Another World's Palm Spider

This night in Feralas City seems to have long been destined to be restless.

The horrified screams made it impossible to continue the curfew in the city at night-the people who had been frightened by these screams could not stay at home obediently, and the city defenders naturally would not sit idly by such changes ignore.

Soon, after an urgent discussion among the city lord, the civil servants stationed in the city, and the military generals, they could only decide to gather all the people in the city into emergency shelters without knowing what kind of strange events had happened in the city.

The fortress city has a good way of channeling the flow of people. When all the defenders of the city were dispatched, the panicked and overwhelmed people in the city were gathered at the door of the emergency shelter in an orderly manner within half an hour. Due to the timely relationship, the negative emotions caused by the panic and shouting of the people were somewhat appeased. Even though they still don't know what happened, most of the people firmly believe in the principle that as long as they cooperate with the army, they will be fine.

The defending army moved so fast that Aize and his party, who had already left the tavern under the cover of the dark curtain magic, were almost blocked on the street when the defending army came forward to guide the crowd and exposed their traces—others could not see them They don't mean that they can't be touched. Once they are touched by someone in the state of being shrouded in darkness, they will lose their effect.

After temporarily hiding in an unoccupied alley until the crowd passed by, the five people changed their destination after some discussion, and followed the people and the guarding army protecting them to the direction of the refuge.

In order to avoid the crowd, they have lost the opportunity to investigate. The army must have gone to the scene of the incident to check the situation before them. It is impossible to say what they can find in the past.

In addition, when they were peeping out in the alley just now, they found that although the faces of the soldiers protecting the people were barely calm, there was some anxiety in their eyes, which made people think of the screams just now—isn't it Even someone in the army had an accident?

With such guesses, the five followed the crowd to the door of the shelter not too far away from the crowd.

The refuge in Feralas City is designed with reference to the underground city of the McGowan Outpost. Its entrance is located above the ground, while the main body is located underground in Feralas City. The residents of the city provide shelter, and this shelter is very large and can accommodate thousands of people.

And tonight, the burning torches and bonfire stands in the outer circle of the entrance of the shelter illuminate the open space full of people, and the military is yelling at people to line up in two rows, counting the number of people in an orderly manner, and letting people in refuge.

Although I don't know exactly what happened, but according to this posture, it seems that people are going to stay in the shelter overnight.

It was not during the war, but they had to leave their homes and be arranged to stay in the shelter. Almost everyone was dissatisfied with the order of the city lord. However, thinking of the terrified shouts that filled the city not long ago, No matter how much dissatisfaction people have in their hearts at this juncture, they only dare to mumble a few words in their hearts.

The five people were watching people lined up in two long lines being put into the shelter in groups of two, when Simon suddenly snorted coldly: "It's not that I'm brainless."

Simon's sudden words made Aize think of the key point.

Due to the investigations carried out in the city of Feralas in the past week, the high-level guards now have a detailed information on the population of the residents and their recent movements. Although they don't know what happened in the city just now, but looking at this The posture must be that someone has had an accident, and the military is now directing people into shelters on the surface, but secretly counting people.

There are the total number of people, the number of people who have had accidents, and then subtract the people who were put into the shelter—it would be fine if the two exactly cancel each other out, but if someone is missing...

Ai Ze glanced at Byron, who had a calm and gentle face, and he seemed to have understood the meaning behind the military's actions.

Yvette is probably the same as Aize. After Simon said such a sarcasm, she also thought of the situation of the five of them, and immediately frowned and asked: "Then what should we do now? Do we still have to go with them?" Are you staying in the shelter?"

Just as Yvette asked this sentence, they suddenly heard a small uproar from the people who surrounded the city not far away from them. The five of them looked at each other, leaned a little closer, and stood eavesdropping on their conversation in the shadow of -

"...you don't know, I was going to be terrified at that time!" A middle-aged woman surrounded by the center patted her chest while lowering her voice, and said very fast: "The young couple who live next door to me Something big happened! I first heard the woman screaming, and then heard her man shouting 'how could this be', followed by a scream, and neither of them made any more noise! ​​I... …I haven't seen either of them since the grooming started, something must have happened to them!"

People asked in a hurry: "I live next door to you, didn't you go and see?"

The middle-aged woman smiled wryly and said: "After the promulgation of the martial law, no one dared to go out at this time. It is not uncommon for you to know-but after the counseling started, I knocked on the door! But I didn't say anything after shouting, and I was responsible for counseling The soldiers reprimanded me, and then I was separated by the soldiers. When I looked back from a distance, I saw them break into the door, but I didn't see what happened at all... It's just that the young couple The screams always make people feel... creepy!"

"There is something wrong with the city these days. Although our city of Feralas is not very stable near the border, there have been no major riots in recent years. Don't you think about it. How long has it been since martial law was issued? I Don’t believe in the idea of ​​spies sneaking into the city—if there are spies, what’s the use of guiding us into the shelter?!”

"You're right!"

"... Do you think it has something to do with the strange things that popped up in the city recently? I heard that many elderly people in the city suddenly became young. It is said that they got it after they believed in the Protestantism. Blessed by God, I have regained my youth!"

"What does this have to do with what happened tonight!?"

"... You stupid, do you really think there is such a good thing? Anyway, I don't believe it!"

At first glance, the topic among the crowd seems to have gone to the wrong place, but it faintly hits the point. There is absolutely no connection between this matter tonight and the Amway religion and pagan gods—this is almost inevitable thing.

But what happened, the group has no clue.

Seeing that there was no useful information to be heard by continuing to listen, Yvette asked again: "What exactly?"

They knew very well in their hearts that they had come to Feralas City to check the Amli religion and deal with the pagan gods. Of course, it was impossible to follow the crowd into the refuge now, but something happened in the city they entered just before noon. The children are still gone, and it will be a matter of time before the city guards find out about them.

Byron made a decisive decision: "Fin blended into the crowd and entered the shelter. You have my token on you." He paused, but he didn't say anything dead: "You can adapt to whatever happens."

Although Finn didn't agree with his master asking him to leave his side - wouldn't his title of personal bodyguard be just a display?But he still couldn't disobey Byron's order, nodded, and with the help of Aize, he left the range of effect of the dark curtain magic, and then sneaked into the end of the line along the shadow of the building without a trace. In the crowd that formed a team.

After making arrangements for Finn's whereabouts, Byron turned his head: "Let's go, let's go to the incense shop."

The four immediately turned back and went straight to the location of the incense shop.

However, none of them expected to bump into a group of city guard soldiers on the way!Obviously, a team of three was carrying out a stretcher from a private house. On the stretcher was a girl who was only twelve or thirteen years old. She was lying on her side with her eyes closed, her chest Weakly undulating——if her face hadn't been frowning and pursing her lips with an extremely disturbed...or even slightly fearful expression, people would think she was just falling into a peaceful sleep.

That was one of those terrified cries tonight!

The four of them stopped at the same time, and their eyes all fell on the girl's face.Under the effect of the dark curtain magic, the three soldiers didn't notice that they were being watched, and only frowned and lifted them out.

They put the girl on the cart prepared in advance, as if they were going to transport her somewhere.

"...Tonight these things are so fucking weird!" A soldier standing next to the cart finally couldn't help but said, "Tell me, what's going on?! It was just an old man's accident before, but now even Accidents happen to such small children! Even in our army—"

"Shut up!" Another soldier lowered his voice to stop the former soldier's unrestrained speech: "Everyone knows that this is strange, so what can be done? Do you know what happened?!"

"Stop arguing!... I think what happened in Feralas recently is very evil." The remaining one also interjected: "Since the accident happened at the McGurn outpost, we have also had an accident here, just follow the It’s like a plague... I can only pray to the God of Light to bless us and our family to avoid any accidents—there are still two people inside, let’s move them out quickly!"

The other two showed uneasy expressions when they heard the word plague—first it was the outpost of McGowan, and then it was their turn to Feralas City, didn't it spread here like a plague!

Silently, they carried the stretcher above the sky and entered the private house again. After a while, they ran back and forth twice, and moved out a man and a woman inside. The frightened expression seemed to be the parents of the girl from earlier.

"...I really don't know what happened to them...Look at their expressions."

"Huh? Have you seen those old people who had accidents before?" When referring to "the old people who had accidents", the soldier's tone and demeanor were a little strange: "They...Although they still look asleep when they get younger, but Their expressions are very serene, definitely not like the people who had an accident tonight, as if they saw something particularly terrifying, as if they were frightened to death..."

Ai Ze frowned suddenly when he heard this, and he immediately turned to look at Byron standing beside him!