Doomsday Bandits and Tramps

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"Hoo~~~ Hoo~~~"

Xiu slowly opened his eyes.

He saw an ocean.

On the cliff, the black and endless sea spread to the sky, the turbulent waves hit the stone wall, the chill was piercing, the wind whistled in the ear, and there was an unknown deep and sad voice.

Like the sound of bells from ancient times, like the ringing of the sky from time immemorial.

"This, where is this?"

Xiu could not control his mind, nor could he control his body.

In the dark of night, he stepped barefoot on the cold gray cliff, and was led by a young man in white robes, getting closer to the edge of the cliff.

This world is very slow, as if someone has pressed the deceleration button. Movements, feelings, thoughts...except for the deep and vast timbre echoing in the sky, everything else is very slow.

Xiu was pulled by the young man, he wanted to see the young man's face clearly, but the young man in his sight was always only a vague phantom, he wanted to shout, to stop the young man, but no sound came out of his throat.

Suddenly, there was a stabbing pain in his hand.

He bowed his head, the back of his hand was stained with blood.

"I'm bleeding?"

Xiu carefully looked at the blood continuously spreading on the back of his hand, it was not his blood, but the blood of a young man.

"Hey, you're hurt."

Xiu still couldn't make a sound, he looked up at the young man, the young man's clean white robe was corroded by black filth, blood covered his scarred body, his footsteps staggered as if he might fall down at any time, but the strength he held on to himself was not the slightest bit Minus, getting closer and closer to the cliff.

"Hey, who are you and where are you taking me?"

Xiu asked anxiously, his body suddenly became heavy, as if filled with lead, he couldn't move his legs, his vision was covered by large swaths of red and black.

***, panic, despair...

Nameless panic occupied Xiu's thinking, the raging fire engulfed the town under the cliff, billowing thick smoke covered the dome, there was nowhere to retreat, and there was only a dead end in front of Xiu.

Finally, the young man brought Xiu to the edge of the cliff, and a bloody figure grabbed his shoulders. The young man's lips were moving. Xiu couldn't hear his voice, but could feel the farewell and unwillingness in his tone.

The young man grabbed Xiu's hand, and a small white ball appeared in the palm of his hand. The young man held Xiu's five fingers, told him not to let go of the small ball, and then hugged himself.

At that moment, all the uneasiness and fear melted into the embrace of the young man, but after a moment of warmth, Xiu's world fell backwards, watching the young man disappear into the gushing flames.

"Xiu, live on..."

The voice of the young man was accompanied by a distant wail, dissipating between the howling sea wind and the waves: "Even if you are the only one left, you still have to live..."

"No, don't, don't go!"

Xiu woke up suddenly, cold sweat soaked his forehead and sideburns, and rough air kept pouring into his lungs.

The sun fell on the wooden floor, and the surroundings were very quiet, without the sound of the sea, the wind, or the figure of the young man.

Xiu closed his eyes, put his head on the ground, and sighed deeply.

"woke up?"

Xiu opened his eyes, and saw a head of red hair that was illuminated like fire by the sun.

"It's you," Xiu closed his eyes again, "you startled me."

"It should be said that I was the one who was startled," Seth sat cross-legged on the ground, shaking his feet leisurely, "I don't know who it is, but I've been shouting 'No, don't~~~' since just now, no Those who knew thought I had done something to you."

Xiu lowered the corners of his eyes, thinking of the dream just now, a feeling of depression and sadness welled up in his heart.

"Hey, you're having another nightmare."

"again?"

"It doesn't look like you are having a nightmare for the first time," Seth moved his butt forward, "What did you dream about?"

"Nothing to do with you."

Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and got up, but found that his head was groggy, his limbs were as heavy as a thousand catties, and he couldn't move his strength. He looked down and found that he was bound in five ways: from his neck to his shoulders to his arms, he was bound by a hemp rope that was as thick as a finger. , his hands were tied back tightly, and his feet were also tied tightly with ropes, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Seth was bound as much as he was, but he somehow freed his legs from the ropes and was able to sit up and talk to him.

"Me, who tied me up?"

"Who else," Seth sneered, "you saved others, this is their way of repaying their gratitude."

Xiu only remembered that in the restaurant, Seth took off his hat and revealed his identity, preparing to threaten the Murray family, he dragged Seth to leave, and then...

"***!"

It's the dose of medicine again!

"Okay, you have time to scold people here, why don't you hurry up and find a way to break free from the rope and escape for your life, if you delay any longer, someone from the military will come to pick up the package, and we will be doomed."

Xiu tried several times, but no matter how hard he struggled, he just couldn't break free from the rope: "No, no, I can't use my strength."

"Don't you have supernatural powers?"

"I can't even use my strength, what's the power."

"Sleeping pills plus a small amount of muscle relaxants, this old guy has put his own medicine in the wine," Seth nodded knowingly, "I guess he will recognize me as a wanted criminal as soon as he enters the restaurant, and then he will take advantage of it When the kitchen was getting the wine, the medicine used to treat the leg injury was poured into the wine."

"How can you do this!"

Murray's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Murray, why did you talk to your father! Both of them are very dangerous wanted criminals. If it wasn't for your father this time, maybe our family..."

"Impossible!" Murray said categorically, "Xiu saved me and the members of the mercenary team. Mom, you were in the car at the time, you should know it best!"

"Murray, wake up," Murray's father snapped, "they are wanted criminals, one is a notorious bandit, and the other is a homeless man of unknown origin. Take it at home, have you ever thought that if they plot something wrong, we are the ones locked in this room now."

"No, Xiu wouldn't do that," Murray said, poking his neck. "If he had a bad plan, he wouldn't help us get rid of the bandits. Mom, if Xiu didn't stop you from getting out of the car, you would still be standing here now." !"

"Stupid boy, why are you so naive, the two of them are obviously in the same group."

Xiu and Seth looked at each other, and looked away with disdain.

Murray seemed to be shaken, and his tone gradually weakened: "But, he stopped the red-tailed scorpion..."

"It's because they belonged together that he was able to persuade the red-tailed scorpions," Murray's father said, "Murray, it's not that Dad doesn't believe you, but think about it for yourself. How could time hook shoulders and backs so familiarly, inseparable, don't you think it's strange?"

"Yes, Murray, they are just acting in front of you, and then put a long line to catch big fish, you must not be deceived by them!"

When Xiu heard this, he had mixed feelings in his heart. There was a big misunderstanding in it. He really wanted to explain, but even if he said it, no one would believe it.Moreover, Murray's father's assumption is not unreasonable, coupled with the two valuable arrest warrants issued by the military as evidence, his empty-mouthed defense will only appear pale and weak.

"Yes, but..."

"Okay, Murray," Murray's father interrupted Murray, "take this incident as a lesson, and you must remember in the future that in this world, except your parents, anyone including acquaintances you You can’t believe it completely, let alone take people home casually, do you hear me?”

"Murray, your father was talking to you."

"Yes, I understand."

Murray agreed, and after a few seconds of silence, he asked again: "Dad, what are you going to do with them?"

"Don't worry about it, I've contacted the military and they'll be here soon."

As soon as Murray's father finished speaking, there was a rush of footsteps on the stairs: "Master, many people from the military came outside and said they were looking for you."

So fast? !

Xiu was startled, and met Seth with the same incredulous eyes.

"Understood," Murray's father said, "damn the boy, you take him back to the house, and I'm not allowed to leave the room for half a step."

Xiu tried again to break free from the rope, but in vain.

"You go quickly."

"kindness?"

Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "They arrested me. After the effect of the medicine wears off, I still have a way to escape. If it were you, you might be shot on the spot."

"Heh, heh."

Seth twitched the corner of his mouth, really didn't know whether to thank him or hate him.

Groups of footsteps came from outside the door one after another, and on the ground was Xiu who was tied up as a dried fish, Seth slammed his mouth hard, and said as if resigned to his fate: "I said earlier that it is a trouble, you have to go to this muddy beach!" water."

"What are you muttering, don't run fast."

"Leave you alone and run, I won't be a bear."

Seth's shoulders moved, and the tight five-flowered tie immediately loosened.

"How do you..."

"Brother, being a bandit is a technical job. I don't have two brushes. Is it worth the bounty of 150 gold bars?"

"boom!"

The door was kicked open, and soldiers rushed into the house and stood in two rows, causing a cloud of dust.The man was wearing a white military uniform, with a tall and tall figure, flicking the thin gray on the collar with his fingertips, pointing the slender black military stick in his hand to the ground, and scanning the room with narrow eyebrows: "Is this the wanted criminal you mentioned?"

"Yes, Chief, they are... well, where are people?!"

Murray's father stared wide-eyed. The attic was empty, the skylight was wide open, and there were only a few loose hemp ropes on the ground.

The soldier gave a military salute to the man: "Report to the commander, there is no one in the house, and it is confirmed that the wanted criminal has escaped."

Behind the man, a man in a black military uniform picked up a hemp rope and a black cowboy hat from the ground.He is tall and tall, half a head taller than the man, but he is extremely respectful to the man: "Commander, look at this."

There were black scorch marks at the ends of the broken cords, and a two-finger-wide hole in the cowboy hat.

"No mistake, it's him."

The man rubbed the end of the rope, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but raised: "I haven't run far yet."

The man in the black military uniform ordered: "Everyone obeys the order."

"Yes!"

"Immediately hunt down the red-tailed scorpion and its suspected accomplices, and execute them on the spot if they resist."

"As ordered!"

The soldiers rushed out, and the army commander held a cowboy hat with holes in it, and said to the man in the black military uniform: "Balow, although this gentleman failed to help us catch the red-tailed scorpion, he did a good job in reporting the red-tailed scorpion. Remember to send someone to send some Bring the bounty."

"Yes, Commander."

"Thank you, thank you chief," Murray's father kept thanking him, but his face was more worried than joyful, "but, but chief, just in case, in case they come back to take revenge on us..."

"rest assured."

The army commander looked at the open skylight, and his staff made a 'da da da' sound on the wooden floor: "There is no prey that can escape the hunter's palm."