The waiting corridor has no end in sight. Kezier sat in the last row and looked at the sky from the round gleaming window. The sky is pure, with only a trace of very light and thin clouds. Under the uniform parallel light, the Crystal Plains have an unobstructed view, refracting various colors of light. But Keqier had no intention of admiring the beautiful scenery. He opened his eyes wide, looking for something strange in the beauty and peace. I could only see the faint outline of a mountain near the limit of my field of vision. He really wanted to see the mountain clearly. But as before, no matter where he was in the Crystal Plains, the mountain refused to reveal more to him. Sometimes he couldn't even see it.
Observations today remain futile. There is no additional gain. As if to soothe his mood, the music slowly started playing. Ke Qier felt that this moment was a bit familiar, so he turned around and wanted to say something emotional.
Saw the newsman's dignified face. The familiar feeling disappeared.
They move to the front of the queue. New penitents arrived one after another, passed in front of them, gave him a proper greeting, and then lined up behind them, placing their hands on their knees. Neatly. They are all residents of "Crystal". He knew every one of them. Every one of them also knew him. He responded in accordance with the "Crystal Plains Reporting Code Final and Only Edition", but instead of disappearing, the restless feeling doubled.
So he does have some problems.
"Do so many residents need to repent every day?" Ke Qier looked at the team that instantly became as long as a snake, and decided to break the silence.
"This is for everyone's better life, sir." the newsman continued smoothly. "We all want a better life, sir. For the common order of the Crystal community, it is necessary to eliminate the chaos and unhappiness in ourselves in time. This is for everyone in Crystal. Just like you did today Same thing, sir. What a great choice you made."
The messager's tone was encouraging. The sound is pleasant to the ear. At the same time, this answer made Ke Qier wish that he had not asked the previous question.
He fell into silence first, and the reporter surprisingly did not bother him again. The long snake-like procession was as quiet as they were. Is there a "Quiet except as required" sign on the wall? Keqier stared at his knees and thought. did not see it. But maybe there is. Um. should have.
Maybe there's something wrong with his eyes, too.
"I want to go to the regiment." Ke Qier suddenly said again. Even he himself didn't know why he was still talking.
The newsman's eyes widened. It was as if I had just heard the fruit bearing roots.
"Why do you suddenly want to go up that mountain? Sir?" He looked out the window. "That's not a place any Crystal resident should go. Besides, there's nothing there."
"If there's nothing, why can't I go?"
"Because it makes no sense, sir. It's a waste of a good life. It's a waste of Crystal, our community," the source said. Judging from his expression, he didn't even think this was a topic worth discussing.
"Uh. No way? Do every resident of 'Crystal' have to stay here forever? Can't go anywhere?" Ke Qier cried weakly.
"Of course, sir."
"No. 1144563." A pleasant reminder sounded above the head.
Ke Qier stood up slowly. The messenger also stood up and made the standard bow.
"The confession went well, sir."
Ke Qier walked into the confession hall and suddenly forgot what he wanted to confess.
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Hikis stepped through the door of the bell-shaped castle. There was no usual chirping sound, it was quiet. Not even a breath of air. She immediately slowed down. Start picking up clues around you. That's right. This is her home.
"steam".
With a nervous smile, Hikisi stepped carefully onto the soft sandy ground. Feel the moisture coming from the cracks of the claws.
oh. Home. sweet Home. What could be sweeter than home. What makes her feel more at ease? She might soon be chopped down by a giant ax swinging from her head. The mechanism spears flying out from both sides were nailed in the middle. Or simply——
She jumped straight up and dodged herself against the giant water column coming from behind. The water column hit the two white stone sculptures and exploded from the middle. It was so funny how it exploded. Make her giggle.
"It wasn't me who exploded!" she giggled. It made a very curved arc in the air. Sure enough, what she expected came to her. The giant ax - well, updated to a green giant sword. The spears were changed into countless long blood-sucking needles.
"It's still the same thing!" She dodged them as expected - although the weapons had changed, the firing method and direction had not changed. Her dodge was more than adequate. The giant sword split open the cracks in the opposite pillar and embedded itself in it. The spears hit each other and fell into the water. Um. It's not over yet. She had to jump up, dodge the water jets that came back again, and flap her wings to slap back all the ichthyosaurs that jumped out of it - leaving one in her mouth. She also had to turn over and land on the owl-shaped lamppost in the upper right corner, which was the only place where she would not be directly burned by the poisonous gas sprayed from the top.
She did it easily. Um. It was as easy as expected. Hicks thought to herself. She flapped her wings slowly to disperse the poisonous gas. Swallow the ichthyosaur in one bite. The energy fluctuations stopped. The standing water began to seep back. It won't be long before the castle returns to its original state.
it's over. Hicks yawned like an owl.
"Today is so uncreative!! No sense at all!!" She put a hand to her mouth and screamed into the air - a sharp voice that was specially trained to make the listener feel uncomfortable. "What is it for today? I didn't close the window when I went out to play?"
"You didn't close the window," said a voice sharper than hers. "Our location has been revealed again! Many eyes may have seen us! Do you know what this means?"
"Oh? What?" Hikisi looked at her hand, turning it over and over in boredom. "Did I make a big mistake?"
"You made a big mistake."
"That's funny. What can you do to me? Short of killing me, I mean. Because it's obvious that all your old tricks have worn off—"
One ankle hurts. interrupted her next speech. The owl beneath my feet moved. Biting her feathers. oh. Then the attack is not over yet? Hikis kicked the owl on the head with her other talon, and the smile returned to her face.
Based on her previous experience, she has hundreds of ways to deal with similar animated creatures——
The owl was struck hard and detached from her leg. His claws grabbed the wall and pulled out deep marks. He didn't fall completely, but he looked very weak. She didn't mind giving the weak animal the final blow, kicking upwards and slashing down the wall like a sword. "It seems you can't do anything to me at all -"
Walls surged in from all sides, trapping her within them. She suffocated instantly. When she woke up again, she was lifted upside down in the talons of a bird that was not her own.
She finished the sentence: "——Mom."
(End of chapter)
