the last gentleman

Chapter 87 Temporary stronghold
The night passed.

It has to be said that the money is well spent, especially for such a remote mission location from Zion City, it is necessary to replenish the mental state during the ride.

The next day,

Yi Chen, who was still awake in his sleep, suddenly felt a prickling sensation from the plant in his body, and sat up suddenly.

After waking up, this feeling not only did not disappear, but became more obvious.

Some plant seedlings even drilled out of the pores, as if warning something.

Jin was still sleeping, with one long leg folded on top of the other, and saliva was still oozing from the gap in the mask.

Yi Chen tried not to disturb her rest as much as possible, came to the front of the carriage and opened the window, asking the driver wearing a steel mask.

"Excuse me, has this reached the territory of Jose Valley?"

"Just arrived 1 minute ago, can you feel the abnormality here?"

"Yeah...the plants here are very wrong."

"Well, the sound of the horse's hoof landing is also obviously different every time. I hope you can deal with the matter here as soon as possible. If it continues to deteriorate, it will need to be dealt with by high-ranking gentlemen in the organization.

In half an hour, we will arrive at [Black Eye Stronghold], you can prepare to leave now. "

"Thank you."

Yi Chen returned to the bed and sat cross-legged, adjusting the plants in his body to suppress the discomfort.

Soon.

The carriage went around a secret and steep mountain road and climbed a hill.

This mountain is located in the southwest of Jose Valley. Standing on the cliff, you can get a general view of the forest, and naturally you can spy on the incident-the village of Shepherd.

On the top of the cliff, there are six black tents with organization marks.
In the middle stands a black tower-shaped obelisk, about six meters high, with an eye pattern engraved on the top, which may be the origin of the name [Black Eye Stronghold],

On the last section of the mountain road leading to the stronghold, there are a large number of metal roadblocks along the way, forcing the carriage to stop early.

"Kim, here we are."

hiss~
When Jin woke up, he deftly sucked back the drool hanging from his mouth, adjusted the mask, sat up slowly with his legs crossed, and stretched.

A casual look, completely without any sense of tension before the task.

"Are you here so early? You really slept too late yesterday~ I really want to sleep for another half day."

Put on a set of skull-style ties for the red patterned shirt,
Put on trousers and casual leather shoes,
Put on an extremely conspicuous colorful suit,
When Jin, who got off the carriage, found out that there was no direct access to the stronghold, his temper immediately flared up.

"Do we have to walk such a long way? These useless guys, coming here so long in advance, not only can't do anything, but also set up these useless things, wasting our time."

when!
Perhaps a little angry for getting up, Jin directly kicked towards the nearest metal barricade.

The barricade weighing hundreds of kilograms was kicked out directly, and the part that was hit by the kick was severely dented and fell down the hillside.

This kick frightened even Yi Chen.

『The power of Kim is comparable to that of Duckberg, right?He obviously has a physique similar to mine, and his legs seem to have no traces of exercise, yet he has such strength.

Is it because of controlling the flesh? 』

At this moment, Little Putao's voice of consciousness came:

"It's not just as simple as controlling the body, William can also control the body after all~ I can feel a weak energy explosion from the kick just now.

I estimate that this human being can carry out a 'controllable explosion' between the flesh, so as to obtain instantaneous explosive power.

Her control over the body, especially at the slaughter level, is far superior to yours!
Such a powerful human being is rare, you should become good friends with this person. 』

The more Little Putao talked, the more excited she became, and she felt like she was about to drool... It was even possible that once Yi Chen died accidentally, it would run to Jin to call each other sisters.

because the barricades were destroyed,
A troop of gentlemen stationed here came at once,

woof woof!The leader of the group also took a two-headed dog as a pet, barking wildly when they saw Yi Chen.

Unexpectedly, this kind of behavior angered Little Putao, an eyeball appeared on his shoulder, and the dog immediately hid behind its owner with its tail between its legs.

The leading gentleman with a mustache, the gentleman in the standard brown morning coat,
He recognized Yi Chen and Jin's identities at a glance, as well as the reason for coming here... A trace of helplessness, even self-denial, appeared on his face.

"Are you the supporters sent by Gethsemane? Obviously we haven't reported the difficulties we encountered here... Is it too late?"

Yi Chen took the initiative to take a step forward, saluted and said: "Yes, we are entrusted by Instructor Bailey to help with the affairs of Shepherd Village and Newborn Church.

William, she is my friend Kim. "

"I'm Wilmer, the temporary head of the Black Eye Stronghold, come with me."

The other party did not mention the destruction of the roadblock,

Even though Yi Chen and Jin who greeted them looked only in their twenties, he did not have any prejudice, but was full of awe of Gethsemane.

When entering the base,
The gentlemen who lived among the tents stuck their heads out, curiously observing the young reinforcements sent by Gethsemane,
They all had dark circles under their eyes and were listless, and some of them were bandaged.

The entire stronghold was lifeless, and there was even a trace of silent despair.

Wilmer led the two of them to stand on the cliff, pointing to the central forest of Jose Valley.

"That is the area we need to investigate. It is simply a natural fortress, and this fortress is growing and expanding every day."

Yi Chen and Jin looked along the pointer,

In the middle of the forest, a large number of densely grown trees formed a ring-shaped city wall, enclosing the inner area where Shepherd Village was located, occupying about 1/5 of the entire forest area.

The top of the surrounding area is also covered by dense foliage, making it impossible to see the interior clearly.

Not only that,

The tree wall structure forming the blockade is still expanding outwards,

The thickness of its tree wall has reached a terrifying hundreds of meters. If the root cause of the disease is not eradicated, the entire Jose Valley will be encroached one day.

However, Yi Chen's expression remained unchanged.

This blocking structure is related to plants, so it should not be difficult for him.

"Tell us about the progress of your investigation during this period in detail, and give us a copy of the [rules] of Shepherd Village by the way."

"Progress has been poor, with little valid investigative information.

Even if there is an "eye tower", it is impossible to spy on anything inside.

I'm thinking, if the two of you can't make an effective investigation within three days, I will arrange a group of people to return to Zion and ask for the support of high-ranking gentlemen. "

These words made Jin lose his temper again, and immediately retorted:

"Don't compare the two of us with you bastards... It's a waste of time to speak without any useful information."

Jin's words did not offend the other party.

It seems that Wilmer, the interim leader, has admitted to some extent his incompetence in this matter.

"I already prepared the investigation materials yesterday, and put them together with the village's rules in a file bag, you can take them directly... I just want to ask for one thing.

If you can make it into the blockade, please help find the two missing gentlemen squads and bring them out if possible. "

Yi Chen stood in front of Jin ahead of time, and responded in a friendly way:
"Well, we will try our best to find the missing team. If possible, we will bring them back early."

"Thank you."

When handing over the documents, Wilmer deliberately lowered his voice and whispered to Yi Chen: "Do you need us to provide an investigation team to enter the forest with you?"

Yi Chen responded with a smile:

"If you have spare capacity and enough confidence, you can choose to investigate simultaneously with us.

However, judging from the number of gentlemen in the current stronghold and everyone's status, it's better to stay here.

As you said before, if we fail to send back effective information within three days, we will report the situation here to Zion. "

When leaving the stronghold, Yi Chen deliberately reached out and patted the shoulder of the temporary person in charge twice...

　Twelve o'clock tonight, go!
　
(End of this chapter)