Chapter 31 Entering the City

The speed of the transport helicopter is much better than that of the futile Zhuhuo No. 1. They arrived at Pohnpei Island before noon. Just after noon, the fifth team arrived at the Dagon District. In view of the traffic jam in the city, the driver simply Showing off his skills, he controlled the helicopter to hover over a building to the west of the "Abandoned Three Blocks".

After getting off the plane, Himihu casually ordered a team member and asked him to take the Fire Moth's certificate to requisition the roof from the owner of the building. At the same time, he also directed several other people to set up tents and various investigation equipment here.

Alicia chose to fish as usual, and Sakura, who had just emerged from the poison chrysalis, knew nothing.

Only the hard-working Mikael used a pair of binoculars to conduct reconnaissance on the dead neighborhood not far away.

"How's it going? Did you find anything unusual?"

Putting down the telescope and looking back, Himiko and Ellie were standing behind him. Sakura always kept a close distance from him. Mikael believed that she must be secretly eavesdropping on what was going on here.

"The three blocks of MLDG185, MLDG186 and MLDG187 are distributed two horizontally and one vertically. They form a square on the plane. The long south side is close to the sea and the other three sides are adjacent to other blocks. Blockades have been implemented around the block. The blockade method is normal. It is normal. It's hard to fault - surveillance and laser detection are used to control key roads, and drones are deployed in many hidden places. I remember the report said that the city hall's explanation for the abandoned neighborhoods was forced demolition? Did the residents get the money?”

"No human traces have been found inside the block. The streets are empty and there are basically no fallen cars. It seems that the government did not cause much commotion when organizing the evacuation of people. However, there seem to be signs of fighting in some places. If you are too far away, use binoculars. It’s not clear either.”

"Also, no trace of Honkaimon was found."

The neighborhood in front of me is so normal. If there were no people living in it, it would look no different from other neighborhoods. But this kind of normality made Mikael feel very uncomfortable. Thinking about it carefully, it was probably because this kind of normality was extremely inconsistent with the weirdness shown by the previous city official.

Himihu crossed his arms and pondered for a moment before saying, "In the administrative report submitted by Luluye, it was stated that these three blocks were abandoned more than a month ago, and it was even on the news at that time. Perhaps we can find out more from the aborigines in those blocks. Condition."

Mikael said: "The report mentioned that the investigators did not actually witness the traces of the Honkai Beast, but at night, before going deep, they heard a roar similar to the Honkai Beast, and then hurriedly evacuated. However, the instrument shows that there is indeed a Honkai energy reaction, but the intensity of the reaction does not seem to be very high. There may be at most one or two ten-meter tank-level Honkai beasts... and they should be more likely to be active at night."

Himihu nodded, obviously agreeing with Mikael's judgment, "I'm going to contact the city hall to see if I can contact the indigenous people in the blocks. These three blocks are so big, I'm afraid they can't house tens of thousands of people. It shouldn’t be difficult to find... By the way, let Yimer control the drone to check it carefully."

She turned around and dialed the city hall communication as she walked.

Half an hour later, Himi came back with a sigh and an ugly look on his face.

"The city hall refuses to cooperate?" Mikael raised an eyebrow.

"Well... there were various excuses. At first, it was said that the aboriginal people were arranged to go to other neighborhoods or other cities, and they could not be contacted at all. I made repeated requests, and they said they would apply to the municipal officer for a rights grant. After applying for half an hour, I still didn’t get a response.”

Ai Li frowned: "Sure enough! I can tell at a glance that the city official is not a good person! Let's just catch him on the scene and see if he cooperates!"

The corner of Mikael's mouth twitched: "Your character today is that you hate evil as much as you hate it?"

Alicia pouted and looked at the sky. She actually understood everything, but since there were Mikael and Himihu in the team analyzing it, she was too lazy to use up her brain cells.

Isn't it more in line with the identity of a cute girl to liven up the atmosphere than to think hard?

Mikael looked at the screen in front of Yimer. Half an hour was enough for the drone to fly over three blocks.

As if he felt Mikael's gaze behind his head, Yimer replied simply with four words: "Not found."

Mikael and Himiko raised their chins at the same time and pondered.

After a while, Mikael said: "How about, don't worry about so much for now, I will take the people and equipment into the neighborhood, explore all the areas where Honkai can be concentrated on the instrument, and then use the drone to observe at night. If If there is still no problem, just clean up the Honkai Beast tomorrow... maybe it is really just an ordinary mission?"

"Okay, there is no other way. I will continue to communicate with the city hall... How many people are you going to bring in?"

Himihu thought for a while, and there was no better way anyway, so he approved Mikael's plan.

"Ellie, and Sakura, the three of us can protect ourselves if we encounter danger inside."

Mikael decided on the choice without hesitation.

"Sakura?" Himiko didn't expect that Mikael would take the initiative to ask to take Sakura with him, but thinking about it carefully, the reason he gave was indeed not wrong.

It wouldn't be impossible if it was just him and Ellie entering the neighborhood, but the fault tolerance rate of the two-person team was too low, and they could easily get separated in the event of an accident. With a third person, it would be safer, and Sakura's combat power would not hinder them.

The most important thing is that, apart from Mikael, Aili and Sakura have high adaptability to Honkai energy. They can enter the block in plain clothes for investigation in a short time. If it is other team members, even Himiko herself, they need to wear chemical protective clothing-that would be too conspicuous.

But Himiko feels that there seems to be some story between Mikael and Sakura, and they don’t seem to have a particularly close relationship...

"Okay. But let me say this in advance. I know that you three are strong in combat, but don’t be too aggressive. As soon as it gets dark, withdraw from the block immediately. We have plenty of time and there is no need to take risks."

She deliberately emphasized the word "risk" to secretly remind Mikael that there is no need to expose the power of the Herrscher in such a mission. After all, no one wants their king to be blown up against three.

Now is not the time to search for Velvet. At that time, the entire team will be responsible for the search of a city, and there is a serious shortage of manpower. Now there are more than a dozen team members free, and these are all pairs of eyes.

Moreover, from a tactical point of view, Imer will control the drone to guide Mikael and others at high altitude, and their actions can be seen clearly in the drone's camera.

Mikael nodded to show that he understood. This is why he decided to bring Sakura with him. Anyway, it is impossible to avoid being observed by others, so it is better to bring Sakura with him and test her attitude.

Sakura was wiping the brand new katana on her waist. She never expected that Mikael would call her name. She was a little surprised, but she quickly reacted and sheathed the sword. Her expression was solemn, and she seemed to be mature beyond her age.

"Oh, right." Mikael suddenly added, "Since the distance is so close, I won't wear the battle recorder."

Anyway, after wearing it, if Mikael really needs to expose the power of the Herrscher to fight the enemy, he will crush the battle recorder in the first place.

The most inhumane thing is that Mikael has to pay for it himself-it is equivalent to his monthly allowance.

Himiko rolled her eyes and acquiesced to Mikael's request.

The three of them changed into casual clothes, carried a small amount of weapons, and walked all the way to the bottom of the building.

For Mikael, walking in the sea of ​​people seemed to be something he was not used to. There were so many people's breath and voices mixed together, but he seemed to be only with Ai Li and Ying.

It was as if there was an invisible barrier blocking Mikael. The world rolled by, but it was diverted in front of him, without letting him get stained with a trace of fireworks.

But for Ying, she would still stop from time to time, look at the driver who rolled down the window, held his red face, cursed, and honked wildly, and listen to the jazz music playing on the car radio.

She would look at the girl on the side of the road who was held by her parents with one hand and held snacks or balloons in the other hand, and listen to the girl and her parents acting coquettishly.

She would take a deep breath when passing by the bakery, but her eyes couldn't help but glance at the source of the fragrance.

When she passed the intersection, she would tiptoe imperceptibly and look at the tall Ferris wheel in the distance...

At first, she didn't think much of the puzzled looks at her katana, but after being looked at too many times, her face suddenly turned red and she hugged the knife at her side to her chest.

All of this could not escape Ellie's eyes. She smiled slightly, probably having figured out Ying's temperament.

Ying seemed to be immersed in it, even forgetting her mission, and lowered her head slightly in thought.

But the closer she got to the abandoned block, the less people there were. She was still immersed in her thoughts just now, and accidentally bumped into Mikael's back.

She was shocked to realize that the people around her had disappeared unknowingly.

There was no obvious dividing line between the abandoned block and other blocks, such as barbed wire, but only a yellow road sign and a row of stone piers, which divided the two worlds.

On one side, there was a constant stream of traffic, while on the other side, there was little traffic and silence. The occasional movement was just a few clumps of grass rolling across the road.

Mikael turned back and smiled at Ying, but said nothing.

He turned into an alley and opened a trash can, revealing the machine inside.

He took out the Fire Moth's ID and scanned it, and the green light on the machine came on.

"Let's go, there's not much time left before dusk, we have to speed up... Ying, this is your first mission, aren't you nervous?"