Act 1: Broken Hearts Chapter 2: The Nature of Human Nature
Ressa's pace was very casual, as if he hadn't noticed the tail behind him at all, and this slightly lazy appearance that couldn't raise half a bit of vigilance made the stalker behind him a little suspicious, and his pace couldn't help but slow down a lot.
Do you want to keep going? Just as they hesitated, the thin cloaked man in front of them turned into a small alley that was rarely inhabited. Seeing this scene, the stalkers let go of the hesitation in their hearts and quickly followed.
Ressa walked slowly home, still thinking about whether to take on the mission issued by the two Explorer Alliances again, at this moment, a faint palpitation interrupted his thoughts, and a slight tingling sensation passed from his waist, making people have no doubt that with a little force, the sharp tip could easily pierce the skin, submerge into the body, and white in and red out.
A hoarse and somewhat unreal voice sounded in Ressa's ears: "Boy, do you think that your life and exploration value, which one is more valuable?" As he spoke, the force in the man's hand slowly increased, and the sharp stinging sensation became clear.
In the shadows of the alley, more than a dozen people lurked in it, and since someone had already come forward, they were happy to have someone try the depth of the water.
The three of them are very particular about their position, the alley is not too wide, and near the entrance of the alley is a tall and burly guy. As soon as he stopped there, people outside could not see the situation inside the alley.
"Hurry up, don't grind, or there may be meat to eat on the side of the dark street tonight." Ressa's voice was heard again in a low, hoarse voice.
Feeling the stinging pain in her waist getting stronger and stronger, Resa sighed helplessly, and then, the three cloaked men only felt a flower in front of them, Resa had already disappeared from among them, and a dazzling white light mixed with the sound of electric arcs exploded among the three of them......
After a few moments, the light dissipated, and the lurkers in the shadows looked fixedly, and the three cloaked men were lying on the ground like dead dogs, foaming at the mouth. There was a scorching smell on his body, and the thin guy was gone.
"Fortunately, Lao Tzu didn't make a move, otherwise it would be Lao Tzu who is lying there now." In the dark, I don't know who muttered something in a whisper.
"Scattered, scattered, that's the supernatural, it's lucky that they didn't die." As the words fell, more than a dozen figures appeared in various dark corners of the alley, and they did not stay, but dispersed.
At the same time, in a deserted corner a few blocks away, the air distorted, and Ressa's figure gradually revealed.
"Really, if you meet some people who are in a bad mood, I'm afraid those guys are already dead!" Ressa shook his head, the fist blade in his hand changed, and finally shrunk into a dragon-shaped wrist armor wrapped around his wrist, this is the latest technological product researched after the demise of human society, it can be transformed into a guidance device for energy attack by absorbing the ability in the user's body, the more advanced the guidance device, the better the transformation effect, of course, the higher the price.
Patting the dust off her body, Ressa walked out of the alley, no longer thinking about the unlucky ones who were coronaized.
In this world, order has become a bubble, as for the rules within the node! Ressa smiled noncommittally.
If you want to protect the people around you to live safely, you still have to be strong enough!
Entering the house, the living room is as quiet as ever, except for the time to eat, Resa basically does not see Debecca at other times of the day.
Taking off his shoes, Resa went to the table to the side, intending to pour himself a glass of water, but just as his fingers were about to touch the glass, his body suddenly stiffened, and the veins and veins continued to swim in his arms like thin snakes. The over-electric numbness made his whole body freeze in place.
"Poof...... Hmm............ heart began to twitch violently, and a sweet smell welled up down his throat, and Resa hurriedly covered his mouth despite the pain in his arm, so that the blood did not spurt out. Trembling, he took out a purple snake fruit from his arms, fed it to his lips with difficulty, and swallowed most of the flesh in two bites.
The sharp pain of "pop ............" made his hand no longer have the strength to lift the remaining purple snake fruit to his lips, and he could only let it fall freely.
As the minutes passed, the pain began to wane, and Ressa's body slowly regained consciousness, and it seemed that the purple snake fruit had begun to take effect.
About half an hour passed, and Ressa leaned against the wall a little embarrassed, grinning, and an ugly smile tugged at the corner of her mouth: "It seems that I finally got through it." ”
Gently relieved, Resa was just about to raise her hand to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth, but suddenly she seemed to have found something, and suddenly looked up, and saw Deceka standing by the door with a calm face, her face did not fluctuate in the slightest, but her little nose sniffed, and looked at Ressa with some curiosity, obviously, she had already smelled the smell of blood in the air.
"Here, this is for you." Resa squeezed out a smile and took out another Purple Snake Fruit from his arms, and the price of doing so was a tearing pain in his chest, the corners of Ressa's mouth twitched slightly, but his hand was still smoothly handed over the Purple Snake Fruit.
Rebecca looked down at the purple snake fruit in Ressa's hand, which was still stained with a little blood.
She took it very calmly, turned around and was about to go back to the house, Resa smiled bitterly, she really didn't know what the situation of this so-called sister brought back by her father was, she didn't speak, she did something very quietly, and there was no emotional fluctuation.
Ressa shook her head. Forget it, I don't want to think so much, such a world, being able to live is already the happiest thing.
On the other side, Debecca, who was about to enter the house, paused slightly, and she couldn't understand why the fruit, which used to look plain, now exuded an attractive aroma.
Staring at the fruit for a moment, Rebecca slowly walked to Ressa's side under Ressa's puzzled gaze, stretched out her white almost transparent little hand, gently wiped away the remaining blood from the corner of Ressa's mouth, and then walked into the room quietly again, even when the door closed without a sound.
"Sure enough......" Entering the room, Rebecca murmured softly, looking at the faint red on her fingers, which was the source of the fragrance.
The aroma fascinated her, so much so that she gently licked the blood stains off her fingers, and then gently licked the blood stains on the purple snake fruit, and then, the purple snake fruit, which was worth 250 exploration points, was thrown into the storage cabinet in the corner of the room like garbage. She doesn't need this yet.
In the hall, Resa was still in a stupor, and Debecca's behavior today was so unusual, she actually ..................
Ressa touched the corner of her mouth, there was still a strange fragrance left there, this aroma made people's emotions easily calm.
However, Resa did not pay much attention to this, and what he cared about the most was Debecca's performance today.
'What the hell is going on?' A big question mark appeared in Ressa's mind.
After thinking about it for a long time, Resa still couldn't figure out the slightest clue, so she simply didn't think about it anymore.
This transformation of Debecca is more of a good aspect, at least, it will no longer be the same as before, two people living together, but like strangers.
"It's good, I was going to use it just in case when I went out exploring, but now I'm using it first." Ressa ejected a small bottle in his pocket, which was empty.
"What's going on? Do you want to redeem it again? Ressa's eyebrows condensed slightly, if he knew that Debecca threw the purple snake fruit into the storage cabinet like garbage, I'm afraid he would be able to slap this little girl's ass angrily.
"It looks like I can only redeem it again. Otherwise, it can be a bit of a hassle to use the ability. By chance, Resa discovered that the purple snake fruit contained a small amount of T2, which can alleviate the treatment of Nova's disease, and these elements were equally applicable to his condition and that of Debecca.
Although the Purple Snake Fruit is also extremely expensive, it is better than a relief potion that requires thousands of exploration values.
With Ressa's continuous efforts, a purple snake fruit can refine 10 mg of gel, compared to the alleviating reagents that cost nearly a thousand, there is no doubt that the gel is still cost-effective.
Although the 10 mg gel seems to be only the size of a pill, it is more convenient to take, and the effect of such a gel is basically equivalent to half of the relief reagent.
If he can sell it to the Explorer Alliance, he can basically double the net profit according to the reagent, but Ressa doesn't plan to do this, after all, it is also a great trouble to explain the source of the item. Therefore, the gel refined by Ressa is generally reserved for backup when going out to explore.
Feeling the pain left on her body, Ressa staggered to her room, lay down on her bed, and fell into a deep sleep.
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Explorer Alliance, in a gloomy conference room, a dozen blurry images seem to be arguing over something.
"My time is precious, old fellow, I hope you don't let me waste it." A young blond figure grumbled.
"Don't be impatient, don't be impatient, if there is nothing important, I will definitely not look for you." An old man sitting at the top said. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked weak, but the curvature of the corners of his mouth made him look a little kind, and he was not slow when he spoke, and he was very calm.
"So, if you have anything, just say it, don't talk slowly!" The blonde young man was a little impatient, his handsome face revealed a feeling of contempt for everything, he crossed Erlang's legs, the wine glass in his hand kept shaking, and on both sides of the light and shadow, there were clearly two girls with full fruit kneading his shoulders for him.
"Young people now!" The old man sighed, and he looked at the other images: "You must also want to get straight to the point, then I won't waste your time, old man." Speaking of this, his eyes slowly opened a little, even through the image, everyone clearly felt a shuddering aura, and the blonde youth even felt like a man's back.
"According to reliable sources, there have been a large number of beasts active near the Frost Node recently, and at the same time, there are also a large number of earth beasts above the 4th order converging there, I want to say here, everyone here can already understand what I mean, right?"
The old man narrowed his eyes again, seemingly smiling, but anyone could hear the seriousness of his words.
"What does Elder Long mean, the beast tide may attack the city?" A middle-aged man who looked a little sloppy asked with some solemnity.
"That's pretty much for sure, but it depends on how quickly the beast tide gathers!" The old man nodded, "Don't forget, how our last city-state in the wilderness fell. ”
At this point, the phantoms began to stir up a little, and it was clear that the old man's words reminded them of some bad memories.
"No matter how you say it, it's all frost and cold, and it doesn't have much to do with us." The oppressive atmosphere made the blonde young man a little restless, so he put on a look that he had nothing to do with himself and hung high.
Although the others did not express it directly like him, their hesitation could be seen from their expressions. Of course, one of them has a worried look, and he is the controller of the Frost Node.
The old man looked at the image of the blond young man and shook his head, how could such a straw bag sit in the position of the controller? Could it be that old guy from Betus is in his head?
Ignoring the blonde youth's chatter, Long Lao's eyes showed a complicated color.
"Among the many countries of the last era, there is a country with a long history, and there is such a saying in their country, called 'cold lips and teeth', I believe you must not know the meaning of this sentence............
"Don't mess around with your boring history, old fellow, even though you're in charge of the biggest frostfall node, don't think we're going to buy you. The covenant says that we do not interfere with each other. ”
Seeing that the old man ignored him, the blonde young man seemed to be slapped in the face.
This kind of ignorance makes him a little crazy, he just relied on his family power to become the node leader, whether it is knowledge and combat ability, he is obviously failing, so for those who have excellent combat power and extensive knowledge, he is both envious and jealous.
The old man glanced at the blonde young man lightly, then looked at the other lights and shadows who bowed their heads and were silent, and shook his head: "Whatever you want, but remember my words, those who help today, he will be in trouble in the future, and I will do my best to save the fortress when I fall into the fortress, as for those who are alone, ............"
Long Lao's gaze sharpened: "...... Don't blame him for not being able to save him when he is in trouble in the future. ”
Without waiting for others to answer, the old man's image flashed and then went out, and among the remaining 11 lights and shadows, except for one that let out a sigh of relief, the others' faces became ugly.
In the frost node, the old man with closed eyes closed the dark crystal card in his hand, and slowly raised his head, in this dark night, what he could see was only a false starry sky, and the old man sighed slightly:
"Human beings have reached the point of life and death, but they are still intriguing, should we say that this is the sorrow of human beings, or is this the inferior nature of human beings?"
The stars in the sky were magnificent and beautiful, but the old man shook his head: "I really want to see the starry sky on the earth again, but at that time, it was also the time when my limit was approaching!" With that, the old man bent his waist, put his hands behind his back, and slowly walked towards a thatched hut not far away.
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When Ressa woke up, the sky outside had already darkened, and it seemed that it was already late afternoon (the night nodes here are automatically adjusted to be equivalent to the night on the earth, but it is not night in the real sense, the earth has been in chaos due to the great changes in the environment, and the day and night have completely lost their regularity. )
Struggling to get up, Resa felt as if the bones in her body were shattered, and her whole body hurt when she moved a little wider. Ressa, who was in pain, inhaled a cool breath.
In desperation, he could only sit down on the edge of the bed honestly, until the sky outside was completely dark, and the pain on Ressa's body gradually disappeared.
Looking at the empty medicine bottle in her pocket, Resa smiled bitterly, it seems that the most urgent thing at the moment is to refine some medicine powder in case of emergency.
Thinking of this, Resa looked at the blue crystal card, it was already more than 11 o'clock in the evening, this time is not too early for the current human race, and it is not too late to say that it is late. Ressa stood up, and he decided to go to the Explorer Alliance one more time.
Coming to the hall, passing by Debecca's room, Ressa's pace paused slightly, in this extreme silence. He could hear the even breathing in the room.
Looks like he's already asleep.
Resa didn't stop there, taking off the cloak that hung on a coat rack and draped it over herself. Opened the door lightly, he didn't notice that the moment he opened the door, the door of Debecca's room also opened silently, and the pale golden eyes looked particularly strange in the darkness.
It wasn't until the closed door obscured Ressa's figure that the door to Rebecca's room closed silently. The living room was once again plunged into darkness and silence.
Dozens of minutes later, the entire node suddenly began to shake violently, and with a crisp cracking sound, a few rays of light flashed on the originally dark sky, and a huge black hole tore the entire sky from the middle.