Dilapidated
As if to put an end to the pointless argument, they came downstairs to the hall and noticed that the girl was sitting on the couch watching them.
The original dirty window had been polished by the girl, and looking through the glass that was not too thick, the dense human heads outside reminded Yu Siqi of the temple fair in his hometown. A procession of hundreds of worshippers surrounded the house, and several guns similar to the ones Reddy had used in the elevator shaft had even been erected on the road outside the gate. Judging by the swarthy muzzle pointing, it was as if they would be beaten into a sieve as soon as they left the gate.
However, what made Yu Siqi care was that since the opponent's troops and firearms were ready, why didn't he take the initiative to fire at them?
If it were my own, I would probably have done so. After all, people with a little better brains know that 'catching turtles in the urn' is far better than 'raising tigers for trouble'.
Just when Siqi was still thinking about why the other party was so calm, the girl spoke: "I think you all guessed that they have already sent people to all the exits of this house. β
"Is there a secret passage or something?" Father An leaned over to Yu Siqi's side, glanced out, and said, "Good fellow, it's heavily guarded." β
"I looked around and didn't find any sewers leading to here that worked." The girl said, "I'm afraid we'll have to break through to get out." β
"How's the enemy's strength?" Pavadi asked, "Are there any heavy weapons?" β
"It's too cramped, and Karab obviously doesn't plan to launch a general assault on it, otherwise... We've been able to see the fireworks for a long time. The girl said, "But this is very abnormal, judging from the ruins and storm control rooms before, it is obvious that Karab is not a person who cherishes the fortress, why should he give up the advantage of heavy weapons?" β
"Very suspicious," said Father Ann, looking at the girl with an inquiring look, "shall we take a little more time to discuss the matter before we leave this house, little girl?" β
"I don't have a problem, and after thinking about it for a while, I don't think it will do me any good if I act rashly to get Reddy back." The girl nodded and said.
"Very well, first of all... Karabu, who obtained the Ring with the help of Reddy's hand, has obviously gained more new power than any of us here, and this is basically okay with the big guys, right? Father Ann said, holding out his index finger.
The crowd was silent, and Father Ann continued: "Even if a few of us who have the strength to fight join forces to deal with Karab in this state, I am afraid that there may not be much chance of victory, do you agree with this? β
Except for Pavadi, who frowned slightly, no one else reacted.
Fr. An, who stretched out two fingers, took out a third finger and said, "Why did Karab take the initiative to leave when he was able to wipe us out with absolute superiority, and even the army was deployed?" I think Pavadi already has some thoughts in his mind, I... I don't have a clue at all, but I think it's a very crucial place to pay special attention to. β
"One last note," said Father Ann, clearing his throat, "since we have been completely confined to a small space, why don't we just deploy those powerful heavy weapons and use the light firearms that are almost not a great threat to us?" I think there are two possibilities. First, there was no time to deploy, after all, it takes a lot of time to mobilize heavy weapons, and Karab was worried that it would be too late, so he chose light firearms that were easier to place. Second, Karab had actually deployed heavy weapons, but instead of encircling us, he had retreated to defend his position. β
Storm nodded his head from time to time, like a student listening attentively, and let out bursts of exclamation.
"Makes sense, Father." Pavadi clapped his hands and said, "I am more inclined to the second point than the first point you said, which is that Karab has chosen to defend instead of attack. β
"So the question is, why did he do it?" The girl asked suspiciously, "Is it any good for him to do this?" β
"I think the answer to that question may have to be found in the Calab themselves, and the answer may be the key to whether or not we can win this victory." Pavadi went to the door and said, "It seems necessary to see Karab again, little girl... Do you know where Karab's lair is? β
"I can't tell you exactly what to say, because Karab never really trusted me in the first place. But I've been thinking all the time, if your reasoning is true, then we just need to find out where there are heavy weapons. A giant serpent of golden electricity appeared in the girl's hand, and after a few fiddling moments, she raised her hand up, and the serpent went straight through the ceiling, making a big hole in the top of the house.
"Hopefully the dead Tag won't mind if I break his house," the girl said playfully, sticking out her tongue.
"Not at all, because it's not my house." A voice that didn't belong to anyone appeared, and as Siqi followed the place where the voice came from, he saw only half of his body floating there looking at them.
"It's great to see you again, Tag." Pavadi said with a smile.
"Me too, teacher." Tag said politely.
"Didn't you want to tell us?" Father Ann asked politely.
"That's why I showed up because I wanted to help you." Still with that aloof, Tag said, "As you can see, I messed up everything... At this point, I'm not going to make any strong excuses for what I've done, and the only thing I can do is probably to correct everything. β
"And then?" Storm asked.
"I've heard what you've said, and though I don't know who the great number of you are, but... You're really smart," said Tag approvingly, "and the reason why Karab didn't continue to kill you was not because she didn't want to, but because she couldn't. β
"Can't you do it?" The girl muttered the words.
"Yes, it can't be done." Tag said firmly, "These words may be too difficult for you to understand, so let me explain a little." β
"Please," said Father Ann.
"I'm ashamed to say that the fortress is now the way it looks because of my personal mistakes. But fortunately, when I realized her intentions later, I made some temporary adjustments. Tag said with a guilty face, "Although those adjustments could not prevent her from seizing the command of the fortress, they could cause some great inconvenience to her movements. β
"For example?" Storm asked curiously.
"To this day, for example, I still have a lot of hatred for her; For example, after all these years, she still can't move around freely. Tag said coldly, "Another example is that in order to be able to gain command of the fortress, she stripped my flesh and blood from the bones and used it to synthesize her new body." β
Although Yu Siqi guessed that the real Tag might be as Pavadi said - with a strange temperament, he did not expect such a cruel incident to happen to the man in front of him, who was only half left.
"That doesn't sound like a good thing," muttered Father Ann.
"Because of my temporary technical adjustments, she can't completely deceive the verification system with just a fake shell, after all, although the appearance and DNA are the same as mine, the inner soul is completely different." Tag said with a frenzied expression, apparently he had not heard Father Ann at all.
"So she set her sights on your soul?" Pavadi said sympathetically, "It's crazy. β
"That's right, after she's taken everything from me, she doesn't even intend to spare my soul, this vicious woman." Tag spat a mouthful of saliva that Yu Siqi couldn't see at all and said to the ground.
"I have a question, now that she has implemented this idea, how did you survive." Fr. Ann asked.
"Her operation failed," Tag said contemptuously, "I may have had bad luck all my life, but God is still on my side in this final link." It would be naΓ―ve for her to try to impersonate me by stitching up the half of my soul that she had taken from me and her own soul. I'm afraid she didn't expect that two completely incompatible souls were repelling each other. Therefore, even if she gained control of the fortress in this way, she would have a headache because her soul had to be separated from her body at all times. After all, that's not what she owns. β
"Sounds like an opportunity," said Father Ann, with a twinkle in his eyes, "tell us how you can get your soul back." β
"Of course, that's the only thing I want to say." Tag regained his composure and said, "After so many years of inhuman treatment, thanks to you... I finally escaped while she was away, and I chose to come back to see my bones without a purpose. As a result, I didn't want to see Tag fighting you, so I hid it just now to avoid being noticed by her. When it is safe to do so, I muster up the courage to come out and face you. β
"You've done a great job, Tag." "Sometimes, I wonder if I went too far in kicking you out of school so rashly. β
'Pretty things again, this Pava. Yu Siqi thought, but it seemed that Tag was very fond of this, and some silver-white tears flowed from his only eye, and he choked up in his throat, "Thank you, Teacher Pavadi." Let me tell you why Karab didn't just catch you all, because she didn't have time. As a result of the failure of that operation, she now has to have a soul suture every ten minutes, or else half of my soul will slip out of her body. Once I lost my soul, it was only a matter of time before she was discovered by the core as an impostor. So if you want to defeat her, all you have to do is hold her back for ten minutes, and the rest is up to you. I suppose that without the usurper's interference, you, the orthodox commander, should be able to come to an agreement with the central system soon. β
"It's exciting news, and it seems that my suspicion is correct, that Karab is leaving because of some kind of restriction." Pavadi's body exuded a high temperament, and not only that, but even the girl who had been frowning gradually showed a smile.
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