Chapter 5 Dark Season Comes
Before Ash finished putting his clothes on, a sudden scream came from outside!
An ominous omen immediately rose in Ashes' heart. He quickly buttoned it, lifted the curtain of the tent, and looked out-
I saw that the originally clear sky has turned lead gray now, and the sun is still dimming...
This is a sign of the arrival of the dark season! When the sky begins to gradually darken, it means that the dark season will arrive in just one hour, and the whole world will once again fall into darkness for three months.
Ashes have been counting on the arrival of the dark season. Logically speaking, the dark season will not arrive at least two days, and even if there are occasional errors, it is often only a few hours. People living in isolation areas usually find their own hiding place half a day in advance.
And this time, the dark season was two days ahead of schedule, which was unprecedented!
"Miss Margaret! The dark season has arrived early, and it will become very dangerous here. Please leave first! The Knights of Lyon will escort you out of the quarantine area!" A man in black said anxiously to the woman who had just had a complete examination of the ashes.
It turned out that her name was Margaret... and besides this woman, there was at least one nobleman with the title of knight among the group of men in black...
"It's too late. This is the center of the isolation area. There is no way to cross half of the isolation area and escape outside in an hour." Margaret shook her head and waved to another man in black standing next to the tent. The man in black immediately handed a long black leather bag to her.
"But! There are too many living people gathered here, which will attract a large number of beasts that have become violent due to the arrival of Dark Season! For your safety, you should leave here with your personal guards and find a hiding place first, and wait until Dark Season has passed..." The man in black who spoke at the beginning wanted to persuade Margaret to leave, but he was coldly interrupted by Margaret.
These people actually knew that the beasts in the quarantine would become particularly violent in the Dark Season and would also siege places where a large number of living people gathered. It seems that they knew nothing less about this quarantine than those of Ash and the Aboriginal people.
"I'll take people away? What should I do if these 'seeds'? We took such a huge risk to enter this ghost place, isn't it just for these 'seeds'? Do you want me to hide like a mouse in the ruins until the end of the dark season, and then just take a few personal guards and go back empty-handedly?" Margaret's momentum was aggressive, and the man in black was speechless for a moment, and could not find any reason to refute.
Seed? Does it mean those of you? What does this "seed" mean? Ashes standing at the entrance of the tent looked at the two people not far away thoughtfully, but he could not hear Margaret say the next sentence. A man in black discovered his presence, grabbed his arm, and dragged him out of the tent.
"Miss, this little devil has been eavesdropping on your conversation." The man in black kept pulling the ashes to Margaret and said respectfully to the latter.
"It's okay, it's not a secret anyway, take him over." Margaret looked like ashes, then pointed to the open space where other "seeds" gathered.
"Yes." The man in black said, and planned to drag the ashes over, but just now, the ashes suddenly broke free from the man in black's hand and rushed to Margaret's front--
"Miss Protect!" Several men in black next to him were shocked and pointed the guns in their hands at the ashes!
"No fire is allowed!" However, Margaret also shouted at her subordinates at the same time. As she approached, the long leather pocket in her hand was already pressed against Ash's chest, making Ash unable to move forward.
"Dark Season is coming soon. If you continue to stay here, everyone will die!" Ashes stared at Margaret's pair of jade-like eyes and said in a deep voice.
"I know." Margaret nodded, "but it has nothing to do with you."
"How come it has nothing to do with me-"
"Before my men died, before I died, I will not let those beasts hurt you at all. Well, you should be there now and sit there and don't cause more trouble for us... Otherwise, although I will not kill you, I have ways to make you feel that living is more painful than dying." Margaret took off the mask on her face. Her appearance was more delicate than Ash imagined. If she and Arimi were put together, everyone except her would look overshadowed.
She was like the only color in a black and white photo, especially the pair of jade-colored eyes, which were like two gems carefully crafted by craftsmen... but at this moment, there was a dangerous light flashing in her eyes.
But Ash did not give up. He just took a slight step back and then said: "I have a way, maybe I can let everyone go through this dark season safely."
This may be the only chance to escape, and he must firmly grasp it... Ashes are not unhappy beasts that have encountered in the dark season. He deeply understands the horror of those things. If he continues to stay in the central market with these men in black, there will be only a dead end waiting for him.
"Oh? Tell me?" Margaret's tone slowed down a little. She took back the leather bag pointing at the ashes and looked at him with interest.
"The beasts in the dark season have concentrated on attacking places where a large number of living people gathered. Five years ago, the central market was attacked by a beast tide. None of the more than 500 people who stayed there survived, and they only lasted for two days."
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"My suggestion is to split your subordinates into several groups and scatter them into the houses in the ruins to hide. Each group of people cannot exceed ten people, and the distance between them cannot be less than one thousand meters... As for us, you can definitely let each group of subordinates take a few. As long as the total number of people does not exceed ten, it will not attract the attack of beast tide. This is better than gathering everyone in one place and waiting to die." Ashes said as calm as possible, his eyes staring at Margaret without hesitation.
"Then you can find a way to get out, right?" Margaret chuckled. "Your advice is good, but it makes no sense to me, and I will not adopt your plan. Also, there is one thing I have to correct and bring everyone together does not mean waiting for death."
"I know you have powerful weapons, but that thing also needs ammunition! Do you think your ammunition can last for three months in a continuous tide of beasts? You have not experienced the dark season in the isolation area personally, and you will not know how difficult those beasts are to deal with-" Although his intentions have been seen through by the other party, Ashes still want to fight for it again, but Margaret turned around and raised his hand to make a crisp finger. The man in black who had dragged Ashes over before immediately took out a hemp rope from his pocket, walked up and tied up the ashes tightly.
"Wait, I can fight too. I can help you resist those wild beasts together. Can you have more combat power and more chances?"
Chapter completed!