Chapter 39: The Price of Pretending
"By the way, it looks like it hasn't been a voice for a long time?" Collapsed in his boss's chair, Lu Fan touched his chin and thought.
I thought that the 'voice' was 'caring' for him, and I wanted him to relive the fear of being dominated, but since he entered this world, the 'voice' seems to have not appeared once.
"Could it be...... Substitution? Lu Fan was suddenly a little excited, if he really 'got out of the sea of suffering' like this, after going back, he would definitely fast for three months and help his grandmother cross the road every day.
"But...... How does it always feel like calm before a storm? "But after thinking about it, Lu Fan felt that things would not be so simple, there must be a reason why the 'voice' found him, and it would definitely not disappear so quietly.
Just as Lu Fan was fighting wits and courage with the air, the automatic door the size of a basketball court not far away slowly opened with a slight friction sound, and the figures of the Xiao family sisters followed closely and stepped in.
After coming to the huge desk, the Xiao family sisters knelt on the ground as a matter of course, and said in unison: "Lord Jin'an!" ”
Although the Xiao family sisters behaved as a matter of course, although they had been treated like this many times, Lu Fan was still a little uncomfortable, after all, as a glorious soldier of workers and peasants, a young man with ambition in the new century who grew up under the red flag, this way of saluting was completely a kind of feudal dross in his opinion! It is something that should be nailed to the pillar of shame of history!
Lu Fan actually resisted, but the Xiao family sisters showed unusual persistence in this matter, and after saying a few useless words, Lu Fan could only let it go.
In other words, it was even the way of throwing five bodies to the ground before, but it was changed to this half-kneeling method at Lu Fan's strong request......
Facing the Xiao family's sisters' amazing kneeling, Lu Fan was also embarrassed to be paralyzed anymore, and touched his nose with a little embarrassment while sitting up straight, and said, "What, get up first." ”
"Thank you, Lord!"
"Ahem, what, there's nothing else to do when I asked you to come, the people in Yanjing City came with a message, saying that they wanted to have a meeting with us and talk about a big thing. I have something to do here to go to North America, so you see which of you two has time to go to Yanjing City? After all, people are full of sincerity, and it is not good to delay. ”
When the words fell, the Xiao family sisters were stunned for a moment, and then suddenly showed a little excitement, and Lu Fan blinked a little inexplicably.
"Isn't it just a business trip? Is it necessary to be so excited? Forehead...... It seems like...... Seemingly...... They hadn't really been out of town......"
Lu Fan, who had a crooked brain, suddenly showed a little sympathy in his eyes when he looked at the Xiao family sisters, and it was not until the excitement on the faces of the Xiao family sisters eased a little that he continued: "In addition, there is another private matter. ”
Speaking of this, Lu Fan's face was slightly solemn.
"I want you to find a person or a group of people, if you have the characteristics, I only know that there are God Eaters among them, and the rest of the information about this group of people should be able to learn a lot from the group of survivors that Xiaoyu knows, before I thought that this group of people should be in Black Dragon City or Yanjing City, but now that Black Dragon City is gone, only Yanjing City remains."
"This matter is not forced, after all, this group of people may be buried along with Black Dragon City, but, if you can really find it, remember, I want to live!"
At the end of the words, Lu Fan was almost word-for-word, and the coldness revealed in his tone also made the Xiao family sisters shudder a little.
Although I don't understand what grievances Lu Fan has with that group of people, since it is what Lu Fan ordered, the Xiao family sisters naturally responded with respect.
"Yes, Lord."
"Well, if there's nothing else to do, you can go and get busy."
"The subordinates retired."
Bowing again, the Xiao family sisters took a few steps back and turned around and walked out, but after a few steps, Xiao Qingcheng paused, and his face showed a bit of struggle, but soon it became resolute as if he had made up some kind of determination.
Just when Xiao Qingcheng was about to turn around and say something, there was a whistling wind behind him, and Lu Fan's figure had disappeared from the boss's chair.
Outside, a blood-colored streamer shot out from the sky above the City of Angels to the east, and disappeared into the sky in the blink of an eye.
……
The transparent floor-to-ceiling windows fell, and the whistling wind was blocked, and the things that Xiao Tingcheng wanted to be honest about naturally ended without a problem as someone left in a hurry.
At the right time, the figure of the iron head appeared beside Xiao Qingcheng, who was a little tangled and melancholy.
"Don't think about it, just do your best, Your Excellency the Marquis is not a stingy person."
Although it was a somewhat indifferent tone, the content of the words was a rare comfort.
Xiao Qingcheng was slightly stunned, then the tangled and melancholy look on his face eased, and after exhaling lightly, he turned to the iron head and smiled.
"Thank you, Lord Tetsu!"
Xiao Tianguo, who was on the side, also bowed to the iron head.
"Hmm." The iron head remained expressionless, nodded noncommittally, and the figure disappeared after him.
The Xiao family sisters glanced at each other, as if they had unloaded some burden, and turned around with a slight smile on their faces and walked away.
……
But Lu Fan, who left in a hurry, went straight to the east under the guidance of the iron head, and the speed was like a meteor.
If you're not happy, you can't do it, I heard the report from the iron head that the people of Midi are dying...... Ahem, well, it's not that serious, but it's true that the losses are huge.
The eleven survival bases originally distributed in North America, when Lu Fan was busy cleaning up the 'aliens', had already wiped out five of them, and the murderer was said to be a flame giant, according to the iron head, a low-level elemental lifeform.
To tell the truth, in addition to saving the people of Midi who were in the 'fiery' on this trip, Lu Fan was also very curious about what kind of life the elemental lifeform was, and planned to take a good look and have a long insight.
However, it is still the same sentence, the idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
Under the guidance of Tietou, Lu Fan crossed the Pacific Ocean in less than ten minutes and rushed to the vicinity of a famous city on the west coast of Midi before the end of the world.
However, before Lu Fan could get close to the location of the survival base that Iron Head had marked out for him that was facing the threat of the Flame Giants, a sun-like light cluster rose from the horizon, followed by a huge mushroom cloud rising into the sky.
Obviously, in the face of the threat of the Flame Giants, the rulers of the Midi have resorted to the ultimate weapon of mankind - the nuclear bomb.
Witnessing the power of the ultimate human weapon for the first time, Lu Fan's heart was somewhat shocked, and he had to say that it was great that a human being who was extremely weak could create such a powerful weapon.
"By the way, don't I have to go? That Flame Giant should have been killed, right? Standing on top of the huge city ruins out of thin air, looking at the 'little sun' that had gradually extinguished, Lu Fan couldn't help but touch his chin and muttered to himself.
As for the lethality of this ultimate human weapon, whether it was the description seen in the data or the scene he had witnessed with his own eyes now, Lu Fan felt that it should be more than enough to kill that flame giant.
However, it turned out that Lu Fan had overestimated his former human compatriots, or underestimated the meaning of the word 'rank' in the spatial evaluation system.
The meaning of the so-called 'rank' is to begin to touch the realm of the law, and for the flame giants that are raging in North America, its existence itself is a manifestation of the law of the lower elemental system.
The lethality of a nuclear bomb mainly comes from the transient photothermal radiation and shock wave during the explosion, as well as the subsequent polluting radiation.
The lethality of polluting radiation to living organisms is terrifying, but it poses little threat to the lives of elemental or semi-elemental bodies, while the shock wave is only a destructive force at the physical level, and it poses little threat to things with huge body sizes, and the final photothermal radiation, emmmmm...... It seems that it may be beneficial and harmless to the fire elemental lifeform such as the Flame Giant.
So
"Your Excellency Marquis, the target is undergoing body reconstruction, it is recommended to kill it as soon as possible."
The iron head's unchanged indifferent voice came from the headset, Lu Fan couldn't help but look stunned, and asked in disbelief: "Huh?" Are you saying that thing isn't dead? ”
"Your Excellency Marquis, I don't deny the power of nuclear weapons at the physical and low-level energy levels, but the nuclear weapons of human beings in this world are too primitive, and the goal is to step into the rank of lifeforms, even if it is only the lowest level of black iron rank, it is not something that a primitive civilization that cannot even reach the first level of the original civilization can fight against."
“…… Anyway, it's not dead, is it? ”
"Yes, Your Excellency Marquis."
"Tut-tut! What kind of elemental life is this, it's pretty powerful! Looking at the huge mushroom cloud standing majestically in the distance, Lu Fan couldn't help but be amazed, but immediately he looked stunned again.
"Huh?! Wait?! I can't even take out a nuclear bomb, so isn't that more powerful than me?! ”
In response to Lu Fan's stupid question, Tie Tou seemed to have a crash, and was silent for a while before asking, "Your Excellency Marquis, why do you have such an illusion?" ”
Lu Fan blinked his little eyes that were a little confused, and asked rhetorically for some unknown reason: "What is an illusion?" You see, I'm going to be nuke-killed......"
However, before Lu Fan could finish asking, he was interrupted by Tietou.
"Your Excellency, Marquis, why do you think this primitive nuclear weapon can harm you?"
"Uh...... Isn't it hurting, can't it hurt? ”
"Your Excellency, with all due respect, you have at least stepped into the existence of the golden rank, not to mention this kind of primitive nuclear weapon, even if most of the conventional technological weapons in the scientific and technological system of the Cangnan Federation can no longer pose a threat to you."
Lu Fan blinked his eyes in a daze.
"Yes, yes?"
"Yes, Your Excellency Marquis."
After receiving an affirmative reply, Lu Fan immediately put away his stunned expression, touched his chin and fell into deep thought, half a sound, and suddenly said to himself with a deep face: "It turns out that I am already so strong?" Life is really lonely like snow~! ”
I have to say that this forced pretending is good, the pretending is clear and refined, the pretending is beautiful, and the inhuman life forms in the distance can't stand it.
A pillar of crimson light with a diameter of ten zhang shot out from the sky, and in the blink of an eye, it was in front of Lu Fan, and it was about to envelop him, and the high temperature carried by the pillar of light even distorted the space along the way slightly.
At this moment, Lu Fan raised his 'emotionless' face and took a deep breath - "Get out!! ”
The Seven Uniques of the True Dragon - The Dragon's Roar!
The violent air currents swept away, carrying unspeakable strange power, and surging along the crimson pillar of light!
The crimson pillar of light, which was supposed to be an energy body, was now like it had an entity, and it collapsed and disintegrated along the way at a faster speed than when it came, heading straight for the source!
In the distant sky, a crimson figure standing thousands of feet tall stood in a huge crimson crater, just reshaped to resemble a human head, and in the open giant mouth, a crimson pillar of light continued to gush, and in the next second, an indescribable strange power swept in.
The space shook, but it was silent.
Then, the huge body made of crimson magma quickly turned from red to black, as if the magma was cooling and condensing, and in the middle of breathing, the huge body of the flame giant mountain-like had completely turned black, and then the huge body that seemed to have been frozen by an invisible force suddenly began to disintegrate and collapse from its head, and in a very short period of time, it drifted into a sky of black smoke and dust that was smaller than a grain of sand, and finally disappeared into invisible, as if it had never existed.
But the huge crater, which is still red, shows that there was once a terrifying life that even the ultimate human weapon could not shake.
……
At the moment when the flame giant completely turned into ashes, a cold voice suddenly sounded in the depths of Lu Fan's mind.
[Detects that the adventurer may be cheating, and starts the punishment mission]
"What?"
Before Lu Fan could react, he suddenly disappeared into a white light.