After passing through a narrow corridor, the three of them appeared in front of a vast rotunda. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

In addition to the one beneath their feet, the hall was connected to five other corridors, which extended in six directions in each direction around the symmetrical six passages of the circle, from which they could only faintly see the light from the other corridors.

"Wow, that's big—"

Alex looked at the huge square in front of her and couldn't help but sigh.

Of course, there was also a martial arts field in the village before Alex, which was a clearing next to the ancestral hall that was rarely visited all year round. Beyond that is the children's school, the only one that houses all the children in the village from 7 to 17 years old, with a well-renovated playground for students to use in class and in normal times.

Whether it is the open-air martial arts arena that has been beaten by wind and rain and has become dilapidated, or the indoor playground that is only used by students and is therefore not large, neither can compare the size of the training ground in front of you.

-- If this is really a training ground

After glancing left and right a few times, Alex quickly sensed a sense of disobedience.

"That...... Ciel, why is there still tiled floors here? And there are no shelves with weapons......"

Alex gently touched Ciel, who was next to her, and asked in a whisper.

"Because it's the hall."

Hill replied in a flat voice.

"The hall?"

While Alex was in doubt, Salom smiled and turned sideways to stretch out her left hand—

"Miss Alex, welcome to the Kiss of Death."

"Huh?"

What do you suddenly say at this time?

Looking at Salom's sudden graceful smile and impeccable etiquette, Alex couldn't help but be stunned. However, the next moment she reacted, and once again looked around in confirmation, her lovely face showing an expression of disbelief.

"So, this is the real station?"

"Alex, super sluggish." Hill pointed out mercilessly.

"Don't be sluggish! I'm just blinded by the tricks. So is the town above just a cover-up? ”

"Roughly so." Shalom gestured for everyone to move forward, and introduced in a cold voice, "Most of the members of the town are family members and some non-combatants, except for the former members of the Kiss of Death who have lost their ability to fight due to old age or accidents, but are unwilling to leave to live here. ”

"Isn't the kiss of death just over thirty years old? Is there already such an old man? Alex asked curiously.

"Some of the old people who had followed the president in the past were nearly seventy years old. And Miss Alex ......," said Salom, looking at her, "-- a thief has a very short professional lifespan. ”

If you remove the heel of Ciel, then the Rogue is basically a class characterized by agility and stealth. Physical aging is irrelevant for French professions, and classes such as warriors and martial artists can compensate for physical deficiencies with experience and skill, but for most thieves, physical hardship is basically the end of their careers. If you are a thief whose main life goal is dungeons and adventures, you can probably use your ability to dismantle traps and open treasure chests to show off your skills in the adventure party, but for those who have refined their assassination abilities such as Kiss of Death, since they can't continue to trek around for their faith, it is better to stay and watch the figure of their juniors or companions.

Alex knew nothing of any of this, of course, she was just an ignorant girl who had just risen to prominence because of the collapse of her village; Hill knew this, and while he did, it was hard to say whether he felt anything about it.

The three of them walked through the hall towards the passage on the other side, and as they reached the center of the rotunda, Salom paused slightly.

"Right above us is the president's office, and the center of the town is the opposite of the center of this place."

Sensing the implicit message in the sentence, Alex's eyes widened.

"- Are you saying that this underground facility is the size of the whole town?"

"It's a little bigger, to be exact."

"Liar, deceive, huh? How was such a large underground project completed? Alex couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

Hearing Alex's question, Salom was silent for a moment.

"I don't know." She said, "The president didn't say it, and I haven't seen the relevant materials. ”

As they spoke, they had already stepped into the passage. The narrow white hallway was lit by a row of magic lights, and the sound from inside could already be faintly heard.

"Yo! Isn't this Hill and Shalom? ”

"The little girl next to her is very faceless, is she a newcomer to the logistics department?"

As soon as the door was opened, several men quickly turned around and greeted them warmly.

Ignoring the voice, Salom turned to look at Alex.

"Miss Alex, this facility is completely secret to outsiders, and even important clients, even the families of core members, have never set foot here. Since the President has made an exception for the sake of your friendship with His Highness Hill, I hope that you will not live up to the President's expectations. ”

"Why did ...... say it to me alone?"

"Prepare yourself, then."

Ignoring Alex's displeasure, Salom turned away. This indoor space is several times larger than the outer hall, and is divided into more than a dozen small training grounds by some equipment and lines. At this time, most of these venues were occupied, and the figures of people who were practicing flickered around. Salom walked to a nearby field and looked up to the two men who turned to see Hill's face and smiled.

"Ciel, let's go over."

Seeing Salom waving in this direction, Alex tugged at Ciel's sleeve.

"Yo! Hill, is this your little girlfriend? ”

Upon approaching, one of the men on the field laughed and teased.

"What......!" Alex's face flushed, but before she could speak, Ciel's voice rang out from beside her.

"It's not."

Hill's voice was flat as usual, and his face was as expressionless as ever. Obviously she doesn't have any ideas, but the girl still feels that what she calls the girl's heart is trampled apart.

"You don't have to say no so quickly! It hurts! ”

Seeing the girl's indignant expression, Hill blinked.

"Alex, want to be a girlfriend?"

"It's not good! It's just a three-nothing, so don't give me any more affection! ”

The girl who pointed at Hill with her index finger and posed like this was really troublesome.

"Hahaha, are couples quarrelling? I see, little Ciel has reached this age. ”

"Mr. Sopher, can you stop your associative behavior like an orangutan in heat? If this continues, I might be tempted to spread rumors in the organization that you're a. Salom said in a cold tone.

"Yes, I'm sorry! Shalom's intelligence abilities are terrifying, so be sure not to do it! ”

Seeing the ugly state of his companion kneeling down and admitting his mistake in an instant, the man opposite couldn't help but show a gloating mockery.

"You idiot, you dare to say that kind of thing even though Salom is right next to you. Don't you know that Salom has always been ...... to Hill"

"Is it okay if the rumor is you? Mr. Kodo? ”

"I'm so sorry!"

Looking at the two people kneeling on the ground, Shalom's inviolability index in Alex's heart increased again.

"So, Your Highness Ciel, Miss Alex, please begin."

The field quickly became empty, and Ciel and Alex walked to the middle and looked at each other.

The news that Hill had come here for a long time quickly spread, and the people around the venue quickly surrounded him, forming a dense human wall around the venue.

One minute, two minutes. Ciel and Alex looked at each other motionlessly, as if sensing the tension, and the surrounding members of the Kiss of Death were silenced, and the entire space became silent and oppressive.

"Mr. Soph, why are they standing still?"

After staring at it for a few minutes, Shalom, who didn't know anything about combat, couldn't help but ask the man next to him who had already stood up and was staring at the field with squinted eyes at the moment.

"Shhhh So, they all seem to be stagnant, but in fact, they are secretly engaged in a competition of attention and endurance-"

With Shalom nodding thoughtfully, Thorfer continued.

"-- That's what the cartoon says."

“.…..”

She would have believed such a fool's words, and just as Shalom was thinking this, she saw Alex in the field move.