The demon world I designed

The Northland enters the Central Plains and is the land of Guanzhong. It has been a prosperous place in all dynasties.

Guanzhong is thousands of miles away, with fertile land. It is also the hub of trade between the north and south and the East China Sea. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. Many of their northern family's industries are located in this location.

During the year when they were blocked by the giant python, many aristocratic families regretted that they did not run eastward directly out of the Northland and into the Central Plains. Instead, they followed the position of the army and shrank northward, which resulted in them being so passive. Unexpectedly, they turned around and returned. We have reached the retreat of this dream.

But when a group of people walked to the city gate with excitement, the scene in front of them suddenly made their excitement fall to the bottom.

The city gate is still the tall city gate that I remember, and there are even many magic formations familiar to the warlock family at the door. As a key place to defend Beihuang and Yundu, the Zijin Pass in Guanzhong has always been a place with heavy troops, even if the north was later recovered. , the troops dispersed a lot and went to the Northland, and the defense here has never been relaxed.

But what is the situation now?

There is not a single ghost in the huge Xiongguan. The gate is covered with weeds, and the grass is almost as deep as a person. People have no idea of ​​getting close.

There were almost four to five hundred aristocratic families who came here from Beiyan City. Everyone gathered closely together to prevent unexpected events. At such a desolate pass at this time, a group of people suddenly fell silent. On the way, Especially when they left the northern border, a group of people were so enthusiastic. Even the families who were once hostile to each other were all close at that moment and talked about everything.

But now, there was no sound at all from the huge crowd.

Seeing that it was almost dark, the tall old man walking at the front said, "How about we go to the city first?"

The old man who spoke was an elder from a bloodline family. He was a powerful first-grade martial artist. He originally looked down on the so-called warlock family the most, but now he looked at the warlock elders behind him as if asking for advice.

Many warlocks looked ahead solemnly, and an old man said: "Have those giant pythons invaded the land of Guanzhong?"

"Probably not." The martial artist who was the first to speak just shook his head and said: "The envoy who escorted us here once said that the giant pythons in the North only move in the depths of the North. There is actually no need to worry about them when they reach the edge of the North. For safety reasons, we were sent to the border area. At that time, I could feel that the terrifying condensation in the distance had disappeared, and the unique smell of the giant pythons was gone. "

Everyone nodded after hearing this. Wufu's instinct for danger was very sensitive.

"In the grass." An old man looked ahead hesitantly. In such deep grass, it would be very troublesome if a giant python ambush.

"It doesn't feel like it. To be on the safe side, I suggest burning it."

This suggestion was soon recognized. A large fire quickly covered a large area of ​​wild grass at the gate of the city. The fire was three feet high. It was obvious that there were many strange things in the grass. They fled quickly, not even daring to attack them directly, but A group of people are still in a bad mood.

Because after burning the grass, they saw that there were numerous bones buried under the grass!

There are traces of gnawing on the bones. Just under this pass, in a deserted grassland with a height of 100,000 people, the bones of at least tens of thousands of people have been gnawed by some low-level monsters here, and no one cares about them.

Is this still the old Guanzhong?

The hearts of a group of people are getting heavier and heavier

And this bad feeling was quickly verified when we arrived in the city.

The huge city gate is unguarded, and there are corpses everywhere outside the city and no one is managing it. If it is like this outside the city, how can it be better inside the city?

Facts have proved that it is not much better. It is already dusk. Logically speaking, it should be a picture of smoke curling up and lights burning, but it is not the case. As the sky gets darker, a group of people see a huge city with dark areas. , there was no light at all, and the bleak cold wind made everyone feel even colder than in the North.

"this"

Everyone swallowed their saliva and carefully looked for a place to camp tonight in the city. They could see some green eyes everywhere. They saw those eyes a lot in the North. They were the watchdogs who had become monsters. Now Shi watched from afar, not daring to get closer.

In Beiyan City, whenever such a dog monster appeared, the blind daters would gang up and kill it. But now, such dog monsters are patrolling everywhere. What does this mean?

But if monsters that can be dealt with by more mortals can be found everywhere, then there is only one possibility. This is a dead city!

how so?

Even in the era when demons were everywhere and kings were in chaos, this Guanzhong was a bustling and prosperous place. There was no snake demon invasion here, and there were no traces of other large demons. How could it be reduced to a dead city?

With doubts, a group of people finally found an old man still hiding in a house with a cellar.

Seeing such a large group of people approaching, the old man with a young child cried loudly, as if they had met a savior.

A group of people comforted him for a long time before taking the frightened old man out of the floor. In order not to attract attention, there was no light in the room, just a small oil lamp.

"Isn't the old man the owner of this house?" A group of people were sitting in the living room, and an experienced warlock observed the old man and asked curiously.

The old man smiled bitterly: "This house belongs to the Su family. Old man, I was the housekeeper in charge of purchasing in the backyard of the Su family."

"Oh?" Many people's eyes lit up when they heard this. As long as they are locals, they can ask what happened.

"In that case, where is the Su family? And why did Luyang City become like this? Where are the people in Luyang City?"

"They all ran away." The old man said with a bitter smile: "The rich ones, and the young ones at home, after being tortured for more than half a year, all those who could run away, and those who could not run away became the food of those wild dogs. A few Like me, the old man, hiding in the cellar at night, barely surviving on some rice and noodles. "

"Run away?" Everyone was stunned. Thinking about it, although there are many corpses outside the city, Luyang City is a big city with a population of tens of millions, not to mention the surrounding villages and counties. If the city is really going to be destroyed, it shouldn't be That's the bones.

But why run?

It can't be because of those beasts that turned into monsters, right? These things can be completely overcome as long as the government is effective and everyone is more vigilant. Why would they leave their hometown?

"Old man, why didn't you leave?" someone couldn't help but wonder.

When this was mentioned, the old man's originally pale face showed a trace of excitement. It took a long time to calm down, and he said slowly: "My boss left early, and the family moved to Jiangnan half a year ago. I was left here to keep the old man." In the ancestral home, I promised the old man that if the news passed, I would let the old slave go to slavery and support my grandson in studying."

"Old man, I'm thinking about it. There's a lot of food in the cellar in Su's house. If I save a little, I'll have enough food for three years. Compared with being a refugee, I have a better chance of surviving by guarding the house for the masters. Besides, I have a better chance of surviving. The eldest grandson is very talented and is a promising scholar. If he can get out of slavery, he will have the opportunity to become a scholar in the future, so he thought that he would stay here with the boss and his eldest son and his family to help look after the yard."

The more the old man talked, the more red his eyes became. It was obvious that things were not going well in the future. None of the eldest son’s family that the other party mentioned was here now. I’m afraid that

Everyone looked at each other and probably guessed what was going on. The people here fled one after another. Naturally, no one killed the animals that had become monsters. The monsters were all cannibals. If no one paid attention, they would be killed. It can be eaten at any time.

When the old man chose to stay, he probably didn't expect that the city would become an empty city behind him.

"What was the reason in the first place? That caused this entire city to become a dead city?" The leader of the martial arts frowned and said: "Where are the city guards? Where are the adults in the state capital? This is an important pass in the North, and now it has been reduced to At this point, has Taiyuan Prefecture not taken any action?”

"Taiyuan Prefecture?" The old man smiled bitterly: "I have never been there, but I have heard that it is similar to here and has been deserted for a long time."

"What?"