On the night of the start of the war, the headquarters of the BPRD.

Ander sat in the empty headquarters cafeteria, savoring the hot tea in his hand. The war was about to begin, and I was afraid that this kind of leisurely life would never be again again, he took a sip of tea and felt the blood warm all over his body.

"How do you have time to drink tea here?" said Matthew, approaching from behind, "I thought you would make plans for the whole night, but I didn't expect to have tea here." ”

Ander smiled at him and waved him to sit casually, and Matthew was not prepared to be humble, so he chose a seat opposite him and sat down.

"What's the matter with me?" Ander asked, putting down his teacup, "and there won't be anything for me to think about." ”

"Nope. Matthew snorted, "I'm afraid the war is about to start, where is there so much time to change plans temporarily." ”

"Then what are you looking for me for?"

Matthew pouted at him dissatisfied: "What are you talking about, can't I even talk to you if I want to?"

"It's been a long time since I've had time to talk. Ender looked up as if to reflect on something.

"You don't seem to be happy because of those three people?" Matthew was keenly aware of Ender's problem.

"If possible. Ander's fingers gripping the handle of my cup were visibly tighter. "I'd rather kill them than fight alongside them. ”

"Is it because of your teacher?" asked Matthew, "I remember that your teacher seemed to have died at their hands." ”

"Do you remember? I thought everyone had forgotten about that. Ander took another sip of tea, and in a trance it seemed as if he was back in that moment.

Ander Locks joined the BPRD at the age of 18 and qualified as a witcher in the same year. At the age of 19, he became the deputy captain of the assault unit, the youngest person to hold this position at that time.

His abilities are very strong, especially his sniping skills are superb, and at the age of 21, he earned the title of "Demon Slayer" for sniping hundreds of demons in a single operation. By the time he is now 31 years old, he is already the youngest front-line commander in the entire history of the BPRD.

But many people don't know that a large part of the reason why Ender has been able to achieve his current success is due to his teacher Chris Gretel.

Chris was originally a powerful sniper, even in fog with visibility of less than five meters, he could hit enemies with his supernatural intuition, and it was he who forged Ender to become the strongest sniper himself.

For Ender, Chris is more than just his teacher, and for someone like him, who has lacked family love since childhood, Chris is like his father.

However, Chris mysteriously disappeared during an operation, and the rest of his team was completely lost except for Ender. Although many people had more or less doubts at the time, the final report from headquarters was that the other team members had disappeared due to a natural disaster, and the matter eventually faded into obscurity.

But what are the facts? Ender knew everything about the time: because during the mission, the target they were trying to capture clashed with the three "kings", and in order to ensure the survival of the target, Chris decided to stop the "king" from fighting the target. But in the end, he failed, and the target of the mission was killed, along with himself.

Ender survived, and he stubbornly survived that massacre with the abilities his teacher had taught him. But the dozen or so members of the team who traveled with him had no such luck, all of them were slaughtered, and even traces of existence were erased.

With great difficulty, Ender fled back to headquarters to report the incident, and the headquarters promised to deal with it. But in the end, they were forced to make a compromise due to the strength of the three "kings", and this matter was finally chosen to be downplayed.

On the night the results were announced, Ender was so calm that even when asked, he just repeated the final conclusions of the headquarters. No one knew how much pain he felt inside, and it tormented him to this day.

When he met the three "kings" again in the conference room that night, his anger that had been hidden until now was ignited. Seeing them talking and laughing easily, he thought of the teacher's eyes when he was dying, and he would never forgive them.

"Hey!" Matthew could tell he was wandering, "what are you doing, you won't be thinking about the past again, are you?"

Ander pulled back his thoughts: "I can't forget the past, and sometimes I feel how weak I was when I look back on it, and that's what motivates me to move forward." ”

"You're still hating them. Matthew pointed out sharply, "Although your eyes just now seem empty, but for a few seconds your pupils are so constricted, and your hatred for them is deep. ”

"I can never forgive the murderer who killed someone like my father!" Ender's tone sharpened. "Even after all these years, I will never forgive, never!"

"Whether you forgive them or not, we still have to fight with them, and that cannot be changed. ”

"I understand. Ander drank the last bit of tea at the bottom of the cup, slamming it like a cup on the table. "That's something I can't change, and I won't let these emotions get in my way. ”

"Do you have any good ideas about battle planning?" Matthew finally got to the point. "There's never going to be nothing, so let's just go straight to it. ”

"Again, stick to the end. Ander replied, "We can only hold on now, desperately trying to buy time for those imps, this is the only way at the moment." ”

"You don't seem to trust those young people all along, do you?" asked Matthew.

Ander soothed his already stiff shoulders before he sat up straight and replied: "It's not that I don't distrust, I believe in their determination and their abilities, but they have too little combat experience, and they haven't encountered so many complicated situations, which is the reason for my opposition." ”

"Do you think they can win?" said Matthew, leaning back in his chair, "there are many people who doubt that such a group of young people cannot accomplish such a difficult task, and that everything they have done is in vain. ”

"Something should be done to silence these people who say something forever. Ander smiled for the first time in a long time, "Shore and his men are young but they are true warriors, Shore's teacher was a legend back then, and I believe this man must have inherited his teacher's will." ”

"Legendary?" said Matthew, thinking back to the past, when he saw Renault walking past him, and he couldn't help but want to come forward like a star chaser now.

Renaud Ike, known as the "Sword of Hope", no matter how difficult the battle situation, only if this man can appear, he will definitely be able to turn the tide. His strength, his unwavering will to guide countless witchers, you make people think of him as a true legend.

"It's a pity that the legends have fallen. Matthew sighed, "Renault was killed in battle, and on the day he was pronounced officially dead, all of us simply couldn't believe it. ”

"Of course they don't believe it. Ender continued, "The fact that the legendary man had fallen like this, even I doubted it at the time, because it was so unacceptable. ”

"So you're not going to be like him. Matthew's tone changed abruptly and asked him in a serious tone. "You can be considered a legend now, aren't you also ready to fall in this battle!?"

Ander didn't answer immediately, he obviously didn't expect Matthew to ask such a scathing question. What did Renault's death leave behind? It was the will inherited by his students, the courage that inspired his students to fight for humanity.

"We can't predict our life or death. "But if I'm really meant to be like this, then I'll accept it." ”

"So, do you already have the consciousness of mortality?" Ma Xiu wisely analyzed what he had just said.

"People are going to die!" Ander said, standing up, "I can feel my hot heart beating now, but there will be a day when he will get cold." All I want to do is to do my best to open up the future of humanity before this heart stops beating. ”

"I see your enlightenment. Matthew also slowly stood up, "If possible, I wish I could witness this with my own eyes, at least I want to take a good look at your final battle." ”

"Maybe you'll be able to see the forbidden trick in this fight. Ander smiled heartily, "If the fire of my life is destined to burn out, then I must try that trick before then!"

"Is it awakening?" Matthew immediately understood what Ender's forbidden move was. "It's said you haven't used it in ten years, are you really going to use it?"

"As I said, people should choose their own way of death. If I had to choose, I would definitely fight to the end, because I also want to be able to leave something to those who are fighting for the future, just like Renault's predecessors. ”

The two were silent, and stood face to face. How quiet, in this quiet space, you can hear the heartbeat of the two of them, and the vigorous vitality conveys the fiery belief that this is the last peace before the outbreak of war.

On the shores of Manhattan Island, the warships tasked with the blockade sank one after another, and in less than ten minutes, the entire fleet was wiped out. Under the horrified gaze of the soldiers tasked with defending the first line of defense, the Legion of Hell began their assault.

The last tranquility was finally broken.