Falling short

The scorching heat shuttled through the narrow ventilation ducts, and Yu Siqi, who was drenched all over, felt the tears dripping into his eyes from time to time, and every breath made him realize how hot the air from his nostrils was.

Walking in such a scene, everyone is drenched like people who have just fallen into the water and been rescued. Probably because of the concern about water loss, there were few long conversations along the way, and some were just 'Oh... This way... There's no way through there...'

Finally, they came to a crimson door. Although the gate was very grand and magnificent, and the material seemed very strong, the gate was still twisted and distorted by some terrible force. And the heat they felt was transmitted from behind the gates, through the cracks of the deformation.

Without any hesitation, Pavadi quickly opened the door with the help of Tag. But as they were about to enter, Tag stopped them and said, "There's a reactor ahead, you need to be careful." If something goes wrong, we'll have nothing left. ”

"Do you still care about 'life or death'?" Camila chuckled contemptuously and broke in first.

Since even she is in, then everyone else will naturally have to follow. However, the hot air that rushed to his face really made Yu Siqi's mouth dry and he wanted to take off his clothes, and seeing that everyone else had entered the facility, he had to twist the sweat from the corners of his clothes and trot all the way forward.

The environment inside is much smaller than Yu Siqi imagined, and there is a very strange device suspended on top of the large disk. Three rings of light were revolving rapidly around the reddish sphere in the center. And as he approached, he almost fainted from the heat emanating from the center.

"Are you alright?" Father Ann patted him on the shoulder with concern, and an unprecedented chill flowed from his left shoulder to his whole body. Soon, he felt as comfortable as if he had just drunk a cold soda.

The sound of 'zia...' came from Yu Siqi's right, and Tag was now pouring liquid on the wall with some strange jars.

"The situation was even worse than I expected, and it seems that not only did Karab turn up the power to the maximum, but she also replaced the condensate I had prepared that year. The canisters have been contaminated, and the cooling effect has been largely lost. But she really didn't know anything about science, and even if the contaminated condensate didn't cool it, the cooling module on the tank would still be useful. ”

After saying this, Tag turned his face to the crowd and said, "All of you, help me bring all the jars in this facility." Reddy, you go and remove all the cooling modules from the canisters. Camilla, I remember you had chains. ”

"Yes, you have a pretty good memory." Camila said.

"Find a way to fix those three rings, no matter what method you use, but don't... Don't let your chains touch that orb, or you may lose your weapon in an instant. "It's as if Tag is a different person, methodically giving orders to the others.

"That's what a 'father' should be like as a fortress," Storm said approvingly, but before she could finish her sentence, Tag said impatiently, "Storm, don't be idle." Once Camilla has fixed the suppressor, you try to contact the reactor. If the negotiation fails, then let's take the final solution. ”

"What's the final plan?" Yu Siqi asked curiously.

"The final solution is to wrap the ball in something, right, 'Great Inventor'" Camilla asked playfully, glancing at Tag.

"How do you know?" Tag asked nervously, "I don't remember mentioning this to anyone. ”

"Where you can't see, I've done my 'homework' in advance." Camila said sadly: "For a better 'liberation'. ”

"Oh... I'm sorryβ€”" Tag looked a little embarrassed, and he began to quietly look away from Camilla.

"Is there anything I can help me with?" Fr. Ann asked politely.

"Go and get the jars," Parvadi said with a smile, but when he saw that Yu Siqi wanted to join in, he added: "Don't move, just stand here and watch the fun, these jars are much hotter than you think." ”

Everyone was doing their own thing, and Yu Siqi was the only one who was there doing nothing to watch Camila fail again and again, and the chains in her hands were getting shorter and shorter.

Finally, when the cooling module was officially assembled, Camilla successfully secured the three rings with a chain that was less than the length of her arm.

"Alright, now... Let's see how it performs. "Tag approached the ball with a bundle of '' that looked like a lump of iron, and with each step, the red ball turned a little blue.

"It's working," a smile appeared on the girl's face, a smile that Yu Siqi hadn't seen in a long time. Although he knew that it had not been long, what had happened in this fortress made him feel like he had been a long, long time.

However, things don't always work out so easily, at least not in Karab. A black mist began to seep out of Camila's body, and her chained arms began to darken. The original golden chains gradually became dull, and Camilla cried out anxiously, "How long is it going to be overwhelmed, and Karab's soul is eating me." ”

This sudden situation made the girl's expression change from joy to solemnity, and she stared at Camilla vigilantly, her eyes full of mixed emotions. Is it pure resentment? No, it's not just hatred.

"A little longer, just a moment!" Tag's body gradually turned white, and milky white light and shadow gathered on the 'iron bump', but this still couldn't stop the fact that the orb, which had finally returned to blue, began to slowly turn red again.

There was a loud "clang", and the outermost ring officially fell to the ground, accompanied by the pitch-black chains. Then there was another loud bang, and the second ring fell to the ground. Only the third ring struggled to support itself, but without its 'sibling', it was probably only surviving on its own fighting alone.

"Look what you've done!" Tag angrily threw the 'iron lump' in his hand to the ground, and reprimanded Camilla, who was standing in front of the ball: "Why can't you hold on a little longer, even a few more seconds!" ”

The stunned Cami didn't respond to his scolding, in fact she was like a fool, her hands hanging down in place, and she couldn't move.

"Leave her, Tag, things don't look good." Storm said nervously.

The priest had come to stand in front of Yu Siqi at some point, and in this special moment, everyone was a little worried about Camila's state.

The black smoke became thicker, and Camilla turned around slowly, and she was actually laughing at the moment when black water was constantly oozing from her eyes.

Yes, with a smile at everyone in a very disturbing gesture.

"I didn't expect to see your 'cute and familiar' faces at such a special time, it's amazing." Camila's mouth opened and closed, but the words she uttered did not look like the sound that came out of her mouth, the hoarse and manic tone. That's right, it's a unique way of speaking from Karab.

"Are you back? Or did you not leave in the first place? Fr. Ann asked.

"Come back? No... No... This 'little slut' and everything you say is true, I have left, or my essence has left. What I am talking to you now is some of the 'remnants' that I have left in this 'shell', and you can think of me as a 'being' that has been discarded. "The black fog around 'Camila' became thicker, and this thickness of the fog made Yu Siqi unable to see her facial features and limbs clearly.

"If you're abandoned, why are you going against us?" Yu Siqi subconsciously asked: "Since your body has already left you, shouldn't what you have to do is fight against yourself with us?" ”

"What a naΓ―ve idea, right... I did get abandoned, but so what? 'Camilla' sneered, "There's nothing more valuable than having you filthy 'bugs' buried with me." ”

"Did we have a misunderstanding with each other? What kind of hatred would make you have such a deep opinion about us? The girl asked.

"Do you need to ask?" 'Camilla' smiled arrogantly and said, "It's because I don't have it that I feel so 'happy'!" Have you forgotten that I am a 'bad thought' that has been separated from my body? In a time when human nature is at its worst, do you mind why people do bad things? ”

"It seems that you have lost more than just your sanity!" Pavadi said calmly.

With another wild laugh from 'Camilla', the last ring cracked to the ground. The red sphere began to slow down, but as it slowed down, the sense of oppression that Yu Siqi could feel became more and more intense.

"It looks like we're all going to be able to 'count down to death,'" Camilla said contentedly, "Ah, it's great to feel heinous at the thought of ruining this one-of-a-kind masterpiece." ”

"You won't be able to get away with it easily!" Pavadi drew his sword and slashed it down from where Camilla stood.

In the face of Pavadi's attack, 'Camilla' couldn't even dodge and let him slash at him. Instead of hitting the target as expected, the sword slammed into the air as if it were slashing into the air.

An arrogant laugh came from Camilla's mouth, "You can't do it, Teacher Pavadi." Such a weak offensive is not your style. ”

The ball behind her began to emit a dazzling red light, and the energy impact brought by the red light not only made Yu Siqi and the others take a few steps back, but also made Pavadi take half a step back before stabilizing his figure.

Yes, the only thing closest to the orb now is the mist-like 'Camilla'. It's a pity that she has now been completely devoured by the evil thoughts of 'Karab'.