Cangshou District, Liu Zhongwu’s personal room.
Director Liu filled in the last stroke and finally traced the route someone took during the past two days. He stretched his sore fingers and thought, it's almost time for news.
Winter winter winter! There was a rapid knock on the door. Director Liu put away the map and opened the door pretending to be sleepy: "Any results?"
Xiao Li's face at the door was ashen, and he guessed that things might be a little different from what he imagined.
"Director, Ming Ke got it... Xiao Zhang went to see it. There are indeed two dragon species about to awaken this afternoon. The signs were suppressed by Ming Ke... Now Ming Ke is..."
Liu Zhongwu's face turned the color of pig liver, and Xiao Li added, sweating profusely: "I contacted the manpower of Usters and Morton in advance."
"You lead the team and set off immediately! Challenge him one on one, as long as you can. Remember that your task is to delay, not to defeat your opponent!"
"clear!"
Liu Zhongwu ran into the conference room with the map in hand. The atmosphere was extremely solemn. The usually polite clerks were discussing something loudly. A young man with sharp eyes and thick glasses saw the director coming back and reported immediately: "Director Liu, Mr. Yan can't be reached."
"Master Yan knows what he is doing, so don't worry about him! Activate Precaution No. 3 and shut down all electronic equipment in the headquarters. From now on, all communications will be conducted through spiritual methods. Contact Mo Yuankai and Reina... Cecil, ask them to provide technical support as quickly as possible!”
Liu Zhongwu drank more than half a glass of water in one breath and pondered over his subordinate's report. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. If it weren't for the heavy responsibility, he would have almost wanted to fight that bastard swordsman himself.
He slammed the cup onto the table and roared in an extremely rare way:
"Lawless! Pretending to be ignorant while pretending to understand, you bastard!"
The thick glasses next to him shrank his head and thought to himself, I wonder if the director was scolding Mingke or Tianji?
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Master Yan personally went into battle to help kill the Glazed Dragon two weeks ago. No matter how angry Director Liu was, he could not scold him: if you were joking in private, talking like this in public would really become a matter of principle. However, even Liu Zhongwu, who was at the head of the team, was confused by the situation of his old friend. Why did the middle-aged painter, who had always been arrogant, act silently and pretend to be boring this time?
In the hilltop villa in Cangshou District, a tall man in black is standing at the door of the house looking into the distance.
The cyan-blue train soared over the Sky City, and its movements were extremely flexible, like a swimming dragon. A small green dot is stuck to the front of the Sky Express, as if it is guiding the direction of the train, and also like a hitchhiking passerby.
Yan Qi squinted his eyes hard and struggled to see. This is not because his eyesight is poor, but because something in the environment is blocking his vision.
——Mist.
Cold, gloomy fog. The gray-white mist seems to be coming from another world to corrode everything in this world.
If Gongsun Ce were here, he would immediately recognize the true form of this mist. And Yan Qi, who also went to Superbia three years ago, naturally understands it.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, the mist of the netherworld has come out!"
The middle-aged painter took out his brush and said in a strange voice.
"Someone is in a hurry."
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"?~"
Ming Ke sat cross-legged at the front of the train, humming happily.
It was almost night, and the sky was covered with red clouds. The fierce fighting in the central area came to an end, and people came out of their shelters or campuses. They immediately saw the blue train racing in the sky, and curiously discussed which superpower person it was, or whether it was a useless vehicle newly developed by which laboratory.
The citizens, who thought it was all over, had no idea that they were talking about the random actions of an impermanent judge. The man who built this train didn't think about anything profound...
He just thought that while waiting, he might as well take in the scenery from the air.
And the top of this long and narrow train is a suitable place for a fight. Both sides have nowhere to hide. In a hand-to-hand encounter, the winner must be decided in a single thought, simply and swiftly.
Step, step, step... The sound of footsteps came from behind, and the man in green was smiling.
He actually had a good idea. It didn't take long before people came one by one.
The four of them were wearing red attire and black hats, holding talismans and seals between their fingers. Two were armed with knives, one was holding a sword, and the other was holding a spear. We met each other the day we first came to the Capital of the Sky. With his red outfit and retro weapons, he was naturally An Yushi from the Ceremony Hall.
The four people wore suits and sunglasses, and held modified firearms. The weapons were different for each person: mace, meteor hammer, double-edged axe, and giant hammer. Their weapons all have golden patterns as exquisite as works of art, and you can tell at a glance that they are senior agents of the Mithril Pillar.
The remaining two wore fully covered heavy armor, with indigo cloaks embroidered with the Seven Swords emblem behind them. They held a large shield in one hand and a long sword in the other. He had only seen people dressed like this in the Kingdom of Morton. Of course, these two knights came from a distant island country.
Everyone was ready for close combat, and there was no sign of a siege or sneak attack. A total of ten impermanent mages lined up in a row, waiting for Ming Ke to stand up like challengers.
"Haha!" The man in green clothes stood up happily, "Ten have appeared, and three are the peak. That's great! There are more manifestation envoys in the Sky Capital than I thought!"
The young man in the lead had two dark circles under his eyes and looked troubled. He was Li Jun from the Ceremony Hall. He stopped first and bowed to salute.
This young man spoke with a serious tone, which was completely different from his tone at work.
"Li Jun, Anyu Shi of the Ceremony Hall, has met Mr. Mingke. Director Liu has a heavy responsibility and cannot come in person. He asked me to send his greetings on his behalf. I hope you can understand."
"Well, you are so busy after becoming an official."
Seeing that the man was about to draw his sword, Li Jun quickly added: "The awakening of the dragon species is of great importance. I hope Mr. Mingke will think twice."
Ming Ke asked with great interest: "What are you thinking twice about?"
Li Jun was extremely nervous, but he didn't dare to show any fear on his face.
"There are five million dragon species in the sky city. Even if one of the ten is awakened, there will be 500,000 invulnerable dragons. Not to mention how many towns will be burned down and how many families will be torn apart. The consequences of its appearance alone The extremely large-scale erosion of reality will fragment the real world. Several of the most dangerous dragon species in the city are more likely to trigger the arrival of the monarch of a realm. For example, the Netherworld of the Spiritual Prison Realm, the Liuli of the Konghua Realm, one of them If you show up, it will be a disaster for the country!"
"I know that Mr. Mingke is very capable. Ordinary giant dragons are not the enemy of one person. Even if they face the monarch directly, they are still capable of fighting. However, ants swarm and can eat giant elephants. If 5.7 million giant dragons really come, I'm afraid you can't do it alone." Kill them all..."
Li Jun bowed his head and repeated: "I hope Mr. Ming Ke will think twice."
The man in green is not anxious, annoyed or angry. He couldn't help but laugh.
"Did you think of these words yourself? Liu Zhongwu wouldn't say these things. He knows my character..."
"I never think about it that much."
Amid everyone's surprised expressions, Ming Ke easily held the handle of the knife.
"If there are powerful dragons coming down, you can have a good fight. If there are many dragons coming down, you can have many fights. Isn't it great to see many interesting dragons and enjoy many battles!"
Li Jun looked at this relaxed man and was speechless.
He noticed the difference between this person and ordinary people.
Character, thinking, logic, are not these simple things...
His way of being is different from humans.
Human concepts of good and evil, human morality, human common sense, and other artificially created things and concepts do not exist for this man.
Be unrestrained and do whatever you want. He is a free man who only acts according to his own thoughts.
Li Jun straightened up and made a final attempt: "You are most likely being taken advantage of by others."
"I do not care."
At this point, the last effort failed. Li Jun took a step back, preparing to let the heavily armored knight be the vanguard in accordance with the order discussed on the road——
However, before he could issue a challenge, Ming Ke had already drawn his sword.
"Ming Dao, Ming Ke."
He raised the dim yellow blade and announced happily.
"It takes too much time to play one by one. Come on together."
·
Qin Qianbai is running in the city.
The Flathead Ranger's words before he was defeated echoed in her heart.
"Amazing, worthy of the Qin Clan in the Imperial Capital... I'm afraid I need an A-level ranger to have a chance of winning against you. I'm convinced, I'm convinced! Only after I fought in person did I understand that this is what happened. It's all your fault. Okay."
——"?"
"Stop pretending now, we all lost anyway. First take away the important things from the boss, make him change his mind and agree to this deal, and then take this opportunity to kill us all in one go. Isn't it all you?" What are your plans?"
--"I do not understand."
"No, it's already like this. You don't need to pretend anymore, right? It's just the man in green with the double swords. He's not..."
--"……who?"
Wearing green clothes and holding two swords, this description immediately reminded her of a certain character.
That person is harmless most of the time, but what if...
She had to make sure. Therefore, after ensuring the safety of his friends, Qin Qianbai began to look for the cyan shadow in the city.
Shigure-kun informed the situation through telepathy, and there should be no problems on either side. She forced herself to calm down and was about to meet up with her friends...
A blue train appeared over the central area.
Qin Qianbai made a judgment the first time he saw that scene. Only a man who does as he pleases would do such a ostentatious but childish act.
She broke into the ruins of the convenience store, said sorry to the owner who was no longer here, and took a large bottle of surviving bottled water. The girl used her abilities to create invisible stairs and jumped into the air. She unscrewed the mouth of the bottle and let the liquid flow down by gravity. She flicked her wrist and used her skills to shape the solidified water flow while strengthening her abilities.
In less than a breath, the transparent water turned into a long black knife.
Use your ability to solidify gas, and then use your ability to enhance its elasticity, becoming an excellent springboard. Her speed was even faster than that of a super-powered person flying at full speed, and she was able to approach the train in the sky using only her physical body.
Silently, Qin Qianbai jumped onto the top of the vehicle. Upon noticing the disturbance from outsiders, the carriage immediately swelled, and the landing area turned into a quagmire. The carriage panels on both sides gathered into spikes to exclude outsiders who entered the place without permission!
"call……"
The words of a certain gray-haired young man came to mind.
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Miss, do you still remember when you first came to the Capital of the Sky? That's right, that's when everything around you is in a mess.
The state at that time was a precursor to going berserk, but it could also be used as a means to expand the range of abilities. Of course, the premise is that I have superb control and long-term practice like Mr. Gongsun and I. If you are interested, you can——
Planning to practice?
now?
You scared me by being so proactive. This is actually not difficult, the key point lies in the mentality...
·
The key point is to deviate from the normal mind, that is, to adjust the state.
For her, who has practiced martial arts since childhood and emphasized a normal mind, this was more difficult than expected... Fortunately, she mastered this skill through long-term training.
She kept recalling unpleasant or irritating memories in her mind, adjusting her emotions with suggestive techniques to make her "state" deviate from stability. She temporarily relaxed her hold on her powers. As a result, the scope of the ability's control expanded at this time. The materials that made up the train were either soft, solid, or expanded, and twisted wildly like falling into a demonic state. The automatic defense mechanism only took a moment before it collapsed due to her actions.
Qin Qianbai ignored the chaotic scene around him and headed to the front of the train as quickly as possible.
When passing through the second carriage, the train's defense mechanism automatically stopped.
She restrained her ability and stepped onto the front of the car. There was a sticky feeling under her feet, and the soles of her shoes brought up scarlet liquid.
It's blood, blood that leaks out of the human body.
An agent in a suit, a knight in heavy armor, An Yushi in a smart outfit... Nine bodies of unknown life and death were lying on the top of the train. The last one stood in front with his back to her, with a long knife pierced through the middle of his body.
Li Jun's hands were covered with blood. He held the talisman tightly and wanted to make a last ditch effort, but in the end he couldn't win against his broken body and passed out.
The long knife was drawn out, and there was only a soft sound. The figure fell down, revealing the true appearance of the swordsman.
For a moment, Qin Qianbai almost thought that he was back to the past.
He looked the same as before.
More than ten years of wind and frost have left no trace on this man's face, as if even time has been cut by his blade.
It's just that this man's clothes were soaked with blood back then, but now there is no trace of blood on his green shirt.
"...Qin Ming."
Blood dripped from the long knife, and Ming Ke looked up in surprise.
There was astonishment and surprise in his eyes, as well as the care and consideration unique to an elder. It's like a wanderer who is far away from his hometown and unexpectedly meets his younger brother. He is amazed by the coincidence and is even more delighted with the growth of his younger generation.
"You have grown so big, Qin Qianbai."
He waved away the blood on the knife and spoke in a more cheerful tone than before.
"—Let's fight."
