It did not give them the leisure to continue the discussion. After the identity of the demons was completely exposed, the demons who were still secretive completely let go of their hands and feet, and summoned their slave puppets one after another, commanding them, from Chrollo and Cellulu were surrounded in all directions, and the undead creatures that were attacking all living creatures indiscriminately, because of Elias's oracle, turned their guns one after another, or moved slowly, bared their teeth and claws, or acted strangely. The wind rushed towards them like lightning. 【Read the latest chapter】
In just a few blinks, Cellululu realized that she and Chrollo had been surrounded by an army of undead. Looking around, they could see that a radius of fifty meters was filled with all kinds of strange and terrifying undead creatures. The vague and ferocious aura of death lingered in the sky, and the ears were filled with chilling howls and roars. At the outermost edge of this circle of armies were the demons who had taken off their black cloaks and wore pitch black armor. Scattered into a circle to ensure that even if the undead army was broken through, there would not be a dead corner left for escape. It was also to deal with the Temple Knights who had come here for rescue.
With this formation, are you determined to deal with them with all your strength? Is it because of the Eye of Truth in Chrollo's body? Or is it because of the water in her body? While Cellululu was thinking, she quickly searched for the knights, Feitan and Will who were still with them just now, but were scattered due to the rapid attack and collision of the army.
Due to her relatively high field of vision, Cellululu saw countless small defensive vacuum zones surrounded by the undead army. They were all survivors who had been unable to avoid and were surrounded and involved in the past. Some were supported independently, and some were supported by one person. Several people defended together, and Will was with the two magicians. The magic and weapons were balanced, and they had both long-term attacks. There shouldn't be much of a problem for the time being. Cellululu felt relieved and searched for the flying tanks and knights again. After a while, she saw the two of them, about twenty meters away from them. What made Cellululu both relieved and uneasy was that they were not separated. They were together, but it was only the two of them. , no one else was with them, but neither of them had magic talent. Long-distance attacks immediately became their shortcomings. The knight's potions and scrolls had been consumed in the battle just now. This attack The means suddenly became less beautiful.
In this case, no matter how good Feitan's close combat is, the knights are not bad, but it is obvious that the undead people are not fighting with them at this time. I don't know if someone is secretly directing it. Cellululu saw defensive vacuum zones surrounding it. The offensive methods of the undead are extremely uniform. In the first wave, there is a round of indiscriminate magic bombardment. After a pause, it is the turn of the Scourge Knights to collectively project long-range spears. The third wave is the abyss monsters. Such as the two-tailed poisonous scorpion, the collision and bite of the giant armored red lizard, and then the zombies and skeletons who did not aim to win, but purely focused on consuming the physical strength of the survivors. After these four waves, the previous The necromancers who have finished casting magic and are waiting for the magic to return can continue to cast magic again, and then start a new cycle.
This intensive attack with strict rules, vicious methods and no rest is obviously extremely effective. The survivors either died from the first wave of magic, or were pierced by the second round of thousands of gunfire. Even if it was just a fluke Even if you escape with strength, you will inevitably be injured. If you are killed or defeated in the third wave of fighting with monsters, coupled with the fourth wave of zombies and skeletons swarming in, you will be able to survive with all your arms and legs intact. Almost a handful.
However, after three rounds of attacks, five or six defensive vacuum zones have been completely destroyed, and the undead army has filled the vacancies. Cellululu saw this and was even more worried about Feitan and Xia Ke. Although they are still among those There are only a handful of people, but they have a lot of glory, and they are quite reluctant to deal with it. Continuing to waste away is obviously not a long-term solution.
Cellululu, who was concentrating on the battle between Feitan and Xia Ke, suddenly felt her body tilting to the left. Chrollo hugged her, bent his legs and bent his waist, and flashed sideways. A black light brushed Chrollo's right shoulder. But before Cellululu could recover, her field of vision suddenly retreated quickly. It was Chrollo who was holding her and retreating. Countless black light arrows were chasing fiercely from the front, hitting her like dense rain. Each time, the interval between their dodging and the landing of the attack was only a few tenths of a second. Cellululu's eyes could not catch up with such critical and fast dodging and movement, often giving the illusion that they had actually been hit. , after a second, you will realize that it is just an illusion and an afterimage.
While Chrollo dodges, he also does not forget to fight back. After all, they are enemies in front, rear, left and right. No matter where you retreat, it will not be safe. If you don't attack, you will only get dumped.
To form a seal with one hand, Chrollo added chanting to enhance the effect. Without a wand, the accuracy and quality of the magic released could not be improved. But he held the celluloid in one hand, and it was naturally impossible to hold the wand in the other hand, but Kuroro Luoluo has also become accustomed to being unable to use one hand in battle. After all, his telekinesis ability 'The Thief's Ultimate Intention' requires one of his hands to be used. Therefore, most of his telekinesis abilities are medium and long-range attacks or have special effects. There are very few people who independently release effects and compete with the enemy with their hands and feet. Therefore, this situation is normal for Chrollo at the moment. The only difference is probably that the celluloid is more powerful than the thieves. He pays attention to this point, but according to his strength, this difference is completely ignored.
But Chrollo didn't take it seriously. It didn't mean that Cellulu was so arrogant and thought that she was really no longer a burden to Chrollo. Only then did she remember that compared to the vigilante and Feitan, she and Chrollo seemed to be the only ones. It was a bigger goal. She had no time to worry about Xia Ke and Feitan. At least they could support each other and fight together.
"Roar~" A roar suddenly sounded in the ears, and a huge four-winged jackal suddenly rushed up from the slanting thorn, aiming directly at the celluloid. The fishy wind and the stench hit the nostrils, covered with jagged teeth and densely covered with suspicious blood. The big mouth of the meat was almost as big as her body, and it wanted to bite off half of her body with a click. Cellululu was startled, but Chrollo reacted very quickly and lowered his left hand, changing from holding his buttocks to Holding her waist, he held down the back of Cellululu's head with his right hand and pushed her onto his shoulder. He then leaned back sharply and narrowly avoided most of the attacks, but was still torn apart by the big mouth. A layer of flesh on the right hand.
He didn't bother to check, and the strength of his back was exhausted, but after the four-winged wealth wolf fiercely swallowed Chrollo's flesh, he grabbed it with one claw. Looking at the posture, it seemed that he wanted to Just like Cellululu being scratched to pieces, Chrollo had no time to change his posture, so he simply fell backwards, rolled on the spot with Cellululu in his arms, and dodged the attack again.
Cellululu couldn't keep up with the rhythm after a series of movements, and she was even more dizzy after being carried and rolled. When she came back to her senses, Chrollo had already stood up, and she returned to the original position of being held. , but the attack just now was so ferocious that Cellululu was naturally uneasy. She immediately quickly scanned it and immediately saw Chrollo's right upper arm, which had a piece of flesh torn off and was dripping with blood.
Cellululu was nervous and almost screamed, but making a sound at this time would disturb Chrollo, so Cellulu suppressed her worried exclamation and just looked at Chrollo's wound. But he was a little stunned.
She never thought that Chrollo would protect her. Of course, he had saved her twice before, but rescuing people with ease and control could not be called protection, but just a condescending effort. So Chrollo Cellululu didn't pay attention to the previous two rescues, but this time it was different. Although he must have calculated and knew that he would not die, it was inevitable to be injured and lose his combat power. In such a situation, facing With the undead army layer upon layer and the war situation unknown when it would become clear, why did he still protect her? Especially knowing that she will not die at all.
Moreover, the most important thing is that the person who did such a thing was Chrollo, or in other words, the leader of the Phantom Troupe - Chrollo Rusilu. He actually acted without any consideration and lost his cool. Protect a woman?
The leader of the Phantom Troupe in her inherent knowledge is calm and wise, calm and rational, and even more calm and ruthless. He can sacrifice everything for the troupe, and all of this can even include himself. This kind of company A destructive personality who doesn't care about himself, a representative figure with high IQ who lacks love and discipline in his childhood and only becomes anti-human and anti-social when he grows up. In her imagination, this kind of Chrollo-Rushilu is related to love or romance. Or maybe she likes this kind of feeling that is completely insulated. Of course, this does not mean that Cellululu thinks that Chrollo has no women. On the contrary, in her distant understanding, she is completely unable to trace where this idea comes from. Chrollo's charm should be something that no woman can escape, but this should only mean that a woman unilaterally lives for him, dies for him, breaks her heart for him, and gives everything for him, but it does not mean that Chrollo will really fall in love with a woman. Then he showed various differences and specialness to her, especially cherishing and protecting this aspect.
Cellululu has always known that Chrollo was interested in her, but she never thought that it was like him. Not only him, but also Xia Ke, Feitan, or Jin, who even gave her the impression that he liked her from time to time. Neither Illumi nor Hisoka, who have ambiguous delusions, really like her. Of course, they may be interested, but like? Forget it, Cellululu believed in this so unreasonably, just as persistently and stubbornly as she always believed that she liked them and deserved to be hurt by them.
No one knows that as a former hunter fan, she doesn't have a woman like the majority of fans. Of course, it would be better if it could be herself. She also hopes to capture the hearts of one or all of them and compete with each other from now on. The couple kills and sets fire together or waits silently, unlike some rotten girls who are always good at discovering "gay love" and hope that these self-produced and self-produced people will fall in love and kill each other forever. The former is because Celluloid believes that there is no woman. Or are men worthy of their, latter, gay love? That was something that Cellululu disapproved of. To insist on positioning the relationship between them as love would be blasphemous and insulting to the hazy feeling between them that was like enemies and like friends.
That's right, Cellululu has actually always held the extremely 'vicious' thought that they wish they would never fall in love with anyone in their lives and it would be better to stay single until death. Only in this way can they seem to be able to maintain that attitude without changing anything. The self, freedom, and the characteristics of not being bound by anyone or anything that make her like and appreciate, just like what she said to Hisoka a long time ago, 'Just stay like this and don't change for anyone. You are fine like this.' , what she said to Chrollo, "I don't want you to change, and you haven't changed much because of this intersection between us, isn't that great?" These are her true sincerity.
What she likes is them doing whatever they want. If they change, will they still be the ones she likes? Cellululu knew that her thoughts were abnormal, but this was not love in the first place. She would probably never be a qualified fan. She would not realize that they were real people living in this world. In fact, she also has an unknown "pain, helplessness and fragility". She neither wants to discover the tears behind Sisoko's stars, nor the loneliness behind Chrollo, or the softness and innocence Illumi once had, and then goes Feel sorry for them or warm them.
They are truly strong, and strong people are not used to feel distressed or warm. The past is not important. What is important is that the past has made them what they are. All they have to do is to follow the path they have walked. Use all the past to strengthen yourself. This is Cellululu's belief and the reason why she likes them, because she wants to become someone like them. Of course, this does not mean that acting like them means becoming like them. She doesn't want to cater to them and change herself beyond recognition. She regards their survival principles and beliefs as her own. She even thinks that these are the rules of the world. She thinks that this is how to truly understand them and integrate into the world with them.
Yes, Cellululu is such an inexplicably entangled person. She can allow herself to rip out her heart and soul for them, and even be hurt by their ruthless actions and feel depressed. This is what she asked for, but if she allows them to change along with her. , even if this person is herself, she cannot accept it. Therefore, Chrollo's move today simply broke the creed she had always believed in, and the meaning behind it was by no means something that would make Celluloid feel ecstatic.
Thinking of this, looking at the wound again, it was so dazzling that it was impossible to look straight at it, Cellululu couldn't help but said irritably.
"Chrollo, you know I won't die, so don't worry about me anymore."
Chrollo glanced at Cellululu. He didn't know about Cellululu's weird thoughts. He just thought she was worried about him, so he smiled lightly.
"I'm measured."
You have a sense of propriety, even after you have injured yourself, don't you see the undead army in front of you? Do you think you are me? Can you still fake your body after death? If you die, you will lose everything. After all, don’t you just leave me alone? Cellululu's face was sullen, and a series of complaints rushed through her heart.
Cellululu was distraught. She really wanted to get down immediately and be killed, but it didn't matter whether Chrollo saw through her intentions and held on tightly. If she thought about it carefully, the situation here was so bad. How on earth are they going to break the situation? Wouldn't it be even more unbearable if she couldn't see the situation here because she died and was transferred? Speaking of which, it is better to stay alive for the time being. No matter what happens, no matter how bad it is, you can still see it with your own eyes. So, the key is how to resolve this situation?
Cellululu thought of this and calmed down. Now was not the time to think about whether Chrollo should protect her. She calmed down and began to observe the situation. From this look, she found no way to break the situation, but Cellululu Lu noticed another thing and spoke.
"Chrollo, don't retreat over there. Feitan and the Knights are all in that direction. Go over there. There are Temple Knights operating on the periphery."
Chrollo didn't answer immediately, but thought for a moment before asking in confusion. "What's the reason?" He really didn't think of a reason. In this case, instead of meeting with his own people, he joined forces with unfamiliar people to fight against the enemy. This logic seems a bit wrong.
Celluloid explained carefully. "You know, the target of these undead is us, so their encirclement is also centered on us. The others are just involved in the incident. Didn't you see that the people outside the encirclement are only some skeletons and Are the zombies greeting you? I don’t know when this situation will be resolved now. The Holy See’s reinforcements probably won’t be able to come, but this is a big city under the Camion Empire, and the emperor will not ignore it. I heard that this empire has laws. With the Saint in charge, our only hope is to wait until the regular army and the Dharma Saint arrive, and before that, at least don’t let the power of Feitan and the Knight be consumed for no reason.”
Only then did Chrollo understand what Cellululu meant. It wasn't that he didn't know what Cellulu said. It was just that he and Cellulu had completely different starting points for thinking, which led to their final thoughts being completely different. He naturally knew that there was no magic. The attack power of the vigilante and Feitan could not be sustained for long, so he wanted to meet them as soon as possible. With his magic attack power, the magic and martial arts were balanced, and the natural pressure would not be so great. As for what if he was killed because of this , Chrollo said that he had never considered such a thing at all. He would not let his team members die needlessly, but he would not let them retreat without fighting!
For the brigade, death is a common occurrence. Death is just because they are not strong enough. In order to get rid of possible death, let them stay away from danger as much as possible. If they even have to consider such a thing, then he is not a brigade. The group leader is the kindergarten aunt!
But Cellulu is different. She doesn't have their spirit of "seeing death as home". She only thinks about how to let them live as much as possible. She and Chrollo are the main targets and there is nothing they can do about it, but Feitan and Xia Ke are not. Ah, in that case, why do we have to drag them into danger when there are other options? What's more, it's not that we don't meet them all the time, but just delaying time.
Cellululu, who was thinking this way, also knew that while protecting Feitan and the knight, she had sacrificed the lives of the temple knights. However, relationships are inherently close and distant, so Cellululu admitted that she was being selfish. But whether he would do it or not still depended on Chrollo, so she stared at Chrollo closely, waiting for his answer.
Chrollo looked into Cellululu's eyes, which were not as cold and indifferent as usual, but full of nervousness. It seemed that if he didn't agree, she would continue to persuade him. Was it because their lives were at stake? Only their lives are the most important thing to her. She obviously doesn't take her own life seriously, but she pays great attention to them. Is this what she likes about them? Don't want their feelings, but just want them to live?
Yes, that's what she told him when she was in the female world, wasn't it? But at that time, he didn't take it seriously and didn't take it seriously. But as he gradually got to know him better, Chrollo slowly discovered the fact that all the words that seemed incomprehensible at the time were actually celluloid. The most true and unchanging voice.
And the most important thing is that from the initial recognition to now, her feelings have never wavered, never decreased but never increased. In the past, she felt less because she hid it deeply, and he didn't care that much and paid close attention to her. Later, he felt more , but it’s because my mood has changed, but now I realize that less and more are actually the same, so it seems insufficient.
Chrollo didn't continue to think about it, and now was not the time to think about it. Although he had discovered that this girl who originally thought there was nothing worth thinking about, had become a person who became more and more unclear, and he was also interested in this kind of thinking. The process seems to be enjoyable.
He finally agreed to Cellululu's proposal, not because he really thought they should avoid fighting in order to increase their chances of saving their lives, but because the benefits of doing so were greater, so why not do it.
Looking back at Feitan and Xia Ke, Chrollo shook his head, made a gesture not to follow, and then began to break out in the direction of the Temple Knights. Seeing his move, Celluloid knew that he still agreed. Her suggestion, the smile just climbed to her lips, was froze by Chrollo's words with no discernible emotion or tone.
"Oh, you really are half-hearted and whole-hearted."
Celluloid didn't understand what Chrollo meant by saying this? Satire? Sarcasm? warn? Or something else? And why do these words always sound like saying, 'You are really wholeheartedly seeking death'?
Unable to figure out what Chrollo was thinking, Cellulu was a little afraid to talk to him. Anyway, she had to concentrate on fighting now, and it was indeed not suitable to talk. She leaned on Chrollo calmly, looking at her nose, nose and heart. , I wish I could turn myself into a wooden and stone statue.
From behind, Feitan and Xia Ke, who were watching the two of them go away, looked at each other in surprise after realizing that the surrounding undead circle was also moving and evacuating as the two of them walked away. They had been thinking while fighting just now. I managed to get closer to the group leader, and then I saw Chrollo's gesture telling them not to follow him and join him. I thought there were some other arrangements, but now, it was obvious that they were placed in a relatively safe position?
"What does the leader mean by doing this?" The knight seemed extremely confused. "Why don't you let us follow and fight together?"
"Who knows? The leader always has his reasons," Feitan usually never questions the leader's decision, so he replied habitually. But after finishing speaking, he realized that this order did seem a bit strange. He also frowned in confusion, "But what's the benefit of keeping us here? On the contrary, their combat power is even tighter."
"Yeah, so I find it strange. This doesn't look like an order from the captain at all," the knight nodded in agreement and asked Feitan in a blink of an eye. "Would you like to follow?"
Feitan was struggling between the two choices of following the group leader against his orders and staying behind. For a moment, he was convinced by the group leader's idea and said, "No, don't go up until something goes wrong."
The knight thought about it and felt that this was better. Moreover, they had been seriously injured in the fierce battle just now. It was better to take a breath now so that they could fight again when they had enough energy.
With the efforts of Chrollo and the Temple Knights, the two sides finally cut off the siege of the undead army and "reunited" victoriously. Although in fact no one had any feelings for the other, Chrollo was in the spirit of using others as cannon fodder. Although the Knights of the Temple have great suspicion and distrust of these two people who are secretive and even one of them can use undead magic, Lord Price's order still allows people who are loyal to the knight's code to The knights devoted 100% of their efforts and combat power to protect these two people. At least judging from the urgent offensive of the undead, these two people must have an extremely important role for them.
Chrollo was manipulating magic to attack the undead around him, while moving and dodging at high speed, retreating towards the center of the Temple Knights. After safely reaching the center, he watched the Temple Knights encircle them, and protected them all. At the very end, Chrollo's lips curved into a smile.
Before the situation improves, I hope they can hold on until the last minute.
While the Temple Knights gathered the remaining survivors, they began a war of attrition with the undead army. However, judging from the number and characteristics, it was obvious that the Temple Knights and the survivors were at an overwhelming disadvantage. After all, They will not be resurrected if they die, but the army of the undead can continue to regenerate from the evil energy of death. Price is also aware of this grim fact while fighting, but there is nothing he can do about it. He can grit his teeth and continue fighting until death comes or a miracle happens.
A miracle did happen, but it was not from their side. After the first arm was condensed and formed, the demonic energy in the sky was compressed again, and soon the second arm was condensed and formed. With the revival, all the undead creatures also After another upgrade, not to mention other things, even the skeleton at the bottom has turned into a golden skeleton. One is as strong as a fourth-level magician and a fourth-level warrior. Although it still sounds like the level is not high, but You know, how many skeletons are there in this city now? Quantitative changes are enough to cause qualitative changes, not to mention that Level 4 is actually considered a strong person who is not weak in this world.
The pressure more than doubled again. Price almost vomited blood, and indeed he did. He was slapped by the tail of an armored Deinosuchus. Just now, he was pressing down on the Deinosuchus, but after the upgrade, he was beaten. They have become evenly matched, and even nourished by infinite demonic energy, this Deinosuchus has become more agile and powerful.
A knight said anxiously during the battle: "Lord Price, if this continues, the whole army will be wiped out. Why don't you retreat first? Those undead have always been targeting those two people."
He glared at that side with some disgust. Due to the increased pressure, the defensive circle had collapsed, and Chrollo had to join the battle again. Naturally, he used undead magic and dark magic.
"No, keep insisting!" Price roared.
The knight is not fair. "But that person used undead magic! Moreover, who knows whether the person wearing the black cloak who is being held in his arms is also a demon. Maybe they are fighting in a nest!"
Price froze. He just saw those demons trying to kill them. Based on the principle that the enemy of the enemy is a friend, he issued the order to protect him. But now that the knight said this, Price also doubted Come to think of it, in the end it was actually an accident, mistaking the enemy for the good guy.
No, he really couldn't continue to protect him until he understood clearly. Price gritted his teeth, retreated and came to Chrollo's side, and asked bluntly.
"Who are you, and why do you use undead magic? And the person in your arms, ask him to put down his cloak and let us see if he is a demon. If not, we will naturally protect you with all our strength. If he is, , You don’t need to bite dogs, I will do justice for God!”
Chrollo's dark and deep eyes shrank slightly before being noticed, and then he refused calmly. "I am a student of the Dark Department in Hisaros. I only know some undead magic for research purposes. As for her, she suffered some injuries some time ago. Girls love to be beautiful and don't want their scarred appearance to be seen. I just covered it with my cloak, I'm afraid I won't be able to agree to your request."
Price was doubtful, but the knight next to him didn't believe it at all. He shouted: "Who knows if you have an excuse not to take off his cloak, we won't believe it."
"I heard that the knights of the Temple of Light have pity on the poor and are very graceful towards ladies. Ha, it seems to be just a rumor." Chrollo raised the corners of his lips slightly and said mockingly.
The knight was furious, "What did you say!" He wanted to take action, but was stopped by Price. Although his face was also very ugly at this time, he was very unhappy when someone questioned the integrity of the temple knights. Speaking of this When you sow, you should harvest as soon as possible, but once the seeds of doubt are sown, they are difficult to remove, especially under such circumstances, so Price still insisted.
"Normally, I shouldn't continue to force it, but the current situation is special. Please lift off the cloak of the lady in your arms and let me wait and see. I can use my reputation as a Templar knight in the temple to guarantee that there will be no contempt for appearance here. Others’ people.”
Although she knew that the other party might not believe it, Cellululu still spoke, "I'm really not a demon. I was just burned on my face with big scars before, so I put on a cloak. Please don't let my face be exposed to the public. In that case, I might as well just die." She said, and pretended to sob a few times.
"This..." When Price heard that it was really a young girl's voice, and the girl's crying voice made him feel like he was bullying someone, he immediately softened, "We are being rude."
He pulled away the knight who seemed to be doubtful and disbelieving. Cellululu sighed secretly. Her current lightbulb state was really not suitable for anyone to see.
The author has something to say: My hand is cramping when I am typing, and there is still another update, which can only be postponed to tomorrow. I have been writing since noon, and my brain is a little stiff, but I will definitely update it tomorrow~
In the last chapter, I slightly changed Feitan's dialogue. It's been too long and it's easy to forget what I wrote earlier.
