Section V.: Upright 'Judgment'

Hearing the ringing of the phone, Pude glanced at the man, but agreed that no one would answer the call first.

"Oh, finally a call. Isn't Dad a little happy in his heart? But we're just starting our game. The man also heard the bell.

"Why didn't you answer?" Morley in the command center put down the busy phone. What is my father thinking now? It was rare for the Hunters' Association to agree to send reinforcements, although it would be more or less possible to guess their intentions until dawn. It's time to plan for what's going to happen in the future.

Although the infection in the circle was the 'Black Death', it was impossible for anyone to survive before, but now the progress of medical treatment and the unique 'family sky' in the second circle have basically brought the infection under control. Brie also brought the news that 'elimination is complete', which means that all other infected organisms in the second circle have been eliminated except for healthy people. I have to admit that this second lap is really a big injury, and my father's 'Noah plan' is impossible to realize in the short term. However, as long as the second lap is not completely ruined, it is still possible to continue. And now is the key to deciding the future. The Central Circle has always coveted the resources of the Second Circle, so it chose this time to send troops to support.

The situation outside the circle is basically under control. The only thing that can be done now is to hurry up until dawn! Morley looked at the time. "It's already two o'clock, let's hurry up!" Morley never felt like time was so long!

"Well, it looks like they haven't found anything yet. Will Dad be disappointed? The man saw that Pud seemed to have been waiting for the phone to ring again, but since that sound, the communication in the garden has not been heard again.

"What's the hurry. Isn't there still time! Although he said so, it was already two o'clock, and Pude began to be anxious in his heart. Morley's contact with his side should be that there is some news from the headquarters of the association.

At the beginning of the decisive battle, this garden can always see the situation outside the circle, because there is no blind spot outside the 'wall' is equipped with monitoring equipment, which can monitor the range of 500 meters outside the wall, so Morley will not contact himself because of the war outside the wall, and can only think of the movement of the 'World Government' or the headquarters of the Hunters' Association. The headquarters of the association is finally going to act, but if they want to get my old man's second circle, they are in vain!

Seeing that Pude didn't continue to say anything, the man boringly cleaned up the mess on the chessboard.

"Dad didn't really want to make this bet with me seriously in his heart, did he?" The man plays with the chess pieces in his hand.

"You can see it."

"Alas......" the man sighed. In fact, although Dad said that he agreed to our bet, he was actually delaying time. Even if I won in the end, Dad didn't even think to tell me the password, did he? ”

Pud did not answer the man's question directly. "Now that you know, what do you want?"

"I'm not going to do it now, because that means I'm losing to my dad. Although it looks like I've won, now it's just the three of us in this underground, and I don't have anything to fear. So I want to keep gambling with my dad. The man in the cloak is very powerful, although he is a shady guy, but he has not attacked his father since the third lap, we all know that something like that happened in the third circle, and the person who finally stood up would be the next target of the rebel army, but Dad has lived until now, do you know why? It's me, it's me who doesn't allow them to attack Dad, and deep down I still hope that I can really beat Dad, so I've been waiting for today. ”

"Hmph."

"Does Dad know what the three laps look like now? Originally, after the last time my father participated in the 'three wars', the world was no longer suitable for human existence, and the 'protective circle' was only a temporary shelter for people. The world is already doomed. People will pay for what they do......"

"Is this the reason you're doing this now?" Pudd asked.

"If it's my father, I knew you could understand me. Let's move on with our game before dawn. The man rearranged the chessboard in front of him.

Morley in the command center stared at the battle outside the circle every second, as long as he held on for a while!

"Morley, has the situation in the circle stabilized?"

"It's Ling, well, Brie said that the circle is fine. Now, we can survive this disaster by waiting for the second round of support from the headquarters. Seeing that Ling was back, Morley rubbed his eyebrows tiredly.

"That's right. By the way, why the supply of weapons outside the circle suddenly stopped. Joe asked me to ask you before I came back. Although the fighting outside the circle is basically unhindered now, I can't say when those attacking armies will suddenly resurge, is there anything going on on Pude's side? "Ling went to see Joe and Kate before she came back. The weapons on Pudde's side were mainly supplied to Joe's side, but the supply was abruptly terminated. Joe wanted to ask himself what was going on.

"Well, maybe my father has some plans. The headquarters of the Hunters' Association will send support tomorrow morning, and my father wants to preserve his strength. "The reason why Morley did not contact the garden again was also based on this situation. With my father's character, I will definitely not hand over the second circle to the world government in vain, and my father will stop supplying weapons outside the circle because he wants to keep a bargaining chip for negotiations.

“…… Preserve strength? Mo Li, Zhuge Xun said earlier that Pude was planning something, and he deliberately avoided me. I ...... "Ling didn't know how to say this." "Do you need to go and see what is going on on his side? Although Zhuge Fang Liang is dead, it is impossible for Fang Liang to be the only one behind the scenes, and there is also the existence of that adult, and Pude's side also needs to protect ......"

"Ling, you misunderstood. We all know your heart for your father, for the second circle, and even for all mankind. The current state of the world is indeed chilling, but human civilization still has to continue, and destroying the present and starting over is not the solution, so we are all trying to make the world develop for the better. There should be nothing going on on my father's side, and the arsenal is absolutely safe. "Morley knows that his father has been hiding from Ling's 'Noah Project', so the arsenal can't let Ling know for the time being.

"Sometimes I think about it...... However, before the three laps happened, I thought that this would be the case, but since the three laps and now the second circle, I have been thinking about the direction of the world. Under the management of the world government, the world should be peaceful, just and equal, the world that mankind has always aspired to, and it should be the best result for mankind, but is this really the case? ”

"Ling thinks too much." Morley interrupted Ling. "You're too tired, take advantage of the rest now. It's not dawn yet, and we don't have to relax. ”

"I see." Ling leaves Morley's command room. I should go and see Zhuge Xun's situation, and Hongyue should have the fastest way to recover his strength.

"That's for the best." Morley muttered to himself. "Haven't you connected to the garden yet?" Morley asked his staff.

"Yes, I haven't been able to contact you since just now! No one has responded over there...... "The men under him have reciprocated truthfully."

"Continue connecting."

"Yes!"

Could it really be that something happened to the 'garden' as Ling guessed...... It's understandable that my father doesn't answer his own calls, but why doesn't the whole 'garden' answer this contact! But if something happens, the father will contact him. "Someone."

"What do you command?"

"You take a few people to see what's going on over there." It's better to be careful. Not only should we be careful of the attacking forces outside the circle, but we must also be careful whether the government and associations will do something at this critical juncture.

"Yes." The man who came received the order to go out.

Red Moon Main Building:

"Isn't your power a little too much?!" Hongyue noticed Ling's exhaustion and poured Ling a cup of coffee.

"This time it's a bit too much. Month, how can I let you do divination for me? Ling took the coffee and drank it down.

"What do you want to know?" Hongyue poured another cup and handed it to Ling.

Ling didn't answer. "What is Pud hiding from me? And the truth of this matter. ”

"Why don't you just ask Pudder."

"He won't tell me. I had a vague sense of what he was planning. ”

After listening to Ling's words, Hongyue didn't answer him directly, and picked up a stack of cards on the table and asked Ling to draw it.

I know this kind of card, which is a tool used by the moon in the gift shop in front of the customer for divination, it seems to be called 'tarot card'. Does Moon want to let herself draw one too? Ling took a deep breath and pulled one of the many cards in Red Moon's hand. "What does this mean?" I saw that the name on the card was 'Judgment', and it depicted an angel blowing a trumpet, and many people standing up from the coffin.

"It's the upright 'judgment' card, and it's really an image." Red Moon took the tarot card from Ling's hand. "This card simply means 'respawn.'" All sins are redeemed, and the world will be born again. ”

"What does it mean, and what does this one mean by 'rebirth'?"

"This is Ling drawn out of the card, everyone in the choice of cards in the heart is different, when Ling chooses this card, is in accordance with the desire of Ling to manifest, so specifically refers to which aspect, Ling's heart is very important."

"This card is the answer to the problem I want to know?"

"Don't underestimate the power of tarot cards."

"But I still don't get it."

"When the time comes, you'll understand."

"You just said that it was 'upright', is that the good side?"

"Depending on the event, the meaning of the card is different. It may be 'good' at this point in time, but it may not be 'good' at the next point in time. Besides, 'good' and 'bad' are not determined by events, but are reflected in the chain brought about by events. ”

"I see."

Under 'Garden':

"Oh, Daddy finally won a game against me! It's amazing! The man couldn't help but clap his hands. However, we only had an hour left to make a bet. ”

"As long as it's time, the bet doesn't end, does it? Or do you not want to play anymore? "Why hasn't Morley sent someone here yet? The hall and his own personal phone had not been answered for so long, it should be impossible for Morley not to notice, but why......

"Yes. Until the end, Dad won't admit losing to me. ”

"That man didn't want to make any bet with Pudder." The cloaked man looked disdainfully at the man sent by Morley, who had fallen to the ground and had been dealt with by himself. 'But it's really unexpected that the second lap will survive the infection'. The man in the cloak looked around, and there were many small skies in the second circle to protect the safety of the uninfected. There were also soldiers guarding in the distance.

"To win, you have to win completely. So that the opponent has no chance to fight back! This is what the man said to himself before he came to Pudde.

When he learned that the infection in the second circle had been controlled, the plan was in the man's heart. The man is responsible for dragging Pudder, while the man in the cloak is responsible for sabotaging from within the second lap. That 'bet' is simply taking advantage of Pudd's cunning heart. Pude thought that using this 'bet' could delay time and support the rescue army at the headquarters of the association, but the man knew that Pude would think so, so he used Pudde's heart in turn to make him think that the man's purpose was actually 'angel's horn', so as to relax his vigilance in his circle. And for the bet 'angel's horn', the man also has a plan. This man is the key to his plan, and while he uses himself, he is also using him to help him fulfill his wishes, at least before he dies. Princess Red Moon said that she would die, at least, at least more to destroy the world!

The man in the cloak walked towards the area covered by the 'little sky' in the circle.

"Who's up ahead!" The soldiers guarding the spot saw the unidentified man in the cloak. But if he continued to ask, he was quickly terminated by the man in the cloak.

When the cloaked man forcibly entered the 'little sky', he opened the door of the protected home, and saw about ten people huddled in the corner, each of whom looked at the cloaked man in horror.

"Only half of you will live, and those of you who decide for yourselves to live, those who die of your own volition, stand up." The cloaked man said.

Listening to the cloaked man's words, the men looked at each other. They all stood up.

"You're all willing to die? Why? "The man in the cloak actually wanted to do an experiment and wanted to know the real meaning of the existence of this second circle.

Everyone who stood up held hands and looked firmly at the uninvited guest. "Because we're family."

Hearing the answer, the man in the cloak had mixed feelings. Then he turned around and left the room without saying anything.

The man in the cloak used this method to visit all the families in the circle who were protected by the 'little sky', and without exception, all of them were willing to choose to die for the sake of others, whether they were a family or not.

The work that the man gave himself is the greatest possible solution to the 'idle people' in the circle, this test was improvised by himself, but he didn't expect the result to be unexpected, maybe this result will only appear in the second circle managed by Pude. If then Michelle? Fryant can be like the people in the second circle, even if he has a little more benevolence, he may not be distorted into the way he is now.

The second circle of the sky is in tatters, so you can see the real sun, although it is not the sun it once was. The life span of mankind is near, the life span of the earth is not far off, and the life span of the sun will come to an end at some point in the future. "That's all I can do, and you'll take care of the rest." The man in the cloak put down the call he had with the man in the 'garden'.

"Okay. I'm almost over here. Because it's time for the gambling game with my father. By the way, the man in the cape, we can meet again, right? The man didn't get an answer from the man in the cloak.

"What did you make the cloaked man do?" Pud noticed the look on the man's face.

"Dad, it's time for our gambling game, it's already four o'clock, and Morley didn't send anyone over, so count me as a winner!" It didn't make any fun to bet with my dad, because he didn't even realize my plan at this point. The man yawned heavily.

"Isn't it?" Pud suddenly thought that he might have been used by this kid, he must have taken advantage of this time to do something else, Morley couldn't have no news at all, the only explanation was that all the people who came were killed by the man in the cloak, and from the beginning this man didn't want to bet with himself, this gamble was just a tool for him to delay time!

"Don't move." The man pulled a modified pistol out of his bosom and aimed it at Budde's heart.

"You lied to me!" Pud questioned the man.

"Can Dad say that he has never told a lie in his life? From the time the 'Pandora's box' was opened, the genes of human beings were inhabited by dark genetic codes such as selfishness, greed, and deceit. And for people like you and me, there will be more of these darkness than ordinary people, so there will be no one to deceive whom. ”

"I'm just asking one question, did the Central Circle make you do this?"

"That's what the Central Circle wants."

"I see, it really looks like I lost. The civilians in the circle have all been killed by the cloaked man, and you want to end my life now? ”

"That's what I intended. Because there is no need for two geniuses in the world. ”

"Hmph" Pud caught a man's negligent hand holding the gun at the man was a flying kick, but the man dodged it.

"It's dangerous, but I still got hit." The man pulled out the knife in his arm and threw it at Pudde, who was lying on the ground. "I didn't expect this kind of thing to be hidden in my father's shoes. But Dad, you can keep an eye on you. Because this bullet that hits your heart is a firework, and it's a child invented by Daddy, and it's Daddy's child just like me." The time with Dad is very happy, let's just say 'good night Dad'. The man threw the gun in his hand on Pudde, who was wide-eyed in a pool of blood, and then walked towards the center of the arsenal, even if he didn't have a password, he would have no problem firing the 'Angel's Horn', as long as he gave himself some time, he would definitely guess the code. After that, it was pointed at the central circle, and the wind of the world finally blew.

"It's really embarrassing. This is the well-known General Bud? Kate waited for the man to leave, appeared in front of Pudd, crouched down and looked at Pudd who was struggling.

"You...... Hmph, came to see my jokes? I can't get it, no one can think of it! Pude sat up with difficulty. That little bunny must have gone to the 'Angel's Horn'. It's a miscalculation to not be sure if I'm really dead, since he wants the 'angel's horn' I'll give it to him, but in exchange for his life! "It turns out that Pude didn't die after being shot in the heart by a man, because Pude's heart is different from ordinary people on the right side of the human body! I think the man has investigated, so the bullet hit Pude's right heart, but what the man didn't know was that Pude actually had two hearts!

On the right is the normal heart that was present at birth. In Pud's lower abdomen, there is an artificial 'second heart' that functions the same as the first heart. Even if the first heart stops working, the second heart will continue to function normally! This heart was implanted in the body by Purde after taking over the second lap. To prevent life-threatening situations in the future, life can be prolonged. And the second heart also has a function that only Pude knows about, which is the 'angel's horn' death switch! As long as the first heart stops working first, and this heart is also destroyed by an external force, the 'angel's horn' will be detonated. And Pude is trying to detonate it now.

"You don't know his name yet, he's so careful, he still doesn't tell you his name in the end." Kate said when she saw Pud grab the knife beside her. I don't know what Pud will do next, but he won't live long.

"You know?"

"Liyue, this is his name. That's all I can say. Will I help you collect the body? Kate stood up.

"Liyue, I'll drag this name to hell together!" With that, Pud stabbed the knife into his second heart, detonating the 'angel's horn' in the center of the arsenal.