The third Operation Goddess Ix began.

Lamia insisted on going along this time, and Legang also approved the request. Salvador was still positive, but I turned him down with a deception.

The team members include me, Lamia, Soles, Waste Clock, and Le Steel.

The two siblings were not trained as Rangers, had no marksmanship, and were not good at using Ranger equipment, but their physical strength and endurance were far superior to those of ordinary people, and Lamia trusted my choice.

Soles and Waste Bell used Yao Chi's training method, and now, they have cut the damage of the Hellfire in half. Lamia showed great tolerance towards them, only occasionally feeling that they would stab them in the back.

We walked along the streets of Old San Francisco, hurrying during the day and resting at night. Considering that the living corpses are extremely allergic to the sun, they wear special Ranger light armor, and only their lips are exposed from the top and bottom of their bodies. They feel okay because they can tolerate the cold and heat.

As for Lesteel? He has been following us like a mole underground, and he has always kept up with us, contrary to our schedule. I don't know why he was involved, maybe he just wanted to get out and about.

The Panamericana Pyramid is also a skyscraper, about 240 meters high, part of the ancient San Francisco skyline, and its original shape caused a lot of controversy, with people calling it unlucky, like Indian totems and voodoo. When I looked at the photo of it, I felt that compared to the black coffin, this old-timer looked harmless to humans and animals.

According to the information: it was remodeled in 2033, transforming from a high-end office building into a small company cluster that encourages the entry of emerging startups. The Epoch Antiques Auction House is one of the e-commerce companies that trades antiques online.

I was entrusted with another task: there was a base station in the Panamericana Pyramid, which was used for long-distance communication in ancient times, and the equipment had been turned off, but it might still be able to be turned on due to advanced technology. She wants us to get this base station up and she can get in touch with us and offer some help, even for a short time.

I don't seem to understand esoteric terms, but it sounds simple - find the switch underground, bang it on, and wait for it to come.

The city is still a kingdom of greenery and concrete, and according to the map, we spent half a day in front of the Panamericana Pyramid. This was once one of the most famous skyscrapers in ancient San Francisco. Right now? It can only be said that its time has long passed.

Its surface was cracked and dull, plants wrapped it inside and out, dust and air passed through the hallway through the broken glass, and the west side collapsed and deflated, making it more like a crippled widow or a mutilated mummy.

Lamia said, "We have to wait for the Marquis of Legang and listen to his instructions." ”

I said, "That has to wait until the evening, it means we're going to have a head-on confrontation with the devil, if there's a demon in there." ”

Lamia sighed: "Yes, but you also know the strength of the Marquis, with him, no matter how many demons there are, we should be able to reach the top level smoothly." ”

We found a small shop in the neighborhood two hundred meters away from the Pan American Pyramid, which was relatively clean, there were not many plants, and of course the food was not edible.

Lamia sat next to me, the Waste Bell siblings sat at the far end, Lamia leaned on my shoulder, I stroked her perfect cheeks, kept feeding their siblings dog food, they were so focused on their own conversation that they didn't pay attention to us.

"That's the bad thing about husband and wife acting together, we're always distracted," Lamia laughs. ”

I said, "Distraction what? I'm very focused, I'm focused on loving my wife. ”

Lamia said, "Didn't you say that it is not appropriate to talk about happiness in times of danger? That would be short-lived. ”

I said, "I have an aura, don't be afraid." ”

Lamia asked, "What aura?" ”

I said, "Protagonist aura." ”

Lamia laughed, "What's that?" ”

Of course, I can't answer, it's just a slang phrase used to be used in ancient times.

She was quiet in my arms for a short moment and whispered, "I'm considering.... Another operation. ”

I was a little surprised and asked what the operation was, and she replied, "You know.... It's to restore me... I want to have a baby for you. ”

I said, "I don't care. ”

Lamia smiled bitterly: "But I am your wife, but I can't make you happy, I always feel indebted to you." ”

I said, "You've made me so happy." ”

Lamia laughed and said, "But there's always something missing, isn't it?" ”

I said, "That's easy to make up for, for example, with other parts...."

She frowned and asked, "What part to use?" By hand? ”

I laughed, "That's fine, as long as you want..."

Then she punched me with her little fist of love and made me scream.

I asked, "Is there any harm to the surgery?" ”

Lamia said: "It may cause me to lose some of my combat effectiveness. ”

I kissed her and said, "I will make it so that you don't have to fight and suffer again for the rest of your life." ”

Lamia laughed, "Your mouth always makes me happy, too." ”

I said, "You too." ”

So I punched her again for no apparent reason.

I hugged her tightly and began to fantasize about the happiness of raising children with her, and then I immediately stopped and drove the image out of my mind - although I was the main character, I couldn't challenge my character too much.

Several stone bricks on the ground separated, and I saw a man rising from the earth, like unsolidified cement, and when it solidified, Le Gang appeared, and he was fully clothed, was he quickly undressed and dressed in the process of deformation?

Lamia hurriedly pulled me to stand upright and said, "Sir! ”

Legang nodded at us and said, "Let's go in." ”

Lamia pointed to her watch and said, "The probe shows that there are demons around." ”

Le Gang said: "I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for me so long, I'll fix it." ”

He sank into the ground again, and I watched from the window and saw him swimming underground, and whenever he rose, he would turn into a black wolf, tearing the demon's throat like a bamboo stick, and breaking their spine like a cigarette.

He kills demons like demons kill children, he is much stronger than Bella, and it seems to me that it is impossible to distinguish between him and Vasilissa.

The dozen or so demons around them didn't even notice the existence of this hunting beast, and all of them had died. Waste Bell and Soles were also deeply shocked, and when the living corpse was in front of the real demon, would they tremble?

When Le Gang returned, he said, "Let's go, I have a premonition that there is danger in the building, and I only have time for the night." ”

I rushed to shout, "Sir, this.... What an admirable killing performance! ”

"There's nothing to boast about, I'm just using the right tactics against them, and when the strategy is right, everything will be easy, even the weak will beat the strong," Legang said. If it's a head-on conflict, the process becomes relatively ugly. This is also the starting point for us Rangers to study demons. ”

I said, "True, that's true!" As he spoke, he took out a pen and paper and scribbled a few lines. If Legang wanted to see what I had written, he would have been disappointed, but he didn't read it, but walked straight to the building.

Lamia gently pinched my face and said with a smile: "Le Gang doesn't eat much sycophants. ”

I said, "He's in the dark, and he must be very useful in his heart." ”

Through the corridors in the shape of a triangular grid of the Transamericana Pyramid, we enter the lobby, where plants are luxuriantly covered, climbing, entangled, and draped over everything and structure.

See the staircase? The handrails on both sides became a curtain of vines, covered with slippery moss. The chandelier in the sky became a huge basket of flowers. The dry fountain pool from which a wide variety of red flowers and green leaves gush out, and some magnificent catalpa and camphor trees grow from the ground to the ceiling.

And the flesh of these plants is inedible to humans, and I suspect that they even feed on the corpses of previous humans. I saw the black fruit in it, but now I don't have to pick it, for unknown reasons, the black fruit is born from the hands of Brilliance, which makes it easier for me to make potions.

Lamia took out Kungunir, I took out the sniper rifle, and we hid in the dark.

Legang walked to the elevator and pressed a few times, but it didn't work at all.

I whispered, "The auction house is on the 40th floor." ”

Legang said, "Then take the stairs." ”

Lamia checked his watch and saw no demons, and Legang said, "Don't look at it, it can only detect the most basic types of demons, this skyscraper is very unusual, we try not to alarm the inhabitants of it." ”

We walked up the fire staircase, and when we pushed the door open, the connection rattled hoarsely, and Legang insisted on walking in the front.

I said, "Be careful that there are traps, it's troublesome." ”

A building like this, perhaps inhabited by robbers or scavengers on the lower floors, would have laid a lot of defenses, and I would have done the same, and for simple-minded demons, they would probably give up exploring when they encounter obstacles.

Except for the slight sound of our footsteps, the dark corridors are very quiet, and the fragrance of plants is mixed with the smell of decay, which is no stranger to me who often picks up waste in the city.

I've kept in mind what I'm not asked to do, but it's not good to do it at the moment.

Suddenly, the overhead lights flickered, and after a brief moment of illumination, I could see clearly on both sides of the corridor, with tables and chairs forming shelters, and many men with guns waiting, making low breathing sounds.

Maybe since we opened the security door, we have already woken them up, and from the way we dress, we can't tell if they are murderous and robbers, or if they are just living here, but they have guns, and we are in a bad situation.

Legang raised his hands, his blue eyes slowly looked left and right, and said, "We don't want to cause conflict. ”

They coughed nervously, and one person caused many people to cough, like a chain reaction, or exposure to the wasteland air worsened their health. A goatee shouted, "Then why did you break in at night?" You're going to have a bad idea! ”

Le Gang said: "We only want to go to the 40th floor, if it disturbs your sleep, please forgive me." ”

I drank the Eye of Odin and found that there were at least a hundred people on this floor, and about the same number on the upper floor, many people lived here, where did they get food?

The goatee said, "Throw down your guns and food, and let your master go, if you don't obey, your head will bloom!" ”

The lights came back on, and I saw the ambushers munching on dried mushrooms in their mouths.

I am very familiar with the appearance of this mushroom, very familiar, the mushroom in the waterless village has a strange shape, I have never seen it anywhere, in any picture book.

Except here and now.