingfei, Chu Zihang and Ling were about to disappear around the corner.
"Don't look back, just pretend you don't know him and leave quickly."
The leader of the S-class team warned his team members.
Chu Zihang and Ling also nodded seriously.
"Ah, boss, I'm here!"
Listening to the voice coming from behind, Lu Mingfei hesitated.
"Damn it, didn't you get rid of it?"
The four of them were walking in an alley with endless traffic.
The people setting up stalls on both sides looked like local residents, lazily basking in the sunset. Most of the stalls were tourist souvenirs, such as voodoo dolls and strange-shaped wooden dolls.
They don't have to work hard to make a living. Pennsylvania is already famous for its tourism industry, not to mention the huge flow of people. They can make a good living by selling whatever they want.
That is, of course, if the town wasn't called Centralia.
The four of them, Lu Mingfei and Lu Mingfei, exchanged cryptic glances and looked at the sky again. It was getting dark, so they turned around and entered a hotel on the street.
Chu Zihang and Ling went to the counter to check in. Lu Mingfei stood by the door, quietly watching the flow of people coming and going.
Soon, Chu Zihang and the two came back.
"Let's go to the room first."
Lu Mingfei said.
Chu Zihang opened his mouth and finally nodded.
It's just that his expression is somewhat strange.
After closing the door, Lu Mingfei did not let go of the handle immediately. He stood behind the door, closed his eyes and stood quietly for a while.
Chu Zihang and Lingzheng quickly checked every corner.
Fingel was left standing there alone, helpless.
He looked at Lu Mingfei, then at Chu Zihang and Ling.
Then he whistled with a serious look on his face.
Three pairs of eyes looked over.
The whistle gradually died down, until only an awkward laugh remained.
The words "I am innocent" seemed to be written on Fingel's face.
Chu Zihang looked at Lu Mingfei and nodded.
Same goes for zero.
"good."
They sat down at the only table.
"No one is watching, we can start."
Lu Mingfei said.
Fingel seemed to have been holding back for a long time, and he immediately spoke eagerly.
"Boss, is there something wrong? This place is different from the ghost town in the intelligence!"
"Do you think it's exciting?"
Lu Mingfei said.
"It's normal. Don't forget that the Iron Throne post is still pinned to the top of the hunter website."
"This has to do with hunters..."
"Yeah, half-breed."
Fingel, who was interrupted mid-sentence, looked at Chu Zihang strangely.
Mixed race? What hybrid?
"You also discovered it."
Lu Mingfei looked at Chu Zihang and Ling.
"These tourists are of mixed race."
Fingel's eyes widened in surprise.
He thought of the people coming and going along the way. I couldn't help but click my tongue.
"This... so much!"
"It's normal."
Chu Zihang said.
"It is reasonable to think that using the Iron Throne as bait will lead to madness in the hybrid society."
"Besides, this is only the second day. When the information about the Iron Throne spreads, it may not just be hybrids competing with us."
"You mean?"
Lu Mingfei frowned.
"The possibility of some organizations using modern weapons cannot be ruled out."
Chu Zihang answered rigorously.
"For example, saturation fire coverage, I think this possibility is quite high, especially when the hybrids are unable to enter the other world for a long time, they may use some radical methods, and some people may even choose to directly remove this town from the map. erase."
"What a stupid choice."
Zero said coldly.
"Dragon alchemy and modern science are completely two systems. The fundamental point lies in the way the two races perceive the world. Human beings seek the help of instruments because of their individual weakness, and summarize various phenomena in the material world into truth, but Dragons have powerful individual powers, and the way they observe the world is fundamentally different from humans. For example, elements, which only exist in debates among ancient Greek philosophers, can be truly touched and even played with by dragons."
"Assuming that the other world requested by the organizers is really the Nibelungen, then we will never be able to reach it using scientific means, even if they raze Centralia to the ground and dig deeper underground."
"Exactly."
Chu Zihang nodded in agreement.
"So far, there is no record of anyone entering the Nibelungen, or that someone has entered but never walked out. We can only judge based on the handbooks of some alchemist masters. The Nibelungen is the country of the dead."
Chu Zihang paused. Everyone could tell that the boy was reminiscing. As for the content of the memories, they were probably recorded in ancient books.
He soon came to his senses.
"Legend has it that each Nibelung has its own special way of opening."
"These independent spaces created by dragons using advanced alchemy technology have their own set of rules. What we need to do is to find its rules and enter the other world."
"I see."
Lu Mingfei nodded thoughtfully.
Fingel looked at this and that for a while. The expression on his face was somewhere between "innocent" and "idiot." It was true that the President and His Royal Highness had just had a thesis defense. Fingel, who has many years of experience in repeating grades, did not understand a word of the statement.
Just kidding, if he could understand, what grade would he retain?
Fingel had some comfort at first. Although he was stupid, he was not the only stupid person in the group. Their great and wise S-class boss must also be...
Until Lu Mingfei nodded and said that was the case.
"No way!"
Fingel almost jumped.
"Boss, you actually understand!"
Lu Mingfei ignored his noisy roommate.
"Let's rest for the night and wait until tomorrow. We will split up."
"Grouped in two, there are mainly two places. One is the hospital. The Silent Hill Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a very special place. Centralia, as its prototype, may also have some value worth exploring."
"The other is the mine. The fire there was the fundamental reason why Centralia was in ruins. Although mine fires are not uncommon, a town that had a mine fire was selected for the Iron Throne test half a century later. A place for refining, and with this condition in mind, the fire is worthy of careful consideration."
Lu Mingfei quickly gave a plan of action and explained his reasons.
I have to say that the young man at this moment is really resolute and decisive. Chu Zihang was originally a little worried about this junior. It is true that due to martial arts, Lu Mingfei's personal combat power is very strong, which can make people You can rely on him with confidence, but after all, he is just a young man who has just turned eighteen. This is the first time he has led a team on a mission. No one is born knowing it. It is understandable that Lu Mingfei made omissions or even was in a hurry.
But Lu Mingfei's actual performance was surprising. It was obviously the first time he was in the position of a leader, but he was able to handle it with ease. Even though the characters who gave advice and analyzed intelligence were Chu Zihang and Ling, he could synthesize the intelligence and issue instructions. Judging from this, he is already a very qualified leader if he can do this kind of thing. Even Lu Mingfei's performance can be described as "sophisticated".
S-class past information is no longer a secret. Chu Zihang has seen it more than once. Thinking about it now, it is unbelievable. Obviously this is the first time that Lu Mingfei has given orders in the position of a leader. In his past In my life, let alone S-level tasks, even if I have never been a class leader responsible for cleaning, my biggest job is to charge Chen Wenwen for running errands.
It was on this basis that Lu Mingfei performed like this.
Sure enough, it can only be attributed to the fact that my junior is S-class?
Chu Zihang thought.
"Okay, let's group them now."
Lu Mingfei pondered.
"etc."
He looked at Chu Zihang who spoke out.
Just listen to the senior's calm words.
"One thing I need to remind you is that there are only two rooms left in this hotel."
Lu Mingfei and Fingel blinked.
"Two...two rooms?"
After reacting, they all looked at the only two beds in the room.
Then he turned his attention to Her Royal Highness, Lu Mingfei's classmate Ling, who was sitting upright.
"Let's group up."
Chu Zihang said.
"Who's with whom."
…………
The sound of water flowing.
That's the direction of the bathroom.
There were only three boys in the room.
In this way, it is self-evident who is taking a bath.
"Boss, you are upset."
Fingel blew the note on his forehead coolly and threw the bomb.
"Four eights!"
"Haha, are you underestimating my Ming Jing Zhishui's heart!"
Lu Mingfei's face was smooth and he smiled faintly.
"Four twos, the last two cards, this is the victory of the round, I accept it without mercy."
Chu Zihang had four pieces of paper neatly placed on his forehead, and the president's looming face could be seen in the majestic breeze.
"Pass."
He said.
"No, brother!"
Fingel said sadly.
"Save me, save me, don't you have a little king? We have lost until now!"
"Hmph, let's talk about the big and small kings."
Lu Mingfei raised his arms.
"Cut off the shackles of fate and witness the eternal glory. I hereby call my most loyal servant to appear! Wang Zha!"
He put the little king down on the ground.
"Ah, your card is so strong!"
Fingel let out the wail of a defeated dog.
Lu Mingfei picked up the note skillfully and smiled.
"Tell me where you want to post it!"
At some point, the sound of water flow stopped.
The bathroom door opens.
The three of them turned their heads subconsciously.
In an instant, when he still saw nothing, Chu Zihang lowered his eyes with strong self-control and looked away.
As for Fingel, when he didn't see anything, the S-class note sealed his sight.
The girl had just finished taking a bath, her slightly pink feet were wearing slippers, and she was wearing a small dinosaur pajamas. She walked out of the bathroom with her tail swung expressionlessly.
The long platinum hair was tied together and wrapped in a towel, revealing the girl's delicate neck, and then the dark green skin of the little dinosaur.
Classmate Ling met Lu Mingfei’s eyes.
"Has it been washed?"
Lu Mingfei said.
"Um."
Zero answer.
"this is……"
Although asking a girl about her pajamas seemed like a perversion, Zero's clothes really made people care so much that Lu Mingfei blurted it out.
Her Royal Highness walked toward the bed, her little tail swaying from side to side following the girl's movements. It looked really tempting to grab. I wonder if this three-no girl would be exposed if she lifted Zero by the tail. The other expressions are really curious.
"He gave it to me."
Zero said so.
Maybe others still have to guess who the "he" Her Royal Highness is talking about, and maybe they have to worry about whether it is "him" or "she".
Lu Mingfei is different.
He guessed the person's identity immediately.
If she and Lu Mingfei were the only people present, I believe Ling would call her Ling'ai.
boss.
"It's that guy."
Lu Mingfei muttered.
"What a bad taste."
As Lu Mingfei said this, his head followed the expressionless little dinosaur No. 00000000000000000000000000d00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000d1000000000000001 my my my my my my I I I am my mystical 1990s I am my friend.
By the way, are the beds in this store so high?
"I'm going to take a shower."
Chu Zihang stood up, the note on his face fluttering in the wind, like a handsome zombie.
He took a change of clothes and headed to the bathroom.
"Hot water..."
Lu Mingfei reminded.
"It doesn't matter."
Chu Zihang said.
"I'll just give you some cold water."
Soon, the sound of rushing water sounded in the bathroom.
It sounds like Chu Zihang should have turned the water on to the maximum.
Speaking of which, the movement of the senior taking a bath sounds like a war.
Lu Mingfei smiled as he thought about this.
Chu Zihang's muscular upper body seemed to appear in front of his eyes, like a hundred forged steel.
"Boss, are you done?"
Fingel held up the playing cards.
"Forget it."
Lu Mingfei waved his hand.
It sounds like they are on an S-class mission, right? Even if they are carrying little dinosaur pajamas with them, there is actually a genius with a deck of playing cards in his pocket. What, you are going to bet your life with the Dragon King. Ah, whoever loses will die or something like that. Please, we are slaying a dragon and not making a Star Lord movie, so please be reasonable.
Just as he was thinking about it, the door opened, and Chu Zihang, wearing shorts and white short-sleeves, wiped his hair and walked out.
Lu Mingfei greeted him.
Then kicked Finger.
"Hurry up, hurry up and go after taking a shower, it's time to go to bed."
It was also helpless. Not only did this hotel only have two rooms left, but the water supply in one of them was stopped. It was said that there was a problem with the pipes. They had no choice but to take a shower in Lu Mingfei and Ling's room.
Well, that's right, Lu Mingfei and Zero's room.