paranoianovel Chapter 74 Human Scout Cavalry in Locke Town
Chapter 74 Human Scout Cavalry in Locke Town
"Brother Jiang..."
Wang Yang swallowed hard, his voice a little unsteady, "Am I still half asleep? Or did I just wake up too quickly? That over there... isn't it the Happiness Home residential complex next to our school?"
so similar.
That familiar building structure, those iconic blue glass windows.
Even the red spray-painted sign on the roof of that building that read "Certificate Service 138xxxx" is exactly the same.
"You're awake."
Li Bin pushed up his glasses, and a cold light reflected off the lenses. "This is the real world."
As he spoke, he raised his foot and kicked Wang Yang hard in the buttocks.
"Ouch! What are you doing?!" Wang Yang jumped up, clutching his butt.
"Does it hurt?" Li Bin asked.
"Nonsense! Turn around and let me kick you!"
"The pain is real." Li Bin put his foot down expressionlessly. "I'll give you a physical reset so you don't think you're dreaming."
At this moment, Zhao Yanzhi also led several members of the archery club out of the building.
When they saw the scene before them, their reaction was even more exaggerated than Wang Yang's.
"What...what kind of place is this?!"
Zhao Yanzhi's composite bow trembled. "Why are there residential areas over there? Are there other transmigrators like us there?"
Jiang Ming remained silent.
His gaze swept back and forth between the two distinctly different building complexes.
No new prompts appeared on the system panel.
But this is precisely the most dangerous signal.
If that residential area was also from another time, it means that this plain is not only inhabited by wild beasts and monsters.
There are still people.
Moreover, they are modern people who, like them, will stop at nothing to survive.
"Interesting." Jiang Ming's eyes lit up, and he suggested, "Let's go take a look."
His suggestion was immediately met with a positive response from Wang Yang.
"Let's go, let's go take a look!"
Wang Yang's eyes lit up. He slapped his thigh and lowered his voice, but he couldn't hide his excitement.
"Brother Jiang, I know that area like the back of my hand! It's Xingfu Jiayuan residential complex, just two streets away from our school! Some of my high school classmates live there!"
Li Bin pushed up his glasses, the outlines of distant buildings reflected on the lenses.
"If that really is a happy home, it means that, like us, they were also 'moved' from their original world."
"Then what are we waiting for?" Wang Yang asked impatiently. "We're all from the same hometown! We might even run into some acquaintances! Let's hurry over and meet up with them; there's strength in numbers!"
Jiang Ming glanced at him but didn't say anything.
Does more people mean more strength?
not necessarily.
With more people, there are more mouths to talk about.
Human hearts are even more complex.
"Walk."
Jiang Ming uttered only one word before closing the mask.
The cold metal parts snapped together one by one, producing a crisp clanging sound.
When the faceplate covered with the "—.—" shaped gap closed, Jiang Ming felt himself transform once again into a medieval armored knight exuding a terrifying and oppressive aura.
Wang Yang, Li Bin, and others also acted quickly.
Xu Shishi and Su Xiaoxiao followed behind. Su Xiaoxiao looked at Jiang Ming's back, which was like a god descending to earth, and her face turned slightly red. She didn't know why.
A group of seven people, fully armed, walked out of the dormitory building.
Behind them, through the windows of the dormitory building, pairs of eyes were watching them.
"They're going to that neighborhood!"
"Look, the student council members are out too!"
From a window on the third floor of the faculty dormitory, Wei Yuan watched Jiang Ming and the others' retreating figures with a grim expression, and growled at Vice Director Liu and a group of student union members beside him:
"Keep up with them!"
"Jiang Ming's group eats the meat, and if we follow behind, we'll at least get some soup!"
Deputy Director Liu nodded repeatedly. He was now genuinely terrified of Jiang Ming, but he couldn't give up the opportunity to improve his score.
Thus, a comical scene unfolded.
Jiang Ming's core team of seven walked at the forefront, their steps steady and their formation orderly.
A hundred meters behind them, Wei Yuan led a few dozen people in a sparse manner, like a pack of hyenas waiting to share carrion, acting furtively.
On the barren, yellow plains, a fierce wind howled.
The waist-high wild grass undulated like waves in the wind.
"This godforsaken place, are we afraid there will be another pack of wolves lurking in the grass waiting for us?"
As Wang Yang walked, he cautiously looked around.
"Just be extra careful," Li Bin reminded him. "These kinds of grassy areas are the easiest places to hide things."
Jiang Ming walked at the front, his perception, which was as high as 13 points, had already spread out, and no movement within a hundred meters could escape his detection.
Fortunately, no foolish monsters appeared along the way.
Perhaps there are no wild animals in this area at all.
As the distance closed, the outline of the "Happy Home" community became clearer and clearer.
There are seven buildings in total, with white tiled exteriors, blue glass windows, and solar water heaters on the rooftops...
Everything was exactly the same as I remembered.
You can even see people peeking out from their balconies, seemingly curious and uneasy about the school building that appeared out of nowhere.
However, just when they were less than a few kilometers away from the community.
Jiang Ming suddenly stopped and raised his right hand, which was covered by a metal gauntlet.
"stop."
His voice came from under the mask.
The entire team instantly obeyed orders without question.
Just as Wang Yang was about to ask a question, Li Bin grabbed him and gestured for him to look in another direction.
The left side of the plain.
That rugged medieval town.
The town's wooden gate slowly opened, and a group of people filed out.
That was a troop of cavalry.
Their warhorses were much larger than ordinary horses, with bulging muscles, clearly not of ordinary breeds.
The soldiers on horseback were all burly and strong, wearing tanned leather armor, pointed feathered hats, short blades hanging at their waists, and sharp spears in their hands.
A rough count revealed no fewer than thirty riders.
The leader's leather armor was noticeably brighter, a reddish-brown, as was the feathered hat on his head.
His gaze swept across the plain like a hawk's, finally locking onto the direction of the "Happy Home" residential community.
[Human Scout Cavalry of Locke Town (Lv.8)]
[Danger Level: Medium]
[Characteristics: Riding Mastery, Charge, Teamwork.]
【Scout Captain - Human Rorschach (Lv.10 - Elite)】
[Danger Level: High]
[Traits: Armor-Piercing Strike, Unyielding Spirit, Cavalry Aura (Increases the movement speed and attack power of nearby friendly units by 10%).]
On Jiang Ming's retina, the data of this cavalry unit appeared clearly.
"Holy crap..." Wang Yang gasped, "These natives are pretty high-ranking!"
All of them are level 8 monsters, and there is also a level 10 elite leader.
This force was more powerful than any wave of monsters they had encountered before.
"Where are they going?" Zhong Chengyu asked, frowning.
No one answered him.
Because the answer is already self-evident.