Chapter 7: Nightcrawler: Introducing the Darkness (6)
γDark Night Walkingγ
Dragonfly was awakened by the fierce sense of terror, and when he subconsciously released the fog claw defense, the girl's crisp laughter sounded mischievously.
"Good morning, Sun Rin-kun. 'Space Jump' scares you?" The double ponytail girl changed into a much simpler black dress, which was still a little more sweet and cute than last night's weirdness.
"Ah, I'm not used to it...... Good morning, Renus. Dragonfly breathed a sigh of relief and withdrew its fog paws.
"I spent a long time with that kid last night, and you took good care of him. β
"Don't get me wrong, the task I received from His Majesty the Star Monarch is to gain their trust. Dragonfly explained immediately.
"Don't be nervous, I'm just saying it casually. Renus smiled teasingly, curling her eyes slightly.
"Renus, Zhaohua said that there was originally an enchantment set up by the envoy of Bai Ze here, what do you think?"
"Are you too slow, it means that you and I have permission. Renus said contemptuously.
"Is it our people?" said the dragonfly's eyes widened in surprise.
"Then it depends on who 'we' refers to," Renus smiled evilly, looking at him with a chill in her eyes, "Sun-kun, I'm generally easy to get along with, but I hate uncertain things, like you. β
"Oh yes, I'm actually having a hard time...... Speaking of which, did you eat breakfast?" the dragonfly changed the subject as if she didn't care, "Cantonese morning tea from the original world, it's great, I can bring it back for you." β
"You're having fun. β
"Love life. β
Defeated by the straightforward dragonfly, the girl had no choice but to sigh and give up the blame: "Okay, I'll leave breakfast to you, Sun Jun." β
"Well, I'll come when I go. Dragonfly pulled up the collar of her white blouse and readily agreed.
"Sun Jun, aren't you hot?" the girl couldn't help but question his head-to-toe outfit.
"For some reason, the skin can't be exposed yet. Compared to this, is it okay to have shrimp dumplings and Xiangqian beef balls?"
"Whatever. β
"Why don't you look forward to it, the food in Yuyutang is great!" said this, and the dragonfly started the day happily.
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"Jade dumplings in Yuyutang, so fragrant!" Cedar's voice came from behind him, and Zhaohua turned his head to watch Cedar sit beside him with a plate of drinks.
"It's hard work, do you want to eat?"
"No, I've already eaten it. Cedar smiled and shook his head, looking at the training ground in front of him, "Harden, are they already over?"
"Well, I was just dragged away by Du Chongxiao's seniors, probably over there in the Kiln Mountain. Zhaohua also looked ahead, and it was Abel who was about to train.
"Use your strength and don't be merciful!" Sikong Ruhuang roared angrily and approached with fear, "Isn't it a quick battle if you are so weak!"
Abel who lowered his body swung his iron sword with all his strength and stepped forward, the big sword was still too heavy for the young man, Zhaohua and Xuesong could only marvel at the galloping he quickly turned around his body and dragged the big sword horizontally with both hands, and the golden light suddenly emitted drew a spiral of light from the ground to the air, slashing towards Sikong with an unstoppable momentum-
The sound of the iron roared in his ears, and Zhaohua narrowed his eyes, and Abel's imminent imminent slash was undoubtedly blocked by Sikong with a blunt sword. But Abel still roared angrily, stabilized his momentum, suddenly turned his body and swung his sword in reverse, and after the slash was shaken away again, he began to slash at close range. In this regard, Sikong ruthlessly swung his sword all the way left and right to block and attack, and the staggered sound of the iron gradually became one, and from Zhaohua's point of view, there were only repeated ups and downs of gold and blue-black, and the positions of the two kept changing back and forth. Overall, Abel is on top, and it is quite remarkable that he can constantly and directly suppress the sharp attacks that Sikong changes left and right, forcing him to deal with it with his sword in both hands. Abel quickly raised his sword and roared with all his strength to slash the blow that seemed to crack the mountainβ
Zhaohua could see Sikong's tense muscles attacking from the bottom up, and the moment of the clash of weapons roared and swept with the blast wind, which simply made his body and mind tremble.
"Awesome......" Cedar muttered in a trembling and excited tone.
Indeed, regardless of Sikong, the strength of Abel's physical body is really amazing, Zhaohua originally thought that Sikong's blow would make Abel's big sword fly out of his hand, but Abel still held the heavy weapon steadily. The two were at a stalemate like this, and Zhaohua looked at Sikong, but Sikong's oblique bangs blocked his expression and he couldn't see it clearly.
"Very good," Sikong finally snorted softly, curling the corners of his mouth, "Rest." Next, Zhou Xuesong. β
"Ah...... Okay!" Cedar immediately stood up nervously.
"You're really great!" he stepped forward and patted Abel on the shoulder in a friendly manner.
"Where, you can do it too. β
Abel walked over and sat down beside Zhaohua, leaning his sword against the tree and putting on a towel to wipe his face.
"Good work. Zhaohua expertly picked out the cold milk from the various drinks and handed it to him.
"Thank you. Abel smiled and took the milk, tilted his head and drank it in a big gulp.
"Your advantage is 'purification' and 'rebirth', protracted battles are beneficial to you, and it is not impossible to drag down your opponent with the chaotic swordsmanship that you and Abel share in a sense......" With Sikong's stern teaching in his ears, Zhaohua turned his head to look at Abel, who was holding the cold glass with a wry smile and watching the training.
"Uh...... Abel. Finally plucking up the courage to speak, Zhaohua nervously stared at Abel's turned face.
A hint of curiosity flashed in Abel's blue eyes, and it seemed that they hadn't really communicated yet.
"I heard that you have been in contact with the star general?" After hesitating for a moment, Zhaohua finally spoke.
After being stunned for a moment, Abel suddenly laughed: "Is this this? Well, the Heavenly Punisher knows about this matter, and I can trust it." β
Zhaohua hurriedly waved his hand: "I'm not doubting you...... What kind of existence are the star generals you come into contact with?"
Abel frowned at his question.
"Bivis and Otilette are both human, they have their own thoughts, and they don't feel like they blindly worship the Destroyer Starlord...... They miss my younger siblings, but now I'm also doubting the truth of all this. Abel's answer was slow, and it seemed that he was really distressed.
"Humans, I thought the stars would be pure demons. β
"The Destroying Star Monarch is special, it is not a pure demon race itself, so the selection of star generals is not limited to blood, Bivis said so. β
"Did they tell you why they served the Demon King?"
Abel shook his head: "Since I learned about their star generals, it has been difficult for me to treat them like usual, so there is less communication." β
"That'...... How does Mr. He treat your relationship?"
"Mr. He reached a secret agreement with them through Mr. Jean, I don't know the specifics, but Mr. He doesn't seem to be very interested in this, and the headquarters against the Blue World Demon Clan is also the same. β
"Maybe it's just a secret from the informal trainees?"
"Maybe. β
Zhaohua thought of Sun Rin - the Ghost Mountain Dragonfly was also connected to the Heavenly Punisher through Jean, so Sun Rin could also be trusted.
"Sun Rin is also very familiar with you, right?"
"Rin? Well, he's pretty good. Why do you suddenly ask that?" Abel asked, looking at him with concern.
Abel has a simple and down-to-earth temperament, and being watched by him made Zhaohua feel at ease, so he briefly told him about meeting a dragonfly.
"Mr. Jean may be in the know, but let's report it, after all, we're all confused, and it would be better to get things all sorted out. Abel listened carefully to him, then frowned and suggested, "The fact that the enchantment doesn't work for Rin is a lot of concern. β
Zhaohua was silent, and if he reported it, he probably had to explain to He Yanfang the fact that his "brother" was Heishui Ji's confidant, and he was really a little scared.
"Go on, Zhaohua, isn't it normal to discuss this kind of distress with your parents? Abel smiled and stood up, "I'll go with you to Mr. Jean." β
"Don't bother you," Zhaohua waved his hand repeatedly, "I can do it alone." β
"Alright," Abel looked at him, smiling and nodding, pointing to the inky clouds spreading across the clear sky, "Mr. Jean was assessing the girls with Clio's senpai. β
Zhaohua looked at the rapidly surging and spreading gloom and nodded: "I will make it clear, do my best......"
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The rolling clouds poured rain arrows on their heads, and the girls in the rain chanted spells and attacked the confident Blue World Girl.
"Snow Crane!"
"Understood!" the freezing storm turned the rain lines into a sea of pins, and the overly decent snow crane was indeed quite reliable in battle.
"And then?" Rebecca smiled happily, using the spatial leap to keep approaching as she cast the spatial shackles to trap the snowy crane.
"And then there's the Black Eclipse!" Ataya and Sally approached from both sides, but Rebecca laughed arrogantly and released a strong incandescent flame!
"Inhumane, Miss Rebecca!" Irritated by the fierce light of the magnesium burning, Ataya protested as she shook off her whip and unwavered from the black flames on her hands.
"I'm sorry, I'm good at melee combat, you have to work harder!" An easy horizontal kick disrupted the rhythm of the two girls to dodge the staggered Black Eclipse Flame, and Rebecca did an exaggerated and smooth backflip to avoid the six Ice Shoot missiles suddenly released by the escaping Snow Crane, "The Ice Shoot took too long to spawn, Xiaoxue!"
However, then there was a blizzard that wiped out the entire vision, Rebecca exclaimed exaggeratedly, and after a moment of silence, she suddenly applauded in the snow mist dyed golden by the magic circle: "It's worthy of Paris with a huge magic capacity, if I add some wind blades, I may not be able to get out of it all." β
Nodding solemnly behind the girls, Paris made a notice, "Thank you for the advice." But we still have a killer featureβ"
White-purple electric greatsword pierced through the heavens and the earth, and the belated roar only shook the earth after a moment, as if the chariot of the gods was galloping to crush the continental plates.
Inheriting the thunder and collapse of the Emperor of the Earthquake Gate, Alicia now has the strength to make the master proud.
In the wind and snow that gradually subsided, Rebecca moved her limbs and smiled heartily: "It's really merciless...... But great, I'm optimistic about your combination!"
"I thought I could make Miss Rebecca up again...... Ataya smiled regretfully, which made Rebecca give her a look of disdain.
"Will you make a change with nitrogen next time?" Sally suggested with a smile, which made Atayal eager to try.
"Ice missiles are good, but chanting spells and locating them is a bit difficult, isn't it?" Ellie discussed with Snow Crane, who was still panting.
"Indeed...... I don't know how Master Yuan Feilang will feel when he sees it, do you think I should muster up the courage to ask......"
Looking at the heroic girls, Paris felt out of place.
"Eldest sister, you don't seem to be in good spirits?" Ataya asked with concern, which made her take a step back slightly, and smiled reluctantly.
"It's okay......"
"I always feel like you've been distracted since you came back from Seperos...... Is it really okay?" Ataya didn't give up, looking at her suspiciously.
"Paris is still in the recovery period, and she has concerns about the difficulty of performing the operation, so it's normal to be a little bored, right?" Rebecca smiled and patted her on the shoulder, winking at her playfully, "But I still have to cheer up, I can talk about any troubles." β
Perhaps it was an illusion, but Paris felt that Rebecca's eyes seemed to have a little meaning.
But Rebecca immediately let go and walked away while saying that she was going to change her clothes, and sure enough, she was still nervous, right?Paris thought so, and silently followed Ataya and the others and walked back.
"Good work, princesses. Cleo, who was on the side of the assessment, smiled and handed them towels one by one, "Be careful of the cold, can we evaluate them one by one later?"
"Really considerate, worthy of my dear brother. Rebecca smiled and put her hand on her brother's shoulder, "I'm sure I'll find a good man in the future." β
"Sister!" Clio shouted helplessly, then smiled awkwardly at the girls, "Ignore my sister, I don't like men." β
"You've exposed your attributes, Miss Rebecca. Ataya laughed, and Rebecca happily began her mission.
"Let's go change our clothes first, and you can go and change too. After laughing for a while, Rebecca moved at the urging of her brother, "Let's go, girls!"
"Paris, can you wait a minute?" Clio suddenly called softly behind him, which made Paris tremble slightly, "I want to talk about your performance first. β
A person with a sharp and alert eye, Clio Bess ...... That's exactly what she fears.
"What's the matter?" she asked, pretending to be calm.
Ata: They had already gone first, and now they were the only ones left in the clearing, which made her uneasy.
Clio still maintained a refreshing smile and stared into her eyes: "I think frankness is a virtue, it reduces unnecessary harm, so I'll just say it...... You're the dead, aren't you?"
The expected and unrealistic question made Paris really stunned. She didn't know what to look at for a moment.
Clio looked at her calmly, then said softly, "Please don't worry, you don't need to be afraid, because we don't want to-"
"I didn't do anything...... Paris didn't know if she was scared or angry, and by the time she realized it, her killing intent had turned into a whirling wind around her.
"We know that from the beginning we were watching your actions and that you are innocent, there is no doubt about that. Clio's unflustered gaze was full of sincerity, but to Paris, it was only a look of indifference.
"That's what you think about killing the dead when you find them, right? I don't want to die!" Paris smiled, and the cold aura that was enough to freeze her shell suddenly generated, "And I will never die, because I still have the immortality of La NiΓ±a!"
"I know, I don't want to hurt you!" Cleo walked steadily forward to try to reassure her, but she noticed that there was a pale golden defensive circle at his feet, undoubtedly some kind of ancient divine magic.
"Don't come here!" she stepped back weakly, only to see that Clio's pupils had turned dark silver, a sign of the use of foresight!
"Don't get me wrong, the Protoss of the Blue World is born with silver pupils," sensing her fighting intent, Clio disarmed the circle, "I have the blood of the Protoss, so when driving the power, I will unconsciously show silver eyes, that's all." β
Looking at his recovered iridescent eyes, Paris hesitated and stopped.
What after all could she do, was she really going to kill a Heavenly Punisher here? Cleo wasn't necessarily easy to deal with.
"I'm tired of covering it all the time, I think I can understand that everyone wants to live a fair life, don't they?" Clio smiled bitterly and gently at her, "Mr. He said to me, 'If you can be upright, who would be willing to dodge', so he told me to treat you politely and fairly, and this is his idea, and I agree." β
"Mr. He......" Thinking of He Yanfang's friendly smile, Paris sighed weakly.
He had always wanted to speak out in public, but he dragged it out of various concerns. If the circumstances permitted, he would be happy to do so now. We want to understand all of this, including you, so we hope that you will be honest with us as well, and for your own sake. You're a victim. β
Victim...... Paris never felt like a victim, how could a life be a victim, but she did suffer from anxiety and fear ever since she recovered.
"But what can I do, and what can you do?" she laughed miserably, glaring at Clio.
"I don't know, but it's too sad to do nothing, we can only explore, and we need your support. Cleo frankly admits, "I know the other dead are different, so ...... Please let me help you!"
The "other ......" have information about the existence of people who have suffered in common, which is somewhat similar to hope.
"Feel free to come and talk to us, we're companions. Seeing that the girls had already changed their clothes and returned, Clio nodded to her and whispered, "I can't make any suggestions, but isn't it too sad to indulge in pain with lost time, as weak as it sounds, please cherish it all, time is precious to everyone." β
"Aren't you done yet? I'm going to catch a cold, so go change my clothes. Rebecca beckoned from afar, and Clio responded briskly and walked away.
Do you cherish it...... I really didn't experience the joy of regaining my life, and I didn't even make amends for my previous regrets and regrets. Paris looked at the girls who were waving to her, and smiled unaccustomedly.
From today onwards, it is necessary to make amends to Ataya and Ivan and regain the family affection that has been lost a long time ago, and then talk to his childhood friend Ryan about his hazy feelings for him, and finally cooperate with the Heavenly Punisher to investigate the deceased, so that it makes sense, right?
Thinking like this, she suddenly felt much lighter.
"Sister Paris?" As she was thinking, she suddenly heard the boy's voice, and she turned her head to see Zhaohua's delicate face with hesitation and excitement.
"What's wrong, Zhaohua, you look a little nervous?"
"Ah, I'd like to talk to Mr. Jean about something......"
Mr. Jean answered the phone halfway through and is now at home with Mr. He on branch business. I'm going to go to him too, along?" she didn't know why she was invited, but it was more appropriate for her to go quietly.
But Zhaohua was even more uneasy: "That's it...... Then I'd better not go first, you can settle the affairs first!"
So she nodded: "I'll go first, and you have to muster up courage." β
She couldn't help but say this, was it because she noticed that Zhaohua's mood was similar to her own? She suddenly thought, could Zhaohua also be a dead person......
She looked at the back of Zhaohua running away, shook her head in confusion, and took a step.
Hidden in the darkness and wandering helplessly, people can only grope their way forward because of their blindness. Whether the warm palm stretched out to oneself is salvation or a trap, there is no way to know or resist.
If you can, start with trust, no matter what kind of dark night it is, the road is under your feet, and you can only walk all the way with fear and hope without looking back.
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Teaser: "...... A blue warning for typhoons was issued at 6 p.m. on June 21......
"This year's No. 8 typhoon, Ryuo (tropical storm scale), formed over the central part of the Tandang Ocean this morning...... Its center is located in ...... About 120 kilometers over the central part of the South China Sea, at 16.5 degrees north latitude and 111.3 degrees east longitude, the maximum wind force near the center is 8 (20 m/s)......
"It is expected that 'Dragon King' will move northward at a speed of about 10 kilometers per hour, and the intensity will strengthen slightly, and gradually approach the western coast, and will be ...... from the night of the 22nd to the 23rd Coastal landfall with a tropical storm intensity (8-9) and a gradual weakening of intensity after landfall.
"From 20 o'clock on the 21st to 20 o'clock on the 22nd, there will be 7-9 gale force winds on the sea surface of the central, western and northwest parts of the South China Sea, and 6-8 gale winds on the sea surface of the southwest and eastern South China Sea...... Heavy to heavy rain in parts of the southeastern coast and other places...... There are heavy rainstorms (100~130 mm) in local areas. β
A storm is coming, a grand summer riot is brewing, and the night dew of destruction is making waves again, it is the torrential rain that makes people feel murderous, and it is also the torrential rain that makes people fall into madness! The dragon king who calls for the wind and rain will wash away the camouflage of the relief, and what will be left after the rain, you who brave the rain to move forward, see the truth after the destruction.
Next chapter: The Rain of the Dragon King.