"What are you talking about, does the headquarters send someone to talk to me about something?" Xiao Er kept confirming the accuracy of this news while getting dressed, until Ye Xiang finally got tired of it.

"I've answered at least ten times. Ye Xiang felt like he wanted to beat him up. "If you dare to ask again, I swear I'll keep you hospitalized for another month. ”

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. "It's just that it's so sudden, I'll have to check back and forth a few times." ”

"Then I'll let him in now. Ye Xiang said, "Hurry up and put your pants on, otherwise the people at the headquarters will find fault again." ”

He unscrewed the doorknob and bowed to the people who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, then reached out and made a gesture to invite in.

"It doesn't have to be that much trouble. The visitor turned his head to Ye Xiang behind him as he entered the door. "Captain Shore is ill is something I already know, and I should wait a while. ”

"I'm sorry too. Shore hurriedly straightened his clothes and sat on the edge of the bed, "I'm sorry to keep you waiting so long, I'm really embarrassed." ”

"I said I don't need to apologize. The visitor replied with a smile. Shore saw the visitor's appearance: a young man who was not particularly strong but clearly trained, and the calluses on his hands revealed his frequent use of firearms, and although he looked kind, there was a faint flicker in his eyes.

"I haven't introduced myself yet. The man continued, "My name is Jack Spader, and I'm Commander Rajer's exclusive officer, and you've probably heard my name, but you've never seen me, and I'm seeing you for the first time. ”

Jack, Jack, that's this Jack. There were many rumors in Shore's mind, he had heard that there was a young man named Jack who was called "the reincarnation of the ghost god", "ghost" was used to describe his ferocity and cruelty, "god" was used to indicate the strength of his ability, and "ghost god" was the man's feared title, but he didn't expect to see the deity here.

Seeing Shore's hesitation, Jack smiled open-mindedly: "Captain Shore, you may have remembered some rumors about me, you can take it as true, or you can laugh it off, I don't care." ”

"You. Shore still hesitated, "Are you the young man who is called the reincarnation of the ghost?" I don't mean to be offended, I just want to make sure. ”

"So to speak. Jack looked up as if remembering a long time ago, "Before I met Commander Rajer, I was indeed called a ghost by those people. But that was a long time ago, and as you can see, I'm just an ordinary clerk now. ”

Shore finally let down his guard completely, and he smiled embarrassedly and said, "I'm sorry, I may have been too cautious, if there is anything excessive, please don't care." ”

"I don't care. Jack shrugged, "No one can escape their past, we should face up to our past, only in this way can we move towards a better future." ”

"I'm relieved that you can say that, you should have some important order to announce, after so much chat, let's talk about business. ”

"Then let's get straight to the point. Jack casually picked a chair and sat down, "I did have important orders this time, but unlike the past, this time it was a verbal order, and it was the highest rank of all orders, 'Ω'. ”

"'Ω'!" both Xiao Er and Ye Xiang cried out in unison. Since the creation of the BPRD, the "Ω" level has only been issued twice, and those two orders correspond to events that are large enough to destabilize the entire world. And now, the third "Ω" and other orders have actually appeared.

"You should all know what 'Ω' means. "This is the highest level of incident, and to be honest, it's possible that the Wild Hunter will take my head after I read the order, and even then I won't be surprised." ”

Shore and Ye Xiang both nodded cautiously, they understood the weight of this order, and they also knew very well that what Jack said was true: after all, there was indeed such a precedent before.

"Then let me continue. Jack continued, "There are two orders, the first one: Team X immediately begins to go into hiding from the moment the order is issued, completely conceals all of its movements, and accepts a new order, the second order. ”

"The second order is as follows: Team X is to immediately launch a search for the enemy's Hell Gate, and immediately take any necessary measures to close the Hell Gate after finding it, and the on-site command is entirely owned by Captain Shore, and any responsibility arising from this mission is the responsibility of I, Rajer, at this point, the reading is over. ”

Xiao Er and Ye Xiang looked at each other, it was obvious that this order assigned them to carry out the decapitation operation, and this task was also extremely dangerous, in other words, the probability of their success was almost infinitely close to zero.

"If there's anything you'd like to ask, you can ask now. Jack paused and said, "If there's anything you don't understand, you can bring it up." ”

"I want to ask. "The headquarters won't be supporting us in this operation, will they?"

"That's right. Jack nodded in confirmation, "Because your next actions are all covert, you won't get any support." ”

"There is no support, and the army is alone. Ye Xiang frowned and said, "We are likely to be wiped out, at least this probability is very high." ”

"I can see what you're thinking right now?" Jack spread his hands, "and the moment I received the order, I asked the Commander the same question. But he told me that I believe they can do it, because it is nothing else that sustains them in their fight, but their will as human beings. ”

"That old man is very bad. Shore couldn't help but laugh, "Always say nice things, damn it, this mission is far riskier than anything before, but we have to do it, right?"

"This may be the only way we can win the war. Jack bluntly stated the facts. "With the full power of humanity, we may not be able to stop the Legion of Hell, and our only hope is that you will be able to complete the fatal blow to the heart of the demon. ”

"It looks like that's what we're going to have to come to terms with. Shore stuck out his tongue and licked his chapped upper lip, "We take this order and will do it to the death." ”

"Please. Jack stood up and bowed, "I know it may be difficult, but the Commander believes you can do it, and after I see you today, I truly believe that you can change our fate." ”

"One more thing. Shore said, "If we all leave, who will take care of Wakaba?"

"The matter has been decided. Jack hesitated, but was ready to tell them all. "Chikusa Wakaba is suspected of concealing important information, and the team members will be stripped of their identities from now on, and will be questioned by the headquarters as soon as they wake up. ”

"What did you say?" Shore grabbed Jack by the collar with sudden emotion, "What's going on with our own team members being prisoners?"

"Put him down, Shore!" Ye Xiang reached out and grabbed Shore's hands that were holding Jack's collar. "This matter has nothing to do with the headquarters, it is what I asked for from above. ”

"What are you talking about?" Xiao Er looked at Ye in disbelief and thought, "Why do you do this, she is our team member, even if she hides something, she will not be interrogated." ”

"Have you forgotten, Shore. Ye Xiang reminded, "What Wakaba is hiding is Rex's, and Rex even said that he has an inseparable connection with us, so I will hide it from you." ”

"I know. Shore let go of his hand, "However, in that case, it is better to spend all of your time looking for Rex, and not to involve Wakaba." ”

"It's the safest way to do it. Ye Xiang explained, "We can't protect her all the time, not to mention that now that we are about to be dispatched, leaving her at the headquarters is actually a disguised protection." As for getting her to be questioned, if you can't accept it, beat me up. ”

Shore pondered for a moment, then looked up and said, "No, I don't blame you. You're doing the right thing, I'm sorry Jack, I just lost my temper. ”

"It doesn't matter. Jack sat back down and calmly straightened the collar in front of him. "I can understand your feelings, and the sudden imprisoning of your comrades is unacceptable to anyone. ”

"Then we're going to go out. Xiao Er looked at Ye Xiang and said, "Maybe this is the last time I will fight side by side with you, and I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I think about it." ”

"At least as I fight, I don't want you to be holding me back. Ye Xiang smiled, "But don't die, in that case, it will cost you a lot of money to hold your funeral." ”

"Then the rest of the battle is up to you. Jack stood up, "I'm going to finally announce the code name of this mission, this time it's called Sword of Crusade, and I wish you all success. ”

"The Sword of Crusade?" Shore savored the word, "we are the sword of humanity, and we are about to launch a crusade against the heart of the demon, and that old man has really helped us come up with a good name for the occasion." ”

"We have no way out of this war. Ye Xiang walked to the window and opened the window, and several white doves flew past the window, causing a frolic of the children playing downstairs.

"Look at these kids. Ye Xiang turned his head and said, "In order to allow all the children in the world to play like this again, we have to fight to the end, this is our consciousness." ”

"This is the fate we face as human beings. Shore listened to the children's laughter and thought it was the most beautiful sound in the world. "To completely crush this dark fate, with the identity of human beings, with the courage and will of human beings, how can we lose?"

At this time, there were still 29 hours before the start of the war.