Zhuo Xuan hesitated for a moment, he wanted to ask, but those words couldn't be spit out after all. His throat moved, and he looked at the girl with as cold a gaze as he could.

He knew that the heart was real, and the hatred was also real.

I have heard a lot of stories about Ning Caichen and Xiaoqian in this world, but what really happens is never so romantic.

All they can do is give them a ride.

He remembered the man's expression when he said this, dim and uncertain, as if with some kind of dark hatred.

"Hey!"

She spoke suddenly.

Zhuo Xuan instinctively turned his head to look, and suddenly, a flower appeared in front of his eyes, and the focus had not yet captured the figure of the girl, but he suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing on his face, and his cheeks were cut by the cold wind!

The chill rushed over his body like a small snake, making him shiver.

Zhuo Xuan's heart was shocked, and the vigilance that he had not let go of forced him to constantly change his steps, staggering the wriggling black tentacles.

The girl's body was covered in a filthy black sludge, and her cheeks and facial features were like snow in the sun melting wildly, turning into a puddle of water.

Zhuo Xuan couldn't hold back the churning sensation in his stomach, his steps suddenly became disordered, and the tentacles spewed out black mud, which soaked the ground into a slippery patch, making Zhuo Xuan, who was not very athletic, lose his center of gravity and suddenly fell to the ground.

Such a mistake is fatal.

Zhuo Xuan's face was gray, his heart had been filled with despair, the hardness caused by the collision of his wrist against the floor made him suddenly think of the possibility of a final counterattack, his mind was in turmoil, the bee-like button pierced his fingers, a drop of red blood was like a medium and a key, red light bloomed, and he felt a force gushing out......

The tentacle that pierced Zhuo Xuan's heart seemed to be grabbed by a force, and he couldn't move an inch.

Everything was melting, tentacles, the sludge covered in the ground, like soot blown up by the wind, drifting into the red light. Zhuo Xuan silently looked at the mass of "beasts" that had recondensed into human form, and her weak body was absorbed into her body......

Sure enough, the beast is like this, and will take advantage of the human to relax their vigilance and attack.

Well...... Wrong!

Zhuo Xuan's expression froze like lava, and his thoughts were broken.

The girl's head brushed against him, and it was completely flooded with red light. It's just that in this short moment, the sight that remained on the retina - the expression on her face......

It's laughter.

……

"He's not awake yet."

Zhuo Xuan, who was unconscious, lay quietly on the ground, and beside him, the man slowly squatted down. He rolled Zhuo Xuan's eyelids to confirm that his pupils were blank, and then he said in a hoarse voice.

The other man crossed his arms, and his lively personality did not seem to motivate him to have the ability to liven up the atmosphere at all times, just as he always felt that telling some jokes at this time would invite another person's "violent beating".

The man who was feared by the two men present was the captain of their squad.

The girl sat down on the table without hesitation, with her other leg on the edge of the table and her arm on her knee, but her eyes were always fixed on the unconscious young man.

When she saw him being touched, a strange impulse suddenly appeared in her heart, she suddenly wanted to jump off the table, wanted to crouch beside him in the same posture, touched his forehead, the corners of his eyes......

Not affection.

She wanted to stick her finger into his eye socket and dig out the strange thing and take it for herself. She wanted to watch him die in agony, his black sockets missing, and black and red blood flowing......

She wanted him to live and wake up.

"Captain......

With a surprised call, the girl involuntarily looked in the direction of the sound, and in her sight, the body of the black "beast" was slowly dissipating, and finally turned into a void that was submerged in the air.

At the same time, a cold, familiar electronic voice sounded in the minds of all three of them.

"The terminal completes the task, and the statistical harvest is -"

"Harvest: None."

Survived again.

The corners of the girl's mouth were raised, as if she was preparing to let out a sigh.

……

Night.

As the New Year approaches, the entire Tinglin Central Hospital is filled with the cold of winter. The corridor was brightly lit, and the young nurse's face was tired, and she walked slowly past the wards, even the occasional coughing sound on weekdays seemed so extravagant at this time.

If the heart is dark enough, think of this as a guillotine. No one wants to stay in a place full of dead air, not because of physical reasons, but at this time, people are always willing to pursue an ethereal "omen".

Inside the ward, outside the closed window, a slightly bleak wind blew, making the leaves shake and rustle with the wind. It's the sound of winter.

Covered with a thick quilt, Zhuo Xuan smelled a slight smell of disinfectant water, and he looked out the window at the rich night, not knowing what he was thinking.

Suddenly, a beam of fire staggered into the distant sky, and exploded into a cloud of sparks with a thud, and the bright colors fled to all sides, like an epiphany that bloomed for a moment.

It's just that no one can keep such a short-lived beauty.

Zhuo Xuan didn't know why he was in the hospital, and he remembered the last image after he lost consciousness, which was a smile that remained on the retina and had not faded.

She was laughing.

What does that mean exactly?

Did she want to be contained by herself, so she attacked, or was she just showing weakness and showing her minions when she was slack?

It doesn't matter anymore.

His expression became blank, like an old sculpture that existed for eternity.

Obviously, I didn't even have time to ask the name.

……

Fireworks go off overhead.

Under the cover of night, the whole city ushered in a moment of daylight fire, faint cheers resounded behind them, and soon fell silent.

Probably welcoming the new year.

"Captain, I'll go first. See you later. ”

The words of farewell came from the man's mouth. After speaking, he took a deep look at the back of the girl who did not stop, and then resolutely turned his head and disappeared into a dark alley.

The girl didn't look back.

Her two teammates said goodbye one after another, and it was only then that she realized that she was alone.

For the Chosen One, the new year is nothing more than a time node set by ordinary human beings, and it does not even have symbolic significance; However, when the mission was over and she was living in a world that was neither false nor real as an ordinary person, she began to look forward to the New Year.

No parents, no friends.

Always alone.

Even the so-called teammates are connected by a trick called a "contract......

I don't know what I thought, but the girl suddenly smiled. Her face was a little haggard, she withdrew her hands and wrapped her brown leather coat, and with that smile on her face, she slowly walked deeper into the alley.

What a good New Year.