The First Mist Chapter 123: Oppression
"Are we going to keep waiting like this?"
On the open space in the plain, Xu Shen and others sat there, like scarecrows, not daring to move rashly. No one knew whether any monsters would pass by or stay near them.
Only Xu Shen was relatively calm. The strange vision that once troubled him now served as a reassurance.
"When others find the dark ruins, I will definitely inform them." Mu Xue said, "I heard from the director that the passage still needs manpower to open up, so it's not that easy to enter."
"What if others act as badly as we do?" Gu Qiufeng said worriedly.
"With more than a dozen teams, there's always going to be people who are greedy."
Baye said: "Especially for those private organizations, we have no problem letting them play badly, after all, there are no hard targets. However, it is different for self-interested organizations like the Light Chaser and the Fog Workers Mutual Aid Association. If they fail to meet the targets, they will definitely suffer the consequences."
Xu Shen couldn't help but look at Baye. Could this guy have another identity?
The Light Chasing Club did give them a target, and each person had to plunder at least five items to be considered qualified!
Otherwise, you will still need to take other tests when you go back before you can become the leader.
But on the side of the Xumi Bureau, Director Liu also secretly told him, Mu Xue and others to try to plunder more than three items, the more the better, and there would be special rewards.
There is no fixed rule, but a reward incentive model is adopted.
"The most dangerous place is to stay in the deep ruins. Once we reach the dark ruins, it doesn't matter if the protective suit is torn. We will then fight with real guns and swords." Zhao Qingmian, deputy captain of Team 1, shook his head and said.
The casualty rate is highest during the deep-level exploration of the ruins cave.
"Actually, there's no need to worry too much. If we look carefully, we can also observe whether there are footprints of Xu around to determine whether Xu has passed by." As the captain, Chu Bai looked relatively calm and composed.
When the others heard what he said, they turned their eyes to the surroundings and carefully looked at the traces on the ground.
Xu Shen looked around and sat quietly. He could see no one around except Maeve.
She sat beside him, seemingly playing with something small in her hand, but Xu Shen couldn't see it. It was probably the soil from the fourth level of the Xu world or some other substance.
Although Xu Shen could see the deep ruins, he could not see through materials such as soil and trees.
Compared to other people's tense nerves, Xu Shen was in a more relaxed mood. He inexplicably felt like he was having a rare rest, especially with Maeve sitting next to him, it felt like he was on a picnic or camping trip.
Ten minutes passed.
As everyone sat waiting, they suddenly saw the fog in the distance turn yellow, gradually changing into light gold, and slowly spreading over.
Ruins?
Everyone noticed something was wrong, their hearts tightened, and their bodies tensed up.
Not long after, the fog drifted over, and Xu Shen and others saw what was happening in the golden fog. There were more than a dozen human figures, and they became clearer as they got closer.
"Um?"
Both sides saw each other clearly. Chu Bai, Xu Shen and others were stunned and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. It was the Mohist school.
"you……"
When Master Mo Qi saw the people huddled together on the ground, he was stunned for a moment and his face suddenly turned ashen. No wonder there was no signal coming back for so long, it turned out these guys were slacking off!
"How dare you! I told you to find a passage, but you actually hid here and were lazy!" Mo Jian shouted angrily.
The other Mohist members all had gloomy expressions, and their eyes turned cold as they looked at Xu Shen and the others.
"Misunderstanding!" Chu Bai reacted very quickly and said, "Xu just passed by. We don't know if he has left, so we are hiding here."
The Mo family members' faces froze and they looked at the thick golden fog around them. They breathed a sigh of relief when they no longer saw Xu.
"Stop talking nonsense and get up!"
Mo Jian shouted, "Seventh Master is kind-hearted and did not enslave you, but you unruly people are ungrateful and are instead cheating. Get up now!"
The "kind-hearted" one that kills people with one blow... Xu Shen complained in his heart.
Chu Bai and others looked at each other and had to stand up.
Mo Qinghao's face was gloomy. He understood why the family wanted him to come here for training. Although he acted decisively, he was still not ruthless enough! Especially the humble survival mentality of these weak ants, which led to his mistakes.
But now, he has grown up.
"You, go explore the way!"
Mo Jian pointed casually at the crowd, and it happened to be Gu Qiufeng.
Gu Qiufeng's face suddenly turned pale.
"Explore, explore the way?"
"That's right, explore the way!" Mo Jian said coldly: "Be smart, you are lucky not to encounter Xu. If you encounter Xu, you can die for my Mo family, and your worthless life will be worth dying!"
Luo Hua couldn't bear to listen any longer and couldn't help but said, "How can you do this? We are all human beings. We got in with legitimate quotas. We are the Xumi Bureau's Killing Xu Team, not just any random people."
Mo Jian was stunned and couldn't help laughing, "Cats and dogs? You are not worthy of this. You are still the Ruins Secret Bureau. To put it nicely, you are the scavengers of the city. To put it bluntly, you are just cats among mice. But cats also have different breeds. The precious cats are raised by nobles and eat fine feed. Cheap wild cats like you will die if you die!"
When these words were spoken, Chu Bai and the others were all shocked and angry, with ugly expressions on their faces.
"You can't say that. We just live in the bottom city, not the fog people. With our abilities, we still have the opportunity to enter the inner city." Chu Bai said. With his abilities and connections, he was indeed qualified to live in the inner city.
"Do you think you are superior to others once you step into the inner city?" Mo Jian sneered, "You unruly people from the lower city, even if you spend your entire life's financial resources and efforts, can only barely live in the inner city, and in the outer district! But people from the outer district of the inner city are still rats in our eyes, just wearing funny clothes!"
"If you want to truly wash away the filth in your bones, you have to reproduce for at least three more generations. Moreover, the outer districts will only seek out the outer districts to mate and reproduce. Which inner district would marry their children to the outer districts, or marry the outer districts' untouchables? That would be laughed to death!"
Chu Bai was stunned, and his face turned ugly.
He had a lot of connections and had thought about moving to the inner city, but he was always held back because of his identity in the Xumi Bureau.
At that time, he heard from the person who handled the process that even if he moved to the inner city, he could only live in the outer district. His identity and household registration were restricted, and he could not go to the inner district on weekdays and would be stopped at the checkpoint.
At that time, he felt envious, thinking that the inner area was strictly managed, unlike the people in the lower city who could run around everywhere, giving people a feeling of chaos and disorder.
But unexpectedly, such strict management rules are actually another form of discrimination!
Zhan Xu has fought hard all his life, risking his life, but still cannot gain the respect of others!
Every word of Mo Jian's was like a needle, piercing everyone's heart. Although others had not had the opportunity to step into the inner city and live there like Chu Bai, and therefore did not feel as deeply, they still had a strong feeling of anger.
How can people be so arrogant?
How can one be so biased?
"Go, explore the way quickly, don't waste time!" Mo Jian pointed at Gu Qiufeng and shouted.
Gu Qiufeng looked grim. Exploring the way? It was like a blind man crossing a river. Who knew what pit he would fall into?
Once you hit the ruins, you will die!
Chu Bai clenched his fists, said nothing more, and looked at Mu Xue.
"Sister Mu..."
Gu Qiufeng looked at the captain with a complicated expression. When he saw Mu Xue's face full of shadows, he gritted his teeth, suddenly drew his gun and said, "Don't force me. This is the Ruins Realm. If you force me into a corner, I can do anything!"
Mo Jian saw the gun in his hand and couldn't help but sneer, saying, "Are you threatening me? I heard that all of you Xushi from Dicheng are orphans, the unlucky ones who survived Xu's hands. You should be thankful for that. Otherwise, based on what you said, even if you die here today, your whole family will be buried with you!"
"Don't force me!" Gu Qiufeng gritted his teeth, his eyes red.
"Don't go too far!" Mu Xue said with a low look.
Mo Jian raised the gun in his hand, which was a rapid-fire Ruins Breaking Gun, and said, "In that case, you go explore the way too, both of you together!"
"etc."
Xu Shen turned his gaze away from Mu Xue's hand. He took a deep breath, took a step forward and said, "Let me explore the way."
"Xu Shen..."
Gu Qiufeng was stunned.
Mu Xue's slender hand that was about to touch the Broken Ruins Spear also stopped, and she couldn't help but look back at Xu Shen, with a hint of doubt and an indescribable look in her cold eyes.
Chu Bai, Meiya and the members of Team 1 nearby looked at Xu Shen in surprise. They didn't expect that he would stand up for his team members.
How much courage does this require?
"you?"
Mo Jian still had some impression of Xu Shen, and snorted coldly: "You can't do that. Master Qi said he would save your life. Don't forget to wait for you to come back. He also wants you to 'take care' of our young lady from the Mo family."
Xu Shen said calmly: "Other people can be taken care of, it's just a matter of a word from you."
Mo Jian raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Mo Qinghao.
Mo Qinghao looked at Xu Shen carefully and said, "Aren't you afraid of death?"
"I'm scared to death." Xu Shen said.
"He is your relative?"
"no."
"teammate?"
"Um."
Mo Qinghao's eyes flickered slightly, "There aren't many people like you in Dicheng, right?"
"Not a small amount." Xu Shen said in a deep voice.
Mo Qinghao nodded slightly and waved his hand, saying, "Hurry up and explore the way. I don't have time to listen to your nonsense. If you encounter the ruins, don't scream and run around. If you dare to retreat, I will shoot you directly!"
Xu Shen glanced at the sniper rifle in his hand with a serious look. He said nothing more and turned and left.
"Xu Shen!"
Gu Qiufeng's expression was complicated and tears welled up in his eyes.
He was very confused, why, why would Xu Shen come forward to help him?
Although they have been together for a few times and have become familiar with each other, but... they are just familiar with each other!
We can't even be called good friends!
Xu Shen patted his shoulder and said, "It's okay."
"Have you really thought it through ?" Mu Xue's eyes flickered, as if she was staring at the young man beside her seriously for the first time.
Xu Shen glanced at her and smiled: "We can't have a fight."
Mu Xue's eyes changed slightly and she remained silent.
Xu Shen waved his hand and walked forward.
Looking at Xu Shen's leaving gaze, everyone was silent. The next moment, Mo Jian drove everyone to follow him, keeping a distance of about a hundred meters from Xu Shen.
They followed Chu Bai and others about forty or fifty meters behind, always keeping Xu Shen within the range of the sniper rifle.
"There is a tough nut to crack." Mo Jian shook his head.
"What a pity. If he wasn't born in Dicheng, he would have been given a chance to work for the Mo family." Mo Qinghao said casually.
"Seventh Master values talent." Mo Jian complimented.
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Ruins...
After walking for seven or eight minutes, Xu Shen saw a fox squatting on the plain in front of him. He didn't know what it was doing, but its body was moving slightly, as if it was digging the soil?
He had no interest in getting closer to watch, so he turned around and walked slowly to another place.
Although he could see the ruins, Xu Shen was still cautious. After all, some ruins were very sensitive, and when you could see them, you would also enter their perception range.
Xu Shen moved very lightly, trying not to make too much noise.
Not long after, Xu Shen met another group of people.
These people also huddled together, not daring to move. There were two broken limbs beside them, and it was obvious that their teammates were killed after touching the ruins.
The smell of blood filled the air, and these people stood here not daring to move.
Xu Shen didn't see Xu around, which meant he had left long ago.
Seeing Xu Shen walking towards them, these people were visibly stunned. They obviously didn't expect that there would be such a bold guy here who dared to wander around so unscrupulously.
Xu Shen recognized these people as members of the Black Light Religion, which was also a relatively powerful force in the Black Light District.
Over their combat uniforms, they all wore black religious robes, as if they had to follow the teachings and maintain their piety even when they were beheading the enemies.
Seeing another group of people slacking off, Mo Qinghao's face became even gloomier. He included them in the team and planned to wait for Xu Shen to die before picking some people from them to continue exploring.
And these people from the Black Light Religion only then realized that Xu Shen was an unlucky guy who was forced to be chosen as a pathfinder.
They all hoped that Xu Shen could live longer so that they would not be the next to fall.
It seemed that their prayers were heard by the Lord. During the subsequent exploration, half an hour later, they had no danger along the way and did not encounter any ruins.
Chu Bai and the others had strange expressions on their faces. Although they also hoped that Xu Shen could survive, but... this luck seemed a little too good, right?
"This kid can actually hold on until now..." Mo Qinghao and other members of the Mo family also had strange expressions on their faces. Could it be that there really is no ruins around?
Six...Xu Shen saw a ferocious figure in front of him, with an expressionless face. He silently chose to take a detour in advance and walked quietly from the side.
This is the sixth one I have encountered along the way.
The ruins in this deep ruin world seem to be more densely populated. Isn't it said that large ruins will devour each other?
Xu Shen's eyes flickered. Could it be that these people's IQs were so high that they would stop talking to each other? And then they would grow together peacefully?
In addition to the ruins, Xu Shen also picked up a ruined weapon.
It's a black finger.
Xu Shen thought it was a severed finger left by Xu, but he didn't expect that when Xu's power touched it, it could actually be absorbed into his body.
The place to harvest Xu soldiers in Xu Cave, besides the dark ruins, is the third level of Xu Realm. Some of them will drop on the ground, and some people have analyzed that they are shells discarded by Xu.
Xu can also control Xu soldiers, and Xu will be particularly picky, unlike humans who would like to have them all over their bodies.
Xu will only choose the ones he likes or the ones that match his characteristics.
As for others, there seems to be a kind of rejection and disgust.
Xu Shen estimated that he was the first one to obtain the Xu soldiers on this trip. This might be the reward for his exploration.
He was somewhat surprised.
After the black finger was integrated, it actually intersected with the black skin in his body, and they were slowly merging with each other.
The Xu soldiers with similar characteristics will merge with each other and mutate into new Xu soldiers. Xu Shen can't help but look forward to it.
After entering a certain ruined forest, not long after, Xu Shen saw a gap in the forest and an irregular black corridor appeared. According to the director's description, it was the passage leading to the dark ruins.
But around the front of the passage, there were figures wandering around, and they looked exactly like the ancient corpses outside the wall.
Xu Shen's face changed slightly, he stopped, turned around and waved.
"Um?"
The Mo family and others behind him were a little confused when they saw Xu Shen's performance. Mo Jian suspected: "Did he find the passage?"
"It's possible. Ask someone to ask." Mo Qinghao said.
Mo Jian immediately pointed out a person from the front. The latter was called out with an ugly look on his face. He could only bite the bullet and walk slowly towards Xu Shen, thinking that something had better happen to him.
