The Oscars were wiped out together and walked away.

For this stubbornness, the price paid is also expensive.

When transferring the puppet from the Victoria to the Oscar, a boatload of people, including a fire-eater, was lost in the confrontation with the Evil Thing.

But this sacrifice finally had some effect, diverting the evil and successfully covering the transfer of the other two lifeboats.

In fact, the overall scale of the deep divers attacking this time is very average, not much more than the one with the big storm surge, but the bonuses of the nightmare environment and the marine environment make it much stronger, and the simple tactics are more deadly, while the human side is greatly constrained, and the gap is pulled out, so that the battle situation is one-sided from the beginning.

In addition, this attack is not only the deep divers on the abyss side, but also the dark side, and the shulkers appear in the dark area of the ship, they will actively attack the lighting equipment such as lamps, so as to expand the dark area, and in this area, they are the silent Grim Reaper.

Kane and Coffey dealt with the four shulkers to calm the mood of the Oscar officers and soldiers and get them back to their respective duties.

And the endurance of the Deep Diver's side is also longer than Kane thought, probably in addition to the bonus of the nightmare environment, it also received the bonus of the spell launched by the Deep Diver. In short, they did not show any fatigue in the three hours of frantic chase, and clung to the Oscar.

Naturally, the puppets tied to the outer hull of the ship and fought to the death against all the water monsters that dared to attack suffered huge losses.

Kane had to create more cannon fodder to replace the lost personnel.

Even he himself, in order to save the propeller of the ship, personally went down to deal with the giant hermit crabs that rushed up at the stern.

They fought until dawn, and at the same time, they came out of the nightmare area, and the mythical creatures who had lost their environmental bonuses were reluctant.

After the news of the successful escape was announced to the entire ship via radio, Kane heard cheers for the rest of his life.

Oliver found Kane near the rapid-fire turret on the foredeck. Kane was looking out at the open ocean, his expression solemn.

"Feeling sorry for the loss of personnel?"

Kane turned his head to look at Oliver, then back to the ocean. "At one point, 146 officers and men died, mainly because of the need for cannon fodder to protect the ship. I can't help but wonder, how are we different from those people in Command?"

"At the very least, you're making their sacrifice more worthwhile. ”

"Don't talk about morality, just talk about victory and defeat? Yes, in such an event, the best of both worlds is a luxury in itself. Let's not talk about this, back to the civilized world, can we settle our troubles?"

"Samuel asked me to come to you just to talk about it. ”

Samuel was nearly blinded in his left eye by a ricocheting bullet during a previous battle against the shulker, and the bullet hit near the eyebrow bone near the temple, causing a bone crack and a concussion, and is currently recovering from his injuries.

Oliver said, "Samuel wants to hear your opinion on the possibility of survival for the rescue fleet. ”

Kane understood in seconds. If the rescue fleet has a high survival rate, then most of them who have escaped will have to be people with their tails between their legs.

As a faction, Goliath's overall strength may be okay, but the command represents the union of multiple forces, and according to their previous behavior, it is light to say that they do not listen to the command and flee from the battle.

Besides, they are most afraid of comparison, their escape is the difference between the collapse of the fleet and the sinking of the sand, and the commanders who already hold a grudge against them, if they know this situation, most of them are very jealous, and I am afraid that the most ferocious accusations will pour out at that time.

For example, it is determined that the severity of their rebellion is still higher than the Elizabeth rebellion, and it is precisely because of their rebellion that the operation of the command headquarters has been affected, and the rebellion on the Elizabeth has not been contained in time, and the entire fleet has been further put into passivity.

This kind of slander is entirely possible.

After the explosion of the Elizabeth, the command ordered several ships to approach the rescue, only to be boarded by the rebels, causing a secondary disaster. The command once again made the decision to save the friendly forces and quell the incident.

In any case, failure is the greatest sin.

Not to mention the entire fleet escaping, even if it retains the most basic decency, a third of the ships led by the Enterprise and the Victoria (one is the core of the worldly power, the other is the core of the supernatural power) can escape, and the command can also swear to save the Elizabeth, and the second rescue, framing the act of 'not abandoning, not giving up'.

But the entire fleet sank, which meant that a series of critical orders were inappropriate, so there was still a chance to escape, but it was all stupidly erased. If you want to avoid being nailed to the pillar of shame of SB, then you can only desperately black Oscar and lower the overall level, rather than making the other party synonymous with wit and courage.

Kane believes that Samuel's main purpose in sending Oliver to ask is to make arrangements for future possibilities. If there will be a large number of people who survive, then they can only avoid the important and light, sacrifice their reputation and interests, and then comfort themselves with at least someone who has been saved, and find a way to make up for the loss from other channels.

If the rescue fleet caught in the black pit of Sinoe Island dies for nine lives, then well, Goliath will also do the thing of reversing black and white, what is the preemptive victory? Samuel They now have this advantage, they can add fuel and vinegar to smear the commanders of the command, and try to raise their image as high as possible, anyway, there is no proof of death, even if the third rescue is successful, if there are three or two kittens, Goliath is not afraid to tear them up.

Of course, maintaining or enhancing the cohesion within the team, as well as maintaining the strong image of the team externally, can also be regarded as a kind of interest.

Kane thought for a moment and said, "The main danger after the fall comes from the erosion of the mind, the power of the four elements can still help if used properly, the earth can provide calm, the wind can provide lightness, the water can purify, and the warmth of fire, you have also felt before." We don't send out the Victoria to have transcendents who can provide the protection of the four-element enchantment. ”

Oliver nodded. Although he didn't encounter the conflict on the Victoria before, he also thought that there were still some good hands on the command side, just to see that Kane was strong and not easy to knead, as long as he didn't make too much trouble, he would turn a blind eye instead of stumbling at any cost, after all, how unparticular they were in doing things, their psychology should be points.

At this time, Kane said: "I think there are three main factors that restrict this kind of person who can hold up the shelter barrier. The most important thing is time. Time has taken a long time, no one can hold it, three days is a grade, a week is the second gear, half a month is the third gear, after that there is no need to divide the grade, can provide more than half a month of group shelter, does not exist on the Victoria, otherwise I can detect it when I board the ship. ”

How to perceive, Kane did not say deeply, in fact, the main indicator is the strength of the soul. Those who can provide group shelter in the deepening nightmare environment must have a soul strength of the demigod level or above, and reaching this level can counteract the suppressive effect of the law to a considerable extent, so as to provide shelter for a long time.

Or similar to his Salary King position, by burning soul power, in a self-sacrificing mode, to support the shelter effect.

Kane doesn't think that this world has a salaried king-type transcendent, he doesn't feel that this world lacks people who sacrifice themselves and fulfill others, but he doesn't think that a technical system such as a salaried king exists.

You must know that the transcendent organization that is most likely to give birth to a technical system of the level of the Salary King is the cult god believer. An important sign of a cult being a cult is that everyone is selfish, and no matter how fanatical their beliefs are, they still have something to ask for, and even the more fanatical they are, the greater their demands.

The biggest difference between the sacrificed technology system and the active sacrifice technology system is the difference in the energy level and utilization rate of soul power. To put it simply, the latter is like a high-grade fuel, which can burn more fully and release more power, and can be used as a power source for high-level spells, and also has a strengthening bonus for low-level spells.

The effect of the victim is much worse in comparison, which is why the stickman's flame power is far from being comparable to his flame power.

Kane continued to give Oliver an analysis: "The second constraint is the environment. Although the four elements have their own protective powers, on Sinoe Island, the wind and water have been taken over by Shabu and Cthulhu, and the gathering of magic power is very problematic, and the power will be greatly reduced. I was able to let Kofi and them hold up a small barrier before, which is related to my technical system that uses spiritual power as firewood, which is a special case. In other words, among the transcendents of the rescue fleet, the ones who can really help should be the transcendents who are close to the earth and have reached the level of being able to open the shelter barrier for a long time. ”

Oliver laughed, "As far as I know, the only one on board the Victoria who meets the requirements is Moody's brother Fao, and it is the misfortune of those people that they chose to side with us. ”

Kane did not comment on this, but continued to analyze: "The third constraint is people. Personally, I think that getting as many resources as possible, such as magic crystals, magic weapons, and then choosing strong teammates, streamlining your team, and staying away from the crowd is the best way to survive the next series of crises. Those people have 10 hours to go from decision to action, which is the period from dawn to darkness today. Unless it can make every ordinary member play a huge role, huddling together to keep warm is about the same as death, because the energy fluctuations generated by the soul force field of the gathered human beings are, in the eyes of evil creatures, like a bonfire on the grassland at night. ”

Oliver asked: "When we were in distress, is it also in line with this logic? There are the most people on the big ship, so we were the first to be killed, and a lot of manpower has been invested in Group A, and all of them are active in the combat state, so second, we are the last to plan and then act, and let the most prone to over-excesses (Sergeant Mike and Corporal Alex) stay behind." ”

"Well, there is a certain relationship, but it's not quite the same. After all, it was still the property of the edge world at that time, not the nature of the nightmare world. ”

Oliver asked a few more questions, and then went back to the cabin to report to Samuel.

Kane continued to look at the scenery from the deck, and the sight of the open and majestic sea made him feel much better, and the depression of many days was almost gone.

From the perspective of puzzle solving, the whole incident can be said to be a big failure, and all kinds of messy half-cut clues are entangled with each other like a mess, but he doesn't feel entangled in it.

His focus is not on these mysteries.

Moreover, in the world of the old rulers, searching for the truth without self-esteem is tantamount to death.

As for what it means to be qualified to explore the truth, it is frustrating to say that it does not exist.

As the saying goes, the end of science is theology, and the end of theology is philosophy. Lovecraftian philosophy, known as cosmicism in its original world, has three main themes:

1. There is no divinity that can be fully recognized by humans. The Oriental saying is that the bird's ambition is to know the bird.

2. God-level beings have no concern for human beings.

3. Human beings are not important, neither the first, nor the last, nor the most special.

From these three main themes, the three essences of Rockwell's horror are condensed:

1. The mainstream of human thought fails to recognize its own insignificance, the indifference of higher beings, and the nature of the universe.

2. Individuals who have been independent of society for a long time have the probability of glimpsing the truth with a longer-term vision and a grand perspective, but doing so often leads to their madness.

3. Aside from the knowledge and skills learned, there is only a very small probability that the participants in the mystery event will affect the main course of the event, or reveal the truth. And when they do, they are often temporary, or they can lead to more severe and catastrophic effects.

In the final analysis, the core concept of iQIYI's world for human beings is despair.

The Warhammer world is also hopeless, with a pattern of civilization in an inexorable cliff-like decline, and any positive struggle is insignificant and a drop in the bucket.

And the despair of the old branch world is patterned as ignorance is bliss, and the closer you get to the truth, the more dangerous it is. The progress of civilization has its limits, and it is far from being as high as human beings think.

Like this time, Kane originally planned to terminate his deep contact with the secrets of Sino Island after rescuing Oliver's soul from the fungus world, but in the end, he accidentally used the hole cards of the Nightmare Seed of Cthulhu that he couldn't control, causing the Nightmare World to replace the laws of the edge world, and further spread to a wider area.

On the whole, it is very much in line with the characteristics of Luo-style terror. It's as if there is a hand of fate in the underworld, specifically to increase the probability of such possibility. Because his own compulsion is high enough, the result of forcibly influencing the progress of events is to create an epic horror disaster.

That's right, the nightmare pot is his, and if you change someone else, you don't have the ability to trigger it.

Death is not a bad result for the mysterious incident of Luo's, and it is even worse if you can't die or suffer the crime. Just like now, he didn't want to die of grievance, and the result was to drag the whole world into the water.

The guilt, well, a little, but not severely. In his cognition, the worst result of nightmares is nothing more than the demon beast city model, which belongs to humans during the day and evil creatures at night.

According to Kane, the individual is often the interpretation of the group.

Human beings are very fragile, and if they don't rest well, they can die suddenly.

Human beings are also very strong, fighting bloodily, dragging their intestines and still fighting for their lives.

Human beings are very small, there are too many limitations, and if any aspect is not suitable, there will be problems.

Human beings are also very great, all kinds of frost are free, and it is not in vain that human beings can stand out and become the overlord of the planet.

Therefore, extreme crisis layoffs will indeed kill many people, especially in the beginning stage, it is normal to reduce sharply at a percentage rate, but the further back, the slower the rate will be, human beings themselves will quickly adjust, and all outdated models will be destroyed, even if the system regresses into slavery, as long as it adapts to the current environment and is effective for survival and reproduction, it will be born and even become mainstream.

Kane has witnessed a similar evolution of the world-destroying level, to be honest, as a lonely traverser, he can face everything with a far more indifferent attitude than ordinary people, including the death of people close to him, he can accept it with a relatively peaceful attitude, and will not want to die or live, after all, he is already a selfish person who doesn't even care about his own life, and it is difficult for such a person to love others, it is nothing more than some thinking inertia, so that in the eyes of others, he still has a conscience and can still love, but in fact it is very shallow, like a layer of oil on the ice, it looks liquid, and it is all cold below。

"The environment and things I have been exposed to have shaped me into this, and I know that this is out of the mainstream, even a disease, but it is already a fact. Even so, you're still trying to approach me?"

Kane said this on the 25th day after the gatekeeper rescue operation officially began.

On the 18th, he boarded the Victoria, on the 19th at 4 a.m., left the nightmare area at 9 a.m. on the 19th, and returned to civilization on the 22nd.

For the past three days, he stayed in the City of Light to cooperate with Goliath's series of politically oriented operations. Goliath is a force in the circle of celestial city-level transcendents, and the main way to form an alliance is marriage, like Oliver represents, and Samuel represents two different families, and Samuel is Oliver's uncle.

Kane didn't like the overly luxurious top-of-the-line residences and ancillary services, including high-end call girls, nor did he like to go to the underground bazaars of the casual cultivators to shop for treasures and pretend to be like Chafu D's, for him, the worldly entertainment places were places of relaxation and relaxation, awakening the human part of his heart.

As a result, in a bar that is not particularly lively, but the wine is very suitable for the taste and the music is good, I encountered an infatuated girl, and I was actually hit by his half-truths and uncaring rhetoric, and used words and body movements to provoke him to go further.

"I'm very bold, and people with PTSD can be friends. The woman said, rubbing Kane's leg with her toes, intentionally or unintentionally. "At least in my opinion, you are honest and have more feelings than men who pretend to be perfect, intentionally or not. ”

After saying that, he felt it, and stretched out his tongue and licked his lips.

Maybe it's because the beauty is beautiful in whatever she does, or maybe she has been in contact with the mirror countless times, in short, Kane, who has always been harsh in this flirtatious action of a woman, gives 9 points, which is very sexy.

So a few minutes later, the two were in the back alley of the bar and started the first round. The woman leaned against the wall, her legs wrapped around Kane's lower back, and Kane's powerful hands supported the woman's hips......

Winter rain Feifei failed to extinguish the passion, but cooperated with the light of the street lamps on the street not far away, creating a different kind of romance.

There is no lack of excitement, halfway through, the two drunkards were thrown into the back alley by the bar, got up and continued to beat each other, although the action was lame, but it was also devoted, it was also an action scene, compared with the two, it had a different flavor.

At the end of the wave, Kane and this woman, who had known each other for less than 2 hours and didn't even remember her name, carried a bottle of wine and drank while walking, talking and laughing, unscrupulous, and a qualified drunkard CP.

As the capital of the country, the City of Light is named in the eyes of federal politicians for the light of the beacon that shines on the world and leads the direction of civilization, but more ordinary people prefer to believe that its name comes from the neon of the city at night.

It is indeed bright, especially some avenues, even at night, they are full of people, unusually bright, and extremely prosperous.

Such an environment also made the two more willing to walk more and sober up.

After that, I watched a movie on a whim, and it really seemed like I was in love.

Coming out of the cinema, it's really late. But the two of them got along very well, and they were not too sleepy, but their stomachs were a little hungry.

So they had a late-night snack together, and the place was still chosen by the woman, and for the city, Kane was an out-and-out outsider, and the woman seemed very familiar.

Kane has always maintained some habits that he formed as early as his homeland, such as not getting used to AA when eating with ladies, but paying for it from the South. Of course, the reply of the etiquette exchange will be said separately.

This point was praised by the woman, saying that he had the gentlemanly demeanor of the old days, and the other thing was that when he was in the cinema, he did not rush to the second wave, but watched a movie very seriously, which is also the embodiment of gentlemanly demeanor.

Kane is naturally not intoxicated by this kind of 'rice soup'. However, this time he is really different, and the experience in this world has taught him not to dig deep into secrets, to seek trouble, and to have shallow pleasures. Of course, behind this attitude is backed by strength and self-confidence.

After supper, the two took a taxi to the woman's residence, because the woman thought that the hotel would affect the atmosphere. However, in Kane's view, a woman's accommodation is not much better than a hotel, and the convenient apartment has a strong atmosphere, but lacks the warmth of home, mainly because there are too few ornaments and photos that reflect personality and past life.

Of course, this does not affect the second wave in bed and the third wave in the bathroom. It was already past 4 a.m. when I went to bed, and it didn't take me more than 1 hour before I was disturbed by a wave of intruders.

As usual, this kind of uninvited guest who came to the door in the early morning came to Kane to be unlucky, and Kane was used to coping. But this time, people came to find women.

Fortunately, Kane was relatively calm, and did not rush to fight, and watched the interaction between the visitor and the woman, only to know that this woman dared to love or was the eldest sister of the official violence agency, with high qualifications, and arbitrary life, and always lost contact, so something went wrong and needed to wake up in this way.

The woman was also very calm, stared at by the four five-five-three-thick, heavily armed gentlemen, and there was nothing to be ashamed of, she pulled the yukata and wrapped it, and went to change her clothes, and after a while, she dressed up as a heroic woman, and gave Kane a parting kiss very manly, comforting Kane to continue sleeping with peace of mind.

Kane was naturally ridiculous, this was the first time he was coaxed as a weak sissy, and the freshness made up for the embarrassment to a considerable extent.

Of course he won't really lie in bed, and continue to sleep without heart and lungs, although the woman vaguely expressed the attitude that they get along well and that a one-night stand can develop into a **, but his time is expensive, and there is no shortage of women.

Kane thought that this one-night stand was just a new and chic episode, but he didn't expect that the world was sometimes small, and it didn't take long for him to meet this woman again.

This time, it wasn't because he was fishing for a horse or hanging himself at the bar, but because he had made some requests to Oliver before.

"Give me a list of criminals, just ordinary people, I don't have enough qualified manpower. ”

Oliver knew what Kane's intention was behind this request. Before the Oscar entered the port, he witnessed the scene of nearly 100 puppets turning into ashes when they were forcibly promoted to fire-eaters. In exchange, it was just two more fire-eaters.

The rest of the officers and soldiers on the Oscar were hypnotized, which was the basic cleanup after the defection, and the truth was only grasped by a few people, and the soldiers on the Oscar were not among them.

Considering Kane's value and the need to woo him, Goliath readily agreed to Kane's request.

In fact, it was a benign interaction. Kane himself is a vigilante, and it is completely okay to create fire eaters while fighting criminals, and there is not much need for an explanation from the official side. Although the wicked are usually very arrogant, once they encounter a more arrogant black and black, they will become extremely vulnerable.

There is a saying on the road, saying that it is one of the unspoken rules of the underworld, that is, if you don't find the official if you have something, the rivers and lakes will be in trouble.

It sounds very tough.,Very character.,The actual situation is that there is often no good result when you go to the official.,The official low-level clerk is also a person.,Usually bound by the law.,All kinds of unhappiness when doing things.,Now when you encounter a dog eats a dog.,I can't wait to watch the fire from the other side.,It's all good if you don't work hard.。

Therefore, Kane's change of direction hopes that Goliath is covered with a point, which is actually a gift to Goliath, after all, the relationship is enhanced by the interaction between you and me.

Goliath is naturally very good at playing, while taking Kane's favor, while taking the favor of the city of light, they used their power to directly express their attitude to the relevant institutions, in recent years, there are any stubborn, not easy to move diehards, hand in the list, the transcendent will help sweep a wave, the official only needs to follow behind to wash the floor, the political performance is official, the transcendent just wants real social stability.

In this way, Kane and the woman met again.

"This is Nia Carlson, a senior detective in the Light City Secret Service. ”

In social networking, the basic convention of referrals is to introduce the lower ones to the top first.

So as soon as Nia heard the introduction, she knew that this MF investigator of the NSA would be the leader of a series of future operations.

"It's nice to see you again, a little surprised, but it makes sense when you think about it. ”

Kane shook Nya's outstretched hand, "Again, I'm surprised that you're here, and it makes sense to think about it. ”

The senior official of the Special Affairs Bureau who made the introduction joked with a smile: "It turns out that the two actually know each other." As far as I know, Mr. Fox is visiting the City of Light for the first time. ”

"Well, the day before yesterday I went shopping, met Miss Carlson at a bar, and had a one-night stand. ”

"Ahem!" Kane's bluntness embarrassed the senior officials of the Secret Service and didn't know how to answer.

Nya said, "I think I kind of understand why you can be so honest. ”

"Thanks for the compliment. ”

"Interested in continuing to interact with each other after the series is over?"

"Well, I'd see it as an added bonus to the success of the operation and a reward from the City of Light. ”......