Chapter 1073: You can escape the first grade, but you can’t escape the crow’s mouth
Chapter 1073: You can escape the first grade, but you can’t escape the crow’s mouth
The dancing flames of the campfire dispelled the darkness around the camp.
Everyone ate the heated food in silence. At the edge of the fire, the bodies of the guards were piled together.
The darkness brought by the night seemed to imitate the waves on the edge of light, and as the campfire flickered, it repeated the cycle of swallowing up and spitting out the corpses.
"Shuiyue, can we take advantage of the night to travel along the beach?" Texas asked, "There is a forest nearby, and it is too dangerous to travel at night."
Shuiyue understood what Texas meant.
The details of what happened are not important. What matters is that someone died, even if it was all the guards' own fault.
In this world, for many things, it is not just who is right that has the right to speak.
The size of Rhodes Island's team is pretty good, and the fighting capabilities of Texas and Shuiyue are unquestionable, but the team does not have the Doctor to back it up, and does not have Qi Yan to lead it, so it is better to avoid possible troubles as much as possible.
The best choice is to leave the troubled place as soon as possible.
"Let's just walk along the beach." Shuiyue came to the conclusion after thinking it over. "The ocean has been very calm recently, so there shouldn't be any problems."
Texas nodded and told the others:
"Everyone, hurry up and eat, then continue on your journey immediately."
"receive."
Hai Mo listened to the whole process, tugged at Shui Yue's sleeve, and whispered:
"Are those corpses causing trouble? Why don't we just eat them and destroy all traces?"
Shuiyue: ???
His breathing even stopped for a moment after hearing Hai Mo's suggestion.
In the light of the campfire, he gazed at the lovely face of the girl in front of him.
Haimo is still the same Haimo, but her originally lively eyes have become somewhat lifeless at this moment, with only a thought called survival instinct flowing in them.
"Calm down." Shuiyue held Haimo's shoulder and said in a deep voice, "We are human beings. We can fight back against threats, but we cannot abandon our humanity."
"Humanity...is it a beautiful quality?" Hai Mo lowered her eyes.
Shuiyue's mood became increasingly heavy.
Obviously, Hai Mo's past is still tormenting her heart, which makes Hai Mo's process of becoming a sea heir accelerate.
Shuiyue glanced at the group of corpses with some dissatisfaction.
The greed shown by the guards just happened to become a big hand, pushing Haimo who was on the edge of the cliff hard.
"Hai Mo, human nature is certainly not a completely good quality. To be precise, it cannot be described as beautiful or dirty."
Shuiyue earnestly counseled Haimo, who had fallen into paranoia again: "You have indeed seen the ugly side of human nature, but do you really want to give up your own humanity?
Do you think that Texas, Exia, and the others in the team are all annoying people to you?"
"Of course not." Hai Mo immediately shook his head.
But soon she lowered her head even lower: "Everyone is a good person, but why are there always so few good people?"
"This...is probably an environmental issue."
Shuiyue said helplessly: "The situation in the coastal areas of Iberia is a bit complicated. If it were a fertile land, people would be much more likely to show kindness."
"Environment... can we change the environment?"
“It’s a little difficult, but a lot of people are working hard on it.”
"If it's Kaiji, it would be easy to change the environment."
Hai Mo's eyes flickered with a strange light in the firelight.
Shuiyue took a breath with a headache.
This child is too stubborn!
"Hai Mo, do you believe me?" Shuiyue asked.
Hai Mo nodded obediently.
Seeing that the other party was quite obedient on this point, Shuiyue breathed a sigh of relief.
There is still room for things to turn around.
"Be good, don't let your imagination run wild for now. When our journey is over, I will take you to see more of this land." Shuiyue said softly, "Even if we have to make a decision, there is no need to rush, right?"
Hai Mo thought for a moment, then tried to suppress the surging emotions in her heart, smiled again, and nodded in agreement.
After a hurried dinner, Texas extinguished the campfire and led the team on their journey under the cover of night.
The place where the team rested was not far from the seaside. They soon left the woods behind and came to the open beach area.
In the pitch-black night, the beach could barely reflect some of the moonlight, allowing people to see what was under their feet, but the sea water had turned into ink-black, seeming to swallow up all the light, leaving only the never-ending sound of waves.
The tires of the vehicles transporting supplies rolled over the beach, and their speed slowed down significantly.
Hai Mo looked around the team for a moment, then raised his head and began to hum a ballad.
In the dark sea, spots of light gradually appeared.
More and more light spots continued to gather together, and with the rise and fall of the waves, they connected into a band of light as bright as the sea of stars.
With the light brought by Haimo's singing, the team's march became easier.
Feeling the admiring gazes of everyone in the team, Hai Mo smiled shyly.
This feeling is really relaxing. Just bury all the unpleasant things deep in your heart.
A sense of anticipation for the future quietly arose in Hai Mo's heart.
With the help of the light in the ocean, Shuiyue and Texas checked their route with a map and found that if they continued to move at this speed, they should be able to reach a small village by dawn, and the local office in Rhode Island would only be two days away.
"According to the information, this office is headed by a lady codenamed Tulip."
Shuiyue speculated, "The people ahead of us should also be working near the office. As long as we can successfully meet up with them, our journey will be much easier."
"Don't worry, Texas is here, there will be no accidents!"
The Archangel came up with a shining halo on his head, laughing.
Texas was dazzled and glanced away slightly.
Shuiyue said unhappily: "Angel, do you know how dangerous your remarks are?"
"Have it?"
The Archangel clearly had no idea how big a mistake he had made.
Shuiyue and Texas looked at each other, both of them seemed a little helpless.
"Be alert and observe your surroundings."
"It can only be the."
The two men left behind Archangel who couldn't keep up with the pace, and took on the guard work at the head and tail of the team.
The eternal stars twinkle in the night sky, the twin moons move slowly, and the tides rise and fall.
As a ray of light emerged from the depths of the ocean, it announced that another night had been spent peacefully.
The bright morning light fell on Shuiyue's face, who was at the front of the team, and also illuminated the road ahead of the team.
"This is……"
Shuiyue's brows immediately twisted into a knot.
A Warlock operator beside him also noticed the crowd in front of him and said in a surprised tone:
"Someone is taking a bath in the sea so early in the morning?"
Shuiyue: "...Is there a possibility that they are performing human sacrifice?"
In front of them, a group of ragged villagers gathered together, their faces full of fanaticism, and kept bowing to the fluorescent algae summoned by the sea foam in the waves.
Between the crowd and the ocean, there was a woman with her hands and feet tied, looking in despair at the rising tide that was constantly coming towards her.
The Warlock Operator took out his staff and asked Shuiyue:
"Should I rush over to save them directly? Or should I scold them first and then rush over to save them?"
"You take charge. I have more pressing matters to attend to."
Shuiyue transferred the command task and turned to look for Haimo in the team.
He had not forgotten that Hai Mo's parents were killed by such unruly people. Now he suddenly witnessed a similar scene again. Given Hai Mo's paranoid personality, he was very worried that the girl would be stressed.
But when he found Haimo, he realized that the flag that the Angel of Power had raised last night was still firmly planted after a night.
There was no light in Hai Mo's eyes. He stared blankly ahead and murmured:
"Mom, why do humans always kill each other?"
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