Snap!
The sound of light footsteps sounded quietly in the messy shopping mall. Instructor Roth swallowed with a dry mouth and couldn't help but clench the alien gun in his trembling hands again.
He glanced at the alien robot lying on the ground and without any function, then carefully moved around it and explored the upper floors of the mall with great tension and caution.
Arrived at the fourth floor of the mall.
The exterior walls of the buildings were etched with the horrific scars of the recent alien bombardment, leaving them looking like a precarious structure poised to collapse at any moment. Inside, the corridors were strewn with all manner of merchandise, along with shoes, hats, backpacks, and other belongings left behind by customers in their earlier, hasty escape.
Instructor Roth walked slowly along the wall, paying attention to his feet while holding the alien firearm in his hand, ready to fight the invading aliens at any time.
Just like that, I was about to walk past the door of a clothing store.
Instructor Roth's hand holding the gun shook again, but he suddenly heard a slight movement from inside the store, or to be precise, from a changing room in the store!
Who's inside?
Instructor Roth approached the locker room, gun in hand. As he neared the door, he could hear the sounds of life coming from within...
Instructor Roth hesitated for a moment, then raised his right foot and kicked hard at the door - but before Instructor Roth's foot touched the door panel of the single room, the door opened from the inside out, causing him to fall forward into the locker room inside.
at the same time.
Two agile figures in the locker room stood on the left and right sides, just avoiding Instructor Roth who fell into the locker room.
"Instructor teacher?"
"Instructor Roth!"
The gun in his hand flew out of his hand. Instructor Roth fell hard, but he was more frightened. His face turned pale and he thought he was dead.
Never thought.
Following the sound of two familiar voices, Instructor Roth was helped up by the two people beside him.
"Why are you here?" Instructor Roth opened his eyes wide in confusion, staring blankly at the young boys and girls standing on his left and right. Weren't they Gwen, the monitor of his class, and Xinian, the student who suddenly disappeared in the outer city area?
Xi Nian said calmly, "I was worried about Gwen, so I sneaked back here. I found her here, so we hid in here together."
"Yes, instructor, we were both scared..." Gwen's beautiful eyes were flashing with misty water. She spoke weakly and wiped the corner of her lips without leaving a trace.
Well, it's nothing, just my pink lips are a little red and swollen.
The girl secretly glared at Xi Nian.
Xi Nian felt helpless. Could he be blamed for this? Who started it first?
Instructor Roth naturally didn't notice a thing. He looked at Gwen and Xi Nian nearby, thinking he was patting someone on the shoulder in a dream. After confirming that the moment was real, this burly man suddenly covered his forehead and sobbed.
Xi Nian and Gwen were both dumbfounded.
"Instructor, are you okay?" Gwen asked hurriedly.
"I'm fine. I'm just so happy!" Instructor Roth sobbed. "I just returned to the urban war zone here and found the remaining three students who had been separated somewhere else. We hid together in an underground parking lot to avoid the aliens. When there was no movement outside, I rushed over here to look for them."
"Luckily, you two have been found. This way, all of our classmates are safe. Before we left school, as your instructor, I told you that I would be responsible for your safety. So, no matter what happens, since I brought you to New York, I will bring you back safely."
"Now, I've done it…"
Instructor Roth cried and laughed, venting his fear and anxiety, while feeling excited that all the students were safe.
Xinian and Gwen looked at each other. All the classmates were fine. This should be the most fortunate thing today.
Xi Nian looked at Instructor Roth and said with heartfelt emotion: "Instructor, you are the real hero!"
…
As night falls, the afterglow of the setting sun falls on New York's post-war modern urban area.
The power supply in the city has been urgently restored, and neon lights are on everywhere on the streets. However, the once bustling and bustling streets have now become ruins filled with smoke.
New Yorkers who had previously been forced to evacuate the city have now gradually returned, mostly ordinary civilians. After all, the wealthy have second and third homes elsewhere and will obviously not be returning to New York for the time being.
Fortunately, the alien war is over, and the city will be able to regain its vitality sooner or later.
…
Xinian, Gwen, and Instructor Roth met up with the students led by the deputy instructor on the outskirts of the city.
The wailing sounds continued and red lights were flashing everywhere.
Military and police helicopters flew into the city one after another, and large-scale modern troops entered the urban area to block the most central urban battle situation and deal with the follow-up matters of the Battle of New York.
In the outer city area, there were many armed police officers maintaining order, and a large number of temporary rescue stations were set up to rescue the wounded and clear the dead.
Some people happily hugged their loved ones and were reunited, while others cried uncontrollably in front of the bodies of their loved ones. Such things were happening everywhere in the outer city area.
Xi Nian had an idea and lowered his voice to Gwen beside him and said, "Help me deal with the instructor. I want to go somewhere and take a look. I will be back soon."
"Okay, be safe." Gwen nodded softly.
Xi Nian secretly left the student group and merged into the chaotic crowd.
Quickly arrived at an urban area.
This area was severely affected by the bombardment of alien forces. Many houses and buildings were destroyed, and only a few surviving street lights on the roadside were on.
However, Xi Nian saw it at a glance when he arrived here.
In the dimly lit ruins of a building, several rescue workers in protective suits were collecting two bodies in white body bags. Next to the ruins, a red-haired girl stood quietly, looking somewhat helpless.
Xi Nian walked forward without hesitation and hugged the cold body from behind: "Wanda, cry if you want to."
The red-haired girl had been enduring it, but now, as if she had finally found someone to lean on, she turned around and threw herself into the boy's arms, bursting into tears: "Mom and Dad are gone..."
"My brother is gone too... I have no family left..."
Wanda's doll-like face was covered with tears, and she sobbed pitifully.
"That's not the case." Xinian ruffled Wanda's red hair, thinking of the domineering green-haired loli, and said with certainty: "You still have your family to protect you, and Pete will be fine too."
Xi Nian hugged the girl, paused, and said sincerely: "If possible, you can also treat me as a family member in the future."
"Really?" Wanda raised her eyes, opened her red eyes wide, and reflected Xi Nian's face.
"Of course." Xi Nian put his hand on Wanda's head and said with some pity.
Wanda nodded and finally stopped crying.
At this moment, she seemed to realize something and looked towards one side of the city inexplicably.
"What's wrong?" Xi Nian followed her gaze, only to see the red-glowing night sky at the end of the city. The next moment, his icy-blue pupils suddenly contracted!
Someone is wailing...
In fact, this is normal. After all, the entire city has just been attacked by alien forces and there is wailing everywhere.
However, the wailing of the man that Xi Nian heard at this time did not come from the street where he was, or even from the city of New York!
But.
Outside the city, at the end of the night sky!
This wailing sound has ultrasonic characteristics, and ordinary people can hardly hear it clearly, but people with extraordinary physiques can obviously keenly detect it.
This is the cry that spreads across the world!!
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