The blue sky is reflected in the sea, but the ocean is deeper and bluer than the sky, and when a storm comes, the sparkling calm sea can even turn into black rags.

In the North Atlantic, from the Strait of Gibraltar to the northwest until it approaches the 37th parallel, under a cloudless clear sky, a glittering silver warship is neatly drawing a snow-white track, and the size of the fleet makes it seem that a military exercise is being held here.

These fleets are not conventional fleets with aircraft carriers as the core, mainly composed of destroyers and frigates, below sea level, several nuclear submarines are silently accompanying them, while more than a dozen conventional boats are closely followed nearby.

However, such a fleet, with different flags on its warships, would have looked like it was carrying out a large-scale military operation if it were not for the five countries of Italy, France, Germany, Spain, and Portugal.

Just by looking at it, it is not difficult to see that the warships on this voyage belong to all countries in the eurozone of the European Union.

However, I am afraid that no one would have thought that a voyage of this magnitude was only a scientific expedition, and even the German rear admiral who commanded the operation did not know the ultimate meaning of the operation, or even what scientific expedition required such a huge voyage to escort.

The Navy's mission seems to be to sail the fleet to this designated area, and although the military submarine detection radar is certainly several grades higher than the detection facilities of scientific research institutions, the rear admiral feels that the gains from this operation are far less than the expenditure.

The frogman underwater special forces have already begun underwater operations, and according to the "scientists" above the central nuclear submarine, the task of the frogman unit turned out to be only to survey the terrain.

Although this area belongs to the high seas, the topography of the seabed has long been recorded in the naval archives, and those "scientists" just casually flipped through a few pages of information and dropped the sentence "re-examine", if it were not for the decision made within the European Union to let them cooperate with the operation, the rear admiral would never want to command such a voyage that would be regarded as a joke by several other generals.

"I said Byron, I didn't see the general's expression, and the way we looked at us was like looking at a monkey in a zoo," said a handsome young man in a white suit in a nuclear-powered submarine shaking a wine glass and speaking in a fluent London accent. ”

From time to time, the crew on the submarine threw disgusted and indifferent glances at the youth, the nuclear submarine belonged precisely to Germany, and these highly qualified servicemen almost all knew English. The young man with his legs crossed and drinking red wine was not even a "scientist" who was despised by them, and he didn't know which ignorant noble son he was, and for the soldiers, insulting their commander was the greatest insult to them.

"Shut up, Albert," the man named Byron raised his eyelids and glanced lightly at the young man in the white suit, "what about your so-called aristocratic demeanor from the 'Stuart' family?

The young man's hand shaking the red wine froze for a moment with a frozen smile, and then he laughed and did not argue with the "preacher" sitting directly across from him, but Byron did not seem to mean to spare him, and continued to speak in ancient Egyptian, which the German soldiers did not understand.

"When you go out in the future, you can prepare some equipment that you may need when you go out in your suitcase, instead of a wine decanter and a perch every time, the aristocratic spirit is not mainly reflected in high-quality clothing and food, your words and deeds can only lower your so-called aristocratic quality. ”

"I have to refute when you say this, my pride does not come from this surname, but from my own abilities and qualities, I confess, because of the advantage of age, I am not as good as you for the time being, but don't impose on me your low-key traits, even old Mr. Maysfield was not a young man of good blood when he was young?"

"Byron, you are not fit to be an educator," said the old man, who had been sitting on the throne with his eyes closed, smiling suddenly, and before Albert Stuart could smile on his face, he added, "although this little fellow is indeed a little unpleasant!"

Stuart took a sip of red wine, not daring to refute the old man's words.

During the exchange, another pile of materials was sent to their temporary desks.

The relaxed atmosphere at the table fell silent as Stuart and Byron began to browse through the materials in unison, and old Maysfield began to close his eyes again.

"I think the frogmen's mission can be terminated, and there seems to be the information we need. Stuart suddenly broke the silence, pointing his finger at a faint uneven wave on the wavemap, which may seem inconspicuous to the soldiers, but for them, they can directly use these wavemaps to simulate the real changes of various sound waves and radio waves in various fields in their brains.

"What area is this?" Byron looked at the person who had sent the information.

"K7 district. ”

"Go and tell the general that the expedition can be suspended, thank you very much for your hard work, we will personally carry out the diving operation in the K7 area tonight. ”

There were only three people left in the room, and old Maesfield opened his eyes and stared silently at the wave, but seemed to be thinking about something, but Byron leaned back and leaned back in his chair.

"Son, can I trust you?" said Old Mesfield, taking a deep breath.

There was an instant silence in the room......

For the first time, Stuart felt that the red wine of Park Wood Manor was so tasteless, but even he did not say anything to break the awkward and strange silence.

"If you don't believe me, then who do you believe? We have never had a choice when we no longer care about life and death, and if there is bound to be a catastrophe, then for you, dying on this nuclear submarine in the Atlantic Ocean is probably the best ending. ”

"But I have gambled the future of the entire civilization on my trust in you, and if I bet wrong, even if I die, I will not be able to atone for my sins. ”

"Sir," Stuart said suddenly, "your worries are unnecessary, since he cannot be replaced, we cannot choose not to believe him, if he does not go, disaster will come, he goes, disaster may not come." ”

"If your conversation is based on the premise that I will betray, I don't think there is any need to continue," Byron said softly, scolding Stuart for not being able to spit ivory out of his mouth, "Rather than engage in this pointless argument, we should wait and see and prepare for the consequences that we will face, but I believe in myself, so I'm afraid I won't have a chance to be involved in the future." ”

"It's a pity that this day is still too early, although I named it the Holy Sword Project, but the demon's blade has not yet been stained with divine blood. ”

"Compared to this, my main concern is that it will always feel a bit too childish to hand over such a heavy burden as the dictator to you immediately after my death, and even such a significant project should be named by you with the props of an online game. ”

(Note: The Holy Sword is an item in the competitive game Dota that is crafted from a Sage Relic and a Demon Blade.) ）

"I don't have to be a dictator, but the Senate has the final say. Stuart pouted noncommittally.

"How do you feel about making that decision in the first place?"

"Thoughts? Do you want to make an acceptance speech?" Byron looked at old Maysfield with interest, "If I really want to say it, I just feel that it used to decide the life and death of others, but now it is my turn, but fortunately, this is also my own decision, of course, from the first time I pulled the trigger, I should have the consciousness that this life has borne the sin." ”

"Then you're quite conscious!" Stuart scoffed.

"So I don't have anything to say about it right now, I just want the submarine to float up so I can watch the sunset one last time. ”

"Are you suddenly becoming affectionate, or are you a dying person remembering the world? ”

"It's because there's no other view to see here. Byron raised his eyelids slightly, and said tepidly.

......

As night fell, the fleet had not yet returned, and the black water was even more terrifying, but it made people feel that there were many mysterious abysses hidden underneath.

On a cruiser, the group of "scientists" looked out of place, and the "scientists" in front of them changed into the same diving equipment as frogmen, but with a thicker consulting layer, and it was clear that they would be carrying out deep-sea operations, unlike the surveyors just now.

"I always thought that I would be moved to tears when we parted, but I didn't expect that I would feel so heavy that I couldn't cry at this moment. Stuart smiled, completely unrecognizable by the "heaviness" he was talking about.

"I'm leaving," Byron said, glancing up at the starry sky, "the weather has been surprisingly good for the past two days, and hopefully the plan will go well." ”

As if helpless at his emotionless tone, Stuart shook his head and reached out to take Byron's hand, staring at him with clear blue eyes.

"Old Mr. Mesfield is right when he says that you are not fit to be an educator, but you are a great and good leader, and of course that is for all. For me, you are a teacher and a friend, and I may have a different path than you, but if I am needed one day, I will make the same choice. ”

Byron nodded, his face did not change, it was still the same indifferent expression, neither kind nor cold. However, Stuart knew how hard it was to get the guy to nod approvingly.

At this moment, Stuart's mobile phone showed that a message had arrived, and the soldiers on the ship looked dignified, and there would be no network coverage in the area belonging to the high seas, and the information on this mobile phone could only be transmitted in a directional manner through satellite.

Looking at Stuart's somewhat changed face as he flipped through the text messages, both Maesfield and Byron were a little surprised, and they were able to make his expression change without rational restraint, even if it was extremely subtle, and it also made the two of them feel that the situation was a little abnormal. It can be seen from the change in his expression that he despised the rear admiral just now like a monkey play, that he was very confident in his self-control. The two of them couldn't think of anything more urgent than what was happening right now.

"Gavin, he's in Guatemala. ”

"Gavin?" a bad premonition rose in Byron's heart, "Which Gavin?"

Stuart glanced up at Byron and Mayfield, and said softly: "That's the one you think, Chinese named Xiao Yifan......"

"To get to the point, what's going on there, you know the presence in the Temple of the Sun. ”

"I didn't expect them to really dare to touch the Mayan ruins, he had already come into contact with the calendar. ”

Byron's expression didn't change in the slightest, but his eyes suddenly became extremely sharp, and almost everyone nearby could feel the sharpness of a dagger close to his neck.

Murderous aura, which is real and strong enough to interfere with physical factors.

"Exact time. ”

21 December 2012, 21:23 London time. ”

"Otherwise, we'll set sail for Guatemala at once. Stuart said.

"How do you go? Do you want to go to Guatemala on behalf of the European Union or do you want to attack the whole of Latin America?" Byron asked quietly, "I hope you can consider the consequences before making a choice in the future." The plan here remains the same. ”

"But ......"

What if he fails to change the calendar? Not to deny this possibility for the time being, at least until the moment when the calendar originally predicted the end of the world. ”

Suddenly, Stuart's mobile phone rang again, and everyone held their breath, and the ringtone, which no one usually cares about, was particularly abrupt at this moment.

"The calendar has been changed......"

"Hum—"

The killing intent that was almost frozen made people feel suffocated, but the initiator did not have a trace of self-awareness, and he was extremely calm from beginning to end. His killing intent was so real that it turned into a field of things, and the other members of the "scientific research team" around him felt that there was a storm hidden under the calm.

However, Mesfield and Stuart knew that Byron was not angry, and he didn't even need to deliberately calm his emotions, no matter how strong the killing intent was, he would not provoke his anger, and he was one of the few "absolutely rational people" in the world.

"Into the sea. Byron waved his hand, and several "scientists" in diving suits jumped into the sea with him......

"To be honest, I don't think the calendar change is a bad thing, it gives us more time to prepare. Although that guy is very bad at talking, it is undeniable that it is the truth, and it is a bit inappropriate for me to be a dictator right now. ”

"Bad things are not bad things. Old Mesfield chimed in, "At least let him watch the sunset for a few more days." ”

"A few days?" Stuart shook his head, "the next time he's in the mood to watch the sunset is probably when we're here again." ”

"I'm more curious about how those guys change the Mayan calendar. ”

Things followed as expected, and until the moment of December 22, the Atlantic Ocean remained unchanged for more than 10,000 years.

After a short time, the "frogmen" who had dived to the bottom of the sea all surfaced, and Byron beckoned the messenger to his side: "Tell the general that this expedition is over, and we will return immediately." ”

"Next, what are you going to do? Old Masfield patted Byron on the shoulder.

"Tighten security on all airlines in North America, treat those guys as drug lords and hand them over to the local police for investigation, so that they can't fly back to Asia. They were able to sneak into Guatemala from under our noses, naturally not through normal means of transportation, since they were smuggling, the tonnage of the smuggling boat must be limited, and the small tonnage ship could not cross the Pacific Ocean, then they could only return to Europe or North Africa, and we would just guard the coastline. At the same time, we mobilize the forces of the Americas, and if their ranks are not dispersed, the goal will be large, and if they are dispersed, it is destined that some people will not be able to leave the Americas in a short time. ”

"Awesome, I've thought through their backs. ”

"Since the Holy Sword Project is no longer able to be executed, those fellows who like to wade into troubled waters must pay some price, and since they dare to act like this, it means that he does not represent the descendants of the gods on the surface this time. Albert, you come with me to intercept Gavin. ”

"No!" Stuart resolutely and decisively declined Byron's invitation, "I only deal with gentlemen." ”

"He was also a knight......

"And yet he's a scoundrel now!"

"He was once a Knight of the Round Table under the Author's seat, and it seems that no knighthood has been bestowed the name 'Gavin' since he left Britain......" Maesfield whispered, seemingly to both at once.

Stuart interrupted the old man indignantly, and his tone was full of sarcasm: "I know that he has a deep relationship with your junior, but I have to say that the Pandoragon family is very powerful, and we Stuart family can only hope that the knights can be trained like that." ”

"I see what you mean, old Mesfield," said Byron, "but whatever happened, even if he leaves the house of Pandoragon I can take care of some people and things for you." But if he interferes with Maya from the side of God's generation, then I will undoubtedly only follow my own judgment, sorry. ”

"I won't force you if you don't go this time," Byron turned to stare at Stuart quietly, "but you have to remember that we don't mind that you retain the spirit of nobility and chivalry, but you will be a leader, not a knight or a nobleman." Xiao Yifan's guy really can't be called a knight now, but if he is allowed to be a leader, he must be better than you now! And those guys in Asia may be cultivating him in this direction. ”

"Whew, it's just a trade item with a unit price of 5 million euros......"

"Shut up!" Byron's tone was surprisingly harsh, "to abandon all of a person's identity and background to face up to his abilities and achievements, this is the basic quality required for the noble spirit you are pursuing, I know that you are born with a sense of superiority, but the reality is that he is better than you in every way." He was still my student, but that doesn't stop me from appreciating and respecting him!"

"Do you respect him?" said Stuart, unconvinced.

"Age aside, he's on the same level as me. When you become one day the opponent of that kind of person, you will deeply understand what I have said today, and this time, if you can meet him, I will destroy him as much as possible......"

......

Over here...... Looks like a battlefield?

The raging flames spread faster than the flood, and before they could take a second look, the world they saw was instantly engulfed in fire. In the flames, several erratic shadows flew and beat like devils.

A white figure leapt out of the flames, and as soon as it touched the ground, it almost fell to the ground.

He clenched lightly with both hands, trying to grasp the earth with both hands, or perhaps he ran out of strength, leaving only a few light scratches on the ground, and after several struggles, he stumbled to his feet—just to stand up, and if he didn't get it, he would fall down again at any moment.

"Hoo ......"

It was a man in a white trench coat, his face was about twenty-five years old, and although his clothes were tattered, and his face was stained with blood, and the dried blood covered his face with mud, his harmonious features were slightly younger, and his face could not be concealed.

It seems that he still wants to move forward, but he can't move his steps. Smiling helplessly, he turned to face the sea of fire, with a gentle smile on his face that no one would forget when they saw it.

Those few shadows were still dancing in the flames, faintly, and the outline could already be seen. A silver flash of light slashed the flames in half, and a figure stepped out unhurriedly.

The silver light was a brilliant sword, the hilt was made of gold, and the sword body was decorated with crystals, and it was full of relics of ancient saints, and it collided with the sword body like a silver bell.

The sword's owner has long, pale blonde hair, blue and deep pupils, a high nose, and a pale complexion that suggests that he is of pure Europa blood. He wore a dark purple trench coat with gold trim and countless stars from his chest to his back.

The sun that was about to sink in the west sprinkled the dark golden afterglow on his joyless and sad face, and the holy sword reflected a thousand rays of light, and at this moment, he seemed to be a god descending into the world.

Although the man looked to be only in his thirties, his graceful and steady gait exuded the grace of a long time in a high position, except that the sword in his hand glowed with a sacred and icy sheen, even though there was no warmth even if there were raging flames all around.

"Teacher Byron......" The man in white smiled slightly, his warm smile made people feel like a spring breeze, "It seems that you have a deep obsession with killing me, can you really condemn me with this sword of the paladin Rolandal, which symbolizes sacredness and justice?"

At this time, several more figures came out of the flames, all of them were wearing dark black leather jackets, and they were all holding Uzi submachine guns, but these guns were obviously modified, and the grip and body of the gun were thickened, which meant that the weight of the gun increased. However, the Uzi submachine gun has always been known for its fast rate of bullet fire and small and light body, and it is not clear why it did such a contradictory thing as weight gain.

"It's quite knowledgeable, and it seems that you have read a lot of the materials in the college library, and you are worthy of the students I was proud of. Many people have heard of the sword 'Durindana', but few people have seen it, but I didn't expect you to know it. ”

Byron slowly opened his eyes, they were a pair of dark blue pupils, and he could feel the endless majesty when he looked at them, and there seemed to be a bright flame dancing in his eyes, and when these eyes stared at you, you couldn't be sure if they were looking at you, they looked at the whole world as if they were looking at the whole world, and you, of course, shrank into an ant.

The conversation between the two men was in English, except that the man in white spoke a standard London accent, while the man in purple had a strong Latin American accent, and the unidentified armed men in black leather clothes did not speak the whole time.

"This is the Taklamakan Desert, the territory of Huaxia, is the teacher sure that he wants to use this 'Durindana' to adjudicate in this place? ”

"Then Xiao Yifan, did you think about this problem when you stretched out your hand to Guatemala? Could it be that the territory of the Divine Dynasty is the Pure Land, and the Sage Ruins of the Heavenly Dynasty have to tolerate you messing around?" Every time the man in purple said a word, it seemed to be rubbed between heaven and earth, this majesty was innate, not deliberate.

Xiao Yifan smiled helplessly again, his teacher was like a dictator in ancient Rome, the "dictator" elected by the Senate of the Heavenly Dynasty.

This time it is rare to be able to quietly cross the Mediterranean Sea from Jerusalem through the Middle East all the way back to China, but unfortunately he was caught up in this deserted Taklamakan Desert, Xiao Yifan really tried his best.

Unfortunately, if he were able to escape alive to Qinghai and the provinces east of it, even the dictator would have to give up.

"I don't understand, what are you trying to push the end of the Fifth Solar Age back this painless little time, is there any real meaning?"

"No, no, no, I'm going in my own name. Xiao Yifan smiled gently.

"Of course I know your so-called personal name, otherwise, I wouldn't have brought such a few people. Even if Byron knew that Xiao Yifan had changed the topic, he didn't break it.

"It seems that you are still as calm and wise as ever, teacher. ”

"I have an insight into your purpose, but I still have to jump into your trap, which has reached the limit of my forbearance. It's just that you guys picked the time really well. ”

"Haha, there's no limit to your forbearance. You have no chance of getting angry after ending the 'rage' of the original sin, are you?" Xiao Yifan smiled softly.

"Alright, that's the end of the reminiscence. Originally, I didn't talk so much nonsense, but for me, you are more special, after all, it is the last conversation between our teachers and students, and I can't ask what I want, so you don't have any special treatment. ”

Xiao Yifan raised his eyebrows slightly, the first half of the sentence seemed to be how much he cared about the friendship between teachers and students, but after talking for a long time, I am afraid that the second half of the sentence is the point of making such a quick move-I failed to ask what he wanted......

This teacher acted as old as ever, and he knew that he couldn't find out the wind with a word of temptation, so he simply didn't delay the time and started directly. After all, he also knew that this was on the territory of Huaxia, and everything was full of variables.

Byron gently raised the cold sword "Durindana" in his hand, and pointed the blade at his opponent, Xiao Yifan, who could barely stand up straight.

At this moment in the face of the sword, it seems that this piece of heaven and earth has been frozen. Despite the teacher's lack of mercy, he treated a dying man with such solemnity, and although the student had violated God's will, it did not prevent him from being an opponent worthy of his respect!

"Dying under the 'star mark' makes the student feel decent enough. Xiao Yifan smiled, even if he died, his smile was still as warm as the wind, at this moment, he did not have a trace of fear in his heart, because he was able to live to this day, he received many gifts.

"Durindana" glowed with silver, and in a trance, the light on the sword body was as bright as the stars blooming together. Perhaps sensing the killing intent from its master, the sword clanged and shouted as if it had come to life, desperately in need of blood.

The next moment, the silver cold light will kiss Xiao Yifan's neck......

"Ding~"

The metal trills that stop at the touch of a button echo in the sky, and the tinnitus-like tremors make people a little annoying to listen to, but the originator of the sound has no time to listen carefully......

This is a man wearing a cyan Hanfu, his hair is tied into a bun, and three thousand green silk is draped on his back, like a beautiful man who has come out of a costume drama.

The Hanfu man stood quietly between the two, he had the same indifferent look as Byron, but he gently held a cyan jade flute in his hand, the breath of the whole person was as quiet as an idle cloud and a wild crane, the cyan clothes and the firelight complemented each other, the black hair was windless and automatic, and the king-like aura and scholar-like spirit were integrated, but there was no contradiction in him at all.

With a slight lift, the jade flute blocked in front of the holy sword "Durindana", preventing it from taking any further steps. And he just stood faintly holding the jade flute, his deep eyes were like an ancient well, undisturbed, as if everything in the world had nothing to do with him.

"That's enough, Byron. ”

Byron slowly withdrew "Durindana", and several men in black behind him raised their guns in unison, and the black muzzles of the guns were coldly pointed at the cyan figure that made them feel extremely nervous.

Byron waved his hand: "Put the gun down, even if you are a hundred times more numerous, you can't help this guy." ”

"Shall we go then?" the cyan robe was blown up by the wind, and the man said lightly, his expression unchanged from beginning to end.

"Cen Shu, you also came in your personal name?"

"In the pure land of the Chinese gods, how can I be able to represent an individual?" said that, Cen Shu's clothes were blown by the wind and danced wildly, and on the back of the long robe were written five powerful Japanese ink characters - Ten Generations of Eyes Tiandi.

"The leader of Tiandu is very bold! it is true that you are standing here to stop me, but do you think that I am a teacher?" Byron did not have the slightest intention of letting people go.

"Isn't that enough, so what?" said Cen Shu, taking out an artifact wrapped in a black shroud from behind him, and as soon as it appeared, it was filled with a decaying and ancient atmosphere.

"This flag ......" Looking at the black shroud, Byron withdrew the holy sword, his dark blue eyes flashed slightly, and he stared for a long time, "This is the attitude of the entire blue dust?"

"No, it's just that guy's personal attitude. ”

(Note: The world of gods is another world similar to the world of mortals, and "blue dust" is the translation in the text.) ）

"Do you owe me an explanation? Do you desecrate the Mayan gods this time, do you think that you represent life and perdition, or sin and atonement, or is my name Kukulkan Byron no longer sufficient to bind you?"

"Don't dare, as the only remaining Sage in this world, you are an existence that we have always admired. Xiao Yifan said, "It's just that Tianyu doesn't want to say more, because he represents the attitude of the whole of Asia." ”

"Really?" Byron replied lightly, "I'm not dealing with you on the first day, I've learned your ability to make excuses, but you'd better not touch my bottom line, next time, even if there is Lan Chen's interference, I won't let go of the reckless guys, since you all agree with Asia, then I'll take as many as you come!"

"Yes, yes, the teacher is right!" Xiao Yifan smiled cheekily, "You and Tianyu are also old classmates, can the teacher stay for two more days to catch up with the past?" ”

"The admissions test is the same. Byron directly skipped the first half of Xiao Yifan's duplicity.

"Well, senior, goodbye. Cen Yu waved his hand indifferently.

"If possible, it's better never to see you again. ”

......

"It seems to have caused a lot of trouble this time. Byron had been gone for a long time, and Xiao Yifan scratched his head and said.

"It's not just trouble, it's a big basket. If it weren't for this ancient flag, I wouldn't have been able to stop him. Cen died thoughtfully.

"I thought you could do anything. Xiao Yifan smiled happily.

"You're an optimist, don't think that man will show mercy, he is a publicly elected dictator, and has the power to rule on any living creature living in Europa and Asia Minor!"

"Of course I do. ”

"After all, it was in the realm of consciousness that witnessed the Sharo Twin Trees, touched the Sage of the Eighth Consciousness Alayya, and was even able to control Durandal, who was left behind by Saint Laurent, and was more than a little better than the blood successor and inheritor. Cen Yu sighed, "Let's go, this time I have bought time, and I have also collected information about Daxi Prefecture over there......"

(Salo Twin Trees, Alaya Consciousness: Salo Twin Trees, also known as Alders, are commonly translated as Salo Twin Trees because of their pronunciation.) Its connotation, like the reference to Bodhi in Buddhism, is a kind of mind. It is precisely because of this mind, which is a kind of Zen metaphor, that the implication is "alayya". ）

"You go first, although I came back alive, he was right. I need to accept cleansing and redemption, after all, it is we who have disobeyed God's will. Xiao Yifan said.

"You're going to handle it alone?"

"What I am about to accomplish is the singing of the Sacrifice of Sin, and the fewer people this kind of thing will affect as many people as possible, and it is for nothing for you to share in the evil I have committed, so let it be left to fate......

"Since you want to take this step, why didn't you say it just now, if it is the will left by the gods to judge your sins, I believe Byron would be more happy to see it. ”

"I can't humble myself with this, even though he's a saint. ”

"Okay, I'll go first," Cen Shu patted Xiao Yifan's shoulder, Xiao Yifan's injuries recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye, although he didn't recover immediately, but Xiao Yifan could obviously stop standing trembling, "At ten o'clock, Ruoqiang City, about ten kilometers, there is a Martin parked, and there are beautiful bodyguards to help you watch it! ”

Xiao Yifan took the key, looked at the back of Cen Passing away, and smiled lightly: "So you came all the way?"

The corners of Cen Shu's mouth twitched, indeed, in order to save this guy, he drove a Lamborghini from the highway at a speed of "300 yards +", and after getting out of the car, he ran all the way, although I don't know if the ticket and driver's license will give those guys in the logistics department a headache, but it will inevitably be chewed.

After all, it is in the territory of Huaxia, and you can't learn young people to drag race like you did in the academy in the past. The most important thing is that he tried his best to save him, and this guy in front of him doesn't know what to do!

"Let me think about it, you rushed over in such a hurry, I'm afraid it is indispensable to your collection car Centenario, remember that car is a gift you gave to Sister Yunhan on your tenth wedding anniversary, the global limited edition, I haven't seen her drive by, it really bothers you. Xiao Yifan said with a smile.

"I hate you the most when this guy laughs like a woman and talks all the way he talks," Cen Shu interrupted the topic, because he knew that he would never be able to fight this guy, "Speaking of which, where did that guy go?"

"That guy?" Xiao Yifan was slightly stunned.

"Don't tell me that you have challenged one hundred and eight generals of Liangshan. I'm going to believe that all the guys are vegetarians?"

"Of course I didn't pick them alone, it was they who picked me, fortunately, those guys are as righteous as the heroes of Liangshan, I just shouted at the heroes all the way to spare my life, and I did three bowls of good wine with them, and they all let me pass, and then I changed the calendar smoothly, isn't it amazing?" Xiao Yifan smiled.

The mysterious ruins left by the gods are hidden in the lost divine punishments, and most of them are set up against the gods, even if there are real gods in the world, they dare not face the ruins of the ancient gods.

"Well, he's okay, right?" Cen Shu's tone became solemn.

"Really, you guy, you have to intervene in everything......" Xiao Yifan looked at the sea of fire faintly, his eyes may have been a little red and swollen from the smoke, but he still maintained a warm smile on his face, "Even the man I hated for so long has never let me face everything alone, and now it seems that I am not as good as him." ”

"So, he ...... Are you alright?"

"He'll be fine," Hearing this affirmative answer, Cen Yu let out a long breath, it seemed that he was worried about nothing.

"He'll be fine," Xiao Yifan muttered again, he turned his head to look at Cen Death, a trace of unwillingness slipped through his eyes, "Right, Ah Death, I lost him......"

Cen was speechless, and at the same time, he was also congested. How do I know that this shouldn't be the question I asked you?

"It's going to be fine, you know he's different from us. Pray for cleansing and redemption, or you will not be able to take over any other work in your current state. ”

"Xue Ying, is she going to blame me? And it's not just him...... I'm afraid that many people will never come back, is the decision to change the calendar the right one this time?"

"Don't miss him, Xue Ying won't blame you, you have been through so much between you, she can understand you. I will let you know as soon as there is news from the European side, but at this moment, the matter at the moment is the most important thing, so as not to let what you have sacrificed your life to win go to waste. ”

Cen Yu shook his head helplessly, this guy is still the same as more than ten years ago, when he is fragile, he is like a wounded lion, he always appears in front of people majestically as the king of beasts, but the wound is only known to himself, and when he licks the wound alone, he will never be seen.

"Then I'm leaving......"

"Don't talk to Xue Ying about this, I'll find him. Xiao Yifan suddenly spoke solemnly, his eyes were extraordinarily deep and sharp, he turned around, facing the raging fire, his pupils reflected the firelight, "What I have experienced, it is enough for me to bear everything behind it, I will definitely not be like that man!"

Cen Yu looked at his back, and had to say that this was the best sword he had polished, and it did have the aura of the king of all beasts.

"Then, in return, if you go back and have something to do with that beautiful bodyguard, I won't tell Xue Ying. Cen Yu beckoned to Xiao Yifan. He is just pretending to be relaxed, the so-called cleansing and redemption is to sing for the sacrifice of sin, this is a dialogue with God, asking for God's forgiveness, gambling with his life for God's judgment.

Xiao Yifan turned his head and glanced at him lightly. When did this guy learn to speak nonsense, did he learn it from himself......

......

The Tarim Basin in Xinjiang, the edge of the Taklamakan Desert, is where the desert meets the Gobi......

It seemed to be a battlefield, the sky was red with firelight, and a white figure was almost invisible, but he was as small as a lighthouse in the sea, and the only light in the darkness, so determined that it was awe-inspiring.

The last remaining vegetation was instantly charred black, and the sand and gravel were almost burned and melted into green glass—a sight to behold and a sight to behold, capable of melting the gravel on a massive scale, in the eyes of humanity only a nuclear weapon could hitherto do. But the flames had reached such temperatures, and the flames could continue to burn on the gravel.

The white figure stood like that, as if he was the only one left in heaven and earth, and everything seemed to be waiting for his command, the corners of his clothes swayed in the wind like flames, and the mournful sound of the wind seemed to feel the solemn and solemn atmosphere at this moment, and even called out in a low voice.

The blood-colored remnant sun stretched his shadow, and the entire desert reflected a bright and sad orange yellow, and the wind was singing the final chapter of an elegy for the end of the world.

A moment later, the white figure bent its knees against the red remnant sun and knelt down. Time, as if frozen at this moment, the remnant sun stopped falling in the west, the flames stopped beating, and the wind did not howl.

However, in the next second, these flames that could melt the sand and gravel were suddenly extinguished, the huge orange-yellow Gobi became more dazzling, the sunset sank a little more, and the wind continued its murmuring. The difference is that at this moment, everything becomes sacred, the sound of the wind is more like Zen singing, coming from all directions like the sound of sacrifice directly explodes in the depths of the soul, the afterglow shines like holy light, and the peaceful and pious atmosphere permeates the earth!

If anyone were here, he would never doubt that followers of any religion in the world would bow down and worship if they witnessed such a scene, because there was the breath of the gods......

After a long time, the sunset completely sank, and the soft starlight sprinkled down, and the figure could still be faintly distinguished in the desert. He got up slowly, a king-like majesty swept away in an instant, the stars in the sky entered his pupils, his eyes were flowing with stars, the sun and the moon were floating in his eyes, at this moment, he was the master of heaven and earth......

"God, have you forgiven me? Thank you for your gift and redemption......"

As he spoke, he closed his eyes gently, and in an instant, all the visions just now disappeared, as if nothing had happened, and the person standing under the galaxy seemed to be just an ordinary person......

When he opened his eyes, he woke up like a dream, and there was no longer anything strange in his eyes.

"At ten o'clock, Aston· Martin, you can't keep the beautiful bodyguard waiting......" Xiao Yifan's face was filled with his trademark smile again, "It's a pity that you have to rush all the way as that guy said." ”

......

This is a land that has been silent since ancient times, and there are still traces of scorching in the Gobi and desert. Here, however, the least valuable thing is the traces, and no trace can be preserved for a long time, and when the sun rises tomorrow and the wind howls, everything left today will be erased by the power of nature......

For thousands of years, it was uninhabited, but today, it is surprisingly lively.

Less than two hours after Xiao Yifan left, there was another roar here.

It is not surprising that there are vehicles at the junction of the Gobi and the desert, but those who are familiar with cars will be amazed if they hear this sound, because it is obviously the roar of a high-power engine, and it is usually only seen on modified cars, after all, sports cars cannot come to this kind of terrain.

To be able to drive to a place where this kind of bird does not poop, it should be a well-equipped off-road with strong road adaptability such as LAND-ROVER or Jeep, but the owner of such a car generally does not replace this kind of engine that only pursues horsepower.

When the roar approached, it was finally discovered that this was not off-road at all, but several Chrysler Motor Company's super motorcycles - Dodge Tomahawk, which is an uncommon four-wheeled motorcycle, the whole car runs like a steel beast, and can reach a maximum speed of more than 600 kilometers per hour comparable to Tomahawk shipborne missiles, which makes countless car lovers crazy.

Although the body does not have beautiful and comfortable streamlining, there is definitely a sense of accomplishment in riding a beast. If you look closely, you will find that these cars have undergone a lot of modifications, this kind of car is armed with the "Viper" large displacement engine, plus the modified lights and exhaust pipes, which highlights the wildness of typical American sports cars.

However, when the car stopped on the Gobi Desert, the car did not drive further into the desert, after all, no matter how powerful the car was, it was still a car and not a camel.

Although the Dodge Tomahawk is much longer than the body of a regular motorcycle, it does not mean that it can carry more people, on the contrary, this kind of motorcycle that pursues the speed limit can only carry one driver.

There are six people who get off the car together, which means that there are six motorcycles, if you drive to the street, six Dodge Tomahawks are also very popular things, this kind of purely imported four-wheeled motorcycles are rare in China, and its expensive price is enough to discourage many car lovers.

However, the six people who got off the car were not as wild and well-defined as the mounts under their crotch, but on the contrary, each of them was wearing a black suit, a black tie, and a snow-white shirt inside, and the leader was wearing a tuxedo, with a delicate face like a noble son, and a brand model-like figure, just like Sebastian in "Black Butler", and at the same time, with the same bejeweled smile as Sebastian.

While any trace of the sand would have been obscured by the sand, less than two hours had passed, and the pitch-black, scorched earth was particularly visible under the harsh headlights.

"He seems to have succeeded. It's not easy, it's the Sacrifice of Sin, the most solemn judgment in the legend. Sebastian pulled a box of cigarettes out of his pocket, took one out, twisted the tobacco firmly, and then let the finger holding the cigarette find a comfortable place on the cigarette. The only woman in the group behind him came up to him and took out a gold-trimmed Givenchy lighter from her pocket and lit a cigarette for him.

Take a deep breath, then let the smoke swirl around in your chest, then exhale a dark gray white mist. When they turned off the lights, only the red dots of cigarette light danced together in the desert.

"Shall we go back now?" asked the girl who lit the cigarette, her voice was cool and pleasant, but she was wearing sunglasses and couldn't see her face.

"Since you're here, stay a little longer, after all, the stars are beautiful tonight. Sebastian looked at the starry sky, closed his eyes, and the soft curves of his face were not much different from the real Sebastian, and the girl looked at him with fascination, and she felt that this man looked at the stars more than the stars.

As he spoke, "Sebastian" ignored the serious-looking group of guys behind him, and sat on the sand, smoking a cigarette, leaning on his Dodge tomahawk, and humming the melody "London bridge is falling down" easily.

Almost everyone has heard this melody, but not everyone knows the name, and it was the same when I listened to "To Alice" and "The Wedding of My Dreams" as a child. The girl thought. It's just that "Sebastian" humming this tune has a special meaning for him.

"Even if you become the 'ultimate in the world', you are still the same as before, like a child. The girl who lit a cigarette for him walked up to him, stroked his hair, and whispered.

"What 'the ultimate of the world'? I can't see through the world, I'm just a ruined dog who has been kicked out of the house, but the difference is that dogs are faithful animals, disgustingly faithful, and I'm not. Sebastian didn't even open his eyes, still with his arms on his back and a cigarette in his mouth, looking indifferent. If the real Sebastian heard this, he would definitely meet each other, they hated dogs just as much.

"Mr. 'The Ultimate of the World', maybe it's time for us to go, after all, this place is not covered by satellite signals, and the people of Dawn Tiandu have completed the singing of the Sacrifice of Sin, we should notify Shangfeng as soon as possible, otherwise, we will be considered derelict in our duties. One of the black suits behind him reminded.

"Do you have the right to speak?" Sebastian opened his eyes, slowly rose from the dunes, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, extinguished the spark with his foot, and then smiled kindly at the speaker, "Is it because someone told you to keep an eye on me, that you think you can dictate to me?" I reluctantly tolerate you following you like flies in order to silence the fellows, but I am not in the mood to listen to your buzzing. ”

"You ......"

In the next second, everyone didn't see the movement of "Sebastian", he came to the man in an instant like a ghost, stretched out a hand to grab the man's face, and threw him out of a hundred meters away like a dead dog. Then, he took off the white gloves he was wearing on his hand and threw them on the ground with a blank face, leaving the other three silent.

"A guy like you, if I want to kill, I will die at my hands if not a thousand, but eight hundred. "Sebastian" still had a kind smile on his face, but his words were creepy, "but most of you are still alive, because I don't want your filthy and lowly blood to taint my noble soul, so after this day, you had better get to know yourselves again." Next time, I won't be as patient as I was today. ”

With that, the smile on Sebastian's face vanished, and he turned to walk towards his Dodge Tomahawk.

The remaining three were silent, not even daring to look at "Sebastian", this guy looked like a devil in their eyes.

"You're a little abnormal today, are you ending the aftermath of greed? But anyway, you have to control your arrogance and anger a little. ”

The girl who spoke was the girl who lit a cigarette for "Sebastian", smiling sweetly, not bothering to pay attention to the poor and ridiculous fellows - this man never complained about a pack of ants, and his time was spent only on what he thought was meaningful.

"I'm in a bad mood, and I hate that crazy woman's code name. Sebastian took the girl around her waist and smiled softly in front of outsiders, then kissed her on the forehead, paused for a moment, and then went to the corner of her lips. Perhaps that's the only difference between him and Sebastian - he still likes women......

The girl struggled for a while, stretched out the index finger of her right hand to stop the man's lips, she took off her sunglasses, her clear black eyes were as beautiful as stars, and the two looked at each other like this.

"Bad mood? ”

Without waiting for "Sebastian" to make a move, the girl stretched out her hand and rubbed his face willfully, and he let her behave like the two of them.

"Next time you want to kiss me, don't smoke. The girl said domineeringly, pushing "Sebastian" away without saying anything, then got up and pulled her long, slightly curly pale yellow hair, turned to her Dodge tomahawk, and started the engine.

Touching his face, "Sebastian" smiled helplessly. Next time? means that there is no chance this time? This ghost girl, saying that others are willful, and she is also willful, for this guy, he is also starting to quit smoking......

"Eh, let's go like this, the weather is really good today. There aren't many opportunities like this, and I don't know when I'll be able to take on such a task next time when I'll go back this time. "Sebastian" stretched and leaned lazily and comfortably beside the car, not half of which he meant to leave.

"Hey, that's enough, it's time to go back. Looking at the relaxed "Sebastian", she helplessly supported her forehead, and immediately walked to his side angrily, with her hands crossed on her chest, looking down at him.

"I mean really, sit down," although his tone was very lazy, he directly gave orders to the entire starry sky as if he were the master of the world, and those who heard his orders did not hesitate to carry out the orders.

So, she sat down in a daze, without the slightest resistance, snuggled into his arms, and looked at the starry sky with him.

"Just because we live in the kingdom of sin and redemption does not deprive us of the right to receive happiness and serenity, since I am the end of the world, then I must at least dominate my own world before I see the end of the world. ”

As he spoke, "Sebastian" took out a rose-gold ring from his pocket, and the ring was engraved with simple patterns, and the lines were inlaid with blue diamonds, and when you look at these ancient carvings, you will feel your soul being attracted away.

"Sebastian" gently took the girl's left hand, and then slowly put the ring on her ring finger, the whole process was like a solemn ceremony, sacred and solemn, the ring in her hand as if the most precious work of art found its place, extraordinarily harmonious. The girl, on the other hand, did not resist in the slightest, as if she was already immersed in the ritual.

"It's just made for you. "Sebastian" couldn't help but smile tenderly as he watched the ring blend perfectly with the slender and feminine hand, and he was amazed by the ultimate aesthetic fit.

Suddenly, the girl came back to her senses, she was surprised to find the ring on her hand, and in a daze, she subconsciously wanted to withdraw her left hand. Obviously, everything just now is vivid, but why didn't he resist in the slightest?

He took her hand, didn't let her take it back, and gave her a reassuring smile. Feeling the warmth of the man's palm, she let him hold it like this.

"Daedalus (Daedalus, a Greek mythological figure, a great artist, architect and sculptor) is the only metal carving, the engraving was later set with blue diamonds, and the ring is made of pure gold, forged by Midas himself, so the gold of this ring is alive, and legend has it that it has inexplicable magical powers, and whoever wears it will be favored by fate and be happy forever. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Sebastian recounted with great pomp, but the girl pouted angrily, glaring at him with tears in her eyes and aggrieved.

Like most innocent girls, this type of girl will not focus on the value and function of the ring, but on the fact that you brought the ring for her, which is a big deal!

"Uh......" The "Sebastian" had a flash of inspiration, and then pushed the boat down the river, "It's a declaration of sovereignty." ”

"Hey, are you going to figure out the situation?" the girl glanced at him with disdain, "This is what you put on me on wishful thinking, you didn't propose to me, I didn't accept it, what just declared sovereignty!"

"Then it's a gift from me, a reward for letting you travel with me for so long. Its function is very important, although fate is an elusive thing, but this kind of artifact that has been associated with fate since the legend may really affect the trajectory of fate. ”

"How can you give a ring as a reward," the girl gritted her teeth and twisted it around his waist, but her hand was not heavy, "No, I don't care, this time you proposed to me, and then I refused, but I reluctantly accepted the ring, how can it be so simple to declare sovereignty?"

Obviously, the girl didn't listen to the second half of what "Sebastian" said.

"What's the difference?" Sebastian asked, tilting his head, in his opinion, just wear the ring, what he didn't know was that in the eyes of this girl, the meaning of the ring was far more important than the function, what Daedalus, what Midas, all rolled aside......

"Of course it's different...... That's it!" The girl gave him a blank look, but her heart was overjoyed by her wit, not only accepted the ring justifiably, but also inexplicably "refused" his marriage proposal, when others asked about the love story of the two later, she could say angrily, "He, he pestered me all day, I didn't pay much attention to him, and I rejected the first marriage proposal after dating", anyway, this guy doesn't care about his strange thoughts at all. But if he did propose to him, would he refuse?

......

"Sebastian" naturally didn't understand the girl's little thoughts, and didn't delve into why she was bothered about the ring, and now, he just wanted the two of them to sit here silently for a little longer. As for the group of followers, they had already been thrown aside.

After a long time, this group of people also left, and the traces they left behind were more easily erased by the wind and sand. If another group of people came two hours later, they would not have known that this group had come.

The wild land fell into a deep sleep again, the starlight was covered by the swept yellow sand, and the Gobi at night was eroded by the howling cold wind, which should be the main theme of this land.

......

Two hours later, the city of Delingha, Qinghai Province......

"Call to the ......"

"Codename?"

"Asuka. ”

"Contents?"

"According to the Night Charm and the Ultimate, in the Taklamakan Desert, there are people in the Dawn Heaven who have completed the Sacrifice of Sin and have not been punished by God, when we investigated, it is suspected that there are traces of their battle several kilometers away, and there are signs of the Heavenly Death, the opponent is suspected to be the ethnic group of the European Celestials, the specific information is unknown, please go to the peak to instruct......"

"Heavenly Death? Even he intervened?" the other side of the conversation seemed to be a little stunned, "Then why did the Heavenly Descendants enter the territory of Huaxia?"

"We didn't investigate the specifics thoroughly, and we didn't even know how they resolved the conflict. ”

"Okay, your mission is complete, please inform us of the completion time and latitude and longitude, the intelligence department will soon generate a file. ”

"At 23:37 on December 30, 2012, Beijing time, 38.84°N, ...... east longitude"