The "priest" who was performing hypnosis didn't expect the other party to make a face.
Not only he didn't expect it, but Shang Jianyao himself didn't expect it either.
The "priest" was first taken aback, and then nimbly pounced to the side.
With a bang, Shang Jianyao steadily moved the muzzle of his gun, trying to draw a line of fire to cover the possible escape area of the "priest."
But at this moment, his hands involuntarily raised up, turning the muzzle and aiming it at his own head.
"Automatic Body!"
Shang Jianyao not only didn't panic but laughed.
Because this was a brand-new experience.
His finger was about to pull the trigger and give himself a shot.
However, it suddenly forgot the action, pressing on the trigger, not knowing what to do next.
Shang Jianyao applied a "Missing Hands Action" to himself.
At this time, he turned his head and looked at O'Dick, as if to say it was your turn.
His shot just now didn't even think he could hit the "priest," his purpose was to drive the "priest" towards O'Dick, shortening the distance between the two.
On this matter, Jiang Baimian and he were unusually tacit, in a hurry, she randomly fired a shot to the left of the "priest," that is, the direction away from O'Dick.
This forced the "priest" to pounce towards the section of the corridor where O'Dick was.
O'Dick abandoned his intended target, half-turned his body, stuck to the wall, and locked onto the "priest."
Before the "priest" had time to make a second roll, his eyes lost their luster, and his eyelids couldn't help but droop.
On this fierce battlefield, he actually dozed off and was about to fall to the ground.
Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian certainly wouldn't miss this opportunity. As soon as their hands recovered, they immediately moved their muzzles and aimed at the tottering "priest."
However, before them, a bullet was fired from the other side of the corridor away from O'Dick.
From its angle, it was impossible to hit O'Dick, but it brought the sound of a "bang."
The sound vibrated the eardrums, startling the "priest" from his slumber.
He didn't bother to distinguish the situation, while falling to the ground and continuing to roll, he randomly selected a target, and the corresponding hands actively raised the muzzle.
Bang! Bang!
Jiang Baimian's bullet hit a fluorescent lamp on the ceiling, and a large amount of glass fragments fell down.
The vicinity became a bit darker.
The priest in the black windbreaker rolled into an empty room, stopped, took out a small glass bottle from his pocket, and threw it violently at O'Dick.
O'Dick didn't dare to let the item get close, raised his wrist, and smashed it with a bang.
The next second, a strong vinegar smell permeated.
O'Dick's face changed. Without thinking, he was about to run wildly out of the corridor, return to the middle of the hall, and stay away from this area.
However, he had only run two steps when he started sneezing, "Achoo, Achoo."
The sneezing was so violent and so frequent that O'Dick involuntarily stopped, bent his back, and couldn't make any other movements.
The tip of his nose quickly turned red, looking quite comical.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Baimian instantly understood one thing.
That is, the price O'Dick paid was probably related to his nose and sense of smell.
He was allergic to the smell of vinegar, quite severely allergic!
This reminded Jiang Baimian of the scene when she first saw O'Dick:
He looked steady and restrained, but the tip of his nose was red, like a clown.
Shang Jianyao therefore commented that a nose that was too pointed was not good, it was easy to be reddened by the cold wind.
Now that she thought about it, O'Dick should have passed by South Street that day, smelled a bit of vinegar, and sneezed a lot.
And the "priest" accurately grasped the price O'Dick paid, made preparations in advance, and disabled this powerful hunter who was not afraid of most Awakened one-on-one at the most critical moment.
--The reason he didn't sprinkle vinegar in the hall in advance was because O'Dick simply wouldn't enter.
In a flash, Jiang Baimian chose to retreat.
She ran and rolled, and quickly came to the near-door area.
She wasn't abandoning Shang Jianyao to escape, but to quickly widen the distance and try not to be affected by the "priest's" Awakened abilities.
As long as she wasn't controlled, the current distance was only mid-range for her, and she could almost hit the target every time.
The next second, her legs stiffened, almost making her fall.
The "priest" walked out of the room he had previously hidden in with one hand in his pocket, and said with a faint smile:
"It's useless.
"The entire building is within the range of my ability.
"The main purpose of getting closer just now was to control O'Dick."
His pale face, matched with this environment, looked abnormally morbid.
Shang Jianyao didn't move because he was fighting with his own hands.
If he hadn't used "Missing Hands Action" in time, he would have "committed suicide" successfully just now.
During this process, he also transferred the effect of the ability to Jiang Baimian from time to time, so as not to let her shoot herself as well.
The "priest" was constantly changing the targets of the effect, so as to control the enemy one against two.
This prevented him from making more precise operations, such as letting Jiang Baimian "walk" to the wall on her own and commit suicide by hitting the wall.
While paying attention to his and Jiang Baimian's state, always in a state of using his abilities, Shang Jianyao was quite excited, smiling and said:
"Villains always die from talking too much, don't you know that?"
The "priest" wearing a black windbreaker, looking like he had just recovered from a serious illness, smiled:
"The reason I said so much is because I can't do anything else, isn't it?
"While using one ability, you can't use a second ability unless you have entered the 'Mind Corridor' and obtained some special 'items'.
"As an Awakened, you should be very clear that you can't use your other abilities now."
In other words, the "priest" was not afraid of being ambushed now.
The "priest" then looked left and right, and said with a smile:
"And I still have two servants."
As soon as he finished speaking, one person came out from each side of the corridor. They quickly approached this side, revealing their appearance:
One was wearing a baseball cap, with sword-like eyebrows, and looked good, but his eyes gave people a feeling of not being fully opened. The other had her hair tied up, her features were gentle, and her temperament was gentle, with a faint black mole in her eyebrows.
Lei Yunsong! Lin Feifei!
Their eyes, who had been missing for nearly two months, were slightly dazed. At the same time, they raised the guns in their hands and aimed them at Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian respectively.
At this time, the "priest's" smile was obvious:
"By the way, I forgot to tell you.
"Going around outside the city wasn't to enhance the effect of the previous hypnosis ritual.
"The reinforcements you were expecting might not be able to make it in time."
...
When O'Dick, Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian tracked the "priest" and drove north, outside the city wall, countless wasteland wanderers were still kneeling or sitting, like soulless bodies.
Today was particularly cold, and it seemed like it would snow at any time, and very few people went out of the city—the people who were willing to buy slaves and various rags had already bought enough.
A man whose beard hadn't been shaved for who knows how long was sitting next to a dugout, staring blankly at his wife and children who were about to starve to death.
At this time, a man wrapped in a tattered cotton-padded jacket came over, equally dirty, with a face full of beards.
"A'cai, we have to think of something." The man said to his companion next to the dugout.
A'cai slowly turned his head and looked over:
"Li Tou, what can we do?"
He spoke weakly.
Li Tou grinned, with a hint of ferocity:
"Break in! Everyone break in together!
"If we don't break in, we won't make it through tonight when it snows. If we break in, there's at least a chance of survival!"
"How can we break in? We've tried before..." A'cai glanced at his wife and children, feeling somewhat tempted.
Li Tou said solemnly:
"That time was too reckless and not ruthless enough.
"We can first mix in with the group of people at the city gate, find an opportunity to kill the guards at the door, and then shout for everyone to rush in together!
"No matter how many guns there are on the city wall, no matter how many bullets there are, can they be more than us?"
As he spoke, he pulled up his clothes, revealing an old revolver.
"You didn't sell this gun?" A'cai was a little surprised.
Li Tou's eyes twitched:
"Probably because they've all 'eaten' enough, no one has come out to collect them recently, hey, I can't sell them even if I want to.
"I know there are still many people with similar situations. If we organize them, there will be dozens or hundreds of guns. Are we still afraid of not being able to break in?
"This may be fate."
"But I don't know how many people will die..." A'cai slowly stood up.
"What are you afraid of? Everyone may not even make it through tonight, why would they be afraid of death?" Li Tou's expression became abnormally gloomy, "If we really can't break in, we can rob the nearby manors. They have fewer people, fewer guns, and more food. If that doesn't work, so many people have died, and you still can't eat your fill?
"A'cai, I don't want to take this step. It's all forced by the heavens! Do you want to watch your A'xiu and Tianniu starve to death? Do you want to wait until we can't bear it anymore and exchange children? We eat your Tianniu, and you eat my Xiao Erhei, so we don't have to do it ourselves?"
A'cai's expression changed slightly, gradually becoming sinister:
"Okay! I'll do it with you!
"There won't be these troubles if we die!"
Li Tou said with satisfaction:
"You haven't sold that broken loudspeaker yet, have you?"
"No." A'cai shook his head, "It can still be used."
"Okay, give it to me later. I want everyone to be able to hear my voice." Li Tou took a breath and slowly exhaled, "Seriously, if everyone doesn't hold together and fight desperately, then we're really dead!"
A'cai had no objection and asked eagerly:
"Where else can I be of use?
"Who else do we need to find?"
"No need, I've already contacted the first batch of people." After Li Tou finished speaking, he turned his head and looked towards the city gate.
His gaze gradually became fierce, and his eyes faintly turned red.
A'cai and many people around also looked over there with the same expression.