Night, central area.
Milais stepped off the bus and yawned.
The poor junior high school student has been exhausted these days. He just wants to go back to the dormitory and have a good sleep. Thinking of the series of accidents in the past few days, he shuddered slightly.
He's been so unlucky, he shouldn't have trouble again...right?
There was a clanging sound, accompanied by the clanging of iron chains, crowbars and metal gloves, and the laughter of several young people could be heard not far away.
"An unprecedented goal!" "Blow it, you cheated again with a prosthetic body." "We are lucky, aren't we? The court was not smashed by those people." "Fuck you, my house was bombed." Wow~ The dust blast is looking at you~! Let half of your head be blown away by the purple smoke!" "Let the dust blast eat XX."
Oh my God! They are six Dongdong·Unlimited·basketball players who have just returned from the multi-purpose court!
Dongdong·Unrestricted·Basketball is a new sport that uses blunt objects to hit the basketball and make it go into the basket without damaging the ball. It is very popular in the Sky City because it does not limit the types of blunt weapons and encourages golfers to independently develop auxiliary equipment.
The only drawback of this sport is that its overly liberal rules often lead to fights and accidents. So far, no ball game can be completed without accidents, and basketball players are often regarded as synonymous with danger.
Several young people had colorful hair and were holding the blunt weapons necessary for ball games. Many of them had the metallic sheen of high-tech prosthetics. One of them had half of his head replaced with an iron shell. It was so scary!
"Ha ha."
But Millais smiled. Did this child finally suffer a mental breakdown after going through many twists and turns? The boy in the peaked cap actually walked quickly towards the basketball players, waved to them and talked to them——
"Good evening, senior."
The expressions on the basketball players' faces were extremely exciting, as if they were good students at school who secretly came out of a dark Internet cafe and bumped into a junior classmate.
"I did it!" "You cursed me in front of my juniors." "I didn't do it on purpose!" "Careful about your image and stop using bad words, you **** bastards!"
The leader, the iron-clad man, said with an embarrassed expression: "Good evening, Xiaomi Laisi. You know, we just came back from the ball game... and we were a little excited."
The seniors agreed with playful smiles.
"Yes, yes, don't imitate our speech." "Be a good boy and don't imitate Billy~" "Hey, I ranked in the top 30 last time and got better grades than you." "Damn it, you stole it! You actually secretly studied it behind our backs. Study!" "He betrayed! Kill him!
"
The senior students dressed as gangsters started pushing each other, and Millais and Iron Head were not surprised by this.
"Senior, are you still playing ball so late?"
"The game was originally scheduled for this afternoon. You also know why it was delayed." The iron-clad head opened the green sports drink and took a sip. "How have you been recently? I guess you were frightened by the disaster today. Caught?"
I was scared. I've been scared so many times that I'm numb.
Milais scratched his face and said: "Two days ago, I was obsessed with making an appointment with some classmates to go... and escape from prison."
The seniors burst out laughing.
"The only way for every newbie!" "I knew he would have such a day." "Three things that a person with super powers will definitely experience in his life!" "Where did you go? The airport? Don't tell me you went to the airport. .”
The boy in the peaked cap replied sheepishly: "Yes."
"Hahahaha he really went to the airport!"
Another burst of laughter, this time even the tinhead laughed.
"Then what?"
"Senior, do you really want to listen?"
The old seniors whistled and booed.
Millais continued: "Then I was involved in some...unfortunate accidents, involving several superpowers that you have popularized, a confidential experimental project, and some things that I don't quite understand. The matter is solved Afterwards, they treated me to a meal. I thought I was quite lucky, at least I came back alive."
The expressions of the seniors showed a superposition of abstraction, realism and kindergarten painting, which made Millais especially want to laugh.
The iron-headed man closed his chin and spoke earnestly.
"You've completely adapted to this city."
Milais said in surprise: "Really?"
"Without a doubt, veteran citizen."
The senior patted him on the shoulder and said it like he used to do science popularization.
"Welcome to the Sky City."
·
Cangshou District, critical emergency room.
The first thing Li Jun saw after regaining consciousness was the leader's chubby face.
"director……"
Liu Zhongwu raised his hand and pressed down: "Have a rest, the injury is not healed yet."
Li Jun didn't talk nonsense anymore. He knew that the director still had time to visit the patient, which meant that the matter was resolved. He only blamed himself and said: "I am not capable enough."
Liu Zhongwu smiled helplessly: "If you let ten of you buy time, do you still want to defeat Ming Ke? You have done a good job. If the time is short, the madman may not have the patience."
Xiao Li nodded silently, feeling unwilling to do so.
He thought again and again and couldn't help but ask: "Director, I-"
The fat director said without doubt: "Don't think about turning yourself into a lunatic. That won't make you go any further, it will only bring you closer and closer to the vicious law envoy."
The young man with dark circles lowered his head in embarrassment and said no more. Of course he understood the truth, but after seeing with his own eyes the power of the Realm Envoy and his own powerlessness, even a well-trained elite would inevitably feel agitated in his heart.
"Director, does Chuangjie need to reach his mental state to achieve it?"
"It's hard to say! Everyone has a state that suits them best. In order to understand that state, in addition to having a thorough understanding of yourself, you also need extreme talents like Mingke and Tianji. And even if you gather all these conditions If you are not careful, you will find it difficult to make a breakthrough...because if you are not careful, you will fall into madness."
Liu Zhongwu sighed: "You see Ming Ke is selfish and ruthless, but he has already guarded the front line, so that others can have room for maneuver. If he turns into a monster like Master Chi with a human face and a beast heart, it will really be a dragon disaster in the world."
The dragon disaster is terrible, and the impermanent magicians who slay the dragon are also difficult to call good. For ordinary people, it is difficult to say that there is any essential difference between a moody strong man and a dragon.
Li Jun hesitated for a long time, then bravely said: "Director, I think you are normal..."
"That's why I'm not as powerful as them." Liu Zhongwu replied calmly, "That's why Your Majesty trusts me."
Xiao Li's face turned serious. The fat director smiled and said: "Why are you so important? It's the same reason. After this battle is over, you have to think more... After some time, the work of our Ceremony Hall in the Sky City should be changed. Someone presided over it.”
Li Jun was a little surprised: "Director, the transfer order has been issued?"
"Not yet, it's almost time."
"It's a good thing to be transferred, director!" Li Jun said like a usurping deputy, but he was sincerely happy for the leader, "Then we can give you a farewell banquet."
"What are you talking about? No fanfare."
After Liu Zhongwu laughed and scolded him, he added: "You don't have to hold back your anger. When Ming Ke has done his mischief, someone will naturally punish him. Nothing in this world is completely free."
·
Thorns District, Marlene Motobu Park.
The park's caretaker is wearing a blue suit and holding a small device, patrolling the park.
Opening the back door to the dragon's belly for those two people two weeks ago made him afraid for a long time. Fortunately, the superiors didn't mention it for so long, which meant that he did the right thing.
The city has become much more stable in recent years, and he hasn't encountered anything like this for a long time. It wasn't until this afternoon that the central area was ablaze with fire, and the guard felt a little bit like he was when he was just working. He and the adults walking in the park started to discuss happily: "We are being beaten again. Do you think it will affect our area? Hey, you." I have to go back to the safe house early and hide there. Young people are so strong and they haven’t gotten tired of it after so many years. My granddaughter is going to school this afternoon and I’m afraid she will be stuck in traffic and come back late...
The middle-aged and elderly people are in a state of panic. After living here for so many years, they have already passed the time of fear and panic. If no emergency evacuation notice was issued, let's continue talking. In the evening, I saw that nothing happened and everyone dispersed.
"It's fine." The guard uncle sighed, and planned to sit down on a chair to rest for a while. When he glanced at the bench, he was quite startled.
Sitting on the bench was a long-haired man in blue clothes. There were two hideous stab wounds on his chest, one long and one short. Blood flowed from the wounds and soaked his clothes, making him look like a former soldier. The swordsman who traveled back in time from the duel field hundreds of years ago is like a terrifying evil ghost who has resurrected his corpse.
The guard uncle was shocked and thought, could it be that the fight was organized and the fight was here before it was over? He quickly reached for the heavy tactical pistol at his waist, turned on the uniformly distributed force field protection device, and then sent a signal to the biochemical three-headed dog on standby in the lounge.
After completing a set of preparatory procedures, he had the courage to say: "What are you doing, classmate?! If you are sick, go to the hospital and have a good talk. We can avoid fighting in public areas as much as possible. Now the policy has changed, small-scale fighting with weapons If we see something that needs to be stopped, do you understand?"
Hachihachi! The obedient dog with three heads ran over and squatted behind the guard. The long-haired man found it interesting.
"I'm not fighting now." Ming Ke shook his head, "I just finished fighting with an old friend and I want to take a rest."
The guard breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that it was over.
The long-haired man is possessed and teasing the puppy. The biochemical three-headed dog makes a cute bark.
"Does it bite?"
"Hey, I usually don't bite, but I'm usually good. Ah Huang, roll around!"
The three-headed dog rolled obediently.
"Ha ha!"
Ming Ke smiled like a child, completely ignoring the wounds on his body.
·
The noise has died down.
The night became quieter and quieter, and the hard-working people went to rest. High in the sky, Dragon City ends a slightly eventful day and prepares for the next vibrant day.
The many incidents involved in this issue have come to an end...
…………
…
Already?
·
Late night, Albinos Mountains.
A black line extends from the depths of the crystallized mountain and converges under a child climbing on the hillside.
He had cursed, begged for mercy, and cried out, but now, everything had returned to peace. Someone's body is huddled in the crystal valley, with almost no trace of life.
A deep sigh came from the bag.
"Are you sad, are you hateful, are you sad, are you resentful?"
"When you enter a dangerous place, there is no way to escape. It is your own fault for this tragic situation!"
Someone is speechless and all he can think about is why.
How could he be so vulnerable. How could he be forced to such a point. This makes no sense, this is something that should never happen. Even if all three of them took action, he shouldn't be in such a state of despair.
Because he is, he is...
"Don't be surprised, don't be surprised!"
"Seven points of memory will be deducted, six points of magic will be deducted, five points of spiritual wisdom will be deducted, and 100% of pride will be left."
"The former Lord of the Hidden Law, today his pitiful body is nothing more than a clown!"
——
The brain, so eroded by the poison, forgot the pain in an instant.
Wisdom, magic, memory...
……………………?
All he lacks is memory?
What he forgot was only part of himself.
So, then. The implication contained in his words is that--
"...Are you plotting against me?"
“Wuxiang, you plotted against me?! You plotted against me—!
! "
He finally knew the truth of the matter. The deliberate attempts to dissuade him and the familiar conversations like old friends all came from the mouth of the thief who had framed him.
Roaring unwillingly, howling in grief! He held the bag high and used up the little strength he had left, trying to do everything he could to die with this vicious man.
But someone forgot that he was under a sinister curse. Under the agitation of emotions, the suppression of the spell was slightly weaker, and Liu Zhongwu's spell exploded and could no longer be suppressed!
"Ahhhh, ahhhhhh-!
"
Gululu, the bag held high fell to the ground.
Just like the split in the Sky City, someone's body melted into black water little by little, and no trace of the person could be seen anymore.
Someone who calls himself a chess player and controls all sentient beings behind the scenes...
He died like this.
"..."
The cloth bag rolled down the slope from the black water to the glass crystal cluster.
The furoshiki was torn open by the sharp crystal edge, revealing its true appearance—a pale face.
What was contained in this bag was a head.
A man's head.
In the black water, two forces vaguely emerged. One of them is clear and looks like glass, while the other is gray and dark, looking like mist. This is exactly the power of the dragon that someone has worked hard to collect: the spiritual prison world of Superbia and the Konghua world of the Sky City.
The nameless head opened its mouth and sucked in, and all the two powers were sucked into the mouth. The pale face rose without wind, and clear glass grew under the neck. The crystal is shaped into a trunk and limbs, and the texture turns white, turning into a human form; the mist condenses into a wide-sleeved robe, covering it, turning it into a white garment. In the blink of an eye, the head ceased to be a head and became a emaciated man eight feet tall!
He raised his right arm high and covered his face with his big sleeves. The gray mist condensed into a high hat and landed on the head of the ghostly man.
clatter! clatter!
The heel stepped on the glass crystal, and the crisp sound echoed in the valley.
He moved with small steps like an actor on the stage, and his thin and tall body turned half a circle on the ground. His plain white long sleeves danced in the air, revealing his blood-red lips on his pale face.
"A chess player is not a chess player when he leaves the game, and a spectator is really a spectator when he enters the game."
He stood still, with his arms and sleeves folded behind his back, and sang a long and graceful monologue. It was like an actor who had practiced for a long time and stood on the stage of his dreams. Even if no one was listening, he couldn't wait to sing his one-man show.
"Which one is true and which one is false? Who is loyal and who is traitorous? Life is like a play, it will be clear to the viewer!"
He turned his head again and looked at the stinking black water. Under the big sleeves, invisible threads stretched out from the tips of ten fingers and were submerged in the water.
"The body has been lost, only the mind remains. The mind has condensed into a weak body, and it is an emergency for the time being."
"Fifty percent of spiritual wisdom, but still rebellious. All spiritual wisdom has been taken away, and the mind is as muddy as mud!"
The ten fingers move together, like a puppeteer controlling a marionette. The black water rises along with the strings, condensing into a black-robed man.
The features of this man in black robe are vaguely similar to those of the previous child, but he is more than a few years older than before, and he looks like a young man.
The eyes of the newly born person were dim, and there was no trace of agility that belonged to a living person.
"In this way, once a good play is finished, look again, who will appear on the stage?"
The hem of the plain white robe lit up with a little black and red fire. This color had occupied the night sky of the Sky City fifteen days ago, and it was the radiance of the Sword of the End.
The power of the black sword occupied the entire robe, and was about to incinerate this strange man, but was blocked by the gray-white mist that rolled back. The body of Liuli was touched, and it seemed to be reluctant to release a little light, and together they blocked the erosion of the sword light to 50%.
In this way, the puppet master's clothes flickered with different colors, as if three forces were fighting on the battlefield, fighting to the death.
The man was neither angry nor annoyed, he just raised his clothes and said with a smile: "The time has not come yet!"
Only then did the newly born person regain consciousness and said in a nonchalant voice: "I...what happened..."
"You died and were saved by me!"
The man in black robe numbly raised his hand, trying to help the man in the tall hat, but it was in vain.
As a virtual body, he can no longer interfere with the real world, just like Qiluo when he first met Gongsun Ce.
The man in the tall hat put his hands into his sleeves and followed the newly born man down the mountain leisurely.
"What...what shall we do next..."
"After observing the two realms, let's explore the new king."
His voice carries a unique rhythm, echoing in the mountains like a song.
"Let's go to Lingdao to look for Shigure and get the Fujin Naohbi Technique!"
(End of Volume 2)
