Everyone stood still like statues, and it was clear that the enemy was more difficult than they could have imagined, and they were not only prepared, but also swift.

"During the fighting, the power supply lines were destroyed, many people died in order to restore the power supply, the Swifts were also injured, Arthur was trying to establish contact with the outside world, but due to the interference of erosion, the signal was cut off, and now we are the only ones we can rely on. ”

As she spoke, the kestrel motioned for Eve to follow, and in this sudden surprise attack, they temporarily converted the safe house into a fortress to fight against the wandering demons.

According to Arthur's speculation, the enemy should belong to Lawrence's line, after all, they are the only ones who have the Book of Revelation and can create inferior secret blood that turns people into demons, and the enemy should have the same strong single-player combat ability as Lawrence...... Maybe he's also a witcher, a witcher who defected with Lawrence. ”

Kestrel has always been nervous, but at this moment, it can't help but be extremely serious, rarely serious.

"Only in this way can the enemy infiltrate the scientific research area under our layers of defense, and he should be carrying inferior secret blood with him, turning the patients in the scientific research area into demons. ”

"The most troublesome thing is not only that, for this operation, we have done enough defense, why can this enemy sneak in so easily? If we don't have a traitor, he should still be extremely strong, probably no less than Lawrence, only then can he perfectly hide his whereabouts, and even kill everyone who might see him. ”

The enemy is far more complex and powerful than they think, and the worse part of the kestrel has not yet been spoken.

If all this is really as speculated, then what is the purpose of that person? And if that enemy is still hovering in the scientific research area, with his ability to do all this, it is difficult for these weapons to fight him at the moment, but now that he has not come to kill Kestrel and the others, what is he doing? No one can give an answer.

The gunfire continued, and it was gradually weakening.

This is the scientific research area of the Black Mountain Hospital, after all, it is only a medical research institution, it is not like the perpetual motion pump, it itself has enough armed reserves, most of the people working here are only doctors, and the weapons currently used are also carried by the soldiers when the defense is adjusted.

Some of the worse things are well known, but no one says them.

The Black Mountain Hospital itself is not strong enough to defend itself, but it is protected by antimemes, and under the operation of the scavengers for many years, the city called Old Dunling has been baptized by endless heavy rains, and everything related to the Black Mountain Hospital is constantly erased from people's minds.

It can be said that except for the inside of the pure elimination agency, people from the outside world do not know the location and internal situation of the Black Mountain Hospital at all, but this time it is different, the enemy obviously knows this place, knows the structure of this place very well, and on the surface it is a feint, but in fact it goes straight to the scientific research area.

Eve was silent, there was no need to say these words to her, but Kestrel said them anyway, as if something was waiting for her next.

Crossing the makeshift position, Eve saw the man sitting in the corner, he looked so tired at the moment, but he still stared at the current design, trying to find a chance of survival in this intricate scientific research area.

"Arthur. ”

The kestrel shouted softly.

Arthur slowly raised his head, and when he saw Eve unharmed, his cold expression relaxed slightly, but quickly solidified again.

Eve's survival is only temporary, and if no other plan is thought of, everyone will die here.

"The energy supply has been restored, the whole area is still blocked, we are not sure where the enemy is, but judging from the firefight just now, most of the demons in the scientific research area should have been attracted to it, the energy supply has been restored, the large lifting area can be reused, we can reach the ground directly there, and from the distribution of defensive forces, there is still an unmanned armor on standby. ”

Kestrel reported the situation, although everyone is likely to die here, but some people should not die here, such as Eve, who has great research value, and ......

Looking to the side, in the kestrel field of vision, a partition had been made not far from here, and Ovis was in a wheelchair watching it all quietly, while the doctor was trying to wake up another patient.

It was a silent child, but judging from the protection of Arthur when he commanded, he was worth as much as Eve, but Eve's value kestrel had heard of it, but who was this boy?

He had never seen this boy before, and what was even more strange was that he didn't know this boy, but every time he saw him, the kestrel had a sense of familiarity, as if he were some old friend.

"We don't know what's going on on the ground, but at least it's better than staying here, isn't it?" Kestrel said as easily as possible, "it's like stepping from one narrow hell to another...... At least the air on the surface is a lot cleaner, isn't it? ”

Arthur seemed amused by the kestrel and shook his head with a smile before continuing.

"I see, get your gear in order...... Give us some personal time. ”

Kestrel nodded, he now understood Arthur a little, this was a damn time, it was the moment when soldiers and demons fought to the death, but now there was a scene of father and daughter meeting each other, if this was any kind of drama, it would be terrible.

Fathers can't watch their children die, and children can't see their fathers powerless.

"Damn the Demon ......"

The kestrel cursed under his breath and walked to where Ovis was, Kestrel kept its eyes on him, but he didn't ask anything, and as he approached, he went straight past Ovis and came to the stretcher.

The doctor was still trying to wake up the patient, and when he was evacuated, the patient reacted most violently, so the doctor injected him with a lot more medicine, and he slept soundly.

"Excuse me. ”

Although polite, perhaps due to the suppression of erosion, the kestrel pushed the doctor away with some irritation, picked up a Florent potion and stabbed the patient in the neck.

"Wake up, Joey!"

It's like being punched in a sweet dream, and Joey, who was tied to a stretcher, came to a carp and stiffened, and his eyes widened with some panic.

......

The long silence was a bit unbearable, Arthur lowered his head, looking at the blueprints, but Eve knew very well that he was just thinking about something he didn't know, and the two of them spent quiet together until one of them broke the peace.

"I'm sorry. ”

Arthur finally couldn't stand the long calm, he slowly sat up straight, his cloudy eyes were bloodshot, he was already an old fellow, but in this short time, he was undoubtedly much older.

"Ah...... Trouble after trouble, dealing with treacherous Protestant Order, beware of Lawrence's remnants, and sometimes dealing with the Queen. ”

Arthur muttered to himself, rubbing his temples vigorously, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't rub away the pain in his mind.

"I'm sorry, Eve, I've tried to avoid you as much as I can, but like a curse, no matter how hard I try in the end, it's only in vain, what is meant to happen, and nothing can change for mere mortals. ”

Arthur sighed, picked up the cigarette from his arms, and picked it up.

The silent Eve was also slightly touched at this moment, not because of Arthur's words, she had heard them many times, and she had long been accustomed to them.

But Arthur rarely smoked, and in Eve's memory, it seems that only when his mother died, he sat by the tombstone and smoked quietly, and now it all seems to be repeated.

"She died then, and I was pretty much like this, sitting in the corner, smoking quietly, and now it's all kind of similar......"

Arthur also remembered that time his wife had died, and this time it might be her daughter who would die.

"I'm ......" Eve tried to say something, but was interrupted by him.

"It's alone time, I'm not Arthur, and you're a father, like that...... Probably not, there aren't many opportunities like that. ”

The Duke of Phoenix looked at Eve and inhaled hard, the cigarette butt glowing with a fiery glow, but it was too brief to rise for almost a moment, and then extinguished again.

"When you get out alive, stay away from the old Dunling, the farther away the better, I have already planned your future, right in the drawer of my desk, do as I say, and you will live your life safe and sound, as for the person to marry...... Ah, what a headache, you can do whatever it takes, but I'll try to survive, after all, you're too unreliable. ”

Duke Phoenix babbled as a rough plan began to emerge in his mind.

Every, on the other hand, rarely refutes him, as usual, as soon as the Duke of Phoenix says something about the future, Eve will loudly interrupt him, and then pull the father-daughter relationship to a freezing point.

It doesn't mean that she agrees to Duke Phoenix's arrangement, she just can't bear to let this old guy do anything more.

All the survivors in the research area, all their lives depend on his decision, this is a heavy decision, and Eve feels suffocated and stressed just thinking about it.

"Well, I apologize for what I just said, I know you don't like what I have for you, it's just...... Only in this way can you survive, stay away from the demons, live like an ordinary person, and you have seen what this hell looks like, right? This is the true portrayal of ordinary people fighting demons. ”

He clutched his head, like an ordinary person, and the face that had always remained sane and calm was full of fear at the moment.

"I ...... I don't want you to be killed by a demon one day, and your corpse will be gnawed and messed up, with internal organs and broken bones all over the floor, and I will always have nightmares like this sometimes. ”85

The voice turned into a small murmur, and at this moment the Duke of Phoenix was the most mentally unstable person, he was the one in power, the one who made the decisions, he carried the lives of many people, and he stepped on the bones under his feet.

"Eve!"

Duke Phoenix suddenly shouted, and said to Eve with a hideous face.

"Haven't you always wondered what's going on with all your weirdness?"

Eve was stunned, this was the answer she had been seeking, but she didn't expect to know in this situation, nodded stiffly, and Duke Phoenix continued.

"Go to Merlin...... You shouldn't know him, but that's okay, go to him, Merlin knows the whole story of the events of that year, and he will tell you all about it. ”

A long silence ensued, and the Duke of Phoenix asked again.

"Can you promise me that? Eve, you're a good boy. ”

Eve nodded silently, the Duke of Phoenix in front of him was more pitiful than he had ever been, whether it was the truth or a lie, it seemed that it could make him feel a lot more at ease at the moment.

She didn't say anything, her eyes were downcast, and no one knew what the girl was thinking at the moment.

"Let's go......"

He seemed to have reverted to his composure, and at the same time Blue Jade came from outside and discussed it directly with Arthur, not giving Eve any chance to speak at all.

She felt like a cute doll, being fiddled with casually and finally leaving silently.

"You're lying to her, are you?" Blue Emerald suddenly asked after Eve left, "You know about it, but you don't tell her here." ”

Arthur looked stunned for a moment, and then said.

"Eavesdropping is not a good habit. ”

"But I'm your guard, and I'm going to keep you safe. ”

"I'm safe...... Do you think Eve is going to kill me?" said Arthur, drawing the route on the blueprint.

"Who knows? she's unpredictable, and she's always had a lancet hidden in her wrist as she listened to you. Blue Jade said, and then asked with some confusion, "Don't you know that your daughter has a habit of hiding weapons?" I heard from the doctors that when they first caught her and escaped, she hid a bunch of scalpels under her clothes. ”

Hearing this, Arthur laughed instead.

"Not bad habits, at least she's always had a weapon to protect herself...... Well, I did cheat on her.

This is hell, mortals need some hope to survive in this hellish place, she longs for that secret so much, in order to know this, she must survive and get out of here, it will be her motivation in despair. ”

"And what about your motivation?"

"Let her live. ”

Blue Jade looked at Arthur with a somewhat complicated expression, and then asked.

"How many people will survive. ”

"I don't know, but it's a priority to evacuate Eve and Ovis, they have research value and may be able to lift the royal curse. ”

"It's not all......" Blue Emerald apparently found something, and she stared at Arthur.

"I just hope she survives. ”

"So you're going to trick more people into dying, aren't you?"

"Sorry......"

"There's nothing to be sorry about, you're the commander, we'll just listen to you, but Arthur, have you ever felt guilty?" asked Blue Emerald.

Arthur hesitated for a moment, then continued.

"Yes, all the time, all the time, like a ghost, follows me, but I don't think about it, and thinking will be troubled, and the trouble will make me hesitate to make a decision.

At first, I was in a lot of pain, but gradually I became numb, maybe it was a problem with the demons, and we became more and more similar to them when we fought against them. ”

"Is that so...... I am also often troubled by my father's death, so to speak, I killed him with my own hands, and sometimes I want to ask him many questions, but unfortunately the dead man cannot speak," said Blue Jade, "I have some envy of Eve." ”

"Envy her for possibly living?"

"No, it sounds stupid to envy that someone will devour sin for her, and think she is right, but if you can, I want to have such a person. ”

From the beginning to the end, Lan Jade's expression did not fluctuate much, in fact, she has always been like this, it seems that nothing can stir up the waves in her heart, but now her eyes are bright.

"But she really deserves to live, we are all hellish people, and even if we escape, we will step into it again one day in the future, and then die, this is our destined future, and we will die at the hands of demons in order to eradicate them. ”

"You should fantasize about retirement, perhaps...... Maybe we can all survive. ”

Not sure if he was lying to himself, or if he really had hope, Arthur responded.

Lan Jade smiled at this, "Let's tell this kind of lie to Kestrels, he has been looking forward to retirement for too long." ”

Smiling seriously, she asked.

"What's the plan?"

"We're not far from the lifting zone, but we're separated by demons, we have to find a way to rush there, return to the ground, although it's not clear what the situation is, but there's an original sin armor parked there, with it, even in the face of the demon tide, we have more or less a glimmer of hope for survival, you should know this. Arthur said.

"I know that at that time, Shrike and I relied on the second generation of armor to defend against demons...... But that's just a grudge. Blue Emerald was a little worried.

"No problem, it's a first-generation armor, strong enough to help us kill it. ”

A generation of armor that has been gradually sealed up has appeared here strangely at this moment.

"But who can drive a generation of armor?"

Lan Jade asked worriedly, the burden of driving the second-generation armor almost killed the shrike, so what kind of terrible erosion does the first-generation armor whose main frame is almost entirely made of demons have on people? Judging from these current manpower, without the presence of the knight chief, no one can resist that kind of erosion.

"I'll drive. ”

"What?"

Blue Jade suspected she had misheard.

"I'm driving a generation of armor, I'm the last product of the Ranger program, I'm more resistant to erosion than any of you, and this should be done by me, not anyone else. ”

Arthur stared directly at the blue jade.

"We will live, and more people will live. ”

Then Arthur mumbled a laugh.

"Just like Eve, her birth is a miracle, and we will make miracles......"

"One miracle after another is piled up together......"