"-So, that guy is really a tough guy, he only has one arm left, and he can still be so easy, I said Brother Geralt, are you all the kind of people who are more and more arrogant when they get into trouble, and it was the same during the Millennium War, and it is like this now, it's really amazing... Well... It's really scary for the machines. ”

"That guy must have a back hand, maybe some mod that only triggers after being killed... Now it's more convenient to remove the guy's remaining arm than to dispose of the mod. ”

As the time approached eleven o'clock, although the meeting had ended, there was no surplus manpower to carry it out, and everyone who attended the meeting was tired, so even if it was to be carried out, it would have to wait until the next day.

"Well, Beta thinks so too, but what about you, Brother Geralt, you don't really want to take revenge, do you? Even if you go, you won't be able to recover those who have already died, so it's better to go back to Promeso first and get ready to cut off the wings of the gods. ”

"But this opportunity is not available, Beta, if we miss this opportunity, we may not be able to take revenge for the massacre of five years ago in our lifetime. ”

Geralt, who had returned to his room, was preparing his fangs, ready to take revenge on the murderer of the massacre in the past.

“... Hah, I can't help it, no matter how much Beta tries to persuade me, I can't shake it, right? But don't forget, what the hell is the mission of the Cross of the Watch, Brother Geralt. ”

"Cut off the feather of the gods—you just want to hear me say that, don't you?"

"Eh, hey, hey~It's been seen through~"

But until then, there's still some time for small talk.

For normal people, small talk is something that can make people relaxed, they can vent their emotions, they can open their hearts, or they can build relationships.

But for the two of them, this leisure should be used for more important things.

For example, a large exchange of intelligence, or predicting the enemy's next move.

"But is that real? a native chosen by the gods... It's called Christina, right? The DNA mutation of the triple helix doesn't happen to people in this world. ”

In other words, she is also one of the children of a foreigner, but it is really difficult to say whether it is an "atavistic phenomenon" left over from the millennium war or a legacy of DNA from 30 years ago. ”

If the helix of normal humans is a double helix, then the chosen stranger has a different kind of gene hidden in his body, which is called "triple helix DNA" by most scholars in the academic world, a gene that is not structurally stable, but carries some maddening information.

Strength, knowledge, courage, action, willpower, vitality... The chosen person will always have different abilities from ordinary people, and the DNA of the triple helix is in this, the most basic one,

And this is also necessary for the sword of the gods, if the authentication key of the god skeleton is a "strong" human consciousness, then the activation key of the god skeleton is the "triple helix DNA", in other words, if you want to use the god skeleton, then only those who "have the triple helix DNA" can use it,

But why does this kind of "special gene" that should not exist in local people appear in such innocent girls?

"If Beta's intelligence base is not wrong, the Outlanders had nearly a hundred people at the time of the Millennial War, but now, after a millennium, it has only grown again in the last thirty years, and it is unanimously constant at "14", and if a stranger dies, a new one will come out to fill it... It's like someone planned it. ”

There is only one answer, whether it is the birth of this child, or the state of many forces revolving around the city, they are all played with by some powerful and powerless force.

Either there is something hidden in the city that even those who have lived here for generations do not know, or the city itself is a product of strife, whether it is a richer environment than other regions or an opportunity for humanity to develop here, which is deliberately designed to stir up strife.

"If it is planned by the current of thought, it should be a reference to the "religious books" of the world of strangers, after all, as a condensation of consciousness, it must be able to arouse emotions... But there were only thirteen disciples of "Christ," and only twelve of them were left after the betrayers, and twelve of the disciples of the "Antichrist," and eleven of the betrayers......"

But there is still some crucial information missing, and if we can know the name of the city among the schools of thought, it will be able to connect the dots... Or at the very least, to find out what religion the Ideorate wants to use in the "Stranger World" for its own ends,

"It's possible that the 14 fearlessness who chose "Buddhism" would have been able to do it, but if that explanation had been used, the actions taken so far would have been blocked, so sure enough, it was something else. ”

But unfortunately, we can only start guessing from the number "fourteen" at this time, although it is possible to conduct a large-scale investigation through the watchman's database, but before that, you must first go to the border of the Delsa Dynasty, and you must trace the figure of that person.

Otherwise, the guilt of not being able to take revenge will push Geralt into the darker abyss,

Just like the two incidents five years ago, Geralt was completely pushed off the tall building, but no matter which one it is, it is closely related to people's malice.

Spread, erode, grow unchecked, for the malice of humanity is contagious, because those who gaze into the abyss will also be eroded by the abyss,

Therefore, after falling into the abyss, there will only be one situation: "being completely dominated by malice".

“... Anyway, I'll leave tonight to investigate the intel, and then head to the border of Delsa, and I'll leave the finishing touches on the city to you for the time being. ”

Therefore, before Geralt's own malice spreads, the source must be eliminated.

If you don't, you'll either be driven crazy by revenge or swallowed up by malice.

"Okay, but it's still too difficult for Brother Geralt to go on his own to take revenge and investigate the tomes, so Beta will let Brother Gamma go with you?"

But there is a limit to what one can do, and even if you are an isolationist, you must admit that you have received help from others.

What's more, it is very likely that the other party has reversed the technology obtained during the massacre, and it is only goodbye to death to go to revenge alone.

"That's a big gratitude, it's always good to have an extra helper... If the supplies we can use now are sufficient, the Pioneer Pioneers will be pleased. ”

After all, human beings are social creatures, and the power of one or two may be insignificant, but this may not be the case with hundreds of people.

But weapons are different, as long as there is a suitable operator, the weapon can exert ten times, or even a hundred times the power, relying on only one weapon.

"Do you really want to use that? That's going to cause a lot of additional damage... Sure enough, you still want to inflict the same damage on the other party as a "massacre", right?"

In the past, it took a lot of time and energy, even your own life, to take the lives of others, but now, it only takes one person to move his fingers to do it.

In the past, as long as one person was killed head-on, it was a trump card, but now, a hundred people can be slaughtered from a distance of thousands of meters, whether it is using technology or using modules, it can be easily done.

"Revenge is revenge, I will try not to involve other people as much as possible, rest assured. ”

But hatred spreads and rages through constant killing and conflict, and as long as you pull the trigger, you can't get out of war.

Therefore, this sentence is just an empty word, and it can only be used to comfort oneself.

“... Well, Beta believes in Geralt's brother, and always has been!"

But the machines still chose to trust, just like they used to trust Geralt unconditionally, and now, they also trust Geralt unconditionally.

“... But I don't believe myself, Beta, I lied, I knew what the consequences of this malice would be, but I said it anyway. ”

But the young man who witnessed the malice still succumbed to his inner conscience, and spit out what he knew and thought towards the machine that trusted him.

"I see, the abyss of malice, the abyss that has been looking at us with its crimson one-eyedness, whether it be human, or machine, or thought... As long as there is a heart, malice arises, and He thirsts for malice, just as we crave the strength He has given us from war... There's no going back. ”

“Because of the war, the war never changed.”