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Chapter 1: The Virgin's Chapter

Chapter 1: The Final Mission

Verse 0: The End, Another Beginning (Part II)

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As the time for the citizens and tourists to worship drew to an end, several cardinal priests[3] in the Cologne Cathedral began to guide everyone away. Zell walked in from a distance, but no one knew him, and this was the first time he had been stopped by the "staff" here.

Zell had no choice but to take out the "Luojie Pass" in his arms, and showed the pendant engraved with his name in front of the priest, and the other party could not hide his surprise when he saw it, blaming himself for not recognizing the "left hand of God" in his old eyes, and even more puzzled, who would be rough with him, and the hand was so heavy that it was estimated that even God could not identify who it was.

Others didn't ask, and Zell didn't bother to take the initiative to explain, but he didn't expect that his speechless embarrassment was mistaken for open-mindedness by the priest who led the way: "Mr. Zell regards the face of the skin as illusory, which is really admirable." At this time, the other party's sincere praise sounded like irony to him, and Zell stopped, his expression could not be more ugly: "Father, you are making fun of me, right?" ”

The priest smiled kindly, sighed meaningfully, and then opened the outer iron fence of a room on the first basement floor for Zell. Two white-clothed nuns guard the inner gate, beneath their beautiful faces and pure robes, hiding the formidable bodies forged by decades of training and actual combat, in terms of their background and the nature of their work, they are not practitioners or believers, but the top warriors of the St. GSG of Cologne, who do not vow for God, but only for the goddess. However, Zell always felt that they were laughing at him, even if the two of them were expressionless after the respectful salute, and the subordinate members of the Cologne St. GSG never showed any emotion. The nun warriors went one after the other, and led Zell through the warped secret passage into another closed room, and after confirming that each other's necklaces were wearing correctly, they operated the consoles on both sides respectively, activated the spatial flash device, and sent the entire room and everyone in it to the "border". Passing through the warped secret passage again, instead of returning the same way, it leads to the most hidden magical area of the human world, the headquarters of the Holy Land of St. GSG in Cologne.

The internal structure of the Holy Land Headquarters cannot be defined as "modern" alone, as many of the facilities are functionally far beyond the realm of contemporary science. However, since the eternal technology of life can be used by Cologne St. GSG, what else is unacceptable and unimaginable? Zell's understanding of this ultra-modern military base is mostly derived from the wisdom of the "goddess of fate", and the center of the base is the goddess's temple residence. From the commander to the ordinary soldiers, the Cologne St. GSG can only set foot after obtaining the permission of the goddess. The front and back of the dwelling are divided into two parts, but everyone only knows the Star Corridor Sanctuary that exists as the first half. And at the end of the narrow space of the sanctuary, behind the crystal curtain on the sixty-nine steps, there is an absolute forbidden place. Carl Oupie has warned more than once that those who trespass on the forbidden land will suffer a terrible punishment more cruel than the shattering of the body, that is, eternal exile and drifting, the reincarnation of the black hole, and life is worse than death...... The members of the Cologne St. GSG and the disciples of the goddess have always only listened to the teachings at the bottom of the stairs, after all, the "goddess of fate" has given them eternal life, which is the minimum respect and ...... of human beings for the gods Awe.

St. Ursug had been allowed to enter the sanctuary for more than a day by the goddess Sigdeliphadai, and it was nothing to him who regarded the flesh as nothing. But the huge psychological pressure and apprehension still made the "number one killing machine under the command of the goddess" seem a little trembling, and he couldn't control the involuntary slight tremor of his body.

Higdalifa suddenly appeared out of thin air, and the reason why she came now was because she knew better than St. Ulsug, who had asked for sin, when the goddess would wake up. The wind chimes sounded, and behind the curtain came the sound of a huge gate opening, and at first a glimmer of brightness suddenly opened up, like sunlight piercing the crystal curtain, reflecting the walls of the sanctuary and the dome in star-studded light. But as the graceful figure sat down, the warm glow of unknown origin gradually faded, and finally disappeared with the movement of the gate closing. The "Goddess of Fate" arrived as scheduled, but her tapping steps were a little heavier than before, and Sigdriffa felt a little inappropriate from it, and couldn't help but greet with concern: "Are you okay?" Now you're getting more and more sleep. On closer listening, Carl Oiffe's sacred melody was indeed a little weak, but it was still gentle and pleasant: "I'm fine. Fortunately...... You're there for everything. ”

At this moment, the door of the temple rang with the voice of Zell asking for an audience. It's better to come early than to come by chance, Sigdelifa thought to himself that this person was really good at picking the time, and it was inconvenient for him to see it, so he could only wrap his hood again, and instantly hide his posture invisible. Throughout, St. Ulsug was unable to capture the scent of Sigdalifa as accurately as it did last time, because the interior of the sanctuary remained at 32 degrees Fahrenheit all year round, and the human sense of smell would be less sensitive in such a low temperature. It turns out that she may have always existed by the goddess's side, but everyone can't perceive it.

Zell was given permission to pass and stepped into the Sanctuary with his front foot, shivering with cold on his hind legs. But he understands that this temperature helps to maintain certain acquired functions in the human body, so that they do not lose out too quickly in eternal life. But I'm no better than those freaks in Cologne St. GSG, and I'm really afraid of the cold...... Shivering and glancing at St. Ulsug, who was kneeling on one knee without any movement, Zell didn't care what he was doing, he just thought it was a human ice sculpture, and this guy couldn't say a few words on weekdays anyway.

"What's the matter with coming from Berlin to me, Archibald?"

Zell, who came to the Sanctuary, always paid attention to regulating his words and deeds, here, any frivolous behavior was a blasphemy against the goddess, and his sincere respect for his teacher made him seem to be asking Karl Owie to open his mouth: "During the mission of St. GSG in Cologne in Chernobyl, the United German Brigade E detected a strange spatial anomaly in the local area, and Brigadier Rick hereby asks the teacher, do you know about the relevant content?" Carl Owoe's voice was deliberately emotionless, and the tone between the words was not so pleasant: "'God's left hand', when did you become Adolf von Rick's microphone?" Zell was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect the goddess to look at his behavior like this, and hurriedly explained: "Back then, you arranged for me to serve in the agency under the command of the E Liande Brigade, and now I can't help but obey the orders from above. The student's trip is unlucky enough, everyone who sees me is bullying, teacher, don't blame it. ”

It's been a long time since I've seen him, and Carl Oiffie is just trying to tease Zell a little, and he doesn't really have a grudge. Hearing him say this, Fang saw that his face was covered with bruises through the spherical surveillance video suspended in the air, and it seemed that he had indeed experienced a tragic experience: "You have been an obedient and good child since you were a child, but with a natural physique that attracts disasters, every time you travel far away, if there is no accident, I am not very used to it." It is precisely for this reason that when I learned that the E-United German Brigade asked you to go to God's Factory to participate in the four-party talks, I specially sent three of the strongest iron-blooded warriors to accompany you to protect you, but fortunately, you came back safely. ”

Zell doesn't think so: "If it weren't for the stand-in prepared in advance, I'm afraid the student would still be in the hospital and won't be able to get out." Those Chinese assassinated Rhodes, and they had to piggyback on me to embarrass me, in their own words, it was simply 'Cutting grass and catching rabbits at the same time', which was really hateful! ”

There may only be two people in this life who can impress the frozen cold heart of the "Goddess of Fate", and Zell is fortunate to be one of them. The strange way of improvising the description made Carl Ouffie quite funny, but he did not expect that he actually understood the Chinese culture of "picking grass and beating rabbits[4]", and since the Cologne St. GSG team uses English for communication, he also aptly expressed it.

"Then tell me about the situation of those Chinese, whether you have seen it with your own eyes or heard people talk about it." Carl Owye's request surprised Zell a little, the teacher rarely showed special attention to anyone, and only Ning Xue and Rolfes had the supreme glory mentioned by the goddess before. Could it be that what happened in Ukraine last month was not destined to be so simple? Zell was about to tell the truth what he knew, but was interrupted by the sound of the temple door suddenly pushing open.

It's St. Zeverin.

He even broke in without consulting the goddess's permission?! Zell couldn't help but be stunned. Soon after, Saint Grellon hurried to the ground, as if to stop his subordinates from acting disrespectfully, and when he saw the goddess, he immediately fell down on one knee and excused himself for his equally disrespectful behavior in his impatience. But St. Zeverin, on the other hand, did not say anything, and stood straight at the foot of the steps, with a gloomy face.

"Do you know what the consequences will be?" Carl Oiffe didn't name names, but everyone could understand who he was talking about. Although Saint Zeverin's emotions were a little out of control, he understood that only the "Goddess of Fate" could fulfill his wish at the moment, so he temporarily suppressed the anger in his heart: "I know very well. But please have mercy on me and heal my eyes, I believe you will be able to do it! For this, I am willing to bear any consequences! ”

On the day he was wounded in the God's Factory, St. Zeverin was escorted back to China and returned to the Holy Land headquarters to recuperate. During this time, Carl Oiffe remained semi-dormant, did not receive anyone, and could only be consulted through the voice transmission system outside the church. This is not the first time that St. Zeverin has pleaded for grace, but to this day, the Goddess's reply remains unchanged: "I have said, I will not be responsible for your self-imposed actions, and I will only give you one life, and if you do not cherish it, you will be squandering God's luxury." ”

Carl Owirf's conclusion made Saint Zeverin very dissatisfied: "I was accidentally injured during the mission for you, why should I be responsible?!" ”

"Shut up! St. Zeverin! Saint Grillon shouted at the presumptuous words and deeds of his subordinates, for he had never experienced such a cold sweat of fear, for the blasphemy of the goddess by his companion was a contempt for the lives of all at the moment! But the resentment caused by the damage to his left eye has made St. Zeverin almost crazy, and he doesn't take the official rank seriously at all, and is bent on relieving his disability: "It's not your turn to speak here!" ”

"I asked Archibald to keep his life safe, and I didn't let you kill Boris. Of course, you have the right to choose your own means in order to achieve your ends. But you, St. Zeverin, why gouge out his eyes and trample on them in public when he is dead? When have I ever taught you to be so cruel! When have I ever taught you to be so disrespectful of life!! Don't you think that everything now is retribution!! Carl Owie's constantly raised reprimand, so that the people present felt the anger of the "goddess of fate" for the first time, and even Zell, who had nothing to do with himself, quickly knelt down on one knee when he heard this, and did not dare to raise his head for a long time, and St. Ursug, who was already guilty, felt deeply disturbed by his use of "Aegis" gloves to pinch and kill Boris.

"Also, I have warned you more than once, wait, do not clash with the men of the Russian Division of the E-League, especially Langalof! Is that how you carry out orders in Korosjian?! ”

"But......" St. Zeverin had to argue, and Carl Oupie didn't want to hear it anymore: "I repeat, I won't heal your eyes, even if I could." This is His punishment for you, God's punishment! Your life that has ended has been made an exception to exist outside the laws of this world, so don't be delusional about having a second chance like this. Now, step back for me! ”

Saint Zeverin, who clenched his fists, was very unwilling, trembling all over, but did not make any movement. Zell could see that he was on the verge of exploding, and the goddess spoke with some inexplicable fierce words, about to destroy what little sanity he had left......

"I told you to step down! Borman !! ”

This is the last warning of the "Goddess of Fate", and even the real name of Saint Zeverin has been revealed! Zell and St. Ulsoug were shocked, could it be, could he be the same "Martin Borman[5]"?! However, St. Grillon did not react too much to this, it seems that he already knew the truth of the matter. If even Borman is only the deputy commander of St. GSG in Cologne, then what kind of amazing identity will St. Grerron have behind it, as the main commander! Zell couldn't imagine.

"Carl O'Film......"

St. Zeverin's mouth squeezed out the name of the goddess with resentment, and before St. Ulsug could react to what he was going to do, he had suddenly rushed up the steps, accompanied by that mad roar: "Who the hell are you! Do you really think you can control me?! ”

Oops! Although St. Ulsug's skills were swift, in this lightning and flint, he had already consumed a lot of physical strength by kneeling for a day in low temperatures, and he had no time to stop St. Zeverin, who had opened the "Shadow" power exoskeleton, from turning into three afterimages and killing directly towards the goddess...... Just as everyone felt bad and got up, St. Ulsug suddenly sensed an extremely murderous aura against the intruders, and there was more than one! Besides Sigedlifa, there are others in the Star Corridor Sanctuary!

The god-killing shadow stabbed like a trident, and Karl Ouffe, who was sitting behind the crystal curtain, did not react to it. Sixty-nine steps are not long, but St. Zeverin has never been able to cross the end, because in the eyes of outsiders, he and his illusion of bewilderment have long been caught in a strange vortex that suddenly appeared, and they have not advanced at all, and naturally they will never be able to reach the target. The two illusions in the center of the left are gravitational and then distorted and gradually disappear, which is enough to prove that they are just disembodied impostors, leaving only the lonely true body of St. Zeverin still immersed in the illusion of running wildly, until the center of gravity under his feet is shifted, and he feels that the whole person is turned over in an instant, and it continues to rotate under some kind of inertia......

Saint Zeverin inexplicably fell down, as if he had been kicked in the air, and his back fell heavily to the templar floor, spurting a mouthful of blood from his mouth. And his power exoskeleton has been destroyed in the vortex before. After getting up in embarrassment, Saint Zeverin covered his chest with his right hand, feeling that he had indeed been kicked, and this force, ignoring his own clothing protection, directly led to the internal organs.

"Who ......" St. Zeverin's voice instantly weakened, and it seemed that the injury was not light.

"You think your existence is too great." The voice of the goddess sounded again, and a figure, a human figure, appeared in front of the curtain, "No matter how brilliant and noble your life has been, but in this era, you are nothing!" Carl Oiffe stood up, and the figure standing at the top of the stairs finally appeared in this era, this space.

Zell's first reaction was that it wasn't really human. Although it has the outline and shape of a person, and the face and hair are also very fine, it is more like a shadow, a mass of 3D human figures in a special state. The figure gradually became clearer, but only St. Ulsug recognized who it was, because he had seen it! Not the Valkyrie, Sigdlifa, but ...... But how is this possible? Although it was clear that the figure in front of it was not a real living entity, its body and face were too similar to that person, it was exactly the same, like [Cron]!

So far, Saint Zeverin couldn't care so much, full of hatred and nowhere to vent, he took out his pistol without warning, aimed at the figure in front of the "Goddess of Fate", and pulled the trigger one after another. However, the bullets, which had no track, stopped all around the figure, and then rained down after hanging in the air for several seconds.

The figure raised his right hand, palm facing St. Zeverin, and a sharp wind sounded that immediately blasted it into the air...... This time, St. Zeverin couldn't get up again, but the moans at least showed that he wasn't dead. The figure slowly descended the stairs, walking towards the still lingering target, with no trace of pity in his eyes. St. Greillon and St. Ursug realized in an instant that they might be about to lose a companion. Although St. Zeverin's offense can be said to be heinous, St. Ulsug, regardless of his previous suspicions, hurriedly bowed down and begged for forgiveness as a comrade-in-arms: "Goddess, calm your anger! For the sake of St. Zeverin's decades of service to you, spare his life! ”

"Enough ......"

Carl Ouffie's words of anger were not addressed to St. Ulsug, for she had no intention of taking back the life she had given to St. Zevelin: "Please stop. Zell soon realized that the goddess was talking to a figure, and she was speaking with respect! Carl Oiffe never said the word "please" to anyone, because for ordinary people, she is always the supreme who can only be seen and looked up to. What is going on, why does the "goddess of fate" show that kind of human affection to a "thing" that has no life characteristics?

The figure stopped, and at the same time returned to nothingness, as if it had never existed, faithfully carrying out the Goddess's commands.

"St. Zeverin." Carl Oiffe recalls the name, whether he can hear it clearly or not, "If you can't forget the past, even if I forgive you today, you will not escape the punishment of fate in the end." Death is not enough to pay for your sins, and it is up to you to decide whether to continue on the path of self-destruction, or to shoulder your mission of St. GSG Cologne and bring light and hope to the world of the future. ”

"Mission ......" St. Zeverin was also able to retell the key words he heard with difficulty.

"One day you will understand that you have not been chosen by me, but by history and fate. I, Karl Oiffe, am just your guide. When the goddess had said all that she had to say, she immediately ordered St. Greillon to take St. Zeverin down for treatment and temporarily detain him, and then leave him after his body and consciousness had recovered.

The Star Corridor Sanctuary returned to silence, and neither Zell nor St. Ulsug had recovered yet, there were too many changes just now that they couldn't digest it at all.

"Leohard......" Carl Oupie also called St. Ulsug by his real name, but instead of asking for his previous mistakes, "do you have anything to say about today's events?" St. Ulsug knew that the goddess was tempting, because he was the only one who had discovered some clues about the connection between all this and the real world: "I have seen a man, and the figure of the man who attacked St. Zeverin just now...... Very similar. ”

"I know you have a lot of doubts in your mind, and I can't answer them all for you right now. But you have to remember that the existence of you and me can be said to be illusory, but the reason why we exist is because there are still concerns that belong to us in the real world. Don't ask me what my relationship is with him, and don't tell others who he is, you and I are all tied to a common chain of time and space, if it collapses, we will have no meaning of existence......" Carl Oufe said that the concern was naturally associated with Ning Xue in St. Ulsug, "As for the crime of violating the highest secrecy regulations of St. GSG in Cologne, I remember that you have always done your best for the affairs of the team, and this time I have the right to write it down, if I commit it again in the future, the two crimes will be punished together!" At that time, you will blame fate for being ruthless and give you a weight that you can't bear in your life! ”

"Do as the goddess commands."

After St. Ulsug stepped back, Zell didn't know what to say. At this moment, there was a mechanical roar from the wall behind the curtain, and it was earth-shattering in an instant! This sudden movement was so great that anyone in the headquarters of the Holy Land must have felt it, but without the permission of the goddess, no one dared to come in and ask. Zell was a little panicked, afraid that the teacher would be in danger, and Carl Ouffie just said lightly: "Don't worry, she's just venting her emotions." ”

The "she" in the mouth of the goddess seems to be an object between life and non-life. Could it be that it is the thing that created the vision of the Chernobyl space? Zell can only think so.

"She has been without her master for almost a thousand years. Although they are in different time and space, they are finally able to meet again for a short time due to various opportunities. Now, her master has come to Cologne, but she must stay in this eternal void of another dimension, unable to meet him, and continue to bear the distant sorrow that is like a thousand years and cannot be found. Zell felt the desolation of Carl Owie's words, and the sound of the throbbing in the walls became more and more like a howl, deeply piercing......

"You should step aside, too."

It seems that the teacher no longer cares about the things that he has not had time to report before, or rather, he already has an answer. Zell bowed and retired, and behind him came Carl Offie's final instructions: "Inform Brigadier Rick and arrange for Ning Xue and Rolfes to go to China, just say that I mean." Zell wanted to fulfill his promise at God's Factory and introduce them to the Goddess, but he never had the time or opportunity to explain. Now that Carl Oiffe has made such a decision, the little wishes of the two of them are completely ruined. Perhaps, the omniscient "goddess of fate" thinks that the time has not yet come......

"Obey your orders, teacher."

The doors of the sanctuary opened and closed, and before Sigdelifa could reappear, Carl Oiffie asked with some impatience what he was concerned about: "How was it that day?" Sigedlifa's disappearance was almost synchronized with his reply: "We have succeeded in changing the course of history." He didn't lose his right leg, and his brother didn't lose his life. With the help of the Bailing Reconnaissance Battalion of the United Chinese Brigade E, they all left Chernobyl safely. ”

"Finally...... It's time for this day. It also means that we can no longer anticipate events and guide interventions in advance, as we did in the past. Everything that happens in the future will be rewritten. After centuries of silence, his heart regained his turbulence, slowly lifting the curtain in front of him, and Carl Oiffe only wanted to see where the figure had appeared, even if he could not find a trace of him. Even so, the corners of his mouth still rose slightly, if the soldiers of Cologne St. GSG were lucky enough to see the smile of the goddess at this moment, even if their lives had turned into eternal desolation, I believe they would not feel any regrets.

However, Karl Owie's clothing is different from the traditional image of the goddess, and the military uniform is exactly the same style as the battle tights under the Sigdelifa's cape, but it is only different in color, just like the red cornflower, there are other higher ranks. The main color of Carl O'Film's clothing is purple, which combines the warmth of red with the calmness of blue. There is no power exoskeleton to protect it, as the goddess exists for salvation, not killing. Although everything that accompanied Carl Owie seemed to have been freed from the shackles of earth technology, the white "L" print on the two ultra-long shoulders in front of him undoubtedly showed that the "Goddess of Destiny" originally belonged here.

Carl Owie carries a mirror with him and often gazes at himself from it, not to admire his face worthy of the title of "goddess" under his long golden hair, but to indulge in the rainbow eyes that appear in seven different colors as Carl Owie's mood changes. This is not a natural color of the eye, but a gift from a person, a technology that belongs to and belongs only to him, and strengthens the human visual function so that it does not decline with the long passage of eternal life. The "Artificial Soul Eye" has many colors, but he keeps the most special and beautiful one for himself - the colorful neon eye. The seven colors together are the color of his eyes, and although it is not like this yet, Carl Oiffie believes that one day he will meet the familiar him.

And he left behind the shadow of "always guarding Belinda" as his only mission, and only appeared when he was in danger. Under the close guard of Sigdelifa and the St. GSG of Cologne, such "opportunities" became less and less. Today, 165 years have passed since the last time I saw him, if I remember correctly......

Carl Oiffe unfastened the sword at his waist, and although the sword was broken, it still did not lose its usefulness. Inserting the Electro Blade into the special groove of the Sanctuary wall, the energy quickly filled the entire wall, emitting a dazzling M-shaped blue glow, and the entire wall was split in two along the trajectory of the letters, slowly opening up and down.

Inside is the goddess's back garden, fed by artificial sunlight and filled with all kinds of bright flowers that cannot be seen on earth, but all of them are red without exception. In the sea of flowing flowers, there stands a giant mecha alone, which is the closest connection between Carl Ophi and his own era.

"Forgive me for removing your countenance because I don't want to change some beautiful historical trajectory." Looking up at the mecha in front of him, who had regained his composure, Carl Oiffie knew that she could understand.

"Your countenance will be given to ...... again by your master"

"And this pain of happiness is for me to accompany you to experience."

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[3] Priest: This refers to the official title of a Catholic priest.

[4] Picking grass and beating rabbits: A local Chinese proverb that refers to the abduction of one thing by the way.

[5] Martin Bormann