Chapter 39: Kieran
Riding the train, all the way to the city of Confessions, it was getting late, and the light of the stars and moon had just probed, flickering on the top of the mountain for a few seconds, and then it was covered by dark clouds like an army, suppressing Ren Xing's nerves.
"Arriving at the station in front of the train, Confession City, please prepare your luggage and belongings for passengers who are about to get off the train, and get off at the door in advance." A rough chime echoed through the train.
Wake up Lifa, who was lying on her side, and take her out of the train with her, and walk from the platform to Confession.
As its name suggests, the city of Confession is claustrophobic and heavy, with layers of moss on the old stone floor, and Gothic buildings lining the streets.
It is called Confessional City because it is the first city to revolt after the Hilfa Dynasty caused discontent among the people.
As the fuse of the uprising, the "Confession City Uprising" quickly led the flame of revolution to the whole country, and a nationwide protest broke out.
When the soldiers of the Imperial Army wore steam mechs and came to these civilians who could only wield knives and guns, despair spread among the rebels, and the combat power of the two sides was not on the same level at all, although there were also people who rushed forward to fight for their lives with their blood, but they were soon crushed under the steel torrent of the Imperial Army.
Hilfa did not have any mercy for this rising bird, and directly ordered the slaughter of Confession City, and on that day, no one could escape from the old man or the child, and tens of thousands of lives were buried for the emperor's anger.
Blood stained the floor of Confessional, the blood on which it had not yet been washed away, and many of the corpses were buried under the dirt of the wilderness.
In order to make the later generations remember the power of the empire, Hilfa renamed the city of Confessions, and built a church here, this church is made of nothing else, but the dry bones of the rebels, the name of the church, the bone room.
After this massacre, no city dared to confront Hilfa openly, and only a few people with lofty ideals went underground and formed the "Gate Organization".
While listening to Lifa tell about the city's sad history, Ren Xing is also paying attention to the surrounding situation.
Last night's Demon Invasion made the local security even tighter, and there were patrolmen walking by, inspecting the anomalies around him, and Ren Xing put the overly conspicuous Black Abyss Blade in the spatial ring to avoid attracting the attention of the patrolmen.
"Do you know where Kieran lives?" Ren Xing asked Lifa.
"I don't know." Lifa stuck out her tongue.
Ren Xing is speechless, the city is so big, the difficulty of finding a person is like looking for a needle in a haystack, this girl can still be so easy.
"But it doesn't matter, just let him come to us." Lifa replied easily.
"What did you say?" Ren Xing didn't understand.
"Just look at what you're capable of." As she spoke, Lifa lifted her hood to cover her face and kicked the patrol officer wearing a steam mecha next to her.
The patrolman didn't react and was kicked to the ground by Lifa, but Lifa didn't use all her strength, and the patrolman didn't get hurt much.
The man came back to his senses, looked at Lifa, and immediately contacted the patrol officers throughout the city through the walkie-talkie after seeing Lifa's white eyes.
"Discover the traces of the Time Walker and request support, coordinate 13th Street, Area A"
For a while, the alarm sounded in the ears, and there were patrols driving steam mechas, and the situation was not optimistic.
Unexpectedly, Lifa suddenly came to this scene, and Ren Xing had no choice but to take out the Black Abyss Blade and fight the enemy with Lifa.
In this steam-driven era, the use of gunpowder is not frequent, and cold weapons are still the main reliance on combat.
Seeing the countless people driving the mecha around him approaching, Ren Xing quickly calmed down, his eyes narrowed slightly, and every movement of the patrol police could not escape his observation.
The black abyss blade swept across, and the weight of nearly a hundred kilograms was no joke, Ren Xing effortlessly knocked the approaching mecha out, but I have to say that the production of this kind of mecha is indeed precise, even if the steel surface is smashed and dented, the mecha can still operate normally.
"It's too difficult, you're too reckless." Ren Xing turned around and complained to Lifa, but suddenly found that Lifa, who was still behind him just now, had disappeared at this time.
Looking to the side, Lifa had already hidden behind a store, and grinned at herself, and said with her mouth: "Come on." ”
"Started the group and ran first? I'm still afraid of causing trouble. Complaining about Lifa in his heart, Ren Xing had to be more serious.
The Black Abyss Blade surrounds his body, constantly blocking incoming attacks, although he has also faced the tactics of ghosts and people in the World of Hope, but the attacks of these patrolmen around him are obviously more organized, which doubles the pressure on Ren Xing.
"Uhhh
The sound of steam pushing came and went, and a blade slashed through Ren Xing's back, tearing through his clothes and leaving a slight wound.
"Sure enough, the relaxation of the past few days has made my body a little rusty." Ren Xing shook his head, then jumped and jumped out of the encirclement of the patrol police.
However, the speed of the steam mecha was not slow, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of people surrounded Ren Xing's side and attacked Ren Xing from all angles.
However, if you look closely, you will find that Ren Xing's whole temperament has become different at this time, and at this point of life and death, he actually closed his eyes.
This is not for anything else, just to awaken Ren Xing's sense of crisis that has sunk in his body, and at this moment, Ren Xing recalled his fear of death in the Dark Soul Tribulation.
Fear provokes anger and excitement, and every cell in the body begins to be active, although he does not see it, Ren Xing can still clearly sense the direction of the attack.
"Drink!"
Ren Xing roared, the black abyss blade in his hand was raised, and it burst out with unprecedented speed, sweeping away all the patrolmen around him, and then stepped forward, chasing after him, and cutting down those patrolmen who were still able to move to the ground.
The armed men in the city were still carrying mechs and arrived one after another, but Ren Xing did not move another step, and he did not even open his eyes again.
After his combat consciousness was awakened, although these patrolmen had all the bonuses provided by the mecha, they did not have the strength to manipulate the power of the mecha, and in Ren Xing's eyes, they were like ants wearing steel helmets, but they were just a little resistant to fighting.
However, Ren Xing was not in a hurry to escape or end the battle, after all, his purpose was to create a bigger riot and then lead Kieran out.
Moreover, in the battle, he is also feeling his own strength, although he has a preliminary understanding of swordsmanship, but it is limited to this, there are still many places where he can improve.
"This knife can be lighter, not only to save power, but also to leave the opposite side by your side to make combo movements."
"This knife ......"
While fighting, Ren Xing was still thinking about the skills of fighting in his mind, and he was completely immersed in it at this time.
[Due to your perception of knife skills, your sword skills foundation has been improved, and your level has been upgraded to knife skills foundation LV2]
[Due to your perception of knife skills, your sword skills foundation has been improved, and the level has been increased to knife skills foundation LV3]
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[Due to your perception of knife skills, your knife skills foundation has been improved, and the level has been upgraded to knife skills foundation LV6]
The upgrade of the basic sword technique has increased the damage of the knife technique by 50%, and the improvement is more due to Ren Xing's skills and abilities, which makes Ren Xing more comfortable in this human sea battle.
He has the physique bonus of the Greedy Code, and there will be no problems with his physical fitness in a short period of time, and the two sides are temporarily in a stalemate.
However, in the middle of the battle, Ren Xing suddenly felt a great threat from behind, and the coolness spread all over his body, Ren Xing finally opened his eyes and slashed backwards with a knife.
At the same time, there was a huge force in his hand, and his Black Abyss Blade was easily held in the hand of a blind old man.
"Are you going to die?" This thought appeared in Ren Xing's heart.
However, the blind old man did not choose to attack Ren Xing, but let go of the black abyss blade, pointed to the place where Lifa was hiding, and said slowly: "Come out, don't hide, Lifa." ”
"How do you know my name?" Lifa walked out of hiding and looked at the old man, who had never seen each other before, but had a very familiar feeling.
The old man looked around and said to the patrolmen, "Go back, in Lower Kiran, and leave it to me here." ”
When the patrolmen heard Kieran's name, they all knelt down, then stood up, picked up their wounded comrades, and left the area.
"Come with me." Kieran pointed to the two.
"Are you, brother?" Lifa looked at the old man in disbelief, the elder brother in her impression was obviously only five years older than herself, young and handsome, how could he be the old man in front of him.
The old man took out the delicate pocket watch he wore on his chest and showed it to Lifa, "I am Kiran, if you still want to recognize me as an elder brother." ”
After carefully confirming the delicate pattern on the pocket watch, Lifa accepted this reality, and then slapped Kieran in the face, tears wet his face, and gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words: "For... What the? ”
"I did have a sin, which is why I decided to stay in the city of Confession and not take a step, but I can tell you that I have no regrets about what I have done." Kieran's voice trembled, but with a resolute determination.
"You!" This explanation was difficult for Lifa to accept, and her brother's words shattered a trace of illusion in her own arms, and Lifa's legs went limp, and she collapsed on the ground.
A bolt of lightning pierced the night sky, bringing a moment of light to the gloomy world, and then vanishing in the blink of an eye.
Heavy rain followed.
Taking Lifa's hand, Kiran helped Lifa up: "Go to the bone room, I will tell you everything that happened back then." ”
Ren Xing didn't bother the two, and quietly followed behind him, paying attention to Kieran's every move, if Kieran dared to attack Lifa, he would solve Kieran as soon as possible.