Ian stood in the Eye of Enlightenment, looking at the desolate scene in front of him, and smiled weakly. The bits and pieces that have happened in the past few months, buzzing in his head like mosquitoes. He gradually hesitated to make the right decision......

Still is......

Five years ago.

Ian wakes up early in the morning because his friends are coming to his store for a get-together.

He became the owner of a dessert shop at a young age, and he has an innate talent for baking and cooking. After graduating from culinary school, he was thinking about whether to open a restaurant or a cake shop, and finally decided to open a cake shop because of his sister's sweet tooth.

Ian's older sister, Ilia, has a very different job than he does, being the captain of the "Eliminators" in the "New Biological Research Institute" established by the government three years ago.

Their country, Seth, is being attacked by a new creature that has never been seen before, known as the "Intruders". Their appearance is different from that of creatures that people have previously recognized, and this creature has a body similar to that of a human, but it is completely different from a human. Their skin is green, and their rough skin even oozes a dark green viscous liquid from time to time, and they also have a thin tail. The goal of the "Cleaners" is to eliminate all the "Intruders", and in the past three years, the "Cleaners" have eliminated tens of thousands of "Intruders", but these hideous monsters still appear in every corner of the country.

The reason is simple, when the blood of an ordinary person is mixed with the mucus secreted by the body of the "intruder", an assimilated cell is produced, and if this cell is left throughout the body through the bloodstream, the person will become an "intruder" after experiencing great pain, losing his consciousness and memory. However, the mucus they secrete only assimilates ordinary people, which is a blessing in misfortune for the country of Seth.

Seth has a special group of humans who are known as the "Infinite Crystal Holders". They have a power that others can't match, and they can easily rely on their various abilities to easily eliminate the "intruders".

The crystals of these "Infinite Crystal Holders" come in a variety of colors, giving them different abilities. Because they have been protecting citizens at the hands of intruders and bringing hope to people in times of crisis, they are also known as the Enlighteners.

"Hey, Zona? What time is it, why are you here? Ian said in surprise when he saw the dark-haired woman open the door.

The appearance of the girl in front of her made the eyes of the men in the store sweep in her direction. The girl has a pair of clear eyes, her fair and flawless skin reveals a touch of cherry pink, and her facial features are not so good-looking when taken out individually, but they are a beautiful picture when put together.

"I'd love to, can't I come here sooner and get something to eat? Hurry up I'm hungry, Ian! Zona threw the bag into Ian's arms, turned back and winked at him, and suddenly feigned seriousness and said, "You know what I want to eat." ”

"Okay, you sit down first, I'll do it for you." Ian walked to the oven.

Ten minutes later.

"You're so slow, hurry up I'm going to starve to death." Zona walked behind Ian and slapped Ian hard, so frightened that Ian almost threw the cake out of his hand.

"No, can we be like a girl, how do you get married like this?" Ian wiped the cream off his hands, pointed to the cake in his hand, and smiled at Zona.

"It's over, I just scared you, you put your hand on the cake?" Zona said in surprise.

"Well, looks like you're going to be hungry for a while. Hahaha......" Ian gently touched Zona's head with a clean hand.

"Cut, hurry up, I still have something to tell you!" Zona muttered with a look of disdain.

"Alright, let's eat it." Ian smiled as he placed a plate of blueberry chocolate cake in front of Zona and sat down across from her to eat the cake he had just pressed.

"It's delicious, and sure enough, Ian's cake is the best!" Zona said, stretching. "But you're still the one who doesn't waste food."

"My hands are clean, I just touched it, and it's fine...... Hey, aren't you down to business? Ian suddenly remembered what Zona had said when she came.

"Sister and Kozmo, they are not here today, they have a special mission today, saying that they will meet again another day." Zona said.

"Got it."

Zona could see the disappointment in Ian's eyes, she knew that Ian had a strong relationship with his sister Ilia, and he just didn't say it.

The siblings had never met their mother, and their father had never mentioned anything about her in their memory, and their father had inexplicably disappeared three years earlier.

So in Ian's heart, his sister is his only relative and his only dependence.

His wish is to open a dessert shop and give his sister, friends or more people a taste of his desserts. His sister gave him great help in order to fulfill his wishes.

Because of the current situation in the country, they "pruners" are fighting, fighting, fighting almost every day. Ian hadn't seen his sister for a long time, until last night, when she called and told him that he was going to play with his teammates tomorrow off, and he was as happy as a child after learning the news, and he didn't sleep all night.

However, she is not visible today.

Ian noticed that Zona was staring at him, and immediately hid the disappointment in his eyes, and asked, "What happened?" ”

"A group of intruders have reappeared in the city, sister, they have gone to deal with them." Zona said lightly.

"I also encountered the intruder on the basketball court yesterday, and thanks to the dragon he arrived in time, I'm fine, it's the first time I've seen the Enlightener fight." Ian pulled the subject away. "Can you tell me more about that?"

"Seeing that your cake is so delicious today, I'll give you a good lesson." Zona finished the last bite of cake and wiped her mouth gently. "These intruders appeared out of nowhere three years ago, and it is said that one of the earliest intruders was found within the Infinity Crystal Center."

"Isn't the Infinity Crystal Center the tower in the center of the city, which is said to be the source of the power of all Enlighteners." Ian said.

"It was the appearance of that intruder that led the government to discover the Infinity Crystal Hub in Temerta. At that time, a researcher secretly entered the Infinity Crystal Center, and suddenly a burst of gas violently impacted his body, and after the gas dissipated, the Infinity Crystal appeared in his hand, and the first Enlightener was born. Zona replied.

"Wait...... That's ...... Not everyone can be a ......," Ian said in surprise when he learned of the Enlightener's origins.

"No, the vast majority of people will not become enlightened even if they are exposed to that gas." Zona walked to the bar and grabbed another piece of cake and stood there to eat it.

"Why?" Ian asked, puzzled.

"There are many, many reasons, I don't know the specifics, but the most reliable thing at the moment is that if a person can become an enlightener, then there is a good chance that his immediate family can become an enlightener. This is the case with our neighbor Mortick, because my dad is from Mortick, and Mortick has also had Infinity Crystal holders in recent years. The people who have infinite crystals there have large and prominent families, and the types of infinite crystals in a family are almost the same. Zona was talking endlessly, and as he was talking, he suddenly remembered something.

"Ian, do you want to be the Enlightener?" Zona said as she turned her head and stared into Ian's eyes.

"You mean, let me go to the Infinity Crystal Hub?" Ian finished his cake.

"My sister is an infinite crystal holder, so it stands to reason that you can too!" Zona said.

"yes, I have some ideas." Ian said hesitantly.

"That way, sister, Kozmo, and Stephen, we can fight together." When Zona heard Ian say this, she instantly became happy.

"Let's see." Ian laughed too.

"Okay, I'm going to go first, you can think about this first. After all, in the current situation, as an enlightener, you can finally save yourself. Zona stepped aside to pick up her bag, turned back and smiled at Ian, "Then I'll go, don't think about me." ”

"Definitely not, don't worry!" Ian flashed a gentle smile at Zona.

"Cut."

"The Enlightened?" Ian turned his fork and remembered what Zona had just said.

Why did my sister never mention to me that the Enlightener could gain power through blood?

"What do you think?" The waitress Harriet walked over and asked.

"Ah, nothing, Harriet. Recently, there have been more and more intruders on our side, so you must be careful when you go home from work. Ian said.

"Don't worry, manager. Under Seth's Skynet system, the Intruder will appear as soon as the Intruder appears in the surveillance area. Harriet sat down gently across from Ian and said, "It's still a little scary, though. ”

"You help me come up with ideas, I want to be an enlightener, what do you think?" Ian asked Harriet earnestly, but was met with a burst of laughter.

"No, what are you laughing at, don't you think I'm inappropriate?" Ian smiled wryly.

"Manager, but you don't look like a hero. And after becoming an enlightener, you will have to work in the government, how can you continue to make desserts? Harriet covered her mouth and laughed.

"I don't know how low your laugh is." Ian said angrily. "You're right, I think it's better for me to be a pastry chef. Then you have to be careful lately, well, I'll send you home in the evening when I'm free. ”

"Really?" Harriet asked in surprise.

"Nonsense, it's like I haven't sent you back before." Ian said.

"Okay, that's a deal."

"Okay, okay, let's get to work when we're here." Hello and welcome to Black and Blue ......"

That same evening.

"Hey, it looks like it's going to rain." Harriet said worriedly.

"It's okay, didn't you get there after two streets, if you didn't dare to take a motorcycle, I would send you back in a while." Ian laughed.

"I really don't dare, I'll throw up." Harriet said with a laugh.

"Why do you love to laugh so much?" Ian asked suddenly.

"Isn't there a saying that a girl who loves to laugh will not have bad luck." Harriet giggled as she bared her jade-white teeth.

In the midst of Harriet's laughter, a pair of sharp eyes in the dark night emitted a green light, staring directly at the two of them, and their teeth gurgling.

"Okay, don't laugh This laughter is too magical, it doesn't look like a human voice." Ian gently patted Harriet on the shoulder.

"I'm not smiling." Harriet said.

"That......" Ian stroked his hair in confusion. I heard a burst of laughter. ”

"I think I heard that, manager, it can't be an intruder, I'm scared ......" Harriet subconsciously grabbed Ian's sleeve.

"It's okay, I'm ...... Yes!!! Ian wanted to comfort Harriet and calm her, but before he could say anything, he saw something strange.

Trespasser.

"Let's go!" Ian picked up Harriet and ran away from the monster as fast as he could.

The intruder made a "smack" sound, drooling in place as he watched the two fleeing for their lives. It stood silently when suddenly a thumper jumped up and jumped right in front of Ian.

Ian's face turned pale with fright, and Harriet in his arms screamed.

With a wave of his hand, the intruder knocked the two out of the way, and then slowly walked up to Harriet, revealing a mouthful of saliva fangs.

Harriet was covered in blood, looking at the monster in front of her and shouting for help, "Don't come, store manager!" Store manager! ”

Ian was beaten farther away, his entire chest covered in blood, his whole body struggling against the weak wall, pain pounding against the nerves along every cell.

All he could do was Harriet's desperate cries.

But there is nothing that can be done.

The intruder dragged Harriet around like she was playing with her own food, her wailing all the time, but her breath grew weaker.

The intruder may have been bored and started to * her body! It tore off one of her arms, the last time Harriet screamed, and then died.

The monster played with her arm in her hand, and suddenly its face turned on a fierce light, and it actually chewed on the food in its eyes.

When Ian saw this scene, he immediately shouted Harriet's name weakly as if he had been sentenced to death.

At this moment, a thunderclap rang out, and the intruder plunged headlong into Harriet's body, tearing at her internal organs, and in the blink of an eye, only bones remained......

Heavy rain came in an instant.

"Harriet! Harriet ......, "Ian's tears were violently held on his face as the rain beat him. Watching the monster walk towards him, Ian muttered, "Not a laughing girl...... Luck...... Isn't it going to be bad......"

The intruder walked up to Ian and lifted him up with his paws, drooling Ian in the face. He watched Ian giggle again, and then threw him away, Ian's mind went blank and he had completely lost his instincts......

Even...... There is no hope of life.

Is...... Is it over? Ian thought to himself.

Then the intruder leaned in again, stretched out its whip-like tail, and wrapped it around Ian's throat, whose eyes were misty, and he felt that one of his feet had stepped into heaven.

"It's obviously the kingdom of heaven, how can there be a demon with red wings?"

"Demons? Looks like you think so, Ian. ”

A familiar voice came to Ian's ear.

"Zona ......?" Ian said weakly.

"Hmph, it's okay, you really want me to save you." Zona's voice was particularly transparent on a rainy night.

At this time, Ian saw Zona's current full appearance, she was wearing a dark red trench coat with a black silk, her hair turned fiery red under the influence of the infinite crystal, and a strand of hair danced wildly in the wind and rain, and there was a pair of wings like a demon on her back!

"This is what I looked like after using the Infinity Crystal, at this time...... I'm ...... demons when dealing with intruders" The look in Zona's eyes that had just looked at Ian had disappeared, and her pupils glowed like a deathly red.

"What about the demons!!

Zona gently touched the Infinity Crystal, and a faint red light reflected in you. "Bloodwings." An ethereal digital sound came from the Infinity Crystal in her hand.

As soon as she finished speaking, Zona spread her bloody wings and glided down the night sky, raising her right leg and kicking the intruder in the head.

At that moment, her calf was wrapped in a stream of red light, and a shining arc was drawn in the night, and the end of the arc was the intruder's head.

"Bang!" With a bang, the monster fell to the ground, and Zona landed gorgeously on top of its corpse.

Ian was stunned, powerless to do anything against these monsters, like an ant, but how could these monsters not be another group of ants in front of the Enlighteners?

"It's okay, I didn't want to come yet, but I didn't expect it to save you, and I almost made an irreparable mistake." As she spoke, Zona lifted the huge wings behind her and immediately stepped forward to help Ian up.

"This ......" Ian struggled to his feet, pushed Zona away and helped him up, and staggered to where Harriet had just been. The ground was pitted, and Ian didn't stand still and fell straight into the rain.

He reached for the scraps of Harriet's clothes, clutching his hands and staring at the pool of blood.

Harriet ...... She ......, "Zona just found the pile of wreckage, and was about to come forward to comfort her, but she stopped talking.

Ian didn't speak, just sobbed quietly.

Zona squatted beside him, patted him gently on the shoulder, and said, "Let's go first." With that, he took off his clothes and prepared to drape them over Ian.

Unexpectedly, Ian trembled and blocked Zona's hand and slowly took off his clothes.

"What are you doing!" Zona asked anxiously.

"I ...... I'm going to take her home......" Ian's voice was very, very small, but Zona felt like she had been stabbed in the heart.

She had already received the notice, but she had been struggling, and she didn't expect to bury a life in just a few minutes.

She thought she was lucky to have saved Ian, but the current situation made her regretful.

Ian unwrapped his clothes with his hands, picked up Harriet's bones and gently put them into his clothes, a slow and long movement that made Zona cry.

Ian picked up all the corpses, held them in his arms, and hummed softly.

"We ...... ...... home."

With that, Ian collapsed in a pool of blood.