Chapter 240 Dead City
Under the instructions of Elias and Boqi, Chen Ping obtained the location and information of the first plague area.
"Xiaojiu, you rest here first. It's not far from here. I should be able to return before dawn!"
The nine-tailed fox wanted to carry Chen Ping there, but seeing its tired appearance, Chen Ping was really reluctant.
"Master, let Xiaojiu take you there. When we get there, I will go directly to the spiritual realm to rest."
"Okay then!" Chen Ping was no longer modest.
Under the rapid gallop of the nine-tailed fox, it took only more than an hour for Chen Ping to reach the dead city that Elias mentioned.
This used to be the second largest city of the dark elves, and its prosperity was almost the same as that of Hutton City at the beginning. Now it has become a dead place.
The dark and cold city walls are intact and have even been reinforced many times.
"Such a heavy death aura, master..." Xiaohei shuddered, and Jialu, who had been unconscious for a long time, slowly woke up.
"Big brother, this... where is this?" Jialu looked at the city not far away.
"The home of the dark elves, but... it's infected with the plague!" Chen Ping's voice was a little heavy. Although he hadn't entered the city yet, he could already imagine the miserable situation in the city.
"Xiaolu, wait for big brother outside. Big brother will come out soon!"
Chen Ping didn't want Jialu to see those scenes, lest she be reminded of the past of the village.
"I want to go in too!" Jialu shook her head.
Chen Ping hesitated a little. He was really worried about leaving Jialu alone outside.
"Okay! Follow me!" Chen Ping finally agreed.
The originally bustling entrance to the city gate was blocked by messy roadblocks. The roadblocks were made up of various things, including dilapidated carriages, broken wooden boards and abandoned furniture. It seemed that it was the last line of defense that people tried to build in despair, but it failed to stop the spread of the plague. There were no living dark elves in the nearby villages.
The flags that were originally flying on the city wall were now drooping in tatters, shaking lifelessly in the dead air.
Walking into the city, the streets are empty, with only the occasional wind blowing up some debris, making a creepy rustling sound.
The doors and windows of the houses on both sides of the street are closed, and some window glass has been broken, revealing a dark and decayed atmosphere from inside.
The places where fresh fruits, delicious bread and exquisite handicrafts were once placed are now only rotten food residues and rags blown around by the wind.
The once bustling crowds have long disappeared, leaving only a few foraging rats shuttling through the ruins, their thieving eyes flashing in the dark, the only "living things" left in this dead city.
Various joyful celebrations were once held in the square in the city, but now there is only a fountain that has long dried up.
The bottom of the fountain pool is filled with dirty water and garbage, and the surrounding statues have been corroded beyond recognition by the plague. The originally solemn faces have become distorted, as if painfully telling the city's experience.
In the residential area, the houses are filled with the smell of death.
Some houses still have marks drawn with blood on their doors. They are the desperate marks left by the plague inspectors, which means that the people in the house have been devoured by the plague.
Occasionally, you can see a few corpses that have long turned into bones. Their postures seem to still retain the appearance of struggling in life, silently showing people the horror of the plague.
"This is..."
Chen Ping walked to a dead man with a distorted face. His body was not completely corrupted. What Chen Ping was most concerned about was the clothes on this man.
The Queen of the Dark Elf Tribe sent many investigators to come. According to Elias's description, the man in front of him was one of the investigators.
Chen Ping didn't care about the stench and dirtiness of the man in front of him. He kept searching on his body and did find some recorded letters, but the handwriting on them was blurred and could not be recognized at all.
"It seems... there are no valuable clues!" Chen Ping sighed.
"Brother, what are you looking for?"
"This city was infected with plague, and everyone lost their lives!"
"I want to know the source of the plague and how to prevent it so that more people can be free from the threat of the plague!" Chen Ping replied.
"Does he know?" Jialu pointed at the corpse in front of Chen Ping.
"Maybe! I don't know either!" Chen Ping shook his head.
"Then ask him!" When Jialu spoke, the emerald green ring on the index finger of his right hand emitted a brilliant light.
After a moment, the light slowly penetrated into the corpse.
"Huh!"
The corpse slowly exhaled a turbid gas, and then slowly opened its eyes.
"I... am I not dead?"
"We temporarily resurrected you, I want to know if you have investigated any useful information!"
Although this question was a bit cold and cruel, Chen Ping didn't know how long the other party had been resurrected, so he asked straight to the point.
"You are... forget it, it has nothing to do with me, I did investigate some valuable things..."
In fact, before the formal investigation, he first made a careful analysis, and first thought of what benefits would humans get if they took action against the dark elves? In recent years, the relationship between the dark elves and the human race has been good, especially with the new emperor ascending the throne. If this relationship is maintained, it is not a bad thing for the human race.
However, in his opinion, human beings are indeed a stupid race. The history of human beings is a process of constant competition for territory. For this reason, they will not hesitate to kill their own race. Therefore, for the sake of territory, the human race may really do such a thing, but most of them The Dark Elf clan all live underground. This second city is the only building above ground for the entire Dark Elf clan, and the environment of the Dark City is not suitable for human habitation at all.
The human race simply does not have enough reasons and benefits to deal with the dark elves.
At first, he stayed outside the city for a few days, but he never had the courage to enter the town. He felt extremely frightened when he looked at his fellow humans who had lost their minds and looked like zombies.
Finally, thinking of the lives of millions of compatriots and his own mission, he finally sneaked into the city.
"At that time, not only were there a large number of walking zombies wandering around the city, but... there were also many humans!"
"Humans? Is this really related to the human race?" Chen Ping felt a little surprised.
The most likely cause of this incident is the apostles, followed by the Senate within the Dark Elves. Of course, this possibility is also very low. After all, once the incident comes to light, everyone in the Senate will be guillotined.
"I know the simplest invisibility technique. It's not proficient, but it's enough to deal with those humans."
"According to my observations, they may belong to certain organizations or religions. For those naturally cowardly humans, religion is an indispensable spiritual support, so they always have a lot of religious organizations!"
Chen Ping did not agree with his remarks, but sometimes, this is indeed the case. In the face of natural disasters that cannot be resisted by human beings, most people choose to escape or find spiritual sustenance. There are still very few people who have the courage to resist and resist. It is precisely because they are in the minority that they are called heroes.
"I heard them discussing it, and it seems like what is it called the Scarlet Group?"
The man murmured. When Chen Ping heard this name, he first thought of the Scarlet Church, but this seemed to be different from the Scarlet Church.
"They seem to be waiting for a guy named Plague."
"Sure enough, it's still related to the apostle!"
The man's words proved Chen Ping's guess.
"They said that Plague gave them power and judged the heretics for them..."
"Later, I went into the city again and was accidentally attacked by my fellow tribesmen. It was all because I failed to learn the invisibility technique. Even if my tribe members were infected, as long as they still had the blood of dark elves on their bodies, they would be able to see through me! I began to be afraid. I am really unwilling to worry that I will be infected. I can’t die so easily because I haven’t found the culprit yet!”
When the man spoke, his face twisted again, looking very painful.
For the first time, Chen Ping felt unbearable, but he did not stop the other party, but continued to listen to him.
"I continued to turn on my invisibility and follow those people. The hierarchy of this organization is extremely strict. I haven't found any valuable information, but my intuition tells me that they are here for more than just spreading the plague!"
"Until one day, I discovered a space crack! You should know what this means! The ancestors of the dark elves have been conducting research for hundreds of years, but unfortunately there is still nothing discovered!"
Space cracks are teleportation arrays that do not require magic stones to be maintained. They are similar to the scarlet secret realm teleportation arrays. They can teleport people to other worlds, but most space cracks are unstable.
"Soon after, blue mushrooms began to grow on my body. There was a plague in the dark elves. People who were infected would have blue mushrooms grow on their bodies. I was still infected..."
"Maybe it was because of my reflection that my thoughts became clearer. I remembered that the fortune teller once mentioned Plague, who was one of the apostles!"
"Then there is a preliminary answer to all this!"
Listening to the analysis, Chen Ping felt that this person had a strong thinking ability, and following his analysis, he seemed to understand the context. However, the context was not clear yet, and there was still a layer of window paper between him.