Escape Journey · Pseudo scumbag

【46】Countermeasures

Outside the entrance of the ruins is a desolate open space with rocks outside and strange trees all around.The strange mist is like a dark monster, hiding in the deep forest, but it does not invade the open space, as if it is blocked by an invisible barrier.

Those guards wearing strange hoods in the palace of Weili sent several batches of survivors to this safe place amidst the chaos.The survivors were panic-stricken and had witnessed too much chaos and sacrifice in a short period of time. They urgently needed to find an outlet for their emotions. Looking back at the open space, they found the best candidate.

One person was the first to attack, and asked loudly to the person who was sitting firmly in the open space: "Master Zhong, what is your intention?"

Zhong Lisheng didn't move when he heard the words, he still sat with his eyes closed.

It's just that in this case, after one person criticizes, the people's hearts are unstable, and then everyone criticizes and accuses everyone.

Why is there such a catastrophe tonight?What are those mysterious smoke that makes people lose their inner strength, and where did the assassin hiding in the dark come from?Who set the fire?Who planned this attack, was this dangerous situation, and how long did it take?As the host of the palace, this is their territory, can they know about it?Or maybe it was they who set up a murderous situation for the martial arts throne?If not, how could it be explained that the rest of the people lost their internal strength due to the strange mist, while the guards who hadn't left the palace were safe and sound!But if Zhong Lisheng is the mastermind behind the scenes, then why did he waste his manpower to save them?

"Today's incident is too weird, it's not our fault for overthinking, why doesn't Palace Master Zhong give us an explanation?" Someone shouted.

"Also ask Palace Master Zhong to give an explanation!" Someone echoed.

"Confession!"

"Today's blood debt will be repaid tomorrow!"

"If Master Zhong doesn't give an explanation, don't blame us for being rude!"

More and more people began to join in, shouting loudly, touching their own weapons one after another. Those who hadn't left the palace all drew their swords to guard against this, and the scene was tense for a while.

Zhong Lisheng finally opened his eyes, looked around the situation calmly, and spoke indifferently, with internal strength in his voice, which spread throughout the audience: "Okay, I will explain to you."

Palace Master Zhong nodded to the side, and Mei Qianhua, the owner of the Yanyu Building who was with him, stood up and bowed to all the martial artists present who were in a state of turmoil: "Everyone, listen to me."

A little earlier, when the night was quiet and the smoke hadn't risen.

Zhong Lisheng closed his eyes and rested his mind in his room. The fighting in the arena for several days made the warriors physically and mentally exhausted. In addition, tomorrow night is the agreed time to explore the ruins, so tonight is the best time to recuperate.

It is also the best time for everyone to relax and the enemy to take advantage of the gap.

The turmoil gradually broke out, breaking the silence of the night, and scattered howls came from all over the place.Zhong Lisheng opened his eyes, rushed out of the room, and beckoned his subordinates to check the situation.Just at this time, Mei Qianhua, who lived not far from the place where the palace was stationed, suddenly climbed over the wall, came to the courtyard, and found the owner of Zhongda Palace.

The incident happened suddenly, the situation is urgent, and the situation is not yet clear, but is there any place that is more reliable and safe than the side of Palace Master Zhong?Mei Qianhua claimed to be a cooperating ally who has not left the palace. At this time, of course, she must rely on the power of her allies to protect herself.

"Master Zhong." Mei Qianhua greeted hurriedly, but there was not much anxiety on his face, obviously he was a person who used to hide his emotions.

Zhong Lisheng glanced at him, almost knowingly asked: "It's so late at night, Mr. Mei didn't stay in the house to rest, and came here on purpose, why?"

"Such a beautiful and beautiful night, I certainly want to spend it with the person I like and achieve something good. It's a pity that I was disturbed before my wish." Mei Qianhua laughed lightly, his appearance was ordinary, Now that he smiles, he has a charming and frivolous taste, "I came here for no other reason, just to remind Master Zhong, lest you be innocently recruited in your sleep and die silently Life is regrettable."

Zhong Lisheng ignored Mei Qianhua's smile, closed his eyes and pondered the meaning of Mei Qianhua's words, his expression gradually became cold: "What happened outside the courtyard?"

"Strange thing." Mei Qianhua's face darkened, showing a bit of panic, "There is a strange smoke spreading in the town. This smoke is strange and abnormal. Once a warrior is contaminated, he will end up losing all his skills. The smoke The speed of the spread is very fast, and it will spread to this place in a short time, I wonder if Palace Master Zhong has a way to deal with it?"

Mei Qianhua just asked casually, and didn't really expect Wei Li Gong to come up with a solution in a short time, but Zhong Lisheng nodded slightly and said, "Yes."

It is inevitable to inhale the smoke, and the warrior can hold his breath for a while, but it is not a long-term solution.Mei Qianhua became curious, the Grand Palace Master Zhong was so sure, could there be a way to stop people from breathing?

At this moment, the subordinates in charge of the investigation came to report back, Zhong Lisheng asked several key questions, confirmed the problem about the smoke, and the fact that someone secretly attacked in the smoke.

"What happened tonight is mostly caused by people with evil intentions secretly stirring up trouble." Zhong Lisheng said seriously, "First, set fires everywhere, and use the smoke from the fire to release poisonous mist. Cultivate the internal strength of martial arts practitioners and weaken their strength. Then send people to hide in the smoke and carry out sneak attacks and plots. Regardless of the success or failure of the sneak attack, they can make people panic. Under the chaos, it is difficult to distinguish people in the night , is a situation of cannibalism.”

Mei Qianhua was horrified: "Who is responsible for such a vicious method? To create a chaotic situation, what does he want?"

Zhong Lisheng squinted coldly, and said sternly, "No way, I just want to kill everyone here."

Mei Qianhua was sweating coldly, shocked by the bloody aura in his words, terrified in his heart, he couldn't help but look away: "Everyone...?" He took a breath, "It's so..."

"If I didn't leave the palace guarding here, I'm afraid some people would really succeed." Zhong Lisheng stood with his hands behind his back.

Mei Qianhua understood the meaning of the words, and was immediately surprised: "Master Zhong means..."

Zhong Lisheng didn't answer, he waved his sleeves and summoned his subordinates A, B, C, D, W and others: "Do you all understand what I just said?"

Subordinates A, B, C, D, and others nodded yes.

"Very good, each leads a team to patrol and search, and don't want to protect the safety of all martial arts colleagues. If someone hides in the dark and wants to do something wrong, don't hold back, kill without mercy!" Zhong Lisheng quickly and orderly gave the order .

Mei Qianhua was puzzled and anxious, and hurriedly said: "Wait, Palace Master Zhong, is there something wrong with doing this? We all know that inhaling the mist will lose internal strength, so even if we send people out to search in teams It won’t achieve much, but it will increase the risk of being gradually weakened by the opponent. It’s better to work together to catch the people in the dark, and then leave some useful survivors, and try to get the antidote for the strange mist from them.”

"No need." Zhong Lisheng shook his head, "Mr. Mei should know that this time the incident didn't show any clues beforehand, and the sudden incident caught people off guard. It can be seen that the other party has planned for a long time and acted meticulously. They will definitely not leave us with a loophole to break through easily. This In such a situation, the attackers are those who are destined to be sacrificed by the opponent. If we start with these pawns, not only will we not get the antidote, but we may be misled by them into the wrong direction. It is doomed and cannot be undone.”

"But there is no antidote, anyone will lose their internal strength in the mist, which is very bad for us!" Mei Qianhua said anxiously.

Knowing that he was worried, Zhong Lisheng ordered his subordinates to take out something. Mei Qianhua looked curious in his heart and couldn't help asking: "Master Zhong, what is this?"

Zhong Lisheng looked at the strangely shaped pitch-black mask in his hand, showing nostalgia, and replied, "This thing is called a gas mask."

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