The smell of burning hung in the air.
The dark clouds in the sky began to glow and became as red as fire.
"The sky turned blood-red, and boiling dark clouds surged in flames."
Valentine looked at the harbinger of the coming natural disaster and murmured softly.
A huge Origin Stone fell from the sky and hit the high-rise building next to Valentine and his party, causing a burst of gravel and dust to appear. Blue light danced around Valentine's body, and from time to time, several thin electric currents hit Xing Yihuang and Raphael's bodies to prevent them from being injured.
Calculating the time, nearly half an hour has passed since he woke up. Valentine has rarely seen ordinary people who are still alive on this road. A large number of corpses are piled on both sides of the road. The blood has dried and stuck to the ground, and it is still sticky to the soles of shoes when he steps on it.
The three of them were extremely quiet, as if everything around them had nothing to do with them. Occasionally, there will be some integration movements that have gone crazy on their way forward. With the help of Xing Yihuang and Raphael, they will soon go where they should go. Gradually, there were no more people from the Integration Movement around them. Only the occasional cries in the air and the heat of the surrounding flames still reminded them that they were still in this ruined city.
There were no ambush soldiers or the sudden appearance of Integration Movement cadres. Valentine's journey was frighteningly smooth, as if the Integration Movement deliberately let them go.
But when he thought of Tallulah who was about to appear in the center of the city, Valentine felt relieved. After breaking away from the integration movement, the three of them did not run outside but ran inside. No matter what, they were all going to die. Since they were going to die, there was no need to care, right?
After all, Tallulah is the best in the world.
As if he was lost in the forest, Valentin looked at the surrounding buildings and suddenly felt like he was so close to Tallulah. When he first left the shelter, the surrounding buildings were basically in good condition, but now, the buildings around them no longer looked like they were before, and the door headers hanging on the door had all melted. , flowing downward like a pool of solidified magma, with the end still emitting an orange-yellow light, as if it had just solidified not long ago; most of the surrounding houses were turned into ruins, and Valentine could clearly see the inside of the house. The sight, all kinds of electrical appliances melted into a puddle of solid liquid like those door heads, coupled with the surrounding high temperature and large pieces of Originium, the air was filled with pungent and harmful gases, which made Valentine He frowned.
Although he knew that he was a medical warlock, as a novice with almost zero medical knowledge, he had never understood what his medical magic could do. Likewise, he did not understand these toxic substances. Will your own medical magic be transformed into something non-toxic and harmless when it enters the body?
It's better to leave here as soon as possible... Valentine looked at the central city in the sea of fire in the distance and quickened his pace.
At this moment, a dragon roar sounded in Valentine's ears, and penetrated his auditory nerve with blazing heat. The electric light on Valentine's body suddenly became extremely dazzling at this time, and several thick currents jumped between the three of them, healing their bodies that were damaged in the impact that had just occurred. Valentin gritted his teeth and raised his hands to cover his eyes, looking through the gap at Midtown in the distance.
A huge flaming dragon that was more dazzling than the sun was hovering in the sky. Every move and every howl it makes is constantly stirring the surrounding air, shaking Valentine's heart. Unspeakable high temperature and light are constantly radiating outward from it, spreading all around the dragon. Some tall buildings melted directly, and Valentine even saw the entire process of a building turning into liquid. Like ice cream under the eyes of summer, the height of the building continues to decrease, and countless steel red rivers rush downward from it, no less powerful than the Hukou Falls of the Yellow River.
In just a few seconds, the melted building disappeared from Valentine's eyes, as if it had never appeared.
Valentine froze there, his palms still covering his face, his eyes widened, and the bloodshot eyes on the whites of his eyes could even be seen from the side. Countless amounts of sweat flowed down his back, soaking his clothes, which soon became dry again due to the high temperature.
"Now you know how much you underestimated Tallulah."
Valentine's vision gradually turned into black and white. This time he did not enter the conscious world, and the system took the initiative to come out and talk to him.
"Thankfully, I thought I could run away with the ability gained from an Origin Stone..."
Valentine slowly lowered his arms, his movements as stiff as a centenarian. His eyes lost their sparkle again, and his whole person's aura dropped a lot. His back was even more bent, his figure was stooped, and there was no trace of youthful vigor to be found.
This is Valentin’s true inner state, and there is no need to hide it in front of the roundworm called the system. The fire dragon just now was undoubtedly Tallulah's handiwork. At that moment, Valentin once again felt a strong sense of gap, which shattered his newly built self-confidence.
"Don't be so frustrated. You are a healer and she is a mage. They have different professions and there is no comparison. Think about your Thunder Dragon. It was very handsome when it came out, right? And even Tallulah wants you to join them. , do you see how important you are?"
"Rhine Life's order at that time was to either let you go back or let you die. You must not be allowed to leave Colombia. When you come here, Tallulah directly invites you to join the integration movement. Do you think how many people are as important as you?"
The system thinks that after I finish this job, I can take a second-level certificate in psychological counseling.
"Then I'm just a medical person."
Valentine sighed.
What do you mean by asking a healer to fight a T0 level mage?
Give away the head?
"This is the reason for my existence! If you were a mage who was as good as Tallulah, I wouldn't have to appear in your mind. According to the personalities of you 'former' doctors who have traveled through time, that is a comparison. A person who values Rhodes Island and will work hard to help Rhodes Island build a career. Even if some defect to the enemy and join the integration movement next door, they will not wait to die. In the end, they have to help the integration realize their dreams."
"At this time, I just need to guide your thoughts a little, and you can go on the road to saving the world."
The system started again to answer his questions and provide psychological relief.
"But you are not, you are a doctor, and you don't have any other skills. At this time, I can only show up to provide you with some conveniences, so that you can protect yourself while seeking death, and the secret ideological guidance has become an aboveboard task. .”
"I believe not many people can refuse a wish in return."
"But you can't let me fight the final BOSS not long after I left the Novice Village..."
Valentine wanted to cry but had no tears.
Judging from the game plot before the time travel, Talulah is a proper BOSS. There may be someone behind the scenes, but such people usually have unique minds and like to play intrigues, and their own strength is not that good.
"It's been two years since you left the Novice Village. Although you may have grown crookedly, you have grown up anyway. It would be good for you to be mentally prepared in advance, so as not to underestimate the enemy and accidentally get killed during the final battle."
In any case, the system has its own reasons, and they sound reasonable.
"Don't forget what you're carrying." The system patted the suitcase in Valentine's hand.
"This thing is the key to saving your life today. How could I be stupid enough to let my host die? If you die, the mission given to me by the superiors will also fail. If it fails, I will be sent to work in a remote universe. Don’t you have a saying that out of poverty comes unruly people? This is absolutely true. Let me tell you that I once went to a remote universe on a business trip, where..."
"Stop, stop, stop!"
Valentine covered his ears and shouted stop. This system is really becoming more and more unreliable. It's not as good as the old one that deserves a beating, at least not so talkative.
"Why have you become so verbose?"
"I recently read a book from Earth, which teaches people how to deal with the relationship between superiors and subordinates. It said that you should have a better attitude towards your subordinates, encourage them more and reprimand them less. How are you feeling recently? Does it feel a lot easier to talk to me? Are you nervous?"
Hehe, this system is pretty good at playing.
"I suspect that you are a fake system. Give me back the original system with a bad mouth."
Valentine's expression was serious and he spoke righteously, and his mood relaxed a lot.
"Time is always flowing. Your body and mind are changing every minute and every second. Maybe one second you want to go to the toilet, but the next second you change your mind and go to the kitchen to cook. Now, are you still the one who just wanted to go to the toilet? In the same way, is the system that has been quarreling with you still the same me now..."
The system kept talking nonsense, and Valentine had a dark look on his face.
No matter what the system has become, the ability to irritate people is still so powerful.
"...So, don't think of who you are now as who you will be in the future. The future is long and there is a lot of room for growth. Don't be afraid when you encounter difficulties. Face it with a smile. The best way to eliminate fear is to face it. Persistence is Victory, come on! Oh..."
Before the system could finish speaking, his mouth was covered by Valentine, and he slapped it directly. At this time, the system has transformed into a human form, and is no longer the original form with data flowing in the body.
"Okay, don't talk anymore!"
What has this system learned on earth?
"Well..." The human form of the system is a film boy about the same height as Valentine. At this time, he was waving his tail wildly and looking at Valentine with wide eyes, looking particularly painful.
Valentine was a little uncomfortable with the glare and let go of his hand.
"I thought you Chinese people all liked this way of speaking..." System gasped, his voice trembling.
His body became a film, and his abilities seemed to be the same as those of an ordinary film.
"I like ghosts. I like to read philosophy and learn about ghosts and animals. But do you think I like men?"
Valentine rolled his eyes.
"A little bit." The system adjusted his clothes and his tone was very sure.
Valentine was petrified on the spot.
"I'm not kidding."
Valentine was shattered into a pile of dregs.
As a guy who lives in his own mind all day long, Valentine is very sure that this system knows every thought in his heart, and he can clearly see whatever dreams he has at night.
The fact that the system said this means...Valentin is really interested in men.
"Don't worry, what I said is within the normal range. That man doesn't like muscles? When you see those handsome muscular men, you are also envious and want to touch his chest muscles, right? This is not the case Issues of sexual orientation.”
The system poked the shattered Valentine and resurrected him with one sentence.
"Next time, tell me your whole story. I thank your whole family."
Valentine bowed deeply to the system.
I almost thought I was on a path of no return.
"Are you still nervous now?"
"Don't be nervous anymore." Valentine nodded.
"That's good." The system disappeared in front of him, and the voice still echoed in Valentine's mind. The frozen black and white scene around him gradually became more colorful, and he once again felt the flow of time and the unbearable heat.
"Rhode Island has arrived, let's communicate with them."
Valentine raised his head and his eyes drifted into the distance, and a rather embarrassed-looking team appeared in his field of vision. The clothes on their bodies were more or less incomplete. The armor on the left arm of a knight-looking Kuranta man and the shield he was holding were badly damaged, and it looked like he had been burned by high temperatures. The girl walking in the front had a pair of long rabbit ears, and the zipper of her coat was open, revealing a white shirt with a little dust inside. Next to her, a man whose gender was wrapped up tightly and whose gender could not be identified was supporting her. It seemed that this Carters man had been seriously injured.
Amiya and Dr.
They had just escaped from Tallulah, and I am afraid that the disappeared flame dragon was their farewell "gift".
"Hello, everyone in Rhode Island."
Valentine strode forward to greet him, smiling and waving to the other side.
Xing Yihuang and Raphael looked at each other, feeling helpless at Valentine's optimism.
You are still smiling so happily when others are in such misery. Aren't you afraid of getting beaten? !
Valentine's greeting frightened the other party. Amiya raised her head and stretched out her hand, staring fiercely at the direction of the source of the sound. A black rhombus appeared behind Amiya, and countless black threads emerged from her feet and wrapped around her body. At the same time, other Gan Yue in Rhode Island also entered a state of tense muscles, holding weapons in their hands, ready to fight at any time.
But they soon discovered that what was in front of them was not the pursuers of the Integration Movement, but a strange combination of Vaifan Sakota and Dragon tribesmen.
"Are you...Mr. Valentine?"
Amiya looked at the silver-haired Vaifan in front of her and frowned deeply, while the surrounding black gradually disappeared. The doctor held Amiya's lowered hand and seemed to be checking the condition of the ring.
"I'm glad you can still remember me, Miss Amiya." Valentin did not persecute Amiya, but bowed to her gracefully, showing the education a gang boss should have.
Although his gang is finished, he was still a BOSS after all, right?
"Although this is only our first meeting."
To be honest, Amiya doesn't have a good impression of this Vaifan named Valentine. Judging from Zilan's description, he is a very casual person, and that rejection raised the risk index of their actions by several levels. , although nothing happened in the end...
"Amiya, now is not the time to exchange feelings. We should rush to the evacuation point as soon as possible." An operator with a long whip in the Rhode Island team spoke.
Well, the new instructor, Dubin.
I might have to train under her in the future, so I need to leave a good impression.
"I understand, Instructor Dubin." Amiya nodded. "Then, Mr. Valentine, I suggest you not to go any further. It would be better to leave the city as soon as possible before the natural disaster breaks out completely."
After saying that, she went to greet the people behind her and walked on, without giving Valentine a chance to speak.
"Wait a minute, are you still recruiting people in Rhodes Island? I want to join you." Valentine stopped Amiya.
"Of course you can. I suggest you leave here quickly and submit a job application to Rhode Island via the Internet in a few days, or go directly to the nearby Rhode Island base to submit your resume. We will review it."
Amiya's footsteps did not stop because of the inquiry.
"Disliked?" Valentine had a headache.
It's not good to make your boss dislike you before you even join the job... I'll definitely have to give you some shoes to fill in the future.
Although Amiya is not that kind of person...
But Kai Ma is!
Kai's mother is just an old spinster who has gone through early menopause. She has made her precious daughter unhappy, so you can take advantage of her.
Valentin looked at the people in Rhode Island who were evacuating, and thought it would be better to say something.
"Hey, is there a heavy-duty operator among you named ACE? He and his team are fighting Tallulah to buy you some time, right?"
Everyone in Rhode Island stopped.
Amiya turned around and asked without changing her face: "How do you know ACE's name?"
Countless small black threads appeared around her again out of thin air, only this time the diamond shape behind her turned dark red, and there were some shadows of tombstones around her. A familiar sense of oppression descended around Valentine, making him somewhat breathless.
It was... an extremely pure, endless death that made people unable to see any light and unable to disobey.
Lifeless.
Xing Yihuang and Raphael are ready for battle. Although their condition is not good, they are still much better than the Rhode Islanders who just had a fight with Tallulah.
"Amiya!" The tightly wrapped human around the girl spoke. He put his hand on Amiya's shoulder and held her right hand tightly with his other hand.
There were fewer black threads around Amiya, and the oppressive feeling of pure death was also much reduced.
PhD……
It's a pity that I can't tell whether it's a boy or a girl just from the voice.
"The ACE team is indeed fighting Tallulah. This is the precious time he bought us to escape. We should evacuate as soon as possible instead of talking useless nonsense here."
Valentin could tell that Amiya was angry. The bunny ears on her head were twitching, which made Valentin want to stroke them.
"No problem, little boss." Valentin showed a standard smile to Amiya.
"Xing Yihuang, Raphael, you follow Rhode Island and evacuate, I will rescue ACE."
Xing Yihuang and Raphael looked at each other and took a step forward. The meaning is obvious, we want to go with you.
Amiya thought she had heard the funniest joke.
"Mr. Valentine, do you know who that person is? The leader of the integration movement, Tallulah! The moving humanoid natural disaster! We can only evacuate now. No one can stop her attack, no one!"
Amiya looked angrily at the ignorant Vaifan in front of her, her face turned red with anger.
Even the Glory Knight can't block Tallulah's attack. How can you, a two-star operator with no combat experience, have the dignity to rescue ACE?
"Roar!"
A dragon roar almost shattered the eardrums of everyone present.
The dark blue dragon appeared from behind Valentine, circling continuously above his head. The horns on the head flashed with huge arcs of electricity, and the wings composed purely of electricity stirred up bursts of dust.
Valentine stood at the feet of the flying dragon, his hands crossed on his chest.
"This is my capital."
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The appearance of the spirit behind convinced Amiya and the others that Valentin had the ability to save ACE. Valentin also spent a lot of time asking Xing Yihuang and Raphael to evacuate with everyone on Rhode Island.
Originally, when Valentin proposed to rescue ACE alone, Amiya insisted on taking others with him, as well as Raphael and Xing Yihuang.
Then he dismissed it with one sentence.
"You will only hold me back."
Valentine was so high-spirited that when he said these words, he felt like the sky was applauding him.
Then a piece of Origin Stone falling from the sky almost hit him on the head.
This dark cloud began to rain Originium again.
After persuading Rhode Island, Xing Yihuang and others away, Valentin embarked on the road to save ACE.
But when he stood in front of Tallulah again, Valentin felt that the oppressive feeling he had just seen when he saw the flame dragon came back.
Ace's shield and his sledgehammer had completely melted, turning into a puddle of thick metallic liquid. He was lying on the ground, his clothes had been burned to ashes, revealing large areas of wheat-colored skin and plump muscles.
"Why is my body still so healthy even after my clothes and weapons were burned away..."
Valentin looked at the unconscious ACE lying on the ground and complained silently.
Although he said that, ACE's skin also had many burns, and the skin on his arms was burned black.
"I wonder if my healing current is useful..."
Valentine summoned the spirit behind him, and a thick electric current hit ACE's body.
Not far away, Tallulah and Mephisto watched Valentine's performance, their eyes moving slightly.
The soul attack only lasted a moment. After the integration movement progressed, Mephistopheles took Faust away from the broadcast signal tower and began to vent his despicable desires on the city.
"Does he have any grudge against that macho man...he came here specifically to electrocute his body?" Mephisto complained silently as he looked at the thick and dazzling electric current.
But they soon realized their mistake. Valentine is not here to whip corpses, but to save people.
The burned areas on ACE's body began to heal quickly. The new cells were dividing at an indescribable speed. The burnt skin was replaced by new skin. ACE's entire body shed in just a few seconds. A layer of skin.
Looking at the huge two-winged flying dragon and the amazing medical spells, Mephistopheles finally understood why Tallulah was so persistent in wanting Valentine to join the integration movement.
There are many combatants who can summon the spirit behind them, but any medical personnel who can summon the spirit behind them is a treasure.
Medical care is the most indispensable position in a team.
After Valentin cured ACE, he dragged him aside and thoughtfully found him a set of clothes taken from the Integration Movement to cover him.
After placing the ACE, Valentine stood in front of Tallulah again.
"We meet again, Tallulah." Valentine waved, thinking of the dragon girl not far away.
"Have you figured it out and want to join us this time?"
Tallulah didn't speak, but Mephistopheles spoke first.
"I'm talking to your boss, you, a wage earner, please don't interrupt, okay?"
Valentine raised his middle finger at the little white-haired man.
Mephisto stopped talking and looked away with a dark face.
Hey hey hey, I just like to see you deflated. If you can, come and hit me~
Valentine looked at Mephistopheles with a mean look on his face.
"enough."
Tallulah spoke, blowing out a trace of gunpowder smoke from the corner of her mouth.
"Your purpose."
"My purpose?" Valentin asked. He turned his head and looked at ACE lying on the roadside, pointing at him who was unconscious.
"I'm taking him away."
"Okay." Tallulah nodded. “Join the Integration Movement.”
This sister is really the opposite of her flame, cold and cold, and is unwilling to even say a few more words.
"Join the integration movement? No problem." Valentine nodded, but I have a request.
"explain."
Valentin looked at Tallulah's cold expression, and the spirit behind him began to accumulate strength.
He is about to start causing trouble next. He hopes that the psychic energy behind him will be strong enough to prevent him from being killed by Tallu La.
As long as he can withstand the damage from the flame dragon.
Mephistopheles didn't feel good. As a think tank, he felt that this guy would not have anything good to say next.
"I want you."
Valentine just uttered three words and pointed at Tallulah.
"I?"
Tallulah didn't quite understand.
"Yes." Valentine nodded. "I will have a job soon and have my own girlfriend. Although the industry is gone, I can still survive. But now you ask me to join you, without even any benefits. Do you think I will join? ?”
"Why don't you send me a wife? I don't think the current cadres of the Integration Movement are Vaifan, right? The kingslayer is Luper, W looks silly, Froststar... is a rabbit, eh."
"You're pretty good, and you're pretty."
"It's better..."
Before Valentin could finish speaking, he felt a wave of heat that was enough to melt everything hit his body. At the same time, countless electric currents emerged from Valentine's body, his clothes were burned clean, and the surface skin continued to die and be reborn.
"You are really good at it..." The system appeared in his mental space, shaking his head and sighing.
"I can't die anyway!" Valentin opened his hands in the flames and laughed.
"Then I won't help you. You won't die anyway, right?"
Valentine stumbled and almost fell.
"Don't, don't, don't, I'm just kidding. It hurts so much to be burned by Tallulah..." Valentin sat there holding his feet and grinning.
This is true. Although I can't die, it hurts so much...
"Okay, just hold on for a few seconds. The reinforcements are coming in a special way, so you have to be prepared."
"Huh? How special?"
"He came to this world in the form of a soul and needs your body... Very good, he is here."
"What the hell? Another soul-piercing time traveler? Can this body hold up?"
Valentine thinks the humans in this world are so amazing.
"certainly."
It wasn't the system that answered him, but another male voice. At the same time, Valentin found himself appearing in the spiritual space as a soul, floating in mid-air with the Holy Light Raphael next to him.
"This world... is very interesting."
"Valentin" just raised his hand, and the heat wave dispersed in all directions as if it hit an extremely hard wall of air.
"As far as this world is concerned, amazing fire magic..."
He waved his hand gently, and the huge flame disappeared, which made Tallulah a little stunned for a moment. But soon, Tallulah's expression turned extremely gloomy, and the shadow of a giant flame dragon slowly emerged behind her.
Mephistopheles took a few steps back, turned around and ran away. He was so fast that he could compete with the Kurantans, and he didn't look like he had any problem with his legs or feet at all.
Tallulah has summoned the ghost shadow behind him. If he doesn't run away, he will be burned to ashes by the aftermath of Tallulah's attack.
"Valentin" looked at the flame dragon in the sky, the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
"Don't let me down, girl."
