9 o'clock sharp, Thorn District, Marlene Motobu Park.
This park built a few years ago was built near the community where Gongsun Ce lived, and was named after the donor, Marlene Motobu. The two people who immediately rushed to the next location after returning to Baiyu Station were now looking up at the towering tower in the middle of the park.
The "roots" of the white tower are extremely thick, reminding the hunter of the branches of a century-old tree, but even the ancient tree in his memory seems petite compared to the giant thing in front of him.
Alice couldn't imagine what purpose such a "thorn" could be used for, and she vaguely believed the intelligence dealer's conjecture.
"Can you really regard this kind of thing as a common sight?"
"You'll be surprised on the first day. After 30 days, you'll think it's just one tower. After three years, you'll forget there is such a thing. Even pigeons try to avoid the white tower in their flight routes for fear of accidents. , except for some middle-aged and elderly residents who will spit when they see the thorns, this thing has no sense of existence."
"Ah, the deep-rooted dislike of dragons has become a folk custom in some places... Where is the staff the intelligence peddler mentioned?"
"He'll be out soon."
She saw Gongsun Ce clenching his fists.
The invisible force hit the root of the white tower with a bang, and a loud bang broke out in the silent park!
The few pedestrians in the park all looked at the fool. Before Alice could express her surprise, she heard a series of hurried footsteps and shouts from far and near: "It's late at night." What are you doing! You’re new, right! From which school! Haven’t your teachers and classmates taught you not to use thorns as stakes? What kind of qualities do you have!!”
A middle-aged man in dark blue security uniform ran over cursing, and passers-by in the nearby area dispersed with snickers, for fear of getting him into trouble.
The man who looked like a guard but was actually a guard took out a small device from his pocket, swiped it at Gongsun Ce's face, and shouted in a rough voice: "You will be fined for making noise that disturbs people and damages public property. Remember, you will be fined." , if you don’t have enough money, the school teacher will help you arrange a work-study program. Two hours a day is enough for a week. Don’t think about running away. The school will find out if you run away and the punishment will be more severe. Didn’t you listen to the training before you came here? Don't cause trouble by using your superpowers... Hey, you're not new here, are you?"
The guard glanced at Gongsun Ce's face, and stopped his rapid-fire words: "Aren't you the one in the neighborhood next door...what are you doing?"
The bespectacled young man cleared his throat slightly awkwardly and said, "June 24th, Chongguang Ju Fist."
The middle-aged guard was stunned for a moment and stuffed the small device back into his pocket.
He pressed the phone for a long time, and Alice glanced at the surveillance video displayed on the screen. The guard seemed to be confirming whether anyone was eavesdropping nearby.
Fortunately, the series of shouts just now caused the few residents walking to leave. After confirming, the guard lowered his voice: "You say it."
"The situation is urgent. This is an expert from the Kingdom. We want to use the giant tower to go underground. Please help!"
The middle-aged man was silent. He wanted to speak several times, but did not make a sound. After hesitating for a while, he said, "Why?"
Being asked why and why is always the most difficult situation to deal with. Reasons that are too personal cannot be understood by others, and hiding them like a riddle is not conducive to communication. Fortunately, he had learned answers from his seniors that were universally applicable. If you have a clear conscience, then there must be no problem in saying this anytime.
The eldest brother in his memory gave him a thumbs up and imitated his tone of voice. The superpower replied without hesitation: "To protect the peace and tranquility of this city."
"……good."
The middle-aged man responded briefly. He took out the small device from his pocket, carefully searched for its location, and pressed it somewhere in the giant tower. The guard took off his gloves, pressed his fingers on the device, and uttered a series of incomprehensible syllables in a unique rhythm.
In the surprised eyes of the two people, traces of manual cutting appeared on the smooth and traceless surface of the thorn root. A square "door" opened from the inside, revealing the vast space inside the giant tower.
"This is……!"
The hunter exclaimed. She had seen so many things today that she knew nothing about.
The position that should have been on the ground was replaced by a circular platform made of steel. A ring of alloy brackets protruded from the side of the platform, which seemed to be a supporting fixture.
The guard motioned for the two to enter the tower. He manipulated the outside for a while and said: "I only entered the shallow layer during routine maintenance. I don't know anything further down. I have adjusted the maximum speed for you. Remember to hold on and hold on after entering... Come on. , you two."
"I will, thank you."
The conversation with the guard ended here, and the door of the giant tower closed silently. After a brief period of darkness, a faint light lit up on the platform where the two stood.
Gongsun Ce and Alice felt the weightlessness of the elevator going down at the same time. They noticed that the platform began to move downwards at a rapid speed, and they quickly grabbed the handrails on the side of the platform.
"This place doesn't have—hiss!"
The hunter's words were replaced by her own exclamation in the middle of her words. The rapidly descending platform made a large arc, and the white tower wall was about to hit her head. The superpower used his power to pull his companion, and the tower wall narrowly missed her hair.
"You're distracted."
"Sorry, I was so surprised."
The two people now were not so much riding in the elevator as they were sliding along the inclined track, using the platform as a surfboard. I don't know if it was the psychological pressure in the small environment, but the young man always felt that the track was getting more and more tilted.
If this continues, I am afraid that sooner or later the passage in the giant tower will change from downward to nearly horizontal, and in that case...
"We're... heading to the central area?"
Alice spoke his mind.
"I think so. If the core of the dragon is in the very center of its body - the junction of the central area and the thorn area - then we are undoubtedly heading to the most critical area."
Gongsun Ce looked sideways at his companion. He could see the urgency and uneasiness in the other person's eyes, but at the same time, there was curiosity and joy in heading into an unknown environment. If experts from other forces came here, they probably wouldn't behave like this, right? No, if it were a professional trained under an official background, he, an outsider, would not be involved from the very beginning. Maybe only this inconspicuous hunter who was recruited midway would throw aside the regulations and do this.
He remembered again that this guy hadn't even told him his real name.
Alice Adar was just a pseudonym when performing missions, and he didn't know much about the blue-haired hunter himself.
However, there are many things that superpowers themselves do not tell others. Although they fought together several times and chatted like friends during the period, the two of them had only known each other for less than half a day. Let alone friends, they were probably not even acquaintances.
Thinking of this, the young man couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He understood why the other party said that before.
Will you mention yourself to your friends after the incident is over? Asking such a question means that the hunter will leave after everything is over, and the short-term companionship will be naturally interrupted. Unfamiliar relationships and yet-to-be-formed friendships will disappear silently as the physical distance increases and a farewell is said. After a period of time, they will become a topic of conversation after dinner, or they will become faded memories after being forgotten. Why treasure an encounter in your heart? That is something only a child would believe!
Gongsun Ce sighed silently, feeling deeply that he was still immature.
The hunter's voice came from the side: "It's rare for you to be silent for such a long time."
"I'm thinking about what happens after the incident is resolved, for example, what is Miss Alice's real name."
I started to regret it as soon as I said it.
This sounds like a pickup line.
Alice pointed at his face exaggeratedly: "I'm so worried that I can't even breathe and you're still thinking about my name?! You really have a good attitude!"
"I can see your worry, but somehow I feel that Miss Alice looks very happy when she goes underground."
The blue-haired woman looked a little embarrassed: "Sister, am I so obvious..."
"Eyes sparkling."
"It's too exaggerated!"
How about calling it an artistic approach?
"He's obviously a hunter but he acts like an adventurer."
"You can't blame me! What is in the dragon's belly? What is the underground of the flying city like? Is there anyone who is not curious about this? While worrying about whether they will be unable to keep up with the actions of the dragon madmen, they are also worried about It’s the contradictory nature of human beings to be excited about this unexpected adventure!”
Who knows.
For some elderly people with deep-rooted old ideas, the place they are about to go to may be a more taboo and terrifying place than hell. Those who are curious about this are worthy of being brave, and those who are happy are worthy of being clear-minded.
The young man pushed up his glasses: "With your curiosity, it might be more suitable for you to be a researcher rather than a hunter."
Alice rolled her eyes at him: "I absolutely don't want to. What I hate most is inhumane researchers."
Why do you equate scientific researchers with inhumanity?
It’s not like the white coats in every place are the same as those in universities in this city.
The descending trajectory had already crossed the 45° limit at this time. The platform that had carried them down until now gradually slowed down after emitting a flashing light prompt. The young man with glasses found that the passages on both sides seemed to have become thinner, not as good as when the tower had just descended from the ground. The wall was so thick that he could see it at a glance. He guessed that this might be a symbol that they were close to the bottom.
At this time, Alice took the initiative to ask.
"Sure enough, you still care? Real name."
"I think names, like faces, are one of the symbols of a person's identity. The name you always use to call someone is actually just a temporary code name or a pseudonym. It's like talking to someone wearing a mask all the time. I think There will be an inexplicable feeling of inequality here.”
"You are really in enough trouble. Really, what's the point of asking for the name of a person like me..." She crossed her arms and turned her body to the side, "That's it, when everything is over, it's time to say goodbye. , just tell you my real name."
"That's settled."
Not good.
This action and response makes it feel like the conversation was successful.
Think about it carefully, isn't what you said just like saying "I care about you very much"? ! It’s so nerveless to say such things to a woman you’ve only known for less than half a day!
I'm afraid he will be criticized if his friends find out about this... Gongsun Ce was just about to say something more, but after seeing the scene in front of him, he quickly gathered his thoughts and concentrated.
There was a mechanism like a train platform at the end of the track. After transporting the two people here, the platform completely stopped functioning.
The superpower and the hunter stepped onto the platform inside the White Tower, and the path leading forward was firmly blocked by heavy steel like a vault door.
Gongsun Ce pointed forward: "Miss Alice, can Yingcanglan teleport to a place where you can't see it?"
The hunter asked: "I can't sense the shadow behind the door. Can you create a white barrier where you can't see it?"
"I try hard."
He imagined the scene behind the door in his mind. It would be a place at least as spacious as the track, and there would be no problem in accommodating two people standing side by side. And this door shouldn't be several meters thick, which would make opening it during routine operations—assuming there really are so-called routine operations here—extremely difficult. Gongsun Ce placed the target six and a half meters in front of him.
He imagined in his mind that on the other side of the door that he could not see, there would be a semicircular piece of white matter like an igloo.
The cognitive obstacles brought about by invisibility are far greater than distance. It is much more difficult to manifest abilities in a place where you don't even know what it is like than to exert power within the field of vision. He concentrated and got rid of distracting thoughts. He tried this for nearly ten seconds before he finally felt like his white matter had landed.
"About 6.5 meters in front of me, there is a circular shadow cast by a white matter dome."
"Okay, don't make any sound..."
Alice closed her eyes, and after a few seconds of silence, she put her hand on his shoulder.
"Shadow Blue."
Accompanied by the indescribable feeling of suffocation inherent in teleportation, they arrived at the other side of the door at the same time.
The super-powered person removed the white matter barrier.
What caught the eye was a green fluorescence.
