Volume 2: The Fire of Chang'an Chapter 74: The Source of the Plague (4)
"Bah!"
A group of poisonous people were crushed into meat patties by Mo Chuan.
Yan Yunting was wrapped in a thick robe and crawled on the bow of the ship with three crossbowmen, quietly hunting the scattered poisonous people on the sandy sea.
As the desert continues to deepen and get closer to the Tali Basin, the number of poisonous people also increases. No matter how well the ink ship is hidden, the roar of the gears still attracts the attention of the poisonous people.
But fortunately, there was no sign of birds tonight.
Yan Yunting opened the sheepskin map and checked the route against Sinan and Polaris. At the current sailing speed, he could reach Loulan Country in no more than half an hour.
The number of poisonous people is multiplying. They follow the ink boat and gradually gather into a group of corpses.
"Brother Yan, if you keep walking like this, I'm afraid the group of corpses will turn into a tide of corpses." The sailor on the side warned.
Yan Yunting thought for a moment and said: "In this way, by speeding up, even if we can't get rid of the corpses, we can still distance ourselves... The situation in Loulan Kingdom is still uncertain, and we cannot change other routes."
"good!"
The ink boat was lifted up very quickly, and the group of corpses was left behind, but the number was still increasing rapidly.
After driving at high speed for a quarter of an hour, a bright fire suddenly appeared on the edge of the desert. Yan Yunting picked up the telescope and looked around - the outline of a small city came into view, beacon fires were lit on the city walls, and there was a surging tide of corpses under the city walls, in the wind and sand.
Along with the sounds of confrontation are the roars of the corpses and the orders of the living.
"Speed it up faster!"
The ink boat was getting closer and closer to the small town, and the fighting situation was clearly visible - tens of thousands of poisonous people were swarming under the city wall. They came one after another, leaning on each other's backs, and kept on "riding each other's bodies".
Climb up the city wall.
The city wall is not high, not even three feet high. It is not built of stone like Han Chinese cities, but made of loess. The poisonous claws have broken the city wall full of holes, and it may be possible at any time.
Collapse.
But the people who stood on the wall were not intimidated by the zombie attack. They brandished swords and guns and attacked every poisonous person who climbed up the wall head-on!
"It seems to be Shuang'er and the others!" Ding Jiujiu pointed at the city wall and exclaimed, "I said why can't we wait for the mirage to come? It turns out they are trapped in the city." She turned to urge Yan Yunting: "Hurry up.
, speed up, we have to go and support them."
"No." Yan Yunting flatly refused. Instead of asking the helmsman to speed up, he ordered the helmsman to slow down and change the course.
"What are you doing?" The three women in Peacock Tower looked at Yan Yunting in confusion.
"Don't worry yet. There are too many poisonous people in the city. Killing alone won't work. Since we are outside the city, we should take advantage of being outside the city to draw some of the poisonous people away first to ease the pressure of the defenders.
Pressure, and then find a way to go to the city for rescue."
Yan Yunting said, then turned around and ordered the sailors, "Everyone, load the guns and join me in making noise to attract poisonous people!"
After saying that, he took the lead in raising the firecracker and fired a shot into the sky - "Bang!" The sound of the gunshot resounded through the desert, and the poisonous people who were originally preparing to merge into the city turned around and started chasing the ink boat.
"Bah, bang, bang..." Firecrackers rang out one after another, and the sound of gunfire spread in all directions.
All the lights on the ink boat were also lit to guide the poisonous people to the target. Others shouted loudly and tried their best to create noise.
At least half of the corpses that were originally surrounded under the city wall had shifted their targets. For a time, the Ink Ship became the target of public criticism. The densely packed poisonous people rushed towards the Ink Ship, and those closest to it began to climb on the ship!
"Speed up! Lead these poisonous people at least thirty miles away!" Yan Yunting greeted, and then shouted to everyone: "Listen, everyone, three people form a group, and they will check the front, rear, left, and right. Once a poisonous person is found,
Climb and clear immediately!"
The ink ship speeded up again, and tens of thousands of poisonous people surged behind the ship. The darkness covered the last trace of nightlight between the sky and the earth, and the irrational howls lingered in the sea of sand for a long time...
Facing such a shocking scene, everyone on the boat clenched their fists. Only Yan Yunting was calm and composed at the bow of the boat. His eyes were sharp and he could see everything unusual in the sea of sand.
Half an hour later, the ink ship had sailed more than thirty miles. Yan Yunting ordered the helmsman to turn the ship's bow and start sailing back from the right side.
The poisonous man has been left behind. As the ink boat moved further and further away, the sound gradually disappeared, and the night fell into dead silence again. The poisonous man also lost the target of attack and began to slow down and wander endlessly in the sea of sand.
After another half an hour, the ink boat returned to less than three miles outside the small town. Yan Yunting made a stop gesture to the helmsman:
"Stop the boat and turn off the lights."
The ink boat came to an abrupt stop, and the sailors extinguished all the lights on the boat. The surroundings were so quiet that one could hear each other's breathing clearly.
Although the ink boats diverted most of the poisonous people away, there were still no less than ten thousand lingering under the small city.
"Yan Yunting, what should we do now? There are still many poisonous people outside the city, and we can't just drive in." Qing Yan took a cup of tea, walked up to the bow and handed it to Yan Yunting.
Yan Yunting glanced at the steaming tea, took it hesitantly, took a sip and said with a smile, "Qing Yan, do you feel that the scene now seems familiar to you?"
More than a month ago, Yan Yunting was tied to the bow of the boat, and Qing Yan also brought tea. Looking back now, he saw the same scene but a completely different treatment.
Qing Yan lowered her head and couldn't help but blush, "Who told you to peek at me taking a bath... Also, you are not allowed to call me by my name. I don't know you that well."
"You mean, maybe we will get to know each other to that level in the future?" Yan Yunting said with a smile.
"You... are a weirdo. In such a serious situation, you still have the heart to joke," Qing Yan sighed softly, "I know you have an idea, tell me quickly."
Yan Yunting drank the tea with a smile, pointed in the direction of the small town and said, "You forgot, our ink boat can fly."
"It can fly..." Qing Yan suddenly realized, "It can indeed fly!"
Yan Yunting waved to the helmsman, "Raise the wings and take off!"
"Cluck, clack..." There was a burst of gear movement, and Mo Chuan changed his flying wing form, and the two cicada wings quickly fanned, "Whoop, hoo, hoo..." The wind stirred up the yellow sand, and Mo Chuan rose up and flew straight towards the small town.
Soon, the ink boat flew over the city wall and found an open area in the city to slowly descend.
The entire city's soldiers and civilians swarmed forward, all staring with big shocked eyes, to welcome the arrival of the ink boat.
"It's the Queen! It's the Queen who's back!" Some people shouted loudly.
"Uh...who is your Lady Queen?" Yan Yunting looked around.
Qing Yan raised her hand slightly and pointed at Ouyang Bingyan: "It's her."
Chapter completed!