Chapter 1932 - 1930: Frozen (Part 1)
Chapter 1932: Chapter 1930: Frozen (Part 1)
Seven people were dragged out of the two sections of the small train. When they were pulled out, there was no reaction at all, even though those sharp stones were scraping their backs. They were dragged like that by those people, without any resistance, clearly on their last breath.
Standing afar, Gu Qiaoqiao couldn’t judge what exactly was happening.
Then she saw those guards carelessly throw these people into a large pit in the woods.
Then two guards carried a barrel of something.
This time, without Qin Yize saying anything, Gu Qiaoqiao already knew it must be gasoline. They intended to burn these people to death, knowing that these people were still alive, but clearly no longer able to work for them. So they were going to dispose of them.
This place really felt like Hell.
When Gu Qiaoqiao looked up, she saw that the air above was a blood-red mixed with black, undoubtedly formed by the gathering of those unjust souls.
Qin Yize knew Gu Qiaoqiao couldn’t just watch these people being burned alive. Actually, if it were him, he might have allowed these people to sacrifice themselves, and then let more people survive. That way, there would be a better chance of winning, because taking action now would expose everything.
After all, that was seven people.
However, Qiaoqiao had a lot of cards up her sleeve; using the Ice Arrow Talisman should delay things a bit.
After whispering a bit with Gu Qiaoqiao, she began sky-drawing talismans. One after another, ice arrow talismans charged forward with cold energy, accurately hitting those people’s bodies.
The reaction, of course, was the same as those who used blood to destroy barriers.
But their physical fitness was obviously much better, yet this time Gu Qiaoqiao’s ice arrow talismans were much more fierce.
They could quickly freeze them all.
Only actions like this wouldn’t arouse suspicion from everyone.
Because they didn’t see anyone take action, just suddenly a mass of cold air came by, freezing their bodies stiff.
Sure enough, the ice arrow talismans played a big role. The movements of these few people became more and more sluggish, somewhat like puppets. Although it was at a distance, one could still feel the alarmed and uneasy glances these people exchanged with each other.
Logically speaking, such looks shouldn’t have appeared on them.
These so-called guard squads were pretty much like assassins. They’ve taken many lives and carried a fierce air about them. In their eyes, the miners were all just like slaves, not opponents at all.
Moreover, this place was watched like a steel bucket.
Outsiders couldn’t get in, and those inside couldn’t escape.
It’s also because these guards had very high combat power.
So, they could say they were fearless.
But no matter how high your combat power, you need an opponent.
The current situation was that there was no opponent at all, and blasts of cold air swept over all around, as if there was an abrupt change in the weather, making it feel like it suddenly went from autumn to a chilling winter.
Yet there was no wind, no clouds, no rain, not even any snow covering the sky.
But it was unbearably cold, forcing everyone to huddle together; this kind of cold couldn’t be resisted by humans.
It was so cold that the weapons in their hands slipped to the ground due to stiff fingers.
Qin Yize and Gu Qiaoqiao exchanged a glance, but it was still not the best time to come out.
The few people in the pit, they couldn’t rescue them now, but they could buy some time.
Looking at this situation now, time couldn’t be delayed for too long either.
Qin Yize turned his head and whispered to Gu Qiaoqiao, "I’m going to check out the mine, you and the Sika Deer stay put here."
At this time, they were hiding behind a thicket.
Even though the canopy of the thicket was dense and the shape huge, it couldn’t cover the breath of three people entirely. But they had Barrier Talismans and Invisibility Talismans, so it was safe here, as long as the Sika Deer didn’t rush foolishly into the village, everything would be fine.
After all, what you saw on the surface were these people, but there were many more hiding in the house.
"Sika Deer, don’t worry, I can communicate with it now. But you going to the mine alone is too dangerous."
"No worries, I have the Invisibility Talisman you gave me, and anyway, I’m just going in to check the situation. If these people go berserk and blow up the mine, then none of the miners will be able to escape."
Gu Qiaoqiao’s gaze grew stern; yes, this was the scariest part. Since this place could exist, there must be many forces protecting it. What if they silence all those miners if word gets out?
Gu Qiaoqiao was actually encountering this kind of situation for the first time, her expression was somewhat serious, Qin Yize reached out and ruffled his wife’s hair, whispering, "This matter needs to be resolved, or else it will become a burden in your heart."
"Ah Ze, I promise, after this is over, we’ll go home immediately." Gu Qiaoqiao felt a bit guilty.
In fact, this really wasn’t their responsibility.
It was trouble she sought out on her own.
Qin Yize’s lips curled into a smile, then he turned around, swiftly disappearing into the slope.
He had the Invisibility Talisman given by Gu Qiaoqiao, and his own combat power was quite high, so if anything really happened, Qin Yize still had the ability to protect himself.
But still, worries couldn’t be avoided.
Gu Qiaoqiao thought, she couldn’t just sit here and wait.
Dusk was about to fall, and the strange situation around the pit had also attracted attention. She mentally instructed the Sika Deer not to follow them anymore, and to stay in the forest for the night, and come back tomorrow.
The Sika Deer didn’t want to leave, but it wasn’t a tiger or a wolf, making it utterly useless here, so it begrudgingly nodded in agreement, disappearing into the depths of the dense woods, looking back three times with every step it took.
Gu Qiaoqiao deeply inhaled and then let out a breath.
She stood up from behind the thicket, looked up at the dim sky. By now, the sun had already set on the other side of the mountain, but the sky was still pale. She could see doctors and nurses in white coats quickly rushing towards those few people, even stretcher-bearers were coming, obviously, they were too frozen to walk.
Gu Qiaoqiao clenched her hands, then without hesitation headed towards the village.
There were about seventy to eighty people patrolling outside.
As Gu Qiaoqiao walked, she drew countless ice arrow talismans in the air, almost surrounding the whole place, these ice arrow talismans suddenly melted into masses of cold air.
But this time, Gu Qiaoqiao didn’t create the same intense effect as before, some were big, some small, some light, some heavy, so these people were affected to varying degrees.
Therefore, panic quickly spread throughout.
In this world, the enemy you can’t see is the most terrifying.
In their eyes, even if it were the army, they would have advanced weapons in their hands, so they would still try to put up a fight.
Now their enemy was cold air, and it appeared mysteriously without a trace to be found.
With advanced equipment being utilized to check for abnormalities within the village, unfortunately, this sort of thing was of no use against Gu Qiaoqiao. It could be said that she had frozen the entire village.