BPRD Headquarters Hospital, Ward 1.

There was no light in the room, and in the darkness the man lay quietly on the bed looking at the ceiling.

"Squeak!" the door to the ward was pushed open by someone, and the visitor was holding something in his hand, but because there was no light, he could only make out a vague image.

The comer walked to the man's bedside with light steps, and the man's eyes looked at the comer slightly, and the comer slowly raised his hand.

"Smack!" the light turned on suddenly, and the comer pressed the switch, and under the light, the comer's face was completely exposed to the man's eyes.

"I knew you weren't asleep, Commander Ender. There was a smile on the young and slightly green face of the visitor, "How about getting up and having a drink?"

"O'Brien, you kid has sneaked something in again. Ander Locks smiled at the young man as well.

"Excellent beer. The young man known as O'Brien put the thing in his hand in front of Ander and shook it, "I finally got it, get up and have a drink!"

"I just can't sleep, so let's have a drink. Ander smiled and lifted the covers and sat up, his legs wearing metal devices, and he didn't seem to be very agile.

"How's your recovery, Commander Ender?" O'Brien asked in a very concerned tone.

"It's okay. Ander patted the metal device on his leg, "This is the latest successful walking aid device, with it, although my movement cannot be restored to the same as before, but it is not much stronger than at the beginning." ”

Ender used the Awakened Word Judgment Prison in his battle with Astaroth, and as a result, his leg bones showed signs of carbonization, and he can now only walk with the walking aid on his legs.

"I've seen you fight with my own eyes. O'Brien said in a tone of admiration, "I used to dream of being a hero like you." ”

"Don't call me a hero. Ander looked at O'Brien and said, "I don't deserve that title yet, the real heroes should be the soldiers who are now fighting on the front lines and the X-Team who are operating towards the heart of the devil." ”

"Team X, I heard that they annihilated Beelzebub, one of the demons of the Seven Sins, their strength is really strong, I think as long as we have them, we will definitely win this war. ”

"They're going to make a huge sacrifice for it, too. O'Brien sighed softly, "They lost their comrades, and it should be said that they used the lives of their comrades to defeat Beelzebub, and we will never forget the sacrifices they made." ”

"To the warriors!" O'Brien raised his glass.

"To the warriors!" Ander raised his glass and drank it down.

"Seriously, I thought I was going to die. O'Brien put down his glass and sighed, "I had a very bad blow to the head, and I was clearly aware of death at the moment before I lost consciousness, and I am so lucky to be alive now." ”

"You can't just die. Ander smiled as he took a coin from the breast pocket of his jacket, "You're going to live to see her, now I'll give it back to you." ”

Ender didn't expect the young man in front of him to be so close to him, and when he was admitted to the hospital room, he realized that it was O'Brien Hart, who had entrusted the coins to him in the previous battle.

"Do you remember me, Commander Ender?" O'Brien asked in an agitated tone when he found out that Ander was in the clinic.

"I remember you. Ander smiled at O'Brien, "You're the coin kid." ”

"Is the coin I handed you okay?" O'Brien hurriedly asked.

"Don't worry, boy. Ander patted his chest, "It's safe there, how could I possibly let something so important to you go wrong?"

Over the next few days, Ender learns everything about O'Brien, a young man with whom he shares a common language, and they quickly become friends.

"I'd better put it with you first. O'Brien didn't reach for the coin, "I'm afraid I'll be back on the battlefield soon, so I'd better leave it with you for me." ”

"Then I'll keep it for you for the time being. Ander put the coins back in his pocket, "But at the end you must come and get it yourself, didn't you tell me that you would marry the girl named Anna when the war was over?"

"yes, that's what I said. O'Brien scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Then you must come back alive. Ander patted O'Brien on the shoulder, "Don't break the contract." ”

"I'm going to fight to protect her!" O'Brien clenched his fists in his chest, "Actually, I know what the odds are that I will survive, but I have a reason why I have to fight!"

"That's good!" Ender nodded in approval, "We all have a reason to fight, and it's worth our lives." ”

"But I've heard that the situation at the front is not good. O'Brien frowned and said, "Supplies can't keep up, and there's a shortage of food and ammunition. ”

"It's really not good. "All the supply lines have been cut off, and now this is an island, and if the situation doesn't ease up, we may soon run out of ammunition." ”

"Then I can only hope for Team X.'s actions now?"

"That's true. Ender nodded, "If I'm right, they should be almost there, as long as they can close the gates of hell, then the tide of the battle will be completely reversed." ”

"They carried out a decapitation program. Ender looked at O'Brien and said, "There are two goals, one is to close the gates of hell, and the other is to launch an operation against the enemy leader, as long as these two points can be achieved, the victory will be ours." ”

"I see. O'Brien had a look of abrupt realization, "In other words, these two are going on at the same time, and as long as they succeed, this war is already destined to be our victory." ”

"So all we can do now is hold on, so that we can effectively distract the enemy's forces and attention, and thus lay the foundation for them to be able to achieve the winning blow. ”

"Then we must stay the course. O'Brien said, "For the sake of the future of our humanity, we must not take a step back." ”

"I'm sure we'll win. Ander looked at O'Brien and said, "When that time comes, you must invite me to your wedding." ”

"If you don't say so, I will. O'Brien laughed, "When that time comes, we'll must—"

"Boom!" O'Brien was interrupted by a sudden noise, which immediately alerted Ander.

"What's going on?" Ander stood up as he leaned over the bed, and he could faintly hear what seemed to be a gunshot coming from outside.

"What's going on? O'Brien looked at Ender with a puzzled expression.

"There were gunshots. Ander replied with a solemn face, "I will never be mistaken, there were explosions and gunshots outside just now, and something must have happened outside." ”

"Knock knock!" suddenly sounded a sharp knock on the door, which startled both people inside the door.

"Who is it?" O'Brien asked first.

"I'm here to check on the ward. A man's voice came from outside, very calm.

"Got it, right now!" O'Brien replied, and then immediately turned his gaze to Ender.

Ander nodded slightly, and O'Brien walked to the door cautiously, unscrewing the doorknob.

"Everyone in the ward should be there, right?" asked a man in a doctor's uniform.

"It's all here. O'Brien replied, and the man smiled and nodded at the answer.

There didn't seem to be anything wrong with it, the man's expression was natural, and Ander and O'Brien did see him a few times in the hospital, so it was even less likely that he had a problem.

With this in mind, Ander and O'Brien couldn't help but let down their guard a little.

"Then I'll make sure that the names of the people in the ward are correct. The man swept his gaze over O'Brien and Ender, in turn, "You should be O'Brien Hart." ”

"Yes, I am. O'Brien replied.

"Then you should be Ander Locks. The man turned his gaze to Ender.

"Yes, I'm Ender. Ender replied, "You've already confirmed our names, so now your work should be over." ”

"It's really over. The man smiled, his gaze not taking off Ander for a moment. "I should say that now is the time to end. ”

The man's pupils suddenly turned blood-red, and several black tentacles extended from the man's palm in an instant, and before Ender could react, these tentacles attacked him at a very rapid speed.

"Be careful!" O'Brien shouted, leaping to his feet and knocking Ander to the side in the nick of time, and the black tentacles pierced his body in an instant, and blood gushed out in an instant.

"O'Brien!" Ender shouted as he looked at O'Brien who was pierced by the tentacles, and the man didn't intend to give him any respite, and the black tentacles came at him again.

However, this time, Ander, who was already on guard, dodged the tentacle's attack with a clean roll, and almost at the same time, the Word on his right arm also emitted a pale blue light, and by the time he ascended again, he had entered the state of liberation of the Word.

"Bastard, try this!" Ander shouted and attacked the man, his fist completely heated by the Divine Word's ability to melt fire, and the scorching fist penetrated the man's chest with a single blow.

"Ahhh

"O'Brien, how are you?" Ander quickly ran to O'Brien, who was slumped to the ground, and O'Brien was on the verge of dying at the moment.

"Damn, it looks like the thorn is too deep. O'Brien smiled self-deprecatingly, "I really didn't expect the headquarters to be infiltrated, we were all too careless." ”

"It's all because of me, you will. Ander complained bitterly, "If it weren't for the fact that I let my guard down a little, this kind of thing would not have happened at all!"

"Don't blame yourself, Commander Ender. O'Brien smiled bitterly, "We've all let our guard down, it's just that my reflexes are slightly better than yours, and I don't regret this for a day!"

"Don't talk anymore. "Save your strength, I'll call the doctor now." ”

"Don't bother so much, Commander Ender. O'Brien gasped and said, "It's useless, this time the good fortune is not on my side, my life is coming to an end." ”

"Shut up!" Ander rebuked bitterly, "how can you kid die like this! Didn't you say you were going back to marry Elsa? you can't just die like this!"

"I'm doomed to break my word. Blood oozed from the corners of O'Brien's mouth, "Help me get something to her, Commander Ender, this is my last request!"

"I will, I will definitely fulfill your request!" Ander couldn't help but cry, the young man in front of him would have had a very happy and happy life, but now he was coming to the end of his life at this moment.

"Thank you, Commander Ender. O'Brien used his last strength to place his bloodied hand on Ender's chest, "Please keep it for me, tell Elsa that I-"

O'Brien's hand slid to the ground suddenly, and his eyes widened as he stopped breathing in front of Ender.

"O'Brien!" Ender finally couldn't control his emotions, "why is this happening? You, I really don't want you to die like this!

"Roar!" a beastly roar came from outside the door, and Ender looked up to see at least dozens of monsters roaming the hallway that looked like the man just now, and the gunshots were clearer than before.

The headquarters has been infiltrated. Ender immediately realized this, did Hell do it? Yes, only they would use such despicable means! In that case, then I will personally avenge O'Brien with these hands!

Anger burned in his heart, and that anger completely turned into the burning heat of his fist, and he gently lowered O'Brien's corpse, then slowly stood up.

"Demon, I will never forgive you!" Ender clenched his fists, "How many good things do you have to deprive you of!?