Volume 15: Organisms and Organisms and Organisms Chapter 11 A Friendly World
After walking on the safe road, there seemed to be more people around.
It wasn't just the mercenaries' convoy that looked suspicious. There were also some shadowy figures and what looked like vehicle crews in the front and back directions. Whenever the mercenaries sped past, those dark shadows would raise their heads and stare at the passing vehicle crews with empty black shadows.
These are all reflections left over from the past, and they seem to be the result of the thoughts left over from a mythical strongman. If you are caught by them, you may be dragged to some non-existent world. Of course, this is only limited to those who don't understand. Although the road has become very safe, it does not mean that walking at night is a good thing. Safety is only a relative thing, there is no absolute safety. Many of these afterimages on the road are the shadows of people who once thought they were safe on the road, but were accidentally dragged into some strange space.
They were filled with resentment and anger, and attacked any pedestrian or vehicle on the road at night. A scholar once tried to study why these monsters only appeared on the road, but he could not come to any conclusion until one day he became one of the shadows. Everyone followed the ancient rules for this unknown but predictable horror, and they had to run when they had to.
However, this time their progress was extremely safe. Those crazy shadows seemed not to see them, and kept wandering on both sides of the road. None of them tried to break through the blockade and the magic runes to rush in and drag the mercenaries into the shadows.
This was originally a very strange thing, but after seeing the man sitting on the roof of the car, the mercenaries became accustomed to it.
There is a person who can sing in the mountains in the middle of the night and run leisurely to their team. What can those ghosts on the roadside count for?
Even the weakest monsters hidden in the jungle can beat the monsters on the main road in terms of weirdness and ability. With a man like this who can roam around in the jungle, it is normal for nothing to happen around.
Naturally, they regarded the pale man as one of their own. The mercenaries happily drove the carriage towards the cold valley. They didn't even care that they were more than an hour faster than expected. So much so that the guards who were guarding the city gate couldn't help but show surprised expressions and doubtful expressions when they looked at these kind-looking mercenaries.
There are too many monsters in this world that can disguise themselves as humans. Stories like the fall of an entire city overnight are not myths or legends, but realities that happened not long ago. They should be cautious in dealing with any abnormal situation.
Therefore, they did not rashly open the city gate on one side to let in the people ordered by the city lord, but carefully locked them outside the gate and questioned them.
"You guys are here really early, an hour earlier than expected. What happened?"
"Nothing."
The mercenaries said with joy:
“We even found a friend along the way who gave us a ride and it was no problem at all.”
"…What? At a night like this? A hitchhiker? Are you sure you didn't say anything wrong?"
Hearing this, the soldiers showed disbelief and looked up at the pale young man who was sitting on the carriage as if he was on vacation. Then, the moment they saw him, everyone was a little surprised and then became calm and bored, just like usual.
"Is that it? There are no other questions? You were clearly one hour ahead of schedule at night just because of this gentleman? Were you really bewildered by something in the misty forest, or were you bewildered by some mysterious existence? Generally speaking, a ten- minute difference in the overall transmission time is considered a serious matter. Now you are one hour behind, which makes us feel a little... unbelievable?"
"It's just that we didn't encounter any monsters this time, and the shadows on the road didn't care about us, so we just ran all the way here. It's normal to be fast."
"Let's check it out a bit then."
The soldier said cheerfully, walking down the tower and beginning to inspect the contents of the convoy.
The soldiers and mercenaries who came down had almost the same attitude. They looked at the bored young man with surprised expressions, then greeted him in a friendly manner, and then began to check other things in the convoy, carefully looking for any corners that were eroded or polluted.
Because it was natural for that person to sit there, there was nothing special to pay attention to. Although they were strangers, and although both sides met for the first time, both soldiers and mercenaries felt that there was nothing wrong with him being there. Security checks and the like definitely had nothing to do with him. After a series of detailed inspections, the mercenary group's convoy passed the checkpoints smoothly and arrived in the city of Hangu.
"……Um?"
As soon as he arrived in the city, the pale man turned his head and looked at a corner deep in the city. He could feel that there seemed to be something that interested him very much. Anyway, because of the opening of the trumpet, he didn't want to entangle anything, but directly waved to these passers-by.
"Then I wish you a pleasant journey, and we shall say goodbye here. I'll go over and take a look. It seems something is happening over there."
"Wait a minute, that's a wealthy area, ordinary people are not allowed to enter..."
"Do you think there is any place in this world that I cannot go to?"
“…”
Looking at the man who looked as if it was a matter of course, the mercenaries and guards looked at each other and shook their heads naturally.
"You can go wherever you want. We have no right to stop you. But if you are discovered by the rich area, it may be troublesome. Those people will not let go of those who trespass into their private territory without permission. They often torture their prisoners in some vicious and terrifying ways..."
"It's okay. That's my business. Anyway, thank you for your teaching methods and good stories. We may meet again in the future. Of course, you may not remember me."
The pale man waved his hand, turned around and disappeared into the shadows of the city, disappearing like bubbles.
The soldiers and mercenaries blinked their eyes in realization, looking at each other's faces in confusion. They felt that something had just happened, but they didn't think there was anything else worth paying attention to. Only some strange knowledge and stories that were crazy enough in the eyes of humans remained in their minds.
What they don't know is that an abnormal life has already infiltrated the city and started acting for its own pleasure.
