late at night

Ji Qi sat on the edge of the bed, the moonlight shining through the glass flowing quietly on the ground like a stream, and the whole room seemed to be placed on the bottom of the sea, and he meditated in the silent world.

Ji Qi clenched the long knife in his hand, and the blade as clear as clear water reflected his slightly frowning brow.

Today's battle shook him deeply. The ship's mother can easily destroy the survival enemy of mankind with her own advantages, and the more shocked she feels on the side, the more she sees her own insignificance. Just like myself when my mother died, I couldn't do anything but cry, so I could only hold her hand that was getting colder and beg her not to leave.

Jiqi took a deep breath, and he looked up slightly at the silver moon outside the window, not letting the tears in his eyes flow. He saw the strength of Wales, but also felt his own insignificance and powerlessness. He didn't want such a sense of powerlessness, although Wales was strong, there were so many monsters in the deep sea, who dared to guarantee that every time she fought would be as relaxed and comfortable as today, and she would not encounter a deep sea more powerful than her. What can I do then? Most of them can only watch the beautiful girl die in front of him.

No, can't let something like this happen again. Some things happen once and must not happen a second time. Jiqi shouted angrily in the bottom of his heart with red eyes.

He remembered that the instructor who gave him the first time in martial arts, Abel, once said that the difference between humans and ship girls is like that between ordinary elephants and ants, no matter how much humans break through the boundaries, they cannot reach the height of elephants. But human beings have an indestructible will, and it is precisely this kind of thing that allows us to withstand several times the weight and survive under the siege of the deep sea.

Jiqi has always believed in Abel's words, and the will determines existence.

And his admiral ability also confirms the existence of his conviction in his heart, and the blessing given to the ship's mother can be enhanced with the increase in the number of expeditions, and there is no upper limit. But this is not the power he wants, the power to rely on others to achieve his ends. What he wants is power that is completely in his own hands, and he doesn't need to borrow the hands of others, including the ship's mother.

Jiqi closed his eyes and entered that calm and abnormal state again, as if he had become a god, controlling everything.

When you open your eyes, the blue flame never goes out, burning quietly in the pupils of Jiqi. He felt that this power was different, this was not simply the blessing of the Admiral to the ship's mother, he could clearly feel that he had become stronger, and he could even hunt and kill squires on the sea with just the long knife in his hand, as easy and chic as Wales. This is not an illusion, but a strong sense of self-confidence, as if the posture of heaven and man in a mythological story, all potentials explode in an instant, and the strength increases exponentially, compared with the previous self, it is even more powerful.

Jiqi gripped the hilt of the sword, stood up, and slashed forward. The sharp blade sliced through the air, slicing it through. The residual air flow forms a whirlpool of air that envelops the entire blade, making it sharper and more unstoppable.

This is not a delusion! Jiqi looked at the long knife in his hand that made a sound of breaking through the air, and had a new understanding of his own power.

It seems that my own blessings can not only be given to the ship's mother, but also to myself. Ji Qi said in his heart.

This means that as long as he goes out enough times, he can continue to be strong like this, with no upper limit. One day, he can face the deep sea without the protection of the ship's mother, and he will no longer have to exist like an ant looking up at an elephant. Jiqi was filled with joy in his heart, and this discovery meant that he would have the power to protect everything in the foreseeable future. There's no need to hide behind Wales on the battlefield and watch her fight for herself.

"The future will be guarded by me!"

The burning flame bloomed in the pupils in an instant, like a blue rose, promising to stay together.

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"Did they act?" Mecaren banged on the table with a solemn expression.

"Not yet." The young man sitting on the sofa replied, "But it should be dawn today." ”

"Operation tonight, huh?" Macaren turned to look out the window, and the lights dotted the entire college, like fireflies symbolizing hope in the darkness. "Was that a decision to cut the grass and eradicate it? The deep sea is really merciless. ”

"There's no hope." The young man stretched, "But if there is no hope, there is no hope, anyway, what we thought about at the beginning was to destroy the world, and a person's life and death are not enough to worry about." ”

Mercaren didn't answer, he didn't know what he was thinking now. He didn't know how to decide whether his courtiers should continue to be loyal to the king's abandoned courtiers.

"You're hesitating, Macallon." The young man put away his playful expression and said solemnly, "Are you doubting your choice in the first place? ”

"The past belongs to death, and the future belongs to oneself." The old man shook his head, "I have never regretted my choice, whether it was in the past or in the future. ”

"So what are you hesitating about?" The young man stood up and stared at the old man's expressionless face, "You are hesitating whether you should follow in the king's footsteps, or overthrow her rule and establish yourself as king." ”

"I am the king of kings, and I dare to convince the heavens! There was nothing else, but around the ruins, the lonely flat sand was empty, stretching out to the desolate four directions. "The old man read Shelley's "Osimantis" affectionately, and his eyes were filled with sadness. Once the bones are dry, I have no way out now but to step on the dry bones to move forward. ”

The young man looked at Mercaren for a long time, and finally sighed softly, "I know, I will support you no matter what you do, even if you embark on the road of no return." ”

The clock dial outside the window slowly turned, and the hands pointed to 12, making a simple and solemn sound, and the sound echoed in the academy, like a death knell, mourning for the life that was about to be lost.

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Gelst Town Guard

The desolate and miserable wails echoed around the town guard's mansion, like countless abandoned children, cursing resentment.

Countless black shadows were like wolves, surrounding this town guard. Clad in gray armor, Deadpool emerges from the sea, his eyes hollow and crimson, devoid of life.

Jiqi snapped open his eyes, and the alertness of his body told him that something unusual was happening. He rolled out of bed and ran to the bedside, and countless red dots appeared in the sea around the town guard's mansion, like fireflies flashing at night.

He turned on the posture of heaven and man, and his blue pupils saw through the darkness and saw everything around him clearly.

What kind of fireflies are they, countless deep-sea Deadpools, like vengeful ghosts, surrounding their own town guards. The red points of light are their bloody eyes, which are particularly terrifying in the light of the moon.

Ji Qi took a deep breath, he knew that he was facing a catastrophe now, just like countless sacrificed predecessors, he had also come to the crossroads of fate at this moment. One side is life and the other is death, life and death are all in one thought. He lifted the long knife beside the bed, murderous. He knew that it would be difficult for Wales alone to ensure that the town guard would not be destroyed at the hands of these Deadpools, and he had to work together with her to fight his way out under the siege of Deadpool in order to have a chance of survival.

"Man, sometimes you have to be ruthless!" Ji Qi is like a crazy play, and he recites his own ending words. He clutched the command knife that Wales had given him, like a soldier stepping on the battlefield, with a determined expression. But those blue eyes revealed a trace of sadness, it seems that his fate will end tonight, maybe it is the arrangement of fate, Ji Qi said to himself in his heart, but, Wales, I do not regret meeting you, I will thank fate for letting you and me meet.

Girl, I like you, you know? With a smile on his face, Jiqi resolutely walked out of his room and faced the deep sea.

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"Admiral, you found out too?" The girl stood at the door, as if she had been waiting for a long time. The ship's outfit behind him was already unfurled. The three 14-inch guns shimmered in the moonlight, like a sleeping tiger waking up at this moment and roaring angrily.

"yes, it looks like we're going to fight together." Ji Qi lifted the knife and looked at the deep sea that was ready to attack at any time, and his eyes were sharp. "There's so much deep sea that you can't handle alone."

"But Admiral, you are just an ordinary human being, and you have no obligation or ability to get involved in this battle." Wales said nervously that the situation was a world away from that of a daytime expedition. In the face of such a large number of deep seas, it seems that her end can only sink, let alone the powerless Admiral. "Admiral, now is not the time to be willful, I remember that there is a speedboat in the warehouse, and the fuel is also full, you can go while it is dark, I will cut it off for you."

Jiqi didn't answer, just quietly looked at the girl who was worried about him. He said, "Do you think I'm leaving?" Wales. No, I won't. Some things have already happened once, and there must never be a second time. Even if I die in battle, I won't be that coward who escaped. So Wales, let's fight together, this is the order of the Admiral. ”

The girl was silent for a long time, looking at the brave young man in front of her, not knowing what to say. "Well, if you have to, I can't help it. Just don't die in front of me when the time comes. Wales sighed and reluctantly agreed to his request. Perhaps this is the Admiral's obsession, and it is also one of the reasons why she likes him, she said silently in her heart.

"No, I'll surprise you!" Jiqi smiled confidently, "Sometimes I'm just a crazy person, crazy people don't play cards according to common sense, no matter to anyone." ”

I don't know if he said this to the deep sea in front of him or to the girl next to him, he straightened the collar of his white admiral uniform, and the graduation medal on his chest was put away by him and held it in his hand, the sharp corners pierced his palm, and the slightest trace of blood flowed in the fist.

I don't want to regret it, I've seen myself when I regretted it, I don't want to see it again, it's better to burn at the moment than to go crazy after losing, even if I experience death. Jiqi clenched his long sword, like a general in ancient times, and will use the sword in his hand to judge these unknown monsters, so that they know what death is.

The quaint bells rang at this moment, mixed with the wails of Deadpool, like a call to charge, and the battle began.