ebonymovies Chapter 36 The Amazing Circus
Chapter 36 The Amazing Circus
"The other convoy is acting strangely. Stay alert and do not make any rash moves without my orders!" Fu Xiaojian's voice came through the walkie-talkie.
As the convoy slowly came to a stop, a blood-red glint flashed in Xu Sixing's eyes. Not far ahead on the road, a huge orange-yellow carriage, resembling a Mongolian tent, was parked below the road.
Even more peculiarly, there were two enormous elephants with a small elephant the size of a car resting beside the tent.
In addition, Xu Si saw many other animals, all of which were obediently hiding in the shadows of the tent, seemingly enjoying the cool air.
There were at least two horses, a lion, and a tiger, and they seemed to be getting along very well.
A black bear even stood up on its own and waved at them.
"The Amazing Circus?"
When Xu Si saw the logo on the vehicle frame, he was dumbfounded. He never expected to encounter a circus after the apocalypse, something he had never experienced before.
Fu Xiaojian directed the convoy to stop dozens of meters away from the strange convoy, and everyone was shocked by the sight before them.
The huge, orange-yellow tent resembled a small castle, with the words "The Amazing Circus" prominently displayed.
However, the convoy in front of them was empty of vehicles, seemingly out of touch with the times.
The people in these caravans, who should have been inside their tents, have all come out now.
There weren't many people; there were four at the front of the line, and only about ten behind them, fewer than Fu Xiaojian's convoy.
"What should our team name be? Think of one quickly!" Fu Xiaojian whispered.
Such a formal meeting definitely requires exchanging details, so a resounding name is essential.
"Stone"
"fist"
"Machete"
"Okay, let's call it the Salmon Train Team," Tashan, Susu, and Xu Si all offered their suggestions, and Fu Xiaojian said through gritted teeth.
The group did not dwell on the name.
"Who are you brats? How dare you disturb Master Bird's enjoyment?"
Under Xu Si's starry gaze, a parrot flew out of the hat of a middle-aged man wearing a pirate hat and flew towards them, then uttered wild words.
"Oh my, how can you talk!" the little girl exclaimed in surprise, looking up to find a parrot talking in mid-air.
"I, Bird Lord, am a descendant of the great Steel Emblem Myna, so what's so strange about me being able to talk!"
The myna in front of them was a plump, dark green bird. It seemed to have gotten tired of flying and landed on the little girl's shoulder. The two chatted with great interest.
This fool has clearly forgotten his mission. Xu Si has already seen that the middle-aged man in the pirate hat opposite him has turned ashen-faced. Obviously, this is not the first time this has happened.
However, the people in the convoy were not fooled by the myna's appearance. They all stared at the myna, which was acting silly, as if it were a dish to be devoured. Of course, the little girl was an exception.
"Oh no, oh no, the boss is going to get angry!"
As the man and the bird were talking, the myna bird seemed to bristle and quickly flew back, without having a chance to say another word to them.
"Boss! That little brat said she's going to pluck my feathers and roast me! She also said the lions and tigers in our circus are so skinny they're like cats, not enough for one meal for her!"
Just as the two team members were about to make contact, everyone heard the silly bird's taunting voice.
Upon hearing this, Jiao Jiao jumped up in anger: "You idiot, you're talking nonsense! You were the one who said your regimental commander is stingy and won't give you meat!"
"Caw caw! I'm a bird, I don't eat meat!" The myna bird stood on the pirate hat and laughed so hard it almost fell over.
"Go back! You! Please excuse my blunder! Jack, the ringmaster of the Amazing Circus! Sequence: Magician!" The middle-aged man wearing the pirate hat reached out and pressed his hand on the hat, and the silly bird disappeared without a trace. He really let his guard down.
"I thought you were a captain because of your appearance! Fu Xiaojian, leader of the Xinhuo team, Rank: Pioneer." After Fu Xiaojian finished speaking, he gestured for Tashan to step forward. After all, he was the only Rank 2 in the team at present, which also served as a deterrent.
"Tashan, Sequence 2: Rock Armor Kai," Tashan said.
Three people in the circus cast scrutinizing glances at him, then their eyes fell on a clown-like man. The clown-like man was dressed in clown makeup, and his blood-red lips rivaled Xu Si's hair color.
"Hisoka, Sequence 2: The Clown"
The clown always had a creepy smile on his face and even gave a gentlemanly bow to the crowd, but it looked unsettling no matter how you looked at it. The bow was like that of someone mourning the dead, and it just felt uncomfortable.
"Su Su, Rank: Fist Attendant," Su Su said, stepping forward when she saw that Xu Si did not intend to step forward.
"Ihei, Sequence: Beast Tamer." Another unassuming young man with a leather whip appeared on the other side. His gaze lingered on Xu Si's face for a moment before he looked away.
"Xu Si," Xu Si stepped forward and said simply.
He couldn't understand why, since they were all strangers, he would reveal all his secrets as soon as they met.
Is this the first step in building trust between strangers? Isn't that utter nonsense?
This thwarted Fu Xiaojian's plan. The circus members glanced at Xu Si but didn't say anything.
"Little one, Sequence: Diviner," a little girl said with a grin, stepping out from behind the middle-aged man in the pirate hat just as everyone thought the self-introductions were over.
The little girl was about the same age as Xiao Luo. Just as Xiao Luo was about to introduce himself, Xu Si stepped on his shoe and knocked it off. It's better to keep something in reserve.
"You're being somewhat dishonest!"
"You yourself are being somewhat dishonest!"
It seems that Xu Si wasn't the only one who noticed; including the little girl, all of their names were fake. What normal person from Great Xia would be named Jack, Hisoka, or Iguro?
These are all characters from classic films and television series.
"We have no intention of hiding anything; it's just a disguise for us street performers!" the middle-aged man said.
The name is just a code; at least in terms of the sequence, they made no attempt to conceal it.
Unlike the redhead in front of me, who is nothing but cunning.
"In this apocalypse, everyone is just trying to survive. Meeting is fate, so don't worry about these details," Fu Xiaojian said without blaming Xu Si.
In the apocalypse, humanity is often more despicable than the supernatural.
Qin Hong is proof of this, so he was overjoyed that Xu Si was there to cover for him in the convoy.
"Fine, if it weren't for Xiaoxiao, I wouldn't have agreed to contact you!" Judging from the middle-aged man's appearance, he probably had a similar experience to them.
As for Xiaoxiao, it's likely that the divination revealed they meant no harm.
Of course, this could also be a way to lower their guard so that they can plot something bigger.
Neither Xu Si nor Fu Xiaojian were the type of people who could easily trust others, so they just listened and didn't take it seriously, much less lower their guard.