Chapter 175: Covenant and Oath
Leon nodded and said
"That's why I say this opponent is very powerful, but it's not just how strong he is."
"To tell the truth, no matter how strong the strength is, it is always possible to deal with it, but in the face of such an opponent, I am afraid that it will end if I can't even meet at that time."
Listening to Leon's words, Estes also agreed very much, any strong opponent always has a way to face it, but in the face of this kind of force and intelligence is very incomprehensible characters, it is really difficult to do.
"So, how are you going to deal with this Xu Qingyun in the night attack?"
Leon spread his hands and said
"There is a person in the night attack who has a way to deal with Xu Qingyun, but it needs to be kept secret, even I don't know the content of the plan, and the first step of this plan is to let the rebels and the empire fight a big battle!"
Looking at Leon's serious appearance, Estes said with a smile on the corner of his mouth
"In this case, you shouldn't come to form an alliance with me, but you should directly attack the imperial capital!"
Leon spread his hands and said
"Of course, that's great, but obviously you're not a vegetarian either, as a front-line general, your acumen goes without saying, if the imperial capital can easily succeed in a sneak attack, then you can't wait for me~"
Hearing Leon's words, Estes's smile became even stronger, and it was indeed a happy thing to be appreciated by the opponent he identified.
"Looks like you think I'm going to agree with the alliance?"
Leon nodded
"That's nature! We belong to different camps, you and I have our own justice, which is understandable, but it is a big deal to compete on the battlefield in the end. β
"But~"
Before Leon could finish speaking, Estes took his words and said
"But this Xu Qingyun is a character who wants to destroy the world, so do you think that in the face of this opponent, we have the same demands, right?"
Leon, who had been robbed of the conversation, spread his hands and said helplessly
"I'm done with that, I don't have much to say, all in all, this alliance is not a bad thing for both of us."
Leon's words are very sincere, without a trace of personal feelings, which makes Estes inexplicably trust him, but the alliance is about the empire, and Estes is not a person who puts her feelings above the interests of the country, just like in the original book, she will not betray the empire for the sake of Tazmi, so she still has to make it clear what she should ask for and the demand for safety
"I can consider the matter of forming an alliance, but since it is an alliance, what good is it for my empire?"
"And what if your rebels stumble through an alliance?"
Leon shook his head and said
"First of all, forming an alliance is a very important thing for both sides, and both sides will have something to lose in this battle."
"So, if you want to do any good, it is estimated that there is nothing, of course, our rebels are the same, if you want to get rid of the disease, you will hurt yourself, there is nothing to say."
As he spoke, Leon paused, thinking of that cold, crazy self, and couldn't help but feel palpitations, which was the most difficult heart disease for Leon himself to accept~
"The second point, what if our rebels stumble~ I can't give you a very definite answer to this matter, but I promise you that if the rebels will play tricks in front of this entire human race, then I will break away from the rebels and join the Imperial Army!"
Leon said the assurance categorically, for him, it doesn't matter which camp it is, the important thing is always inner peace, just like now he is attacking at night, and it is also because the killers of the night attack uphold their own justice, and each one is very kind.
But if the rebels in the background would do something at such a time when the entire world was at stake, Leon would definitely feel disheartened, and it was not impossible to break away from the camp.
This is Leon, Najeta knows, and Estes knows it, because she sees the word "serious" in Leon's eyes!
Leon was different from the others Estes had encountered, she had fought for many years and met all kinds of people, each with their own brilliance and shortcomings.
If it were her own men, Estes would tolerate their shortcomings and work for their benefit, which was her consciousness as a general, but she always knew that those people would either succumb to power, or to money, or worship power, and in short, none of them could fight for their own justice.
Even many people don't even know what the justice they want to uphold is!
And Estes saw his justice in Leon's eyes, his faith, his firm faith!
So what is Lyon's faith? He was not originally from this world, and this world was just a tourist attraction for Lyon.
Leon can completely ignore the life or death of this world, and use this world to attract Xu Qingyun and let him destroy this world, and then secretly use the "Evolution Truster" to kill him with one blow and complete the task.
As the saying goes, "The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch follows", if Leon is willing to be such a yellow finch, then no matter how powerful Xu Qingyun is, he will have to fall on the "evolutionary truster".
But Leon didn't do this, not because he was not sure of killing him with one blow, but because he didn't care about trading the whole world for his own victory, even if the world was an anime world.
Isn't Leon living in a game world?
In this regard, Leon has always seen it very clearly, although these worlds come from virtual works, but these are real worlds, and the people in these worlds have flesh and blood, hearts, and feelings, and every inch of skin is warm with blood!
Such a world, said to be virtual, Leon absolutely does not want to admit it, nor does he want to believe it.
As the Assassin's Creed says, "All things are false, all things are allowed!" β
Including this world, including the world in which I have lived for twenty years, each one is false, and each one is real.
Therefore, the justice in Leon's heart is to be himself!
Since childhood, people have told everyone what kind of person they want to become, what kind of role they want to become, and what kind of role they want to contribute to the world, but no one has ever cared about the idea of being persuaded, in fact, everyone has their own choice, and they never need to become someone else, all they need is to be themselves.
And Leon himself can't get used to these intrigues and tricks, and he can't get used to these guys who treat human life like a mustard, so he will cut the blade for this, for this simplest and truest morality!
Even if it is to incarnate Shura for this.
"In that case, I believe you!"
Receiving Leon's promise, Estes smiled, no longer serious
"It's just that even if you want to join the Imperial Army at that time, you have to start as a small soldier, and I won't be promoted or anything~"
Leon also smiled and said
"Then you can look forward to it, but there will not be this day, and you will see the difference between the rebels and the Imperial army when the two sides cooperate!"
After speaking, Leon slowly turned around and walked out of the village.
This time the matter is not over, the people in the slums have been transferred by the monks of the Imperial Fist Temple, but they may still be alive, Leon plans to find the people in the slums, and go back to give an explanation to Leonay.
As for the joint side, he has already negotiated with Estes anyway, and when the time comes, just let Najeta negotiate with Estes about the specific matters, and these troubles will not be in Leon's hands.
Looking at Leon's back as he gradually walked away, a hint of complexity flashed in Estes's eyes
"If only you were from the Imperial Army...
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On the other side, not long after Leon walked out of the village, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him
"Leon, what are you doing here?"
Leon turned his head and saw Ada's smiling face, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but draw a slight arc.
"Ada, why are you here?"
Ada jumped lightly from the high wall and landed lightly beside Leon
"Looks like you're bothered by something again."
Leon nodded
"Yes, it's all the brains in the Huangquan Temple, you want to kill me above board, doing so many things, the entire village has been lost by them, and you have to let me find it slowly, by the way, do you have any news?"
Ida smiled mysteriously
"What do you say?"
Looking at Ada's appearance, Leon shook his head helplessly and said with a smile
"Okay, don't sell it, tell me where those villagers are!"
For some reason, Leon just said a few words to Ada, and all the pressure since the day disappeared, and the frowning brow relaxed, and even the eyes were much softer, no longer so cold.
"Don't tease you, come with me!"
After speaking, Ada turned around and paced away to the right, and Leon also followed closely behind her, and the little brother was full of demeanor~
Looking back at Ang's dog-legged appearance, Ada couldn't help but smile and said
"Leon, it's not like you to be so obedient~"
Leon didn't know which tendon he was twitching, and he replied with a smile
"Yes, I don't know why, by your side, I'm like a rookie~"
Rookie~ This is the nickname that Ida gave Leon not long after they first met.
At that time, it was not so much that Leon was a rookie, but that Ida was also a rookie.
Although Ada had already shown the potential to be a good agent at that time, after all, she was still young, her missions were limited, and she had experienced relatively few things, which is why she had so many things at that time.
You know, at that time, Ada's hands trembled even when she pulled out the knife that had pierced Leon's shoulder. At this time, let her poke Leon and pull it out, poke it again, pull it out again... (10,000 words omitted) she won't shake her hands ~
At that time, she teased Leon as a rookie but a little vanity, but she didn't expect Leon to remember it until now.
Now when I think back to my stupid self, the corners of Ada's mouth can't help but show a knowing smile.
"In that case, rookie, you have to follow your predecessors well, otherwise you may be plotted again~"
Leon just said something like that with just a brain twitch, but after hearing Ada's reply, the corners of Leon's mouth also cracked, and he bowed and said
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After speaking, Leon exhaled deeply.
He feels like he's smiling more today than he's been in a year.
Everyone in the night raid is very concerned about Leon, and Song Yu often thinks of all kinds of strange ways to make Leon happy. In the face of everyone's concern, Leon would smile and say that he was fine, but everyone knew that the lock on Leon's brow had not been loosened.
Unlike the King of Fighters world, Leon doesn't have to think independently at all in the King of Fighters world, just think about what the master can help you think about, and you can live a completely brainless life.
But the world of scarlet pupils is too complicated, especially when Leon first came to this world, he met a character like Xu Qingyun, and he was always worried about how the other party would make a move, so he didn't have a pleasant time at all~
After all, the most terrifying time for Xiao Li's flying knife was when it was in Li Xunhuan's hands.
It's not scary to send out, but it's scary to hold it.
If Xu Qingyun is in a hurry to show off his skills and routines emerge one after another, then Leon will always have a time to adapt, he is not stupid, he just hasn't experienced these bells and whistles conspiracy, but if he sees too much, these things will not be difficult for Leon.
But Xu Qingyun's most powerful place is there, and Leon doesn't know where his strength is~
The mystery is written all over his body, and then it is very powerful, which makes Leon watch every day for a year, for fear that the world will be completely different when he wakes up the next day.
Under such a heavy burden, how could Leon be happy.
However, all of this, what Xu Qingyun, what Taiping Lux, what Huangquan Temple, what alter ego, all turned into ashes in front of Ada's smile, and slowly dissipated in Leon's heart.
After all, no matter how deep the shadows are, the sunlight will cease to exist as soon as it appears.
"You've got a lot of blood on your hands over the years, rookie."
The two walked and walked, and when the atmosphere gradually warmed up, Ida suddenly said such a sentence, which led the atmosphere to a strange direction at once.
If he heard someone say, Leon would only smile and reply, "It's all a necessary sacrifice to move forward." β
But in the face of Ada, Leon couldn't hide his thoughts
"I'm so stupid, I haven't been able to find a way to solve the problem without bloodshed, no matter how ruthless I become, there is still a sin wrapped around the blade that can't be concealed!"
Looking at Leon's frustrated and helpless appearance, Ada shook her head lightly and smiled slightly.
Sure enough, this Leon is still the rookie who couldn't even hold a gun steadily, and he hasn't changed at all.
Seeing Leon's hands covering her cheeks in pain, Ada gently walked over to Leon and put her hand on Leon's shoulder.
This action should be placed in normal times, Leon's instinctive reaction is uncontrollable and he is bound to throw the future person out, but Ada's hand seems to have magic power, and it is gently placed on Leon's shoulder, but Leon does not react at all, as if his life-and-death reactions over the years have disappeared.
"Leon, your blade is sinful, but your heart is pure, and that's enough~"
King Ida was originally an agent with blood on his hands, and he looked at life and everything very lightly, but after the two parted, Ida would retain a trace of softness in her heart every time she took out the two pitch-black sabers, and because of this, when she met Wenyang's team during the mission, she was injured but not killed.
Otherwise, according to Ada's appearance before, she would not have seen those human lives, just like Leon is in the current situation.
Don't say that the people Leon killed are innocent, even if Leon kills innocents indiscriminately, as long as his heart remains the same, Ada will stand behind him and support him.
Of course, it is impossible for Lyon to kill innocents indiscriminately~
"The purity of the heart is far more important than the purity of the hands, Leon!"
Hearing this, Leon jerked his head up and looked at Ada, as if he saw "forgiveness" in her gaze. It was like what Ida saw in Leon's gaze when the two were separated.
"Go and defeat Nightmare Captain Xu Qingyun! Lyons! Kill him! β