Chapter 54: Echoes of the Valley

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The three of Link tried their best to suppress the pain in their bodies, and in the face of Star One, whose physical condition was almost perfect, the three of them were helpless at this time. Star One picked up the spear and supported the ground, and the green liquid in the catheter attached to his body flowed rapidly, flashing dazzling light from time to time. Just as the four of them confronted each other, the ground suddenly began to shake, and the sound of a wild bear howling could be heard from nowhere.

"The chairman has succeeded!" Star One suddenly fell to his knees, his hands on the ground, and the words in his mouth, making a gesture of worship in the direction from which the voice came. Seeing this scene, Link looked at each other, and Takeda tried to take this opportunity to give Star One a fatal blow, but due to the shaking ground, he could only control his body and maintain his balance first.

After completing the worship ceremony, Star One stood up again and said to the three of them, "The 'Star Departure Project' has been completed, and you are over. ”

The three of them were startled, and Link said, "What just happened?" What does it mean when the chairman is successful? ”

Star One grinned contemptuously and said, "You don't need to know, you just need to get through the last bit of your time." After saying that, he raised his gun again and killed the three of them, Link and Luo Yi hurriedly stepped forward to fight, and Takeda dragged his injured leg on one side and waited for the opportunity to move.

The four of them staggered their hands and feet for a while, and the sparks of weapons were splashing, although Link and the others tried their best, but Star One seemed to be able to see through their own movements, always half a move ahead of themselves, after everyone fought for a while, Link and Luo Yi gradually felt physically exhausted, and the frequency of action was much slower than at the beginning, on the other hand, Star One used the deployment of green liquid to the whole body function and strength, at this time, every punch was still vigorous, and a spear was also played vigorously in his hand.

The situation gradually tilted towards Star One, and Link knew that he had no chance of winning in front of Star One, and could only rely on his super strong mental will to barely support it. But as time passed, Link and Takeda's bodies were no longer able to keep up with the commands of their will, and Luo Yi's original advantage of agility and dexterity was also consumed in the long fight.

"Enough! Are you all left with a few tricks? Star One raised his spear aloft, his body glowing green, and roared at the three of them like a god about to make a decision.

Link and Takeda struggled to sit up from the ground, their brows furrowed, no time to worry about the wounds on their bodies. Link glanced sideways at Takeda, who seemed to understand something, and nodded lightly after glancing down at his palm. Link then turned to the other side and said to Luo Yi, "Hold on to me!" Don't let go! ”

Luo Yi was puzzled by Link's words, but there was no time to ask again at this time, so he hurriedly nodded hard, stared at Link tightly, and cooperated with him to prepare.

"What other new tricks do you have, hurry up!" Star One yelled at Link.

Link looked at the arrogant Star One, the anger in his eyes gradually extinguished, and a firmness that he had never felt before ignited Takeda and Luo Yi on the side like a sharp sword, he used all his strength to want Star One to rush over, jumped high in the face of his spear, and shouted: "Hold on!" ”

Luo Yi on the side saw that Link sent a signal, and he didn't care about making a battle plan, so he hurriedly ran forward, and at the same time that Link threw Star One to the ground, Takeda and Luo Yi also rushed to Link's side at the same time. Without waiting for Star One to react, Takeda pinched his right fist and slapped it heavily on the ground, and the four of them disappeared in an instant in the maintenance atrium that was still shaking.

Luo Yi felt a force tearing at her back, she tried to open her eyes, but when her eyes just opened a gap, a strong dazzling light forced her to close her eyes again, she wanted to grab Link and Takeda beside her, but her outstretched hands couldn't grasp anything, she didn't know where she was, she couldn't feel the space and the ground, she couldn't feel the air and temperature, as if hovering in a vacuum space, she couldn't get any feedback when she used her strength. The force of this tearing was getting stronger and stronger, and Luo Yi felt that her limbs were about to separate from her body, and the sharp pain of pulling between the joints made her unbearable. Suddenly, the force of the tear suddenly turned into a forward thrust, and Luo Yi didn't have time to react, only to feel that his body was thrown out and slammed into a hard surface.

Luo Yi opened his eyes cautiously, feeling that the light was no longer dazzling, but a feeling of nausea welled up from his stomach, and his brain also produced a serious feeling of dizziness. She hurriedly held up the ground to calm herself down as quickly as possible. After all, Luo Yi is a professionally trained "hunter", and the professional method allowed her to quickly adjust her breathing and barely withstand the severe discomfort. She looked around, only to see that Star One, Link Ke, and Takeda were all not far from her, and the surrounding were green mountains, and overhead was a clear blue sky, and the four of them were staying in a bare gravel clearing in the mountains, the surrounding scenery was something Luo Yi had never seen before, she never thought that there would be such a beautiful scenery in the world.

Including Star One, everyone was still sitting on the ground at this time, and they all seemed to be very uncomfortable with the instantaneous change of the scene. "Where is this?" The spear in Star One's hand broke in two at some point, and he threw half of the spear at his feet, gasping for breath and asked.

"Are you...... Never seen anything like it? Link replied, enduring the pain.

"Hmph, what's the trick here?"

"I know you're going to love it here, because it's ...... For you, yes...... Four hundred years ago! ”

"Four hundred years ago?" Star One was taken aback, stared at Link and asked, "Why are you here?" What methods did you use? Luo Yi on the side was also shocked by Link's words, in his impression, Link's tactics have always been known for being reliable, but this bold move greatly exceeded his imagination.

"See this?" Takeda dragged his injured leg to Link's side, he stretched out his right hand and said, "This glove came from an old friend of ours, who somehow obtained your time-traveling technology and made this glove, which can also be seen as the prototype of the Lingshuo, and we have restored and perfected him, so we can bring you here." ”

"But we didn't just bring you here to enjoy the view." Link interrupted Takeda, "We're here to kill you!" ”

Star One laughed three times and said, "You think you want to kill me by relying on an impostor Lingshuo?" You must be naΓ―ve. ”

"According to your own words, although you have been transformed, your life is still supported by the beating of your heart. If I'm not mistaken, as long as your heart stops beating, you're bound to die. ”

"With your power, can you plunge a knife into my heart?"

"Of course my knife won't work, but something will." Link pulled out a pendant from his chest, the round ring shape glittering in the sunlight, "This is our shuttle, you should have heard of it, it has the same effect as your spirit shuttle, but he follows the 'golden rule', as long as I take you with me, your heart will age in an instant until you die." ”

"You guys?" After listening to Link's explanation, Luo Yi whispered in a hurried tone on the side, "This is your plan?" Are you crazy, you will definitely die after a gap of 400 years? ”

Takeda turned his head and made a signature smile at Luo Yi and said, "Only we can come up with such a clever plan, this is our last chance." Takeda's expression suddenly changed, "Thank you for letting me know you, it's great to see you again." ”

Luo Yi's tears burst out of his eyes at this time, and he grabbed Takeda's arm tightly and shook it uncontrollably, saying, "No! No! You can't take this risk, we have to do something else! ”

Link half-turned his head and whispered: "Luo Yi, Takeda and I will take him back to the location just now, you use the spirit shuttle that Director Luo gave you to shuttle there in case of accidents, the growth of forty years old may not kill him, but he will definitely not have the ability to resist anymore." ”

Takeda broke free of Luo Yi's hand and said, "This is our last mission, and for hunters, there is nothing more glorious than dying on the battlefield." You have to protect yourself, Lu Yan is still waiting for you, as well as Li Li and Cheng Cheng, you must find them, please. ”

Luo Yi's tears had already wet her forehead, she didn't dare to imagine that it was such an ending, these two people in front of her were also teachers and friends with herself, watching them embark on a journey of death was like digging her heart and cutting her flesh, the pain in her heart made Luo Yi's head swell, she sat on the ground, looking at the backs of the two but didn't know what to do.

Without waiting for Luo Yi to say more, Link and Takeda had already rushed out at this time, and the two of them screamed and pounced on Star One, Star One hurriedly picked up the half of the spear that was thrown on the ground and protected it on his chest, the spear penetrated Takeda's waist impartially, and a mouthful of blood spurted out of Takeda's mouth, but Takeda had already grabbed one of Star One's arms at this time, and he clasped his muscles tightly, allowing blood to gush out of his mouth. Link, who also grabbed Star One, turned his shuttle, and the three people who were huddled together instantly let out a loud roar, tearing apart the peace of the valley.

Luo Yi sat in place and watched the two of them rise into the air, watched Star One hurriedly pick up the half of the spear at his feet, watched the conduit on the surface of his body burst out with a strong green light in an instant, watched the spear pass through Takeda's back, watched his hands wrap around Star One's arm like iron tongs, watched Link's shuttle fly up in the air, watched Takeda's blood drip down the spear to the ground, watched the roars of the three make the leaves in the valley sway, and watched a white light appear in front of his eyes, one getting brighter and brighter. The white light grew bigger and bigger, and the three of them were instantly engulfed by the white light until they disappeared into the light.

The valley returned to calm again, and the occasional gust of wind made the leaves rustle, Luo Yi looked ahead, a red sunset pierced through the clouds and shot directly into the eyes, Luo Yi didn't use her hands to cover it, she just stared ahead, hoping to see the shadows of the two of them.

Luo Yi walked to the place where the two disappeared, and the roars of Link and Takeda still seemed to echo in their ears, perhaps having turned into the birdsong of the valley, or perhaps being carried away by the wind. The rocks beneath his feet are still dotted with Takeda's blood, like plum blossoms in full bloom. "Link, Takeda, are you still there?" Luo Yi's crying voice was as pure as a cloud in the clear valley, she knew that the valley would not answer herself, but in the bottom of her heart, she still had a glimmer of hope, hoping that the two of them could appear here again, hoping to hear the answers of the two again.

Luo Yi took out a spirit shuttle that his father gave him before he died, slashed his fingertips with a dagger, and dipped the blood on the top of the shuttle.

"I'm here, are you still there?"

The valley was quiet as usual, and the remnants of the setting sun gave its last rays and heat, and it seemed that no one had ever been here, and no one seemed to know about it, without the blood stains on the rocks as proof.

(End of Part 1)