The Christmas Ball started on time, and the Golden Hall was packed with people.

The young men danced the sailor dance, so hot that they took off their uniforms and threw them aside, and the nurses took off their tunics, the white lace of their undergarments peeking out under their waistcoats, and they were all lost in the wine and hallucinogens mixed with them, their eyes teasing, and the smell of hormones overpowering the smell of perfume. The soldiers and nurses hugged each other and breathed hot, they were like lovers but more like beasts.

Khorkina stood at the very edge of the dance floor, and after the dance began, many young boys and even young soldiers, who had drunk and blushed, wanted to invite her to dance with her, but she did not agree, but anxiously waited for the arrival of a certain boy.

She looked at the figures of the other partners on the dance floor, a little envious, and gradually realized that something was wrong, and each of them became crazy tonight.

Khorkina remembered what Zero had told in advance, she hadn't touched a drop of alcohol, and she knew that it had been given hallucinogens.

Her gaze crossed the dance floor, Zero was gone, even Renata was gone, otherwise she could have consulted with someone, and now everyone was dancing to their heart's content, and she was alone in the bustling world.

Suddenly, a thought crossed Khorkina's mind, could it be that Zero had already left with Renata?

This fear was quickly amplified as soon as it appeared, and she found that there was really such a possibility, after all, Zero did not make any arrangements for herself in this escape operation, but he and Renata had been busy, and when Khorkina was cleaning her stainless steel plate a few days ago, she saw Renata sneaking out a small wrench from under the sideboard and hiding it on her body, and they were all working hard for the escape plan.

And himself, it seems, was left out of the plan......

Khorkina was angry and aggrieved, her eyes wet, like a precursor to crying.

But at this moment, a white-gloved palm reached out: "Will you dance with me, beautiful girl?" ”

The man who spoke was dressed in a delicate military uniform, and even wore a noble five-star medal pinned to his chest, and he wore an officer's hat, like a regular officer of the KGB, and his clothes were cut just right, but his face was so handsome and charming.

Khorkina's whimpering voice suddenly came out of her throat, rushed towards Chu Ling, crashed into his arms, and hugged him with all her strength, as if she didn't want him to leave.

"Okay, okay, didn't I show up? Since I promised you to dance together, I will not betray my oath. You don't think I've run away with Renata, do you? Chu Ling deliberately shamed her.

"Not really! Did you run away with Renata, and what does it have to do with me? Khorkina huffed, but couldn't help but ask, "What about Renata?" Why isn't she here? ”

"I gave her a more important order that she wouldn't come to the ball. This is not the occasion she should be attending, at least, not today. Chu Ling said.

His eyes are unfathomable, making it impossible to guess what is going on in his heart.

For Chu Ling, the first time he and Renata, or Zero, really danced together, had to be at the ball hosted by the student union of Kassel Academy, and the proud ice princess would wear silver high-heeled boots to dance with him, which was Zero's complete body and the perfect self of her dreams.

Before that, she was just Renata, an ugly duckling who hadn't turned into a swan yet, and instead of coming to the ball, it was better to stay in the little dark room and continue to practice the mirror pupils.

"I'm such an unscrupulous capitalist." Although he has not yet concluded a contract with Renata to work as a worker, Chu Ling feels that he is already very much like an unscrupulous boss, and he never forgets to promote Renata's study and work.

Because, if she is not strong enough, she can't continue to stay by her side.

A person like Chu Ling can't give a permanent promise, and the contract he is willing to fulfill for Renata will not last until the end of his life, but until Renata is useless to himself. As an existence that wants to slaughter the Dragon King in the future, it is impossible for him to bring a weak girl with him, that will only harm her.

So, Renata, you have to get stronger.

Chu Ling sighed lightly in his heart, then smiled and stretched out his arm to hold Khorkina's hand: "Let's dance together." ”

……

The two of them swirled on the dance floor in a veneer dance pose, as beautiful as a pair of swans, and everyone looked at them in different exclamations.

Because of the hallucinogens, although many people didn't recognize who Chu Ling was, or some nurses recognized Chu Ling as a child locked up in Zero's confinement, no one stepped forward to interrupt the dance, because now all of them had lost their minds, and only the boys and girls in the middle of the dance floor remained awake.

Khorkina breathlessly said, "Where did you find this dress?" ”

Her eyes wandered over Chu Ling, and every Russian girl had a longing for a young and handsome officer in her heart. Under the influence of the culture of the times, the officer class was regarded as the high-ranking class and the ruling class of the Soviet Union, and it was also a path that ambitious boys would break through. Every girl in her girlhood will fantasize that her true destiny is a young officer who kills decisively on the battlefield and is gentle and handsome when he returns home.

This kind of thinking is no less than the yearning of the girl in Huaxia District for a domineering president under the market economy system.

"You say it's an officer's uniform?" Chu Ling seemed to think of something funny, "It was stolen from a certain KGB major." Well, I guess he won't skimp on a dress or two. ”

……

At the same time, the lieutenant on duty in the boiler room collapsed on the duty table, still holding a bottle of red-card vodka in his hand, and a steel-core bullet pierced his heart.

Bondarev appeared in the boiler room with a new pistol, and suddenly sneezed and cursed: "Damn! Which unsightly bastard stole my clothes? ”

He was shirtless, standing in the cold wind only in a military vest, no more than skiing with strenuous exercise to warm his body, at this time he was shivering from the cold, and finally found a well-fitting military jacket to put on, and his expression looked a little better.

"The cold storage is full of embryos mixed with dragon genes?" Bondarev asked, watching the doctor polish a match and throw it into the kerosene-filled sink.

"Some failed test subjects, the technology at that time was not mature enough, and even if they grew up, there was a risk of losing control and deformity. Rather than letting them grow like monsters, it is better to erase them before they grow into human form, which can be regarded as a relief. Dr. Herzog said, and the blazing sun quickly rushed into the cold storage, the fire scorching the ice, and thumb-sized embryos were faintly visible in the ice.

"Let's go, it's 11 o'clock in 20 minutes, and I hope the ball in the Golden Hall goes well, when my last mercy to them will be done. Jesus gave the Last Supper to the Twelve Apostles, and I gave the children one last chance to dance, and under the effect of hallucinogens, each of them will see what they love the most, and hope that they will not be too sad before they die. Dr. Herzog said coldly.

Behind him, tons of fuel poured on the ground, and as the two of them left the boiler room, there was a thunderous bang behind them, and the flames engulfed the cold storage, and the fuel explosion turned the embryos that were kept in the cold storage into ashes.