"Silence. ”

The presiding officer tapped on the tabletop, and the hard solid wood table was knocked, and the conference hall, which was originally in the midst of their own whispers, fell silent for a moment. Between the stepped seats, there were about 5,000 officers from all walks of life, and judging from the ranks and medals on their chests, there were no military generals below the rank of [brigadier general]. And among these people, there are even many famous war generals who made great names in the world war back then, even though some of them are almost old and have infusion tubes inserted in their arms to maintain their illness, but their eyes still shine with burning war intent like young people.

The only person who could put them back on their military uniforms from retirement and gather here for meetings with a large number of juniors was His Royal Highness the Emperor, the sole ruler of the United Empire. Even if he was not physically present, the presiding officer of the meeting represented the transmission of his will, which was equally majestic and inviolable.

"Before the meeting begins, there are some necessary information that needs to be conveyed to you. The presiding officer gave his subordinate a look, and the latter immediately began to distribute the large stack of papers in his hand to the seats. After a cursory glance at the information, the officers' faces were different, either surprised or puzzled, while more of them had a nostalgic expression, as if they had seen their family members reunited after a long absence.

"It's ...... What do you mean?" was Turgenev, the Executioner, who led the 1991 Pacific Annihilation War, in which he successfully exterminated the Black Goats. At this time, he picked up the document in his hand and asked the host to ask questions, and the document was printed with close-up photos of seven people.

"That's what this meeting is about. The moderator calmly explained, "The first page is a photo of the meeting objectives, and the next few pages are their respective profiles. ”

"I think, what Brother Turgenev means is that it is necessary to hold a special meeting to discuss this kind of information that even a three-year-old child knows?" At the edge of the front row, an old man wearing a one-eyed patch chuckled, he was [Seahawk] Mandison, a former ace pilot of the Air Force, who had been awarded the Medal of Honor by the emperor himself several times in the past, "These seven people, let me ask all of you here, who would not know." ”

The officers present nodded approvingly, as long as they were members of the world war, no one would not know these people in the photo. In those days, these people had a common title - [Seven Heroes].

"Yes, the story of these seven people is indeed familiar to you. 【Killing God】Xuan Yi, [Sword Ghost] Long Night, [Free Man] Galahad Freeman, [Mechanic] Big Tang (Big Tang............ "Like a dusty treasure returning to its glory, the host slowly said the names that symbolized legends in the past, and the officers sitting there couldn't help but sit upright. For them, these seven men represented the apex of the Allied side in times of war, the absolute key to humanity's victory, and the reason why a large number of low-level soldiers rushed to the battlefield.

“...... and [Star Pupil] Phoenix Newward. When the presiding officer finished saying the name of the last person, someone pushed the door of the conference hall and entered, like an angel spreading its wings, and more than a dozen white-clothed executive officers behind the first person lined up and followed closely, and now everyone couldn't help but show disgust on their faces after seeing the comer.

It's the Ring again.

It was none other than Phoenix Newward, the top leader of the Circle Organization, and on top of his trademark massive scar that crossed the bridge of his nose and drew a sharp line between the top and bottom of his face, a pair of indifferent eyes were scanning the crowd.

"Your Excellency Director, this is a military meeting convened by His Royal Highness the Emperor, so it shouldn't be within your scope of surveillance, right? Or do you have the qualifications to observe?" [Wildfire] Ye Zhou sneered and opened his mouth to ask, he was born in the commando team and has always been outspoken, and he has always been unpleasant to the group of agents of the Ring Executive Bureau. In fact, his attitude also represents the opinion of most politicians, after all, no one likes this kind of spy agency that keeps a close eye on his words and deeds every day, and uses subordinate means to gain the trust of the emperor in exchange for intelligence, let alone its power is far beyond the scope of its deserving.

"I'm not going to sit in because I'm the official moderator of this meeting. This is the order of His Royal Highness the Emperor. With that, Phoenix walked straight to the stage, nodded and took over the position of host, "Thank you, you have worked hard." ”

Ye Zhou was stunned for a moment, and everyone immediately looked at each other, if it was this spy leader who led the meeting, then the nature of this meeting with the theme of [Seven Heroes] would have completely changed, maybe...... It would be a mobilization for some kind of extermination or arrest, but the question is, what could be the reason for His Royal Highness to use military force to take action against these legendary figures?

"I think you've all learned the theme of this conference. Phoenix sat down indifferently, a cigarette was lit, the mist was lightly exhaled, he raised his eyelids, his gaze swept between the faces of the audience, and then said in a calm tone, "Then, next, officers who enlisted in the army after 86, please leave." ”

There was a brief sound of confusion in the venue, and most of the officers left their seats and walked out of the venue with inexplicable faces, and then Phoenix gave a second order, "Next, the officers who participated in the [Battle of the Rhine] in 1986, please leave." Another group of people left the table, but the director's instructions were still not over, and one screening criterion after another was conveyed.

"Officers who participated in the 1989 [Strait Offensive and Defensive Battle], please leave. ”

"The officers who led the team to defend Taiwan in Yulong District in 1997 are invited to leave. ”

"Officers who participated in the 1998 [Yokohama Landing Battle], please leave. ”

People kept walking out of the venue full of doubts, and the originally crowded hall became more and more deserted, leaving only a dozen people who had not left, and they felt more and more confused in their hearts. After the order was issued, Phoenix looked at the remaining officers and generals in the audience, and finally began the real meeting.

"To all of you here, I would like to be honored. You are the best people that His Majesty will need for the next task. ”

"Phoenix, it is incumbent upon us to dedicate ourselves to Your Majesty, but please explain what kind of task requires such a lot of effort?" the bearded general asked anxiously, while the others looked the same. Faced with doubts, Phoenix was silent for a moment, and then whispered-

"Next, we're going to hunt [Legends]. ”

Xuan Yi sat across from the ghost doctor, looking helplessly at the other man's bird face, and behind him, Brienne was holding his shoulder in a huff, making it completely impossible to make an escape movement.

"I said it wasn't a big deal, but I had too much chocolate last night, and I had to see a doctor...... Old ghost, you should say a few words, you see how nervous she is......"

Xuan Yi squeezed his eyebrows at the ghost doctor, although he didn't know whether the other party's eyes under the bird's beak mask were looking at his own expression or reading the medical certificate, and he also knew that the other party never spoke easily.

However, in the next moment, the bird's beak mask hidden in the shadow of the black robe unexpectedly made a dull sound, and a voice similar to a mechanical synthesized sound said calmly-

"Xuanyi, you're finished. ”

...... What?

The master and servant were both stunned, as far as they knew, the ghost doctor never opened his mouth to talk to the other party in his daily life, or when he was diagnosing someone, and every time he only informed the other party of his condition through written conversations, and when he spoke, it would only be one situation - the other party's situation had reached a point where even he could not do anything about it, that is, once the other party had indeed [finished].

I'm not afraid of the ghost doctor's action, I'm afraid of the bird's face. This is a common saying that is well known in the underground market and even in the whole of Rain City, you know, even if the body is broken like a piece of shaqima, as long as there is a breath, with the medical skills of the ghost doctor, it can be forcibly healed and recovered, which shows how desperate it is to be given up on treatment by him.

"No, old ghost, what do you mean?" Xuan Yi scratched his head in confusion, and in his impression, he couldn't connect the word "it's over" with himself. Brienne, who was on the side, also panicked, and followed Xuan Yi's voice and asked anxiously: "That's it, doctor, my master is ...... But what the hell is going on?!"

"You've used that [power] again, right?"

The ghost doctor sighed, and behind the inky lenses on the mask, a pair of gray eyes showed a pitiful light. Hearing this, Xuanyi, who was still smiling, suddenly stiffened, the corners of his mouth twitched helplessly, he scratched his head and smiled bitterly: "No...... I haven't used it a lot, but it's just one percent of the problem?"

"As I said before, that kind of injury, you can only barely maintain the status quo if you try your best to repair it, and you can't go further in healing, I have warned you many times, but you have been drawing strength again and again to do something superfluous. Faced with a patient who has been diagnosed as [hopeless], the ghost doctor will suddenly become talkative every time, he casually pulled out a perspective from the filing cabinet and put it on the table, "Well, this is the internal perspective of your body ten years ago, and this one is now, you can see for yourself." ”

"Hmm......" As soon as Xuan picked up the first perspective view, between the clear visceral images of ten years ago, a large blocky shadow had already appeared, his brows were slightly furrowed, he picked up the second one and held it up in front of him, but this time it was pitch black that appeared in his sight.

“...... What, this is, old ghost, did you take it by mistake?"

"That's right. The ghost doctor tilted his head and giggled with a strange laugh synthesized by the machine, "The pollution of your body due to your previous injuries has now spread to your whole body, but your [Death Mist] with magical repair ability is still passively blocking further deterioration with all your might, now, I can only give you one last warning, if you don't listen to the advice and take the initiative to use [power] again......"

"I promise, you're going to die like a normal human, and you're going to die an ugly death. ”

Still, that's exactly what you'd expect.