As Margaret said, after the day of arrival, the nobles with names and surnames among the survivors were immediately taken out by the Rhine Empire army, and the only people who remained in the quarantine were civilians and people who could not confirm their identities like Ashes.

...

The man in black counterattack was very sharp. After a volley, there was no more crazy porcupine in front of the carriage that could still stand.

"What weapon is this?" Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ash asked Margaret the question he had always wanted to ask.

"You said my subordinates used it? This is called the 'steam gun'. It is a new individual weapon developed by the Imperial Military Industry Bureau. It uses compressed steam as the energy to promote the projectile." After Ashes participated in the battle, Margaret's attitude towards him also changed a certain way and answered his question very readily.

"Compressed steam?...That kind of thing should be difficult to replenish, right? I think your steam will probably be used up earlier than ammunition." Ashes looked at the gas tanks connected by copper tubes and steam guns behind the people in black, and soon discovered the problem with this weapon.

"I'm really a smart kid. If I hadn't had to send you to O'Connell, I really wanted to keep you here and train you well."

O'Connell's pupils contracted slightly, and this place name was not unfamiliar to him...even, too familiar!

The main purpose of his entry into the ruins of the large library many times was to study the "natural disaster" that came to Reinhardt ten years ago. As for learning other aspects of knowledge, it was only secondary...

When it comes to the day of arrival, the place name "O'Connell" cannot be avoided at any point.

O'Connell, the capital of the first empire in the mainland, "Shenluo Empire", is located in the northern border of the old territory of the Rhine Empire. After the Rhine Empire led its troops north to annex the Northern Federation and the Shenluo Empire, this ancient city directly became part of the western border of the Rhine Empire.

But none of these are the key, the key lies in another name of O'Connell - "The First Quarantine Zone".

The disaster that destroyed Reinhardt ten years ago was not the first time it came. As early as 236 years ago, the dazzling white light that penetrated the heaven and earth had already arrived at O'Connell, and destroyed the most prosperous city on the continent at that time.

It was also on this first arrival that the Rhine Empire took the opportunity to attack the Shenluo Empire, annexed more than 70% of the land of the Shenluo Empire, and forced those who called themselves "holy believers" to the wilderness located at the westernmost end of the continent.

After taking over O'Connell, the Rhine Empire immediately blocked and named it the "First Quarantine Zone".

Could it be that Margaret and the men in black under her men collected their "seeds" in the second quarantine area to send them to the first quarantine area? But... what's the point of doing this?

"O'Connell? Why did you send us all there?"

"Oh, I accidentally let it go. Don't ask about this, you will know some things later-" Although Margaret said that, from her tone, Ash couldn't hear the nervousness that a normal person should feel after letting go of important news.

She deliberately revealed the news to herself, although Ash had no idea what she intended.

"...Okay, but I have one more thing to know, how long can the compressed steam you carry last?" Ash knew that even if he continued to ask, he could not ask more things, so he simply changed the topic.

As for O'Connell's matter, it would be meaningless to worry about it before they walked out of the second quarantine area alive.

"You don't have to worry about this. In addition to the steam gun, my subordinates also carry military flints. Even if the compressed steam is used up, they can still continue to fight." Margaret said.

"Military flint guns cannot deal with those monsters at all," Ash shook his head. "You are now very ammunition and steam, but it is already so difficult to deal with this wave of attacks. But you have to know that in the dark season of the isolation area, the scale of the beast tide will only increase and grow, but your firepower will not be stronger than it is now, and it will even be greatly weakened with the silence of the steam gun... and then the reduction in the battle..."

Ashes did not continue to talk. Any person with normal IQ, even if this person has not received any training in military theory, could draw a conclusion from Ashes' analysis: they would never be able to hold on in the central market for three months, or even one month.

"..." This time, Margaret fell into a brief silence.

"I mean it's just the first day of the dark season, and it's still time to disperse everyone..."

"Okay, if you don't want to be thrown into the car behind, just shut your mouth... When things are really unsuccessful, I will consider your suggestions." Margaret's tone suddenly became cold, and her attitude, which had been much better, also turned sharply. She turned her head and ignored the ashes. She reached out to remove the empty drum and loaded one special cone-shaped bullet after another.

"Why is this woman so stubborn?" Ashes gritted her teeth. She had analyzed the situation thoroughly enough. Margaret was not a tactical idiot... On the contrary, she was also a commander who was very experienced in small-scale combat. She could not be unclear about the end of continuing to stick to the central market, but she still had no idea of ​​giving up.

Could it be that this woman still has some trump card that she has not seen? That is why she seems so confident?

But Ashes didn't want to bet his life on this woman's trump card... After living in the quarantine for ten years, he rarely trusted others, especially when he needed to bet on his life.

...

The third round of attacks came earlier than expected. After the last monster in the second wave was shot by Margaret, everyone had not even had time to take a breath. A humanoid monster covered with black scales appeared outside the central market!

"Then...that seems like a person..." Ashes couldn't help swallowing a saliva. It was indeed a person, but how could a person have scales like monsters on his body?

"It's the 'crazy guy'." Margaret suddenly whispered, "Although it's rare, there are still a small number of witness records. They are self-awakeners whose power loses control...extremely dangerous!"

"'Crazyman'? What is that? What is the 'self-awakener'?" Ashes turned his head and stared at Margaret's side face.
Chapter completed!