Enamorarse del diablo

Capítulo 36

A whirlwind of blade energy rang out, "crack," "crack," "crack," and the mutated corpses charging ahead were sliced into pieces. Franton was shocked. Could this be the sword-style skill of the Japanese Three Swords Society?

Yamajiro didn't linger in the fight, knowing he could only slow them down temporarily. He grabbed the two of them and ran. Franton kept pointing in the direction. When they reached the third level, the escape pod doors were tightly shut. A sense of urgency washed over them. "How do we open these doors?"

"You hold off the mutated corpse, I'll try to connect to the computer system and open the door," Franton shouted, yanking open the box lid.

Yamamoto Jiro knew there were too many mutated corpses in front of him. He reached out and stroked Haruko Akagi's long hair, saying, "Franton, take good care of Haruko for me."

Franton was surprised for a moment, then realized what he meant and said, "Okay! I promise you!"

Yamamoto Jiro smiled and rushed forward, brandishing his sword incessantly. Although he was skilled with a knife and was not used to using a sword at first, he quickly got the hang of it, and the mutated corpses fell to the ground one after another.

"Yamajiro, hurry! The door's open!" Franton shouted, waving his hands incessantly.

As Yamamoto Jiro turned around, a sharp claw suddenly pierced his body. "No! Senior brother!" Akagi Haruko tried to rush out when she saw what was happening, but Franton held her tightly and dragged her inside. The hatch slowly closed, and Franton knew that he was finished.

Seeing that the hatch had closed, Yamajiro smiled and waved his hand. As his sword cut off the claws, he also severed his own head. He knew that he would mutate in a minute, and if that happened, he would rather die.

As the escape pod detached from the spaceship, Haruko Akagi was overcome with excitement when Franton struck her hard, knocking her unconscious. With Earth in sight, Franton decided to destroy the spaceship. He transmitted computer system commands to the ship, setting a self-destruct program. Instantly, the spaceship turned to ashes in Earth's atmosphere. The escape pod was thrown off course by the shockwave of the explosion. With a loud bang, despite activating its deceleration jets, it still crashed heavily to the ground.

"The escape pod is severely damaged and will self-destruct in ten minutes. All personnel inside must evacuate immediately." The computer system kept repeating this message.

Franton dragged Haruko Akagi outside. It was pitch black, and they didn't know where they were. The moonlight was like water, and they could only vaguely see the road. It seemed to be in the suburbs. In ten minutes, the two of them together could not go very far. A loud "boom" was heard, and a wave of heat hit them. They were thrown out hard.

Haruko Akagi woke up at some point and kept shaking Franton, "Wake up, Franton..."

Franton opened his eyes and smiled weakly, "We're not dead? It seems even God doesn't dare to take us in. Have we ended up in China?"

Haruko Akagi was about to say something when she suddenly saw a large group of mutated corpses rushing towards them from not far away. Franton saw it too, and neither of them could speak. They were doomed this time. The mutated corpses had already pounced on them, stretching out their sharp claws, about to rip out their hearts.

Suddenly, dozens of "crack" sounds rang out, and the mutated corpses fell to the ground one after another, as if they were stuck to the ground by something and could not move. In the blink of an eye, they turned into a pool of white liquid. The two men were shocked. Due to exhaustion and the shock of the crisis in front of them, they fainted. In their hazy state, they seemed to see a face before losing consciousness.

The Tomb of Qin Shi Huang (Extra Chapter): Alien Infernal Affairs Chapter Two - Lin Xiang

Chapter word count: 2517 Update time: 08-05-28 11:54

"Senior brother!"

Haruko Akagi shouted and jumped up. Opening her eyes, she saw two figures in the campfire. Franton waved the fire and stepped forward, asking with concern, "You're awake? Did you dream about your senior brother again?"

Haruko Akagi threw herself into Franton's arms and burst into tears, seemingly overwhelmed with grief. Franton kept comforting her. The other person by the campfire seemed oblivious to the girl's cries. Instead, that person turned around and adjusted the blanket covering the person lying next to them.

Haruko Akagi finally stopped crying. Franton led her to the campfire. It was a bit cold in the early morning. She rubbed her little hands together, her eyes red from crying. She looked around and saw a girl lying under the blanket. She didn't ask any questions. Her gaze was fixed on the fire. No one spoke.

"Springtime in China can get a bit chilly at night, so please take good care of yourselves," the man said.

Although it was only a few words, it was clear that the two had arrived in China. Haruko Akagi and Franton looked at each other, knowing that the person in front of them must have saved them. Franton woke up earlier, but before he could ask, Haruko Akagi suddenly screamed in her dream. It took her a long time to calm down before she woke up.

“Thank you so much for saving my life. I am Franton Green, an American citizen.” After Franton finished speaking, he reached out and touched Haruko Akagi.

Haruko Akagi lowered her head and said, "Hello, I am Haruko Akagi, a Japanese citizen."

"Haruko Akagi?" The man frowned and said, "Are you Japanese?"

"What's wrong?" Franton asked curiously. Haruko Akagi also looked up, her eyes filled with confusion.

"It's nothing. You all claim to be citizens, so are you from the World Government?" the man retorted.

"We came from the moon. We originally planned to go to China for the Level 1 assessment, but we were attacked by mutated corpses on the spaceship. Now there are only the two of us left." Franton looked dejected. Of the 120 trainees in this Level 1 assessment, apart from him and Haruko Akagi, none of the others escaped.

"Oh!" The man sighed softly, staring blankly at the sky, then said, "My name is Lin Xiang, I'm Chinese. Where are you going? I'll give you a ride."

Lin Xiang looked at the two men and knew that they came from the moon and were probably not very familiar with Earth, let alone China. Being unfamiliar with the place and its people, they would probably die here before they got very far.

Franton and Haruko Akagi looked at each other blankly. "We don't know."

"You don't know?" Lin Xiang was surprised. He composed himself, handed over a few pieces of bread, and said, "You must be hungry too. We're in the middle of nowhere, so we don't have anything good to offer you."

The two grabbed the bread and ate it; they were indeed starving. Lin Xiang shook his head and glanced at the person lying beside him. It seemed that it would take a few more days for him to fully recover.

Franton found it strange and asked while eating, "What's wrong with her?" It was obvious from her long hair that she was a girl.

“She might have been attacked by mutated corpses like you. I met her by the roadside. She was already on the verge of death. She didn’t seem to be a local,” Lin Xiang replied thoughtfully.

"Oh, is that so?" Franton found it strange and continued, "Why didn't you take her to the hospital?"

"Go to the hospital?" Lin Xiang smiled. "Maybe you don't know this is a no-man's land."

"No man's land?" Franton and Haruko Akagi swallowed the bread in their mouths, knowing what the words "no man's land" meant. It meant that there were no humans here anymore, and it was all the territory of mutated corpses. No wonder they were attacked as soon as they landed.

Since it was a no-man's land, they really didn't know where to go tomorrow. They originally planned to find a nearby city, then contact the space agency and the university to see what instructions they could get. To be honest, Franton and Haruko Akagi only knew that they were coming to Earth to participate in the Chinese Level 1 assessment, but they didn't know anything about the details. They just followed the spaceship's automatic flight and arrived at their destination. They didn't expect to be attacked along the way.

Lin Xiang shook his head. Most of China's land had already fallen, and overseas Chinese had followed them to the European and American continents, the center of the world government. Although some people had gone to space and the moon, they were a minority. Two years ago, Earth had a nuclear war. Although it stopped the rapid development of mutated corpses, it caused them to mutate into something else, and the horror of it was beyond your imagination.

"How is Japan doing?" Haruko Akagi suddenly looked up and asked.

"Japan?" Lin Xiang added fuel to the fire, continuing, "I heard that Japan has completely fallen. Currently, only China, the United States, Russia, and the European and American continents, the centers of the world government, remain on Earth. Apart from these places, I have not heard of any other places where people have survived."

Franton patted Haruko Akagi on the shoulder and comforted her, "Don't be too sad. What's done is done, so face it bravely. Once you've learned your skills, avenge your family."

Haruko Akagi nodded, fighting back tears. Lin Xiang asked, "You speak Chinese very well. Do people on the moon all speak Chinese?"

Franton said, "The World Government is now jointly controlled by the United States, Russia, and China, so the languages of the three countries are relatively common. For students of the Lunar Superpower Academy, it is not difficult to learn multiple languages."

"Are you people with superpowers?" Lin Xiang seemed somewhat surprised.

“Yes, I am a paladin, and she should be from the Three Swords Society.” Franton thought of the sword-style skills that Yamamoto Jiro used, and the fact that the two addressed each other as brother and sister, so they must be from the same school.

Lin Xiang knew about the Three Swords Society. He had encountered a Japanese woman there two years ago. Her swordsmanship was indeed very strange, but unfortunately, Lin Xiang arrived too late to rescue her. Thinking of this, he felt a pang of emotion and did not want to bring up past events. "So what are your plans for tomorrow?"

The two looked bewildered. This was a no-man's-land that had been hit by a nuclear attack, and without a guide, they would not be able to survive here. So they shook their heads.

Lin Xiang smiled and said, "Since you're here, you might as well stay. If you two are willing, you can come with me for now! At least you won't starve to death."

The two were deeply moved by Lin Xiang's words. "Thank you, brother!"

"Don't call me 'big brother.' I'm only twenty-two years old this year. You might all be older than me." Lin Xiang immediately waved his hand in refusal.

Haruko Akagi blushed slightly and said, "I'm twenty this year."

“What a coincidence, I’m twenty-one this year,” Franton interjected.

Lin Xiang quickly turned around and said, "Alright, just call me by my name from now on. I don't like you calling me 'Big Brother.' I'm helping you this time, which is like saving a life. It's better than building a seven-story pagoda."

"Brother, you're a Buddhist?" Seeing Lin Xiang's expression change, Franton quickly changed his tune, "Brother Lin Xiang, what are you doing in the no-man's land?"

Lin Xiang seemed to be thinking about something, and said, "I'm looking for survivors."

"Survivors?" The two were shocked. How could there be survivors in a no-man's-land? If there were survivors, it wouldn't be called a no-man's-land. Even so, when they saw the girl under the blanket, they felt very strange. How could there be an injured girl here? You have to know that the no-man's-land is a very large area. Unless you take a plane, it would take one or two months to drive out of the no-man's-land, not to mention the attacks from mutated corpses along the way.

The Tomb of Qin Shi Huang (Side Story): Alien Invaders Chapter 3 - Bread

Chapter word count: 2469 Update time: 08-05-28 11:55

"Yes, survivors." Lin Xiang said with a dejected look, "It's a pity we searched for a long time but didn't find any."

Lin Xiang didn't say much, only instructing Akagi Haruko and Franton to get some rest, as it was almost dawn.

The three of them fell into a deep sleep, indicating that the place was safe and no one had been assigned to keep watch.

And so, they lived in the same place for half a month, mainly taking care of the injured girl. With the addition of Haruko Akagi, everything finally went smoothly.

The injured girl's name is Andreyevna, 21 years old, and she is Russian. When asked why she was in the no-man's-land, she said that she and her teammates came by plane to help China clear out mutated corpses, but they did not expect the mutated corpses to be so powerful, and they were all wiped out by accident.

When asked about the item wrapped in black cloth, Andreyevna simply smiled and said, "It's just a guqin; there's nothing to be surprised about."

Since she was unwilling to talk about it, Lin Xiang didn't press her further. He knew that no bodies had actually been found along the way. Moreover, she had described the battle as chaotic and bloody, suggesting it was quite brutal, but there wasn't a single drop of blood, except for her own serious injuries lying on the roadside, barely alive.

Lin Xiang smiled slightly. The four of them had rested well and seemed to be in good spirits. Andreyevna had also fully recovered. So the next step was to store enough food and water. Half a month of recuperation had almost exhausted all their food, and the original plan had been disrupted. They had no choice but to find a nearby city to replenish their food supplies.

The map showed that the nearest city was Darlington, so the four of them decided to head there and got into the car and drove slowly.

Lin Xiang drove on, having traveled to countless cities over the years, always alone, without finding a single survivor. But now, he had encountered three at once. Unexpectedly, Andreyevna was also a very talkative girl, insisting on telling Lin Xiang stories about China. Lin Xiang shook his head, wanting to concentrate on driving, but Franton spoke up, talking about things on the moon, which made Lin Xiang and Andreyevna very excited. They really should go and see it someday if they had the chance.

Darl City came into view as the car stopped. It was a small city that had not been hit by a nuclear attack, but it seemed to have fallen later. Lin Xiang whispered a reminder: "I'll go into the store first, and you guys meet me outside. Remember, be careful, there will be mutated corpses attacking during the day too."

The three understood and were about to ask when Lin Xiang got out of the car and stepped into a store. He didn't seem to be being careful at all; he swaggered in. Strange? Didn't he just say that there were mutated corpses attacking?

Having spent the morning in the car, I felt quite depressed, so I got out to get some fresh air. It was broad daylight, and the textbook said that mutated corpses were afraid of sunlight, so I didn't take Lin Xiang's words to heart. The streets were littered with wrecked cars and dilapidated buildings, and there wasn't a single corpse in sight. It seemed that the people here had either evacuated or had been assimilated by the mutated corpses.

Just then, Akagi Haruko seemed to see several dark figures flash past the street corner. Startled, she drew her knife. Franton also seemed to sense something was wrong. Seeing Akagi Haruko's reaction, he instinctively drew his sword from his waist. These weapons were given to them by Lin Xiang. Because it was a dangerous time, there were some defensive weapons in the off-road vehicle, including knives and swords, so they were distributed to the two of them. As for Andreyevna, she said she had a weapon. Lin Xiang knew that her weapon must be the Jiao Guqin.

"Haruko Akagi, did you see something?" Franton asked in a low voice.

Haruko Akagi nodded. "Yes! I think I saw a few dark figures flash by at the street corner."

Andreyevna frowned, glancing at the street corner without reacting. Could it be that she was hallucinating from excessive tension, or was she seeing things wrong? Just as she was about to ask a few questions, suddenly, a large group of mutated corpses rushed towards the street corner. This time she could see clearly that there were at least three or four hundred of them. The street was a two-way street, and it was wide enough that if three or four hundred of them were running together, it would be a bit crowded.

These mutated corpses were the size of adults, emaciated, and as black as if they were on drugs. They had sharp claws on their limbs, and their faces were completely distorted. Sharp teeth were exposed, dripping with white saliva, as if they hadn't eaten for many years. It seemed they were starving.

Franton shouted toward the store, "Lin Xiang, hurry up, there's a huge group of mutated corpses!"

The street corner was only a little over a hundred meters away from them. The mutated corpses moved very fast. They pounced on them as soon as Franton finished shouting.

"One-Sword Style: Whirlwind Slash." Seeing that Franton's eyes had been blinded, Haruko Akagi quickly drew her sword.

As the blade swept past, more than a dozen mutated corpses charging in front of them fell to the ground, their limbs torn apart. After struggling for a few moments, they turned into a pool of white liquid. Franton then realized that he had been distracted by shouting earlier and hadn't expected them to be so fast—almost twice as fast as the mutated corpses on the spaceship. Franton brandished his sword and began to fight. How could the two of them possibly handle three or four hundred mutated corpses? They were already overwhelmed, and if they weren't careful, they would probably be unable to escape the fate of being assimilated.

Andreyevna frowned, knowing it was time to act. With a flick of her hand, a thin thread shot out, piercing the mutated corpse's body. With a powerful jerk, "snap," the mutated corpse was sliced into four pieces by the thread. What... what kind of weapon is this? Franton and Haruko Akagi were somewhat shocked. Such powerful force from a single thread, and the use of a thread as a weapon was something they had never seen before.

The world is so big, and there are so many wonders. This time, I've really broadened my horizons. Andreyevna waved her silk threads and charged forward, leaving Franton and Haruko Akagi behind her. The silk threads moved so fast that they were impenetrable. Seeing that her strength attribute had reached B-level, the two of them were shocked. How could their D-level attributes be compared to B-level attributes? That was simply ridiculous.

Nevertheless, Franton and Haruko Akagi stood behind Andreyevna, protecting her and ready to strike if anything was missed. It seemed their worries were unnecessary. In no time, with a flick of Andreyevna's hand, she retracted the silk threads, and three or four hundred mutated corpses were decapitated, turning into a white puddle on the ground. As the air oxidized, it quickly dried, leaving only a large mark on the ground.

After Andreyevna stopped, she gasped softly. Franton and Haruko Akagi quickly stepped forward and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

Andreyevna forced a smile. "It's nothing." Then she shook her head and said, "I just recovered, and I didn't expect to be so tired after using so little strength. It seems I need to practice more."

When it came to cultivation, Franton and Haruko Akagi's eyes lit up. They had finally met a master. They were determined to get more guidance from her in the future. Those few moves they had just witnessed filled them with envy. They would use their power to avenge their senior brother someday.

"Hey! What's wrong with you guys?" Lin Xiang walked out of the store at some point, carrying a large pile of bread. The three of them were stunned. Lin Xiang shouted, "Hurry up and go in to get your goods, or we won't give you any food tonight."

The three of them then came to their senses. It turned out that the store was a bakery. But something smelled strange to them, like they were being robbed. Thinking about dinner, the three of them rushed into the store. Lin Xiang smiled secretly and threw all the bread into the car.

The Tomb of Qin Shi Huang (Side Story): Alien Invaders Chapter 4: Allure

Chapter word count: 2584 Update time: 08-05-28 11:55

"This is blatant robbery, it's downright banditry!" Franton cursed as he reached for the finely packaged bread.

Haruko Akagi was at a loss. Lin Xiang had just said that if she didn't take the food, she wouldn't get dinner. She didn't want to starve to death. But Franton's words made a lot of sense. Although she didn't understand national affairs, she knew the most basic morality. Standing by the shelf, she was stunned and could only watch Franton keep picking out food.

Haruko Akagi found it strange. Judging from Franton's words, he should be a law-abiding citizen. How could he pick up something without feeling guilty? Franton also sensed that Haruko Akagi's reaction was a bit off and turned around to say, "What's wrong with you? Hurry up and do it. Do you want to become the mutated corpse's dinner?"

Speaking of mutated corpses, Haruko Akagi instinctively looked around and finally breathed a sigh of relief. The surroundings were clear, so it seemed that there would be no mutated corpses. She asked curiously, "Franton, weren't you committing a crime? Why are you picking up things with such a self-righteous attitude?"

Franton was taken aback. "Oh... McGregor, sin and life go hand in hand. We can't starve to death, can we?" he said, clasping his hands together in a sincere prayer. Then he added, "I've confessed to God and apologized. Hurry up and take it!"

Andreyevna laughed beside her, "He's confessing to God, and God will forgive him. This is a no-man's-land, meaning there's no owner here. If this bread goes past its expiration date, it'll just become garbage anyway. We might as well use it to save lives now; it's a good deed." As she spoke, she picked up one of the bags and checked the expiration date. "Fortunately, the current food hygiene license has a five-year warranty, so we still have three years left. At least we won't starve to death."