Chapter 44: Shelter from the limelight

"Disgusted...... It's dead......"

In the dark room, there is only one light like a bean.

The two of them sat on their knees opposite each other in the fighting room.

The lights flickered behind the first person. When the light of the fire shined, I could only vaguely see the person below, but the person sitting at the top was shrouded in darkness, not only his face, but also his clothes could not be seen clearly.

The one who spoke just now was the man above, and his voice was old and hoarse.

"Yes, Dean. Sitting at the bottom of the place was the head of the East Asian branch of the academy, Shen Yuan. Although there was no light in the room, he still bowed down without any courtesy: "Tired of dying in battle, Xinyun and Jiang Xiao and others fled from that house, and so far, their whereabouts have not been found." ”

"Didn't find out the whereabouts?" The man who was called the dean, who couldn't see the figure clearly, said in a somewhat unhappy voice: "I established an organization as big as the academy, and I handed over the position of the head of the East Asian branch to you, but you can't even track down a few people? ”

"Yes. Although the dean did not release the slightest mental coercion, Shen Yuan still pressed his waist lower in panic, and hurriedly explained: "It is the dereliction of duty of his subordinates. But...... Miss Xinyun is a priest like you, the dean, and her spiritual power is also very strong. Even if they don't deliberately release their mental coercion, it is difficult for the Awakened who have not received the imprint to follow them up close without revealing hostility. Only one of the people you have allocated to your subordinates is disgusted, so ......"

"Hmm...... That's what you're talking about. After a moment of silence, the dean nodded: "It's true that I didn't think it through." You are not to blame for this. You're ...... next."

Shen Yuan respectfully waited for the dean to continue to instruct, but he couldn't wait for the dean to speak, and it wasn't until a few long minutes passed that the dean sighed lightly: "There is no need to go to them." Concentrate all your efforts on travel agencies, customs clearance ports, and visa application centers, and pay attention to the records of the preparation situation in the near future. Especially...... The direction of Russia. ”

"Yes. Hurt Yuan replied crisply, without asking why. But on the contrary, the dean said lightly: "Hurt Yuan, aren't you going to ask me why you did this?"

"If the dean is going to tell his subordinates, he will. If the dean didn't tell his subordinates, it must be the dean's own considerations, not the subordinates should ask more. Hurt Yuan said respectfully.

"You don't need to be so ...... Preciseness. The dean smiled slightly: "Loyalty is a good quality, but dogma is not. If I give you an order that you cannot fully understand, then it must not be executed perfectly. ”

"Yes. Hurt Yuan immediately understood what the dean meant: "So, dean, what is your intention?" and...... What should I pay attention to?"

"I've checked Ziyan's activity records for a while before she died. For three months before she was killed, she had been in Europe, from Spain, to France, Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Belarus, and finally to Russia. The previous countries were only a few days old, but as soon as she entered Russia, her whereabouts disappeared, leaving no record. It wasn't until two months later that it reappeared in the country. ”

"Dean, do you think ......" After thinking about it, Shen Yuan asked cautiously: "The seed she found Ziyan is in the territory of Russia?

"It's just a possibility. But Russia's territory is so vast, how easy is it to find?" said the dean lightly: "It's just certain that the seeds will not be hidden in the country, so they will definitely leave the country." Therefore, you can't relax in any other direction, except for the Russian direction. ”

"Yes. Subordinates understand. But ......" Hurt Yuan showed hesitation again: "But even if you find Xinyun...... Miss and her party, because of the existence of priests, so I am afraid that no one else under them can successfully intercept them. And his subordinates have no natural ability, and in the face of Miss Xinyun, I am afraid that there will be no chance of winning......"

"Don't worry. The dean said lightly: "In three days, I will assign a helper with a seal to you." ”

"Yes. Hurt Yuan Yixi: "Thank you to the dean!"

"You may have been the name of that man, he was ...... Body. ”

Hurt Yuan was stunned for a moment, and raised his head: "What you said is the ...... The body of the nightmare? although he ...... It is true that he is famous among the Awakened, but his subordinates don't know that he has also joined the Academy. He...... Can it really be used for us?"

"I just took it in. As long as the stamp is applied, you don't have to worry about loyalty. The dean stretched out his hand and waved it gently: "You stand down, just do the things I have to explain." In three days, the body will come to you. ”

"Yes, Dean. ”

Hurting the abyss bowed respectfully to the dean again, then slowly stood up and walked backwards out of the room.

......

"The hideout you are talking about...... It's such a place......"

Jiang Xiao stood at the window with the curtains closed, looking out through the gap. Outside the window was a rusted swing rack, and several gym machines next to it had fallen to the ground and were covered in weeds.

This is a medieval resettlement community, not to mention the past, even now it can be regarded as a large scale. Nearly 100 buildings, the exterior walls have been mottled, and the balconies are full of sundries and hangers.

The original residents in the community are basically farmers before the original development. After twenty years, some sold their houses, some rented them out. There are a mix of fish and dragons in the community, including uncles and grandmothers who take a walk and bend, as well as migrant workers who work at sunrise and rest at sunset.

This house is not big, only three bedrooms and two living rooms, the decoration is not too luxurious, and it is also full of dust, and it looks like no one has been in for a long time. It's just that fortunately, the bedding in the cupboard is quite clean, and when the four of them came here in the middle of the night, Jiang Xiao hurriedly sorted out a bedroom and hugged Zhao Tianyu to the bed. After both Xinyun and Chaoyang reconfirmed that she had only fallen asleep because she was too tired, Jiang Xiao was relieved.

After the exhaustion of running around all night, as well as the battle that narrowly escaped life, even Jiang Xiao, who was extremely energetic, was tired and wanted to die. I wanted to sleep on the sofa all night, but I was persuaded by Xinyun to go to the room. Of the four, the last one to spend the night on the couch was Chaoyang.

Jiang Xiao slept until the afternoon, and the sun was already setting in the west. Pushing open the bedroom door and coming out, I saw that Xinyun had gotten up, snuggling up on the sofa like a kitten, but she was nowhere to be found. Jiang Xiao greeted her, and then stood at the window to observe the situation outside.

Xinyun got up and walked behind Jiang Xiao and smiled: "Yes! Since it is used to hide when there is danger, isn't this kind of place more difficult to discover? ”

"But...... With your identity, you shouldn't need to hide, right?" Jiang Xiao turned around and looked at Xinyun curiously: "Isn't the status of the priest rank very high? Under normal circumstances, no Awakened One would come and have trouble with the priests, would they?"

"Not necessarily. Xinyun shook her head: "There is always an emergency in everything, be prepared, there will be no mistake." Although this house has not been used since I bought it, isn't it useful today?"

"Academy...... They didn't know about this place, and they had easily touched your place before. Jiang Xiao asked.

"No way. Xin Yun shook her head categorically: "Between the awakened, unless it is clear that they are enemies, they will respect each other's privacy. Even a behemoth like the academy has always maintained an attitude between itself and us. We don't hide anything like where we live on a daily basis, so it's not unusual to know about it. But some of our deliberate concealments, if anyone investigates, are naked hostility, which is almost equivalent to a declaration of war. ”

"Understood. Jiang Xiao nodded: "So, how long do we need to stay here?" By the way, and the LA you said before...... Could it be...... Why are we going there when the seeds are in Lake Baikal?"

Xinyun's eyes widened, and she puffed out her mouth and looked Jiang Xiao up and down: "You...... Are you stupid?!"

Jiang Xiao rolled his eyes and patted Xinyun's head: "It's not big or small, what are you talking about." ”

Xinyun screamed "ouch", although it didn't hurt, but she still stretched out her hand and rubbed her head aggrievedly: "Did I say it wrong? Let me ask you, just go to Lake Baikal, how do you plan to dive to a depth of more than 1,600 meters at the bottom of the lake! The water pressure alone will crush you to death!"

"Hmm......" Jiang Xiao suddenly understood in his heart: "You are here for...... Equipment?"

In the past, Purple Smoke was able to dive to the bottom of Lake Baikal alone because of her ability to alienate her cells and form tissues of various creatures. As long as the pressure-resistant shells and gills of aquatic creatures are mutated, they can naturally dive freely.

But he, Xinyun, Chaoyang, and Zhao Tianyu, none of them have such ability. If you only rely on ordinary diving tools to enter the water, at most it is only to a depth of tens of meters, and it is impossible for either equipment or human body to withstand more water pressure.

And more than 1,000 meters is a depth that ordinary submarines cannot reach. For the four of them to reach such depths, they must rely on some special equipment.

"Yes. Now admit that you are a fool!" Xinyun looked at Jiang Xiao with a snort: "Come and rub it for me, your head hurts!"

"Pain?" Jiang Xiao looked at Xinyun with a broken expression: "How much strength did I use?"

"I don't care, it just hurts!" Xinyun glared at Jiang Xiao angrily, trying her best to hide her smile: "Rub it for me! I haven't been hit on the head like this! Don't forget, I'm a priest!"

“...... Isn't the priest amazing?" Jiang Xiao sighed helplessly, unable to resist the rhyme, and stretched out his hand to gently rub it on the top of her head.