After Lu Xian used his special ability, he immediately noticed many birds approaching in the distance. They were too far away to tell what kind of birds they were, but there was no doubt that whatever was in the sky was not good. With dense flocks of birds flying towards them, they had no choice but to hide.
Shen Feng looked at the sewer but still couldn't go down. He then said, "Let's go to the nearby houses to take cover. As long as we don't make any noise, these birds will eventually pass."
Xu Xing and the others also didn't want to go into the sewer. The reason was simple: it was too smelly down there. A river flowed through Qiouming City, but even the river couldn't carry away the stench from the sewer. A single whiff was enough to know that the sludge in the sewer had been fermenting for a long time, and it was possible that methane had even been produced. Going down there at this time would surely lead to fainting from the smell.
Xu Xing swung his saber and split open a door. The four of them quickly squeezed inside. There were still many pieces of furniture inside. They moved a wardrobe to block the door and then pulled all the curtains shut. This way, the four of them were hidden in a sealed room, making it difficult to be discovered.
To be safe, Shen Feng still pulled the curtain open a crack and looked towards the city.
The birds in the sky were constantly approaching. As they reached the city's airspace, the entire city's light seemed to dim considerably. Shen Feng, with his good eyesight, saw clearly what kind of birds they were – mutated crows. They were entirely black, and as they flew, they let out "caw caw" sounds that were quite annoying.
"Could it be that mutated birds destroyed this city? That shouldn't be right. As long as we hide in the room, what can mutated birds do? They can't possibly come down to the ground to fight, can they?" Shen Feng muttered to himself, feeling strange about the empty city of Qiouming. If it were mutated birds, it would be too difficult to destroy a city.
The crows circled over the city for a long time but found nothing in the end. They eventually flew away into the distance without any lingering.
"With so many mutated birds, at least a hundred thousand, an ordinary city really can't cope!" Qi Ling Shan analyzed.
Shen Feng also felt something was wrong. If it were just an attack by mutated birds, there shouldn't be no survivors in the city. But the fact that there wasn't a single person left in the city was very strange.
Just then, Lu Xian felt something and quickly pulled open the curtain, looking towards the street. He saw that a man had emerged from an opened manhole cover on the street. He then ran along the street, looking around cautiously, as if wary of something.
"When the sleepyhead wants a pillow, here comes someone to get information!" Shen Feng said with a smile. Then, Shen Feng pushed open the window and jumped out directly, shouting, "Friend, can you tell me what's going on here?"
The guy who crawled out of the sewer was very cautious, even walking close to the walls. If someone didn't know, they would surely think he was a hardcore fan of Crossfire, otherwise, why would he always walk close to the walls?
As a result, the moment Shen Feng's voice appeared, the man was startled and immediately turned around and fired. "Bang," a bullet was fired directly at Shen Feng. Fortunately, Shen Feng quickly erected his "Wind King Barrier," and the bullet hit the barrier, ultimately failing to harm Shen Feng.
Shen Feng quickly said, "Don't be nervous, I'm not a bad person. By the way, you probably can't understand what I'm saying!"
At this moment, the disadvantage of not being able to communicate became apparent. The man could not understand what Shen Feng was saying at all, and Shen Feng had not brought a translator. No one could translate what Shen Feng was saying.
The man on the street was a typical Eastern European white man, with a hooked nose, a full beard, and blue eyes. His movements were extremely cautious, and he was constantly alert to potential dangers around him. The moment he heard the sound, he immediately turned and fired.
At this moment, when the man saw Shen Feng's face, he was stunned. He remembered seeing this face somewhere before. After thinking carefully, he exclaimed, "Shen Feng, Shen Feng!"
Shen Feng was quite pleased to be recognized. This was what it meant to be an international superstar. Even thousands of miles away from his homeland, he could still be recognized.
Shen Feng continued, "I'm not a bad person. I want to know what happened here!"
However, the man couldn't understand what Shen Feng was saying at all. The man scratched his hair, not knowing how to communicate.
In the north, the Chinese were called Khitans. This was a historical misunderstanding. The Khitans had occupied the northern part of China at that time, and Moscow had just begun to develop. Therefore, they mistakenly believed that the powerful country to the southeast was called Khitan.
While the two were staring at each other, Lu Xian and the other two also arrived, carrying backpacks. The man's eyes lit up when he saw the backpacks on them. He then chattered something, with occasional trilled sounds.
Shen Feng spread his hands, indicating that he couldn't understand. However, his gesture was immediately understood by the other party. Generally, the international community had already agreed that shrugging meant helplessness.
Afterward, the man knew how to communicate: by gestures. He kept gesturing in the air, finally managing to convey, "There's a child at home who has pneumonia and needs treatment. He's looking for medicine."
After Shen Feng understood the man's meaning, he immediately remembered that before leaving, he had packed antibiotics in his luggage. Antibiotics were always a godsend. After the advent of antibiotics, many incurable diseases had found ways to be cured.
Then, Shen Feng found penicillin and threw it to the man.
The man was immediately moved to tears, looking at Shen Feng and repeatedly saying words of thanks. Fearing that Shen Feng wouldn't understand, he clasped his hands together and gestured repeatedly.
Shen Feng then wanted to understand the situation in the city. However, at this moment, strange sounds suddenly came from a distance, as if animals were roaring, and the ground vibrations became more and more apparent. Lu Xian's expression changed, and he said, "City Lord, a large number of heat sources are approaching!"
Xu Xing also felt strong vibrations and then analyzed, "At least a hundred thousand animals are approaching us. What should we do next?"
At this moment, the man pointed to the sewer beside them, clearly indicating that they should take refuge in the sewer!
Shen Feng also didn't want to take refuge in the sewer. It was pitch black, and it was too smelly underground. If they went down, they would probably have to live with cockroaches.
However, at this moment, the man, with the penicillin, had already crawled into the sewer. Shen Feng was helpless. If he wanted to understand what had happened in Qiouming, he could only follow the man underground.
"Close the cover!" Shen Feng reminded Qi Ling Shan, who was bringing up the rear. Since the underground was very safe, the entrance should not be discovered.
Shen Feng turned on his flashlight to illuminate the path. Surprisingly, there wasn't much silt in the sewer. It was unclear if it was due to the long period without sewage discharge, but the silt in the sewer had become dry. The stench was still present, but once one got used to it, it wasn't unbearable.
The man led Shen Feng through the sewer pipes, taking many detours. Shen Feng felt like he was going to get lost. The areas they passed through were very complex. He really didn't know how this man remembered this maze-like pipe system.
Finally, the man led Shen Feng to the side and surprisingly arrived at an underground parking lot. Shining the flashlight, he could see over two hundred people inside. The exit of the parking lot had been blocked, and the only way to get out was through the sewer.
When Shen Feng and the other three appeared, they immediately caused a stir among the crowd. It wasn't that they hadn't seen living people, but the four people with Shen Feng were all typical Asian faces, which surely meant they were from outside. So, someone immediately stepped forward to ask Shen Feng about the situation.
Shen Feng couldn't understand what they were saying, so he quickly shouted, "Everyone be quiet, quiet! Is there anyone who speaks Chinese? Please step forward and translate. I'm looking for people from the Special Ability Administration. Can you give me a proper answer?"
Among the more than two hundred survivors, there was indeed someone who understood Chinese. It was a young woman, who looked quite good. She said in broken Chinese, "Lord Shen Feng, we want to know if outside has come to save us? Qiouming has encountered such a severe crisis, Moscow couldn't possibly ignore it, right?"
Shen Feng had no idea what had happened, so he quickly explained, "According to the information I received, Qiouming lost contact after a blizzard, and satellite imagery could hardly detect any figures on the streets. Therefore, the outside world probably doesn't know your current situation. Also, I'd like to know what happened here?"
The woman, named Yelomini, showed a look of disappointment upon hearing Shen Feng's words. She was also very worried about the current crisis. She then said, "Lord Shen Feng, our Qiouming is finished now. The World-Ending Black Dragon and the beast tide attacked us together. In the heavy snowfall, we couldn't contact the outside world at all. The soldiers and miners had already left the city. Qiouming was breached, and now the survivors can only hide and live underground."
"Wait a minute, what does World-Ending Black Dragon mean? Can you explain it clearly? I don't seem to understand what you mean by Black Dragon!" Shen Feng quickly asked.
Shen Feng didn't believe in the existence of dragons, whether Eastern or Western. The prototypes of Eastern dragons were mostly crocodiles and snakes, while Western dragons were likely fantasy creatures based on lizards. Therefore, when Shen Feng learned about the so-called "World-Ending Black Dragon" from Yelomini, he immediately became suspicious. How could there really be dragons in the world?
Yelomini quickly explained, "This is the prophecy of the Bishop. Last year, the Bishop already said that a world-destroying black dragon would descend from heaven in the future, and cities would be destroyed wherever it passed. Later, we heard that many mutated crows were attacking cities in flocks, so we used 'Black Dragon' to refer to the mutated crows."
Shen Feng nodded, understanding her meaning. This meant that Qiouming was destroyed by the attack of the beast tide and mutated birds. No wonder there wasn't a single person on the streets. It turned out they had all been eaten. Strangely, there were no human bones on the streets, which was a bit peculiar.
"By the way, you mentioned earlier that the miners and soldiers left the city. What does that mean? Also, you should know about the Special Ability Administration, right? Where are they?" Shen Feng quickly asked.
When it came to this matter, Yelomini felt distressed. When the city was attacked, all the strong men left the city. If they were still in the city, Qiouming might not have suffered so much.
"The adults of the Special Ability Administration, along with the soldiers and miners, went underground outside the city. It is said that they discovered treasures underground, so they all went to search for them!" Yelomini quickly recounted what she knew.
Shen Feng was puzzled by this answer. "Treasure? What treasure? It's the apocalypse, and they still have the mind to search for treasure?"
Shen Feng found himself unable to understand what these people from the Special Ability Administration were thinking. At such a time, mining oil honestly would have been enough. They still wanted to dig for treasure. Were they bored enough to do that?