The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"So, in the final analysis, it is caused by this strange weather, right?"

Mikael crossed his arms on his chest and walked side by side with the girl named Anadia.

Xi'er pulled Ai Li, who was looking around, behind... and couldn't tell who was the child and who was the adult for a moment.

"Yes, but no."

Anadia shook her head, her pink pupils aimlessly scanning the tall buildings nearby. The glass windows were densely packed like a honeycomb, but the scorching summer sun shone on them, but there was no reflection at all - they were all covered by thick dust. Cover up.

"The fog does bring a lot of stability to life, but it itself is not enough to make people flee. What is really scary is not the fog, but humans themselves when the fog is filled."

"Is this so..."

Mikael sighed, understanding in his heart.

But Xi'er didn't understand.

"Humanity itself...what does that mean? Do people still hurt themselves?"

Anadia's eyes swept over Xi'er, and her dull eyes took on some inexplicable look:

"Ah, Miss Xi'er still doesn't understand anything. Please imagine, if a person finds that under the thick fog, in just a few minutes, he can't even see clearly the faces of people twenty or thirty centimeters away, then What does it mean?

"It means that most of the things he did during this period of time were undetectable to others.

"In the beginning, it was just stealing some things, or slapping someone who didn't like it - who was the first to do this? No one knows, but now that there is the first perpetrator , there will be the first victim, and the victim cannot regain his rights through normal channels, or maybe he does not want to regain his rights at all, but is inspired, so the second perpetrator is born, and then The third, fourth, fifth... until almost everyone has changed.

“Because people who are unwilling to be perpetrators cannot survive in such an environment.

“But people quickly discovered that this kind of fog can last as little as half an hour, and sometimes even last for half a day—the time is enough, and they have time to do anything they want.

“Then the evil began to escalate: from petty theft to organized banditry, from simple violence with a slap or a kick to bloody killing.

"That's how Attica ended up."

"This this……"

Xier's throat was choked and she couldn't speak.

"But, it's obvious on the Internet... Moreover, Xi'er also saw the actual street scene here two days ago! It's obvious... there are obviously a lot of people and it's very lively..."

"The coalition government will naturally not let people discover that an international metropolis has fallen to this level. I overlooked this point. In fact, if you search carefully, you should be able to find it on some... uh, websites like that To the current situation in the city of Attica.”

"Yes, that's the case." Anadia replied solemnly, "As for the real-life street scenes that Xi'er mentioned... they were just backgrounds synthesized with special effects, and those of us who stayed here were hired to do it. Group performances are just measures to appease the people. I heard that even Changkong City, which was inexplicably turned into a scorched earth two years ago, has been rebuilt on the Internet, haha. "

"Is...is that so..."

The truth is sometimes like this. When you know the truth, you also have to bear its weight.

Mikael frowned and turned around to look at Ellie imperceptibly.

"So, the place you are taking us to now is..."

"Ah, not everyone is willing to leave, and not everyone is able to leave. Most of those who choose to stay have moved to the original Faliro seaside area. Although life is a bit harder, but There are also benefits, such as being able to live in a sea-view villa that I couldn’t even imagine before?”

"villa……"

"Actually, I don't dare... Some people did move into the villas where the rich lived in the past, seeking temporary comfort, but they were soon killed in the mist - the empty villa was too insecure, even if There are more than a dozen people living there, and the security is very lax, so why not just find a secluded den of a few square meters.

"However, from my point of view, it is not impossible to live in it now. After all, in the beginning, people still regarded property as the most important thing because of their inertial thinking, but now it is different - food, food is everything fundamental.

“In a city made of steel forests, it is difficult to be self-sufficient in food. Even if someone tries to go out to sea to fish or open up land for farming, their harvest will be lost.

"Today, the main sources of food in the city are relief supplies from the coalition government and various speculations. Remember what you said before, people who walked by in a hurry and ignored you? They just plan to take advantage of the fog to come. At this time, he sneaked into the area where coalition government workers lived near the airport and stole food.

“In the current underground market in Faliro Marina, as long as you have food, you can buy anything you want. For example, you only need half a kilogram of compressed biscuits to get a young girl’s...

"No, that kind of trivial stuff should have been sold out by now, right? It's been replaced by something similar to the slave trade, which is not bad. If you really can't survive, just put a feather in your head and run away. In the underground market, if you meet a kinder owner, you will survive. Those with better luck will be bought by outsiders and leave here. As for those with the worst luck, they will just die. "

To be honest, Anadia's voice was ethereal and clear, but the words she spat out were cold and cruel. Even Alicia, who had experienced the third collapse, felt that she couldn't bear it.

After all, although there was not even one million people left in Canghai City at that time, the survivors still lived a dignified and orderly life under the protection of the Fire Chaser Moth. Everyone's daily food is strictly rationed by the logistics team. Anyone who dares to trade privately or rob other people's food will be whipped for the first time and shot for the second time...

How could the city of Attica be so dark!

Moreover, Canghai City was only a few days old at that time, but the chaos in Attica City started when the fourth collapse caused global climate disorder, and now a full year and a half has passed.

For a full year and a half, Alicia couldn't imagine...

I don't dare...and for Xi'er, I can't.

It is said that Twilight Street is a world-famous no-nonsense zone, but for her, the memory of her childhood has long been blurred. Judging from her experience in Twilight Street in the past year and a half, it is not as scary as she imagined. .

Although she also knew that Quietness was just superficial. After all, if a large-scale conflict really broke out, Master Qian would be angry.

But here...

so……

Mikael stopped.

"So, Anadia, who are you? I don't think an ordinary person can know the things here in such detail."

"You finally asked this question. I thought the hints I gave were not enough."

The girl chuckled twice and handed a certificate to Mikael.

"Re-introducing me, I am Anadia from the Intelligence Section 2 of the Humanities Department of the United Government. I have known you for a long time, Mr. Mikael, Miss Alicia."

Neither Mikael nor Alicia showed overly surprised expressions. On the contrary, before Xi'er could say anything, Alicia pulled her behind her to protect her.

"You three don't need to be nervous. Your legend is no longer a secret in today's coalition government. I can't guarantee how other people will be. At least as far as I am concerned, I still admire you and am willing to believe you. Of course, you two should also Be more confident in your own strength.”

"So how do you know our whereabouts?"

"This is really an accident. Before explaining this, can you allow me to introduce my mission?"

Mikael snorted noncommittally and motioned for her to continue.

"Those things I just said are all information obtained by several of my predecessors in exchange for their lives, but most of them only left text messages. My mission is to record these in the form of images and then submit them. . Then someone will notice these things and then maybe change everything."

Mikael looked into her pink eyes until her eyes were slightly red and filled with moisture, and then asked:

"Do you really believe the last thing you said?"

Anadia pursed her lips, clenched her hands into fists and shouted softly:

"Of course I believe it! No, I have to believe it. After all, if I don't do anything, nothing will happen. Mr. Mikael, what do you think?"

Mikael was silent for a few seconds and shrugged:

"Okay, let's get straight to the point, what do you need us to do?"

"whee!"

The girl wiped away her tears and smiled for the first time:

"Yes, that's the case! I contacted a well-known 'vigilante' in the seaside area as my informant to investigate, but four hours have passed since our agreed meeting time, and I..."

"Vigilante..."

Mikael gave a playful smile.

Sorry, thanks to the readers for pointing out that the previous two chapters were uploaded in different volumes. I can only wait until next Monday to ask the editor if they can adjust it...