Crusted Federation, western part of the Extreme Cold Zone, District (Old Water Valley District), "Chaos Group" external base, inside the abandoned cathedral.
"Wind Mine", who has been imprisoned for many days, can no longer tell whether it is day or night outside, or in other words, there is no difference between day and night in this chaotic world full of "unintentional people".
It's very dark here, but it's not a deep darkness that makes it impossible to see everything, but a darkness that is mixed with a dry and cold atmosphere, but a little bit of light can penetrate into the subtleties.
winter! winter! winter! winter! …
The dull bells in the darkness swayed from all directions, and seemed to be blocked by invisible barriers and kept repeating until the thirteenth time.
It's like a cry from heaven, more like a cry from hell.
Indeed, that day in the abandoned village settlement, just one word from "Future" caused the Gleb boy to fall into self-doubt. In a state of insanity, he was successfully attacked by "Wind Mine" and lost his combat effectiveness.
But he did not expect that in the endless ice fields like the extreme cold zone, past experience often brings wrong guidance.
In this vast, cold, desolate world filled with the smell of death, neither the Federal Council nor the members of the "Order" in the stronghold can accurately grasp the information here.
Although the "Independent Armed Forces", the Lost Group and the "Heartless People" are not densely distributed, the situation caused by fighting each other is very complicated.
Originally, according to his past experience with "Future", this stretch of the abandoned road originally did not belong to any group, and it was difficult to encounter any enemies who were also lost people while driving along it.
But in fact, after only one or two years, the relationship between the Lost Organization and the "independent armed forces" here quickly became ambiguous. With mutual "help", they had occupied many federal and former empires that could not be maintained and had no choice but to abandon them. settlements, and there is a tendency to become large-scale.
Naturally, they did have reasons for being hated by other Lost Ones, but what was even more fatal was that the abandoned stronghold happened to be an area that the Lost Ones of the "Chaos Group" and "Comprehension Sect" planned to seize the opportunity to regain and expand their sphere of influence.
The short stay of "Wind Mine" and "Future" undoubtedly invaded their so-called "territory", and arresting the betrayers was just a tried and tested name and excuse.
After defeating Gleb a few days ago, members of the "Chaos Group" who came with reinforcements immediately captured him. He still had a way to deal with the power of the magic source, but faced with a group of lost people who were armed with live ammunition, even children, he couldn't. There was no room for resistance, so he had no choice but to surrender.
"Feng Mine", who had been imprisoned up to this point, was on the verge of collapse. He couldn't remember exactly how many days had passed. It was about three days, maybe five.
But during this period, no one gave him a morsel of food except a little water.
The Lost Ones here didn't bother to do much more to him than routine taunting, whipping, and torture.
bump! bump!
The electric lights were turned on, the ventilation fan was turned on, and the strong light staggered and condensed, making the crowded, messy, and huge space, with his body as the boundary, form two distinct parts.
Stimulated by the light, "Wind Mine" subconsciously licked his painful and cracked lips, making the lingering smell of blood in his mouth even stronger.
As the blond boy slowly walked in from the door, "Feng Mine" opened his heavy eyelids with force, and slowly raised his sloppy, dirty, weak, and withered head.
[An app that has been running stably for many years, comparable to the old book-chasing tool, used by all old bookworms.
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After looking at it carefully for a while, he turned off the flashlight with an unhappy look on his face.
"What's going on? Is your willpower really that strong? It's been almost a week. Other lost people would have collapsed a long time ago, but you can still persist until now, and you don't even look like you're going crazy." The young man shook his head helplessly, walked aside, sat on the broken iron bench, took off his mask, and looked at it carefully.
At this time, "Wind Mine" was tied to a cross made of strange dark metal. A steel spike was driven into each of his hands, ankles, and right chest. Under the influence of the magic source, he was exuding flowing energy. Thick blue liquid.
According to the "Chaos Group", this cross is called the "Chaos-Causing Fork" and can be traced back to the Rurik family that controlled the old empire in the Second Era.
Originally, there were two families who usurped the throne of Rus and established the Crusted Empire. In addition to Rurik, there was also the Romanuk family.
When fighting the dragons, using the sealed artifact "Ice Chanting Pestle" requires infusion of blood with pure fire-based magic power.
For the common goal of mankind, Romanuk, who was the lord of the family at the time and was called the "Herald of Sacrifice", drained his own blood and absorbed it together with his body into the holy weapon. This gave Yinnoros the chance to fight the dragons. .
But people only remembered the glamorous and seemingly incomparably great "Krusid I" Yinnoros. However, they quickly forgot about the Romanoks after the victory in the war, and the new empire continued to suppress them after deifying the emperor. and the final bloody shuffle. In the Third Era, not many people remembered this family that had contributed everything.
However, if the contributions of blood and fire are not remembered, darkness and hatred will quickly take root. On the eve of the family's demise, the last extremely talented young man known as the "Hidden Wind" made a masterpiece with blood and fury. This "fork that causes chaos".
Of course, this extraordinary item, like the family that made it, was quickly forgotten and was buried under the ice fields of the extreme cold field for thousands of years. It was not long ago that it was accidentally discovered by the adventurers of the "Chaos Group" and "Enlightenment Sect" Search.
After briefly recalling this period of history, the blond boy suppressed his anxiety and entanglement, stood up straight, and said in a slightly mocking tone:
"Master Feng Mine, the famous "Order Society", do you know me, a kid? "
"Little... child... child?" "Wind Mine" tried his best to say in a trembling and hoarse voice:
"No...not interested."
"I know that you are arrogant and don't bother to talk to us little people, but there is no need. Anyway, you are "smaller" than us now. "The blond boy smiled, his blue eyes exuding a sense of killing, "The gap and traitor who betrayed the "Lost One" are destined to a humble and painful ending. However, I don't mind an ugly person like you introducing yourself.
"I am a member of the "Chaos Group", you can call me Lorca. I don't have a last name because the Federation has never looked at us. "
Seeing that "Wind Mine" just glanced at him arrogantly without making any response, Luo Ka suddenly felt an unknown anger igniting in his heart.
His eyes seemed to be a little crimson, and he gritted his teeth. He stepped forward, drilled and pressed hard on the two steel nails that pierced the palms of "Wind Mine", and hit his abdomen with his knees until his hands and the corners of his mouth. Oozing bright red blood.
"Huh." As if his anger had been vented, Luo Ka straightened his messy blond hair and sat back down.
"For us, even if you choose to surrender now, it doesn't make any sense. Brother "Ice Blade" told me this morning that you should have been completely abandoned by both parties. "
Hearing "abandon", "Feng Mine" suddenly raised his head, and the corners of his mouth twitched, as if he was about to reveal a bitter and helpless smile. But his body was really weak, and he was only halfway through, and his head had to hang down.
"It seems that you care about the Order and the Federation. "Lorca said disdainfully:
"Then, you should serve those stupid humans wholeheartedly and completely eliminate the organization established by our compatriots. But you actually betrayed them. If you fall to this point, it must be the "Goddess of Light" and "The Dark Night" "The Lord" jointly punished them. "
Luo Ka said, stretched out his right hand, stuck out his tongue and licked the bright red blood belonging to the "Wind Mine" on it.
He closed his eyes slightly and his head shook involuntarily, as if he had fallen into a "delicious intoxication".
It wasn't until his right hand became white again, revealing his tender skin, that he stopped and said slowly:
"The Federal Council... they said they don't want to see you anymore. They also gave us a batch of guns and rocket launchers and asked to see your dead body. As for the "Council of Order", they seem to have adjusted the "controller" The list, excluding the two dead ones, now consists of eight people, and even "Yan Xi", the recognized duplicitous guy, is on the list.
"Of course, they also said they don't want to see you anymore, so we can do whatever we want. No, Brother "Ice Blade" thought of this extraordinary item. You are a rare lost person who possesses the power of the upper-level magic source. The power of "Wind" was enough to create a powerful mage and sage even in the era when steam machinery was budding.
"However, now, you can still play your unique role."
Seeing that "Wind Mine" had not replied, Luo Ka stepped forward and pinched his chin, forced his head up, and continued to say with a terrifying smile:
"You know, the "Chaos-Causing Fork" condenses the sadness and anger of a family. It is a "object of resentment" made under extreme pain and despair. Many people believe in the philosophy of "sorrow". In fact, we plan to use your magic power and body to guide the energy in this extraordinary item, pour it into your body, and turn it into an extremely crazy puppet for our use.
"Confining you in a dark, claustrophobic space and constantly tormenting you with hunger and pain is just the first step of accumulating "sorrow". Soon, when your consciousness reaches the level of "crazy", the upper-level magic source power will It will resonate with the painful power of the "Fork that Causes Chaos".
"At that time, as long as you erase the remaining consciousness of you and completely liberate your animal nature under the yoke of Brother "Ice Blade", you will have a puppet like a puppet on strings for us. And for you, there may be a chance to overcome "fighting", "abandonment" and "confusion" and gain the strength of a demigod. "
