Even with martial law in place, I felt the undercurrents surging and the dangers lurking, and people were anxious, on the one hand, the mushroom production in the fields had plummeted, and on the other hand, only scavengers who were sure to be loyal to Ochid could go out, and had to rotate their shifts, one day exploring outside, and one day patrolling inside.

While on patrol, I found Aunt Ole's house empty, and there seemed to be a fight here, which looked messy. The fear grew in my heart at the thought of Ole's care for me, and these days, I never saw the shadow of the broken mouths and garbage again, and they had completely evaporated from the village.

I searched the house for clues and found a diary under the bed, which was only a layer of floating ash that had been stuffed into it not long ago.

I looked through my diary, which read: "Ochid's illness miraculously improved, and I touched the cyst in his abdomen, which was gone. However, I suspect that I was mistaken. His blood type.... It was completely different from the last physical examination, and he became type O blood, but he was obviously type B. I then took out another tube of his blood, and it became AB again. What's going on? Is the instrument damaged? These instruments are all products of more than 100 years ago, and it's no wonder that this is the case.

Either way, I'm going to talk to Ochid and ask him to admit that he didn't kill right, apologize to everyone, and maybe save people's hearts. As long as the people are united, there is nothing that cannot be survived, and if it really can't be done, ask the Sword and Shield Society for help. ”

At the end, there was a hurried line: "He's coming for me, right outside the door, oh my!" Oh, my God! What am I going to do? He's not Ochid anymore! ”

I shuddered, and felt as if my soul had fallen into a cold winter, cold and blank. Suddenly, I noticed a figure standing in the doorway, and I jumped to my feet, the dagger in my hand shimmering.

Dali whispered, "Longey, it's me." ”

I relaxed a little and said, "Ole is gone." ”

Dali said: "I know, I watched the surveillance footage, and my aunt left the village late last night and never again...."

I said, "But how can she have permission to go out?" ”

"She seems to have stolen her father's token," Dali said. ”

My mood has improved a lot: "Although it is chilling for her to leave by herself, it is better than being killed by her adoptive father." I shuddered at the thought of this, shocked by my own thoughts. Has my adoptive father become a cruel tyrant in my heart?

Dali asked, "Can I talk to you?" ”

I said, "Of course." ”

She followed me to my house, and when she saw the fish tank, she couldn't help but cover her mouth, and she saw the three fish bones. The red bravery, the white pure, and the golden letter have all been buried in the belly of the fish.

Her body trembled and she said, "What's wrong? ”

I sighed, "This fish tank seems... There seems to be a strange feeling, which is a portrayal of the situation of the village. Courage, purity, and faith have been extinguished, and with them the fish have died. "The recent chaos has made me become superstitious as well.

Dali stared at the fish tank, and the blue fish was still safe and sound, swimming freely. Suddenly, the black fish swam out of the darkness and aimed at the blue fish, and Dali screamed in fright, but the black fish only hit the blue fish once, and the two passed by.

She muttered, "Good... And hungry, they are still alive and well. If the village gets better, will the other three fish come back to life? ”

I smiled dumbly and replied, "I can't believe the resurrection of the dead, no matter how magical the fish tank is, I'm afraid it can't do this." ”

Dali nodded, and she said, "I want to tell you that my father loves my mother very much, and misses my uncle very much, he is not a despicable person who plots to usurp the throne, on the contrary, he originally had a bright future in the Sword and Shield Society, but he sacrificed a lot for the village. ”

I told her that I thought the same thing, and that the Ochide I knew had a great and perfect personality.

Dali said: "My mother's last wish before she died was for my father to protect the village and protect me, which is why my father attaches so much importance to this place because he loves her so much." Do you know? The father did not cremate the mother's body and did not bury her in a petri dish. He used the sword and shield to preserve the body, and the mother was preserved, hidden in his big house, which is a secret between us, and I can still see her remains. ”

I was taken aback, because I never thought my adoptive father would be in love.

Dali walked up a few steps, took my hand, and said, "I am willing to marry you, just as my father married my mother, and I want to stay in the village with you and cherish each other, just as my mother and my father had faithful love." ”

I was left speechless again, and she asked, "You don't want to?" ”

I said, "Do you want me to tell the truth?" ”

She frowned and said, "If the truth hurts, then there is no need to say it." ”

I said, "I.... I've long thought you and Missey were a couple. ”

Dali laughed, "You think it's noble to let me go?" ”

I said, "Even if we get married, you'll still have Messe in mind, won't you?" What would you think if you were me? ”

Dali shook her head and said: "Once we enter the palace of marriage, I will never think about other men again, it is all a sign of immaturity when I was young, I will not be like that again." ”

I smiled wryly, "You eloped for Mirse a few days ago." ”

Dali blushed and said, "And you would rather sacrifice your life to save me." Longinus, in that moment, I understood how naïve I used to be, and I also understood that I needed you, that my father needed you, that our hometown needed you! ”

I hugged Dali and kissed her forehead, but Dali didn't resist, but obediently let me kiss her. I realized that she was forcing herself to like me, like the maidens in ancient Greece who fed themselves to sea beasts, and she longed to trade her life for the peace of her village.

She's not reluctant, but she's not entirely willing, she's just self-sacrificing, self-moving.

I hated her for thinking so, hating her for imagining me as a mythical greedy, shameless, cannibalistic sea beast, but at the same time, I also knew that she was a good girl, the best in the village, even rare, and that it was the blessing of my life to marry her.

So what? I don't need to be blessed, and I don't want to be a foil to her noble spirit. I am Longinus, I can't match my adoptive father's spirit, I can't match Milser, but I will surpass them one day! I would never limit my life to this small village!

At this moment, I figured it out. I will help my adoptive father through this difficult time, and when his terminal illness has been cured, when the dust settles, I will go, alone, with my food stock, to the skyscraper, to do something they dare not imagine. I won't marry Dali, I won't inherit the village, I'll live for myself and not for anyone else!

Suddenly the siren sounded, and Dali separated from me, and she shouted, "Someone is fleeing again?" ”

We rushed to the exit elevator, only to see Mei Ze lying down, his throat was cut, Newt held the hand of his old comrade-in-arms, his eyes were tearful, he was sad and indignant, he said angrily: "It's those.... Those cowards, they took advantage of his rest and plotted against him! They actually hid daggers? ”

I said, "Who did that?" ”

Newt said, "It's Pam!" Pam, this little bastard! He fled after killing Umezawa, and the elevator automatically went up for him. He.... There is another accomplice! ”

I said, "I'm going to chase Pam back." "Aside from me, Pam is the fastest of the scavengers, and Newt can't keep up with him.

Newt said, "Kill him for me!" ”

I said, "You take care of Dali for me!" ”

Dali brought me the token and I stepped into the elevator.

Even without Pam's footprints, I knew where he would go. I ran as fast as I could, and caught up with Pam on the edge of the cliff of that bridge.

Pam was out of breath, and I was very tired, and he looked at me with a frightened look, and I said, "Pam, what are you doing here?" Why did you kill Umezawa? ”

Pam exclaimed, "Because I want to run away!" And Umezawa is in my way! Only a fool can't understand that the waterless village is almost finished! Ochid has lost his humanity and become a thug! The mushroom fields can no longer produce a single grain of food. I can scavenge waste, I am familiar with all the terrain of the surrounding forty kilometers, I can feed myself, I don't want to finish with the village! ”

I said, "But the village has nurtured you, so you can be where you are today, how can you leave the village at the most difficult moment?" What about your wife and children? Will you leave them? ”

Pam curled up in a sign of madness, and said, "I've seen things you don't see, and you think I'm crazy, but I'm still going to tell you!" ”

After a pause, he added, "Every day before dawn, Ochid goes out and waits for the sun to rise. I saw him holding a red statue, using that red statue to absorb the sun's rays, and.... Shine on Ochid. ”

I thought of the strange statue, of the strange words and deeds of Ochid, and the uneasiness in my heart grew.

"I'm on my side, he doesn't notice me, but he's not just Ochid, he's going to be a broken old man, he's going to be Mr. Trash, he's going to be Nona, he's going to be Demo....." He was out of breath, and his voice turned to a cry.

I shouted, "Impossible! Nona and Dymo are dead! ”

Pam looked at the sun in the sky with a terrible expression, as if the sun symbolized the flames of hell, and said, "They are dead, I have seen them with my own eyes, but they are still alive in the body of Ochid, he is no longer alone, he is inhabited by many people, their faces peeking out of the surface of his skin, talking to each other, laughing and scolding, and each of them has the same voice and tone as before!" I also met Daria's mother....."

I couldn't stop trembling, and I said, "Ridiculous, you must be wrong!" ”

Pam began to cry, he said, "I have seen Sara many times, she was like that when she was alive, she was very kind, very beautiful, very kind, very seductive. I've also seen a three-headed demon barking inside Ochid....."

I remembered for a moment the scene in the tunnel, the claw cyst protruding from Ochid's abdomen, his bulging body, the corpse of the vanished three-headed canine, which I had not mentioned to anyone, and Pam could never have known.

He wasn't making it up, what he saw was exactly what I saw!

Pam said: "They .... Ochid and each of them were laughing, seeming happy and contented, and they had no more disagreements with each other, and they became best friends, and they sang the praises of the beauty of this state, regretting that they had not been one sooner. I listen, listen, I.... I almost wanted to join them, too. I can never forget their words, they keep echoing in my head! Calling me to become like that.... A life form like that. ”

He took out a gun and aimed it at his temple, and I said urgently, "Pam! Stop it! ”

Pam laughed, "I choose death instead of living like that, because death is so wonderful compared to it, farewell, my friend!" ”

I couldn't stop the gunshots and could only watch Pam fall off a cliff.