The Last Gentleman

  Chapter 87 Temporary stronghold

   The night passed.

   I have to say that this money is well worth it, especially in this 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 thorn in the body of a plant, and suddenly sat up.

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

   There were even several plant seedlings burrowing out of the pores, as if warning of something.

  Jin was still sleeping, one long leg was stacked on top of the other, and saliva continued to seep from the gaps in the mask.

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

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

   "Just arrived a minute ago, can you feel the anomaly here?"

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

   "Well, the sound of the horse's hooves landing is obviously different each time. I hope you can deal with the matter here as soon as possible. If it continues to deteriorate, you will need the senior gentlemen in the organization to deal with it.

   We will arrive at [Black Eye Base] in half an hour, you can prepare to leave now. "

"thanks."

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

   Not for a while.

  The carriage circles a hidden and steep mountain road and ascends a hill.

  This mountain is located in the southwest of the Jose Valley. Standing on the cliff, you can see the general situation of the forest, and you can naturally spy on the village of Sheport, where the incident occurred.

   At the top of the cliff, there are six black tents marked with organizational marks.

   In the middle stands a black tower-shaped stele, about six meters high, with an eye pattern engraved on the top. Perhaps this is the origin of the name of [Black Eye Base].

  The last section of the mountain road leading to the stronghold was filled with a large number of metal barricades, forcing the carriage to stop early.

   "Gold, here we are."

  Sizzle~

When   Jin woke up, he expertly sucked back the saliva hanging from his mouth, adjusted his mask, sat up slowly with his legs crossed, and stretched his waist.

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

   "Did you arrive so early? Yesterday I really slept too late~ I really want to sleep for another half day."

  Tie a set of skull-shaped ties to the red patterned shirt,

  Put on trousers and casual leather shoes,

   Put on an extremely conspicuous colorful suit,

  Kim got off the carriage and found that he didn't get to the base, his temper went straight to the top.

   "Do you have to go this long? These useless guys, coming here for such a long time in advance, not only can't do anything, but also set up these useless things and waste our time."

when!

   Maybe a little bit out of bed, Jin kicked the nearest metal barricade.

  The barricades weighing hundreds of kilograms were directly kicked and flew out. The kicked part was seriously dented and fell down the hillside.

   This kick scared Yi Chendu.

  『The power of Kim is comparable to that of Duckberg, right? It looks like I have a physique similar to mine, and the legs are more like signs of no exercise, so they have such strength.

   Is it because of physical control? 』

   Little Grape's voice of consciousness came at this time:

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

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

   Her manipulation of the body, especially at the level of slaughter, is far above yours!

   It is rare to see such a powerful human being, you should become good friends with this person. 』

   Little Grape became more and more excited as he talked, and felt like he was about to drool... It is even possible that once Yi Chen accidentally died, it would go to Jin to call each other sisters.

   was destroyed by roadblocks,

   A small group of gentlemen stationed here came immediately,

   Wang Wang Wang! The one in the lead also held a two-headed dog as a pet, and when he saw Yi Chen, he barked wildly.

  Unexpectedly, this kind of behavior angered the little grape, an eyeball appeared on the shoulder, and the dog immediately hid behind the owner with its tail tucked.

The gentleman headed by    with a poke mustache, the gentleman in the standard brown morning dress,

   He recognized the identities of Yi Chen and Jin at a glance, and the reason for coming here... A hint of helplessness appeared on his face, even self-denial.

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

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

  William, she is my friend Kim. "

   "I'm Wilmer, the interim 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 him looked like they were only in their twenties, he did not have any prejudice, but was full of awe for Gethsemane.

   When entering the base,

  The gentlemen who lived in the tents stuck their heads out and curiously observed the young reinforcements sent by Gethsemane.

   They all had dark circles more or less, listlessness, and some of them were bandaged.

   The entire stronghold was lifeless, even a silent despair.

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

   "That's the area we need to investigate. It's a natural fortress, and it's growing and expanding every day."

   Yi Chen and Jin followed the direction and looked,

   In the middle of the forest, a circle-shaped city wall formed by the dense growth of a large number of trees encloses the inner area where the village of Sheport is located, covering about 1/5 of the entire forest area.

  The top of the surrounding area is also obscured by dense foliage, making it impossible to see the inside at all.

Not only that,

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

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

   However, Yi Chen's expression did not change.

   This blockade structure is related to plants, so it shouldn’t be difficult for him.

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

   “Progress is poor, and there are very few valid surveys.

  Even if there is an "eye tower", there is no way to spy on anything inside.

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

   These words made Jin get angry again, and he immediately turned back:

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

   Kim's remarks did not offend the other party.

   It seems that the interim chief Wilmer, to some extent, admits his incompetence in this matter.

   "I prepared the survey materials yesterday, and they are organized in a file bag with the rules of the village. You can take them directly... I just want to ask for one thing.

  If you can successfully enter the blockade area, please help to find the two missing gentleman squads and bring them out as much as possible. "

  Yi Chen stood in front of Jin in advance and responded friendly:

   "Well, we will try our best to find the missing team. If possible, we will bring them back early."

"thanks."

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

   Yi Chen responded with a smile:

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

   However, judging from the current number of gentlemen in the base and the state of each person, it is best to stay here.

  Like you said before, if we don't send back valid information within three days, report the situation here to Zion. "

   When leaving the base, Yi Chen deliberately stretched out his hand and patted the temporary leader's shoulder hard...

   Twelve o'clock tonight, let's go!

   (end of this chapter)