After the nuclear bomb crisis, the Osiris and the submarines of the Chang'an Cooperation Organization spent a week safely in the Port of Aden. In one day, the Osiris will be able to set sail after the repairs are completed.
Early this morning, the New EU sent a transport plane, and they came to pick up Luke.
"Take care, Luke, you obviously only stayed on the ship for a while, but you were asked to perform so many dangerous tasks."
"It's nothing. I have been very happy during my time in Team Z. Thank you everyone for taking care of me. No one treats me as an outsider."
Li Youde came to see Luke off in person. After shaking hands with Li Youde, Lieutenant Anton came over and patted him on the shoulder and said, "You have worked hard during this period. If possible, I really want you to stay in Team Z!"
Luke smiled and said: "It's a pity that I am a soldier of the new EU after all. If I don't go back for a long time, I will be considered a defector."
"Hahaha, then I should kidnap you." Anton said jokingly.
Edward came over and hugged Luke: "What a pity! Socrates! If you leave, no one will be able to cooperate with me in such a beautiful way!"
"You're the bravest man I've ever met, Edward," Luke said.
Natasha and Luke didn't have a close relationship, they just shook hands as a courtesy. When they arrived at Lin Ao, the two hugged tightly.
"Thank you Luke, without you I would have burned to death in the atmosphere!"
"You're welcome, I guess this is fate! Take care! Lin Ao!"
After bidding farewell to everyone in turn, Luke's eyes couldn't help but moisten. He sobbed, waved his hand, entered the cockpit of the "Phoenix", and left the Osiris.
Watching the plane carrying Phoenix and Luke getting smaller and smaller in the sky, Anton asked Lin Ao standing aside.
"Lin Ao, would you like to talk to me? You seem to be a little off lately. How did you safely cut through the nuclear bomb in that situation a week ago?"
Speaking of this, everyone looked at Lin Ao. They were all curious about it, but Lin Ao had always been evasive these days.
Lin Ao frowned, knowing that it would be impossible not to mention this topic forever, so he said to Anton: "Lieutenant, I only want to say it to you."
"no problem."
The two came to Anton's room. Anton poured a cup of tea and handed it to Lin Ao: "Let's talk."
Lin Ao's cheeks turned slightly red and he said coyly: "I...I'm embarrassed to say it in front of so many people."
"Why?"
"I'm afraid everyone will laugh at me."
"Huh? What's going on?"
"I think I can feel time slowing down."
Anton was stunned and asked: "Perception...Tao?"
"Don't laugh at me."
"Judging from what you have done, I don't think you should be laughed at. Please explain in detail."
"Every time I enter a battle, not every time, but when it is more dangerous. I can find that time has obviously slowed down, and the enemy's movements will also slow down accordingly."
"You mean... you can pause time like the comic book protagonist, or control time?"
Lin Ao shook his head: "No, no, no, it's not that powerful. That's what's strange. I feel time slowing down, but it's only limited to my senses. Sometimes I feel that 1 second is as long as 10 seconds, and the enemy in my eyes is My movements have slowed down. At this time, I can think about things for 10 seconds in 1 second, but my body is synchronized with real time."
"This...I don't quite understand."
"That is to say, I feel that only my thinking and vision have become faster. If you throw a punch at me, a normal person may only have 2 seconds to react. But in my eyes, the process will slow down at random times. , I have more time to think about ways to deal with your fist. But I can't control my body to react in sync with my thinking. I have to adapt to the reaction speed of my body. If the brain gives too many commands to the body, it will It will be self-defeating and make unnecessary movements. If this process is driving the body, it will become more complicated. Because I have to use my brain to issue commands first and wait for the body to respond, and the body's response will be slower."
"This...sounds very troublesome and difficult to control."
"Yeah, well...if this is ability, it's really a double-edged sword. I've saved the day several times just by luck."
"How did you come to this conclusion? When did you start doing this?"
Lin Ao scratched his head: "In conclusion, I have been studying the body data recorded by Fudo Myoto these days. When I feel that time slows down, my brain data becomes particularly active, and the blood supply speed is extremely fast. Sometimes There will also be nosebleeds. Since when...probably when Ms. Charlotte died in the battle, do you still remember her?"
Anton nodded: "Remember, she is a warrior."
"When she died, I saw a hallucination. I felt that time slowed down for a moment, but it was very blurry at that time. I experienced it again during the duel with Sasaki Musashi, and in the universe, this ability was activated more and more frequently. Now I can even actively control the activation of my abilities."
"It's... no wonder you can safely cut through nuclear bombs in that situation. In two seconds, a safe laser knife dismantles two nuclear bombs at the same time. Ordinary people can't react at all, but in your eyes, those few seconds are released Slow, right?”
Lin Ao nodded.
Lieutenant Anton covered his mouth in confusion and thought for a while, then said: "You'd better not tell everyone about this. When we return to the universe, contact Dr. Hohenheim. He has been studying your body data before. , he might know something."
"Well, I understand."
Anton patted Lin Ao on the shoulder and said, "Lin Ao, don't hold it in alone if you have troubles. You can tell us that we are a family now."
"I know." Lin Ao smiled.
…
"So...Princess Mary fell strangely ill again."
"...That's right."
Zhuge Daozi was secretly communicating with a certain voice. He was playing with a fan in one hand while admiring the fleet outside the window. He had just been appointed as the admiral of a fleet and was about to go to the Asian battlefield on Earth.
"...Colonel...how long do I have to do this?"
"Do you mean you are lurking? Come on, before that, I want you to keep telling me the information about the Red Knight."
"…clear."
Zhuge Daozi cut off the communication, stood up and went to the window, admiring the blue earth.
"Sister... we will be reunited soon, please don't let me down."
He stretched out his hand, placed it on the earth in front of him, and then squeezed it hard.
…
"The countdown begins, 10, 9, 8..."
The Osiris's thrusters sprayed blue flames and slowly took off to an altitude of several hundred meters. Then following the three submarines of the Chang'an Cooperation Group, they flew towards China.
In an observation deck on the ship, Elizabeth and Lin Ao held hands and looked at West Asia and the Gulf of Aden that were moving away. The rest of the people were wise enough not to disturb them.
Lin Ao said: "There are still two days left. We need to pass through the HER-occupied area of India, stop in the neutral city of Kathmandu, and then go to China. I said that I will protect you to the location of the meeting."
Elizabeth nodded: "After this journey, I feel that there is no difficulty that can stop me. We will definitely arrive smoothly. When the time comes, I will announce my ideals to the world."
Lin Ao looked at Elizabeth's face and asked thoughtfully: "What do you want to do after the meeting?"
Elizabeth thought for a while and said: "It depends on the situation, I don't know how much power I have. I will stay on the Osiris with you and observe the changes in the world. If there is need, I will help those who need me." When the war is over, I will return to New Rome."
After saying that, she turned to Lin Ao and held Lin Ao's hand with both hands: "I...after all, I am still an 18-year-old girl. After the meeting, some people will have high hopes for me, and some people will try to Use me. I'm going to be under incredible pressure, and I need you, and I want you to be there for me, to support me, to protect me."
"I will."
Lin Ao held Elizabeth in his arms, and their heads were pressed together. Lin Ao's eyes were always staring out the window at the gradually shrinking desert of West Asia. There, there is a canyon that was his starting point.
