【Strike Lotus】Silent City

9.

"Is there a situation?"

"I don't have time to explain more, you go with Muma first. Momma, wait for us in the secret hiding tunnel." Azak turned his head and persuaded Muma who looked terrified.

"Azak, it's Yoroko's gang, right?"

"Yes." Without concealing anything, Azak confessed and continued: "I have informed Xiaomai and them to evacuate the others, and everything will be fine, Mama, don't worry."

"As long as everyone else is safe, I'll follow you," ignoring Azak's begging eyes, Mom went to the door to look at the dust flying in the sky, and the yelling one after another showed that the other party was gradually approaching Abel City In the urban area. "It's too late to hide now, anyway, you promise you'll be fine, right?"

Mama's rhetorical questions made Azak speechless. He looked at Yibu Lianhua and said, "But we can't drag the doctor down."

"Don't worry about me, it's okay." Bu Lianhua smiled, but Azak gave him a blank look. He shrugged and continued, "They are the self-defense regiment that Xi Mie mentioned?"

He has seen this kind of scene a lot, looting the wealth and food of other towns in the name of self-defense, starting from the beginning of defending himself, but ending up as a thief who bullies others; people always worry about their own pain and forget about themselves disaster to others.

Because I have never been treated fairly, I usually won't know how to give others fairness when I gain authority one day.He has seen too many examples like this, and there is still nothing but sighs besides sighs.In the era of war and turmoil, he was especially able to see the beauty and ugliness of human nature clearly, but he was still far from comprehension.

"That's right,"

Azak was about to explain that Melenta had arrived with a small group of people. When he saw Mama, his original ferocious aura was reduced by half. He elbowed Azak and asked in a low voice: " Why is Mommy still here? And the doctor?"

"She insisted on staying... the doctor too, he said he would be responsible for taking care of Mama." Smiling at Lianhua, Azak was too lazy to talk, and said in a calm tone: "The other residents are all fine. Are you dismissed?"

"Leave it to Palin." Melenta still looked distressed, especially after seeing Mama's expression.He really didn't want her to see their solution to their troubles, but there was no room for change now.

"Well, let's meet at the plaza."

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Yoroko's self-defense team is stationed in Ganna, a hundred miles away from Abe. Ganna is not the hometown of Yoroko and his henchmen, but the "territory" they robbed and occupied.A few years ago, Yoroko's ten-man team passed through the area, recruiting local young men and expanding it into the current military capacity.Ganna is a poorer town than Aber City. Many people cannot eat three meals a day. If they want to survive in the troubled times, joining the Self-Defense Force is undoubtedly the most labor-saving shortcut. The Yoroko Self-Defense Corps was established On such a basis.

They may not have a good understanding and a deep emotional bond with each other, but when they have a common goal - to survive - this goal will strengthen this relationship built on sand, making them tenacious and difficult. Entangled.

Yoroko's method of controlling the army is simple but straight to the core. He leads them to attack towns one after another, satisfying their basic needs as well as their vanity. Intense and predatory.

Half a month ago, Yoroko led his army to sack Abel City. Before that, the two sides had met several times. Abel City only suffered a dull loss when it faced Yoroko’s army for the first time. The most unshakable militia organization that Yoroko has encountered.He once suggested that the two sides form an alliance, but Xie Mie Tian Lai flatly rejected it. Yoroko couldn't hold back his face, so he invited another militia group to join forces to attack Abel City and engage in a "wheel fight".

Wheel fighting is a barbaric game spread in the mercenary regiments in the past, and it is also a kind of gambling.The two sides draw lots to decide a representative, and fight in the paddock. Whether to use weapons or fight naked depends on the agreement of both parties. The fight must end with the death of one party or the inability to fight again. The opponent's entire bet.

Later, wheel fighting evolved into a game that two evenly matched self-defense teams often used to decide the outcome. Yoroko coveted the military rations of Abel City for a long time, but he did not want to lose his troops. Wheel fighting just provided him with the best channel .He once won a victory in the hands of Naiba in Abel City, and took away the livelihood items they had just exchanged for spar. Naiba lost his arms and legs in that fight.However, since then, Yoroko has not won any benefits from Abel City.

In the last fight, Melenta met the leader of another famous militia regiment invited by Yoroko——Crazy Horse Wakin, and Merienta won a big victory, winning a quarter of the Yoroko Corps. Existing arms and a promise of non-commitment within one year.Ten days later, Yoroko led a large group of people to the city of Abel. There might be something behind such a blatant breach of the contract.

In front of Azak's standing square, Merienta stood behind him and Palin who led the residents back after evacuating. When Xi Mietian was away, Azak was the leader of Abel City, even though he didn't seem to be imposing enough. .Bu Lianhua stood in the back row to accompany Mu Ma, her face full of interest.

"The one-year agreement has only been half a month so far. We know what kind of goods Yoloko is, but we are really surprised that Sai Vachin, who is known as the "poor lord", will join forces with Yoloko." Azak With a calm voice, he stared straight at the poor lion Saihuaqin, the son of the desert, with big black eyes.

Saihuaqin's self-defense force is a mysterious organization with no end to the dragon. It rose in the desert and created many heroic and immortal legends of resisting the desert power Usarkin. Many years ago, Usarkin collapsed, and Saihuachin The militia team also disappeared, and Azak recognized his identity from the embroidered statue of his gauntlet hidden in his sleeve, his mutilated right ear, and the rumored awe-inspiring demeanor.

As soon as Sai Vachin's name came out, Melanta and the others gasped. He was a hero in their hearts, and he had to be known as a legend that could not be seen.

"Good eyesight," Sai Vachin, who is over half a century old, sat on his horse and said with admiration. "I came here today for one purpose."

"Please say."

"Kill for life."

Without waiting for Sai Huaqin to explain, Yoroko said abruptly, the long cross scar on his forehead made his wretched face even more ferocious.He ordered someone to push a cart, opened the straw mat on the bed, and there was a dead body lying in front of everyone. It was the dead body of Crazy Horse Vakin. His eyes were round, his lips were pale, and his whole body was bruised. , Contusion in many places.

While Azak was carefully observing Wagin, Yoroko covered the straw mat. "Wajin is the son of Sevacin. In the round of fighting half a month ago, he and Melenta were singled out. The two agreed before the match until one side lost. As a result, Wakin died of his injuries two days ago. .I don’t need to say too much, I think you all still have a deep impression on the scene of Merenta beating Wajin with a headache after the fight? Now that Wajin died of serious injuries, Abel City must..."

"I hear you fart," Melenta wanted to rush forward, but Perrin and a few companions joined forces to hold him back, and roared angrily, "Last time, he insulted Naiba first and tripped sinisterly. When I fall, I will make a move..."

"Wheat!" Shouting to stop his companion's anger, Azak reassured Merenta with his eyes, saying that everything would be handled by him, then turned around, but spoke to Sai Vachin, completely ignoring the existence of Yoroko. "The last dispute was resolved last time. If I remember correctly, we also returned half of the bets we should have won to you after the fight, and only took a quarter of the arms to show that we violated the rules against wheat. I'm surprised, I didn't expect that we in Abel City and Crazy Horse will be responsible for his life and death in the future, isn't that unfair?"

Sai Vachin frowned as if displeased, but he still said calmly: "But Wa Jin's death was indeed caused by you... In a word, give Merienta to me." The corps behind showed their weapons at their waists one after another, and their movements were uniform.

"If Merenta wasn't responsible for Vakin's death, what are you going to do?"

"Who is speaking?"

"I." Bu Lianhua came to Azak's side at some point, and even Azak couldn't help being surprised by the sudden sound.

"Doctor?" Melenta and the others exclaimed, while Mu's mother looked at Azak and Yibu Lianhua worriedly, her complexion ashen as if she would faint in the next moment, Azak raised his thick eyebrows in silence after a brief surprise .

"Who are you?" Sai Vachin looked warily at Bu Lianhua's handsome and delicate face.

"I'm a doctor. After seeing Varkin's body, I judged that he died of drugs rather than serious injuries."

"Nonsense, he has no symptoms of poisoning, and the wound cannot heal is the cause of his death." Yoroko roared, his ears and neck turning red with anger.

"It is true that the non-healing wound was a factor that contributed to his hastened death, but it just heightened the possibility that someone had given him drugs that would prevent his wound from healing."

"You have no evidence?" Sai Vachin pursed his lips, his eyes were stern. No one can bear the feeling of being fooled, especially when that person has a high status.

Turning a blind eye to Sevacin's intimidation, Bu Lianhua said calmly, "Let me dissect the corpse to prove it."

"Do you want to use a knife on him?" Sai Vachin's tone suddenly became light and light, but there was a hint of rain coming.

"How about another round of wheel fighting? If I win, you let him use the knife; if you win, I will give you the wheat."

"Azak?!" Forcibly breaking free from Perrin's grip, Melenta growled in disbelief, "Are you crazy? How can you beat him?"

"Besides, this time is a life-and-death bet. Unless I die, the competition will not end."

"Azak!"

"Why should I gamble?"

"If you think your sincerity is not enough, you can add my hands as a bet." Bu Lianhua interjected.

"What kind of bet is your hand? It's worth nothing."

When Yoroko was about to bargain, Sai Vachin agreed.

"Doctor?" Crazy, crazy, all crazy, Melenta desperately grabbed her tassel-colored hair, glaring at the others. "Don't you stop it?"

"Mai, it's a done deal, you have a little confidence in me." Azak said with the corners of his lips slanting, but his eyes turned to Lianhua. Except for Xi Mie Tian Lai, he had never met anyone who was crazy enough to fight with him.I have to say, this is really a joy, at this moment he can finally understand how Xi Mietian looks at him differently.

"Listen, Azak, you bet on you, I have nothing to say if you win, and I have my own way of doing things if you lose, don't try to steal the limelight, don't even think about it!" Tightening Azak's collar, Mai Lianta couldn't hide his excitement. "Don't try to die for me, you won't have this chance, understand? If you understand, go up and beat up that old guy, fuck his legend, fuck his hero." After speaking, he pushed hard and put Azak pushed into the paddock.

At this time, Sai Huaqin had jumped off the horse, took off his leather jacket, and was gearing up to do warm-up exercises.

Yoroke anxiously grabbed Yibu Lianhua with his backhand, escorted him to another cart, drew out his dagger, smiled very proudly, and his eyes were filled with the expectation of chopping Yibu Lianhua's hands off.

"You have a group of good brothers." Sai Vachin said sincerely.

"That's why Abel City won't lose to Yorokona's scum." Azak blinked.

"But you still can't beat me." Sai Vachin also responded with a wink while shaking his muscles as hard as iron.

"What is real victory? Don't forget your original purpose of coming here."

In a flash, Azak approached Sai Vachin, and slammed his right fist straight into his abdomen. Sai Vachin did not evade or avoid the punch, and did not take a step back, a little bloodshot from the corner of his mouth.Azak withdrew his fist, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, hitting Sai Vachin's abdomen was like hitting a stone, his knuckles were painful and numb, maybe even a little bit dislocated.

Shaking his hands secretly, Azak clenched his fists and waited for it. Sai Vachin twisted his hands and feet, and after a short shout, he kicked three times in a row. After three consecutive kicks, the front end swept back sideways, brushing Azak's cheek, leaving a red mark and bleeding.

All of this was just the beginning, but Mama was terrified and burst into tears, and had to rely on Palin's support to stand firm.

As time went by, the fighting scenes became more and more bloody and cruel.

The sun was glaring, but Azak's vision was blurred. Blood flowed into his eyes from both sides of his forehead, blurring his vision.His left hand was dislocated and unable to move, he knelt down on the sandy ground with one knee, his clothes were dusty and torn.He thought that his eardrums had been damaged by Sai Vachin's head-on blow, so there was a buzzing sound all around him. He could only vaguely see Melenta opening his mouth to shout, but he couldn't hear what he was saying, and the voices of others also fluctuated from far away and nearer. , Big and small.

The situation of Sai Vachin is not much better. Even if he creates many glorious legends, he still cannot match the teasing of the years.He is old, his physical strength is declining, and his movements are much more sluggish. The only thing that can be compared with when he was young is his undying fighting spirit. A mouthful of black blood and thick phlegm.

He touched his ribs, and guessed that there were two or three broken ribs, and when Azak was beaten to the ground by himself, he turned over with his hands on the ground and kicked his chin with his heels beautifully, which also made his A few teeth fell out.None of this mattered, after all, he didn't dislocate his hands, and his knees weren't deformed enough to stand upright, and he was in a position to win.

"you lose."

"No, you lost, because you would rather let the truth be lost in a short-lived victory."

"I can find out the truth, but you lost." Sai Vachin had to admit that his competitive spirit had been picked out today, and the degree of persistence surprised even himself.

He stood in front of Azak like a god, blocking the glare of the sun, and his huge body filled Azak's field of vision.

"Sai Vachin, even though you don't want to admit it, you still lost." Bu Lianhua interrupted suddenly.

Hearing this, Sai Huaqin laughed, and the others laughed too, especially Yolo who laughed the most exaggeratedly. He squinted his eyes and looked at Yibu Lianhua and said, "Are you scared to go insane?" After a short pause, he suddenly lowered his head The voice said with a lewd smile: "The kid is doomed, but if you can make me feel comfortable, I will consider not giving up your hand."

Ignoring Yoloko, Bu Lianhua stared at Sai Huaqin after laughing, the latter's breathing became more rapid, and said: "You know very well that you can't fight for a long time, if Azak wants to kill you, he has plenty of ways to consume it." Your physical strength will defeat you in one fell swoop, instead of fighting you head-on in a regular manner, and... your asthma is about to attack, right? You may not have a chance of winning."

Seeing Sai Vachin's breathless and weakened appearance, the more Yoroko heard it, the more flustered he became, and he said angrily: "Don't think you can use psychological tactics to deceive you, Sai Vachin, think about Vakin, think about him The scene of dying in pain..."

Yibu Lianhua interrupted Yoroko and said, "You should think about Wa Jin. If you let the real murderer go free and are willing to be his tool to show off his power, the legend of the Son of the Desert will be just a joke."

Hearing the sudden shock of his huge body, Sai Huaqin relaxed and tensed his body and mind, breathing slowly and evenly.His shirt was wet with sweat, and he looked down at Azak, who was also bathed in blood, looking down into his clean and emotionless pupils, panting slightly.

Seeing that the situation was about to be reversed, Yoloke couldn't vent his resentment, so he said incessantly, "Azak is defeated." While speaking, he raised his sword arm and swung it down, but he cut it in vain. Break away from the rope while everyone is paying attention to the struggle.

Without giving Yoroko time to be surprised, he clasped Yoroko's carotid artery tightly with one hand, and whispered to his ear, "My hand only wants to save people, but it can also kill people if necessary. You Do you think it's worth it?"

Yibu Lianhua's voice was very low and soft, and only Yoroko could hear it clearly, so he was the only one who turned pale with fright, and his body deeply realized that what Bubu Lianhua said was true.The others couldn't see the situation on the other side carefully, they just felt that there was no danger, and broke into a cold sweat for Yibu Lianhua who narrowly saved his hands.

After finishing speaking, Bu Lianhua let go of Yoroko quickly, and the latter held his neck tightly and coughed non-stop, salivating.

"Sai Vachin, your decision?" Bu Lianhua turned to the other person and asked, her voice was usually slow and calm.

"Yoroke's behavior has given me evidence." He drew out his gun and approached Yoroko, and said coldly, "I'll give you a chance to do it for real."

"I... don't listen to his nonsense, Wajin was seriously injured and died."

Sai Huaqin fired a gun into the air and shouted: "If you don't tell the truth, I will kill all your troops."

The troops of Yoroko were all restless when they heard that, their strength was far inferior to that of Saihuaqin's "Desert Riding Brigade", not to mention that only one-third of the people dispatched to Abel City today were from the city of Ganna. Enemy.

"It's Yoroko's drug, it's his good deed."

A series of astonishing words broke out in the commotion, Yoroko stared his thief eyes wide, and cursed angrily: "Which son of a bitch..."

A shot stopped his foul language, and he fell to the ground clutching his shot knee. "I didn't... I didn't... Sai Vachin, please forgive me..."

What responded to him was a sharpened iron rod piercing his chattering mouth and coming out from the back of his head, splashing brain fluid all over the floor.

"I am indeed old," Sai Vachin wiped off the blood and sweat from his face, pulled up Azak who was still kneeling on the ground, and handed him to Yiyi Lianhua: "Heal him."

After helping Azak, Lianhua smiled lightly and did not answer.

"I owe a favor to the city of Abel. If there is any need for desert riding in the future, please feel free to ask. I will wait for you at the Usalkin ruins." Jumping on the back of the horse, Sai Huaqin clamped his horse's belly and galloped towards the entrance of the town. , His riding brigade followed him and kicked up dust all over the sky again.

The rest of the old Yoroko tribe looked at each other, one of them knelt down suddenly, and the others also stood up to respond. "Please accept us."

"We are not an army, and we will not recruit anyone." Azak said lightly, and he remembered a passage he had chatted with Xie Mie Tianlai.

"Have you thought about the future direction? 』

"No, even thinking about it is unrealistic.But I have thought about another thing. 』

"whats the matter? 』

"If life is stable in the future, you can go abroad and visit various places. Being a businessman is good for everything. 』

"I just want to stay in Abel City as a commoner. 』

"Are you serious? 』

『Of course, as long as Abel City is still there.What about you? 』

"Nothing...maybe get an official position and do it." 』

"Ha... Xie Mie Tian Lai, you are getting more and more humorous. 』

"Or get a wife and have some sons or something..."

"I think you would rather be with some ambiguous brother. 』

"I forgive your rude gaffe. 』

"Hmph...tsk...or ordinary people..."

They are not soldiers, they are just forced to take up swords and guns.

"Please, otherwise what shall we do?"

"Before Yoroko came to your town, how did you survive, just survive like that."

After finishing speaking, Azak fainted in Yibu Lianhua's arms.Melanta and others rushed forward to hug him, intending to take him back to the house to rest.Muma was the fastest one to rush, and she examined Azak's injuries anxiously but neatly.

"But we..."

"Mommy!"

In the middle of carrying Azak, Mammy fainted in the crowded space, catching Mammy's suddenly limp body, Perrin yelled. "She's very hot, does she have a fever?"

"Doctor," Merenta yelled.

"Please go back. If you want to return to the days of the common people, the best way is to stay away from the blood." Bu Lianhua sighed, but a large group of people were still confused and at a loss, so he continued to sigh: "If you forget If you don’t know how to live, come to Abel City in three days to find Xi Mietian.”

With their backs facing them, Lianhua quickly entered the room and healed the unconscious two.