The Death List Novel - Chapter 255

Chapter 255 Holy City Orphans
Although Qin Lun’s goal was clear and his plan was clear, it was not easy to find the location of the branch of the Wheel of Heaven in this area.

One was that most of the buildings in the Holy City of Atlantis were dilapidated and looked almost the same from afar. Without getting close to a certain distance, it was impossible to tell if it was the base of the Wheel of Heaven.

The second is “Wheel of Heaven” implements a strict military control system, administrative buildings, apostle residential areas, arenas, apostle exchanges are all restricted areas. Even if they found their base, outsiders wouldn’t be able to tell which building was the apostle branch of the Wheel of Heaven.

“Hu!” With the help of the claw chains, Qin Lun swept from one building to the rooftop of another. He rolled on the ground and stabilized himself. Although he also paid more attention to concealment, it was inevitable that he would attract the attention of some of the apostles because of the large-scale search.

However, the first time these apostles saw Qin Lun, they would immediately dispel their desire to fight him. The reason was also very simple. At this moment, the warlike apostles were rushing to the previous battle zone, wanting to reap the benefits of the fishermen. Most of the apostles who did not join in the fun had deep thoughts and made up their minds to hide their strength in the early stage of the hegemony battle.

Moreover, seeing Qin Lun flying in the air like Spider-Man, which idiot would be willing to chase after him. Most of them cursed and ignored this arrogant flying monkey.

This way, Qin Lun’s journey was unobstructed. In half a day’s time, apart from the battlefield that was constantly flaming with beacons, he had roughly tracked down this area of battle and marked it on the city projection map.

Just as Qin Lun thought, the headquarters of the Wheel of Heaven wasn’t in this area. He could even see the magnificent building that looked like a giant ferris wheel through the orange-yellow shield in this area. It was also covered by an orange-yellow shield. It should be a battlefield for high-level apostles.

As for the branch of Wheel of Heaven in this area, Qin Lun had a rough idea.

It was a group of buildings that had been severely damaged. Other than the central area, the surrounding buildings were like building blocks that had been pushed down and scattered into a pile. Rust-stained broken steel bars could be seen everywhere in the ruined walls. Only a large building in the central area had a roughly intact building frame.

However, this building was more of a military fortress than a building. It was like a big pot that was upside down on the ground. The round surface of the building was riddled with craters and pits, suffering from the flames of war. The many cracks in the fortress twisted and distorted, revealing the steel frame inside.

There were broken fortresses everywhere, and the interior was completely dark. It was like a monster with its mouth wide open. It quietly crawled on the ground, waiting for outsiders to take the initiative to come to its door.

At this moment, Qin Lun was lying behind a pile of ruins, three hands slowly beating in his clock-shaped pupils. However, he wasn’t observing the branch fortress of the Wheel of Heaven, but rather, he was scouting the dark corners around the fortress.

Qin Lun believed that among the apostles who had specifically searched for this branch, he should be the first to do so. However, it was hard to guarantee that any of the apostles who were randomly teleported into the Battle of Hegemony region by the shattered starry sky would happen to be in the vicinity of this restricted military zone.

Thinking of this, Qin Lun slowly retracted his body and quietly took out a wine bottle to drink. After half a day, in order to find this place, he basically didn’t search for food or water, and using strong liquor to quench his thirst was also a helpless move.

“It’s almost dark!” Qin Lun looked up at the sky and muttered to himself, “We found the place. Before we go in, we need to make some preparations. Most importantly, we need to find some food!”

Qin Lun tiptoed back a distance and disappeared at the end of the ruins in a flash.

On the wide asphalt road, a small, innocent beast poked its head out from the bushes by the side of the road, looked around vigilantly, and jumped towards the middle of the road with all its strength. There was a dead mouse lying on the ground with its belly facing the sky. There seemed to be some traces of blood beside it, emitting a strong smell of blood.

Just as the little beast opened its mouth to bite the dead mouse, a gust of wind flew past it. A large hand grabbed the little beast’s neck like lightning and lifted it up.

“Haw!” The little beast let out a panicked scream. Its cheeks bulged, and a gust of wind elemental fluctuations appeared on its mouth. However, the hand that grabbed it mercilessly twisted, and before the wind blade on the little beast’s mouth could take shape, its neck was directly snapped.

The little beast’s eyes were scarlet red, and its fur was soft and thick. Its lips were divided into three parts. It was a wind-type Magic Rabbit. However, judging from the two sharp fangs on its cracked lips, this puppy-sized Wind Rabbit probably wasn’t just a vegetarian.

“I actually ran into such a fat Wind Rabbit on the main road!” Qin Lun grinned. He was extremely glad in his heart. This kind of good luck was not common.

“Yi, something’s wrong!” Just as Qin Lun was about to leave, his heart suddenly moved. His gaze swept across the ground, “Where’s that dead rat just now? Could it be …”

Qin Lun’s pupils instantly turned into clocks and watches as he slowly turned his head to look around. He had originally thought that it was purely luck to encounter this Wind Rabbit, but now it seemed that someone had deliberately set up a trap for him. The dead mouse that was used as bait should be a rodent summoner.

“Over there, come out!” Qin Lun picked up the corpse of the Wind Rabbit and smashed it into a large tree on the roadside. At the same time, his figure flashed, he took a gale step and leapt up diagonally. His body was still in the air, and his left hand shook. The claw chain shot towards the tree trunk, while his right palm had already grasped the Evil Dagger at some unknown time.

Since his opponent had arranged such a trap and avoided the detection halo, he would definitely have a follow-up method. At this time, only by tangling up with the enemy would he be able to disrupt his opponent’s rhythm and create an opportunity for him to escape.

However, what Qin Lun didn’t expect was that his opponent had actually given up on the first wave of attack, allowing him to use his claw chains to smoothly approach the tree. After bypassing the tree, a black shadow flashed in front of Qin Lun’s eyes. He immediately slashed his right hand, and the Evil Dagger brought a streak of black light into the air, piercing towards the neck of the black shadow like lightning.

However, after seeing the scene in front of him, Qin Lun immediately stopped. The Evil Dagger stopped at the target’s neck.

This black figure was not Qin Lun’s imaginary enemy. His body was covered in black mud, his head was disheveled, his limbs were as thin as firewood, and he wore a dirty and tattered T-shirt. Because of his thin stature, an adult T-shirt was worn on his body to his knees, like a dirty robe.

“Child!” Qin Lun raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the “enemy” in surprise.

The child looked only seven or eight years old. Perhaps it was because he was too skinny that his head appeared to be incomparably large. He raised his head and stared blankly at Qin Lun with his big black and white eyes. In the pupils that reflected the youth’s face, no emotions could be seen, only a deathly indifferent expression.

“Squeakk!” Just as Qin Lun and the child were looking at each other, an anxious beast cry came from the top of the tree.

Qin Lun gently placed his left hand on the back of the child’s neck. He looked up at the top of the tree and saw a rodent with a fluffy tail grinning at him.

“Squirrel! So it was the one who pretended to be dead on the ground just now!” Qin Lun lowered his head and looked under the tree. There was a half-meter deep mud pit under the tree. There was a small slingshot and some sharp bamboo sticks at the bottom of the mud pit. He suddenly realized.

This trap should have been set by the child who raised this squirrel. He was squatting in this mud pit just now. The mud on his body covered his aura. Adding on his thin body, he actually managed to hide it from Qin Lun’s detection halo. If Qin Lun hadn’t noticed the disappearing dead squirrel, he probably wouldn’t have discovered this child.

Seeing the squirrel appear, the child’s calm expression finally fluctuated slightly. His gaze at Qin Lun revealed a trace of pleading.

Qin Lun smiled gently. The evil dagger that was stuck to the child disappeared from his sleeve. He bent down to pick up the corpse of the Wind Rabbit and left with large strides. The corpse of the Wind Rabbit had been smashed into a large tree by him just now, and it was somewhat damaged. However, after cleaning it up, it was still edible.

Thinking of how he had stolen the food from a small orphan, Qin Lun felt a little strange. He turned around and looked behind him.

However, the young man’s expression changed when he saw that the child was kneeling under a large tree, carefully sucking on a lump of mud, licking away the blood and minced meat left behind by the Wind Rabbit with his tongue.

Qin Lun’s heart twitched fiercely. His eyes were scarlet red as blood, and his body emitted a monstrous aura of tyranny. The child under the tree trembled and froze with mud in his hands. His body trembled slightly like a weak candle in the wind.

The tyrannical aura on Qin Lun’s body dissipated as the blood in his eyes slowly faded away and he regained his clarity. His silent gaze flickered slightly. After making a decision, he flashed under the tree, picked up the child with one arm, and slowly disappeared into the night.

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“Eat!” Qin Lun tore off one of the hind legs of the roasted golden Wind Rabbit and handed it to the Holy City orphan who was hiding in a corner.

The child hugged his knees indifferently and leaned his chin on his knees. His pupils stared at the floor beneath his feet without any focus and did not look at Qin Lun.

Qin Lun curled his lips and laid a piece of cloth in front of him, placing the rabbit leg on it. He then turned back to the grill and extinguished the campfire to deal with the remaining Wind Rabbit meat.

“Squeakk!” The squirrel came out of the child’s wide T-shirt, smelled the rabbit’s leg, and whispered to its owner. Seeing that its owner ignored it, he shrunk his head back into his T-shirt and resisted the temptation of barbecue.

The two of them were currently in a ruins about three hundred meters away from the branch of the Wheel of Heaven. After eating more than half of the Wind Rabbit, Qin Lun finally burped and stood up again. He supported the broken wall and looked out of the ruins.

“No matter how the world changes, its essence is the same. Only by bringing death to others can one survive! Sometimes, being able to have the pity of others is a very lucky thing. The most terrifying thing is that no one has pity on you!”

Qin Lun muttered to himself with his back to the child, “I have to go. If you are still here when the sun shines again … then follow me. Let’s live together and enjoy the death of others!”

“Pa!” A small slingshot was thrown at the feet of the orphan of the Holy City, and the figure at the opening of the ruins was insignificant.

After a long time, the child quietly raised his head and stretched out his small hand to grab the slingshot and roasted rabbit meat in front of him.