【23:00】【Sun Fortress Inner Prison】

"Like, what's the sound?"

Mayor Henry frowned, his gray beard trembling with worry.

He, along with all the important people, is locked up here. A place that resembles a prison. There are iron fences all around, you can see the old walls, and your nose is full of musty stench.

Locked up with him were Speaker Harman, President Markney, and Speaker Harman's son, Xiu.

These people are all politically related figures, so they are locked together.

Through the iron fence, you can see that other people have all kinds of occupations, merchants, clerks, shop assistants, ordinary workers, and some people whose occupations are not visible at a glance.

Probably hostages.

Mayor Henry thought so.

Before he talked to himself, no one answered him.

Speaker Harman no longer has the prestige he once had. This series of events has turned the man Mayor Henry, who once thought he was the strongest opponent, into a lost dog. He was now just curled up in a corner, muttering that it was impossible.

It seems that the person who caused the mutation has an inseparable connection with him.

Mayor Henry sneered in his heart, he didn't sympathize with this person at all. He was to blame for everything. It can even be said that he brought these disasters to Crossbell. It would be too merciful to sympathize with such a person.

However, seeing him so down, Mayor Henry also understood the terrible scale of this incident from the side.

That's enough to step down the Speaker.

On the other side of his diagonal, President Markney was also curled up tremblingly, but he was much fatter than Speaker Halman, like a leather ball.

Mayor Henry almost wanted to laugh.

"As for the voice, I guess it's the support department."

Unexpectedly, repair? Harman gave his opinion. He leaned over Mayor Henry's side and looked at the entrance with interest.

"Oh?"

Mayor Henry is very curious, most of the people who were caught here are trembling, because he is the mayor, he has seen all the storms and waves for so many years, and he has been obtained for a long time, and he has a very light view of death, so he can be so indifferent, but this child can actually behave so casually...... What is the reason for this?

"Well, it's just a little speculation. If it were them, they would definitely come. It's them, after all. ”

The cultivator was so secretive that he didn't speak anymore, and Mayor Henry had to smile and stop asking. Pricking up your ears, you can hear faint footsteps, and they are getting closer and closer.

"There's no one behind the door, right?"

Suddenly, a man's voice came from the door.

At this time, people whose brains turn faster have already understood that it is the rescuers who are coming!

"No one! There's no one behind the door! Let's just break down! ”

“OK！”

The man outside the door answered, and then, with a loud bang, the prison gate had been broken by a huge machete.

Of course, no one in the support department used a machete, but no one here had ever seen a weapon of the Berserker level, and no one would think of it as a firearm looking at the huge blade.

In the broken gate, a red-haired youth in an orange coat took the lead, and everyone from the Special Mission Support Section entered one after another.

"Ellie! Ellie, are you alright! ”

Seeing the person he cared about the most, Mayor Henry, who had seen the world, couldn't help but get emotional, and the whole person lay on the railing, trying his best to poke his head out. The others were no better, and everyone gathered in front of the railing excitedly, looking at the person who was about to become their savior.

Except for the unforgivable Speaker Harman and President Markney.

"Grandpa! We're going to get you out! ”

Ellie also leaned on the railing with emotion, and the long gray hair of the two grandparents and grandchildren of similar colors reflected each other in a harmonious picture.

Randy smiled and carried the Berserker to help them break the locks one by one. Lloyd and Theo briefly counted the number of people, and found that it was the citizens who disappeared after taking True Knowledge.

It seems that they have no combat effectiveness, so they are imprisoned here as hostages.

Watching the police and guerrillas work together to save people, the people here suddenly ignited hope. Lloyd cleared his throat and said, "Everyone, I understand your desire to leave as soon as possible, but now that there are dangerous demonic beasts wandering outside, and the culprits underground are still at large, we really can't afford to escort you away, so please wait in your cell for the time being." We're going to catch the culprits right away and get everyone out. ”

The words were reasonable, so that everyone accepted them helplessly. After all, they weighed their small bodies, whether it was a demonic beast or the culprit, neither of them could afford to provoke. It's more practical to stay in the cell and wait for rescue.

Moreover, the police are here, will the backup be far away?!

They didn't know what was going on outside, so optimistic.

"Ellie, are you leaving?"

Mayor Henry's tone was a little tired. Watching his granddaughter embark on a dangerous battlefield, but there was nothing he could do to keep her, made Mayor Henry's heart rise into a fierce sense of frustration.

"Hmm...... Grandfather. We'll be back soon. ”

Ellie staggered her beautiful emerald eyes, not daring to meet her grandfather's gaze, for fear that her action would completely disappear the courage she had so hard to muster.

"Hmmm......"

Seeing his granddaughter go farther and farther, Mayor Henry suddenly thought: Sure enough, Ellie has grown up. He was no longer her protector.

Somewhat...... It's lonely.

【23:00】【Outside Sun Fortress】

Yu Tatsumi carefully examined Sergei's body, which was sitting next to the guided car.

"It's hopeless. The section chief has died in the line of duty. ”

He gave such a cold comment.

"Hey!"

Noelle furrowed her beautiful eyebrows, and her heroic face was full of anger. Obviously, his boss's corpse is here, why can he be so bland!

“…… The Explosive Kid didn't lie. He's dead. It's useless to say anything. ”

Vincent interjected coldly, suddenly making the already bleak atmosphere even colder.

"But ......"

"The time of death is presumed to be more than 30 minutes. But more information can only wait for the strict autopsy report. For 30 minutes, Lloyd should have penetrated quite deep. ”

You briefly summed up, waved his hand, and pointed to the main entrance of the Sun Fortress.

"Let's go. Let's keep up. Joachim, on his side, was afraid that Lloyd wouldn't be able to handle it. ”

The calm command made Noelle frown, and it was difficult to say anything. The two people present are the leaders of the dark world, and both of them have quite a fierce record. In front of such an expert, Noelle felt as if he had returned to his time as a recruit.

The three of them walked slowly into the Sun Fortress as if they were walking, and the lights suddenly gave everyone plenty of illumination.

“！”

Inadvertently, Noelle noticed his hand......

It was covered with dark red, semi-clotted blood.

Noelle himself probably wouldn't have left that much blood......

Recall what your hands have touched......

"Swim, stop. Let me see your body. ”

"Don't make pornographic jokes at this time, okay?"

"You know what I'm talking about. Lift your cloak for me! ”

Noelle showed a rare tough attitude, and she didn't care about You Chensi's objections, and directly lifted his cloak.

Inside is a black tights.

However, Noelle soon smelled blood.

If you look closely, the clothes are soaked in blood. It's just that because the blood is dark, it complements the black of the clothes seamlessly......

"You ......"

Noelle choked up, and although he wanted to say a lot, he couldn't say a single one.

After shedding so much blood, she knows best the fact that You Chensi can't hold it now.

"You need to bandage."

"No, I don't."

"Yes!"

"No, you don't. Because—"

"Because he's hopeless. This amount of bleeding is fatal. So much blood was lost. The body's oxygen supply can't keep up. Even if he stopped to bandage now, he couldn't get through it. There are two hours left to live. ”

Vincent answered coldly for him. Then he lit himself a cigarette: "What a troublesome bastard. ”

"Haha, I'm sorry."

"You!!"

Noelle pointed to Yu Chensi's nose, but couldn't say a word.

"Noelle. Man. They're all stupid. I like to be strong, I like to be handsome. Presumably before the section chief left, he also brushed a big handsome. So, this time it was my turn. I've got to be more handsome than him. ”

Not knowing how much truth and how many lies were in the words, Noelle looked at him speechlessly.

Once, she desperately hoped for this man's death.

And now, as his death approached, she realized that she couldn't do without him.

"So what's the matter with me? Finally made me your girlfriend, and now you tell me you're going to die? ”

The tone was sour, Noelle was in a mess, she didn't know what to do at all.

"I'm sorry. This is the only one that I can't argue with. But now isn't the time to talk about that. ”

Before they knew it, the three of them had come to the interior of the Sun Fortress, the huge hollow-shaped staircase, which was bottomless below.

“…… Vincent, find me something with volume. ”

Vincent casually snapped a piece of wall from the wall next to him and turned it to him. You just threw it down. Then, he began to count the seconds.

When he counted to ten, he finally heard an echo.

“？？”

Noelle was confused, not understanding what they were doing.

"It's about 100 sub-distances."

You said.

"Let's go straight down from here. Descend to the bottom in one go. ”

"Attach the chains to the rope and climb down? What a good idea. ”

Vincent gave him a rare compliment.

"That's impossible. My chains are polished from fragile Qiyao stone. It can still carry the weight of three people for a while and a half, but it is impossible to last. Will break. ”

You Tatsumi calmly told his bitterness.

"So?"

Noelle instinctively felt a strange sense of crisis.

"Noelle, do you want to arrest Joachim?"

"Yes."

"What about paying with your life for this?"

"Yes. So you ask -- whoaaa ”

When You heard her say yes, a wicked smile appeared on her face. Without waiting for Noelle to finish speaking, he swept his right foot and pulled his right arm, directly holding Noelle in his arms, and Vincent hugged his arm very familiarly. Then, the three of them jumped from here together.

"Ahhhhh