Chapter 15: The Shadow
The city of Houston is gradually recovering from the chaos of the "tornado" crisis attacked by the active undead of Lilith and Yihao. When Yihao opened his eyes, the day before yesterday, the chill in the air like evil thoughts was gone, there was a steady breath flowing outside the window, and the cloudy sky was also shining bright sunlight at this moment, and it looked like the undead natural disaster was like a dream.
"I'm ......," Yihao looked left and right, he was lying on the bed, the dΓ©cor in the room was quite familiar, and it seemed as if he had unknowingly returned to the share house. No, I was indeed ...... at that time," Yihao knocked on his head, and at that time, he was in a hurry and released the divine power of the dragon turtle in one breath, but after that, he lost consciousness due to detachment, it was absolutely impossible for him to walk back, who was helping him......
"Yihao, are you awake?" A familiar voice came from the door, and Yihao turned his head to see Daisy standing there. She was holding a pot of porridge-like cooking in her hand, and when she saw Yihao wake up, she immediately showed a look of surprise on her face. "Really! As soon as I got home the day before yesterday, I saw you fainting outside the door, and I couldn't contact the doctor at that time, so it took me a lot of effort to move you here, and then I took your temperature and wiped your sweat, and you didn't react at all as if you were asleep, and you were scared to death......"
Daisy's voice was filled with a melody of excitement rather than reassurance, but she couldn't help but smile sweetly when she walked over and sat down on the edge of Yihao's bed. "But thank God, it's good that you're awake, otherwise it's still a commotion outside, and I really don't know what to do...... Ah, yes. You haven't eaten anything since you slept yesterday, did I cook you a little gruel to drink? β
"Uh......" Daisy didn't say that she didn't feel it yet, but when she said this, Yihao suddenly felt a strong hunger in his stomach like a black hole. I'm so sorry. Please take care of me......" Yihao scratched his head as if he was embarrassed to be taken care of like this.
"Nothing. It is a matter of course to do this for the man you like. Daisy's expression was as dazzling and clear as the sunlight outside the window, and when Yihao was shocked by this sudden confession, she had gently scooped up the gruel, approached it, and sent it to Yihao, but suddenly showed a shy look. Not. That's a terrible cook. So this porridge is just a little bit of food to taste ...... Probably won't be too good. β
"It's okay with the food, and I eat it a lot anyway...... No, no! Let me do it myself, I can move. Yihao took the gruel with an almost snatching motion. Then he devoured it, avoiding Daisy's loving gaze, while trying to calm his mind, confused by the shocking confession he had just madeβin retrospect. In his past life, he didn't seem to have been so confessed, although he knew that implicit love had never been an American tradition, but when he really faced it, he still couldn't adapt immediately...... No, no, no! How to respond to Daisy's love is more important than whether to adapt or not! The other party is a very attractive girl, and the personality is quite good, and it is estimated that most men will be happy when such a girl confesses, right? It's just that for some reason, in the two years of the University of Houston, Yihao didn't want to fall in love at all, and this inexplicable state has not changed until now, so it's really hard to accept Daisy's intentions......
"Speaking of which, Orientals still prefer girls who are good at housework, right?" While Yihao was thinking, Daisy sighed faintly beside him. "Well, although I've started to learn cooking from Meifeng, I don't know if it's too late to start learning now...... Yihao: You haven't planned to get married recently, have you? β
"This should be ...... No......" In the face of the overly enthusiastic Daisy Yihao, he could only answer like this.
"That's great, I'll try my best to meet the standards of your oriental daughter-in-law, so even if you have a lover, be sure to wait for me." Daisy looked at Yihao with a smile.
"Although I don't have a lover yet......" Yihao was cornered by his gaze as hot as a flame and as clear as crystal, and changed the subject in a hurry. That's right, Meifeng! I don't know what happened to Meifeng? I was separated from her at the time, but she seemed to be back in Houston first, and I had to go find her......"
"Meifeng's words, I just called in the morning, and I came back and asked about you." Speaking of friends, Daisy also showed a worried look for a while. "Although it sounds like it's fine, I always feel that the voice is not energetic, saying that I have an urgent matter to deal with, so I will probably delay a day or two before I can come back...... Yihao, do you know what Meifeng is? β
"No, I don't know......" Hearing Daisy's words, Yihao was completely relieved. As long as Meifeng is okay, it doesn't matter where it is, whether it's a "pharmaceutical factory" or a "transit station", as long as it takes a little effort, you can get her out, but before that, ......, "Daisy, what's the situation in Houston now?" Did the previous undead do any damage? β
"Undead? I went to evacuate when I heard a tornado warning from the government, but I didn't seem to mention any undead ......," Daisy looked confused. "But if you ask about the current situation in Houston, it can only be said that order has been restored, but many places have not yet recovered, and even yesterday I wanted to contact the hospital, but I couldn't contact the hospital, and the government informed that the crisis may not have passed, so everyone should stay home as much as possible."
"That's the case......" Yihao breathed a sigh of relief, only then did he realize that he had unknowingly eaten up the gruel in the pot, and Daisy, who noticed this, stood up and smiled brightly at him. This porridge is probably not enough, Yihao still has the ingredients below, I'll go down and cook another pot for you. β
"No, don't bother......" Yihao said, about to roll over and get out of bed, but Daisy pressed back and reached for the pot in his hand. No, you're in a coma for a day and a night, and the patient is here to stay and I'll be up soon. β
"Ahh......h Being pursued with such enthusiasm on the one hand, I bear love and care on the one hand, but I can't reciprocate anything...... This guilt-like feeling always feels like when the past was. It seems that the same experience was had too......
Yihao covered his head and fell into deep confusion......
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Daisy packed up the pot and went downstairs. However, the originally relaxed and happy expression froze the moment he stepped into the kitchen.
In front of her eyes was a shiny trident, erected in the center of the kitchen, as if strongly advocating self-existence. This murder weapon is no stranger to Daisy, something that used to appear inexplicably in her dreams in the past, but it actually appeared in front of her two days ago, and appeared at the door at the same time as Yihao, who had passed out. Then. She helped Yihao to the bed and threw away the murder weapon as if ominous. Thinking that was all right, but at this moment, the trident, which was supposed to be sent to the recycling bin with the garbage heap, appeared in front of her again.
"Why......" Daisy asked herself as she sat down on the ground as if out of strength, and muttered to herself. The trident emitted a sparkling silver light similar to a wave, and there was not the slightest hint of evil spirit. However, under the protection of that silver light, Daisy's heart was
Desperately cold. It wasn't her brilliance, because of the brilliance. But there was another "she" reflected in her body.
For some reason, Daisy knew that "she" was the real her.
"No, no, no...... It's ...... me," Daisy staggered and struggled to her feet, holding on to the table and walking in front of the trident, whose blade was as smooth as a mirror, but it was not her appearance. In the swaying water waves of the blade face, Daisy saw a delicate-looking oriental girl, looking at her in the water waves, there seemed to be indelible sadness between her eyebrows, but as if she was saying something.
"You...... What the hell are you ......" Daisy subconsciously stretched out her hand, and at the moment of holding the trident, the consciousness of the oriental girl came over, it was a melody mixed with many emotions such as envy and gratification and sadness. ββ¦β¦ Envy me? Because I'm doing something you can never do...... In grief? Because it's impossible for my feelings for Yihao to be reciprocated...... Isn't it not me, but you...... Are you satisfied with just being by his side now......"
As if fascinated by the melody, Daisy's expression also turned confused, and the blue pupils gradually glowed with a cold white color, but at this moment, her right hand unconsciously touched the dinner pot on the table, and the dinner pot fell to the ground and smashed to pieces, and the sound made Daisy wake up instantly.
"No, no!" Daisy shook her head violently, then clenched her trident and threw it out the window with all her might. "I ...... I'm in love with Yihao! And I'm definitely going to make it complete! β
It stands to reason that it was impossible to move such a heavy trident with Daisy's strength, but the trident that was thrown out of the window disappeared into the sky, and at the last moment, Daisy saw the Oriental girl reflected in the trident actually smiled at her.
There was not the slightest malice in that smile, there was just an inexplicable sadness......
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While Daisy and Yihao are building an ambiguous relationship, Meifeng's side is in a predicament that she can't get out of. Because of the credit of persuading Lilith and the power of the "Leaf Calamity" she possessed, she has changed from a prisoner at the transfer station to a guest at this moment, and the transfer station is also in an unprecedented tense and busy situation at the moment.
Although Lilith and Yihao's activism prevented the undead legion's attack on Houston, and tens of thousands of undead corpses were spared by the tyranny of the dragon tortoise - the huge ice lotus was estimated to take weeks to clean up - the millions of fierce spirits at the core of the undead legion were not too harmed. With the help of Mei Feng's keen spiritual awareness of the aura of heaven and earth, the transfer station was able to confirm the approximate location of the undead legion, and the undead legion was hovering around the towns destroyed by them along the way, and appeared to be in a state of being ready to move at any time, so of course it was impossible to leave it alone.
Ada immediately began to draw up a plan to encircle and suppress the Undead Legion, of course, compared to the last almost desperate situation, this time the transit station had enough time to mobilize its combat strength. The support forces requested by the upper echelons will all arrive tomorrow, but because of the lessons of the previous battle, Ida has no intention of using them as the main force, and the large number of experienced demon hunters hired by the Demon Hunting Association are the main combat force in her plan. In addition, although they formally asked the Holy See for help, they coldly refused under the pretext of demonic intervention, and they have not yet made contact with the Protestant Church, which is expected to be a strong support.
The million-scale murderous spirit is a deadly crisis for any city, and the miracle of the last time is unlikely to happen again. Therefore, the deadline given to Ada by the upper echelons of the government is a week, and within a week, even if you do whatever it takes, you must deal with the undead legions! However, the time limit for approaching the battle, the combat power that Ida can really rely on is still extremely limited, and the thousands of demon hunters in her hands plus tens of thousands of special troops against the millions of fierce spirits are simulated by the computer, and the results of the battle are less than 30% no matter what tactics are used.
"No, it's not enough! At least if one of the two people from the previous time can come in, the win rate can be increased to 70%...... Mmmm "When Ida thought that a mere person has a value of more than thousands of troops, Ada couldn't help but groan." Damn, if our country had a god to pray to, it wouldn't have to be so hard at all! β
"Unfortunately, if there was a god in North America, then God is probably not on our side." A heavy voice came from behind him, Leon walked over and handed a report to Ada. "The director has confirmed. The one who destroyed the twelve permanent seals was at least the divine power of the main god rank, but it is not yet clear the identity of the other party, and researchers are trying to confirm it in North American mythology...... Although I guess even if I confirmed it, it wouldn't help. β
ββ¦β¦ Right now, I don't have time to worry about God's business, Leon. Ada rubbed her temples and glanced at the report before tossing it aside. The most important task at present is to find ways to deploy more combat power before the start of the operation...... Then again, don't you have anything good to build on? It's like last time. β
"It was just luck last time, Director." Leon shook his head and smiled bitterly at Ada's expectant gaze. "If there's anything to look forward to, it's only to see if there will be some more high-level demon hunters from the Demon Hunting Association...... Ah, but if the legendary 'Yuhime' comes, it will at least increase the odds by more than 10%, right? β
"Yuhime?" Ada looked at Leon inquiringly.
"It's the name that has been sung in the mouths of demon hunters, and the legendary strongest demon hunter 'Yuki'. According to my research, her achievements are even more exaggerated than the legend, and the scale of the supernatural phenomenon born on Lake St. Moritz in Switzerland two years ago is the same as she and the other two people worked together to solve, and there are countless other similar achievements. Leon handed another document to Ada. How is it? The director can finally breathe a sigh of relief now, right? β
ββ¦β¦ It is speculated that its power has probably reached the realm of the gods. Ida read the final conclusion, and the look on her face soothed slightly. But what about the other two who settled the St. Moritz Lake incident with Yuhime? Since you can cooperate with Yuhime, you naturally have the same power, right? If you can recruit them too......"
"I've also investigated this, one of them is Yuhime's father, although he has a name in the Demon Hunting Association, but he rarely shows up in the association, and he has always lived in a fixed place, so it is difficult to get in touch." At this point, Leon paused, and his tone increased. "As for the other person, I can't find out at all, neither the Demon Hunting Association nor the Swiss government has classified information related to this person as absolutely confidential. I don't have presidential power, I don't even have the qualifications to know, and I only know it from eyewitnesses......"
"Is there such a thing?" Ida frowned for a moment, then shook her head again. "No, now we don't have the time to care about this Leon, is that 'Yuhime' already here?"
"I don't expect to arrive at 3 p.m. tomorrow, and I'll pick up her director in person." Leon saluted Ida and pleaded. "Besides, if you allow it, I hope to let Miss Lin accompany you, and maybe there will be times when you need to rely on her wisdom."
"Well, you can go and tell her yourself!" Ida waved her hand to turn her attention to the information in her hand.
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