“......”

The young man with the broom head looked back in amazement, looking at his other self who leaned out of the upper body of the off-road vehicle, his expression experienced a complicated change in an instant, and soon nervous sweat rained down.

Another broom-headed young man looked at him dumbfounded, opened his mouth silently, and then turned his head sharply and yelled at the car: "Big sister, it's not good, I saw another me." ”

"Shut up, I see it. ”

In the driver's seat, the blonde looked at herself in the other SUV, spit out the cigarette in her mouth, and her eyes suddenly became extremely sharp.

"Damn, it must be a shape-shifting ghost!"

The two broom-headed young men said the same thing, and at the same time took out the matching guns in their hands, and looked at each other with fierce eyes: "Don't try to fool me, before I shoot you in the head, you'd better show your true colors." ”

At this moment of their confrontation, the blonde in the cab also raised her silver pistol and aimed it at her alter self in the off-road vehicle.

Seeing two groups of identical people raising their guns and confronting each other, brewing a tense atmosphere, Michelle was a little confused. Confused, he elbowed Evan and asked in a low voice:

"Hey, what are they doing?"

"How do I know ......?"

Evan looked up at the sky, and suddenly felt a strange thing, as if there was something deep in the huge black hole, and there was some connection with him.

Phew——!

At that moment, another SUV came speeding in, and the familiar headlights lit up everyone's faces.

"Isn't it?"

In front of the door of the royal court, everyone's hearts were beating, and they all turned their heads to look at the license plate, and suddenly showed a nervous and complicated expression.

When there were still about 50 meters away from the royal court, the speed of the off-road vehicle suddenly slowed down a lot, and it seemed that he saw the two groups of people facing each other, and slowly drove to everyone's side.

Under the gaze of everyone, the door of the passenger seat of the off-road vehicle popped open with a 'clang' - the third broom-headed young man leaned out of the door and looked at the strange person in front of the road:

"What are you doing here, do you need help?"

At this moment, by the light of the headlights, he saw the faces of the two broom-headed young men clearly, and sat back in the car in a panic, and then snatched the cigarette from the mouth of the blonde who was also stunned, took a deep breath, and spewed out two cyan plumes of smoke from his nostrils:

"Big sister's head...... I may be crazy, I see two of myself. ”

"Calm down, this must be some kind of anomaly. For example, illusions, such as ghosts that transform, or some kind of closed spatial cycle. The blonde clenched the steering wheel hard and said calmly.

......

With the arrival of the third off-road vehicle, the three waves of people decided to stop the confrontation and disperse with each other after determining that the other party was another self through information exchange.

But what made them even more stunned was that they couldn't get out.

No matter how many times you turn around and leave, no matter how many detours, the end of the road must be the gate of the royal court.

After repeated failures, they despaired and attributed the anomaly to the curse of the royal court.

Evan and Michelle, as bystanders, witnessed what they went through, witnessing the change of emotions from doubt to panic, and then from panic to despair.

Just as the seventh wave of off-road vehicles arrived in front of the royal court, the two of them crossed the long and dark road and successfully reached the Shanghu District.

Obviously, this closed-loop anomaly is not enough to restrain them.

When they arrived on the streets of Upper Lake, Evan and Michelle looked at each other, then looked back at the royal court.

In their field of vision, they saw such a scene:

Between the dim heaven and the earth, a mirrored phantom-like male silhouette sat kneeling on the calm surface of the Mirror Lake, covering the entire royal court like a dark cloud from back to front; Except for a pair of gray and deep eyes, its facial features, hairstyle, skin color, and even body lines, all parts are not real, and it looks like a blurry reflection of the water in the lake.

In its left hand, it carried a black pocket watch, the gold hands of which were clearly visible, and they were turning rapidly.

The royal court under the pocket watch has been enveloped in a dark mist, which at first glance looks like a smoky crater, and everything inside is shrouded in mist. With each rotation of the golden hands of the pocket watch, the fog thickens and there is one more off-road vehicle that breaks into the loop.

No matter how the off-road vehicles adjust their direction, they always move through the black fog, so they can't get out of the loop anyway.

And the huge male silhouette seemed to be bored, watching intently as the off-road vehicles broke into the loop, increasing the number of broom-headed youths and blondes, and there was no intention of stopping at all.

"Is this also called disorder?" asked Michelle.

"yes. Ivan continued to look at the black hole in the sky and replied absentmindedly.

"The number of off-road vehicles is increasing, and there will always be a time when they can't fit well, and then the closed loop will be lifted, right?" Michelle stared at the blurred male silhouette, looking worried about the hunters.

"Maybe it could be worse. Evan came back to his senses, looked at the vague outline behind the royal court, and shook his head: "This thing is not a good thing at first glance, but it may be a toy to the witcher...... If you get tired of playing, you are more likely to die directly. ”

"You're going to watch them die?" Michelle looked at him suspiciously.

"Of course not. As Ivan spoke, he immediately reached out and grabbed the air, and the front half of his left arm instantly sank into the void.

At this moment, his left hand pierced through the void and grabbed directly at the bumper of the off-road vehicle.

The next moment, he pulled hard, and the off-road vehicle jumped out of the wormhole as if it had broken through the water, and appeared on the streets of Shanghu District with a roar.

"True to the rank of Karn-level apostle, you are indeed much stronger than me. Michelle said in admiration.

"I used to hold Planar Gems, so I'm pretty good at dealing with that. Evan pressed one hand against the buggy's bumper and used telekinesis to force the car to shut down, so that it finally quieted down.

“......”

Inside the SUV, the blonde and the broom-headed youth watched them in horror until the car turned off completely, and only regained a little consciousness.

"What's going on?"

The broom-headed young man looked around in a daze, then looked at Ivan again, and his expression suddenly became hideous: "Did you two do everything just now? Why did you do this!?"

"Shut up, idiot!"

The blonde slammed his head with a shudder, and the other party screamed in pain, and then scolded angrily: "Why do you bastard always fail to see reality? Don't you see that we have escaped from that dark road? It is clear that these two gentlemen saved us, and you actually scold people casually regardless of black and white, what is your brain pretending to be!?"

After scolding the young man for being autistic, she turned around and looked at the two of them with a grateful face: "Thank you very much, if you have anything you want to go, let us drive you." ”

"Speaking of which, I just wanted to inquire about something. Evan opened the back door of the SUV and pulled Michelle into it: "Anyway, let's get out of here first - the guy who made the closed loop is here again." ”

Through the car's rearview mirror, he could see that the black fog surrounding the royal court had dissipated—the vague humanoid silhouette had risen from the mirror lake, looking down for something.

Hearing him say this, the blonde's face changed slightly, and she hurriedly restarted, stepped on the accelerator, and drove the off-road vehicle away at the fastest speed.

......

After speeding away from the Upper Lake District, the SUV drove along a claustrophobic trail to the east gate of Ekhtaton.

In the process, Evan seems to be sitting in the back seat of the car and is silent, but he is actually observing the black hole in the sky. He always had a feeling that the black hole was devouring the order of this parallel world, and something was silently brewing.

Moreover, the kind of thing that is in the making seems to have some connection with him.

This situation is very strange for Ivan, and combined with all the grotesqueness of this world, he even suspects that all this is not the work of Carosso, but the influence of another force.

If so, then what?

What power...... Able to completely destroy a huge mechanical empire in a short period of time?

“......”

Ivan rested his left elbow on the edge of the window, staring at the sky with one hand on his cheek, lost in thought.

"That...... Sir, sir?"

At this moment, the blonde's voice interrupted his thoughts with several calls.

"What?" Ivan retracted his thoughts and looked at the blonde in the rear mirror.

"Are we out of danger now? is that thing gone?" she asked nervously.

"It's gone, it's long gone!" he replied immediately.

"I'm sorry, I just saw you keep looking out the window and thought that guy was still following us. The blonde said with some embarrassment.

"It doesn't matter. Speaking of which, I want to ask you one thing. Ivan asked tentatively, "As we all know, the previous order of the Machine Empire was maintained by the artificial intelligence Xiaoxi. I want to know where her smart chip is, it's important to us. No, it doesn't have to be a chip, any part is fine, as long as it's removed from her. ”

"Parts of the goddess Xiaoxi?" the blonde said with some hesitation, "You have a life-saving grace for us, and it stands to reason that we should not refuse to answer this question...... But sorry, we are disciplined. So, I have to ask you, what is your intention in collecting the chips of Goddess Xiaoxi?"

"Why, what else can be the reason!?" Of course, Ivan couldn't tell them his true intentions, so he said without changing his face: "Of course, it's to revive the great mechanical empire! As long as we collect enough parts, we can reactivate Goddess Xiaoxi and let her help us restore the glory of the mechanical empire!"

"Great!"

The blonde suddenly showed joy and said excitedly:

"My name is Louis, and I'd love to be a companion with a strong man like you! We have the same goal and can try to revive the Mechanical Empire together! If you're willing to join us, we'll tell you about Goddess Nozomi. ”

"My name is Hagen, and I'm looking forward to being with you. The young man with the broom head hurriedly followed to introduce himself.

“......”

Evan and Michelle looked at each other, exchanging messages with each other and nodding at the same time.

"We can join - if you have to tell us the truth. Michelle put forward her own conditions: "That is, we will only join your organization after finding Xiaoxi's parts." ”

"No problem. ”

Louis agreed, the corners of his mouth curled up in a sly arc:

"Our organization is called the Renaissance Society, and its basic purpose is to destroy all ghosts and restore the glory of the Machine Empire. And I am a first-level combatant of the organization, and my usual task is to collect mechanical artifacts and rebuild the industrial system of the empire. Goddess Xiaoxi's parts, our organization has actually collected a lot. Because of this, you don't have to recollect it a second time, just join us. ”

"That couldn't be better. ”

When Evan heard her say this, he was naturally overjoyed - after all, finding Xiaoxi's parts was equivalent to finding the Black Moon.

"How many people are there in the Renaissance Society you are talking about?" asked Michelle suddenly.

"I'm sorry, but we won't be able to reveal this until you've officially joined the Order. Louis replied slightly apologetically.

"Forget it. Michelle waved her hand in anticipation, not talking.

Louis secretly observed them for a while, and finally couldn't resist his curiosity, and asked tentatively, "The ...... Introducing new people requires basic information, so I need to know the names and specialties of both of them...... You shouldn't mind. ”

"My name is Lerick and I used to be a mechanic. ”

Evan first introduced himself, then glanced at the lazy Michelle, and made up an identity for him: "This is my daughter Nana...... Her specialty is prophecy, and as far as I know, her prophecies are very accurate, and she hasn't gone wrong so far. ”

"Mechanics and soothsayers!?"

Louis gasped, looked at their expressions, and suddenly became extremely fanatical: "No wonder the two of them can survive in such a harsh environment without relying on any weapons...... It's amazing!"

"Big sister, he's a mechanic!" Hagen, the broom-headed young man, also became very excited at this time: "If we can find such a talent for the organization, the leader will definitely reward us!"

"Mr. Mechanic, forgive me, what level of mechanic were you before?" Louis ignored his stupid brother and continued to interrogate Evan's identity.

Considering that this world is full of crises and will inevitably be in danger in the future, the ability he shows will not be too low, so he smiled confidently and said gracefully: "According to the level of the former mechanical empire, I am a inheritance-level mechanic, and I have experience in manufacturing large combat mechas, you can dig me up and definitely earn it." ”

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