Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Afterimage in the Wind
"Is there only one, strange"
Two hours later, the flames raging in the camp gradually extinguished, leaving only the charred wooden fences lying to the ground, and the unburned wood continued to smolder, and the smoke could be seen hovering up hundreds of meters. However, compared to the smoke and dust coming out of the imperial capital not far away, this place is nothing at all
"Shouldn't there be two enemies, where is the other one" Qiuchen has been on guard in the ruins of the camp since the first attacker attacked, according to Aveline, there are two such attackers, and after seeing the other party's methods, he can never underestimate these assassins. Heroic Soul Level Perception is completely useless to them, relying on a pair of eyes alone to detect the enemy is not enough, if Ai Wen hadn't paid attention just now, otherwise he wouldn't have known who had attacked him
But after half an hour, Qiu Chen didn't wait for the second wave of attacks, maybe the other party was waiting for the opportunity, or maybe the other party had already retreated. As time passed, Qiuchen felt that the second possibility was greater. The air mixed with the smell of blood and burning blew through the autumn dust, and the chill mixed in it made him shiver, the time was close to dusk, and the sunset in the distance seemed to be dyed red by the killing intent of the imperial capital battlefield. Many crows appeared in the sky above the imperial capital, and when night fell and the fighting sides withdrew to their lines, they were feasted, and the scavengers of the battlefield would not miss this opportunity
Sighing, Qiuchen crouched down and took off the mask from the body of the attacker. The smiling clown mask turned into sand and dissipated in the wind and dust the moment Qiu Chen's hand touched it, revealing an ordinary face under the mask, belonging to the kind of person who would not be avoided even if he was thrown in the crowd, but he was no less dangerous than those arrogant reincarnators. The eye can only observe one direction, illusion or cover can deceive the eye, the really important way to observe is perception, once the Heroic Spirit blocks the perception, it is tantamount to becoming blind
They don't have anyone named Li Qing, and they can still be like normal people even if they are blind
"Ai Wen, write this down, you must warn the others" I searched the reincarnation's body, and found nothing special, only a few replacement knives, the weapon is good, but unfortunately he can't use it. Standing up, Autumn Dust patted the dust off her body and walked to Aveline's hiding place
"Aveline, are you okay" Walking into the woods, Qiuchen saw Eve sitting cross-legged on the ground, unloading the scope accessories from the long-barreled pistol, Qiuchen hugged his chest with both hands, looked Aveline up and down, and let out a long breath "Well, it looks pretty good, I'm worried about whether you will be attacked by another"
"I'm top-notch at shooting black guns" Aveline rubbed the tip of her nose, threw the weapon in her hand to the ground, and leaned against the tree behind her as if she was out of strength, "Would you like to stay with me for a while, it won't delay you for long" Aveline squinted her eyes at the crow in the sky, and said in disgust, "I don't want to end up being food for crows"
"I can help you, Aveline" Qiuchen sat down in front of Aveline, looked her eyes directly, in her eyes, Qiuchen saw the haze that represented death "Really, Aveline, believe me" Isn't it just life-renewing, no pressure
"Death will inevitably come to each and every one of us," Aveline smiled self-deprecatingly, her thin blue lips trembling slightly, "When I first entered the main god space, I wondered more than once how I would die. Before that, I was just a guy who didn't like to go to school, and I got into all kinds of vices and ate and waited for death all day long. Can you imagine that more than once I have personally watched my teammates who were talking and laughing with you one moment turn into a corpse the next, but there is nothing I can do,"
"It's not your fault, Aveline......"
"Hear me out...... Dust, listen to me" Aveline stretched out her index finger and put it on Qiu Chen's mouth to block his words, there was still a lot of smoke on her slender and slender fingers, but Qiu Chen felt that this smell was more suitable for Aveline than expensive perfume "I don't have much time, don't let me report to Hades before I finish speaking"
"Okay......" Qiuchen took a deep breath, "I'll listen"
"Don't be so serious" Aveline laughed and pushed Qiuchen's shoulder like a buddy, "It makes me feel like I'm making a speech, alas" Aveline sighed and touched her pockets all over her body, "Unfortunately, there's nothing"
"You quit that thing in the end, it's not good for your health" Looking at Aveline's movements, Qiuchen understood what she was looking for, if Aveline could quit all her bad hobbies and become quiet by the way, and with her appearance, it would be perfect, but then it wouldn't be Aveline "Even if the main god space can repair the body, you shouldn't be too casual"
"Don't admonish me like an old man" Aveline snorted, but still stopped her movements by default "Dust, I told you before, I am a lone wanderer, but do you know how many team members I used to have" Without waiting for Qiu Chen to respond, Aveline stretched out two fingers and shook them, her voice trembling a little "Nearly twenty from beginning to end, before I jumped out of the pure horror reincarnation world and became a qualified reincarnation, I had a lot of team members, they were not bad people, I got along with them, and then ...... They all died, all of them, none of them were spared...... I couldn't even find their bodies...... The seniors who called me my little sister, and the juniors who called me the eldest sister, were eaten by monsters, killed by traps, and the two hands were only a few centimeters apart, but I couldn't catch her, and I could only watch her being eaten by zombies...... I, I, I wish I was the one who died, sometimes death is happiness, and the survivors can only live in pain......"
Qiuchen listened quietly and didn't say a word. Aveline covered her face with her hands, and it took a few moments for her to calm herself down
"Compared to the others, I'm very lucky, really, I can talk to you without any scruples, I don't have to think about whether you will use me and frame me, I haven't told anyone this again, dust, me, hmm......" A violent cough interrupted Aveline's words, Qiuchen just wanted to help but was stopped by her hand, she waved her hand, signaling that she was okay "I know someone is sad about my loss instead of thinking about how to divide up my things after my death and squeeze out the last bit of use." Do you think I'm a strong disdain to team up with other people to become a loner? Hehe, I'm not that strong, I'm just, I don't like to see my friends die, but I'm ...... I feel like I can't do anything...... There is no one who can survive forever, and since sooner or later he will die, why should he grieve himself. I'm happy now, Dust" Aveline was still smiling, but in Qiu Chen's eyes, her smile was just a mask, a mask to cover her heart, "If someone who cares about me can send me away peacefully, many reincarnators will be jealous of me, hahaha"
"Aveline, you don't like to watch your friends leave, do you think I like it" Qiuchen grabbed Aveline's finger and pressed it, and said categorically, "I don't like it either, so I won't let anyone I care about leave completely!" ”
Aveline stared straight at Qiuchen, and suddenly laughed out loud, "It's a pity, if you are a reincarnation......" Aveline stopped talking, she lowered her eyes and pondered for a few seconds, and said, "Close your eyes, and give you a gift"
"Huh? Do what? ”
"Close your eyes, don't mother-in-law," Aveline spat out, spitting out blood, and then stretched out the tip of her tongue to lick the blood off the corner of her mouth, "Hurry up"
Qiuchen took a deep breath and closed his eyes, "Forget it, it's good if you're happy"
Closing his eyes, the cold wind of dusk blew across Qiuchen's face, but he could feel not only the cold, but also the hot breath that Aveline exhaled when she was close, the smell of smoke and the girl's body fragrance mixed with Qiuchen's nose, and he could even feel Aveline's trembling body. This mature girl who smokes and drinks and wants to pretend to be herself has actually had no more than nineteen years of life journey, but what she has experienced is something that some people don't want to see in their lifetime
A young girl who has not yet reached adulthood enters a dangerous and strange place, and has just met some reliable friends, but it will not be long before she can only watch these friends die one by one in the trial of the Lord God, helpless, powerless, after the trial, she uses tobacco and alcohol as her protective shell, and can only walk forward aimlessly step by step, not knowing where she will fall. But no one can help her, there is the main god space, even if it is in the loose traverser alliance, but in the main god space, according to Yi Cheng, not many people will care about anything other than their own interests, and only a few good people can gain the strength to survive successfully, and most of them die halfway
Aveline didn't touch Qiuchen, and as she got closest to him, she paused, then slowly let go of the hand that was holding Qiuchen. Qiuchen suddenly opened her eyes, and found that Aveline's eyes were closed, lying on the ground weakly, and Qiuchen could not see any signs of breathing in her chest
"Evelyn?"
No response
“…… Evelyn? ”
Qiu Chen's voice increased, but the only thing that could respond to him was the whistling wind, and the crows hovering in the air seemed to be silent mockery
"Aveline!"