People in Terra, poor and weak but invincible

Chapter 962 Lanterns and Hope

Elini looked at the huge crowd in front of her and felt overwhelmed.

"Hey, there's a pit ahead, don't run!"

"And you, that small wooden box can't stop you, and what's the point of you getting into the wooden box in this situation?"

"Everyone calm down, the Inquisition will protect everyone... Stop pulling my feathers!"

Every time Elini shouted, her voice unconsciously rose a few degrees.

Anita stood beside her at a loss, wanting to cover her ears but feeling that this seemed impolite.

She hesitated for a moment and tried to remind him:

"Elini, this is not a solution. People are terrified. We need a way to calm down."

"I know, but..." Elini held her head with a bitter face, "But I don't know what to do. The crowd evacuation drills we've done before weren't this chaotic... Wait, drill!"

Elini suddenly thought of something and lowered her head to take off a lantern hanging around her waist.

"What is this?" Anita asked curiously.

"This is the Inquisitor's lantern. It can always guide us. As long as we light it, all difficulties and fogs will be dispelled. That's what the textbook says."

As Elini explained, she jumped onto a box on the side of the road and held the lantern high.

It took Qi Yan a lifetime to comprehend the techniques of using the Source Stone, which were then applied by Elini to the lantern.

A faint flame ignited in the wick, growing bigger and bigger until it became the brightest light in the crowd.

"Everyone calm down, I am Inquisitor Elini!"

Ailini held up the lantern and shouted to the crowd: "My teacher and others are fighting the evil to the death. They will protect everyone. Please don't be afraid. The fire of the Tribunal will eventually purify everything!"

The residents of Saltwind City looked up at the flames above their heads, and Elini's somewhat sharp cry echoed in their ears.

The crowd paused for a moment, then lowered their heads woodenly and continued to flee.

"Why don't you listen to me?" Elini asked anxiously.

But no one in the crowd looked up to listen. They ran away only because they were instinctively afraid of the huge two-headed monster in the city. Their rigid minds were unable to support any other thinking.

Anita looked up at the lantern in Elini's hand, but the warm, bright flame was destined not to illuminate her eyes.

Like other residents of Saltwind City, she could not understand the meaning of the lantern, let alone Elini's slogan.

"Girl, can you really save everyone?"

A low questioning voice came from behind Elini.

Elini looked back and found that the person asking was the man whose red shell she had taken away.

Tiepi, like Anita, looked up at the lantern in Elini's hand. There seemed to be something in his eyes that trembled slightly as the flame of the lantern swayed.

Facing Tiepi's question, Elini subconsciously wanted to nod, but when she met those eyes, she hesitated again:

"I...I will do my best to protect you."

The light in Tiepi's eyes dimmed.

He was still looking up at the flame in the lantern.

"Girl, even you don't know whether you can save everyone, so why do you still do this?" Ironhide asked, "You can't see the future clearly, just like me standing on the coastline at that time, I tried my best to tiptoe but couldn't see the other side of the sea clearly, so why do you still do this?"

"I may not be able to do it, but I won't allow myself not to do it!" Elini's answer this time was extremely firm.

"This is too dangerous, just like sea water." Tiepi shook his head.

"No matter how dangerous it is, someone has to do it." Elini looked at the lantern in her hand and said with clenched teeth, "We are all compatriots in Iberia... No, even if we are not compatriots living in the same country, as long as someone is in danger and needs help, I will do my best to lend a helping hand.

This is the answer my heart tells me, and I will never avoid it! "

"The answer from within..."

Ironhide whispered.

He suddenly smiled with relief.

"Girl, you are full of determination, but it's a pity that people don't need you. What they need is hope."

Tiepi walked slowly to a wooden box not far away, climbed up with difficulty, and then straightened his back with force.

"What are you going to do?" Elini asked puzzled.

"To give people hope, even if it's false, even if I know the consequences of doing so."

Tiepi spread out his right hand. The red shell had already been broken, but he picked up all the fragments bit by bit.

He raised his hand as Irene held up the lantern.

"Everyone, the red shell is in my hand, I can bring food to everyone!"

The shouts echoed throughout the streets.

The chaotic crowd suddenly stopped, and countless eyes were fixed on the dazzling red in Tiepi's hand.

"Follow me!"

Tiepi jumped off the wooden box, staggered and almost fell, but his arms were still held high and firm.

"food!"

The deep, needy voices were densely packed together.

People followed Ironhide and ran away from the battle area.

Elini looked at the crowd, which was crowded but finally had a direction, and a look of relief appeared on her face. She let out a long breath of the depression that had been weighing on her heart.

"Ironhide, he...he can't do this." Anita suddenly spoke in panic.

"what?"

"Ironhide can't bring food. He's deceiving others." Anita was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes. "Once he leads the crowd to a safe place and stops, the truth will make everyone lose their minds."

"not good!"

Elini finally reacted, jumped off the wooden box and quickly chased after the crowd.

Before Elini could run a few steps, a strange phenomenon occurred.

In the distant battle area, accompanied by a loud bang, the ground of the entire Salt Wind City began to shake.

Elini forced herself to steady herself and turned her head to look. She was immediately shocked by what she saw and her eyes widened.

Another hideous and terrifying two-headed sea monster appeared in Saltwind City, waving its tentacles to attack the other sea monster. The two huge monsters twisted together, and every time they rolled, they destroyed a large number of houses.

On the distant coastline, there was the sound of surging waves like thunder.

As the judge, Elini realized what happened immediately, her face changed drastically, and she whispered:

"This sound, something in the sea is about to come out, at a time like this?!"

"Elini, go to the coastline, we must do our best to prevent Haisi from landing!"

Dario ran over from a distance and shouted to Elini: "We must cut a gap in the tide of those terrifying fish, otherwise the residents of Saltwind City will be in trouble."

"But……"

Elini's face was full of confusion.

Another damn choice!

She didn't understand why she always had to face these choices. She had to save Ironhide. She couldn't bear to watch that man holding high the hope of keeping everyone alive and rushing into his own death without hesitation.

But if the terrifying fish washes up on the shore, more people will die...