"Has Old Dunling always been so cold?"

Anthony was standing at the dock, they had arrived much earlier than expected, so there were only a few people in the empty and silent dock, and there were people waiting here in advance, but Arthur who really greeted them was still on his way.

"Yes, the pillars of the furnace emit heavy steam every day, and the mist mixed with the burning debris shrouded the city in a misty gray fog, and even when winter is gone, the damp chill is still pressing. ”

Someone came to greet them, and they had been waiting here for a long time.

"Hello, guests from Emerald Jade. ”

Shrike held out his hand and greeted Anthony in a friendly greeting.

Anthony's expression didn't change much, he looked at the man in front of him, and then also stretched out his hand and introduced.

"Anthony Russo. ”

"You can call me a shrike. ”

Shrike responded politely, but his expression was not very normal, and he hated the job he was doing.

Originally, this job was not his, but considering that this was the first official contact between the two organizations, Arthur sent the shrike, which he meant that the shrike had been in the lower town for so long, and he was more tactful than everyone else in terms of socializing, and with his ability to tell people and tell the hell, this kind of job could not be more suitable for him.

"You're here sooner than expected, and Arthur is still on his way. Shrike explained.

"Arthur Shrike?" Anthony didn't seem to care, but pronounced their names meaningfully, centipede-like scars on his cheeks slowly squirming as he whispered.

"That's your internal codename, isn't it?" asked Anthony.

Shrike nodded, affirming this statement, after all, this thing can be heard as soon as he hears it, and it is not a secret, and it is good to have a little conversation, he can't stand in the cold wind with this priest after saying hello until Arthur comes, right, otherwise, it would be too embarrassing.

"According to the old knightly legend of Invig. Shrike said.

"I know that I know what your specific position is, Arthur is in charge of Old Dunling, and the rest of the Knight Captains are in charge of the rest of the regional branches. ”

Anthony said very familiarly.

"Although it is the first time we have met, in fact we are already old friends, like an invisible enemy, he cannot threaten you for the time being, but you still have to understand him, but unfortunately we got to know him a little late, and when we found you, we were no longer your opponents. ”

Anthony's words were calm, but powerful, and everything was so straightforward that Berau even had the illusion that the next second these visitors would fight with him.

Immediately after that, the shrike felt a little embarrassed, this conversation was not according to the routine at all, and the shrike was ready to shush him and ask for warmth, discussing tomorrow's sightseeing spots and the like, but under this words, the shrike froze for a while, and didn't know how to answer.

Shrike has seen a lot of big people and said a lot of nonsense, but Anthony is different, Shrike can clearly feel that this guy in front of him is an enemy, but now he has to temporarily extinguish his anger for the sake of profit.

"Steel and steam, technology and innovation, a city of wonder and gold. ”

Anthony said as he looked at the old Dunling in the night, where the whales roamed, casting a light like a rising sun, constantly leaning towards the docks, guiding the latter.

"This is my first time in Old Tunling and they always say that the city is beautiful and that you can get everything you want here if you want. ”

Anthony said.

"But if you have enough ability, otherwise you will be like those people in the lower city. ”

Seeing this scene, Berau also put away his smile and said coldly.

Anthony didn't say much, he just stared at the city at night, not knowing what he was thinking.

......

121A Cork Street.

After the conversation with the Rat King, Lorenzo returned home, and everything was as usual, Madame Van Loude was still hot-tempered, and Higg was helping her clean up the kitchen utensils, and after weaning off hallucinogens, Higg's life was getting back on track.

Sometimes I also feel that it is only when I come back here to sleep that Lorenzo feels like a normal person and has a short normal life.

Lorenzo sat on the edge of the tub with a dejected face, tweezers and gauze in his hands, and he was shirtless, cleaning the wounds on his body, and as the warm water flowed through his body, a faint red poured into the sewer pipe.

In terms of the Witcher's physique, many non-fatal injuries will heal in a short period of time, and the only thing to worry about is some residue, which will grow with the proliferating flesh if not removed in time.

The wound that had already healed for the most part was roughly torn open by Lorenzo, and with labor pains, the iron piece that had broken in the body was removed, with scarlet blood stains, and thrown into the jar beside it.

Humming an out-of-tune melody, Lorenzo thought back to today's events, Hercule had indeed brought him enough surprises, and his appearance might have made a new breakthrough in the pursuit of "Apocalypse", but as Hercule said, Lorenzo had his own careful thoughts.

Lorenzo traded that dark knowledge for Hercule's help, which was a good deal, and presumably Hercule knew it, and now the only thing Lorenzo had to think about was when to activate Hercule.

After dealing with all this, Lorenzo let out a long sigh, rinsed the utensils and put them away, and inadvertently saw a hazy mirror with a faint mist attached to it, and the blurred figure looked at Lorenzo in this small space behind the fog.

Suddenly, a strange feeling came to his heart, with Lorenzo's slow movements, the figure behind the fog also changed slightly, Lorenzo could not describe this strange feeling, and then he raised his hand like a ghost, and the person in the fog also stretched out his hand to Lorenzo, and the two hands slowly approached, and stopped violently the moment they reached the mirror.

As if on a perceptual error, the mirror was extremely cold, and then at Lorenzo's touch, the droplets of water condensed on the fingertips gathered together, and they rushed and fell, like a curtain of washed water, dispelling the fog of the mirror.

Behind the fog was a familiar face, his eyes were tired and strangely white, as if he had been soaked in a sea of cold ice for a long time.

Lorenzo couldn't help but call out his name.

"Mei ...... Danzo?"

As the sound sounded, the strange feeling quickly subsided, as if it were an illusion, and all of it was shattered. Lorenzo focused his gaze, only to realize that it was him, and that it was himself in the mirror.

Realizing this, Lorenzo felt a little ridiculous, maybe he had been a little tired lately, and his mind was a little unclear.

Lorenzo looked a little similar to Medanzo, and just now, he actually mistook himself for Medanzo for a moment.

With that in mind, Lorenzo looked at himself in the mirror, then turned his body to observe the condition.

In the past, Lorenzo's body was covered with scars, even if he had secret blood, some of them were so severe that they left huge scars, they were crossed, all over Lorenzo's torso, but now it looked like those scars were gone, and the skin was clean and neat, except for the black lines that covered his back, there were no extra scars.

During the time at the farmhouse, Lorenzo couldn't believe what Kestrel and the others said, he was blown to shreds and lost most of his body, this kind of injury and secret blood could not save him, and Lorenzo's power was not like Yanar, who had a near-immortal vitality, in this case he would definitely die.

But he was still saved by the flesh and blood of the Holy Grail, no matter how much he didn't believe it, his still alive at the moment was the best proof, after that new life, his body was renewed, all the scars disappeared, most of the silver bolt was melted, and from his own weight, some of them were still left in his body.

Of course, in addition to these changes, it was Watson who made Lorenzo more wary.

Watson had stopped bothering Lorenzo since that rebirth, the nightmarish monster was fond of asserting his presence in front of Lorenzo's eyes, but she was gone, along with Medanzo, the mysterious [gap] Lorenzo had not arrived for a long time.

Sometimes the more Lorenzo thinks, the more scared he becomes, these two beings who occupy his consciousness suddenly disappear, or refuse to respond to Lorenzo's call, Watson can understand, the position of this monster Lorenzo has not been clear, but Medanzo is different, Medanzo is a person on the same front as himself, but now he has also disappeared.

As if Lorenzo was suffering from some mental illness, Watson and Medanzo were just imaginary figures, and it was not only Lorenzo's body that came to life in that new life, but also his almost broken will.

In thought, Lorenzo walked back to the window, nestled on his familiar sofa, and quietly looked out the window at the foggy world.

In fact, Lorenzo still has a conjecture, because he is afraid of the terrible truth, he has not told anyone, even himself, to restrain his thoughts as much as possible.

Maybe...... Perhaps Watson had already escaped, and in that destruction he managed to escape from the cage known as Lorenzo.

Lorenzo's power has always been limited below the threshold, precisely because once the threshold is breached, the witcher begins to demonize, like a demon, can exert fear on the outside world, and this erosion will be a gap in the cage, giving Watson a chance to escape.

So at the end of the fight with Lawrence, Lorenzo never broke through the threshold to fight Lawrence, he could make sure that even if he died, he would not let Watson escape, but Lorenzo was not sure of what happened when he lost consciousness.

If what Kestrel and others say is true, after his "death", an original sin armor named Black Angel went out of control, it killed the runaway Holy Grail flesh, and with it resurrected itself, it was associated with the last of consciousness, the words Watson said to himself in the psychedelic ocean.

It was Watson who brought herself back to life, or perhaps she manipulated herself and escaped from her cage at that time.

And what about Medanzo? Lorenzo is a prison, so Medanzo is the jailer hiding in the [gap], why didn't he stop this, or did he stop it, but he didn't succeed? instead, he was completely killed, and just disappeared from his mind without a sound.

The more I thought about it, the more complicated it became, as if my brain was about to explode, and the air seemed to freeze, unable to flow, suffocating Lorenzo's heart and lungs.

Lorenzo looked out the window in confusion, the lights were blurred in the mist, he killed Lawrence, but he was in a great confusion, and now there was no time for him to prove it, the loss of the Apocalypse, the visit of the Emerald......

It is also possible that Watson did not flee, and that the monster was hiding somewhere, waiting for Lorenzo's self-doubt until it collapsed.

None of this was clear for the time being, compared to these Lorenzo preparing for another thing.

He dragged the box out from under the bed and opened it, revealing some of Lorenzo's hand-crafted weapons, dragon's breath bullets mixed with holy silver, the last two nail swords that had not yet been used, and a lot of large-caliber ammunition.

Contrary to what he had told Joey, Lorenzo had plenty of weapons here, but for some reason he was still stocking up, as if he was preparing something.

The world of adults is a world of interests, and there are no eternal allies, only eternal interests.

Maybe it's because this time is too happy, and in this normal life, Lorenzo has gradually forgotten the absolute rationality.

Lorenzo's relationship with the Purifier was only an ally, and they stood together because of the same position, but in the final analysis, the Purifier served Queen Victoria and protected all of Invig, while Lorenzo served only himself, serving the blood-stained ideal.

Lorenzo is different from the Purifier, now they are united by the threat of demons, but what when the threat is gone?

What when someone can give them a benefit that is more satisfying?

In the past, Lorenzo hid very well, like an ordinary detective, living in the old Dunling, but after going through so much, Lorenzo has come out of the darkness, and even the long-lost Stagnant Temple has reconnected with him, Lorenzo believes that he can't escape the tracking of the Evangelical Church, they may have known their existence for a long time, so this time, will he become their target?

This is a game that has begun to fight each other before they have even met, Lorenzo does not know if Fei Lengcui knows about his existence, and if so, how much do they know? There is also an extremely fatal question, Watson, as a pseudo-grail, this is an absolutely fatal question.

The game between the two organizations, Lorenzo is just a floating leaf caught between these two whirlpools, before the exchange of interests, Lorenzo does not dare to guarantee that the purifier will still be his ally, and Lorenzo is very afraid......

Lorenzo was terrified that the day the Book of Revelation was found, it would be the Purification Institution or the Evangelical Order...... Whoever gets it, it's a disaster.

It is the knowledge which is unknowable to mortals, and the Holy Church is corrupted by it in an attempt to ascend to the throne of the world, and when it is truly obtained, will whoever it is, be able to keep their sanity in the face of that knowledge?

Or will they become the next, the next corrupted evangelical church, like a cursed cycle that never ends?

Taking a deep breath, Lorenzo was ravaged by a lot of questions, he didn't know where everything was going next, which was one of the reasons why Lorenzo chose to hide Hercule, maybe one day, Lorenzo would become everyone's enemy, or everyone would stand on the opposite side of Lorenzo.